Building a new sawmill shed (ep1) - The Base

[@6point5by55]

A man can never have a shed that is too big. Big sheds just give you opportunities for more ideas. A general rule for shed construction that I learnt is think of the size you will need...then double it. Thanks for taking us along.

[@Ants_Pants]

Oh shit. Gotta pour more concrete theb

[@Lancelot_Jago]

Love it when Ants says “Well I’m almost going to wrap it up now…” and there’s still another half hour to go 😂. Thanks Mr Pants! Cheers 🇦🇺

[@Ants_Pants]

Woops

[@RectalRooter]

haha

[@KashOneTheFirst]

hi andris I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. A few days ago I lost my mother and your videos are helping me through this difficult time. thank you very much

[@neesulox5065]

Sorry for your loss. RIP

[@manifold1476]

I'm sorry to hear that. I lost my Mom 5 years ago. All I can say is that 'time' does heal the pain. Knowing that she lived a full and rewarding life is comforting.

[@cheryldarke8324]

God bless you.

[@canadianpopeye8066]

So sorry for your loss.

[@andrewlafrance7727]

Sorry for your loss!

[@Ants_Pants]

Have a great weekend everyone. Oh btw what do you recon that animal was? My moneys on a overdeveloped horse

[@MikeMcKey]

And you have a great weekend too Mister Pants. 😉

[@barendjohannesclausen7605]

Andris thank you. By the way W. T. H with the power tools on the sump plug and filters, you got me with that , and perhaps you should get that exhaust manifold pipe replaced, can even call it an pipe.. more like an straw . That motor wil thank you for 15 more years than what you thought was possible.

[@diegomartinlaurent935]

hi andris from buenos aires city- argentina i really like when you coarse in estonian😂 you inspire andrew camaratta to do some concrete pouring in his castle

[@adrianstanton2652]

Remember to add a door to the back of the mill for waste removal. That way you can keep the good lumber to the front and the off-cuts(waste), firewood to the back. So you can work more efficiently. Only an idea. As for the work area, screen area, way to go. Sounds awesome.

[@Jon-wg8vr]

That was the elusive Estonian badger beaver/gopher a mutation formed after Chernobyl

[@alexanderklein2902]

I really love your sense of Humor, so entertaining to watch! Regards from Germany

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks so much!

[@Goose_Farquit]

Nobody can question your work ethic! Your wit and humor is awesome!

[@Ants_Pants]

I appreciate that

[@henryheinrich6581]

Better than any television program, it's real life. More entertaining and funnier. 😇👍👍👍👍👍🙏

[@Ants_Pants]

✌😇

[@Sam-ob4of]

Farmcraft101 and you uploaded today; my evening just got better

[@RectalRooter]

I also like the @LowBuckGarage channel.

[@Sam-ob4of]

@RectalRooter do you also watch donn diy, m.bjoernstroem, andrew camarata?

[@chahidabdelmjid5653]

Andrew too

[@RectalRooter]

@@Sam-ob4of I didn't know about m.bjoernstroem Thanks.. I'll give it a try. I would like to watch donn diy I don't find watching people quietly work enjoyable. andrew camarata is the same. Just longer videos of him driving around with no fast forward time lapse. Give @CuttingEdgeEngineering a try.

[@Sam-ob4of]

@RectalRooter I watch CEE all the time, especially the crane episodes

[@walksofwoodington4276]

1st time making a comment. I've been watching your videos for a long time , I have to say you're a great creator. Thank you for making me happy with your hard work and humour. I watch KZbin all the time, and without a doubt, you're my favourite. Once again thank you...

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem. Thanks

[@RogerBengtsson75]

Really cute how the little ones absolutely have to be with uncle in the fall rustle. :D

[@ti4go]

Best part is see kids being kids, playing, and not with a tablet/cellphone in hand

[@chrisfairbrother9197]

@@ti4goand trying to speak English😊

[@Ants_Pants]

They are always playing 😆 too much tablet time if you ask me

[@cheryldarke8324]

Ever have one of those days when nothing seems to go right? It's cold, it's raining, your pants are wet...damn. You know what my friend Andris does? He keeps going and makes a video!! What a guy!

[@Ants_Pants]

😆

[@piogwit]

Man, although montages are rare in your videos you always put the best music in them, thank you

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks sir

[@DraudesWorkshop]

Good work! 💪🔧

[@hersheyacres6101]

Can't wait for the epic concrete and wood bridge build series to better access the hanger/ borrow pit area. Thank you for the amazing content.

[@RectalRooter]

I'm looking foreword to the homebuilt Kriovets airplane too park inside his hanger.

[@denniscarreno5882]

Nice job Andris…. Good solid formwork

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks!

[@alex4alexn]

i love these building vids so much, cant wait for the whole series

[@nomad3189]

They are a pleasure to watch. It's good see kids playing outside and having fun and not just sitting in the house with some electronics.

[@Ants_Pants]

They do that far to much

[@RectalRooter]

lol Those metal tree things reminded me of TV antennas. I can see Ants In Sweat Pants being the local masked master antenna thief

[@chrisleech1565]

Thanks

[@Ants_Pants]

Welcome

[@tonywatson987]

@1:12:00 Best Uncle in the World! Those little girls are going to remember this stuff forever!

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh

[@LionieDeysel]

Your program it's real life 👍👍🌹🙏

[@Ants_Pants]

Close enough

[@upstate-.-alien]

Your persistence to finish a project is admirable. 👽

[@Lord_Big_ben]

Super piste d'atterrissage 👌🏻

[@rolandbriscoe4977]

Nice job on the concrete prep , When we pour concrete instead of leveling screed boards, We drive pointed 2x4 stakes 2 inches below grade with nails driven in the top to form a Y then a 2 inch O.D pipe is placed on top of the stakes for a level screed, Then once we pour and level past the pipe the pipe is removed and moved to the next section and we shovel concrete into the empty space left by the removed pipe and leveled with a trowel, Then the whole pad is one continuous pour, We then saw a grove every 14 feet for a control crack, Love watching you're videos.

[@Ants_Pants]

Ahh i see. Iv usually never had long cracking issues apart from the workshop floor pour. 2 cracks run across the room

[@chrisosowski8531]

Dude you’re the best. I’ve been binge watching all your videos after blonde hacks recommended you. Witty dumb humor makes you 10x better than Andrew btw.

[@Ants_Pants]

Glad you like the content bro

[@aka1gbr]

the Hanger idea is something i was hopeing you would do someday, but the screener should be done ASAP it will make your future projects Much easier!

[@Ants_Pants]

Near the pit sure. I may use gravity as a assist

[@fastforward3695]

Dumping a load then a quickie? Ants living the dream :D

[@Ants_Pants]

Haha

[@bradfordjones71]

I suspect that your nieces are going to become your little helpers in the next few years. Great work on the saw mill shed, as always.

[@Ants_Pants]

I hope so

[@XMarkxyz]

They sure have the coolest uncle, the amount of heavy machinery is a clear proof

[@g-man7938]

Them girls love their uncle and you're doing a good job teaching them English. Another excellent video you've put together Andris.

[@Ants_Pants]

You are so kind

[@rjay1674]

Your trials and tribulations gave me several chuckles. Not because they were funny, but because I've definitely been there. You have a great weekend and thank you for 2 1/2 hours of entertainment. I hate watching television. Your videos are much better.👍👍👍

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks dude

[@nishnet8882]

At last!! I finally found a bolt extractor set the same as yours in uk. It was the last one for sale in the store of the 4 the shop owner was able to get👍.

[@Ants_Pants]

that's cool, the extractor bolts and nuts r great but the drill bits inside the set are junk

[@momullinax612]

You're one Maniac Overachieving Cheapskate Andris. And absolutely a great guy to watch on the Tube. I look forward to every episode...

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks bud

[@iasonas1284]

C -72 I am crying.....😂 Love your cement videos! I have a lottery machine too and I feel you 😅

[@Ants_Pants]

C neg72,- mild wind will blow it aeay

[@iasonas1284]

@Ants_Pants it's ok you put rocks in it!!

[@choedchaigreen7537]

Thank you for sharing you ingenuity and ability to reuse “junk”. I love the fact that no matter how much you work on your projects, you always show your a dad first!

[@Meshedupatx]

I think he’s an uncle, a great uncle, but an uncle nonetheless

[@Ants_Pants]

You are so welcome!

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh you think correctly

[@Rickbearcat]

Genuine laugh at the 2 hour 11 minute 25 second mark where you said, "I have some exciting news for your guys! I think something is going to break!!". Loved that.

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol

[@jan_vyhnak]

Nice sawmill base (NATO reporting name Concrete Airport). Good addition to your new road (NATO reporting name Grass Airport).

[@Ants_Pants]

Haha

[@gillyb333]

❤ Great video once again Ants pants, well done my friend ❤

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks again!

[@jameslawson8193]

That industrial area would be a game changer for your channel.

[@Ants_Pants]

Build my aircraft carrier drydock there

[@fistmaster2k482]

About time you got yourself a professional camera operator Andris, they did well

[@Ants_Pants]

maybe i can hire that racoon dog

[@ihnas2578]

❤ Ants incredibly talented hard working MoFo..Andris has a perfect sense of timing and his humor is very clever and sharp..Great videos love the content love the length of the videos..absolutely the best KZbin channel by far!!!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jay-z5h6d]

Andris, you are what we in Texas call a “bear” for maintenance. Because of your influence I was motivated to change the oil in my Chinese portable generator. It was black. I realized that I had never changed it in five years. Boo! To access the drain plug requires a 10mm socket on the end of a long extension because it is way inside the housing. When the oil drains it drools down to a hole in the bottom of the housing. Stupid! After five years of production the Chinese engineers finally decided to add a flexible drain hose which extends outside the housing. Talk about “chinesium”. Thank you for the motivation and entertainment.

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem bro

[@Teyanis]

Living the dream. No small part of me wishes I had a homestead like this to improve over the course of my life. Even better that you can make a living from it. Cheers buddy.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks mate

[@SubculturalMoKa]

industrial zone sounds great!

[@g-man7938]

Outstanding how much work you manage to get done by yourself, much respect man. I watching on a phone I couldn't really tell what the animal was, we have what we call a "ground hog" in America sort of looked like it. All the best to you and the family.👍🏻

[@Ants_Pants]

I appreciate that!

[@DangerousSportsForSeniors]

Why do you call it a barrow pit? Are you going to give the dirt back? Always fun and always entertaining. Thanks for sharing

[@RectalRooter]

@@DangerousSportsForSeniors hahahaha

[@stoptheirlies]

Well done Ant, Your'e not afraid of hard work are you, I wish I still had your energy mate.

[@Ants_Pants]

I wish it will stay

[@mickdu2515]

Andris is my favorite KZbinr! Oh, and he has the best rock collection.

[@Ants_Pants]

I smell a rock

[@RectalRooter]

I was expecting you were going to day -- He has the Biggest Stones lol

[@davidbray6515]

A massive helo from th UK I must say I really look forward to watching your video wishing you and all your family the best

[@Ants_Pants]

Ohh

[@John-ib6ec]

Another great video Andris just amazes me what a one man can do keep bringing them videos say hi to everybody and have a fine weekend

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks 👍

[@JP22095]

Thanks!

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem!

[@tylergrau3129]

I love the long videos great job

[@Ants_Pants]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ElGwapo1927]

Gotta love a Friday - start of the weekend and get to see what this crazy man is up to

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol

[@grahammctygue724]

Uncle andris such delightful neices ,herd the world around blessings to family 🎉🎉😊😊

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you so much

[@deborahfaulk5532]

Hi! Your video was so good, I can’t wait for the next one, everything looks so good. Have a wonderful week, take care

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@deborahfaulk5532]

@@Ants_Pants You’re so welcome 🤗

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Yes,,,,, another great video

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks again!

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks Andris for your vid 😊💗💗💗 love your vids 😁 good work on the saw mill foundesion that was a lot of fun haha 😂😂😂

[@Ants_Pants]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@nathannero9338]

A tandem axle setup for the wagon would be cool and help with rough ground. Also some ballast or wheel weights/loaded tires would really help the tractor out too. And make it safer. Great vid as usual!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Cool idea

[@jg3685]

Thanks dude ❤

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem 👍

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats on making ur own sawmill pad. with a little or big gunt here and there it was built.. looks cool..

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks 👍

[@chrislindquist2003]

Another great video Andris and remember, it's only temporary unless it works 😂

[@Ants_Pants]

True that!

[@AW-Services]

All you need is a 40ft shipping container and cut some doors in the sides to make a bandsaw and wood shed. Nice concrete pad

[@BIGWayne2234]

like he has the money for that

[@AW-Services]

@BIGWayne2234 cheaper than a secondhand soviet era hanger. Just a suggestion

[@dennisfox2340]

Someone should start a "GO FUNDME" ACCOUNT FOR HIM !!

[@Battlenude]

yeah yeah, that is what we do in my work. So the saw mill is portable. We installed light and power outlet in it. Works like a sharm. But you still cannot put it under any power line

[@Ants_Pants]

Shippings containers are too expensive for me (3 to 5k eur depends on size) plus transport

[@richolley1878]

Enjoy your videos and appreciate your work ethic

[@Ants_Pants]

I appreciate that

[@manganvbg90]

that gravel pit and the berm behind could be the perfect shooting range 😉

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh

[@joakimcarlsson9364]

Love your videos. Looking forward to see the progress on this. Keep up the godd work man!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks! Will do!

[@dougdavidson175]

Thanks Andris. Girls are getting big! Thanks for bringing us along. Take care & stay safe.

[@Ants_Pants]

Yes they are!

[@MrHugawa]

thx for the video, always entertaining... enjoy your weekend!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks, you too!

[@thomasaragon8223]

I look forward to your videos every week. Thanks

[@RonCuster-m4i]

Thats a lot of hard work! Good job.

[@Ants_Pants]

Yes, thanks

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB!

[@gerardleblanc7910]

Merci!

[@gregorymackinnon7537]

Ants, holy frig, you win the hardest working man award. C8- C10 concrete is not very strong for load bearing salt resistance concrete. Might be fine for the saw mill. We would use C35 or 35 Mpa. Yup, friggin expensive, $265 per CM plus tax here. Concrete plants are close by. We would spend alot more time leveling the gravels to be compacted level, form ready. Another trick, we use a 6 foot I beam on the excavator thumb for leveling gravels, saves a ton of time. Great project, look forward to seeing the finished saw and the saw mill working.

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol

[@andymora5595]

Very impressive that one person did this alone! In my basement in house I renovated one room 2 years ago. It needed 90 bags of 40kg each of ready mixed concrete. We did it with 3 people in 3 hours. It costed 350 Euros in a local shop - and they delivered everything. I also asked some jobs how much it will cost for sand / cement to mix it at home: This would cost 600 Euros! So for me it was clear to use the ready mixed bags. I can't understand the prices - all people say that mixing by yourself is much cheaper...

[@Ants_Pants]

Nice bro

[@SuperMAZ007]

The weirdo was a Racoondog. These things are not to be messed with. Popping old dry rotted tires is more a my thing.😂 Honestly some of these old ones can last forever and others seem to consist more from soot and ash. The quality varies a lot. Good job with the T-40 maintanance. The upper cyclon needs a wash other than that it's fine. Seeing you pour concrete in the night and rain, now that is a achivement. Not a single ounce of slacking 💪pure dedication.

[@bradcrossman5068]

Racoondog?? Never heard of one. Had to look it up. It looks like it's half racoon and half fox. Thanks Steve!

[@klasavander4106]

Mårdhund in Swedish. From Russia.

[@SuperMAZ007]

@@bradcrossman5068 Racoondog is native to Asia, they are invasive in Europe. But have adapted well and they carry also Mange and can carry Rabies.

[@Ants_Pants]

oh shit

[@marke.howerter-american526]

Andris, you are such a blessed man to have such happy healthy beautiful daughters. What treasure you have.

[@wendyhorn8376]

Nieces I believe - sister's children

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks

[@charlesK001]

The project i cant wait to see....tossing a couple of culverts in the creek and building a road across it!

[@Ants_Pants]

Lol

[@peterouellette3874]

That was awesome, huge undertaking, nice e going, Ant

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks 👍

[@martinlehtonen]

I think the animal was common raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). Kährik in estonian. We have them also here in Finland

[@Ants_Pants]

I see

[@chrisjones-ys5zg]

brilli-ants pants.. you rocked it man.

[@Meshedupatx]

Why does Ants not have at least 100k subscribers yet! Like, comment and share! We love Andris!

[@Ants_Pants]

Some channels have a million subscribers yet get leas views/comments/ likes then some of my videos. I think it matters not 😜 as long as i got such cool audience watching my crap then I'm happy

[@woodrustandthings]

@@Ants_Pants yup that is true you have a resilient and loyal "base" lmao

[@fredyoung8895]

Another great video Andris, i always respect your work ethic, have a relaxing weekend mate.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks, you too!

[@michaeldove720]

My hands, wrist, arms and shoulders are hurting watching that along with my lower back!! Take a much needed break!!

[@Ants_Pants]

I will pray for your back

[@DanielJackD]

Well done! Excited for the next part 😌

[@franksmodels29]

Hey it’s Friday and it’s an Ants Pants vid fantastic and have a great weekend my friend 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RedDFilm]

Nice work bro, you remind me of "me" when i was younger, renovating the 5 houses I've gone through over the years...

[@Ants_Pants]

That's awesome

[@willwade1101]

The plastic also forms a moisture barrier so that water in the soil doesn't work it's way thought the concrete forming a slick and damp surface. Where there is no plastic will be where the saw rails will be so the sawdust will absorb any moisture as you cut the logs. Just remember to clean them up so it don't cake together.

[@Ants_Pants]

Aahh yes

[@davidianero5528]

I truly love seeing your kids and your family and your video makes me feel awesome when my son was younger

[@Ants_Pants]

👍

[@Poorfarmer44]

Great to see, looking forward to the new sawmill shed build. Andrew kind of copied you this week wih his concrete form blowout. 😆

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks for the info

[@Ants_Pants]

i will check it out

[@mick4790]

Awesome job, you have incredible energy!

[@Ants_Pants]

I try

[@RectalRooter]

101 uses for diesel cocaine haha

[@andrewhaley5061]

I work on scannia marine engines in maine in the US we call them centrifuges and apparently they get carbon and other debris out of the oil. The ones I deal with have a paper ring inside the bell looking thing to make cleaning them a lot easier. The oil is still black but it definitely flows smoother out of an engine with one of those

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh iv heard they are actually better then paper filters

[@orbital-man]

Hei, tubli töö ja hea vaatamine! Mul sama projekt käsil! :) Saele katusealuse ehitamine! Edu ja jälgin huviga Su toimetamisi!

[@Ants_Pants]

Tänx. Mis saekaatee sul on?

[@orbital-man]

Woodland Mills, ja elektrimootoriga versioon

[@SFOURIE]

Whoop whoop 🎉🎉🎉

[@cheflutuche]

your videos are so entertaining even my litle daughter likes them. and it is so funny when you handle the litle devils. i think they love you so much. please keep up the good work and take care of yourself.

[@Ants_Pants]

They are getting attached ic noticed. I love it when they come to check on me from time to time

[@andrejsega5923]

11:43 idea with private industrial zone is great... for dump trailer for girovitz (big semi working yelow piece of rust), you have many option. If you wana big, try find old busted semi railer with domp bed... you need only fifth wheel plate and rebuild front axle... few farmer in our area they doing that... ofcourse, front axle or so caled dolly if you buy new is over 10k€, but you build your own, but for use in trafic you must get homologation + make registration (its have its own plate, brakes and lights). For use on private land you dont need that. Second option is to buy old busted truck, cut ayay front end (eingine bay, cabin, gearbox), remove fuel tank (or use as axulery fuel/hid. oil tank), but leave air tanks. Part of chasy on cuted end, design into base to hook on tractor... ofcourse remove drive shaft, but you may needed to keep difrencial, because is part of axle (but you can do weiht reduction and remove all gears). A loot of farmers have old trucks like TAM, MB from 80', rebuild into dump railers. If you need someting stabile when dumping you try to find 6x4 with two drive axles... Also you can find expectialy in your area clasic trailes with tree axles, and multi bed (closed, to transport general cargo and or bulk material), but those are more usefull for transport grain from field to farm, than load and unload gravel on nonleveled terain... (i was present, when that kind trailer broke main chassy onder 35t of corn ... no its not end only with broken chassy, before bed fall to ground its broke main "central" (mounted on center of bed) hydraulic cylinder... so on the end wi didnt load truck with track transporter, but with telescopic loader, who load corn from road, because korn was on entire ward... Or maybe try to find old soviet truck with dump bed.... maybe is last option the most cheaper and "realible"....

[@RectalRooter]

Why buy a 10k€ trailer when you can spend 32k€ and 6 months building your own. hahaha

[@davidnaudi2601]

Definitely makes sense

[@Ants_Pants]

Wow

[@benschlack5814]

You are a very hard worker and you're going to make it 👌

[@Ants_Pants]

Hope so!

[@benschlack5814]

@@Ants_Pants no doubt

[@MikeMcKey]

Yeehah! 💪🤠 First!

[@krazzystallion61]

I love your videos my son and I look forward to your videos I wished we could help in a small way but we really on a limited income love you and your family.

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem mate. Glad you like the content. That's what matters

[@manifold1476]

A thumbs up for the video and a few words for the algorithm. I expected you would have reached 100K subbies by now. 😐

[@Ants_Pants]

Maybe next year

[@DrCrunchBunch]

Love your edits. Another great video

[@bigjarn]

The Hanger project is very ambitious. Sounds great, and it will probably be a three year project. Pad work, soil screener build, building erection, perhaps utilities. and of course a hard surface driveway. Looking forward to it !

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh at least

[@jimsimpson4385]

Absolutely. Unbelievable, you just blow my mind, man. Good Lord what great content you put out awesome awesome?

[@Ants_Pants]

Wow, thank you!

[@tanelteppan5032]

Doominoefekt😀 See loom oli Kährik.

[@Ants_Pants]

Rets elukas

[@bigjarn]

We know you have a unique connection with rocks!

[@Ants_Pants]

Haha yes