FortressTop Goodbye to the SANY!

Finished tidying up what I need the excavator for and took the SANY to the bottom Depot to be returned to Sparks Motors... Thanks Dave!

[@mtnfortresslabs]

Just to let everyone know, I didn't put the ATV in the bucket for a VERY good reason. The SANY slides on many parts of the trail and if I had to use the bucket to hold the excavator from sliding, I would have destroyed the ATV, also I used the SANY to fix parts of the road so having the ATV in the bucket would really be a problem... Thanks everyone for your comments!

[@Dan-rl3dd]

I would love to see all your vehicles at least run

[@call_of_duty778]

Worked industrial and commercial construction for 51 years. You are a very hard working individual. I was impressed with your construction skills. Your pride in your work stands for itself.

[@zenjamin6262]

The worst part of sending a machine back is that all the sudden you realize all the things you should of done while you had it

[@wesman7837]

I was just thinking that he should have drug that old faded green truck box that is behind him at the top down to the pull out where he was saying it would be nice to have a shed. That's pretty much a pre made shed that is ready to set in place, and the Sany would make short work of it.

[@javierestrada6927]

😂🤣 I know that feeling

[@gingerleegirl6697]

And then your building catches on fire and you really need it.

[@zenjamin6262]

@@gingerleegirl6697 ginger... a tooting woman's the one to hire the tootin woman will never tire... a tooting woman's to blame for the fire 🔥

[@gingerleegirl6697]

@@zenjamin6262 lol

[@user-on1qk9wf4y]

Allan seems like you Dave and Dave The whole crew are really good people setting a good example like your fixing the world by just being your selves so Bravo !!!!!!! God Bless you

[@davefredericks6133]

Alan if you take those boulders from the pullout and lay a small rock wall near that sluff zone when the stuff sluffs it will back fill and make a nice back wall for a shed. That SANY sure is nice...

[@robertordewald8678]

Well done sir, on your midpoint you were talking about putting a shed for tools what I was thinking about was putting a little wood stove and a little room with some little bit of food and a little bit of water in case in the winter if you get storm and you're coming up the hill and something breaks I don't know what the weather is like out there but when it's cold it'll suck it out of you quicker than anything just a thought you remind me of one of my family members that I lost a couple of years ago and he was about his wild and unconventional as you. It's almost nice to see a glimpse of him through you. You have a good day. Thank you Bob from Virginia USA

[@shirleyporschatis105]

Alan I’m so sorry about your fire and your loss and thanks for this video you’re awesome !!

[@shangron5796]

Once the gravel/dirt seam is emptied it will make an excellent cistern(water storage). Snow and rainfall could help fill it and any overflow could be dammed and use to water a nice big garden. A solar powered submersible water heater would keep it flowing in winter.

[@kentuckybluegrassliving7718]

I watch sparks motors watch them when they came to your place the first time your an amazing hard working man your place is amazing and Dave is blessed having you on his team you have amazing knowledge love your channel and content Dave is from watching him on t-tube is the biggest hearted man I’ve ever seen please tell him for me y’all don’t change god bless

[@c103110a]

That Dave Sparks seems to be a good friend to have.

[@GMandHoldens]

Al, you are very inspiring to be doing what you are. I have been binging on all your videos since l watched the initial discovery on HeavyDsparks. Be safe!

[@damiancowley5730]

im about to start watching. after seeing on heavy sparks allans misfortunes i decided to check this channel out.

[@rodneyarmstrong3813]

You should find a good spot and build a cement pond up there just for extra water, in case of a fire or equipment, or too even purifie to drink.

[@lkbrigg1]

What an adventure Alan, be careful and don't overheat.

[@wesman7837]

I was going to say the same thing, Alan you should ALWAYS keep water in ALL of the vehicle's on the property, and in the excavator!

[@dogcreek8547]

Tenacity, persistence, self motivated, what a concept!

[@nadeemnadaf843]

It's a awesome miracle that you met Dave now we can see you on both the channels doing some exciting work And as always you are good at everything ✌🏻 Love from India ✌🏻✌🏻🔥

[@timvandijknl]

It's not a miracle... it's totally wizard 😂

[@amanda2457]

Yeah seeing this video after d Sparks video of helping Alan

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@timvandijknl Wizardry?

[@timvandijknl]

@@lotharschiese8559 Alan's go-to catchphrase is "totally wizard". It's an older version of "cool" or "awesome" 😁

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

Totally agree, the Sparks Motors family is growing and now we have Matts off road recovery as part of the family.

[@Challender]

Make the best of it as per. Thank you, for sharing your steadfast work ethic.

[@CB_ChaosLove]

I’m feeling there is KZbin gold here. Some clever editing and video labeling and we have some great shorts. ‘How to get an excavator out of a hole ‘ etc

[@PiezPiedPy]

I hope he doesn't start doing shorts, there too... short.

[@DerAllerechteSHARKY]

Not to be offensive, but nobody cares about shorts 🤣

[@Dumb-ok1tb]

Love the fortress ..Alan your the wizard ✨✨✨

[@angrydingus5256]

Wow. It looks like trying to move any earth on that kind of terrain is just violent as can be. I never realized how lucky I am to live in an area of thick soft dirt where the only real problems are the occasional giant roots

[@jimmywaters3987]

Alan, Love the videos ! I have a friendly suggestion: build a cage/ framework for the atv that would hook over the counterweight of the Sany. You could make it to where you could drive it on, using ramps that would flip/ fold up out of the way with a simple locking mechanism. That way, you could operate the Sany down to bottom of the mountain and then unload the atv and go back up to the top fortress. Just a friendly suggestion, that’s all. Looking forward to binging on the rest of your videos !

[@flamingo2166]

Alan, remember to give us a scan of that beautiful scenery.

[@Jizden_Mipanz]

Can't wait for this channel to explode!!!

[@Kathy98363]

Thank you, Dave for helping Alan out with the use of the sany. God Bless

[@tahliel]

You are such a joy to watch Allan.

[@kennethsonier1766]

You've got a really awesome compound Alan. Working out there by yourself always try to be careful we want to see you continue this project for a long time to come 👍☮️🇺🇲

[@joeshmoe1436]

Park a truck down at ur lil pull out with a cap on the back so u can keep some half way point tool s and supply s or whatever u might need at the half way point ,

[@wesman7837]

Yeah, and some extra water! 💦

[@kathleendietrich744]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Your blessed with a family of great friends.

[@hiddenfingerb2072]

feel like hes just making a bad ass capture the flag mountain top 50vs50 paintball fortress.

[@codyhrne3]

Extremely inspiring watching you man I just started watching Dave a few weeks ago and when I saw the videos today of ur compound I was blown away! Hope to see more videos of this place it truly is amazing!

[@joloy5394]

That is some pretty radical landscaping right there.

[@conorsmith5471]

Hope you are well Allen! Great video

[@normplatt7549]

LOOKING GREAT!

[@thegyspy6646]

the view out there is jut amazing, you are such an amazing and inspiring Alan, Thnaks.. Love from France

[@andrewjackson5437]

I'm just glad you are OK. Hope all continues to do well for you.

[@Roger-O]

That is a nice-looking machine you have there. Looks like it hasn't seem much action in the quarries.

[@slowlydimming4320]

Just picked you up, best of luck rebuilding!

[@davidwalker8360]

Nice moves with the Excavator. I was scared as shit watching that and looks like your doing that shit alone. Your nuts bro!

[@devrabiallas1292]

Good morning Alan nice to see you again. You had my jaw dropping when you turned that cab around and backed your way out of that hole, I have to admit I'd thought of that but I didn't think you'd actually do it. Silly me. As for having to walk 45 minutes from the bottom to the top wow, if you get the Sany back again or if you get stuck in that position again with your other excavator you might want to consider putting the ATV on the excavator bucket somehow or hanging it from the excavator bucket and just taking it with you as you go down or up so you have it with you... just a thought. Anyway I'm going to get back to watching you shovel your concrete and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!

[@dogcreek8547]

I never saw a guy with more iron's in the fire then you Alan, you have super powers.

[@azrider2011]

You could’ve put your ATV in the bucket or hanging from the cable drive it back up save you some time but you won’t get your exercise thank you Allen for your great mountain top fortress would love to come help sometime

[@DoraFaulkner-oe1ms]

Its nice to see an RV

[@dragonslayer19695]

That is a smart idea, to put a shed there for tools you may need.

[@devrabiallas1292]

You could put a spare ATV there too for emergency transportation

[@wesman7837]

@@devrabiallas1292 or even park one of the extra trucks there!

[@jsharp1776]

Nice video! Hopefully you are doing well!

[@normplatt7549]

LoL great vlog!Great too see you well !

[@zabdas83]

Alan dude you are a total LEGEND brother! Peace out 😊

[@brucechapman1946]

Alan, if you park a side by side in the pull off shed you can go get the tools either way, saves walking.

[@skitownstreetcred]

That was pretty amazing Alan!

[@Witten44]

Looks like you took good care of it.

[@Dougdogg2004]

Alan you could of tied the four wheeler to the bucket and carried it down with you. Ain’t that heavy lol.

[@kamalnadan6114]

You are an awesome person. I respect you sooo much. All the best with your projects. Kind regards from Fiji my friend. Take care

[@dogcreek8547]

Alan and Dave they make a rock bucket that is V shaped for that material. We used them around the Dallas area.

[@jamesturner4090]

Hey Allan, can u do a beginnings video. I am mostly interested in your mindset all those years ago, before you bought the mountain. What made you do it, how did you find this spot (and why) Are you a prepper or dooms-dayer? or is this more of a legacy project?

[@jaybee8148]

Wait a minute this ain't work he's having a ball . Good on ya Alan 👍😎👍

[@dougratcliff6479]

Well done on the curv

[@Joshua-ei7lo]

I've always dreamed of that lifestyle being in the middle of nowhere being self-efficient growing on food and everything I need

[@devrabiallas1292]

Me too, but as I watched him work and viewed the area around him below I realized how hard it must be and remembered exactly how old I am and I knew since I was tired just thinking about it I couldn't do it anymore at this age so watching is the best I can do

[@mrmotofy]

Where is he gonna grow stuff there? It's rock, sand and more rock...oh mountains too

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@devrabiallas1292 Yah, a man's got to know his limitations! Eh!

[@IeeIee778]

@@mrmotofy he can add dirt with wood as the edges

[@claremills4362]

Love watching you Allen you have a fascinating, genius mind, one of my favourite people on faves sparks chanel. Good luck with mountain fortress and workshop build ⛰️🏡💕

[@AndToTheRepublic4WhichItStands]

Yo allan my guy. You should start selling off some of those truck. It's obvious by their tires that they are just being left to waste away. And there are so so many that people could be saving..

[@dogcreek8547]

Congratulation on your 100K that was sweet. Nice!

[@doglife3894]

You got alot of good stuff in your land. The bronco all the k5 blazers full convertible tops. And alot more.

[@patrickmoore1602]

Hey Alan greetings from CT. ! Enjoyed your tour on Dave’s channel of your place an was glad to find Your channel . I just subscribed and looking forward to more projects at the Mt top! Be well .

[@wildbilljr3369]

sure would love to see what it looks like there at night. i bet you see stars that go on 4 ever.

[@kerrylewis2581]

I joined Alan's Patreon on day one. I ain't going to lie I'm hoping someday to visit this place at least once in the next ten years.

[@wildbilljr3369]

@@kerrylewis2581 i wish i had his energy. was a time i did. i 2 would love 2 visit as long as he don't put us work/ lol

[@terrygunn6723]

Very Great maneuvering Sany up the Hill

[@diddlethepoodle4812]

I gotta admit Alan. That was pretty impressive getting out of that hole. People don't realize how hard that is. I've seen allot people damage machines trying stuff like that.

[@AXMAN721E]

Would been alot easyer if he used his feet to cat with 😅😅

[@sonyakc]

Good seeing you Al. I bet that ice cold drink did taste good after ALL THAT work you did, and the hike up to the top. Wish I could be there to help you. In Colorado though. Anyway, looking good. Blessings Overflowing

[@johnkranz4004]

Great video Alan

[@randygunn9499]

That Pepsi sounded good as hell! Let me go get one!.

[@jamesmcfarlane945]

Legendary 🎉🎉

[@WhatsOccuringLoopy]

Awesome 💜💜💜

[@fyerfyter339]

Maybe set up a solar charging station at the turn-out area. You could utilize a OneWheel Pint or electric fat-tire mountain bike stationed there or hauled up and down with you on a tractor or ATV. Then ride when you need to. A personal jet-pack is probably a little too pricey at this point.🤪👍 You’re clever and resourceful. You’ll think of something. Cheers.

[@devrabiallas1292]

Now all I can visualize is Al up in a motorized power pack flying the skies like Superman, The landings would be a little tough if they were emergency landings all that rock and all but wow what a visual

[@richardwarnock2789]

Alan nice little turn around the walk was a bit the refresher hit the spot!!!; )

[@mikkei3532]

great video

[@DanO530.8]

it would be so cool to see if there’s gold on the lower section and dig a tunnel to your fortress two birds with one stone or atleast have a underground tunnel from your fortress to the lower area

[@dond2150]

Have u tested any more/gravel for values ?

[@kevinwright1551]

Vary sweet indeed. Keep up the great work. Okay.

[@LLJW4]

Love that external video angle :) Maybe get a magnetic mount that you can slap onto the inside of the roof.

[@benpeebles8184]

You need an ice making machine on top of mountain.

[@cspragg318]

Ever use a railroad tie between the bucket and thumb to grade with? Works awesome!!!

[@lotharschiese8559]

A large log works even better. Use what you got or can get!

[@michaelrossetti7061]

Such a kool place

[@SullyBach]

You can get a prefab shed for that mid level area that would be a nice work/storage spot.

[@Telephony954]

stay strong, never quit.

[@sjd73ss]

Very cool video

[@hamiam2243]

I would’ve drove the mountain truck up and hauled the ATV back down.😅

[@shovelhead4558]

I would deffo have a trails bike on stand by for cases like this great contend

[@dougratcliff6479]

Good job

[@JG-tt4sz]

I used to work at a quarry out there in the Western desert. When it's quiet and there's no one else around but you and the cattle and the coyotes. God starts talking to ya.

[@chuckvoss8833]

Saying goodbye to a sany Is a very good thing.

[@bradleyferland2121]

Hey, build a fence/guard up yer mountain trail, as people travel the road, as they go up or down!!!

[@70bigheavy]

Confidence man confidence 💪

[@argkampfhund]

Y'all need one of those 125cc "Pit Bike's". They will pretty much fit in the bucket of the excavator and make for a quick trip back up the hill.

[@tracyweber9308]

I would love to go out tour what you have built so far.

[@paulineroyadair3505]

Over from heavy D's new subscriber.Roy

[@Dan-rl3dd]

Nice one Alan

[@geraldfelchGoose]

Al I am surprised that in your vast supply of good stuff you don’t have a surplus rock crusher Thanks great videos

[@wesman7837]

Yeah that would be a great addition to his machinery!

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@wesman7837 Bingo! Make your own screened drain rock and mix for concrete.

[@joepognant4789]

almost at a million total views on the channel lets go buddy keep the uploads comin

[@kevinhaley8625]

Alan, could you rig a sling and hold the atv from the bucket and take it with you so you don’t have to walk up, that is a steep climb

[@adamselby8024]

Need to set up a wind farm up there lol

[@asbestomolesto]

Finally another video, I was waiting for too much time :)

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

The one thought I had about this video is why not have lifting hooks on these quad bikes so you can just pick them up with the bucket and take them with you. Another bonus is loading and unloading off the trailers. No room for a bile, just lift it up and put it on top of something else. Something for you to think about as well Dave. A recovery shipping crate full of recovery tools with a small workshop to do repairs out in the field. It couild have a generator, compressor, toilet/shower, fridge, microwave. So on recovery day you just load the container on a truck with the other toys and your on the road.

[@janetphillips8196]

Hope its there. The sand and gravel will help out big time.

[@The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

Nice excavator moves how you got her up the ledge. Pretty cool.

[@anthonytidey2005]

It's the first time I've caught you video and subscribed. Wow what loverly seenery. I'd be afraid of your trank down, I'd make it wider. Thanks for the video.