I was just looking at that is driver's window he's driving straight what you looking for back window and everything is like he's going in reverse flying backwards
I am at 1:14 and came to the comments to see if it was just me seeing that. Out the side window you can see he was going forward, but in the rear window everything was reverse - my brain almost overheated
I remember when I found Diesel Creek. Just a random click on a "what the heck is this about?" suggested channel. Now I look forward to each new video to see what you're up to. One of my favorite channels. Outstanding job on the driveway! J
Mine was a strange “cutting long grass” string of YT clips, then DC with the skid steer + trimmer thing on the front video popped up, and that was that!
Yes, I been watching Camarata for yrs, then Jessie Muller and others, and now Diesel Matt. They are all cool guys, but maybe with Matt's personality and coolness a notch above.
At 7:00 am he didn't go ask them to fill his truck with rocks. he was asking them if they knew knew of any old rusted busted equipment that had been abandoned for 30 years and needed some work.
@@dave_n8pu Yeah in some of the shots it looked like he was going forward through the side window closest to the driver side and reverse through the other window.
@@dave_n8pu Yeah, it was a reflection off the rear window of the windshield view but initially i thought it was the actual view from the rear window. Optical illusion.
I’m not a countryside person, let alone a farmer. I’m a french expats in asia and for an unknown reason, I bing watch these Diesel Creek videos. Matt seems like the kind of friend we all need to have. Love the mindset and the content of this channel
From an Australian perspective the amount paid for these machines and the availability of them is phenomenal. You just don’t see that stuff here for those prices.
Maaaate, you are doing things wrong, in Sraya you form a foreign owned mining corp, register it in the Cayman Is. and the gubmint will throw in $80mil a year and you pay no tax, buy all the machines you want. Simple.
I'm a 59 year old woman. I've been fascinated with heavy equipment and construction since I was 2 years old, and a new house was being built across the street. I could watch this stuff literally all day.
@@DodiTov according to Wikipedia. LOL the boomer years are from 1946 to 1964 so Pandora_369 is technically a boomer. as am I born in 1963 my wife was born in 65 is not according to Wikipedia. I donate to Wikipedia so I am allowed to use them. LOL
Diesel Creek Road Builders, Autocar restorers and old church renovators besides wrenching on diesels, drone filming, filming, narrating and editing. Cheers Matt!
The money you’ve saved having those old crusty machines and being able to do all that work yourself is beyond impressive. Plus, it’s given you great content.
@@jurgenkuhlmann9194 that's the downside, and why they are usually bought cheap. Until they break, renting, buying newer, or hiring out the work is significantly more expensive. Scrap prices are high right now.
It’s sweet to see you just jump in the loader and be able to start it and use it considering the condition it was in when you first started working on it
@George Jones I was going to ask about those tires still holding air. Then I thought about it and realized they must be because if they weren't, it would be parked and he'd either be looking for used tires or selling it.
I really hope that when you go to bed every night you're proud of yourself. You're a good man that works really hard and has much more skill than you give yourself credit for. I'm proud of you and don't even know you.
He does all the things I wish I had the money for, not saying he rolling in the dough, but he forfills a dream we can not do due to life, ie marrage, kids, bills , time in and out of the VA health care system. I really enjoy his videos, he fullfills thing I'd wish I could do with my life. Great job on the drive way. Now fill the back behind the driveway behind the container shop so you don't get stuck in mud! Congrats bro!
Most beautiful thing about this is that you're doing all the work with mostly left for dead older iron that was brought back with some good old fashioned hard work! LOVED seeing that old Michigan helping lay out the stone! She's old and slow but you saved her from death for little money and give her something to do!
Not just a 'Will it start' but a "Will it start, then do useful work?" Seeing a fleet of working old big iron is a warm feeling. Even though it feels like the grader is not going to have work to do by the time it is up and running.
@@starrionx1 Agreed! Old doesn't always mean obsolete. And using old iron has it's own benefit to the environment as it's not taking $100,000 to $400,000 worth of resources from the earth as a new machine will.
This channel is gonna cost me a fortune! Every time I watch a new video, I feel the urge to go rent a piece of equipment and just move dirt for no reason.
I have an acre to eventually build on. Needed to put in an access driveway across a neighbors property. Craigslist ad popped up for a well broke-in Bobcat mini skid steer. Didn't hesitate for a second before buying it. Love it. Thanks Matt!
No kidding. As of right now I want a dump truck a equipment trailer and some old piece of equipment that hasn't been ran in at least a decade. But have no reason to own any of it let alone have the funds to buy any of these
I will say one thing you did a much better job on your driveway than I did on mine ! First I just cròn with dirt 🤪 then with slender and the rain just wash them and then I put down crush concrete drove it into the ground (then pick out all steel) and its still there 2 day 6 years later. Jim
Ah yes geo textile, smart choice there, now you don't have to fix it every year. BTW: Did you see my post about collecting all the rainwater that falls on your machine shed roof, storing it and then using it to wash your ever expanding vehicle fleet? 👍😉
@@Netherlands031 Yes, exactly. I have seen several other American You tuber's that have made roads and parking areas like this, but that didn't put down any textile, and they keep having to add gravel almost every year. This is a situation where the saying "cry once, buy once" is very apt...
😂😂 when i have kids and tell them they need to shovel the driveway there not going to be happy 😂😂 to funny matt Great video as always Sir 33:00 @Diesel Creek
A lot of wise people making comments got it right. Better any day than an hour on some expensive shrink's couch! This is so therapeutic and relaxing. I think at 70 I could learn to run and love doing it heavy equipment. Thanks Matt!!
@@Craneman4100w AMEN to that! We have a master grader driver who comes out and maintains our tracks here when needed. Regularly adjusts the controls in response/anticipation of something only he can see, but the results speak for themselves. Me, well lets just say most tractor pulls leave a smoother surface than I do when I try grading.
That day you find a you tube channel you just find awesome !!!! About a month ago i found Diesel Creek. I have been watching hours and hours of content and just can not get enough !!! love it. Keep up the fantastic work Matt. Big thumbs up from the UK.
You remind me of myself when I was a younger man ( now 78 ) I spent about 37 years in heavy construction doing dirt work. I have built many miles of driveways.and owned several old iron, newer could afford to buy a new one. GOOD JOB
Much respect to a guy. The way you use most of the equipment that you have rescued and renovated yourself is a site to behold. Quite envious really. I look forward to seeing how the property develops.
There’s something fascinating about watching heavy equipment move earth and rock around.....it’s sort of like watching a campfire or a running river. And BTW - the driveway looks superb Matt. Well done!
Working in Construction (electrician), and only ever observing ground work, i never knew just how useful a skidsteer could be!!! Its the 'swiss army knife' in my eyes
All of my customers demand half inch lime stone with dust and complain about how their rock roads turn to dust and mud then wash away and are destroyed by vehicles and semis. Finally convinced one guy to use rock similar size as you have and hes been super happy. Its stayed smooth and hasn't turned to dust like the smaller rock.
Man, that was awesome! I really felt your sense of triumph when you made it to the shop. I’m amazed at your energy and focus getting all that done by yourself. Good job! Great video!
Hey Matt, yup, I'm one of the A-car viewers...years ago I had a acquaintance that had a 46-47 A-car, gas motor, 24" rims... back in the day it was used for heavy haul...by the way, here in Michigan they have to tarp there loads.....best of luck...GOD BLESS
You sure did right on the purchase of the pay loader . It’s making your life much easier . Will get jobs done faster too . Will come in handy when changing tires or doing brakes on the crane truck , and the like .
Gday Matt,, Great to see Meatball putting in an appearance ,, Driveway came up a treat , you probably have one of the nicest for miles arround . So now you need to put up a mega cool entrance ,show a touch of class . Great episode . Respect from Down Under
Great Job. In Virginia they made me get a DOT permit, County LUP and a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers just to get a 1300 foot driveway only. All that just for a Farm driveway to a back pasture. Got to love it.
Matt, being born and raised in S.W. Pa. I know exactly what you mean about the weather. I can remember as a kid (I'm 71 now) it being 60 degrees and sunshine and waking up the next morning with 15 inches of snow on the ground. Love your videos and keep them coming.
Nice and sunny 60 next day is snowing lol 😂 i would guess your driveway from the main road to the container shop is almost 1900 feet 32:16 @Diesel Creek
You! My brother are living the dream, it's like a big ass toy shed for men. I do enjoy this channel and just I just sit back and think. Man, that must be so awesome. Keep it up brother. Keep it up.
Good to see the loader bring put to use and running! Btw, it may be easier next time to be driving as your dumping the rocks; that'll help spread them and eliminate the need for the big piles to push over.
I got to admit. I caught this show by accident and I have been watching ever since. Matt works hard at what he does. But I don't think I could do as much as he does.
I'm more used to digging out the top soil and top two or three inches of sub soil, then back-scraping the hard-core into place with a JCB 3-CX in 'float' mode. Creates a great, level, pseudo-graded finish, so I have a lot of respect here, because laying forward onto clay base is a slow and painful way to build the road surface. Interesting you are using crushed quarry rock. Back in the UK, that and type-2 fill has become so expensive, the much cheaper way is to lay down crushed concrete/building material reclaim, then cover it with road asphalt/tar grindings and roll them in tight. Gives a finish near as good as a laid black-top road, especially if you spray a fine mist of diesel onto the surface before you vibro-roll it down. I like the old wagons you save and use - there's many a fine tune played on an old fiddle and for the part-time user, they work just as well, although maybe not quite as elegantly as a new one. Nothing quite like mastering the backlash on a back-hoe, with a extender arm which has had most of the life already worn out of it, when you are trying to do fine placement... 😉😁
I remember doing things like this on our farm when I was growing up. I can almost smell the fresh dirt as you are plowing it up. There are days when I wish I could go back to it again... sigh...
have you heard of back tailgating back up and start dropping your load and continue back up you really need to master this type of skill once you see it done or you do it and master it you won't believe how easy it can be it really is badass trust me just try
@@cleetusmacfarland9453 absolutely and with a ground man spotting the flow it can be damn near perfect ready for compacting..I’ve done it also with asphalt on Driveways and aprons ... but that second walking man is essential for preventing glitches in the flow...👍
I know how satisfied I am after watching this episode, you must be thrilled. The time lapse was excellent to fulfill our need for immediate gratification.
Looks great Matt! I rebuilt about a half mile of logging road that hadn't been used in 80+ years for a friend of mine using just his F450 3 yard dump truck and bobcat. It took me all summer and my kidneys still hate me....lol. I am retired and it was really a great way to spend the summer in north Idaho.
Watching you circle that tree with the compactor reminds me that I have seen a few trees die over the years from root compaction caused by machines running on the roots so will be interesting to see how that tree does over the next 2-3 years. Generally we try to stay outside the canopy of a tree to avoid the roots but its not always possible. Love this channel and I hope that tree does well! Keep the content coming please :)
Yes get those asphalt Millings, spread em on a hot day and vibe the heck outta them! Best way is finding a local parking lot being redone and offer to take the millings if they're contaminated! Plants won't give credit on chunky or millings that were milled to the dirt!
New subscriber here, just stumbled upon one of your videos when you repaired the skid steer. I've watched a couple since then and the more I watch the more I like them. I really like the abandoned church project so far. This driveway is a heck of a project, great job! Looking forward to seeing a lot more of them. Thanks!
Congratulations Matt. I am so happy for you, reaching this big milestone. Love your videos. Have just finished watching all your videos from start till now. All the best from "Stralya".
Enjoyed watching you build road. Not being critical but the first thing I learned with my dump truck was to spread backwards. Saves a lot of money and time. Some of projects you take on I could never have patience for. I'd have moved on.
Really enjoying your videos. I've really enjoyed watching the equipment rescue/ refurbish ones. Like seeing the old equipment returned back to service. Your starting to amass quit the collection.
I've worked dump truck subdivision development. (Dirt jobs). The usual practice is to peel the overburden down to "good dirt." Truck it to the location they're digging a massive hole getting to more "good dirt," which they put on my truck to take back to where they're building their roadbed. Usually they're using a big track hoe to dig n load me. When the road beds are complete they back fill the hole with all the dirt I dumped around the edges. The subsoil hole generall is not on a house site lot. After a proof roll then they apply the ABC Stone and then asphalt.
My brother Matt, I was overwhelmed with great joy by subscribing to your channel. You are a very creative man. I am a fan of heavy equipment, as well as the beautiful work you do. Indeed, I feel happy when I watch your channel. I ask God to grant you health, long life and happiness. Very beautiful work.
I’m curious as to why you don’t set chains on the gate to do a controlled spread? It’s a lot less futzing around and your material goes further and you use less fuel. The fabric can handle the dump driving over the fabric.
Its amazing seeing all of these machines he has revived and then actually getting to see them used for their intended purpose. Love the videos, keep it up!
Great job I would put a ditch along the sides and put some drain pipes. Everywhere water puddles up. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. This channel is another new favorite.
It's so cool you have amassed your own fleet of equipment. Perfect for this project. You epitomized the term DIY. Or resurrected the concept of be self sufficient with diesel lol. Thanks for the content Matt.
Just one question that would have made life whole lot easier for ya: why oh why didnt you use your speader chains while dumping?? Gotta love working a job especially one of such..... beginning to end! Such satisfaction really and for you to be able to incorporate it into your someday homestead is great. Congratulations on this chapter, can't wait to see the next. Great job Matt!!
12:51 Matt, are you _sure_ that using the skid steer is more economical than the loader for filling out the driveway? You may have saved money now in materials; but you may also have paid the price of missed opportunities --- such as losing an hour of rest or of enjoying your family --- which translates into fewer hours of footage later in the week or month, and therefore less YT dollars per day. How much on average do TH-cam videos make you, per hour of video-making effort? How much extra time did the skid loader add to the driveway project? For each hour it adds to the project, it subtracts one hour from your family time and future videos. How many extra feet of driveway can the skid steer cover with one truckload? How many extra truckloads would the loader need per 100ft? How much extra time does it take to haul that extra gravel? (Maybe the skid steer is actually faster because of how much material it saves?) So, how many new videos are you missing out on per 100ft of driveway filled with the slower technique? How many dollars per unrealized (or delayed) video? Wish you the best, and I'll admit I know nothing of the actual costs you're facing. Just remember that your time is costly and valuable even when there's no paycheck, and at some point your time will become more valuable than the materials you're saving.
when you watch out the backwindow, but what you see is driving forward...^^ i still remember the build of that container shop, back when we thought about containerbuilding our home
I really think people ought to set up a fund for you to hire an assistant. It's astonishing the amount you get done when you have to do literally everything yourself
562 metres for the metrically orientated , great post and con-grads on the awesome driveway , keep them coming , high quality content channel . CHEERS .
Goodday Matt, I have enjoyed watching your blogs/videos over the past month or so. I'm in Australia & am a retired truckie. Watching what you do with old pieces of scrap, bringing them back to life and then putting them back doing what they were built for is just beyond me. I had enough trouble rebuilding the truck engines and transmissions over a 40 year career mate I feel I must dip me lid to you. Amazing work ethics, crazy mind and also great dreams. How is the church progressing? Mate, keep up the great work and the terrific videos. God bless you and your wife.
For the first 1:50 the back window makes it looks like you're driving in reverse very happily and at high speed.
Dude that's so crazy lol it dose
I thought the same it was really getting me
I was just looking at that is driver's window he's driving straight what you looking for back window and everything is like he's going in reverse flying backwards
I am at 1:14 and came to the comments to see if it was just me seeing that.
Out the side window you can see he was going forward, but in the rear window everything was reverse - my brain almost overheated
Then the next segment was his face top lit in the dark with the headlamp so he looked like a floating head - this should be the halloween episode
I remember when I found Diesel Creek. Just a random click on a "what the heck is this about?" suggested channel. Now I look forward to each new video to see what you're up to. One of my favorite channels. Outstanding job on the driveway! J
Mine was a strange “cutting long grass” string of YT clips, then DC with the skid steer + trimmer thing on the front video popped up, and that was that!
@@koolerking440 the one made out of chinesium
When I first cliked on 'DIESEL CREEK: ' My first comment was, ''the things I find myself watching at 4:AM during a PLANDEMIC.'''
Same
Yes, I been watching Camarata for yrs, then Jessie Muller and others, and now Diesel Matt. They are all cool guys, but maybe with Matt's personality and coolness a notch above.
At 7:00 am he didn't go ask them to fill his truck with rocks. he was asking them if they knew knew of any old rusted busted equipment that had been abandoned for 30 years and needed some work.
I'll add to the chorus, I thought so too, you had to look out of his side windows to make sure which way he really was going.
@@dave_n8pu Yeah in some of the shots it looked like he was going forward through the side window closest to the driver side and reverse through the other window.
@@dave_n8pu Yeah, it was a reflection off the rear window of the windshield view but initially i thought it was the actual view from the rear window. Optical illusion.
@@dave_n8pu can
@@dave_n8pu no
I’m not a countryside person, let alone a farmer. I’m a french expats in asia and for an unknown reason, I bing watch these Diesel Creek videos. Matt seems like the kind of friend we all need to have. Love the mindset and the content of this channel
From an Australian perspective the amount paid for these machines and the availability of them is phenomenal. You just don’t see that stuff here for those prices.
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LOL read the post and that was my first thought,
@liam Anderson Pennsylvania is America.
Maaaate, you are doing things wrong, in Sraya you form a foreign owned
mining corp, register it in the Cayman Is. and the gubmint will throw in
$80mil a year and you pay no tax, buy all the machines you want. Simple.
@liam Anderson It is. America is first and foremost the name of a continent, even if yanks appropriated the name to refer exclusively to themselves.
I'm a 59 year old woman. I've been fascinated with heavy equipment and construction since I was 2 years old, and a new house was being built across the street. I could watch this stuff literally all day.
Isn't that what we call a boomer
@@cody9613 No, I'm 70 and I;m on the tail end of the boomers. 65 and older is the boomer years. We were the post WW2 generation. 1945-1955.
My Grandfather had a couple of old dozers in a outbuilding building that I don't recall when I wasn't playing on them and I'm 60.
@@DodiTov according to Wikipedia. LOL the boomer years are from 1946 to 1964 so Pandora_369 is technically a boomer. as am I born in 1963 my wife was born in 65 is not according to Wikipedia. I donate to Wikipedia so I am allowed to use them. LOL
So what if she is? She should get out and get a dirt mover and live the dream! Even if it’s an acre....
Came for the auto car, stayed for the great content. Somethin satisfying about watchin a fella work on the stuff you work on!
Same here !
Love this channel !
Exactly! Hear hear!! 👍
Definitely came for the Auto Car.
Greetings from Germany we don’t have Channels Like this🙏🏻
@@marvinjansen185 You need to check out Laura Kampf's channel
Diesel Creek Road Builders, Autocar restorers and old church renovators besides wrenching on diesels, drone filming, filming, narrating and editing. Cheers Matt!
Why don't you use your chains to spread the rock.alot better
First pile of Rock Done and Spreed Nice now tons more to go Matt 8:04 @Diesel Creek
It’s super cool to see you use the equipment you rehabbed, for your own projects.
The money you’ve saved having those old crusty machines and being able to do all that work yourself is beyond impressive. Plus, it’s given you great content.
True - but what if one of those old crusty machines needs a new hydraulic transmission?
@@jurgenkuhlmann9194 you buy used or buy a new old machine.
@@jurgenkuhlmann9194 that's the downside, and why they are usually bought cheap. Until they break, renting, buying newer, or hiring out the work is significantly more expensive. Scrap prices are high right now.
@@ctdieselnut Well - a rusty front loader makes 6 tons of scrap metal! That's all right!
@@jurgenkuhlmann9194 the loader weighs 25 tons
It’s sweet to see you just jump in the loader and be able to start it and use it considering the condition it was in when you first started working on it
@George Jones I was going to ask about those tires still holding air. Then I thought about it and realized they must be because if they weren't, it would be parked and he'd either be looking for used tires or selling it.
I really hope that when you go to bed every night you're proud of yourself. You're a good man that works really hard and has much more skill than you give yourself credit for. I'm proud of you and don't even know you.
Thanks bud! 👍🏼
He does all the things I wish I had the money for, not saying he rolling in the dough, but he forfills a dream we can not do due to life, ie marrage, kids, bills , time in and out of the VA health care system. I really enjoy his videos, he fullfills thing I'd wish I could do with my life. Great job on the drive way. Now fill the back behind the driveway behind the container shop so you don't get stuck in mud! Congrats bro!
Aww time for the tree work abd that tree to Come down Whoot whoot went down pretty Smooth 17:30 @Diesel Creek
Most beautiful thing about this is that you're doing all the work with mostly left for dead older iron that was brought back with some good old fashioned hard work! LOVED seeing that old Michigan helping lay out the stone! She's old and slow but you saved her from death for little money and give her something to do!
@George Jones lol I agree! It wants to still feel useful just like most humans do. haha
Not just a 'Will it start' but a "Will it start, then do useful work?" Seeing a fleet of working old big iron is a warm feeling. Even though it feels like the grader is not going to have work to do by the time it is up and running.
@@starrionx1 Agreed! Old doesn't always mean obsolete. And using old iron has it's own benefit to the environment as it's not taking $100,000 to $400,000 worth of resources from the earth as a new machine will.
This channel is gonna cost me a fortune! Every time I watch a new video, I feel the urge to go rent a piece of equipment and just move dirt for no reason.
It looks like fun!
This channel makes me buy more equipment haha lol
I have an acre to eventually build on. Needed to put in an access driveway across a neighbors property. Craigslist ad popped up for a well broke-in Bobcat mini skid steer. Didn't hesitate for a second before buying it. Love it. Thanks Matt!
Where you at Scott? I’ve got a pond I’m trying to dig on my place by myself. Come to Texas and I’ll let you do all the digging you want!😏
No kidding. As of right now I want a dump truck a equipment trailer and some old piece of equipment that hasn't been ran in at least a decade. But have no reason to own any of it let alone have the funds to buy any of these
There's something really satisfying about watching a road develop. Of course, it's even more fun, watching someone else do all the hard work! LOL
I will say one thing you did a much better job on your driveway than I did on mine ! First I just cròn with dirt 🤪 then with slender and the rain just wash them and then I put down crush concrete drove it into the ground (then pick out all steel) and its still there 2 day 6 years later. Jim
Lime stone Drive way Looks Amazing Matt 30:50 @Diesel Creek
Watching this old video made me realize how far you've come. Great videos.
Appreciate the kind words!
Some day, someone is going to ask me "what did you do with your life?" and I'm gonna say "I watched a guy build a driveway". :D
It’s not how I wanted my life to go. It’s just, I CANT STOP!!!!!
I’ve been watching with you since I’m retired and somewhat less mobile.
@@gostriderblack It's like a super slow train wreck. You can look away if you want, but you don't want to!
Right 😂😂
And rebuild all the equipment necessary to build the driveway.
So frikin' cool seeing that old loader being put to work again. Your best buy yet imo
Ah yes geo textile, smart choice there, now you don't have to fix it every year. BTW: Did you see my post about collecting all the rainwater that falls on your machine shed roof, storing it and then using it to wash your ever expanding vehicle fleet? 👍😉
The purpose of the textile is so the rock doesn't get pushed into the ground, correct?
@@Netherlands031 Yes, exactly. I have seen several other American You tuber's that have made roads and parking areas like this, but that didn't put down any textile, and they keep having to add gravel almost every year. This is a situation where the saying "cry once, buy once" is very apt...
😂😂 when i have kids and tell them they need to shovel the driveway there not going to be happy 😂😂 to funny matt Great video as always Sir 33:00 @Diesel Creek
A lot of wise people making comments got it right. Better any day than an hour on some expensive shrink's couch! This is so therapeutic and relaxing. I think at 70 I could learn to run and love doing it heavy equipment. Thanks Matt!!
"Let's do something and hope we don't get dead". The motto of Diesel Creek. Can we get that on a shirt Matt?
She might be big and slow, and you have to learn the controls, BUT she has only 1/4 as many controls as the grader. Cool job.
but you don't touch the controls on a grader or that defeat the averaging of what a grader does. set them and run your grade then readjust.
@@mog5858 Not true. There's a little more to it than that brother. A good blade man is an artist in every sense of the word.
@@Craneman4100w AMEN to that! We have a master grader driver who comes out and maintains our tracks here when needed. Regularly adjusts the controls in response/anticipation of something only he can see, but the results speak for themselves.
Me, well lets just say most tractor pulls leave a smoother surface than I do when I try grading.
That day you find a you tube channel you just find awesome !!!! About a month ago i found Diesel Creek. I have been watching hours and hours of content and just can not get enough !!! love it. Keep up the fantastic work Matt. Big thumbs up from the UK.
You remind me of myself when I was a younger man ( now 78 ) I spent about 37 years in heavy construction doing dirt work. I have built many miles of driveways.and owned several old iron, newer could afford to buy a new one. GOOD JOB
Much respect to a guy. The way you use most of the equipment that you have rescued and renovated yourself is a site to behold. Quite envious really. I look forward to seeing how the property develops.
There’s something fascinating about watching heavy equipment move earth and rock around.....it’s sort of like watching a campfire or a running river. And BTW - the driveway looks superb Matt. Well done!
Working in Construction (electrician), and only ever observing ground work, i never knew just how useful a skidsteer could be!!! Its the 'swiss army knife' in my eyes
Like a kid playing with toy trucks in the sandbox but all grown up! Cool...
The old ytriple nickle is sounding sweet
Glad you are finally thinking about having kids! The world needs more people like you!
All of my customers demand half inch lime stone with dust and complain about how their rock roads turn to dust and mud then wash away and are destroyed by vehicles and semis. Finally convinced one guy to use rock similar size as you have and hes been super happy. Its stayed smooth and hasn't turned to dust like the smaller rock.
Congratulations! That's a real milestone.
Man, that was awesome! I really felt your sense of triumph when you made it to the shop. I’m amazed at your energy and focus getting all that done by yourself. Good job! Great video!
Hard to believe there was a tree growing up through that wheel loader a month ago.
Hey Matt, yup, I'm one of the A-car viewers...years ago I had a acquaintance that had a 46-47 A-car, gas motor, 24" rims... back in the day it was used for heavy haul...by the way, here in Michigan they have to tarp there loads.....best of luck...GOD BLESS
You sure did right on the purchase of the pay loader . It’s making your life much easier . Will get jobs done faster too . Will come in handy when changing tires or doing brakes on the crane truck , and the like .
This is what I was imagining when I was a kid playing with my toys.
Me too. I had the tonka grader and an excavator. Happy days. 👍
Absolutely!!!
yepppp I wonder why he didnt ask anyone to join him haha
Gday Matt,,
Great to see Meatball putting in an appearance ,,
Driveway came up a treat , you probably have one of the nicest for miles arround . So now you need to put up a mega cool entrance ,show a touch of class .
Great episode .
Respect
from
Down Under
Your musician friends lend an awesome sound track to these videos.
Great Job. In Virginia they made me get a DOT permit, County LUP and a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers just to get a 1300 foot driveway only. All that just for a Farm driveway to a back pasture. Got to love it.
Excellent job on your driveway. Your farm is gonna be pretty sweet once it's all done.
Hell yeah! Rainy day Saturday in SC, time for some DC and coffee
You in the upstate? It's raining all day here.
I’m in the low country myself near Hilton Head.
It’s raining here in Atlanta ga
raining here in british columbia canada , 2hrs straight north of Spokane Wash,
Matt, being born and raised in S.W. Pa. I know exactly what you mean about the weather. I can remember as a kid (I'm 71 now) it being 60 degrees and sunshine and waking up the next morning with 15 inches of snow on the ground. Love your videos and keep them coming.
You've got a lot of very valuable "Sweat Equity" in both your equipment and property , You can be proud !
Nice and sunny 60 next day is snowing lol 😂 i would guess your driveway from the main road to the container shop is almost 1900 feet 32:16 @Diesel Creek
You! My brother are living the dream, it's like a big ass toy shed for men. I do enjoy this channel and just I just sit back and think. Man, that must be so awesome. Keep it up brother. Keep it up.
Good to see the loader bring put to use and running! Btw, it may be easier next time to be driving as your dumping the rocks; that'll help spread them and eliminate the need for the big piles to push over.
Dump while backing up.!!!!! Would be so much more consistent and cleaner and less work/fuel.
Matt, she might be slow, but the sound of her engine is just the best music for my ears! You’ve got a impressive tool collection!
I got to admit. I caught this show by accident and I have been watching ever since. Matt works hard at what he does. But I don't think I could do as much as he does.
I'm more used to digging out the top soil and top two or three inches of sub soil, then back-scraping the hard-core into place with a JCB 3-CX in 'float' mode.
Creates a great, level, pseudo-graded finish, so I have a lot of respect here, because laying forward onto clay base is a slow and painful way to build the road surface.
Interesting you are using crushed quarry rock. Back in the UK, that and type-2 fill has become so expensive, the much cheaper way is to lay down crushed concrete/building material reclaim, then cover it with road asphalt/tar grindings and roll them in tight. Gives a finish near as good as a laid black-top road, especially if you spray a fine mist of diesel onto the surface before you vibro-roll it down.
I like the old wagons you save and use - there's many a fine tune played on an old fiddle and for the part-time user, they work just as well, although maybe not quite as elegantly as a new one.
Nothing quite like mastering the backlash on a back-hoe, with a extender arm which has had most of the life already worn out of it, when you are trying to do fine placement...
😉😁
I remember doing things like this on our farm when I was growing up. I can almost smell the fresh dirt as you are plowing it up. There are days when I wish I could go back to it again... sigh...
Good man right here, works hard, doesn't let anything get in his way..................... Great channel brother
have you heard of back tailgating back up and start dropping your load and continue back up you really need to master this type of skill once you see it done or you do it and master it you won't believe how easy it can be it really is badass trust me just try
That works best with a spotter eyeballing the flow of the pour...
I came here to suggest chaining the tailgate and spreading it going forward which is how I've always seen it done
@@cleetusmacfarland9453 absolutely and with a ground man spotting the flow it can be damn near perfect ready for compacting..I’ve done it also with asphalt on Driveways and aprons ... but that second walking man is essential for preventing glitches in the flow...👍
Seen it done on u tube
I know how satisfied I am after watching this episode, you must be thrilled. The time lapse was excellent to fulfill our need for immediate gratification.
Looks great Matt! I rebuilt about a half mile of logging road that hadn't been used in 80+ years for a friend of mine using just his F450 3 yard dump truck and bobcat. It took me all summer and my kidneys still hate me....lol. I am retired and it was really a great way to spend the summer in north Idaho.
You have to admit, the timing for the snow was just right now that you got the gravel done.. looks great!
As an old ex Seabee it is very satisfying just watching equipment work and build things . Cool episode man , Thanks .
Greetings from a fellow Seabee! 1968-1974
@@garymilstead4199 Hey man , 1981 - 1987 . Battalion 25 here " Spades and Clubs , Build and Fight " !
@@handsonwithblg4949 yep Mobile Construction Battalion One. I’ve been building and fighting (with the wife) for over 50 years.
@@garymilstead4199 LOL !! 19 years on this wife time around for me . The first time around was 13 years . I won !
Do you know what size stone he is using and guess price per load?
Watching you circle that tree with the compactor reminds me that I have seen a few trees die over the years from root compaction caused by machines running on the roots so will be interesting to see how that tree does over the next 2-3 years. Generally we try to stay outside the canopy of a tree to avoid the roots but its not always possible. Love this channel and I hope that tree does well! Keep the content coming please :)
I really enjoy watching your videos both getting and using all your equipment to do great jobs.
Yes get those asphalt Millings, spread em on a hot day and vibe the heck outta them! Best way is finding a local parking lot being redone and offer to take the millings if they're contaminated! Plants won't give credit on chunky or millings that were milled to the dirt!
Matt, you are one hard working guy, doing this all by yourselves! Great work keeping al those old machines going!
What do I do after a long day's work? Go home and watch someone else do hard work. Great work man. Keep it up.
Lots of blood sweat and tears into that project. Great job and all on your own.
Wow, Wow, wow! You did an excellent job on all 1,847 feet of your driveway.
Well done, Matt!
New subscriber here, just stumbled upon one of your videos when you repaired the skid steer. I've watched a couple since then and the more I watch the more I like them. I really like the abandoned church project so far. This driveway is a heck of a project, great job! Looking forward to seeing a lot more of them. Thanks!
You’re a man with a plan Son. Well done like all your videos.
Yea he knows wtf hes doing no doubt.
Congratulations Matt. I am so happy for you, reaching this big milestone. Love your videos. Have just finished watching all your videos from start till now. All the best from "Stralya".
At 4:30 hearing the rock crusher sound in the background sounds so familiar, I worked in a quarry as a teenager and heard that sound 12 hours a day.
Enjoyed watching you build road. Not being critical but the first thing I learned with my dump truck was to spread backwards. Saves a lot of money and time. Some of projects you take on I could never have patience for. I'd have moved on.
I have to admire your work ethic and your make-do and mend approach to your equipment, Rome wasn't built in a day but you're getting there.
I came for the church series. Still waiting for the end of it. But enjoying the random nature of the content here
I rarely sub to anything, but the spraypaint on the dozer blade made me chuckle so I figured why not. good job
Really enjoying your videos. I've really enjoyed watching the equipment rescue/ refurbish ones. Like seeing the old equipment returned back to service. Your starting to amass quit the collection.
I've worked dump truck subdivision development. (Dirt jobs). The usual practice is to peel the overburden down to "good dirt." Truck it to the location they're digging a massive hole getting to more "good dirt," which they put on my truck to take back to where they're building their roadbed. Usually they're using a big track hoe to dig n load me.
When the road beds are complete they back fill the hole with all the dirt I dumped around the edges. The subsoil hole generall is not on a house site lot.
After a proof roll then they apply the ABC Stone and then asphalt.
My brother Matt, I was overwhelmed with great joy by subscribing to your channel. You are a very creative man. I am a fan of heavy equipment, as well as the beautiful work you do. Indeed, I feel happy when I watch your channel. I ask God to grant you health, long life and happiness. Very beautiful work.
Congrats, man. Seriously. That's a heck of a lot of work for one man. If I lived nearby I'd help for food.
A year late, I'm guessing 7300 feet. I've seen the new shop go up and I'm amazed you gor it all done so fast. Great work!
I’m curious as to why you don’t set chains on the gate to do a controlled spread? It’s a lot less futzing around and your material goes further and you use less fuel. The fabric can handle the dump driving over the fabric.
I agree 100% , set the chains, start dumping as you back up.
The view of you driving in the background while you are talking in the into driving the truck was a nice touch.
Yup, the weather, I live in New England sunny and warm one day shoveling the next. with your winter coat back on
Damn, didn't think you'd actually knock out the rest of the road in one go, impressive.
Man I sit down and say to myself Im just gonna watch one video......an hour later I am still watching your videos. Damn you
Every time, haha
Its amazing seeing all of these machines he has revived and then actually getting to see them used for their intended purpose. Love the videos, keep it up!
Great job I would put a ditch along the sides and put some drain pipes. Everywhere water puddles up. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
This channel is another new favorite.
Awesome! Glad to hear it!!
It's so cool you have amassed your own fleet of equipment. Perfect for this project. You epitomized the term DIY. Or resurrected the concept of be self sufficient with diesel lol. Thanks for the content Matt.
Just one question that would have made life whole lot easier for ya: why oh why didnt you use your speader chains while dumping?? Gotta love working a job especially one of such..... beginning to end! Such satisfaction really and for you to be able to incorporate it into your someday homestead is great. Congratulations on this chapter, can't wait to see the next. Great job Matt!!
Love watching these whilst eating lunch on a Saturday afternoon
Mornin Mat .
Best way to start a Saturday.👍🏻👍🏻
12:51 Matt, are you _sure_ that using the skid steer is more economical than the loader for filling out the driveway? You may have saved money now in materials; but you may also have paid the price of missed opportunities --- such as losing an hour of rest or of enjoying your family --- which translates into fewer hours of footage later in the week or month, and therefore less YT dollars per day.
How much on average do TH-cam videos make you, per hour of video-making effort? How much extra time did the skid loader add to the driveway project? For each hour it adds to the project, it subtracts one hour from your family time and future videos.
How many extra feet of driveway can the skid steer cover with one truckload? How many extra truckloads would the loader need per 100ft? How much extra time does it take to haul that extra gravel? (Maybe the skid steer is actually faster because of how much material it saves?)
So, how many new videos are you missing out on per 100ft of driveway filled with the slower technique? How many dollars per unrealized (or delayed) video?
Wish you the best, and I'll admit I know nothing of the actual costs you're facing. Just remember that your time is costly and valuable even when there's no paycheck, and at some point your time will become more valuable than the materials you're saving.
when you watch out the backwindow, but what you see is driving forward...^^
i still remember the build of that container shop, back when we thought about containerbuilding our home
I really think people ought to set up a fund for you to hire an assistant. It's astonishing the amount you get done when you have to do literally everything yourself
Yeah i feel real sorry for the guy that has more land and tools than he knows what to do with, deffo needs helping out... 🤦
Andrew camarata the same,he does all by himself
562 metres for the metrically orientated , great post and con-grads on the awesome driveway , keep them coming , high quality content channel . CHEERS .
I am multi oriented but see your 562 and lower to 457 meters... cheers! *edit* oh man i really was guessing but didn't calculate from the road hahaha
That un-‘Murican, just kidding we really should’ve switched 50yo!!!
Love the musical intro
Lots of hard work paying off. The driveway looks good!
Goodday Matt, I have enjoyed watching your blogs/videos over the past month or so. I'm in Australia & am a retired truckie. Watching what you do with old pieces of scrap, bringing them back to life and then putting them back doing what they were built for is just beyond me. I had enough trouble rebuilding the truck engines and transmissions over a 40 year career mate I feel I must dip me lid to you. Amazing work ethics, crazy mind and also great dreams. How is the church progressing? Mate, keep up the great work and the terrific videos. God bless you and your wife.
Thanks a lot buddy! Glad you enjoy it!!
LMAS those kid will be in great fiscal shape growing up just because of that driveway
It's physical, not fiscal just as an fyi
@@ethanmcallister7450 If he pays them by the foot, they will be in good fiscal shape ;)
@@mrdikasun EXCELLENT SAVE!