Spent A WEEK Straight On A Rented Excavator Clearing Land!!! 

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These trees are small, and a nuisance. It's not like you're cutting down 150 year old trees with 10 foot trunks; or big cottonwood or redwood trees. I wouldn't think twice about removing 80% of the trees you have.

I gotta say-- if you are going to make multiple switch- backs, you would have been better off just leaving it thick woods. Thinning everything out just to see a driveway zigzaging across your yard is not really a great look. Just keep the woods and keep it all secluded and hidden. I Think I'm with your wife on this one actually, now that I see what the plan is.

@@calholli I think that you may not realise / appreciate that in the climatic conditions where they are trees simply do not grow to 10' / 3M diameter. As Heath has said some of these trees may well be 100+ years old and so they both have the desire to preserve and encourage what they can. Heath has the knowledge of the trees to be able to make good decisions around what should be preserved, it then comes down to what can be retained and still attain what they want with respect to elevation and driveway incline.

Watching you work Heath makes My back ache.. I can only imagine how much is your church doing the work you do all day long especially by yourself. It’s amazing how much one persons health can make a difference for example just pulling out the brush out from underneath where you’re working or stacking up the firewood. You are the hardest working person I really have ever known even if it is vicariously through these videos. You remind me of my father so very much because he was a hard worker with a vision always going on in the back of his mind as well. Everything he imagined came to fruition I’m a farm that my sister now lives in ….all the excavating; All the special I don’t buildings including a new Barn; All the excavating out in the pasture that allowed the cattle to get up to the born without walking into potholes and breaking a leg; building a new orchard and Many garden plots that were raised but not like they are today…Ours were just Excavated raised piles of dirt yeah it went the length of a fence row and then terraced down to a lower level, until he raised an area for the orchard. All of those areas and Hardwork still exist nearly 100 years later for the next two generations to appreciate and harvest the orchard food and fruit and raise Angus cattle in the pastries and enjoy the baby calves been able to come right up to the orchard fences😊❣️❣️♥️♥️♥️ Don’t give up on your dreams or your vision and I hope soon you can get a piece of equipment you need to make your job easier. Because that means it gets done quicker. It’s all going to work out. You have a beautiful piece of land, And very soon with your hard work, you’ll have your new house to back in the hills up the lane under those fine maple trees & aspen trees😊♥️♥️♥️♥️

Sorry about your home. You are right about the underbrush and dead trees. Between all of the drought and underbrush and dead trees that is why all of the western forest fires have gotten so out of hand. It’s hard to control fires when the woods are so extremely dense, dry, there is so much underbrush and so many dead trees. As much as it would look great like that it makes it a worse fire hazard.

@@laurabenevelli6783 it was a sad tale. We were only 1 of 1700 homes burned in a few hours. Why? Because of a toad. The land area was home to a endangered toad. Doing anything to the land that might hurt *one* toad could cost your land. So for decades nothing had been done to remove the built up fuel. So a drought, a hot windy day and a spark doomed us. The fire raced 5 miles in less than 15 minutes. My brother drove out our road with my sister our dog and two cats with fire on both sides of the road as fast as my truck could go. No warning just fire announced the destruction. We came back a week later to a concrete slab and melted tin roof. Nothing but steel and concrete survived. Sorta. Luckily we were mostly insured. Mostly - we still lost tens of thousands. Many had little to no insurance. Years later we recovered pennies on the dollar from those "at fault." So I now own acres of land with concrete slabs. We didn't rebuild since it would be decades before anything like my amazing forest would be back. A couple of houses escaped because their owners had ignored the "rules". In the end we lost. The toads? They were dug in deep since it was dry season. I guess they are doing fine.

@@scottwheeler2494, Do you mean because of the toad no one was allowed to clean out the dead trees, overgrowth and underbrush? That could make it so all the toads could be lost if it wasn’t quite as dry and the toads hadn’t been burrowed underground. Everything could have still burned down along with the toads . I can understand them not allowing anyone to clearing out the woods out completely but doing what Heath is doing could have saved a lot more than just the toads.

@@scottwheeler2494 California?

@@corollaae8645 no Bastrop texas.

If Heath is taging away the canapie he is letting the water getting away - the is kept under the things laying on the ground - if the trees is not there the sun is backing the ground and Then the fire really has something to start in. The veranda is protekting you from the sun so create the right balance here is the Way ahead. Have Nice Day 🤗

You summed up my own thoughts so well!

My thoughts also! Make it thrive better by cleaning it up.

6 ton can do everything you need to do .like a kx57-4 , 55 series yanmar, 305 cat, sany 55 series, all great machines. Just make sure you have great dealer support.

Don't be rude Roy. He knows what is needed to be done.

@@johnkennamann1462 Rude! Roy was stating facts. Heath is good at starting a project and not finishing them. I’m sorry, but I agree with Roy 100%.

I agree with you but all those projects are like doing chores, boring!!! What he's doing right now is what he loves. Let him have his week of fun. 😄😄😄

@@kristybishop3286 I'm amazed at what he gets done. Nothing wrong with taking time to do fun stuff once in a while.

​​@@kristybishop3286 I'm sure he has ADD. But he is so creative. I just wish he could hire some help to finish up all those projects. Not everyone is as creative as Heath. I've seen those who get in the weeds of their projects and never get to anything new. Benefits and drawbacks both ways. And none of us is perfect.

I think he have considered it, probably he thinks will take considerable time to grind all the logs and brush , then have to carry them so some part of the land to compost. I do believe is not in his priorities though , I agree with you.

I agree, mine is a small garden, but the use of a shredder is right for me and turning piles of bush trimmings into mulch is so satisfying. A powerful chipper would make minced wood in the pile, lock in the carbon, help further improve the soil and could well help to limit or manage run off during storms.

Same. 500 ft and I cringed as each tree came down. I agree on the curves.....no straight driveways. Hate it.

My thought exactly!

I'm trying to figure out what the hurry is in having to build another house. Maybe he's trying to get the adult children to move closer to home? The ones at home are going to be older before you know it.

@@fauxque5057 watch they move to a big city because that’s where the jobs are.

@@kristybishop3286 You hit the nail on its head. He's impulsive compulsive. Doesn't finish what he starts before jumping into something new and usually not needed.

@@fauxque5057 I see him alienating the kids. They likely remain close by because of Cedar.

They were talking about a BNB.

Clearing dead trees, and thinning weak, small trees is fine. Creating the look of the old house is not good if you like trees. It's great if you like football fields.

What ever he has I’ll take some of that get up and go. He’s a Superman hero ! I’m sure lots of women think the same as me. Wishing there couch potato has a thimble of the energy and knowledge he had. Pioneer spirit!

@@susanknight8961 wonderful response!

One of the great things about being an independent man, is not having to explain yourself to idiots!

Just wondering why you watch the channel, if his actions bother you so much? I agree, he moves around a lot and changes directions often, but sometimes it’s enjoyable to watch change. Not all of us change things and regret it later. I have a property that requires a lot of change, but I don’t have the resources to move this fast. My $.02

Cost you nothing to watch set back and enjoy and keep your comments in it's shell

Yes, and related to switchbacks makes me wonder just how much flat land will be available for building a new house. Heath said he wants more space for parking, etc., but so far these videos of the property don't look like there's much flat space anywhere.

@@jacksak If he goes all the way to the top of the hill, he can always work the dirt a lot and gain a good flat area-- but I'm not sure-- he hasn't really shown it yet.

@@calholli Right, he hasn't shown it yet. But, I will really be surprised if he puts a house on top because of extreme weather conditions especially in the winter and mud seasons trying to get up the hill.

@@jacksak Well, I think that's the point of the multiple switch backs in the driveway: to get to the top- or at least higher on the hill where there's apparently a flat area; and He keeps talking about how he wishes he could do it again on the old house, and have more room and "more parking", as you said. -- If it were me--- I would put that excavator to use and dig the house deep into the hillside (similar to his shop I suppose, except more exaggerated)-- where it's a 2 story on the hill, but as you go around the house-- it's only a one story. So that way most of your house is in the ground like a basement-- that way the entire "flat area" is actually right in your front yard. It's not only more efficient use of space--- it's a much more efficient house, since most of it is surrounded by the hillside. We'll see how he does it.

Once you get to the top of the hill, you’ll be in full sun for the new house. Full wind however as well!

Called the getaway hut up the hill lol.

He says it in the video 📷📷

Something to make you think? Their are some that believe that Devil's Tower in Wyoming is actually a Big Ole Tree Stump! I don't know, but from a distance it sure looks like a Big Ole Tree Stump!

Yes to this!

And what would you see with all the tree canopy!!!!!!!!!!

Then maybe you should send him a pair of chaps.

I agree with the root system that Aspen trees have. I have two new ones sprouting 100 ft from any existing ones.

He kills trees he isn't going to transplant them. That is bs talk maybe a 1 ft tree would survive being dug up and moved...

Yeah, the chainsaw accident was scary but almost expected with no protective gear whatsoever. I honestly thought the table saw would get Heath first since the blade has no guard, is sticking out 6" to rip 3/4 lumber, reaching over a running blade and not using a push stick. Safety is too darned inconvenient until you loose something God gave you from the git-go. Former EMT/Firefighter here who has seen a lot of these kinds of accidents.

Be careful when speaking logical intelligent thoughts around him. It tens to alienate him.

@@wileycoyotesr8623 Sure seems to be the case.

@@wileycoyotesr8623 this is perfect. Best wrap up if the channel. Don't get me wrong I watch it consistently. You know what you say about train wrecks.

Mine before the fire was a mix of huge pines and smaller oaks. We lost almost all the pines but kept most of the oaks - they had entered a dormant stage due to the drought thank God. But our property was permanently scared - well at least for my life time. It still hurts a decade later. It’s the cycle of the forest but still…

Looks like scrub saplings to me too! .... that young man is just way too impatient !👍

Maples don’t get as big as the trees in your area

@@marcusweaver9728 I understand that the only Maples I've ever seen were basically in the North, but they were probably three times the size of those trees.... but I was raised operating heavy equipment literally raised in the business ....so I totally understand where he is and what he's doing👍🇺🇸❤️

What wood chipper would that be? He talked about optional attachments that he could possibly buy for the excavator.

The Cat Ripped That Coyote to pieces, Defended The House and sent him Packing! A most Noble Cat and Trusted Companion ,you can tell when the mail is delivered if you have a cat like that! and I have an enclosed porch, I forgot to pull the aluminum screen door shut when I checked the mail and a coyote took advantage.

Love your post, love your heart...you also had a faithful warrior cat...sorry that happened.

@@LV12800 Thank you for your kind and comforting words. I am sure Red Poppy Ranch has their share of things also to deal with, I read somewhere an average house cat has the I Q of a small child and I believe it. Wife got me a male kitten named Harley. No replacing The previous cat, I rescued her from a crazy lady intent on killing her. I had many dogs never had a cat. They grow on you. I am sure Melissa is in Kitty cat Valhalla or guarding the streets of heaven.

Harley Rocks! Never raised a kitten before, my kids may have been easier!

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