Taking Down a Big Dangerous Silo! (Without Dying) Barn Demo Pt.2

[@fransmeby8003]

Loved it from my Lazy Boy chair watching you as I crocheted.

[@dwightstrassheim4602]

Matt, you mentioned most people dont watch a video in its entirety, ah contrair, I watch ALL your videos from start to finish!!

[@thomasg5103]

Agree with you Dwight. I watch everyone of Diesel Creek videos. My Dad and I tore down barns and sold the hand hewn beams for college money. Dangerous occupation- had a few close calls!

[@gabem6362]

Me to

[@stevemorris3710]

Or au contraire even :-)

[@lesconn1240]

And me

[@bjc1702]

Yep same always entertaining

[@11moonshot]

Hi guys! "Diesel Creek" has become a household word here in far away Radebeul on the Elbe River, Germany!! Our 6-year old grand son is your greatest fan!! I too, am fascinated by your abilities - and simply humanly... you are so humorous and unpretentious ways - like our next door neighbour here around the corner - so close! We both wish you luck and millions of viewers and many more repair work-adventures! Yours Michael and Lenny!

[@bruceandrews8835]

When I was young, I went to one of my Mom's Uncle's farms for the summer. On that farm was an old Silo similar to what you are working on. My Great Uncle's Forman said we had to cut the reinforcing / blast rods first.

[@DanVR001]

"So, what did you do this weekend?" "I watched a guy try out silo-jousting on KZbin" "What?" "Yep!"

[@valvemonky4734]

thought i would check the comments as i had the same thought 💭

[@sydneymcconnaughhay5947]

Now that's funny 😄

[@geoffreylohff3876]

Don Quixote

[@MonoBrawI]

Not quite the windmill I imagined

[@nuulari]

:'DDD

[@sinnasinna7060]

Reminds me of the time when I was 15 years old, I helped take down a old silo with sledgehammers, a cable and a tractor. We knocked out a bunch of ground level cinder blocks and then walked to the tractor to pull it down. Before we got to the tractor the silo collapsed. We were very lucky! You have much better toys than we did!

[@wanderingmichigan2492]

The ultimate 'poke it with a stick and see what happens' experience.

[@kathyusa-iowa5137]

Bwaaa haaaa haaaa❗👍🤣🤣🤣

[@tomrausch7014]

#1 silo in the center pocket…

[@benmiller5015]

Wandering michigan huh? What part of the mitten you in? I'm in west michigan. That lil bump right under your pinky, that's where I'm at lol

[@wanderingmichigan2492]

@@benmiller5015 down in the thumb. But have lived all over the state in the course of my life.

[@stevebartle3893]

Life lesson, silos are way stronger than they look. Taking the bands off will help, they give it a lot of strength.

[@geoffrey6000]

"Don't tell Eva", that was so perfect, the sheer mischievous happiness in his face :)

[@timloveless5409]

These Utubers are so busy I dont know how they have time to watch each others channels.

[@ramosel]

Until she finds out....

[@Bellboy40]

@Tomsey Bitago Eva is his wife!😂

[@geofflewis4815]

@Tomsey Bitago hello Tomsey, EVA is Matt's wife. Best wishes Geoff Lewis Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@silentepsilon888]

@Tomsey Bitago .. there is a channel called DemolitionRanch and the guy there gets, buys or does stuff he does not always wants his wife Mere to know about. So he always says "There is only one rule, don't tell Mere". Here Matt borrowed that line and adapted it to him and his wife.

[@WatchWesWork]

I was waiting for a Fred Dibnah demo with timbers wedged under one side and then lit on fire!

[@barrycole8378]

I sat here thinking the same thoughts. R.I.P. Fred

[@eddiewillers1]

@@barrycole8378 Yah - The classic Dibnah Method of fire and props came to my mind!

[@brianlovatt3289]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn2UiIKkh5d-eLs

[@jacksomb1]

Top bloke was Fred... RIP kzbin.info/www/bejne/maGVaYCIdtqAeLc

[@FunkDitch]

Wow. Fred dibnah. That guy was an animal!

[@hicksalpha]

Eva gets a nice blue jeep, Matt gets a new skid steer, sounds like a fair trade!

[@Northtide]

Yup.

[@bruceandrews8835]

Mat, you did so good on taking down that Silo. Only one man and a good piece of equipment. Sorry, you weren't feeling good.

[@mariehohmann1459]

This 84 year old lady was fascinated with both parts 1 & 2. Love how you do so much with your used equipment which you keep in working order yourself. I've enjoyed lots of your footage, especially the church project!

[@davidlegault9745]

And the Wile E. Coyote "Award for Perseverance" goes to Matt of Diesel Creek - well done.

[@Snblwr]

LOL! Indeed!

[@Awags52]

The goats screaming when the silo first came down had me dying 😂😂😂😂

[@David-dg5vj]

i thought it was him xd

[@KarlToona]

@@David-dg5vj same

[@garysprandel1817]

Tell me Clarice do you still hear the screaming of the goats?

[@kendallcollinson3387]

I thought I heard them say "Yes!"

[@MIGuy]

Same with me.

[@samuelwatson5275]

my boy and i have enjoyed you declaring war on these poor barn and silo. nice work.

[@franktyred9195]

Love the goats yelling at you about the silo coming down. They are like "what the hell?"

[@MikeStern1]

Wow, watching you and that loader erase that hill at the end was great. Despite not a lot of seat time, i think you did great. And a new toy at the end, don't worry, we won't tell Eva :)

[@wyattshoulders1794]

298k subscribers so close to 300k you definitely deserve another milestone for the work you do taking your time to film and uploading videos every week

[@leonwittwer1199]

Another example of your dedication to whatever project you take on,keep ‘em coming Matt! LW Sth. Australia

[@drunkdunc8738]

Who could possibly tire of this content? Cheers Matt 🍻

[@cartercurrie6529]

It’s a pleasure to watch you work with the equipment you bring back to life.

[@AW-Services]

A great two part series Matt, I actually watched both videos in their full entirety

[@MIGuy]

me 2

[@hometownmedic7355]

As opposed to in their partial entirety?

[@JoeSmoe-uy8oh]

I love the sound of that 12 string guitar and mandolin together in your opening theme

[@waynetrain8033]

Great job jousting with the silo. The whole time , all I can stop admiring is the beautiful landscape in the background. The same goes for at your farm

[@dennis2376]

I wondering if he had a Don Quixote moment. :)

[@NICK-uy3nl]

You got the dozer in exchange for clearing the barn, well earned, that was hard work.

[@DeTrOiTXX12]

Thanks Matt for putting in the time and effort making this content! Editing after all the work must have been brutal.

[@DieselCreek]

I was tired… Mistakes were made

[@DeTrOiTXX12]

@@DieselCreek It all came together in the end man, the final product turned out great!

[@lotuslotus718]

Working hard and doing what you like with machines that you love and in process fixing things is better life than most people will live in the city setting. If someone would offer me apartments in skyscrapers of manhattan or farm like yours it wouldn’t be hard choice for me farm would be the choice. Keep making videos every single video is great and I spend whole rainy Saturday watching them .Great job.

[@maddog2771]

I love the opening camera shot of the cat

[@donburke5670]

"Goat's screaming, he brought down the silo with his trusty lance and chains" LOL. That thing hung on until the bitter end. Great job Matt, love your channel! Nice to see old mechanicals made right again. Looking forward to more!

[@renegade2556]

Sucks Watching an old Barn Come Down! Another American Farmer Bit The Dust.

[@mindym.1166]

Did anyone else laugh when those goats went running for the hills?! That silo sure put up a fight!

[@garymallard4699]

And Laughing at him too!! 😂

[@henkoosterhof5947]

Mindy M. They sounded scared to me. Thats when i wait laughing until i know where its going to.

[@TomAtwood-q6m]

You are a great worker. I hope nobody builds a house where the blocks from the silo are buried. They might have a hard time building a foundation.

[@brianlovatt3289]

A name that really come to mind watching this: Fred Dibna. A legend here in the UK for bringing down huge chimneys!

[@mikespunchlist]

The old saying "I wouldn't touch that with a 40 foot pole" comes to mind!

[@wes11bravo]

The observing goats went from skeptical, to mocking, to terrified! Well done, Matt!

[@agentfrankvideos]

Sounds like he hit the goat there for a minute....

[@Ganiscol]

The floppy eared goats stole the show! 😅 For quite some time I was wondering who was hollering as he tried to pull down the silo and the cable snapped, then the bird's eye view revealed the 5 goats of the apocalypse watching the action, being jumpy every time something made a noise and then hoofed it as the cable snapped with a bang - was hilarious! -Another thing, though. That beautiful loader should get a roll bar or cage. I would get so itchy operating that on a slope knowing there is little chance to get away from it if it tilts. 😞- Nevermind, saw the video where he built one 😅

[@marvwatkins7029]

It's great having two cameras recording the same event from different perspectives.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Matt I’ve never ran the older version of the 977 but I have ran the rear engine newer one. The pushing power was unstoppable. I will never forget that summer I ran it. Thanks again and again for your direct no BS videos.

[@sjorsrutters4468]

Never would have thought it would be such a struggle to get the darned thing down, they sure built em right back then. Great job!

[@peterslegers6121]

You just need to know how to read a structure: What is holding it together? In this case, he could have cut a few metal bands at the bottom and push or pull it over. Those bands are holding the stones together. Cut them loose and the walls will crumble. Just like in part one, where he could have nudged the floor and let the sheared basement collapse. That way he would have had a safe demolishment site, right at the beginning.

[@kayneahnung3661]

The sound of that 977 is just awsome!!!

[@jacknevitt7384]

This was a great 2 part series, Matt. You did an excellent job. That big front end loader is a beast!

[@TimS366]

One of the most entertaining videos you have ever done! I like how your mind and mine work much the same when it come to working out practical things, not that that is a recommendation! Brilliant stuff.

[@Northtide]

Ditto. I was beginning to think "Fire in the hole!" But the clients house was too close, not the mention the goats.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Matt I’m ranking this video in the top 5 of your videos. I loved it.

[@mtShark1]

I got so wrapped up watchin' you that was tippin' my phone to help you empty the loader with each pass! 😁 Keep up the great work, loved every minute!!

[@RobertForslund]

That dozer sure work just as hard as the day she was made! Gotta love good ol' machinery! 😛 That job sure did come out great! Keep up the good work! 😁👍

[@Rob-oj2fg]

Lmao “re-evaluating life choices”!!! That made me bust a rib laughing bro! The frustration is real

[@colingraham1065]

Sir Mattalot rides into battle with his trusty lance!

[@thirtywide]

As a bldg.contractor for 25 plus years all I can say is GREAT JOB

[@GunpowderMechanical]

In my line of work when things just aren’t going right, hands on hips, stare the objective down and “evaluate life decisions” is a common thing. Great job knocking that mess down and making it look good.

[@michaelb.5345]

Matt I’ve never saw you so exhausted, you did a great job it looks great and it made a very interesting video, just cut yourself some slack and realize crap happens, then move on and do what you do best, which is all good work. Stay safe....Keep on dozen

[@mdouglaswray]

AMAZING DEMOLITION work!! You'd never know there was a barn there!! Again, always amazed that you do all this by yourself. Be safe!!

[@inquisitive980]

The “after” is really amazing! Great job

[@trevor311264]

The weight of the top of the tower keeps the blocks at the bottom of the tower in compression, and that makes them hard as hell to knock out. Unless you are going to blow the bottom out (overkill for a little silo like this) or use a pneumatic chisel, then starting at the top is the best idea.

[@Stubones999]

or weaken the bands at the bottom and then a breeze would take it over.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Matt your introductions to the video are killer!

[@rc9831]

Matt, I simply want to say you are an amazing guy. You took what most people thought was a useless rustbucket and brought it back to life to the point no professional dozer operator could have done a better job. My hat is off to you.

[@GardeningMan]

Oh dear Matt have faith in yourself,, your true watchers always watch your videos

[@TheJstewart2010]

Impressive, impressive, impressive. That was an incredible job, especially by one person. When you were done, you would never have known a barn was ever there.

[@KristaMae]

This! Absolutely this! The time I rented a skid steer, the county yelled at us. 😒 Are there "codes" a person should google before setting about a job like this? I mean, you don't go asking the county first, but best have an idea about what you'd be begging forgiveness over. 👍 Also, dang, how much $ in diesel did you spend? I know you do lots with trades and favors, but isn't that about a week of work? What kind of money is that worth? I'd love to get to a place where I could live helping neighbors...

[@chance6298]

Just as you said Matt, back to back!! I watched the first one last night. That was Awesome, great job buddy. Keep up the content, we all know you super busy too. Thanks

[@neilfairless4589]

Now there's a man who has earned a beer.

[@gunnerb47]

Leaning tower of diesel creek

[@joepol711]

Controlled demo is the way. Drill holes w long allthread hooked to chains in 6 - 12 locations, pull outward on blocks. It'll go! 😉

[@tireddad6541]

I was thinking some vertical cuts would go a long way as well. Break the skin distribution of the force

[@ewanstewart8011]

You more than deserve any interactions you get for your hard work to keep us entertained Matt see you in the future 👍🏻

[@craigroberts5806]

I think we need to revisit the "Don't tell Eva" part :) Please have that on tape!!!! Another great video Matt.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Impressive dirt work Matt near the end Looks like the barn was never there and was always a Nice flat looking Pack of Dirt like a farm field So cool 33:28 @Diesel Creek

[@owenparker6651]

So many sketchy ideas, so little time (and only one life to give!) LOL My guess was that you would grab those bands from the bottom like you mentioned, but that you would need to do it from the front, not the back. Very entertaining to watching a man with two clues figure out how to do something you don't do every day. Also enjoyable watching a man make an incredible mess and then clean it up. Thanks for sharing...

[@Aaronius100]

Damn good job! That 977 is an absolute beast! I worked one many many years ago. It's nice to see someone that takes so much pride in their work these days.

[@danieloutloud9151]

Interesting to see you getting so much use out of that newly revived dozer you're using . Those old machines are tough and still useful after such a long nap .

[@4ll4ll]

i think this one man job paid for alot of the revived gear he uses its amazing what he does

[@nzzs203]

I liked and subscribed for a couple of reasons. I’ll be honest. I usually don’t, but you work hard, you care about what you’re doing and you don’t keep throwing ads and promotions in your videos. I have almost stopped watching KZbin because of it. I won’t even watch some of the channels I used to love because of it. They start out great and it goes to their head. Great job on the barn. I enjoyed all parts of getting the dozer in working order and all parts of the demo👍

[@DieselCreek]

Thank you!

[@bobyelp868]

Well you weren’t joking about the back to back video . Thanks for the great videos

[@Timberland-Farms]

Yes I was so looking forward to this!!

[@steptdnit9776]

I've watched you revive that Cat from the beginning. I think it was meant to be. You and that old machine put that tired barn to rest. Awesome content brother! Well done.

[@JeffJohnson-uo7zq]

These 2 vids were pure entertainment Matt! Living in Minnesota, I've seen MANY a farm place go under (literally). Awesome job for a ONE man crew!!

[@Seankamrath]

I grew up in Northern Wisconsin and I agree this was pure gold. I miss doing this kind of stuff.

[@daveschneider4723]

That silo was a cylinder ... strong in compression, and the steel bands guarded against burst tests. And I'm glad the whiplash went away from you when the "tow rope" and chains popped.

[@stumpy2816]

Great job Matt. Persistence is the key to success. You have proved that. As always another great video 👍👍👍👍

[@ravisaleh]

Good job, Matt! That was one mammoth task and you nailed it! Edit: I never miss any of your videos, great entertainment and I absolutely respect your hard work! Keep it up buddy!

[@jensschroder8214]

The steel straps around the silo hold everything together. You have to destroy them first.

[@donaldlindgren6817]

The bands hold the blocks in compression and concrete is very strong in compression. A wooden pole is no match for concrete. Cutting a few bands on the bottom would have facilitated pulling it over. However you got it done so it is hard to argue with success. Also, I can't help thinking that about 20 years from now when someone decides put up a building there, that the guy digging the foundation is in for a nasty surprise.

[@ohiofarmer5918]

Haven't watched the thing enough to know what worked, but my vote would have been to cut the banding maybe five bands up. Cut it in the middle and chain it to the dozer and maybe rip out the bolts and concrete to start the process Then get a long I beam and push it from the inside out with the dozer

[@sk4lman]

24:55

[@cmleoj]

Hook a chain to one or two of those bands and let it rip. Nothing left but to doze off the pile.

[@handyguy480]

Damn proud that you brought old heavy equipment back to life and took on a job this size by yourself. My hats off to you! Ken

[@SammyFender]

The best thing about long videos?? You get Diesel Creek twice in one week!!!

[@aceadman]

Matt, you are in within sight of becoming a legend. I must not be counted in your analytics, because I watch every vid til the end. Skip ahead are so rare. The bands were clearly preventing your pole trick from working. If you’d had something thinner that could hit only the blocks, I think it would have worked. Epic series including the revival. Thanks for the hard work as usual 😊👍👍

[@htownandi6263]

Man that silo was even tougher than the barn! The goats screaming was hilarious! And awesome shout-out to Demolition Ranch. ❤️

[@peterbienvenu9033]

Good job again MATT

[@ADSC2006]

What a great way to start a Sunday morning. God Bless Y'all.

[@tonybarnes7500]

take my hat off to you matt your are 1st class bloke and i love your channel my late dad was a plant operator for 40 years and he had a passion for is job i can see this passion in you well done matt great job keep up the good work

[@greghiebert7787]

Matt you have a good eye for leveling ground,a few more hrs on the 977 you'll be like all the seasoned operators,infact I've seen guys with 30 years experience who couldn't hold a candle to you,just saying!!

[@terrybooker45]

Fantastic job Matt. Proud of you

[@MONSTERMISFITS]

Looks great brother I won't tell Eva lol...and edditing is alot of work for sure..I don't think anyone knows how much work goes into just videoing what you do then cut all the fluff out of been doing it for a year and half now but it gets addicting...another great project thanks for sharing.

[@starrionx1]

Does that mean in addition to the 977, and the fork Loader, he has also added a tracked Bobcat, or was that just a loaner?

[@EnglishCharlie]

Yeah, the effort to do the job is one thing I appreciate how much effort and thought goes into producing it as a video too! Well done, thanks for sharing!

[@orchidhouse297]

If this is like the UK silos I know, (probably not) the steel bands are to contain the walls if the grain inside gets explosive. The key is to cut the lower bands then pull from behind, at a safe distance, on a band higher up. The blocks will cave in allowing the silo to topple as the supporting blocks are pulled in and removed.

[@Erik_MN]

That's what I was thinking, cut the bands first

[@spicymchaggis2601]

Fred Dibnah would have dropped this silo with a hammer and chisel..amazing old guy for anyone who hasn’t seen his videos

[@marvwatkins7029]

A beautiful location to work in at any rate. Great vistas.

[@rogerhaag9069]

You really did a nice job smoothing that ground out!!!! Would never know there was a barn and silo there. Sad to see it have to go!! You certainly earned the thumbs up. I love barns also.

[@memyself7413]

Here, in the UK, I love watching this stuff. You did a fantastic job, levelling thie barn and silo. I look forward to your next video.

[@itsverygreen532]

Dude, that was a lot of hard work, neat doing it with the equipment from the farm too. Everyone got a win, the customer got his barn removed and nicely cleaned up, you got a couple of nice bits of equipment.

[@K7DFA]

Robin Szemetti : Matt already owned the equipment, brought it to the job site!

[@WoodNMetalWorkshop]

@@K7DFA no, if you go back to the will it start on the 977 Matt explained that he got that and another loader in exchange for taking down the barn.

[@itsverygreen532]

@@K7DFA Nope, you need to go back to the first episode of this series, he pulled two items of gear out of the shed with the "Valvoline" sign, a Fiat-Allis wheel loader, and the Cat 977k in exchange for tearing down the barn. Go back through the stream and he talks about the deal. Both items had been sitting 12+ years, and he used the 977k to out of theshed to clean the site up. de G1YFG

[@K7DFA]

@@WoodNMetalWorkshop Okay, I thought that the 977 was the one he hauled out of that huge scrap yard. Thinking back though, that was a mini loader.

[@PoteauCowboy]

"HARD WORK" Great job on the demo and finishing.

[@SuperNoticer]

This demo was really cool to see. Thanks for filming it for us. I know it's not easy.

[@dansevern3291]

Well, it was a learning opportunity as well, you tried some stuff that didn't work, some stuff that did work, and you didn't die. All in all, that's a success.

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Being safe is a slow process sometimes but in the end it looks great Matt👍 Your pride in your work is something missing in society these days. Love your channel. Great job on this one and one of the best videos I've seen

[@RSterkenburg]

I was happy to see that silo come down safely! Pushing from the bottom is never safe. I was a little disappointed to see he didn't ever wear a mask - concrete dust is bad enough but those precast silo panels frequently contain asbestos and driving over them with a bulldozer is definitely "disturbing" them.

[@jimpeters6440]

I enjoyed seeing you use the equipment you bring back to life.

[@sr.chinta-louisetorpey5566]

impressive, you'd never know a barn ever sat there...very nice cleanup!

[@leonardmoore867]

Hi Matt. Just found your channel about 6 weeks ago and I am hooked. I’m just an old man down in Tx but you have me spending hours every day watching your stuff. Be safe my friend and never forget……CONTACT!!!!!!!

[@theshoeman7044]

Great videos starting with getting the 977 working after so many stagnant years to finally spreading the straw! For reasons of safety it was necessary to bring down the old barn and silo. But, to borrow a line from Larson's Farms, the Struggle Bus showed up and both structures resisted the demolition derby far longer than any of us expected. Super work and you got a great Cat Traxcavator out of the job. Thanks.

[@singleman1986]

Darn right you EARN your 'up thumbs' man. The only thing I love more than doing a job 100% is watching a pro doing it 110% and earning a customer for life. WELL done dude....~Eli.