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[@tommccormick3277]

Mike we have a low producing well and have a 1500 gallon holding tank under our pump house, fed by the well. We never run low on water unless the pump or controller fail. We also irrigate a five acre pasture with creek water but also fill a 2500 gallon tank for watering the garden (only) late summer when we can't pump from the creek (dry season). Anyway the holding tank for the well makes our life much easier here, my wife gets real mean when we run out of water ;)

[@CampMegabea]

this make good sense , i would prefer well water to rain water , all it takes is a neighbor burning trash and a drifting wind to put ashes on your roof , then who knows what in your water

[@johnsadler8637]

Good morning from MidMo on the screened porch. A little cooler this morning than lately. Occasional wisp of breeze too. I’m not even running the ceiling fan. Got a kick out of Melissa trying that one gnarly Z-shaped limb about 3 times, then tossing it aside in disgust. I cleaned limbs off our house in SC about 3-4 years post Hurricane Hugo. That storm triggered a lot of limbs to come from the trunk, and they all hunted for sunlight, so grew out and down and out again. Dealing with those was as bad as with Osage Orange, save the thorns. Gnarly stuff. You have my sympathy. I was impressed by how you manage to bite off a big but chewable project in an hour or so - good compartmentalizing and time management. Compliments to you. Have a good Sunday, folks!

[@jeffreywelch7395]

Chipper Chick should have a pair of hand clippers in her back pocket... snip off a gnarly twig or two to feed it in the chipper. AND... we weren’t too far off calling it a “pool build”. Not when. You’re going to name it the “Pool Barn!” AND AND I think you have it positioned perfectly. Utility is what makes things beautiful to me.

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

Also when the pool comes, if you have only limited water you will need another water source. Evaporation is unbelievable on hot sunny days. We are always putting in a IBC tote ( 1000 litres) during the hot dry days. Use your logging winch to pull the trees down the direction you want. I do that all the time. Cut part way through and pull from as high as you can reach to put the choker chain on.

[@tomashbaugh8891]

Mike- great idea about the water. A neighbor built or rebuilt an existing beautiful post and beam barn. Underneath the patio they had a big bladder system installed . From the bladder they pump up the water to a water tower that looks that it’s made from wood like old time. Kinda looks like a round hot tub, it’s about 16’ tall. That’s the cool part....it creates enough water pressure for anything. You will love washing your vehicles with rainwater and your plants will love it too. Good idea, cheers.

[@merlewarnsholz2094]

Mike & Melissa - Great video. I read through some of the comments. Melissa triggered a good idea from a couple where if you will cut part way through those branches that spread out, it will collapse going into the chipper. Once again, free advice is sometimes worth exactly what you paid for it. Blessings to you both, and to the kids. Hi to Hunter. I like his idea of a pop machine in the garage. May have to look into that.

[@mattandrews6697]

Great game plan for the poolbarn. I get a kick out of how your viewers object to where your building and how you do things on your property! That cracks me up! Love from Northwest Indiana! 🙏🏻👏👍💗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@markcranage2651]

When I lived in Australia, I had 3 @ 5000 gallon rainwater tanks., One was fibro cement and the other two were plastic. We used rainwater for the entire house and well water for the lawns and garden. The excess rain water runoff went back down into the well. Apart from the house water runoff, I had a indoor pool room ( 20 ft X 40 ft ) and a garage ( 20 ft X 60 ft ) .

[@71jvf]

Mike, We’re in PA right now visiting my daughter’s family. What amazes me back here is how straight your trees grow. My oaks at home may have a 30” to 60” girth at 2 feet and a 60’ to 80’ diameter crown but they are generally no taller than 40’. And it’s so nice and green.......the mountains of Southern California are now summer brown. And hot, but it’s a dry heat, 30% or lower humidity. Nothing like back here. Looking forward to your next builds. Adios, muchacho.

[@craigsudman4556]

Hey Mike & Melissa, back in 1974 my folks lived in the Cayman Islands, and drinking water was hard to find. Jack (my step father) built a 30' x 30' house with a cistern underneath it. The cistern was 15' x 30' x 5' and collected rain water for drinking. Our property was heavily wooded with Bread fruit trees, Palm trees and Sea grape trees. The roof had a unique design with four valleys running down to the corners of the building and four peaks in the middle of the walls, which allowed the entire rain collection to be made with eight feet of gutter total! Each corner had two feet of gutter with a leader going down into the cistern. All we did to filter the water was to have each two feet of gutter screened with fiber glass window screen. The finer particulates would eventually settle to the bottom of the cistern. Jack would put on snorkel, mask and fins and go into the cistern and scrape the bottom to keep particulates to a minimum. This only had to be done every couple of years or so, not very often. The only other filtering was done on the intake pipe for the pump. That water was the best for drinking. The well water, which was brackish, was piped to the toilets and showers. Cistern water was piped to all the sinks and the washing machine. Eventually he had enough water to sell to the Flowers water company @ $1.25 per gallon. Great video, thumbs up.

[@samdiamond2631]

We are in the final stage of our 40 x80 building. So we share your excitement! Also our colors are very close to yours. Good luck with your project and can’t wait to see your finished product.

[@terrycastor8299]

2" of much needed rain last night here in west central Indiana. 64 degrees this morning, mid 70s this afternoon. Perfect! I have to admit, Melissa is the prettiest tree service worker I ever did see! Good worker to boot!😉

[@wayahedia9989]

If you're not drinking it, you only need to filter particulates out of it. And not necessarily all of them. As well, making sure no light can get into the tank. After filtering here, I use a UV scrubber to clean the water we use to drink. We collect a lot for rainwater here and we filter on its way into the tanks. That's really all you need to do.

[@davebroere9078]

We built a 36x50 pole barn shop about 6 years ago. the 6x6 pole + 2x4 purlin construction allowed lots of wall insulation. Used light grey steel walls on the interior and ceiling and Vinyl tile on the floor. Insulated steel OH doors a dedicated HVAC system and a half bath. We don’t regret any of these decisions. Good luck on your construction.

[@plho8443]

Great explanation about the positioning of your all-purpose family-style building. Also, it will provide wonderful privacy for Melissa’s and the kids’ pool!!!

[@bvinduck]

I have a UV water filter system. I think they are great. I spent about $900.00 for a whole house system. I only mention this because- there will be a day you want to drink that water. You will be happy knowing that you have a great system and safe drinking water.

[@coryblanchette8369]

Mike just my expertise on cisterns. I have a 2400 gallon tank at my cabin we build about 25 years ago. It works well since I don’t have access to rural water. Just a couple things we do. In the colder months you will want to place a light bulb in your pump hole. We drop chlorine pellets in the water every couple weeks. The smell can get funky at time just because of non movement of the water. About the little debris that will go into your water. The only thing I have found is you will get Little Rock’s like from your asphalt shingles. Our pump input is high enough so it doesn’t sucks those up but about every 5 years we will drain the water and we will go in and shovel it out. Make sure your tubing that comes from one side of the roof to the other is big enough to handle the water that goes into the tank. You don’t want excess water going to the ground because your driving isn’t big enough to go in the cistern. You should not need a softener because as the rain falls it’s soft water. Our cistern is cement so just make sure you place it in a place where you won’t be driving overs. One last thing I can think of is, make sure you have a overflow hose so when the water tank is full then your moving the excess water away from your building. You can imagine a roof that size will collect a lot of water. Our tank is 2400 gallons and out cabin including single car garage is 65x 30 and in the spring and fall we will have to divert water because the tanks are full and this is when 5 of us are using the cabin about every weekend. Let me know if you have any other question and I’ll try to answer them for you. We have had our cabin now for 25+ years and we wouldn’t change about the cistern

[@DanKlein_1]

Nice colors for the building. Can't wait to see how it comes out. I may have to steal that same color scheme for when we build ours.

[@tylerwelch3520]

Love to watch the progress of your property and your dreams come true! Hard work pays off. You’re a shining example of how doing a little “extra” goes a long ways and it’s how you can “get ahead” in life. Keep up the great videos and can’t wait to see the pool shed come to life. 👍

[@etruedus]

Really glad to see you guys thinking about rain water catchment systems! Looking forward to seeing it all work out for you guys!

[@tony78652]

Rainwater harvesting is becoming very popular here in the UK. We use it for wc's and washing machines. Systems have triple filter set up, that is fine for that type of usage. Love the channel.

[@happycamper4329]

Hi Mike and Melissa, my head is absolutely spinning with all the research on this and septics at the moment, as I'm about to buy my first bit of farmland - which is the main reason I've been watching your channel. I've learned so much about the equipment you use, and what tasks you've been using it for, and can't thank you both enough for sharing your knowledge freely with us. What I have been told by two different companies is that a) underground is the better option for the tanks - concrete tanks also (generally) have a life span of 50 years- and it's best that the concrete be poured on site, rather than offsite, because there are no pre-assembly joins, and significantly reduces the chances of any damage (or dings) to the tank during transportation, and b) UV light is the much better option (but depends on the size of the tank). Was also told by another company that (apparently) underground concrete tanks get better as they age! www.yourhome.gov.au/water/rainwater www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/water/Documents/Rainwater-Treatment-Guide.pdf With any tank system - be it above ground or underground, if there is a bushfire on or near your property, it's best to shut off the intake - I found www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/water/Pages/rainwater-bushfires.aspx very useful for information on this. All the best with whichever system you choose.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thank you for that, good information!

[@maryfranzen5297]

Wife's account/I ran a 6" sewer pipe conduit to my out building/man shed. Pulled a 2" forced sanitary pipe, water, 100 amp electrical 1-1/2" conduit, 3/4 conduit for cable/security/1" gas line, and an extra conduit. Worked great.

[@bryanslater8740]

I like the way you both feel about the building location. We both do the same thing. What we think looks nice. We are the one's living there. If someone else lived there they could do it differently the way they like.

[@kendallrogers377]

Buckin Billy Ray would be proud of the way you put that tree where you wanted it...LOL... Love your channel and the ideas you have for your property. Always do what's best for you...

[@jacobmaynor1889]

Using a rain collection system is great idea. May also want to think about a larger reserve tank for you water well also. They use them a lot in the Hill Country here as the wells cannot keep up when there is a high demand. They let the well fill the reserve tank then put a smaller pressure pump on to charge the water to the house etc. Not always pretty having a tank sitting but you could dress it up with some of that pine siding...

[@riverrat1431]

I was raised on water off our barn roof .we never had any kind of filter system in all those years, and I barely glow at night .

[@paulmorgan1897]

Check the local EPA local/state restrictions on rain water collection. It is a good idea. You can use simple filters upstream and downstream to protect equipment like pumps or power washers. Another thought for the house is a cistern. They use them a lot in Texas where wells may be weak. Filters, softeners, and UV lights can keep us safe for consumption too.

[@garytaylor7291]

I live in Hawaii where rainwater catchment is very common. Metal roofs, first flush diverters on the downspouts to get rid of the first bit of rainfall that washes all the crap off the metal roofs, pump, then a pressure thank to add water pressure and keep the pump from cycling on every time a faucet is opened, and some particle filters (usually 2 - like a 5 micron and a 1 micron filter), and then because this water is used for drinking and cooking, a UV filter to kill bacteria. For washing cars, put a faucet before the particle filters since that does not need filtered water.

[@barryespeseth7355]

"Pool Barn", now you are talking. 2 videos in a row. That is a slam dunk!!!! I am building a pole barn in 2021 so I will be watching for ideas from you guys.

[@mickrose9633]

Aloha Mike & Missy Here on the big island about 80% of people here live off catchment and we have about 120" of rain annually. We have a number of cool things we use to have good clean water. Check out a company here call Water Works in Hilo. For your down spout, there is this box with a screen on it and it has two down spouts, one is a first rinse with a bleeder valve and a rubber ball. This pipe takes the first drops of rain with dust, bird do do, bugs and fills pipe, ball rises and second pipe takes clean water to tank...

[@jimr8769]

I had a barn with a cistern type collection system. I occasionally added pool chlorine tablets and used an old pool filter to clean the water in the tank when it got dirty.

[@janskoropinski10]

Sounds like a good choice for your building location. There are 300 million + people in the U.S. and everyone would have a different need for a building like you are planning. But there is only one of you two. Your idea is perfect.

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

The chipper sorted the chips from the "green mass" in a better way than I've ever seen anyone done before! Make wonderful compost mulch with the green stuff and some grass clippings in a pile where you also can put autumn leaves, Mike.

[@judithclever1103]

Liked chipper chick working on the chipper, and she's right about the climbing cuts, it will be nice to watch you both get better at this as you cut more trees

[@ranger6x660]

Hi guys! We had 1.5 " of rain Saturday around noon and today you can hardly tell we had any. It's that dry. Great video!

[@charlespickrell9713]

Not that you talked about it yet but, I would add at least 2 pieces of electrical conduit between the house and the new building. The first would be a 2" conduit (or bigger) conduit for electric service. While you wouldn't have to run large gauge wire at first, you could eventually run up to 200 Amp service to the building in the future should you need it, like for electric car charging or something. Then I would run a second conduit at least 1" -1 1/2" for any low voltage wiring going between the buildings. This could be used for Internet, WiFi, TV, or other things. Adding even another empty conduit now would give even more options in the future without requiring running another trench after the new building is up. Just a thought. Love the videos and stay safe.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job Mike and Melissa. Enjoyed what you both are in agreement about where you’re building the Pool Barn, “it suits your purposes and needs for all of your family “. Good job getting the tree down and chipping it up. Thanks for showing how the safety feature actually does work 👍👍 !! Yes it gets to be a P I B however it can be a life saver. Thanks for sharing with us and better luck with your limb trimming Mike🤗. Fred.

[@studleystuff3496]

Pool barn,that is the way to go. i have been considering filling in our inground pool and building a pole barn in its place. my wife started refering to it as the pool barn, which i am ok with as long as she lets me do it. good luck and have a good day.

[@troyeager8877]

Build your pool barn where you want it. I agree block road noise. I enjoy the videos and explanations you all give to explain how you use equipment or why you make the choices you do. As subscribers we are not there on sight. Videos are great but verbal content helps define the process.

[@HallnoutMhall]

Good morning Morgan's. Still praying for rain here. Keeps going around us on both sides. Do what makes sense for you. Buildind in the woods would be twice the work and twice the maintenance and headaches. Hope all is well. Have a blessed sunday. Tell the family hello and have a day. Be safe. We'll see ya down the road.

[@TheSnakeman3]

The shoot on the chipper is on the left side of the tractor. Move the dump trailer to the other side and move it closer like you said. Should be able to get within 2 feet from the shoot exit and catch even the leaves. Safety bar is a must! Seen the wedge on the ground, we didn't get to see that part. I was saying as you were cutting, time for a wedge Mike. Great video today and I like the updates and that there will be a pool eventually.

[@delkoke8112]

Might put a tarp down between chipper and trailer. Makes for easy cleanup.

[@python3574]

My suggestion on the water issue would be to bury a 1000-gal tank that your well pump can keep filled up as needed. Install a submerged will pump (in the proper sleeve) inside the 1000-gal tank that becomes the new pump to supply water to both the house and the new garage. Control that pump with a Franklin constant pressure controller. This set up will allow you to have 1000-gal (which is a LOT) available all the time, and the pump system will maintain constant pressure....so when you're taking a shower and somebody runs the dishwasher it will immediately compensate for the increased demand. This system also allows you to install a smaller pressure tank then the one the well uses. The existing well pump will only be used to keep the 1000-gal tank full.

[@zbudda]

Check out red poppy ranch, he uses a uv light filter system for his well water into the house, a treatment for 100% potable drinking water. He has valve spigot taps in to the water line out in the yard before going through the uv light filter, he uses the unfiltered water for the garden, animals, work shop vehicles and equipment, and would also be good for topping up a pool. The uv light filter system is powered by his solar array & battery system.

[@OldVermontGuy]

Greetings from Central NH (Lakes Region) - your question about capturing rain water and filtering. Have you considered setting up a concrete lined "dry well"/french drain filled with very fine gravel and sand plus ground cloth vertically every couple of feet as a massive rainwater filter then gravity port the outlet to the catchment tank. It could be set up almost like you would do a septic field. You have the space so as long as you make provisions to use a backhoe to dig it out every 5-7 years if the particulate matter builds up. It is amazing how clean the water at the outlet would be with a filter run of 7-10 feet once it is operating for a few weeks. I would recommend either pumping out the holding tank after the first couple of weeks of operation because when it first starts in use the sand and small particulate matter can build up in the holding tank or divert the output away from the holding tank until the filter field has "cleaned" itself out. Hope this helps.

[@johnevans4015]

Hi I have 2 x 5000 gallon tanks Above ground behind the shed. Galvanise with a coating on the inside called aquaplate TM. Works well for home use for drinking and showering. If you put your tanks below ground and they get empty and it is wet weather that can float out of the ground. Regards from Tasmania Australia Just sit them on 4 inches of blue metal fine crushed rock FCR ( gravel ) and they will be fine ours have been sitting there for 27 years and still going strong.

[@joelhuntress6736]

Nice job putting that tree down right where you wanted it to go. Seeing Mellissa struggle with the chipper confirmed my selection of the WoodMaxx chipper. The infeed chute is waist level so no bending to feed it. There’s a bar that allows manually opening the hydraulic feed rollers to get those gnarly (aka poorly cut by Mike) branches started. :)

[@larryiowatexasrooster9317]

Melissa I've got to give you credit 👍 you're wearing your trousers on the outside of your boots! I knew you would come around! I have a friend that lives in Dripping Springs and his only water is rain water, the best water you'll ever have. He has a 20,000 gallon tank, however, it can be pretty dry in Texas so you gotta have a big tank. Your building will be great for collecting water, you'll love the water. In your new building have you thought about having a garage door on the back side? It's great to have a bay you can drive through and it makes for having a good thru breeze, just a thought. Oh, when I have a tree leaning the wrong way I take a 100' rope (use the bucket on the tractor to get my helper up 10/12 ft to put the rope around the tree) then I hook the rope to the tractor and pull it in the direction I want it to go, works for me. Glad Hunter is looking forward to the new building! 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jasonbossaer2580]

The rustic look on the inside of your new building is a great idea with lumber from your own property. Rainwater harvesting will work for sure. Bury the tank and it will be like a cistern style water supply. Jason from Indiana.

[@deanmeyers1690]

Hi; I just wanted to express how much I enjoy your videos. Also I had an idea for your new building you may concider, if you can find a local mill that can kiln dry and tounge and groove lumber..instead of cutting all your trees into firewood,,you could saw the bolt size logs into lumber on your sawmill and do each room (area) inside in a different spieces of hard and softwood tounge and groove paneling that was grown and saw milled on your own land.

[@WhiskeyDale]

i would love to have some of that Cherry to turn some bowls. beautiful wood

[@er1073]

Mike and Melissa I have read articles especially in Florida that the local government discourages harvesting water you might want to check local codes and state codes. I think harvesting water would be a real practical way to supply water to your action center. I heard a can getting kicked. You can get pre-filters (I am not sure if that is what to call it siphoning system) for your water harvesting. The rain water won't need softening. I don't know anything about harvesting I am just making suggestions. Chipper Chick worked up an appetite today. Thanks for sharing your video with us. Hello Hunter. Ed

[@Z-Bart]

Building color combo looks great. Would love to see a joint venture between RR Builders and OWTM but they are up in Illinois. Kyle and Greg do AWESOME work. 👍

[@evilbrat5376]

Reminder - I am not P.C. What you like is for you, the family & the dogs. The colours are your choice and the distance from the road is really not up to debate. That is for your convenience and pleasure. In other words - Live Long and ENJOY! As the cable guy says - Git-R-Done! Can't wait to see it started and more so finished.

[@craigmooring2091]

What a blessing for Mike that Melissa is a chipper childrenck; a grumpy wife is such a drag. ;-)

[@mazz6978]

There is just something soothing about watching you cut up red oak and/or cherry! Greetings from northern New Jersey!

[@brianhubbard6423]

Morton building's is the company that put my 100'X300' Barndominium up, it took them 16 days for the building and about five days to finish the living area. I have a 5,000 gallon rain water tank in ground. I have a screen and osmosis filter system. The osmosis system is only for public use water such as, drinking, showering, cooking, the filtering only is for other water needs. God bless you and your family.

[@jacobmaynor1889]

Piece of plywood clamped to the front wall extending the front wall up works well too...

[@ppaje31]

We use to use a 500 gallon tank to catch rain water. With a basic filter from lowes with 1/2 horse pump. We could use it for 3 days.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Well, the Chipper Chick has spoken!!! 😱😱😱 Mike:. you had better tighten up when it comes to preparing those limbs for Melissa! I know some people don't like videos where there is some talking without action or doing projects, etc. However, I really do enjoy when you guys sitting at the picnic table. Makes me feel like I am there having a glass of iced tea with you all! This is a really exciting project, and I am grateful that you are sharing every step of the way with us.👏👏👏

[@janskoropinski10]

Melissa you have very good stamina. If there is one thing about feeding a chipper, it is a lot of WORK!

[@mrbibstoo]

Mike, forget the underground tank / cistern, they tend to need regular maintenance to combat the bacterial growth. You'd be better off digging a much larger "fire reservoir" and filling it with fresh water, the sunlight will control the bacterial growth and an aerator or two will help to keep it clean too. Of course, if you were to pour a little concrete in the"fire reservoir" prior to filling it with water, that would help keep it from soaking into the ground. Then your idea for using rainwater would work to keep the "fire reservoir" filled. And I suppose at that point, it wouldn't hurt to place a few pavers around the edge or the reservoir to help keep it clean, so it wouldn't damage the circulation pump and filter system. Best of all.... It would have the potential to lower your fire insurance costs too! Big SHOUT OUT to Hunter! Happy belated birthday! HAVE A DAY!!

[@jameszoglmann2326]

It must be so nice to have the proper equipment to do the job...it makes life so much easier!!

[@tonydpayne]

All we have is rain water. Can’t beat it. Put a screen on your gutters to keep the leaves out and a first flush system on the tank and your good to go. If your that worried about it you can put a filter on the pipe between the pump and your house.

[@tomeckermann6343]

Good Sunday morning from NW Ohio. My run had to wait since your video posted. Love the teamwork, love the colors. The location works for you, and that’s what counts.

[@rthawker1]

When everyone was guessing pool I guessed it was going to be a pole barn and I figured it was going right where you said and situated just the same. It makes perfect sense to me why you are doing the way you are. If you want to make it look a little more appealing from the street you could always add a couple windows with shutters.

[@tomarthur4541]

Mike...Cherry makes great furniture. That was enough to make a beautiful bar or cabinet in your new shop...

[@sandman7469]

Hey mike, over in Australia we put a first flush diverter valve in the down pipe which catches the first bit of runoff and then catches clean water, not sure if you have anything like that over there. You can’t beat washing cars or anything else in rain water plus plants seems to responds better to. Enjoying the channel and keep the awesome work up. Cheers

[@linwoodmachine4155]

Never heard of a "fist flush diverter" but it sounds like terrific idea.

[@rodborn1147]

Congrats Mike and Melissa, you own that property and can build your building how you want and where you want. There is no homeowner association to dictate what it looks like or where you place it.

[@slamsshenanigans2296]

Might want to move that chipper just a tad closer..(oopps, made comment mid way thru) .or up the PTO rpms? Can't wait to see the building! I think location makes perfect sense

[@williamwilson6887]

Great video guys. The colour palette for the garage looks amazing. I thought for sure “chipper chick” would have mentioned the chipper as a fav during her interview yesterday for Off The Leash. Have a great rest of your weekend. Stay safe

[@tinachambers4887]

Thanks for the super chat on Buckin,s channel nice color combo on the new pool barn love from TEXAS

[@Froggy_Devil]

a big Cistern for rain water only needs a simple filter and quite frankly better water than from a well for dinking. Rain water is generally sweet and clean.

[@MuhaloTube]

Nice job cleaning up that tree. You may consider putting a tarp down between the chipper and trailer to catch the fine stuff.

[@fd3764]

first off for your water, check out your local RV ( Recreational Vehicle) store for what they have for GRAY water on RVs. Using them the filters would be readily available. Now as for your chipping of the branches a lot of that look like it would have been good for an indoor fireplace or an outdoor fire pit, small diameter being the key there. I hope you are planning on reusing that chipping material as at the least ground covering.

[@charliemurphy2523]

Hi Mike and Melissa. My name is Charlie and my wife Evelyn and I have been subscribers of your channel for about two weeks and we love watching what you do because we enjoy the outdoors also. We are in our early sixties, wife just retired last year and I'm planning on the same next year. We live in the small town of Schuyler, NY, just east of the city of Utica. Rural area and we have about 13 acres of land we purchased from her brother and we like brush hogging trails for the side by side. Just curious as to where in western Pennsylvania you are and how much land you own. Very excited to see your next project come to reality, will be watching it's progress. We took on a project a few years ago and built a Man Cave that I added to my garage. It was a tedious project but was well planned out and we are very happy with the results. It has a full bar, entertainment center, two big screen tv's, an old diner style booth that we made from scratch and pellet stove for heat in the winter.I own some Kubota equipment of my own and possibly looking to upgrade it in the near future. We just like watching your videos and hope to hear back from you soon.

[@billsiliskie2518]

Don’t know how close the walnut tree will be to the shed but you might want to consider that walnuts falling on the steel roof can cause damage and are noisy. (knowledge from experience). I built a shed/shop in 2016. Exact same color scheme. Also in front yard. Looks great and we love it!

[@rayfurlong6320]

I'm going with a white roof on my metal building to reflect heat., but like the color choice. Can't wait to see the build.

[@timbarlow5762]

Place the trailer whare you want and back the walinstine chipper shoot side towards the trailer you won't have to clean up all the leaves i don't have a dump to elevate but thats a good idea too...........HAPPY CHIPPING 😊

[@jimoakley3436]

We had a well in the pond bank we watered livestock and pressure washed hog buildings and equipment with. After the water got through the ground to the well wasn't bad but ,but we didn't drink it. In dry spells neighbors would come and get water for there stock heard. Might be work for you.

[@blunderbuss9927]

The Morgans Newest Channel - "Chipper Chick and Her Insta-Pot", serving delicious home cooked meals while maintaining an active lifestyle. :) Mike, I was really surprised that the entire Cherry went into firewood and the chipper. I thought maybe you'd take the bottom 10-12' and put it on the mill for some of the inside siding on the new garage. Hope that firewood smells great!

[@robertbailey3229]

It really makes work easy when you like what you do and who you do it with.

[@waynejoey2842]

Hey Mike, picking that whole tree off the ground with the Kubota and grapple and moving it looked pretty cool.😳

[@ronhibbs7490]

April Wilkerson on You Tube installed a system for water colection at her shop in Texas you could check out.

[@jameselgert2945]

Hi Mike and Melissa I`am new to this KZbin stuff but love you guys. Have been watching you for about a year. I`am from Bucks Co. but hunt in Elk Co. right near Bennazett. We have a camp on state game land.

[@madsciencegary3830]

You mentioned you are putting in 2 10' garage doors. Can I talk you into doing wider doors? I have 10', 12', 16', and 18' doors on my barn, I can get the tractor through the 10' doors even with attachments, but I have to go pretty straight. I find I often want to go at an angle to get to something inside with the forks on the front and an attachment on the back. The 12' door gives me room to maneuver in that area, and obviously the 16' overhead and 18' slider are great, but those 10 footers I often wish were wider. Just like you'll never regret adding the extra 8' to the length of the barn, you'll never wish your doors were narrower.

[@DJinOcalaFla]

Hello again from beautiful Ocala (Central) Florida, Debbie here. Would love to see some highs in the 70s! Still very hot and humid here, heat index in triple digits again today. But it's Florida, so there ya go. LOL I say, its YOUR pool barn, put it where you want it. ;) The acorn that fell was perfect timing, you had just said "...kicking the can down the road" and it sounded like a can that had been kicked!! Great videos and great sound effects too. LOL #HaveADay

[@wendydaum7232]

Worked for the forestry service in California and you remind me of when we use to cut trails, cutting trees and chipping.

[@jimbehrend4327]

Since you already buy the totes get them with the plastic containers link them together and bury them under the slab. Super low cost an like 300 gallons each get the volume you want. The internet is also full of water purification systems you can do at home. With your skill set you will have no trouble. Keep up the great videos. Stay true to your family and values. Y'all are great. Ignore the haters they are never happy.

[@philipallen8648]

Hi, thanks for another great video. If you do want to screen the back of your new garage when it built adding a good sized hedge would be an option, great to kill road noise and great for bird life etc. I have recently planted a birch hedge in my UK property, in 5-10 years it will be great...

[@Cattelinoable]

Looking rather chipper there Melissa! Mike, keep up the good/safe work with sawing. Limbing for chipping certainly takes some additional thought compared to simply limbing, especially with fruit/nut type species.

[@Hotrod_-mk7ct]

Hey Mike tonight was the first time I'd seen the chipper in use.. I'd think if you wanted to try to extend the discharge chute a little, you might use a piece of black 6" or 8" PVC drainage tile and split it lengthwise and and attach it. You could use stove bolts to attach it, keeping the heads on the inside reducing the drag or the chance of the bolts catching a limb.. Need to form it.?? You could possibly use one of those weed burners found like at Tractor Supply stores.!!

[@bardee1]

Hay, on your chipper you might ad a few more RPMs to the chipper to get the chips into the trailer. We sure enjoy your video's and love those dogs. Keep up the good .work. Be glad your not down here in Amarillo where it's been in the 100s for better than two weeks with no rain. We live just outside of the city on 5 acres, with temps from 102 all the way to 116. Take care and be safe.

[@bobmerrill84]

Mike & Melissa; New subscriber. Have Kubota B2650 cab and BX 2360 and 54 inch Fine cut deck. Also have my Grandfathers 1946 Allis Chalmers model C. Runs great and have outfitted it with 3 point hitch. Got orange in my blood. Love your videos. Bob

[@PabloP169]

First step is to make sure that the roofing materials and gutters are of a material that will not contaminate the water. Then if you don't want to drink it then you shouldn't need to do much more. As a kid we just collected the rainwater off our galvanized roof with a simple filter into a tank and we drank that as it was. I would clean the gutters now and then and that was all that we did, no further filtering, etc. Not sure of your area, air polution etc, but should be fine.

[@Laughinghawg]

Put a tarp on the ground between the chipper and the trailer then pick the tarp up and dump the leaves in the trailer

[@dodgeman658]

That's funny Melissa a little more practice on delimbing! But it is nice to see the team work . Also my dad used rain water from a cistern but it was just for washing clothes and he had it run threw a pump and filter. Probably can get away with a DI light and some filters for sterilization! But definitely would ask an expert because you dont want to get anybody sick. As far as the building go big or go home, bigger is always better!

[@looneylenny87]

I agree with Matt. Chipper and trailer right next to each other. Also, I think you need to leave the chipper in the air. Her leaning over and feeding it looks dangerous for something to go wrong. Balance is everything when you're hands are full. God Bless

[@stevencrawford9576]

Look into a larger pressure tank for your well. I am going to guess that your well has a low recharge rate based on what you said. I could be wrong. I larger pressure tank will increase the availabile water you have to use and will allow the well to recharge better. If you have the room put in a larger pressure tank. If you are going with a rain water tank I would consider going bigger. I have the means to dig a bigger hole. The price of the tank will vary, you can use the surplus water your lawn. I rember you saying in a video about your grass dying during the summer. There are online calculations to help with surface area of the roof and water runoff rates. 2400 sq ft roof will give you 1500 gallons with 1 inch of rain. If you are going through all the trouble of setting up this system get a larger tank so you can do thigs like water your lawn. Love your channel!!!