Dear Mr. Skid - what an incredible blessing your sister is!!!

Kudos to your sister, who has been a great help to you on many of your projects. Her skillset, like Alyssa's, is outside the range of what most people would consider as normal... Enjoyed the visit today!

Love the fact that when that extra need for hands ,Anna’s there. She really works hard. You really will need to build over the wood mill. Blessings to you and the family.

Hope you aappreciate your fantastic sister, she is a perfect versatile helper.

Dude, as I'm sure you know you are incredibly lucky to have such a helpful sister. I really enjoy seeing her in the videos. I understand getting pulled in different directions trying to make the most of time, help, and necessity to make the best progress on projects.

You have a great sister, hands on with heavy machinery etc. so helpful.

Great Video! If nothing else, this is a great example on the amount of work effort it takes to fell trees, cut them to rough lengths and then move them to the sawmill area. That in and of itself is a LOT of work and you and Anna worked your backsides off doing it. You both did a great job working together and it was interesting to see the amount of things you got done in one day. You should be proud of the enormous effort and what you both accomplished in one day.

I just learned an ancient Japanese technique to minimize timber frame twisting and cracking. They cut a shallow groove down the middle of one side of the timber, the depth I figure, depends on the dimensions of the timber but wasn't stated in the article. This groove acts like an expansion crack (groove) in a concrete slab, which causes a weaker point for the cracks to occur. I haven't tried this myself but it may be something for you to try when cutting heavy beams for your decks on the house.

Gotta say: The amount of work your sister helps with; that's a great sister.

also called "independance", taking charge of your land, enjoying the outdoors and still be at home. love it.

Thanks for the video. You two are living your dream. Your sister is a gem.

Another great video. It's nice to see folks enjoying their lives even if it involves hard physical labor. When all is said and done you will be able to look back and feel that you not only brought your dreams to fruition but be very proud of yourselves. 👍👍👍

Your sister is awesome..shes better than most men I know..

great to build a patio all around the house. You could be able to hang hammocks and enjoy the outdoor in a more comfy way. I would cut thin wood log for flooring the patio, or a deck, or whatever. I would not use it for fire. that would be such a waste. This is just my opinion. what do you guys think? IF you agree hit like

anna gives a new meaning to family help my sister cannot even swing a hammer

Jesse, here's a quote for you: "Less yammering and more hammering" Don't take that wrong, I love you folks!

That was so nice of you to walk out to Jesse and tell him how proud you were of him for doing this project! It really hurts the heart!

I remember the video where you were saying that you just didn't get it, you were sharpening the chains the way you understood you were supposed to and they still weren't cutting, and then you came back on the next clip all excited wanting to share what you'd just figured out about what you weren't getting and your chains were cutting like whoa! I think about that every time I see you sharpening a chain all expert like and matter of fact now. You've been like that about a gazillion things, struggle struggle struggle, oh! struggle, master. Fun to watch.

I love seeing you and Anna work together, it's so natural and easy. (Unless you edit out all the spats, lol!)

Jesse, you meant Aunt Anna is here helping, lol. Projects always go better with Lefty's. Stay safe, Terry

Keep working to much explanation

Sister of the year award

DUDE!!!! and DUDETTE!!!!! I've been following and praising y'all for over a year. Been watching from my phone. No big deal, right. I watched this episode on my HD living room TV. I HAVE BEEN MISSING OUT!!!!

I Like it when your working with your Sister. as Family bonding is a great whey of getting the work done. and your wife (Alyssa) can carry on looking after the new born so you both have bonding going on

i thought they were going cross country since they chained it down so much, until i watched them just pull around the corner into the driveway ! LOL

I wish I had a sister like Anna. Great laconic humour.

Actually you are a bit mistaken you do not necessarily have to perform maintenance on "your" land. More and more land does not require additional hours of maintenance. Healthier forest have standing dead timber as there are lots of wildlife that prefer dead standing timber. Even timber that falls over and rots provides elements to a health forest.

Pretty stinking good video! Anna should be the hero some how. She has really helped you lately. Great to see her again. Love the show, the story, the info, you guys. Thanks again...

Good Work Anna and Jessie. With some of that standing timber I see a large pole barn in your future for machinery and shop

Jesse, I'm going to suggest this, but you have so much on your "To Do " list already. Here goes nothing; you need to be at least thinking about a machinery shed- maybe with one end laid out to be the working home for the sawmill; that means a high roof, so you can use the excavator to load logs, open walls or big sliding doors so you can get stuff in an out, parking space to keep your motor pool out of the worst of the weather. A trailer in the class you borrowed would let you move the sawmill up into the trees to do a bunch of slabbing and then you can mulch the rest on site- a chipper would be great, a medium sized tractor to drag and as a PTO for other tools to use. There, I've spent $40k and got you a shedule for the next five seasons of PLfL! Most of this is a wish list, but a machinery shed would help your equip maintenance a lot- and you could do most of the structural from material you have on site. By the time all this gets done, your new family member will be old enough to run the excavator for you!FR

So nice to have Anna's help and such nice equipment.

Dynamic duo brother and sister , things got done . Hopefully you will bring her back for the interior wood walls build and faus flooring . Great video 📹 👍

Do you replant seedlings yourself to make sure that you have trees for the future? or do you hope that the property replants itself naturally to provide wood for the future?

How about a sawmill shed? That would be a great project to protect your investment as well as let you work on milling wood all year round. 🍀

One thing to remember when you work on your house or property. Itvwill cost twice as much as you think and take three times as long as you think. Don't ask me how i know this. Looking good keep up the good work.

You guys are awesome. Hope 1 day we get to meet ur new lil addition to the team. Hi from northern Alberta canadia land. Stay strong, stay motivated.

Success is measured in smiles! Grins too!!

Jesse, it's great that your sister can lend a hand. Many hands make light work. I've been working by myself and that's why things take so long.

Great video and I have to agree a change in pace is a great thing I personally drive a rig for a live 5 weeks at a time then home for a week so while I am home I cut fire wood and logs just to change and also the husbandly duties also the dreaded to do list lol keep the video come

My wife has finally trained me to calculate project time better. It always goes very fast in my mind, so just plan four or five times longer to get a better estimate of the time needed. If I finish earlier, so much the better!

The hill top looks great for the house.

Whatta gal, your sister! I can’t wait to work my property just south of you. It’s all about having the right tools.

next on the list for Jesse and Alyssa.. a power log splitter

Love your sister!

Jesse, great video. Working in the woods is always good for the soul. When you mill your boards, the most important thing to produce good lumber is to be fussy with stickering. 18 inches to 24 max. Don't tarp the whole stack unless you have a breathable tarp. The top is important and any side toward the sun. Bring a reasonable amount in the garage, 2-3 weeks ahead of use. Let your lumber get acclimated to indoor moisture. content.

Doing it yourself is so satisfying and knowing you are helping the environment is such a bonus, hopefully those trees are all salvageable for your stick built portion. You and Anna looked like you were enjoying the day even if it was a little laborious.

Thanks for the video. It's Great having Anna! She looks like she is having fun.

I would like to ask a question. Why don't you take all the brush and cut up to use for your hot tub? Or wood burner? Any wood to heat is best used instead of wasting it. You want it for your garden, well take the ashes and put them into the garden. Ash is excellent for your garden since the PC people don't want you to use lime in the soil anymore.

You are blessed to have your sister there to add her skills!

Hey Jessie hey Alyssa thanks for the video I enjoyed it and if you get yourself a nice big fat log well then you can make yourself a coffee table and a kitchen table nice and rustic and made by the two of you and a nice bench for the front of the house. To and I hope you guys had a nice Thanksgiving and a safe one so stay safe and God bless

Great job guys..i have been following you since 2017 to 2019.i like your hard working 👍👍👍😊

A lot of nice lumber, got a bunch done. I enjoyed it. TU

13:29 its most likely a 22k trailer not 30k plus the trailer weights 8k so thats only 14k of payload.

Hey! Anna was using your cool new magnetic marking tool! Yay!

Cool video , you guys are smashing it . We are getting a video a day from you guys . I'm happy .

Great to see you on logs again mate.

Happy December form England yorkshire uk

Why you don't cut trees in winter when you want very good hose building trees, beacause in winter trees are dead no moister inside and then but trees to dry up. It must be minus degrees outside when you cut them in winter. Nowedays treecutter just cut when ever they want but oldtimer woodcutter knowed very well when they got most valueble trees. Winter cut trees last much much longer time than summer cut trees, when tree juices are moving inside.

Jesse you should start to reforrest this area. Can you start to grow seeds indoors to plant in the Spring? Look into it.

You and your sister look so much alike. Are you by chance twins.

Ahh, on a second note, you may not want to use pine chips in your garden as the bark and even the wood contains a lot of tannin (tannic acid). I speak from past had experience, took another year to mitigate the increased acidic conditions before garden improved.

No comment.Nice scenery

Wow....you guys are such an inspiration and very entertaining at times. I have a question....do you ever take a step back and just look around the all the amazing things you have accomplished? The house. Some people can say that they have build there own house, BUT not only did you build your house, you made the wood to do so! Your garden is amazing along with caning and making your own ICE CREAM!!!! Keep up all the good work.

Hey Jesse! Good coverage video! One tidbit for future reference on load binding... IF possible, place the binders (tensioner devices, boomers etc) on passenger side of load. Reason: In case there is an issue and you must re-tighten along the roadside, you are keeping the trailer and load between you and any other traffic. Make sense??? Take care, may GOD bless & keep you and yours. Ken

I love you guys, so awesome to have family to help and visit with! I'm close with my siblings too, all 5 of them, and my parents, makes life amazing, doesn't it? Thanks for continuing to share your journey with us!

If you don't get rid of the infested wood the beetle will just go to the next pine, I have seen it many times.

Can You Tell Me More About Your Mini Excavator? Every Property Owner Has Needs For One. Payments?Price? Etc. I Like The Way You All Respect Your Kabota. Your Sis Is Operating It Well Also. Melissa And I Have Been Watching Yall For Years, Awesome Job, Congrats!!! From North Middle Tennessee

Getting dirty buggers! Must be that one secret to life I hadn't realized. :)

dude, it will happen a day at a time, no worries.

Shouldn't the limbs and bark from Beetle Kill Pine be burned and not left on the ground ????

Life is good, Get ur Dun, wake up tomorrow, Get ur Dun, cherish the memories and blessings of the day. Love your family, Get ur Dun.

"The house is burning down, but if you don't stop and water the roses they will die.". So you stopped and watered the roses. Ranchers always have too many projects, and have to shift priorities so the whole place doesn't go to pot. Life happens.

Very impressive job to do only in a day. Nice 🙂

good job...............

T-shirt? Geez, how far behind are these vids?

People love the look of the bettle kill pine , the blue staining looks awesome for furniture and rustic cabinetry. But it's also cheap free studs for you , get er done !

Well done! You’ve both come a long way. Thanks for sharing. 👍 from me. 🇬🇧

coffee casualty....lol. ya been there in the backhoe.

over here they cut down beetle-infected trees "immediately" BUT then it is important to bring them at least a certain distance away from the nearest tree. otherwise they will infect the neighbouring trees.

Hi you three, I was told that hardwood was best for burning and that pine was not suitable due to the amount of sap and pitch in the tree. How many tape measures did you cut by accident marking out the 12 footers?

Using chains to boom down the logs is very smart. Ratchet straps have and do break under weight.

That last dismount I’ll give a 2. 😀

Yes Jessie, you know you worked hard when you get dirty boogers! LOL

Between the goofy cat video and the equally silly tree cutting video, I’m sure you got a bunch of guff from “the purists”

Agreed and Indeed!! Most just don't know that feeling and it's a general sadness in life that people can't explain. Doctors use antidepressants to wring it out of the general populace. But the truth is... we just don't do what we were made to do anymore. Smiles and blessings...

Reminds me of country life in jamaica looking wood to cook etc

Great job! Well done! Oh and say hi to Anna for me... 👍😁

Are there any plans to replant trees for future use and benefit?

Good job

The pine trees look like crop trees. I.E. land that had been cleared then replanted to decrease erosion.

Where is your gadget with 12 feet conduit pipe for precise logs?

Just curious, are you planning to replace dead trees ?

All ways load the front first, that way if I have to I can overhang logs at the rear end of the trailer.

HEY JESSE AND ALYSSA AND SISTER. LOL JESSE, YOUR SISTER SEEMS TO KNOW HER WAY WITH A CHAINSAW, I'M IMPRESSED. SHE REMINDS ME OF WIFE NUMBER TWO. ALL SHE WANTED FOR HER BIRTHDAY WAS A CHAINSAW SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT HER. I LIKE THE IDEA OF TAKING YOUR STANDING DEAD AND TURNING IT INTO LUMBER FOR YOUR HOUSE. WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES IN THE MORNING AND SEE THAT LUMBER YOU CAN SMILE AND SAY TO YOURSELF, " I DID THAT".

Another great video...

OK, Anna needs to become a regular! Sad she probably has a life of her own someplace else!

What hardwood trees grow in the area? A fenced in area near the house to start some saplings in a spot you can easily water them and still protected from deer to have transplants to spread around the property in a few years to add to the diversity of trees. As shown by the pines dying to the pests having a stronger mix of trees will help like oaks for acorns and some maple or walnut for added options.

The greater the disturbing the soil in the forest the greater the natural regeneration. Having a forest management program for first thin "post" harvest(10-20 years), "crooked" tree harvest for firewood or posts (15-25 years) and final log harvest at 30 to 50 years will create a healthy bug free forest.

Get an old tire and cut it through, flip the tire inside out and use it to protect the butt of any standing tree you might damage by dragging the lot against them. Or more than one, you know. Beetle killed pine would make beautiful siding/wall board. The "blue stain" fungus from the beetles will give the wood awesome character.

FWIW we stopped using beetle killed pine from our local area because the lumber came apart along the growth rings. Really irritating to have a beam just fall apart.