Man, in today’s world, it’s great to see land being cleared for agricultural use instead of another subdivision! Keep up the great work, and I genuinely appreciate the kind words the other day in the livestream.
David Hickenbottom I hate to hear that. I think solar energy is a great idea, but down here in Georgia, there is a push to only put solar panels on land unsuitable or too hilly for farming. The good news is that there are a lot of programs going on to conserve farmland in forward thinking ways.
@@Rusted12Valve I would love to get involved in land conservation for agriculture here in my state of NC. Do you happen to know where I can information?
Here in the UK there's a lot of what's called machinery rings where farmers rent other farmers machines and equipment for not a lot of money. Its usually ran from a central office where you can book what you need, it works really well..
I wish i would have videoed my lands progression like you have done. I get great enjoyment looking at your videos from 2 and three years back and seeing the new videos with all the changes.Your place has come a long way. Lots of hard work but you have a beautiful place and it just keeps getting better. Thanks for including us on your journey.
Im lookimg at doing the same exact thing when I get home from deployment. Looked at renting a 20k lb machine and now im thinking just go big and get it done. I have about 10 acres I want to clear and about 5000 ft of ditch bank and fence row clearing i need to do. Hope a month will do it. Thanks for your videos!
It's always interesting to see the progress you are making and the methods you are using. Thanks for sharing the details about cost, where you rented from and the pros and cons you found in doing such a project.
Josh it is always a pleasure to watch your channel in today's world it is nice to see someone building a farm from the ground up blood sweat and tears good buddy.
Stoney,you need to take a day and just look at your land and reflect on how far you’ve gone so far.. I remember watching your videos way back when you where still planning and saving... You guys are doing it so right.Most people get hung up on material needs and don’t put into their land for improvement.. not you guys..It’s cool to watch you put it all together.
I've noticed United rentals have raised their prices here in the Bay Area only because of supply and demand. Lots of construction going on in America. Doing a great job out at Stoney Ridge Farms. Building America 🇺🇲
Hurray another video 😁🙂 was just watching some old videos thanks for your great content love all your videos they are very informative and or give me great ideas for the property I live on. Thanks for your hard work on these videos, I really enjoy them. God Bless yall stay safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I had no idea about the rental fee. But, if that's what it takes... Meanwhile the nearby shop with the excavator simulators closed up. I'll just have to keep watching you.
I ordered a mini excavator for my property and after hearing what it costs to rent that big one for a month I think I made a wise choice. Can I get everything you get done in a month with my mini? Nope, but I don't have near the land you have (I have 10 acres), but I can do everything I have to do and in the end, I can sell it and recoup some of my money. Love your videos! I have learned a lot from watching! Keep it up!
Thinking about starting a business in this field. This is a career I wouldn’t mind committing to. The pay is very worth the time,and the peace you have with no one to bark orders is always a plus.
Well that is a whole lot of work.. Looks like you need more friends to help and nice people to bring snacks. some of those plants are well rooted. Would it go quicker if you brush hog and cut the top of the trees off and then went trough with the excavator to remove the stumps and brush. No matter how you do it. This is a character building moment. It will look great when you are done. Have a great weekend
Your doing a awesome job with the excavator ,, seems like you are pretty good with it ,, enough to make the high cost of renting it a good deal ,, keep up the good work :) the cows at the start of the video all look fat slick and happy :)
Josh I would like you to talk about what you are going to do with the wood land that is left . Pasture man Judy uses it for silver pasture and puts goats in there to clean it up . If you don't do something with it it will just turn into a mess you can't use
One thing I like about the escavaters is you can change the controls to what they call John deer mode and normal mode but allways something going on at your place damn I'd never get bored and I just want to come down and help ya out down there to get stuff going right along whith ya .but again great vid bud godbless
I’m surprised, seems to me NO ONE on TH-cam lets diesel equipment warm up or cool down! I guess their not aware of the damage it causes not to. Good job!
Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I tell you watching it when you made it go quickly with the time lapse that would be nice for you if everything went that's quickly for you in real time because I can imagine that that takes hours to do what you're doing there
It's looking good Josh. Know you'll be relieved when it's done! How many head of cattle are you looking to have once you get all the pasture cleared and grown in? Really enjoy watching the progress!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmerThanks Josh, an old friend once told me it takes the exact same amount of energy to be negative as it does positive. It's a choice, not always an easy choice for some it seems!! Lol. You seem to be good at making that choice yourself! Keep up the great work and positive energy! You're much appreciated and enjoyed out here!
Always love using backhoes, but it does take some time depending on what needs to be cleared or dug, may want to try clearing some of it with a dozer, may clear some areas a little faster. on another note, did you ever solve your water problem for the cows? you made a video saying you had trouble with the water line but never came back with an update if it was solved.
Hey Josh thanks for all you do here. I’m a novice but wondered if you could have done this job with a strong skid steer using a drum mulching head? I’m asking because I want to do this type work to my own place but figured I could rent the skid steer and maybe a rent a root rake for it as well. Cheers!
We wanted a woven wire fence....ever see a goad behind barbed wire? Nope...it won't keep goats. We went with Tornado wire because it's safe for cattle, horses, sheep, goats or even bison
Hey man I live in louisburg NC, I’m looking at a 10acre tract of land that was planted with pines about 7 years ago. Im looking into buying and clearing it myself. How long do you think it would take to clear a lot that size? There are some old large stumps throughout it but mostly just 4-6” pines
Yep I know Chris....If I buy one..I spend $30k...then I have to haul it, maintain it and fix it if it breaks....we're nearly done clearing our pastures. I'd rather spend the rental money...I'm paying for 2 weeks...and hand it back to United Rentals...this equipment is very expensive to keep up..one breakdown can cost tens of thousands of dollars
the big case 210cx here at my kubota and case IH dealer he's selling for $110,000 new wich not bad plus he does rent to own cheaper then the cat and deere big excavators here in canada
Can you rent these guys for a week? By the way I enjoy your videos. I live just outside of Charlotte. I would love to see your operation someday. I have dreams of renting small amount of land to raise cattle. Thanks for the content. New sub!
Yak attack! What the heck . Was waiting to see what you would do with an excavator. . All I saw was you playing around. Popping up an occasional scrub brush. A dozer would have been out of there in no time. Are you attempting to clear a fence line? God bless hope you get it figured out.
Why rent? You could purchase your equipment and have a very likey position to sell for a breakeven or maybe even a profit. $7k-$8k is a lot of room to work with when buying and selling equipment. More risk is involved, but it is not a sunk rental cost.
Take's time to learn something new Ron...at least I'm not afraid to try learning something new and trying. The comments section has become the "BASH JOSH" section lately...seems kinda rude when I'm sharing my life with folks....wonder how you'd feel if I left this comment for you? Pretty hurtful and insulting thing to say to a stranger isn't it?
The reason people upload is to inform on achievements and mistakes to be helpful one way or another. We all need to learn continuously, Josh don’t have to take us on his journey but I enjoy watching the videos. He encourages constructive criticism all the same though
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Man, in today’s world, it’s great to see land being cleared for agricultural use instead of another subdivision! Keep up the great work, and I genuinely appreciate the kind words the other day in the livestream.
In Massachusetts their covering all our fields with solar farms. I hate it. New England will be a desert in 20 years I'll be gone most likely.
David Hickenbottom
I hate to hear that. I think solar energy is a great idea, but down here in Georgia, there is a push to only put solar panels on land unsuitable or too hilly for farming. The good news is that there are a lot of programs going on to conserve farmland in forward thinking ways.
@@Rusted12Valve I would love to get involved in land conservation for agriculture here in my state of NC. Do you happen to know where I can information?
Ny they are putting solar fields literally anywhere they can fit it.
Here in the UK there's a lot of what's called machinery rings where farmers rent other farmers machines and equipment for not a lot of money.
Its usually ran from a central office where you can book what you need, it works really well..
I wish i would have videoed my lands progression like you have done. I get great enjoyment looking at your videos from 2 and three years back and seeing the new videos with all the changes.Your place has come a long way. Lots of hard work but you have a beautiful place and it just keeps getting better. Thanks for including us on your journey.
Thanks Chris...my pleasure
Im lookimg at doing the same exact thing when I get home from deployment. Looked at renting a 20k lb machine and now im thinking just go big and get it done. I have about 10 acres I want to clear and about 5000 ft of ditch bank and fence row clearing i need to do. Hope a month will do it. Thanks for your videos!
It's always interesting to see the progress you are making and the methods you are using. Thanks for sharing the details about cost, where you rented from and the pros and cons you found in doing such a project.
Jim
Hello hope you are doing great
Josh, I'm impressed with your smooth abilities, and to make that boom, stick, and bucket do the small things. Nice
Thanks man...I'm getting better...been on it 50 hours now...todays video coming soon!
and fly the drone simultaneously! great shots.
Josh it is always a pleasure to watch your channel in today's world it is nice to see someone building a farm from the ground up blood sweat and tears good buddy.
Yep but ya forgot one thing .blood .swet. tears .and adult beverage as Josh says ..godbless
Is concise and stimulating I love it guy, keep it up
Stoney,you need to take a day and just look at your land and reflect on how far you’ve gone so far.. I remember watching your videos way back when you where still planning and saving... You guys are doing it so right.Most people get hung up on material needs and don’t put into their land for improvement.. not you guys..It’s cool to watch you put it all together.
I've noticed United rentals have raised their prices here in the Bay Area only because of supply and demand. Lots of construction going on in America. Doing a great job out at Stoney Ridge Farms. Building America 🇺🇲
Hurray another video 😁🙂 was just watching some old videos thanks for your great content love all your videos they are very informative and or give me great ideas for the property I live on. Thanks for your hard work on these videos, I really enjoy them. God Bless yall stay safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks so much Fisherman 56!
I rented a 20-25 ton excavator when we built our house to dig the 10 basement. Made compact excavators feel like using a shovel.
exactly....man...I've been picked apart by a few people down in the comments for getting this big machine..it kicks butt!
Stoney Ridge Farmer Folks forget that a way, that isn’t their way, doesn’t make it the wrong way.
God bless Stoney Ridge Farm
Thank you Thomas! We're really working hard here buddy!
I had no idea about the rental fee. But, if that's what it takes... Meanwhile the nearby shop with the excavator simulators closed up. I'll just have to keep watching you.
I ordered a mini excavator for my property and after hearing what it costs to rent that big one for a month I think I made a wise choice. Can I get everything you get done in a month with my mini? Nope, but I don't have near the land you have (I have 10 acres), but I can do everything I have to do and in the end, I can sell it and recoup some of my money. Love your videos! I have learned a lot from watching! Keep it up!
A lot smoother in this one. Nice job. Bet ya with there was more of this fun! 😁
Hi Josh, good to see you again. Haven't visited the channel for a while, I had forgotten how much I enjoy your content. Keep'em coming!
Thinking about starting a business in this field. This is a career I wouldn’t mind committing to. The pay is very worth the time,and the peace you have with no one to bark orders is always a plus.
Good work brother!!! Slow and steady but it gets done!!! Have a good one!
Love seeing the progress..
Have a good evening 🌻🌻🌻
I rented one and cleaned 3 acres, it was about 2500 including diesel.
Yep....how long? A week or so?
Stoney Ridge Farmer yes a week
8:15 amazing that the root system on that little tree holds strong enough for the excavator to drag itself.
Will hard dry dirt do that??
Good job Josh thanks for sharing
Well that is a whole lot of work.. Looks like you need more friends to help and nice people to bring snacks. some of those plants are well rooted. Would it go quicker if you brush hog and cut the top of the trees off and then went trough with the excavator to remove the stumps and brush. No matter how you do it. This is a character building moment. It will look great when you are done. Have a great weekend
David
Hello hope you are doing great
Man am excited to learn about all things clearing land I have a partnership with a friend and that’s part of my job.
Love the grading as you go !! Very smart !!
Thanks Josh!
Hi.... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍
Good job man! The drone footage and fast mo is really helpful in seeing your technique.
Looking good. It is easier to control if you rake or grub by pulling towards the machine by using better leverage of shorter strokes of the arm.
Your doing a awesome job with the excavator ,, seems like you are pretty good with it ,, enough to make the high cost of renting it a good deal ,, keep up the good work :) the cows at the start of the video all look fat slick and happy :)
Awesome as usual, Thanks for sharing
Gregory
Hello hope you are doing great
Thank you for actually sharing the costs man
Josh I would like you to talk about what you are going to do with the wood land that is left . Pasture man Judy uses it for silver pasture and puts goats in there to clean it up . If you don't do something with it it will just turn into a mess you can't use
George
Hello hope you are doing great
Nice work Josh 🇺🇸 I enjoy watching all your Vlogs 🇺🇸 WOOOOOO!🇺🇸
Thanks Thomas!
Running backhoe or excavator controls? What ru used to?
One thing I like about the escavaters is you can change the controls to what they call John deer mode and normal mode but allways something going on at your place damn I'd never get bored and I just want to come down and help ya out down there to get stuff going right along whith ya .but again great vid bud godbless
Thanks Brian!
Did you see that snake you scratched up at about 7:21 or 7:22. He didn't stick around for anymore of that.
Whew I hear ya on the hard work. But that is a nice machine to be doing the work with.
I’m surprised, seems to me NO ONE on TH-cam lets diesel equipment warm up or cool down! I guess their not aware of the damage it causes not to. Good job!
Back in the day you needed to warm them up. With these modern engines you dont need to
Good job! Did anyone notice the snake at 7:30 lol
If you would have hired a company to do the work what would they have charged per acre? 7-8,000 to rent that machine? Wow!!! Awesome video!
Derrick
Hello hope you are doing great
Love the music...more videos bro ..... great job
You do good work! Best wishes.
Nice vlog video sir....good job
Farm on my friend keep up with the great videos
Hey Josh thank you for the video I enjoyed it and I tell you watching it when you made it go quickly with the time lapse that would be nice for you if everything went that's quickly for you in real time because I can imagine that that takes hours to do what you're doing there
Good advice
Josh, Are you trying to get in the Guinness Book of World Records Fastest Land Clearance 🤣 Wooohooooo !
Hello my friend from Alabama
Hello there!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer You are doing a awesome job with that big excavator
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer They are finished Cuttingtimber On my Property. I am renting A330 Caterpillar excavator it weighs 70000 Has 48H bucket
hi which is better in clearing? a dozer or excavator?
It's looking good Josh. Know you'll be relieved when it's done! How many head of cattle are you looking to have once you get all the pasture cleared and grown in? Really enjoy watching the progress!
Thanks Doug...and thanks for always being positive. I'm getting the 3rd degree in the comments section here...ahhhhh!!!
@@StoneyRidgeFarmerThanks Josh, an old friend once told me it takes the exact same amount of energy to be negative as it does positive. It's a choice, not always an easy choice for some it seems!! Lol. You seem to be good at making that choice yourself! Keep up the great work and positive energy! You're much appreciated and enjoyed out here!
Always love using backhoes, but it does take some time depending on what needs to be cleared or dug, may want to try clearing some of it with a dozer, may clear some areas a little faster. on another note, did you ever solve your water problem for the cows? you made a video saying you had trouble with the water line but never came back with an update if it was solved.
Wow Josh with all those expenses on land, how are you getting income back to support that rithm of work?
Respect man!!!
A like and a comment for the Algo buddy!! Almost to 440K Woooo!!!!
I am curious what method you think is the most economical after all is said and done. Excavator/track loader vs track loader alone.
Both working together really covers some ground....least expensive when I'm running one while he runs the other
Hey Josh thanks for all you do here. I’m a novice but wondered if you could have done this job with a strong skid steer using a drum mulching head? I’m asking because I want to do this type work to my own place but figured I could rent the skid steer and maybe a rent a root rake for it as well. Cheers!
How much land are you going to have for grazing pasture. Your clearing
United rental they're a pretty big come now I didn't know they were in the US I'm from Ontario Canada and I see them around
They are all over - at least in the eastern US.
This was probably in another video but why did you use the fence you used rather than a barbed wire fence?
We wanted a woven wire fence....ever see a goad behind barbed wire? Nope...it won't keep goats. We went with Tornado wire because it's safe for cattle, horses, sheep, goats or even bison
Awesome!
at 7;32 in vid u uncovered a snake came right at ya lol
Possibly a stupid question but do you need a special license to rent/operate an excavator like this or can anyone just rent one?
Hey man I live in louisburg NC, I’m looking at a 10acre tract of land that was planted with pines about 7 years ago. Im looking into buying and clearing it myself. How long do you think it would take to clear a lot that size? There are some old large stumps throughout it but mostly just 4-6” pines
Did you ever work out the cost per acre? I do land clearing and i can clear roughly 1/4 - 1/3 acres per hour.
cost around 800 per acre to clear...however many many variable as you well know
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer yes, so many variables. Thanks for getting back to me. Our bush land is quite different then yours.
I am in the process of renting A330 Caterpillar Track o
How much land did you clear and how long did it take?
you hittin this with the TR3 rake or gonna let the dozer be the final pass?
Check with Chris over on Let's Dig 18 he was selling one of his excavator's having your own would sure help and save you money!!
Yep I know Chris....If I buy one..I spend $30k...then I have to haul it, maintain it and fix it if it breaks....we're nearly done clearing our pastures. I'd rather spend the rental money...I'm paying for 2 weeks...and hand it back to United Rentals...this equipment is very expensive to keep up..one breakdown can cost tens of thousands of dollars
@@StoneyRidgeFarmer But Chris takes great care of his equipment!
the big case 210cx here at my kubota and case IH dealer he's selling for $110,000 new wich not bad plus he does rent to own cheaper then the cat and deere big excavators here in canada
What’s the name of the song in the Intro to your videos?
Josh, it looked like play and lunch time at Jurassic park!
I know! Awesome huh!
Hey your not a bad hand with that machine
look for the snake at 7;30 second mark
hey Josh......do you have to be a ticketed and qualified machine operator to hire a beast like that?.......Cheers.
I like a rake on the excavator for doing that stuff
Can you rent these guys for a week?
By the way I enjoy your videos. I live just outside of Charlotte. I would love to see your operation someday. I have dreams of renting small amount of land to raise cattle. Thanks for the content. New sub!
It's still cheaper to rent it than hire someone for a month. BOOM
Amen!
and more fun!
A Cat d-6 with rake and good operator take about 12 hrs.
Josh how many acres do you have in total?
Sam
Hello hope you are doing great
What size excavator is that does anyone know?
Did you see the snake you ran up at 7:35 in the video?
how long does it take to clear an acres
depends on the stumps...rocks and topography
Is there a vacancy there? I am Brazilian
Are those dimensions for an American football field or a "Rest of the World" football (soccer) field?
@7:33 a black long snake
Do you have feral hogs in N.C.
Yak attack! What the heck . Was waiting to see what you would do with an excavator. . All I saw was you playing around. Popping up an occasional scrub brush. A dozer would have been out of there in no time. Are you attempting to clear a fence line?
God bless hope you get it figured out.
Why rent? You could purchase your equipment and have a very likey position to sell for a breakeven or maybe even a profit. $7k-$8k is a lot of room to work with when buying and selling equipment. More risk is involved, but it is not a sunk rental cost.
How much can I charge clareng whit a case 160
Great vid wouldn't a doser work better and faster maybe there harder to rent- but they'll take out trees maybe only have to use one machine then
A lot of work for one man.
Yes. +
As slow as you operate that excavator, you would be well ahead of the game hiring an experienced operator to clear that land. Just saying.
Take's time to learn something new Ron...at least I'm not afraid to try learning something new and trying. The comments section has become the "BASH JOSH" section lately...seems kinda rude when I'm sharing my life with folks....wonder how you'd feel if I left this comment for you? Pretty hurtful and insulting thing to say to a stranger isn't it?
The reason people upload is to inform on achievements and mistakes to be helpful one way or another. We all need to learn continuously, Josh don’t have to take us on his journey but I enjoy watching the videos. He encourages constructive criticism all the same though
I know you are new to The trackhoe your doing well but you are going backwards when you are pushing the undergrowth it's faster to pull it to you
Philip
Hello hope you are doing great
What kind of sunglasses do u have? I want to get it
They appear to be Magpul sunglasses.
These are Magpul shades....awesome polarization!
Stoney Ridge Farmer thank you
I want work there if u have so u can tell me
Couldn’t you get in a pair of d10 or bigger dozers and pull it with a chain, that’s how we do it in Australia
Doesn’t seem like you have had it a whole month?
Frank rented it for a month...we are now on week 2.
Rental equipment don't waste your hrs letting it warm up for 10 minutes it's not cold out it's fine to go!
200 hp tractor with a big off set disc would do a really good job excavator just for stump removal and disc for everything else