counter looks awesome. Good enough to use. When it gets really cold you will be very surprised how much wood you can burn. The smaller logs burn fast. Wranglestar has three giant round piles of wood to burn. I cleaned a few chickens or roosters for my dad one time we cooked them a long time and made chicken and noodles. Im raising some hens they are three weeks old. It wouldn't be hard for me to ring the loud roosters' neck for sure. LOL.
That was exactly what I was thinking. The cut off pieces were falling in a predictable location, so positioning a wheelbarrow or garden cart there to catch them is not just a labor saver, it is a time saver because you would need to offload infrequently vs. stopping after each branch.
everyone save your breath. Troy is footloose. he has never made a serious attempt at saving steps in any of his vids. example; he was nearly finished with the house before he started wearing a nail apron. watch and see for yourself. my feet actually hurt watching him. come on Troy,, you don't have to move your firewood more than twice, it will wear you out eventually. honest. you are spending your youth a day at a time,,no refunds. :) ps; the small rounds are the BEST firewood for your application. right on!
Greg Boyer lmao! I wish I was less compelled to comment here. I seem to be as helpless over my comments as Troy is over taking the long way,, wherever he's going. I like the guy but my M.I. issues are taking a beating! Onward and upward!! lol
Looking good! Getting prepared for when the snow is flying. You'll be snug with the baby cat and enjoying that wonderfully rustic tiny cottage. Can't wait to see those times that are soon coming. Blessings!
Hi Troy. We cut the bits and pieces with the chop saw too! Although I use the chop motion not the slide. Raises the blade above the work area and no risk of the still spinning blade being nudged back into the cutting zone while fingers and other parts of my body are there. Another thing I noticed is that you have a finishing blade on the saw. If you can afford it, get a good quality riping blade (less teeth) that can be resharpened. The ripping blades cost less than the finishing blades but don't to a great clean cut. Doesn't matter though, you're doing firewood. A sharp blade should last you a firewood season and can usually be sharpened 6+ times. Very glad to see the yard being tidied up! Have you thought about putting the leftover scrub right into the garden to mulch later on this. Its easier to move now before the snow comes and burries it.
If you get a couple metal trash cans with lids and use them to store the small wood next to house for easy access on cold snowy days. These work perfect for keeping that stuff dry and ready.
Just wondering Troy why you never wear gloves. To me it looks like they would really help save the ole hands working with that rough wood. They would also come in handy when you run into an unexpected insect that bites or stings.
Ever since I came across you video I've used the miter saw to cut branches for my fireplace, thanks for sharing! To save myself time & steps I'd build an early Indian drag sled. -- I use a rusty garden wagon, I found at a recycle place (the tires needed TLC).
Alright, clearing some land and I have a woodstove, going to figure out if I can run my miter I never use off of an inverter or my generator to cut this small wood instead of the chainsaw! I will have to check the watts needed for the inverter, that would be the best could just run it off of the Kei truck battery lol....
Interesting that so far nobody has commented that the miter saw is either perfect for the job or that cutting branches will ruin it. I can see it is a great time saver for Troy, but is it good use of equipment? I am no expert, so I have no informed opinion, but I would have expected others to either give a thumbs up or to warn Troy he is wearing a perfectly good piece of equipment down. Many people here seem to have strong opinions on anything.
Should be no problem using any chop saw for cutting limb size pieces, as long as it is not being forced hard and unusually fast, as it would be to cut through any type of wood, of any type and he has a good firm grip on the limbs and flat on the table as possible... I have a friend that has used a portable craftsman table saw for years for the very same purpose and he of course, just has to be a little more cautious when he is not using the blade guard on it as he prefers to do, when cutting limb material...
diverdan551 Thanks. My concern would be that it would be worked too hard on irregularly shaped branches, instead of doing fine work on cut, planed and dried lumber. Good to know that Troy can keep doing this for years and still have a functioning miter saw for any proper woodwork that he wants to do.
pieter zeeuwen Your welcome, I did read a comment that said he may be using a finish cutting blade on it and would also advise him maybe using a ripping blade for the limbs instead, quicker cutting,less cutting teeth and could be sharpened as well...Which would in the end put less wear on the saw motor and bearings to...
Wayne Rothstein Guess someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning...LOL His saw, his choice and yes, his money and beats a handsaw for cutting firewood any day...enough said
Interesting you brought this up that is why I am here. I would not use the miter saw for trim work after putting it through this kind of work for an extended period. However, I have a miter saw that I use for this very same purpose it works extremely well and I do recommend it. So my assessment is if you need a aaa for trim work don’t use the same saw on firewood but if you just do firewood with it as long as your not over working it and horsing wood through you should be fine.
Thanks very much. I live in mountainous country (Australia) where a lot of sizeable branches drop of in strong winds - varying in size from a foot or two long, to twenty feet or so long. I have just bought a mitre saw and strong stand so I can do what you are doing. We have a lovely (new) cast iron wood fire heater/stove that is very economical with the amount of wood it consumes. Combined with the low roof of our house/cabin, it heats very well in our winters.
Troy, the first time I tried to cut some fairly fresh cedar with the chop saw. It wasn’t pretty. The blade was bound up in the piece of wood, tearing it out of my L hand at a dizzying rate and jamming my hand up...not into the blade but into the top of the saw. I ended up with a ripped finger and knuckle and a mangled nail. The pieces were fairly short and I was not able to clamp them in, so was holding the wood. Lesson learned. Thanks for your instruction!
After all the gummy mess and people yakking about the boo boo, no harm no foul. I am pleased you stuck it out and the counter tops are beautiful. Hope the final coats setup well and we see the sink and stove setting there waiting for hook up soon. No rush though, no priorities. If you want a different but rustic back splash consider using the chop saw to make thin 1/4" slices across some branches of various diameters. Glue the discs to the walls very close together, putty between if you want, sand, then poly them like the counters for a seal. Will make a nice circular pattern of wood to give contrast in the kitchen to the straight lines of the paneling in the living room. The cutting might be quicker, too. You could fly through slicing branches with the chop saw.
I have a commentbTroy, see you often working, in this case chopping the wood, an after cuttung it yo drop it on the ground, to later pick it up andvrelocate again, will take you less workbto directly trow it in the car behind the garden tractor, it is mutch easier to get it all organized whitout holding it severalntimes in your hands! ,you have lots off tools to make your life easier, just use it! Just a thougt from myside here on the cautch......Bin there, don that... Lol, countertop looks good
The Do It Yourself World I know its a old video and someone has probably told you but the way your using the sliding mitre saw is wrong for the task well not wrong but the most dangerous way to cut that you should lock the sliding arms unless you need them for wide material and use the down action for cutting thinner material. I learnt that lesson the hard/scary way a few times as an apprentice carpenter when the saw come flying back at you and falls over and bends one of the sliding arms lots of $$$ to fix
Why are so many people giving the thumb down? What is there to whine about in this video? He is just getting some firewood ready! I would like to see how they (thumb down people) live. Makes me wonder why they even watch these videos ...
I think the trolls doubled up on this one. No matter what Troy posts, he usually gets over 30 thumbs down even in the first hour from the trolls who really don't watch, but just come over to do the thumbs down as they think it hurts Troy.
Vicki Olson Such a waste of time. I feel sorry for those people that have nothing better to do than to complain all the time. Some people just never learn.
I am sure it is a long way off, but before I forget I wanted to tell you I was just in a home that has wood paneling in the bathroom including the shower stall. I looked nice. But I did notice it was hung vertically and heavily polyurethaned so the water runs off. When I saw it I wondered if you figured out your bathroom walls yet.
Hey from the Himalaya mountains. You have probably solved my quandary of Miter v Chop saw for processing similar diameter branches etc from lopped trees on the property, for the fire stove. Similarly I use a chainsaw for lopping and cutting down the longer stuff. I made a sawhorse for the shorter lengths and again use the chainsaw, I bungee strap the load to the sawhorse and it is reasonably stable, but it is dangerous. So if the Miter works well in your experience I will probably go for that, plus obviously it has other capabilities that a table, or chop saw don't have. Using the Miter saw for longer branches, and if needed for extra safety, I don't see any reason why one cannot bungee strap down the 'right' side while the left hand holds the branch to the fence? I don't know, will have to give it a go first, but thanks very much for the video. The other thing is that I am limited as to which brands are available in India.
I actually set it up on a table now and support the overhanging branch with some boards. Works great. I just cut up a mess of boards into firewood using this same old saw.
Could you keep us up to date on the calculated trailer total weight? Inquiring minds would like to know! Also do you think you'll be able to finish the outside siding and roof finish before snow? Thanks.
I am not talking about the weight anymore. It was so frustrating to have everyone nagging on me about the weight, size, legal limits and all. I am happy to have that part quieted down for now. I was being asked the same questions again and again and again and again..... It will be in limits. I am worried about the siding. The source of pallets I had has vanished. Not answering the phone anymore. I fear he has closed down for the season.
The Do It Yourself World Sincerely last thing I want to do is add to your burden. If you were to consider switching to inexpensive siding, how much would you need to cover the whole house?
The Do It Yourself World when I was kid my grandparents had chickens, rabbits, goats. They made the mistake of allowing the grandkids to name the rabbits, one day my rabbit disappeared, was kinda traumatizing to learn where it actually went. I do not envy you the day you put those chickens down, if I was hungry enough I guess I would do what was needed, but if I have a choice, no thank you. To hand raise something, earn its trust, and then "whack"? Much respect for what you try though and how you are willing to share it, the counters look really really nice--great work there.
so your state of mind is, out of sight out of mind... his chickens had great lives compared to the chickens you buy at the grocery store. do you not eat meat? because every animal has to be killed to be consumed. shut up and eat a carrot it traumatizes you... how is it any different if the chicken just died of natural causes? and your grandparents didn't make the mistake of letting you name the rabbit. you made the mistake of naming a rabbit, considering if they have chickens and goats they must live on a farm like property. if your parents fault for not educating you. id like to see you in a true survival scenario eating leaves and grass untill u die well the traumatizers eat like kings. its called the food chain and were on top
ItsScotty gotta love people who like to tell others that they do not know what they REALLY think or feel. I think I knew my feelings then, and confident I know them now as a bonafide adult with respect to the original comments I made. I do not eat meat anymore, if other people want to eat it, more power to them as I do not begrudge people their appetites nor do I belittle them for it. My perspective is simply that, mine. Have a beautiful day brother.
It is hard. But Scotty there did have one point right. Most people dont even think about where their food comes from. Here is it up close and personal. Gives you a greater respect for it. As you know of course.
Wilderness Rocks - A couple of recent videos have shown some pretty windy conditions at the OGP. The dump load from either of the wind turbines would easily heat a "pad" under the Battery bank (were they standing that is)
Dennis Steele Wind is sporadic and not steady in the meadow. It comes in short gusts. I need to get the wind turbines up higher, out of the turbulence to really perform well. Hopefully soon.
Just a thought, for the batteries, get some rug carpeting to put underneath them. It may help as a cold barrier between the floor and batteries. The carpeting has a rubber and foam barrier regular rugs don't have.
Would it not be even better to insulate the battery box-to-be with regular insulating material, like the house, but possibly double thickness? I suggest double thickness because the battery box will have relatively more outside (cooling) surface than a house. The foam and rubber under a carpet would help, but would be virtually nothing compared to proper rock wool at 6 or 8 inches thick.
Hy Troy keep up the good work. many have sugested that you should move in the house it is the best for your health !!! because cold and humiditi will get you , sooner or later :(, i-m watching you from the beginings and i kan say that you have don a lot of things , keep it up !!! my sugestion for the chickens : u could hatch a few of them and keep them until the big snow in ouside and afther then in the RV, an so from Januar you have some bigger chickens and recover the los, excuse my grammar i can wright german better :)
Hallo, Sie koennen auch auf Deutsch schreiben. Mein Deutsch is nicht mehr so gut aber es geht und ich verstehe alles. Ich denke das ich bald das neue Haus benutzen koennen. Entschuldigung, Ich habe keine Deutsche Tastatur. Ich hoffe die Huhner Kueken haben im Frueling
I'm going out on a limb here. I really like Troy and his videos. I have to agree with some of the comments. You handle your wood way too much, a lot of running around and burning a lot of energy. Pull your little lawn mower trailer over to the chop saw and let the wood drop in it and then transport it, or better yet, stack the firewood on pallets next to your chop saw area. If it is a non-raining day, move the chop saw closer to your initial pile and cut it there. I hope you don't think me a troll, just want you to save your back so you can enjoy your old age a bit. God Bless and take care.
Same with my phone and camera on -40 Adirondack adventures. once warm in my down jacket they pop right back. My phone has died from low battery then came back once warm.
Here in the great white north, for at least 4 months a year I cannot even keep my phone in my coat pocket and use it after about 15 minutes because of the low battery charge. Perfect excuse to go inside for a cup of coffee of course. Or keep the phone under my clothes on my body, but then I can't access it fast enough when it rings!
Thank you for the fall colors. I am enjoying seeing them very much. Still wish I could have stopped to see them in person, but since the leaves still have not fallen I would have missed that part anyway. (sigh)
i just got a wood burner fire put in 6mouth ago what is a good firewood to use i got a 1tone of gum tree and 3mx2m of timber palllets and hard wood how much wood i neeed for winter? whan shoud i split my logs up ?
Troy if the wood stove heats up the cottage that quickly, running it for 2 hours will warm it up, then let it die out. Why not let your two friends help you cut the flu pipe in half, and then just hang from the rafters with wire. make a loop around the stove pipe with wire to keep it steady. one heat shield. the stove is far enough away from the wall there should be no problems with the heat.
PEOPLE! If Troy doesn't prepare himself whose going to do it. Past experience has gave him an idea how much wood is going to be need to survive Winter '14/'15. Stop moaning about so many wood cutting and polyurethane videos. He will get back to the tiny house on wheels videos when his income stream resumes.
Someone once told me he could raise rabbit he could kill and dress rabbit he could cook Rabbit but then he couldn't eat rabbit. But you take out any step and he could do the rest You might swap the roosters with someone else
make your jobs as easy as you can Troy!, you are doing great so far!, ha ha, you have almost build your entyre home!, by using your own hands (and a litle help from John), you dind thought you could do that a few years ago!, its looking good! thry to clean up the surounding of your home, its a bit off a mess!, keep it safe , and need, your house looks great!
Just an idea but if you cut the limbs twice as long as fit in your stove fire place etc then stack to dry. When winter comes then cut down to lengh by hand therforr getting warmed twice o ce by cutting and then by burning
When I was a kid,we use to chop wood with a machete.We have one kind of wood in spanish is called''teilla''I don't know how the name is in english,but that wood is hard like rock.We had to be very careful,some times the machete kick back like a mule.Some time the edge brake.I still have some scars in my finger.A pain full lesson how to use a machete.I almost lose a finger once.
for helpers im shure they can gather wood in pile. put up a wind turbine. get all outsides ready for snow. and some one can make a nice dinner out o noisy rooster and garden veggies.
well a ac generator wont charge dc batteries unless it has a built in charger which maxes out at like 8 amps. troy has a dc generator for chargs his batteries which charges at closer to 80 amps.
ItsScotty Won't charge DC because it's AC? Really? Gee I never thought of that. It's called a battery charger and it plugs into the AC outlet, possibly with an extension cord. There are several of those lying all over the ground. Besides, my Honda 2200 watt generator puts out AC and DC, plus you're not trying to boost them, so if it puts out 8 amps, how does that compare to solar, especially on a cloudy day, besides you're trying to top them up with a generator that's already running anyways while he's cutting wood, not raise them from the dead. I guess I should have spelled everyting out.
iceman22st or you could buy a 3.5 hp motor for 100 off harbor freight and bolt it to a piece a ply wood then get a car alternator and bolt in to the ply wood and connect a belt to the motor. and have a 100 amp dc generator made just for charging batteries... which im pretty sure troy has. and by using a battery charger the generator makes ac which then you convert to dc to charge batteries which waste alot a energy when you could straight up produce dc power using a dc generator.. and ever ac generators that have dc charging is that exact same thing waste a energy. also keep in mind i think troy uses a 700w generator to cut wood i dont even think a worth while battery charger would be able to function properly with such little power especially if he is also using it for the saws, but im not sure about that. but your right if he has a built in charger in his gen id take advantage of it when ever possible, make sense
Next time you buy batteries Troy I would get some real AGM deep cycle batteries, I have mine in the garage and they are in -30C some days and I don't see this loss in power as you do, im always getting very close to the same Ah on my batteries, unless you have a power drain you don't know about?
The Do It Yourself World a good battery shouldnt drain because of cold weather. which meaning your batterys are done, buy golf cart batterys trojan 6v t105. two of these batteries are better then your entire set up considering there true deep cycle batterys. there 225 amp hour per battery and last 10 years of being completely drained to full charged over and over. if you have done any research on rv battery they say to use 6v golf cart batterys. like if you were to buy 8 of these to replace your batteries you wouldnt need to charge your batterys every day. there cheap to i think only 150 a battery
ItsScotty These had the exact same problem when they were only a few months old. I have been using the same type of batteries for three winters now. Same thing.
I do not feed my hens three times per day. They have a feeder with organic laying pellets and a free range area about the same size as Troy's hens and even in winter they forage. I also get boxes and boxes of organic produce scraps from a small grocer which I toss into to them. Am now curious how much is Troy feeding his chickens and what is he buying as feed? A small local micro brewery is going to give me some of their spent grains every week. Also will note that chickens who have secure warm coops tend to eat less because they are not eating to keep warm.
***** A friend with three pigs gets the spent grain and the pigs never get drunk. My chickens have gotten fermented foods I make like the scoby from kumbucha.
I cannot leave the automatic feeder out. No matter how much they have to eat, they will eat more and more and more. They emptied a weeks worth of food in an hour. Then laid around choking and I thought they would die from it.
***** The thing is, I have had chickens since 1979 and between spring and fall they got very very little feed since they free ranged. In winter they get organic feed pellets, but still free range. In winter they get hot cereal in the morning which fuels them well during the day. And all my hens lay well. Troy's hens are not laying so there is something that is wrong. So either Troy's ground is devoid of needed nutrients or they are cold and seeking feed in order to produce body warmth. And I have never ever had chickens who over fed to the point of choking.
Well your putting your time to good use and makin wood piles all around the cottage. Just put them on pallets to get air flow up and around. Cover with tarp for elements and dig snowpath around to each pile. I also see gallons of alcohol layin all over the ground, just need to distill it and convert or sell off. Fuel purposes only tho. Remembet olde swedish sayin chickee in the pot, soup for three days of meals.
Yup, day 1, roast chicken (half); day 2, chicken salad or chicken casserole, also make stock with carcass and saved veggie trimmings and leftovers by piling all in a pot and covering with water and a little apple cider vinegar, cook on low (or on top of the woodstove) overnight until meat falls off bones and bones soften, strain into jars while hot and pick off any usable meat; day 3, make chicken soup with your stock. There will be a fat cap on the cooled stock...it can be used in the soup. It also makes a sterile seal that will make the stock last longer in the refrigerator, so don't freak out and take it off until you use the jar.
Keter Magick These are going to be skinny, tough chickens. If baked, a lot of steam must be used in a slow oven. But, I don't think Troy has an oven yet. Better to cook them in a pressure cooker to soften the fibers. Troy can probably pick up a used pressure cooker from a thrift store and buy a new gasket at the hardware store.
SSanf Why would you say that they would be skinny and tough. Most of those chickens are way less than a year old. They have been getting plenty to eat all year so I would think just the opposite. Troy has possibly just another month to go before they are old enough to lay eggs and at that time, if he keeps most of them, he will have enough eggs for himself and also to sell to neighbors so that the sale of the eggs can pay for their food.
Vicki Olson They will be skinny and tough because they were allowed to free range. That means they got to work their muscles. Chickens raised in factories hardly move at all. Their muscles are all flab and fat. These birds ran their fat off.
I think it is very difficult for him to stay caught up since he films as he goes and must wait until he has both time and power to upload. So, the most likely answer to your question is "never".
I am working long hard hours on the house. The weather has been bad. My internet connection slow. Sorry, low power, slow internet, long hours working. Not happening soon.
Pray for lots of sun and warmer nights and the videos will catch up. Otherwise you will have to wait until he gets his permanent set up for his solar and his wind inside of this tiny house.
I got the sane saw and did the sane thing. I also have a metal chop saw with a wood blade on it. the metal saw with a wood blade works much better. fast an safe. you chop a piece of wood and push it out of the way with the wood you are feeding into the saw. You never get your hands near the blade.
Yes, it is expensive to winter over chickens. Do not be surprised to find yours are skinny, tough and stringy. Don't pluck them. Skin them. You will never get rid of all the pin feathers and they are too tough to fry or bake anyway. Cook them in a pressure cooker for best results. Or, you can just stew them for a very long time. Kill as you eat until you can keep the meat frozen. . Remember that live food doesn't spoil. I am glad John is coming to help with the stove. It will be good to see him again. You can just cover the counters with an oil cloth to protect them until conditions are right. Just cook on the wood stove or outside. Can you even believe that the pioneers did all that wood cutting using hand saws and axes? Won't it seem funny next spring when that wood has all almost magically disappeared? When you decided to become self-sufficient, did you have any idea how much work it truly is? One thing about a complex society is that due to the efficiency of scale, it requires much less work from each individual.
It is not that expensive and I might be getting eggs most of the winter as well, so they pay for themselves in a way. I cant believe how much work it is out here. Yes I realized it would be hard but I have a lot of respect for the pioneers like never before. Each day I think of them.
I have eaten young chickens raised the same way that Troy is raising his. They were not skinny, nor were they tough. These are not three year old stewing hens. I just don't understand why you would think they would be either skinny, or tough and stringy.?
Building up the tension .... building up the excitement .... learn from "regular" television broadcasts. We are lucky that he does not present it like a reality show, because then a single day (or even hour) would be spun out to last a whole week! But joking aside: Troy just can't win. For a long time he was getting flak for not doing anything except building the small rustic cottage on wheels. Cutting wood, maintaining the garden, harvesting his crops, even feeding the chickens - again and again he was told off for neglecting that, just because he did not show it. Now he does show it, and now he has to skip all that and just move to the next chapter on his cottage. I do notice that he does cover different kinds of work. Chain saw on big trunks first, miter saw on thin branches now, etc.
Necile2 Alternative theory: Troy has a lot of fans who enjoy participating. Addendum: Troy has stated that he no longer has time to answer every comment and he appreciates the help.
man it just amazes me at what u call a cple days of wood u cut each time. Um reality is that ur cutting way too little for a literal fire stove and wood heating home. yes u have the small square footage and I hope it works but wow not really realistic where im from here.
You might want to go back to my videos two years ago and see just how little I used each day. Just a handful of hand sawn wood each winter day got me through in the tiny potbelly stove. This one is very efficient and heats for three hours on kindling.
I wonder what he was doing in his last couple of videos. Clearly not cleaning up and organizing, regardless of what he was saying, as you have just enlightened us.
Adam Hill Well, he has a small chipper and I don't think he plans to get another. He won't be burning the chips because he has another use for them. That being the case, he doesn't need to change or adapt his stove.
polyurethane. when spayed causes the intestines to bleed when spayed. lots o body men died that way. when rolled on outside i still wear a restorative and i still get some effects.
As i watch this and think how much wood is around you Troy i cant help but toss this idea out there why not use a wood gasification you would could run your genarator for aslong as you want its a neat way to run things plus if your solar setup is dead this would recharge it and you woiuld not ever need to buy gas again. just a thought
PS Troy too much using of your chop saw cutting wood who plays you can meet later in cause your your armature to glaze and cuz your just saw to fail I know this because a friend of mine had it done just so you know cutaway
***** Perhaps, English is his second language. if so, it is not all that bad. How well do you think you could communicate in another language? You are entirely too judgmental of other people when you know so little about their circumstances. How would you like to be treated they way you treat others?
The Do It Yourself World Yup. I reckon theres a few hundred lurkers waiting and refreshing the page from 1:30pm UK time. :) after 30 mins it is now approaching 301 club.
***** Greetings fellow lurker. :) Our temp right now is 57 deg f and raining also. Average of 60 deg f for next 2 weeks. With a name like "Sally Sacknut" you would expect some hanging around and creating a bad smell. :))
We cut up the small stuff like you did with cordless circular saw. ... We get an entire day out of one battery. .. And circular saw blades seem to last longer and are very cheap if bought on eBay in bulk. .. Also my grandfather has one of Dewalts large portable circular saws that he uses instead of chain saw on full size trees. .. Sometimes it takes longer but he also runs it along the tree cutting long wedge peaces out of the tree so he doesn't have to split the logs later
counter looks awesome. Good enough to use. When it gets really cold you will be very surprised how much wood you can burn. The smaller logs burn fast. Wranglestar has three giant round piles of wood to burn. I cleaned a few chickens or roosters for my dad one time we cooked them a long time and made chicken and noodles. Im raising some hens they are three weeks old. It wouldn't be hard for me to ring the loud roosters' neck for sure. LOL.
Troy, why don't you put your wheel barrow under the saw and drop your wood into it for transport?
In Soviet Russia, Troy transports wheel barrows. But not with his bad back.
That was exactly what I was thinking. The cut off pieces were falling in a predictable location, so positioning a wheelbarrow or garden cart there to catch them is not just a labor saver, it is a time saver because you would need to offload infrequently vs. stopping after each branch.
Was going to say exactly the same thing.
everyone save your breath. Troy is footloose. he has never made a serious attempt at saving steps in any of his vids. example; he was nearly finished with the house before he started wearing a nail apron. watch and see for yourself. my feet actually hurt watching him. come on Troy,, you don't have to move your firewood more than twice, it will wear you out eventually. honest. you are spending your youth a day at a time,,no refunds. :) ps; the small rounds are the BEST firewood for your application. right on!
Greg Boyer
lmao! I wish I was less compelled to comment here. I seem to be as helpless over my comments as Troy is over taking the long way,, wherever he's going. I like the guy but my M.I. issues are taking a beating! Onward and upward!! lol
Looking good! Getting prepared for when the snow is flying. You'll be snug with the baby cat and enjoying that wonderfully rustic tiny cottage. Can't wait to see those times that are soon coming. Blessings!
Me too :)
Hey Troy, That Counter top looks Grrrrreat.
Thanks.
Hi Troy.
We cut the bits and pieces with the chop saw too! Although I use the chop motion not the slide. Raises the blade above the work area and no risk of the still spinning blade being nudged back into the cutting zone while fingers and other parts of my body are there.
Another thing I noticed is that you have a finishing blade on the saw. If you can afford it, get a good quality riping blade (less teeth) that can be resharpened. The ripping blades cost less than the finishing blades but don't to a great clean cut. Doesn't matter though, you're doing firewood. A sharp blade should last you a firewood season and can usually be sharpened 6+ times.
Very glad to see the yard being tidied up! Have you thought about putting the leftover scrub right into the garden to mulch later on this. Its easier to move now before the snow comes and burries it.
Yes, that would be a good place for it until spring and the homestead would seem tidier and more comfortable.
Yes a different blade is best. I will do that. Keep the good blade for fine work.
I will mulch the brush when the freeze kills off my garden.
If you get a couple metal trash cans with lids and use them to store the small wood next to house for easy access on cold snowy days. These work perfect for keeping that stuff dry and ready.
Just wondering Troy why you never wear gloves. To me it looks like they would really help save the ole hands working with that rough wood. They would also come in handy when you run into an unexpected insect that bites or stings.
Your hands toughen up with the work. Then you dont have to keep replacing gloves all the time.
Ever since I came across you video I've used the miter saw to cut branches for my fireplace, thanks for sharing! To save myself time & steps I'd build an early Indian drag sled. -- I use a rusty garden wagon, I found at a recycle place (the tires needed TLC).
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
Alright, clearing some land and I have a woodstove, going to figure out if I can run my miter I never use off of an inverter or my generator to cut this small wood instead of the chainsaw! I will have to check the watts needed for the inverter, that would be the best could just run it off of the Kei truck battery lol....
Interesting that so far nobody has commented that the miter saw is either perfect for the job or that cutting branches will ruin it. I can see it is a great time saver for Troy, but is it good use of equipment? I am no expert, so I have no informed opinion, but I would have expected others to either give a thumbs up or to warn Troy he is wearing a perfectly good piece of equipment down. Many people here seem to have strong opinions on anything.
Should be no problem using any chop saw for cutting limb size pieces, as long as it is not being forced hard and unusually fast, as it would be to cut through any type of wood, of any type and he has a good firm grip on the limbs and flat on the table as possible...
I have a friend that has used a portable craftsman table saw for years for the very same purpose and he of course, just has to be a little more cautious when he is not using the blade guard on it as he prefers to do, when cutting limb material...
diverdan551 Thanks. My concern would be that it would be worked too hard on irregularly shaped branches, instead of doing fine work on cut, planed and dried lumber. Good to know that Troy can keep doing this for years and still have a functioning miter saw for any proper woodwork that he wants to do.
pieter zeeuwen Your welcome,
I did read a comment that said he may be using a finish cutting blade on it and would also advise him maybe using a ripping blade for the limbs instead, quicker cutting,less cutting teeth and could be sharpened as well...Which would in the end put less wear on the saw motor and bearings to...
Wayne Rothstein
Guess someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning...LOL
His saw, his choice and yes, his money and beats a handsaw for cutting firewood any day...enough said
Interesting you brought this up that is why I am here. I would not use the miter saw for trim work after putting it through this kind of work for an extended period. However, I have a miter saw that I use for this very same purpose it works extremely well and I do recommend it. So my assessment is if you need a aaa for trim work don’t use the same saw on firewood but if you just do firewood with it as long as your not over working it and horsing wood through you should be fine.
Thanks very much. I live in mountainous country (Australia) where a lot of sizeable branches drop of in strong winds - varying in size from a foot or two long, to twenty feet or so long. I have just bought a mitre saw and strong stand so I can do what you are doing. We have a lovely (new) cast iron wood fire heater/stove that is very economical with the amount of wood it consumes. Combined with the low roof of our house/cabin, it heats very well in our winters.
Troy, the first time I tried to cut some fairly fresh cedar with the chop saw. It wasn’t pretty. The blade was bound up in the piece of wood, tearing it out of my L hand at a dizzying rate and jamming my hand up...not into the blade but into the top of the saw. I ended up with a ripped finger and knuckle and a mangled nail. The pieces were fairly short and I was not able to clamp them in, so was holding the wood. Lesson learned. Thanks for your instruction!
Ouch!! That sounds terrible.
Same similar thing happened to me.
After all the gummy mess and people yakking about the boo boo, no harm no foul. I am pleased you stuck it out and the counter tops are beautiful. Hope the final coats setup well and we see the sink and stove setting there waiting for hook up soon. No rush though, no priorities. If you want a different but rustic back splash consider using the chop saw to make thin 1/4" slices across some branches of various diameters. Glue the discs to the walls very close together, putty between if you want, sand, then poly them like the counters for a seal. Will make a nice circular pattern of wood to give contrast in the kitchen to the straight lines of the paneling in the living room. The cutting might be quicker, too. You could fly through slicing branches with the chop saw.
Thanks. The round pieces sound like a nice idea for a project later on.
I have a commentbTroy, see you often working, in this case chopping the wood, an after cuttung it yo drop it on the ground, to later pick it up andvrelocate again, will take you less workbto directly trow it in the car behind the garden tractor, it is mutch easier to get it all organized whitout holding it severalntimes in your hands! ,you have lots off tools to make your life easier, just use it! Just a thougt from myside here on the cautch......Bin there, don that... Lol, countertop looks good
Right. Going to do that from now on. Had to build a box to hold the wood in first. Now things are going smoother.
The Do It Yourself World I know its a old video and someone has probably told you but the way your using the sliding mitre saw is wrong for the task well not wrong but the most dangerous way to cut that you should lock the sliding arms unless you need them for wide material and use the down action for cutting thinner material. I learnt that lesson the hard/scary way a few times as an apprentice carpenter when the saw come flying back at you and falls over and bends one of the sliding arms lots of $$$ to fix
I think you will have enough wood this winter. Keep it up!
Hey Troy I just got and idea. How about using those barrels to hold your wood during the snowy season up by your tiny cottage.
The barrels have another job, coming up soon.
Why are so many people giving the thumb down? What is there to whine about in this video? He is just getting some firewood ready! I would like to see how they (thumb down people) live. Makes me wonder why they even watch these videos ...
A good portion of them don't watch. They are just foolish trolls.
As she said, it is just the trolls. Don't pay them no nevermind. They do that to every video Troy makes.
I think the trolls doubled up on this one. No matter what Troy posts, he usually gets over 30 thumbs down even in the first hour from the trolls who really don't watch, but just come over to do the thumbs down as they think it hurts Troy.
Vicki Olson Such a waste of time. I feel sorry for those people that have nothing better to do than to complain all the time. Some people just never learn.
should be nice and warm this winter! good luck :)
I am sure it is a long way off, but before I forget I wanted to tell you I was just in a home that has wood paneling in the bathroom including the shower stall. I looked nice. But I did notice it was hung vertically and heavily polyurethaned so the water runs off. When I saw it I wondered if you figured out your bathroom walls yet.
I am going to use plastic
Hey Troy I posted my footage from our Cliff climb. I got very little footage that day. Enjoy
***** Bingo! Great minds think alike.
Great. I will look when I have some time.
Good job cleaning up all that wood for firewood. Better to get things off the ground and tidy before it freezes.
Thanks. I am trying to get it done before the snow falls.
Hey from the Himalaya mountains. You have probably solved my quandary of Miter v Chop saw for processing similar diameter branches etc from lopped trees on the property, for the fire stove. Similarly I use a chainsaw for lopping and cutting down the longer stuff. I made a sawhorse for the shorter lengths and again use the chainsaw, I bungee strap the load to the sawhorse and it is reasonably stable, but it is dangerous. So if the Miter works well in your experience I will probably go for that, plus obviously it has other capabilities that a table, or chop saw don't have. Using the Miter saw for longer branches, and if needed for extra safety, I don't see any reason why one cannot bungee strap down the 'right' side while the left hand holds the branch to the fence? I don't know, will have to give it a go first, but thanks very much for the video. The other thing is that I am limited as to which brands are available in India.
I actually set it up on a table now and support the overhanging branch with some boards. Works great. I just cut up a mess of boards into firewood using this same old saw.
Could you keep us up to date on the calculated trailer total weight? Inquiring minds would like to know!
Also do you think you'll be able to finish the outside siding and roof finish before snow? Thanks.
I am not talking about the weight anymore. It was so frustrating to have everyone nagging on me about the weight, size, legal limits and all. I am happy to have that part quieted down for now. I was being asked the same questions again and again and again and again.....
It will be in limits.
I am worried about the siding. The source of pallets I had has vanished. Not answering the phone anymore. I fear he has closed down for the season.
The Do It Yourself World Sincerely last thing I want to do is add to your burden. If you were to consider switching to inexpensive siding, how much would you need to cover the whole house?
Agreed, cutting firewood with a miter saw is wayyyy safer than using a chainsaw.
The Do It Yourself World when I was kid my grandparents had chickens, rabbits, goats. They made the mistake of allowing the grandkids to name the rabbits, one day my rabbit disappeared, was kinda traumatizing to learn where it actually went. I do not envy you the day you put those chickens down, if I was hungry enough I guess I would do what was needed, but if I have a choice, no thank you. To hand raise something, earn its trust, and then "whack"? Much respect for what you try though and how you are willing to share it, the counters look really really nice--great work there.
so your state of mind is, out of sight out of mind... his chickens had great lives compared to the chickens you buy at the grocery store. do you not eat meat? because every animal has to be killed to be consumed. shut up and eat a carrot it traumatizes you... how is it any different if the chicken just died of natural causes? and your grandparents didn't make the mistake of letting you name the rabbit. you made the mistake of naming a rabbit, considering if they have chickens and goats they must live on a farm like property. if your parents fault for not educating you. id like to see you in a true survival scenario eating leaves and grass untill u die well the traumatizers eat like kings. its called the food chain and were on top
ItsScotty gotta love people who like to tell others that they do not know what they REALLY think or feel. I think I knew my feelings then, and confident I know them now as a bonafide adult with respect to the original comments I made. I do not eat meat anymore, if other people want to eat it, more power to them as I do not begrudge people their appetites nor do I belittle them for it. My perspective is simply that, mine. Have a beautiful day brother.
It is hard. But Scotty there did have one point right. Most people dont even think about where their food comes from. Here is it up close and personal. Gives you a greater respect for it. As you know of course.
Cooler temps next week. Sounds like you're going to have that wood stove up to snuff just in time. ;)
yup, trying to get it ready
Hi, Troy I suggest you use some kind of heater for your battery. It can be aquarium water heater with controller or use isolation for battery box.
the heater would kill the batteries. Drain city. It's tough with out the grid.
Wilderness Rocks - A couple of recent videos have shown some pretty windy conditions at the OGP. The dump load from either of the wind turbines would easily heat a "pad" under the Battery bank (were they standing that is)
Dennis Steele Wind is sporadic and not steady in the meadow. It comes in short gusts. I need to get the wind turbines up higher, out of the turbulence to really perform well. Hopefully soon.
I like your countertop I was thinking of doing the something looks really good
Just a thought, for the batteries, get some rug carpeting to put underneath them. It may help as a cold barrier between the floor and batteries. The carpeting has a rubber and foam barrier regular rugs don't have.
Would it not be even better to insulate the battery box-to-be with regular insulating material, like the house, but possibly double thickness? I suggest double thickness because the battery box will have relatively more outside (cooling) surface than a house.
The foam and rubber under a carpet would help, but would be virtually nothing compared to proper rock wool at 6 or 8 inches thick.
Hy Troy keep up the good work. many have sugested that you should move in the house it is the best for your health !!! because cold and humiditi will get you , sooner or later :(, i-m watching you from the beginings and i kan say that you have don a lot of things , keep it up !!! my sugestion for the chickens : u could hatch a few of them and keep them until the big snow in ouside and afther then in the RV, an so from Januar you have some bigger chickens and recover the los, excuse my grammar i can wright german better :)
Hallo, Sie koennen auch auf Deutsch schreiben. Mein Deutsch is nicht mehr so gut aber es geht und ich verstehe alles. Ich denke das ich bald das neue Haus benutzen koennen. Entschuldigung, Ich habe keine Deutsche Tastatur. Ich hoffe die Huhner Kueken haben im Frueling
I'm going out on a limb here. I really like Troy and his videos. I have to agree with some of the comments. You handle your wood way too much, a lot of running around and burning a lot of energy. Pull your little lawn mower trailer over to the chop saw and let the wood drop in it and then transport it, or better yet, stack the firewood on pallets next to your chop saw area. If it is a non-raining day, move the chop saw closer to your initial pile and cut it there. I hope you don't think me a troll, just want you to save your back so you can enjoy your old age a bit. God Bless and take care.
Thank you. I try to work as efficient as I think is best. You might see it better from outside.
Same with my phone and camera on -40 Adirondack adventures. once warm in my down jacket they pop right back. My phone has died from low battery then came back once warm.
Here in the great white north, for at least 4 months a year I cannot even keep my phone in my coat pocket and use it after about 15 minutes because of the low battery charge. Perfect excuse to go inside for a cup of coffee of course. Or keep the phone under my clothes on my body, but then I can't access it fast enough when it rings!
pieter zeeuwen Too true! I keep it in my down belay jacket. and turned off.
Thank you for the fall colors. I am enjoying seeing them very much. Still wish I could have stopped to see them in person, but since the leaves still have not fallen I would have missed that part anyway. (sigh)
Happy you like it. I realized I am blessed here. I just look out the window and enjoy what many drive hundreds or thousands of miles to see
MollyDolly Happy new Avatar.
The Do It Yourself World Yes you truly are blessed!
Uncomfortably Numb :) I built that fire myself. It is pine kindling, coal, and peat. Sooo cozy.
MollyDolly
It looks really warm good job. and similar to Troy's Stove.
How are you coping with all this exercise?
Have you managed any fishing yet?
i just got a wood burner fire put in 6mouth ago
what is a good firewood to use i got a 1tone of gum tree and 3mx2m of timber palllets and hard wood
how much wood i neeed for winter?
whan shoud i split my logs up ?
If I did not see it with my own eyes - I never would have believed that a mitre saw could cut tiny tree limbs! Does it work at a 45 degree angle too?
Troy if the wood stove heats up the cottage that quickly, running it for 2 hours will warm it up, then let it die out. Why not let your two friends help you cut the flu pipe in half, and then just hang from the rafters with wire. make a loop around the stove pipe with wire to keep it steady. one heat shield. the stove is far enough away from the wall there should be no problems with the heat.
Just wait, answer coming very soon :)
PEOPLE! If Troy doesn't prepare himself whose going to do it. Past experience has gave him an idea how much wood is going to be need to survive Winter '14/'15. Stop moaning about so many wood cutting and polyurethane videos. He will get back to the tiny house on wheels videos when his income stream resumes.
yep it's that simple. :D
That's why I think people should donate to the off grid project...well, one of the reasons. Blessings reap blessings right back!
Everyone was flip out he wasn't showing what hes doing now he is and so ppl deal with it he doing what we asked
Bonez2020
Who's complaining?
What do you mean when his income stream resumes? Has something happened?
Someone once told me he could raise rabbit he could kill and dress rabbit he could cook Rabbit but then he couldn't eat rabbit. But you take out any step and he could do the rest You might swap the roosters with someone else
make your jobs as easy as you can Troy!, you are doing great so far!, ha ha, you have almost build your entyre home!, by using your own hands (and a litle help from John), you dind thought you could do that a few years ago!, its looking good!
thry to clean up the surounding of your home, its a bit off a mess!, keep it safe , and need, your house looks great!
Hey Troy , congratulations on passing 40k subs. I subscribe to about 30 channels , and yours is by far the most entertaining. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much :)
Just an idea but if you cut the limbs twice as long as fit in your stove fire place etc then stack to dry. When winter comes then cut down to lengh by hand therforr getting warmed twice o ce by cutting and then by burning
When winter comes along this saw will be put away though.
Cut it with a hand powerd saw it will warm u up twice
With all the excess pallet wood, are you going to use that in the woodstove? It makes for easy starting since it's already seasoned.
Some yes
The Do It Yourself World Good. My dad burns old, untreated wood scraps every winter along with other split logs.
When I was a kid,we use to chop wood with a machete.We have one kind of wood in spanish is called''teilla''I don't know how the name is in english,but that wood is hard like rock.We had to be very careful,some times the machete kick back like a mule.Some time the edge brake.I still have some scars in my finger.A pain full lesson how to use a machete.I almost lose a finger once.
ouch
for helpers im shure they can gather wood in pile.
put up a wind turbine. get all outsides ready for snow.
and some one can make a nice dinner out o noisy rooster and garden veggies.
Noisy rooster has a pardon due to outstanding public service and bravery in the face of hawks.
Why don't you hook up the generator to the batteries as well, so when it's running anyways, it'll charge the batteries
well a ac generator wont charge dc batteries unless it has a built in charger which maxes out at like 8 amps. troy has a dc generator for chargs his batteries which charges at closer to 80 amps.
Its unregulated and I dont have the cables for it. Plus the size of the wires would have to be ginormous
ItsScotty Won't charge DC because it's AC? Really? Gee I never thought of that.
It's called a battery charger and it plugs into the AC outlet, possibly with an extension cord. There are several of those lying all over the ground.
Besides, my Honda 2200 watt generator puts out AC and DC, plus you're not trying to boost them, so if it puts out 8 amps, how does that compare to solar, especially on a cloudy day, besides you're trying to top them up with a generator that's already running anyways while he's cutting wood, not raise them from the dead. I guess I should have spelled everyting out.
iceman22st or you could buy a 3.5 hp motor for 100 off harbor freight and bolt it to a piece a ply wood then get a car alternator and bolt in to the ply wood and connect a belt to the motor. and have a 100 amp dc generator made just for charging batteries... which im pretty sure troy has. and by using a battery charger the generator makes ac which then you convert to dc to charge batteries which waste alot a energy when you could straight up produce dc power using a dc generator.. and ever ac generators that have dc charging is that exact same thing waste a energy. also keep in mind i think troy uses a 700w generator to cut wood i dont even think a worth while battery charger would be able to function properly with such little power especially if he is also using it for the saws, but im not sure about that. but your right if he has a built in charger in his gen id take advantage of it when ever possible, make sense
Next time you buy batteries Troy I would get some real AGM deep cycle batteries, I have mine in the garage and they are in -30C some days and I don't see this loss in power as you do, im always getting very close to the same Ah on my batteries, unless you have a power drain you don't know about?
Its the cold. On warmer days the batteries have always been fine.
The Do It Yourself World
a good battery shouldnt drain because of cold weather. which meaning your batterys are done, buy golf cart batterys trojan 6v t105. two of these batteries are better then your entire set up considering there true deep cycle batterys. there 225 amp hour per battery and last 10 years of being completely drained to full charged over and over. if you have done any research on rv battery they say to use 6v golf cart batterys. like if you were to buy 8 of these to replace your batteries you wouldnt need to charge your batterys every day. there cheap to i think only 150 a battery
ItsScotty These had the exact same problem when they were only a few months old. I have been using the same type of batteries for three winters now. Same thing.
ItsScotty Troy has told us many times that he is using golf cart batteries. They just were not brand new when he got them.
The mitre saw works great but longer reciprocating blades are available too, about 30cm
How about running a tiny electric heater or hair dryer I would think I about 15 min it would warm up enough to help a lot
Those take about a thousand watts of power to run
I do not feed my hens three times per day. They have a feeder with organic laying pellets and a free range area about the same size as Troy's hens and even in winter they forage. I also get boxes and boxes of organic produce scraps from a small grocer which I toss into to them.
Am now curious how much is Troy feeding his chickens and what is he buying as feed? A small local micro brewery is going to give me some of their spent grains every week. Also will note that chickens who have secure warm coops tend to eat less because they are not eating to keep warm.
***** A friend with three pigs gets the spent grain and the pigs never get drunk. My chickens have gotten fermented foods I make like the scoby from kumbucha.
I cannot leave the automatic feeder out. No matter how much they have to eat, they will eat more and more and more. They emptied a weeks worth of food in an hour. Then laid around choking and I thought they would die from it.
***** The thing is, I have had chickens since 1979 and between spring and fall they got very very little feed since they free ranged.
In winter they get organic feed pellets, but still free range. In winter they get hot cereal in the morning which fuels them well during the day. And all my hens lay well. Troy's hens are not laying so there is something that is wrong.
So either Troy's ground is devoid of needed nutrients or they are cold and seeking feed in order to produce body warmth. And I have never ever had chickens who over fed to the point of choking.
Yes finish the roof very important before it snows and ices.
Well your putting your time to good use and makin wood piles all around the cottage. Just put them on pallets to get air flow up and around. Cover with tarp for elements and dig snowpath around to each pile. I also see gallons of alcohol layin all over the ground, just need to distill it and convert or sell off. Fuel purposes only tho. Remembet olde swedish sayin chickee in the pot, soup for three days of meals.
Yup, day 1, roast chicken (half); day 2, chicken salad or chicken casserole, also make stock with carcass and saved veggie trimmings and leftovers by piling all in a pot and covering with water and a little apple cider vinegar, cook on low (or on top of the woodstove) overnight until meat falls off bones and bones soften, strain into jars while hot and pick off any usable meat; day 3, make chicken soup with your stock. There will be a fat cap on the cooled stock...it can be used in the soup. It also makes a sterile seal that will make the stock last longer in the refrigerator, so don't freak out and take it off until you use the jar.
Keter Magick
These are going to be skinny, tough chickens. If baked, a lot of steam must be used in a slow oven. But, I don't think Troy has an oven yet. Better to cook them in a pressure cooker to soften the fibers. Troy can probably pick up a used pressure cooker from a thrift store and buy a new gasket at the hardware store.
Working on it. Just as you say. Well, all but the chickens that is
SSanf Why would you say that they would be skinny and tough. Most of those chickens are way less than a year old. They have been getting plenty to eat all year so I would think just the opposite. Troy has possibly just another month to go before they are old enough to lay eggs and at that time, if he keeps most of them, he will have enough eggs for himself and also to sell to neighbors so that the sale of the eggs can pay for their food.
Vicki Olson
They will be skinny and tough because they were allowed to free range. That means they got to work their muscles. Chickens raised in factories hardly move at all. Their muscles are all flab and fat. These birds ran their fat off.
When do you catch up on videos???
I think it is very difficult for him to stay caught up since he films as he goes and must wait until he has both time and power to upload. So, the most likely answer to your question is "never".
I am working long hard hours on the house. The weather has been bad. My internet connection slow. Sorry, low power, slow internet, long hours working. Not happening soon.
Pray for lots of sun and warmer nights and the videos will catch up. Otherwise you will have to wait until he gets his permanent set up for his solar and his wind inside of this tiny house.
I use my 12" dewalt for the same thing.
Just a question for you Troy have you looked into bio gas?
Yes, but its expensive to get started. Hoping to use wood gas next year
im allways looking for firewood im from australia i use lots off gums and pallets old famcing hardwood i ues a recepo saw and a chain saw too
Work smarter, not harder.
O ne pile cover one clean branch es out the way man
How many teeth blade is best to use for this purpose?
Its just a crosscut blade.
are you using a 10" or 12" blade on your mitre saw?
I got the sane saw and did the sane thing. I also have a metal chop saw with a wood blade on it. the metal saw with a wood blade works much better. fast an safe. you chop a piece of wood and push it out of the way with the wood you are feeding into the saw. You never get your hands near the blade.
Yes, it is expensive to winter over chickens. Do not be surprised to find yours are skinny, tough and stringy. Don't pluck them. Skin them. You will never get rid of all the pin feathers and they are too tough to fry or bake anyway. Cook them in a pressure cooker for best results. Or, you can just stew them for a very long time. Kill as you eat until you can keep the meat frozen. . Remember that live food doesn't spoil. I am glad John is coming to help with the stove. It will be good to see him again. You can just cover the counters with an oil cloth to protect them until conditions are right. Just cook on the wood stove or outside. Can you even believe that the pioneers did all that wood cutting using hand saws and axes? Won't it seem funny next spring when that wood has all almost magically disappeared? When you decided to become self-sufficient, did you have any idea how much work it truly is? One thing about a complex society is that due to the efficiency of scale, it requires much less work from each individual.
It is not that expensive and I might be getting eggs most of the winter as well, so they pay for themselves in a way. I cant believe how much work it is out here. Yes I realized it would be hard but I have a lot of respect for the pioneers like never before. Each day I think of them.
I have eaten young chickens raised the same way that Troy is raising his. They were not skinny, nor were they tough. These are not three year old stewing hens. I just don't understand why you would think they would be either skinny, or tough and stringy.?
you should burn the brush and take the ash and mix it with you compost
Since you are almost a week behind on videos, why not skip the boring days and show us what you did with the stove last Saturday?
Building up the tension .... building up the excitement .... learn from "regular" television broadcasts. We are lucky that he does not present it like a reality show, because then a single day (or even hour) would be spun out to last a whole week!
But joking aside: Troy just can't win. For a long time he was getting flak for not doing anything except building the small rustic cottage on wheels. Cutting wood, maintaining the garden, harvesting his crops, even feeding the chickens - again and again he was told off for neglecting that, just because he did not show it. Now he does show it, and now he has to skip all that and just move to the next chapter on his cottage. I do notice that he does cover different kinds of work. Chain saw on big trunks first, miter saw on thin branches now, etc.
pieter zeeuwen Boy, Troy sure does have a lot of accounts! Either that, or people seem to think that Troy can't speak for himself.
Here's an idea. How about you take over and tell Troy how to run his channel. Surely, you know best.
SSanf Here's a better idea: Why don't you mind your own business?
Necile2
Alternative theory: Troy has a lot of fans who enjoy participating.
Addendum: Troy has stated that he no longer has time to answer every comment and he appreciates the help.
so don't use the propane heater then? - use a electric heater on the generator!
I use it in the RV sometimes but sparingly to take the chill off but it adds humidity to the air which is bad.
man it just amazes me at what u call a cple days of wood u cut each time. Um reality is that ur cutting way too little for a literal fire stove and wood heating home. yes u have the small square footage and I hope it works but wow not really realistic where im from here.
Stan Osterhoudt How many cords of wood do you think he will really need? How many do you estimate that he has?
You might want to go back to my videos two years ago and see just how little I used each day. Just a handful of hand sawn wood each winter day got me through in the tiny potbelly stove. This one is very efficient and heats for three hours on kindling.
"piles of stuff everywhere" couldnt say it better myself...start organizing stuff !!!!! when the snow comes you will be tripping on everything
I wonder what he was doing in his last couple of videos. Clearly not cleaning up and organizing, regardless of what he was saying, as you have just enlightened us.
put your wheel barrow under or next to it
If I where going to do this I would get a biggest fastest chipper I could and just burn the chippings.
Burn in the stove, you mean? That is not very easy since a pile of chippings just smothers the fire if you are not careful.
Burn them? He needs them for the garden. He is going to be doing one of those "Back to Eden" type gardens. That is valuable material.
pieter zeeuwen You would need to get a special chip burning stove, or i'm sure you could adapt a normal stove, just needs to be auger fed really.
SSanf
Big wood chippers can chip a whole tree in minutes, I'm not talking about a daft $100 chipper from home depo.
Adam Hill
Well, he has a small chipper and I don't think he plans to get another. He won't be burning the chips because he has another use for them. That being the case, he doesn't need to change or adapt his stove.
polyurethane. when spayed causes the intestines to bleed when spayed.
lots o body men died that way. when rolled on outside i still wear a restorative
and i still get some effects.
That is why I am not using the house until the counter top is done.
As i watch this and think how much wood is around you Troy i cant help but toss this idea out there why not use a wood gasification you would could run your genarator for aslong as you want its a neat way to run things plus if your solar setup is dead this would recharge it and you woiuld not ever need to buy gas again. just a thought
I hope to do that next year. The biggest problem is that it is dirty fuel and needs filtering.
he had the saw
All wood can be burnt
Bench top suport it like saw horse mount:chain to it it on u tube just make wooden u have lots [f wood
I tried, but still don't understand what you are trying to say. Hopefully Troy does understand it.
On u tube where a saw horse that u can mount your chain on , for cut small branches like he doing , how is that
PS Troy too much using of your chop saw cutting wood who plays you can meet later in cause your your armature to glaze and cuz your just saw to fail I know this because a friend of mine had it done just so you know cutaway
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Perhaps, English is his second language. if so, it is not all that bad. How well do you think you could communicate in another language? You are entirely too judgmental of other people when you know so little about their circumstances. How would you like to be treated they way you treat others?
bearsuc .bearsuc too, not to
bearsuc .bearsuc nooooo!!! Its "too much time", not "to much time" You are giving me grammer OCD!!!! lol
Vicki Olson
LOL!! I think they have found your weak spot. :)
Don't worry. It's mine, too.
SSanf lol This is sort of fun...not like the other thread where I am being accused of being a sock.
Get to the point!
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3 mins after upload.
Wow, thats a lot of views in that time.
The Do It Yourself World
Yup. I reckon theres a few hundred lurkers waiting and refreshing the page from 1:30pm UK time. :) after 30 mins it is now approaching 301 club.
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Greetings fellow lurker. :)
Our temp right now is 57 deg f and raining also. Average of 60 deg f for next 2 weeks.
With a name like "Sally Sacknut" you would expect some hanging around and creating a bad smell. :))
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Cool. See if you can catch a bolt.
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Preferably one called Sally.
We cut up the small stuff like you did with cordless circular saw. ... We get an entire day out of one battery. .. And circular saw blades seem to last longer and are very cheap if bought on eBay in bulk. .. Also my grandfather has one of Dewalts large portable circular saws that he uses instead of chain saw on full size trees. .. Sometimes it takes longer but he also runs it along the tree cutting long wedge peaces out of the tree so he doesn't have to split the logs later
I hate the guard on the saw though. The miter saw is so easy to just slide the wood through. I love it.