Installing the Water Wheel for HYDRO POWER @ the Off Grid Cabin!! EP #25

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From a pair of old wagon wheels into a water wheel! Jerry made another amazing creation for the off grid cabin. This will give us the hydro power needed to keep us charged.
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[@randypayne6147]

Introducing "The Jerry wheel" ! Awesome craftsmanship Jerry. What a blessing to have him as your carpenter.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Agreed

[@octaviusgalacticus2253]

Take your like and get out

[@richardbowles7690]

Clever craftsmanship is so under-rated. Touche, Jerry.

[@jessicabowden9571]

Everyone needs a Jerry! The knowledge he has is amazing!

[@marcustait79]

I’ve just binge watched the water wheel & I’m absolutely hooked!!! Hurry with the next episode!!!🤓

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Jerry is a true American Craftsman. We got to the moon with men like him.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Agreed

[@jukeboxhero1649]

You didn't go to the moon, son. Don't get carried away. You was drunk, on PCP and Cartel Meth and you jumped out in traffic that night and got hit by a pickup truck and you lay there on your back looking up at the moon. C'mon now. You know what happened.🥖

[@MrHowieZ1973]

@@jukeboxhero1649 Lmao You are probably right :)

[@alabastardmasterson]

@@jukeboxhero1649 what language are you attempting to write?

[@jukeboxhero1649]

@@alabastardmasterson polish, it's for you. Because I want to be inclusive. No Pollack left behind, or right behind for that matter

[@donbruder6838]

That’s So Cool,Jerry is one heck of a guy,he’s Amazing !! Great Job Guys

[@mariatheresacudia2388]

Wow! Jerry knows so many things. You've found a master builder.

[@SkiB84]

Jerry is awesome, he's having a last doing all this stuff. great to see

[@thelostarchivesserialvault5353]

A trick to remember is that the rubber of the belt will gradually dry out with the sun and heat. Mitigate this by coating it with some vaseline. Just get a chip brush and coat it. It works well with anything rubber, car door gaskets, fridge gaskets, etc. . Vaseline was born from the creation of gasoline as a byproduct of the process. It keeps the rubber suple and oiled up...

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thank you

[@user-hh6ex9md4w]

Thank you for sharing that helpful trick! Coating the rubber with vaseline sounds like a great way to extend its lifespan. By the way, if you're looking for a reliable power backup solution for your outdoor adventures, I highly recommend checking out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series. It offers massive capacity, fast recharging, and even waterproof technology. Definitely a game-changer for camping and RV enthusiasts!

[@richfiryn]

This has got to be a particularly gratifying project for all you. Really cool.

[@ShotgunAFlyboy]

It's not just practical, it's also beautiful.

[@gazvlogs7459]

The amount of energy you could make with this when the trowel is running fully using a very high ratio gearbox. You can make tons of power with the right electronics and mechanics. All the hard work has been done by this genius of a man Jerry.

[@solotron7390]

I'm mightily impressed! As with any project, there are always workarounds when you hit a snag.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@monsterjotunn5257]

Jerry is a craftsman thats seldom seen anymore. The world needs more men like him. Kudos good sir!

[@tanja8907]

This is so awesome! Watched with a smile on my face. It's so wonderful seeing people work together to make life better. God bless you all

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks 😊

[@Darkman9478]

Wow! A water wheel for the hydroelectric power made from an old wagon wheel? Awesome! I just might get the same thing for my hydroelectric power for my off-grid house one day.

[@frankbisek2697]

You should do a long recording of the water going in to the wheel. The "Fwap, Fwap, Fwap." So soothing and would be a great sleeping white noise.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@t-rachel19]

I am absolutely loving these off grid cabin videos!

[@rustinstardust2094]

Same

[@bodycheck1960]

Watching this video I couldn’t help but think, the world needs more Jerry’s.

[@barrybegley5379]

There is "Something" very special about water wheels. Rather like watching the flames of a fireplace ... hypnotizing. It seems to me that this is an "old time" resource that can be brought up to todays standards of power generation. FANTASTIC video folks. Well done by ALL involved. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@Legaleze]

You lucky, lucky, lucky bastard! Pretty wife, lovely kids, great friends and a fantastic property with an amazing spring for free electricity! What more could any man ask for? I’m truly envious. I just love watching your adventure unfold. Hi from Australia.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks 😊

[@Cheyanne2125]

Great job Jerry! Genius craftsmanship.

[@mikechappell4919]

Great stuff! Loving the cabin as it comes together! The pond and water wheel put it over the top!

[@shelribelin8144]

Dang!!! Jerry is a Genius!! What an amazing waterwheel!!! Great Job!!

[@kjaarda1]

That wheel is amazing! Looks like it should be in silver dollar city.

[@n1uno1965]

Just outstanding! I’m so excited to continue watching the adventure! #proudforyou!

[@janecaccioppo1050]

A-Mazing!!! Jerry that is incredible! It is beautiful!

[@kjellmclean7838]

Jerry: "I did a little of this and some more of that. Cut some here and sanded some there. A touch 'O paint and 'er ya go!" 🤠

[@patriciabockenstette6550]

That looks fabulous, intriguing, and very beautiful. Jerry did a marvelous job with his ingenuity and talents. Looking forward to the finished wheel and water flow with the generator. Very exciting to watch and thanks for sharing.

[@michelledouglas6538]

That water wheel is amazing! Jerry is so talented! What a gift he has!

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thank you 😊

[@LivingTheRVLocaLife]

we all need a Jerry in our lives lol wish he was here so we can build a cabin lol awesome wheel so excited to see it all come together going to be so nice :)

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@REB65]

Very cool 👍. Once again, Jerry is a genius 👍. Just one more thing... God bless y’all 🙏✌️

[@larrybelken7568]

I've always wanted to do something like this. Thanks for all of the great ideas. Good luck with the installation.

[@robgauthier9249]

Can wait to see it up and making electricity for you. Good job all of you. God bless Bob

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

I love water wheels. Brazos Farm here in Waco has one that is used to grind wheat. I could sit and watch and listen forever

[@sammarino9063]

Me too! Love them, love this one so much. Inspiring

[@jolenecreech7648]

Wow!! Beautiful handiwork you guys. You must be very proud!

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thank you

[@mtd8805]

👍👍

[@Jeppe.P.Bjerget]

What a amazing wheel. That will produce a lot of joy and light. Wish you all the best from Jan in Norway

[@victoriakeith2145]

That’s so awesome!! Love the water wheel and so clever. (smart) 🤩🤩 Great job guys!!💕

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thank you 😊

[@stevewood5245]

Great job Jerry! I Love to see common sense ingenuity! Sure wish I had a Jerry to help me with my projects!

[@KNIGHTJUMPS]

So basically you're friends with an engineering genius/ craftsman.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Cousin actually

[@bobshaw4063]

@@LoftisPartyofSix How is Jerry related? To you or Lane ? Was the other man your dad Mike or Lane's dad? I love Jerry's accent .

[@kieranbennettmedia]

They all cousins out thar...

[@MikeyRoofffff]

Awesome project, dying to see the rest of it. Keep up the great work!

[@michealdraconis6179]

Ok jerry you are not a craftsman . You Sir are an Artist that wheel is amazing

[@rogergraves242]

When nobody else has Power Y’A will have all the power U need.

[@noonieone7026]

It even sounds pretty!

[@laurascarlett2057]

Good job Jerry you’re one awesome hard working man! 👍🏻👏🏻

[@brianlindsay1386]

Not a very good placement of your wheel. You should have it located down stream some what so that the top of the wheel is equal to the bottom of your reservoir. You proved it to yourself, by pulling the plug and dropping the water level a few inches you ran out of flow. You can only use the water when your reservoir is full. Should be down stream so that you have the whole reservoir to give you flow. Then you control flow out of the bottom with a valve. Look at any hydro dam set up and you will find the powerhouse at the bottom, not at the top. Great wheel though!

[@novavega1890]

Jerry is a bad ass and im in love with Jerry 's brain and work ethic

[@rexmccomb7589]

That splashing noise my friend is the sound of power awesome

[@williamdrake5008]

Just loving the creativeness of the project

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@supertom7908]

Truly a thing of beauty. Well done.

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

Using wagon wheels is very cool

[@felixdeoliveira232]

Congratulations! My grandfather build a wood water wheel in 1950 for a mill here in Chapecó city, Brazil. 4m x 0,8m all wood. In 1990 i was a child and remember the water wheel in front of the site. Unfortunately my family don´t took care and rotted. Today we have photos only.

[@jeffkokosinski1872]

Words can't describe guys Man!!!!

[@tenaratliff9230]

Jerry is a genius, he needs his own tv show to show off all of his talents

[@novamom1962]

Wow that is awesome. That Jerry is one great guy. Please tell him so too. 🤗. Love y’all

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@kevinthomas8025]

Really good stuff, can't wait to see the finalized video of everything working and the final walk around.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks Kevin!!

[@JillRH]

Of course Jerry made the water wheel. Jerry can do anything.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

He sure can

[@archiebald4717]

A very ancient and very effective technology.

[@305hialeah]

Jerry is the truth!

[@notme7410]

Oh yeah! Jerry is awesome!

[@nathaliedeguire3629]

WOW BEAUTIFUL

[@camicri4263]

Really nice! Great job Jerry!

[@VaguelyAmused]

More water wheels are needed in the world! A more "engineery" version of the sea shore if you can hear it from the lodge, love it. For making absolute power though, would a water turbine fed from the PVC pipe you have at the bottom of the dam, with the head pressure of the dam work "better"? There is a chap on here "Joe Malovich" who has a good DIY example. Also taking the water from the bottom avoids any freezing in the winter. Keep the water wheel though either as a second power generator or make it mechanical for a wood chopper for the wood burner or similar :D

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Great idea thanks

[@Adrien13Sanctioned]

@12:43 Able to get it turning with such a weak stream, very impressive and shows how well made it is, thanks for doing a small weak stream test, :D

[@consumidoresdeco2]

Hi Channel Loftis. I really liked your water wheel and power generation projects. Very cool. I live in São Paulo in Brazil and here we have incredible hydraulic potential because we have several rivers. Although most of the power generation here in Brazil is from hydroelectric plants (approximately 85%). I also have a channel that I have several small-scale projects. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences. I'm sorry for my very bad English 😩😩. Hugs and much success in the projects.

[@truenorth365]

Been a couple of weeks since I saw this video for the first time, but I´m intriqued to know all about the watts and efficiency of that water-wheel so I caught myself checking if a new video is up manually everyday now 😄..still waiting! And that is the formula how you create good content on YT. Big thumbs up from Sweden!

[@HomesteadEngineering]

Looking at videos on dams and water wheels is what led me into homesteading. I plan to do this one day! :)

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Cool

[@wayneynot]

Wow that's cool I wish I could do something like that on my property

[@IMegbil]

I need that Jerry to solve alot at my life 😁.... Smart guy.

[@jasonmccombs8123]

So, this dude knows people who can do stuff

[@PaulSter]

Jerry - Is there anything he cannot do? Man! He's awesome and clearly enjoys his work.

[@gthornton3]

That’s an amazing wheel.

[@techwatch9133]

Just need more people like you to make a difference in this world. Good job 😀

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@Punk_Spirit]

Such beautiful craftsmanship I could look at this for hours. As an ex welder albeit on motor vehicles this makes me happy. You should all be very proud of yourselves.

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks 😊

[@lalsandamjoute1528]

Its beautiful. Hope your plane work out well perfectly.

[@TexasRoadrunners]

OMG - that is so cool !!!!! ❤ Jerry

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@kirkmulhearn7931]

This is so awesome! Thanks for sharing

[@kristinapaikidze6808]

Jerry is Genius!!!love him 💜💜💜💜

[@grammyg8x]

So amazing. Genius!

[@MaryadiElectricals]

Wow.. amazing..

[@susankenney7536]

Genius work no doubt

[@lalloligyst718]

So dope! Awesome job! Beautiful Property!

[@basharathussain5565]

Wow beautiful people do beautiful things 🥰

[@jrciv67]

Jerry is a true GOAT!!!! ( Greatest of all time )

[@scrapshackfarms1349]

Thats awesome craftsmanship, and an ingenious idea

[@doughunter3967]

you can heat the jacuzzi with the dump load electric overflow and you can fill it and drain it from the spring ? haha....it is Great what you folks are doing...bless Yah...doug

[@carlameen7239]

The electric company must love you guys. Water wheel great idea. Your crew are the best.

[@RakanKongsiBuragas]

Good project and best in shooting the views this is how the experts do.

[@DG-ti4qc]

Jerry is a smart SOB

[@hokanhangula593]

Beautiful wheel. Very inspiring project 🙌🙌

[@maneuschwander6394]

That is so Cool! Awesome Knowledge and ability to put it into practice! That Waterwheel will be a beautiful thing to watch - Sittin and Sippin by the pond! ;) The sound of that Waterwheel turning - reminds me of the sound of a steam train! It is a beautiful thing!

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thank you 😊

[@hearcamir7810]

That’s Awesome!

[@danetteloveslife832]

Jerry is amazing!!

[@stevenharding4078]

Awesome job Jerry !

[@hvnfun8601]

Fascinating!

[@vitas5995]

Amazing work guys

[@dshares]

Wow Jerry is a genius!

[@andyteohockguan7243]

Awesome work and Jerry is very skill full. Stay safe and God bless

[@LoftisPartyofSix]

Thanks

[@maturanaccessvlog4424]

Wow☺☺

[@WanderLost]

That is so awesome and unique!!

[@raqueliatheimpatientgardne8196]

This is the most amazing piece of work I have seen in a very long time. How in the world did they do it in the old days without cement, tracktors and all the modern equipment you used today, is just mind boggling.. Well done.....