As a former Locomotive Engineer, you have taken upon a huge project and I have massive respect. This isn't a small feat.

Good to see THE ETR safety come in action! If that visual reminder helps avoid one accident it was worth it to send it to you! $45/load seems reasonable. Maybe barter an ETR shirt for a discount? 😉 Who would not want one of them? God Speed ETR!

@petercruikshank2618

2 жыл бұрын

Safety Cone!

An excellent solution for clearing the right of way of all that debris. A well executed plan. I love to see all the progress you make.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Alan Thanks for following! Brian

A rather satisfying "CRUNCH" as the grapple bites into the branches.

ETR Safety reminder. Always use extreme caution while operating machinery under/near powerlines. Many utilities will provide line cover up sometimes free of charge to protect from accidents. Also the long sit times of the truck may create hazards. A holding valve/drift check should be performed prior to use for the outriggers and even the boom

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Warren Both are excellent points, in a part I cut out I was saying that the lines aren't as close as they look, BUT that sounds like a line in an "after incident report" Both concerns are duly noted. Brian

@microcolonel

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 your foresight for hindsight is at least 20/40. :+ )

Nothing Wrong with have Several Irons in the Fire 🔥 as long you’re making Headway and have your Many Accomplishments to show. 👍

Love to see what your doing. I'm in JT Pa and the Reading and Northern RR plays a big part in our community. Bring back that rail line means a lot. Want to see steam? Come and get some.

Always enjoy your updates with the ETR, Brian. You, Graham, and those helping (in the field with you and here in the internet), are making progress and it's paying off one day at a time. While I'm glad you're always asking for advice on safety and getting them from us all, I still want you to have a least one person with you there while you're working just in case something unexpected should occur (heaven forbid). Keep up the great work and stay safe!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your concern, thank you George! Brian

Getting rid of all the brush along the row, and then keeping it gone, will help both keep the ditches dryer, as well as reduce the speed of tie rot since the row will dry out faster with less shade.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

JH Good observation, several good results with one action. Brian

@jackkerouac6186

2 жыл бұрын

And air flow

@pulaski1

2 жыл бұрын

You may however have not allowed for the huge amount of water that trees suck out of the ground - the driest soil on my property is under the largest trees, which are drawing literally hundreds of gallons of water and evaporating it into the air during the growing season. Please note, I am not advocating that trees be allowed to grow to maturity along side the tracks, and I would want it clear and tidy myself, but having a few large trees 40-60 back from the track, if you have the land to do so, could pay dividends in drying out the soil.

That grapple is a sweet machine! Looking forward to all the machinery to come.

It looks like your trees are leaving out already. Here in Wisconsin, all we are having is cold, rain, and wind. BRRRR!! The Grapple truck sure is a handy thing to have.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...bought that for 9k...with high rail and a generator and magnet. B.

Another great video Brian. With a project of this size and disarray you have to have many irons in the fire. As you know making money and enjoying the trip is the end game. So you just have to do to get to that point the rest can be done after the business comes in. Always stay safe , the ETR is looking better all the time. Thanks again for taking us along in another day on the ETR.

Always great to watch other people work! Real progress here, too, but wouldn't a chipper be the best long-term solution? Those trees aren't going to stop growing!

I like how you show all aspects of what you are doing. Trying different things, and leaning along the way; running the 50 ton; doing MOW work.... Every week I have a cup of coffee and a status update on the ETR. Don't forget the link tree in your description and the all important hashtags!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

I am learning about the tags! I like hash, the corned beef kind!

@ernestpassaro9663

2 жыл бұрын

You guys are doing a great job keep it up !

Glad to see you out there Brian. I wish I could work on just one project at a time too, but life happens. It might be slow progress but its progress all the same. The most important thing is safety. Stay safe my friend and God Bless.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Always great to hear from you! B.

It’s looking good Brian. I think you’re right. You’ve got to clean up all the brush first. Then change out the railroad ties that you decided needed changed. Great job Brian. It’s gonna be nice. Take care and have a good one. 👍👍👍❤️

Brian..your railroad ..your pace..this was a great video showing how 1 guy sometimes 2 get all the work down...huge difference with some wood scrap gone.

Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.👍👀

Looking good with the brush clean up. I am with you with many irons in the fire. Keeps life interesting. Cheers from Wisconsin.

Another Excellent Video Brian> Really enjoy these. I look forward to see you guys working on the equipment you recently bought All looks very cool! Thank You

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg The remover is 1st but the tamper wont be far behind.

Add travelling brush salesman to the CV! The Wisconsins are legendary in farm equipment where I'm from. Water pumps, generators, air compressors, motorized farm implements. With maintenance they last forever and just keep the wheels turning. Regarding insurance, will you need to put some fencing up to keep trespassers of your line? You're smack dab between an industrial block and a residential place. (Dang kids, get off my tracks! LOL)

Great to things are coming along. You know railroads weren't built in a day. Wish the best for you. Great video. Have a blessed day from Southern California 👍👍🚂

Excellent solution to the brush problem.

Very nice progress. Keep up the good work 👍

Love what you're doing!!

This is too cool. Awesome project!

I’m all excited Brian. You got several loads of brush hauled off of the ETR. That’s awesome. The railroad is looking so much better. Big things are going to happen for you. Take care and have a good one. 👍👍👍❤️

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Don! A little at a time! Brian

I hadn't seen any videos from you lately. Glad to see the cleanup along the tracks is continuing and making progress.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael, welcome back! Slow and steady wins the race. B.

ETR and Diesel Creek together? I'm not sure if the internet can contain that much awesome in one location. 45 50 bucks a load sounds like you probably tracked down the cost effective and efficient solution to the brush issue.

Just a suggestion, although you have probably thought of it by now, for faster loading - stack your brush for efficient grappling as you cut.

Big progress on your railroad love the information and your video's. Stay safe

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Les, its hard work but fun to see progress. Brian

As model railroaders say, "It's your railroad, run it how you want to". As to any remaining brush removal, maybe find out who does the brush removal for the power line that runs through/across your tracks. If they have a skid loader with a Fecon (spelling?) head, it makes very short work of brush and small trees. After that a brush hog on a tractor is all you should need in the future.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

That would give it that nice clean look.

@sohomesick1

2 жыл бұрын

A skid steer mounted slasher will make short work of most of that on sight.

I know how this popped up but I'm glad it did. I will be standing by for your next update :-)

I always enjoy the track maintenance stuff. Wish I was living near you. I would spend all day, clearing out all of the brush and debris. And haul it all away. Even at 64 and 1/2, I'd still love to be able to work on a railroad.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Earl , you are here in spirit. Thanks for following! Brian

@earlschmitt884

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 by the way, I am from Wisconsin, so I know that you will get that old Wisconsin engine running. 😉

Very good video learned a lot thanks keep up the good work

sweet, a man and his machines, Mr. Lucky!!!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Robert I am really blessed to be living out the dream of many in the ETR Nation. I am humbled and honored. I'll do my best to make it a success and share the ride with everyone. Brian

Most railway's have several MOW projects on the go... not unusual. Brush is one of my major issues as well... we had 4 miles cut last season, and we still have 6 miles to deal with in the future. Weed spraying is another big project that needs to be done in June or July... as it gets out of control really fast if we do not spray in time.

Damn Son!! That was well done!. I am only at the close of your first discard.

Great job ecological wise, no burning to add to pollution and a water saver when used for mulch 👍

@daveooooo

2 жыл бұрын

Burning wood does not pollute what's wrong with you. You must be a City dwelling Democrat.

That was awesome. The lawn and garden center that you dropped off the wood and brush. Will have a field day. And it will help someone's farm or garden grow. That Volvo is paying for itself. Who owned her before you guys got her. Took care of her. She has a lot of work still to be done.

Good plan, thank you for sharing the video. I am retired, now a Model Railroader. I find your work interesting.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Krystal, I am glad you are here! Brian

I’ve been watching your progress on the ETR, you have a unique industrial style and a touch of Hank Hill in the way you operate ….all good stuff. Keep on taking a piece of the pie as you make progress. I’m waiting to see it convert to revenue earning…..good job!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Hobson!

Matt of Diesel Creek, is a good guy watch his channel all the time he too saves old iron,, I enjoy watching you on the ETR, wish I lived close to be there.

Yea Nah Yea, You have a great piece of equipment and you are working a good system.

I can’t believe how far you’ve come! Looks like it was never abandoned now

A small helpful safety tips since it's starting to be spring and warmer weather when out in areas that are woody and over brushed or close to dicthes always look on grounds and keep a eyes out for rattlesnake and other snakes because they are out of hibernation and don't wants trip to er from a bites

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

Proper planning makes light of a big load

Pretty assume, two of my favorite KZread channels ETR and Diesel Creek together.

I too practice a similar projects scheme. Having many active projects is the nature of wide responsibilities and/or of a much larger overall project. Finishing one thing before another is started is often a luxury. 👍

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

The crunch so satisfying

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, like a prefect tater tot from white castle! Umm, makin me hungry. B.

That grapple truck is sure handy, makes the ugly go away fast! Great progress.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for following! B.

In a earlier episode I recommended a chipper to remove the brush . I still believe that chipping on site is the best use of fuel .

Another great video on the rail clearing bro, Safe travels

@mischef18

2 жыл бұрын

A good chance LD18 and Dirt perfect will be there with Matt too.

Quick tip, don't just let the debris fall with the claw so high in the air. Something gets stuck or comes out funky it can catch weight on one side and get the claw whipping. its always seemed like something fun to do until there is a piece of wood flying at you.

Cleaning up pretty good!

GOATS EVEN EAT POISON OAK!!!! I DON T KNOW HOW.....but you guys did GREAT with your method! GREAT JOB...E T R!!!

Man that's a nice truck. I would love to have that for a week!

sounds like a good solution to the wood pile.

I think the multiple projects view is the most efficient when weather , funding, timing and parts/tools availability are taken into consideration. Especially while trying to get the deferred maint up to par!

Every time you post on a Sunday, I know it will be a good day. Great progress on the brush, plus having many "Iron's In The Fire" show's versatility, but, if you had only one task at a time, you'd be narrow minded. KEEP VERSATILE 😎👍

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe.

Would have been a struggle to chip that tangled mess

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, hours of work.

Very satisfying video.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Phil Thank you Sooo much! I always wonder and rethink what makes a good video, and appreciate you saying it was good. Brian

Great to see the brush pile getting picked away at.

Don't mean wrong but just a tip when handling brush with a bucket like that.... Don't drop from that high..... Some times branches can tangle in your hoses and if you didn't notice and drop the branches can rip out a hose.... That's very insulting way to learn as believe me I have. Good luck sir and stay safe. Also..... For the smaller stumps up to like 3-4 in you can sometimes dig them out with your style bucket might use the finger tongs to loosen the dirt a bit and you can usually pop them out easy. Also keep a bigger log or rr tie and use it as a tool pick it up in the middle and use it to help crush the limbs down when loading to help keep branches away from your hoses... Tamping the branches down you'd be surprised how much more you could fit on in same space

That looks like more fun than the arcade grapple games. Great progress!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Mrs. ETR watched the video and said she likes the crunching noise the grapple makes when you crush a lot of sticks.

A great video as usual..

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

James Thank you so much for saying so, I'll finish a video and wonder....? Will the ETR Nation like it? So the feed back is super helpful! Brian

Just found your channel new subscriber here. Love it man

@eastterminalrailway5975

6 ай бұрын

So glad you are along!

Yes cheaper and more efficient. I love seeing those videos with the asplundh whipaa chippa!!

Good deal to get that grapple truck. You might be able to get up funds for ETR projects by using it to do clearing jobs on the side.

Nice to see an everyday guy working his own RR. I work for a Class I and it takes alot of maintenance to run smoothly. Be careful to not stick that grapple into those OH lines, you don't need that HV messing up your signal system. 🙂

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Joel Thanks for the advice and thanks for following. B.

It my days of being a grunt, they made us climb up in the dump truck with a chain saw. And have us cut the brush pile down, that way they could fit more in the truck. Gave me nightmares for weeks till I got use to it.

Hey, being more selective with the loading will help haul more and reduce unload time. Get more haul more and save money, multi-tasking!

Well that works for now good job

Actually....one suggestion I did NOT see was.....GOATS! They put up stakes and that orange safety mesh that comes in rolls creating a pen around whatever vegetation that you want gone... and then leave the goats. Sometimes they bring in a plywood screw together shelter for them that they leave in the compound as well as well as a water trough that they tell you to keep full every day or so. After a few days ....DIRT and GOATS. The goats don t even seem to mind rain!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Scott I get it now! I see a lot of similarity's rain, dirt, eating all the time. I've been called an old goat before! Brian

@fredflintstone1406

2 жыл бұрын

They work cheap and work long hours!

@scottkew6278

2 жыл бұрын

I actually DID say there was a difference between you and goats....COFFEE!!!! NAAAAH ..just pulling your leg on that one but I was suggesting the goats. THEY WORK FOR FOOD....YOUR STUFF THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF!!! BUT IF I AM CALLING YOU A GOAT....THAT MAKES ME.....A GOAT CALLER????

My grandfather purchased a railroad spur in phosphate Montana (from the mainline to the mine 3-5 miles). I spent all summer pulling spikes. He then took the rails and made cattle guards out of them (and sold them). Now when I drive over a railroad rail cattle guard I think back to that summer and know that that guard was likely one of his.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Reuse, recycle, reinvent.

Hey Brian. Don’t forget to put the link to your merchandise site in the description. I had to search the internet for it. I bought a tumbler because I believe in you fellas and want to support you guys. Also maybe you could install a battery switch in the Volvo to make it easier on you. Love the channel

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy! Look on the end of this video for the place to click. I'll also put one on the front. B.

Nice work!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

So i'm looking forward to when your able to get the track up to where you want it to be so you can start storing railcars and make some sort of money for the Railroad. Also Brian im not sure if the Jacobi Carbons, Inc. well ever want rail connection again but the space behind it could be used for something. Just need new ties and rail. Thats a protentional 1 of 3 new places to have a customer. the other two are the plots of open land behind the Fishman Flooring Solutions. But of course you'll need track over there so make a switch from the first curve or before the curve on the straight section and go behind the AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS. could have a siding for doing run arounds. Now i know this would be a future thing for the ETR but it it could be a good possibility. I'd like to to hear your thoughts on this (either as a comment or in the next video) cause your RR could become a lil industrial railroad and it kind of is.

I feel your insurance pain! Just today I found insurance for my 1/8 scale train. It has taken much too long.

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 2 May 22.

The old DT&I rails down here in waverly would be a good investment for someone storing cars. Think the city owns them or most of it. NS has two rail cranes shoved in there close to route 220.

Good thing that you are clearing that, otherwise it’s a brush fire waiting to happen.

The progress is great? Just keep plucking away and it will soon all be done. Hope you didn’t have to haul the brush far from the ETR.

Sounds good

Every Prentice loader I've ever seen is a dump bed. You should hire a forestry mulcher or buy a bobcat with a forestry mulching tool on it then you never have to remove all that debris from your property and you can turn it into mulch to slow down new growth.

The frantic clarinet music is always good with repetitive tasks. I Bet There's Rich Folks Eatin' In A Fancy Dining Car. They're Prob'ly Drinkin' Coffee And Smokin' Big Cigars, But I Know I have to replace ties, I Know I Can't Be Free, But Those railroad ties keep on rotting, And That's What Tortures Me. Another fine video with hard work being done for the benefit of the ETR. Keep up the good work and videos.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Buck if you'll sing , we'll work!

Thx for sharing this episode with us. What are you doing when not on your railroad? Do you have an update on the new customer? When will you unwrap 2021?

I noticed that the fuel gauge is reading below empty always make sure you have a full tank of diesel fuel so you can work without running out. Great video

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Great point! I did have plenty, the issue is the gage. Brian

Have you ever heard of North American rail car operators. If so have you ever considered letting them run on your tracks check into it. They're very good insured and they're very safe and always looking for somewhere new to run thanks Jeff k.

Like the video Would love to see what u done..

It looks like it's that time of year to take care of pesky of pesky regrowth that comes up through and besides the tracks. Also has the potential to block drains. Owning a railway isn't easy always.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

True Dat!

My kind of thinking!!! I always had half a dozen projects at the same time so when one project had a pause for one of hundreds of reasons, I could immediately move to another project! I get flack for having ‘Too Many Irons In The Fire’ also. I sometimes wonder why people are so concerned for how many projects I have going at the same time. I can get so much more accomplished with many projects going at the same time. I do complete the projects, and I simply add more projects as the opportunities allow. I just don’t like to sit and do nothing when there is a pause that I have to wait for whatever reason. That all came to an end when I was going from job site to another job site and L. Davis hit me when I was stopped in a line of traffic for a red light at about 35 MPH. It took 7 surgeries with 27 inches of incisions with 30 hours on the operating table to put me back together, but I will never be the same.

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Brian, I like your decision to dump the brush at a location that will mulch it, good decision.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ed.

@slytrader

2 жыл бұрын

@@eastterminalrailway5975 Brian, for years i would borrow or pay someone to haul stuff for me. I just never used a truck enough to justify buying one. Now that I'm retired I'm glad I don't own a truck as I don't ever have a need to haul anything. Trucks are great but I don't need the added expense of maintaining an extra vehicle or the hassle of selling one.

Be sure to meet Matt with Diesel Creek, I think you'll find him quite a gentleman and he may have an idea or two re your Wisconsin engine! You both are my go-to-guys for good new KZread material! The ETR is looking good!

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy!

I live in the country so it may be different but I could never imagine paying to get rid of brush.

Another great engine /tractor show in eastern Ohio is in Orwell. I think it is in later summer. The only time I went was 10+ years ago. I can't quickly find the details on it.

@eastterminalrailway5975

2 жыл бұрын

Ray Thanks I'll look too. B.

Man I would love a load of that wood!

Handel ing it way to much you need to buy a Vermeer 12” chipper and when you cut you chip leave the mulch lay where you cut . The 12” will spread the mulch as you chip.

shoestring told me about you i look forward to seeing more