Buying a MASSIVE Plate Compactor

We finished our off grid water system and saved thousands

Clearing a STEEP Mountain Road with our Backhoe

We Bought a Tank!

I Was in an Accident

I Didn't Think It'd be This GROSS! D7H Dozer Repairs Begin!

We Bought CAT D7.... Can We Get It Home?

Returning to Our Homestead in the Middle of Winter! Snowshoes Required!

Our First Year on the Homestead is Finished- What a Transformation!

Can This Power Station Survive Our North Idaho Homestead?

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

Mud Season Is Coming! We Need to Gravel Our Driveway

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

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

Exterior Insulation Done RIGHT! R-15.9 Continuous Insulation

Adding Picture Windows To Our North Idaho Shop!

Wiring My North Idaho Shop Sub Panel

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

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

Hydraulic Hoses Are EXPENSIVE!

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

I Bought a BURNED UP Telehandler

Wildfire Prevention? Lets Start by Clearing Some Trees!

The Power Company is Waiting on Us

We Need Water

This is a BIG Repair!

This Job SUCKS!

Not OFFGRID Much Longer!

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

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

Taking My Backhoe to The Cheapest Mechanic I Could Find!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Building a MASSIVE Workbench for our Tiny Shop!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Buying the Cheapest "Useful" Caterpillar Backhoe on Marketplace!