Randy, I have been watching the condensing units at 19:58 . Originally there were 3 units located on this floor, now there appears to be 6 units. Possibly as they closed in the plant they have been moving the condensing units that were temporary to this location.

@acmefixer1

2 жыл бұрын

As the walls and windows block off the fresh outside air, it's going to become hot and stifling inside, so they have to get the air ducts up and the air conditioning running.

Thanks Randy! Hope all is good.

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Same to you!

Getting close to totally enclosed. It's came a long way in a short time for a project of this size.

Thanks Randy for the drone footage and updates on the site

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Any time!

I think the (new) trailers at the Northwest corner of the site were moved there from the east side of the building (north of the old robot storage lot). @7:55 in this video you see where they used to be IMO. My guess is that they moved them so that they could finish that road (extend it to the west).

@zacadams7070

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it looks like they were relocated! I’ve seen some comments from others that Tesla will be moving from all of the white trailers to office space inside the building within the next few days, so I suspect a lot of the trailers near the superchargers will be removed in the next week or so

@dan_w3st

2 жыл бұрын

That is correct. The seven-wide contractor office trailer was moved, Jeff's videos of 10-1 and 10-2 show the move in progress. A triple-wide office trailer has also been removed, but it seems to have been taken off site.

Thank you for a great way to start our day ! Astounding video…

Great video, thanks Randy!

Thanks!

Love your style! 👌

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Very good video, gave me incentive to stay awake on a conference call

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂

Thank you!

detention pond work makes me wonder if there already prepping for that additional 500ft addon to the building.

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

Reconstruction of the south pond does make room for the 500 ft. extension. But it is work that has to be done anyway in order to complete the stormwater system. The north pond needs to be filled in so they can finish laying the stormwater pipes. @ 12:37 (Bottom of screen) where the pipes converge... A massive new underground structure called a "splitter box" will be constructed. It will manage most stormwater from the building and surrounding roads. Diverting it to the south pond under normal conditions through two new 8' diameter pipes. In heavy rain, the south pond fills, and water will flow through the three river outlet pipes and into the river through the outfall structure (to be constructed). More information can be found in the updated site plans.

@boostav

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Do you have a link to the updated site plan? I was unable to find it.

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

@@boostav Already tried to post the link. It won't post. But Joe posted a link in the comment section of his 29 September 2021 video, in a reply to a comment from Robbie Showers. So find Robbie Showers comment in that video and Joe will have the link posted in reply to him. You have to go through a couple of steps to download the plans but it is worth it. It's a 72 page PDF file. Regarding the new south pond.... More on the south pond shape, size, inlet pipe location, and location of "splitter box" that will feed the pond can be seen on page 52 of the updated site plan. The stormwater system from splitter box to river outfall structure are covered on pages 50 - 58, and 65 - 67. Splitter box details on pages 70 - 72

@boostav

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn Thank you, much appreciated. Just got it downloaded and it sure is overwhelming for those not in the trade. Interesting that there's something called a cyberwall.

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

@@boostav You're welcome! I believe the Cyberwall refers to a new retaining wall to be constructed at the northwest corner of the property. Where the road currently narrows around the corner of the building. The new wall will allow for three 12' wide lanes. Two southbound, one northbound. All will be on Tesla property. The wall location can be found on page 15 and details on page 68. NOT to be confused with the retaining wall on page 67. That is for the new south pond currently being constructed! EDIT: Cyberwall details on pages 68 and 69.

They got the pad across the highway ready so when they are done screwing around and wasting time on the gigafactory, they can screw around on the other side of the highway. They have one other place on the east side thats ready for foundations as well, so we're just waiting on the company

awesome, thanks

Merci👍👍👍

Um, what's up with the guy fishing at @11:00 I don't think he's going to catch anything with that net 😄

@DAM89

2 жыл бұрын

There are/were fish in some ponds. I can remember a couple of months back in one of these videos, you could see a heron catching a fish in the same area.

@eltonray2934

2 жыл бұрын

This pond is left over from gravel removal and was here when Tesla bought the land. Now they have pumped it nearly dry and have removed the sludge and are filling it to be above river level. It will be used in the storm drain system. It could have some large fish.

I love when I check my subscriptions and I see a new video. 3 seconds after posting, might be a record!

@asitraining7664

2 жыл бұрын

They seem to be getting less often.

Amazin

Where does Gigafactory Texas fall in terms of the largest buildings in the world?

@ivanprock624

2 жыл бұрын

At an estimated 8.6 M sq ft, it's about the 12th or 13th largest by total floor area, see My Tesla Weekend's updates and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings

Hi Randy, thanks for the video. Are you around for the Thursday meeting in the Giga Texas building?😀

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

I plan on being out there around that time for sure!

@larrybuzbee7344

2 жыл бұрын

Look sharp men, you are our eyes and ears there. All we can see is the shell, but we want to know how far along the chick inside has come.

4:25 Dumb question, perhaps, but what keeps the gantry on the bridge crane centered on the top of the side rails? In its present state, there appears no way to allow a rail-centering device to keep the gantry on it's track to either side. What keeps the gantry from simply driving off the rails? [EDITS] 4:55 Views into the stamping area will soon be a thing of the past. In another video (Joe T's?) we were able to confirm that giga-press #3 was an OL6100CS. 10:20 It appears we can call it: looks like column supports for a bridge crane on the first columns installed in alley. Seems plausible that there will be two parallel bridge cranes in this portion of the alley. Thanks for another great video Randy.

@bobcallahan2322

2 жыл бұрын

The actual rails (similar to railroad but a special crane rail) have not been installed yet.

@vermontsownboy6957

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobcallahan2322 Oh...right! I was envisioning something similar to opposing rollers similar to a roller-coaster. Thanks for connecting up my synapses on this question. Cheers!

@eltonray2934

2 жыл бұрын

Bob is right, also most bridge cranes have a shaft that connects the wheels from side to side to keep both sides even.

Nice work Randy! When do they think they will start production? November possibly?

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely have a feeling we'll possibly see at least some full test builds being produced by the end of November. Just my hunch!

@acmefixer1

2 жыл бұрын

Let's hope they produce some Y's well before the end of November. Thanks, Randy.

At around 7:20 there seems to be a "panel gap" in the concrete wall. I know it's Tesla, but seriously, why is that?

@empebee

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they are technically two separate buildings. You can see it in other places around the structure as well. It's gonna be filled in eventually.

@Bill_N_ATX

2 жыл бұрын

Two separate buildings for smoke and fire purposes. Each has different evacuation and emergency plans etc. Fairly common for a structure of this size. It's also why they can be building in one part and be in production in another.

Hey Randy, can you hear any noises coming out of the factory that are similar with Model Y sounds? :P

@acmefixer1

2 жыл бұрын

The EVs don't make any sounds.

@fluffy24

2 жыл бұрын

@@acmefixer1 not even one sound??? Like nothing? Just trolling you.... the question was if he heard anything about it being built/present/forming, etc

Randy, why is the video only available in 720p maximum?

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure why you don't have higher resolution options. I can see it all the way up to 4k fine.

@andrewowens5653

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps it's because I live in Japan and a local servers haven't been updated yet... ?

@davidanalyst671

2 жыл бұрын

@@TerafactoryTexas i don't care, as long as it wasn't filmed like a fight in highschool

Maybe you can catch Elon on Thursday flyover Randy :)

@TerafactoryTexas

2 жыл бұрын

👀👀👀

I think about all the jobs, vendors, and economic impact to the area, that CA ran off.

@michelangelobuonarroti916

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily, life is cheaper in Texas.

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

Musk left California in a hissy pissy fit because he didn't like the Covid safety protocols, doesn't take Covid seriously, and doesn't care about worker safety.

@davidanalyst671

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn no, musk is building another battery plant in california. he had a groundbreaking ceremony for it last week

@davidanalyst671

2 жыл бұрын

not really. They just opened a new battery plant in california an hour from their freemont plant. this is here because they need more production space. Too bad they change the designs and the construction company didn't hire enough people, because we been watching this factory grow for a year and 3 months

@DavidJohnson-tv2nn

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidanalyst671 I'm referring To Musk's threats to move Tesla headquarters out of California. He probably would like to move production too. But that is not easily done. Therefore, his current factory needs batteries.