Cutting Down Big Trees & playing with Acid!

Playing catch up after a serious storm blew through and caused some damage, then we see what Acid will do to rust!
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[@Two_Deep]

I love me some #DieselCreek thank you 👍

[@chrispza]

When using acid, please make sure to rinse well and neutralise with bicarb or washing soda, as the acid can stay in cracks and pits. It is also a good idea to have some handy when working with acids, to neutralise accidental spills.

[@snextime]

I always like the drone footage at the end.

[@DieselCreek]

awesome thanks !

[@barbfrank917]

Great intro. Watching you cut down those trees, takes me back. Loved being in the woods, the sound of the chain saw and the smell of wood. Thank you for taking me down memory lane.

[@JohnSmith-pz5xx]

1:20 “He’s just standing there…MenAcIngLy!!”

[@tomjoad1363]

Love the aerial views.... This region seems still really wild though there are so many housing everywhere.

[@DieselCreek]

I hate housing developments, downfall of the world

[@russb3816]

What a great video. A little bit of everything. Thanks for all the entertainment

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!

[@outdoororiginal4364]

Love one take Wednesdays. God bless sir. Thanks for the great content.

[@ChickenParm152]

Great videos. Keep 'em coming!

[@DieselCreek]

thanks!!!

[@corybiltz2461]

Vintage diesel creek - oh wait...... This was just three short years ago!!!!!

[@alanstant9356]

I remember climbing trees to take them down. I also remembering using the trucks and rope to help. Brings me back to the good old days.

[@DieselCreek]

You don’t look old enough to have them days behind you!

[@alanstant9356]

@@DieselCreek Thanks for gesture guys. Its been about 30 something years for me lol.

[@sandraanddelgray3180]

fun to watch, thanks

[@Military-Museum-LP]

The acid treatment worked! I never heard of this. Thanks 😊

[@DieselCreek]

this was my first rodeo with it! quite pleased with the results!

[@ShainAndrews]

Acid is very handy. Probably didn't have to go full gonzo with Muriatic. Citric would have done the job, step above that phosphoric. Muriatic is my last resort generally reserved for mill scale removal. When using Muriatic do not use without fume extraction. The fumes will attack any metal it comes in contact with, including electrical outlets, plumbing. You know the stuff you can't see.

[@dougstreu3006]

Thanks for the great content. Love your channel!🤓

[@DieselCreek]

Awesome thanks for watching!

[@CMDSR]

I loved the custom dashboard.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...WOW!! ,That is a lot of damage. great vid..work and keep safe...

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for watching!

[@greglomas7620]

Love the skin coloured safety gloves you used with the acid lol

[@peterbarbary6055]

Wrong button love your work follow you most nights or afternoons cheers from Peter Barbary Victoria Australia

[@donaldellett9371]

That hail will do some damage - wow

[@michaelb.5345]

Great job..

[@DieselCreek]

thanks for watching!

[@fernandoqueirozpopovic7024]

And here is the new intro finally, love it

[@mdouglaswray]

Always fun videos! Appreciate the 'peach fuzz' report. LOL! Nice new intro!

[@DieselCreek]

If your on Instagram tag me in your #quarantinebeardchallange

[@BrewClan]

Intro was Awesome :D

[@2LateIWon]

I put nuts in the tank and swish it around. The corners seem to knock off a little more. But yeah I agree I'm sure you will be fine. Hate to hear about the hail. I live in Moore, Oklahoma. We get a lot of that with tornadoes. Even though you don't like the awning. Insurance will pay you for it. Great vid as always

[@DieselCreek]

my thoughts exactly!

[@lutsifer5847]

14:19 Water pumps that run dry sometimes cause problems. Most seals and bearings are allergic to dry operation.🤭

[@BattleChemist]

Cool seeing the MS271 Farm Boss... I just picked one up off Marketplace for $350 that the guy said only had a cord of wood through it (and it looks like it).

[@glenpaul3606]

Use Ospho (phosphoric acid) to remove rust. It turns iron oxide into iron phosphate which is inert. It's much safer than muriatic acid.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I love the new introduction!!!

[@DieselCreek]

thank you!!!

[@regsparkes6507]

Yeah, I almost 'ducked' when the IH ran right over me!!

[@jeremiahjorenby2275]

Man, I need one of those cute lil tractors.........

[@jdub229r]

Jeremiah Jorenby bought me one last year, handy little beasts. I’ve had tractors for the last 30 years, never had a loader though. Not sure what I did before I had a front end loader.

[@tracymclaughlinholmes677]

Digging the quarantine peach fuzz. That actually made me laugh out loud 😂

[@DieselCreek]

#quarantinebeardchallange

[@handyman5455]

Love the intro

[@DieselCreek]

It’s nice for a quick video!

[@jimbolton2513]

Love that intro

[@chris33661]

Cool.

[@leed2883]

Big truck and horn reminds me of jeepers creepers

[@ChickenParm152]

looks like your garage floor got a good cleaning!

[@DieselCreek]

i will soon, needs pressure washed!

[@ChickenParm152]

@@DieselCreek eh, the flooding cleaned it good enough for another 10 years lmao

[@philjungels7617]

A handful of pea gravel in that tank, let it bounce around in a cement mixer, (yes, pad it in something) and it will be squeeky, shiny, clean.

[@DieselCreek]

I forgot all about having a mixer now, that would do the trick!

[@Dailydieseldose315]

Damn that's a nice International.

[@DieselCreek]

Thank you! I did a whole series on putting that truck together if your interested! kzbin.info/aero/PL_pBKaJD0nwUpohhxHEIEpYRevq4Nn0mr

[@bassonabudget2k899]

Love the new intro!!

[@DieselCreek]

Something fun for a short video!

[@stuartroland9605]

Good day , you had the same hail as we did over here in Ohio . Hope your insurance will take care of all your damage .Take care .See Ya .

[@DieselCreek]

they say they will, well see!

[@jayhiz3514]

Nice

[@whotknots]

Kubota make tiny tractors for kids now? Wow! Grandad should keep his mitts off it!

[@sweettee3647]

I had those awnings on my house when we bought it. Took them offices years later and put new siding gutters and shutters on scrapped the awnings and I wish I had them now. The kept it so much cooler in the summer. And I could leave the windows open when it was nice even when it rained. Can't open in the rain now.

[@DieselCreek]

Yes I wish they were better looking because I love their function they are just ugly lol

[@sweettee3647]

@@DieselCreek you can paint them.

[@mikeobrien3744]

Good Idea to stop the chemical reaction of the acid. Any soda (baking soda) will do, just let it sit a bit, then rinse.

[@larrypeterson9349]

You should see what it (Muriatic Acid) does to a 'cast aluminum carburetor '!!!!

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

For the flooding at least you know how to handle, when my shop flooded I did a knee jerk and dug a sump with pump a bit of overkill , but my stuff stays dry. You take good care God bless

[@DieselCreek]

It’s not actually my garage I just use it so no big changes here. Not the first time the floor has been covered but probably the worst it’s been... the French drains are clogged, it needs a box culvert in front of the doors

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

@@DieselCreek My friend I wouldn't know a box culvert from a boxspring

[@fredspindor1624]

Storm Damage is always a pain

[@Mhurtle65]

That dash adds 5 H.P.

[@noelguerrero2770]

You might want to soak the tank with lye solution to neutralize the acid. Then rinse with a lot of water.

[@MichaelWilliams0311]

put sand in that gas tank, duck tape it inside a couple bath towels, throw in clothes dryer for an hour

[@clintonmississippi2108]

I ordered and use Oxalic Acid crystals. Put two or three tablespoons of crystals into the gas tank, add warm water and wait for a few hours. My gas tank looked brand new inside. Amazing stuff....One year later and the tank holds gasoline and still looks new inside. Easier for me to handle than Muratic Acid.. Have you ever tried Oxalic acid to remove rust??

[@tootall5559]

when cutting up the downed log, cut UP at first, about quarter to a third of the way, then cut down from the top. Makes it way easier.

[@DieselCreek]

I actually told him that after the first cut, he dosnt do much cutting

[@tootall5559]

@@DieselCreek Doesn't listen well either huh?

[@MattPanther91]

It also depends where the pressure is at too..

[@tootall5559]

@@MattPanther91 actually, that's correct. sometimes you have to saw almost or all the way going up or vice versa, but on a felled tree with many branches on the bottom side you're most always better off to saw up a bit first. There are some occasions where that doesn't really work, but 9 times out of ten or so it does.

[@psavel274]

This is the truth. You can pinch the bar and get stuck fumbling around with wedges if you don't do this. Makes you look like a noob when you don't have to. I was a foreskin of a tree service company for 8 years or so. Still do a little tree work on the side, and build/ mod saws for folks. Any mods to the 'ol farm boss??? Open up the muffler and advance the timing if you haven't already. Free mods that make a hell of a difference with the EPA choking them down. I have a pretty nice arsenal myself. Mostly Stihl, but I love my big bore 372xp, and my 346xp. I'm not one of these guys that is partial to any brand. Each company has their models that perform their duty in a particular situation. Hell, you can even go to town modding an Echo and do some pretty good cutting with it. The CS490 is a cheap ass saw, and it has a mag case, is quite light and they start super easy. Like I said, they all have their place depending on the work you're doing.

[@mikegrandinette6253]

Starter hub just needs some oil on the wick at the top of the bearing assembly, just had to do the one on my snapper

[@outintheshed2691]

I like the new intro.

[@DieselCreek]

thank you!!

[@Fatamus]

Awww hell!

[@bubbagreensmith7174]

👍👍👍

[@jeninmontana]

Great intro! So sorry about the hail - every now & then mother nature reminds us she's in charge. I hope insurance helps to get everything fixed for you. BTW, what's happening with the church?

[@DieselCreek]

You’ll see Friday!

[@michaeladams9807]

👍👍

[@mjmcomputers]

We had a storm come through here awhile back. Took quite a few trees down.

[@DieselCreek]

Power line guys are busy

[@danevans7214]

Add some aviation gas it cost more but after you empty the gas out then start it up with aviation gas it will last for more than 5 years keeps the motor ready to run with no rust inside, found this out after putting a lot of airfields and got know how the old-timers keep all the motors running so good that`s why it`s good to be nice you find that it better to be nice then a hole keep up the Great work you did GREAT

[@DieselCreek]

where can you buy that?

[@danevans7214]

should be any small air field

[@danevans7214]

any air field

[@danevans7214]

@@DieselCreek you should be able to aviation gas at any small air field ,l would take just about all the gas let it run out of gas then put in the aviation just enough to start the motor then , shut the motor off and, they just enough aviation fuel in the bottom of the tank so it would not get any rest

[@RiverValleyAcres]

Damn you must have got hammered with some rain. I think I’m north of you in Lawrence county and there wasn’t any hail here.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

DC - "How do you like this quarantine beard I got coming in here huh"? Me - I saw more hair after the OH had a Brazilian

[@mrtowmonster]

I was gonna say the same thing about running it without water in it will burn up the seals in the pump you could oil the starter clutch and see if that works take the starter cover off and in the part of the clutch that goes into the rewind is a small hole you can shoot oil into and while you got the starter cover off shoot some oil into the spring where the spring hooks into the cover and work the rope a few times. I used to work for a equipment rental store and worked on many briggs and scrap irons and water pumps

[@DieselCreek]

yes i never run the pumps for more than a minute when theres no water in it.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Liked the new intro 👍🏼

[@DieselCreek]

thanks! I thought it was cool for a quick video!

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

Diesel Creek I always skip the longer creek intro, this one i didn't, it simple & fun.

[@fillg]

@@DieselCreek I would've been too scared I was going to run over the camera

[@DieselCreek]

I wasn’t worried about me it was the time between me setting it there and going back down the road to turn around I was worried about, someone else not paying attention could have come and taken it out... I got lucky

[@rk22cc]

like it

[@dennisolsen4507]

Well damn! That was not the Wednesday update I wanted to hear! Sorry all of your stuff got wrecked, but I'm glad to see it wasn't worse. Good luck to you! Oh and the tree climbers PPE was, shall we say sketchy?

[@DieselCreek]

Lol

[@zstation64]

That Kubota is like a tractor, only smaller.

[@DieselCreek]

Cute isn’t it? Still... I’d love to have one

[@Starcrunch72]

Wow, the other day when those storms rolled through, we didn't get any hail. That stuff was pretty big

[@DieselCreek]

Biggest I’ve ever seen in person, we don’t get much hail typically

[@danielheartsill4269]

I have seen people take a hand full of marbles in the tank with some cleaner, shake it around a while and it comes out clean as new.

[@DieselCreek]

I’ve used chain, and nuts and bolts. This was something new for me but I like the results!

[@luckydubeinrc5165]

1 ordinary batt charger and a anode inside the tank, 2 teaspoons of salt and water in the tank + 1 hour = clean as a baby bum!

[@trebsr]

C'MON FRIDAY!! LOL

[@billmartin7637]

Muriatic acid something that is dangerous but it's what's used in your pool. If want something stronger is hydrochloric acid. Same stuff only more pure it's HCL chemically speaking.

[@bluegrallis]

A little WD40 or a couple drops of oil might stop that rope start from squealing.

[@gregcarder4605]

you should use vinegar to neutralize acid and if put some rocks in the tank then while your doing something on tractor strap the tank on and the vibration will clean the tank with the rocks

[@notajp]

Yep, and I hope you coated the inside of that tank to keep it from flash rusting....

[@geraldparker7239]

You could have used vinegar and it would clean it up and rinse it out with Baku g soda water neutralize and dry it out old school fix.

[@pedrotheswift5937]

Now repeat after me,, Reg Coates,,,, ;)

[@walterrobbins4470]

Don’t worry too much about facial hair. I couldn’t grow a decent beard until I was about 35. Now I have a full bushy beard but it has turned white

[@danielheartsill4269]

Don't forget to have your roof looked at. Hail big enough to dent a car will trash a roof.

[@DieselCreek]

My roof was already garbage lol

[@garyronan5568]

So was my dad's! 20+ year's old with cheap shingles. He and I put it on when I was in my mid 20's. A hail storm came through and knocked holes in the plastic gutters I had just installed that spring. He just wanted his gutters replaced but the nice lady agent wrote up the gutters and added the roof as well! I had an old 98 Bronco over there sitting in the driveway. It got hit pretty hard. She asked my dad if the truck was his and he told her it was my truck. Asked him who insured it and he knew it was her company. She did a walk around noting all the damage. My dad called me and told me what was going on so I talked to the agent on the phone giving her my insurance info. A few weeks later I got a check for over a grand for a truck that barely ran ( bad speed sensor and Ford has it incorporated into the speedometer cluster so it costs a small fortune to repair!) I only paid a grand for it in the first place! I hope you came out better than whole on that affair like I did!!

[@Biffo1262]

During the 1980's in Irlam, Greater Manchester we had even bigger hailstones than that. Probably about 50% larger. My next door neighbours car, a Volvo saloon, suffered badly as did my neighbour on the other side's Datsun. They both required extensive work and ended up with vinyl roofs. My old Vauxhall Viva showed not the slightest dent and no broken glass. Go figure!

[@lastguy8613]

That's probably because even hail wouldn't be seen dead anywhere near a Vauxhall Viva!!

[@alexthomas637]

😎😎😎😎👍

[@aaronabney8924]

Wouldve made some nice lumber

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

Some gas tank sealer would be good to prevent more rust.

[@DieselCreek]

Any recommendations?

[@gordonwilloughby8793]

@@DieselCreek I got some from e-bay called Red Kote. The gas tank on my generator got rusty inside. I poured what i thought was enough Red Kote in the tank and tilted the tank in various positions to get a thin coat all over the bottom and sides. Fortunately I guessed the right amount. Then let it set for about one week with the cover off to make sure it was dry. Not sure but I might have used a hair dryer on the outside of the tank. Don't get it too hot. I directed a fan to blow in it to get rid of the fumes. The last time I checked it was last summer and it still looked good. Take out the valve or connector where the hose connects put a plug in so it won't plug the hole. Good idea to coat the plug with Silicone spray before putting it in so the sealer don't stick to the plug.As soon as it begins to set enough so it won't run out and fill the threads take out the plug and make sure the hole is open. It only needs a thin layer. I don't know if it is the best brand because it is the only kind I have used but it seemed to work. If you have some left close the can and save it for using on another tank.

[@Fatamus]

Here the wind blew 45mph with guests up to 75mph for three days and knocked out the power the first time for 12+ hours at 15*F wind chill @ -11*F the second day it was knocked out for about 18 hours same wind same chill. Luckily the snow was glazed on top and didn't drift and blow over the driveway ... like I'm going anywhere - self sequestered. O damn that muriatic acid will take your breath away ... bad juju. Tumble rocks, screws, nuts n bolts in the fuel tank anything but that caustic stuff it works but tumbling would have gotten rid of that scale in the tank. After which a little fuel tank cleaner/sealer works great.. find it at eBay, Amazon or better yet Steinertractor.com they have smaller batches for smaller tanks

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

Oh brother I am so sorry

[@peterdubyoski4622]

Did not see the pump. If it's a trash pump I would spray silicone in both intake and output ports before running again. Also check the exhaust coils and the pull cord fluid.

[@stevengrotte2987]

Many insurance claims!!

[@DieselCreek]

There was tons! We got new roofs and siding

[@STAY-GOLD-VINYL]

Use some sodium bicarbonate to neutralize after using acid on any metals.

[@highdesertworkshop]

Don't let an open container of that acid sit in your shop, all your tools will have a light coat of rust in a day or so.

[@DieselCreek]

No it’s wicked stuff that’s why I did that out doors lol

[@alantorrance6153]

Instead of cutting that tree into small sections (very wasteful), it could have been cut into lengths for proper milling. It would have provided beautiful timber.

[@RedDFilm]

Drainage problem on your garage? Perhaps down pipes/ eaves troughs clogged?

[@DieselCreek]

the whole place is set up for failure if the rain is too heavy.

[@mickbaker2483]

Hi Mat another good video only one this wrong not with you but your buddy tell him not to cut his trees into the wedge from the front but cut into the back of it so when it falls he's behind the tree and he has better chance of not getting killed and as for walking under the rope and across his wedge he must have a death wish I've seen men get badly hurt doing that and they've never worked again, looking forward to Friday's video and I love the music you have on Friday videos.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks! My buddy works hard on that!

[@lewisevans5991]

was line on that tree in another county?🤣

[@pattyk101]

More about the church, please.

[@DieselCreek]

new video on it today!

[@donniecoleman1324]

I tried the old acid trick on a motorcycle tank one time that I was trying to clean, it cleaned the tank beautifully, but the pet cock didn’t fair so well. I mean it ate that thing almost completely up. The only piece I could salvage was the settlement bowl.

[@Unclejake]

We should all demand they outlaw ethanol gas.

[@DieselCreek]

I agree with that!!!!

[@waynewarner9908]

If you run a pump like that with no water in it you may have overheated the seal and melted it had that happen one time.

[@DieselCreek]

i only ran it a minute, i know not to run them long with no water,

[@rebelcat420]

Damn! We are less than 15mi away and the most we had was a power strip/surge protector let the magic blue smoke out. Nothing much else here.

[@DieselCreek]

They never work well after you let the magic smoke out

[@DieselCreek]

They never work well after you let the magic smoke out

[@regsparkes6507]

I had a bit of a nervous laugh when I saw that last tree being cut down, and the 'cutter' just stood there by that falling tree,...ooohhhh boy! Water pumps,...I guess you did have some water in that prior to start up to keep the shaft seal 'lubricated' and cooled didn't you?? i hope you get your insurance claims on your Jeep and other vehicles taken care of without too much hassel from the Insurers. Yup see you Friday.

[@DieselCreek]

The insurance guy said it would be all taken care of no deductible or anything!

[@regsparkes6507]

@@DieselCreek Top Notch Insurance company then. Thumbs up for that!

[@madmodifier]

Tuck under garage, no goo, beg my pard

[@andyklove]

the squealing is from the clutch used in the recoil starter

[@DieselCreek]

thats what i stated

[@erichouser6337]

Have you set anytime when your going to start working on the Autocar or is the a project later on down the road? Well be safe brother. Take care your friend from Larned Ks.

[@DieselCreek]

As soon as it quits raining here I’ll be shifting my focus to the farm again and hope to get started on it! It wasn’t supposed to rain at all this week on Monday, it’s rained a little every day so far and now shows rain the next 5 days 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@tomjoad1363]

@@DieselCreek No lockdown in your area?

[@DieselCreek]

I can still go work on my projects, I’m by myself anyhow I’ve been practicing social distancing for 10 years or better