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[@wranglerstar]

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[@nwhunter3838]

You have been pronouncing the name of these wrong!!!! Ki-ni-pex, they are a German company, in German they sound out all of the letters!!!

[@wranglerstar]

Please! stop, No one cares,

[@HugoDahl]

@@wranglerstar btw, camper plate was showing there near the end. I noticed you tend to blur those, so thought I'd mention it.

[@ragecharacter4743]

👍👍🤝

[@davidelin89]

Love your videos, by far the most educational and informative channel on KZbin. I notice that the clarity and picture quality on your videos is second to none and I was wondering what camera gear you use to film? Keep up the hard work and awesome content, as an aspiring homesteader and content creator I look up to you and have learned so much from your videos. God bless and you and your family are always in our prayers.

[@CDT61352]

Still mount the tanks high, you never know if you'll have electricity available for the pump.

[@dmac7406]

If you have that much fuel and your preparing for a outage and such you're be going to have a generator and in his case he has a few.

[@CDT61352]

@@dmac7406 Worst case an EMP would take them out. Leaving only older vehicles running. I don't think he has any that old though, and I don't think there's much chance of that happening though.

[@ryancollins3227]

@@CDT61352 emps are not permanent. An electrical pumps control panel can be easily stepped over jumping terminals or hard wiring. Use solar. Ez.

[@pepperjackshack2439]

So what are we doing now? Sorry I missed the point

[@racerx9223]

Its still a good idea and cheap insurance, a 30" riser frame would becabout perfect, a small metal step set and small platform would be sweet!

[@garysheppard4028]

That title got me thinking. I reckon Americans are noticing gas prices now because they are normally very low and they are used to having cheap, plentiful fuel. Hence the giant trucks that you see carrying around one person.. But virtually every other developed country in the world pays way more for gas than they do. What is super expensive in America is regarded as super cheap elsewhere. I don't think they realise how good they've got it.

[@loufaiella3354]

True!!

[@JimmyStewpot]

That excavator story is something that I showed my 9 year old as I teach him how to use the excavator for our logging business. Know the tip by getting a big log and extending until it tips. It's a scary moment but it's a lesson that's so important for everyone's safety at a work site.

[@robh3267]

The lessons best learned are always the scariest, makes them hard to forget.

[@Shhawnyh]

As a certified competent rigger/rescuer in the telecom industry, I've been trained WLL is working load limit. It can handle that amount all day every day. Excluding improper use like side loading.

[@kennyFF033]

Mount them higher than any tank you intend to fill and paint them all reflective silver. Once the paint dries, put large labeling stickers on then to color code and identify the contents. Then throw a couple NO SMOKING stickers on there 'just cuz'.

[@wobblysauce]

Ba da boom.

[@python3574]

"That's 2 Jeeps, it won't lift that" LOL.... funny how easy it is to put things into perspective sometimes. I used to work around stealth combat aircraft and in those facilities, safety, cleanliness, FOD control, etc... is a non-stop priority. However, you lose sight of what (seemingly) little incidents actually cost. In the break room of one of these facilities, there was a poster on the wall with no words on it that graphically showed how the damage resulting from dropping a tool on the top of the wing on this aircraft = 3 Dodge Vipers. There's not a single other poster I can even remember, but I can still see that one in mind plain as day.

[@jacks5901]

That's hilarious 😂

[@craigpierre2765]

yup had the same issue on a medevac. The crew of the ground ambulance was too impatient to wait for the pilot to guide them in and started backing up without a spotter and backed into our wing...of course they hit things like they normally do...no big deal on their end but broke the lens of the marker light on the wing. Took the plane out of commission till we could get an airworthiness check done. a broken light on their truck doesn't phase them one bit but to air ops its a huge deal and very expensive mistake that could be avoided.

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

In my aerospace machine shop, scrap is measured in bonus checks, as in, how much it takes off the profit sharing at the end of the year lol

[@cutchdoggw1776]

TTR?? Or HAFB?

[@himynameisntbob1]

Whoever made that poster is a genius haha

[@ryanteresi6800]

I was really hoping that when you started talking about the loop on the excavators that you were going to use that to pick up the Gatorade with it

[@David-dd7qe]

Possibly Paint the tanks White and just put a green stripe or a red stripe for the fuel. The white will help it not heat up so much in the sun you won't have to worry about thermal expansion or losing fuel due to venting

[@bobg4840]

Great idea, maybe build a roof/cover to protect it in the winter too!

[@markclifton4938]

Thank you so much brother! Praying for you and your family daily as I watch and enjoy your life on the homestead! I'll never be able to do what you do but do really appreciate all your work and excellent content!!

[@python3574]

I've found that you really never have to tighten down a shackle bolt or a chain quick-link. No matter how loose you leave it, the Torque Fairy ALWAYS sneaks in behind you and tightens it down just enough that you can't possibly loosen it by hand. EVERY time!

[@littlejackalo5326]

That's only if you want to take it on and off. If you want to leave it on, it'll always come loose. That's just how it works.

[@tylermallory2504]

Best trick is to just tap the tight shackle with another shackle while trying to unthread the point. Something about the harmonic vibrations magically loosen the pin!

[@joshuanickens1987]

Yeah, I definitely don't want to do any heavy lifting around you...thats pretty dangerous

[@imacrazyguy5831]

Or just give it a smack and say, "That'll hold." That simple act tightens everything down to where you need tools to untighten!

[@justinriley8651]

when you tighten a shackle down you back it off 1/2 a turn so it doesn't do that. I've rigged alot of pipe and iron that's how it's done in the professional world.i was taught that the first day!

[@xWolfBludx]

Prayers to you and yours Brother!

[@kenshores9900]

Thanks for the explanation on shackles. It was neat how you had a tag line back to the cab. To many times we have to do things that are questionable safety.

[@farmerbob4554]

It’s amazing that when one is put in imminent danger of a disastrous fall etc how everything slows down and how lucid we can become and in many cases saving ourselves from injury or worse! It’s almost like watching a slow-motion movie in real time and we’re the star attraction!

[@joeh4295]

That fact is 100% real when being shot at.

[@ryandammarell3461]

Thank you for your work Cody and fam.

[@dhawthorne1634]

A modern trick I saw to keep loads from rotating: Get some fishing magnets like the Neosmuk 2.5" (these are rated to 550lbs). Put one on either end of the item being lifted and rope or bungee them to the thumb or arm, optionally with additional magnets. That way it stays at whatever angle you set no matter how you move or rotate the arm, boom, cab or tracks and you can still use both hands for operating. Since they are only being used to counteract rotation, you should never exceed the 550lbs per magnet.

[@metals_etched]

Great video Cody! Been looking forward to this greenhouse build. I hope that glass is tempered, or at least you won’t be mowing anywhere near it. Lessons learned, even if slow, are good things. I agree that you should mount the tank high. In case of a power outage, you can use gravity to get your fuel. That cat is quite the acquisition as well as the tank/pump set up. Congratulations!

[@cutchdoggw1776]

Just food for thought. Maybe think of a double deck fueling station with a troff under and a lean-to roof just covering as not to get rain in yet will contain any over splash that may occur. Everything is pretty and clean when you start but it goes down hill quick. Just an idea.

[@Morgan2XL]

Depending on local regs the fuel spill containment trough under the tank can be mandatory. Otherwise the tank has to be double walled and have so many bells and whistles. ( which might explain the cheap deal.) Saves fuel in the groundwater/ well and a $100k + cleanup bill. Had a bunch of wild fire aircraft refueling facilities that were all lining up for re tanking due to new regs, 25 years ago.....

[@craigsteinkamp12]

Learned that lesson about weight distribution when I was in high school bailing hay. I didn’t leave some weight at the front of the cart and it about catapulted me. Still had to get the frame back on the axles.

[@southernstyle067]

Nice trick on unloading the tank. Yellow for diesel. Red for gas.

[@mattwalsh8376]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I myself and I'm sure alot of others have learned alot from you. Keep up the good work brother!

[@mattwalsh8376]

Wish I knew your real name. I have forgotten I apologize

[@RhyleyOubre]

Quick little tip for keeping your pin in your shackle if you're worried about it coming loose, especially on road vehicles that experience vibrations is just run a zip tie through the hole on the pin and around the body of the shackle.

[@mikejobellafatto9659]

Mike from NY. Set your tank on a slight angel so condensation runs to one end to a drain valve so you can dain condensation water out especially during hot to cold transition weather. Also keep your suction pipe off the bottom three to four inches.

[@lukevigue3127]

Love the sticker that came on your tank.

[@Leggir]

Lol, my father started his tractor while on the seat but forgot to take it out of gear. The Massey Furgeson requires the high/low shifter to be in the Start position to start. It was a cold -20 day and he thought after it sat idling in the shop for 10 minutes that he'd put it in low gear range to let the gearbox start heating up. He reached in from the steps and slammed it into low. Well the tractor was still in 2nd gear from when he had parked it a few days earlier, and it lurched forward and put a tractor sized hole out the back of the shop. 🚜😂 That's what farm insurance is for.

[@diyjeff1838]

My father in law has every tool known to man and his favorite and most used is his dump trailer.

[@brunothehumble]

WLL on a shackle stands for working load limit. Also not all rated shackles have a colored bolt. That is a brand specific thing. You should always bear in mind as well that any rated device used for lifting or climbing or bearing a load is designed with a safety factor when it comes to the ratings. The safety factor is used to calculate the actual tested breaking point of the device. For an example that 4.5 ton shackle could have a safety factor as high as four or even six depending on the maker and design and that would put its breaking point as high as 18 or 27 tons. These things in mind loading it to its full 4.5 ton rating is well within its capabilities to safely handle with no concerns of split or pull directions. Just some points to keep in mind.

[@DennisBeamIV]

“Working Load Limit” Cody. Its usually a safety factor of 5 or 10 from the MBS (min breaking strength). The 20k I would assume is the MBS of 20 kiloNewtons

[@feluver]

I'm thinking more likely the number of loading cycles that the WLL is calculated from or something like that. MBS on a shackle like that should be more like 60-100kn. After all, a tiny wire-gated aluminum carabiner can be rated to 22kn.

[@bjornagjertsen]

Working Load Limit is correct, but the safety factor on steel equipment (chain, shackles, hooks etc.) is 4 (xWLL). Steel rope (aka. wire) have a safety factor ranging between 5.5 and 4 depending on rope thickness. Certified fibre straps (for lifting) got a safety factor of 7.

[@feluver]

@@bjornagjertsen WLL = MBL/(some safety factor). There are a lot of different ways of determining all of this. Totally depends on the standard chosen by the manufacturer. It is not true that there is a different safety factor for "steel equipment". Maybe what you're talking about is a heuristic from a particular field in a particular country? In this case, even if the safety factor is only 4, that would make the WLL=20kn/4=5kn, which is a lot less than 4.5 tons... It can't make sense for the WLL to be higher than the MBL, which is the case if you believe the MBL to be 20kn. I also don't think a reputable manufacturer would ever shorten a scientific unit, kn, to k, because that is ambiguous.

[@DGJ96]

20k would be the batch/certificate number I think brother

[@feluver]

@@DGJ96 that would make a lot more sense.

[@Overkill14]

The 45° marks don’t have anything to do the strength of the shackle. If you have two slings on the shackle the stress on them becomes greater as the angle becomes greater. 45° is a general guide line angle in which you shouldn’t exceed without doing some math because the stress on the sling starts to become multiple times the actual weight of the load

[@ericholman6116]

We must think alike. I have been looking into doing the same thing. Not quite as big as your going. Thinking 100 gallons each of diesel and premium unleaded, non ethanol of course.

[@matthewsteurrys1083]

Just a thought for you on your paint. Buy the silver reflective paint from tractor supply. And then just use your stickers in green for diesel red for gasoline. Better for long-term fuel storage if you don't have anything keeping the sun off your tanks. I'm an easy coast man so take that idea with a grain of salt. As you know the East Coast men are not the sharpest knives in the drawer

[@duggydo]

I have started machines like that hundreds if not thousands of times with no issues. I only got hurt once, but it was a doozy. Somebody (me) left a wrench on the cab above the door and when I started it the wrench came down on my head and I fell off the tracks and broke my ankle on the froze ground. Not my finest hour.

[@theonlydarts]

Knipex tools are awesome 👌 I use a variety of their tools as a diesel mechanic in AK and haven't been disappointed by a single one of them.

[@drucifer61]

In the Navy we tighten shackles with a Marlin Spike. We call it spike tight.

[@captain_coleton]

On the shackles if you dont want it to be permanent after you screw the pin in all the way back it off a quarter of a turn, that way you wont need a pair of plyers to get it off. On a machine like that it is a good idea to tighten it up, but be careful on what you lift because it may get strained and you will have to cut it off.

[@lakeslusher6586]

Good stuff, brother. You know, you always say, “thanks for watchin.” Well I just want to say, thanks for sharing. Such inspiration to what an average person can accomplish in 25-30 years time. 🙏🏼

[@offgridliving4128]

I seen this coming. Already have saved up 300 gallons of diesel fuel and 100 of gas. Just got another 300 gallon tank and found another I’m going to get. 900 gallons will last me quite awhile after then end comes.

[@mandeladams4793]

I caution you on leaving the shackle in that machine... not all the buckets have enough clearance, mainly worry about it if trenching and the shackle gets adjusted by the side walls as the stick and bucket cycle through different amounts of clearances with in the geometry. I have had to cut a few shackles off a few different machines. Load chart should be on the glass by the right joystick 🕹. It's working live load not working load limit?

[@beardedwelder]

Hey Cody, shouldn’t tighten those shackle pins. After putting a load on them you’ll never get them loose. Should just put a bit of safety wire through the pin and around the bell, you don’t have to worry about it. God bless.

[@BigRigRich]

We use Red for Gas / Green for Off road diesel / white for on road diesel

[@Adimondinthesky]

You have some sisters watching too! Always enjoy watching! 😁

[@jameschippett2177]

In the UK diesel is usually associated with black pumps, cans & drums.

[@josiahswanson5518]

The average US retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline rose 43% from 38.5¢ in May 1973 to 55.1¢ in June 1974. I paid 4.20 per gallon today.

[@toddvillano7994]

Thanks for the tips.

[@johnnytrapantino78]

Thank you for teaching us younger generations on how to be solid family men.

[@PastoralHomesteadOutdoors]

Just found one and picking it up later this week!

[@1GiPhoner]

Love the sticker on that tank!

[@t1hocan]

Hello bro, in the uk WLL is termed as Working Load Limit, interesting to see you tighten up that shackle pin, many a man hour has been lost to a jammed up pin, we roll it up tight then back it of a touch, once it’s been loaded rarely moves, happy trails buddy I pray you and your family walk in the light of the lord,

[@hodorneva7762]

The one thing you should do is donate to whatever Republican candidates are in your area and vote for them. Those tanks wont shield you from price increases for long. Got to have people who put America first.

[@HaywoodVapeReviews]

Praying for you and your family.

[@cheapolegunguy]

Hey Cody! Didi you remember to wear your safety vest and safety helmet when you went to the bathroom this morning? :)

[@odeean]

I just upgraded to a propane 5kw generator. The fuel stays good indefinitely. A much better prep than a petrol one imo. Fuel is always a worry I have.

[@danielmetcalf8963]

Nicely done! I've never seen that trick.

[@w900stu8]

I was always taught, WLL=. Working Load Limit

[@HomesteadJay]

Can never have enough fuel! Excited for the series!

[@PynkPwny]

Should always tighten your shackle then back off the pin a 1/4 of a turn that's what I was always taught in rigging classes.

[@Jako1987]

I suggest to get automatic filling head. It will pay itself for making filling easier and no fasted spills. You can do basic maintenance while you fill up.

[@Dafarish1]

Keep up the good work. I learn a lot from you.

[@scottclukey2424]

Thank you Cody, for all you do, . . . I Enjoy your content and your take on many of your homestead projects, making my head hurt . . . LOL 😆 YOUR THE MAN GOD BLESS YOU AN YOUR FAMILY

[@austinzwiefelhofer2527]

The way you tied up your extra ends of strap👍🏻 I do it the same way, they will never come undone.

[@johnwoody4905]

unless you are going to cover gas tank paint it white it will stay a lot cooler than red. that's why tanks at tank farms are all white.if you mount it high you will need good heavy rack. i think fuel is 7 pounds to gallon so 7 times 500 is 3500 plus what the tank weight. good luck you and your family take care, be safe and well.

[@ody7222]

add a little bit of dish wash liquid to a spray bottle of water and spray glass to make it easier to get rubbers in on glasshouse

[@iainamurray]

Diesel in the UK is currently around $8.60 for perspective!

[@scottybobatv]

Yes paint them red and get some laser cut decals in white saying "gasoline" "diesel" to stick on them. Having all those tanks painted red with the white lettering would give me the fizz. Its the small details👍

[@wranglerstar]

You understand,

[@scottwydra6365]

Ah advertisement for free fuel when there is none 😂

[@SBFay01]

I really like the tip about putting a twist into the lift chain so that you can do a single operator control with guide rope.

[@connahjones8178]

In the UK we have skips where its basically a massive metal bin which the skip van will drop off and pick up when you have filled it

[@pamelamccrory7197]

When this eletist plan began and fuel was $1.60 , I wanted to at least get some 50 gallon drums filled and stored. I mentioned it to a few people...... Ho hum....so few visionaries. Did they think prices would REMAIN that low? Seriously?

[@MagicMillwright]

Just a quick correction. WLL stand for Working Load Limit, no Working live load. Great video, love the new excavator!

[@wranglerstar]

Thanks for clarifying,

[@wyattearp1418]

That was a great video, and a awesome idea for the trailer. I was just thinking , I sure would like to have one of those trailers. Has a lot of use. Thanks for sharing.

[@brahtrumpwonbigly7309]

I love that you explained the hydraulic lockout to the safety Sallys, after starting the machine from the outside, by disengaging it from outside of the operator's seat 🤣

[@Q2bFF]

I got a good professional homeowner giggle out of that as well

[@Gersty8]

Maybe use the thumb to stabilize the load, although the tag line method worked just fine!

[@martinmiller7623]

Midwest premium stanalized at 320 or so. Glad you didn't go off on gas prices. Have a blessed day sir.

[@jdcreamer435]

Got to love Crosby American wire and rope! Good shackle there!

[@seanflorian4653]

Whatever color you do, match your color system you use on the wavian cans

[@M5MAGNUM]

Good lessons to learn from.

[@everydaybladesinc]

We use to buy those diesel tanks for $1 a gallon. I don’t know what they cost now.

[@hurdman7899]

Great idea for dump trailers.

[@wrsrural]

Could I offer a suggestion that whatever pallet or skid style mount you go with for your new tank you provided the ability for the forklift or tractor forks to go in, so if you ever need to relocate it or raise it, it’s an easy task with any machine you have available when empty. Never know what may happen or new build may come along that relocation may be preferable or necessary.

[@andydsimmons]

Keep up the good work 👏

[@turn-n-burn1421]

Where I live in the Midwest, possibly thanks to corn, they're definitely higher than when the GOAT was still in office, but way, way lower than these other extremes.

[@alanandkarenrouse747]

That greenhouse is coming along nicely. I also noticed that ya'll don't have quite as much smoke as you did. I think it came down here to Texas. I smell it every morning. Nice job on the video. God bless.

[@HookNHoofOutdoors]

Yes hook the counter up. If you do not reset it after every use then you will have a estimate of how many gallons has been used and in return will know how much is in the tank.

[@jperello001]

$2.57 here in Louisiana

[@brianvaughan1601]

Elevate the tanks and add a tee for a back up spigot for use if the power goes out.

[@MrSaysui]

West coast Canadians call it a Clevis and the k stands for kilonewton

[@newkidfarming]

Must be a West Coast thing! Placing a round tank on pavement. At least you can roll it around. Midwest guys pay extra for tanks with feet pads!

[@ScottyAllenDay]

My grandfather did that to his backhoe, only he put in a longer bolt with a hole drilled in the end and placed a cotter pin in the hole to prevent the screw from backing out

[@ВладиславМазурин-з4с]

It’s finally good job Bro!

[@QBlackDeathQ]

The story you mentioned was horrifying, I am glad your ok.

[@GaryForgingOn]

Question: I am not a shackle expert at all. Decades ago, in my sinkhole fixin days, we used them a lot lifting heavy equipment. I was always told to turn the bolt all the way in and then back it off 1/4 turn so it would not seize in there. Is that true or not to do that?

[@reedkrieger8967]

A capture tank isn’t a bad idea for your fuel tanks it’s required for the automated fill alert system through the cooperative

[@skycarl]

Good tip on the control rope for the tank.*****

[@soyoucametosee7860]

The Wranglerstar family is in our prayers, too.

[@spartanswerve7575]

Blue state problems but definitely something to be aware of.

[@GTVAlfaMan]

$4.60 here in Los Angeles

[@jaybrown7177]

Here in Ohio, fuel tanks like that need to be placed in a basin to contain the fuel if the tank starts to leak. Usually made of concrete. Don't need the EPA to show up.

[@davidmann3365]

Pretty much all states have something similiar on the books.

[@kaybee9000]

Look up the SPCC regs. In Ohio it's only if you have more than 1320 gallons total above ground storage. 55 gallon drums and smaller do not count towards that total.

[@Ian-ht3nw]

Love the sticker on the tank 😂

[@ZipKickGo]

Oh Sweet Loaf, "oo ugh, WILL YOU CARRY THIS!?" in her sweet panicked voice hahaha

[@bpfirehunt0192]

13:27, gotta love that fuel tank sticker