I loved what you said: "yeah I edit it" LOLOL He couldn't hold back his laughter. Neither could I. Kind of reminds me of home when hubby gets sassy with me I just say: "who's cooking your dinner tonight"!!! It's no secret he burn's toast and can't cook worth beans LOLOL Sometimes the lady of the house does win!!! LOLOL We wear a lot of Hat's for sure. Great JOB you two and that's so exciting recycling wood to build a barn!!! God Bless you all.
just a idea,,,, you should clean a spot 60' x 60' in the forest,,, where you can hide the bus for dry storage,,,, put plastic down the pallet on a big part of the clean spot and store all your stuff you have laying EVERYWHERE all in one spot,,,, would look a lot better for your viewer and sponsor,,,,
watching that was almost painful....so close to crushing your mill frame with that log! DEFINITELY need to create even a very small one or two log loading deck for your mill and if you can get a hold of a set of pallet forks for your tractor it would change your world!!! I went 5years without pallet forks....when I finally got a set i realized they are the most valuable tractor attachment out of the 9 attachments i now have. they will not only help you moving logs but all kinds of things around your property... THE BEST ATTACHMENT. can't wait to see the barn build! a leanto on the side for workshop would be sweet!
I saw you save a bun of money from your own mill the woods , that s a great way , building your own home with your skills , tallent and your own woods , there is a great path to walk into success
I have noticed on other mills they have a 5 or 6 gallon pail hanging to catch the sawdust so you can dump it in another container, or wherever you want, but that way it doesnt have to pile up along side your mill itself. Just a thought you might appreciate.
I'll repeat what someone else said. Use the individual brakes to steer when the front of the tractor gets light. It would also help to bring the backhoe in closer to the tractor.
I do enjoy watching this stuff being in the woods n the fresh air n watching a vary talented couple hell both could be engineers and you really do work well together. This is good stuff
Have you ever thought about making some removable forks to adapt to the tractor shell? Something like forklift forks? I believe it would facilitate your work and effort to move the logs. Hugs from southern Brazil.
You two REALLY need frame over the saw mill. With beams over the mill you can use a hoist to pick up the logs and roll them. I ended up doing that and am 76 years old and still milling logs. Go ahead while you are cutting the wood for the barn and cut beams for the mill, let them cure while the barn is built. If you frame a roof it will keep the mill dry too.
When you are trying to turn and have no weight on the front of the tractor unlock your brake peddles and hold the brake on the side you want to turn to. Works good when front wheels are off the ground also. A log grapple would make your life much easier. Love what you guys are doing with your place.
Hello you guys, you are to be commented for all your hard work and dreams. The everyday struggles are real and you guys seem to handle it. I like to watch you milling wood especially for the house and the building of your new barn. I volunteer cutting wood for our local steam show. its an old time mill with a 54" blade (Danger). I hope you don't mind if I make a couple of comments from what could happen. You should try and get a set of forks for you tractor, lifting them with the loader is disaster those logs can hurt you bad. Even a set of log tongs and chain over you loader would keep you at a safe distance, maybe some steel toed work boots also. And Please Please Please wear a helmet on that new ATV. They can roll in the blink of an eye even on flat ground (experience talking). If you guys get hurt then what would I watch. Just offering some safety tips. Safety first will make you last. southern Ontario checking out thanks to both of you.
That is some awesome looking Hemlock! You've done an excellent job milling it! The hot tub need a cover of some type, maybe plywood flip lid? Love ya'll ❤️
Hey Greg! In regard to sharpening your band saw blades a buddy of mine rigged up a chainsaw chain sharpener from Harbor Freight to sharpen his. It's been a while but from what I remember he had it mounted to the wall and had a hook of some sort mounted on the wall above it that held the blade. With the stops on the sharpener, he was able to dial it in pretty well. I think he said he averaged around ten minutes a blade.
I really enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you both work together to achieve your dreams and goals. The for thought you both have to get the most out your supplies is amazing. God bless you both
Hey mate, got an idea to stack your off cuts from the mill onto a simple set of racks so when you need fire wood you don't have to double handle it. It would already be stacked just need to cut up ( when the rack is full ) for fire wood.
depending on length the 2x10's are generally used for floor joists, rim joists, rafters or maybe a thick plumbing wall.. any joist longer than 14ft go with 2"x12" 16" centers or 2"x10" 12" centers.. rafters nothing less than 16" center to center using 2"X10" 16"centers.. over 16' spans use 2"x12" 16" centers or the 2"x10" 12" centers same as floor.. this is standard live load bearing of course, for heavy duty load bearing calculate and adjust accordingly.. of course on floor joists doubling any load bearing runs so forth.. some fine construction wood you have there for sure.. that fir and hemlock make great building wood, hemfir is real good as well.. engineeringtoolbox has all your live load calculations for roofs and floors so forth
A suggestion for loading logs onto the mill, two logs 90 degrees to the sawmill track, but even with the top of the track,and wider than the front tractor bucket would allow you to drop them easily and one roll there on the cutting blocks.
Hi, love you 2! So resourcefull! I used a bunch of hemlock in a build 20 years ago and I wanted to warn you that it can become brittle once it is dried. No big deal, it is still strong, just don't dump it from height onto the ground, it will not bend and flex after it is dried, it will break. Once it is built it will still take the snow load and is just fine to build a barn with. FYI
I think it is awesome that you have all the free wood that you will ever need, all you have to do is cut it. That would be my happy place as well, love the smell of fresh cut Hemlock or any other wood. The goats really crack me up, they are more like dogs than goats and really spoiled. Great video.
Y’all are crushing it! That sure is some beautiful wood you milled today. Can’t wait to see it built into something beautiful. Stay safe, healthy, happy, productive,& blessed.💯❤️👍🏾💜🙋🏽♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
I love the way you are working together. You are my favorite couple on UA-cam. Can you tell me why most Americans I watch using a chainsaw, including you, don’t use safety equipment? A chainsaw can hurt you really bad, and even kill you, and when you are cutting with the tip instead of using the chain close to the motor, you increase the risks for hurting yourself even more.
Good work on the milling both of you Greg why don't you use some of that wood and make a beautiful cover from those off cuts l am sure if you were to plain it down you'd have a really nice cover, building a barn is ideal you will have room for everything you need out of the weather. Nice video both of you !! Thanks for sharing your daily routine
I envy the both of you as I just purccased a home (without) land , but hoping ! So , dont get depressed with what you are going through as I am 58 yr old and buying my first home ( child support ) destroyed my life . Wake up every morning and look around you , sunrise and set ,peace and quiet ! I would give anything to live like you , just look out your windows and take it all in , been there fighting nature and trying to get things dryed in ( by my self ) building , so be thankful for having someone to help !
Time to look for a grapple for your tractor. It will come handy for the mill and for cutting firewood, a back saver less bending over. Great video awesome job with what equipment you have, from the four wheeler to the tractor. And you both operate all equipment which is awesome.
My son has a mill, and once he told me that the bark is what really dulls the blades, so he uses the old blades for the first few cuts, then the new one for the board cuts. I just got a bunch of cedar from him that I turned into planter boxes this year.
Well that sure was some good hard work by both of you. You certainly have got off to a good start to building your barn for free or as free as possible. Them broads would have cost a pretty penny if you were to buy them from the lumber yard or your local big box store. You would have being working all year to pay for them alone never mind whatever you mill next like what 8x8 posts and then the beams. Never mind Katie if the goats don’t want you there’s alway Greg or the dogs , the chickens, or last resort the cats! Hahaha You know we all love you. xx
clean the wheel tracks on the mill, lube the track wheels. I'm a thorn in your side, I know, but watching you I see things that I feel need to be address, maybe I'm wrong and I'll stand corrected if so.😀
You guys really need to get a timber, claw hook, or a set of forks for that tractor, a simple pair that just clamp onto the forks would work great and then you could move the lumber around easy after you cut it also. Also, you guys are doing amazing hard work is good for the soul.
I still think making a tobbagan for hauling logs is a good idea simple n cost effective n no lifting involved keeps them cleaner n maybe either bury your hot tub or build a gazebo over it to help keep junk out of it n maybe put a shower curtain around it what ever arm chair quarterbacks you gotta hate em sometimes I just see with different eyes.
Need to find ya one of those cones that go on the end that has a hole in the end of it for the strap that chokes the the log so it can't dig in, it just jumps over everything 😊
Either cover or enclose it n maybe add a saunna its not like you dont have the lumber or a mill and all necassary tools to build something. N maybe build some other cabins for people to rent for that off grid type experience. In case you ever get tired and want to sell and move that way you may stir up an interest to others who might like to try your experiment as well!?
I just watched the video where your road got washed out then i watched the next one hoping you might talk about it. Whatever happened with your road access? were you able to repair the original one or did you work out a deal with a neighbor? thats a tough situation a buddy is in now. he got hit hard by the snows in western US and access was really bad because the road is not wide enough to plow open. its only about 1 1/2 car wide to start off with but there are long areas where there upper hill owned by a neighbor is right up against the road and the snow can't be cleared. I was joking with him he should get a dozer and plow it 20 feet wider but the time and expense let alone needing at least 4 guys running different equipment to get it done would be pretty dramatic.. but thats the place he is in .. him and another younger couple.. and the county won't touch it because its too rural but he is almost 2 miles down from the main road at the end.. great all the time unless it snows then it gets dangerous.. really would need a helicopter in a medical emergency no way anyone is getting up that road if it snows. .. anyway would be really interested.. didn't see a follow up video.. i know a lot of people buy places just like yours with a small road that is not well maintained or put in correctly in the first place.. he said a number of his neighbors have given up.. some just use it for hunting.. his next door neighbor hasn't visited the property for 20 years even. not great. thanks
The time lapse legs while walking the saw forward was hilarious! LOL
I don't know why but I really enjoy the goats . Thanks for including them. They just make my day.
I loved what you said: "yeah I edit it" LOLOL He couldn't hold back his laughter. Neither could I. Kind of reminds me of home when hubby gets sassy with me I just say: "who's cooking your dinner tonight"!!! It's no secret he burn's toast and can't cook worth beans LOLOL Sometimes the lady of the house does win!!! LOLOL We wear a lot of Hat's for sure. Great JOB you two and that's so exciting recycling wood to build a barn!!! God Bless you all.
just a idea,,,, you should clean a spot 60' x 60' in the forest,,, where you can hide the bus for dry storage,,,, put plastic down the pallet on a big part of the clean spot and store all your stuff you have laying EVERYWHERE all in one spot,,,, would look a lot better for your viewer and sponsor,,,,
Need a wet dry vacuum to clean hot tub.... earth tones for house colour! greens/ browns, ..... good job!
I would get a set of forks for the tractor to move logs and pallets around, not very expensive - my most useful front attachment.
I wish I was 20 years younger and living your life xxx ❤
Greg some of that wood is beautiful, lucky goats😊 The hottub will be nice after a long day of milling and can't wait for the barn to start❤️🇨🇦
watching that was almost painful....so close to crushing your mill frame with that log! DEFINITELY need to create even a very small one or two log loading deck for your mill and if you can get a hold of a set of pallet forks for your tractor it would change your world!!! I went 5years without pallet forks....when I finally got a set i realized they are the most valuable tractor attachment out of the 9 attachments i now have. they will not only help you moving logs but all kinds of things around your property... THE BEST ATTACHMENT. can't wait to see the barn build! a leanto on the side for workshop would be sweet!
You guys need a set of clamp on forks for the tractor bucket, would make life soo much better. Amazon has them for $100 bucks.
THE BARK SLABED REMOVED FROM THE LOGS CAN BE USED TO FINISH AN OUTDISE WALL OF A SHED OR BARN. THE BARK SERVES AS AN INSALATION.. NOTHING WASTED.
I saw you save a bun of money from your own mill the woods , that s a great way , building your own home with your skills , tallent and your own woods , there is a great path to walk into success
I have noticed on other mills they have a 5 or 6 gallon pail hanging to catch the sawdust so you can dump it in another container, or wherever you want, but that way it doesnt have to pile up along side your mill itself. Just a thought you might appreciate.
I'll repeat what someone else said. Use the individual brakes to steer when the front of the tractor gets light. It would also help to bring the backhoe in closer to the tractor.
It doesn't have individual brakes
I do enjoy watching this stuff being in the woods n the fresh air n watching a vary talented couple hell both could be engineers and you really do work well together. This is good stuff
A set of short bucket forks would make picking up those logs a whole lot easier.
I love the walk Katie when you're pushing the saw along, it's like and old fashioned movie. Keep up the good work folks. You're doing amazing.
That`s called the "sawmill moonwalk"
Reminded me of Beyoncé “all the single ladies”
Have you ever thought about making some removable forks to adapt to the tractor shell? Something like forklift forks? I believe it would facilitate your work and effort to move the logs. Hugs from southern Brazil.
Hard working couple, I love it…
You two REALLY need frame over the saw mill. With beams over the mill you can use a hoist to pick up the logs and roll them. I ended up doing that and am 76 years old and still milling logs. Go ahead while you are cutting the wood for the barn and cut beams for the mill, let them cure while the barn is built. If you frame a roof it will keep the mill dry too.
Cheap Vevor bucket forks would work wonders for lifting logs with the tractor.
Hello Katie and Greg I really enjoy watching your wonderful video Rosa olbera from Texas
Looking good!
You need to keep your stickers closer to the end of your lumber stack. To keep the ends from. Saving. And twisting.😊
Love watching you all. A content creator told me about you. I watched from before Mexico. I’m binge watching all your videos. So nice.
Beautiful wood. And it's real 2x10, not like store bought where they take off 1/4 inch.
When you are trying to turn and have no weight on the front of the tractor unlock your brake peddles and hold the brake on the side you want to turn to. Works good when front wheels are off the ground also. A log grapple would make your life much easier. Love what you guys are doing with your place.
Hello you guys, you are to be commented for all your hard work and dreams. The everyday struggles are real and you guys seem to handle it. I like to watch you milling wood especially for the house and the building of your new barn. I volunteer cutting wood for our local steam show. its an old time mill with a 54" blade (Danger). I hope you don't mind if I make a couple of comments from what could happen. You should try and get a set of forks for you tractor, lifting them with the loader is disaster those logs can hurt you bad. Even a set of log tongs and chain over you loader would keep you at a safe distance, maybe some steel toed work boots also. And Please Please Please wear a helmet on that new ATV. They can roll in the blink of an eye even on flat ground (experience talking). If you guys get hurt then what would I watch. Just offering some safety tips. Safety first will make you last. southern Ontario checking out thanks to both of you.
That is some awesome looking Hemlock! You've done an excellent job milling it! The hot tub need a cover of some type, maybe plywood flip lid? Love ya'll ❤️
Hey Greg! In regard to sharpening your band saw blades a buddy of mine rigged up a chainsaw chain sharpener from Harbor Freight to sharpen his. It's been a while but from what I remember he had it mounted to the wall and had a hook of some sort mounted on the wall above it that held the blade. With the stops on the sharpener, he was able to dial it in pretty well. I think he said he averaged around ten minutes a blade.
The flatter the ground your sawed lumber dries on the greater than chance your boards will end up straight and less twisted.
Katie does see all the sawdust from the mill that you can use in your garden beds
I really enjoy watching your videos and seeing how you both work together to achieve your dreams and goals. The for thought you both have to get the most out your supplies is amazing. God bless you both
Hey mate, got an idea to stack your off cuts from the mill onto a simple set of racks so when you need fire wood you don't have to double handle it. It would already be stacked just need to cut up ( when the rack is full ) for fire wood.
Tractor and attachments are just a little small for easy handling of those logs.
You should make some slip on forks for your bucket it would make pulling up logs so much easier
depending on length the 2x10's are generally used for floor joists, rim joists, rafters or maybe a thick plumbing wall.. any joist longer than 14ft go with 2"x12" 16" centers or 2"x10" 12" centers.. rafters nothing less than 16" center to center using 2"X10" 16"centers.. over 16' spans use 2"x12" 16" centers or the 2"x10" 12" centers same as floor.. this is standard live load bearing of course, for heavy duty load bearing calculate and adjust accordingly.. of course on floor joists doubling any load bearing runs so forth.. some fine construction wood you have there for sure.. that fir and hemlock make great building wood, hemfir is real good as well.. engineeringtoolbox has all your live load calculations for roofs and floors so forth
A suggestion for loading logs onto the mill, two logs 90 degrees to the sawmill track, but even with the top of the track,and wider than the front tractor bucket would allow you to drop them easily and one roll there on the cutting blocks.
Sticker closer to the end, To keep the boards from twisting.
Hi, love you 2! So resourcefull! I used a bunch of hemlock in a build 20 years ago and I wanted to warn you that it can become brittle once it is dried. No big deal, it is still strong, just don't dump it from height onto the ground, it will not bend and flex after it is dried, it will break. Once it is built it will still take the snow load and is just fine to build a barn with. FYI
Chad the LaserPecker looks like it is user friendly and some great looking prestored clip art
Hi ime from Western Australia just subscribed to your channel and I am enjoying it very much xx
I think it is awesome that you have all the free wood that you will ever need, all you have to do is cut it. That would be my happy place as well, love the smell of fresh cut Hemlock or any other wood. The goats really crack me up, they are more like dogs than goats and really spoiled. Great video.
Spring has sprung. Nice wood for future construction. All in a days work.
That first piece that came off the mill looked like a gorgeous table top to me. Alan
Y’all are crushing it! That sure is some beautiful wood you milled today. Can’t wait to see it built into something beautiful. Stay safe, healthy, happy, productive,& blessed.💯❤️👍🏾💜🙋🏽♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸
I love the way you are working together. You are my favorite couple on UA-cam.
Can you tell me why most Americans I watch using a chainsaw, including you, don’t use safety equipment? A chainsaw can hurt you really bad, and even kill you, and when you are cutting with the tip instead of using the chain close to the motor, you increase the risks for hurting yourself even more.
That lumber looks so good and strong. Nicely done! Waiting for the hot tub finish. Thanks for sharing
Good work on the milling both of you Greg why don't you use some of that wood and make a beautiful cover from those off cuts l am sure if you were to plain it down you'd have a really nice cover, building a barn is ideal you will have room for everything you need out of the weather. Nice video both of you !! Thanks for sharing your daily routine
you two are getting very good on the tractor, moving and placing logs. The mill will save you big money.
I envy the both of you as I just purccased a home (without) land , but hoping ! So , dont get depressed with what you are going through as I am 58 yr old and buying my first home ( child support ) destroyed my life . Wake up every morning and look around you , sunrise and set ,peace and quiet ! I would give anything to live like you , just look out your windows and take it all in , been there fighting nature and trying to get things dryed in ( by my self ) building , so be thankful for having someone to help !
building a fine pile for your chipper so you can spread around your muddy areas, good job kiddo's. Aloha
GREG, BUILD A TOP FOR THE HOT TUB ! LIVE EDGES HAVE A USE GUY'S. good day's work . well done!❤👍
Time to look for a grapple for your tractor. It will come handy for the mill and for cutting firewood, a back saver less bending over. Great video awesome job with what equipment you have, from the four wheeler to the tractor. And you both operate all equipment which is awesome.
My son has a mill, and once he told me that the bark is what really dulls the blades, so he uses the old blades for the first few cuts, then the new one for the board cuts. I just got a bunch of cedar from him that I turned into planter boxes this year.
Beautiful wood 🪵
Some pretty lumber !
It would be easier to hook a chain to it to the rear backhoe and drag it in lift it off the ground on one end.
Eeeek! I’m so excited to see this barn built with all of your own milled lumber!! ❤🙌🏻😊
Lovely boards those
Make a cover for The hot tub.
buy some pallet forks it will make thing easier moving logs
Well that sure was some good hard work by both of you. You certainly have got off to a good start to building your barn for free or as free as possible. Them broads would have cost a pretty penny if you were to buy them from the lumber yard or your local big box store. You would have being working all year to pay for them alone never mind whatever you mill next like what 8x8 posts and then the beams.
Never mind Katie if the goats don’t want you there’s alway Greg or the dogs , the chickens, or last resort the cats! Hahaha You know we all love you. xx
clean the wheel tracks on the mill, lube the track wheels. I'm a thorn in your side, I know, but watching you I see things that I feel need to be address, maybe I'm
wrong and I'll stand corrected if so.😀
You need to get or build you some pallet forks for the tractor Greg
Get a choker. It’s a lot cheaper than replacing winch cables.
great video also love the jazz background music too
Have you considered purchasing forks for the tractor? They would allow you to pick up and move logs a lot easier.
You guys really need to get a timber, claw hook, or a set of forks for that tractor, a simple pair that just clamp onto the forks would work great and then you could move the lumber around easy after you cut it also. Also, you guys are doing amazing hard work is good for the soul.
The left overs make good siding for outdoor sheds etc. .wood shed
Do you have a cover? If not, I would get one after all you hard work.
I still think making a tobbagan for hauling logs is a good idea simple n cost effective n no lifting involved keeps them cleaner n maybe either bury your hot tub or build a gazebo over it to help keep junk out of it n maybe put a shower curtain around it what ever arm chair quarterbacks you gotta hate em sometimes I just see with different eyes.
Beautiful pieces of lumber. Great job
There's this plastic cap available to put over the end of logs so they don't dig in when dragging,,neat,,acts like a sled
Wow such a useful piece of equipment!!
Need to find ya one of those cones that go on the end that has a hole in the end of it for the strap that chokes the the log so it can't dig in, it just jumps over everything 😊
Might need to build a top for the hot tub
Good job of milling. Beautiful lumber. That would have cost a lot of money !
Good job. Love sawmill stuff
Do you run all the slabs through the chipper? If so, why no do it when you start milling instead of letting them build up?
I love that the 4-wheeler is hers now!
Either cover or enclose it n maybe add a saunna its not like you dont have the lumber or a mill and all necassary tools to build something. N maybe build some other cabins for people to rent for that off grid type experience. In case you ever get tired and want to sell and move that way you may stir up an interest to others who might like to try your experiment as well!?
Enjoyed watching this
Looks like you need a forklift attachment for your tractor. Alan
25:13 That's what she said 🎉😂
Make some clamp on forks for that bucket. Just long enough to scoop so you dont have to wrestle the log onto the bucket.
such hard workers! I'm excited to see the new build. Hugs from Texas.
Keep on hitting it guys !!! Hard workers that's what you both are!!
Greg you are a beast young man. Love your video's.
Thanks
Very good don't stop now Well done guy\s
If I missed it I'm sorry, but what kind of siding are you putting on the house and when do you think you will start?
Make tightly fitting cover for the hot tub.
Also, from a tinnitus sufferer...Wear headphones, a helmet (they can come as a unit.
I just watched the video where your road got washed out then i watched the next one hoping you might talk about it. Whatever happened with your road access? were you able to repair the original one or did you work out a deal with a neighbor? thats a tough situation a buddy is in now. he got hit hard by the snows in western US and access was really bad because the road is not wide enough to plow open. its only about 1 1/2 car wide to start off with but there are long areas where there upper hill owned by a neighbor is right up against the road and the snow can't be cleared. I was joking with him he should get a dozer and plow it 20 feet wider but the time and expense let alone needing at least 4 guys running different equipment to get it done would be pretty dramatic.. but thats the place he is in .. him and another younger couple.. and the county won't touch it because its too rural but he is almost 2 miles down from the main road at the end.. great all the time unless it snows then it gets dangerous.. really would need a helicopter in a medical emergency no way anyone is getting up that road if it snows. .. anyway would be really interested.. didn't see a follow up video.. i know a lot of people buy places just like yours with a small road that is not well maintained or put in correctly in the first place.. he said a number of his neighbors have given up.. some just use it for hunting.. his next door neighbor hasn't visited the property for 20 years even. not great. thanks
Awesome thanks 😂another Great video ❤
My buddy has a mill and his tractor ( about the same size )and he has a thumb attachment on the front bucket it works great 👍
I wonder if you could somehow attach your to the front ?
Use a cover for the hottub???
big end of log in the front not the back of sawmill
When will you side the house....and with what ?
Still no protection while using the chain saw?