RAIN is COMING! Roof Underlayment Installation, Moving Solar System, Broken Tractor

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

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[@nandatw2592]

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[@onlinecheatersexposed8491]

if you have a bowl of cold water, and put your eggs in the water safely. if the eggs float they are bad

[@lokasemesta185]

My skill :cleaning, gardening, fruit picking, garbage man, agriculture and I can also train Gym and train Boxing . Please help me pak martin . Apa saja persyaratannya ??.

[@whodamongrel1]

Would it be easier to build a support wall on each side in that attic center from peak to birds mouth ( from house to garage) now before closing it in? And would that take most of burden of weight from the deep cut birdsmouths?

[@patriciaray143]

Get some desil and burn those stumps out. Dig down so it's like a camp fire.

[@myownariel52]

Seth is such a good kid! I’m blown away with how much he contributes and the energy and interest he shows to family projects. You’re clearly wonderful parents. And well done to Seth! I only hope our future kids are as kind and genuine as him!

[@randyfelts4625]

If it's in position, use the jacks, with some longish 2x6s to lift it off the trailer, pull the trailer out, and lower it, step at a time, onto the permanent blocks.

[@sarahmannluker7528]

It's wonderful that Seth is learning so many skills through this process. What a blessing he is!

[@juliejohnson9531]

He sure is! 😃

[@denniscleveland669]

I’d tie those roof rafter ends back to the wall, by putting a margin board on the wall where the bottom is level with the bottom of the rafter tip, then put joist in transfer most of that energy back to the wall.

[@markkaes3144]

Had the same thought. 👍🏼

[@bobf12]

@@markkaes3144 Me too.

[@xzibit8614]

I’ll also say so

[@dunep6465]

Scab some 2x on each side of the rafter to tie in both sides of the birds mouth. Not perfect, but a lot better.

[@jaycahow4667]

That outlet on the outside of your power shed should be a GFCI and it should have an external cover to keep off the rain.

[@AutisticMorty]

I noticed that too 👍

[@jaycahow4667]

@@AutisticMorty If could be running off a GFCI that is inside but then it should be labeled GFCI on the outside outlet. If still would need a proper external cover. Personally I never run one outlet off another GFCI. I just run straight power to each GFCI outlet so if it pops I can just reset it. Sometimes when they are run off another outlet and that pops it can be hard to locate where to reset it.

[@CHIPMAN999]

GFI gets Tricky if Ground /neutral is not bonded correctly in an Off-grid solar System. Not the Same as Grid Tied system and yes, you do need a Cover

[@CHIPMAN999]

GFI gets Tricky if Ground /neutral is not bonded correctly in an Off-grid solar System. Not the Same as Grid Tied system. But a Cover is needed

[@tabs41]

Two way's to do everything, the right way and Martins way, another disaster waiting to happen

[@avflyguy]

I'll say almost every video that shows these guys doing stuff, it's an absolute miracle nobody has gotten hurt. Great use of resources on hand to get the job done. Safety Sally has to have had so many heart attacks, she's now bedridden unable to shake her head and stop some of the madness

[@juliejohnson9531]

😂

[@mikeunum]

@Martin Johnson - Off Grid Living - Have to say your son is grown up very fast the last 12 month. You must be proud of him. Stay safe and god bless you familiy.

[@KuzweKanfarms]

Ohhhh I am so glad Tux loves his box!!!

[@juliejohnson9531]

😃

[@sreekumarUSA]

082821/1512h PST 🇺🇸 Greetings, Dear People. My admiration for your relentless hard work and patience and surprised at no lewd verbal epithets, emanating out of y’all, even at times of frustration and dismay! How do you endure such test of patience? I’m flabbergasted, speechless even! Wishing y’all success. Bless you, dear people. Take care and 73s…

[@stevenm3141]

All you have to do is, take the chainsaw and cut 4 lengths of tree as high as the shed. Place those under the shed. Now let most of the air out of the tires of the trailer and pull it out. The tree sections will hold the shed up.

[@JP-lb5bm]

I love how you handle adversity with optimism.

[@juliejohnson9531]

😃

[@mikemmikem2758]

Clever way of moving the shed. Another great video. Thank you.

[@juliejohnson9531]

😃

[@markkaes3144]

If you’re concerned, 2 easy improvements: 1) scab a piece of OSB sheathing at least 6-8” above/below the birds beak with glue or adhesive and screws; 2) a triangle is incredibly strong - put a ledger board across the wall surface at the height of the rafter tails and then add returns. You can attach breathable soffit material underneath to give it a finished look underneath when done. Good luck - really appreciate and enjoy your content!

[@MichelleCouplandHairStudio]

We finally got rain 🌧 for an hour ! Yippie

[@shaunalexanderjames.647]

One very hard-working family, and always willing to help others, good luck guys.

[@bhepler224]

Why not leave it that high and put two or three 6x6 under it and post to support it. Plus it will keep snow from building on the side. And use bottle jack to raise it enough to pull the trailer out.

[@patriciaray143]

Yeah I like that idea.

[@eddiepulleyblank438]

Next time you move a small building use logs and roll it by pushing or pulling and moving the logs , pipes work as well. Ground needs to be fairly level!

[@jleunen]

You need 2 "handyman jacks" to lift the shed. One side at a time, one jack on each corner, lift it off the trailer and block it, remove the trailer and walk it back down on the blocking, one side and then the other, back and forth. Not as easy as the tractor but it works well I've done it several times. The jacks will lift about 4000lbs each. The jacks are sometimes called "high lift jacks". Good luck, things are looking good.

[@GunsolGaming]

its crazy to see how I used to watch your videos when you were living in Indonesia. and definitely its amazing to see where life can take you. Keep up!

[@karenm5681]

New subscriber here…I’m from Canada. 👋🇨🇦 Justin Rhodes highly recommended your channel, so today I binge-watched a whole bunch of your past videos. I’m loving your content! 💞 Never a dull moment around your homestead, Wow!!! You guys always have a project you’re working on, everyone works so hard and have great attitudes even when things go wrong. The progress you’ve already made in just a couple of years is mind-blowing! I look forward to seeing what you’ll do in your future videos. I’ve learned lots from your channel about things like septic tanks and wells and building houses that I didn’t know before! Thanks for sharing these videos. I appreciate your genuineness. You are”Salt of the earth” people, anyone can see. You really love the Lord, each other and the community around you. Stay salty and stay safe. Wishing you all the best!

[@ronalddwyer6592]

I agree with the other two guys about using the Jack's to raise it above the trailer. Use cribbing blocks to hold it up so you can get the trailer out. Use the Jack's to lower it 2 inches at a time each side till you are on your cement foundation blocks. That is how they do when they move houses. It might take a little long but the Jack's are cheaper then the main drive section of the tractor.Good luck and be safe.👍

[@robswift2458]

Put your cribbing under the corners of the shed and pull the trailer out. The use the jack to slowly remove the cribbing and lower the shed.

[@GirdHerd]

Regarding the rafters with the bird's mouth cut too deep. You could bolt 2 inch wide strap steel on both sides of each rafter where it sits on the top plate. Now's the time to do it before you sheetrock inside.

[@richardcarter5252]

Go to your local farm store and buy a farm jack. It will lift the shed up a corner at a time. Try can jack up houses with them.

[@northernliving2387]

Martin when you end your vlog you should say to everyone to have a great or good day and catch you on the next vlog

[@redneckways1617]

If you sister some short pieces under that eve on the level plane you will then transfer any weight to push in on the top plate instead of now wanting to push down and break off the rafter tails

[@lloydwilliams8715]

Good morning Martin and family. Hopefully you guys are ok after the storm. Nice to see how things have come along. Greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🙏💯

[@raylauraberg260]

You guys are doing great. I sure enjoy your videos.

[@juliejohnson9531]

Thanks! 😃

[@marshalltille7770]

Great to see Seth take a more vocal part. What a hard working young man. Still catching up since I’m newer to the channel. Peace and Prayers all.

[@rl3898]

Doh, if you can lift the building and the trailer to get the weight off the tyres you can lift the building off the trailer and lower it, block by block !

[@juliejohnson9531]

True, but unfortunately it’s not in the right location yet and the tractor is in the way. 😞

[@jamesdiyhomestead8263]

You could add some metal brackets to reinforce the roof joists to help strengthen them.

[@chrismoore9997]

Since you already jacked it up, put the blocks under the frame of the shed and let the trailer back down so you can pull the trailer all the way out.

[@andrewrowbotham2347]

Hey guys, If you block the shed and withdraw the trailer you can lower it with the bottle jacks and sorted all around.

[@KT-mb3gp]

The best way to move a building is lay some 2X8 on ground under the building get about 8 pieces of 2 3 or 4” carbon steel pipe about 6” long and jack it up just enough to get pipes on boards under and roll it anywhere you want it. Hope this helps .

[@joserafa03]

WOW ! Such an excellent example of all-family effort on all your videos and every one of them with a behavior that shows Christ’s image ! What a great way to show the World that Christ is in you ! May God bless you always !

[@juliejohnson9531]

Thanks! 😊

[@gustinasugiri2359]

Really inspiring PakMartin n Bu Jules

[@bishopspyroworld8921]

Need ballast on the back of the tractor when lifting. That helps take the strain off the front axles.

[@ronicarbine8723]

Could i suggest you sandbag around the propane tank. Say 3 feet away and to the same height. Then bring the surrounding area up to the top of the sand bag wall. I am not sure why but i like the idea the tank is hidden and protected from falling trees

[@peterwagenknecht9797]

U should get a pair of heavy lift jacks for future such events

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

Just use the bottle jack on each side to jack up the shed off the trailer. Piece of cake for a 12 ton jack. It would be time consuming, but not too bad.

[@bobwollard9105]

Just nail some Simpson rafter hangers on each rafter. The kind that nail to the wall and wrap around the joist. This would lock the rafter to the wall.

[@paulmonk7820]

Bob, I doubt that the Simpson Strong Ties will add much support to the rafter tails. Their job is to keep the rafters from moving. The concern is that with any substantial weight on the overhang, the weakened rafter tails will not be able to hold it without further support. The birdsmouths took too big a bite out of the rafters.

[@paulmonk7820]

Get more cement blocks and set it on them so you can get the trailer out. You can lower it to the height you want later, when the tractor is back in commission.

[@blackbirdcycles]

Gee Seth is a good worker .

[@jackfisher3906]

When working with a short span such as your little connection roof is, It is much easier to Pre-Cut lengths of underlayment on ground, than wrestle whole roll on roof.

[@louisl.8724]

Just add some short rafters from the outer wall to the outer end between the other rafters, if you are worried about it.

[@leilee203]

Never understood why some people would downvote videos. But apparently they do.🤨 Great video guys.❤️

[@juliejohnson9531]

Thanks! 😊

[@glenlevenhagen8967]

If you use your tractor to pick again keep the forks wider. May have contributed to the failure of the cast hub. Would keep an eye on the other side for stress cracks. Also agree that it wouldn't hurt to put gussets back to the wall from your overhangs. All good stuff

[@georgepilgrim9332]

I built a shed about the size of your. However I placed floor joists on 4x6 post beams that ran the length of the building that were cut on the ends at 30 degree angle. This made the building slidable. I drilled 5/8” hole about 10” back from the end to put a rope through and it worked very well.

[@loucinci3922]

Oh man! Major bummer. I hope the parts arrive soon. Hassle to take everything out, put back only to have to repeat next week. Maybe consider renting a tractor/back-hoe for the day. That way you can check that job off your list. Thanks for sharing.

[@JhaeMo777]

I haven’t been able to watch your videos for a while now. Seth’s grown up a bit and the house looks a lot different. Looking great. Need to stay on top of the uploads better than I was .

[@juliejohnson9531]

😃

[@jamespayne8781]

Corbels aren’t normally a part of you architectural style but you could use them to add back strength to that weak overhang. One at each end and one in the middle would work with the facia board to add strength. Or....you could build a large garden window wall to wall. Anyway you’ll work it out.

[@BigDaddyDough1]

I must have missed the episode when you put the garage doors on. They look amazing. I really like what you've chosen.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Thanks. It was just a short part of a video. Sorry.

[@juliejohnson9531]

Cooler weather is coming! So much to do. 😃 Who else is feeling the pressure?

[@azmanmdsalleh2009]

Sabar bu....Tackle one thing at a time, patient is virtue.

[@sitorus4932]

Woww kerja dan kerja

[@oneoldmansgarage7880]

You should have just rolled the shed with logs or I used PVC pipes. I have done that over uneven ground with no problems. Not sure how old Martin is, but my hats off to you guys for all the hard work.

[@grantberreth1561]

Hi Guys always enjoy your up loads Suggestion--before u move your trailer build a subfloor like a stone boat ,then if u ever had to move it again just hook on with your tractor and skidded it Grant in BC

[@paulmonk7820]

Grant, what is a stone boat?

[@josephyourk3584]

Seth...you da man...!!!! Wow what a blessing you are to your parents. Clan "Johnson" just keeps rolling along. Great progress, all of you, on everything that needs to be done. You juggle a lot of projects very well. Martin...I caught that "thinking in songs moment"... "One way or the other"...I do it all the time myself. It's was a LOL moment for me to see other people doing that. My suggestion is to use blocking between the rafter tails for additional support and I think you will be fine. Plenty of scrap wood so its a no cost fix. A suggestion on your siding is to go metal or cement board for fire resistance as you might be prone to forest fires. Seth...keep up the great work...!!! You all rock!!!

[@juliejohnson9531]

👍🏻

[@terrybatchelder1154]

Use the hydraulic jack and blocks to remove the trailer

[@Misbahul-]

thank you knowledge, hopefully in the future I can emulate all the knowledge that has been given to me, thank you, greetings from Indonesia, healthy and successful always as a family

[@donavanbangs]

tractor jacks? or with blocks even a bottle jack on a corner just to take the weight off and then let onto other blocks. or scaffold legs bolted on. So many options

[@TirolerInn]

Roof is looking nice. You could always do a flat bottom at the overhang to support it more. That way you can add some extra framing there. Btw it was nice to catch two of our favorite off grid KZbinrs in one live stream!

[@bigwallyhdfb]

Place is looking great

[@mattchilders3123]

Martin, next time you run into disconnecting the trailer from car hitch, just lower tires almost flat and it will drop the hitch enough to drive car away. Just my .02 cents.

[@emilmills9553]

My father and I said several trailers on blocks in West Virginia not hard to do you just have to have patience and we go so much at a time but you can raise it up off that trailer and lower it one block at a time honey corner

[@timroethle8862]

You can put 2x4 ‘s straight out from the wall that will make a triangle and will support the rafter tails and will be covered by the soffit when you put it on. Just a thought that I think will help. But you will probably be ok like you said you have a 2x8 facia that does connect them all together.

[@shopart1488]

If you had a two foot hang with a 2x4 truss you would only have 3-1/2.” of support. From my contractor days I think you will be just fine. If you want to make your self feel better about it, sister a scab on each rafter before you close it up.

[@dper1112]

Oh wow, the broken tractor is kind of a drag. Kudos for rolling with the punches! It's no fun when things like that happen, but hey, it's life, right?

[@juliejohnson9531]

For sure!

[@thtadthtshldntbe]

I saw a video a couple of years ago, where some one put their shed on an old trailer permanently. Basically the metal framing of the trailer was ok (they bought it used and had to do a little buit of welding repair) but it had no wood left. So they just put the shed on timbers cut to fit the trailer and bolted it all together. And they had a permanently mobile shed. I don't now why one would want that but they did it. And I thought it was a cool concept so I am sharing it here.

[@BulletproofPastor]

Weak rafter tails: If you plan to close in the soffits anyway (or decide you need to now) it can add a LOT of strength by bracing the end of the tails to the side of the house.

[@WolfPackRacing]

The same bottle jack you leveled it up with, while sitting on the trailer, can be used to also allow you, to get it off the trailer... Simply jack it up just like you did with the forks, pull the trailer out....now raise the jack on one side so that it is almost fully extended and shed is 1/2"off the blocks... take one block out each end... replace it with a smaller block... lower the jack...now go to the other side do the same thing... keep repeating the process until you have lowered it to the height off the ground you want it to be.. 2" to 3" s at a time... jack it up to lower it down...in 10 minutes you could have it setting right where you want it...

[@freeatlast1020]

You can take the shed off the trailer with the 2 bottle jacks the you used to level the trailer. The same procedure just use the bottle jacks instead of the tractor. I would lower it by one wooden block at a time for safety.

[@mehardies3999]

Can you just use the bottle jacks on the trailer bed and under the skids to raise it enough to put a few cinder blocks under each corner? After that is supported, on the corners, use the jacks to help remove the supports from the trailer. That should enable you to pull the trailer out and then slowly lower the shed corner by corner until you have the height you desire. Good luck. Love watching the show!

[@The44Irish]

If you haven't already lowered the shed you could use bottle jacks to lift and lower the shed.

[@MadsWorld34]

good luck on the tracktor parts. we have been waiting months for 1 bearing for ours.

[@juliejohnson9531]

😯

[@thelostarchivesserialvault5353]

To be safe that exterior plug at 5:38 should have an outer housing cover of that. It also would be safer as a GFCI plug. Right now I would fail that plug. I do house inspections for a living and that would not work and neither would those rafter tails. Down here they would have to be replaced to meet code. Just FYI normal water weighs around 8 pounds per gallon or about 1 sq foot. Imagine the weight of the snow falling off the roof en masse and following gravity. I bet they break. If you run a board horizontally from the tail ends back to the wall to create a flat soffit that will help mitigate the problem so the end forms a triangle and the crashing show weight will be transferred more to the wall. It's ok to ask the experts out here how to do these things.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one, hard to keep ahead of ol' ma nature...lol..stay safe and enjoy..

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

You got that right!

[@risky230]

You could always use some high lift Jack's to get the solar shed off the trailer.

[@dennislower4742]

Seth is a beast

[@alexpachecodemarinoslucas8384]

good afternoon Martin, love your videos, Alex 🇧🇷

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Hey, thanks!

[@northernliving2387]

See you emptying the shed gave you a reason to move stuff to you garage like your tools and air compressor.

[@MrBruce0777]

I had to move a 10X 18 shed one time from my yard to my neighbors yard. I ran a chain underneigh the shed frame rails 4 X 4 beams to the rear and hooked a chain to my car with front wheel drive 2000 sable. I short chained it so the car lifted the front of the shed. It took me two tries to get the shed rolling. then it was a breeze I just drove till I got it where he wanted it.....

[@fiendeng]

Big moves = always use some log skids to slide it 😁👍 The addition looks phenomenal

[@wyojim3994]

Much as y'all move that shed should build a skid for it

[@annam1969]

Do I dare ask how that wheel was broken. I didn't hear you say how it got broken in the video. We all learn from everyone's mistakes. Thank you for sharing this even with a mishap. You're not the only one.

[@danielrandolph9170]

Use a floor jack to get it off the trailer

[@davidgb2036]

I would have lowered the front of the trailer to get the back of the as high as possible to place the supports for the shed in the back, too then lift up the front with the trailer too get it high inaf too get supports in the front too get it free

[@randyfredricksen5963]

Your rafter tails will be fine...the rafters are also acting as a fulcrum rather than just a 2 inch rafter since it runs from the bird "beak" cut down the side of your structure. Any shorter though and I would not stand under it..lol.

[@sjd07866]

Sister in 2" x 4' on each rafter for added strength!

[@freddien7]

Yeeaahh youre back, Seth is becoming quite the handyman!!, I think of USA as being Hot & Dry, What is up with all this rain?, When you got the forks for the tractor did you tell them waht the job was? You need Extension forks that fit over youre forks, or a long thick piece of wood to lay on the forks,to go under the shed, then put a strap around the shed onto the tractor and lift away. I think when you dug out the stump that was when you broke it.!! Doohh!!!, Love the music as background to video. Thanks for the video from a dry UK 6pm in the evening. x x

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

There is great diversity of climate in the US. Hope we fix the tractor soon.

[@WhiskeyDale]

Safety Sally not happy. SPREAD the forks

[@MicaelaShepherd]

Hi, Justin Rhodes sent me here. Subscribed.

[@Bernie5172]

Awwwwwwwwww. Seth wanted to drive the tractor and fill in the gas pipeline ditch

[@dadcanufixit]

Those forks are a waste of time if you don’t go all the way under. The further away the more effort your tractor needs, think levers. The stress on the front hub is directly related to the weight you put on it by having the shed half way down the forks.

[@johnquinn5104]

it would take a long time but you could lower the shed with the jacks you have, granted it would only be inches at a time but it would work

[@buddyreed2623]

At 10:09. I do not know the dimensions of the shed but I think you needed at least 96"forks. I have used slip on extensions with the 48" forks to make it 96" total length. Now I will see your solution. Good solution. Could you have used the jacks, blocks and wood to raise the shed off of the trailer and then lower it one piece of wood or block at a time? I got that from how you raised the shed up. Have good days and maybe the parts will get there sooner than expected.

[@christophercudia8354]

strips around the shed

[@garyboucher7080]

You could usé a 4 foot jack instead of the tracter

[@lanihaufarm-ahawaiianhomes6484]

You could have used pipes as rollers to pull the shed to it’s desired position.

[@MartinJohnsonOffGridLiving]

Maybe but I had the trailer so I figured I would use it. It worked great last time we moved it.

[@eddiewatson3759]

you need grace ultra on that roof as senn on redpoppy ranch..your house is looking great

[@squarebodyranch146]

A couple high lift jacks and you can lift that shed up easy. I've done it several times.