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  @charlesdavenport254311 сағат бұрын

  I assume it will have heaters for cooler weather?

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  @steveale071110 сағат бұрын

  Yes, we have a portable heater we can use on cold days. Good comment.

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  @terrytriton63877 күн бұрын

  Good morning Sir , can you tell me the dimensions the NFT you are using in this video please . Thanks in advance

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  @steveale07117 күн бұрын

  @@terrytriton6387 the channels are 12’ long with 18 holes. The channels are the 3.75” width. Our holes are round and take the 2” netpots. Later designs went with square holes and you put the media cubes directly in the channel.

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  @tch413312 күн бұрын

  Great video, recently started a hydroponic farm based in the Caribbean. What packaging works best after you harvest

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  @steveale071112 күн бұрын

  @@tch4133 for lettuce we use boxes but insert a plastic liner then fold over the top of the liner. We do 24 heads to a case. After harvest they go into a cooler then delivery.

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  @charlesdavenport2543Ай бұрын

  Getting projects finished! I'm so jealous. I've only got about 4 more pages left! (College Rule notebook).

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  @steveale0711Ай бұрын

  lol. I feel your pain. Becky and I were just talking at dinner and she says “I watched the video and we need to paint the ceiling”. 😂. It’s not finished I guess.

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  @beckyalexander519612 күн бұрын

  It is finished now!!!😂😂 Couldn’t leave it halfway done….It was indeed time consuming and a bit of a struggle making my way under the wires etc to get to all of the areas. As per usual, nothing is truly simple when it comes to BOATS is it😮😮😮😂😂😂Gotta Love it though ❤❤❤❤❤

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  @charlesdavenport254312 күн бұрын

  @@beckyalexander5196 Voltaren creme and B.C. powders are my "next day" go to.

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  @AscheOfTheLakeАй бұрын

  As soon as i heard "edge of the..." Knew right where it was going 😂 Hope it didn't give you too much of a hard time.

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  @steveale0711Ай бұрын

  It took a couple hours and a good set of bolt cutters. Luckily it didn’t damage the tiller.

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  @SnifterRoux2 ай бұрын

  Looks good, I have a few questions. How far are your lettuce spaced apart? And is that 4" PVC at the end of the NFT channels? Did you use silicone or PVC cement to join the end caps and elbows? Thanks

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  @steveale0711Ай бұрын

  There are 18 holes in a 12’ channel. So they are about 8” apart down the channel. The drain pipe is 4” diameter. The channels can fit into the drain at different widths but most of the drain holes are on 6” spacing. The end caps are nsf pvc glued. We add some glue occasionally after cleaning to insure we don’t develop any pinhole or hairline crack leaks at the drain end cap. The 45 degree elbows are not glued on, they are just hand fitted. Thanks for following our channel, hope this answers all your questions.

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  @beckyalexander51962 ай бұрын

  Oh nooo!! But thanks for the info🙂🙂🙂

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  @charlesdavenport25432 ай бұрын

  We gave up on finding a washer/dryer unit. Now we keep a jar of quarters on the shelf.

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  @Holistic-Nick2 ай бұрын

  What system is this?

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  @steveale07112 ай бұрын

  It is identical to crop king but has no markings. It was in the used greenhouse that we bought, dismantled and moved to our farm. Thanks for watching. Message if you have any other questions.

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  @robindevellen70382 ай бұрын

  Who would do a terrible thing like that!

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  @steveale07112 ай бұрын

  It was a prior renter of the ground. They missed a panel in their clean up. We got it out and no damage but it took about 2.5 hours to get it cleared out of the equipment.

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  @robindevellen70382 ай бұрын

  I’ve got the same system and we are just getting ready to set it up. I’ll be following along watching.

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  @steveale07112 ай бұрын

  Thanks for following. There are several videos on the system in the farming playlist.

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  @charlesdavenport25432 ай бұрын

  It's not in any manual, but bilge work will require a tube of muscle cream and a bottle of ibuprofen. Especially after age 60.

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  @steveale07112 ай бұрын

  I did invest in a good set of gel knee pads which helps tremendously.

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  @Jackel17762 ай бұрын

  Hey Bro, great video. I would like to buy some of those nft channels. Would you mind sharing the name and where you bought them? I can’t find them because I don’t know what they are called. Thanks and happy growing.

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  @Clouds-su3dc2 ай бұрын

  Just use white roofs instead they are way more effective at keeping the surface cold, then spraying water on a roof that is not white but it is another colour. Having white roofs keeps the temperature cooler because it reflects sunlight heat back to space.

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  @charlesdavenport25432 ай бұрын

  Working in the bilge is not being a contortionist, it's called boat yoga.

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  @user-io8ji4zr9u2 ай бұрын

  Доброго дня ця сівалка зкопірована з української сівалке вінниця

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  @steveale07112 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching and reply. I can’t copy your message into a translator so I can understand.

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  @billking54073 ай бұрын

  New to channel, where did you get your greenhouse and hydroponics channels, nice video

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  @steveale07113 ай бұрын

  Thanks for following us! I looked at a few abandoned greenhouses locally. I knew of this one which had been bought out so the buying company effectively bought the customers this business had built up in the ATL market. They consolidated the operations into their own infrastructure and left these abandoned. They wanted it gone so they could sell the real estate. We made an offer for pennies on the dollar of new. It had all the nft systems still in it.

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  @billking54073 ай бұрын

  @@steveale0711 Thanks

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  @squirtgun13 ай бұрын

  Hey you guys , where did you get the grow channels? Looking to start doing hydroponics

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  @steveale07113 ай бұрын

  Hi! These were in the used greenhouse we purchased and moved to our farm. These appear to be crop king channels. There were some others that looked like the ones on amhydro. But the UV made those brittle over the years and they would break or crack when moving. Looks like none of them are cheap.

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  @squirtgun13 ай бұрын

  @@steveale0711 that’s what it looks like to me , that’s a cool greenhouse good luck with it you guys should do good , thanks for getting back to me .

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  @BradBolton-wq6ub3 ай бұрын

  My only complaint has been with very fine round seeds. It likes to grind up kohlrabi seeds into a meal cracking each seed until 3-4 pieces! Not good hot germinating! It has performed flawlessly with corn, peas, carrots, buckwheat and rye…. It even handled home harvested carrot seeds that still had burrs on the seeds either no problems. I might try something like this.

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  @fha95073 ай бұрын

  so just thinking about your modification.... What if you used 2 small nuts as jam nuts under the lid. That way you could set the friction loose on actual mechanism. Then you could just snug the peanut butter lid just enough to hold plate and it wouldn't be responsible in adding friction to the gear mechanism. Cool video

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  @steveale07113 ай бұрын

  Good suggestion! So far it’s working pretty well with just the wingnut and washer. Now in season 2 using it. Planted about 1000 bed feet last week of a variety of seeds with no issues.

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  @musepamusepa65684 ай бұрын

  Hi,love the videos! How big is the greenhouse ?

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  @steveale07114 ай бұрын

  Each bay is 30’x140’. It’s gutter connected so it’s 60x140 single space. That is about 8,400 square feet.

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  @musepamusepa65684 ай бұрын

  @@steveale0711 thank you for sharing

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  @FensterfarmGreenhouse4 ай бұрын

  Your EC isn’t too high pH should be 5.8 -6.2 I would cover your reservoir with a dark lid of some sort. Love the green house! Chuck

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  @steveale07114 ай бұрын

  Thanks! We did cover it. This was a first step setup. We now have in ground reservoirs and intellidose controllers. Appreciate you watching our channel!

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  @GreatLoop4 ай бұрын

  LOVE the Tennessee River! A side trip to Chattanooga, and even further to Knoxville, is such a great addition to the Loop route!

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  @charlesdavenport25434 ай бұрын

  Part of your prep for the Loop should include building a box for Becky to stand on.

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  @beckyalexander51964 ай бұрын

  This is Becky!! And I agree 🙂🤪🤪🙂Thank you for making him aware of that😂😂And thanks for following us. Time is getting short and I still have oh so much to learn but getting better day by day. Am I a bit nervous, well maybe but I am in 100 percent 🛥️🛟🚦

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  @steveale07114 ай бұрын

  Yeah Charles…thanks for adding another “to do” for my list. 😂😂😂

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  @Randyb4ut5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for sharing 👍.

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  @steveale07115 ай бұрын

  Appreciate you following our channel!

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  @charlesdavenport25435 ай бұрын

  That looks like a lot of hard work. Is it just you and Becky?

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  @steveale07115 ай бұрын

  We had my mom and sister seeding one day. Another day a guy who works with us came and seeded about 6 hours. Becky and I seeded those days plus one additional. I now know how much labor is in each tray, good news is going forward we can labor hire all the seeding and still have a decent net in the effort.

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  @charlesdavenport25435 ай бұрын

  I don't know how you're ever going to do the Loop. You've got more irons in the fire than anyone I follow.

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  @steveale07115 ай бұрын

  lol. Yeah I feel it. Trying to find our farm manager. Winter won’t be a problem but I have to have that person in place for the summer if we are going to do the Great Lakes.

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  @terrysavage27455 ай бұрын

  I would try gluing a metal washer to each plate.

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  @terrysavage27455 ай бұрын

  😂i have an old earth way 101 planter. I got mine in 1983. Then only problem i have had with mine is with the okra plate. Round seeds would try to get under the plate and frame. I cleaned the inside of hopper and the back of seed then put paste wax on both surfaces. Now works great. My plate is white.

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  @cody4816 ай бұрын

  Your channel might grow better if you have part 2 easier to find.

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  @charlesdavenport25436 ай бұрын

  The only problem I've known of with your heaters is dust on the control box. Green light on but won't ignite. Just used a blow gun. You're gonna need them next week.

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  @steveale07116 ай бұрын

  We’re going to see some teens overnight and highs only around freezing. But if the sun is out the greenhouse will be 80+ degrees. Gotta go turn the heaters up on the boat before it hits.

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  @bassambabader94166 ай бұрын

  The pump works 24/7 ?

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  @steveale07116 ай бұрын

  Yes, it runs 24x7

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  @will52867 ай бұрын

  PASS THIS BY--WHAT A JERK-even if the ideas might’ve good- who wants to watch his poorly lit video of him stumbling around trying things out….

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  @stephencorleymississippili40077 ай бұрын

  I bought an earthway about 8 years ago. Dad said that we didn’t need that thing, but he had to give it a try. He loved it! When I stretched a string to get perfectly straight rows, he said you don’t need to do that. After people started asking how we got the rows so straight, he wanted to stretch a string every time.

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  @bennettturner20677 ай бұрын

  Thank you for sharing your dreams. I love getting updates on your adventures. Your co-captain looks just like my beautiful cousin (Becky ma-cousin)

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  @aaronbaker-zn2xe7 ай бұрын

  How large are the net cups you use ?

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  @steveale07117 ай бұрын

  They are about 2” across. There were several thousand in the greenhouse we purchased along with the nft channels.

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  @aaronbaker-zn2xe7 ай бұрын

  @@steveale0711 do you find you need the net cup or could you just use Rockwood cubes directly in the holes. The channels I am purchasing have pre drilled 1inch holes on 8inch centers. Thanks for the help

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  @steveale07117 ай бұрын

  @@aaronbaker-zn2xe I’ve used cups, no cups and taped my round 2” openings to allow a square Oasis cube no clearance for light. The tape to reduce to a square hole is problematic. The cubes tend to topple over if you bump the channel and it’s difficult to fish them back upright. The cups in the round holes block some light/algae growth but then you have to damage the roots to separate the cup at harvest. The cubes straight in the channel is cleanest but you trade off a little algae growth through the seedling stage. I have the cups so I use them mainly. But no cups works fine too.

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  @aaronbaker-zn2xe7 ай бұрын

  Try using peppermint, and tea tree Castile soaps. A mixture of those with peroxide and rubbing alc works much better on aphids then the neem we find.

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  @steveale07117 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @douglashendrickson59517 ай бұрын

  Neat unit! Did you fabricate that or was it bought over the counter :)

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  @steveale07117 ай бұрын

  lol. It was fabricated. The parts that attach to the forks were purchased on Amazon. They are trailer hitch ball holders made to go on pallet forks.

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  @douglashendrickson59517 ай бұрын

  Rather than staking my main crop tomatoes this season in my greenhouses I tried a different technique mainly do to the lack of help. The yields were just as good and I saved a ton of work by not staking, tying and trellising. I did none of those. I did fertilize the same though. I laid old and cracked 1020 trays down in a triangle pattern under young tomato plants to keep tomatoes off the ground as they matured. That seemed to be enough to keep most of them from rotting as they normally would if they hit bare ground. I suspect weed cloth; IRT fabric, cardboard might have the same effect. Some strongly indeterminate varieties will need to be trellised but I avoided 99% of the laborious job and intend to do it again this season. I did not try it with cherry varieties. I've been running a CSA for over 31 years.

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  @douglashendrickson59517 ай бұрын

  Nice to see real time video! For some it might be a bit of a pain to remove and replace the peanut butter lid as you change seed plates but it will save seed! A hack worth trying!

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  @steveale07117 ай бұрын

  After running it this way a season. It does ok. Pellet seed gets ground up and binds up the seed plate some but it’s manageable.

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  @dmitrich63502 ай бұрын

  Я к семенам подмешиваю немного талька из детской присыпки.Это делает их скользкими и уменьшает трение между диском и стенкой бункера.

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  @cliffpalermo8 ай бұрын

  Been holding off on my garlic as well. Dont seem right to put in ground with it being so warm.

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  @steveale07118 ай бұрын

  We seem to always have warm spells the first part of November as well. I will say another local garlic grower gets his in October and is usually harvesting 3-4 weeks ahead of us. He only grows softnecks where we grow those plus hardnecks. I’ve always worried about too much early heat on those hardnecks so we wait until at least November 1st, our average first frost date.

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  @charlesdavenport25438 ай бұрын

  Except for the tractor, not much has changed since I was a kid in the 60's. We did it for 3 good reasons. Breakfast, dinner, and supper.

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  @steveale07118 ай бұрын

  Those days are going to return the way things are going.

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  @charlesdavenport25438 ай бұрын

  If I had a dollar for every jack I bent because I didn't raise it high enough, I'd retire.

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  @steveale07118 ай бұрын

  This idea popped into my head. I’ve seen motorized ones on 5th wheel horse trailers for years. I was amazed how fast the support goes up and down with no load but even under load it’s way quicker and easier than doing it by hand. Handle stays in the box in case my impact gun dies or is unavailable. I’m modifying all my trailers with this!!!!

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  @dragonsandangels10219 ай бұрын

  Might as well buy a sun roof paint to reduce the heat of ur room.. And put an insulator inside or other side of ur roof to reduce the heat.. Then try puting a air vent on ur ceiling that can suck all the heat from inside to outside... Thatll be a big reduction of heat in ur room....

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  @TheRatchetmeisterАй бұрын

  Not everybody can afford the paint or the right kind of contractor. This works OK and is easier to apply and use as needed in the summer. That paint isn't cheap.

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  @jasonpeters32289 ай бұрын

  How did the curing go in the bread trays? I would save time and space also for next year. Also, how many thousand did you plant? I am making a dibbler similar to yours for planting my garlic this year. Thank you for the content and sharing how your knowledge.

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  @steveale07119 ай бұрын

  I had a larger percentage of loss due to soft bulbs in the trays. We hung half the harvest and the loss was noticeably less. We will go back to hanging. I think it doesn’t get enough air and I may have put too many in each tray due to the lack of enough trays to spread them out more. We did around 4K but are increasing to 6k this season.

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  @charlesdavenport25439 ай бұрын

  I started using the Seaflow stuff a few years ago. Seems to last as long as the more expensive pumps.

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  @steveale07119 ай бұрын

  Charles, agree. I read a lot of reviews on a variety of different bilges. They all seem to have about the same percentage of favorable reviews. I rolled the dice on this less expensive solution. It’s good to hear your experience has been positive.

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  @beckyalexander51969 ай бұрын

  Becky loves it !!❤

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  @beebop98089 ай бұрын

  I got plenty of copper heads. Ga is blessed with those stupid things. Like to run across a couple king snakes to turn loose.

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  @dariusbaldeo49359 ай бұрын

  Love this design it's very simple and fairly quick to install.. beautiful

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  @steveale07119 ай бұрын

  I forgot about this video so it should cover your question about the rack and it’s configuration that holds the gutters.

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  @dariusbaldeo49359 ай бұрын

  Hi lovely setup...What exactly is holding up the guttering? Maybe you can do a vid to show how it's held in place?

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  @steveale07119 ай бұрын

  @dariusbaldeo4935 sure! It’s a square steel tubing rack made for the gutters. I have some others to assemble in the next couple weeks so I will video it. Working on an auto dosing controller currently. Video on it coming soon!