Please put the glass back in Christine before winter, even if you park her inside! She's earned it. Good work bud.

Glad we get to see the driveway ‘finished’ and when you look back at the ‘Homestead from nothing’ playlist you can really see how far you’ve come. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

Very well done Christine💪🇸🇪 A man is driving down an old dirt road As he is driving he notices there are very few houses nearby, as he is enjoying the scenery he runs his car over into the ditch. As it had recently rained the ditch was slick and muddy and he had found himself stuck. He realizes his predicament so he starts walking. He walks up to a house and see's a farmer plowing his field while his wife is dropping in seeds and his kid is burying the seeds. The man asks the farmer "Hey, you got a phone? My car is stuck in the ditch." The farmer says "I'll unhitch my horse and pull you out." The man says "No I need a phone to call a wrecker, my car is stuck in the ditch." But the farmer insists on using his one horse. So the man and the farmer walk back to the car, as they approach the car the farmer says, "I'll hook him to the bumper and you put it in neutral" the man says ok. So he gets in his car and puts it into neutral, the farmer gets behind the horse and says, "Come on Dusty, come on Matt, come on Richard," then the farmer says "Come on Elmer" then the horse, with ease pulls the car out of the ditch. In shock the man asks the farmer why he called the horse so many names. The farmer says "well, Elmer is blind, and if he thinks he is working by himself he won't pull"

That is so cool how that small pile covered the amount of The drive way it did and seing the grader smooth it out so well is very cool 21:00 @Diesel Creek

Really did awesome job there Matt!! Just to give you a small pointer when grading. Remember that you. Stand the mold board up to cut and move material. And to do finish work you follow over your board to smooth and fill. You see the adjustments on each side to di that with. The next time that you grade those cuttings on the driveway fold forward the moldboard and turn your blade to the side so you put a windrow in the middle of the driveway. Make a pass down each side rolling material and leaving overflow in center. Make your final pass with the blade angled a bit towards the outer edge of drive giving you a crown from center to outside so as it settles and packs it gives a slight slope to have runoff from rain. Make you final passes and it rolls the material in front of blade and will fill in the small imperfections. Then a simple passover with the roller and you'll have a driveway that will maintain for many long years. Just a simple blading as needed in years ahead. Good luck and I look forward for the next installment!!

@jeffycombes3539

Жыл бұрын

I so wanted to say exactly what you said I just didn’t feel like typing it all out

@yz125n101

Жыл бұрын

Yes grader tip 101 work the excess material to the middle then work it out. You just have a lot more control where the material ends up.

@smithmusic07

Жыл бұрын

About to same same thing.

For a guy who says he doesn't know what he's doing grading the road, you sure did a fine job. Thanks for another interesting video.

@fungleinfection6998

Жыл бұрын

I think his “I don’t know what I’m doing” and mine are quite different 😂

@suorsajouni

Жыл бұрын

Obviously Christine knows what she is doing.

The split view is so cool 16:17 @Diesel Creek

Nice job. Christine is a good girl now. That's how rescues are supposed to go!

Saturday Morning: Coffee, my Bride of 27 years, Matt and Christine…a tradition in my home for nearly 2 years. Thanks Matt and Miss Eva!

My father spent his entire life as a heavy equipment operator- IUOE 841, he took pride in his finish grade work. He told me, any mouth breather can dig a hole, push dirt around, or cut a slope, finish grade work separates the men from boys. He would challenge himself to cut road crown in before they staked it out and be within tolerance when they did stake it.

Great job Matt!! Construction can be very gratifying when you get to see projects come together!! The gallons awesome !

❤️me some CHRISTINE!! Dang she purrs like a kitten! She is my favorite restores!

If you ever lose audio in the future, I always enjoy when you do the voiceovers explaining what you're trying to accomplish, what your thought process is, what the next steps are, etc.

What I love about this channel: Matt sets on rebuilding a bound for dump machine then uses it to it’s potential!

Christine is earning her keep with the excellent work she is doing!! And not trying to kill you anymore!!

Now that is pretty damn cool! I used to love those old graders as a kid- those old ‘50s models were still working then, and I always liked them...

Hey Matt. I was wondering what about the shop. When you were doing the pad, it was a race to beat the builders who were coming next week.

@michaelosmon

Жыл бұрын

I recall something a month or two ago about being moved back to the fall

@matthewferguson2515

Жыл бұрын

It was moved back to the fall. He wanted to make sure it was compacted good for concrete reasons. I also suspect he is cleaning up around the farm to allow storage of his equipment during construction.

@LatitudeSky

Жыл бұрын

He's got some supplies staged around the build site now so it's clearly coming soon. Soon. I hope. On the one hand, I want to see it built. But on the other hand, there's going to be a huge building where nature stands right now. It's not my land but I'm going to miss seeing it the way it is now, or even before with all the trees still in place. That's never coming back.

@jeffkrupke3810

Жыл бұрын

And that gaint bridge Crane

@frankprestia8853

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! Hope it’s coming soon. I really enjoy your content Matt, keep it up. Cheers

Every time I see a new video, I’m hoping to see the building start coming up. I can only imagine how excited you are about it lol.

Good to see the ole' girl up and grading again. Thanks for all the video's. As allways be safe. Peace.🇺🇸

I just love watching you operate all the different machinery from heavy equipment to lawnmowers

This is probably one of the most satisfying videos you've ever posted. I love seeing you wrench on things and fix up this equipment, but seeing it at work is best part by far. It was particularly nice seeing Christine doing what she was meant to do after all of the hours fixing her up and making her look nice.

That pile covered a lot more than I thought it would. Nice work Matt.

It's amazing what a man can do when he's got the toys to play with

Fantastic job on Christine. I never thought watching someone restore a piece of rusty history could be so addictive. Your videos are great and you don't ramble on and on about something - you just do it and explain it. Great style, great content, and you are truly the backbone of America. We surely need more dedicated, hard-working men like you. Good luck in all your future activities. Christine might have been cursed, but praise the lord, you knocked that ghost right out of her. Now if you can only get it to start from INSIDE the cab!

Have you thought of excavating a ditch on the left of the road to help with that wet patch, possibly going in to the creek for drainage, maybe a colllab with letsdig18?

This was perfect timing for me! I just finished rewatching the Christine series last night. Your camera work and editing on this one are some of your best yet. And Christine looked marvelous showing how its done. Driveway looks great!

@haroldphipps3457

Жыл бұрын

@@dennis2376 and ?????

Spent the day (March13) watching all 16 Christine videos! Learned a few things, entertained so it was a great day with Matt @DieselCreek !

That skid-steer needs a cookie for all of the work it does!

I like the “cleaning up and organizing “ your area and seeing the transformation. Always like to see you continuously improving what you have! We all try and do that…. Great job!

@KipdoesStuff

Жыл бұрын

I've been wanting to email Matt about coming out and cleaning the place up for him, lol. Glad its starting to look less like a junk yard.

@PrinceWesterburg

Жыл бұрын

Matt reminds me that what looks futile is something to take pride in once a modicum of elbow grease is applied!

Videos are very impressive!!! Split Screen...aerial...point of view....time lapse...good stuff!!!!

All this scrap metal is doing a great job. When the machine sitting there it sounds like it is sitting at the racetrack 💯🎉👍

When you cut the grass on each side of your driveway all the way up through though it makes it look really nice

Finally getting to use Christine to make huge progress on another farm project must be a huge morale boost! Don't suppose I could convince you to haul her all the way to Texas and shape up my driveway, lol. Keep it up!

Matt, I’m no way mechanically inclined, but I’ve learned so much by watching your videos. I really enjoy watching and always look forward when you put out a new one. Btw, the driveway with the help of Christine turned out awesome!

Man i havent seen bed Style AM General Humvee in ages Matt since my Military Days Love it 27:54 @Diesel Creek

Matt has the BEST sand box to play in!!

Matt seeing you work with the old Galion road grader reminded me of my first job with a construction company in 1957, I was given a pair of mules and introduced to a machine called a fresno, a man making or maybe a man killer hand operated drag bucket, I would cry at night from my blisters on my hands but after a couple of weeks the hands were covered with callus, WOW!! you do great work with that old Galion

The first time I ran a blade it’s was a CAT12 with all mechanical blade controls. I was a kid but in heaven! I bladed off to the sides and the road was a masterpiece (for me). Only problem was a removed the crown. You must angle the blade to the center instead of the sides to keep the crown my dad said a flat road won’t drain the water. . So I got a stern talking and had to fix it. I still won cause I got more blade time!

Matt, thanks for all your videos, I really enjoy them. I'm Australian, so our terminology and methodology may differ. You don't seem to be grading a "crown" into your road, just grading it flat. A crown, even on the single lane will assist in water displacement/run off, not leaving water pooling on the surface causing damage. Sorry if I am telling you something you know. Keep up the good work. 😀

@gregbuck1328

Жыл бұрын

Al y all supposed to pull your ditches first and prevent diesel spil S

I remember when Christine was just going to be a quick rustoration. But you kept finding problems. She's looking magnificent!

Hey, Matt, you should pull back from the sides to "crown" the center for good drainage.

So gratifying to finally use something that you’ve invested time and money into for really one purpose of your own stuff and to finally be able to use it for that purpose. No other feeling like it. Awesome.

Great job on the driveway. Wish I had that kind of equipment. But I’m in town and got no where to keep it. That’s why I watch you.

Published less than a day ago and you already have 41,000 likes! I can't believe how big of a following you have Matt. Keep up the good work and thanks for showing us the building of your arsenal of equipment and the changes that make your property better every day.

I guess you really 'made the grade' on this one! Excellent work as alway.

@larryskeeper1197

Жыл бұрын

Pay that comment! 😆

glad to see you are finally able to reap the benefits of your "projects". Christine didnt kill you afterall, and the (not so) free compactor roller did an awesome job for you.

@nigelgrant9693

Жыл бұрын

thank God for that but it cost a lot of the repairs it's worth after all

@nigelgrant9693

Жыл бұрын

where is the bien from lol enjoyed I can imagine you glad for you

These video's keep ketting better and better, better angles, better edits, better music and so on. Thanks for putting all the hard work in, and great progress on the driveway.

A technique used here in Australia and no doubt in other parts of the world to spread finer material such as gravel and millings is to use a couple of chains on the bottom of the tail gate to limit the opening of it. This consists of a couple of pieces of chain fastened to the tip body and a couple of notched pieces of flat plate welded to the tail gate. The opening is controlled by which chain link is in the notch. I think that you do it well the way that you are doing it but thought the use of the chains may be a little easier.

You may want to address the water and drainage on the sides, I’ve seen that soften a road up if left to seep in over time, looks great Matt keep it up.

@benhoward4294

Жыл бұрын

A trackway like Matts would usually need a ditch cutting both sides to control any water ingress and prevent deterioration of the road build up. Good job so far .

@danielrandolph4235

Жыл бұрын

Great Video as always Matt. I was surprised you didn’t use Fat Allis to load the dump till I thought the Track Tac has A/C ! Much Love for the great content from a Fellow Pennsylvanian.

Matt, Awesome Job! Once you are able to review the driveway performance in the rain, you may want to consider re-openning the drainage ditches on each side and possibly crown the driveway to improve drainage runoff so water doesn't sit and permeate your work creating soft spots or places for pot holes to develop.

@kenb.6631

Жыл бұрын

I concur, need a slight crown to the center of the road for water run off and ditches to avoid potholes forming. Great job!

@roberthodge2771

Жыл бұрын

@@kenb.6631 Crowning is a Must Do Matt. Else you will see a lot of pothole develop.

@haroldphipps3457

Жыл бұрын

From the low view he gave us close to the end, the driveway looked crowned to me!! I'm thinking Matt is WAY ahead of you !!

@karlschupp8552

Жыл бұрын

If I could only get my county to figure out the "Crowning of the Road" theorem!?!?! 😆 🤣 😂

Man I remember watching this driveway being cut in. Nice to see it evolve, Matt!

Good job well done. This video put me to sleep 3 times but I don't mind - relaxing, entertaining and informative.

All I know about road grading is from watching Letsdig18 grade his driveway, and he did it the way you did: many small or shallow passes to level it out and then a finishing grade and crown. I think he would approve of your work. Good old Christine still does the job just as well as when she rolled off the factory floor. Thanks for saving her from the weeds and trees.

You’ve had several jobs Matt and I’ll have to say you nailed the grader the roller the road and even the video on the mini bike. That camera didn’t move on those rips. Good job. Hoping to see that shop go up with the crane. Can’t wait.

You MUST know something about that type of work Matt !....this sort of stuff is obviously in your DNA !, great job 🙂

Love all the videos Matt, you are true testament to the phrase "one man's trash is another man's treasure" Love that you work the machines, and they are not just in a shed /museum gathering dust, please keep making the videos.

When you bought Christine I was thinking what are you getting yourself into… I admit I was wrong… she has turned out amazing… and she is earning her keep. Nothing like reclaiming old iron, and putting it back to work. 👍

Great job! 😀 Would you consider digging a drain next to the road? There's a lot of water lodged beside it. It would be a shame to have it destroy the new road surface with potholes etc. Just a thought. It's probably low down the priority list 😀.

Great Video Matt, you now have a Driveway to be proud of. Christine did an awesome job.

it's been nearly 2 years worth of waiting but finally...finally the Galion is working as intended, just need the windows done for it and she will be perfect.

Matt, I must say that dump spread is just "textbook". Really a nice fill-up and dump spread. Pro's like you make that look easy. Its NOT!

Lovely seeing Christina do what she was designed for, you must be really proud of the work you've done to not only get her to do this, but show her off as well. Love it when old machines are brought back to life, so they can fulfill their legacy. That's better than a lot of our roads over here in the UK and there tarmacked!

Congratulations Matt! The Diesel Creek Interstate turned out very nice! I have made similar tracks here on our farm in the UK. As you graded it flat across the width, if that top coat settles out and you get some ponding on the road that wants to soak into the road sub-base, you might want to consider taking the grader back over it and put a bit of a camber on it so the middle is a slight high point and roll it as two strips that fall away from the centre line to help the road shed the rainfall to the sides. I noticed some wet areas beside the road. Here in the UK, we would also probably dig a shallow curved ditch / gulley each side to take the rain and lower the water table under the road to stop the sub base getting soft. Either way, it's a great road Matt! And it's very satisfying for us viewers to see you go from total forest to finished roadway. Looking forward to the new shop when it happens! All the best from Essex, UK.

Matt, what a difference in your property and that road you can call it now Looks awesome Matt. Keep up the good work.

That grader looks absolutely gorgeous - hope it runs as good as it looks!

@majstealth

Жыл бұрын

it sure does from 6feet^^

@rsprockets7846

Жыл бұрын

@@majstealth the old stuff always better

@majstealth

Жыл бұрын

@@rsprockets7846 i wouldnt say that per se, imagine he had a gps-guided grader

@rsprockets7846

Жыл бұрын

@@majstealth WATTS A NEW MINTY FRESH GRADER COST THESE DAZE???

@stevehancock1698

Жыл бұрын

@@rsprockets7846 gotta say ole cristine is square blading real nice first pass got milling chips on the moldboard so she got a bit of pushing power n yea she looks great

YES!!! The curse is gone and Christine shined thru performing above and beyond her paint. The first phase of "DIESEL CREEK BOULEVARD" looks great! Curious how thick you were able to get the millings. Thanks for sharing Matt and looking forward to more videos.👍

You know I loved trucks and tractors growing up. I still remember while still in a wheelchair after double foot surgery my cousin taking me to watch when they built the highway, he pushed me up on top of the hill so we could watch all the tractors digging, trucks going, etc. And even just in general any time there was road maintenance or they where digging out the ditches near my house I'd always go watch the backhoe work. Heck even in Winter I always watched out for when the council put the big plow on the front loader as I lived on a side street, loved watching them push massive amounts of snow. But am I the only guy that always found Graders specifically to be the freakiest bloody thing to ever drive down the road? I loved big trucks, I loved all other types of tractors, but man did Graders freak me the heck out when I was young. lmao

After all the work, go for a ride on a mini bike to enjoy the results. Perfect.

Man what a difference in your property and road. Looks awesome Matt! I am looking forward to when your builders finally show up and begin your shop build. It is the same problem everywhere, they all have more work than they can do.. Thumbs UP for sure 👍. Have a great weekend everybody.

That's awesome Matt, great to see her earn her keep. I've always been told that grader work is a real skill and it looks like you pulled it off well for a newbie!

Sounds like a great game plan This kind of work is so fascinating thanks for sharing Matt 2:43 @Diesel Creek

Great to see Christine in action after all your hard work.

Always hit the thumbs up button before the video even starts. Haven't been disappointed yet. And thanks for all the behind the scenes camera angles/positioning and editing it takes to give us these great videos. Excited for the future. Thanks!

Editing getting better for every video! Great videos, great content, keep em coming!

The secret to using millings as a topcoat to your driveway is a 3 part process. Evenly spread the millings, lightly spray diesel fuel and then roll and compact the surface. For the best results choose a dry, very hot day.

“This did an excellent job……and I don’t even know what I’m doin.” A Matt-ism I totally relate too!!!

I love seeing the place get cleaned up and I love what you’ve done with the road!!!! If it was my road I would push the trees farther back from the road and put in some good ditches!!!

Good to see the restored machines brought back to life and doing such a good job.

Christine did a nice job on the asphalt millings looks really awesome and the yard looks very organized Matt. May you have a Blessed one sir.

That’s awesome the old grader is doing work I remember when you pulled the trees out of that beast it has come full circle

Good job Matt, you should be proud of that restoration. This channel deserves the subs it's getting.

5:25 when we had dump trucks (scandinavia) we had the pivot for the tail gate on upper side (I think you have holes for it, looks like that) on the sides of the bed that hold the gravel. And a chain that restricted the opening of the bottom of the tail gate, if thats what its called in the US. Gives a more even spread, and if you want to save gravel, put a barrel in the middle and just put gravel on the tracks.

Not disappointed in the least. As an old guy born in 1946 and raised with this old technology and things "Made in the USA". It's nice to see something I recognize under a hood. All these new cars and trucks made today just have no soul.

With the equipment that you have acquired over time, well done on your road Matt. I'm impressed by at your ability to get all of the machinery operating. You get better every time you use them. Well done 👏

Great Job Matt. Your hard work and the use of your restored equipment shows what one person can do to make things better for himself.

Congrats Matt, looks amazing. I’m just gonna call it full circle with Christine, your beautiful restoration to seeing her working the drive way Kudos sir 👊

Mat you done a very job with the old grader .

I have owned a reconditioned 1971 galion 500 for over 20 years. They are strong and despite not articulating do a great job .

Wow, You've done a lot of work cleaning up the place in the last 2 videos and man does it look great. I love when work areas get cleaned up and look new. Love the new road, great job. Thank You for sharing and the very best in all your endeavors.

Putting asphalt millings on my driveway was the best money I've spent on it in 22 yrs. Once a good base is established with ABC stone, the millings worked perfectly, especially on the big hill I have. I was scraping the gravel every other week to keep it smooth. I've had millings on it for 17 months and haven't had to scrape it yet. Christine did a great job.

It's good to see the old gal out working looked sweet!! It reminded me of the old county works on the gravely when I was a kid lol!!

Ole Christine. She makes a nice noise just ticking over. Good job!

I've been watching since the road to the house location started. What a transformation, it looks great! The mini bike test ride made me chuckle 👍😁

Nicely done...my only comment is when grading dirt roads "crown" the middle of it meaning to make the middle slightly higher than than sides to help with drainage. Christine ran great!

@robertdoge160

Жыл бұрын

Lol you realize he built highways……

@knurlgnar24

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same but I have to believe Matt had his reasons for keeping it flat.

Great job Matt, it's good to see the older equipment being put to good use. There's nothing more satisfying than doing your own work on your own property, it's a learning curve and gives you a bit of experience for when you go doing work for someone else. Once again great job, and thanks for taking us on the journey with you 👏👏👏👏👏

It is amazing how nice these videos are both for content and filming/editing.

Christine is the reason I came upon your channel. Awesome seeing you put her back to work! Keep it up Matt

Great work Matt, things are really coming together at the farm. Your vision becomes a reality, you should be proud!

Loved the drama shot from the air as Christine moved thru the equipment! Good work.

Oh yeah Motor Grader And all its beauty and Glory looking mighty fine Matt You did an amazing job on that offroadsteration looking mighty fine and she fully functional heck yeah Matt 13:08 @Diesel Creek