We Thought This Would Be Easier

[@beckyjohnson3153]

The farm is beautiful! So good to see kids out enjoying all that fresh air, sunshine and making forts in the woods. I know it's been a ton of hard work, but you guys are living the dream!

[@mitkothemacedonian]

You guys were made for each other. You could move mountains together.

[@blong257]

How can you not love this family? Josh and Erin are parents leading by example showing their kids that hard work will not kill you but will pay off in your life. It's great to see a young family like this America needs more like them! Keep up the great work Josh, Erin, and kids!!!!

[@mirandamccathern4467]

I absolutely love watching y'all. I've never seen a family work so hard together. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

[@robertkline6311]

You are more entertaining than most commercial television programs! Keep it up!

[@LeoGrush]

Absolutely! My congratulations from Ukraine! ☀🌻🌺

[@ahmeidhailoufi8823]

Soy morrco

[@lenellamaxwell6934]

You two crack me up! Homesteading is hard work, but the rewards are so great. Congrats to you two!

[@popmccoy3454]

Terrific teamwork, every step’s a huge step forward. Best thing for me is Mum and Dad doing it all with your children by your sides. Many wonderful memories being absorbed, never to be forgotten! Much to be very proud of, Congratulations 😅😅❤️👍

[@greatstantini6377]

I’ve done that post and fence job, it’s definitely hard work. Beautiful place guys, can’t wait to see what’s next

[@gwcollection9784]

Keep update your life.. I love to see you guys one family. Can't wait to see untill all your kids grown up. God blessed your family. A lots 🎉

[@АлександрГречко-й6ш]

Я конечно не говорю по английски , но смотрю ваши видио с удовольствием ! Мир вашему дому ! Дай Бог сил и здоровья вашей семье .

[@theworshiptraveler6709]

You folks are the best. You both work so hard at it. One word......Inspiration! God's Greatest Blessings to you and your family.

[@sthomas7263]

You two are a great couple , I like all your kidding each other . The farm appears to becoming along great , good job !!!

[@inusaranglaag230]

I'm always having to play back the video to catch what cute little Ellie is doing. She's a very good helper😊

[@markraiche8876]

I was kind of worried for a second when Josh was using the drill, I thought the facial cat was going to get caught up in the chuck lol. letting us into your dreams is great, I am disabled and live vicariously through you; Thank you!

[@g2024_]

Really interesting, came for the house building stayed for the fun, chemistry, family, background & farming. Great job. Only found your channel February 2021, have been burning through all the videos. So so entertaining, interesting and educational 👍

[@sambonefarmer9139]

Really enjoy watching what you guys are doing, house, farm, or otherwise. It sure looks like hard work but you guys are building something special!

[@markboettcher9443]

Tractor bucket works great to push t-posts in.

[@smcox1991]

You have a post pounder on wheels. Just get the t post started and push it in with the loader. Beat tie to build fence is in spring when the ground is super wet or after a good rain storm. This spring I put in about 200 8’ t posts I just got them pounded in by hand to the spade and then came back and pushed them in all the way down to about 60”. I also put in about 50 5” 8’ wood posts by pushing them in. But you need a big tractor to do that.

[@JCrook1028]

They answered this above. They tried, doesn't work there, too much rock.

[@mikeb3263]

You can use the tractor bucket to push the T-Posts into the ground. Have someone hold it and slowly set the bucket down on top/ flat and push it right into the ground.

[@eltonshamblen9766]

Fixed outer boundary..as is. Cross fence with tread-ins and reeled wire. Movable gates. Objective - variable sized paddocks, allowing you to control the size based on animals, forage, weather.

[@eltonshamblen9766]

That's what I'm doing.

[@peanutsmith1462]

We use our front end loader to push the “T” post in the ground

[@PRACTICALBUSHCRAFTSURVIVAL]

WHAT MORE CAN I SAY , GREAT FAMILY ,GREAT FARM, GREAT CONTENT , GREAT JOB AND THE BEST THING ON KZbin.!!!

[@WayneWatson1]

As Dutch says, "Going to freezer camp". Dang, will y'all ever get to the just routine maintenance part of life? 😁 Y'all just keep going like the energizer bunny. Love how y'all work together and the banter and your kids are amazing. I so enjoy watching your videos. Be safe, be good and God bless you all.

[@stanleyhamilton2836]

If y'all would just slow down yer speech a little, closed captioning can't keep up lol. Great videos, great family, great homestead.

[@VLBrander]

Great video today.. Loved seeing the kids and some of the animals.

[@nataliesmith6114]

Man, you guys were on fire with the one-liners and zingers in this one...lol!!! Lots of hard work and laughter...keep the great vlogs coming!!!

[@LitoGeorge]

T posts are easily driven in by the front loader on a tractor. I drove my big poles into the ground the same way, after sharpening the ground end into a point, then burning the outside like shou sugi ban for about 4-6 ft. Wont work on completely rocky ground unless you get a largish excavator to drive that style of post in. Did all three on my land, including driving long thick sharpened posts to provide supports for a crumbling driveyway on the side of a cliff. Worked like a charm (using the 20ton excavator to pound them in - not a single post cracked or split into two at any stage - straight into rocky, tough ground).

[@franciscoclayton1250]

Família linda e abençoada por Deus! Que os valores sejam cultivados e repassados aos filhos e que continuem esse trabalho lindo que estão fazendo. Parabéns a está família linda! ❤️☺️

[@thomasperez4412]

Tough work but you both put your backs into it. Great job. Great looking kids.

[@GoodSimpleLiving]

I love this one! I love all your videos, but I love seeing your homestead and animals, and kiddos joining in! God bless guys!

[@fava7753]

You both bounce off each other , hilarious , one amazing family great to see the little ones , remind me of my grandchildren the way they all stick with each other . They will have the happiest upbringing and memories . Wonderful days like this stay in the memory forever . . Amazing . . See your tenderizing the bacon there josh , erin you have to carry a tote of debbies to keep josh going . .

[@pattysmith7719]

Wow that was a lot of work to put up that fance but it looks like you picked a beautiful day to do it, I love to see how beautiful you both work together it warms my heart bless you all, can't wait till next video, I'm handicap and can't get out so I enjoy your videos,

[@judikayabigailhumes]

Yes, goats and pigs DO clear underbrush and help with property management. I was raised on a 40 acre goat farm. I enjoy watching you youngsters. I am proud of you for homeschooling your children . They are so much happier and healthier and more part of all you do than those who have to be "shipped' of to government schools like we were. Schools were better then, anyway, but still I am a definite advocate for homeschooling. I love how you are so kind and humane with your animals. I enjoy every video you put up. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.

[@bebikoofficial1897]

I am from Poland and I envy you such views and your work is poetry ''jestem z polski i wam zazdroszczę takie widoki a wasza praca to poezja ''

[@mattmoschkau2831]

Great video! This is daily work on a homestead but often behind the scenes work on KZbin channels. Viewers should appreciate just how much work is done off cam to deliver a fifteen minute video. Those pork chops were looking good!!!

[@johnp.1916]

I love the fort! Amazing progress on your off grid journey, it’s exciting to watch your land come together and see your family build a home for generations to come.

[@suepeterson5675]

Hi All ! Supper fort the children built. My son use to do that all the time when he was their age , it's precious. How is the tick situation down by you ? Early spring it was bad up here, not to bad now. Ya kids take care & bless you all. Thank you for sharing. 👍👍💖😊

[@niceguy2171]

Plenty of fresh air, sunshine, and water, makes the kids grow up big strong an healthy ;) It IS hard work doing fencing like that, did some 500' runs for my uncles place, and it is work! Try to time it after rainy days so the soil is easier to work..but sometimes the weather doesn't allow that. Great job all of you, and great spot for it!

[@CGT80]

They make a better tool for driving those posts! Last fall, 4 of us replaced 30,000 feet of 5 strand barbed wire fencing on a Navy base (Next door to Camp Penelton, in SoCal), in 3 months. Luckily, we bought two gas powered post drivers. They are like a weed eater engine on a piston that drives the post. The drivers are around 60 pounds, so you need a strong tall guy to run the driver and a second person to hold the post and level it while it gets pounded in. We used the 4 way bucket on a backhoe to pull the old posts and setup vertical shafts on the sides of the backhoe bucket to hold rolls of wire on each side. After tying one end, we would drive the wires out many hundreds of feet and then tension them and tie them off. It sucked with the good tools and I hate to remember the few I drove with a sledge hammer as a teen just to make a temporary dog pen.

[@nwrvt]

I use my bottom of my tractor bucket to press “T” post into the ground. If ground is hard do it in the spring or after much rain. I also set my wooden post with dry Quick Crete in the hole and pour a gallon of water into the mix. Beats having to mix and pour the concrete.

[@jkuoverland8507]

She is the cutest little thing, puts a smile on my face, reminds me of my daughter when she was young

[@jeffcaporizzo5017]

Your kids are so cute, God bless them!

[@duyvuong7004]

I really want to have a happy family and a beautiful house like you 2 Wish your family good health ♥️

[@gbond1010]

Guys, I've been off work for awhile. [Femla]I'm 40 and lifes stresses caught up to me. I subbed your channel and have been watching your old stuff and definitely your new stuff and let me say thankyou so much. Your work ethic, trust, and clear respect for one another has helped me just by watching. Be safe.

[@bryangrady5661]

Damn! You two are the hardest working couple on KZbin! Love your channel! Really enjoyed this view of your non-house farm life! Keep it up! Stay safe!

[@cosmoslogic9088]

You guys are just awesome to watch it never gets old forrrrr me, thank and be safe to all.

[@semco72057]

You all are constantly improving your place and I understand what you are doing since I am working around my home also and have to do even more.

[@floydseaton8197]

Did you put in a gate? Always a blast seeing the little ones out helping and playing.

[@derekwilkinson7939]

What a beautiful place to live. And what a hard working couple you are. Awesome 👍

[@akabillyba]

You two are some hella cool people. Y’all never fail to crack me up. Don’t ever change you guys doing you 👍

[@terryjp3050]

excellent attention to detail, impressive for sure.

[@rbilardo47]

You two work very hard and work great together (on camera lol). Also your children work with you which I love to see, even the little precious daughter helps, that is so precious to see her helping. God Bless you and your family. Love watching your videos, I'm impressed with Josh in how much he knows, and tackles any job that comes along. A man has to do what a man has to do. Love it.

[@KinuGrove]

Growing up on a farm I know how hard this kind of work is. Your a great example for your kids.

[@bsilano]

Love that little fort or tree house whatever it is for the kids!

[@murrayhall908]

Boy that looked really really hard work. At least the auger bit eased the post hole digging. As usual you are both doing it correctly which saves time in the long run as you won't spend time sorting any faults. You both deserve a goood rest but no doubt I'll see you both again very soon knocking spots off another part of the job. Keep up the good work and your spirits - it'll be well worth all the pain once it is completed. Well done!!

[@mikewintterle7581]

For fence post driver we used a 6 inch pipe about 2 1/2 ft long with an inch round plate welded on the end that way all you do is throw it up and let the drivers own weight hammer the post in. Good luck

[@denisewebb]

Such hard work before winter comes. Love seeing how much you accomplish each video!

[@dmorgan28]

Love y’alls place. Great video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

[@jamestinsley8239]

Loved the vid..... Enjoyed all the help from the kids (wrecking crew). I smile all the way thru.. Keep'em coming guys. Always look forward to the next chapter. Greetings from Missouri and Kansas!!!

[@theoisaac9948]

Thats what its all about enjoy life good job good family creating legacy!

[@thomasforthe9274]

Always a pleasure watching you two work and your kids play. There is seldom easy work on a farm.

[@throughtheeyesofachild61_45]

You both do an awesome job in everything you do. This looked really hard work. I admire your wife, she certainly isn’t a quitter Awesome place for the kids to grow up, reminds me of my upbringing. Looking forward to the next video 👍🏻😃

[@dee73]

Drive the TeePost with the tractor front buck it's so much easier thanks for letting us in to your life

[@drayce1]

Yep. I was going to say the same thing, although maybe use a steel pipe around post to prevent post from bending & also a depth limit. It's how we do snow fencing post around here.

[@martyfowler3072]

She holds the dumb end and you hold the smart end lmao 🤣 you both are one the hardest working couples. Your home is coming along and looking great 👍 it’s great to see you both work together and I get a laugh when you both get at each other. Best wishes to your family

[@JB-mf1zc]

You can get a scoop of dirt in the tractor bucket and get your bride to place the Tpost on the mark and set your bucket flat on top of the Tpost and let her get out of the way and use the weight of the bucket and tractor to push the Tpost in the ground.

[@janetwithers7427]

It was nice to see you guys out in the woods working. Your animals will be so happy in their new pastures. The kids built a great debris shelter. Good for them. 😺💞🎃

[@jbll36]

What a great way to raise children. Teaching them farming and engineering skills that they'll have forever. Way to go Josh and Erin. Enjoy the day. Ray L

[@GlassHalfFullLife]

something that will save you a lot of time and energy...use the bucket to push the tpost into the ground. You will spend more time measuring then putting the tpost in

[@danbeanblossom6538]

i have been watching you guys from when you cleared the trees for your A-frame and for your wonderful view, just wanted say your kids sure are growing and getting bigger soon you will have all kinds off help love you guys keep it up.

[@mikeahern3999]

Happy family and your love for the animals is there for all to see.

[@irvinwittmeier5208]

You should weld a small cup in the center of the bottom of the tractor bucket and just poke the medal post in the ground that's what i have done and it is amazingly fast

[@charlesburkhart800]

What a beautiful property! You are blessed!

[@paulohmora]

God bless you guys, thanks for the inspiring content!

[@Nobilangelo]

Just another lousy day together in paradise... :-) Your videos are always something to look forward to and enjoy.

[@robertrogish1038]

Fencing has developed so much since I was a kid in the 70's. We bent over more 12 penny nails to hold the strands to the post. We also raised hogs and they could be a lot of fun for my 2 brothers and me.

[@australianlink]

I wait for you guys like I'm waiting for a TV show...and kiddies and the animals....love you guys...God Bless...

[@jeanmuehlfelt7942]

I used to enjoy shopping at Penny's and Sears. The last several decades has been the local farm stores!! 😊

[@davepelfrey3958]

You guys looked more tired from this video from any other jobs you guys have done, but still able to have fun. You guys are great and attitudes are amazing.

[@BillB23]

I've long been of the opinion that if you can't have fun doing something it's probably not worth doing. This was obviously worthwhile! Farming vids, house build vids; I love 'em both. Keep up the great work. Blessings on you and yours.

[@TheUserid82]

Goats and pigs are also great for when you are delimbing the lower sections of trees to make moving in the woods easier and reduce fire risks as they will eat the leaves and younger sections of the wood on the branches you drop and in some cases even debarking the branches. Toss them the leafy branches and in a day or two you have nothing but sticks left behind as they eat the softer materials and will rip them apart fighting over sections. The corner posts are the perfect place to put on ID plates saying when the work was done so in a few years when redoing the work you can keep track of exactly how long it lasted. Copper pipe scraps cut open then flattened give you a nice copper sheet to use and a punch set of numbers/letters will let you put the important info into the copper before you nail/screw the plate to the post. Also great for posts on property lines as you can list when the work was done and if the fence is right on the line or off by x inches/feet. For shorter term ID plates like for a garden aluminum cans make good materials but they don't last longer then a few seasons so good for tags you only need a year or two unless it is going to be inside a structure like a building info tag. One thing to watch for is how smart the animals are when around electric fencing as I have seen some push others into the fence to see if it is active

[@DustanMoore]

2:32 That moment I died a little after Josh was loving on his food source and Erin said this. Gotta love all the innuendo throughout the video. LOL. Great content guys! Can't wait for the next one.

[@jameshobbs6092]

Yeah but at least this family is really putting effort and compassion into their "food source", I personally don't have a clue as too how well my beef stroganoff was treated.

[@وطنالوطن-ب1ط]

A wonderful duo wishes you a happy life

[@firsttankcrews]

What a superb video entertainingly and educational with plenty of jokes too. We'll done both. 5 stars.

[@jimlong527]

Winter is coming ...lots of fencing work...great job.

[@lockedin60]

Count your blessings. Most of the North Carolina Homesteaders that have livestock animals are constantly on vigil to keep predators out. I follow about five families from the Piedmont and mountain areas of NC and they are constantly talking about measures to keep out predators.

[@n1spirit]

Was glad to see the guy wires go in when you got to that corner post. Was thinking about those when I saw you putting in some of the other posts. Good job!

[@fernafer7803]

Excellent work guys...!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@joelhenderson3951]

Hey Josh buy a pats quick hitch for your tractor hookin up your implements. It fits on your lift arms they will fit all your different width implements un like a quick hitch bar.

[@HiddenMeadowFarm]

Put your post in the front end bucket to carry them. Use the bucket to push them into the ground. Saves time.

[@billyangelapressley]

Yall have so much fun doing your projects.

[@nkrumahhowell3723]

Use the bucket to push down the T post. That what we use on the cow pastures.

[@sandontheroad1085]

Barbara and I absolutely love your channel and your great family!

[@bradford88]

Hey Josh, if your ground is soft try using the tractor bucket to set the tee posts.

[@WildWonderfulOffGrid]

We tried but it didn't work. We are on all rock here.

[@juliansettle]

Love you guys I am living my dream through you! Keep up the hard work you are a Blessing to me!

[@robertjackson4121]

You could have used the bucket on tractor. To push in posts I fenced 40 acres when 12 years old. We hand split the western Red cedar posts and 100 SQ of Red cedar barn shakes the next year.

[@friedaschmidt1861]

I love how you two still flirt with each other!

[@trevorhoward3328]

Hey so, you have a tractor with a front bucket. All you gotta do is have someone hold the T-post then use the loader to press it into the dirt. No pole driver necessary.

[@WildWonderfulOffGrid]

Going through a drought here and sitting on all rock. We tried and it didn't work

[@shanebeaudrot777]

Well you answered my question about having a predator problem. Coyotes are a problem in every state. Here in Florida they're becoming a urban problem, taking people's house pets. You two are excellent Stuarts of your land and I'm most impressed by your efforts to control parasite infestation. Just makes good sense.

[@donmartin7728]

Find a welder add a 6” extension to your T post driver fill with concrete then seal the end. All you have to do is be able to lift the pile driver and let gravity do the work for you. We built our own drivers, each one weighed 40-50lbs, got a heck of a shoulder workout, but saved our hands in the process. I’ve done the bucket method of pushing post in, I never had luck in rocky terrain; always seemed to bend the post. I saw you put in one anchor for your corner post, couldn’t tell if you added another anchor to counter act the pull from the other direction. Everything looks amazing keep up the good work, I know it will all pay off in the end.

[@amjorgy1]

Love Joshes head nodding to the beat of Erin tamping those fence posts in!

[@aircraftmechanic1038]

You take a pipe that’ll fit over your T post weld two handles on it and close up the top end with a couple pieces of thick steel and then you have your fence post driver

[@bobbys4327]

brings back memories seeing you guys sledge hammering that steel stake. Saw a guy doing that with another dude holding the stake. the guy swing the sledge missed the stake and caught the handle on the stake. 16 lbs of steel lands on the holders foot.....oucchhh