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[@johnpaterson8104]

Last video i watched you were feeling low, Glad to see you back to your old self buddy, remember behind the clouds, the sun is always shining. Love to you and your family. JP.

[@robinr.770]

There is nothing more inspiring in a situation than overcoming a roadblock that for a split second may appear in our path. The victory in perseverance is sweet. Love the new truck and snowblower. (That dang thing works!) Love the progress. Thanks.

[@davidhintz1]

Watching These Videos is like Meditation for my Soul..

[@mandbhomestead]

That snowblower will be great, cannot wait to see that build. The gray truck looks much better with the top off. Both were great find. Thanks for sharing! Great job knocking off stuff in the list.

[@heartland96a]

Great the the gray truck does not have any issues that you have found yet,and very good news that the blower mounted up and works,really had wanted to see more of it in action,sending positive thoughts that the storm won't be more than a dusting .

[@simonknight4744]

Good to see you got the snow blower working together with the truck so pleased for you, in England we are so proud of how you are doing.

[@exundfluriba]

Sometimes you move extraordinarily fast, then you slow down, I for one am impressed!😮😀

[@mattcarpenter6536]

You may already know this but Harben Jet pumps make an incredibly reliable pipe cleaning machine . what you may not know is they work great for drilling shallow wells( At least in Florida). If you attach pressure steel conduit to the hose and attach a 1 forward jet head on it it will cut through just about anything. I know this because i ran one for years and helped a buddy out that hit some rocks and clay while sinking his casing. It went through so fast we almost lost it.I think you will find the design of the pump pretty awesome as well. Its a great pressure washer as well. There are used ones out there and the are easy to rebuild. Best of luck to you and your family!

[@johnpiegzik298]

House is coming together, I look forward to spring and the projects you will get done, just need to get thru the next month or so! You got this, keep up the great work and Thank You so much for sharing with us all! 😎👍

[@mauso12012]

" I'll quit tomorrow but not today" Awesome mantra to live by Press on Sir

[@Bradfisher1]

I have a 1991 f250 regular cab 4x4 IDI.. was going to sell it until I started watching your videos. You have motivated me to get her running again!! Thanks

[@kaycox19]

Mister, you are moving on your place!! Looks marvelous.

[@Loraganmoore]

Always build bigger than what you need and never cause stress on things that shouldn't. Always better to handle more pressure than you need for that piece of mind. Another great video on your journey to your dream.

[@grandmasfavorites]

The snow blower is impressive. Yours is the 1st I've seen and now I know how it works.

[@niceguy2171]

Get that snowblower attachment front mounted like you've talked about..and working well, and it will allow you to throw the snow away off the sides, instead of of trying to just plow it to the sides and fighting it each time. True there might be yrs. where you could get away w/plowing it, but there will be more that you do need it. One thing not on your 'winter rules' list is a snowmobile..which is vital if you ever get buried in and everything breaks down and you need to get out in an emergency..look for a cheap one over the late spring and summer if you can, when prices are low. Have to add in a Edit: you are back on track, and even if the tasks and needs seem almost insurmountable at times..you Are getting there!

[@luzcolon3983]

You are coming down the stretch. Blessings to you; Cedar and the family. Hugs and love 💕

[@mitc0185]

Your spirits seem to be back up -- good to see. Spring is just around the corner. I'm looking forward to seeing the snowblower truck too that's a cool idea.

[@johnhirsch5923]

Heath - this is great - snow blower, moving fwd on the house and the opportunity to restore a good old truck. Hang in there and keep chipping away!

[@ketocutie2981]

Your voice is very soothing. I understand how it feels to worry about your dog in the snow.

[@ronhart4166]

Seems like that topper would have came in handy !! Keeping things dry for one. I have been looking on craigslist for 2yrs to find a old diseal truck and not one has showed up. Yet you have TWO 😂 I love the new truck 👍

[@sulebo2153]

Go Cedar! The power of positive thinking feeds success. And your children are going to achieve their soul missions too :)

[@Rebecca-zr2zx]

Good buy on that new truck and the $150 dollar snow blower! My dad had the same Ford you bought -- first vehicle I ever drove!

[@fsgromad]

Had the same problem with woodpeckers. Solved it with wind chimes, sparkly ones, worked great.

[@EastMesaUrbanHomestead]

Looking so good with everything. Looking forward to the next video. As always thanks for sharing 😎

[@jimconrads9515]

We had a woodpecker who drilled perfect 3" holes in the cedar siding at my parent's house in Tahoe. At the end of the day, hanging 2-3' mylar strips, 1-2" wide, from the eves and putting in a few solar powered owl decoys seemed to do the trick scaring it off.

[@drbrono]

I believe woodpeckers are protected so you will have to be careful of how you "take care of them." We had the same problem. One side of our house was covered in cedar shake shingles and a woodpecker persisted on putting holes in them. The shingles were getting older and were told that although woodpeckers will sometimes peck for the heck of it, it is usually because they believe/know there to be food (insects) there. In the end, we replaced the cedar shakes with a nice vinyl siding.

[@mickeyjabjab7929]

Omg bro u got a beautifull place there..

[@pldyer69muzic]

Your Awesome Sir. Keep On Trucking.

[@marcmmclellan]

I’m looking forward to some truck rebuild videos! I can’t wait!

[@506curtis]

That sure is a nice old truck. Looks nice and straight.

[@kahuna_6424]

Life of Curtis in stead of, mean and gay ??

[@ewellacres]

I am so glad to see the tremendous progress that is happening with the build. Keep up the good work. Pretty soon the house will become a home.

[@jimh712]

That 3 point hitch snowblower is awesum But can you imagine two sitting side by side..(like some snow clearing trains have) Should be unbelievable opening the road in one pass (??) with no snow banks on either side of the road. ( hydraulic drive on each blower. And a motor with the hydyaulic pump mounted in the bed of the truck..for power One killer road opener.. ... The last video posted had Darryl and his son both on backhoes and you in the plow truck to open your road... This Animal could do the job with only one person... 👍👍😃😃😃😃😃👍👍

[@frantzjensen3983]

glad to see you took a Michigander's advice and got a snow blower for deep snow removal

[@Sinksalot1]

It will get easier. Keep up the hard work, it will pay in the end! I like the idea of the snowblower mounted on front of a truck. One of my tractors has a front loader and I thought maybe mounting a blower in place to the bucket. Good Summer project.

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

Ruger in some ways takes after his master, ...driven -- LOL But he rests in between. You are really moving along - love watching how to solve each new challenge ! All the Best !

[@Downeastwaves]

Cool snowblower! Glad the check list is getting crossed off!!

[@howardwhite9773]

for your snow removal "mega-truck," keep an eye out for a de-commissioned fire apparatus with a front PTO.

[@rubymiles1914]

I just love watching your snowy world and what you're doing, making, refixing. Maby after you get done with all your projects and refixing, your body systems and problems will settle down, or go away. Have you ever thought abt taking at leased a week off and totally relax?

[@Sqeptick]

Irridesent foil bird tape helped save the cedar siding on my old house. Just thumbtacked it in the problem area and it seemed to work. Got it off Amazon for $5.

[@brandons9398]

You are an inspiration to us all. On your snowblower issue. Many 4x4 transfer cases have a PTO you could possibly mount a blower to. I have seen such adaptations however I don’t know what they used: sorry I can’t be of more help.

[@JONNYGEEKMANG]

I think that snow plow will do you well. I'd keep in mind replacement parts for the impeller, such as blades and bearings. It'd be good to have them on hand in the shop, as well as common parts for the trucks you know? Nothing worse then getting behind on the road over a common part. I wish you luck and hope that the snow blower changes the game for you living safely at your new abode.

[@131dyana]

My Dad used cut up brillo pads in problem areas.

[@dennismoore6180]

a lot of work but is is comeing along man great work

[@phillipm3799]

The gray truck is definitely my new favorite

[@johncourtneidge]

Nice work! Re the 1" over 3/4" line, my ex brother-in-law, Brian observed, "You can't go wrong if you build it strong!". Yes!

[@cuznjo1]

i hope you can start insulating and rocking soon. that why you people can start moving in and enjoying the house. i laughed with the woodpecker problem you had. not because it was pecking on your siding, but it reminded me of the one that i had at my country house years ago. for some strange reason, the one at my house, would use the down spout on the side of my house, and it sounded like a machine gun going off. it was not afraid of me, and sorry to say, i had to dispatch it. i stained my T1-11 siding a dark brown color, turned out a porcupine love the taste of the stain, and over time, ate a big section of my siding and i had to replace a large section of one 4x8 sheet.

[@micahwatson9017]

Woodpeckers will attract a mate by making the most noise they can. So they will peck on metal during mating season! I had one that would wake us up at 4:30 in the morning every spring by pecking on our metal chimney cap. Would do it for a week or two until he found a mate.

[@paguy5350]

Happy to see that the snowblower works great. My thoughts is a gas engine with a sideways drive shaft mounted on a base plate on the front of a truck with the shafts from both the engine and the blower having a connection between them that could break loose so that neither would be damaged from a blockage/stoppage in the snowblower impeller.

[@OurSoVaLife]

beautiful place

[@johnnylgulledge6899]

Had the same problem with woodpecker’s at my cabin. I fixed all the damage and got the biggest Owl with a bobbin head and put it out. It worked, birds and squirrels stayed away!

[@erichayes4661]

I'm sorry to hear about the ulcerative colitis. I had something very similar, diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon. I finally got some relief when I had the sigmoid removed and my large intestine re-sectioned so that not only did all the pain go away, I didn't have to have a colostomy either. You should consider it.

[@fatsdulange]

Just subscribed. Been watching a while here and there. Admire your basis in/of life. Takes me back to a better place and time. Don't see that much at all anymore here in a city. Envious. Thanks for the vids.

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Fats Dulange thank you!

[@waylonhartwell]

We occasionally have a woodpecker problem at our Cottage and usually I will take a small chunk of screen and form a ball of mothballs inside of it and staple it up by the spot where the woodpecker likes to work and then up in areas where I think he might want to move to and it seems to work usually pretty well I find after a year so the moth balls wash away but they do tend to clean the cedar underneath which I don't particularly care about but if you are worried about it you could put a little piece of tin that would redirect any rain water away and then you won't have to use a shotgun treatment

[@oscarb.morales5906]

I can't wait to see you retrofit the snow blower to be front mounted.

[@BulletproofPastor]

I'm convinced that many code requirements are made according to somebody's preference rather than sound reasoning. Water softeners in Texas must have bypass valves but the whole house is served by it. ID code is the first place I've heard of a hard line requirement in the house. However Texas building code requires an electrical disconnect on the outside of the structure (good idea) which routinely results in the entire service panel mounted outside and exposed to the elements (not so good). Most of the time code represents good practice but sometimes it gets quirky. I enjoy your channel and never miss an episode. Thanks.

[@131dyana]

To keep out wood peckers the brillo pads worked.

[@reecealeck8314]

The car matches ur house siding !

[@mariayelruh]

That's so bad, it's good. I just hope Red gets that is a positive not a slam, not everyone gets weird humor.

[@lilbird1962]

Hope you and Cedar have a very Happy Anniversary!!

[@DIYMechanic1]

I can't wait to see what you decide to do with the new old truck (and the house is good, too...) :-)

[@fordrac1ng81]

I love using CSST. Always oversize your lines because there's a possibility you will add things like a propane grill, tankless, etc. I ran 1" iron to two 1/2" CSST for stove and furnace and one 3/4" CSST for a tankless and I feel like it was a good investment for when you're using all the BTUs. Same with water. I ran 1" as far as I could, then 3/4 runs to 1/2 tees for each of the sinks, showers and toilets. My wife is so happy with the water pressure and that makes me happy. Her showers are shorter because the conditioner comes out of her hair twice as fast which makes me happy. Do not test your CSST at more than 5psi because you can damage the O-Rings. 5PSI over 24 hours is my preferred test for CSST because you're still 5-10 times overpressure for the system.

[@carlthor91]

The little backhoe is great. If you get an ~80 hp 4WD tractor with a cab, get a plow, and you have the blower for it, awesome, does much, much, more than snow. You have to face facts, that you live in a snow zone. P'up is strictly, a Sunday got to meet'n vehicle. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers

[@carollove8752]

Happy to see the dog gaining back some weight. Next time you might need to put a leash on and attach it to something in the truck so he doesn’t jump out again. 🥰

[@DSjockey]

I'm in Denver and March is our snowiest month I don't see how you folks could be anywhere near done with snow but then I don't know anything about Idaho except I love going to St. Anthony's sand dunes, stay warm and dry.

[@bradleyschneider3871]

I want to put in a water softener I've fixed up an old house need to put in a watersoftner this summer seeing your a plumber and a jack of all trades what type of softener should I put in,with codes changing I would like to be ahead of all this I know salt softener are creating havoc on sewer treatment plants down the road it's gonna be mandatory using filters any suggestions on kind and or type I should use.also I put in a mini split for air and heating for my upstairs it's separate from the furnace/air downstairs.you should put this in your house upstairs b 4 you enclose your walls just a suggestion. I'm in Minneapolis here and we have been getting record snow fall for the month of February,I feel your haste for this winter,I also can't wait for spring.nice job on the house it looks great,and nice that you changed the gas line and water,should have would have,you have a great sense of what's coming down the road. Keep up the great videos I look forward to seeing it all done,time is on your side!

[@HeavensGatesCherryFarm]

Hope that blower work for you!!!!🍒🍒🍒

[@scotthaswell645]

Sometimes Woodpeckers are attracted to electrical current and mistake the sound for insects. If they focus on one area perhaps check whats on the other side of the wall. For example try unplugging things like a T.V. or lamps and swap out the power outlet. We also left a dead tree standing out aways in the yard to give them something to do. Thanks for the videos and good luck with the birds.

[@2012spacetraveler]

There was a fellow that put a tractor snowblower on the front of his truck - quite the set up - it was on youtube a few years back - go search it out - pretty wild.

[@mariowickel456]

Woodpecker problem pop some finishing nails into your siding in a web pattern in the area ,run monofilament fishing line around nail to nail, they see it and go elsewhere . Had that problem myself in Illinois

[@thomasarussellsr]

Fuel and a block heater and she fired right up. Dang how do you work on the house and still find family time and all these great deals. Good for you, Heath. The puppy just wants to run, I had one of those for years. Little 12 pound min-pin would get loose and stay ahead of traffic out on the main road. He took fewer runs as he got between 13 and 15 years old, but he was still a fast little burger. Toward the end he started slowing down, lost his hearing, sight, and eventually took off never to return. He was a little magician at getting out of harnesses and over the fence. I miss him emencely, and figure he likely hit the woods to die. He likely didn't want me to have to bury him. My wife, i and our kids all combed the woods nearby for over a week, we never found him. Some dogs are just like that. They have to feel that freedom from time to time.

[@sharpshooter012345]

Dogs like you do your thing, I'm off to an adventure

[@steveniemyer9288]

We had a woodpecker problem when I was a kid. It liked to peck on our brown metal downspouts. It was the most annoying racket we ever heard. Everybody on the street complained. My mom wouldn’t allow us to take drastic measures to get rid of it, but I believe one of our neighbors did.

[@ChrisK-LTC]

Since the snow blower is pto driven, consider mounting a small engine to it and belt driving the shaft to make it self contained. That would be cheaper and easier than hydraulics and you could remove it if needed to put it back on the tractor. Run a cable to the truck cab so you can run the engine throttle from inside.

[@jonbui1904]

check for power at the glow plug relay. it`s common for the relays to burn out.

[@mmanut]

Maybe put some pipe insulation on your water lines that are on any outside walls ??? Just in case you go away for extended time those pipes will be OK. LOOKING FANTASTIC, GOOD LUCK ‼️👍👍. Vinny 🇺🇸

[@SourBogBubble]

I had to buy these fake shiny Owls to stop my woodpecker problem. It worked!!!

[@reidcrosby6241]

Might be helpful for folks to know details on some of your finds.....the snow blower looks like an old 1950's Ferguson/Ford. Those are nice units. I found a two stage that I hope to power similar to yours (with hydraulics) let us know specs on the hydraulic motor (flow rate and hp) . Additionally, get some anti cavitation additives into that old diesel....my buddy is here I n my place swapping out IDI's from cavitation......only 90k miles. Keep up the good work...."quit tommorow not today" Good one!

[@Upliftyourbrothers]

The rear pto snowblowers are much more powerful and reliable than a front mount hydraulic. Look at wranglerstars front snowblower on his tractor. He also didn’t want a rear mount but the size of haydraulic power pack needed to run a decent size snowblower is huge. And it needed to be mounted on the rear pto. You may consider finding an engine to directly mount into a snowblower so you can push the snowblower and engine with it mounted on the front of the truck

[@JB-qf5pn]

The best option for snow removal is a tractor with a loader on the front and always will be. You can’t replace being able to lift and dump snow, and even if you front mount the blower it’s going to be VERY slow. I tell “snow removal” companies that only have a truck with a plow and a snow blower that they don’t have the correct equipment all the time. You can push all you want, if you can’t lift to make a pile it doesn’t matter.

[@donaldhofman296]

A good v plow and a side wing are better than a loader! Im from Minnesota!!!

[@JB-qf5pn]

Donald Hofman again you can push all you want but unless you can lift to dump the snow you have nothing, I’ve seen every type of plow get stuck but a loader serves as a plow and can lift and dump so unfortunately your wrong. Being from Minnesota gives you no credit in my book we get just as much snow here. And the fact that you don’t see that a loader functions as a plow makes you ignorant.

[@Shez_C]

Always enjoy your vids. The last 4mins was interesting. I kinda get what you're saying.

[@mikeclark1733]

tough times dont last,tough people do.

[@alane6555]

Great videos, you are an inspiration. I agree, kinking your neck to run a snowblower backwards would not be a good thing with as much snow as you get. Have you considered using an engine with a belt drive to run the snow blower? Not sure what it would need but it would be self contained then. Or a hydraulic line off of the front end loader if you have a quick mount on it.

[@tabranch3165]

Hope when you repair the gate ,you raise it up off the dirt! 🚧

[@brandonrichter6910]

I'm not sure what transfer case you have but some of those old fords have a transfer case with an optional pto output on it, which I have seen used to run hydraulic winches, you could probably fabricobble something together either running hydraulics or rerouting the PTO shaft to output out the front to run the blower

[@mikefedele4521]

Woody may cause some issues with all that wonderful siding. Years ago my grandfather had a similar problem. He put a t bar really high up with this glue like stuff. The birds don't like it thus not coming back. Not sure if it would work with them but it is worth a go. Beats the alternative of extermination. Great video. I like the new/old truck I have a soft spot for them.... Not too many left up here.

[@Downeastwaves]

Thanks so much! Ruger needs a GoPro

[@floydferguson5366]

Great video!

[@bigrigtruckrepairmobileser2546]

Getcha a few of those plastic owls. They work great against woodpeckers. Hang one at each corner of the house

[@black_dog_barks]

You can make some $$ and keep the road clear by opening a snow plowing business, get a small business loan, some heavy equipment that can also haul gravel in warm weather, and instead of wishing for light snow in the winter, you wish for more snow.. Either way..with a skill of a plumber, you should be able to foot the bill for plowing...

[@wantblackwolf]

Might be easier to reverse the drive direction of an old tractor than to mount the blower to a truck. But if the truck idea is for the warm cab then an engine in the bed with a generator and mount an electric motor to the blower may be the least work. You could use a winch to raise and lower it. Use quick attach pins and battery connectors so you could remove it fast if need to. You could probably find a used forklift motor and controller that would work for little money. Looks like there is enough room on the 3 point frame to mount the motor then you could run a transfer case or something similar down to the shaft. Now that I think of it I love this idea of an electric blower truck so much I may have to do it myself.

[@HarryHov]

You know your out in the Bush when her name is Cedar hahah

[@davyjones232]

Glow Plug circuit AMPMETER: (old school) Allows monitoring of glow plugs conditions. Reduce reading means bad glow plug and you need to search for it.

[@Gizzard4400]

Darn woodpecker

[@DLKHAY]

spouse support is the most important

[@bobpickard1]

As often as you buy and sell trucks... paint your ranch logo on them and maybe get a few more bucks from buyers. Who doesn't want a Red Poppy truck???

[@Kevin90604]

@10:20 Ruger bonked his head on the stove door lol

[@stevewoodw]

Can you grow some of the woodpecker's favourite trees....?

[@st.frankofva.5096]

Just a thought for you to consider. We had woodpecker problems and we went to the dollar store and gor a few rubber snakes. Black and red ringed snakes. Hung them up on our gutters and one in a tree. Never saw the woodpeckers again.

[@doggies.will.be.doggies]

how else found this channel recently, and has done 10+ episode bingewatching like Netflix is a bitch?

[@ghostspectre1861]

Was just about ready to turn KZbin off for the night....damn you.

[@BulletproofPastor]

GhostSpectre - Yup! I hear you.

[@azwrenchmaster5334]

If you find a truck with an old 4 or 5 speed stick shift (not sure on newer 6 speeds), you can add a pto to the side of the trans. Not sure if there would be room to run a drive shaft forward, over the front diff, but i think it's been done in the past. I actually have one I was going to put on my 73 GMC for a front winch...just never did.

[@paddycaseygsxr]

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