WE BOUGHT AN ABANDONED PROPERTY THAT WE HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN 90% OF!
September 24, 2023 · 28 min · 341K views
What this video covers
A couple clearing an overgrown, 8.8-cuerda property in a rural area uses a 200-gallon cistern and an Aqua Blue PSQB060-A pump to establish a temporary water system.6:18 Because the pump lacks an automatic shut-off, it overheats during long laundry cycles; the crew resolves this by installing an $80 on-demand pressure switch.11:51 To clear dense vegetation without damaging existing coffee and guava trees, the owner abandons mechanical mowers in favor of hand tools, specifically a hooked machete, to avoid vine entanglement and hidden tree stumps.13:31 After clearing the brush, the owner uses a pickaxe and shovel to prepare a 10-by-10-foot garden plot, creating furrows for drainage and planting.16:56 The soil shows high fertility, evidenced by the presence of large earthworms.19:41 The crew continues to live in a camper while renovating an abandoned house on the property for storage and workspace.1:44
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