We Built a Road Up a MOUNTAIN!!!

[@Angelxu-h7s]

You're amazing. This is a great job.

[@davidlambert2537]

JD Loan is hard to beat when it comes to dirt work...Well done !!!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, I’ve always been happy with his work. 👍

[@davidlambert2537]

@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I live on 784 up 3 prong and I subscribed ...Glad I found your channel and will be watching...Great stuff...

[@PineyGroveHomestead]

Good video and great road! The first rain after a big dirt project is always stressful! Tractor Hard! 🚜💪!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yes, it caused a few issues we had to address, but it’s going to work out great!

[@jeremyj612]

That driveway is looking outstanding! Can’t wait to see the final product. Thanks!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks and thanks for watching! I am thrilled with it!

[@jimwrasse7115]

I think it will be a good looking driveway, plus solid and mostly troublefree. In a couple years there will be good vegatation growth back and off the edge. All the haters of the "highway look" just don't have any vision. It looks like the rocky ground will also allow good drainage and help keep erosion down. The equipment operators did a bang up job!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks! Yeah, it is going to make everything here so much easier! We are blessed for sure!

[@Tapthatsugershack]

Great stuff, Lucas. It's looking awesome. There is a lot of work there that's for sure

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Oh yeah, more than I knew!

[@SidLeavold]

G’day there, I watch you from South Australia. Your reviews are excellent and your outlook on life and the ranch strongly align with my family values. My 80 acre farm takes inspiration from you. Keep up the great work. God bless.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

That’s awesome! God bless you and your family! 👊

[@MannistoCay]

Man that looks like it would've been fun to do! Nice work, we'll have to try it out some day. Cheers Lucas to you and yours. 🪵🚜🇺🇸🇨🇦🍻

[@TheRustyGarageandHomestead]

Dozers sure are alot of fun. We love ours

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, I would love to own one! I’d have the whole place tore up though. 😂

[@jamesharless5357]

Wow, the new road looks awesome Lucas. I’m very excited for you and can’t wait to see the finish product with the gravel on it. Another great video guys!👍🏻

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks! Have a great week! 👊

[@southbaycentralny]

Looks great! Brings back memories in 2002 when we had a D-8 dozer and a big excavator building our woodlot road. What a feeling..

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@stevestock2439]

Super work on the road Lucas. I really like how they did your culvert. These guys know their craft. Sure transformed the way you get to Peek's Peak. One day, would love to meet you and get the invite to come to the top of your paradise. Steve from the great PNW.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thank you! I appreciate the support! 👊

[@EverythingElliott]

The mountain super highway is really taking shape!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Sure is! Thanks for watching, Man!

[@smeefamily54]

Really nice now Lucas. Those donuts at the end of the road made me dizzy. When the gravel is put on then it will be "really really" nice. It is very cold and windy here today. Snow is about 2" deep. Take care and stay safe.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

We got ya on snow at this point. We ended up with about 8”! I’m sure it’s much warmer here though…24F

[@cottontalesfromthetrail5474]

Lucas, this brings back such great memories for me. I had a pig trail that I cut into my property. I hired a guy to come in and put in a road and man that was the best thing we did. Great job! God Bless

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

It’s a good feeling! Thanks for watching! You all are what has made this possible for me! 👊. God bless!

[@RavensRidgeNC]

Very cool - looking great - can definitely see that after the water helps to set in the grading, some gravel and raking with that fancy new tractor will really pay off. Great way to start the new year!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Absolutely! We are going to enjoy using our new tractor and implements to keep this in shape!

[@lyleharkness-rv5vf]

Nice update 😊 Great excavation work 👍 Looks like as long as you keep the ditches maintained you'll have a good road for a long time.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yes, I think this is going to work out great!

[@billyhaddock5540]

Yeepers! JD and guy's did a fantastic job making ur Mountain Dirt Road. with some gravel and a little touch-up, the road will be great to drive-on.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Absolutely! We will have a finished product video in a couple weeks. 👍

[@Jam818]

Looking good Lucas. I can see the new home coming soon. Congratulations and hope you're doing well

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks! Hope you are as well!

[@MartyHenderson-ie9sp]

Man what a difference! I love it. I know you do.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, I ain’t none to hide my feelings. 😂 This road is a huge blessing! It’s going to be so nice!

[@MartyHenderson-ie9sp]

@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Absolutely. Blessing indeed.

[@TripleTAcres]

That's so exciting!! I cant wait to see the finished project.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks, Mike! It’s life changing really!

[@livedlearnedDIY]

Looks like you have sandstone up on the hill. On our farm we have almost all sandstone in the upper elevations and limestone in the lower elevations. Then there is tons of sandstone in the creek that runs through the middle of the property. Enjoying your videos Lucas.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks, Man! Yeah, lots of sandstone there. It made trying to maintain that trail a pain because the box blade would just pull up huge chunks…

[@Nova-m8d]

Gravel the entire drive and have it compacted, then hydro seed the entire drive. The drive will be hard and no mud.

[@RossOnTheLand]

Great video! Congratulations and a big improvement! Will make getting to and fro much easier and safer.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks, Ross! We are loving it! 👊

[@momusicfan]

I'm reminded of my trip up Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs...no guardrails...won't drive that again. Crew sure doing a nice job.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

I drove Pikes Peak and it really made me nervous! When we got to the top I told my wife I really thought at one point I was going to have to stop and let her drive! 😂🤣 I’m usually pretty adventurous, but it was a very scary experience!

[@momusicfan]

@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead I had all the kids with me, and it had snowed and nowhere to move over for other cars...and a LONG way down. No thanks....ever again.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

@ 😂🤣 I get it. I was glad to have the experience though. I loved it at the top!

[@cedaroakfarm8596]

Looking good, I had outside 3" pipes put in to give the outer road edges a guide rather than a sharp drop off and put 10 MPH signs on them. Also during heavier rains get out there and find the flash run offs from the side hill, they will rip right through the road without a culvert themselves. Do you have any other emergency exit road just in case this one is impassible?

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Good suggestions! There is a connection to the neighbors up there so we would be able to get to their driveway in an emergency. I am also planning a guardrail of some sort when the weather permits…

[@tappitdawg2648]

Looks good buddy, I have about the same plan I'm trying to put together for later this summer. I've been looking to get land down that way myself.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Best of luck! Thanks for watching!

[@volkerrohlfs6946]

If you' ask me, the old trail was by far more beautyful than the new highway. But I understand that for building a house on the top, you need a solid access ...

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, I get that. The old trail was cool, but it severely limited what we could do up there. Not to mention, maintenance was tough with the big old rocks…

[@Caintuckiee]

Just stumbled across your video and as soon as I did, I knew I’d been there.. So I’m sitting here racking my brain trying to figure out where it could be.. Then it dawns on me, you’re just a couple hills over on 7.. I live in Lloyd..

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Right on! Hi neighbor. 👋

[@nrobinson7951]

Hi Lucas, looking good. Blessings

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks! 👊

[@CannFarms]

Looks great!!!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thank you!

[@Matthew-s6l8t]

Looks like a great job

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks!

[@markgraham9932]

They do amazing work, if you have any extra money, should get the dozer to cut more trails on your property or around your property lines for fire break.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

That’s a good idea. We actually have a pretty natural fire break around us. One side is a full rock cutout for a highways and we have trails around the other edges…

[@matthewsims359]

WOW. that is a major improvement. those guys are moving some dirt, rocks and trees. NICE

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yes, they made major major changes! It’s amazing!

[@anthonyjohnson100]

Add 8” of 3” drain rock to it 👍

[@anthonywalls3281]

All you can say is hell yeah 👍💯😉

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@rockandrattleretreat5830]

Hope you are managing that water once it gets off the moiuntain. You already have a drainage problem where the houses are. Hope you are getting that water to flow off your property.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, we’ve made some changes you’ll see. As far as the amount of water though, it will be the same. It was just being directed off through water bars before and is coming out of pipes now. The next video will show a little more of what we are doing to redirect the water…

[@gordonplatter9162]

It looks like it is about a good 10' or more wider congrats

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah they are really fixing us up right! 👊

[@donaldavant]

Lucas you're a kid in a candy store . Having the good life . Take care buddy .

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@normhowes2975]

Looks like it's worth every penny. Admit it tho, you were less interested in packing the road than spending some quality seat time on your tractor doing something useful. I picked an non cabin tractor over the heated cab P/U plowing snow this week lol

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yeah, I told the guys, I don’t mind I need an excuse to run my tractor. Lol

[@davenportjg]

This looks amazing! I have a similar size project I need to tackle at my parents house, widen their driveway, add a culvert at the bottom of the driveway and then extend the path up the hill to my house site. Do you mind sharing the rough cost? I can do the gravel myself, but I'm not comfortable doing the earthworks myself, need to hire that out.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

I am working on a video breaking down the costs and per hour charge for each machine. It will be out within a couple weeks! Thanks for watching!

[@davenportjg]

@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead excellent! Hopefully it comes before the 15th when I meet with the first bidder 😃

[@coreybair9426]

Road looks great👍! Did you get some gravely on it before the snow and ice? Be safe and God Bless!

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

We did! I’ll have another update in a week or so. It is so awesome! Thanks for watching! God bless!

[@sparky11772]

Good morning Lucas

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Good morning!

[@HarrietsChariot]

Are you planning on any geotextile under your stone?

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

I thought that one over. I have seen it work really well, but when I used it on my main driveway, what I ran into is every time I tried to use the box blade to rework and smooth the gravel, I would catch it and pull it up and ruin it. On a hill like this that will undoubtedly wash out at times, I know I will be working the surface a lot. I was afraid to try it. Any tips?

[@HarrietsChariot]

@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Understandable. I think in a perfect world, I'd go with geotextile and geocells to help reduce washout, and also have some big stone on the base. But I also think you're probably right that you'll be working it a lot over time and ripping fabric could be a problem. You've got the equipment to keep it up, so I think your plan is probably the right one. I'd probably focus on getting some decent riprap in the swale and maybe do a temporary seeding to help reduce sediment runoff (though its obviously not growing season, so it may not help). By the way, I think now that you've had some time to play with the TYM, it's time to give the people what they really want - put some of the TYM attachments on the BX and see how it does.

[@mercurymangarage6186]

Wow!! That’s nice. I’d be out there doing the same thing. Gotta try it out. Now what are you gonna call this road? Peeks path? Lucas lane? Woodyard way? 😅 Good stuff and God bless.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

I like the suggestions! Woodyard way is a good one!

[@KurtVice]

Oh I get it. He waits till it “gets a little noisy” then gets out the grease gun.

[@lakepinesfarm1394]

Road looks good, good to have a hill you can rob dirt from instead of having to haul some in. How many dollar general walks you do a week?

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Absolutely! Usually I drive the tractor to DG. 😂🤣🚜

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

And we are there every day! Lol

[@KurtVice]

Does this guy ever grease the excavator?

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Apparently you didn’t watch very closely…

[@patrickswayze3987]

I guess I spoke too soon.He got the old grease gun out

[@anthonyjohnson100]

Too flat. Gonna wash out with a big rain. ☔️

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

We ain’t done yet! 👍

[@jessesneed2364]

I'd be the same way about using a chainsaw to cut that pipe. I would think that plastic would gum up the saw.

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

It did great! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@risusrules]

Lucas, have you changed something with microphones, volume or something over the past couple of episodes? Seems all over the place to be honest (just trying to help)

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Yes, man, I got some new equipment and I’m struggling with it. I’ll get it sorted out. Thanks for letting me know.

[@risusrules]

@@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead Ok, good deal, just to be clear I wasn't complaining, just letting you know that some of us might be getting messed up sound quality incase you didn't know. Hope you get it sorted.

[@brendanharris55]

Could have shoveled it 😂😂😂 jk

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

That’s what we were going to do when you came to visit, but you postponed your trip! 🤷🏼‍♂️😂🤣

[@MannistoCay]

Man that looks like it would've been fun to do! Nice work, we'll have to try it out some day. Cheers Lucas to you and yours. 🪵🚜🇺🇸🇨🇦🍻 And I learned a new word today "gullywasher" 👍

[@PeeksPeakHobbyHomestead]

Oh yeah man! We have some real “gully washers” around here sometimes. 😂🤣 Thanks for watching, Mark!