I used to hunt when I was younger but at 64 and all I used was a climbing stand that I built! I’m too old to be climbing a tree anymore! But it’s still exciting to see others get to hunt! I’ve never been lucky or had time to build the perfect house blind even though I had gathered the material! Just between working and working for my friend the property owner, we spent more time repairing his different projects on his 500 acre farm! He was running around 200 head of cattle and I would always help working his cows a couple times per year! And we spent a lot of time riding around his property about like y’all do there! Just enjoying the clean air and riding in the mud! lol 🤣😂🤣
My favorite video of yours was when y’all built the road through the swamp on victors land, I thought it was impossible but yall proved me wrong my friends! It was an awesome video Dan!
lol ya it’s not my first choice for a road 😂 that’s basically what we have around here and what I had on the farm for free lol but that’s what the first road was build out of about 10 years ago and this is my first time repairing it so it will be fine for the ATV’s and tractors to get across 😊
Great video enjoyed watching. I'm looking forward to watching the rest interested in the hay... I built a short cordory road thru a wet spot to my new log cabin site a few years ago, which turned out awesome. Also, I got my OC4 Oliver Crawler back running finally... post a video, check it out. Thanks for sharing there eh!
I'm wondering why you would use what appears to be topsoil to fill in a swampy area? That's not going to hold up, especially in the swampy area. You need something that binds and doesn't become absorbed into the underlying clay in that wet area or you're just compounding your problem.
@@pheloniousmunk good question! And you’re not wrong! But simple answer is because that’s what I had for free on the property lol and as it’s just meant to be a atv/tractor trail this will be fine :) and once the wholes come back I’ll have some fun in them and fill it back in next year 😊
@@pheloniousmunkalso a good idea, but in this area that’s what everyone has lol so unless it’s screened then it’s not worth trading for cuz it would still need to be topped with screen soil. But that’s what we built the road out of originally across there roughly 10 years ago and this is my first time having to fix it so it works fine for all we do with it 😊
Ya it is still loose but the tensioner is maxed out so I’m going to need the torches and a big hammer to knock a link out of it lol. And yes, I would use a 6 inch breaker run as base if this was a job for a paying customer that was actually going to be driving vehicles back-and-forth on it all the time but as it’s for us to drive across every now and then with the ATVs getting wood and hunting, it’s not worth the thousands of dollars in material :p
@@TheArgoguy hey :), well the idea is kinda how fibbers in concrete help hold it together. Instead of just mud if you have hay layered in and the mud dries out then it helps hold everything tighter when you’re going across :). It’s not going to turn it into a highway or anything lol but it helps :p. some sheep farmers will use sheep’s wool and throw that in mud holes instead lol
Because you would either need a separate hydraulic system, adding cost, and complexity, or risk hose snags or allowing dirt into the primary hydraulic system during the inevitable tensioner seal failure. Grease filled tensioners have proven to be reliable and easy to maintain and frankly, a decent grease gun can deliver up to 10,000 psi to apply to the tensioner, try that with a hydraulic system that doesn't cost a fortune.
You need to put some stone down first and then some road base on top, because that water will just work its way up to the top and you will have a bog again. I live in Ireland and i am a earth mover.
I used to hunt when I was younger but at 64 and all I used was a climbing stand that I built! I’m too old to be climbing a tree anymore! But it’s still exciting to see others get to hunt! I’ve never been lucky or had time to build the perfect house blind even though I had gathered the material! Just between working and working for my friend the property owner, we spent more time repairing his different projects on his 500 acre farm! He was running around 200 head of cattle and I would always help working his cows a couple times per year! And we spent a lot of time riding around his property about like y’all do there! Just enjoying the clean air and riding in the mud! lol 🤣😂🤣
Well that’s time well spent I’d say! 😊
What an adorable little dude you got🤘🏼🇺🇸 what great videos and great memories you're going to have to share with him .....very cool👍🏼🤘🏼
@@Nick-nw6zg thank you 😊
Always glad to see you and Victor Dan! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hey Victor, always good to see you brother!
My favorite video of yours was when y’all built the road through the swamp on victors land, I thought it was impossible but yall proved me wrong my friends! It was an awesome video Dan!
Ya that was a lot of fun too! 😊
Interesting stuff to fill holes with. we are cursed with lots of rock and rocky gravel that stuff would be screened for topsoil base
lol ya it’s not my first choice for a road 😂 that’s basically what we have around here and what I had on the farm for free lol but that’s what the first road was build out of about 10 years ago and this is my first time repairing it so it will be fine for the ATV’s and tractors to get across 😊
Little Daniel has plenty faith in dad! lol 😂 he’s cute! He tries his best to help dad out!
Yes he definitely loves to follow me around lol and I’m glad to have him! 😊
Great video enjoyed watching. I'm looking forward to watching the rest interested in the hay... I built a short cordory road thru a wet spot to my new log cabin site a few years ago, which turned out awesome. Also, I got my OC4 Oliver Crawler back running finally... post a video, check it out. Thanks for sharing there eh!
@@denislosieroutdoors nice! I deff will be watching that, I love when ppl save these awesome old machines! 😊
@4Dan21 I'm the same... man I thought I had lots of toys lol
Love from lndonesia 😍
@@SujakTuwin-t7g thank you 😊
You should take all the mud out then put good stuff in preferably hard clay.
I'm wondering why you would use what appears to be topsoil to fill in a swampy area? That's not going to hold up, especially in the swampy area. You need something that binds and doesn't become absorbed into the underlying clay in that wet area or you're just compounding your problem.
@@pheloniousmunk good question! And you’re not wrong! But simple answer is because that’s what I had for free on the property lol and as it’s just meant to be a atv/tractor trail this will be fine :) and once the wholes come back I’ll have some fun in them and fill it back in next year 😊
@@4Dan21 You have, or have access to a small dump truck, maybe a trade with someone, topsoil for gravel, would be better for you?
@@pheloniousmunkalso a good idea, but in this area that’s what everyone has lol so unless it’s screened then it’s not worth trading for cuz it would still need to be topped with screen soil. But that’s what we built the road out of originally across there roughly 10 years ago and this is my first time having to fix it so it works fine for all we do with it 😊
I though you were running those tracks a bit loose... Whelp, that's karma. I am sorry you had a break down though.
lol that’s as tight as they go 😂 I may have to try to take a link outta them if they are stretched but we will see :p
The track is still loose at the end of the video. Another tube of grease. From Texas, we use rip rap in mud.
Ya it is still loose but the tensioner is maxed out so I’m going to need the torches and a big hammer to knock a link out of it lol. And yes, I would use a 6 inch breaker run as base if this was a job for a paying customer that was actually going to be driving vehicles back-and-forth on it all the time but as it’s for us to drive across every now and then with the ATVs getting wood and hunting, it’s not worth the thousands of dollars in material :p
ya need to drop a link from your tracks, as your at near full extension
Ya it is at full extension lol I definitely need to drop a link :p
Howdy from New Zealand what’s the hay trick thanks
@@TheArgoguy hey :), well the idea is kinda how fibbers in concrete help hold it together. Instead of just mud if you have hay layered in and the mud dries out then it helps hold everything tighter when you’re going across :). It’s not going to turn it into a highway or anything lol but it helps :p. some sheep farmers will use sheep’s wool and throw that in mud holes instead lol
I call that a lawn tractor
Dan, are you out scouting for deer signs yet and have you seen any my friend?
We are out looking and we have seen tracks and even a couple deer wondering around but it’s to warm over here still they aren’t moving around yet :p
This guy sounds like Shoresy from Letterkenny lol.
@@supertrooper7403 🤣
why don't they put a hydraulic cylinder instead of a gunk gun cylinder for the track slack?
How would you pressurize it? Especially in the field if you need to tighten the tracks?
Because you would either need a separate hydraulic system, adding cost, and complexity, or risk hose snags or allowing dirt into the primary hydraulic system during the inevitable tensioner seal failure. Grease filled tensioners have proven to be reliable and easy to maintain and frankly, a decent grease gun can deliver up to 10,000 psi to apply to the tensioner, try that with a hydraulic system that doesn't cost a fortune.
you left that track way too loose. sighs.
lol they are maxed out they are just old so they are stretched, I may have to try to take a link out 😂
You need to put some stone down first and then some road base on top,
because that water will just work its way up to the top and you will have a bog again.
I live in Ireland and i am a earth mover.
Yyyyyyeah, pal! yyyyyeah!!!
can you say "to be fair"
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You keep mentioning celcius. Where are you ?
@@danielruta8769 I’m in Ontario Canada
@@4Dan21 I'm in Winnipeg. Glad to see something from canada
Why there isn't D.O.T. number at truck door?
Because this is Canada :p
@@4Dan21
@@4Dan21 Yeah, sorry! I forgot that your channel broadcasts from Canada...
@@3D-Modelling lol 😂