The bugs are spittlebugs, which are tiny members of the cicada family. They're harmless, and make the foam to protect themselves from spiders and birds. Enjoyed the video as always, thanks!

I will suggest if you leave your skid steer in the woods to make some small porous bags with moth balls or cotton balls saturated with peppermint oil hanging in engine compartment and anywhere a rodent or squirrels Mike try to make a nest or chew on the wiring. I have that problem with my equipment here in South Georgia. I really like your post and the work that you all are accomplishing.

Of corse she’s a good girl. I love your little dogs!!

Just remember a Fire Engine has 1 (ONE) chance getting up your driveway incase of an Emergency. They need space to maneuver. You can replant trees if you take out to many. But if a Fire Engine can't get to your house you will need to rebuild it. That is the Retired Fireman coning out of me. Be safe and stay hydrated in this heat. 06-14-22. I love your videos and what you 2 are doing. Have fun.

Quick tip. When having trouble getting a skid steer up a slope, go at it backward. The motor makes those machines back heavy, so you are far more likely to flip over backwards than forwards. Going backwards makes it a lot more stable, but also gives you the ability to use the bucket for pushing yourself up hill same as pushing yourself out of soft ground. Doing great guys. P.S. I really don't know how you don't go through a camera every other month as many close calls as make it into the videos.... 😎

Post videos whenever you want. Makes no difference how long. Good content is good content regardless of when we see it. I've subscribed for the long haul. Let your product suit you best. We're not on any kind of schedule - and nor should you. That's the beauty of KZfaq - you create your own environment. Viewers will follow - especially when there's a Meg, kids and currs involved!!!

I can recall times in the Bob Marshall Wilderness swatting a horse fly for bait with my #6 Eagle Claw snelled hooks. Good bait.

Ive been watching yall for a while now and just wanted yall to know those cur dogs dont belong to you! You belong to them! They are the best protectors you could have, they would get between you and a mountain lion! Love the channel, keep it up.

Some of my greatest memories were being an assistant coach for my youngest daughters traveling softball team. The smell of the dirt, the spirit of the girls and encouraging each of them to do the best they can. Huge commitment, and incredible payoff, regardless of how long they play. Enjoy!

I always called that 'spittle bugs' in the BIG SKY.

You guys are a great team, I like seeing you work together.

Looks like Meg is doing great on Ricky. You are doing great building your road.

Just what the DR. Ordered. Good to see ya,s Lookin good 👍🏻 Like the New Road idea .

Thanks for the video - I always enjoy your adventures. here is a pretty good article on the "spitbug" that you found. Keep on keep'n on

Like the work. Don't know if you have thought about it, and I'm sure you have found if you could get sneak through to the top you can get more work done working down. Keep up the good work.

Macho cupholder! Vids can wait,family no.1 at all times.You and Rambo makin a good team in roadbuilding extravaganza!!

Hi again from the other end of I-81. Love the videos. I know your pain for cutting a driveway in on a slope. I'm currently working on mountain top access to put up a WISP tower for better internet.

Your having way to much fun….

Awesome choice guys

You guys are where we're at. We're cutting roads through deep forest, even thicker than yours, except we don't have the rock problem. We made a road that was steep and realized we'd never be able to drive up it if it's wet at all. Truck keeps getting stuck even with 4x4. We made an "S" curve for our second round which will be less steep to get up to the top. It's a lot more trees and work, but worth it in the end. Also easier to grade.

I planted 4 different chili peppers for cooking, They all cross pollinated because of the bees I discovered. All of the peppers were milady spicy. Stands to reason with a flowering plant. We've taken to growing cannabis.

Nice video. Ok, not much of a comment but at least it isn't spam. 😉

I can see tons of trouble ever getting any bigger truck with gravel up those twisty roads but if your happy then its a deal good for you. Tracks don't just fall off of a skidsteer, something has to be loose or not straight... I know that you have had the tracks off and replaced them, the sprockets don't look bad and the idlers looked tight. Somewhere on that track frame is something moving letting the sprocket not stay straight with the track so it rides over the rubber rail the idlers roll on.

Great idea to move your road

Good video, I think moving the road is a good idea. Great to see the girls inclusion in the video.

That little tractor is a very capable machine...

Hate to say it but Ricky might be better suited to clearing and roughing in the road with his backhoe. After the road gets roughed in, then Rambo can grade everything up real nice.

Perhaps go in adwance and clear out the tiny trees to get a feel for the road windling up the hill?

Memories you will never forget …

at about 55 min you move the tractor with the back hoe to the down side of the hill,, please dont do that; move the bucket to the up side for balance before moving. Think Safety First - that roll over bar wont help at all in that situation. my little 5 ac is 23 degrees on the lower part, then goes to 40 degrees the 340 ft to the house. wish I had room to do like you guys are doing. Right, and the roots; I like to use a battery saw-zaw to trim them out of the way.

All the different peppers I had in my garden (Lewistown, Mt) cross pollinated into a mildly hot pepper regardless of species.

youmightlook into a mini-excavator for road building.you can reach higher and further to dig out those pesky rocks.andit does gangbusters on roots!

Ha Ha, We used to call that spit stuff snake spit! The yarrow has a peculiar odor if I remember correctly. It hurts to hear about that track! Dang!

I'm thinking some leg of lamb and some lamb shanks are in your future!

John, are you using off road diesel in your machines? In our area in Pennsylvania the on road diesel is $6.00 a gallon. The off road is approximately a dollar cheaper per gallon. The only difference is that the off road is dyed and I believe that the sulphur content might be a little different but the off road diesel should run just fine in your machines. I run it in my tractor of the green persuasion all the time. Might save you some money. Great job on the road. There is no need to apologize for anything. I personally wait anxiously for you guys next video whenever that may be. God bless you both and your girls. 👍👍👍

41:30 Love the shirt 👍

John, just sitting here watching you pushing soiled rocks uphill, it occurs to me that it would be a lot less effort to drive the machine to the top and create your road by pushing material downhill, using every mechanical advantage available to you working downhill.. Just consider this suggestion, that's all I'm saying. Regards Robin.

The "spit" comes from spittlebugs. The nymphs feed on plant juices and leave the froth behind. The reason you see the froth on some plants and not others is probably just that they haven't gotten to the other plants yet.

what kind is the family tree? I love the property-so peaceful. Angel is worried that Meg has a tick on her neck at about 9:15. How are the ticks this year in VA? Lamb is pretty good and will be valuable soon with how high meat is going. You might want to keep a couple to clean up your woods. :) and then you're covered for Passover.

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Here in NWT CANADA 🇨🇦 Deisel is $8/gal :/

Hi If you can remove all top soil before laying down gravel or your awesome driveway will be like a Sponge . ✅🌹

Yup, spittle bug nest.

Essa Terra Preta(escuta) que me referi no outro vídeo como "Terra Virgem" que nunca foi plantada e rica também em nutrientes pela decomposição da Floresta!

I really like how yall are doing things on your land and could you tell me what state you are in because I am looking for land for me and my wife so we could really live better and I really want this for us .....

Pumping water up there ,bush fires ., cold winds . I thought down on the flats , would make better sense . I’m sorry about being negative. But they are major factors .of living .

Why don't you try making bio-diesel, I saw on line a small machine comes on a 4 foot square pallet you put waste frier out in and it goes though a process and you get bio-diesel out the other end at about 6 cents per gallon cost ( of the chemicals you need to buy).

Yep just always called it a spit bug so no help here but if you have the answer reply to me so I will know 😁too

That tree at the beginning will die from the root damage unfortunately, you should cut it and harvest for lumber or firewood will it's still sound.

you can always selling afterward😊

Why not go up top & make your way down the saddle then turn right as well? Or walk the trail with a chainsaw cutting as you go then come back with the machines? 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍

On your road building you should clear out all the organic material from where you are putting the road. If not, as the organic material rots down, your road will collapse.

Mud's mud whether we get 11 inches or you get 44 inches, it's still mud.

I hate to say it John but I don’t think we’ll ever see the fuel prices we had two years ago. The oil companies hav seen well pay whatever they’re asking.

Yes the spit looking stuff is bug eggs

Just so you make it a little easy on your machine you should start at the top and work your way down the hill OH but that would be to simple and simple minds don't think that way!!!!!!!!!

Brush and trees should always be put to the upper side of new trails and roads never to the lower side it will only give you false hope that you are building over a solid base when truth is even if you can't see it it will eventually faulted trees to the uppers side can always be utilized later on

I still don’t understand your reluctance to run that machine at a higher throttle. They are meant to work! Also, start at the top and work your way down, way easier on equipment. Personally I would have cut the path with a saw, used the skid steer to remove stubborn stumps only, then blade with the tractor or box blade. However, I do love watching your videos whether I would have done it the same or not. You are ultimately getting progress.

Ela é uma graça de garota💝😃! Vc precisa arrumar umas Notas para elas porque tem snakes por aí é elas andando ou brincando pode ser perigoso! Ensinem a elas olhar bem onde vão entrar e se não tem serpentes ou aranhas...

Man I just feel like you guys are disturbing the old growth so much and moving all the rocks which hold your mountain together may come back and bite you in the end. Other than that I sure am enjoying your videos and you sure don’t find too much old growth property like you have it’s beautiful. Keep up the good work👍👍👍😎🇨🇱

Tendo que ir para cidade em caso de necessidade vcs devem manter uma farmácia pequena para curativo e picadas de insetos! Também algo que possam aplicar Intramuscular em caso de necessidade como prometazina ou dexametasona e também algo para dor! Informem-de antes das doses que podem ser aplicadas nas meninas(garotas)!

I tried counting the sheep but then...zzzz

Your comment about being sorry for the gap between episodes and the reason being the children and activities is most understandable. I subscribe to a lot of similar videos and I might suggest that you limit your videos to 30-35 minutes. Most videos like yours rarely exceed 45 minutes and even that’s a long one. I was really interested in one in Belgium but they rarely were under an hour. I lost interest and unsubscribed. Food for thought.