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@@mvrv7069 Thanks so much for the tips! You are SO right. #1 on our list: more batteries. 😬 #2? Take out more trees. We really thought the 100 feet was going to get us further out into the clearing. The shade is killing us! Thanks again! 🙌🏼☀️

@@PhilMarshall-b4k Hmmm, we could. Worried about having too big of a gap in the unistrut and having the edge of the panel fall in that area (already ran into that trying to adjust it). Always worth a try.

@ I solved mechanical issues for 40 years of my life. I happened to see a possible way to help you. Hope it works!

@@PhilMarshall-b4k Appreciate it!

@@terrydee2626 Wow, Terry! You're so right. Always reminds us of Job - hardship? Praise Him! And keep going. 😊 Thanks for the encouragement.

@@lorettaandjasonoffgrid 🙄😂

@@djtomtrain2015 Awesome! We're straight West! 😄 We really do love it.

@@paulinemartinez3556 We haven't had to deal with it because we're going through that tank of water weekly - and it's cold out. If it was sitting for any longer, we'd need a game plan!

We do NOT. We have no power run down our road, so we're 100% off grid!

@thiscreativehouse oh wow! So how about heat for winter this is Wisconsin right?

@@SherryTorgerson We have a propane furnace! We're taking off soon to head south for the winter (not getting above freezing during the day would be REALLY tough), but right now we're managing in the 20's overnight by recharging with solar and our generator during the day. :)

You're very right. Lesson learned the hard way trying to make it work with what we already had.

@@diananeuenschwander5560 We're about an hour straight east of Rice Lake area!

@@albertabyers7157 We'll have someone local come and pump it when it's full. Holding tanks are pretty common up here, so there's several companies we can choose from. It'll be around $100 to get 300 gallons pumped.

Hey hey! Good to see ya on RUclips. It does seem as though the projects are never ending (we're up for it, I guess)! We love our beast of a tractor. And we hope it lasts - you're right about all the new shiny stuff. Thanks for connecting online! :)

@@wildhenrygunner3402 Ugghhh, why is it so hard? 😩

@@adbonilla290 Lift with the legs! 😅

@@FreelyFeminine Long awaited. 😭 We teared up, too. 😅😘

@@marywalker2896 I really do hate how they look 🙈 ha ha. Thanks for the tips!

@@ireneromero5326 We feel pretty darn grateful!

@@ScottGunsChannel We did! It's "drive pipe" from Menards. Our biggest issue was honestly our wrenches and getting the couplings tight enough.

​@thiscreativehouse I'm prepping to drop a well...was planning on using my fence post driver on track loader. I'm second guessing it after your experience lol.

@@ScottGunsChannel Lol. Yeah, wasn't the wisest. Maybe look into a jack hammer with a cup attachment as an alternative.

You are RIGHT about that hose. Heh, lesson learned!

@@CherylBell-gr1zg I believe my daughter is allllways singing 😅🥰

@@occamsrazor7939 Tell us about it. 🤦🏼‍♀️ Seemed like a good idea at the time.

@@occamsrazor7939 Great idea! We saw a lot of those in Florida. It'd make sense here because of the snow! When we stay over winter, some sort of covering will be a must 👍🏼

Just snagged a transfer pump from Harbor Freight!

@@thiscreativehouse good job. I am Australian we dont have Harbour Freight.. but i know its like our Bunnings warehouses. Good luck with your property.

@@gailmaree7719 Ah! Cool! Thank you!

@@annamaybeekman Yessss. 🙌🏼 The hardest lessons result in the greatest growth.

Lol. We foresee a purchase of those in our very near future.

We were referencing the limitation of our charge controller. So in our 12V configuration (determined by batteries), we can do 650 watts. In a 24V, 1300 watts. We have 1260 watts total with all 4 panels... so no point in using all four right now, basically. Eventually we'll upgrade the charge controller.

@@thiscreativehouse Ahhhh, I see, that makes sense now, sounds about right.

@@chasingretirement Welp, honest truth? We're taking off and heading south in November! We spent a winter in Colorado, and those 50 degree days sporadically saved us. Living off grid for the first time, and enduring a winter colder than we've ever experienced was too much for us this year. So we'll be hitting the road again soon. Next year though? Hopefully we'll have a better setup and be able to stay. Thanks for the tips!

@@nancy_self_grannys_homekitchen That. We. Do. 😂🥴

@@warrenward164 Thanks for the suggestion!'

@@kimreddy3434 Yay! Thanks for following along! Fun fact, my aunt is from South Africa and I visited there when I was younger! 🦁🇿🇦 😄

It's a yearly thing in these parts! Get use to once each yr at this time they invade by the millions into homes, businesses and you really can't do anything for them. When I was looking for a home to buy around here I thought "what in the world is buried around here! Attracting all the Flies" turns out every place I went to had them. They last a month same as the Asian beetles ( look like a ladybug) but they bite. Only tip I can give you is use the A/C as often as possible..

@@Southalabamaoutdoors Yeah, you're right, apparently it's a "thing." The ladybugs/asian beetles apparently come from the soy bean fields and they get bad when the fields have been harvested. They introduced them to help with the bugs on the crops, then they took over. Last year in Ohio in October, we had an infestation that stayed with us until MARCH! Whew!

@@DebDeBoop I'll look into it! Now that we're away from the bison ranch, they're gone. But we'll need it for next year 😬

@@papa_pashunya1984 Took a while 😅 but Praise God is right!!

@@lorettaandjasonoffgrid Ugh, what is the DEAL with those flies!?! We'll figure it out. 🥴 We're so thankful, too! FINALLY! Thanks for being such a support 😘🇺🇸🇨🇦

@@thekiltedtexan2480 13 feet! We have a hand driven well going, but ran into a tough spot with clay with about 5 feet left to go. Couldn't get our tractor back there to help out (too muddy), so we resorted to fresh water tanks for now since we had a supply.

Ha, that should be the new channel name. 🤪 Man, have we learned that lesson. We found digging out the wet clay and muddy topsoil has helped tremendously. You're right - if the soft soil is deep, "drying" doesn't do much.

@@lorettaandjasonoffgrid I'll have to try the outdoor shower next summer 🤪 Thanks!! 😘♥️

We do! We got it almost three years ago (back when there was a waitlist) so that we always had internet when traveling full time. We should have enough trees cleared at the property for StarLink to work well.

That makes sense! We really need to invest in a dozer...

@@IMV61 Yay! ♥️ I feel grateful for it every day.

@@lorettaandjasonoffgrid Thank you, Jason!! 😃 That backhoe is TOO big for the tractor, so it definitely pulls us allll over. Also, you're right. We SHOULD have brakes. But alas, we do not. 🙄 Thanks, old tractor. 😆 Getting close!

@thiscreativehouse ohhhh gosh I didn't know that! Uggh! Any closer to moving the RV into the driveway? At least for a couple of months?

@@lorettaandjasonoffgrid Yeah, working on it! RV pad is about done, then it'll be a matter of waiting and letting it firm up 🤞🏼

Interesting! That'd make sense.

We're staying about an hour north of Wausau (our property is hour and half northwest)! So I can imagine you're a little muddy as well. A dozer is absolutely what we need - it's what the guy we were going to hire would use. We almost considered just selling the backhoe and getting a bulldozer instead (not helpful for scooping, though!). Really we just need to make friends with the neighbor down the road who has two. :) These storms... UGH.

3:01 😂😂😂 And also I feel your pain with the rain.. it's been terrible. And now it's dry! So weird! Omg watching you guys tag team the tractor was fantastic. Again, feel your pain. Great job using the backhoe as an extra arm. Jason does it all the time with the bucket to get out of tricky situations. Felt the relief 100x when you got it unstuck!!! PHEW! How frustrating and time wasting! 16:51 😂😂😂 Praying you can get this all resolved soon. Maybe just a few loads of gravel would help? Not sure. Looking forward to the next update! ✌️🇨🇦🇺🇸

@@thiscreativehouse the back how will be so useful in maintaining the property, but you really do need the dozer to just finish clearing the site and removing all the overburden so you can get down to some decent subgrade. Friends with dozers are the best!

@@Southalabamaoutdoors We just learned about this from a local yesterday. He called it "crusher run." Definitely going to try it out. Thanks for the tip!

@@thiscreativehouse yes!!that's what you need, when I moved up to Glidden Wisconsin I had a similar issue and had several loads brought in and leveled out well worth the extra money..spending so much time trying to get a driveway in, being always stuck will just be frustrating and wear you out before you start any building.

@@Southalabamaoutdoors Sounds exactly like us at the moment. 😅