Putting Some Finishing Touches on the New Horse Barn! // Making a stand for the Horses' Water Tub
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Today we are putting some finishing touches on the new horse barn we have been working on! The horses' water tub has been sitting on the ground, so I wanted to work on making a stand so the horses would not get into trouble by putting their feet up into the water tub.
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Those are some serious floor blocks. For a wet area, I would recommend cement blocks and maybe a 2x10 to dress it up as a ledger or facia board in front, but you use what you have and you have a great resource of timber and the means to custom cut it. I like the smell and look of Wood too. That saw must have really barked in the barn. Horses like, what the ...skidding logs in the barn. Alright let's go... love the massive wood look, one of a kind.
From what I can see, Jim is literally dedicated to his family, farm, his horses and this channel too. If you haven't already subscribed, do it. He really deserves it and puts out a fine informative video.
Thanks Pitts Chapel Farm!!!
That's for sure !! Jim loves his horses and is very informative in each episode !! Lord Bless you and your family, my friend !!
I am 61/1/2 stone mason. I find my self doing most every thing alone. You did grate with those trees.
That is hard work!
Good morning Jim, lts so nice to think that you used the horses to go to the woods,to take down trees and prepare this wood to make these great stalls and platform for their water troff.Such a good job,well done 👌have a super week,all the very best 🌱🌱🌱💕🇬🇧
Good morning! Thanks for watching and hope you have a super week as well
Hello my name is Peter I am glad to be her subscriber of your show I love watching you I’ve never been a horse person but I am now and enjoyed every show that I’ve watched I’ve been watching for probably a year but I just subscribed for five days ago keep up the good work great to see you show can’t wait to see what you do with the Colts by now
Wow,how many trees 🌳 died 😢 to make this.Should last a good long time!! The horses 🐎 will really like it too. Thanks 😊.
non, they were already dead or dying so I salvaged them for this project, couldn't really be used for anything else
Belatedly - mentioned before - ropes and pulleys to lift and manoeuvre those beams into position. From a viewer of similar age - "use science Jim, nearly alway beats brute force".
Jim you are as strong as a horse
I don't really feel it Benjamin, but thanks
LOL, "I'm no finish carpenter" as you pick up your chainsaw. great project!! looked like that cutoff at 11:00 would fill that tiny space in perfectly...
I noticed that too 😀
The stalls look beautyful. I use wheeled dolly's for every lift. 20 years of carpet installing and my back and knees are still good. I tell people my mind went first. HA HA HA.
THEY ALWAYS SAY < WORK SMARTER NOT HARDER > LOOKS SUPER
right
This barn looks so good for the new year ahead,,,
Thanks, looking forward to the new year!
Nice looking cedar logs
Seeing how you had your bridles hanging reminded me of how I hung mine back in the early 60s. I cleaned out tuna-fish cans and nailed them on the wall. Bridles hung on them perfectly!😊
I am new, just so you know when I ask stupid questions. I love the new wooden stalls and I am sure the horses do also! It looks like an oldfashioned Christmas card. You did a wonderful job on their drinking station! If you get a heater you and your wife can also use it as a hot tub on cold winter nights......olala! :)
Welcome aboard! That is funny!!Great idea!!
You did a great job Jim.
Wow those are some humungous timbers you have their. A benefit of having your own timber and a mill. Jim you are the busiest guy I know. I hope you find some time for yourself occasionally. My regards to the Mrs. and the girls.
Thanks Peter
Great to see you work smarter, not harder, using the skidsteer. Very nice results. 👍
Thanks 👍
Nice job of eye-balling and cutting the timbers for the stand. The stalls look great.
Thanks
Wisdom comes with age grasshopper
Those beams look too nice to use for that but I know for you it’s there for the taking and you can use wood any way you like.
I can only imagine how heavy there are.
You are pushing your luck trying to lift them on your own. Once you hurt your back or something else it’s not so easy to recover especially as you get older.
Don’t mean to come across critical, I just don’t want you to hurt yourself.
I often move heavy awkward stuff on my own too, but I take a few minutes extra and figure out what to use other than my old body 😀
Thanks for your concern, Peter
One and a half minutes into this video and my back is already hurting! 😅
Yes A little hard work and it ready for years of use. Your barn is looking better every day. Well done
sure hope so
Looks great good job done. Be safe and be careful
Looking spiffy!
Jim you sure got my attention when you began lifting with your back and not your legs. I was much relieved when you decided to use the bobcat. Brenda is going to have to keep a better eye on you, but then I am sure you have always done it your way. GOD Bless and be careful Jim..
Thanks for caring
Hi
Looks good that brought that up nice❤🙏
All I can say is nothing but respect to you Mr Jim out there man handling those blocks of timber like nothing major RESPECT
Thanks
Excellent job. Watching you work brought to mind an old saying ‘Measure twice, cut once’. My dad always said that when we worked with wood. Now I say it when working on projects with my children. Thanks for video.
That is for sure! Thanks for watching
Dang, Jim! You do nice work!! You do know this leads to flat screen TV's in each stall!! Lol.... Our one horse has EPM, he's getting his meds and getting better!!
haha
Nicely done!!!!
The horse barn looks amazing! Congratulations on a great design!
FYI,,,My wife used coffee cans nailed to the wall to hang the bridles on, instead of hanging them on a nail.
Sounds like a good idea
Jim love all of your videos love the horses working with horses runs in my family I have always loved it keep up the great work
We truly enjoy all of your videos! Thank you so much for doing them and keep em coming.
Thank you! Will do!
The barn is looking real good, Jim. The horses seem happy with it, too. 👍
Rainy day seems like a good day to but the horses outside while you work in the barn.
Enjoyed the video as always 💕🐎 Jim did a fine job with this project and I'm sure the grandbabies and other kids will be thrilled to be able to pet the horse in that first stall. It's really something the way Bill and Lady remain so calm with all that racket! It never ceases to amaze me.
Yes, they are pretty used to the sound of the chain saw.
jim may i say the horse barn looks fantastic. watching this video i was wishing i could be there to help you. but you did good moving those big sticks of wood. another job well done . may god bless the gorden family...jim dartmouth nova scotia canada
Thanks James and may God bless you and your family as well
Looks neater and complete now.
Good work!👍
Stalls look very nice. Good job! 👍👍👍
Thank you
Thank's for sharing looks very nice
GREAT JOB, HORSES WILL LOVE IT, MUCH SAFER.🐴 Vinny 🇺🇸
Thanks Vinny
Jim first i hope you had a great birthday. And all i can say is that you take pride in everything you do from your horses to re doing your barn
Thanks for the Birthday wishes
Nice Barn!
It turned out neat. When it's more than a one man's job you have to improvise and think it through a little bit more. nice to be able to let those hydraulics do some work.
Very true!
Excellent job, Jim, the barn is really shaping up. But, those were some large timbers to handle by yourself, wow! Me think you’ll cold weather is down here in Georgia, it was 24 degrees this morning, about 4o miles South of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Thought I was back in Vermont, haha. Stay safe and take care. ❤️💙💚💜💗
Stalls look nice jim! Great idea for tank
Thanks!
Quite the "show barn" you will end up having! Looks great Jim
Where there's a will there's a way!! Good job Jim! You're pretty handy with a chain saw! 😁
Thanks Annette
Great work. Now with a few decorations your barn will look like a beautiful Christmas card!
Your ingenuity and determination are such fun to watch. I love the extra touches you put on your projects.
You did another good job keep up the good work
thanks
Wow! Looking really good Jim. Great job 👏 👍 👌 🙌
Thanks
Good job Jim looks great
Well done as usual. The barn is looking great.
Thanks
Looks terrific. The timber is so heavy but very lovely. Thank you
Glad you like it!
Look great in the barn!! Good Job.
Bonjour Jim... nice addition for the horses. sorry buddy, i'm going to give you my opinion on lifting heavy beams like that. learned long ago, one 2x4 and one 4x4 with a crowbar... leverage. a portable hand truck works too. nice for you having the skid steer. please please, us guys sixty plus must take care of our backs. maybe next time, measure out the triangle, put the three beams together, make a template, mark it out and cut accordingly. i was struggling with you Jim...
Barn coming along pretty nice, great work
Fun on the farm, was our motto, when dealing with most projects. Whether they be daily or new. Good job 👍.
Good job Jim!
Nice job Jim.
Oh man you hurt my back moving those beams!!
sorry
Good job .. very nice
Only a logger and saw-mill owner has the spare wood to make such a solid, even massive stand for the water tank. Watch out for your back moving those heavy logs!!
Thanks Klaus
Jim looks great, well done Darrel
Thanks Darrel
I think a Hookeroon and a Peavey might have helped you with some leverage.
Might mar the finish on the timber though.
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Pretty sure the chainsaw and skid steer forks took care of that.😄
@@wssides It's a Horse Barn.
@@genesenecal9140 But a "nice" horse barn. My grandfather was hired to build on with a picture window for the racehorses back in the 1950s.
Hard work. Nice job.
Thanks 👍
Jim I would have hooked up lady for the pulling.😀😀😀
Ha I just said the same thing,,, where's Levi,,,your helper.? Yah a skid steer...
Super job,,so thoughtful for the children too....
I’m the same Jim...we could wait around for a younger stronger person:but we get on and do the jobs just the same.
Nice job!!
You need a cant hook, or a timberjack, or a Log Ox or one of the other tools made for moving logs and timbers. They are not cheap but when you need them you need them. I knew you would figure it out eventually but someone once told me not to pound with a crescent wrench. You need the "right tool for the right job!" Maybe you need to put one on your Christmas list. Save your back for more important things.
Thanks for the suggestions
The right tool at the right time for the right job is well worth it
Looks really nice!
Nice 😁😁😁
Good work Jim. Don’t hurt your self lifting. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks 👍
Looks great!
My God Jim as particular as you are for a minute I thought you were building a cruise missile!
Haha
great job! 👍 i like how you used the skid steer to help move those huge logs. work smarter not harder right?
You need to do them one at a time doing with your bobcat
Out of curiosity, why didn't you frame with smaller lumber and plank it instead of using the big beams, Seems it would have been much easier than wrestling around those big timbers, Just curious
I had some trees that were starting to go bad, so I figured that was a great place to use them
Thanks for sharing
Hey there Jim, I hope you're all well and good!
I'm not sure that your base is heavy enough to support your watering trough......😉
Are those beams Cedar?
I've noticed on numerous occasions that your horses, primarily your Belgians, stand with their rear feet out of the stall, and on the concrete.
Have a good one! 🐎🐎👍🇺🇸
Hmm why do I think Jim has that same expression running through his mind that I do. ? " Don't tell me it can't be done, get out of the way and watch me do it!" I bellowed that one to my three sons most of their lives. Yep ! you're right they still let Dad do it. I know who's the dumb one now!. But I'm still a legend in my own mind! have a nice day Great job Jim. !
Id just weld a few pieces of steel bar and make a frame to sit tub on. Less energy used. A cement pad to sit tank on.
Jim ! are these night boxes .For the size of the horses there is not much room in those stalls for them to be able to get down and have a lay-down . I assume you have them working in the day time so there would not be much time for them to lay-down then or are they a horse that sleeps standing up . What am I missing here Jim .
They are their stalls whenever they need them. The can lay down and they do when they want to. And horses can and do sleep standing up at times as well
Work smarter, not harder! We're not 20 anymore!
I guess you didn’t want the weight of the water trough breaking the stand and no loose corners or joints for one of your horses to catch a leg on and the skid steer too. I know you’ve been ask this question before, what do you think about mules?
Wow
Jim from UK 🇬🇧. Wondfull job Sir .bye the way what kind of Camera are you using ?.so clear is the Video.
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just a thought Mr. Jim. What if you took the brook out peace from the water tub and screwed it to the wall. Well you would have to unscrew it to empty and clean it. O well I am 70 what do I know lol
Thanks for the suggestion, opted for a new water tub instead😀
Jim, do you ever wear a back brace for heavy lifting?I never did.
Just your average big box store 10 x 10's, no big deal!
Pre tractors, any idea how many horses the average would have?
Don't know...
Physical work is so interesting to watch compared to watching someone working on a computer.
Excellent observation 😆
👍👍👍👍👍
Now off to the chiropractor
haha
I cringed watching you move those timbers, thinking 'there's a herniated disc waiting to happen'. Work smart not hard right? Jim you have a nice stable and your horses are very well cared for. Best wishes to you and your family from central ny.
Thanks!