Thanks Matt my little boy "3" was upset and overtired I laid in his bed and said let's watch matt rip this old barn down. He was locked in waiting for the old girl to fall. Clapped when it fell and said dada I like this. So feel proud you fully entertained a 3 year old and his dad.
i would NEVER tell you what to do , but i would look in to a cab / roll bar ,- used or new. I knew a guy running a piece and the building fell and CRUSHED him. love your videos
The old 'farm implement' with harness points either side of an extra long tree and an arc shaped structure at it's base is probably a setup for hitching four or even six horses to something like a cart, coach or wagon.
Each one is for hooking a pair of horses up in a team to pull something else, both of them probably can connect end to end so you can add another team. The pole is longer then a horse so that it keeps the rear team from bumping up into the forward team when going downhill.
Matt, you are truly an inspiration to me. I’m 73 years old, been doing this stuff all my life. I can’t wait to go tear it up TODAY. 955K back in the day. TOO MUCH FUN
Just imagine, an entire family lived a lifetime in that spot in the past and are long gone and probably forgotten forever. Life is an interesting journey.
The decision (and any responsibility to defend it) to take the barn down was the owners alone. You shouldn't have to justify to anyone why you were the contractor they selected. Too many people get maudlin over things like this, but it wasn't their problem to deal with and the liability of having an unstable structure on your property is great. You are completely correct when you indicated what people say they will do and what gets done often don't match. Well done.
i agree with you, its the owners choice and if it fell and hurt someone then its the owners 'fault', it can be annoying when people could very easily save/ recycle something and they just burn it for burning sake but nothing much you can do about it.
It's the owners' choice to tear it down, but it's up to Matt if he wants to do it. It's like hunting: it's up to parts of the government to determine what can be hunted when, but it's up to you if you actually do it. Just like some people will only accept a job if they can deliver high quality, it makes perfect sense to not take a job where you don't feel comfortable destroying history. Like Matt said, he has (little to) no problem with ripping down something old for good reason, it's when there's no good reason to do so that he doesn't like it, and I can totally get behind that.
Breaks my heart Matt to see so much salvageable wood and metal roof smashed down. But as you said, I wouldn't run the risk of injury trying to pull tin, rafters and beams either. Sometimes you just have to throw in your hat, and do exactly what you did. Too bad it could not have been saved like a lot of stuff you bring back to life. Bottom line you weren't hurt and no harm came your way. Great job buddy.
@@metatechnologist i agree but for instance it's an oak barn or a nice wood then if you did it yourself then yes you will use time but if you used that wood elsewhere but it makes you feel good that you didn't burn it that would make it worth it. if that makes sense?
Jep, had exactly the same in mind when i saw the barn, but when you have to earn money (in this case machinery) you have to ignore what your heart is telling you.
"Dont watch it all" you say, well, I never miss a second of you video, and often re-watch them again. I too was surprised that it took a lot more effort to bring it down than what was initially thought. Really looking forward to the next installment. David in the U.K.
Howdyyawl from the land down under. What a shame that you couldn't savage some of the timber. Looked like there some nice lengths in it. But , a job is a job. Good job.😊
That was a heck of a well built barn she fought you but due to lack of maintenance etc she couldn't fight you till the end , thank you for a very honest video and look forward to part 2. Stay safe all of you from England
Family story about a barn - In 1920, my Grandfather bought a piece of property in Elwood, Kansas. He got a tip from a man who owned property where an old abandoned church was setting. He bought the church building just for labor to tear it down. He took the old church apart board by board and saved all the cut nails. With that wood he built his barn. The barn lasted 70 years until it was lost in a flood. After my Grandpa passed in 1981, I found two coffee cans in the barn. They were full of those old cut nails.
I share your sentiment on saving old barns and equipment if possible. Had a barn on my place built in 1850 out of heart pine. Never had a real foundation, just timber’s laying on the dirt which had long since rotted away. The chimney was in the middle of the building and was cracked and leaning. I saved as much of the wood as I could and decided to make tongue and groove flooring out of it for my house. Holy crap pulling those nails out took forever! I’m glad I did it, but it did not make financial sense to do. If it wasn’t heart pine, I never would have done it. Love your channel and videos. If you ever want to collaborate let me know. I bet our audiences are similar.
You don't see too many barns with fireplaces. I took untold numbers of beatings from my dad if he caught us smoking anywhere near it, lol. We didn't have milk cows thankfully, or I would've been doing more than just smoking cigarettes.
@@pamike4873 Yeah, really! My great aunt whooped me a few times for smoking anywhere near or in the hay barn! Our tractor barn did have a coal stove in it to keep the ol gals warm enough to start easyish but that was in the corner out of the way
Man alive, this just reminds me of my entire childhood. Deconstructing the old dilapidated Civil War era farm structures on our property, picking through the treasures, and setting the remains ablaze.
I totally agree Matt, those barns are leaving by the hundreds. Glad to see a younger man so interested in the past equipment and the foundation of this country. God bless.
That farm implement your asking about looks like a Old Ox Or Donky Implement Mount That you would attach to the animal and then attach your plow or Farm tool to So the animal could Help with the Crop Farming Matt 8:36 @Diesel Creek
Y’all do realize that the hollow teracata was just a filler. The hollow in them helped with temperature . The post and framing are what give the barn strength .
@Juha Tuomala My understanding of physics is a thick granite floor/walls would steal heat until it itself reached the temperature in the room. After that it would act as a temperature stabilizer, or you can think of it as a temperature change delayer. I have thought of putting rocks in the campfire to bring into the tent at nighttime to get this effect, but haven't tried it yet.
It was not post and beam construction. The lower front wall had a few posts and a beam but other than that, there was none. I would suspect that that was added to reinforce the failing wall or rotten floor joists.
Sad to see these barns fall into disrepair, but agree it needed to go. It's amazing to see the finese that you operate all sorts of machinery. Thanks for putting these videos together!
Rural Pennsylvania is awefully laid back when it comes to big rig driving, DOT, oversized/ overweight loads. Thinking of moving out Western PA and dirt road heaven....
I think the reason its still standing after so much Of the walls being removed is because of that Lattice Style Wood Structure Setup With the roof Is keeping it Solid Matt 24:26 @Diesel Creek
Great job Matt. When you're working, you've got to do what you have to, to get it done. I always watch till the end and can't wait till tomorrow. I'd watch everyday if you posted.
In renovation, if you don't handle *one* load bearing member very carefully = disaster. In destruction, if you take out a full quarter of the load bearing members = what the hell is holding this damn thing up? 😉
Haha...ain't that the truth. The paradox of building. When you put it up it looks shaky as hell yet it'll take all manner of abuse if you try to take it down. It'll stand firm and laugh as it waits patiently for you to take that one. last. cut...
Hah, I went into the loft of a house I was working on,to find a steel almost the length of the roof lying on the ceiling joists, not attached to anything and unsupported at either end, only the partitions on the top landing really doing anything, ?? I don’t know what whoever it was was going to do, but they didn’t !
I can't believe they ever stacked those clay tiles that high! The old farm house on my grandparent's farm had a basement made with them. The areas covered by porches weathered OK, but the exposed sections just crumbled over time.
@@WatchWesWork It's hard to believe they actually stayed together as long as they did. They weren't really meant to be used for a hay barn foundation, lol.
That Long pole with the Double tree looks like Part of a wagon you hitch the Horses to the pole (tongue) and the Reins through the Double tree to the Wagon steering axel (Probably an Old Hay wagon)
Holy smokes that barn is Leaning pretty bad Yikes I would Not want to be in there for long still a shame it has to come down and the trees as well but Such a cool video Matt Thanks for sharing it with us 19:21 @Diesel Creek
@@captainfancypants4933 I had to pause partway through to go and top up my nightcap. I suspect I'll find the rum bottle rather depleted in the morning, but I made it to the end of the vid!
Nice work. It's cool how out there in Pennsyltuckey they let you burn all that stuff. Up here in NY the fire department would be there trying to put it out and fine you. No better way to get rid of the demo scrap than what you did. Hell of a lot smarter than having to haul it all away and add to our already towering landfills imo. Can't wait for part 2. 👍😎
could also have poured some diesel around on the timber inside and set fire to it and let the barn collapse in on its self , and then be left with only the metal and blocks
Hey Matt, your videos are awesome & great content! Not sure if anyone has already said but the long pole thingy is the centre pole for a pair of heavy horses. The wooden brackets with the hooks on are called “Swingletrees” the large one is attached more likely with chain & the 2 smaller ones go to the horses collar with leather ‘Traces’ with about a six link chain attached to the swingle tree. I’ve trained horses for working in harness & that gear hasn’t changed just they use aluminium & steel more than carved wood… Keep on growing Matt & glad I was able to share some of my knowledge with you! 😊👍
The structure was in plain sight INSIDE the barn. Pure lack of knowledge destroyed a perfectly healthy structure. You could have made a fine house of it, the roof was even isolated. And that in the usa? Such a shame that nobody took 1 second to really look why that building still stood with that huge gap. Those bricks where pure 'cosmetic' and functional, but no part of the structure.
@@edz8067 the walls was leaning. Sure it could ofbeen uprighted. But maybe the owners wanted the open land more than a big barn they had to pour money into to make it safe.. I like old buildings and old cars but sometimes you have to call them a lost cause
@@edz8067 dumping money into an 80 year old building isn’t feasible for most people, and it looks like they have no use for it so it’s just in the way at that point. And the bricks were literally the reason it failed.
HOWBOUCHA HANK, YA I THINK ONCE SHE FINALLY CAME DOWN & COOKED OFF, IT WAS A JOB WELL DONE... LOOK FOR YA ON THE NEXT ONE... PEACE... NOT YELLIN, JUST CAN'T HEAR WHAT I'M WRITEN... LOL...
Once you started the fire, you got some excellent recordings of wind shears in action. Visual examples of those "unseen" acts of nature that give pilot's grey hair.
Wanted to say thank you the reason being is so many channels put out handful of videos a week but there only 10-15min long and they aren’t able to really show what the video is about. With u I’m happy not getting one video every week or two and ur videos are the length of a hr long tv show which is so nice u show the start and finish of a project ur working on and u stop every now and then and keep explaining what is going on which is awesome u take the time to fill us in. Thank u and keep up the awesome videos
The best thing to come out of the ending here was your getting others to help recycle the wood. Better than burning it all or burying it. That's being an aware steward of the land and its resources. And yes, if you were me neck of the woods, I would have sorted wood.
Awesome job! Can't wait to see the silo come down and the final outcome. Those last shots of the site shows just how much you had cleaned it up...so much work!
I also get disappointed when I see these barns abandoned. Crazy project but you kept it manageable! I have a two-story Bank Barn and it is older than any other structure on the farm, the upstairs is partially finished with 4 electric outlets, r-84 tyvek insulation, grounded A/C, and a hardwired heater. Need to get plumbing, and that's the biggest project of all. Doing my own septic, yay super fun!
Good grief, the walls were quite a mess! Those vines might actually be structurally integral glue. And you're more daring than I would be driving the excavator onto the basement! The timelapse showed that swing a lot more than I would have liked. Did the rear panel latch break or did it bump into something when it decided to come open?
It's easier to get into than you think, I have a machine that can just barely take down trees this big, but it makes short work of brush and even the biggest honeysuckle. It's an RK24h, mine is an older model, now there are newer models, and Rural King sells them for $12k, no money down, with a 2 year 2000hr b2b warranty, then an 8 year 8000hr powertrain warranty takes over. Payment is only $250/month, including loader, brush mower, and insurance!
We have a bunch of barns like that in this area that were built in the 60's and 70's. Our neighbor helped his dad build theirs in the 70's, and said it came as a pre-cut kit that you assembled on your own foundation. They used concrete blocks for their foundation, and the barn is still in real good shape.
Those old barns don't give up easily. They have stood through some pretty wicked storms over the years doing what they do to protect whatever was stored inside. They have a soul. Great video.
It's not that "all old barns don't give up easily" :). The crappy ones have already 'passed away' in some earlier storm. The ones still standing are the well constructed ones. Famous phrase from my father, after a big spring storm 50 years ago, when I was a kid.
Thanks for the share. I saved an old barn in Churchville New York in 1980, it was a goal. I think burning is the correct way to put the old Barn to rest, into it's basement, how cool.
That barn was saveable. It just needed a new foundation. Easy enough to do resupport from underneath and concrete block one wall at a time. Plus price of wood is still in atmosphere. Bit in the end good job!
Old barns. Loved 'em since I was a little girl. I lived near an old timber frame barn with chestnut sills a while back. The roof was a mess but when I walked inside, it was a bit like entering a cathedral. I'd never been in a timber frame barn - just read about them in Eric Sloane's books or seen them on "This Old House" - and I was absolutely enthralled. One day, something told me to photograph that barn, the joinery, foundation, anything and I did. That night we had a horrible thunderstorm and the winds took it down. The owners were able to salvage sections of it. And we all had the photos for memories.
At min. 23 I realized the terracota walls might be just a cover around some walls not the structure of the building. This seemed to me it was built opened, sustained by the wooden posts and later on covered with walls. Great job, just as you said, tremendous respect for the one(s) who built it. Hard in our hearts to just take them down but, we got to work and make some money.
Those hay trolleys are big money! It's incredible to see all the years of history you can see built up in that barn. That thing seemed to defy gravity! It was just hanging there in the air!
My thoughts too. A few cables to winch it straight then add some braces. The blown out bricks were not structural, the woods supports were holding it up. Oh well... easier and cheaper to hire a 1 man demo crew then an engineer and a few carpenters, but in one option you have a usable building in the end, in the other a pile of trash to burn.
Maybe its safe or maybe its not, thats the reality of the problem, far safer to tear it down before it kills someone. Being tough to tear down foes not mean its safe usable structure.
Hi Matt, a big boy's day playing with toys, wrecking things and getting paid for it great fun. Many thanks and don't worry about the length of videos, stats always lie, that's what they were invented for. From Nr Liverpool UK.
love how we get to see machines come back to life and then see them doing work again. That is one heck of a bed of coals you had going there. that 977 was happy to be up and tracking world better watch out Matt has some real power in his hands now :D
Had you knocked the ends in first, then started at your corners you could have had that roof structure come strait down one corner at a time. In a much controlled and simple way. I've done demo for years and that's how I drop most places. And they come down on their own foot print.
Wow that hay Trolly is So cool Very Period Correct for the time the barn was put up That is worth saving and sharing the history Matt 8:06 @Diesel Creek
Thanks Matt my little boy "3" was upset and overtired I laid in his bed and said let's watch matt rip this old barn down. He was locked in waiting for the old girl to fall. Clapped when it fell and said dada I like this. So feel proud you fully entertained a 3 year old and his dad.
i would NEVER tell you what to do , but i would look in to a cab / roll bar ,- used or new. I knew a guy running a piece and the building fell and CRUSHED him. love your videos
I would NEVER tell you what to do, but you might wanna watch the video before commenting.
“I would NEVER tell you what to do” but tell you anyway?? Lol
I would NEVER tell you what to do.
I tell you what
It's TH-cam, not YouShould. He addressed the ROPS/Cab starting at 19:15. I guess you missed that part.
The old 'farm implement' with harness points either side of an extra long tree and an arc shaped structure at it's base is probably a setup for hitching four or even six horses to something like a cart, coach or wagon.
Each one is for hooking a pair of horses up in a team to pull something else, both of them probably can connect end to end so you can add another team. The pole is longer then a horse so that it keeps the rear team from bumping up into the forward team when going downhill.
Dave Engels at Engels Coach Shop would probably know what that is.
That looks like a setup for a team of four. Probably attached to a heavy wagon.
Yeah, it's an old-school tractor.
Came here to say this. That's for horses.
Matt, you are truly an inspiration to me. I’m 73 years old, been doing this stuff all my life. I can’t wait to go tear it up TODAY. 955K back in the day. TOO MUCH FUN
Just imagine, an entire family lived a lifetime in that spot in the past
and are long gone and probably forgotten forever. Life is an interesting journey.
The decision (and any responsibility to defend it) to take the barn down was the owners alone. You shouldn't have to justify to anyone why you were the contractor they selected. Too many people get maudlin over things like this, but it wasn't their problem to deal with and the liability of having an unstable structure on your property is great. You are completely correct when you indicated what people say they will do and what gets done often don't match. Well done.
i agree with you, its the owners choice and if it fell and hurt someone then its the owners 'fault', it can be annoying when people could very easily save/ recycle something and they just burn it for burning sake but nothing much you can do about it.
It's the owners' choice to tear it down, but it's up to Matt if he wants to do it. It's like hunting: it's up to parts of the government to determine what can be hunted when, but it's up to you if you actually do it. Just like some people will only accept a job if they can deliver high quality, it makes perfect sense to not take a job where you don't feel comfortable destroying history. Like Matt said, he has (little to) no problem with ripping down something old for good reason, it's when there's no good reason to do so that he doesn't like it, and I can totally get behind that.
Breaks my heart Matt to see so much salvageable wood and metal roof smashed down. But as you said, I wouldn't run the risk of injury trying to pull tin, rafters and beams either. Sometimes you just have to throw in your hat, and do exactly what you did. Too bad it could not have been saved like a lot of stuff you bring back to life. Bottom line you weren't hurt and no harm came your way. Great job buddy.
I'm a skeptic but even I can see that costs exceed worth. Even if you dismantled and rebuilt the same thing!
@@metatechnologist i agree but for instance it's an oak barn or a nice wood then if you did it yourself then yes you will use time but if you used that wood elsewhere but it makes you feel good that you didn't burn it that would make it worth it. if that makes sense?
That barn was someone’s pride and joy, shame they skimped in the wrong places!
Yeah, since Matt says it was built only +/-60 years ago !
Sad because it looked darn beautiful ! Like a house with that nice entry.
I bet they got the teracota g or free.
Jep, had exactly the same in mind when i saw the barn, but when you have to earn money (in this case machinery) you have to ignore what your heart is telling you.
"Dont watch it all" you say, well, I never miss a second of you video, and often re-watch them again. I too was surprised that it took a lot more effort to bring it down than what was initially thought. Really looking forward to the next installment.
David in the U.K.
My issue was when I was checking how much time left, and I am like "No, I want more " :)
Howdyyawl from the land down under. What a shame that you couldn't savage some of the timber. Looked like there some nice lengths in it. But , a job is a job. Good job.😊
You can tell that this barn is and was built old skool...she put up 1 hell of a fight...RIP old skool barn I salute you
Hey Matt. Everybody is doing "barn find" videos, but you actually found a barn. You are the man.
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I hope u bottled some of the dust for those people.
2 diesel Creek in one weekend... It's like Christmas come early!
I was beginning to wonder if Christine had caught him looking the other way and put him in the hospital, or worse.
That was a heck of a well built barn she fought you but due to lack of maintenance etc she couldn't fight you till the end , thank you for a very honest video and look forward to part 2. Stay safe all of you from England
Another Brit seconds that Matt, keep up the videos. I watch all of them you put on line.
According to another comment they cheaped out on the foundation.
Thankyou for the Brit comment
Tractors , destruction and fire.
Kid at hearts favorite video content.
I could watch this stuff all day long!
Family story about a barn - In 1920, my Grandfather bought a piece of property in Elwood, Kansas. He got a tip from a man who owned property where an old abandoned church was setting. He bought the church building just for labor to tear it down. He took the old church apart board by board and saved all the cut nails. With that wood he built his barn. The barn lasted 70 years until it was lost in a flood. After my Grandpa passed in 1981, I found two coffee cans in the barn. They were full of those old cut nails.
I share your sentiment on saving old barns and equipment if possible. Had a barn on my place built in 1850 out of heart pine. Never had a real foundation, just timber’s laying on the dirt which had long since rotted away. The chimney was in the middle of the building and was cracked and leaning. I saved as much of the wood as I could and decided to make tongue and groove flooring out of it for my house. Holy crap pulling those nails out took forever! I’m glad I did it, but it did not make financial sense to do. If it wasn’t heart pine, I never would have done it. Love your channel and videos. If you ever want to collaborate let me know. I bet our audiences are similar.
You don't see too many barns with fireplaces. I took untold numbers of beatings from my dad if he caught us smoking anywhere near it, lol. We didn't have milk cows thankfully, or I would've been doing more than just smoking cigarettes.
I and a few buds from work follow ya both
I'll check out your channel.
@@pamike4873 Yeah, really! My great aunt whooped me a few times for smoking anywhere near or in the hay barn! Our tractor barn did have a coal stove in it to keep the ol gals warm enough to start easyish but that was in the corner out of the way
I subscribe to the both of you and would love to see this happen :)
Man alive, this just reminds me of my entire childhood. Deconstructing the old dilapidated Civil War era farm structures on our property, picking through the treasures, and setting the remains ablaze.
I totally agree Matt, those barns are leaving by the hundreds. Glad to see a younger man so interested in the past equipment and the foundation of this country. God bless.
That farm implement your asking about looks like a Old Ox Or Donky Implement Mount That you would attach to the animal and then attach your plow or Farm tool to So the animal could Help with the Crop Farming Matt 8:36 @Diesel Creek
That 977 has a awesome scream and the bucket moves so fast
Y’all do realize that the hollow teracata was just a filler. The hollow in them helped with temperature . The post and framing are what give the barn strength .
@Juha Tuomala Thank you for the info.
@Juha Tuomala My understanding of physics is a thick granite floor/walls would steal heat until it itself reached the temperature in the room. After that it would act as a temperature stabilizer, or you can think of it as a temperature change delayer. I have thought of putting rocks in the campfire to bring into the tent at nighttime to get this effect, but haven't tried it yet.
It was not post and beam construction. The lower front wall had a few posts and a beam but other than that, there was none. I would suspect that that was added to reinforce the failing wall or rotten floor joists.
@@yupimbackk We have those granite wall barns in Sweden too btw.
Sad to see these barns fall into disrepair, but agree it needed to go. It's amazing to see the finese that you operate all sorts of machinery. Thanks for putting these videos together!
It's a shame the foundation fell apart. The drone shot shows just how cool of an old barn it was.
It was tough too even with essentially no foundation
@@Pointlesschan k
Rural Pennsylvania is awefully laid back when it comes to big rig driving, DOT, oversized/ overweight loads. Thinking of moving out Western PA and dirt road heaven....
Chain around interior posts in cellar and pull with 977
My husband and I always watch the full video...don't know about everyone else but we never miss a show and watch it in full, sometimes twice. lol
Who the heck doesn't watch Matt's videos all the way through? Thanks for making my Saturday morning, Matt!
honestly!?
I know, really? Can't wait for Matt to post a new video. I've watched, some, a few times.
@@sarrahls2245 Yes, honestly.
Most probably the 127 thumbs down jerks.
@@marcryvon I always think those are competing channels.
Everyone other than the snakes and rats in the 20 year old straw should love this video. One of your best....
I pulled one down with 977 by wrapping a cable around the barn.
I think the reason its still standing after so much Of the walls being removed is because of that Lattice Style Wood Structure Setup With the roof Is keeping it Solid Matt 24:26 @Diesel Creek
Great job Matt. When you're working, you've got to do what you have to, to get it done. I always watch till the end and can't wait till tomorrow. I'd watch everyday if you posted.
In renovation, if you don't handle *one* load bearing member very carefully = disaster. In destruction, if you take out a full quarter of the load bearing members = what the hell is holding this damn thing up? 😉
Yup. I've seen a few bits of drywall and 2x4s holding up a whole wall / floor section. How?
Haha...ain't that the truth. The paradox of building. When you put it up it looks shaky as hell yet it'll take all manner of abuse if you try to take it down. It'll stand firm and laugh as it waits patiently for you to take that one. last. cut...
Hah, I went into the loft of a house I was working on,to find a steel almost the length of the roof lying on the ceiling joists, not attached to anything and unsupported at either end, only the partitions on the top landing really doing anything, ?? I don’t know what whoever it was was going to do, but they didn’t !
Habit
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I can't believe they ever stacked those clay tiles that high! The old farm house on my grandparent's farm had a basement made with them. The areas covered by porches weathered OK, but the exposed sections just crumbled over time.
Makes me think the builders got a deal on them.
@@ericcorse I’m sure that’s why farmers used them. They were cheaper than bricks or cinder blocks. No one ever expected them to last a hundred years!
I've not seen that sort of "clay tiles" before... or I've not seem them used in this manner. Are they chimney liners?
@@ramosel They sure look like it.
@@WatchWesWork It's hard to believe they actually stayed together as long as they did. They weren't really meant to be used for a hay barn foundation, lol.
That Long pole with the Double tree looks like Part of a wagon you hitch the Horses to the pole (tongue) and the Reins through the Double tree to the Wagon steering axel (Probably an Old Hay wagon)
I would wrap a cable around the whole building and just pull the cable through the building
It is a double horse tree, that goes on the front of a buggy or cart.
Diesel Creek is a great way to enjoy a Saturday morning coffee.
Its hard to believe that old dozer was just slowly dyeing away in a old barn not too long ago and NOW look at her she is a certified RIPPER!!!
I thought the same thing. Thanks for pointing that out. Now, thanks to Matt, that dozer has a lot of good years of work ahead!
Why not set it fire first and burn it down then clean up what was left
Holy smokes that barn is Leaning pretty bad Yikes I would Not want to be in there for long still a shame it has to come down and the trees as well but Such a cool video Matt Thanks for sharing it with us 19:21 @Diesel Creek
Preserving history is good, but not having a building collapse on you is a lot better!
Your upload times are awesome for me here in Australia i always get to watch your videos before i go to bed lol
Same lol. im in perth
hah i get to watch them with my morning coffee
@@captainfancypants4933 I had to pause partway through to go and top up my nightcap. I suspect I'll find the rum bottle rather depleted in the morning, but I made it to the end of the vid!
Just listening to the intro music is putting a smile on my face. 😃👍
Same every Video 😅👌🏻💪🏻
Nice work. It's cool how out there in Pennsyltuckey they let you burn all that stuff. Up here in NY the fire department would be there trying to put it out and fine you. No better way to get rid of the demo scrap than what you did. Hell of a lot smarter than having to haul it all away and add to our already towering landfills imo. Can't wait for part 2. 👍😎
Wait till July 4th in NY and THEN set fire to all the junk! It's why I do this on November 5th!
Awesome video, this is the channel I've been missing out on ! So easy to watch
Thanks a lot!!! Glad you like the content!!
The Highlift is so underrated. My bucket list is a 973. Nice job man, real nice, smart man.
I always watch it all. Great videos.🇬🇧
Holy crap the basement looks like an illusion with how wavy and slanted everything is. Can def see why you were unnerved.
could also have poured some diesel around on the timber inside and set fire to it and let the barn collapse in on its self , and then be left with only the metal and blocks
Hey Matt, your videos are awesome & great content!
Not sure if anyone has already said but the long pole thingy is the centre pole for a pair of heavy horses. The wooden brackets with the hooks on are called “Swingletrees” the large one is attached more likely with chain & the 2 smaller ones go to the horses collar with leather ‘Traces’ with about a six link chain attached to the swingle tree.
I’ve trained horses for working in harness & that gear hasn’t changed just they use aluminium & steel more than carved wood…
Keep on growing Matt & glad I was able to share some of my knowledge with you! 😊👍
Thanks
@garyhinde1173. I just been scrolling through responses for two minutes looking for that answer.
Same, I thought they hooked it to horses to carry bales around
Clever operation of that excavator! You did not collapse it on yourself. You did not become a crispy critter in the fire. Nicely done.
I'm looking forward to the silo demolition.. I always will watch all of any video you make.
Now that barn is saved forever on your excellent video, love the tour and drone shots
There goes the morning! New content. Thanks for sharing Matt!
Yep, had some studying to do this morning, now I’m studying Matt tearing down a barn….
Really enjoyed watching you tear down this O’l barn 👍
My favorite parts of this are you clearing the vegetation away and revealing the structure. Love it.
The structure was in plain sight INSIDE the barn. Pure lack of knowledge destroyed a perfectly healthy structure. You could have made a fine house of it, the roof was even isolated. And that in the usa? Such a shame that nobody took 1 second to really look why that building still stood with that huge gap. Those bricks where pure 'cosmetic' and functional, but no part of the structure.
@@edz8067 the walls was leaning. Sure it could ofbeen uprighted. But maybe the owners wanted the open land more than a big barn they had to pour money into to make it safe.. I like old buildings and old cars but sometimes you have to call them a lost cause
@@edz8067 dumping money into an 80 year old building isn’t feasible for most people, and it looks like they have no use for it so it’s just in the way at that point. And the bricks were literally the reason it failed.
Good job on the demo Matt. It is crazy how long it took for it to collapse
HOWBOUCHA HANK, YA I THINK ONCE SHE FINALLY CAME DOWN & COOKED OFF, IT WAS A JOB WELL DONE... LOOK FOR YA ON THE NEXT ONE... PEACE... NOT YELLIN, JUST CAN'T HEAR WHAT I'M WRITEN... LOL...
O hey hank! How's your day going man
@@gringopines3476 Stop SHOUTING man ! It's gross !
Needed an adjustable wrench, obviously . . .
@@gringopines3476 yikes.
That was great Matt! can't wait for part two. keep 'em coming.
Once you started the fire, you got some excellent recordings of wind shears in action. Visual examples of those "unseen" acts of nature that give pilot's grey hair.
Wanted to say thank you the reason being is so many channels put out handful of videos a week but there only 10-15min long and they aren’t able to really show what the video is about. With u I’m happy not getting one video every week or two and ur videos are the length of a hr long tv show which is so nice u show the start and finish of a project ur working on and u stop every now and then and keep explaining what is going on which is awesome u take the time to fill us in.
Thank u and keep up the awesome videos
The best thing to come out of the ending here was your getting others to help recycle the wood. Better than burning it all or burying it. That's being an aware steward of the land and its resources. And yes, if you were me neck of the woods, I would have sorted wood.
A monster of a huge job, but Matt attacks it with his, "Git 'er done!", attitude! Love the sound of that old CAT.
Thank you Matt, this was fantastic to watch, drone footage was much appreciated. Love your channel. Cheers from Scotland 🌲
There was drone footage?
Awesome job! Can't wait to see the silo come down and the final outcome. Those last shots of the site shows just how much you had cleaned it up...so much work!
Wow! That area is beautiful! Green and hilly with lots of trees!
Nice job Matt and best of all you didn’t get hurt!
That barn was like "sorry Matt, I may be old but I'm not easy." Love watching you work. Plus your voice reminds me of my Uncle who also lives in Pa.
Hey there Matt! Your skill and finesse with the excavator is a joy to watch!
I understand, but it definitely hurts to see them torn down
Built back for use but if its leaning, probadly time to take it apart and reuse the material hopefully
Those old barns are built tough, just when you think, oh, it will just fall over, it puts up a fight till the end!
I also get disappointed when I see these barns abandoned. Crazy project but you kept it manageable! I have a two-story Bank Barn and it is older than any other structure on the farm, the upstairs is partially finished with 4 electric outlets, r-84 tyvek insulation, grounded A/C, and a hardwired heater. Need to get plumbing, and that's the biggest project of all. Doing my own septic, yay super fun!
I wanted to say this a long long time - BEST music of all channels!!!
Good grief, the walls were quite a mess! Those vines might actually be structurally integral glue. And you're more daring than I would be driving the excavator onto the basement! The timelapse showed that swing a lot more than I would have liked. Did the rear panel latch break or did it bump into something when it decided to come open?
That was an impressive undertaking. Nice job.
I love watching you tear down trees and brush with those machines. I wish I could do that.
It's easier to get into than you think, I have a machine that can just barely take down trees this big, but it makes short work of brush and even the biggest honeysuckle. It's an RK24h, mine is an older model, now there are newer models, and Rural King sells them for $12k, no money down, with a 2 year 2000hr b2b warranty, then an 8 year 8000hr powertrain warranty takes over. Payment is only $250/month, including loader, brush mower, and insurance!
Great job and great filming with these drone-shots and the "fast forward"-parts!
We have a bunch of barns like that in this area that were built in the 60's and 70's. Our neighbor helped his dad build theirs in the 70's, and said it came as a pre-cut kit that you assembled on your own foundation. They used concrete blocks for their foundation, and the barn is still in real good shape.
"The Magical Jenga Piece"...should've been the title for the video!
Loving the videos Matt. Very jealous of the stuff you get to do. Love from the UK
This was the first Diesel Creek that I watched. 08/09/2021 -- Thanks for the time and effort that you put into the channel.
That is a lot of workmanship.Ive contracted for 45 years, and this is really impressive.
Wondered where you’d gone Matt. I thought yesterday ‘wonder why it’s been so long for Diesel Creek’, then you turn up. Love it. 👍
Well I'm usually here for the church, but this was one I sat straight through. Fascinating process.
Those old barns don't give up easily. They have stood through some pretty wicked storms over the years doing what they do to protect whatever was stored inside. They have a soul. Great video.
It's not that "all old barns don't give up easily" :). The crappy ones have already 'passed away' in some earlier storm. The ones still standing are the well constructed ones. Famous phrase from my father, after a big spring storm 50 years ago, when I was a kid.
Thanks for the share. I saved an old barn in Churchville New York in 1980, it was a goal. I think burning is the correct way to put the old Barn to rest, into it's basement, how cool.
I agree i exspecting it to fall by now Maybe that lean on that one wall and the Beam Beong bent made it Stronger 😂 🤔Matt 23:03 @Diesel Creek
That barn was saveable. It just needed a new foundation. Easy enough to do resupport from underneath and concrete block one wall at a time. Plus price of wood is still in atmosphere. Bit in the end good job!
He said it was saveable, but the costs were too prohibitive when compared to the actual value of the building.
@@patrickd9551 That's why we love people like you :) He told me to do this - lol
Old barns. Loved 'em since I was a little girl. I lived near an old timber frame barn with chestnut sills a while back. The roof was a mess but when I walked inside, it was a bit like entering a cathedral. I'd never been in a timber frame barn - just read about them in Eric Sloane's books or seen them on "This Old House" - and I was absolutely enthralled. One day, something told me to photograph that barn, the joinery, foundation, anything and I did. That night we had a horrible thunderstorm and the winds took it down. The owners were able to salvage sections of it. And we all had the photos for memories.
Eric Sloan lived in the next town from me
At min. 23 I realized the terracota walls might be just a cover around some walls not the structure of the building. This seemed to me it was built opened, sustained by the wooden posts and later on covered with walls.
Great job, just as you said, tremendous respect for the one(s) who built it. Hard in our hearts to just take them down but, we got to work and make some money.
Very good observation. Thank you for it.
Great job,really looking forward to finishing Christine.
Those hay trolleys are big money! It's incredible to see all the years of history you can see built up in that barn. That thing seemed to defy gravity! It was just hanging there in the air!
I would say by the effort it had 30 more years on her to go.
Didn't come down so easy aye
My thoughts too. A few cables to winch it straight then add some braces. The blown out bricks were not structural, the woods supports were holding it up. Oh well... easier and cheaper to hire a 1 man demo crew then an engineer and a few carpenters, but in one option you have a usable building in the end, in the other a pile of trash to burn.
@@EdwardT9 seem silly but maybe they have other plans for that level ground
@@thuggoe I agree. After seeing later drone footage it’s a nice spot for sure.
Maybe its safe or maybe its not, thats the reality of the problem, far safer to tear it down before it kills someone. Being tough to tear down foes not mean its safe usable structure.
Brilliant video Matt you’re a dab hand with that excavator really interesting 👍👌
Hi Matt, a big boy's day playing with toys, wrecking things and getting paid for it great fun. Many thanks and don't worry about the length of videos, stats always lie, that's what they were invented for. From Nr Liverpool UK.
Looks a lot better with all that brush gone you did a good job Matt
The fast frame clearing job was very satisfying to watch! Thanks!
love how we get to see machines come back to life and then see them doing work again. That is one heck of a bed of coals you had going there. that 977 was happy to be up and tracking world better watch out Matt has some real power in his hands now :D
Had you knocked the ends in first, then started at your corners you could have had that roof structure come strait down one corner at a time. In a much controlled and simple way. I've done demo for years and that's how I drop most places. And they come down on their own foot print.
That's right he doesn't know what he doing..
Thanks for the information
@@blueticecho5690 He's learning tho. can't bash him he ain't a professional demo guy.
Man that cat sounds excellent when shoving a bucket load, I love that loader.
Wow that hay Trolly is So cool Very Period Correct for the time the barn was put up That is worth saving and sharing the history Matt 8:06 @Diesel Creek
Beautiful old barn. Such a shame it couldn't be saved.