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Homesteading Uncontained

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@dougtravins9624 4 ай бұрын

You've got a lot on your plate!! But at least you're lovin' every minute of it...

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

back to it tomorrow before we head off to the alps for a month

@louistorcello3525 4 ай бұрын

I know how much fun it is giving snails to the chickens. When you are away set up some beer traps the method is on the interweb. My main suggestion is cover them to keep rain out and make them different sizes to see if they dry out.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I was looking these up - need something as the slugs are really reproducing fast.

@meme2287 4 ай бұрын

Look at the direction the blades spin (judge by the cutting edge). That should tighten the nut, so the opposite will be to loosen.

@BAtadCrazy 4 ай бұрын

Yes. Same principle as bicycle pedals.

@tiff9137 4 ай бұрын

That mower is brilliant 😮 mind the dogs!! 👍🏻

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I will mow the bottom first, gras sis too long for them to see now.

@simonmiddleton4977 4 ай бұрын

That grass cutter looks dangerous! 😮 please be careful 👍

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

It is dangerous....going for it tomorrow. Leaving Julie at home 🤣

@MOAJackson-u9f 4 ай бұрын

Ian! That Sickle Bar mower is a beaut! It will eat whatever you put to it! 😆😆😆! The girls are looking amazing Julie! They certainly seemed to enjoy their treat! Safe trip!

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

Trying it out tomorrow - just counting my toes before I start.

@PegAMurphy 4 ай бұрын

great video y'all... love your hair cut Julie and I hope your fingers are healing nicely ..... hey Ian I'm glad it was only the tripod that got ate up y'all be careful cause it seems like Murphy's law is upon y'all..... it's been following me all my life then I married one 🙄 hope y'all have a blessed & wonderful week

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

haha, using the mower for the first time tomorrow - will put on my steel boots

@rjung_ch 4 ай бұрын

Hi guys, can't wait to see the basque country again, it's been over a year since we were there. Lovely. Cheers 👍💪✌

@georgewest2096 4 ай бұрын

It's a standard thread. I bought a 3/4" socket set mainly for those bolts. 3/4" Bosch impact would not loosen them but a six foot piece of 1 1/2" thick wall EMT does. Please use jack stands under your mower.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

Going to get it done tomorrow

@michaeltempsch5282 4 ай бұрын

Your "Chicken prison" reminded me of the animated movie 'Chicken run' with the chickens doing a WWII style POW camp breakout 😄

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

Love that film, but no boys allowed in ours 🤣

@michaeltempsch5282 4 ай бұрын

@@HomesteadingUncontained Camp management seems better too...😁

@truthymchurtsalot7188 4 ай бұрын

Julie we love your new shorter hair! Let us know how your fingers are healing!

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

3 weeks in and the bandages just came off - still can't look 🫣 J.

@jamesbeck2901 4 ай бұрын

Just a thought, but if you back your mower deck over the side over your retaining wall, you might be able to work more comfortably under it.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

That is a great idea - but I think I will just remove it and turn it upside down - give me a chance to service it too.

@AuburnElvis 4 ай бұрын

The blade direction will tell you whether it's a standard or backwards threaded screw/ nut. The resistance pushing against the blade should always tighten the screw or nut. So if you had a blade set to spin clockwise, and you pushed against the blade anti-clockwise, then you pushing against it would tighten it anti-clockwise and it's a backwards thread. If the blade is set to spin anti-clockwise, you pushing it clockwise would tighten it, so it's a standard thread.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

It is normal - will pull the mower off tomato and get it sorted

@livingthefrenchdream7966 4 ай бұрын

Hello Ian and Julie regarding your mower deck it looks very similar to the one I have here in the Vienne behind the blade you may have a drive witch has two flat sides that you will need to put a thin adjustable spanner to holdout tight then just loosen the main nut anti clock wise with a socket set hope this helps .Also Ian I bought from America the all all American blue sharpener to keep them in shape well worth the money saved me many euros

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I found that - I will put my BIG spanner on it tomorrow - once I pick of the new cutters.

@jasoncheetham577 4 ай бұрын

hahahaha still formula 1 starts, not looked at mine for a while

@kentonblair8848 4 ай бұрын

As always, I enjoy your content. With your Welding, the weld looks good, but I would have "V" notched both parts so that I could make a weld using several passes that was nearly the thickness of the original material. I love old mowers, but they will bite hard. I have never seen a left handed thread on a rotary cutter and they can be a bear to remove. I always use an impart wrench, often requiring the torque of my air wrench. My opinion is that a lot more equipment has been ruined by over torquing than under torquing and anti-seize is a must in this type of application. Keep uop the good work.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

Will get them removed tomorrow when I pick up my new cutters - taking the mower deck off though, will be easier.

@theinfernalcraftsman 4 ай бұрын

Cool machine. I want one now. That bar might be a little big to fit into checked luggage though. And on the tractor it wouldn't be a tractor if you didn't have to constantly have to tighten and replace bolts. My friend had a Allis Chalmers dozer and the best day was the day he sold it at the auction. But he had them sandblast and repaint it before sale and it looked really nice blasted and in fresh paint almost enough to want to keep it... I did get my new passport the other day. Maybe I need to go mow the grass fort you. :) I'm done for the year here as the 100*+ temps are here now.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

It is so heavy, but will give it a go tomorrow.

@richardbodor3318 4 ай бұрын

Love seeing the Chubby hens 🐔♥. You need a bush whacker instead of that residential string trimmer. But wow that Moto Standard is a death trap! So some fingers and toes are being sacrificed? Great video - cheers from the USA

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I have my big Stihl weed wicker but it was a sunday, had to try and stay stealth.

@AuburnElvis 4 ай бұрын

On your World's Most Dangerous Grass Cutter: The blue end seems to have two pegs coming out that could slide into something. Have the receiving steel straps for those broken off the cutter head? I imagine welding some sort of blocks with holes onto the cutter head would greatly reduce the strain the middle peg is having to bear. Also, I would not transport it with the cutter head on the machine. No need to put the stress of transport on the welds.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I think they are to keep it balanced so it does not twist and rock too much. I was thinking of fixing these but it might put too much strain on something else.

@ianrobinson254 4 ай бұрын

Take the tractor cutter off turn it over properly need some heat trust me they will be tight at least it will be easier AND safer 👍🏽👍🏽

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

That was the conclusion I came to - doing it tomorrow.

@douglasfitzsimmons654 4 ай бұрын

HI Ian lying under a piece of machinery without Jack's is dangerous, tractor hydraulics have been known to fail, even the 3 point linkage, can fail, I can speak thu experience. Keep up the good work you two😊

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I had wood struts holding it up - it was not going anywhere, until I kick them out with my boot 🤣

@whathasxgottodowithit3919. 4 ай бұрын

Always be aware of your surroundings when using machinery, do not blame others for poor planning on your part when you get injured. Regarding your other mower blades, it is very unlikely to be a LH on the bolt. It is often easier to remove the mower from the Tractor, turn it upside down, it is not heavy, things are a lot easier to work on than trying to undo fasteners while you are underneath it.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I have no one else to blame other than me.... ☹️

@garrygrant2827 4 ай бұрын

Hi ian an Julie boy didn't these chickens run over Julie when you brought them sweets all gone in a few minutes. Ian I think that bolt is a left plus have you got a blow torch heat them stubborn bolts a good heating should make the bolt of . That old grass cutter is good at cutting grass but oh boy never get in front of that blade . I mean you tripod was almost cut right in half shudder a foot or wee dog in front of that .

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

They are always like that...like we starve them or something. She is one with them

@rowlandcrew 4 ай бұрын

the best way to find out the thread direction is to get a light under there and look which way the thread is going. look at the last thread coming out of the nut, on the shaft. take a wire brush with you. If you have a welding torch, heat the nut red hot, let it cool, spray with penetrant, then wrench again. (remember to have a good fire extinguisher) You could alternatively, skip taking it off and simply use your welder to weld the blades pieces togehther, either underneath, or remove the mower and flip it over. the steel in those blades is the lowest quality steel (low carbon) so it is soft. Just V the break all the way through so you can weld through without needing to weld from the back side. If you lost a piece, just get some other bits to weld on. then use a hand grinder to sharpen the cutting edges, on the machine. If they break loose in use, they wont fly out since the mower housing is in the radial direction. the cutting edges and function of that mower are not a high-tech finely tuned process.

@HomesteadingUncontained 4 ай бұрын

I thinI have worked them out now - giving it another go tomorrow.