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William McLeod
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2013
Homesteading, Gardening, trail building and anything that I find interesting will be placed here.
Some content is a share to the world, some content is a “dear diary” to myself.
Some content is a share to the world, some content is a “dear diary” to myself.
Warming kitty & riding to new trail on snowmobile.
Between Christmas and new years 2024
Established trail along western edge of my property and got close to the SW corner. Skimmer with fuel, oil and chainsaw.
Established trail along western edge of my property and got close to the SW corner. Skimmer with fuel, oil and chainsaw.
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Utving, Christmas 2024
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Not the right machine… but it still gets around. Will come back with a Summit lol
Sagging pillar tab measurements
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We need to measure to a bunch of welded tabs in the heart of the plant
Inertia block construction
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Quick vids from a Survey standpoint… Unknown client Classified location Excellent safety culture Great crew and site leadership
Pure compost manure for a raised bed.
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I do not recommend anyone do this by hand This was way too much work, don’t be me. I appreciate so much that I filled all the other beds with the tractor before I installed the fencing. This is a bit of an experiment. I have a couple “premium” filled beds, but this is the first like this, nearly completely filled with just compost from a local cattle farmer. I expect settling over winter. I wil...
Raised bed 2024 timelapse
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This project took a few months. There will likely be another, extended video showing more progress. I should count bricks and blocks one day.
Adding material and blocks
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Late season, soil and soil mains are on sale as stores try to clear out. You can get a lot of things for a third of the price that you would in the spring.
Gettin unstuck: A Hard Case
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Please fill out your FLHA’s people, or this stuff happens. Big thanks to film crew, supporting cast, the producer and all my friends and family who contributed to this and got me to this point. Seriously, I couldn’t have pulled off this rescue all by myself with the time I had, big thanks..
Harvesting potatoes, zucchini and a late August review of the garden
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August 25, late summer “dear diary” Progress, thoughts, rambling
Relaying some old paving stones
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It was lumpy and annoying, originally placed in a hurry with the intention to someday lay them properly. After reblocking the shipping container, someday finally came.
Raised bed #11 construction started and a walkway widened.
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Raised bed #11 construction started and a walkway widened.
Earthquake Acreage rough cut mower homeowners review
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Earthquake Acreage rough cut mower homeowners review
Earthquake Acreage rough cut mower belt identification
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Earthquake Acreage rough cut mower belt identification
Poking at wasps grubs and skidding logs
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Poking at wasps grubs and skidding logs
Last bed of Jersey Giant Asparagus in.
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Last bed of Jersey Giant Asparagus in.
Building Bed #7 mixing soil and planting crowns
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Building Bed #7 mixing soil and planting crowns
Prepping for and getting a second shipping container
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Prepping for and getting a second shipping container
Moving material from borrow pit to shop pad. Summer 2023
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Moving material from borrow pit to shop pad. Summer 2023
Largest moth species in Alberta, Columbia Silkmoth
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Largest moth species in Alberta, Columbia Silkmoth
Passive Gravity Powered Water tower filling
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Passive Gravity Powered Water tower filling
Where did you buy the belt? Napa auto parts?
I went to my local tractor supply shop… he had a belt, but it broke pretty quickly due to being so bloody old. You would probably do better with Nampa yeah.
Good job !!!! Good thing that ditch wasn't muddy.
Right!
😊
Good job guys
Yes, thank you very much Big props to the cameraman, supporting cast, all that good stuff lol
Thanks for sharing, you have now provided me with the solution I was seeking.
Glad I could help, but I am so curious what was it that you were looking for?
I wish I knew what your solution was… your comment left me with nothing but questions L O L
What brand belt did you use
I bought a good year brand. But I haven’t use it
Do you have a link to the belt? Did the BX55 work?
Yes, the BX 55 has worked all season! I am going to purchase another two
Is it really worth it investing so much money and effort into this? Compared to... you know... start digging? Honest question..
I’ll answer your question after asking a question What do you wanna do with your life? What do you want to do in your spare time & money? Some people watch movies. Some people play video games. Some people travel. Me, I want to build something beautiful, something that lasts, something that is still there when the power is out, something that helps me in the real world. I’m building my garden next to my orchard 🤷♂
តតោចេតយេោរោយរ៧៤យរយយរុុេយរង៤ហុុេលរោេ្រកត្ោេកិិយិេ្តក្ថ្ថិរ្្ថ្ថ្ថ្ថ្ថកមថមថថុំុំថុំថថថមថ្ថនហ្ថ្រនកដើេោលយផហៀរឪ
Es una se las flores que ms me gustaba la flor del ajo
Señor, esa es una flor de cebolla. No una flor de ajo.
Sent an email to "customer service" two days ago asking if the part to fix the piece of garbage will show up this decade or next. No answer so I'm going to assume it's next decade. Prime example of their "customer service. Parent company is Ardisam, I'd recommend you check out their line of junk prior to any purchases.
I see Forman Boo!
Yes ma’am
While I'm waiting on ardisam to get the part as it's only been two months, last machine it was three months before they got the part. This time I think it's the wheel bolt. You wouldn't think it'd take more than a week at most, but it is ardisam. So I thought I'd share a few emails with customer service from the first mower that they finally replaced. And remember, they never had anyone look at the machine after it broke through the deck. ---------------- From the pictures it looks like the brake pad is completely wore off, that is where we are getting the idea that the problem came from there. Another thing I can see in the pictures is that bolts were in there at one point in time. It looks like you only need the bolts that come in from the sides, not the ones that go through the deck of the mower, correct? I am able to send you a new brake pad and all the bolts, nuts and washers needed to get your mower running again Cust service ------------------------------------------------------ Read your email, I have some questions. You say the brake caused the problem. That's not what caused the problem. The brake pad didn't wear down, it broke at one of the triangular pieces holding the pad. Being 2 hours away from where the mower is kept I can't say but the one side with the triangular piece broke off. That isn't wear that is a defective part. However it was the missing bolts that was the cause of the damage. If the missing bolts were there where is the scratching damage from them around the bolt holes while they were backing out from the vibration? And where did the nuts and washers that were on the inside of the pulley housing disappear? There isn't sufficient room for them to slide out of that housing. There should have been nuts and washers inside the pulley housing but there weren't any. As far as the vibration causing any bolts to loosen and fall out, then why haven't other bolts loosened and fallen out. Was the torque not done to the specifications which might explain vibration? Videos on line at your site for replacing the drive belt clearly show a design change for the 2 black guide plates on each side of the main pulley. They are no longer secured by bolts going down through the deck. Latest design shows them bolted to the large red base plate. Obviously the bolts through the deck were a weak point. The new design has no bolts through the deck. Without the "missing bolts " all the forces from the main pulley are directed to the bolts through the deck. That would have eventually caused the those bolts to pull through the holes in the deck. When was the design change implemented? -------------------------------- Good morning! I didn’t answer those questions because I don’t have answers for your questions. I have no idea why they ALL vibrated loose, I have no idea why the nuts that should have been trapped inside disappeared. Sometimes, things happen that I can’t explain, the world is an imperfect place. We think, (and by we I mean me and both of my managers) that the brake pad being completely gone caused the issues with the bolts. Diagnosing problems from pictures is not ideal, so we use what we have and we do what we can. This will absolutely all be covered under warranty (this is the connector on the tow bar, it broke after we jury rigged the deck to keep the mower running, I did not take their bolts). Per my last email, I certainly can help you out here by sending you everything you need. The other part of my job is to educate our customers about proper maintenance and things that can be done to prevent future problems. I apologize if you were offended by that, it certainly wasn’t meant to be insulting or anything like that. If I send you parts, are you able to install them yourself? Will you be able to drill the pin out that snapped and put a new one in there if I send it? Or would you rather bring it to one of our service centers and have it repaired under warranty? ---------------------------------- Notice after having looked at the pictures they decided the brake "looked" like it completely wore off. At no point did the lock nuts vibrate loose, they were still tight holding onto the brake. So their customer service didn't care enough to do any actual inspection of the machine, they just decided they weren't going to repair the damage. Later on after more work the big pin on the mower where the tow bar connects also sheared off. That was the part that took 3 months to show up. By that time they had finally offered a new machine, which of course lasted about 15 hours before the wheel fell off, the bolts sheared off, the belt broke and such. I do not recommend anything from this company, they have more companies. I also bought one of their pop up blinds - Baronette was the name. One of the fiberglas ribs on the hub broke, later that same spring it developed a tear which in subsequent winds tore the blind apart. Less than two months of use and it was unusable.
Still waiting on the part to fix mine. Second year in a row that it's been in the shop for months waiting on a part. Haven't heard a thing from customer service after my original call, terrible company. Do not recommend.
I will get blades fabbed up at my local shop then. Thanks!
Cant wait to munch on those big fat purple passions 🤤
Bought mine Nov 2021 to use the next year. Worked fine seemingly for the year. 2023 I got maybe six or seven days use before all sorts of things broke off the machine. Enough so that it was put in the shop end of June and parts to fix it didn't show up until almost November. So ardisam offered a new mower (after five months of no mowing the sixty acre deer property it was bought for). 2024 the new replacement lasts about 15 hours. The pulley guide bolts - all 4 get sheared off (pretty sure the same happened on the first one but never realized it), the pulley breaks and the wheel falls off. ardisam says sorry, figure out how to get it out of the field and take it to a service shop. Get it there about the end of June. Get it to the shop, ardisam is covering the cost but the shop tells me don't expect the mower until sometime in September because they're waiting for the parts. Do not recommend, try DR, Swisher or whatever else you can find.
Insightful! Nothing but belt problems with the dr, just about everything that could break and rattle on that thing has done so… so far I’m happy with the acreage, but the Swisher would be my next option in a few years if need be
Nice
THANK YOU for this video! I'm ordering my Acreage today and want to be prepared with a second (quality) belt, since the OEM is the weak point on that machine.
That moth is called a Atlas Moth the cutest thing i ever seen before! He LIVED in forest,and Also kinda cute :3 To make your friends happy. If you see that What if you do? Like and Comment!
It is a Columbia silk moth actually 🙂 Yes, beautiful fellow
@@highvelocitywilliam ok Columbia silk Moth
Great video, do those cinder block, raised, garden bed need drainage?
I did build the pad with a very slight incline to it, so it will drain for spring melt. Huge downpours of water, the water will wash over the bricks. Slow drizzles, water will slowly seep underneath the bricks along the weed barrier
@@highvelocitywilliam thank you!!
Excellent first impression review. I almost bought a DR Power 44T but after reading all 94 reviews and watching videos it's apparently a hit or miss product. The biggest problem, almost half the complaints were broken belt springs. One guy went through 3 of them with the first breaking during the initial use. After paying $3000+ for an engine on wheels you would think it would be bullet proof. Now that you had the Acreage for over a month, have you used it enough to give it a "buy" rating?
My biggest fear was the belt coming off the pullies like was a constant problem with my old DR brush mower. With the pin placement to keep the belt from ever getting unruly and good deeper grooves on the clutch pulley, I have not had the belt jump yet (knock on wood) with the DR I always figured at at least once an hour for belt maintenance. I’m probably sitting around 10 hours now and I am so amazed no belt issues. I’m so done with the DR
The one advantage I think the DR does have over the acreage is the engage and disengage actuation. On my DR, you can start the engine, engage and disengage the blades without ever getting off of your machine. I am not a fan of having to engage the blades while I’m standing next to the acreage
@@highvelocitywilliam Totally agree on the remote engage but I read many reviews about that button box malfunctioning. That made me lean towards the basic 44T with no remote. In that case I'm back to the Acreage. Thank you for the information and your time.
@@highvelocitywilliam A jumping belt would drive me crazy. The Acreage is pretty easy to access the belt and it's from the top. Not sure if you have to turn the DR over to access the belt but def not with the Acreage. Thanks again!
@@HomesteadOnThePreserve no you don’t have to turn the DR over to access the belt, however, you do you have a much smaller access panel up front and have to remove the fuel tank or work underneath it.
Bellissima
Yes 😊
Columbia silkmoth! What a cute fellow
I will put that in the description, thank you!
Nice! Looked like some fun for sure!
Wow you have been very busy. A "gravity water tower" genius. Have a Blessed weekend.
Thank you kindly! I definitely need to figure out a way to save time watering lol! I won’t lie, it’s slightly intimidating tinkering with it all! Have a fantastic and safe weekend for you and your family!
Ran into the same problem. My original belt lasted two summers, and got a Continental belt for about 1/5 of the cost of the OEM. Matched it up exactly with a 55 even though the one that came off said 57
This is good to know thank you very much!
Do you have a link for that Conti belt?
@@bensmolij790 no I’m afraid I don’t, I went to my local machine shop and my guy fixed me up
@@devinking8051 Yup, same as the Gates X55 I just bought. I ordered the Acreage and should be here tomorrow or Monday. Side note, I was so impressed with the design and build of the Acreage I bought an Earthquake Victory, rear tiller for the wife. I'm actually assembling it right now. Beautiful machine.
Tornado droppings?
Lol i would totally suspect if tornadoes wern’t pretty well unheard of in NorthernAlberta! Great idea, never considered it!
Their meows are so cute :3
Yes! I loved it lol!
😂😂your foreman was making sure you were doing everything right
So how many more raised beds are you going to build? Looks great.
I would like to try to build a “corner” raised bed that will be narrower yet act as edging at the same time. Never done such a thing, but hopefully it wont fall down lol. Cheers and I followed you 😊
@@highvelocitywilliam a corner raised bed sounds interesting…you can do it. That 2nd container will you build that out to live in? That was amazing watching how it was set in place. I watched your video where you were making a vegetarian breakfast. Hope you find some new recipes on my channel😂Thanks for the follow. Be Blessed and Cheers to you also.
@@TRTGCbyjroed I’m hoping it will work out nice in the garden. Yes, the second seacan is being converted into a tiny home, complete with shower stall, woodstove and kitchen sink. Yes, I see you are definitely into some delicious food, I like snooping around for recipes and original culinary content 😊 I’m gonna leave you alone now lol, cheers and good blessings to you and your family!
@@highvelocitywilliam oh I will be watching your sea can buildout with interest for sure. That’s on my bucket list….a Container home. I have ran across some awesome looking container homes over the last couple of months. Ok I’ll say goodnight and Cheers to ya.
Disregard my earlier comment I saw the info in your description
You are very kind thank you. I’m very happy with these, I’ve been trying to expand this whole spring. Cheers and thank you very much.
@@highvelocitywilliam I will be on the lookout for your raised beds projects. I’m new to your channel. Glad your channel popped up on my recommended list. I’m Ms J from scorching hot Las Vegas Zone 9B. Pleased to meet you. Be Blessed and Stay Safe.
@@TRTGCbyjroed theres a “raised bed expansion” timelapse vid i made thats about 3 min long that shows progress up to a couple weeks ago. I’m just an amateur sharing vids of stuff i’m doing, don’t expect much lol. Cheers
@@highvelocitywilliam ok will checkout the other “raised bed expansion” vids. Your raised beds looked very professional. I was really impressed with the brick paver walk way….nicely done.
Beautiful raised beds👏🏾👏🏾Please tell me what is the length and width?
Might be a different variety they got mixed in .
Yes, that certainly happens! Propagating about 30 seeds this year from that last year‘s novel variant. About 1.5 foot tall at the moment.
Neat video !
Thank you kindly.
moths are the cutest insects in the world
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They are so cute❤❤❤
Flying fuzzy beans
The way it moves it’s wings makes it look like it’s breathing in and out.
Looking good!
Thank you! This is my second year, so, things are getting exciting
Such an adorable little man 🥹
Agreed lol
I think i know what it’s called i think its called a cecropia moth and it’s a male
This is actually a Columbia moth! You can tell by the extra red closer to the body :)
That bird is a killer. It runs along and does that so you don’t get us eggs, eggs, or somewhere else that’s just a warning sign.
It’s her final last desperate stand… Did you see the four speckled eggs right beside her? That was it?
She is just the cutest
dude stop breathing into camera pls
Lol sorry, turn down the volume 😆
@@highvelocitywilliam okay, nice butterfly tho
@@KujiraFEl its a moth actually, yes, its quite nice ☺
Amazing, great moth content.
Bro is magnificent just doing his preflight flexes. (how do I know? fuzzy antennae means he can follow pheromone trails in the air back to the female producing them more accurately.)
Wow, that moth is so beautiful. I wish I lived somewhere where I could see those frequently
Gear head for life
Haha yeah 👍
Stunning
Oh goodness, thank you very much! Cheers and all the best growing season for you 🙂
That's a growing trend these days!
Its a great trend!
Looks like mindcraft 😂
I loved that game! Love bricks too!
Looks expensive
A lot of the pavers i got used, but yeah, it hasn’t been cheap. Its also an investment into the property 🙂
My garden after I win the lottery
I wont lie, its not cheap, but its worth it to me.