Very cool. I assumed that you would've had loads of views considering how huge this is and the production quality, so it was surprising to see relatively few.
Thanks Allison 🙂 It's a funny thing because when we first saw our neighbour's 3m workshop we had a laugh and thought why would anyone build that high... but after seeing first hand all that water it was a very different experience. Then again, other people might see our video, and learn that statistically it probably won't happen again to that extent for a really long time, so they'd build at like 1/3rd of the height to the 1 in 100 year flood level and feel content with that
@offgridcitycouple5695 I live in Nimbin and choose to be on acreage rather than town mostly. I know people who had houses completely submerged in the flood. I even have a video on here where I helped clean up post flood. I believe this disaster has forced you guys to take steps that will have unexpected advantages that will reveal themselves in time. Things like getting the morning sun earlier and later in winter, always a nice feeling.
@@davidcarr2649 we were back in town (Sydney) for a while after the floods and also didn't consider staying there at all. After living out here there's no way we'd go back. And yeah what you mentioned about the sun is totally true. We get like an extra hour of sunlight now and can actually see the sunset! It even gets a lot more windy which is a good thing when it's hot but not so good when the winds are getting rowdy
@@offgridcitycouple5695 I’m a coal miner and had a day off after night shift stint and just binge watched all videos on your channel. I’m so excited to what you guys do next . Cheers 🍺
@@Nags.79 thanks for checking out the videos 👍 we find the older ones suck in comparison to newer ones 😅 Have a lot of content to edit over these few days of rain so should have the fire safety irrigation system one out soon
Such a massive project & achievement you two. Fantastic job & the fact you didn't build it just for you but with neighbors & animals in mind is just amazing! Can't wait to see what you do with your new pile of dirt ;p I also feel the mound needs a name..
Thanks Michael 🙂 the new pile of dirt may get some permaculture swales on it in the near future which would be another fun project. Have you got some names in mind? We've called it Noah's arc a few times lol
Very much appreciate the amount of time, hard work and cost thats gone into this project. That is a huge mound, thats absolutely glorious. Recently I cleaned/repaired my dam, it took a long time(which I've just finished), so I know how long it takes to shift massive piles of dirt. Massive well done to you both😀👍
Thanks Oily Rags and good to see you again 🙂 It's pretty much impossible to pass on how much effort these things take through a video! Hope your dams turned out nice 👌
This is such a marvel to behold guys, what a fantastic job. What an ingenius way to bulletproof yourself, I'm sorry you had to experience such an awful flood!
Wow, epic. I used to drive an old refrigerated Iveco truck, shitful thing to drive. It was a synchromesh transmission though, I did my heavy rigid license in a tipper with a roadranger gearbox, after only one lesson, pretty stressful. Was the council side of things very involved?
Not a bad effort for just 1 lesson! With Primary Production zoned land at least in NSW there's certain things that are exempt like clearing for a farm building, digging a dam under 15% harvestable capacity of your land, roads, fences, parking etc.
Hi guys, is there any chance you can show us how, why etc you installed the sprinkler system. I know the requirements will be different for ever sites, council and state but I think it will be relevant to some degree. Thank you 😊
Hey Allison, the sprinkler video is in the making 👍 it'll come after the dam build vid and will have all the trenching, how it was dug and dimensions of poly pipe to allow the flow rate we needed.
Thanks Stella ✌️ As a rough reference, we're in North NSW, and in 2023 standard price for a 14T digger with operator is about $160/hour incl. GST. Most operators also require payment for at least 50% of their daily commute time to your location. Trucks like the one you saw can be hired at roughly $500 per day. Graders would cost more than trucks and diggers so instead, hiring a small skid steer with a grader attachment would be more affordable (similar cost as 14T digger), not to mention easier to work with as the grader was a bit too big and made driveways a bit too wide, using more gravel and hence $$$ The roller would probably cost around $500 per day too. Last thing to be aware of is that each machine requires a 'float fee' of $500-$1000 if you're getting a business to bring it down. So yeah, it's really really expensive to do something like this unless you can get at least some of the machines from friends/neighbours. Hope this helps 👍
I asked the operators same question funny enough and turns out dirt just sticks to dirt.. but with more expensive projects you'll see padfoot rollers used as well, they're even more effective because of the shape of the roller.
Ya could make some pretty fun slip and slides down into the dam and some sort of flying fox ! Would be epic for a future family. Well done mate!🎉
Woah man that's an epic idea! One day when we have bore water or something you might see a video on just that
@@offgridcitycouple5695 epic ! New sub wish you all the best
Outstanding work team - great stuff !
Very cool. I assumed that you would've had loads of views considering how huge this is and the production quality, so it was surprising to see relatively few.
Thanks Yes Bacon 🙂 it's only been about a day so we'll see how it goes 🤞
Fabulous video, well done. It's crazy that one has to build a mound to such a height to keep safe. It's great seeing your progress 🎉😊
Thanks Allison 🙂
It's a funny thing because when we first saw our neighbour's 3m workshop we had a laugh and thought why would anyone build that high... but after seeing first hand all that water it was a very different experience.
Then again, other people might see our video, and learn that statistically it probably won't happen again to that extent for a really long time, so they'd build at like 1/3rd of the height to the 1 in 100 year flood level and feel content with that
You guys are coming full circle now, I love it.
It's a bit like that, coming to the same place that now looks different while also being the 'same' people, but feeling more prepared this time
@offgridcitycouple5695 I live in Nimbin and choose to be on acreage rather than town mostly. I know people who had houses completely submerged in the flood. I even have a video on here where I helped clean up post flood. I believe this disaster has forced you guys to take steps that will have unexpected advantages that will reveal themselves in time. Things like getting the morning sun earlier and later in winter, always a nice feeling.
@@davidcarr2649 we were back in town (Sydney) for a while after the floods and also didn't consider staying there at all. After living out here there's no way we'd go back.
And yeah what you mentioned about the sun is totally true. We get like an extra hour of sunlight now and can actually see the sunset!
It even gets a lot more windy which is a good thing when it's hot but not so good when the winds are getting rowdy
Best video so far really enjoyed this one , great job 👍👍
Thanks Nags 🙂 it was a wild ride this one
@@offgridcitycouple5695 I’m a coal miner and had a day off after night shift stint and just binge watched all videos on your channel. I’m so excited to what you guys do next . Cheers 🍺
@@Nags.79 thanks for checking out the videos 👍 we find the older ones suck in comparison to newer ones 😅
Have a lot of content to edit over these few days of rain so should have the fire safety irrigation system one out soon
Such a massive project & achievement you two. Fantastic job & the fact you didn't build it just for you but with neighbors & animals in mind is just amazing! Can't wait to see what you do with your new pile of dirt ;p
I also feel the mound needs a name..
Thanks Michael 🙂 the new pile of dirt may get some permaculture swales on it in the near future which would be another fun project.
Have you got some names in mind? We've called it Noah's arc a few times lol
Great vid
Very much appreciate the amount of time, hard work and cost thats gone into this project. That is a huge mound, thats absolutely glorious. Recently I cleaned/repaired my dam, it took a long time(which I've just finished), so I know how long it takes to shift massive piles of dirt. Massive well done to you both😀👍
Thanks Oily Rags and good to see you again 🙂
It's pretty much impossible to pass on how much effort these things take through a video!
Hope your dams turned out nice 👌
This is such a marvel to behold guys, what a fantastic job. What an ingenius way to bulletproof yourself, I'm sorry you had to experience such an awful flood!
Thanks for your kind words Kurtis 🙂
WOW great work
Thank you Denise! It gets real windy on the top now, almost like alpine living 😅
What a bonus....great for getting the washing dry :)@@offgridcitycouple5695
Wow, epic. I used to drive an old refrigerated Iveco truck, shitful thing to drive. It was a synchromesh transmission though, I did my heavy rigid license in a tipper with a roadranger gearbox, after only one lesson, pretty stressful. Was the council side of things very involved?
Not a bad effort for just 1 lesson!
With Primary Production zoned land at least in NSW there's certain things that are exempt like clearing for a farm building, digging a dam under 15% harvestable capacity of your land, roads, fences, parking etc.
Hi guys, is there any chance you can show us how, why etc you installed the sprinkler system. I know the requirements will be different for ever sites, council and state but I think it will be relevant to some degree. Thank you 😊
Hey Allison, the sprinkler video is in the making 👍 it'll come after the dam build vid and will have all the trenching, how it was dug and dimensions of poly pipe to allow the flow rate we needed.
Good work but you should have added the cost breakdown!!
Thanks Stella ✌️
As a rough reference, we're in North NSW, and in 2023 standard price for a 14T digger with operator is about $160/hour incl. GST. Most operators also require payment for at least 50% of their daily commute time to your location.
Trucks like the one you saw can be hired at roughly $500 per day.
Graders would cost more than trucks and diggers so instead, hiring a small skid steer with a grader attachment would be more affordable (similar cost as 14T digger), not to mention easier to work with as the grader was a bit too big and made driveways a bit too wide, using more gravel and hence $$$
The roller would probably cost around $500 per day too.
Last thing to be aware of is that each machine requires a 'float fee' of $500-$1000 if you're getting a business to bring it down.
So yeah, it's really really expensive to do something like this unless you can get at least some of the machines from friends/neighbours.
Hope this helps 👍
open q and A
i get why u compact the lift
but laying next level u laying slick on slick - did u need to fluff the top of every lift too make it bind?
I asked the operators same question funny enough and turns out dirt just sticks to dirt.. but with more expensive projects you'll see padfoot rollers used as well, they're even more effective because of the shape of the roller.
@@offgridcitycouple5695 ok thanks