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[@taterz58]

Clear out a camping area in your land that you can hike to and camp for the night. Looks great. Take care.

[@alanviner3711]

You have to be the handiest guy I have seen, more power to you and keep up the great work, you deserve nothing but success and good fortune.. Our blessings to you and your family.. Alan and Margaret, Ottawa Canada...

[@AndrewBryantPianoTuner]

Love the way the roof in completely in the Sun.

[@dfletcher2007]

Your work ethic is truly inspiring. Thank you for these videos

[@Guust_Flater]

Nice to see you took the time to adjust the first mount (with 45 welded braces). 👍

[@billyyamahaboy]

Need nice road up top also please dig a little pond be nice to see it fill over winter and spring

[@oumadmike1]

My wife and I have land that we are developing and are building our own house as well. We have been watching your videos for quite a while, and really appreciate that you don't subscribe to clickbait methods. I believe there are a lot of us that enjoy watching you exemplify how a strong, God fearing, responsible family goes about tackling these challenges.

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Thanks for the support.

[@clearskyamerica3107]

This is becoming my favorite YT channel. Keep up the good work.

[@AJ-ox8xy]

You are living the dream. Keep on keeping on, I hope to do what you do when I am older.

[@davegarski1548]

Very entertaining series.

[@gallopingg1]

YOU ARE ONE SUPER CLEVER GUY, DOING SO MANY TRADES BY YOURSELF, BRILLIANT JOB, MICK FROM UK.

[@jamesweh209]

You must stay in good shape with all the physical work you do. I admire that you keep going forward and don't allow yourself to feel overwhelmed with so much to do.

[@johnnymelendez4836]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience. Awesome skills and knowledge, We've learned a lot from your videos. Thanks GOD BLESS YOU ALL 😇

[@brandonedwards8465]

I wish I was as smart and talented as you my friend I've watched over 50 of your videos I love them

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

I really like how you set that solar array up ,utilizing what you had and with a little Unistrut it turned out great

[@nerys71]

You are doing what I dream of but I'm fully aware I can never achieve it gives me great pleasure to watch you succeed :-) Also the time lapse while you're talking and take down all the little trees was amazing it really looks like a giant critter going about eating its dinner :-)

[@pldyer69muzic]

Looking Good.

[@grzegorz16100]

Wow! Well done.

[@waynew7710]

One of my favorite channels to watch. Keep doing what you're doing Heath.

[@KinuGrove]

Making good progress

[@cla3356]

I love watching your videos. This is amazing what you did for you and your family.

[@internetapocalypse4885]

Cool, now all you need is the sun to hit the panels.

[@trishy5626]

Wow your trees are way ahead of our fall color here. Very pretty view. I like how u use ole red ford as a walking working platform...even the hood...lol..37 acres yet to clear....many yrs of firewood left...

[@maryq4546]

Great job! Wow, things are moving along!!! Start checking off that board!!!!

[@liziwemabona1245]

Well done final is fixed.

[@CraigRippon]

Love the videos, love your gentle story telling voice, love what you're doing - cheers - Craig R. - Brisbane, Australia

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Thanks!

[@mmanut]

Looks Great. You have accomplished so much very fast. Congratulations👍👍 Vinny 🇺🇸

[@xavieramador9134]

The next time I complain about something so simple I’m gonna think of you. Congrats on your start to finish. I have so much respect towards you and the process.

[@josephhall1641]

i sure do enjoy your videos.you are one impressive guy so smart and handy ..lovely family god bless all of you.

[@jackpatteeuw9244]

I agree with you, you don't need the concrete footer for those posts. If you are at all concerned about wind twisting those mounts, run a 1/8" steel cable down from each end of the cross beam so some kind of anchor buried in the soil. A small turnbuckle will keep them tight.

[@karenriggle5435]

I hope you have the time to stop for a few minutes and enjoy those beautiful fall colors

[@RedPoppyRanch]

It's very pretty right now.

[@leannestorey137]

I don't know how I ended up here from watching makeup tutorials. I love your voice,.it's so relaxing. Now I watch your videos after I have has a bad day to just relax and unwind

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Lol... Thank you!

[@cliffcollins4124]

I'm amazed you just cleared all those trees, grass would have grown just as well with them there, and have you thought about land slip, hope the whole lot doesn't end up at your back door. Really good chance of it

[@greggwoods7173]

Nice job. Looks good.

[@mikefedele4521]

It all looks great. 37 more acres ehh. That sounds like it can take a while. Non the less your better off taking your time. The end result will be worth it. I guess you guys are trying to get in for Christmas/new year? Love how the power system worked out.

[@ronhart4166]

Looks like they will be easy to clean here. Great job !! I agree 100% on living the rest of the land alone. Just clean up enough to encourage strong growth. You moved to the country to have wildlife not a parking lot !!!! 😊

[@Steve-ps6qw]

You have become a master with all the heavy construction equipment. Doing some precise movements with them in placing the supports on the posts for the solar panels.WHAAT!! $12k for the mounts and you only paid $600 because you built them yourself?? That is some good motivation.

[@georgettewood8894]

Hard worker. Precise.

[@RelentlessHomesteading]

You are amazing my friend! Great progress.

[@Downeastwaves]

Awesome progress! The excavator works great downing those trees!

[@masterdanprice2904]

Brother you are absolutely amazing

[@mandbhomestead]

Looks awesome! The panels will not go anywhere where with those mounts. And with a huge cost savings. Congrats. Thanks for sharing

[@Beecozz7]

Well done, the only other person I have seen on KZbin that works as hard as you is Nick Fouch @FouchFamilyOffGrid , AMAZING!!!

[@tonicasaesmeralda8612]

Never underestimate your solar panel anchoring. Weight it down tight so they do not fly away! No solar panels equals no power. Nice job on your progress! :)

[@juleejames9977]

Congrats on 2 finished projects✔️

[@mountainviews5025]

Hey Red Poppy I have been watching your channel for a long time now and I really don't think that I have commented and I'm sorry for that but I wanted to let you know that I really really like what you have done for your beautiful wife and children there on your Ranch and can't wait to see more oh yeah we were wondering if you will be having farm animals and gardens again really love your channel

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Thank you for the support. We will have lots of animals and garden for sure.

[@wtftolate3782]

Need to get rid all of that shade on your solar panels.

[@inadollard6672]

Looks great thanks for the video

[@MrRDFORD]

Great to see you getting more projects on the list crossed off. You should make a place to sleep now there's water so you can stay over once in a while to save on time driving back and forth. Closer to having the family on the homestead, big pat on the back Heath.

[@MrRDFORD]

I know you see these suggestions a lot but I think most are only made in a conscious effort to help. You I'm sure have thought of most and are capable of doing most. Hopefully, maybe even 1 or 2 along the way may help. Thanks for reading them and not taking offense by most. ENJOY

[@eversleywharton7841]

Good jobe you are doing keep it up .

[@Jacksonransom]

Came for snowplow videos, found an amazing channel.

[@johnr8439]

Solar panels in the shade and overlapping each other will greatly reduce output

[@johnslugger]

@@Chris-rg6nm yeah in the beginning of the video the solar panels are in the shade in the middle of the video there in the sun and at the end of the day there back in the shade but the whole while the rear of the video upper portion of the screen is in full sunlight. It looks like he mounted these solar panels in the shadow of a mountain not good!

[@MichiWehovz]

Big fan. Don't forget to build something around the tank to protect it. Support from Austria

[@sharonh1671]

Hi I am new to your channel and loving all of your videos .I love your property it is all going to turn out great .

[@bobcat9314]

Hahaha.. You remember what Mr. Bubble says.. Getting clean is just as much fun as getting dirty... Hahaha.. Love the solar panels.. I'm so jealous.. Lots of power!!

[@lebronjordan802]

Great job Red 👍 happy to see your progress 😁!

[@avonleanne]

note to self...if buying raw land , MUST have a tractor....wow, you made that hill clean up look like a breeze! so awesome to see your progress!

[@lenbrow9698]

nice one

[@glenngoodale1709]

I love watching all your Video's

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Thanks!

[@beachlife1411]

Awsome job !!! Bud

[@johnhancock6114]

That's some good lookin' water at 1:46

[@beth-rg8bm]

7018? Good thing I took the time to check with my glasses on!

[@promisel1964]

ITs looking really good keep up the good work and keep sharing, thanks :)

[@k.cashman427]

Your phone likely shows true north whereas a compass would only show magnetic north. In any case things coming along really nice! Good idea using deadmans to anchor solar panels.

[@robinr.770]

Yay! Shouting for joy!!!

[@Michael_Mears]

Good work, nice pump set up.

[@CarlDavison]

I get so excited when I get a new video notification :)

[@52memor]

YES !!!!!! you've put them in the wrong place further down to the right it's still sunny there !!!!!

[@donnasmith4689]

I am always amazed at your ability to use the excavator bucket like a finger!

[@dapperdave2090]

👍😎👍 awesome channel content....

[@shanew4573]

Once again another awesome job done...that list is getting smaller by the day mate...good on you!!

[@AlexRodriguez-yl8uu]

I see several thin trunks that look like they might be great for fence posts instead of burning them.

[@elishevaquick6650]

I SO admire your WORK ETHICS and the wonderful WAY that you persevere and continue doing all the WORK all by yourselves xxx Blessings and Prayers send To The Lord to Keep you Under His Holy Hand xxx Aunt Eli

[@The_Osprey]

It looks like the part right next to the road out front gets most Sun.

[@gracielapinon9664]

Thanks to God. You did it. Almost done. Number#1

[@karenriggle5435]

You can get a 3 foot 10 longer little augers that go in the ground that tie things down would work really good for that

[@beth-rg8bm]

Chip the wood and use the mulch to start growing mushrooms! Very profitable!

[@owenjmolloy]

Great video. you need to paint primer on the steel frames......or they will rust out.

[@idadho]

Eventually, the 1 step forward and 2 steps back changes to 2 steps forward and 1 step back. It is called learning. With the right attitude, this is rewarding learning because one learns far more than they ever expected. You should plumb a frost free hydrant to the solar panels. Dust can drastically reduce the efficiency of the panels. They will actually collect more energy when they are wet.

[@hardcorvancour]

You have a relaxing voice you should be a narrator 🎤 . .

[@williamkirkland265]

Looking good

[@joemc111]

Sure is coming along nicely. I think you could check GPM at your tank with a 5 gallon bucket. At full sun connect a hose to your highest spicket, turn the water on and go and close the valve at the tank. Just time how long it takes to fill the bucket. I am thinking with an 80 foot head your going to get 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 Gallons a minute. What do you think.

[@RedPoppyRanch]

No way... 85 psi, 1" pipe will be around 15gpm

[@diversifiedacreshomestead102]

Awesome job on the fab job. 360 rotation full tilt ain’t a ray of sun gonna his from you.

[@GETkrunkBEOTCH]

Only thing is those strut straps will allow the panels to tilt in a strong wind. If you rig up something to weld the inch and 5 strut to the tube it will be a little better. Other than that it looks nice. If you're running conduit to the house you wanna consider rigid 90s for each end so you dont burn thru the 90 accidentally pulling the wire but it's not really that long of a pull so it might be ok with PVC 90s

[@marcryvon]

Hi Hard Working Man ! May I suggest to rent a wood chipper instead of burning all those trees and bush ? After seeding grass, you could spead the wood chips all over the ground. They make great compost and would keep your seedlings humid thus promoting their growth...

[@RedPoppyRanch]

We have a chipper

[@offgridinthepacificnorthwe3210]

Wow you have a lot more solar than I do lol. We are off grid in Oregon. We live comfortably on 4.8k of solar. We do have gravity feed water though. So we do not have to run a water pump.

[@101life9]

Goodness, you have done incredible work. Any vegetable cultivation? Good bless you and your family!

[@ttfweb1]

Great work. When you mount your inverter, I’d suggest making sure you have really good airflow around it. I have two and they can get pretty warm. When I talked to the tech about them, he said the typical lifetime is about 12 years - I assume heat being the degrading mechanism. Mine are directly on my garage wall, and if I could modify anything, I think I’d offset them from the wall with a bit of uni-strut just to give more heat dissipation.

[@RedPoppyRanch]

Thanks!

[@singhA1968]

seems solar panel project going very big project .

[@mboiko]

Looks like you have quite a few Deer running through the woods @ 3:11 in the video...

[@elliotazus6258]

I see your concern with the wind on your solar panels good job on that. But what about the weight of the snow pushing down on the panels which will push down the pipe into the ground. Isn't that worth at least one bag of cement in each hole. As it sinks the chains will become loose. You did a beautiful job of constructing the solar panel system. God bless you and your family

[@RedPoppyRanch]

There's way more than one bag in each hole.

[@elliotazus6258]

You talked so much about the wind; I apologize that i missed your statements regarding adding cement. God bless and take care. Your doing a great job for your family

[@gregorythomas333]

Congrats on getting the panels up on the mounts :) So glad the water problem is fixed too!

[@ScinnerNo1]

Wow, the placement of the solarpannels?? Why dont you get windgenerators and hide them inside your house instead??

[@That1ufo]

They seem to shadow each other a bit too soon before the trees get in the way, They seem to need spacing apart more, or is the little to gain from spacing them now?

[@charlesburkhart800]

No comparison in size I know, our back yard is about 1/5 acre on a hill, but we cut out trees to allow sun light for garden beds. We scooped out long beds, perpendicular to downhill grade and made hugelkultur mounds (by hand) with all the limb/leaf/brush trash. We put what topsoil we had back on top of some and planted winter rye. Those are now productive garden beds, 3rd yr. The rest we piled leaves, hay ($1 bale craigslist) and keep piling organic matter on top for future beds. Would that slow your rainwater coming down the mountain and give you future garden beds instead of burning all the tree trash? You have a huge area but you have equipment. Mrs CB Ohio

[@tracydowling2725]

Put the solar panels on your roof and put the tank beside the house. You've now obscured your view and created a lot more work for yourself. That's how we have it in Australia. Any excess power goes back to the electricity company and therefor you get money back. There also government funded here, you get a rebate back. Leave the trees, there beautiful. Unless your growing grain or hay why clear your paddocks. Go and finish the house.

[@johnthomson9558]

I’d also like to see you in time,create level flat areas up on the hill side for live stock to rest ,with the excavator

[@adrielrowley]

Is the compass adjusted for magnetic declination? If not, then it is pointing to magnetic directions, not solar south. This is my field of study, BTW.

[@BCElginTex]

Yep. You want to use True North, not Magnetic North (like my neighbor did when building his fence). LOL. it's off by 3 degrees and 15 feet at one end.

[@speedoflightyt]

use as a reference, your iPhone just might be correct... www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/compass-declination.html

[@marianneoprisko7737]

Remember PR when Maria hit had solar panels cemented in and the attachment still failed. You can only plan for thg he expected. Maybe emergency panels or wind generator that can be in a protected shed then brought out to fill a failure gap would be wise. Not a duplicate of your system but something like an emergency generator would be wise to think about sometime after you move in.

[@zbudda]

Have you thought about putting some posts in the ground in front of the solar panels and the hill slope, as a protection from rolling rocks or logs?

[@RedPoppyRanch]

There shouldn't be anything coming off that hill fast enough to hurt them other than my kids.