IT HAS BEGUN! Starting clearing 2 acres for my shop - Day 38
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- My last shop was a 30x40 shop with some outdoor working space on our less than 1-acre property. The new shop will be 40x60, with 2 acres dedicated to indoor and outdoor work on our 101-acre property. The surrounding few acres are also available if we need to expand.
I hired someone to create a driveway and clear these 2 acres to speed things along. I'm a big fan of doing things myself and putting in the sweat equity, but let's be real here. Clearing this all alone would take months compared to a few working days with heavy equipment.
These two acres will be cleared using a mini excavator and a dozer. On day one of clearing, only the excavator was used. A lot has happened since this video was shot, so stay tuned!
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Jay, ill admit I wasn't thrilled when you announced selling the shop and a temporary stop to making project videos. I thought that was the whole reason I've been subbed for so many years. BUT this is incredible. I'm so excited for the project. Your presentation and excitement over projects is still top tier and captivating. These are the videos I look forward to. Keep up the good work. Have fun.
Honestly, my life changed and I don’t have time for woodworking anymore, and the homesteading style videos brought me back.
I felt the same way. I am really enjoying this.
Good luck with all the work ahead!
I also want to compliment you on the earlier video where you showed your daughter how to safely operate a small lawn tractor. That’s great parenting right there. Kids that grow up with an understanding of machinery and encouragement combined with sweat equity will become great parents themselves one day.
Retired electrical contractor here. You will be money ahead to do your electrical underground. I'm not sure how the laws are in your neck of the woods, but you might be able to do a lot of the work yourself. Also, put in the biggest conduit you can have for future expansion. Love the video's man keep em coming!
Being a retired electrical contractor and an Inspector much of the underground electrical distribution you can do yourself and save, like buying and running (trenching) the high voltage feeder cables and the secondary leaving the connections to the utility and a pro.
Also, don't let those pine logs sit, mill them ASAP before they get infested and become worthless.
Burying your power is well worth it. The family home I grew up in outside of a large 'fly over country' town was in the woods and the above ground power was constantly out or knocked out by falling branches. The power company finally required all power in the neighborhood to be buried (they actually did it) and my family that still lives in the home said the power has never been better. Very happy result.
Your excitement is contagious. Thank you.
I wrote another woodworking RUclipsr that I follow him because I like his smile and attitude. It's the same with you. I wouldn't say that you decision to move is inspiring to me (I am still sticking to where I am) but I very like to see how you are going on. Good luck!
Synchronicity is a funny concept, but one fine day many decades ago I noticed the State electricity workers were in my semi-rural road entrenching power cables.
I brazenly fronted up to them and asked if two cartons of beer would enable entrenching to happen on my 5 acre property from the front road to my house foundations.
Unsurprisingly (I lived Down Under at the time) it was an acceptable arrangement. I raced off to the bottle shop and got one cold carton (and one room-temperature carton for later use), brought them back and enjoyed watching sudden progress happen that very day.
All I then had to do was buy the cable and PVC piping to protect it, and connect it up and backfill with my little Bolens tractor.
Maybe some of the pine can be building material. Outbuildings or anything simple that doesn’t need the reliably kiln dried wood for building investment. Everything adds up and saw milling experience is a bonus. It looks like a large quantity of wood already. Even five of those trees is probably worth it.
I’m also bias because when there are polls or lists asking woodworkers their favorite wood, pine always dominates as number one. Cherry always number two but pine just trounces everything.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us .Electric underground has so many benefits
Hi Jay. just a thought. down the road, you may want to consider getting a kiln to dry out your lumber. I live in Ontario, Canada, down the road from me, they use the wood chips and off cuts to fire up the kiln. I love the fact that you and your are on this great adventure.
Gotta go underground for the power. Got all the beautiful nature around you, don't ruin it with a long line of power poles. Plus, you don't want a felled tree taking it out. While you trench, add the fiber for eventual internet if it ever becomes available.
Morning Jay … been watching your new journey and super excited for you and your family. With the new changes, would you consider doing a comparison video with your map showing what your vision was and where you’re at now. Perhaps another way of keeping us posted to the progress of the property layout. Just a thought. Cheers brother.
Highly recommend paying the extra and having your power feed buried. Especially if the aerial lines would be run through the woods. Otherwise if you have a storm come through and a tree takes down the line, repairs will likely be on your dime. No worries in that regard with buried power.
Good morning Jay
It is always so satisfying to watch them hit the ground… Progress like this is fast and exciting…
Can’t wait for more videos on it all…
I did jut what you are doing 40 years ago when I built my house..
I was fortunate enough to have access to all the equipment and did it all myself.. I was young and had all the energy I needed… Now I still do it But at my own pace. Hahaha
When I built my house I was so fortunate to have family in the building trades so I had a lot of help and knowledge on my side..
I learned so much and yup I made mistakes but learned from them..
I am so excited to see you smile from ear to ear in every video so far..
Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Cheers
Buy once cry once... on underground power. You know that at some point you will get weather (you're in Mississippi) that can easily decimate above ground power... then the repair, disturbance in your world, my thought is it's like buying fire or flood insurance..... you don't need it until you really NEED it.
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I know it's a lot of work happening and even more cutting the videos together but I could watch these incremental update videos about how this land development process is going daily! Keep em coming!
I'm trying to keep an every other day schedule. No promises. But I'm trying.
power underground if you can, get those cables away from the sky. so may benefits, including reducing lightening strikes near all of those trees, and reducing electrical surges from lightening strikes. can't your digger driver dig a trench when he has done with the clearing?
Man it's fun to see how excited you these days....happy camper...
Really liking this series.
Operator knows what he's doing.
Great video can’t wait to see the progress as your family goes on this new journey. Best of luck . Also love the video with your daughter on her tractor and you teaching her how to be safe on it and just seeing a dad take the time to teach their kids something that important hats off to you .
Remove as few trees as possible. Avoid the temptation to clear cut because it is easier to build. The trees and understory need to be preserved and all buildings nestled among the trees. So do not make the road wider than needed. Preserve a canopy of trees over the drive. Do not fall for the "They are only pine trees". There is beauty and utility in alll the trees and understory.
Pines fall like crazy around here. You going to pay for repairs when they fall on my structures?
With 100 acres, there's plenty of nature to surround yourself with. I'd clear a large "oasis" of sorts around the building, and then just take a 4-wheeler down some trails to get lost in it. Plus, eventually there will be cabins by the creek. That's the spot for editing videos and doing CAD next to a large glass wall/window.
Spend the cash for the underground for sure if you can. That way you don't have to maintain the right of way as much with keeping trees out of the power lines. Save you maintance down the road as you age. ;-)
Be careful with stockpiling pine logs. Some species of pine will quickly attract bugs into them are start to rot.
Wow, impressive how easy that guy makes it look, taking down and moving those trees
If you ever think of kilns look into a refer simi trailers they are vary well insulated and easy to pull the axels off and drop it close to the ground and you can get electric kilns that set inside and have probs that will keep it at the rights Temps and air flow to work fast
Diesel Creek did his own underground installation. It still cost a bunch. But he has a similar situation in a forest building a shop and homestead. Might check him out (and his video) for some hints.
For the electric, might want to look into Directional Drilling or whatever it's called. No trenching, they just drill horizontally and then drag a conduit through the hole. For that distance, it might be the better option. RRBuildings just did a couple videos about doing it for their new shop on the other side of a stream.
Electric underground has so many benefits. Direction boring is not that expensive when you weigh the long term cost savings. And you don’t need to worry about what is happening above ground.
You can never have enough shed. Especially with your skill and future you have on this property. I would bump up to 60 x 80 for sure.
I would bump up to 60x80 too. But who's going to pay for it? I can't.
Love the drone shots!
Hope you took aerial drone videos and your progression as you clear the land.
I have been. My drone sucks though. The gimbal just broke on it so I have no camera control now. In the market for a new one but money is tight until the shop is built.
Jay, I have not had fun milling pine. You will find that it gums up pretty badly and makes a mess. Maybe other sawyers will have other views on this, but I now avoid all pine on my mill.
I'm familiar with the pitch and resin. I've been parking with yellow pine for 15 years. It gums up every cutting edge. Just more maintenance time cleaning it off.
Suggestion that you've probably thought of - When your family moves onto the property, or when the complete layout of finalized, plant a new tree in a special spot that your family can watch grow. Maybe a tree that stands out from the rest, a willow for example.
We plan on growing a fruit orchard. We are clearing a lot but will be planting back a lot as well.
@@JayBates That's awesome. Can't wait to see the journey.
Diesel creek just did underground power. Duke energy charged him like 55,000 dollars
How many feet was it
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@@JayBates if I remembered correctly it was over 1000'
@@JayBates 2400' ruclips.net/video/sMlKBl_N9L8/видео.htmlsi=i8ne208q-DLeLJi1
To follow up on this. We are going underground. 1500' and its $14,988
could you do directional drilling for your conduit li8ke RR buildings recently did? would save the trees
Hey Jay , love watching your vlogs ... I was wondering if you can put a small map of your property in one corner of your vlogs highlighting the place where you are getting the work done ..kind of like those 'You are Here' floor maps which are displayed in malls and offices
Watching your enthusiasm I think that this is the best decision you've ever made! Cant wait to see some of the structures that you're going to make with all that timber!
Also, if it is going to cost say $20K or more, think of doing your own solar farm with batteries. If interested I will help find some more resources. Even multiple smaller solar installs depending on real needs might be less expensive.
Adventure Strikes you tube channel has done a lot of solar, some diy friendly, some not. Basically solar panels are the cheap part. Batteries are expensive but needed to be really offgrid, next is the controller electronics, but it isn't hard, if you take it easy and know good basic wiring techniques (that is learnable without to much effort). These guys are in Northern Idaho on the side of a mountain.
Another channel that did a nice setup is TinyShinyHome. Different products, similar reasons and good results, but they are in the desert.
Been a sub since the days when you were working out of the apartment. Love watching your journey progress. best of luck!
According to how much land saplings you have clear in the future check out one of those disc tree mulchers to rent for a few days. Looks like from about 4" down it will take everything down. Plus it looks as if it would be a blast to use. They also make some that mulch up trees to chips only.
I've looked into them. I want one. I want to rent one. Simply put, they are out of budget. We have a strict spreadsheet to follow and very little room to give and take from each cell. We're living this adventure debt free and want to stay that way. The $4000 it costs to rent a skid steer with a forestry mulcher is the same cost as a third function kit and a grapple for my tractor. I went that route so I can use the grapple forever vs getting work done for a week.
@@JayBates Wow, had no idea rent was that high. At 72 I understand sticking to a budget though.
Cool vid. Your operator really needs to use the thumb on that machine, though, WAY easier to move trees with it...
I think he broke a pin that day.
@@JayBates That would do it!
Chris from Letsdig18;would have his new Volvo 350 in there with the stumper attachment! That mini is getting the job done!
Are you going to use the fallen trees to build your house? That will be great❤. Go Jay go!
No
Be thinking roof orientation for future solar. I know there's a lot on your plate, but NO gable ends facing south. Panels will get cheaper.
I'm not a fan of solar. Easily decimated by hail, which is common where I live. Very little "green energy" with solar panels considering the amount of waste in production and disposal.
Hmmmm, might be time to eBay a single axle dump truck, maybe bigger if the price is right so you can do your own gravel later.
I can't help wondering if a cost analysis for off-grid solar/battery combination would be cheaper than getting power from the utility to your new digs, not to mention the savings on electricity from the grid over the next 20 years...the cost of solar/battery is getting cheaper these days. Just a thought.
I'm not a fan of solar. Easily decimated by hail, which is common where I live. Very little "green energy" with solar panels considering the amount of waste in production and disposal.
Jay, unless you've got plans already, consider the container as a kiln? unless you're doing solar. I'm envious.
I'd like to build a solar kiln
Going from a garage workshop to a 2 acre workshop, that´s a big jump. Congraulations man. is awesome. ¡¡keep going!!
This is awesome!!! I so hope you are building a " Timber frame home" with your lumber. Maybe a situation for a " Timber frame class" ?!?! ❤
Not in the current plans.
Ahh, the magic of hydraulics. I hope you like building with pine - you're going to have an absolute metric buttload of wood.
If you've watched his channel for any length of time, you'd know Jay is no stranger to building with pine.
My workbench is made from these same yellow pine trees.
Awesome, so exciting to get started! Did you look into having a logging company come out to do that kind of work? Maybe it would be worth trading those pines for the work. You give them up, but that might let you save enough to do underground power.
Nobody want's to touch pine right now. We had a nasty drought last summer that caused way too much timber to be harvested. It saturated the market heavily.
Hey Jay... you should turn the Conex into a kiln and have it right next to the saw mill
I'll build a kiln most likely.
You could eventually convert the container into a wood drying kiln...😉
I was thinking the same thing when he mentioned it. Big fireproof box... Insulate that sucker and heat her up. 🥵
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Please get us on a tripod.. I'm dizzy with a fast moving camera .
How is the poison ivy?
I only got poison ivy because I was being stupid trampling through it. I'm better educated with it now and understand how to effectively wash up before the urushiol gets absorbed. It's still everywhere but I'm doing a better job about not being so stupid ;)
Well Jay, you made the right call moving to the woods. I moved to the woods a few years ago. The world is a nuthouse and I see it getting worse before it gets better. In your other video you were walking around in a summer long sleve shirt to keep bugs off. In the woods you're going to see bugs that'll make you say, "WTF is THAT!", then you'll be looking it up on your phone to make sure that monster bug isn't poisonous or something. It's a different lifestyle. Security cameras. Cant stress it enough. Get security cameras.
Sooo, have you decided on a name for the property? Did i miss that in an earlier video? Or will it just be known as, The Property. Haha
Haven't named it yet
Be still Jay, you are making me dizzy.
Tripod would be great. I got a little motion sick with this video.
I am not sure why you want to burn the old roots and branches. You have plenty of space, why not just letting them rot and return to earth? Burning can be dangerous, especially in the middle of the wood, and makes pollution.
Only annoying thing in Jays videos is that everything is in imperial units: Inches, feeds, yards, foods, quarter of something, half of this, and so on. Hard to follow what actual sizes are. You should also note, that many of your followers are not using imperial units.
Exciting but man please stop walking and turning around while recording, this whole video made me sea sick
Damn, stop spinning around in you videos, I'm getting dizzy!