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Chescott Farm
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Life on a small 50 acre hobby farm. Trucks, tractors and trials and tribulations. Building stuff and just trying to figure it out like everybody else!
ATV Broadcast Seeding and Green Manure
Using an ATV mounted broadcast spreader to seed a field or food plot. Reconditioning a field with weeds using winter rye cover crop
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Mennonite Barn Workshop Build
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Overview of the build process for our workshop built by a great team of Mennonites. Background on some of the design thinking, electrical, drainage, heating, etc. Interestingly they quoted a price and built it for that exact amount and didn’t charge me a down payment. I only paid them after the building was fully complete about 6 month later after the floor were in.
Small Frustrations: Minor Tractor Repairs
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Spending a rainy day catching up on some minor repairs on my tractor. Replacing hood gas strut and one of the turn signal fender lights. As usual, what looks easy takes a bit longer than expected!
Building a French Drainage Ditch
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Second part of work to prevent water from washing out my drive. Added a stone filled French Drain ditch to carry run-off water to a catch basin
Hobby Farm Safety. How Prepared Are You?
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Some tips and tricks to operate safely on your hobby farm and in your workshop. Includes situational awareness, PPE, safety equipment and safe operation. A few Amazon links to some of the items I use Hearing protection: amzn.to/3hyq1mF Eye protection: amzn.to/3gxGuGo Respirator: amzn.to/2YGFz04 N95 refills: amzn.to/3jgv1Ng First Aid and Eye Wash Kit: amzn.to/34FmQWI Fire extinguisher: amzn.to/3...
Parts Storage. Was Adam Savage Wrong?
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Exploring a variety of different ways to store hardware and parts on the farm. What works best for you? A review of Tanos Systainers, Drawers, Akro bins, cabinets and totes. Don’t forget to buy your hardware in bulk by weight! Try local farm suppliers like TSC. Adam Savage parts storage video: ruclips.net/video/6ps4vbQ6Tk0/видео.html Akro Mills 4” bins: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003EV7CAI/ref=a...
Adding Trickle Charger to your Tractor
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Simple addition of a plug for a trickle charger that also allows you to run 12V equipment. No more opening the hood to keep the battery topped up!
How to Properly Grade Gravel Drive with a Box Blade
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How to properly grade your gravel drive with a box blade. Equipment, set-up and use. Remove weeds, potholes and prevent washouts
Hobby Farm Fuel Storage And Transfer System
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Fuel transfer system How to build a safe, secure, portable and easy to use fuel storage and transfer system for your hobby farm, ATV or boat. Never spill your fuel again! Fill-Rite RD812NP 8 GPM 12V Portable Fuel Transfer Pump with Manual Nozzle, Discharge Hose, Suction Pipe, and Power Cord www.amazon.ca/dp/B00T7UHO80/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Xx2kFb9DF5VMQ GOLDENROD 496-3/4 Water-Block Filter (5659...
I'm a fan of the box blade! Love the content
I have done numerous driveways with a box blade. If you don't mind a little advice, raise your scarifiers up to about midway or maybe to the second hole where it is just below the grader blade. The only reason you would need to go deep with them is to break up any potholes. If you look at your end result, you can see that you have pulled up some of the larger rocks that are from your base layer. You don't want to pull those up. This will allow your 3/4" and smaller stone below the base layer and will eventually be lost into the dirt/clay. The larger base layer is there to keep the driveway stable and prevent stone from basically being swallowed up by the ground. The 3/4" locks into the base layer spaces and then each other to remain on top. So, the less depth you dig down with the rippers, the less likely you are to pull up the base layer. I have been doing driveways for a few years, so I have some experience, however I'm always willing to watch others and see if I can learn more as well as give advice from my experiences. Other than going too deep, you have done a great job. The driveway looks great.
Love the content... Love the video! Great channel!
Key point was to “crown” the road by putting a slight side-to-side tilt on the box blade. 👍
Very informative video... love driveway repairs!
Don't know if you'll even see this question all these years later, BUT...how did you connect the hose to your new tank after having cut off that threaded connection? Did you just stick the tube in to the bottom of that fuel tank and tape it in place or was there a specific piece you purchased and installed to hook the whole system up for that??? Thanks for this content. VERY useful.
Hi Carole, yes I basically just cut the hose and ran it to the bottom of the tank and sealed the opening. That being said, I plan to replace the hose with a pipe and fitting, just not sure how best to do it!
Love the step.by step.commentary and the camera view.
Great video to watch. Thanks for keeping simple to follow. The road looks great!
This is good advice, however you need to try and slow the water down before it gets to the out fall trench. Also remember when you are planning maintenance try to do it when it is wet. Not bogging down, but enough to hold the fines of the stone, that way you don't end up with nothing but big gravel afterwards.
I have 2 of those transfer tanks one for gas and one for diesel. Attaching the pumps to the tank will make life easier. And with these tanks I’m able to go to the gas station and get as much as I want without meeting delivery minimums. The transfer tanks are all you need but I actually store everything in gravity farm tanks just because I have them. I only use taxed diesel right now because I share it with my truck but the extra tax isn’t that much with my usage.
Thanks! Good Info. What attachment did you use to connect the fuel hose to the transfer tank?
Same question. Thanks
how do you level the blade without making sure the tractor is level first. it could be half bubble off then you level the blade then move the tractor then the blade would be off again.
It’s a good question. I generally try to either do it in a fairly level spot or, if I want it to be really precise, I do it inside the workshop.
Damn brother, good job..
Idk if it's just not deep enough but I don't see much happening behind the box blade. Unless it's all rock? Perhaps the pitch of the blade isn't correct. But also I would probably say using most implements other than say a mower should probably be ran in low. If you pitched your blade more it probably wouldn't run as well in medium.
From what I could see in his video, there was more stone being gathered from the lower side inside the box. So basically, the outside was cutting barely into the driveway. The inside was probably slightly above the surface. This makes the stone in the box go toward the center of the driveway which makes the crown. With the center of the driveway higher, water will run off or flow off the driveway to the sides. With no standing water in the driveway, it prevents potholes.
Nice looking Tractor!
Wouldn't you put the box blade in float?
My Boss snowplows had a float option, but I don't think a box blade on a 3-point hitch can am I wrong?
Great video, good explanation. I have spread gravel myself and I have asked dump truck operator to spread for me. Here in Midwest our dump trucks can dump with their back door chained open just a few inches to allow the trucks to spread as they travel down your driveway. Makes it quicker to finish grade. Again thanks for your video.
Wouldn't you put the box blade in float?
Most smaller tractors all you have is float. No power down.
Your box blade in neutral position while grading driveway. Newbie thanks
New follower here. I need a fuel transfer tank. Good job.
How did it work out?
I would say “ok” the field still isn’t in great shape. The growth was ok but I probably need a few more cycles
Wash oats? 😳
you never showed what the box blade was doing?
A driveway will pack in tight if you use the 3/4" with dust, almost like a cement driveway. The scarifiers or rippers break up the driveway. He was scooping into the pile of 3/4" and spreading it to his lower areas or thinner areas. Once he had spread the pile throughout his driveway, he used the box blade to grade it. Making it level and smooth instead of having waves as you drive down the driveway. With the angle or tilt of the box blade, it allows more material to flow toward the center. This helps with water run off to the sides of the driveway and prevents pools or puddles in the driveway.
Great video, good explanation. I have spread gravel myself and I have asked dump truck operator to spread for me. Here in Midwest our dump trucks can dump with their back door chained open just a few inches to allow the trucks to spread as they travel down your driveway. Makes it quicker to finish grade. Again thanks for your video.
Should be in low with a hst!
Edits in the middle of sentences?
Damn! I had earphones on when your voice came over. Thought i was listening to a 70s D J. “Easy listening with your host C H E S S C O T T F A R M” 🎶🎵🎵🎶
Have u looked at the hydronic top link
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I watch a guy that does mostly gravel drives. He claims to be a expert and he gives instructions like your doing. Him and his wife will video conversation with u for 75 bucks for 30 minutes. I watch all his videos and he doesn’t ever talk about fixing the road base or ditches. He mainly just hauls more crusherrun and the he tops it off with washed 3/4
Does your box blade come with a fingernail clippers?
Yeah, was very distracting. I was thinking cocaine nail.
Absolutely great video. One of the best that I've seen along with the explanations.
Best video explaining how to use your box blade to crown your road.
Great video, thank you for not ruining it with drums or cheap fill in music. Why people feel compelled to add music to cheapen the content of the video is beyond any reasoning I can think of.
Don't listen to this guy! He's Canadian!
55gal drum works great and a lot cheaper.
Super nice set up! I’m on that border of having something like this worth the cost in terms of fuel consumption. I like that you made it mobile too. Does your local fuel company come fill it on site or do you take it in and fill it from the pump at the station?
Who-hoo, music too!
Love the start. Good comparison of storage options.
Nice video, i also have a 53 acre farm and a mx5100 that i love! did you consider just buying a poly fuel tank with a pump built into it?
Harry I looked at a bunch of options but decided to go this path for reliability and for a DOT approved transport tank.
@@chescottfarm5356 no worries not sure about the regulations over there, in Aus lots of excavating contractors just keep poly tanks in the back of there utes, awesome vid though 👍