This guy is like some sort of Ninja DIYer - it absolutely cracks me up when he says 'Oh we need two skids' off to the saw mill we go! Voila - x minutes later, two hickory skids. Unbelievably multi - talented guy. On top of that he is an amazing presenter. Its a joy watching you work. The only problem is I have tool envy!!

I live in central London, and can’t imagine that I will ever face these challenges… that still doesn’t stop me from watching! Love these videos.

@QYXP

8 ай бұрын

If you can get out of London I would if I were you, it's turned into an absolute hellhole over the last 10 years.

What I love about your videos is that you make drudgery look entertaining!

I was honestly on the edge of my seat. I kept waiting for the boiler to tip over. Well done!

@FredMiller

4 жыл бұрын

LOL me too.

So satisfying moving heavy stuff with a tractor!

@johndowe7003

5 жыл бұрын

until it snaps in half xD

I remember in the 80s, my grandma's old Dodge Monaco had that style of jack. We called those "bumper jacks", because that was the era when bumpers were made of steel and were an actual part of the car, rather than a plastic P.O.S. that you're so embarrassed by that you have to hide it under a bumper cover. If you look at old steel bumpers and see a vertical slot, one on either side, that's what those slots were for. You hooked the bumper jack into them and jacked the car up off the ground by its bumper.

@steviewander2693

5 жыл бұрын

Cathy Garrett thats not a bumper jack lol. Similar but not the same.

@mrdr9534

5 жыл бұрын

Yea... Those good old day's when bumpers actually protected the thing that matters, Your car. And they had the "added benefit" of making short work of those pesky pedestrians or even bicyclist's that hat the audacity to run into Your precious car...Ahh Those were the days. And while I'm at it, let me just remind Y'all to stay off my lawn !!! :)

You have a fun life. Going to an office every day sucks and is mind numbing.

Enjoyed watching you move the boiler. Proof again that time tested, simple solutions get the job done without involving additional expense or help.

That is one of the nicest concrete slabs I’ve ever seen!

Another hint for heavy loads, when nudging into position is to use a grease plate (sandwich grease between two thin plates of steel).

Wow, when I heard you say “I am going over to the sawmill “ I thought that was an interesting way to call your miter saw. No, you have your own sawmill! What I like about your channel is you make almost all your own stuff but it has some good engineering theory behind it. Very impressed

@GigsVT

5 жыл бұрын

Heh yeah I came down here to comment on that.

@besttoasterna4889

4 жыл бұрын

same

I don't need no stinking Home Depot or Lowes!! I'll fix my old knife, mill my own log to the size wood I need, or make my own brass pipe bushing!! You are pretty talented and amazing!! Also, just a little stubborn!

I love how you pop to the shed and whip up some sleds.... Keep up the good work.... This is stuff I will never do but it's good to see someone else make easy work of it...

That concrete came out very nice

In Iowa, where I grew up, we called it a handyman jack, even though the newer version was called Hi-Lift. You could sure do a lot with it, if you were brave.

@plakor6133

2 жыл бұрын

If you are not mindful, the handle can ratchet under load and break things, like bones and teeth. And the jack can easily shift, and dump the whole load. They are really useful, but but caution is needed.

@mattc7820

Жыл бұрын

Hi-lift is the name brand of the jack still made to this day by the family of the man that invented it in 1905. I'm not sure when it was officially branded the Hi-lift jack.

I really appreciate the fantastic editing and appropriate speeding up. Fantastic quality videos and so fascinating. John, you are a marvel with all your skills. I'm guessing you are an engineer/machinist who decided to retire to a farm to pursue all your interests.

And that’s how they built the pyramids. Thanks for taking the time to detail how you did this.

that was a tough concrete sir, even the edges didnt break by the tractor, impressive

I get a kick out of people doing hair brained things on KZread, this sir was NOT one of them, well thought out, flawlessly executed. BRAVO!!! And done safely too!!

They are High Lift Jacks and if you stand aside of the handle like that, you'll not be having any more kids. They are renowned for snapping the handle shut at great force.

Well done sir! A great example of what used to be called "common sense." Now days there are so few that actually think that it really could be called, "UNcommon sense!" You used the practical application of, "good sense," as my father would say. Again, well done. My hat is off to you.

I was sitting here enjoying your video, then the music started, and I thought wholly crap it's life on the hulls LOL.

that story about the shed sure is a cliffhanger...

That jack is officially called a "handy man", in Alaska we call it the widow maker.

Looks to me like the "concrete whisperer" should have been shouting. The concrete wasn't hearing! Lol Just had to jump on that one, it was too irresistible. Now my real comment. Great job! It's nice when you have a tractor with a blade and bucket. Lots of things you can do! Keep the projects coming!

Nice job on the boiler move! Sawmill sure comes in handy!

See how the man is standing over the hi-lift jack (direct target for his jewels if it lets go) kids? That's why grandpa only had your dad and his brother...

@velodaman

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i was cringing. Must have brassies

@MacWalther

4 жыл бұрын

@@velodaman Cringing in Michigan. Squatted in the triangle of death!

@dperry19661

4 жыл бұрын

@twistedwrench 90 And if you are in texas then call'em cotton wagon jacks Stay away from your local 4x4 shop for these, go to the local tractorsupply.com

Man versus Boiler Sheed. What can possibly go wrong in this... EPIC SHOWDOWN!

OK, just watched this man offer his balls to the Hi-Lift life...Clearly does NOT run with the off road crowd.

@me201068

4 жыл бұрын

Freedom Rider only make that mistake once. 😣

@bpdp379

4 жыл бұрын

I literally felt my balls constrict and retreat into my body as he stood over it...

Back in the day, when I was a boy and I'm 75 now , we called it a jackall.

back in the 1800's farmers would take the wheels off the hay wagons & put on skids for winter. i made a log skid once to remove a 1400 pound dead cow from the stall barn. got her on with come-a-long then pulled with the gutter chain. my dad claimed he cleared this 120 acres in the 50's & 60's with dynamite, 2 farmalls and homemade log sleds. they come in handy

@johndowe7003

5 жыл бұрын

i just lasso the dead cow and tie it to the bumper of my truck and pull that sombitch into a firepit

I watched in pain as you lifted the boiler and the blue jack mad that horrifying scratch on both sides. Great move (moving the boiler)!

a little time with a tape measure and you place a plastic pipe in the slab to run the hot and cold and electrical

Dude, I'm so glad you got video of this! It's fun to watch how people pull off big, interesting, "How ya gonna do that?" tasks like this! I would have videoed it too!

Way better than post shill Wranglestar imo...u have a new sub

@freezEware

5 жыл бұрын

yup Wranglestar lost my sub year back with his stupid clickbait titles and fake drama.

I love watching this channel, truly inspiring!

As always, amazing stuff !!! You deserve more views !

In the UK we call them Hi-lift jacks, or for the uninitiated they become know as broken jaw jacks.

Well done, my mate and I do similar antics with big lathes etc.

You sir have balls of steel standing over those jacks LOL

@sweetkellymay

4 жыл бұрын

Always stand to the side of these, if the handle kicks back, your in for a world of pain..

@HMSSfrigate12

4 жыл бұрын

Or a handle in the jaw, always stand to the side of the jack please dave

+1 for "now I just have to mill two skids". +2 for "here I just spread some sand on the concrete to help it slide". +3 for staying safe and not tipping the boiler over. Great ingenuity :-)

@Engineer9736

4 жыл бұрын

So that's +6

That was a nice Hickory log. Could make some nice table tops or what ever else fire wood.

Pretty slick. Seems like the enclosure, especially the bottom needs some rust treatment. Looks to leaning to right a bit... maybe camera angle

Wow, I want your friend to do my driveway that concrete looks great!

Lmfao at the Mario level Completion 🤣 😂

Lol "Now why would I do that?" Heavy outro music.

I can't believe how well that went. He is a real pro.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Mario, and whale noises all in the same video? Can't beat it.

I enjoy the music / effects. Good content too keep it up

You have all the cool toys.

The farm jack is actually more commonly known as “a high lift jack” does what it says on the tin.

Watching this is so satisfying.

Haha, I loved hearing the Super Mario win music for that!

Hi-Lift makes a nice domestically made farm jack.

My dad, raised on a homestead in North Dakota, called it a "wagon jack". I have his old one and a new one which does say on it, "high lift jack".

In England we call them ''toe jacks.'' They can be hydraulic, or ratchet, like yours.

You have so many interesting projects on your land you won`t have anytime let go work elsewhere.

Those jacks are nice because they work both ways, if you can't get under something you can use a chain and a choker and lift off a big branch in the woods like a come along. I have 3 of them and the guy I inherited them from had them for god knows how long before he passed away and that was 18 years ago!!

Damn does that hickory log look nice. The jack is known as a Jackall at least on farms in Alberta. Maybe you worked on the pyramids in another life🤠👍

Great cementing job :)

Great idea for moving your boiler and very well executed. 👍🏻 I would have embedded a piece of corrugated HDPE in your concrete slab to bring in utility cables and hoses.

@BoxxerCore

5 жыл бұрын

@Norm T I think you misunderstood what I meant. I small 2-3ft piece of corrugated HDPE at the edge of the slab to slide the hoses and cables up into the boiler so it wouldn't have to hang off the edge.

thats some nice soil youve got there

Those are typically called Handyman jacks.

@34k5

5 жыл бұрын

And Hi-Lift jacks in the offroading world ... a brand name that is Made in USA.

@travisrobinson7922

4 жыл бұрын

We always called th do a "High-boy jack."

man you've got some coooool toys, good job

Love the canopy on the tractor 😂😂😂😂

Nice video thank you

Good job

Nice I have the same Norwood sawmill it works good

"Concrete whisperer" LOL :D

Fine job !

8:30 My Dad always referred to those jacks as "high lift jacks". He had them on his Land Rover in Africa.

I'd still be looking for the Sky Hook. Never did bag a Snipe though but the next day it was amazing how many people got anti-seize ear from calls on line two.

13:27 sounded like Chewwy from Star Wars. That’s how G. Lucas got the idea, he had have to move a shed a weekend before filming the movie.lol Now seriously speaking, I just recently found your videos and I’m hooked. So consider me a subscriber, thumbs “uppernist”( uppernor, uppernile, uppernologist...) and a big fan.

great video thanks what does richie rich do to day

man, so jealous of all your toys! If I had your tractor and sawmill, there's nothing I couldn't build.... ;-)

We call them a bumper jack. Use them alot for baling tobacco.

Wished I had a neighbor who was like you with all those toys!....lol could probably get more done! All my neighbors are kind of not the do it yourself type!.....lol

I enjoyed your boiler move video. I am interested in the Farm Jack manufacture that you used. Do you have the make and model? Thanks

15:33 because when the bottom drops out of your forge / casting its nice to know which way the molten metal is going to run :P

Downunder I think they’re called high lift jacks. Used when 4 x wheel driving !

We call them hi-lift jacks here in Montana.

Hi there, over here in OZ we call them high lift jacks , people here use them alot when 4x4 in the bush .

Railway jack good for removing tree stumps

you probably already know this, but be careful with those jacks. they can fail when there is no load. which can happen if you're using two.

I think the title for your channel really should be, "So I think it's gonna be fine...."

The jack is usually called a "jack-all". :P

The steel reinforcing mesh will not add any additional strength if no placed in the middle of the cross-sectional depth of the concrete slab. The minimum depth for any steel in concrete is two inches to stop corrosion. I hope this helps.

One hell of a cliffhanger!

We call them Jackalls here in Alberta Canada. Handiest most dangerous tool on the farm.

I love it, what a great video 😊

That jack is called a 'Bloomfield jack'. It's named after the Indiana town where it was invented (Bloomfield, IN)

Been watching a lot of your stuff lately, seems like you've got everything. Milling machine, tractor, lathe, sawmill, what's missing at the farm? Car lift?

@jsweizston5410

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure he's got a car/truck lift in the works. He is always working on something it seems like.

@BCDanno63

Жыл бұрын

Has one now …

I've always call the jack a farm-jack as well. A couple of interesting aspects about them 1) you jack them down just like jacking them up (raising the load just a tiny fraction to release the pressure on the first pin then lowering it down onto the second pin) and because of this you can use it as a clamp pulling two objects together, 2) when lowering if the weight on the jack head goes below a pound or two the whole jack head will free fall to the bottom, which can be very exciting if its not expected. Thanks for taking the time to video and post.

@netts2315

Жыл бұрын

Hello! Trail jacks I think they are called. What exactly did you mean by your second point, if you could remember your train of thought at all because it's been two years? Thinking of getting one of those jacks myself.

@HWPcville

Жыл бұрын

@@netts2315 Hi, I didn't realize it had been 2 years since my comment. Thanks for your follow-up. Point 2 was that when lowering a load something unexpected can occur. Think of jacking up a vehicle where the jack head contacts the bumper to raise it. Your jack the car high enough to remove a tire, repair it, then replace it. The tire is back on the vehicle and you are jacking the car back down. When the tire touches the ground the jack head is still some distance from the ground (under the bumper). As you jack down, when the weight of the car is no longer on the jack head, the jack head will free fall from its position just under the bumper to the ground. It can be very unexpected if not anticipated. Hope this helps.

@netts2315

Жыл бұрын

@@HWPcville Ah, now I get it. I just find it weird for the jack to free fall, doesn't it always have at least one pin in a hole? I've also seen those kinds of jacks start to jack themselves down while violently throwing the arm back and forth which is a little scary.

@HWPcville

Жыл бұрын

@@netts2315 I've seen old style bumper jacks do that (I think most cars have scissor jacks now). I've never tried to see if a trail jack will do that as the handle is long and heavy and I wouldn't want to get in the way of a runaway jack handle like that..lol I haven't looked at my jack lately but if I get a chance I'll see if I can determine what allows it to free fall with no weight. Note that if the latch mechanism is up (for raising a load) there is no problem. It's only when the latch mechanism is in the down position (for jacking down) that a free fall can occur when all weight is removed. They are versatile jacks and can lift an enormous amount of weight. Just use caution and be aware. Good luck.

@netts2315

Жыл бұрын

@@HWPcville Sorry, I completely missed the notification. I had no idea the smaller version of trail jacks are called bumper jacks or maybe there's just many names. Either way, they look really handy!

Hope you had a great Christmas with the family! Do you still have the hickory skids or did you chop them up for something else?

Well done!👍👏👏

As far as I know, the jacks are called "Handyman" jacks.. they can be used in all sorts of ways, but their reliability is nerve racking. Many people have been killed when a vehicle lands on them with one of those..

I moved a brick built wishing well by a similar technique probably less weight but had to be carefull to stop bricks and the occasional tile falling off.

...why'd i watch that?....and enjoy it...?

@robinpaydon7139

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr I watched it to the very end which I almost never do and I'm not sure y either...maybe it was to see what toy he'd bust out next

Your "farm jack" is very handy. That's why it's called a handyman jack.🤨

The official name for those jacks is "Widow Maker" .. lol