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The Hard Way

Hello and welcome to The Hard Way! We are a husband and wife team who love to take on challenging projects. We have finished our skoolie conversion and are gearing up to take on homesteading in the Rocky Mountains! Upcoming projects include a 1980's International Semi and a 1930's Caterpillar Dozer. These projects are just the beginning! Come join us on our journey!

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12:57

Can This Power Station Survive Our North Idaho Homestead?

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17:24

Our $4,500 Gamble... Will This Chinese Mini Excavator Be Useful On Our Homestead?

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Shared 1 week ago

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9:39

Mud Season Is Coming! We Need to Gravel Our Driveway

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Shared 2 months ago

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19:38

I've Been Avoiding This... Trimming Out Our Shop Windows and Door

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Shared 2 months ago

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29:23

Drying in My Shop's Gable End Before Winter Hits!

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Shared 3 months ago

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25:05

Exterior Insulation Done RIGHT! R-15.9 Continuous Insulation

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Shared 3 months ago

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16:28

Adding Picture Windows To Our North Idaho Shop!

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Shared 3 months ago

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31:41

Wiring My North Idaho Shop Sub Panel

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Shared 3 months ago

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32:09

We Have Power! A Huge Milestone For Our North Idaho Homestead

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Shared 3 months ago

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20:46

Can I Move This Salvaged Telehandler Down Our STEEP Mountain Road?

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Shared 4 months ago

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18:41

Hydraulic Hoses Are EXPENSIVE!

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Shared 4 months ago

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17:19

I'm Not A Logger, But I'll Do My Best!

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Shared 4 months ago

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23:11

I Bought a BURNED UP Telehandler

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Shared 4 months ago

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11:21

Wildfire Prevention? Lets Start by Clearing Some Trees!

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Shared 4 months ago

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12:30

The Power Company is Waiting on Us

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Shared 4 months ago

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15:32

We Need Water

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Shared 4 months ago

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20:10

This is a BIG Repair!

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Shared 4 months ago

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26:07

This Job SUCKS!

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Shared 4 months ago

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23:19

Not OFFGRID Much Longer!

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Shared 5 months ago

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18:28

I'm Building an Electrical Easement Road to Get POWER to Our Mountain Property!

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Shared 5 months ago

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18:58

Adding a Tongue & Groove Accent Wall to Our Pole Barn!

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Shared 5 months ago

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27:54

Taking My Backhoe to The Cheapest Mechanic I Could Find!

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Shared 5 months ago

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18:29

Off-grid Welding! Modifying the Pin Spacing on Our New Trenching Bucket

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Shared 5 months ago

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11:51

Buying a $300 Trenching Bucket for Our CAT Backhoe. Will it Fit?

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Shared 5 months ago

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46:12

Our MASSIVE shop doors get an UPGRADE! Installing TOPENS automatic gate openers on our shop!

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Shared 6 months ago

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5:49

Building an Improved Ramp to Access our Next Tree Clearing Area.

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Shared 6 months ago

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11:09

Racing the RAIN – Stripping Topsoil for a Borrow Site on my North Idaho Homestead

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Shared 6 months ago

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13:59

WE'VE GOT A FLAT TIRE ! Can We Fix It and Save Our Evening's Plans on our North Idaho Homestead?

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Shared 6 months ago

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25:42

MASSIVE Doors Installed on My North Idaho Shop With My CAT Backhoe!

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Shared 7 months ago

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17:04

FINISHING Touches on My North Idaho Shop's GARAGE DOOR FRAME!

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Shared 7 months ago

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19:03

Building a MASSIVE 14X14 Foot Garage Door for Our North Idaho Shop

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Shared 8 months ago

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12:01

Three Months on Our North Idaho HOMESTEAD - What We've Accomplished

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Shared 8 months ago

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20:44

Building a road, cutting down trees, and pulling stumps. Just another Saturday on the homestead!

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Shared 8 months ago

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13:32

Clearing one of the steepest hills on our mountain homestead by hand!

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Shared 8 months ago

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8:51

Our Parking Area is Taking Shape! Dirt Work With our CAT Backhoe

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Shared 8 months ago

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39:29

Can I Get This Back Together? Rebuilding a CAT Backhoe Hydraulic Cylinder Part 2

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Shared 9 months ago

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16:04

My Backhoe's Hydraulic Stick Cylinder FAILED! Time to Fix it... Hopefully!

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Shared 9 months ago

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31:26

Our First North Idaho Mountain Garden! A Mid-Summer Garden Tour

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Shared 9 months ago

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23:44

Building a MASSIVE Workbench for our Tiny Shop!

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Shared 9 months ago

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20:47

Installing Steel on Our Off-Grid Shop and Making Some Mistakes Along the Way

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Shared 10 months ago

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22:07

Our Parking Area Was A Muddy Mess! Regrading The Yard With A 2% Slope

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Shared 10 months ago

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This 20 year old abandoned log pile was in the way. Let's turn it into compost!

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Shared 10 months ago

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28:11

Our Backhoe Loader Bucket Broke! Time for Some OFF-GRID Repairs

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Shared 10 months ago

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28:32

Our Garden is Growing... in Size! Expanding our Garden and Some Dirtwork

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Shared 10 months ago

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We Needed More Space on the Mountain! Moving a Garden and Leveling our Yard

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Shared 11 months ago

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The entrance to our driveway was too steep! Clearing and grading our driveway.

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Shared 11 months ago

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Our driveway was too narrow for our skoolie! Time to trim some trees!

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Shared 11 months ago

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Lifting up our Entire Shop 2 Feet! Part 3: Installing the New Posts

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Shared 11 months ago

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Lifting up our Entire Shop 2 Feet! Part 2: Cutting the Posts and Lifting the Shop

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Shared 11 months ago

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Lifting up our Entire Shop 2 Feet! Part 1: Installing the Temporary Bracing

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Shared 1 year ago

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Buying the Cheapest "Useful" Caterpillar Backhoe on Marketplace!

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Shared 1 year ago

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9:22

We Bought 38 Acres of Off-Grid Land In Northern Idaho!

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Shared 1 year ago

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16:39

Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 11 - RTO 12513 Transmission Disassembly PT 2

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 10 - RTO 12513 Transmission Disassembly

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 9 - Parts Truck Transmission Removal

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 8 - Parts Truck Disassembly!

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 7 - Painting The Frame!

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 6 - Preparing the Doner Truck

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 5 - Clutch Removal

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Shared 1 year ago

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Restoring My DREAM Cabover - Pt 4 - Transmission Removal

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Shared 1 year ago

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