That is a good point, Kevin. It didn't give us an issue yet, but we could certainly change it if needed. We are so glad you are enjoying a little look into our projects. Thanks for you kind words. :) - Meg

Thank you very much, Dean! We are enjoying our adventure thoroughly. I do hope the lumber prices come down soon so we can get the house build going, but until then, many adventures and projects at hand. I respect the bears too. I teach my kids to live by one rule with wildlife... If you leave THEM alone, they'll leave YOU alone. And you're right about the coyotes. They howl often but are very elusive.

Thanks, Billy. Yes that's the plan. Flat shale followed by fines after construction commences.

Thank you. Trying to talk the language of the trade is tricky on the spot. 👍

It is always best to use brass or stainless steel nipples and couplings and other fittings for water lines in places where that you need rigid solid piping . Galvanized steel pipe fittings will eventually corrode and build up on the inside and stop the galvanized pipe or fittings up over time . The brass or stainless steel nipples and couplings and reducer bushings and other fittings cost more, but work much better in the long run . The road is starting to take shape and it's great to find the seams( the over all thickness of that type of rock in the hill ) of rock, the vanes are the individual smaller layers of rock that break apart in flat pieces, I reckon . You all are slowly moving forward, everything takes time and work . I will see you all later, so be careful and stay safe and keep on building more of the road . As always, Jeffrey !!!

I have an area on the property exactly for that purpose. Lots of little critters always scatter when I add more to the pile. I have hopes it will be an epic compost pile one day just by leaving it alone.

Hey Adam! It's VERY satisfying. Been thinking about this for a long time. It's probably going to be a good 1800 ft total. Having fun and putting the hours on that tractor 💪 Chickens for sure, but not until the house is done. Meg and I love the thought of being self sufficient. We're trying to learn what works in the garden in the meantime and that's satisfying our homestead lifestyle.

We needed a shelter for the pressure tank for the water. Was the primary reason for the shed. We will be building another one at the top by the house as well. Thanks for watching. ☺️

Very nicely! I also removed some zip ties that seemed to be adding unnecessary rubbing on some sharp corners. Do a once-over on yours, Bryce 👍👀

@@WalnutsandWineberries I see now why you wanted the piranha bar earlier rather than later! It would have been handy on that hill! The driveway through the woods is coming to fruition! I'm amazed at how much work these tractors can do! Are you going crown the center of the road or have the whole road angle slighly down towards the hill?

Hey Gene, yes it is. It's not bad. Takes some getting used to. I got the hang of shoving entire branches through it. No bigger that 3 in. though: www.harborfreight.com/65-hp-212cc-chipper-shredder-62323.html

You'll be with me the whole way up the mountain!

Hi Thomas, good to hear from you. The tooth bar is on order and they had a message saying it would be 4 to 6 weeks before it ships. I could really use it right now. Regarding the valve stems, I thought it was strange too when I bought the tractor, but that's the way I got it, so I kept it that way. It is a little annoying managing the air pressure from the inside. There's some interesting discussion about this online when I googled it. Seems to be a debate topic. I don't know, tractor runs and performs well for me.