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B & B Farms Maple
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Just a small, family run maple syrup operation, keeping busy with raising bluegills, milling logs into lumber, building outdoor structures, and living the good life outdoors in Indiana!
Using modified IBC totes for maple sap tanks,!!!
In this video we walk you through how we turned a couple 275 gallon IBC totes into custom tanks for storing maple sap, in preparation for making maple syrup!
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Too sick to run the sawmill!!
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Sorry guys, no video this week due to illness.....hopefully we'll be back in the saddle by next weekend!
Small scale sawmill...what other tools do I need??
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In this video we go over some "tools" that we consider essential for helping you get the most out of your sawmill! And check out our friends at @TwoGuysTimberframing for a hot tip on turning large saw logs all by yourself!! ua-cam.com/users/shortswqEhS1ckT08?si=msp_Auolbux2Y3XT
Splitting firewood and catching fish...my "to do" list for today!!
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In this video we check out our elevated hunting blind, split some more firewood for the maple syrup operation, and catch some big hybrid bluegills!
Hybrid bluegill fishing...should you stock these fish in your own pond??
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In this video we tackle the hype and hysteria that surrounds hybrid bluegills, AND we catch a few while discussing their pros and cons as well as management strategies that will help you avoid the much discussed "Green Sunfish armaggedon", that many folks feel is inevitable. Spoiler alert: After ten years of having Hybrid Bluegills in our pond, we haven't seen one single Green Sunfish!!!!
Can a 40 yr old Log Splitter be saved with a modern upgrade??
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Is an antique Log Splitter worth an investment of time and money, or should we just use it as is? Come along with us as we put the splitter to the test and explore our options!
We use our sawmill to uncover hidden red oak treasure.
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Using our Woodland Mills sawmill to turn a rotting log into useable material for our next project.
Building an elevated hunting blind in 2 minutes!
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Compilation of three videos showing how we built our elevated hunting blind last season. For more info you can check out our playlist where we go into greater detail on this build. ua-cam.com/play/PLi0AZb1IsTGCm7KBUwAx5p06TLmy9St8t.html&si=8PhStHYAPlBKKPqu #bandsawmill #sawmill #homestead #woodlandmills #hunting
Small engine carburetor fix!
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In this video we tackle some common fuel system and carburetor issues related to small, air cooled engines. You can check out another one of our videos where we deal with ignition system problems right here: ua-cam.com/video/LliZa3B4VtM/v-deo.htmlsi=vOjr7fm2uIo9XZkc
Spot treating our pond to get rid of weeds/algae!
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Spot treating our pond to get rid of weeds/algae!
Close call from big wind storm yields good lumber from rotten red oak!
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Close call from big wind storm yields good lumber from rotten red oak!
How to troubleshoot a small engine that won't start... Ignition system basics!
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How to troubleshoot a small engine that won't start... Ignition system basics!
Rotten pine and a spalted maple surprise on the sawmill!
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Rotten pine and a spalted maple surprise on the sawmill!
Sawmill blade competition: Woodland Mills vs. Woodmizer...which cuts faster?
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Sawmill blade competition: Woodland Mills vs. Woodmizer...which cuts faster?
How to catch big bluegills without live bait.
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How to catch big bluegills without live bait.
Sawmill shed...what size to build? #sawmill, #sawmillshed, #bandsawmill
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Sawmill shed...what size to build? #sawmill, #sawmillshed, #bandsawmill
Sawmill tip to minimize waste cuts, and save time!
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Sawmill tip to minimize waste cuts, and save time!
Sawmill time trial...how long does it take to turn a round log into boards you can use??
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Sawmill time trial...how long does it take to turn a round log into boards you can use??
Sawmill laser, upgraded power supply!
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Sawmill laser, upgraded power supply!
Panfish identification tips! #fishing #pondfishing #panfish #bluegill
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Panfish identification tips! #fishing #pondfishing #panfish #bluegill
Should you mill a partially rotten log on your sawmill??
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Should you mill a partially rotten log on your sawmill??
Cutting beech and hard maple for firewood, using our LS tractor, Kawasaki mule, and Stihl chainsaws!
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Cutting beech and hard maple for firewood, using our LS tractor, Kawasaki mule, and Stihl chainsaws!
Milling accurately sized lumber on the sawmill #bandsawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #homesteading
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Milling accurately sized lumber on the sawmill #bandsawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #homesteading
How to "level" a Woodland mills sawmill bed! (or any other brand also!) #bandsawmill #woodlandmills
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How to "level" a Woodland mills sawmill bed! (or any other brand also!) #bandsawmill #woodlandmills
Milling 2X4's on the Woodland Mills sawmill. #bandsawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #lstractor
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Milling 2X4's on the Woodland Mills sawmill. #bandsawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #lstractor
Cutting Beech for firewood! #kawasakimule #firewood #cuttingfirewood #homesteading
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Cutting Beech for firewood! #kawasakimule #firewood #cuttingfirewood #homesteading
trying out the new woodland mills log scales on our HM-126 sawmill #sawmill #woodland mills
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trying out the new woodland mills log scales on our HM-126 sawmill #sawmill #woodland mills
Homemade vacuum releaser for making maple syrup#maplesyrup #sugaring
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Homemade vacuum releaser for making maple syrup#maplesyrup #sugaring
Breaking the bead on an atv tire with our LS tractor and pallet forks! #lstractor #kawasakimule #atv
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Breaking the bead on an atv tire with our LS tractor and pallet forks! #lstractor #kawasakimule #atv
insect damaged white pine on sawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #lstractor #homesteading #homestead
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insect damaged white pine on sawmill #sawmill #woodlandmills #lstractor #homesteading #homestead
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!
After That Job In The Barn, MOM Takes It To The House And Runs The Washington Machine Next. 😂😂😂😂😂...
lol! Industrial clothes washing! Thanks for the comment!
Those are Fun. Where are you at?
Hey Dan, we took a day off and checked out a local antique machinery show... longer video drops tomorrow morning, be sure and check out the clip of the antique bandsaw sharpener! Very cool, just need its bigger brother! Thanks for the comment!
Gotta love those old steam traction engines, especially when they have a load on them.
Absolutely!! A steam engine under load makes beautiful music!
Thank you
You're welcome!
Excellent presentation
Thank you!
Tony, you look and sound much healthier! Really like your system, look forward to seeing it in action. John.
Yep, I'm definitely feeling more like myself, finally. I'm anxious to see it all working together also!
Very cool and neat setup. You truly flexed some engineering skills on the build. I’m curious as to why you are releasing the vacuum out of the releaser when you have a sensor and pumps. Wouldn’t it have made more sense to plumb a shallow well pump on sap exit side and used the sensor to trigger on the pump to drain the extractor without losing vacuum? Also where did you source your plex glass end caps. I’m doing a build with float less sensors and c900 pipe but have not come up with end caps yet
From a total efficiency standpoint, yes. And if we were a larger operation, or concerned only with getting the maximum volume of sap from every tree, then yes, pumping down the releaser while maintaining vacuum makes perfect sense. But there's something else in play here, for us at least. We are hobby producers, just a small scale operation. And while we believe that form should follow function, it still needs to be a close race........ meaning that "how" it's done, is very nearly as important as "getting it done". There's a certain...sexiness(?) in how an old style, conventional releaser works. It's in the very name: releaser. It's able to pull a vacuum on the sap, then release the vacuum to allow the sap to dump while maintaining vacuum on the lines, then reset and pull down again. It's mechanical poetry of a sort, that you just can't get from a shallow well pump under constant vacuum. Sorry for the long winded answer! I sourced our plexiglass from eBay of all places, found a seller who had precut rounds, 1" thick. The $$$ part was finding a machine shop to turn them down to the finished diameter. Thanks for the comment, good luck with your build!
Nice looking shed. Good work!
Hey, thanks for the compliment! You've got a heck of a nice mill shed yourself!
@@bbfarmsmaple8011 Thanks! I am sure enjoying learning how to mill.
Sorry to hear that Tony, we've been seeing more at the hospital too. This strain seems to be hitting people a little harder than usual, but still nothing as bad as when it first appeared. If you need any help just give me a call.
Thanks John. Luke a lot of folks, probably most folks I suspect, I had Covid on the first go around. Fortunately wasn't too bad. And this event wasn't awful, but it definitely hit me a lot harder. Getting better every day, thanks for offering to help, we really appreciate it!
Dang Buddy don’t worry about making a Video get you and your Family Healthy! Stay on the Farm get some fresh air. You need something cut we got your back! UA-cam and your followers will be right here when you ready! 👍
Thanks Dan! Appreciate the offer of assistance! You and J take care and stay healthy!!
Get well
Thank you!
Hang in there! It's running around here as well. Don't rush it... we can wait!
Thanks Robert, getting better every day!
As I always tell my wife, a man can never have too many chainsaws, power tools and _____________, fill in the blank. For me woodmizer sawmill, Kubota tractor, Husqvarna chain saws, and Milwaukee tools. Great video Tony, keep em coming. John
Very true John, we do tend to collect our goodies! Thanks for the compliment!
Great video. Nicely done and thanks for the Two Guys shout out...that is very appreciated. This is J from Two Guys BTW. Keep the good info coming and it looks like you have a great setup.
Thanks J! TGTF always represents well!!
Tony! Thanks for the Shout Out Buddy!! Caught me Offguard. I am a Stihl Man Myself and New Holland! Keep up the Good Work, Excellent Video my Man. 👍💪🤠
Thanks Dan! The work you guys are doing is an inspiration to us all!
@@bbfarmsmaple8011 Your Awesome Tony! Thank You!
Great video thanks
Thank you!
Thanks for the video, it definitely gives me some ideas for my shed, especially how you put a post on the front to the left side, I like that you can reduce the clear span that way. I have the same mill and pretty much the same base that I built earlier this summer. One thing I’d like to incorporate into my shed is a middle beam to be able to turn and move logs with a winch.
Thanks for the kind words! I agree on the beam for adding a winch.. if I were to do it over, I would incorporate that into my build. Good luck with your shed!
Nice catch what bait you use
Crickets! Bluegill candy!
Beauty 😊❤
How fair are you pumping with the transfer pump and about how high.
We have 30' of elevation, and a transfer distance of approx 65'. Hope this helps!
@bbfarmsmaple8011 What size pump out line are you using and what are yoy getting for a flow rate?
We pump out through 3/4" mainline. The 4008 pump is rated at 3 gpm, and the releaser dumps 6.5 gallons at a time. Never actually timed it, but I would estimate 2.5 minutes to pump that up to the sugarhouse, so I don't believe we are losing much volume to head pressure. We do have a larger pump available, but at this point I'm not sure if swapping it out is warranted, as the 3gpm pump is working well for us.
@bbfarmsmaple8011 thank you very much for that information
Great content Tony, I think a catch and cook video would be awesome to see, the catch, the prep and the cook
We'll see if we can make that happen!
Good afternoon ! What are the size and name of your rod and reel and fishing line setup you’re using in this UA-cam video please. I need for you to answer my three questions that I’m asking you please. May the Lord be in your heart today to answer my three questions please and may the Lord continue to bless you and your family and your UA-cam channel in 2024🙏 ! Can you please do a catch and cook shells crawler and red ear and bluegills UA-cam video in 2024 please 👍 please keep them bluegills UA-cam videos coming in 2024 🤙. I love casting from the bank for shells crawler and red ear and bluegills . Which size and name spinning rod and spinning reel and fishing line you would recommend me to buy and use for shells crawler and red ear and bluegills fishing from the bank please. I’m a 64 years old man from Cleveland Ohio but now I live in Montgomery Alabama
The rod is a Duck Commander, and the reel is a Pflueger, with 6lb line. Maybe we can do a catch and clean video once the weather cools down. Good luck with your fishing!
Tony, you know it's a good day when you set out to catch smaller fish and you catch nothing but monsters! Great video.
Thanks John!
I like fishing content too.
Thanks Andrew!
Great video very informitive
They're Delicious !
Yes they are!
A 1" piece of the same clear tubing on the water outlet puts the drip right on the blade.
Yep! Thats what we found also.
What kind of wood do you usually find in the telephone poles
The utility corp told me these poles were yellow pine. We haven't gotten any additional poles since, as we still have some leftover from the last project.
@bbfarmsmaple8011 they look nice can u get 6x6 out of them
Yeah, I think we could get a 6" out of the butt ends.
Thank you for the info !!
No problem! Thank you for the comment!
Good eating all day at that size panfish baby
Yes sir, all day long! Thanks for the comment.
Really enjoyed the video! Thanks for filming!
Glad you liked it, thanks for letting us know!
Tony, I'm pretty sure that fish that slipped out of your hands was a two pounder!
I think you're right John!! lol
If I have a qeeping willow very close to my pond, on the edge of my pond and I follow the instructions on the bottle will it kill my weepibg willow? I do not want to kill the weeping willow
It very well might wipe out your willow! Willows typically have roots out in the pond, so I would be very leery of using Sonar!!!
Also, great analogies. Would a few mallards be a good management tool?
What’s makes the decision to keep or put back the fish? I’m pulling for you Tony, but the one that got away made me think about him bragging to the others. 😊
lol...like most things pond related, it depends on my goals. If I'm fishing for dinner, I'm more apt to keep fish. If I'm fishing to check growth progress, then I'll release.
Does the species of panfish make a difference in this instance or is it purely off of size of the fish?
Species mostly. The bluegill/redears are plentiful and self-sustaining, so I keep those for a meal!
Great video. New subscriber. I had the same problem you had. My county agent told me that I had southern Niad, which looks exactly like what you have (mats of floating hair and what looks like clouds floating under the surface. My pond was 75 to 80% covered with it. It dies out in the winter so in the fall I went the grass carp route and put four times the amount of grass carp that I needed and 8 months later they have done absolutely nothing so I resorted to using the herbicide Diquat and completely wiped out my southern Niad in 1 week I don’t know what my carp are surviving on but It’s not southern Niad
Yikes! Grass carp won't touch algae, but they will eat southern niad. Niad has a long slender "stem", kinda like spaghetti noodles, AND, it has very slender leaves. FA doesn't have either one. Diquat is a great choice for Niad, and some algae as well! Glad you have it under control! I would be curious to see if your grass carp start muddying up your water, looking for food, if there's nothing for them to eat.. hopefully not! Thanks for the comment and enjoy your pond!
I have a STIHL power head with an articulating hedge trim attachment and also an articulating scythe attachment just for the same reason. But it’s kind of slow going compared to a string trimmer so what I’ve been doing is using a string trimmer to trim all, but right at the very edge of the water which blocks the grass from going in the water, then go around again and do the last 1 inch next to the waterline, not as good as a scythe but sometimes I’m in a hurry. Thanks for the video
Sounds like you've got a solid plan! Appreciate you sharing your experience!
Those old briggs flatheads are invaluable. Definitely keep the motor.
It's an oldie but a goodie for sure. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for all your video’s and sharing your knowledge with us. I finally took the time to comment as i was too busy binge watching all your video’s. I like that its in real time and with sound, not too much music. You’re doing a good job on the editing keep it up. I purchase a used hm130max about a month ago got it all fine tune and ready. I am harvesting some windfall right now can wait to mill them! You’re video’s are a big help to me
Wow, we appreciate the kind words and vote of confidence! Good luck with your milling endeavors, it's a very rewarding hobby and Woodland Mills is a great company that builds great equipment. Thanks for commenting!
That's oak son
lol.... you're absolutely right. There's oak, maple, and beech in that pile, and I was splitting whatever round I happened to grab. Need to pay closer attention when I'm posting! Good catch!
So what
Thanks for the comment!
Bob Seger, oh yeah!
You did good............. I really like the shed, I may well build one simular some day. Thanks.............
Thank you for commenting, glad you liked the shed!
Improve it. Need videos, so I can improve my back breaker.
I'll see what I can do, K!
I own the same Woodlands Mill that you have and by far your explanation for troubleshooting is excellent as I am having an issue with no spark. I want to commend and thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise!
Thanks! Hope it helps you out!
it looks like a really great shed.... could I ask how deep is the shed? looks like 8 to 10 ft? thanks jim
Hi Jim, good eye! It's 10' deep. Thanks!
I have an old Didier that I've split a lot of wood with. Haven't decided what to do with it. Have had others as well that were free or of little cost that I fixed up and re sold. I upgraded to a conveyor and commercial splitter which has opened some doors and is fun at the same time.
Congrats on the equipment upgrades, I'll bet they make a huge difference! Thanks for the comment!
Only thing I would do is raise it up higher. Let everything else alone. what is the hurry when splitting wood anyway? I find splitting wood therapeutic. So the longer it takes me, the better I feel. I'd just find or modify some larger wheels for it to make it higher and weld on some leg supports for the other end to make it level with the new tire height.
If you speed it up you will lose power I have tried it I have one older than that from the mid 70s it would split anything in its path till I sped it up
Yeah I think there's definitely a trade off when you sacrifice power for speed or vice versa. Thanks for the comment!