Gary, your ability to make very useful things to garden with, reminds me of my dad, who has been gone for years.He was a farmer, where necessity was the mother of invention .He was also a welder, which was a blessing to follow his ideas to a finished product. He also worked on the Mt. Rushmore project after attending The School of Mines in Rapid City, South Dakota. Growing up to see him do “ about anything “, helped me enjoy your video even more. 👍👍👍You are Blessed!

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

4 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Thanks for sharing. My family from both sides were farmers and miners in remote places. If something needed to be done you had to work with what you had. When I emigrated to the U.S I had to replace my tools. I no longer have welding equipment so I have to re-think how I do things.

Thanks for sharing Gary. That’s was inspirational.

Thanx for sharing Gary! Look forward to more❤️

AWESOME VIDEO!!!🌻🌞🌻

Gary, you're a master in recycling. Thats a great system you've put together!

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Thanks Ben.

@sonnyronin3453

3 жыл бұрын

a trick : watch movies on flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.

@greyroger9909

3 жыл бұрын

@Sonny Ronin yea, I've been using Flixzone} for months myself :)

Great video Gary, thanks.

Great gadgets you built Gary! Big thumbs up 😊

Brilliant!

Wow what a cool gadget! That's what I call innovative upcycling :) I like the cart too with the little section for your pruners or a water bottle or something.

thank you for posting this, it gave me some ideas!

Thank you for sharing!! :)

Very ingenious. Enjoyed tremendously

Thanks for sharing!

Love it!👍

Now I have another project to build 🤣 thanks for such great recommendations. I've had learned so much from you & Robbie

One man's trash is another brilliant man's mother HAHAHA, love that Gary is so ingenious with.....junk. love to see a working MAN. beautiful sight

Thanks.

pretty impressive DIY tools there Gary! I love to convert my rusted out wheel barrels to something like yours!

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. I hope to get a more detailed video together soon. Seeing how I built my cart may give you ideas on how to re-purpose some of your wheel barrow parts.

Such a wonderful video! Thank you for all the great ideas! *subscribes*

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I like your design, I willing to make one myself. thank you for sharing this great video.

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

4 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Thank you. Go for it!

A of mazing!

Very nice build, I hope mine turns out at nice.

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

5 жыл бұрын

Hope it does, maybe it will be better, but as long as it works, Thanks!

I borrowed your idea. I have a place where 15 loads of chips have been sitting for years. Digging into the pile i found most of it has rotted into rich black material with some wood chips in it that havent yet broken down. I shovel this into a sifter that i made borrowing your idea. I found three 26" bike rims, removed the spokes and zip-tied 1/2" rabbit cage wire to the inside of the rims. I built rollers onto a 2x4 frame to spin the drum on. I set a big wheel barrow under it to catch the fine material. Later I found a metal table frame That the rims fit on perfectly. I set two concrete mixing bins that home depot sells and set them under the sifter. I turn it by hand wearing gloves. I am experimenting with the fine mulch by mixing it with peat moss and pearlite to make potting soil. Thanks for all you do.

@jbuck1975

5 ай бұрын

Do you have a place I can see pictures or a video on how you made it?? I need something

@johnndavis7647

5 ай бұрын

@@jbuck1975 no, sorry, I am not that high tech. I built one of these trammel type sifters and it worked beautifully. And I did this for a while but, I found an easier way to do it. I found a plastic bread rack like the bread companies use to bring bread from the truck into the stores. It's about 36x36 with two sides about four inches tall and two sides about two inches tall. It has one inch holes in the bottom of the rack. I set this on top of a wheel barrow or yard cart. I screwed two pieces of 1x6 too the high sides to act as rails that keep the rack centered over the yard cart. The 1x6 is flush with the top of the bread rack and hangs down an inch or so on the bottom to make the rails or guides that hold it in place.on top of the yard cart. I cut a piece of 1/2" rabbit cage wire to fit over the bottom of the bread rack that I use for sifting the big chunks of wood-chip from the rotted wood-chip soil. I have a piece of 1/4" cage wire that I lay in the rack when I want some finer soil for seed starting. What he has done is fine but it's a big piece of equipment that takes up space. The way I do it now is actually easier on my back. I just shake the bread rack back and forth and it takes less than a minute to sift out a 5 gallon bucket of soul. When I'm through sifting a batch I lift out the wire and dump the big chunks into another 5 gallon bucket. I use the big chunks to mulch a container plant or dump it on my garden paths. We often tend to over think things. Simpler is usually better.

@jbuck1975

5 ай бұрын

@johnndavis7647 thanks for replying. I've actually been eyeballing them bread trays. Right now I'm using a 2x4 frame with 1/2 wire attached and then I have a piece of 1/4 inch that sits in the frame. But I just threw it together. Maybe I'll just modify mine some or get the bread tray

@johnndavis7647

5 ай бұрын

@@jbuck1975 it needs to be part of a system. I suggest that you start with your wheel barrow or yard cart and build your sifter to fit over it. I have both a double wheel barrow and a yard cart. I use my sifter when I dump my buckets of potatoes. I let the dirt fall through, add some fertilizer and use that dirt in another pot. It looks like you are on the same path that I found.

@jbuck1975

5 ай бұрын

​@@johnndavis7647yes. I'm working on making systems easier. Right now I'm sorting through and designing systems in my head while still trying to be productive .

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Very nice!! You know, I just recently moved back to my starter home from an apartment. It's a little house small yard, but I've lost over 30lbs just by mowing my yard and messing around with edibles, first time ever, the lugging around of soil, mulch, tools I guess. My back yard looks like an experiment. ;) Reason I mentioned it, it's because you property is so large, must be hard to keep up, no?

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Yes it's a lot of work to take care of. A good reason for us to find ways to save time and make things simple.

@TheJunkyardgenius

6 жыл бұрын

use heavy duty landscaping fabric, no weeds saves you loads of time.

Hi, what length and width wire did you use? Did you have to put a patch in or was one piece good enough?

Good morning Gary, great Trommel and easy to move around. What diameter rims did you use to build it with and how many spokes did you leave in to support the end?

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Richard, The rims are 26" from a bicycle left on the curb with a FREE sign. The end with the spokes has the gear wheel on it. Originally I tried it with the peddle to crank it, but that actually slowed me down. The spokes are not needed as the rim supports the wire basket perfectly. I just left them as there was no need to remove them.

@askquestionstrythings

5 жыл бұрын

What a lucky find to get a bicycle for free, I ended up picking up a bike at a thrift shop to get the rims for my Trommel build.

Hi Robbie and Gary! It seems to me you used a bike's back tire with gears at your trommel. Is it true? If yes, would it be possible to stretch the chain of a regular bicycle to its pedal and in this way one would be able to pedal and rotate the trommel by literally biking a stationary bike to generate the turn of the trommel. I thought you were very skilled in what you put together for a trommel but rotating by hand seems to be a lot of work. Do you think it would be possible to rotate the trommel by biking it? Thank you for your video! Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks! Nelson

Gary Sir, great way of composting and fantastic ideas of making such special equipment for your garden. Keep it up pls. Would love to know if you made the sieve type barrel n rest. If yes, any video for same pls. Thank you. God bless you both n happy gardening. Asha from Mauritius.

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Yes I built the trommel and the cart from re-purposed parts. I hope to get a more detailed video up soon. Thanks.

@askquestionstrythings

5 жыл бұрын

Got to love repurposed parts. I got a lot of repurposed stuff for my trommel project.

Nice sifter. Did you test it tilted in order to let the big chunks going out on the low side, and loading it from the high side?

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Yes Earl. I have tried it tilted so some of the larger chunks fall out the back. I have a couple of design changes that will make it more efficient and that is one of them. Shorten the legs on the back end so when I set the barrel down it will be ready to go. I just need to find the right pitch.

Can you plant directly into the sifted wood chips or does that take too much nitrogen away from the plants?

Do you have a video on how to build your wood chip sifter? I want to learn how to do that. Thank you.

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. I really have to get a video together on that, thanks.

@askquestionstrythings

5 жыл бұрын

Gary, I look forward to seeing your video on the build. I just started my own trommel build since my manual sifting box is too slow for sifting through the large pile of dirt I have in my backyard. (here is a link if you want to follow along with my build) kzread.info/head/PLo0Dj3_xr78NRP77DA9clNJKa2gj_9WgU

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

5 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. I finally published a more detailed video on building my trommel and cart at kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIObzMpwoLCqmKg.html

Could use some way to crank/hand power the trommel. Or better yet, use an electric motor to do that part for him. Should have an incline in the mesh screener to move the waste to the far end via gravity. Also, a shoot to drop the waste onto the other pile would speed up the process as well.

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

5 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. I'm working on an update on my trommel. I will go over some of the modifications that I've made in the past year including inclining the tumbler. My first prototype included a hand crank using the foot pedal of the bike. The way I had it set up actually slowed me down. I can describe it better in a video. I will also mention why I have not motorized it. Thanks for your comment it has helped to remind me of things I need to mention.

I don't know about patenting but you should really look into it.

@WATCHINGTHEWATCHERS

5 жыл бұрын

Patent what? The shifter is made using commen things.

that would be so much fun with a bike chain attached

@JZ-xu3vg

5 жыл бұрын

or a weed wacker and a trash can.

ima do this and atatch a drill to the tire or somethin lol

I like the idea but what your doing seems alot of effort. I get free woodchip from local councile dumped like that next to my plot. I sometimes hand sift well rotted woodchip but allot of the time I just dump it into the compost bins. 2 parts wood chip 1 part green waste my bins are full of redworm. I have 3 large plastic compost bins now full of worm castings for almost no effort at all. I also use woodchip on top on news paper as a very effective weed block.

Why not put the cart in place and set it up over the cart?

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. I see it may not be that clear from the camera angle but I do place the cart under the trommel to catch sifted chips for my hot tub planter. For the bananas I use unsifted chips. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

@apcolleen

6 жыл бұрын

BTW How did you luck out with an unbuilt building on the property?

@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy

6 жыл бұрын

Gary responding. Someone told me it may have been a barn. As it ages I remove the old lumber. It has worked out really well for my garden. I call it a pergola.