Craig put the bucket up tilt it forward drop it down and use the back drag method instead of trying to fill bucket

@DrSweetshaft

Ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking (yelling!)😊

I love this series

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

Thanks dude

@Gator634

Ай бұрын

When are you going to fix the house?

@a.d.h.dproductions5843

18 күн бұрын

Me too so ready to see more!

I would recommend spraying out the full yard where nuisance plants are growing with some glyphosate herbicide a few passes to kill off all vegetation. Once a few passes are sprayed give yourself some really high quality sod for ground cover get it super clean and level. Blanket spray permeferin for bugs get some from tractor supply in the concentrate and spray monthly to keep the bugs at bay. Harbor freight has a cheapo backpack sprayer to get started and upgrade to a high quality sprayer later.

Great to see you are putting those machines to work 👍 definitely back savers for sure! Looking forward to more work videos when you get time. It’s great to see the place getting cleaned up 👍

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks, very curious to see what machine you bought. I am happy with my purchase but i am seeing little details on mine that are fixable with mods, but seem to come as options on other machines, pressure relief in the auxiliary, pressure gauges, fuel gauge

Learn to backblade. It will make your life easier

Use your thumb on your excavator to grip stuff and pull it out

Get one of those battery powered pumps at Harbor Freight (AKA Horrible Fright), it will simplify fueling that skidsteer.

Looks like the machines worked pretty good. Worth the money.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

So far so good They are for sure helping me out

Loved the video can’t wait until the house and shop get done that truck will be cool to get running and that lil motor home be cool to see what in that with full build too

Go to harbor freight and get you some jeep bumper j hooks and bolt them to the bucket… much stronger just saying from my 45 years of of running equipment

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

that is a brilliant idea

@Thedropshopkustoms

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage go watch papa junk and see how he built his mower head for his mini might give you a really good idea for you to build one I built mine using a separate engine to run the hydraulic pump for my mower head on my mini

I'm pretty sure you'd be quicker with a wheel barrow and the shovel. You need to get some seat time on that equipment. Try doing a timelapse and just spend 3 hrs continuous on a machine at a time. Also use the bucket backwards pressing down from the house to pull away, then scoop up

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

i probably am faster with a shovel... years of experiance there. am already taking your advice in this video, finding simple projects where i can't do too much damage and learning the machines. But thanks for the tip too, using the bucket that way makes sense

That foundation! OUCH!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

she is hurt... we ll fix it

Definitely working good for you so far For sure

Be careful tracking up there in the vines you don't want to get them wrapped around the tracks and underneath the machine to be a nightmare but since you got that thumb attachment grip it with the thumb attachment and track yourself back and see what routes will break just start to see if it's kind of pulling down on anything and that's when you'll know how strong the roots are

very impressive and very fun to watch. the property is like my abandoned cow town house. the whole village is a bamboo forest now.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks man, bamboo seems to be a similar challenge to these vines

If you looked up, that was probably soffit that fell off?

Flail mower attachment would work great for your situation.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

I think you are right. I have been trying to find one for machines this small. No luck yet but there is for sure a market out there for it

I like it when you work on your car.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

i appreciate you saying that, i cant wait to get back to the t

use fire maybe? but i fear it would catch more than wisteria and stuff

I think the teeth thing would work better if you used a sleeve around the bolt and a nut on the end. Grade 8 bolts have a lot of tension strength but the are brittle when they start to bend.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

interesting idea

I'd be extending those drive handles on excavator!! Looks uncomfortable bent over while driving forward/backwards.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

that s a pretty good idea, they are a little touchy as well.

Great video again.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks man

You should go around all the trees with a hand say cutting the ivy at the base of the trees

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

It’s on the list lol

I'm along for the RIDE ! I Diffently don't envy you, BUT you're doing a darn good job ! ! ! I'd much rather watch Hot Rod Builds, but this is a challenge I want to witness! Newk from Kentucky

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

i appreicate you sticking with me you have been there since the beginning.. we are not giving up on the hot rod builds at all, but right now i have time(barely) to make a video a week and I gotta get this property to some kinda stasis.. but i miss working on the t

Looks like a job for some Landscape youtubers like Al Bladez :)

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

i gotta get them to call me

Hey this might be a good idea. Maybe you should move into this place once you get it just about done and you can live at the property 🤷‍♂️

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

we might just do it, the property has a lot of potential

Why aren't u using the thumb on the bucket?

When pullong hard with the mini drop the blade into the dirt. Get a 32 inch muck buck ,it will help alot on this job. Only way to be any good running a machine is to put your butt in the seat and go forth and learn. Proud of the honest truth you speak. Poison Ivy is a diaster for sure.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

thanks for the tip and support man

Man you need Round Up to sponsor you a couple of tankers full of industrial strength!

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

buddy if you know someone...pass em my number

Your wisteria ripper outer is your thumb and bucket.

There is a replaceable cutting edge blade that goes on the bottom of the bucket. It fits between the teeth and bucket.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

interesting is that what the bolt holes are, the edge is welded on this one... or is that not an edge blade at all

@MrMEmEmEmEMEMEeeeeee

28 күн бұрын

​@@betweenthesharksgarageGet a tooth bar or cutting edge on there pretty soon or that bottom edge of your bucket will lose its straight edge, get thinner from backdragging and be more likely to bend.

How does the travel speed of the mini skid compare to the mini ex? Two times faster? Any speed spec in the manual?

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

No spec that I saw but the mini skid is way faster. May have to do with the dual pump vs single. But can’t say for sure

@mikedesilets3324

Ай бұрын

@@betweenthesharksgarage Thank you.

Coming along. U'll be drawing attention now I hope u put a deer cam up or something......just saying👍👍

George, George, George of the jungle, Watch out for that TREE !!. ............ Still thinkin' goats. ... God cover your rear. Still like the can do mentality

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

the goats were a great idea... and it would be rad having goats around, but by george , expensive

Don't forget that you have a thumb on your excavator.

The big thing is they out performed your back and your sanity.

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

facts

Not sure all your viewers are "fellas." Thanks for helping me decide about getting a Chinese excavator.

@betweenthesharksgarage

23 күн бұрын

I ll try to be more careful about that, thanks for watching glad it helped

have a word with next door about getting rid of all the trees on the property line you never know they may say go for it

@betweenthesharksgarage

Ай бұрын

gonna have the tree man out for a quote and I ll see if i can spread the joy, i mean see if anyone is on board, the law is strange in ga

@MrMEmEmEmEMEMEeeeeee

28 күн бұрын

Tree work there must be much cheaper than here in NW MT. Was quoted $1000 just to take down a 3 stem fir with about 36" butt. That didn't include cleanup, only putting chunks on the ground. That was motivation enough for me to buy an elderly Ford 4500 diesel backhoe and learn to use it. You can take down all but the worst leaners/heartrotted trees yourself with a 24' ladder, a rope winch, 200' of rope, a couple of straps, a few pullies, a sharp chainsaw, 3 wedges and YT tutorials...

@MrMEmEmEmEMEMEeeeeee

28 күн бұрын

The backhoe was for the stump, cleaning up the branches and to skid the logs to my bandmill. Already paid for itself a few times (lots of house-threatening trees, all gone now and have carved out an additional 1000sq ft of backyard from the hillside behind).

I like the videos but it would be great to see more work less talk

@betweenthesharksgarage

2 күн бұрын

Fair enough thanks for watching