HUGE Logs From New Home Excavation

[@tomjulian1525]

Things are looking great, and Jennifer I am so very happy you are your family are on this new adventure with the building of your very own new house. Great location and near your dad makes even that much better. Congratulation!

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thanks. There is always building going on here, lol

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

nice logs, ill come take a few,

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

We got a few good size trees and others average. Saved a bundle there.

[@rickygravouia2416]

You are a good Dad my friend.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thank you

[@TwoGuysTimberframing]

You guys are Tearing it up. Love taking trees down with an Excavator instead of the chainsaw leaving the stops! Great work , we will be anxiously waiting for the next episode!💪👍

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

You all are doing the same. It works better that way huh?

[@JohnLegionH]

I would definitely look into slabbing that Walnut and stacking it to dry for a few years sooner than later. Also might want to paint the ends so they don't check and split on you. Don't want to waste any of that nice wood. Maybe a nice builtin for Jennifer's new house you can do?

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I plan on a surprise for her

[@sinbads.4189]

Oh my gosh. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait to see the progress. It's so cool to see all the georgous buildings you guys have built over the years. Love it.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Gosh, thanks for the nice comment. Hope you have a good week

[@irenel.m.3238]

All is going well, so exciting to see the new project getting started.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thank you. Always something going on here, right? Lol

[@sergiogarcia2361]

Injoy watching your videos all the time Don't be Dumb hit the Thumb for Richard and Jennifer support them on there journey 👍

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thanks. Have a good week

[@williamshaven8289]

Fishing isn't work unless you're hungry. Good Job

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

You got that right! Have a good week

[@frankcfwrr3920]

My grandfather's tractor had solid 2 piece bar for the 3 point hook up. Had to loosen up 3 bolts to adjust it for different implaments

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I think I figured it out so stay tuned for details

[@Jupiter-wj6sn]

Ya'll really going to be busy over the next couple of years. No rest for the weary I guess. You all will do a great job of it i'm sure. We will enjoy getting to watch it all.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Yes we are. Always starting something new, lol

[@johnturner9561]

Things are moving along great. That's a lot of fill both on the drive and on the build site, the one thing that worries me is that I didn't see a compactor. If that fill isn't compacted in lifts it will be trouble for years to come. Also the concrete pad for building will do nothing but settle and crack not fun. Stay safe.😊

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

They don’t want a concrete slab, they will be building a crawl space. Only slab for the garage and front porch. Then you will see one

[@josefreck1103]

Ich freue mich auf das neue Projekt, passt bitte auf euch auf und bleibt gesund 👋😊🙂🤗😁

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thank you and yes always a new project, lol. Have a good week

[@richardshumate7257]

Seeing a lot of progress, looking good. Enjoyed watching and thanks for sharing.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

You’re welcome Richard. Have a good week

[@TinaDunaway-h3q]

Those parts where they made in China. My brother said he was having the same problem. . Lots of love and hugs to you and your family 🌻🌻

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Not for sure where they come from. We should ask for better standards. After all we allow them to be sold to the public. They shouldn’t pass for “okay to be used.”

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Great job everyone, got a lot accomplished on both places. Hope the new house/barn dominium ground compacts and the floor doesn't crack up. You got the trench dug out finally and that is great. It was nice of your friends to come back and help out again, they ain't afraid of manual labor. Stay safe around there and keep up the great videos and keep the fun up. Fred.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Love those folks. Certainly good people. Always something going on up here, lol, build, build, build

[@CC-Rider4564]

Jennifers house spot and driveway is coming along nicely👍🏼! Y'all could just leave the 40° angle on the mountain and after Jennifer walks on it about a year she'll have one leg shorter than the other leg like those mountain cattle that stand on a hillside all day long 😂🤣🤣

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

lol, that’s why they are called “ridge runners.” It is very steep.

[@CC-Rider4564]

@@SmokyMountainOutpost yeah I know all my folks come from NC mountains very close to where you are now. Spent all my childhood there those cows look like they're standing on a straight up hillside. But I learned after I got old enough to go hiking and hunting those cows wear out multiple flat pathways along those hillsides and they walk those pathways and eat the grass from those pathways. From a distance they appear to be standing on a 45° angle but in fact they're standing on flat paths they've worn down. 😂

[@lalhlimpuiahauhnar526]

Love to see new project.... ❤👍😄

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Always here at the homestead. Building constantly, lol

[@sampickens1998]

Have you thought about hanging an electric hoist above the sawmill to help turn the larger logs? Sure can help. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Yes. Probably next year. Already know how I’m going to do it

[@monicajensen859]

Love all of it

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thank you

[@Mike-p7e]

It seems to me that you have the stops on the bed and the dogs reversed .so all your work would be on one side ? Just a thought. Love watching your channel. 12:49

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

They are mounted correctly. The mill would have to turn and we don’t want sawdust blowing toward the workshop. It’s set up just like the old one.

[@johnmarsh481]

As many trips as you have made for repair links, you might have been ahead to rent a medium size backhoe and dig your trench that way?

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I’ve made one trip. The other was mailed. Stay tuned because I think I figured it out

[@samsulfaro5109]

Great job Richard

[@micheletcheverria285]

tres bien monsieur

[@retiredforlife63]

It's looking like your daughter has picked a pretty location for her house. Is it possible that the subsoiler is going so deep that top of the subsoiler is jamming against the top link and snapping it off that way? Your making good progress on the solar system. Looks like it won't be to long now!

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

That’s exactly it. I would need to extend the link to go deeper

[@peterwagenknecht9797]

U will be a lucky mz an to have your daughter so close

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Thank you. I can keep an eye on her, lol

[@peterwagenknecht9797]

@@SmokyMountainOutpost That is a bit like closing the gate after the horse has bolted

[@alvarosergiopintodefigueir3987]

Aonde foram fabricadas essas peças que quebraram ??

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Think we have it all figured out. Stay tuned for update

[@rudyfisher7660]

Hey. I got an ideal on that top 1 and 2 adjustable top link. Let me tell you what just figure out what the distance is. Find you a piece of steel that'll Go In Between there the same link. We'll get another top line so I can put it in there. Put your pins through it. Then use that to cut when you're using that. Digger, and then you won't have to worry about it. Breaking, then give when you need it for something else. Get you another top link, but make sure it's a category four or five.You ain't doing no good with one or two

[@49er616]

WV HILLBILLY RICH LOOKS LIKE YOU WILL LOT OF GOOD TREES TWO GIVE YOUR NEW SAW MILL QUIT A WORK OUT STAY SAFE RICH AND TELL JEN WHAT ARE YOU DOING HAHA

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Sure will and have a good week

[@jamestrinh867]

👍👍👍

[@kevinscudamore2711]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@jetman258]

Dont go so deep in Clay soil, make multiple passes. Nice work by the way. Have some good juicy cheeseburgers 🍔🍔🍔😋😋😋

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

That’s the key. And leveling the toe of blade more does the trick

[@OutoftheWoods0623]

I like your grapple better than mine, lets trade,

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I wondered if I would like the independent jaws. They seem to help in some situations

[@glennswink7775]

Find you an old cat 1 on market place

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Think I have it figured out

[@da1shark]

I bet the ground needs some moisture. When digging the foundation holes it looked like the clay soil was really dry and hard. Would it have worked if you attempted this in the spring? I know you needed it now, so you will have to do some manual digging - bummer.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Oh no, not a problem. Done this for every building so far. It just takes time. Not afraid of getting physical. That keeps me young

[@brendaneat]

🧡ྀི💛ྀི❤️ྀི

[@patrickwiklund2039]

👍

[@bobdavis6862]

It looks like the arm is on too much of an angle when all the way down when digging? Maybe try adjusting the length of the arm so when in the ground it is in less of bind?

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

That was the trick. Leveling out the shoe tip made all the difference

[@joroyle8108]

Wears Patrick’s house going

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Patrick likes Texas. He will not be building here.

[@JohnLegionH]

I thought about that.. Guessing Patrick with get the main house.. A long long long time from now...

[@AndrewConway]

You'll have to get a drone and get some aerial footage...

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I have one. I just don’t use it much. Maybe I’ll get some soon enough.

[@johnwoody4905]

good video and job looks good. yes every tree that could fall on house needs to go. Jennifer that case track hoe would make dad a good christmas grift. take care, be safe and well.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Now your talking. Would love to have one, lol

[@kennethoblenesjr8493]

Does Jennifer have a KZbin channel?

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

No. Afraid she doesnt

[@kennethoblenesjr8493]

⁠just wondering if they’re documenting this for the future.

[@petetuck6095]

..I think the subsoiler was too deep, the frame of the subsoiler pressed against the toplink causing it to snap. If the toplink was longer, the frame wouldn't have pressed against it..

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

You’re exactly right. I seen it myself. If you need to go deeper it must be extended.

[@nikromagnon]

You broke your 3rd point link because your digging tool is too deep in the ground, the link is more or less vertical and the efforts applied on it are no longer in line with. 3rd point longs are designed to accept traction or compression efforts in their length.

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

Your correct. Leveling out the shoe helped more than anything, and the depth as well

[@harrymeshek5193]

Take smaller bites

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

That’s the key

[@mehmetertum6]

To take down living trees for your own pleasure , shame on you ...

[@SmokyMountainOutpost]

I understand everyone has different opinions on these matters, so I can respect that. No shame at all though, it’s not for fun or pleasure. We don’t partake in pleasure by knocking trees down. It’s to make room for family, so that they can move out of the city…(where they tear the entire land apart). We only take exactly what is needed and we try to keep as much as we can bc we like our area. We try to salvage as much as possible. Also, if anyone spends enough time around the forest they would be aware that some of the larger trees can compete for the canopy and it causes the smaller trees to essentially be stunted to a degree…and with there being an opening now, MANY of the smaller trees will be able to grow and flourish. The entire mountainside we are living and building on was once extremely bare before coming into our family. It has been growing for probably 40/50+ years. I’d venture to say that most resources that people use in the making of; or was used in the making of their home were produced from doing the exact same thing, cutting down a tree. The areas that people live in to a large degree, trees were cut down to make way for neighborhoods or roads. So unless someone is living entirely synthetic amongst the environment we live in on earth, then at some point materials/resources have been used or have been paid for to be used.. Even if someone builds a home with stone, it may have come from a quarry…they dug in the earth and extracted stone, now there is a gapping hole that people charge money for materials AND trees potentially were removed in the area…just to make a stone house.. Cinder block? Coals from wood… So to avoid any of this, everyone would need to live synthetically because there isn’t any way around it. Not unless they live in a tree and own nothing. Can’t drive a car…the manufacturer cut trees down potentially and built a massive complex to build cars…why then: go against cutting trees down, but then be contradicting by driving the car from the company that just cut all the trees down? Can’t really live 100% synthetically either though…an R&D facility was built somewhere to develop synthetically made things…in which trees were probably cut down to build the facility. Not every time, but a lot. No shame here at all, not for pleasure or fun…it’s for family and for life and sustainability. I know I labeled a few extreme examples in this message, and not everyone and everything falls into those categories. I respect your opinion to save trees, and I agree with you.