I'm over 60 now. My wifes health has declined to a walker to get around. My dream was a workshop smaller than yours with a house above it. 6 car garage with living quarters. You have worked and have accomplished my dream. I could never achieve this now. Kudos for all you have done and for having a wife who supports you like she does. Lucky Man.
@@EllisDmentedmy parents neighbor was in the demo industry for decades and when he got the opportunity to salvage a overhead crane he would then design a new building to fit the older crane and sell it as a package for local businesses, his own backyard had a 40x100ft shop with a overhead 10 ton crane that ran the whole length with auto greaser on the carriage, was badass He’d work on project cars by just lifting the body off and putting it the other end of the shop
@miningmasterl870c5 the oldest overhead crane I've inspected was an ancient 50T, all riveted construction. I think the build date was 1920s. ACME steel in Riverdale Illinois. Before ACME I believe the site was originally an old munitions factory.
In 1972 I started doing logging jobs, gravitated to road building and then when a spotted owl became important quit doing that and started a computer services business. When building my house I adapted an old hay baler to drill a well. Watching Matt doing his thing with old equipment keeps from feeling so old and inspires me to my latest project, a drone lawnmower/weed wacker on tracks. At 88 I can still build and operate machinery!
I’m glad you’re still able to do those things! My grandpa is 81 with the same spirit as you. I hope he does the same as you and never loses that young spirit.
I can just imagine an older guy with a smile on his face driving around a mini mower-tank with an RC radio...I wanna be that guy someday. Haha Keep at it! You'll get there!
I'm going to have to move to Pennsylvania so I can get my ROLLING ROCK! It is harder and harder to get it here in Florida . I totally enjoy your website
Seeing that old International S series rig brought back memories for me. My great uncle owned a water well drill/service company and I used to do summer work for him on my days off from working in the oilpatch. The argument over Pounded vs Drilled wells can be a fierce one, but it all comes down to geology. With a well defined water table (like yours would be, given the terrain and visible surface water) that is relatively shallow, pounding can cut down on the amount of silt and infiltrate because it doesn't disturb the subsurface layers in the same way that drilling does. Where I am, our water table can be significantly lower and there are sometimes multiple aquafers to go through to reach target, and pounding doesn't do so well for that type of situation. My old rig was a 1978 International S (don't remember the exact model) with a hydraulic powered rotary rig or a 1981 S series service truck for doing pump installs, servicing and airlifts. Lots of great memories bouncing down the backroads of Saskatchewan, Canada in an old International with no radio and no A/C, just a thermos of coffee and a map.
My family used to own and operate a well drilling company. Seeing that old well rig sure brought back memories. In our area of NW Florida, we get a lot of sulpher in our upper level aquifers so to get away from that "rotten egg" smell, and taste, we used to recommend deep wells so you'd get into the "clean" water. The shallow wells are mainly for yards and that sort of stuff although some people do use them for their houses with filters installed. My house has a deep well with a submersible pump and I get really good water. The well was one of the last the company did before they shut it all down as the city's in the area began expanding their water lines farther and farther out.
@@jeffwilliams3642 By circulating water through the hole. It will bring up most of the silt, dirt and such. Once the casing is put in, you flow a ton of water through it to circulate out anything that remains. How you circulate and flow the well is also dependent on what kind of subsurface geology you have as well, but this one looked pretty straightforward, so a constant cycle of water around the drill would get the job done.
No real shop is ever "finished". As your life moves on your needs and interests change and your shop changes with them. Your shop looks great and just keeps getting better. Looking forward to the overhead crane install.
I have a cabin that’s never really done the farther I get into it the more I want to do. I have completed the total off grid 6 years and couple hundred grand later
Nothing like having fresh water and electricity at the shop so far off the beaten path. Very nice drilling rig, that truck and rig are an amazing piece of history!! So cool he brought that to use on your land!
You will likely (depending on the geology) have a much better well yield by drilling with that cable tool drill rig. That is 100% true. Good luck. Make sure you get a good bacteria test from the local health unit or lab before drinking the water. Another tip is to use the well. Often people do not have sufficient turnover within the well bore to keep fresh water coming in from the surrounding aquifer.
Howdyyawl from the land down under. You were talking about solar power, once you get above the equator, so let power is less likely to work sufficiently. You've done well with the power usage. Keep up the progress, you'll get there, be patient. Everything will fall into place.Waiting for next video😊
What happened with plans for the overhead shop rails? I remember you purchased the oversize rails some time back, and installed the shop corner fixing plates before the floor concrete went down. Keep up the good work Matt, like others I look forward to your content each week.
I worked at a very old university,established in 1929 , and there was tons of cool stuff , I acquired probably a dozen of those old school industrial lights , I installed then in various spots at my home , yes they are great!!
LOL, a clutter free workshop. It's nice to have dreams. Regarding your electrical feed it might be a good idea to go from Mainline --> Pad Transformer --> Small shed with a transfer switch and a breaker panel --> Feed out to shop and house. The utility will probably force you to have the power meter installed at the shed location but that would allow you to run whatever power you want later without involving the utility as well as giving you a convenient place to tie in a generator. If you want to have a separate meter for the house and shop then you could do that to, you'd just need two sets of transfer switches. While it might seem inconvenient to have to the generator not near the house, if you have to run it for days on end you'll be happy it's not.
Loved the thought of the overhead crane! Believe you would use it constantly (and you believe that too), hope to see it installed in the near future! Appreciate your great videos!
Aw man you’re living the dream dude! I remember finding your channel when you barely had 170k subscribers and was working out of your garage more. You’ve been on an incredible journey
Mercy sakes.. you’ve got more irons in the fire than ten guys can handle in a lifetime. 😮 Love the Bolt Guys. There is nothing more frustrating than to spend hours, digging through decades of clutter - in search of something you recall being there.
I like to tinker and in my workshop I found that smaller lights but LOTS more of them help me to stay out of my own shadow as well as give extra light for my aging eyes. Also about your woodshed. I would but a shed big enough to hold at least one month's worth of wood so it is protected from rain. Dry wood burns so much better than soaked wood. Looks like a fantastic place to me.
Looking great. Don’t forget to fasten the bolt bin to the wall, although PA isn’t Cali a light earthquake could tip it over and make a terrible mess to put back into the different locations.
I can back that statement up, I have an (approx) 18x60x52 wide Husky box that was overloaded and it tipped over On ME, my stupidity, of course. I transferred a bunch to the US General 5-drawer cart, which I purchased on a Harbor Freight sale which really helped. Yes, a 6-hour Emergency room check for a head injury!
@@michaelandin1167 I've lived 30 miles away from Matt for 41 years. I remember a grand total of one earthquake, and it felt kinda like when someone farts next to you on a wooden bench, only for like 3 minutes straight with no sound, smell, or dirty looks.
Matt, you are an inspiration to all who watch your videos!!! I am 65 and I feel like getting into stuff like you do!!! Keep up the adventures, my friend!!!
Hi Matt, I'm also in PA and sorta similar situation of being in a valley. The solar setup I have is direct to AC through micro-inverters on each panel. No batteries, 24 panels on the roof. Still hooked the the grid, but the solar supplements and reduces the cost of traditional power, even during winter though it's not much. On a sunny summer day, the house runs on pretty much all solar. The downside is that when traditional power goes out, the solar shuts off to prevent backfeeding and frying a line tech. Just letting ya know that there are options out there.
Hi Matt, as a PEng (electrical) I would suggest you have a 480v 3PH power supply as you are running motors and have an industrial facility. Your right to want mains power for the needs you can foresee into the future. That will also power your much needed overhead crane better than single phase.
Your take on solar is spot on. Lived off grid for a few years, and can attest its not easy. Living in an area that gets weeks without direct sun in the winter is no bueno with an off grid system. You are also correct on recurring costs over time, its not a forever system, especially if you wind up cycling your batteries deeply during those weeks without sun. You can fix that by installing a larger battery system but the end cost is the same. Either replace batteries more often or buy lots more to start with. Love the shop by the way.
Really most people undersize their systems and think they can get away with the least amount. We are going to go solar with the new house in several years. The plan is to have a hybrid system and sell back anything we do not use from a 30kwh plus system along with maybe adding a 20kwh direct grid tied system. If you build your system large enough today then in 50 years you sould still have enough solar and battery to live like you do today. Even future appliances will be more energy efficient. A freezer/fridge could be far more efficient if people would not care if the door and the walls were 6 inches thick. Which is why using higher end insulation is key to bring down the overall cost to run a unit. Solar systems today are also plug and play and have massive amounts of options. EG4 now makes a really nice outdoor setup that you can mount batteries and all in one inverter on your wall and be fully connected in no time.
We NC folks say " Slow but deliberate". When things move too fast we don't plan well enough, and make mistakes. I think you've done extremely well. Before you pack the place, I'd like to make a suggestion. Cook a hog, and have Scrappy Industries, the boys at Area Diesel over and celebrate this this thing before it's full of parts and projects. It would mean an awful to you and them. Take a lot of pictures. Been quite a journey. You've got some great friends.
Maybe a hired hand could be a good thing to help you with all your projects. If I was younger and lived closer to your area, I would help you for free.
Another enjoyable video. I couldn’t help to notice the Rolling Rock beer on the table. Living not far from Latrobe, my grandparents had a farm and when visiting I was served farm house basement temperature RR beer, what a memory. And again thanks for all the videos.
I haven’t seen a drill rig like this in a long time. Guess it’s correct that this type of rig will work at the farm with all the historical equipment present. Thanks Matt
For as many irons as you have in the fire, Matt, you do a pretty good job of not getting burned. That's a whole lot more than most of us can keep track of. It's great to watch the progress as it unfolds. You're in the middle of it, so progress will appear slower to you. Keep the videos coming.
You are one lucky man to have such a shop . I know it hasn't come easy . Definitely agree going with the grid was the way to go. Roscoe needs a soft plushy in the shop. He's a great asset to you business 😊
Mat, First off this is a great video. Some free suggestions, and not worth what you payed for them. 1) One line for heating 16` x 16` floor is one line too few. I live in PA, Franklen County. so I know the winters here. winter of 23-24 is predicted to be pretty bad as compared to the last decade., 2) Show all the dogs at some point. 3) Over size the boiler, you will want floor heating everywhere you have concrete. 4) consider adding additional conex boxes to the shed area. That will extend the ceiling hight and the reach of the "wings" you want to install, and allow you to have a conex as the wall there as well. Also at some time in the fuurture you will want to put in a concrete floor that will also need to be heated. 5) While on the frame you might want to aff a good walke-talke radio so if the cell does not work the walke-talke will.
Pounder = spuidder or cable tool rig. Before rotaries came along,, the way they drilled oil wells. Notice after pounding with the drill bit for a while the driller runs in a hollow tube called a bailer. The bailer has a plunger valve on the bottom. Keep the hole mostly filled with water and when the bailer hits the bottom the plunger valve opens and the water in the hole rushes into the empty bailer to equalize hydrostatic pressure. As it does so it sweeps cuttings into the bailer. Lift it out and dump it. Repeat as necessary. Helped my boss drill a water well with a actual cable tool rig once. Fairly deep...80 -90 feet. He had it witched first to determine if water was there. We cheated a bit as he had some sacks of barite we mixed with water and dropped in the hole to help pick up the cuttings. Barite is the main ingredient of plain old drilling mud used in rotary drilling where formation pressures necessitate it.
Instead of being envious, I'm happy that you finally got a sheltered place to work. You know how the saying goes: " The more room you got, the more you hoard". Isn't it wonderful ?
The bench you paid 40 for has drawers that are rusted on the inside. If you will spray the rusted areas with Ospho, it will completely stop the rust, turn it black and then when it dries in a few hours simply wipe it down and voila...your drawers will look clean and you can put tools or whatever inside and they won't rust. Ospho is also a primer,so you could spray the drawers inside if you wanted. Great stuff, once you try it you wonder how you did without it especially all those rusted up machines you collect.
that bolts and nuts set is killer. my local stores have less and less supply, and all their stainless stuff never gets reordered when out. I want solar(for more of a cushion during the heat of summer), but I'm not delusional to think you could basically run a small shop off it economically
Yeah, I live in the desert where theres thriving industry to sell it but people find out the real expense of it too late and it's put a lot of them in serious debt.
Your accomplishments from the house garage and tinkering on forklifts,mowers, dump truck rebuild etc to now is no small accomplishment. Kudos to vision and dreams. Thanks for the journey. The future is bright and promising.
Thanks for the update Matt , your shop is looking awesome.. The closing shot , well that is a rough way to roll and compact the dirt . LOL ............ Oh , when you dry lumber do not stack each board directly on top of each other. Put some smaller narrow boards across so that there is an air gap between the stacked boards. They will dry much quicker. Thanks Matt! 👍👍
Matt, you are taking me back to my childhood, my late dad used to be a drilling contractor and he used a similar rig to the one your contractor used. He also believed it to be better in certain aspects than the more modern compressor type rigs. It could however not compete as the modern rigs were able to drill several holes in the time this old rig could complete one! I am 61 years old and my dad passed away nearly 50 years ago. Thanks for bringing back fond memories with a tear or two.
Fantastic choice on the pounder, its essentially fracking with every hit, you stay out of the black shale and the sulfur and other lousy water issues you can get with deep wells
Don’t forget to run the downspouts underground and daylight them over the hill, be sure to put clean outs on them right after the 90, for the gutter adapter, I’ve never had 4” pipe clog, but your in the woods with beaucoup leaves, it’s just a good idea.
I strongly recommend you to get an air dryer for your compressor. We have the exact same air setup as you are planning at work and it’s not fun when all the aux tanks, pipes, valves and stuff get full of water. The ground temperature is low enough for what little moisture there is to condensate in the pipe and then it accumulates in the aux tanks. We actually have one dryer directly after the compressor and then one in the next building where the pipe comes up from the ground. Apart from these problems it’s a great system, no noise and supreme air quality😃👍 Thank you very much for yet another entertaining video! Best channel on TH-cam.
«So when you’re looking for your nuts, they’re easy to find” 😂👍🏻 Seriously though, great shop Matt. As a fellow 92’er, I gotta say you’ve done great for yourself. Can’t wait for more machine fixing/landscape/maintenance videos in the future! 😎✌🏻
Great insight to the shop and the farm, love how you addressed the “Solar” and reality is you know best given you live and work 99% of your time at the shop! Looking forward to the next update 👍👏👏👏
I like each and every video related to your workshop. There is a huge variety of different work to be done, most of it by yourself. You have been working like a horse. I particularly remember the steel rods you prepared for the concrete floor. Down to earth videos where common sense prevails. You have also found sponsors, which is good. Definetly one of my top five channels.
As far as solar , sounds like you investigated it well and you know best what will work for you. You are home! If you are like me , your not moving until they take you for the last ride. Enjoy your piece of heaven on earth and do exactly what you want, to make you happy.! Love your channel!
You need a charcoal grill / smoker made out of a fifty five gallon steel drum cut in half longways with a wood table on the end for those times when good friends are helping you , get hungry. Also a refrigerator and a place for plates and silverware and beer!
Matt you have made Monumental advancements to your property ,Rome wasn't built in a day ,and you have so many projects in the fire I have no Idea how you keep it all together and Sill put out amazing and interesting content and edit your video's and with it all ,your a one man show, I hope people realize and understand that . Now that we head into fall, getting power and water on your property is a absolute must for your heating system to go on line .
After you get grid power, might consider install one or two minisplit heatpumps to the building. They will help with heating and get a/c in summer time as a bonus.
@@motor2of7 - The problem with heating the slab is that when you have warm days and cool nights, the slab gets heated and then when it warms up during the day, it gets too hot inside. Mini splits will solve those problems.
I find solar is recommended ,1.by people who know nothing about it,2.by people who have a vested interest in installing it.Batteries,10 years and replace,still got to have backup generators.Some insurance companies will not insure properties with solar installations.Pie in the sky stuff. Good decision Matt.IB
Forget solar look into putting a waterwheel generator in. As long as water is flowing you are generating day and night. A lot cheaper and you can build it yourself. Keep up the good work
Nice update video Matt, speaking of projects in every direction couldn’t help but notice you avoided mentioning a big yellow elephant (crane) sitting about halfway up your drive. 😂
I really thought more people would be on to that and asking about that. LOL! Been on my mind all the time as it is the life saver of all when it comes to the back.
This is a nice video of snippets of what you are doing with this building project. We all feel your excitement about this build and looking forward to many more "will it start" videos to come! Yes, we in Ontario Canada have a drilling company that uses the same drilling unit as this one. In fact, our neighbour pounded a new well last year! Best of luck on getting your power coming in!
Thanks for the update. So much to do, so little time. I think you have accomplished a great amount in really just a short amount of time. I don’t think it ever ends, always an update to be made. Really enjoying all your videos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and adventures with us. Peace
Thank goodness the " Beater With A Heater " is still around . It was the reason I started watching your channel in the first place as I am an XJ owner myself down here in Victoria Australia. Have enjoyed watching you going through your projects immensely ! May your dreams all come true Matt. All the best from down under , Alex. ( ex pat Canuck !)
On your future house; do go geothermal; it will be the best thing you could ever do for heating & cooling. A neighbor of mine had geothermal installed at her house & I asked her a few years ago how it works; she said it keeps her house at approximately 65-70 degrees constantly year round & she's had it for at least the last 15 years.
Thanks for the update On that old drill rig around these parts we called them "spudders" I think because the tool looks a lot like a spud bar. Gosh I haven't seen one of those in working condition in probably 40 years.
Hello Matt. Been following you for about 2 years now. Love your content. I have a request. As a former North Easterner and current SW desert dweller, I ask that you keep doing drone shots so we can see the changing of the Fall leaves. It would be great to see them progress in all their beauty. I definitely miss that (but not the winter 😉). Thanks. John Phoenix AZ.
That’s called a typesetters desk. Those drawers are worth $40 each. Good find. I found two 12 drawer cabinets full of 900lbs of monotype. Keeps the casting pot fed. If you can bury the extra air tank I would. That way if it ever gives up the beans it won’t take out your whole Lean-to. Cheers from Wa State.
The well drilling rig is also referred to as a cable tool . They a re slower than rotary hammer but provide better well development in a couple of ways. The pounding action can add more fracturing to the bedrock thereby creating more routes for water to enter the well and the surging action (much like a plunger) will keep those fractures flushed out & free of debris. Retired water resources technologist.
You've come a long way since I've been viewing your channel, Matt !! And that's in just a little over one year + !! Good job, my friend !! I am certainly looking forward to your future plans and following along !! Best wishes.
Doing everything by yourself is satisfying but daunting. In reality you need a bunch of bodies you can task things out to get closer to finishing up and getting to the things you most enjoy. Big fan from CT.
Matt, I have a double car garage, and a 10 X 12 lein-to shed on the back of that. We have lived in our house for 35 years, so I don't have the setup you do. There is not a day that goes by that I can't walk into the garage see 10 things I'd like to do. I can feel your pain. But just look how far you've come! You have a beautiful setup and once you get the house built you'll gain a few hours a day that you currently loose to drive time. Keep up the good work. Add a "Super Thank-you button" please.
Great plans, Matt! You're going to have such a great shop area - world class, in my opinion! Plus, you'll have more than enough material to show us on your channel. I'm happy for you, my friend!
They are a better well Matt. I can attest to that. What you heard is absolutely correct. You’ll never see a hammer drill pressurize a well, they only need to do that with rotary drills.
Nice shop setup Matt! She's coming along nicely! The only thing you're missing is a small patio with a smoker/grill combo. Hey, A guy's gotta eat while he works hard, might as well eat well!
Thanks Matt for pointing out the minus of going completely solar, in certain situations solar makes sense but not for your application. I have and use solar panels for smaller applications such as keeping the batters charged on my rv and I use solar walkway lights but you won’t see solar panels on the roof of my house.
Consider a self-feeding wood chip boiler. Yah, you will need a chipper, a vibrating feed chip bin, electronics to activate the feed. Automated! Separately, build a big storage bin with a ramp to load it and a pipe across the top for a tarp on a rope and a pipe for weight on the other end, to keep chips dry. A chute dumps into a bin, an auger system like used to lift grain into silos, loads the boiler hopper. At 71, an Aspie, it's all whish full thinking! Some call it engineering!
Grab a Quincy QT Series compressor and keep it inside. They're whisper quiet. 100% duty cycle. I have the QT5, the smaller, its' 11cfm @175psi. Keeping air outside in winter may cause icing issues. MTC.
Thanks to you and area diesel service, we are going to use them to rebuild an injection pump for a 1981 Case 480D Tractor. Your channel. Connects all of us together for our common interests. Thanks Matt
Great layout in the shop. Digging all the storage and the new toolbox. I'm sure you're no stranger to auctions or FB marketplace but some Snap On deals can be had if you're looking for a toolbox. Hard to find these days but they are out there.
Excellent plan! Only one comment from me. You concrete approach to the back really needs backfilling, if only for a foot or two. I would not wait on that small detail. If that rock slowly sifts its way out from under the edge of the slab (and it won't take long), it will soon break. Amazing shop my friend.
As an electrician, I agree with your choice. Solar is not efficient in all areas, no one advertises that. As for all the work you have to do yet, you are lucky to have those problems !! You will never be done, just closer to what you imagine, because it will change, and all that is very cool !!
Just a suggestion, I put casters on all the storage units, tool boxes, you name it. This allows me to move everything to keep the shop clean. Can move and sweep or shop vac up all accumulated dust and dirt.
I'm over 60 now. My wifes health has declined to a walker to get around. My dream was a workshop smaller than yours with a house above it. 6 car garage with living quarters. You have worked and have accomplished my dream. I could never achieve this now. Kudos for all you have done and for having a wife who supports you like she does. Lucky Man.
Looking forward to seeing the overhead crane go in. Enjoyed the progress so far.
I've inspected hundreds of industrial overhead cranes (up to 475 ton hot metal ladle cranes) and runways. I'd love to design a mini crane for my shop.
@@EllisDmentedmy parents neighbor was in the demo industry for decades and when he got the opportunity to salvage a overhead crane he would then design a new building to fit the older crane and sell it as a package for local businesses, his own backyard had a 40x100ft shop with a overhead 10 ton crane that ran the whole length with auto greaser on the carriage, was badass
He’d work on project cars by just lifting the body off and putting it the other end of the shop
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@miningmasterl870c5 the oldest overhead crane I've inspected was an ancient 50T, all riveted construction. I think the build date was 1920s. ACME steel in Riverdale Illinois. Before ACME I believe the site was originally an old munitions factory.
Crane!!!!
In 1972 I started doing logging jobs, gravitated to road building and then when a spotted owl became important quit doing that and started a computer services business. When building my house I adapted an old hay baler to drill a well. Watching Matt doing his thing with old equipment keeps from feeling so old and inspires me to my latest project, a drone lawnmower/weed wacker on tracks. At 88 I can still build and operate machinery!
I’m glad you’re still able to do those things! My grandpa is 81 with the same spirit as you. I hope he does the same as you and never loses that young spirit.
Awesome
I can just imagine an older guy with a smile on his face driving around a mini mower-tank with an RC radio...I wanna be that guy someday. Haha
Keep at it! You'll get there!
I reminded a friend of mine that his grandson was now old enough to be useful.
I'm going to have to move to Pennsylvania so I can get my ROLLING ROCK! It is harder and harder to get it here in Florida . I totally enjoy your website
Seeing that old International S series rig brought back memories for me. My great uncle owned a water well drill/service company and I used to do summer work for him on my days off from working in the oilpatch. The argument over Pounded vs Drilled wells can be a fierce one, but it all comes down to geology. With a well defined water table (like yours would be, given the terrain and visible surface water) that is relatively shallow, pounding can cut down on the amount of silt and infiltrate because it doesn't disturb the subsurface layers in the same way that drilling does. Where I am, our water table can be significantly lower and there are sometimes multiple aquafers to go through to reach target, and pounding doesn't do so well for that type of situation. My old rig was a 1978 International S (don't remember the exact model) with a hydraulic powered rotary rig or a 1981 S series service truck for doing pump installs, servicing and airlifts. Lots of great memories bouncing down the backroads of Saskatchewan, Canada in an old International with no radio and no A/C, just a thermos of coffee and a map.
My family used to own and operate a well drilling company. Seeing that old well rig sure brought back memories. In our area of NW Florida, we get a lot of sulpher in our upper level aquifers so to get away from that "rotten egg" smell, and taste, we used to recommend deep wells so you'd get into the "clean" water. The shallow wells are mainly for yards and that sort of stuff although some people do use them for their houses with filters installed. My house has a deep well with a submersible pump and I get really good water. The well was one of the last the company did before they shut it all down as the city's in the area began expanding their water lines farther and farther out.
How does the pounder rig evacuate the dirt out of the hole for the well?
@@jeffwilliams3642 By circulating water through the hole. It will bring up most of the silt, dirt and such. Once the casing is put in, you flow a ton of water through it to circulate out anything that remains. How you circulate and flow the well is also dependent on what kind of subsurface geology you have as well, but this one looked pretty straightforward, so a constant cycle of water around the drill would get the job done.
@@aeromedic5824 So once you get through to the water table you just flush the hole out till the water runs fairly clear?
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No real shop is ever "finished". As your life moves on your needs and interests change and your shop changes with them.
Your shop looks great and just keeps getting better. Looking forward to the overhead crane install.
I have a cabin that’s never really done the farther I get into it the more I want to do. I have completed the total off grid 6 years and couple hundred grand later
Nothing like having fresh water and electricity at the shop so far off the beaten path. Very nice drilling rig, that truck and rig are an amazing piece of history!! So cool he brought that to use on your land!
needs some pole lights on road
@@rsprockets7846 Would be really cool to have but it's very expensive unless he makes them solar
You will likely (depending on the geology) have a much better well yield by drilling with that cable tool drill rig. That is 100% true. Good luck. Make sure you get a good bacteria test from the local health unit or lab before drinking the water. Another tip is to use the well. Often people do not have sufficient turnover within the well bore to keep fresh water coming in from the surrounding aquifer.
Howdyyawl from the land down under. You were talking about solar power, once you get above the equator, so let power is less likely to work sufficiently. You've done well with the power usage. Keep up the progress, you'll get there, be patient. Everything will fall into place.Waiting for next video😊
And also one drawback with solar it takes 10 to 15 years for it to pay for itself. And as you said by then it's ready to be replaced.
What happened with plans for the overhead shop rails? I remember you purchased the oversize rails some time back, and installed the shop corner fixing plates before the floor concrete went down. Keep up the good work Matt, like others I look forward to your content each week.
From memory, he was waiting for the power to be connected before bothering with that?
Good moning folks. Have a great day today!
Good night here from Indonesia. ..
Is the overhead crane still going to happen? Great update
I worked at a very old university,established in 1929 , and there was tons of cool stuff , I acquired probably a dozen of those old school industrial lights , I installed then in various spots at my home , yes they are great!!
LOL, a clutter free workshop. It's nice to have dreams. Regarding your electrical feed it might be a good idea to go from Mainline --> Pad Transformer --> Small shed with a transfer switch and a breaker panel --> Feed out to shop and house. The utility will probably force you to have the power meter installed at the shed location but that would allow you to run whatever power you want later without involving the utility as well as giving you a convenient place to tie in a generator. If you want to have a separate meter for the house and shop then you could do that to, you'd just need two sets of transfer switches. While it might seem inconvenient to have to the generator not near the house, if you have to run it for days on end you'll be happy it's not.
Loved the thought of the overhead crane! Believe you would use it constantly (and you believe that too), hope to see it installed in the near future! Appreciate your great videos!
Aw man you’re living the dream dude! I remember finding your channel when you barely had 170k subscribers and was working out of your garage more.
You’ve been on an incredible journey
Mercy sakes.. you’ve got more irons in the fire than ten guys can handle in a lifetime. 😮
Love the Bolt Guys. There is nothing more frustrating than to spend hours, digging through decades of clutter - in search of something you recall being there.
not clutter its excess inventory ......................had aSBC intake once somebody needed it so i traded
for some vega parts
I like to tinker and in my workshop I found that smaller lights but LOTS more of them help me to stay out of my own shadow as well as give extra light for my aging eyes. Also about your woodshed. I would but a shed big enough to hold at least one month's worth of wood so it is protected from rain. Dry wood burns so much better than soaked wood. Looks like a fantastic place to me.
Looking great. Don’t forget to fasten the bolt bin to the wall, although PA isn’t Cali a light earthquake could tip it over and make a terrible mess to put back into the different locations.
I can back that statement up, I have an (approx) 18x60x52 wide Husky box that was overloaded and it tipped over On ME, my stupidity, of course. I transferred a bunch to the US General 5-drawer cart, which I purchased on a Harbor Freight sale which really helped. Yes, a 6-hour Emergency room check for a head injury!
We don't have earthquakes in PA, unless you count forklifts and beer.
@@chaddesantis4191yes you do, we get them in NY too. They’re not as common as west coast but they happen.
@@michaelandin1167 I've lived 30 miles away from Matt for 41 years. I remember a grand total of one earthquake, and it felt kinda like when someone farts next to you on a wooden bench, only for like 3 minutes straight with no sound, smell, or dirty looks.
Matt, you are an inspiration to all who watch your videos!!! I am 65 and I feel like getting into stuff like you do!!! Keep up the adventures, my friend!!!
never to old to start a project.
@@retsamyar Absolutely 💯
Hi Matt, I'm also in PA and sorta similar situation of being in a valley. The solar setup I have is direct to AC through micro-inverters on each panel. No batteries, 24 panels on the roof. Still hooked the the grid, but the solar supplements and reduces the cost of traditional power, even during winter though it's not much. On a sunny summer day, the house runs on pretty much all solar. The downside is that when traditional power goes out, the solar shuts off to prevent backfeeding and frying a line tech.
Just letting ya know that there are options out there.
"There's not a single direction I can turn out here and NOT see something that needs my attention" Man, I know that feeling
Hi Matt, as a PEng (electrical) I would suggest you have a 480v 3PH power supply as you are running motors and have an industrial facility. Your right to want mains power for the needs you can foresee into the future. That will also power your much needed overhead crane better than single phase.
Your take on solar is spot on. Lived off grid for a few years, and can attest its not easy. Living in an area that gets weeks without direct sun in the winter is no bueno with an off grid system. You are also correct on recurring costs over time, its not a forever system, especially if you wind up cycling your batteries deeply during those weeks without sun. You can fix that by installing a larger battery system but the end cost is the same. Either replace batteries more often or buy lots more to start with. Love the shop by the way.
It's a work in progress and you've come a long way Matt. The shop looks great😁👍
Really most people undersize their systems and think they can get away with the least amount. We are going to go solar with the new house in several years. The plan is to have a hybrid system and sell back anything we do not use from a 30kwh plus system along with maybe adding a 20kwh direct grid tied system.
If you build your system large enough today then in 50 years you sould still have enough solar and battery to live like you do today. Even future appliances will be more energy efficient. A freezer/fridge could be far more efficient if people would not care if the door and the walls were 6 inches thick. Which is why using higher end insulation is key to bring down the overall cost to run a unit.
Solar systems today are also plug and play and have massive amounts of options. EG4 now makes a really nice outdoor setup that you can mount batteries and all in one inverter on your wall and be fully connected in no time.
We NC folks say " Slow but deliberate". When things move too fast we don't plan well enough, and make mistakes. I think you've done extremely well. Before you pack the place, I'd like to make a suggestion. Cook a hog, and have Scrappy Industries, the boys at Area Diesel over and celebrate this this thing before it's full of parts and projects. It would mean an awful to you and them. Take a lot of pictures. Been quite a journey. You've got some great friends.
Think for a moment how your life could be without Diesel Creek, thanks Matt, you rock💪👍
I would miss Matt 😅 love his channel and scrappy and meat ball and rossco and all the team .
Let's not forget Vinnie and his awesome music.
Maybe a hired hand could be a good thing to help you with all your projects. If I was younger and lived closer to your area, I would help you for free.
I watch Matt many times over regular tv. Much better content!
Your channel is, BY FAR, my favorite on TH-cam!
I like the Vidmar cabs. Made right in Allentown PA. I work for their sister company Lista in MA
Another enjoyable video. I couldn’t help to notice the Rolling Rock beer on the table. Living not far from Latrobe, my grandparents had a farm and when visiting I was served farm house basement temperature RR beer, what a memory. And again thanks for all the videos.
I haven’t seen a drill rig like this in a long time. Guess it’s correct that this type of rig will work at the farm with all the historical equipment present. Thanks Matt
For as many irons as you have in the fire, Matt, you do a pretty good job of not getting burned. That's a whole lot more than most of us can keep track of. It's great to watch the progress as it unfolds. You're in the middle of it, so progress will appear slower to you. Keep the videos coming.
You are one lucky man to have such a shop . I know it hasn't come easy . Definitely agree going with the grid was the way to go. Roscoe needs a soft plushy in the shop. He's a great asset to you business 😊
Marcot drilled my well 20 years ago. Glad to see they are still in business. Ground pounder drills the best wells in SWPA.
Mat,
First off this is a great video.
Some free suggestions, and not worth what you payed for them.
1) One line for heating 16` x 16` floor is one line too few. I live in PA, Franklen County. so I know the winters here. winter of 23-24 is predicted to be pretty bad as compared to the last decade.,
2) Show all the dogs at some point.
3) Over size the boiler, you will want floor heating everywhere you have concrete.
4) consider adding additional conex boxes to the shed area. That will extend the ceiling hight and the reach of the "wings" you want to install, and allow you to have a conex as the wall there as well. Also at some time in the fuurture you will want to put in a concrete floor that will also need to be heated.
5) While on the frame you might want to aff a good walke-talke radio so if the cell does not work the walke-talke will.
Seems just like yesterday when you were setting up the container garage 😊
Well done Matt, awsome garage.
Yep - two Conex's and a mud hole out back.
Geoff in Australia; Mat you have done very well for a one man team you should be proud well done and keep on trucking
man imagine like 20-30 yrs his kids are gonna see these videos 🙏🏾. Real motivation man fr!!
Pounder = spuidder or cable tool rig. Before rotaries came along,, the way they drilled oil wells. Notice after pounding with the drill bit for a while the driller runs in a hollow tube called a bailer. The bailer has a plunger valve on the bottom. Keep the hole mostly filled with water and when the bailer hits the bottom the plunger valve opens and the water in the hole rushes into the empty bailer to equalize hydrostatic pressure. As it does so it sweeps cuttings into the bailer. Lift it out and dump it. Repeat as necessary. Helped my boss drill a water well with a actual cable tool rig once. Fairly deep...80 -90 feet. He had it witched first to determine if water was there. We cheated a bit as he had some sacks of barite we mixed with water and dropped in the hole to help pick up the cuttings. Barite is the main ingredient of plain old drilling mud used in rotary drilling where formation pressures necessitate it.
Instead of being envious, I'm happy that you finally got a sheltered place to work. You know how the saying goes:
" The more room you got, the more you hoard". Isn't it wonderful ?
The bench you paid 40 for has drawers that are rusted on the inside. If you will spray the rusted areas with Ospho, it will completely stop the rust, turn it black and then when it dries in a few hours simply wipe it down and voila...your drawers will look clean and you can put tools or whatever inside and they won't rust. Ospho is also a primer,so you could spray the drawers inside if you wanted. Great stuff, once you try it you wonder how you did without it especially all those rusted up machines you collect.
that bolts and nuts set is killer. my local stores have less and less supply, and all their stainless stuff never gets reordered when out. I want solar(for more of a cushion during the heat of summer), but I'm not delusional to think you could basically run a small shop off it economically
Yeah, I live in the desert where theres thriving industry to sell it but people find out the real expense of it too late and it's put a lot of them in serious debt.
Your accomplishments from the house garage and tinkering on forklifts,mowers, dump truck rebuild etc to now is no small accomplishment. Kudos to vision and dreams. Thanks for the journey. The future is bright and promising.
Thanks for the update Matt , your shop is looking awesome.. The closing shot , well that is a rough way to roll and compact the dirt . LOL ............ Oh , when you dry lumber do not stack each board directly on top of each other. Put some smaller narrow boards across so that there is an air gap between the stacked boards. They will dry much quicker. Thanks Matt! 👍👍
I have a cat and he's needy all the time he wants to behold and he's just a big old good best friend for a pet😊
Matt, you are taking me back to my childhood, my late dad used to be a drilling contractor and he used a similar rig to the one your contractor used. He also believed it to be better in certain aspects than the more modern compressor type rigs. It could however not compete as the modern rigs were able to drill several holes in the time this old rig could complete one! I am 61 years old and my dad passed away nearly 50 years ago. Thanks for bringing back fond memories with a tear or two.
Fantastic choice on the pounder, its essentially fracking with every hit, you stay out of the black shale and the sulfur and other lousy water issues you can get with deep wells
you missed out the overhead crane in the shop apart from that your done a grand job so far , looking forward to the finished project
He has one sitting in the woods for it
must of missed that bit lets bige watch now @@kluckfabrication5991
Don’t forget to run the downspouts underground and daylight them over the hill, be sure to put clean outs on them right after the 90, for the gutter adapter, I’ve never had 4” pipe clog, but your in the woods with beaucoup leaves, it’s just a good idea.
I strongly recommend you to get an air dryer for your compressor. We have the exact same air setup as you are planning at work and it’s not fun when all the aux tanks, pipes, valves and stuff get full of water. The ground temperature is low enough for what little moisture there is to condensate in the pipe and then it accumulates in the aux tanks. We actually have one dryer directly after the compressor and then one in the next building where the pipe comes up from the ground. Apart from these problems it’s a great system, no noise and supreme air quality😃👍 Thank you very much for yet another entertaining video! Best channel on TH-cam.
«So when you’re looking for your nuts, they’re easy to find” 😂👍🏻
Seriously though, great shop Matt. As a fellow 92’er, I gotta say you’ve done great for yourself.
Can’t wait for more machine fixing/landscape/maintenance videos in the future! 😎✌🏻
Great insight to the shop and the farm, love how you addressed the “Solar” and reality is you know best given you live and work 99% of your time at the shop! Looking forward to the next update 👍👏👏👏
I like each and every video related to your workshop. There is a huge variety of different work to be done, most of it by yourself. You have been working like a horse. I particularly remember the steel rods you prepared for the concrete floor. Down to earth videos where common sense prevails. You have also found sponsors, which is good. Definetly one of my top five channels.
As far as solar , sounds like you investigated it well and you know best what will work for you. You are home! If you are like me , your not moving until they take you for the last ride. Enjoy your piece of heaven on earth and do exactly what you want, to make you happy.! Love your channel!
Yup. Only way I’m coming off that land is in a wooden box
You need a charcoal grill / smoker made out of a fifty five gallon steel drum cut in half longways with a wood table on the end for those times when good friends are helping you , get hungry. Also a refrigerator and a place for plates and silverware and beer!
You’re a man of many means Matt, and you have achieved a hell of a lot in a short time ….👍👌🇮🇲
Matt you have made Monumental advancements to your property ,Rome wasn't built in a day ,and you have so many projects in the fire I have no Idea how you keep it all together and Sill put out amazing and interesting content and edit your video's and with it all ,your a one man show, I hope people realize and understand that . Now that we head into fall, getting power and water on your property is a absolute must for your heating system to go on line .
After you get grid power, might consider install one or two minisplit heatpumps to the building. They will help with heating and get a/c in summer time as a bonus.
He ran about 2 miles of in-slab heating.
This past spring I had a minisplit system installed in my house with two heads. LOVE IT. I think one head would be perfect for his office space.
Those new mini splits are bad azz
@@motor2of7 - The problem with heating the slab is that when you have warm days and cool nights, the slab gets heated and then when it warms up during the day, it gets too hot inside. Mini splits will solve those problems.
the pint is that he's already committed to radiant heating
I find solar is recommended ,1.by people who know nothing about it,2.by people who have a vested interest in installing it.Batteries,10 years and replace,still got to have backup generators.Some insurance companies will not insure properties with solar installations.Pie in the sky stuff. Good decision Matt.IB
Forget solar look into putting a waterwheel generator in. As long as water is flowing you are generating day and night. A lot cheaper and you can build it yourself. Keep up the good work
Nice update video Matt, speaking of projects in every direction couldn’t help but notice you avoided mentioning a big yellow elephant (crane) sitting about halfway up your drive. 😂
I really thought more people would be on to that and asking about that. LOL! Been on my mind all the time as it is the life saver of all when it comes to the back.
This is a nice video of snippets of what you are doing with this building project. We all feel your excitement about this build and looking forward to many more "will it start" videos to come! Yes, we in Ontario Canada have a drilling company that uses the same drilling unit as this one. In fact, our neighbour pounded a new well last year! Best of luck on getting your power coming in!
Thanks for the update. So much to do, so little time. I think you have accomplished a great amount in really just a short amount of time. I don’t think it ever ends, always an update to be made. Really enjoying all your videos. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and adventures with us. Peace
Thank goodness the " Beater With A Heater " is still around . It was the reason I started watching your channel in the first place as I am an XJ owner myself down here in Victoria Australia. Have enjoyed watching you going through your projects immensely ! May your dreams all come true Matt. All the best from down under , Alex. ( ex pat Canuck !)
On your future house; do go geothermal; it will be the best thing you could ever do for heating & cooling. A neighbor of mine had geothermal installed at her house & I asked her a few years ago how it works; she said it keeps her house at approximately 65-70 degrees constantly year round & she's had it for at least the last 15 years.
Thanks for the update
On that old drill rig around these parts we called them "spudders"
I think because the tool looks a lot like a spud bar.
Gosh I haven't seen one of those in working condition in probably 40 years.
Someone else starting a session of DC hitting that thumbs up button?
Hello Matt. Been following you for about 2 years now. Love your content. I have a request. As a former North Easterner and current SW desert dweller, I ask that you keep doing drone shots so we can see the changing of the Fall leaves. It would be great to see them progress in all their beauty. I definitely miss that (but not the winter 😉). Thanks. John Phoenix AZ.
That’s called a typesetters desk. Those drawers are worth $40 each. Good find. I found two 12 drawer cabinets full of 900lbs of monotype. Keeps the casting pot fed. If you can bury the extra air tank I would. That way if it ever gives up the beans it won’t take out your whole Lean-to. Cheers from Wa State.
The well drilling rig is also referred to as a cable tool . They a re slower than rotary hammer but provide better well development in a couple of ways. The pounding action can add more fracturing to the bedrock thereby creating more routes for water to enter the well and the surging action (much like a plunger) will keep those fractures flushed out & free of debris. Retired water resources technologist.
I love your motivation, Matt, you have really accomplished a lot here!
You've come a long way since I've been viewing your channel, Matt !! And that's in just a little over one year + !! Good job, my friend !! I am certainly looking forward to your future plans and following along !! Best wishes.
Doing everything by yourself is satisfying but daunting. In reality you need a bunch of bodies you can task things out to get closer to finishing up and getting to the things you most enjoy. Big fan from CT.
I was a heavy equipment operator in the Army., in the days of D7F's, Clarke 290 Scrapers, Cat 621 B's, Cat 130 Graders... love watching your show.
Matt, I have a double car garage, and a 10 X 12 lein-to shed on the back of that. We have lived in our house for 35 years, so I don't have the setup you do. There is not a day that goes by that I can't walk into the garage see 10 things I'd like to do. I can feel your pain. But just look how far you've come! You have a beautiful setup and once you get the house built you'll gain a few hours a day that you currently loose to drive time. Keep up the good work. Add a "Super Thank-you button" please.
Great to see what you have planned for the years to come Matt, you and your good lady deserve everything you have and more 👍🏻🏴
start a gravel fund, how much for a dump truck?????
22:19 Your worksop area is looking totally beautiful, that's what I think, Matt. I'm proud of you and your friends efforts in making it happen.
Great plans, Matt! You're going to have such a great shop area - world class, in my opinion! Plus, you'll have more than enough material to show us on your channel. I'm happy for you, my friend!
@4:05 "My man just showed up, fired this thing up, and went straight to poundin". Phrasing, Matt. Phrasing.
They are a better well Matt. I can attest to that. What you heard is absolutely correct. You’ll never see a hammer drill pressurize a well, they only need to do that with rotary drills.
Meant to be working, but I think I can squeeze in a lunch break! 🏴
Thanks for keeping us updated Matt- great to see the progress.
Like it 🏴
Make that a hat trick 🏴
Nice shop setup Matt! She's coming along nicely! The only thing you're missing is a small patio with a smoker/grill combo. Hey, A guy's gotta eat while he works hard, might as well eat well!
All that beer sitting on the table getting warm and this guy thinks the only thing missing is a grill. The Internet never ceases to amaze me..😂
@@chaddesantis4191 Never ceases to amaze me the clowns who make dumb comments. Thanks for the example.
Love the bolts and nuts setup, love the whole project looking fantastic!
Thanks Matt for pointing out the minus of going completely solar, in certain situations solar makes sense but not for your application. I have and use solar panels for smaller applications such as keeping the batters charged on my rv and I use solar walkway lights but you won’t see solar panels on the roof of my house.
Consider a self-feeding wood chip boiler. Yah, you will need a chipper, a vibrating feed chip bin, electronics to activate the feed. Automated! Separately, build a big storage bin with a ramp to load it and a pipe across the top for a tarp on a rope and a pipe for weight on the other end, to keep chips dry. A chute dumps into a bin, an auger system like used to lift grain into silos, loads the boiler hopper. At 71, an Aspie, it's all whish full thinking! Some call it engineering!
The shop looks great and I'm happy for you!! Keep up the great work and I'm looking forward to seeing more!!
The workshop is looking great Matt, man those flood lights 😮
Your hard work is paying off, congratulations!!
I wonder if Matt will make an offer on the Bucyress? Great update on the garage. You deserve it.
Grab a Quincy QT Series compressor and keep it inside. They're whisper quiet. 100% duty cycle. I have the QT5, the smaller, its' 11cfm @175psi. Keeping air outside in winter may cause icing issues. MTC.
Thanks to you and area diesel service, we are going to use them to rebuild an injection pump for a 1981 Case 480D Tractor. Your channel. Connects all of us together for our common interests. Thanks Matt
Great layout in the shop. Digging all the storage and the new toolbox. I'm sure you're no stranger to auctions or FB marketplace but some Snap On deals can be had if you're looking for a toolbox. Hard to find these days but they are out there.
AMAZING WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!
Excellent plan! Only one comment from me. You concrete approach to the back really needs backfilling, if only for a foot or two. I would not wait on that small detail. If that rock slowly sifts its way out from under the edge of the slab (and it won't take long), it will soon break. Amazing shop my friend.
As an electrician, I agree with your choice. Solar is not efficient in all areas, no one advertises that. As for all the work you have to do yet, you are lucky to have those problems !! You will never be done, just closer to what you imagine, because it will change, and all that is very cool !!
Don't forget the overhead crane.... Lots of progress, looks great.
It’s coming eventually
Can't wait for it to come together. Great job Matt
Your headed in the right direction bud keep up the good work
Amazing progress. Fantastic content. Can’t wait to see the next episode!
Just a suggestion, I put casters on all the storage units, tool boxes, you name it. This allows me to move everything to keep the shop clean. Can move and sweep or shop vac up all accumulated dust and dirt.
It’s coming along very nice!
man thats bright !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think the dog is even impressed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!