That DIDN'T Go As PLANNED!?! | Building Gina Her DREAM FIRE Pit from an ABANDONED BULL DOZER TRACK
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- That DIDN'T Go As PLANNED!?! | Building Gina Her DREAM FIRE Pit from an ABANDONED BULL DOZER TRACK
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Next time you have a go at the caterpillar track, rather than trying to pull it out as an intact loop knock the pins out of a connection on the far end and pull it out as a strip.
With it embedded in the ground pulling it as a loop is like trying to shove a knife side on through butter. Breaking the loop lets you pull it out edge on so it's not behaving like a ground anchor.
Brake two pins and pull two strips, then make two fire pits !!
That is what I am thinking.
I was thinking that he should have lifted it up out of the dirt first.
@@davidgetchell2304 Best idea of all.
U ain’t knocking those pins out without a pin press.
It would appear that you still have some tree stumps located inside the steel tracks, until you move them, it will only make it harder to get the track out. Short of using your excavator, you will not be able to get it out over those stumps - will maybe with a D-9 you might. You did a bang-up job on that road - nothing like a good crown and drain off ditches every so often along the way. We also maintained a road across our farm and back into the woods to our grandparent's home and we used the same methods you did, plus a bridge over a diversion ditch that usually always had water in it. It had to be open in winter and summer to get supplies back to them. I always enjoy your adventures - God bless you and your family.
Heck with the fire pit idea…cut it up and use it as an entry step into the container… front and back!
AL it would’ve helped to cut all the trees out from inside that track before trying to pull it out over rooted trees.. 😂👍
i forget how much they weigh on gold rush they talk about how much they wiegh all the time. probably 1 ton or 2.
@@stupidminotaur9735yeah I love ❤️ that Gold Rush show also, I guess I like the show because I like going Gold Panning in the creeks, rivers and small streams in my Area!
But I think the bulldozers on Gold Rush are much bigger Caterpillars/CAT’s. So they’d be much bigger than the small Bulldozer that this track came from.
But you are absolutely correct about the weight of those Dozer Tracks on those big CATS on Gold Rush!
I’m sure those on Gold Rush’s Big CAT Dozers do weigh at least a Ton/2000 lbs. if not more.
The reason AL was having so much trouble pulling this older smaller Dozer Track out is:.... AL didn’t cut the couple trees 🌳 out that’s growing inside the track before he tried pulling it out. Hahahahaha 😂
It’s kinda hard to pull anything out of the ground that trees 🌳 & tree roots have grown up through 😂🤣.
The base at ground level of a 5-6 inch diameter live hardwood tree 🌳& it rooted in the ground is strong enough......That you can hook a strap or chain to the base of it and Wench one of those big Caterpillar Dump Trucks out of the mud ! So AL wasn’t going to pull that old dozer track thru it.
Who’s your Favorite character on Gold Rush ?
@@stupidminotaur9735 loolĺlllllllllljlll
Driving the mini excavator an hour or so to the property? Transporting it on a trailer would be much faster and nowhere near as much wear and tear on the equipment. Just sayin' 😉
If all still has his single wheel axel trailer its not enough to haul it. Those excavators need at least a 10,000 lb dual axel trailer for transport. I'm thinking he had them delivered to property or borrowed someone's trailer...
My dad used to do logging in neighboring Maine, and used a Bombardier tracked vehicle for skidding logs out. One time he had a track come off (a large metal track, just like you're working with), and so he used the winch on board to get the vehicle up on its good track and try to get the other track back on. Problem is that the old winch cable wasn't up to the task, and as my dad was crouched over, levering the track on, it split and whizzed by, just over the back of his head. He managed to get out of there, but advised me to never trust a winch to hold up a piece of equipment unless it's new and overrated for the purpose!
I'll bet that was a scary moment for your Dad. So glad nothing happened to him.
@@margaretbedwell58 Amen to that! He swore off using winches for that purpose that day.
Good example of why you are supposed to put a weighted bag over the middle of the cable. If the cable snaps it helps make the ends drop to the ground. It’s also why synthetic “cables” were invented.
I know you must have a good reason, but I would like to know why you didn’t put the container by the pond? You already have a fire pit and the outhouse there.
I was wondering that myself but only Al knows what's going on inside his head
@@rimadg42 The container is at the entrance to property & will be used to garage the mule which then can be used with it's tracks to access property during heavy snow if their Tundra is unable to handle conditions.
Agree! Al could drag the container to the lake and fire pit with that tractor.
YOU can't figure out how to pull that track out , what do you think is stopping you from lifting and pulling it outta there ?Cut those tree roots outta there. Trim back more of those trees so you can drive right in there and lift, don't worry you have lot's more tree's to take their place . Don't hook the chain to the box blade you'll bend it all up ,you are not thinking AL.
Lol.... i would have brought the bobcat instead much smaller more maneuverable and u could have cut a few trees dug it out and then pulled it out with ease...
Yes, I thought he was going to wreck his attachment.
@@cwf2456 it's just too heavy to pull, he'll have to lift it.
@@cwf2456 Obviously you made this comment before end of video!!!
Your right pushing over those little trees and hauling it out seems like the way to go. A lot of bother for nothing, lol
Love seeing Gina drive that tractor, next Olivia.
Always a pleasure guys.
ending lots of love & positive vibes.
I can tell by the sound of the tractor you are not in low range. It is stalling out before it even spins a wheel.
Even in low range with a hydrostatic transmission it will bog down and stall
@@shannongeer4696 They have what they call no stall,the hydraulic relief valve will by pass and keep you from stalling. I am a mechanic I know what i am talking about, But Al would appreachite you sticking up for him.
@@jimputnam2044 thanks Jim the older tractors I used while farming with the hydrostatic transmission would stall out. I didn’t know they had that feature in them I appreciate the info.
@@jimputnam2044 Al is really just playing with all the new toys still, experience comes later.
Being a farmer's daughter I am happy to see Gina on the tractor! It was about time. I was driving a tractor at early age.
I really like the idea of the dozer track being a fire pit, I think it will look uniqueand function really well containing the firewood with side ventilation. My question is 'How warm/hot will the track become once a fire is going?'
If you don't end up building a firepit with the track - I would stand it on end at that washout over the culvert. Dig a narrow trench parallel to the road, slip in track (straight , not looped), brace ends with large stones and back fill road side with gravel.
I would think if track faces correctly, it won't bend toward creek, and will allow water to flow off the road , thru gravel, then the track itself and down into creek. Also, I could be completely wrong. lol
When you are driving together in 2 different vehicles you want to get you a little to handset to radio so you can talk back-and-forth
Not very good advertising for the tractor company....it looks weak
Put the excavator on the trailer and drive your truck over there with it, then you wont have to drive an hour there and an hour back.
Next time you want to work on the track bring a small sledge a drift pin and your butane torch, knock out the pins and break the trac into manageable pieces. J.
Good Morning Al & Gina,
I love rocks. But yard art is also intriguing. I agree with previous comments of cutting the tree trucks in center of the tracks may help to loosen. I tried your link the the Premaculture sight and it doesn't come up. What is the name of the app we could sign up to view?
I saw on another channel where Stilh Company part owner was offering to sponsor that channel. I put your channel to his attention. Fingers crossed for more exposure.
Have a blessed day
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So, when do we get to see you move that outhouse/shed to a more convenient location? Also curious how things are going with the beaver dams.
Things are coming along nicely. I think you had a birch tree that was holding back the track. Check it back.
RUclips is getting weired lately. They unsubscribed me from some channels. I guess their trying to brainwash me into seeing what they feel I should be watching. Profiling me. LOL NOT NICE AI. G-D BLESS EVERYONE.
Gina if you reserve some pasta water it can be used to adjust the thickness of your sauce.
I thought getting that track out would be an easy job, not so much.
Gina had me cracking up with clearing the first roadblock 😆 🤣 😂
No chainsaw chaps!??
Al, saying 'Gina found this track and it was a viewer's idea to use it as a fire pit, so, if this doesn't work out I'm going to blame it on you'. I dont understand how he could be blamed for it. He wasnt running the equipment and fail. I think you owe that 'VIEWER' apologies.
You know for sure, the bulldozer isn't attached to the tracks somehow ?? Burried deep in the ground :-) :-)
Wouldn't that be a hoot
@@128file Then Al would get his dozer !!!
Nice looking fire pit! I was think that maybe the trees left inside the track is what was keeping the track from coming forward.
I love watching your family on your outings and around the farm. ❤️
As much as I like to see ingenuity, "safety first" would be a good thing. My cousin near lost his arm separating it at the shoulder with a chain saw, from a kickback due to a knot in a tree limb he was cutting... His son was witness to almost losing his dad, right in front of him...Please re-think your priorities for your family. Stated with care.
We would like less cooking this is NOT A COOKING Chanel but we do love you Gina but you are not a good cooking host.
Al you can always build a short wall with the rocks on the sides of the road leading up to the house lot. Just a thought.
You need big rock build up around that culvert, or your going to continue to have problems around that culvert. Little rocks wont stop the erosion. Have fun (-:
Maybe a tractor attached still. Lol.
Pull the trees out first then work on the track
Trees are blocking the track, and shortening the chain to lift the track up out of the ground.
Really dumb to hook up to the box grader what were you thinking good way to ruin the box blade if at all you hook up to the main frame to pull. Secondly make sure cut all the root or trees out first and clear the path and yes the excavator would have been better for the job. Poor decisions equals poor outcomes
You need to hook as close as you can with the forks, and lift it up as far as you can to rip it from the roots and dirt. Then back in as close as possible and drop your grader before hooking your chain. Then raise the grader all the way up and try to pull ahead. 👍
should have used the excavator
Couldn’t you put the excavator on the trailer and move it there faster?
I always what you talk to the Lord in your thanks to the Lord for your food give thanks in all things I know it not my business as it a conversation with the Lord
Color me “confused”. I had thought that upon entering your road, I would come to the beaver spot first, then the pond, container & executive outhouse. Continuing on for quite a distance, I would get to the new homestead site. Am I anywhere near being right?
No. By my figuring you will first come upon the container shortly after leaving the road, then you will cross the creek that has the brook trout in it (and the smaller beaver dam seen in the more recent videos), after that you will reach the homestead site. Continuing on you could stop and walk through the trees to get to the larger beaver dam (where the trappings took place) or continue on to the pond and outhouse.
There is also another pond that Al has mentioned but I'm not sure where that is in relation to everything else, but I think it is at the "top" of the property which makes me think it is somewhere after the trout pond with outhouse (since that is often referred to as up above.)
@@aaronwebb7090 I agree with your sequence of locations.
hello AL and GINA your new land looks so differant when its all lovely and green
Today a gin pole is known as a pole with blocks on top. An old-school gin pole is simply a pole with a fork at the top. You run your rope or chain over the fork with the gin pole tilted toward the load. You pull on the other end. As the gin pole tilts upward it lifts and pulls the load.
Please make new greeting. Modern steaders doesn't make sense
It obviously does to them!
Use the excavator to dig around and lift the track out of the dirt
best advise
yup...
Obviously you made this comment before end of video!!!
Or put the backhoe on the tractor and use it to get the track out of the woods
@@jmwarden1 The tractor is not as stable or powerful as the track hoe.
Greetings Al Gina Olivia,
I was thinking that's not a bulldozer track I think it's a larger piece of equipment but I'll think it's also think it's more than one fire pit when you guys managed to get it out you can have track pits all over the property with a history behind it pretty neat guys.
Anyways I love watching you guys just plot along and do your thing. My Ostomy reversal went well but they didn't have the right tool to operate on the cancer in my bladder so I'll have to go in for another surgery after a bit but it's all good here in Northeast Texas.
God bless you all and much peace and love.
Praying for you.
One of my favorites features at your old homestead are the rock walls
I can see it slowly filling in with plants between the big gaps and providing animal habitat - love it too!1
Ummm... cut and dig out the big birch tree root ball and the track will come out.
With regards to what's best for attracting wildlife, the saying in ecology is "life likes edges". You'll probably find that you'll have more wildlife where you have an intersection between mowed and unmowed, or between forest and either. Grouse in particular like having a good bit of cover, and need low vegetation to make their nests in the spring. Similarly, deer like being able to hide in the forest but come out to grassy areas to feed.
As you harvest firewood etc, perhaps you could maintain the objective of creating mini-meadows(1/2 to 1 acre) along the side of the road. It would bring in light and increase your 'edges' habitat.
Since you seem to have an abundance of rocks. Have you considered putting rocks on either side of the culverts and then back filling with gravel to control the washout. Think the old bridges of stone and rock that are pictured in Europe.
The idea of using the track for a fire pit is pretty neat, I hope you finally get it out.
take some large rocks put around collvert to keep from washing out road
You can use those large rocks and boulders to reinforce the road.
If U tube is hard and difficult on homestead stuff then exactly what good is U tube except for blocking and screening free speech?
As RUclips is a private company they can set their rules, if you don't agree then stop watching RUclips!
Grouse habitat is a mix of low cover, mast bearing trees, conifer swamp edges and new growth like aspen or birch.
Why don't you load your excavator on your trailer and haul it up there, to get that track out.
Someone didn’t read their owners Manuel. Just cringed when you attached the chain to the loader, and when you attached the chain to the box blade.
I was expecting to see a bent box blade, big time !!!!
Al, for the sake of your family, a little safety is in order when using a chain saw. Helmet and safety shield and long pants with chaps. Keep up the progress on your new homestead.
As far as the wildlife goes, dont worry about it. I'm guessing that when your house is built the wildlife be used to it. We live in Minnesota and we see deer all the time🌲🌲
NO I MISS YOUR FIVE VIDEOS A WEEK.YOU ARE THE BEST.
Agreed, I really need my goat and chicken fix 5 Days a week!
I did exactly the same thing once, I was struggling getting an old tractor tire out of the ground for the best part of an afternoon. Later that evening my father called me to his office and said I should sit down. As I sat down my dad said to me "Son you are 15 years old and it is time we have the conversation about using the right tool for the job". I sheepishly nodded and he said in a low fatherly voice, "next time use the bloody dynamite" and stop wasting diesel!
I think our dads went to the same school! My dad used it to remove a very large beaver dam in the 70s. It worked, but cost a lot of $$$$$ when the state found out.
@@curiousandcreativewithwand8515 LOL ! moral of the story . Dynamite isn't a tool for all types of work.
@@davelawson2564 Very true. Dad wasn't reckless, but it was a bit much.
Think my dad graduated, with honors, from that same school!
I noticed you are not wearing you chaps when cutting trees. Please be safe.
You could turn it into a flower bed or a raised garden lol
Im sure you both have disagreement about things as all families working on projects do.. But I enjoy how you take on projects together and work out the problems. Building the rock wall was like a metaphor for how we have to fit all the different shapes of our thoughts together.
I'll tell you what I've learned about Gina. That girl is a trooper and a champ. If she wants something done, it's probably going to get done.
I think Gina is really a project manager, THE project manager.
No PPE when using the chainsaw? No chaps?
Don’t know about the rest of you, I enjoy the comments as much as the videoes. OK, I love Gina’s cooking segments.
YES !!
I agree. Ginas cooking segments are one of my favorite parts of their channel. I bet her food is absolutely delicious!
Gina .. can you give us an update on how you feel about quitting your job and just being at home?
Why did it bother me that he steered towards the water rut in the road with the tractor on the way to the track? Don’t want to make that rut bigger?!? Lol.
I thought the same thing.
Love the music you guys play with the vlogs always great fun thanks hope that comes out next time.
W A - If you want to know the Artists etc download an App called *Shazam* which identifies songs/music.
At least you have plenty of rocks you can place along/around those culverts to hold everything in place!
Wonder how many steps you guys get in during a day. I get in NONE, while I am watching you. Thanks, for the GREAT videos.
You use the Back hoe attachment for your tractor as it maybe stronger than the mini.. Plus it's much faster than the mini
LOVE LOVE YOUR CHANEL or volg
Sassafras trees are what root beer is made out of
Sweet Birch and Black Birch are also used.
Thank you for the lesson! That's cool to know.
I'll take birch beer over root beer anytime.
As kids we would dig up small sassafras roots wash and peel them. We would chew on them for hours. They are delicious.
Bulldozer track good idea be Kool.
Good morning to all you wonderful people here at Lumnah Acres! Greetings to all from Kamakura, Japan! 🇯🇵
Gooooood Morning
@@LumnahAcres Have a great day!
Good evening 🌇 Robert ! I hope you had a great day!
@@Heisstrong 😃👍🏾
Howdy Robert!
Your excavator may be a better choice for the track
Obviously you made this comment before watching all of the video!!!
@@tonygrimes13 I did
Ok, I am going to point out the obvious. There are trees in the middle of that track. They need to be removed. But I know, It's all about content. Have a great week ahead.
Why don't Al use the back-hoe, before he backs something, forks are not for digging.
Yay, good to see Gina driving the new tractor. I can see Gina tilling up a big garden with the tractor on the off grid property.
Good Job Gina. 👍
Excavator is what you should be using!!
Obviously you made this comment before watching all of the video!!!
Good morning from a very wet Jamaica 💧💧🇯🇲
Gooooood Morning Jamaica 🇯🇲
@@LumnahAcres Morning Al and Gina
I have unsubscribed from Justin.
Howdy Anna!
@@samvalentine3206 🤗🥰
Gina I love your cooking segments, howabout trying toasting the flour before adding the milk you will love the nutty flavor. 👁👁u
For your & the wildlife’s safety, I would mow the roads. The backhoe attachment or the excavator would have been a better choice to get the track out. What are you doing for an outhouse at the cabin?
Obviously you made this comment before end of video!!! Also the Outhouse was deliberately on skids so as to moveable.
Sasafrass roots smells like root beer.
Good Morning Lumnah Famliy and Everyone! Have a Great Day!
You needed to get as close as you could to the tracks and lift them as high as possible with the bucket to get them out of the ground. They are probably tangled in all kinds of roots. I used to run bulldozers and those tracks are extremely heavy. I’m not surprised you had so much trouble getting them out. You will get them out eventually.
After watching you hook a chain around the box blade, And trying to pull with it, I just have to shake my head. WHAT are you thinking. If you don't know what your equipment is intended for,hire someone who does. What good is a 20k excavator if you don't use it for its intended purpose. Rant over. Good luck!
Haters got to hate. That reminds me of at work there was always the guy who would say "I wouldn't use that Letherman to cut that. Me, what do you suggest? - The guy, Well at home I have a $10,000 Snap On tool kit that I would use. Me, I just finish the job with my Letherman.
grdnsetr - Obviously you made this comment before end of video!!!
first thing i would do to that tractor, is take off all the warning stickers. man they gotta ruin everything with all the warnings these days.
Did you mean wounds?
"chain up to the trees inside the track and pull those out first." - Armchair Homesteaders
Keep fighting the good fight guys!
No thanks on having to pay Justin to watch anything. Will continue to watch you on RUclips.
Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!
Good evening David!
You too David
Good Morning David.
Good morning David!
Good morning David!
Temporary fix for culvert, slam in a couple tposts and some chicken wire to hold back gravel.
Dinner looks delicious 😋! And the rock fire pit looks nice but i do hope Al gets the big tread out and use it for a fire pit also ! 😊👍💕💕💕
Can you attach the Chain near the broken end, pull to free that end, then switch the chain to the other end, and pull the other loose end out. Then you should be able to pull it any way you wish.
Good morning! It’s always an adventure on your off grid property lol 😂 the rain is always a blessing in summer and much needed for all the crops 👍
Howdy Agnes!
Gooooood Morning
Gooooood Morning Sam
@@LumnahAcres - Howdy Gina, Al & Olivia!
@@samvalentine3206 hello Sam 😆
Tract: you've probably already figured out you're going to need to lift that track completely off the ground to get it out of there. Otherwise it will just dig in because of its weight. We're rooting for ya!!!
Good Morning 😃! Here in Utah we have only had .006 inches of rain since February! Count your blessings!
Gooooood Morning hope you get some rain soon
Sorry to criticise but you should be wearing ppe whenever you use chainsaws chainsaw sounds take a long time to mend and are horrific
Awesome Gina! I knew you could do it! Learning to drive that big guy will open up a whole new world for you!
5:43 miss piggy impression ?