Cleaning up an Abandon Barn! (Rotting for 10+ years)

Diesel Creek
12 May 202451:00

Summary

TLDRIn this engaging video, Matt from Diesel Creek takes on a long overdue project that has become a personal sore point. He recounts the story of a barn he disassembled by hand ten years ago with the intention of reassembling it on his property. However, life intervened and the barn wood has since deteriorated, becoming an eyesore he's eager to remove. Using a Case backhoe and a newly acquired JCB 3CX backhoe loader from an auction, Matt tackles the cleanup. Despite the wood being unsalvageable for its original purpose, he expresses hope that some pieces might be repurposed for a mantel in his home. The video documents the cleanup process, including the removal and disposal of the debris, the collection of nails with a magnet sweeper, and the spreading of hay to promote new grass growth. Matt also shares his appreciation for the old timber framing techniques and the craftsmanship of the barn. The video concludes with him looking forward to future projects, including ongoing work on the auto car and clearing land for his house.

Takeaways

  • 🏡 Matt has been planning to tackle a long-neglected project involving an old barn that he had dismantled and brought to his property years ago.
  • 🕰️ The project has been pending for about a decade, and the dismantled barn has turned into an eyesore that Matt is eager to clean up.
  • 🔨 Matt used to love old barns and had a dream of reassembling a hand-hewn timber frame barn on his property, but life and career changes intervened.
  • 🌳 Most of the wood from the barn has succumbed to the elements and bugs, making it unsalvageable, but Matt hopes to save a few timbers.
  • 🚜 Matt plans to use a Case backhoe and a recently acquired JCB telehandler to clean up the mess and make use of the cleared space for his cows.
  • 🔧 The JCB telehandler was bought at an auction and Matt is testing it out for the first time during this cleanup project.
  • 🛠️ Despite the disappointment of the ruined wood, Matt finds some beams that are still robust and considers them impressive, even after being exposed to the elements for years.
  • 🌿 Matt is concerned about the invasive multiflora rose bushes spreading on his property and the impact on the land.
  • ♻️ Matt considers repurposing the non-structural wood into something artistic or finding a use for it among his friends.
  • 🧲 He uses a magnet sweeper to collect nails from the debris, aiming to prevent any damage to tires or injury to people or animals.
  • 🌱 After clearing the area, Matt spreads hay to help with erosion control and to encourage grass growth, planning to let nature take its course without additional seeding.

Q & A

  • What project has Matt been meaning to tackle for years?

    -Matt has been meaning to clean up a mess he made by dismantling an old barn and attempting to reassemble it on his property, which has since become an eyesore and a reminder of wasted time and effort.

  • Why did Matt decide to take down the old barn by hand?

    -Matt took down the old barn by hand because he was attracted to the beauty of old hand-hewn timber frame barns and had dreams of reassembling it on his property.

  • What happened to disrupt Matt's plan to reassemble the barn?

    -Matt's plan to reassemble the barn was disrupted when he started a new career, which consumed his time and left him without the opportunity to work on the barn.

  • What tools is Matt using to clean up the mess from the old barn?

    -Matt is using a Case backhoe and a JCB telehandler truck to clean up the mess and remove the old barn materials from the field.

  • What is the condition of the wood from the old barn after being exposed to the elements for about 10 years?

    -Most of the wood from the old barn has succumbed to the elements, bugs, and rot, making it unsuitable for structural use. However, some timbers might still be salvageable for non-structural purposes.

  • What is Matt's plan for the salvageable wood from the old barn?

    -Matt hopes to find pieces that could be repurposed for something like a mantel in his house. He also mentions that some friends might come to take some of the wood, and the rest could be used for an artsy project or buried.

  • Why did Matt spread hay on the cleared area?

    -Matt spread hay on the cleared area to protect the soil from the rain, help with erosion, and encourage grass growth once the weather improves.

  • What issue did Matt encounter with the thumb setup on the JCB telehandler?

    -The issue with the thumb setup was that the button that operates it felt counterintuitive due to the routing of the hydraulic lines. Matt considered repinning the connector or switching some hoses to correct this.

  • What is the purpose of the multifloor rose bush mentioned in the script?

    -The multifloor rose bush is not specifically planted but is considered invasive on the property. Matt and his team have been working to control its spread over the years.

  • What is the significance of the hand-hewed barn beams that have been sitting outside since 2012 or 2013?

    -The hand-hewed barn beams, despite being exposed to the elements for nearly a decade, still show remarkable resilience and strength, indicating the quality of the original materials and craftsmanship.

  • What does Matt plan to do with the stones that were the foundation piers of the barn?

    -Matt plans to repurpose the stones that were the foundation piers of the barn for some future use, as they are still in good condition despite their age.

Outlines

00:00

😀 Introduction to the Barn Restoration Project

Matt, the host of Diesel Creek, welcomes viewers back and introduces a long-neglected project that has caused him frustration. He discusses the wasted time and effort that went into dismantling an old barn by hand, piece by piece, with the intention of reassembling it on his property. However, life intervened, and the project was left unfinished for a decade, resulting in a mess that he now wants to clean up using a Case backhoe and a JCB telehandler truck.

05:02

🏗️ The Scene of the Crime and Initial Cleanup

Matt arrives at the site he refers to as the 'scene of the crime,' where the dismantled barn has been left to deteriorate. He explains the process of dismantling the barn and the subsequent regret due to the wasted effort. The cleanup begins with the removal of a temporary fence using a Leatherman tool, and Matt expresses disappointment when the tool's cutter breaks. Despite the setback, the cleanup continues with the use of the JCB telehandler to load debris onto a truck.

10:59

🪵 Assessing the Condition of the Old Barn木材

Matt examines the old barn timbers, noting their resilience despite being exposed to the elements since 2012 or 2013. He discusses the quality of the hand-hewn barn beams and his appreciation for the craftsmanship involved in their creation. The video captures the difficulty of breaking up the beams, indicating their durability and the respect Matt has for the old growth wood.

15:59

🚜 The Challenge of Moving Heavy Timbers

Matt recalls the effort it took to move the original timbers using his Bobcat 185, highlighting the weight and presumed age of the beams, possibly around 200 years old. He also discusses the functionality of the JCB telehandler's thumb attachment for cleanup tasks and his plans to adjust the hydraulic controls to improve its usability.

21:09

🧱 Salvaging and Disposal of the Barn Materials

Matt plans to dispose of the unsalvageable materials in a laydown yard, where he intends to burn other debris. He details the process of loading the materials onto a dump truck, mentioning the challenges of dealing with the deteriorated pallets and the discovery of a tree growing amidst the debris. The cleanup continues despite the emotional weight of discarding what was once a beautiful barn.

26:20

🚚 The Utility of the JCB Telehandler

Matt expresses his satisfaction with the JCB telehandler's performance, particularly its air conditioning, which is essential given the lack of sliding windows in the truck. He also discusses the truck's maneuverability and the process of backing it up, which he finds to be a unique experience compared to a regular trailer.

33:00

🔍 Searching for Salvageable Pieces

Matt attempts to uncover potentially salvageable pieces from the old barn, hoping to find something suitable for a mantel in his house. He details the condition of the various wood components, noting the presence of ants and the extent of decay. Despite the overall deterioration, he remains hopeful of salvaging some corner braces and other structural elements.

38:35

🏡 Reclaiming Materials for Future Use

Matt uncovers an ibeam and stones that were likely the foundation piers of the barn. He considers repurposing the stones and other materials, even though the wood is no longer structurally sound. He also mentions giving some of the materials to friends and using a magnet sweeper to collect nails before the impending rain.

43:41

🌱 Restoring the Field After Cleanup

Matt focuses on restoring the field after the cleanup, spreading hay bales to protect the soil and encourage grass growth. He discusses the thickness of the hay mat and his expectations for the field's recovery. Despite the rain starting, he manages to complete the task before moving the equipment out of the field to avoid creating a mud hole.

49:04

🌤️ Completing the Project After the Rain

After several days of rain, Matt returns to the field on a dry day to improve the distribution of the straw and prepare the area further. He does not spread seeds, relying on the natural regrowth of grass and the seeds contained within the hay. He also plans to dump the remaining truckload of debris, which he had postponed due to the rain.

🎬 Wrapping Up the Project and Future Plans

Matt concludes the video by summarizing the project's completion and expressing satisfaction with having checked another task off his list. He reassures viewers that there is still ongoing activity related to the auto car project and that he is also working on outdoor tasks and clearing land for his house. He encourages viewers to support the channel, check out the Diesel Creek store for merchandise, and looks forward to catching up with them in the next video.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Diesel Creek

Diesel Creek is likely the name of the channel or the farm where the video takes place. It represents the setting and the brand under which the video content is produced. The name is mentioned at the beginning of the transcript, indicating the start of a new episode or project on the Diesel Creek channel.

💡Project

A project, in this context, refers to a specific task or series of tasks that the host, Matt, has been intending to complete. The project involves cleaning up a disorganized area on his property that has been a source of frustration for him. The video revolves around the execution of this project.

💡Case Hoe

The Case Hoe is a piece of construction equipment that Matt plans to use for the cleanup project. It is mentioned as a tool that will be instrumental in the transformation of the messy area into a more organized space. The Case Hoe symbolizes the beginning of the physical work in the video.

💡Hand-Hewn Timber Frame Barn

A hand-hewn timber frame barn is a traditional type of barn constructed with timbers that have been shaped using manual labor, often with axes or adzes. In the video, Matt expresses his admiration for these old barns and shares his regret over not being able to reassemble one he had taken down, which is the source of the mess he is cleaning up.

💡Junk

In the context of the video, 'junk' refers to the state of the wood and materials from the dismantled barn that have deteriorated over time due to weather and neglect. Matt uses the term to describe the piles of wood that have become a reminder of wasted time and effort, which is a central theme of the video.

💡Elements and Bugs

Elements and bugs represent the natural forces that have contributed to the decay of the wood over the ten years it has been left uncovered. They symbolize the uncontrollable factors that led to the project's failure and the need for Matt to address the situation before further damage occurs.

💡JCB Hall Truck

The JCB Hall Truck is a specific type of construction vehicle that Matt acquired and plans to use for the cleanup. It is highlighted for its efficiency and air conditioning, which provides comfort during the task. The truck is a key component in the cleanup process, helping to transport the junk to a different location.

💡Mortise and Tenon Joinery

Mortise and tenon joinery is a traditional woodworking technique where a tenon (a protruding part of the wood) is inserted into a mortise (a hole or slot cut into the wood) to secure pieces together. Matt appreciates this technique, which is indicative of the craftsmanship involved in the old barn he had拆卸 (dismantled), and it is part of the reason he wanted to preserve the barn.

💡Salvageable

Salvageable refers to the potential for some of the old barn materials to be saved and repurposed despite the overall decay. During the cleanup, Matt hopes to identify and rescue any pieces that might still have value, which could be used in future projects, such as a mantle in his house.

💡Multiflora Rose

Multiflora Rose is an invasive plant species that Matt mentions as a problem on his property. It represents an additional challenge he faces in maintaining the land. The mention of this plant species provides insight into the broader context of land management and the ecological issues that can arise on a farm.

💡Hydraulic Lines

Hydraulic lines are part of the machinery's system that conveys fluid to actuate the various parts of the equipment, such as the thumb attachment on the JCB Hall Truck. Matt discusses the need to adjust the hydraulic lines to correct the operation of the thumb, which is a detail that underscores the technical aspects of operating construction machinery.

Highlights

Matt, the host, has been planning this project for years to clean up a mess he made by wasting time and effort.

The project involves using a Case hoe and a JCB Hall truck to clean up a disorganized area.

Matt shares his love for old barns, especially hand-hewn timber frame barns, which are beautiful and inspiring to him.

He recounts the story of dismantling an old barn by hand, intending to reassemble it on his property, but life intervened.

After 10 years, the dismantled barn has become an eyesore and is mostly unsalvageable due to weathering and infestation.

Matt uses a JCB Hall truck, recently acquired, for the cleanup, noting its excellent air conditioning and performance.

Despite the disappointment, Matt finds some beams that are still robust and considers them potentially useful for future projects.

The cleanup process is meticulous, separating good wood, framing wood, and junk wood.

Matt discovers a tree growing in the mess after 10 years, indicating the extent of the disarray.

He discusses the use of the skid steer's thumb attachment for raking and the need to adjust its hydraulic controls.

Matt plans to repurpose the non-structural wood into something artistic or for friends, and to use it as a base for new grass growth.

A magnet sweeper is used to collect nails from the area to prevent damage to tires and equipment.

Matt spreads hay on the cleared area to help with erosion control and to encourage rapid grass growth.

The project concludes with Matt reflecting on the satisfaction of completing a long-neglected task and looking forward to future projects.

Matt promotes his online store, dieselcreek.com, where viewers can purchase merchandise supporting the channel.

He teases ongoing work on the auto car project and his plans for building a house, indicating upcoming content.

Transcripts

00:00

[Music]

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hey everybody welcome back to diesel

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Creek my name is Matt today we're going

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to tackle a project that I have been

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meaning to tackle for years now and

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this is really a sore subject for me I

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guess you could say because I wasted

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weeks and tons and tons of effort to

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make this mess and I guess it didn't

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start out as a mess but it's turned into

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one and we need to get it cleaned up cuz

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I'm sick of looking at it every day when

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I come down my driveway and see it it's

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just a a very uh sore reminder of a lot

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of time effort and energy wasted now

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that's it's nobody's fault but my own

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but just one of those life lessons I

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guess so to clean up said mess we're

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going to be utilizing the case hoe that

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you guys saw me put the work brow thumb

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on there a couple weeks back so we'll

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get this thing fired up and tracked down

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to the scene of a

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crime this thing is way too nice for

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me but I sure do enjoy it

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[Music]

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all right let's get this show on the

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road

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[Music]

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all right well here we are at what I'm

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referring to as the scene of the crime

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cuz it really was a crime what I did

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here not in the sense of an actual law

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but just a real shame is what it

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is I'll take you over there and show you

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but uh we got to cut this wire first

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this is just some temporary fence I'm

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hoping I can cut it with my

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Leatherman I hope the fence is

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off well it must be cuz I haven't gotten

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Zapped

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yet

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huh these have replaceable Cutters in

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this Leatherman and I've never broken

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them and I've cut some stuff I don't

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know why but that one just uh decided it

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didn't like

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that what the old Leatherman is not

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having

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this oh we cut that one

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easy well that one broke off entirely

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now a little piece of metal we can't

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lose cows don't seem to digest metal too

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well well I'm super bummed out about

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this but I got a new camera at the

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beginning of this video I think this was

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the first video I filmed with this

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camera and uh apparently I'm still

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working the king side of it as I'm

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sitting here trying to edit this

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together for you guys I realized that

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these couple Clips here in which I

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explain the entire purpose of today's

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video are missing the audio so you guys

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are going to have to uh settle for my

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hand waving around there uh while I give

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you a little bit of a voice over

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basically I have a thing for Barnes I

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really love barns I think they're just

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uh they're just awesome especially the

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really old hand hun barns with uh you

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know the big Timbers and everything the

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mortise and Tenon joinery and everything

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I I think they're they're beautiful in a

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lot of ways and I've always dreamed of

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having my own big hand Hune timber frame

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barn on the property here uh about 10

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years ago now I was able to acquire one

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of those type of barns not a very big

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one but it seemed manageable to me at

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the time and pretty much I tore the

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entire Barn down by hand uh piece by

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piece I took weeks of my time and I mean

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from Sun up till Sundown I spent a

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couple weeks over there labeling each

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piece of wood and bringing it over to

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the farm here and was planning on

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reassembling it and unfortunately life

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got away from me I got a new career in

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the middle of that whole thing and all

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of a sudden I didn't have any time to be

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at home let alone build a barn so here

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we are 10 years later and unfortunately

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it is junk um I had it covered up for a

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while storms came through blew the

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covers off I tried to cover it back up

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but the damage was done and there's

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still a little bit here that I think I

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might be able to pick through and save a

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few Timbers out of but 90% of this wood

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unfortunately has uh succumbed to the

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elements and bugs and everything else so

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I'm sick of looking at it it's kind of a

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painful reminder every time I come down

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the driveway I think like I said earlier

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in the video it just it just tears me up

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seeing that set there cuz it was a

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beautiful old barn I mean it it needed

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some love it's definitely uh was not in

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perfect shape when I got it either but

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it was definitely salvageable and it's

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my own fault and I'm reminded that that

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I'm reminded of that every time I I see

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it so today I want to get this eyesore

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cleaned up and out of this field so

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we're going to be utilizing the case and

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the JCB Hall truck and we're going to do

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just that we got to get this field

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cleaned up and uh that way the cows can

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get all the space that is available not

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be missing a good chunk of it with junk

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so that's the gist of it and uh yeah I

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think hopefully we have audio for the

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rest of these video

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clips all right so the other tool we're

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going to be using for the job

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today this JCB Hall truck we just picked

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up at the auction last week if you guys

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haven't seen the video where I picked up

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these Hall trucks you want to check that

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out it was a good video I'll try to

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leave a link down in the description

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there but we're going to use this one

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today I don't think there's any

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difference between them but I actually

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drove that that one on the left there

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all the way back here from the auction

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and it performed flawlessly I haven't

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really put this one to any kind of test

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yet so might as well go ahead and fire

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it up and see if it's going to actually

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put in some work for us

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h

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and I tell you what the air conditioning

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works excellent in this

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truck the other one works too but not as

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well

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[Music]

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never got to spend a lot of time in

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these wiggle trucks so backing them up

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can get to be a backing them up can

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actually get to be a bit of a tricky

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deal if you're used to backing up a

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trailer it's kind of the same thing but

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all right let's get this junk loaded up

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right

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on

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on

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[Music]

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all right I pulled the truck up a little

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bit there we're done with the first pile

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that

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pile I had these piles when I put them

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here I had kind of separated them

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by good wood framing wood junk wood you

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know it was an old barn not every single

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board was savable to begin with um but a

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lot of it was now none of it is in case

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you haven't noticed by this point in the

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video still kind of salty over this

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whole

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mess this is one of the reasons we got

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to get this thing cleaned up look at

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this multifloor rose bush creeping in

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here this whole property used to be

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covered in multifloor Rose thanks Penn

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State we doing our best to battle that

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stuff over the years

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oh

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yeah these were really nice hand hued

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barn beams whenever I started

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this oh man

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tell you what that's impressive this

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these beams have been sitting out here

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since

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2012 2012 or

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2013

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and I still can't bust them up real easy

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going into the bed like that I thought

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for sure they would break right

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up they're definitely rotted but not as

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bad as I was

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thinking look at this beam right here

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this was the main floor beam that ran

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the length of the barn it wasn't a real

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big barn I think it was 30 ft long

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originally 30 by 20 if memory

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serves yeah she's still pretty strong I

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think this is Oak and if I remember

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right yeah it's only hand hun on the top

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they squared it off on the top and the

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bottom of it was still round like a log

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you

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know yeah it's it's junk it's well

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rotted split in

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half that sucker was Heavy I remember

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back when I did this all I had was my

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Bobcat 185 and it was all that Bobcat

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could do to pick up this Old Log

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basically and put it on a

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trailer I wouldn't be surprised if you

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told me that this log was 200 years old

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cuz it was probably 100 years old when

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they cut it down at least and that Barn

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was probably 100 years old whenever I

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took it down myself

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so wouldn't surprise me at all if you

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said this log was 200 years

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old I'm glad I got these Hall trucks

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loading this stuff into my red dump

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truck would be a little more dangerous

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for the dump truck that

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is tell you what I like this thumb for

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cleaning up stuff you can kind use it

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like a

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rake my old thumb only had a couple

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times on

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it you couldn't really do that very well

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something I got to change about this

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thumb setup it's nothing to do with a

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thumb really it's the machine the way

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the hydraulic lines were routed the

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button that operates the thumb is

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backwards from what I consider intuitive

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I need to figure out whether I just need

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to repin the

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connector that runs the

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thumb or if I actually switch some hoses

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around not sure which is going to be

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easier for us

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[Music]

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I was planning on taking this material

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and dumping it back there in our lay

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down yard I've been burning some stuff

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back there that I would like to bury

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eventually so we didn't have nails and

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stuff lingering around put holes in

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tires but man this stuff is so far gone

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I'm not sure if I'm even going to be

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able to burn it when I put this stuff

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here I had it on really big pallets that

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I was able to get from the job I was

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working at

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and uh that was good it kept everything

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up off the ground for a while but these

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pallets are so far gone now this stuff's

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all basically just laying on the

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ground but we actually had a tree

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growing up here in this

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mess I guess it's been here for 10 years

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or better now it's a shame

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looks like we're about full with our

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first load

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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I tell you what I really like these

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trucks I'm glad I bought these things

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these things

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zip around really

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quick and like air conditioning works

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and most I think I talked about earlier

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ice clone air condition I am enjoying

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this you need it in a truck like this

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because there's no really slider windows

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or

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anything windows don't slide

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you're kind of sitting in a greenhouse

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here so if it's sunny out at all you're

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getting f

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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[Music]

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[Music]

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[Music]

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all right well we're about halfway

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through this little cleanup spree here

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and we got up here to where there might

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actually still be something that's

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savable out of here so if I could find a

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piece that I could use for a mantle or

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something in my house that would at

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least make me that happy that I could

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use something from this whole wasted

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Endeavor so I'm going to try to uncover

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this without destroying it see what we

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got

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here haven't seen any snakes yet so the

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day is going pretty good so far

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let's peel back the layers here see what

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we got still going on under

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here oh man a lot of

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ants a lot and lot of

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ants at least you can kind of still see

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the separate pieces of wood here

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oh man all the

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ants thousands of

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them after 10 years these tarps are

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actually buried into the ground on the

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edges well seeing if I can remember any

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of what any of this was this looks like

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it was a door there was a a man door on

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the side of this

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barn and as you can see the an pretty

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much taking a hold

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here safe to say this is no good

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anymore that's a shame that was a cool

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looking old door most of the skin of

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this Barn was junk whenever I got there

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but the frame was good and that was

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mainly what I was after these bigger

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Timbers actually look like there might

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be some salvageable here

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so the

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ends like the ends of these ones were

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sticking out of the tarp they're rotted

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but what was under the tarp is pretty

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good I'm hopeful we'll be able to

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salvage a little bit of this stuff you

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can see I had them all stacked up here

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really nice these ones that are all cut

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on a 45 these were all your corner

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braces every place you had a joint you

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had Corner braces that stiffened it

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up so I think we maybe have some pieces

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here that are worth trying to save I'm

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going to hold off on those for the

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minute we're going to try to finish off

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our dump truck load here with this pile

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right here and this stuff I think it was

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mostly junk when I put it here I don't

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know why I even bothered to save it but

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10 years later here it is

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I

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I forgot I had an ibeam tucked in there

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that have been nice to have around a

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couple times I

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think these Stones right here were

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actually the foundation peers for the

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barn they are

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uh hand cut on the ends so that they

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stood upright they were like buried

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about a foot and a half 2 ft and they

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sticking up out of the

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ground we'll use those for

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something it's like we got a nice steel

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pipe tucked in here too

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for

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all right I think we're done with this

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truck for the time being go park it and

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grab the tandler

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old Johnny gr

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doll engine oils right on the

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money

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Beauty this thing was a diamond in the

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rough

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it needs a few things but very minimal

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things and I'm really happy with it

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a

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this a good shot of one of the main

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Timbers here can see all these Pockets

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where the uh different beams joined into

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this

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one different and and often times better

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ways of doing things back in the

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day I really get into and appreciate all

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the the mortise and 10 and joinery and

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the timber Framing and all that stuff

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that's right up my alley now we're going

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to save this pile this is all pretty

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good stuff still luckily so I'm happy to

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see that there's something in here we

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can save and maybe some of this stuff

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will wind up in my house when I build it

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for

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all right while this wood is no longer

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good for anything structural it could

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definitely be cut up and repurposed into

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something artsy fartsy for somebody I

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don't know that I have much patience for

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that maybe I can find a piece big enough

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in here for a mantle in my house other

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than that I think I have some friends

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that are going to come grab it so it's

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supposed to rain a whole bunch so I

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threw it in here should be high and dry

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out of the weather at least until they

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can come grab it

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come

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I got a big magnet sweeper here I'm

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going to try dragging this thing around

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and trying to pick up some of these

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nails cuz I know there's bound to be a

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ton of them in

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here not one nail I don't know I'm going

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to sweep it all anyways and uh try to

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get what I can get

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things are getting dark out now I would

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normally just call it quits for the

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night and finish this up in the morning

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but it's supposed to start raining here

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in a couple hours and make a mess of

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everything so I want to get this

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completely finished up here while I

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still can before it turns to mud I

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brought up that hay bale and we're going

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to get this uh red up I got the root

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rake on the machine right now so we'll

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pick up all the little junk and debris

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loaded out in the truck and then just

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spread out this hay

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all right rain's starting to set in now

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it's dripping so I got to hurry up and

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get this done

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oh

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well I know you guys probably can't see

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it but it's raining pretty good here I'm

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getting pretty wet so so I got a bunch

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of hay spread out on the bare dirt there

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and I'm feeling pretty good with it

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there's some big clumps I have to shake

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out better but we're not going to do

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that right now on a downpour so we get

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the truck and the skid steer out of the

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field here before we make another mud

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hole and uh we'll tend back to this on

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another dry day

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well it is a few wet rainy miserable

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days

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later it's rained for 3 days

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straight finally caught a dry day I can

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get out here and actually try to shake

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out this straw just a little bit better

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make it look nice I didn't spread any

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seed because this ground always sprits

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up grass very fast on its own not to

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mention the hay usually has enough seed

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in it that it sprouts up all kind of

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grasses and just spread it out

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anyway all right we got that all spread

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out a lot nicer it was all lumpy and

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bumpy before it's still not beautiful

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but it's a field it doesn't need to be

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pretty it's not somebody's lawn I got a

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lot of lot of hay on there it's extra

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thick there's

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3/4 of a round bail in a 20 by 100 area

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so it's definitely pretty thick it's a

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like a 4in thick hay mat that I put down

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basically but that should help get some

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grass growing here awful quick I'm

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hoping in a month or two you'll barely

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be able to tell this was ever here

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anyways as you guys can see the dump

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truck's still parked here I didn't want

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to go drive off into the mud and the

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pouring rain the other night to dump it

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out so let's go see if we can find a dry

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enough place to dump that now

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well I guess that about wraps this one

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up guys it wasn't a super major project

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or anything but it is one of those

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projects that is needed done for several

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years now and I just never got got

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around to it so scratch another one off

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an Ever growing list but hey we're

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getting somewhere I hear all you guys

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asking about the auto car don't worry

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there is plenty of action still

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happening on the auto car it is just a

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big project so it takes some time plus

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the weather's getting nicer I have to

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get some of this stuff done Outdoors

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when I can not to mention starting to

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try to clear for my house and some other

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stuff so we got a lot of pots on the

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stove but we're going to keep on cooking

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