Just to let everyone know, I didn't put the ATV in the bucket for a VERY good reason. The SANY slides on many parts of the trail and if I had to use the bucket to hold the excavator from sliding, I would have destroyed the ATV, also I used the SANY to fix parts of the road so having the ATV in the bucket would really be a problem... Thanks everyone for your comments!
I was just thinking that he should have drug that old faded green truck box that is behind him at the top down to the pull out where he was saying it would be nice to have a shed. That's pretty much a pre made shed that is ready to set in place, and the Sany would make short work of it.
Allan seems like you Dave and Dave The whole crew are really good people setting a good example like your fixing the world by just being your selves so Bravo !!!!!!! God Bless you
Worked industrial and commercial construction for 51 years. You are a very hard working individual. I was impressed with your construction skills. Your pride in your work stands for itself.
Alan if you take those boulders from the pullout and lay a small rock wall near that sluff zone when the stuff sluffs it will back fill and make a nice back wall for a shed. That SANY sure is nice...
Once the gravel/dirt seam is emptied it will make an excellent cistern(water storage). Snow and rainfall could help fill it and any overflow could be dammed and use to water a nice big garden. A solar powered submersible water heater would keep it flowing in winter.
Well done sir, on your midpoint you were talking about putting a shed for tools what I was thinking about was putting a little wood stove and a little room with some little bit of food and a little bit of water in case in the winter if you get storm and you're coming up the hill and something breaks I don't know what the weather is like out there but when it's cold it'll suck it out of you quicker than anything just a thought you remind me of one of my family members that I lost a couple of years ago and he was about his wild and unconventional as you. It's almost nice to see a glimpse of him through you. You have a good day. Thank you Bob from Virginia USA
I watch sparks motors watch them when they came to your place the first time your an amazing hard working man your place is amazing and Dave is blessed having you on his team you have amazing knowledge love your channel and content Dave is from watching him on t-tube is the biggest hearted man I’ve ever seen please tell him for me y’all don’t change god bless
Alan, Love the videos ! I have a friendly suggestion: build a cage/ framework for the atv that would hook over the counterweight of the Sany. You could make it to where you could drive it on, using ramps that would flip/ fold up out of the way with a simple locking mechanism. That way, you could operate the Sany down to bottom of the mountain and then unload the atv and go back up to the top fortress. Just a friendly suggestion, that’s all. Looking forward to binging on the rest of your videos !
Wow. It looks like trying to move any earth on that kind of terrain is just violent as can be. I never realized how lucky I am to live in an area of thick soft dirt where the only real problems are the occasional giant roots
Al, you are very inspiring to be doing what you are. I have been binging on all your videos since l watched the initial discovery on HeavyDsparks. Be safe!
It's a awesome miracle that you met Dave now we can see you on both the channels doing some exciting work And as always you are good at everything ✌🏻 Love from India ✌🏻✌🏻🔥
I’m feeling there is UA-cam gold here. Some clever editing and video labeling and we have some great shorts. ‘How to get an excavator out of a hole ‘ etc
Extremely inspiring watching you man I just started watching Dave a few weeks ago and when I saw the videos today of ur compound I was blown away! Hope to see more videos of this place it truly is amazing!
Park a truck down at ur lil pull out with a cap on the back so u can keep some half way point tool s and supply s or whatever u might need at the half way point ,
Yo allan my guy. You should start selling off some of those truck. It's obvious by their tires that they are just being left to waste away. And there are so so many that people could be saving..
I gotta admit Alan. That was pretty impressive getting out of that hole. People don't realize how hard that is. I've seen allot people damage machines trying stuff like that.
You could’ve put your ATV in the bucket or hanging from the cable drive it back up save you some time but you won’t get your exercise thank you Allen for your great mountain top fortress would love to come help sometime
You've got a really awesome compound Alan. Working out there by yourself always try to be careful we want to see you continue this project for a long time to come 👍☮️🇺🇲
Hey Allan, can u do a beginnings video. I am mostly interested in your mindset all those years ago, before you bought the mountain. What made you do it, how did you find this spot (and why) Are you a prepper or dooms-dayer? or is this more of a legacy project?
Me too, but as I watched him work and viewed the area around him below I realized how hard it must be and remembered exactly how old I am and I knew since I was tired just thinking about it I couldn't do it anymore at this age so watching is the best I can do
Good morning Alan nice to see you again. You had my jaw dropping when you turned that cab around and backed your way out of that hole, I have to admit I'd thought of that but I didn't think you'd actually do it. Silly me. As for having to walk 45 minutes from the bottom to the top wow, if you get the Sany back again or if you get stuck in that position again with your other excavator you might want to consider putting the ATV on the excavator bucket somehow or hanging it from the excavator bucket and just taking it with you as you go down or up so you have it with you... just a thought. Anyway I'm going to get back to watching you shovel your concrete and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!
it would be so cool to see if there’s gold on the lower section and dig a tunnel to your fortress two birds with one stone or atleast have a underground tunnel from your fortress to the lower area
Love watching you Allen you have a fascinating, genius mind, one of my favourite people on faves sparks chanel. Good luck with mountain fortress and workshop build ⛰️🏡💕
Good seeing you Al. I bet that ice cold drink did taste good after ALL THAT work you did, and the hike up to the top. Wish I could be there to help you. In Colorado though. Anyway, looking good. Blessings Overflowing
Oh hell! I was only watching on video but, when you started going through that gate at the top and we could see how close to the edge you seemed plus that very steep drop off and having to skid around that turn even wider because your gate stuck out as well, I was gritting my teeth half expecting to wind up starting to skid off the edge! You've either got a pair of grapefruit down there or are crazy, that had me terrified and I'm only watching on a pc later. Sorry your river gravel seemed to peter out. Could it be running in a different direction maybe? Ancient river beds might not follow the same path as the natural cleavage planes of the bedrock so maybe it's there, just not where you were looking this time.
Hi mate I’m in Australia Tasmania and I just want to say keep your dreams real when shit gets real you just use 3ply in stead of single ply toilet paper .......fire is just a Hurdle not a show stopper ...hey look at this way mr evil kanivile wasn’t stoped by fire nor will you .....as we say in Australia Bugger........but we will continue to strive and survive let our kangaroos run wild! Love your vision love your dream create and continue to run wild mate . Kindest thoughts all the way from the little island Tasmania.
I used to work at a quarry out there in the Western desert. When it's quiet and there's no one else around but you and the cattle and the coyotes. God starts talking to ya.
SANY is sure noisier than a rocket ship flying off into heaven. It does it's job well rather than having to use a spade and manpower LOL!!! Great job SANY it was great watching the Wizard hard at work on that noisy machine but it was interesting. Wizard you really need your wand so you don't forget to look after yourself e.g. water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink LOL!!!
It's the first time I've caught you video and subscribed. Wow what loverly seenery. I'd be afraid of your trank down, I'd make it wider. Thanks for the video.
So funny how he makes a dank turnout on that trail and then he immediately wants to put something in that open spot. Which is meant for a turnaround spot lol. Really interesting guy
Hey Alan greetings from CT. ! Enjoyed your tour on Dave’s channel of your place an was glad to find Your channel . I just subscribed and looking forward to more projects at the Mt top! Be well .
Nice to see a other Al working , what are you doing whos land is this , are you looking for gold or ??!M nice how many acres do you have lol,I’m a junker , and I to have an excavator of my own ,an ol 2800 link-Belt , it crushes my car like you can stomp your foot on aluminum can lol nice thanks BigAl California. That was a good house boat rescue lake mead , lol !! Thanks BigAl California praise Jesus Christ grace amen
The one thought I had about this video is why not have lifting hooks on these quad bikes so you can just pick them up with the bucket and take them with you. Another bonus is loading and unloading off the trailers. No room for a bile, just lift it up and put it on top of something else. Something for you to think about as well Dave. A recovery shipping crate full of recovery tools with a small workshop to do repairs out in the field. It couild have a generator, compressor, toilet/shower, fridge, microwave. So on recovery day you just load the container on a truck with the other toys and your on the road.
Hello Alan watch your post great work. Your windows need to be stalnless steel or steel. Aluminum windows will corrode. Because the two metals are dissimilar, upvc or wooden framed windows wood do the trick you could use an epoxy inhibitor. I hope you read your comments Allan best regards!
I live in San Felipe, Baja. There's an expat charity here, Casa Digna run by Melody Honey, who makes houses out of tireS AND mud for homeless mexican folk. If yall want to help, Im a retired social worker from NYC in San Felipe.
Sorry to be commenting on an old post, but I'm just catching up with the Wizard's origin story so to speak. I wonder if one of the ebike companies would be interested in sponsoring/providing an ebike for the mountain? It would sure make the trip up and down easier when solo ferrying vehicles and equipment, and with the terrain and altitude change it would highlight the ebikes strengths, and easy to charge up on a couple solar panels.
Just to let everyone know, I didn't put the ATV in the bucket for a VERY good reason. The SANY slides on many parts of the trail and if I had to use the bucket to hold the excavator from sliding, I would have destroyed the ATV, also I used the SANY to fix parts of the road so having the ATV in the bucket would really be a problem... Thanks everyone for your comments!
I would love to see all your vehicles at least run
The worst part of sending a machine back is that all the sudden you realize all the things you should of done while you had it
I was just thinking that he should have drug that old faded green truck box that is behind him at the top down to the pull out where he was saying it would be nice to have a shed. That's pretty much a pre made shed that is ready to set in place, and the Sany would make short work of it.
😂🤣 I know that feeling
And then your building catches on fire and you really need it.
@@gingerleegirl6697 ginger... a tooting woman's the one to hire the tootin woman will never tire... a tooting woman's to blame for the fire 🔥
@@zenjamin6262 lol
Allan seems like you Dave and Dave The whole crew are really good people setting a good example like your fixing the world by just being your selves so Bravo !!!!!!! God Bless you
Worked industrial and commercial construction for 51 years. You are a very hard working individual. I was impressed with your construction skills. Your pride in your work stands for itself.
Alan if you take those boulders from the pullout and lay a small rock wall near that sluff zone when the stuff sluffs it will back fill and make a nice back wall for a shed. That SANY sure is nice...
Once the gravel/dirt seam is emptied it will make an excellent cistern(water storage). Snow and rainfall could help fill it and any overflow could be dammed and use to water a nice big garden. A solar powered submersible water heater would keep it flowing in winter.
Tenacity, persistence, self motivated, what a concept!
Alan I’m so sorry about your fire and your loss and thanks for this video you’re awesome !!
Thank you, Dave for helping Alan out with the use of the sany. God Bless
Well done sir, on your midpoint you were talking about putting a shed for tools what I was thinking about was putting a little wood stove and a little room with some little bit of food and a little bit of water in case in the winter if you get storm and you're coming up the hill and something breaks I don't know what the weather is like out there but when it's cold it'll suck it out of you quicker than anything just a thought you remind me of one of my family members that I lost a couple of years ago and he was about his wild and unconventional as you. It's almost nice to see a glimpse of him through you. You have a good day. Thank you Bob from Virginia USA
I watch sparks motors watch them when they came to your place the first time your an amazing hard working man your place is amazing and Dave is blessed having you on his team you have amazing knowledge love your channel and content Dave is from watching him on t-tube is the biggest hearted man I’ve ever seen please tell him for me y’all don’t change god bless
You should find a good spot and build a cement pond up there just for extra water, in case of a fire or equipment, or too even purifie to drink.
That Dave Sparks seems to be a good friend to have.
Alan, Love the videos ! I have a friendly suggestion: build a cage/ framework for the atv that would hook over the counterweight of the Sany. You could make it to where you could drive it on, using ramps that would flip/ fold up out of the way with a simple locking mechanism. That way, you could operate the Sany down to bottom of the mountain and then unload the atv and go back up to the top fortress. Just a friendly suggestion, that’s all. Looking forward to binging on the rest of your videos !
Wow. It looks like trying to move any earth on that kind of terrain is just violent as can be. I never realized how lucky I am to live in an area of thick soft dirt where the only real problems are the occasional giant roots
What an adventure Alan, be careful and don't overheat.
I was going to say the same thing, Alan you should ALWAYS keep water in ALL of the vehicle's on the property, and in the excavator!
Love the fortress ..Alan your the wizard ✨✨✨
Al, you are very inspiring to be doing what you are. I have been binging on all your videos since l watched the initial discovery on HeavyDsparks. Be safe!
im about to start watching. after seeing on heavy sparks allans misfortunes i decided to check this channel out.
It's a awesome miracle that you met Dave now we can see you on both the channels doing some exciting work
And as always you are good at everything ✌🏻
Love from India ✌🏻✌🏻🔥
It's not a miracle... it's totally wizard 😂
Yeah seeing this video after d Sparks video of helping Alan
@@timvandijknl Wizardry?
@@lotharschiese8559 Alan's go-to catchphrase is "totally wizard". It's an older version of "cool" or "awesome" 😁
Totally agree, the Sparks Motors family is growing and now we have Matts off road recovery as part of the family.
I’m feeling there is UA-cam gold here. Some clever editing and video labeling and we have some great shorts. ‘How to get an excavator out of a hole ‘ etc
I hope he doesn't start doing shorts, there too... short.
Not to be offensive, but nobody cares about shorts 🤣
Make the best of it as per. Thank you, for sharing your steadfast work ethic.
Alan, remember to give us a scan of that beautiful scenery.
Extremely inspiring watching you man I just started watching Dave a few weeks ago and when I saw the videos today of ur compound I was blown away! Hope to see more videos of this place it truly is amazing!
Can't wait for this channel to explode!!!
That is some pretty radical landscaping right there.
You are such a joy to watch Allan.
I'm just glad you are OK. Hope all continues to do well for you.
That is a nice-looking machine you have there. Looks like it hasn't seem much action in the quarries.
Nice video! Hopefully you are doing well!
That is a smart idea, to put a shed there for tools you may need.
You could put a spare ATV there too for emergency transportation
@@devrabiallas1292 or even park one of the extra trucks there!
Park a truck down at ur lil pull out with a cap on the back so u can keep some half way point tool s and supply s or whatever u might need at the half way point ,
Yeah, and some extra water! 💦
Yo allan my guy. You should start selling off some of those truck. It's obvious by their tires that they are just being left to waste away. And there are so so many that people could be saving..
I gotta admit Alan. That was pretty impressive getting out of that hole. People don't realize how hard that is. I've seen allot people damage machines trying stuff like that.
Would been alot easyer if he used his feet to cat with 😅😅
Just picked you up, best of luck rebuilding!
You could’ve put your ATV in the bucket or hanging from the cable drive it back up save you some time but you won’t get your exercise thank you Allen for your great mountain top fortress would love to come help sometime
You've got a really awesome compound Alan. Working out there by yourself always try to be careful we want to see you continue this project for a long time to come 👍☮️🇺🇲
feel like hes just making a bad ass capture the flag mountain top 50vs50 paintball fortress.
I never saw a guy with more iron's in the fire then you Alan, you have super powers.
Hey Allan, can u do a beginnings video. I am mostly interested in your mindset all those years ago, before you bought the mountain. What made you do it, how did you find this spot (and why) Are you a prepper or dooms-dayer? or is this more of a legacy project?
Hope you are well Allen! Great video
sure would love to see what it looks like there at night. i bet you see stars that go on 4 ever.
I joined Alan's Patreon on day one. I ain't going to lie I'm hoping someday to visit this place at least once in the next ten years.
@@kerrylewis2581 i wish i had his energy. was a time i did. i 2 would love 2 visit as long as he don't put us work/ lol
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your blessed with a family of great friends.
Wait a minute this ain't work he's having a ball . Good on ya Alan 👍😎👍
Alan, if you park a side by side in the pull off shed you can go get the tools either way, saves walking.
I've always dreamed of that lifestyle being in the middle of nowhere being self-efficient growing on food and everything I need
Me too, but as I watched him work and viewed the area around him below I realized how hard it must be and remembered exactly how old I am and I knew since I was tired just thinking about it I couldn't do it anymore at this age so watching is the best I can do
Where is he gonna grow stuff there? It's rock, sand and more rock...oh mountains too
@@devrabiallas1292 Yah, a man's got to know his limitations! Eh!
@@mrmotofy he can add dirt with wood as the edges
Alan dude you are a total LEGEND brother!
Peace out 😊
You are an awesome person. I respect you sooo much. All the best with your projects. Kind regards from Fiji my friend. Take care
Alan and Dave they make a rock bucket that is V shaped for that material. We used them around the Dallas area.
Its nice to see an RV
Alan nice little turn around the walk was a bit the refresher hit the spot!!!; )
Nice moves with the Excavator. I was scared as shit watching that and looks like your doing that shit alone. Your nuts bro!
Ever use a railroad tie between the bucket and thumb to grade with? Works awesome!!!
A large log works even better. Use what you got or can get!
Good morning Alan nice to see you again. You had my jaw dropping when you turned that cab around and backed your way out of that hole, I have to admit I'd thought of that but I didn't think you'd actually do it. Silly me. As for having to walk 45 minutes from the bottom to the top wow, if you get the Sany back again or if you get stuck in that position again with your other excavator you might want to consider putting the ATV on the excavator bucket somehow or hanging it from the excavator bucket and just taking it with you as you go down or up so you have it with you... just a thought. Anyway I'm going to get back to watching you shovel your concrete and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day!
it would be so cool to see if there’s gold on the lower section and dig a tunnel to your fortress two birds with one stone or atleast have a underground tunnel from your fortress to the lower area
Have u tested any more/gravel for values ?
You got alot of good stuff in your land. The bronco all the k5 blazers full convertible tops. And alot more.
I would’ve drove the mountain truck up and hauled the ATV back down.😅
LOOKING GREAT!
Love watching you Allen you have a fascinating, genius mind, one of my favourite people on faves sparks chanel.
Good luck with mountain fortress and workshop build ⛰️🏡💕
Good seeing you Al. I bet that ice cold drink did taste good after ALL THAT work you did, and the hike up to the top. Wish I could be there to help you. In Colorado though. Anyway, looking good.
Blessings Overflowing
Al I am surprised that in your vast supply of good stuff you don’t have a surplus rock crusher Thanks great videos
Yeah that would be a great addition to his machinery!
@@wesman7837 Bingo! Make your own screened drain rock and mix for concrete.
Looks like you took good care of it.
the view out there is jut amazing, you are such an amazing and inspiring Alan, Thnaks..
Love from France
LoL great vlog!Great too see you well !
Alan you could of tied the four wheeler to the bucket and carried it down with you. Ain’t that heavy lol.
Oh hell! I was only watching on video but, when you started going through that gate at the top and we could see how close to the edge you seemed plus that very steep drop off and having to skid around that turn even wider because your gate stuck out as well, I was gritting my teeth half expecting to wind up starting to skid off the edge! You've either got a pair of grapefruit down there or are crazy, that had me terrified and I'm only watching on a pc later.
Sorry your river gravel seemed to peter out. Could it be running in a different direction maybe? Ancient river beds might not follow the same path as the natural cleavage planes of the bedrock so maybe it's there, just not where you were looking this time.
I wonder what he was strip mining there
River gravel. I never would have imagined.
Thought he was making a ditch, or footing...
@@missingremote4388 He wasn't mining. Go watch the video about it.
Y'all need one of those 125cc "Pit Bike's". They will pretty much fit in the bucket of the excavator and make for a quick trip back up the hill.
You need an ice making machine on top of mountain.
Well done on the curv
Vary sweet indeed. Keep up the great work. Okay.
Hi mate I’m in Australia Tasmania and I just want to say keep your dreams real when shit gets real you just use 3ply in stead of single ply toilet paper .......fire is just a Hurdle not a show stopper ...hey look at this way mr evil kanivile wasn’t stoped by fire nor will you .....as we say in Australia Bugger........but we will continue to strive and survive let our kangaroos run wild!
Love your vision love your dream create and continue to run wild mate .
Kindest thoughts all the way from the little island Tasmania.
Very Great maneuvering Sany up the Hill
Alan, could you rig a sling and hold the atv from the bucket and take it with you so you don’t have to walk up, that is a steep climb
I would deffo have a trails bike on stand by for cases like this great contend
Hey, build a fence/guard up yer mountain trail, as people travel the road, as they go up or down!!!
That Pepsi sounded good as hell! Let me go get one!.
I used to work at a quarry out there in the Western desert. When it's quiet and there's no one else around but you and the cattle and the coyotes. God starts talking to ya.
SANY is sure noisier than a rocket ship flying off into heaven. It does it's job well rather than having to use a spade and manpower LOL!!! Great job SANY it was great watching the Wizard hard at work on that noisy machine but it was interesting. Wizard you really need your wand so you don't forget to look after yourself e.g. water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink LOL!!!
It's the first time I've caught you video and subscribed.
Wow what loverly seenery.
I'd be afraid of your trank down, I'd make it wider.
Thanks for the video.
Congratulation on your 100K that was sweet. Nice!
So funny how he makes a dank turnout on that trail and then he immediately wants to put something in that open spot. Which is meant for a turnaround spot lol. Really interesting guy
Hope its there. The sand and gravel will help out big time.
You can get a prefab shed for that mid level area that would be a nice work/storage spot.
Saying goodbye to a sany Is a very good thing.
Keep up the good work! Great video! How did you acquire so much stuff it's amazing! Your friend from Tennessee 🦌👍
you have that com box there near the sat dish move it down to your emergency pull off as a tool shed
Hey Alan greetings from CT. !
Enjoyed your tour on Dave’s channel of your place an was glad to find Your channel .
I just subscribed and looking forward to more projects at the Mt top!
Be well .
Nice to see a other Al working , what are you doing whos land is this , are you looking for gold or ??!M nice how many acres do you have lol,I’m a junker , and I to have an excavator of my own ,an ol 2800 link-Belt , it crushes my car like you can stomp your foot on aluminum can lol nice thanks BigAl California. That was a good house boat rescue lake mead , lol !! Thanks BigAl California praise Jesus Christ grace amen
Would you consider using an old van (truck) body as a shop or tool storage at the cutout? We use them, take the wheels off and this works well
That truck is a piece of scrap anyway, good thing you didn't damage the excavator
Nice excavator moves how you got her up the ledge. Pretty cool.
The one thought I had about this video is why not have lifting hooks on these quad bikes so you can just pick them up with the bucket and take them with you. Another bonus is loading and unloading off the trailers. No room for a bile, just lift it up and put it on top of something else. Something for you to think about as well Dave. A recovery shipping crate full of recovery tools with a small workshop to do repairs out in the field. It couild have a generator, compressor, toilet/shower, fridge, microwave. So on recovery day you just load the container on a truck with the other toys and your on the road.
Alan, my heart aches for you... +hugs+
Hello Alan watch your post great work. Your windows need to be stalnless steel or steel. Aluminum windows will corrode. Because the two metals are dissimilar, upvc or wooden framed windows wood do the trick you could use an epoxy inhibitor. I hope you read your comments Allan best regards!
I live in San Felipe, Baja. There's an expat charity here, Casa Digna run by Melody Honey, who makes houses out of tireS AND mud for homeless mexican folk. If yall want to help, Im a retired social worker from NYC in San Felipe.
Sorry to be commenting on an old post, but I'm just catching up with the Wizard's origin story so to speak. I wonder if one of the ebike companies would be interested in sponsoring/providing an ebike for the mountain? It would sure make the trip up and down easier when solo ferrying vehicles and equipment, and with the terrain and altitude change it would highlight the ebikes strengths, and easy to charge up on a couple solar panels.
Great video Alan. btw Could you strap your atv to the bucket and carry it down?
almost at a million total views on the channel lets go buddy keep the uploads comin
Over from heavy D's new subscriber.Roy
i appreciate you putting the camera on a stationary tripod because a head mounted camera makes me motion sick
I'm 71, an Aspie, that visual overdrive in trying to focus, almost puts me on the floor, like your in freefall, with no parachute!
@@lotharschiese8559 what do you mean by "visual overdrive"? the fast camera movements when someone uses a head-mounted camera?
Need to set up a wind farm up there lol