Hey Mike and family, wanted to thank you for the shout out. I appreciated it !! You hand your hands full with all that rain around there but look how green things will be for a while longer this summer. Keep up your good work on your channel, you folks are doing a great job and a service to those who honestly try to make this world a better place instead of hiding behind a keyboard and stirring up hate. Thanks for sharing and Hello Hunter ;-)
Mike I have to give you credit. You always take care of your mom. Their are so many who forget their parents. But you are there for her. Great job Mike.
Doesn’t driving around your property make it hard to leave and go to work? It is really a beautiful place, and the workit requires seems to put you at peace as well. I certainly love the fact that you share your experiences there!
Good afternoon Mike and Melissa.... As I watch your videos I'm reminded of the work I did as a county employee at a 10,000 acre ecological reserve. Thank goodness i had a team of volunteers that came up twice a week. Thanks once more for taking the time to share these adventures.
your positive attitude toward things is contagious. i have learned that there is no need to get worked up over something that you have no control over. that big storm caused you a lot of problems and you just go with the flow( no pun intended). the rain here in central ky has put me so far behind bushhogging the steep hills at the farm. just saturday i just told myself, maybe i will get to it next spring. no need to worry about it. now, i love that little sherman, its perfect for what you are doing with it, or atleast you make it look like it is. great video. HAVE A DAY👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Just a respectful suggestion, take some 10 foot length chain link posts and drive them about half way into the ground next to the opening and exit of the culvert, that way they're easier to find next time.
Great video Mike. I love how green your property is, that is one benefit of all the rain. When you live on acreage your list of things to do never gets completed, the order of things just get shuffled around based on changing priorities . For you that just means potential video subjects and entertainment for all of us subscribers .
That RK24 is a real work horse. I am always amazed at the things you are able to do with that little guy. I enjoyed this video as always. Thanks for taking the time to share your life and passion for everything outdoors. Paul
I start a T post at the ends of my culverts then drive them down to about two feet exposed with my excavator. You may want to leave about three feet exposed in your neck of the woods. Great vids, keep em coming!
Mike, a. while back I drove some snow fence posts next to our culverts and painted the tops orange. I did it so as not to drive over them or hit them with the brush-hog. Might be a good way to memorialize them and be able to find them easier in the event they get covered like you experienced. Stay Strong.
Lovely day in the woods. Job 1- Pipe blocked at the top, quick easy fix..... no chance :). 4 days later, Pioneer pump, 25-ton excavator. Its always the simple tasks that seem to take the most time
Hey Mike, a suggestion on a tool you can make for clearing out the stand pipe. Not sure if this will work, but here's the idea. Take a 3 or 4" auger bit (used for post holes), whichever size fits the stand pipe. Attach a shaft to it long enough to reach the bottom of the pipe, and attach either a t handle or brace (old hand drill) to the top. When you turn the auger the debris will be forced up and out.
Mike thanks for another 👍 video. Mother Nature does change ones plans. Melissa I was very impressed with your axe throwing skills. From the old teacher in central WI be safe and a big HI to Hunter🤗
I’m sure glad you mentioned Paul Bunyan show! I have been going there for many years. Maybe Rural King will sponsor you this year! Hard to imagine how you would get all the work done without them. Thank you for the great videos!
This is an older video but if you haven't fixed the pond drain already, take a 5-gallon bucket and drill half inch holes in the bottom. Then turn it upside down over the pipe and bolt it to the pipe with some homemade metal brackets, be sure to not put it all the way down so that it is touching the top of pipe. Top of pipe about halfway in bucket. The holes let air escape and the water go in pipe. But stops big floating trash that will plug pipe.
Mike you and your awesome family were made for a utube channel. I was first attracted to your channel because I am a morgan. But my sister died in Arkansas and left us 140 acres in Arkansas She was a horder and her property was completely neglected for 20 yrs. my brother and I have been driving 10 hrs each way and working on it. We spend 5 or 6 days a month on it. I have learned so much from you and your videos. We had timber company harvest some timber. We had about 100 huge pines all around the house and barn. Some were to big to mill .but I needed to get them away from the building. Thanks for hat you do and it makes my day watching what you do and your great family
It’s always satisfying when that culvert pipe opens up like that and sucks everything down. Glad you found it. And in your previous video when you walked around to look at that second tree that fell and the mess it was. Your “huh” reaction was spot on. Not funny, but made me Lol. Great videos and good luck with the cleanup.
Storm clean up always take a while. Like you said keep chipping away at it. Can you put something at the end of the pipe like one of those off-road flags the orange ones so it will be easier to find the end of it. Was just thinking. Great video. Doing a great job.
Great videos enjoy watching I and my family survived the the 2013 flood in High River Alberta Canada and the power of water can scare the crap out of a person 🍻
Some people have mentioned t post but that can get expensive, instead try rebar put it about 2-3 feet in then use some bright paint and mark the rebar one foot incrimate s above the ground so you will know how high the water is. Use different colors and keep them all the same on all of the property, and also put the rebar on the same side also so you always know where your colverts are at a glance
Drive a rebar stake or PVC pipe in the ground near the culverts and paint the tops a contrasting color. Leave the markers 2-3' above grade. You are also a hunter, use your handheld GPS to mark a waypoint for future use in locating the culvert
Mike and family I really enjoy al the videos you put out I was watching one where yu are having problems with the overflow pipe on the pond blocking ,may I suggest using a length of pipe 1 inch or bigger and pushing it in from the outlet end if you can arrange for a supply of high pressure water through this pipe it would also help flush out the pipe especially if any great build up of silt etc in the pipe Takecare from Joe located in Riverton Southland New Zealand
Mike, your lucky you didn't loose the pond as overflow usually takes OUT the dam. Stuff that stops up the overflow pipe is almost always floating debris. The way we solve that problem here and mark the pipe location is to install a 2 foot long and much larger diameter pipe over the drain pipe. Put 4 bolts in the larger pipe at center. Place the 2 foot long pipe over the drain pipe. Now water leaving the pond must come from water one foot below the surface thus stopping floating debris. The one foot above the surface marks drain pipe location, and if the pond water height gets 13 inches above normal it will flow down the center of your new drain pipe cover, locator, filter. Make pipe measurements biased on your situation. Good Luck, It works for us.
I know you've said it's your least favorite attachment but a post hole dug and put at the end of each side the culvert would mark better than a picture in my opinion
On your driveways you might think about putting 1 to 2 inches of concrete grindings on run the tractor over it so it will work the grindings in, wait for the rain and that drive will be like concrete. Saves money in rock in the long run
Mike, suggestion to mark the stand pipe. Hose clamp a fiberglass driveway marker to the end of it. Then you will know were its at, especially when time counts ie. 10mins. Thanks for the entertainment and info.
Hi Mike, I really like your videos, you mentioned how amazing the power of water is, I saw on a tv show that water 1 inch deep over 1 acre weighs 113 tons apparently.
That looks like a lot of work Mike. At least you have the equipment to do the work. Just gotta have the time. You need to teach Melissa how to use the backhoe on Sherman. Good luck and take care.
First off, I really enjoyed the video. When you mentioned the 100 acres of rain I couldn't help wonder just how many gallons it really was. So 1 inch of rain on 1 acre of land (or water) is 27,154 gallons, wow. A gallon is 231 cubic inches. So you are talking about 2.7 million gallons for each inch of depth, on 100 acres. Just thought you might like to know. How many inches did you get? And just what did you do with all of that water? Thanks for the video.
Great video! Cool seeing the different parts of your property. Did I hear you say it is 100 acres? I can see why (besides loving it so much) you have so many projects (and firewood).
Good to see you putting Sherman to use. Maybe a large sieve that fits the pipe and a cable or chain attached to it and attach an upright post and pulley and run the cable back to shore. Pull it up and pull the debris out. Love your channel and keep up the great work.
Hey Mike. Love your vids! Just an idea for locating the culverts in the future. Pound a metal stake in the ground so its sticking up say 4' right where the culvert is on each side of the road. They do that here where I am, so in spring the city will dig the snow out of the ditches so less overland flooding, and the metal stakes mark the culverts so the backhoe doesn't take them out.
Here is the way to do it. Since you have a lot of trees, pound a nail and shiner in the side of a couple of trees that you can see from the culvert, These trees work best if they are close to right angles from the culvert. Now, use a tape to measure the distance to the culvert. If it is important to be really precise, then use a hand level and plumb bob to make sure the tape is level. While you are at it measure the difference in elevation and draw a sketch on a 3x5 card with a north arrow and the lay of the land. The 3x5 index card goes in a card box in a safe place. What is a shiner? Think of a tomato can lid with a hail hole in the center. It just makes the nail easier to see later (years later). Plastic flagging works as well short term but gets sun rot. In the event of a major storm, a washout is possible, so if you have already dug deep enough, it is gone. Deep enough is determined by the difference in elevation from the nail and shiner. Sediment from an upstream washout or erosion can both give a false impression about how deep things are. Another trick with plastic culverts is to pound a length of rebar vertically on both sides of the opening. A magnetic locator can be used to find these. It is possible that the rebar will wash out and still leave the culvert. You could even find civil war relics. However, if you measure to the spot and it is magnetically active, you know you are in the right spot and something is down there. I say something because you may not like what you find, but only digging and eyeballing can determine usability. For people with less of an estate, these techniques also work for finding septic tank lids and sewer cleanouts. People who bury and forget often have to pay professional charges to find the things the homeowner used to know about.
thank you for your allways positive attitude on things going on! for your pond: we have a concrete thing called "mönch" (dont know the english word or meaning for that). i think i can share the desing of that thing for you an facebook later ;)
You say that you get distracted when going from point A-B. My friends and neighbors always say to me look there goes a squirrel go get it. I will be on my way out to cut or split wood and see some thing get another tool out and go after that. By the time I am done chasing squirrel's I forgot what I set out to do. Have a Day!! Ted
Mike get some "T posts" to put on both sides at the end of the pipe opening. so if it fills again you'll know where the end of the pipe is . like what they do for rural fire hydrant , to show location in deep snow.
All that rain sure gave you some “Job Security”...as if that was ever a problem! As my Dad and my Grandfather used to say, “If it’s not the fleas it’s the flies”!!
We are almost dry enough to plant in central Ohio, but more rain Wednesday. Can't get a break, but like you say, it is what it is. I did play on my Yanmar today, trying to fix a giant drainage issue.
hay Hunter great job on the fireworks good to let DAD go with you some times HEY dad day is comin you can get a hot chicken sandwich for him and the grass looks great good job Hunter
How's she goin'? Lots of work to keep the property up, but when you like it as much as you do, it probably doesn't even seem like work eh!!! Thanks for posting!!!
Just wanted to let you and Melissa know that there is a women's axe throwing competition at the NYS woodsmans field day in Boonville.....hint, hint 💪🎯🇺🇸😎
Sherman really is a great little machine for a small property owner especially with the belly mower attachment (hint, hint). Okay won't do the big stuff but will do most things one needs a tractor for. I thought the hedge trimmer was a great idea just a close call saying it is a present for your wife.
I think I would drive a post in alongside the culvert then you'll know where it is. Also put in a few of the large concrete blocks on the downstream side of the crossing to hold the rock there
NICE VIDEO MIKE ! that storm did a number on your property! There was snow on the june 2 in Quebec just thought you might like to know!! mother nature likes to be a little funny at times lol
you need a much bigger over flow pipe in the pond and also a spillway installed. perhaps you could arrange for letsdig 18 (utube channel) to come fix the problems......it would make a great episode.
I know what you mean by "getting behind" with your projects and plans. I expected to have power out on our property by April and here it is the first week of June and it's finally happening.
Thanks Mike, that was me asking about the seat. I will give that a try. Just came back in. We must have different seats. When I flip mine back, it won’t turn due to the ROPS. I have to hold the seat at the top of the arc of the flip and rotate and then let it sit all the way down. I’ve been I touch with the person at the factory and they are working on a fix for this issue. Something about the seats on the 2019 tractors.
Ten minute Titanic to the rescue! Love it. I wonder if putting a small pole or rod to the side of the intake would make it easier to find when the water level is over the top of the pipe. So what would be the long term fix to the pipe plugging? Larger overall pipe diameter with smaller (current size) intake? That would tend to allow trash to flow through the pipe without getting stuck...hmmm...interesting problem.
Great video Mike! By the way has anyone told you to mark your culverts?🤗🤗🤗. Ducking and running...... Hey, I bought Barb a hedge trimmer as well. She loves it.
Put it steel pickets at the end of the culvert paint them white then you can find them when they block up and you don't have to dig heaps of hole trying to find the ends
We left out of Key Largo one morning with 36 gallons in my F150 crew cab and rode I-95 all the way through Fl and Ga and stopped for gas just outside of Charleston SC. 650 mile range is sweet.
Hey Mike and family, wanted to thank you for the shout out. I appreciated it !! You hand your hands full with all that rain around there but look how green things will be for a while longer this summer. Keep up your good work on your channel, you folks are doing a great job and a service to those who honestly try to make this world a better place instead of hiding behind a keyboard and stirring up hate. Thanks for sharing and Hello Hunter ;-)
Mike I have to give you credit. You always take care of your mom. Their are so many who forget their parents. But you are there for her. Great job Mike.
MIKE, it may be unaware to you, but yinz speak volumes! you ALWAYS are positive and enjoy the moment, good or bad,no matter what life brings.
Thanks
Flex Seal! Make it a 30min. boat.
Was just going to say same thing. I had a stubborn water leak on some indoor copper piping. Flex seal fixed it so far.
Pound some T-Posts into the ground on both sides of the pipe and spray the tips orange. You'll know right where the pipe is after that.
You stole my thunder I agree
That's what I used to do too ! :-)
Agreed. Especially necessary to pinpoint when digging out by hand.
Doesn’t driving around your property make it hard to leave and go to work? It is really a beautiful place, and the workit requires seems to put you at peace as well. I certainly love the fact that you share your experiences there!
Good afternoon Mike and Melissa.... As I watch your videos I'm reminded of the work I did as a county employee at a 10,000 acre ecological reserve. Thank goodness i had a team of volunteers that came up twice a week. Thanks once more for taking the time to share these adventures.
I admire how you guys seem to handle anything and not let it get to you. I wish more people were like that this world would be a better place
your positive attitude toward things is contagious. i have learned that there is no need to get worked up over something that you have no control over. that big storm caused you a lot of problems and you just go with the flow( no pun intended). the rain here in central ky has put me so far behind bushhogging the steep hills at the farm. just saturday i just told myself, maybe i will get to it next spring. no need to worry about it. now, i love that little sherman, its perfect for what you are doing with it, or atleast you make it look like it is. great video. HAVE A DAY👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Just a respectful suggestion, take some 10 foot length chain link posts and drive them about half way into the ground next to the opening and exit of the culvert, that way they're easier to find next time.
Great video Mike. I love how green your property is, that is one benefit of all the rain. When you live on acreage your list of things to do never gets completed, the order of things just get shuffled around based on changing priorities . For you that just means potential video subjects and entertainment for all of us subscribers .
That RK24 is a real work horse. I am always amazed at the things you are able to do with that little guy. I enjoyed this video as always. Thanks for taking the time to share your life and passion for everything outdoors. Paul
Ah, the joys of a pond owner... Beautiful spot in the world...
I start a T post at the ends of my culverts then drive them down to about two feet exposed with my excavator. You may want to leave about three feet exposed in your neck of the woods. Great vids, keep em coming!
Mike, a. while back I drove some snow fence posts next to our culverts and painted the tops orange. I did it so as not to drive over them or hit them with the brush-hog. Might be a good way to memorialize them and be able to find them easier in the event they get covered like you experienced. Stay Strong.
Hey mike! 10 min of Flex Seal may fix the 10 min boat! Glad to see your all still chipping away!
Lovely day in the woods. Job 1- Pipe blocked at the top, quick easy fix..... no chance :). 4 days later, Pioneer pump, 25-ton excavator. Its always the simple tasks that seem to take the most time
That storm left A Huge Mess Sometimes it is overwhelming and it is hard to know where to start!!👍👊
Hey Mike, a suggestion on a tool you can make for clearing out the stand pipe. Not sure if this will work, but here's the idea. Take a 3 or 4" auger bit (used for post holes), whichever size fits the stand pipe. Attach a shaft to it long enough to reach the bottom of the pipe, and attach either a t handle or brace (old hand drill) to the top. When you turn the auger the debris will be forced up and out.
Mike thanks for another 👍 video. Mother Nature does change ones plans. Melissa I was very impressed with your axe throwing skills. From the old teacher in central WI be safe and a big HI to Hunter🤗
I’m sure glad you mentioned Paul Bunyan show! I have been going there for many years. Maybe Rural King will sponsor you this year! Hard to imagine how you would get all the work done without them. Thank you for the great videos!
Awesome scenery! Thanks for sharing your dream place with us!
This is an older video but if you haven't fixed the pond drain already, take a 5-gallon bucket and drill half inch holes in the bottom. Then turn it upside down over the pipe and bolt it to the pipe with some homemade metal brackets, be sure to not put it all the way down so that it is touching the top of pipe. Top of pipe about halfway in bucket. The holes let air escape and the water go in pipe. But stops big floating trash that will plug pipe.
Mike you and your awesome family were made for a utube channel. I was first attracted to your channel because I am a morgan. But my sister died in Arkansas and left us 140 acres in Arkansas She was a horder and her property was completely neglected for 20 yrs. my brother and I have been driving 10 hrs each way and working on it. We spend 5 or 6 days a month on it. I have learned so much from you and your videos. We had timber company harvest some timber. We had about 100 huge pines all around the house and barn. Some were to big to mill .but I needed to get them away from the building. Thanks for hat you do and it makes my day watching what you do and your great family
Yes Mike your videos are always interesting and good content l want to thank you l really enjoy them keep trucking, don’t how you do it,👍
It’s always satisfying when that culvert pipe opens up like that and sucks everything down. Glad you found it. And in your previous video when you walked around to look at that second tree that fell and the mess it was. Your “huh” reaction was spot on. Not funny, but made me Lol. Great videos and good luck with the cleanup.
10 minute boat made me laugh Mike! You sure have plenty of work to keep you busy! Good job 👍
@4:40 Maybe drive a fence post at the head of the culvert? One of those metal barb wire fence posts. Just a thought.
I would drive a fence post and paint the post orange so I could see it mile away
Storm clean up always take a while. Like you said keep chipping away at it. Can you put something at the end of the pipe like one of those off-road flags the orange ones so it will be easier to find the end of it. Was just thinking. Great video. Doing a great job.
Great videos enjoy watching I and my family survived the the 2013 flood in High River Alberta Canada and the power of water can scare the crap out of a person 🍻
You a blessed with the rain !!! Here where I live it is very dry !!! Wish we had some of that rain !!! Take care from north FL !!!
Nice video Mike! I enjoyed watching you work! Respectively, Kevin
Some people have mentioned t post but that can get expensive, instead try rebar put it about 2-3 feet in then use some bright paint and mark the rebar one foot incrimate s above the ground so you will know how high the water is. Use different colors and keep them all the same on all of the property, and also put the rebar on the same side also so you always know where your colverts are at a glance
Great Video, hang in there Mike. You have a great attitude! Was in Burger King, thought of Hunter and tried to get some "Spicy" Nuggets.
Mike I sure enjoyed this video. A walk in the woods. What a beautiful place. Thanks for the video. 👍👍👍❤️
Drive a rebar stake or PVC pipe in the ground near the culverts and paint the tops a contrasting color. Leave the markers 2-3' above grade. You are also a hunter, use your handheld GPS to mark a waypoint for future use in locating the culvert
Try a sickle bar mower in the upright position works great on trimming sideways plant growth and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
Flex Seal that leak in the boat and make it a 30 minute boat! 😀🚣♀️🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻🚣🏻
Mike and family I really enjoy al the videos you put out I was watching one where yu are having problems with the overflow pipe on the pond blocking ,may I suggest using a length of pipe 1 inch or bigger and pushing it in from the outlet end if you can arrange for a supply of high pressure water through this pipe it would also help flush out the pipe especially if any great build up of silt etc in the pipe
Takecare from Joe located in Riverton Southland New Zealand
Mike, your lucky you didn't loose the pond as overflow usually takes OUT the dam. Stuff that stops up the overflow pipe is almost always floating debris. The way we solve that problem here and mark the pipe location is to install a 2 foot long and much larger diameter pipe over the drain pipe. Put 4 bolts in the larger pipe at center. Place the 2 foot long pipe over the drain pipe. Now water leaving the pond must come from water one foot below the surface thus stopping floating debris. The one foot above the surface marks drain pipe location, and if the pond water height gets 13 inches above normal it will flow down the center of your new drain pipe cover, locator, filter. Make pipe measurements biased on your situation. Good Luck, It works for us.
Excellent suggestion!
I know you've said it's your least favorite attachment but a post hole dug and put at the end of each side the culvert would mark better than a picture in my opinion
On your driveways you might think about putting 1 to 2 inches of concrete grindings on run the tractor over it so it will work the grindings in, wait for the rain and that drive will be like concrete. Saves money in rock in the long run
Mike, suggestion to mark the stand pipe. Hose clamp a fiberglass driveway marker to the end of it. Then you will know were its at, especially when time counts ie. 10mins. Thanks for the entertainment and info.
Boonville, NY must be for the Woodsmen''s Field Days! Always a great event!
might try a dc powered drill connected to a pipe snake , easy fix for today for the pond drain ? :) it is always something on the farm.
Hi Mike, I really like your videos, you mentioned how amazing the power of water is, I saw on a tv show that water 1 inch deep over 1 acre weighs 113 tons apparently.
That looks like a lot of work Mike. At least you have the equipment to do the work. Just gotta have the time. You need to teach Melissa how to use the backhoe on Sherman. Good luck and take care.
First off, I really enjoyed the video. When you mentioned the 100 acres of rain I couldn't help wonder just how many gallons it really was. So 1 inch of rain on 1 acre of land (or water) is 27,154 gallons, wow. A gallon is 231 cubic inches. So you are talking about 2.7 million gallons for each inch of depth, on 100 acres. Just thought you might like to know. How many inches did you get? And just what did you do with all of that water? Thanks for the video.
Great video! Cool seeing the different parts of your property. Did I hear you say it is 100 acres? I can see why (besides loving it so much) you have so many projects (and firewood).
Good to see you putting Sherman to use. Maybe a large sieve that fits the pipe and a cable or chain attached to it and attach an upright post and pulley and run the cable back to shore. Pull it up and pull the debris out.
Love your channel and keep up the great work.
I nice wooden bench to sit on in the oak stand would be awesome. Nice spot!
This was such a great video, I’m glad I came back to watch it. Thanks!
hey Mike fellow Pennyslvanian here I look forward to seeing new vids from you & wife keep up the good work
Hey Mike. Love your vids! Just an idea for locating the culverts in the future. Pound a metal stake in the ground so its sticking up say 4' right where the culvert is on each side of the road. They do that here where I am, so in spring the city will dig the snow out of the ditches so less overland flooding, and the metal stakes mark the culverts so the backhoe doesn't take them out.
Hi Mike. Maybe put a steel T post on the side at each end. you could even paint the post for better visibility.
Here is the way to do it. Since you have a lot of trees, pound a nail and shiner in the side of a couple of trees that you can see from the culvert, These trees work best if they are close to right angles from the culvert. Now, use a tape to measure the distance to the culvert. If it is important to be really precise, then use a hand level and plumb bob to make sure the tape is level. While you are at it measure the difference in elevation and draw a sketch on a 3x5 card with a north arrow and the lay of the land. The 3x5 index card goes in a card box in a safe place. What is a shiner? Think of a tomato can lid with a hail hole in the center. It just makes the nail easier to see later (years later). Plastic flagging works as well short term but gets sun rot. In the event of a major storm, a washout is possible, so if you have already dug deep enough, it is gone. Deep enough is determined by the difference in elevation from the nail and shiner. Sediment from an upstream washout or erosion can both give a false impression about how deep things are. Another trick with plastic culverts is to pound a length of rebar vertically on both sides of the opening. A magnetic locator can be used to find these. It is possible that the rebar will wash out and still leave the culvert. You could even find civil war relics. However, if you measure to the spot and it is magnetically active, you know you are in the right spot and something is down there. I say something because you may not like what you find, but only digging and eyeballing can determine usability. For people with less of an estate, these techniques also work for finding septic tank lids and sewer cleanouts. People who bury and forget often have to pay professional charges to find the things the homeowner used to know about.
Nothing better than heading to the woods for a couple hour project and returning 8 hours later HA HA, I learned to take a lunch.
That white butterfly is amazing, whats more impressive is the fact that someone took the time to train that little rascal to fly in slow motion.
lol
Hey Mike ...your a Good Guy too ..I really enjoy your videos .... thanks. Craig. Pa. Guy
thank you for your allways positive attitude on things going on!
for your pond: we have a concrete thing called "mönch" (dont know the english word or meaning for that). i think i can share the desing of that thing for you an facebook later ;)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6nch_(Teichwirtschaft) wiki-link in german
You say that you get distracted when going from point A-B. My friends and neighbors always say to me look there goes a squirrel go get it. I will be on my way out to cut or split wood and see some thing get another tool out and go after that. By the time I am done chasing squirrel's I forgot what I set out to do.
Have a Day!!
Ted
Thats Funny "10 Minute Boat" pull it out and seal it up! HEY HUNTER!
Mike get some "T posts" to put on both sides at the end of the pipe opening. so if it fills again you'll know where the end of the pipe is . like what they do for rural fire hydrant , to show location in deep snow.
Sherman Kicking Butt ! Looks great mike! Love that oak stand near the pond.
All that rain sure gave you some “Job Security”...as if that was ever a problem!
As my Dad and my Grandfather used to say, “If it’s not the fleas it’s the flies”!!
LOVED this video. It really relaxed me. That land is beautiful. Thanks.
We are almost dry enough to plant in central Ohio, but more rain Wednesday. Can't get a break, but like you say, it is what it is. I did play on my Yanmar today, trying to fix a giant drainage issue.
hay Hunter great job on the fireworks good to let DAD go with you some times HEY dad day is comin you can get a hot chicken sandwich for him and the grass looks great good job Hunter
Great video Mike perhaps if you had a little bit bigger bucket for Sherman you would have more flow in the ditches hope the family are well
this area im stuck in at the moment experienced a 100 yr flood several years ago, at least until the following year when it rained more.
Good video y'all have a good week and stay safe 👍
How's she goin'? Lots of work to keep the property up, but when you like it as much as you do, it probably doesn't even seem like work eh!!! Thanks for posting!!!
I sure hope you stopped at Burger King for Hunter while you were out fireworks shopping.
Just wanted to let you and Melissa know that there is a women's axe throwing competition at the NYS woodsmans field day in Boonville.....hint, hint 💪🎯🇺🇸😎
Sherman really is a great little machine for a small property owner especially with the belly mower attachment (hint, hint). Okay won't do the big stuff but will do most things one needs a tractor for. I thought the hedge trimmer was a great idea just a close call saying it is a present for your wife.
I think I would drive a post in alongside the culvert then you'll know where it is. Also put in a few of the large concrete blocks on the downstream side of the crossing to hold the rock there
Hey look into the Trailblazer TB-One brush cutter it’s alot better than the Lane Shark
NICE VIDEO MIKE ! that storm did a number on your property! There was snow on the june 2 in Quebec just thought you might like to know!! mother nature likes to be a little funny at times lol
Gehl is pronounced "gale" - they used to be a pretty big farm machinery manufacturer.
you need a much bigger over flow pipe in the pond and also a spillway installed.
perhaps you could arrange for letsdig 18 (utube channel) to come fix the problems......it would make a great episode.
Hi Mike from Allen and Brenda from canada nice have a fun day and night i like your video
Mike - wanted to get your opinion on using crusher run for your trails and, if so, what diameter do you find works best. - Love the videos!! Thanks
I know what you mean by "getting behind" with your projects and plans. I expected to have power out on our property by April and here it is the first week of June and it's finally happening.
I admire your work ethic Mike, just keep plugging away , yep that's all you can do.
Hey Mike, Jason and David beat me too it. Call that Flex Seal guy and see if he'll fix the 10 minute boat!
Thanks Mike, that was me asking about the seat. I will give that a try. Just came back in. We must have different seats. When I flip mine back, it won’t turn due to the ROPS. I have to hold the seat at the top of the arc of the flip and rotate and then let it sit all the way down. I’ve been I touch with the person at the factory and they are working on a fix for this issue. Something about the seats on the 2019 tractors.
I'd just take an air compressor and blow out the silt plugging culvert drain. 250 PSI solves problems quickly!
Great job. Maybe you could put a post at each end of the clobber.
Tower Blind #1 for Deer Viewing and Hunting! Then everything else. :-)
Ten minute Titanic to the rescue! Love it. I wonder if putting a small pole or rod to the side of the intake would make it easier to find when the water level is over the top of the pipe. So what would be the long term fix to the pipe plugging? Larger overall pipe diameter with smaller (current size) intake? That would tend to allow trash to flow through the pipe without getting stuck...hmmm...interesting problem.
Great video Mike! By the way has anyone told you to mark your culverts?🤗🤗🤗. Ducking and running......
Hey, I bought Barb a hedge trimmer as well. She loves it.
Mike , how about a 7' fence post by the culvert ! You know the ones that they make in Franklin Pa ., at Franklin Steel !
I would like to see if the flex seal works. Great video mike👍
Crazy weather here too lately in my part of Ontario. Yesterday an EF1 Tornado. Luckily no one was injured.
Drive a piece of rebar in the ground marking the culvert and paint the top bright orange
That 10 minute boat would make a good candidate for a video... Does Flex Seal actually keep a boat from leaking!!!
your videos inspire me to create my own channel. your info is very useful
Put it steel pickets at the end of the culvert paint them white then you can find them when they block up and you don't have to dig heaps of hole trying to find the ends
hey mike your a busy guy love the vids keep up the good work!!!
I love the 36 gallon tank in my f150 too. Awesome not having to stop on road trips
We left out of Key Largo one morning with 36 gallons in my F150 crew cab and rode I-95 all the way through Fl and Ga and stopped for gas just outside of Charleston SC. 650 mile range is sweet.
Always a pleasure to watch Mike!