The START to HEATING Our TINY House and So MUCH More.... Heating for Free with WOOD off the LAND
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- The START to HEATING Our TINY House and So MUCH More.... Heating for Free with WOOD off the LAND
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Ben is always calling his dad for mechanical advice. They have so much knowledge. Good job! We lost our track a few years ago and he came out to show us how to out it back on with the excavator's bucket.
WHO'S BEN?
@@angelsarrived2642 Oh lol my comment is pinned. Thanks Al :) Ben is my husband.
@@HerEcolife Father's and older persons have lots of knowledge and wisdom. They've gained it from their own mistakes, trials and eras. 😆 🤣 . G-D Bless
Whose Ben! I took the bait and subscribed to your channel!
father in-law
I'm 60 years old. I admire your wholesome family endeavors video series . You're my Super man family. YAAAY
Good morning from Waxhaw, NC, where it is 40 degrees. You beat me by an hour of my being your first viewer. I don't think you realize how much your family has become a part of our family. So when you succeed or have problems, they become our successes and or problems. The bible says "in all things rejoice and give thanks". With our prayers of thanks for all your successes and for your strained back, you will soon be healed and back to new adventures. p.r.morehouse - published author
Nicely said, Philip. I think many of us feel that way... we're right there with the family, lending a virtual hand, traversing time and space. It can be very gratifying. And a big "amen" to the prayers!
Good morning. Al. With your outdoor boiler. Don't scimp on your piping for it. The good stuff is well worth the money. The cheaper stuff looses a lot of BTUs. Hope everyone has a blessed day
Thanks I’ve heard that a lot!
@@LumnahAcres I learned the hard way. Lol. I'll never make that mistake again. Lol
Good Morning Al, Gina and Olivia, and all Lumnah friends. Hope everyone has a Blessed weekend.
Gooooood Morning
Good morning Robert!
@@teresahyneman4349 Good Morning Teresa have a good day
Howdy Robert! Thank you for the blessings - hope you and yours have them too!
Good morning all! Saturday coffee cup 🇮🇪🌱☕️☕️.
Gooooood Morning
Good morning to ya Ger! I could use a cuppa!
Howdy Ger!
Good morning Ger!
@@elizabethmacdonald4605 Hi ! hope all good :-)
I said a prayer for your back Al! You are one of the hardest working men I have ever seen!
Good morning!
@@elizabethmacdonald4605 - Howdy Elizabeth!
@ he is strong. You don’t see many people that work that hard. I’m 61 and I feel every bit of it. I’m not bragging I was a cook in kitchens all my years started at 13 years old waitress at the busy bee. ( in Buffalo) now I have a ankle injury on disability I miss working. I was a CNA. - certified nurses aid. I enjoyed it and I miss it. And love ❤️ elderly. God Bless you all. Al you and your family. 🙏🙏🙏🌻🌻🌻🥰🥰🥰⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😇😇😇
@@misteral-jillrarbogast.8493 🙏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
I , personally, love your channel! Been watching for about 3 yrs now...Good content, informative..good variety, etc. Always look forward to the next video. An American living in Germany. Gary
I like rain better than snow because I don't have to shovel rain.
I like snow because it's so much dryer.
@@faithevrlasting much better to push the snow out of the way then play in the mud all day.
Between yours and Ken's video's, we're almost getting daily updates on the progress of the build, it's been great.
It's not just that you have good content, you both have down to earth, great personalities. Such a good channel.
I always loved helping my Dad greasing equipment back on the farm!🧰
The Weather is going to be in the 60° next week..... just what we all need before the Snow..... I'm in CT, God Bless you guys !
Good Morning Al,Gina and Olivia,have a Beautiful Weekend my friends
Gooooood Morning
Good morning Lumnah family and friends! Let's build a house!!
Gooooood Morning
Gooood Morning! 🙋♂️
Howdy There, Teresa! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
@@samvalentine3206 Hello there Sam!
Praying for quick healing of your back.
I am blown away about how valuable the mini excavator and tractor have become to get this project done you, made a great choice in equipment. Am also finding it fascinating in the amount of layers you had to put down for a base for the boiler, it all makes sense now after watching this video. Take care of that back, sending healing vibes your way, God Bless
No Al, thank you for sharing you life with us.
For me it's like living a new life so, THANK YOU!!!👍👍👍
Al, so sorry you got hurt. I'd hate to see you really get hurt. Take care and be careful.🙏
You know what they say, the wise man built his house upon the rock. Lol. You amaze me at how much you and Gina know so much about house construction. Y’all are doing a great job! 👍🏻
Great job. You and Gina work well together ❤️. I hope the snow holds off for you. God bless you.
Rest your back and soak in a hot tube🙏
Goooood moooorrrnnning Al, Gina and Olivia fellow Viewers and all my friends, hoodie from cool cool Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲. Hope you all having a great weekend. Wonder what's up on today's episode 🤔🤔come with me to find out
Hi Lloyd what do you call a cool cool Jamaica? I hope it warms up for you and have a great weekend 😊
@@ryanhoward1013 Ha Ryan. When the temperature is cooler than usual, I just call it cool cool, guess our way of saying winter is coming, since we don't have snow. Hopefully that explains
Howdy Lloyd! Hope you and yours have a great weekend as well!
Good morning Lloyd!
@@lloydwilliams8715 Yes it does explain. I live in Maine and my temperature this morning was 28 F so that would be very cool for you. What is your coldest temperature in your winter
Sorry to hear about your back. Take care and get rest, you deserve it anyway.
An outside boiler wow! We looked into one to heat our garage and house. We gave up quick. Our house burns through 16 cords of wood and the garage between 5-6 depending on what kind of projects we need to do in there. We were told for our size of heating needed the outside boilers would not make much of a difference. We would still have to go heat at night. It's looking great! Congrats on 300k
Can you say FREE TESLA ELECTRIC ENERGY?
@@jono1941 We have very cheap electric bills here thankfully. Hydro Electric and wind turbine energy. Even though we don't have wind turbines yet the hydro company has been paying the owners here for over 20 years every year to possibly have some on our mountain range. Pays for almost all our electric.
If he keeps the distance down to under 50 ft and insulates well, the heat loss will be nil. There's really no good reason to go more because you can always raise the chimney a bit to diffuse any smoke condition. Of course placement down wind of the house is a good idea too.
@@HerEcolife That's great!
@@StoneKathryn The world has Free Tesla wireless electric power now. God wants all windmills, solar panels, etc removed from HIS planet Earth. What don’t you understand about this. Get to know God before you GO ANY FARTHER. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. Please wake up to the fact that solar panels and boilers are a complete waste of money when you can heat with FREE Tesla wireless energy.!!!! WAKE UP!!!!
Your new project looks great I hope winter will wait a bit well done
in fact, I've been following your channel ever since you started putting small buildings on your current farm
Hello from Denmark
Looking great Al, I seen the builder working on your material for the tiny house, and I never realize that OSB had a shelf life until I watched several videos on it. Ken’s Karpentry is really cranking up those videos for your new Tiny house. Just remember don’t over do your back because it can take weeks to heal up.
OSB? I wouldn't give you 10 cents for a sheet of OSB. If it ever gets wet it falls apart. You have no idea how many floors and roof decks I've replaced because of spilled pops and leaking shingles. A can of Pepsi will melt a hole right through that stuff. I've actually had to repair the holes.
@@rickster9993 Yeah, the people before us build a garage and put OSB up for all the walls and some of it is powder at the bottom because of the rain moisture rotting through it. They didn't paint it and they didn't put tar paper behind it. The whole lower foot section above the concrete blocks is powder. it has cedar siding and that is what is holding it together. If you bump it it crumbles.
The outdoor boiler is a great buy. My friend lives in the country and has a boiler heating his house and large garage. His heating costs are very low because he works for a logging company and gets his wood at very low cost. Since you have so much bush around you finding good quality fire wood is going to be easy and not cost you much.
Just the work up front to harvest the trees and get them into pieces small enough to go into the wood boiler. Plus, seasoning them for about a year.
Congrats on all the new subscribers? Progress is looking good. Thanks for sharing. Becky from Kansas City
Gooooood Morning kanas
Good morning everyone! A wonderful 48 degrees in South Texas! Can hardly wait for the building to begin! It was so nice to see all the goats and chickens!
Howdy Frances!
How are the illegals treating you down there?
Let's Go Brandon!
Bill on the Hill... :~)
Hi Al, Gina and Olivia. Glad you got that track fixed. Kudos for your father in
law. So much done. Have a great weekend.
It's so thrilling to see how things are going!!!!😁😁😁
I pray the weather (snow or rain) holds off until you get the shell up,for the tiny house.
Thanks for sharing...hope your back is feeling better,God bless all of you.
Congratulations on 3000 subscribers!! Love watching every day your on! GOD BLESS EVERY ONE!
Thank you, Loren! May God bless you and yours as well!
My wife and I took a road trip last weekend. We stayed one night in Brookline NH and another north of Salem. The weather was great Friday and raw on Saturday! Pretty area all around there!
Please consider excavating your (building your) berm as soon as possible. Rain and snow melt (on fall warm and cool days) will run where gravity takes them, you need to divert the water from the building site. Once the berm is in, gravel, french, and natural drains will not be required, since you;ve provided a clear path for the water to flow around your building site. Additionally, it will eliminate ice forming on driveways and walkways to the boiler and tiny house power center. Love the journey, thanks for taking me along. FYI: Wild flowers and day lilies hold berms in place beautifully, and makes bees happy!
Agreed! This should be a priority!
Al, I know you are so thankful for all your equipment choices my favorite is that little compactor. I'm excited about about Ken and you working together.
I was down for quite a while with back issues. The best thing to get me going was a $15 foam roller. I use it every day now just to keep everything stretched. Best investment of my life.
One more thing done! Yea! Can’t wait to see what happens! Thank you!
Gooooood morning Lumnah family from Melville Saskatchewan have a blessed day
Gooooood Morning Saskatchewan
As wet as it was I would have been very tempted to dump a bag or two of Redi-Mix on the first layers of stone then run the plate compactor on it. Not as rood as a pour but it would have helped bond the rock together.
I thought the same thing. Would have soaked up some water too. But, I guess he didn't have any handy..,
I watched Kens channel yesterday…Really cool how he’s prefabbing your tiny house.
Yes, cool. Ken’s videos are posted 1 or two days after he films them and Lumna videos are much better edited and don’t appear for 8 or 10 days. I will stick with Lumna thanks.
Yes my Daddy was my hero to asking questions about everything and how to fix it
Al, I’m so happy that the excavator tread was an easy-peasy fix! Watching your channel is one of my guilty pleasures - I love the instant gratification of watching what appears to be fairly smooth, rapid progress with problems that have easy, clever fixes. I know in reality we only see the awesome end product of weeks and months of behind-the-scenes planning, hard work and problem solving.
Well said, I wish some other people who comment would realise that.
Go soak in a tub of the hottest water you can stand then add more hot if you can once you down in it, an lay and soak a good 1/2 hour in a cup of dissolved Epson Salt. It really will help your sore muscles.
Good morning Lumnah family and Lumnah subscribers, from Omaha where it is 42degrees. I hope everyone is enjoying the autumn. Have a blessed weekend everyone!
Gooooood Morning 42 sounds warm. 😆
Good morning David! 😃🐶👍🏾
@@LumnahAcres 😂👍🏻
@@TheKamakuraGardener hello Robert 👍🏻😀🐶
Good morning how are you?. I hope you have a great weekend🌟🌟
Round of applause. Andrew Camarata did a video on just this problem, and had several tips on what to do in different situations.
Here's one, for example: ua-cam.com/video/jFBpYCztm_Q/v-deo.html and another: ua-cam.com/video/WLJiB-bkYMQ/v-deo.html
@@samvalentine3206, I hope Al takes the time to watch these videos that you suggested. So nice of you to take the time to pass them on.
@@chris3m98 - My pleasure, Chris!
I just wish he would watch "Wild Wonderful Of Grid" before he gets too far with the solar. :(
Most cool, Al. That looked like a tough fix on a heavy machine. You knocked it out in short order.
Really great video love the tiny house I can’t wait for the next episode. Hope your back gets to feeling better.
Mornin from Oklahoma! Al, you sure grow some pretty rocks up in your neck of the woods! Loving the progress so far. It’s fun to watch both your channel and now, Ken’s , to see what’s happening next! Fascinating
Thanks for sharing!
Gooooood Morning we do know how to grow them. 😆
😊
@@LumnahAcres great video. What size tym tractor do u have?
@@stevensaxon8888 If you watch video dated 10th June 2012 from 11:00 for a few minutes you will get the details, here's a link to video ua-cam.com/video/z9-RNbOO-SE/v-deo.html
You guys sure have the hook ups when you need help. That confirms for us what great people you must be to have such friends who are willing to lend words of advice and a helping hand. You guys take your time. Some of us live with hefty spine illness in our “golden years.” You need to be good to your back, Al.
Well done you. You are pushing yourself. I realise time is of the essence but take care.
Man, that compactor has paid for itself during this build.
I can imagine a perfectionist like yourself not doing what’s needed to be done in order to keep things working properly. Nice job by the way getting the trackpad on
So many doubters or a lot of *"I would have"* or *"You should have"* comments!!!
Al, I tell everyone that you can do anything and I believe it. I really am looking forward to this adventure with you, Gina and Olivia. So please be careful out there. Hope your back gets better. Love you guys. Take care
Al, get a small carport to put over the boiler and wood as a temporary shelter. Later on you can use it somewhere else or to store something g somewhere else on the property. It is metal, fireproof, portable and cheaper than wood right now
Good idea... some of that corrugated roofing stuff above it would do wonders on a frame of timbers...
Hey Al, wow u are wind burned. Nice to see everything coming together. We will keep watching. I had a friend haha whos last name was Friend. He put a outside boiler at his property. He told me about keeping the smoke stack short. He first put it higher. But realized to run more efficient keep it short. Have fun.
That's good to know.
The compactor seems to get the job done ✅ seems like you had trouble with it in the beginning, right? Hope your back gets better quickly......
You need to put in a rain gauge at the OGP to compare rainfall amounts between there and the current homestead.
If Gina is happy, everybody is happy!!! Lol Al, your getting really good with the tractor and the excavator. Impressive to watch. I hope everything goes smoothly from here on out. Don't want to jinx it!!! Lol
For all the work you did to get the place for your boiler, prayers are with you that you don't have to move it.
It's all coming along great. Sorry to hear about your back- hope it feels better soon.
I know the rocks are a pain to deal with but to me they seem like a blessing in disguise. I love the stone fences , use them as features, maybe with your views on the property a mini castle turret in the woods- could double as a deer stand , around your pond, so many possibilities 🙂
That compacter has been worth its weight in gold! Hope your back gets better soon and snow stays away. I love all of the rocks you dig out. I'd build a wall or something with them.
I'm sure Gina will get her rock walls! They have put rocks aside all over for future use too.
Good blessed morning everyone from a
21 F Central Pennsylvania! 🙋 Almost 300K subscribers! Fantastic!! Keep it going everyone! ❤&🙏
Brrr! Stay warm! We haven't had a killer frost yet here on Long Island. Watch tomorrow it drops below 32. I jinxed myself! 🙄
Gina, you’re a trooper!!! Such a good support for your hubby!🙆♀️
I am so excited for this build, good luck guys, hope everything goes smoothly x
Hey Al Jenna looking really good 👍just be careful you don't want to hurt you self ok Take Care 👍❤
A few things to add to your arsenal of tools: 2 battery powered caulk guns, 2 block & tackle sets, dump truck or dump trailer for hauling supplies around onsite/offsite, store and lumber yard, etc. Overhead winch.
Your almost to the fun part, building, I hate working in he mud!!!
Looking forward to seeing the outside boiler put in. Have friends in West Va. that heat their big Victorian house with it and it works great. I know y'all will be toasty warm. Have a Blessed weekend everyone.
Yes, you need to cut a swail around your tiny home to direct water away from it. Sometimes creating a burm traps water & gets washed away. Al you & Gina have come SO far! Nice job!
I've only been watching for a few years (since clearing and building the driveway to where the barn/garage/workshop is). It is great to see your confidence and skill improving on every video. You and Gina's can do attitude is very inspiring.
Guys I am loving the way you do things. So looking forward to the tiny house build which I have been following over on Kens channel.
Good morning Al ,Gina and Olivia. Everything is coming along nicely.
You have done so well today...you got a lot done...great you have your father in law to get advice from...I hope the weather hold up for you to carry on...be careful with your bck...hope it feels better in a few days...love watching your videos...
I'm so glad to see you greasing the equipment now. I can quit hounding you about taking care of your equipment glad to see it. have a good build
I also wanted to commend you and Ken's Karpentry on the cross-over to build your tiny house. I watch both channels and appreciate the effort to do the cross-over both as youtube channels, but also in the tiny house build process. Well done!
Ken is working away on his end and you guys are working hard, as always. We, your loyal viewers, are all atwitter with anticipation. With pre-built wall sections, the house should go up quickly. Good luck with everything. 😎👍👀🏗🏡
So exciting to see 300,000 subscribers! Proof that we all enjoy your video’s! Keep me coming as often as you can! I enjoy you taking us along on your new homestead build!
Morning to all
Have a nice weekend
Gooooood Morning
Howdy Gao!
Good morning 😊 wow there is so much detail to consider with this build. But heat is important in those cold winters!
Yea it seems like once a have one than figured out it times to move on to the next. lol 😆
Howdy Agnes!
@@samvalentine3206 hi Sam 😃
Wow! I'm so happy for you guys!! It's moving along nicely. 😊
Good morning from Coastal Georgia!!!
It’s raining here. Hoping everyone has a wonderful day and weekend.
Remember to set your clocks back one hour tonight.
Back to the video!
Thanks for the reminder about the time change, Donna! 🙂
We changed clocks last weekend this side of the pond. Hello Donna.
Hi Things are looking great apart from the weather which we in Scotland know about as well, time to put warmer inner and outer warmers on and keep helping the farm to come together and sometimes there is not much time to sit about and get cold, especially when your Husband is such a very hard worker, I love helping to get things done and I very rarely have time to even when doing housework and cooking dinner and we only moved house 7months ago. We have prepared a big garden for all things we need even flowers. I am 76yrs old and my better half is8oyrs. Hope all goes well. Love
Good morning from SE MICHIGAN ✝️🛐🌹🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌹🀄🀄🀄. I am praying for you.
Love, HUGS AND PRAYING
Howdy Evalina - just as we pray for you. Thank you!
@@samvalentine3206 I am praying for you and your friends in R.I.. I need 4 surgeries on both leg veins. Each Tues in Nov. at noon. Should be easy. Thank you. CHOW.
@@evalinawarne1337 - Ciao to you as well, and may the surgeries go well with no complications! 🙏
Good morning Lumnah family as always very good video I’m looking forward to the tiny house build 😁😁😁…..hope your back is better have a good weekend ….as always God bless ❤️🙏🏽…… take care from Michigan
Your equipment skills are really getting better. I had my doubts when you first got the excavator but that’s all in the past. Looking good!
It sure is exciting to watch it all come together. I love it that you often have a new "in-between things" project you stop and do. It was also really interesting hearing what you have planned for creating berms to direct the water run-off. Gonna be great when you can get grasses planted again to hold that soil in place.
Good morning from Az. Everyone🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Gooooood Morning AZ
Good morning Cocoadiva ☕️👍🏻🌅
@@LumnahAcres ..Good 🌄
@@Heisstrong ..Good 🌄 how are you?
@@cocoadivamgold1371 I am doing great! 👍🏻😀
Happy Birthday Gina !!!🎂 You look excited to start the build on the tiny house. Keep up the good work both of you.
Good mauhnin Lumnah acres and friends! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Howdy Elizabeth! Thank you for the weekend wishes... same to you and yours!
Hey AL have you ever considered using your bucket to raise your tracks off the ground to take the pressure off of them,once the track is off the ground you can swivel your track to the position that you need,I see other home steaders do it with their excavators all the time.That way it saves a lot of wear and tear on all of the rollers and the tracks.
An excellent suggestion! ua-cam.com/video/tU3AijTTgJ4/v-deo.html
Back 40 Firewood channel has a boiler mounted in a woodshed building, and has gone over the use and maintenance of it over several years of use. Might be a good resource/example for a housing design for your boiler.
If you need some pointers on equipment watch Andrew Camarata's channel he gets things done. He replaced the tracks not long ago.
Al.....experience seems to be the best teacher for you...."Let the plate compactor do the work....no pushing or pulling"
Being a diesel and equipment tech for 35 years they can still through us a curve every now and then, Those tracks can be a stinker sometimes especially on a high track sked steer. Looking good Al and Gina.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr good morning , 20 here this AM .. Have a great weekend everybody !
Brrrr stay warm
Thanks, Richard! You too!
It’s almost too much, all at once. Fingers crossed 🤞 snow holds off. Take care of you back, Al. Your like a bull, pushing through, not matter what.
Thank you Al and Gina for taking us along your homestead journey……Such dedication warrants many many more subscribers in the future….💗💕
As you well know daily maintenance on commercial equipment is vital to having fewer breakdowns and noticing or hearing potential problems. Good on you for taking care of your equipment. It will save you money in the long run.
It's all starting to come together but I hope that the s.... holds off so you can get alot done then you can work inside during the miserable days. Will you be staying in the container home at times during the building. Al I think that is a good idea of a birm to reroute the water but could you put plastic down and put the rocks down on it to keep from eroding the bank. Back in the 90's when I was a hiredman for a farmer we took out the Grove and put up a 54x150 Morton Bldg and the day before we poured concrete inside the building we ordered over sized rock like 4-6 in. for the base and spread it out and that night we got over 3 inches of rain but it didn't stop us as we had lots of cement trucks in and out and never got stuck with 7 yds on each load and after we got the whole inside poured we went over the oversized rock with 2 in and made a perfect base and then about every year after we put down inch rock in the spring and then you have all year to work it In for a base.
I hope you can get a big shed up so you can get your tractor and excavator and equipment inside for the winter. Are you going to do a pkg deal like you did at the home place or buy lumber straight out as you need it. Al you should check out Outdoors with the Morgans to see how Mike deals with bulk firewood may save you some time and money. And your time is worth alot. Hope you are keeping a daily journal so you can always look back and see what you were doing. Your bigger rocks would work great around your culverts on your road. Are the beavers staying away ?
When you compact wet soil, it wicks the moisture to the top and the soil starts to pump. It shouldn't be too bad with the gravel because it's porous and will drain relatively fast. A few days rest should have it in good shape to compact nicely.
A lot of fun what a great video. You never stop and it is wonderful to see. Please take care of yourself and your home. Thank you so much