I’m going to check out Bespoke. If the weld holds, it’s a good weld. Every time I watch your channel and you are working on the homestead it reminds me of my younger days on my homestead. I’m 65 now but homesteading never gets old. Wished I lived close to you to volunteer some time helping you. Love the channel
Nice portable band saw & rebuilt log hauler. Safety equipment running the chainsaw is critical & to set a good example. Looking forward to critter cam.
Friend of mine put a beeper on his bridge to tell when someone has pulled in. Drove them nuts at night. I put a camera up and found the deer loved the bridge. This was in my 35mm film trail cam days.
That "tool" that you got for Chelesea is a Hori Hori knife from Japan, it is meant to be a gardening tool, I've used one for years as a trowel and weeding tool.
Cap’n that trowel knife thingy looks handy! I’m gonna go take a look right now. And, that wicked, limbing, bone breaking machete awakens testosterone that I thought was asleep years ago. Thanx for the info. Nicely thought out and executed mods on the log winch. That stand and remote will change your whole perspective on how handy it is. Here’s a helpful hint for ya… gleaned from years of dealing with cutting downed trees. Go ahead and stick that wedge in your back pocket. If you think there’s a chance that the log will flex or roll and pinch your saw… pound it into the kerf BEFORE you cut through the log. I figured this out after having to lift a log, with my bucket loader, to remove my saw with a bent bar. My neighbor and I had cut wood together for over 30 years… once I showed him how well it worked he adopted it as a practice too! I’m really impressed with the progress you’ve made. Keep humping… you’re gettin’ there!
The faster you mount boxes on those plates of your winch the more your shins will thank you. Someone already suggested military ammo cans and I couldn’t agree more. They are fairly inexpensive, readily available and they are waterproof as long as the seals on the lids are intact. Great video Mike.
Well, I'm impressed. That's my kind of design and build, "hey, that works good" and "whoops, try something else." Works for a lot of stuff, over-planning is over-rated!
Get some Ospho. Spray it on the log winch then in a day or 2 you can paint it and theres no grinding or wire wheelin. Use it on pipe fences gates when I build them. Works like a champ
MY BROTHER IN LAW GAVE ME A BOOK ON WELDING FROM HOBART, SHOWS WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE WITH EXAMPLES OF TO HOT, TO COLD, TO FAST TO SLOW, BEST THING I EVER USED AS AN AID , THOSE SPRINGS ARE GOOD METAL FOR TOOL/BLADE MAKING
That bridge is looking good The log carrier is also coming along. Don't paint it until you're 100% sure it is thy way you need it to be. Welding is all about practice. It is an art and a science.
Mike as usual your outlook at life and your projects are soo refreshing. Loved the wire wrap it sure made the finish product. The way you work through an issue and your engineering /fabrication conquers the issues with a functional product. Thanks sharing these installments.
A good idea for stuff you use in the woods,chains,shackles,axe,hammer etc spray them with orange paint,they soon camaflage themselves in the leaves......and you can tell if they are yours.Great job cheers from UK
Hey mike it looked like you had enough clearance on your stand that all you would have to do after you hooked it up is pull out the stand and flip it upside down and put it back into the mount so that it is sticking up behind the wench so that you don’t have to hunt for it when you need it , it will always be on the mount !
Mike, if its the last thing I do, I am old by the way, I want you to learn how to do a farmers eye. Take a piece of cable and on the end where its cut off you will be looking down at seven different strands of cable. Each one of the strands is its own variation of the whole piece of cable that you are holding. Count to three and unwrap them as one whole piece still wound in its original wrap design. Now you have three on one side and four on the other. Unwrap the cable say about a foot to sixteen inches.... you can just guess as its not crucial to this. Make like you are going to tie a knot in the line and see it pull back down into its original one single strand, if its not doing that then your backwards on the knot attempt. Lets say it was right first time off. Take one of the strands and keep winding it back until you run out of line and then do the same with the other. What your left with is a nice "eye" on that end of cable. You can hook it over the tow ball on your hitch or shackle it to another piece of cable. Now done nicely it won't have ends sticking out and will spool back onto the winch nice and even. You can help it by pushing the two together and getting a head start on a "tight eye" and neve have to tie knots in cable again. If you do it to have this eye with a tail on purpose as those two ends can be wound back together to leave a tail on purpose, you can use those U-clamps to make it so it can't slip just as well but the chinese designed it so it would only get tighter as you pull on it anyway. Okay your out in the brush and want to make some short chokers for logs out of cable that I am sure you can see how putting the eye of a cable around a log and then thread the loose end through the eye that it will sinch on the log you wish to pull. All farmers eyes and no extra pieces to buy. Well a shackle to hook it to the pull line so that you have more than just one piece being pulled. I am going to break the rule here and try to teach you one more so it will tie together and even be more "GOODER" .... your in the woods and you have plenty of cable but its all in one piece and can't make a quick choker. Well yes you can because the axe you carry has a sharp blade and it still will if you do this part right. Blade pointed at you, lay the cable across it and looking down on it see that the blade and the cable are in alignment with each other... pinch the line tight against that blade and hit the cable going across the blade with a soft hammer. One made from lead or copper will hit the blade and the blade will be sharp but the piece you hit it with will have a cut in it. Anyway that will cut straight away quick through the cable, leave you with a axe you can shave with if you could before, and the cable will be in two pieces. Mike, I was a logger mechanic for over fifty years and its the truth, all of what I said is true. Don't make huge eyes in cable but do make them big enough to work with. Now promise me that you will try it
@@criticalevent Absolutely and its so easy with the small cable that you use. I wouldn't make as large a eye as he did in the video (which I subscribed to) because just that eye alone will hold an enormous amount of weight without slipping.
Bridge looking great Can you store the kickstand one your log hauler so it is not left behind? Be good be happy and never apologize for being safe. It only takes one time.
I'm sure you have access to old fire hose. You can cut it to length to protect your cables or hoses. Great way to up cycle and makes for heavy duty protective coverings.
Great ideas throughout this video Mr. Captain! Get yourself a key lanyard that you wear around your neck for the winch remote. Make it in a bright florescent color ( trust me on this)!! If you lay it down while you are hooking up, it sometimes takes hours to find it again!...lol
Looks really good. I particularly like the wire wrap. Makes for a professional look. Was wondering if rodents will leave that stuff alone. As for weding...an old timer told me,, "A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't" Yours look way better than anything I could do.
Good video -- For cable clamp tensioning: "The saddle goes on the horses back". I learned that at Ft Knox Automotive School, (years ago...!). You have the technique -- good job...!
If your cable in the clamps on the bridge loosen, do a u-turn with the tail of the cable and put it in the clamp nearest the eyebolt. You will obviously need a larger clamp to have 3 cables clamped together.
Hi Captain Not sure if I can keep watching. Your just getting too damn posh with a remote control winch. 🤣🤣🤣 Another enjoyable video. Michael (from Scotland)
When using the death wheel try to let the blade slide across the metal instead of plung cuts it help save the blade a lot. Unless you upgrade to a diamond tip blade.
The stick welding is holding so it seems like it’s working. Coming from a non welder. But your flap wheel making welds look good comment reminded me of my carpenter skills. I am a paint grade carpenter. With the right amount of caulk and paint my woodworking looks great.
Happy go lucky ....that is a great way to travel through life.... definitely enjoy watching... Always positive , well, maybe a touch of waiting for the bad to happen...haaaaa ...
I don't know if it makes any difference in your application but there's a metal part called a thimble that goes in the eye/loop of the cable. Thanks for sharing!
Upgrades Fer sure there Bud! And heck I'm about to be 62 and I can't weld a lick! ;-). Cut to the latter part and DANG thats some fine scurrying there bud! ;-) Pro level fer sure...
I was looking at those pointy bits left over from where you cut off sections of steel, thinking "I hope he rounds those off" and sure enough you did. I've slammed my shins into too many things like that over the years to not be concerned when I see 'em. :D Kudos to the kid for also suggesting logo blue!
Some questions for you is what are your safety precautions in case you or your family gets disabled in the woods? Would your wife come looking for you after a certain amount of time when you're using things like your saw? Do you have a walkie-talkie with you? Would never want you or anyone in your family to get hurt and not be able to get help ASAP. Great job on the bridge and as you said you can't go wrong with Bespoke Post they have super items for everyone. Stay safe with that chainsaw.
For some reason when you were driving the 755 onto the CK Arches Bridge I was thinking that you’ll end up nailing down some expanded wire mesh for traction when the wood is wet. Might have just been the slippery looking wet leaves 🍁 before you used the jet propelled leaf blower at the end. 🌬 🍂🍁🍃
Maybe, when your jack stand is not needed you can put it back in the same slot it is in when in use only 180degrees out so in “won’t interfer” with anything...? Maybe can put the remote in a little metal bracket pocket you could weld together on the side someplace?
Bespoke Post...thank you for sponsoring the 'Captain Kleeman" video today !!!
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The way I remember how to put cable clamps on is, "You never saddle a dead horse." So you put the saddle on the "live" side.
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Finally won’t miss those leaf springs. Learned something too about cable clamps. Thanks Captain.
Looking better every day
Thank you Chris!
Capt. Mike Kleeman- Cobulator extraordinaire. Nice mods on the log winch. 😁👍
Thank you sir!
I’m going to check out Bespoke. If the weld holds, it’s a good weld. Every time I watch your channel and you are working on the homestead it reminds me of my younger days on my homestead. I’m 65 now but homesteading never gets old. Wished I lived close to you to volunteer some time helping you. Love the channel
Definitely appreciate the support and thanks for watching!
Nice portable band saw & rebuilt log hauler. Safety equipment running the chainsaw is critical & to set a good example. Looking forward to critter cam.
Ammo boxes work really well for weatherproof water boxes. A 50 caliber or 40 mm can would probably be a great size.
Friend of mine put a beeper on his bridge to tell when someone has pulled in. Drove them nuts at night. I put a camera up and found the deer loved the bridge. This was in my 35mm film trail cam days.
Pieces are falling in place nicely, placed is looking good Mike!!👍🇺🇸
Thank you!
That "tool" that you got for Chelesea is a Hori Hori knife from Japan, it is meant to be a gardening tool, I've used one for years as a trowel and weeding tool.
Thanks for the info!
I was told many years ago when using cable clamps,You don't saddle a dead horse, lol. Keep smilin
You may want to look into a quick hitch for your tractor. Makes hooking up 3 point implements so much easier
And a hydraulic top link. Makes everything easier and more productive.
Your welding skills have been greatly improved . Practice makes perfect . Great video .
Thank you!
Aaron would be proud of you.
I hope so! Haven’t seen him in a while. He has been at his full time job for a few weeks now
@@CaptainKleeman Any weld that doesn't break is a good weld. I've seen pretty welds break and ugly welds hold. That's all that counts.
Cap’n that trowel knife thingy looks handy! I’m gonna go take a look right now. And, that wicked, limbing, bone breaking machete awakens testosterone that I thought was asleep years ago. Thanx for the info.
Nicely thought out and executed mods on the log winch. That stand and remote will change your whole perspective on how handy it is.
Here’s a helpful hint for ya… gleaned from years of dealing with cutting downed trees. Go ahead and stick that wedge in your back pocket. If you think there’s a chance that the log will flex or roll and pinch your saw… pound it into the kerf BEFORE you cut through the log.
I figured this out after having to lift a log, with my bucket loader, to remove my saw with a bent bar. My neighbor and I had cut wood together for over 30 years… once I showed him how well it worked he adopted it as a practice too!
I’m really impressed with the progress you’ve made. Keep humping… you’re gettin’ there!
You make an excellent point. Especially when cutting off stumps, they always do the unexpected
@@CaptainKleeman yeah and they burn up your chain & bar when they sit down on it! So I’ve been told… LOL
Thanks for sharing, no disasters please. Great progress on the projects. Stay safe, wishing you and your family the best.
Thank you Tom!
The faster you mount boxes on those plates of your winch the more your shins will thank you. Someone already suggested military ammo cans and I couldn’t agree more. They are fairly inexpensive, readily available and they are waterproof as long as the seals on the lids are intact. Great video Mike.
Very true! Thanks for watching
It's the simple pleasures and conveniences and pride in your handiwork. you go kleeman! log handler looks a lot cleaner and more efficient.
Thank you!
Well, I'm impressed. That's my kind of design and build, "hey, that works good" and "whoops, try something else." Works for a lot of stuff, over-planning is over-rated!
Agree!
Nice video. Log winch is looking good. It's nice to see the bridge almost complete and it's nice to hear the Nov plans. Thanks.
Thank you !
Get some Ospho. Spray it on the log winch then in a day or 2 you can paint it and theres no grinding or wire wheelin. Use it on pipe fences gates when I build them. Works like a champ
I will have to look into that!
MY BROTHER IN LAW GAVE ME A BOOK ON WELDING FROM HOBART, SHOWS WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE WITH EXAMPLES OF TO HOT, TO COLD, TO FAST TO SLOW, BEST THING I EVER USED AS AN AID , THOSE SPRINGS ARE GOOD METAL FOR TOOL/BLADE MAKING
Looks like everything looking Great Captain 😎😎😎
That bridge is looking good The log carrier is also coming along. Don't paint it until you're 100% sure it is thy way you need it to be. Welding is all about practice. It is an art and a science.
Thanks Chuck!
Cool critter cam incoming!! New episode cool! watching now! 👀
Vast improvement on the log winch and nice to see careful neat wiring and protection
Thank you!
Yep way to remember is never sadle a dead horse
Looking good the bridge is looking good
Mike as usual your outlook at life and your projects are soo refreshing. Loved the wire wrap it sure made the finish product. The way you work through an issue and your engineering /fabrication conquers the issues with a functional product.
Thanks sharing these installments.
Good morning brother, that pond grass looks great. Nice video, stay safe.....
Thank you sir!
Old ammo cans work well for chains an stuff- that’s what I have on my tractor- take care
Congratulations on passing 47,000 subscribers 👏
A good idea for stuff you use in the woods,chains,shackles,axe,hammer etc spray them with orange paint,they soon camaflage themselves in the leaves......and you can tell if they are yours.Great job cheers from UK
Hey mike it looked like you had enough clearance on your stand that all you would have to do after you hooked it up is pull out the stand and flip it upside down and put it back into the mount so that it is sticking up behind the wench so that you don’t have to hunt for it when you need it , it will always be on the mount !
The log winch turned out great, I love projects like that. Looking forward to the next video.
Mike, if its the last thing I do, I am old by the way, I want you to learn how to do a farmers eye. Take a piece of cable and on the end where its cut off you will be looking down at seven different strands of cable. Each one of the strands is its own variation of the whole piece of cable that you are holding. Count to three and unwrap them as one whole piece still wound in its original wrap design. Now you have three on one side and four on the other. Unwrap the cable say about a foot to sixteen inches.... you can just guess as its not crucial to this. Make like you are going to tie a knot in the line and see it pull back down into its original one single strand, if its not doing that then your backwards on the knot attempt. Lets say it was right first time off. Take one of the strands and keep winding it back until you run out of line and then do the same with the other. What your left with is a nice "eye" on that end of cable. You can hook it over the tow ball on your hitch or shackle it to another piece of cable. Now done nicely it won't have ends sticking out and will spool back onto the winch nice and even. You can help it by pushing the two together and getting a head start on a "tight eye" and neve have to tie knots in cable again. If you do it to have this eye with a tail on purpose as those two ends can be wound back together to leave a tail on purpose, you can use those U-clamps to make it so it can't slip just as well but the chinese designed it so it would only get tighter as you pull on it anyway. Okay your out in the brush and want to make some short chokers for logs out of cable that I am sure you can see how putting the eye of a cable around a log and then thread the loose end through the eye that it will sinch on the log you wish to pull. All farmers eyes and no extra pieces to buy. Well a shackle to hook it to the pull line so that you have more than just one piece being pulled. I am going to break the rule here and try to teach you one more so it will tie together and even be more "GOODER" .... your in the woods and you have plenty of cable but its all in one piece and can't make a quick choker. Well yes you can because the axe you carry has a sharp blade and it still will if you do this part right. Blade pointed at you, lay the cable across it and looking down on it see that the blade and the cable are in alignment with each other... pinch the line tight against that blade and hit the cable going across the blade with a soft hammer. One made from lead or copper will hit the blade and the blade will be sharp but the piece you hit it with will have a cut in it. Anyway that will cut straight away quick through the cable, leave you with a axe you can shave with if you could before, and the cable will be in two pieces. Mike, I was a logger mechanic for over fifty years and its the truth, all of what I said is true. Don't make huge eyes in cable but do make them big enough to work with. Now promise me that you will try it
@@criticalevent Absolutely and its so easy with the small cable that you use. I wouldn't make as large a eye as he did in the video (which I subscribed to) because just that eye alone will hold an enormous amount of weight without slipping.
Cat naps are the best Mike gives you energy to go on ha ha
I agree!
Making beautiful progress on several projects. Looks very good.
Bridge looking great
Can you store the kickstand one your log hauler so it is not left behind?
Be good be happy and never apologize for being safe. It only takes one time.
I think so, I need to clean some burs up so I can get it to slide in far enough for a pin to hold it though
A grinder with the guard fitted?! 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It’s wild
Great job Mike You are making alot of progress on all the projects Thanks for sharing 👍 👏
Thanks for watching frank
great improvement, just hang in there, it an't finished till your through.
You gotta love when a project you build works out I get that same felling when I work on stuff around the farm.
Definitely feels good
I'm sure you have access to old fire hose. You can cut it to length to protect your cables or hoses. Great way to up cycle and makes for heavy duty protective coverings.
at the very end when you were in the hammock, I said "I'd never get out of that hammock".... and then you said you lost 30 minutes. Lol.
😂😂. It was awesome thirty minutes though!
Great ideas throughout this video Mr. Captain! Get yourself a key lanyard that you wear around your neck for the winch remote. Make it in a bright florescent color ( trust me on this)!! If you lay it down while you are hooking up, it sometimes takes hours to find it again!...lol
Good idea on the lanyard!
Looks really good. I particularly like the wire wrap. Makes for a professional look. Was wondering if rodents will leave that stuff alone. As for weding...an old timer told me,, "A grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't" Yours look way better than anything I could do.
Check out Matt at diesel Creek looking at his equipment 3pt hitch turbo blower
Remember with cable clamps never saddle a dead horse
Good video -- For cable clamp tensioning: "The saddle goes on the horses back". I learned that at Ft Knox Automotive School, (years ago...!).
You have the technique -- good job...!
Thanks for watching and appreciate ya looking out!
We always say you never saddle a dead horse
If your cable in the clamps on the bridge loosen, do a u-turn with the tail of the cable and put it in the clamp nearest the eyebolt. You will obviously need a larger clamp to have 3 cables clamped together.
Hi Captain
Not sure if I can keep watching. Your just getting too damn posh with a remote control winch. 🤣🤣🤣
Another enjoyable video.
Michael (from Scotland)
I know! It’s too fancy
boy that bandsaw looks pretty handy!!
It definitely is!
Yep! Got both of those tools. Awesome!
Nice upgrades to the log winch 👍
Thank you!
There's an old saying, a grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't.
That’s right! 😂
Chaps are smart when running a chain saw- my best friend took a saw cut to the leg - then a trip to er
I'm sure the ground is wet but it looks dry and flammable!
Thanks for another fun video, Mike....really enjoy your humor!
Finally to the other side awesome looking forward to what is next Mike mods to the log Whinch must be a great help hey from Al Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks for watching Alan!
great progress on the log bridge!! Keep rolling!
Thanks!
We had a saying when putting on cable clamps, never put a saddle on a dead horse!
That type welding is called social distancing welding, looks good from 6 feet away. If it works it's fine. Great videos.
😂😂 I like that
We really need some stickers buddy. I need to add to my collection.
A little suggestion, perhaps you can make a spot for your remote on the rig so it's always with it. (Nothing to remember)
Good evening. You need to make a holder for your remote on the winch, that way it’ll always be with the winch. Just a thought.
Nice creativity with the video structure!
Thank you!
Chelsea will love the soil knife, received mine last month and I use it all the time! Let’s hope that in November you can accomplish all your chores.
Hey that’s great to hear!
When using the death wheel try to let the blade slide across the metal instead of plung cuts it help save the blade a lot. Unless you upgrade to a diamond tip blade.
The stick welding is holding so it seems like it’s working. Coming from a non welder. But your flap wheel making welds look good comment reminded me of my carpenter skills. I am a paint grade carpenter. With the right amount of caulk and paint my woodworking looks great.
😂😂
Awesome video Mike.
Thank you!
Fantastic video Mike, Love watching everything you do. Great stuff and Thank you !!!
Thanks Andy!
Now you need a remote control holder on the tractor.
Very much enjoy your videos I found you or your videos because of dirt perfect
Thank you!
Happy go lucky ....that is a great way to travel through life.... definitely enjoy watching... Always positive , well, maybe a touch of waiting for the bad to happen...haaaaa ...
Thanks for watching
Stay healthy.
Nice job with the winch
Thank you!
Captain great video! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
I don't know if it makes any difference in your application but there's a metal part called a thimble that goes in the eye/loop of the cable. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
As always, a great video. Now I gotta go check if my cable clamps are on correctly.
😂😂 best of luck!
Upgrades Fer sure there Bud! And heck I'm about to be 62 and I can't weld a lick! ;-). Cut to the latter part and DANG thats some fine scurrying there bud! ;-) Pro level fer sure...
😂 thanks Tim!
Bespoke Post needs to send you a socket set to review! 👍
A good grinder makes a bad welder look good!
That’s right!
SNATCH BLOCK!
Bell tower looks 2022. Good job CAPTAIN
I was looking at those pointy bits left over from where you cut off sections of steel, thinking "I hope he rounds those off" and sure enough you did. I've slammed my shins into too many things like that over the years to not be concerned when I see 'em. :D Kudos to the kid for also suggesting logo blue!
It was my shins that made the suggestion 😂
As a fire fighter you should know about the dangers of the death wheel wear your chaps
Just in case you cross paths with someone…, decommissioned fire hose works great for insulation on hydraulic hoses and even big electrical wires.
LOL, since Mike is a firefighter I am sure he crosses paths with plenty of other firefighters.
Some questions for you is what are your safety precautions in case you or your family gets disabled in the woods? Would your wife come looking for you after a certain amount of time when you're using things like your saw? Do you have a walkie-talkie with you? Would never want you or anyone in your family to get hurt and not be able to get help ASAP. Great job on the bridge and as you said you can't go wrong with Bespoke Post they have super items for everyone. Stay safe with that chainsaw.
Haha, I would like to think so. But I have cell service on all of the property, well except the bridge.
Hey Captain,Paint the remote hi vis orange so it's harder to loose it.
That’s a good idea!
Loved the video captain look forward to the next one🏴
Thank you!
HELLO MIKE ITS IS RANDY AND I LIKE U VIDEO IS COOL THANKS MIKE FRIENDS RANDY
I used the same control for my dump trailer.
For some reason when you were driving the 755 onto the CK Arches Bridge I was thinking that you’ll end up nailing down some expanded wire mesh for traction when the wood is wet. Might have just been the slippery looking wet leaves 🍁 before you used the jet propelled leaf blower at the end. 🌬 🍂🍁🍃
That’s a good idea
Nice job, looks awesome.
An idea for bridge stain 50/50 diesel and used motor oil mix seen it on a few other vids pond looks awesome 👍👊🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Maybe, when your jack stand is not needed you can put it back in the same slot it is in when in use only 180degrees out so in “won’t interfer” with anything...? Maybe can put the remote in a little metal bracket pocket you could weld together on the side someplace?
Better weld job than i could do hehe nice job on the fabrication on the spot!!
Thank you!