When in doubt figure it out!

[@SAWDUSTLUGNUTS]

Building a KZbin channel is hard work, but you guys have got this. Keep posting and we'll keep watching...

[@tomparker9966]

Ben we never knew the hard work your wife and kids were doing while you helped Paul. Nice to get a chance to meet your family and see how talented they are. Your wife has done an amazing job on the house. Shes a keeper.

[@jerryb1234]

They have grown children together, I doubt that he will trade her in anytime soon.🤭

[@tomparker9966]

@@jerryb1234 Yea he would fight a grizzly bear to keep her. You can feel their energy.

[@TruckerChick]

It's so awesome to see yall working together. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. ❤

[@Pet-Staffy]

Yes! Found you Ben! No way was I going to miss out on weekly Ben fix. Nice family

[@danielgallihugh1688]

I'm glad I found your channel. You'll be missed at fabrats but I'll be watching here now. Stickers and hats. I'll buy them.

[@albertorozco5981]

Bens wife is hella knowledgeable 👍👍👍 very impressive.

[@ThatGuyFromArizona]

Thats a great Idea, I think I will spend my whole weekend being philosophical.

[@timvanasen9822]

I just subscribed I've been watching Fab Rat's for around 5 year's & it's an added bonus to see Ben's family, great video thank's for sharing God bless ❤😎🍆

[@roberthall2539]

Nice job, a rain gutter would help that side of the house a great deal.☔

[@bandmsgarage]

In the works

[@ponypwr]

The Cox Family are hard working people!

[@tvwg4927]

Ben Cox and family!!!! Hope the channel grows. Cox family rocks!!!

[@Tanks-Link]

This just popped up in my suggested channels, I’m really happy that I found Ben and his family.

[@bandmsgarage]

We’re happy you found us too!!!

[@christophersellars]

Great videos

[@Knightraven000]

Such hardworking folks! Oaker is quite a character! 😂

[@cottonroberts179]

Gotta love a woman who operates heavy equipment and then puts a dress on. Fine bunch of folks no doubt.

[@benniemathews9624]

Good to find out that Ben & family have their own channel. You have a new subscriber!

[@stan525]

wow nice to meet the Boss and the home crew. good content. Ben you need some trusses over the containers and just a bit of a slab between.

[@josejoelriestra8345]

Thats a real woman right there no joke🙌

[@sambuchanan8179]

When I lived in California we would put drains vertical close to trees it would keep the roots from top of the ground!

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

Ben, 2 ratchet straps and a half of a 5gallon bucket! Best transmission jack never invented!

[@jeffreyrouth3241]

I love it when a family comes together

[@FenzoMac]

I love the family homestead adventures. Keep posting I'll keep watching..

[@deegee4389]

Remember when I was young me and a friend working off the ground lifting transmissions in place. Built a motor lift between two trees and come along to change out motor. Good luck with the channel great work.

[@RodolfoLozano-pk1er]

That’s awesome how I found this on my KZbin page, I wish all of you the best of luck with your future endeavors.

[@BennyRicker-qh2ur]

Great family

[@Chaplain_GM]

Ben, Marie And Ockre and Finn and Nattie Well Done the house is Getting there that ole Square body is going to be a good Truck Again

[@guypehaim1080]

One way to keep water out of your house is to install gutters and downspouts. Also, you should put in a French drain system.

[@HazzyME]

Great job teaching Ben! And they didn’t have to hold the flashlight!

[@rickmulcahy6279]

Need to set up a rain gutter on your roof and divert Also need to set up a french drain at the on the ground to divert all your water away from the house

[@ethan6160]

agreed, a french drain is just extra insurance for gutters and will help with any ground water running to the back of the house from above.

[@archieharrison9433]

​@@ethan6160slope the ground to drain away from the house. Not sure where this is but it looks fairly arid. Is it mostly surface water causing you problems or subsurface?

[@neilfromclearwaterfl81]

Ditto on the need for a perforated drain pipe with a solid bottom to flow any water that gets in there out and safely away into a swale or dry well/leach field. They probably don't have as much of a mildew problem as we have here however a leach drain will help limit how much water the blue barrier will be fighting with and that gravity drain will often eliminate any need for a sump pump inside. In really wet locations I will sometimes put a similar drain under the slab inside the foundation. I know belt and two pairs of suspenders but its better than the alternative. Only house on the block that didn't have or need a sump pump. BTW: Was that a Neapolitan Mastiff we got a glimpse of? Best!

[@bobbylsammonsjr]

love the house

[@laptopuser3323]

Gday guys

[@bandmsgarage]

Hello back!

[@edwinschlee8374]

So, moms the general contractor! She is doing a great job too. working on another truck at home this time! Ben the full time mechanic. The boys are mechanics too!

[@davidmahan4160]

Great video, team work makes the dream work. You guys are hard workers. You live in a wonderful place, beautiful scenery. I'm not sure if it a house, your building, or a hotel 😄 it's huge. Keep these videos coming. Love the content, came across your channel whilst surfing, and had no idea Ben had his own channel. ❤

[@claudiogonzalezvaras9776]

love you guys cant stop smiling. hahaha.

[@SQUIDX1973]

I love all of your videos. It gives me pleasure and joy of doing fun projects. So, Great job all. Keep up your great work and faith. From Orlando Florida.

[@gregb76]

Great job all enjoying being able to keep up with you all.

[@johnpaulfletcher8655]

You guys do what my wife and I do … we use what we have! Love it!

[@jonbott2926]

Nice guys. A rain Gutter could help but your not done yet

[@daviddilbeck1923]

This is what video should be all about family doing all kinds of different things I do appreciate you Ben when you was working at fab rats like I said before I wish I heard about your Channel good luck Ben and B&M's channel keep posted on your KZbin channel ben

[@nathanparks-jm1ed]

Great job, Cox family .

[@victorbroad993]

So glad your full time .now ...

[@ledesclos5321]

Love this family.

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Oaker;I changed the auto trans for a buddy,in his 1980 Pinto,on my wheel ramps, using a 2'x2'- 3/4" plywood piece,3-50lb sandbags,a 1-1/2 ton Bottleneck jack,and the bare basic ratchet set and open end wrenches.The replacement was Bad,so we had to pull it back out,and wait 14 hours for the salvage yard to open,and had 7 hours left to finish and have the shop he'd borrowed clean and ready for business the next day.That didn't make me sweat as bad as you guys were.Well done team.

[@bandmsgarage]

Memories of roughness are priceless! Thank you for sharing with us your story. Struggling is real.

[@tonysecombe7792]

Well done Ben & Family great content keep up the good work. 🎉

[@kimetherington2252]

Teamwork makes the dream work!

[@Buster452]

How about a back story about what you have going on there. Living an an RV while you build your dream home?

[@jerryhopkins5715]

Excellent content. Good job you guys.

[@shanemadsen4446]

Awesome!!

[@msprincegt]

Watching you from Australia. Fab rats watcher too. Love your wifes energy and skills….awesome

[@bandmsgarage]

Australia is on my bucket list. My dad spent two years down there in his early twenties. I remember his stories and I would love to see it in the flesh. Hello from Utah!

[@ThePobolycwm]

Was Missing Ben on the fabrats then i saw yesterdays video, Just as i was about to get on a plane and fly over from Wales to persuade ben to start a channel KZbin recommended videos had a strangely familiar bearded guy... Phew that saved me a plane ticket :D now i got to binge watch the videos, luckily there are not that many yet

[@craigedodd8426]

Hey there, my 1st ever comments here, discovered Fab Rats and binged the whole lot so was super stoked to find your channel! Get to keep my fix n fab going! So, had a thought when you guys were struggling lifting that transmission up off the floor, perhaps a couple of wratchet straps (thats what we call them in the UK, i was a trucker for many years) lay them on the floor, slide the tranny on it then loop the straps up through the cab and tighten up as far as you can go, should make that initil heave a tad easier plus a good safety net if things go pear shaped! Love the vids and content, the gangs a hoot to watch FYI :)

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, maybe put some gutters on your house you can save the water for your garden.

[@kevbev1524]

I think it shot up a thousand just today with everyone looking into where you went from fabber ratter channeler

[@fredluna1969]

Cox family works hard all the time. Keep up the great work. Hello from Texas 🤠

[@rdratc633]

Glad i found this channel.

[@bandmsgarage]

We are too! Thanks for hunting us.

[@stephenpoe2037]

OMG ! The Trans install brings back memories ! When it comes to home improvements my wife has the Honey--Doooo List ! Nice video ! Thanks for sharing !

[@albertorozco5981]

You no longer have too cook 😂 thats what I did. Once my oldest learned cooking on the grill...I retired 🤣🤣🤣

[@loraleecox2599]

The house looks amazing

[@Ted007-r5r]

Re: Water Problem If the water can't get to the house you won't have a problem. What you need is to slope the ground away from the house for about 6 ft. & then slope from the middle of the house to each end. Then direct that run off away. Love your videos

[@jeepguy04]

u need to tell Paul to mention Ur channel on the fab rats to help u out i did not even know u had a channel

[@RobertSnihur]

Slope foe rain water is important but so is eavestroughing. Put it on and you can divert the water where ever you wish

[@jamesireland9188]

Just found and subbed to the channel now I'm doing a little binge watching lol. Really enjoy the content have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from North Attleboro Massachusetts

[@DRS-TOOLS]

That was cool

[@JeffObear-p6x]

Great to see Ben and all of you guys are doing a u tube channel you are doing a great job so far .

[@ricknorthrup9025]

Hey Ben my brother had a 1 ton dodge dually and wanted me to help put new trans in his truck and not wanting to wait for him cause he's quite the talker so I decided to do it myself so what I did put ratchet straps front and rear and used them to do it myself worked really well we didn't have lift and modern stuff just thought I'd give you a tip I use

[@bandmsgarage]

Awesome thanks! Did you get the job all the way done?

[@rrock3957]

good job on putting all these videos together in your busy life. keep it up! curious who does the editing.

[@joeskinwalker7628]

You need a Challenger lift installed. Steal one from Paul and install it. Haha you also need a gutter on the roof and a French drain along side the house draining the water away from the house. Hahahehe 😃 it all takes time. I wish you would have test the wall for leaks before backfilling.

[@bradleymadosh911]

Always check the weather because doing anything involving house maintenance like roofing or foundation work. Just a heads up 😜

[@guypehaim1080]

By what I see of how your property is graded near the house, the slope indicates that the rain water drains down the hill toward the house. A French drain will redirect the runoff around the house and prevent the water from entering the lower floor.

[@thatdave86]

With the bobcat and the front end loader,you might like to try and lift both ends of the ute, obviously using some safety blocks ,set some drums under the wheels would work . Are there some videos of how you have gotten to this place etc ,if you don't mind Thanks

[@johnodell8601]

Rain gutter would help a lot with water

[@irob8962]

Do a video on that orange beauty back there!!

[@bandmsgarage]

I am sure Ben will. The 65 is his first love!!!

[@khopper8262]

Eavetrough would help tremendously

[@francislorenz6552]

Your luck Ben to have a smart wife

[@tomparker9966]

Ea shes a keeper. His whole family is going to be s huge asset to his channel. I'm excited to watch this channel grow. Can't wait for his fans to start showing him support and to get a few sponsors to give him some support on his channel. I'm sure he has what it takes to be successful.

[@francislorenz6552]

@@tomparker9966 I heard he quit fabrats

[@N_A_RLW]

How to Install a French Drain: pricing, tools, setting elevations. 4k video kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5emfIOVg7V3faM

[@TheEggeee2]

You guys are a great couple. Most ladies would have a clue let alone do the work , and I’m sry I don’t know your name so I’ll refer to you as mrs ben.

[@bandmsgarage]

I will take Ms Ben all day long. Along with Natie, Oaker and Finn’s mom. My name is Murrie. Much blessing to you sir! Thanks for watching

[@TheEggeee2]

@@bandmsgarage keep the videos up. I think you guys have a bright future. Murrue , or mrs Ben you keep up the great work. The boys will just be that.

[@jeffreyrouth3241]

A hundred pounds of flour makes a mighty big biscuit I love biscuits

[@LAP1050]

You guys are doing great with your videos. When you can afford it, you need to improve the sound 🦻🏻. Can’t wait for your next video 👍🇺🇸

[@bandmsgarage]

Oh I didn’t realize the sound was bad. We will try harder.

[@LAP1050]

@@bandmsgarage Thank you for responding 👍. Saw the post from FabRats announcing Ben’s leaving. However, they forgot to mention B&Ms, so I posted a comment on that video letting people know Ben and family had their own channel and to check it out and support B&Ms. All the best to you and yours. Lou from Miami, Florida

[@davids1033]

Ben needs a Challenge lift.

[@mojo8152]

hard work😬

[@anthonylee2099]

Great work Guys and gal. Your family is kool Ben. Just wondering, do you have a garage? Noticing your working on cars outside.

[@randyweishaar3316]

Did you put a French Drain in the area of the leaking? In California, it is required to help water escape from the area and allows the membrane to do its job.

[@mohawk2185]

Did you build some cisterns and connections to your imagined pond....? That would help alot.....to run the water offf....away from the house I only say this because rock, plàstic, and a "lift" does not always cure this problem.....people like to plant and tend to dig out their "lift" away from the house to plant 2' in their side yard............ As a landscape designer who greŵ up in the desert , we fought this all the time....... we also ran our water lines along this " lift" as well.... on the inside and on the top side of the manhole connections.... and their connections to minimize the flooding of the "lift"...it is expensive to do ìt that way but in the desert, you can always bòil water or prevent back flooding into your house by doing it this way. It is for private use only......and you own the land.....there should be no issues unless you are hooked up to city wells and sewer.....

[@mohawk2185]

You may still have to do that.....then you wills have a wetland to have animals come and live.....

[@scotmayall3067]

Won’t be long and the tsunami of swag will be on the market one more U-Tube trinket garage sale coming to a channel near you. Oh boy can’t wait……..

[@TheSprayer41]

ben get your blow touch and like wipe over the plastic on the red bike it will make it look like new again

[@leonardbixler102]

Are you going to do rain water catchment tank to re use rain water.

[@guypehaim1080]

Did you scrape the grill clean first?

[@robertthomas5590]

Would a rain gutter be beneficial ?

[@timseestedt3530]

What is the Manhole for ?

[@bandmsgarage]

French drain. I used what treasures my dad has left me in the yard.

[@steven.h0629]

👍😎✊

[@archangel7673]

Not to sound like the perverbial broken record..... ,But you are going to need to put gutters on your trusses to move the water away from the house,and then downspouts to direct it from there.

[@edoliver4174]

so did you all build the house yourselves?

[@bandmsgarage]

The kids, Ben and I have done everything except the concrete slab (their was a concrete shortage I am not a big fish so we couldn’t get it. We needed a bigger fish) and the rough plumbing. I didn’t trust myself to make sure the crap ran downhill🤣

[@ryandavis4457]

Keep the home building content going!

[@tomparker9966]

Love the homegrown content and showing how you work hard to have a good life and a great family.

[@Grumpyolegrunt]

You need a lift Ben! That looks painful!!!!

[@terryjones3250]

The dirt needs to flow away from the house

[@mohawk2185]

Someone gèt them a wildfire lift to support the channel

[@fredgrow2608]

Get some gutter and downspouts up😅

[@bandmsgarage]

They are one the way!!!

[@kellykonoske91]

Well...digging is good, but youREALLY need gutters and downspouts to get the water away from the foundation.

[@rickhay9782]

Ben, you need gutters on the house brother ...

[@patricksjeeps]

A gutter would help that situation a lot as well.

[@bandmsgarage]

It needs it sooo badly! The rain is terrifying in the desert.

[@H4rleyBoy]

Why hasn't Oaker been spotted by a movie talent scout? he has the smouldering looks of the better films stars. great line "all i can see is tetanus" I envy Ben working with two great kids. Why don't you just put guttering along the edge of the roof and a down pipe and send it away from the house? much cheaper and definitely easier than what you have done and no more flooding worries as the water never gets anywhere near the house once it comes off the roof.

[@bandmsgarage]

You are going to make Oakers head big😂😂😂 I think he is pretty handsome but he is mine so. The rain gutters are coming. We need some siding up first.