JUNKING NIGHTMARE! JUNK, SNAKES & HEADACHES IN THIS BACKYARD!

[@2010romeyrome]

I’d take a bulldozer to it and call it a day

[@sherrythomas2796]

Keep one day at a time. It's been 19 years since my husband passed away from a massive heart attack. Miss him every day but he would want me to keep on, which I have. You never get over the pain, it just gets more dull is the only way I have ever been able to explain it. You are doing just fine.

[@paulwilkie8556]

In the midst of everything you have gone through. You are remarkable. You continue to amaze the community with your content. It is not an easy road but you still continue to carry on. Thank you for all of your videos and you are always in my prayers.

[@idigit4967]

Thank you Paul! I'm trying my best everyday!

[@mlrheidi]

This episode really shows the talent you have with your equipment. Great job!

[@Jiggidywig]

Prayers continue for your loss of Misty. Prayers also for your safety and continuing success. This job has been full of surprises and determination. We certainly enjoyed with bated breath! Great job!

[@danrossell6375]

I like the idea of spraying, burning the residue then reclaiming the metal.

[@celticdancersue4413]

Might I suggest investing in a microphone that you can wear on your chest? We miss a lot of what you say unfortunately. I agree that spraying and burning is a wise choice. Maybe ask the fire department to do it? Because their new men can always use training experience.

[@Chuck5653]

I am an old farmer rancher guy and I can tell you that this kind of crap used to really chap my hide. Old farmers and ranchers were and are notorious for not planning ahead for land development of ANY kind. I dug a HUGE pond for a lady who bought 80 acres, and she had no clue that it would take me an entire month just to dig out the old metal and tractor parts and an old tractor that was buried in the area she wanted to pond. REALLY pissed me off. I almost gave up, but she compensated me for it.

[@351linzdoctor]

Dozer( Skidsteer) with a root rake then push it into a pile then burn it!

[@debracollins9133]

It’s coming along great! You are doing an exceptional job. I don’t know what our grandpas were thinking. 🤦🏻‍♀️ You should see all the booby traps my papa left for me, plumbing, electrical, buried trash, etc. etc. etc. The fun never ends. It’s gonna be gorgeous when you’re through! Anxiously awaiting the mulching. Be safe out there. You are loved and appreciated. ❤️

[@teresacartwright5406]

Such painstaking work - examining every shovel full! But you did a terrific job & I appreciate your having moved the little snake to safe ground.

[@chuckhunt9978]

Getcha a root rake for your excavator you can’t go wrong for a job like that

[@jackmeeker6194]

Wow, Davin, what a fiasco!!! It's a shame that people don't realize, when they throw stuff all over the place, that eventually someone (like you) will eventually have to find all of it, sort it out, and dispose of it. You're a good man for tackling such a diaster. I hope the owner appreciates all you've accomplished.

[@theresedryden1829]

I drive the forklift at work and always make sure my surroundings are safe. I really feel for you with the obstacles

[@laurawilson6389]

There are a lot of us out here that can appreciate what you do. Thank you for all you do sharing your adventures in mulching.

[@shaunepegrum]

That was shear hell brother. It’s good to see that not all ur work is sunshine and daisy’s like most of it. But damn mate u conquered it and yes I’d burn it all and then maybe bulldoze it. Keep up the good work mate. Great job 🤙😎🇦🇺

[@joycealonzo5245]

Super A for efforts to separate metal , creosoted wood and logs. Would love to see the mulching too!

[@whitby910]

Bless you Man, take care. Mysti is real proud of you.

[@chipper841]

My dad had his own lumberjack business. We used a tractor to skid the logs out to the logging truck. Then used a winch on his caterpillar to hoist the logs up in the air and on the truck bed. That winch line cable was 1 inch thick steel cable. The cable you keep digging up reminds me exactly of that winch cable line.

[@jeffmayeux1692]

Grubbin’ and scrappin’.😊 I would think the land owner would expect this to be a time consuming job. Thanks for another great video, Davin.

[@kerielmore823]

I did yards since age 14. Dad taught me. I m 50 no more yards, but I think if would be been trained on learning heavy equipment, what I could ve done. I love peonies n the color pink n performed in ballet at the Von Braun Civic Center. But in my heart is outside work. Taking something so overgrown n not cared for n transforming it. Thank you for sharing your videos. 🙂

[@Eolafan1008]

Agreed…dig down six plus inches with a dozer and build a big pile and walk away…wow, the grandpa was really lazy!

[@kerielmore823]

Keep on going my friend. You re doing a great job n being safe with your equipment. When you think you can t or it s too much, realize you have skills n experience to get the job done n done well. 👊

[@brucemartini2288]

poor snake is like- " If only i had LEGS, I'd get away from you!

[@bevshelden6536]

Take deep breaths. Have fun with it. People are unorganized inside their homes as well. After 45 yrs I can tell you stories in the cleaning business. Have fun.

[@daniele.woodhead1218]

Devon , if you knew someone with a dozer with a rack on ( forestry rake root rake ) would be ideal for cleaning up by pushing it up into a pile and would make separating much easier, I've had jobs years ago like that what started as a big pine logging turned into a total cleaning job just to get started logging, it was 12.5 acres , I feel your frustration 💯

[@hunterglass1840]

What a nightmare. I bought 35 acres and I ran into something similar. I ended up hiring some day laborers to locate junk and flag it , so the guys with the big equipment would have some kind of a warning. You are a hard working man. This looks like it’s going to be a long long job.

[@LynneCorkum]

Great job!! I'm guessing you are getting paid to do a 'day's work' as opposed to a 'mulching job'. Shouldn't be any complaints except for KZbin attraction. You are doing a great job doing what you have to do. Look at it as a lifetime job! lol

[@ramjetrabbit7626]

You asked if anyone has any suggestions as to how to find the metal scrap hidden/partially buried in the brush and dirt. I'd say get a metal detector. The type that's on a 4-5 foot pole. Swing it back and forth until you find some metal. It will beep or make some kind of noise. Then start to hand dig until you find the metal. That's my goofy two cents from New Jersey. Good luck and keep swinging.

[@jerijames2876]

that day was a pretty penny. i was thinkin that maybe that was a metal shop from way back when. you magic fingers were so precise in the picking. i use to work at a power plant and i used one of those . m native american, thank you for not killing that snake. our belief is that they help bring rain for our plants and we can have big harvest. such big properties over there, nice and green. video was great.

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Thanks for the video Idigit4 that's a messy lot not good at all. Take care of yourself and be Blessed ❤️❤️👍.

[@jandances1687]

This project is coming along well,at least you're walking it through and it's growing together nicely..here's to the next video, thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@cliffscott2816]

Not sure I would not have walked away from this project,

[@tammyschultz3318]

need one them big magnet things like at the crap yard to attach to your machine, that be pretty cool :) but the killing and burning is sounding good..

[@barneyrubble5801]

Spray it - fire. Repeat as necessary. Agree with other comments ... trash your own property and pay someone else to clean it up. This is the kind of work that you don't want a reputation for.

[@jjtool-m1x]

simple solution - dig a big hole and push all that stuff in it - iron and green stuff - when u r done cover it up and leave!!!

[@jeffbailey7765]

Good video brother. I would talk him into burning all of it down and then try to get all of the metal out. A dozer with a root rake would be another option

[@chuckroelofsphotography]

What a pain of a job dude... Definitely earned the money on this one

[@susangolden4001]

Thank you for sharing your life. J.Au-en

[@chestergrigsby1668]

Great job, proud of you, way to stick it out and finish moving metal out

[@larrymercer3448]

Thanks for showing how bad it is sometimes for you. I believe you did a great job

[@lindamitchell-fox1926]

Absolutely. Keep going forward each day.

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

that thick stuff is on logging equipment for chokers. the skidder drags the logs 🪵 sometimes others they use on on logging trailers to strap logs down.

[@melvincapps5975]

Come on man I know you frustrated but we got to get it done man ASAP got to make that money

[@oldladyfarmer7211]

I was just wondering if you could use a huge magnet, like the ones they use in junk yards, to go over the area and get the metal out? If you can't do something like that and you have to get it out by hand- think of it as job security. ;) You do a great job. You handle that thing like a human hand. Venomous snakes have triangular-shaped heads, pupils with slits like a cat's, and thick bodies.

[@jeremiahhassan1165]

holy shit man i just started following your channel and have commented of a few of your post sounds like your wife has passed away and im not sure, sorry if im wrong and sorry if im correct??? my wife passed away in February and im trying to start a mulching buisiness and raise 3 kids myself, it aint easy stay strong brother and keep making inspirational videos

[@rhondasweeney7271]

You had quite a challenge right there. I'm glad it'll be a month before you have to revisit it again. Thank you for sharing

[@brucemartini2288]

be a sad day when scrap yard wont take metal, -- "because it's too rusty"

[@Ramona57-TX]

What a nightmare that was. But it's going to be a gorgeous property when all is said and done. Take care my friend and have a blessed day.

[@saleseng]

Nice job I went through the exact same experience but on only a half acre, it was completely overgrown with heavy brush ground cover trees vines all sorts of junk that became fused and entangled with the vegetation😮 at first I tried to contract a lawn service to do the property cleanup for me and several came out and they all turned it down. Mainly because it was too much work for their business model as most of these companies are just there to maintain something that’s already in decent shape,plus they didn’twant their tools wrecked which I totally get that. But using hand tools I cut everything down myself carefully picked up all of the trash and debris and took several truckloads to the landfill and got it done thankfully

[@darwindropmazda]

Seems to me with hand tools it would be more efficient to separate. Then use the machines to load up.

[@tpctrash]

Burn it. I would not risk my machine. They can’t be paying you enough for the risk. You make that machine look easy. Lots of hours to make it like using your arms and hands. Great job. You can tell you enjoy your job and like to do the best you can.

[@beckyirvin2504]

A high powered magnet would get all the iron and steel.

[@crickettjd]

Maybe try a drone to map out where the piles are. With all the vegetation growing up through all of the metal,etc some of those steel pipes and rebar look like sticks.

[@BobSmith-mj7ik]

It's crazy what you have to deal with. Definitely set it on 🔥

[@cyndikarp3368]

You took on a tough job & got it done. Metal detector still useful? Use caution as you clear, might be some metal left.

[@darlenepreston8836]

Almost like an archaeological dig…. 🙏👍🌻

[@jameskotansky9398]

Son you need an Electro-Magnet on the mini😂

[@jeremiahhassan1165]

good job brother, glad to see people still willing to work!

[@qrptedmac]

Man picking that metal out of there is going to take forever. PS: I could see letsdigit18 using a bulldozer with a rake going through there.

[@darwindropmazda]

That was some work there D 😅 Love my Husqvarna 550xp!

[@dark_angel_don9766]

You did the best that you could. The only way to clear that area as far as I can think of is to pull all the vegetation the best you can then rake the area with the teeth on the bucket. Pretty much what you were doing.

[@melvincapps5975]

Doing a good job man we know you going to get the job done

[@E.Meyers]

I’m glad the day ended better, but it’s still a good night for leftovers or carry out and an adult libation!🍺🍷 Davin, I know about the quiet home. What worked for me was to leave a radio on low so when I came home it wasn’t quiet, then if I got tired of that I would change the station or opt for the TV. Going to bed I would turn a fan on low and aim it accordingly. 😊 🙏🏻

[@louskunt9798]

Sending up prayers for you brother.

[@richardrutel6806]

For such a small excavator, it’s amazingly powerful. Very impressive.

[@louskunt9798]

That’s a cotton mouth water rattler. 🤣🤣✌️

[@jimpfau4508]

First of all thank you for putting your gloves on. Tetanus will kill you. Second I would bulldoze everything from the illegal dump site into a huge pile and show the homeowner and tell them if they want you to remove it they will have to pay you extra for your time and dump fees

[@marktaylor2644]

great video. I have tons of comments "all positive" but tons of comments and questions. thanks again for another great video. as a scraper myself I would love to know how much he got for that load. it takes time brother so just take it one day at a time and keep positive.

[@laurazakrzewski]

Wow. That also a lot of work. But hopefully will be worth it to get all that garbage out of there.

[@fred4513]

My Pawpaw would saw never take a knife to a gunfight! A dozer or a loader, push it all up onto a couple of piles and let it dry. then next rainy day burn. When it goes out ! Load metal in dumpster, and push ash in ground. 2 days maximum!

[@fred4513]

Machine with rake ! Even a big bobcat and root grapple!

[@christinedewitt3826]

He could make a pretty penny on that red oak as well !- Sell it.

[@jayrosenberg3646]

I would say that, as long as you are getting paid for your time, do what you have to do to get the job done. That is the price that the grandfather passed on to the family.

[@garymessina1609]

It's a mess but it has to get done and your the man it will take some time but I am sure you will get it done thanks great video

[@elisettedosreis1156]

Você é muito bom nesse trabalho árduo e perigoso. Deus o abençoe

[@kawaitheam3418]

I think you require a bulldozer to carry this job. It is a very challenging task.

[@LibertyLandManagement]

As always, great video! You may want to consider a pair of chainsaw chaps, they can be a life saver They are a must for me and my crew when we are sawing.

[@neutralmind6047]

Farmers would bury all their junk, and sometimes leave some on top of the ground you have two choices. Run and never go back. Or dig a bigger hole and deeper and bury it all.

[@vickirothe3761]

Wow!! You saved your equipment from some potentially business halting damage. I am curious after watching this, what was the worst thing you ever got tangled up in that was hiding in thick vegetation? Sending a hug for you and a snuggle and belly rub for your pup.

[@donaldstevenson2475]

Well at least you are not running into abandoned gas station tanks like a developer did in So Miami while building apt complex on 72nd and 48st in south miami,Miami, in 9the eighties. The previous property had been a rock pit that became a junk yard then covered by fill to disguise it was a filled in junk yard. It was said at one point that two acres was filled with car parts as well as frames and large industrial garbage used to be fill. Then across the street at location I worked at while it was being built a pile driver hit something that bounced the pile out of the ground each time it was hit. On further exploration and a digging project a cement mixer frame was found with springs and shocks were found . They then built a work center for Bell South on this site . After more history was searched this plot was found as another rock pit ,where in the forties or fifties this was a site for an animal zoo,as people would walk down into the pit where wild animals were on display.

[@arthill6270]

Quite the mess, great job on sticking with it to get it done.

[@kerielmore823]

Owner was a cool dude to help. 👍

[@ellalove1188]

Omg sorry that junk gave you them nightmare but me and snakes don't get along well they can have all of my space 😊

[@heatherlane9270]

I was thinking pull it all out, put it a pile, burn it and then load the metals - at least the area would be clear for nice grass etc. But as always you worked it out. Sorry but laughed when you got 'caught up' with that log - pleased you were able to free it. Aloneness is hard - yes sometimes it is hour by hour but we seem to get through - take care of you Davin.

[@zzMikaelKalelzz]

You should get the blu tooth microphone. You can talk to is from inside your tractors you don’t have to be near the cameras. Just clip it to your hat bill or collar.

[@CSWmanofsteel]

The grapple with the Skidsteer would’ve made quick work of that saw pile

[@jasontobin6879]

Gday from new Zealand 🇳🇿 set it on 🔥 dump sit walk away from this one brother...boo boo that's a box LOL...awesome job

[@roseannevillalobos3949]

That was a day of hard work. Go grab Oliver and put your feet up for the rest of the day. Good to see you out working. 😀

[@listenstoflowers7277]

Great video. Challenging and rewarding job. Hang in there.💕

[@cliffscott2816]

As info, venomous snakes usually have a triangular, wide at the back and attached to a norrow neck or spade-shaped head.

[@raymundo7687]

You hate it, thats my favorite kinda job lol.

[@garybarkley2286]

Ya need to run a dozer over it and take up a foot of it and push it in a pile then run the bucket through it and put it back after it’s been gone threw or have him bring in fill to cover it up and then push it over it all to make a nice back yard simple fix but I know he is on a limit for income like me and ied be scared of the coast

[@garybrady9531]

My son lived with me but I lost my buddy the 9th of last month,we were good friends as well as my pride and joy after my heart surgery we knew I was done so he helped me out.I know how empty a home can be and I know in time it gets easier,The pain doesn't go away we live with it

[@larrylewis1390]

Probably the easiest way to expose all the metal is a medium dozer with either a blade with a root rake or a ripper on the back.

[@jefferymitchell9574]

Incredible. I don't know how to do that, other than just keep pulling trees out and come back for the metal.

[@jefferymitchell9574]

Got a magnet attachment?

[@markwhite5638]

May as well be clearing a mine field. Stick with it!

[@ronthacker211]

That's not just 'old' people, that's irresponsible people.

[@Lastrealjeep]

Maybe a root rake?

[@Beartrap70]

It'll look great again that's for sure - Just don't let it get to you (of all the garbage metal) You do a awesome job at every spot ☺️👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 And as for that red oak, Me I'd go and turn it into lumber 😊

[@wendymorrison5803]

Agree that the best choice is burn it off and clean up after. Second choice cut a pit, push all the scrub in and burn it there. But pull it out, no thanks. What a nightmare for you. The customer is asking a lot.

[@joymaddox4279]

Great job!