Hurricane Helene Update: Cleaning up the Mess...

Hurricane Helene Update: Cleaning up the Mess...
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[@jimbronson4506]

We are glad you and your family are ok. Thank you for keeping us up to date.

[@michielvandiepen2184]

Glad you're okay!

[@charlesjackson9815]

Thanks Keith for letting know how you fared! Glad you had access to equipment. It makes clean up a little easier.

[@jamesbonnema1041]

Thanks for letting us know how you fared.i thank the Lord you and family are safe!

[@richardsurber8226]

Thanks ol' boy you're a fortunate fellow. Glad your wife didn't get hurt. God Bless

[@TheAyrCaveShop]

Good to hear no major damage to the house or shop.. Prayers to those not so lucky 🙏 Must have been quite a ride going through that storm. Thanks for the update..

[@dgr8zod]

Keep on keeping on.,

[@bekar_au]

Glad to see so little damage, and everyone safe.

[@treepop1550]

Glad to see no injuries or building damage !! The greek god mechanicus must have kept your machines safe !!!

[@rexmyers991]

Your wife is a keeper. God Bless, Sir!

[@richardbennett6053]

Thank G_d you and your family came through this OK and with more or less little damage, You live on a beautiful piece of land thanks for showing us. I wish you and your loved ones the VERY best on all this clean up and in the future,

[@peteengard9966]

Family and home takes priority over anything else. Nice piece of property you have there.

[@dennismoore6935]

Thankful that you were so blessed. God is good.

[@hughbrian1118]

The place looks much different than I remember. Glad you and you family avoided any tragedy.

[@jwaterous224]

Hi Keith, I was a frequent observer of some pine logs used in permanent construction. These logs were stripped of bark with a technique making the surface quite smooth. They were made into a peg on post style so the pegs end of one log was inserted into another beam log where a fitted hole or socket was made. These beams are then coated with Wood Life Preservative.

[@ypop417]

Keith Glad you and your Family are safe!

[@pdxRetired]

Keith, thanks for the update. Looks like the logs you have stacked up are nice and straight, looking forward to seeing a video of them on the steam powered sawmill, I am guessing next spring. When you get all your cleanup done, a quick walk around would be a fun video.

[@siggyincr7447]

Glad to hear you missed the brunt of the storm and you have the equipment to do the clean up yourself. My farm got hit a while back and it took me with 5 guys and 2 tractors about 2 weeks to get everything cleaned up. Hurricanes are no joke.

[@stime6472]

I'm glad to see you and your family are ok.

[@jackpledger8118]

Happy you didn't have any structural damage. Cleanup is a pain but not as bad as rebuilding.

[@frrapp2366]

glad you are ok and not too much damage at least to your home and shop!! the right tool makes the job SO much easier. good luck have fun with the skid steer!

[@charleswelch249]

I'm glad you didn't have it worse. The important thing is that your family was safe until you got home. You have plenty of space for the pond now. With your sandy soil, you're limited to just digging a hole, and that's the pond. That would be a great job for a drag line and great content.

[@robertrousseau5264]

We all understand

[@william6526]

You dont need to apologize, you need to take care of your home and make your wife happy. HAPPY WIFE HAPPY LIFE. I'm sure all your viewers understand and we will be here waiting until you get your place cleaned up. I'm just happy you escaped all the massive damage that of lot of folks had. God bless,stay safe.

[@markhardman6413]

Glad you and the family are safe and well, very fortunate that your property was saved, take care and nature will soon recover

[@horatiohornblower868]

I don’t know whether or not the soil there permits it, but if I were you I’d plant oak trees. Their roots go much deeper than the pines you lost. Of course it takes them a lot more time to grow.

[@dannyl2598]

I'm glad you didn't have any major structural damage. We planted a live Christmas tree one year and it got to about the same size as that one. Several years ago we had a bad storm and it blew over at the same angle. Save a few cross cuts of the trunk in thin slices and make some Christmas tree ornaments.

[@davidc6510]

Nice to hear you had good fortune post hurricane. You have a beautiful property sir. Thanks for sharing.

[@ianfiddes9871]

It’s good you and yours are safe and well also thinking of others not so fortunate 😢

[@johnwenzel9252]

Thanks Keith, glad you all came through it ok

[@jackgreen412]

You are very fortunate. So many suffered because of that storm.

[@baileybrunson42]

Having been through many of those storms in southeast Alabama I can completely sympathize. God's continued blessings to you and your family and in your recovery. I noticed some short logs on and around your burn pile. If you want to do some timber frame construction with your fallen trees you might consider using those short logs for making trunnels (tree nails) to pin your timbers together.

[@thumper4121]

Hang in there Keith. I'm sorry you are going through that but its good you have the means to take care of it. I enjoy your channel. I sent you a lot of photos of old machines a long time ago. James from Greeneville, TN

[@WillyBemis]

I’m glad you guys made it through the storm. Your tree damage 21:04 would count as major property damage here in Freeville NY. What worries me is that we have had two local high wind events in the last couple years that blew down perhaps five trees. One seems to have been a mini tornado- and these were historically rare here in the southern tier of New York. Stay safe!

[@markloving11]

Wow, your surroundings are truly beautiful!

[@clifffiftytwo]

Columbia County, Ga, we had a very similar experience to what you describe. No damage to our house (we think) but the backyard fences and deck were destroyed. No power for 11 days. Still no internet other than our phones. For what I paid to have trees cut up, I could have bought a skid steer.

[@fireotters]

Glad you and yours faired as well as you did through the hurricane. The cleanup is surely a pain but knowing how it could have been. Looking forward to you possibly timber framing, it’s what I do for my day job and I love your projects, it will be exciting to see you tackle that.

[@glencrandall7051]

I am south of you in White Springs, Hamilton county Fla. We had a little damage. Lost some skirting around the house and some shingles from the roof. And power was off for four days so the contents of the fridge were spoiled. It could have been worse. It's good to see you are coping with the results of the storm. And you should get some good timber from those logs.🙂🙂

[@petegraham1458]

Been through a couple myself happy to see you just have cleanup , it’s time consuming and frustrating but we have had friends who lost property, that hurts for along time !

[@loydsa]

Glad to see you are all safe Keith, added work is always a pain but it's so much better than what could have happened.

[@walterplummer3808]

Good morning Keith. Glad it was not worse. Thanks for the video.

[@StevenEverett7]

Good luck to you Keith. Keep on diggin'! 😊😊😊

[@anthonyelam2257]

Sad to hear about damage to your property .... the important thing is your well ..... ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 ....

[@johncloar1692]

Glad it was mostly trees. All we got was rain in northwest Tennessee. Thanks for the video Keith.

[@danmerillat]

You can always throw a gopro on your skidsteer when you're out working, people love that too.

[@MrLukealbanese]

All the best to you and your family Keith.

[@theharbinger2573]

Glad you are okay Keith.

[@Sizukun1]

I hope you show the saw mill in action making some nice lumber. I've been asking for woodworking content on your channel for a while!

[@HarderThanCalculus]

Thanks for the video...I especially liked your dog photobombing the early part lol

[@chrisbolton4900]

In 2005 I rode out hurricane Katrina. That storm blew for 12 hours and there were times when the second story of the house I was living in shook as if it were going to blow off. We were fortunate that it held but clean up afterwards took weeks, if not months. Three years ago Ida blew through here with similar results. Weeks and weeks of clean up and waiting for power and phones and internet to be restored. One of my neighbors still has a blue tarp from Ida on her house. Last month the eye wall of Francine went right over our parish here in Louisiana but by the time it got here the storm greatly diminished and there was very little damage for us locally. You can never predict what kind of damage these storms are going to do or if you will luck out.

[@piperjohn_3]

Keith's background as an ag scientist really shows in the way he analyzes the situation here. And why am I not surprised he again just happens to have on hand exactly the equipment he needs for the job?

[@jjsjeffjjsjeff]

Really lucky that you bought that skid steer when you did so you'd have it available.

[@frankerceg4349]

Thank you Keith!

[@TomokosEnterprize]

10 of my friends from Northern BC Canada just left the other day heading down there to help wherever they can. I may go but being in a wheelchair there is not a lot I can do. Well, I can cook !

[@natwooding9394]

I'm so glad that you guys are O.K. and that your wife let you back in the house when you got home. I am reminded of what Richmond looked like after isabel some 14 years ago and I really envy your skidsteer - I had to move everything on a sled made out of a sheet of plywood. RE, burning: I was on a controlled burning crew during a couple summers. As I recall, after the tiber had been cut, a crew would go over the land with large bulldozers and large rollers called choppers. These had blades which would help break the stems of the saplings and trees that were left and we would wait at least 3 weeks before we would do a burn. Given the temperatures now, it may be good to give your piles a couple more weeks.

[@DirtyRobot]

Holy crap. That is a freaking beautiful location.

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

When I worked in Groton Long Point there was a house that had 1 ton Boulders in the front yard with pad eyes attached to it, each pad eye was in the direction of a tree. It took me a little while to figure out what was all this stuff set up for and then I realized we were in a hurricane area. If they had time, they would tye off the trees. I figure you being an ingenious person, if you had something the size of a railroad tie with the rebar inside, buried vertically into the ground with anchoring points that would help all the trees from getting blown over. Most of the anchoring points we're set to keep the trees from falling into the house.

[@NotJRB]

Good Luck !

[@mikearmstrong9899]

The wife is a trooper! Enjoy your extended stay in the dog house.

[@bchrisl1491]

I sure wish I could bring my chipper blades to your shop. I'm sure you could do them right! The weather has finally gotten cool enough to work outside around there parts.

[@scottvolage1752]

This storm put 6-7 feet of water in the downtown part of Punta Gorda FL. Milton then put 8-9 feet of water back in the same places. God Bless and stay safe.

[@I_Am_Your_Problem]

If that god were real.... why the water? Why the death?

[@gregorymacneil2836]

The important thing is that everyone is safe!

[@shadow83blk]

From S Fa, Most thankful that you and yours are safe. ❤‍🩹

[@oheebatch_algorytmu]

That clearing is super place for some chestnuts. Chinese should grow well in you neck of woods.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Thanks for the update, glad to hear everyone is safe.👍

[@markosborne2650]

We call that skid steer a Taco. Great little machines. I'm in Florida, and you got more damage than we did for sure.

[@firehousecustomfab3286]

Glad it wasn't worse. Be safe as you do that tree work

[@oldpup2182]

Take all the time you need to take care of yourself, loved ones and your property. Having gone through Hurricane Ike, I know exactly what your going through.

[@frankdoner8402]

Your an optimistic dude Keith. Lots of work ahead. Out west we pay good money for fire wood. Some even cut it themselves.

[@johnwilliams1091]

@VintageMachinery - Hi Keith, glad to see your property is almost recovered! My family and I left Georgia for my job in 2008 and I just knew this had to Georgia when I was watching. Interesting side note, my bride’s maiden name is McBrayer and they’re all from down there in Tifton… I’m not sure how many are left in the area, but they had a large family and a whole lot of farming. We were there in 1994 for Sunday Lunch and I have never seen so many fresh vegetables on a single table. You’re living in a wonderful area of the country!

[@masteruniverse3506]

Sad to see the trees destroyed. Glad to hear all is well.

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Hurricane ravaged Siesta key Florida

[@michaelshea2408]

Nice place!

[@Rovinman]

Phew ! ! Glad to see that you are getting everything back to normal ! Nature is so wonderful isn"t it ? Better than washing the dishes ? Stay safe, and chopping ! Stu xx

[@philipallen8648]

Great to see the update, and hear your property is recovering. Maybe at some time, it would be good idea to document the lessons learnt and convert that into an action plan for the next few years. As I saw your video I wonder if you could get a positive experience from the event. Would replacing some of your fallen pines with a peach orchard / new trees make a positive ?

[@jrmintz1]

That's how Hurricane Sandy was for us in my neighborhood - a huge mess, no power for two weeks, but thankfully no serious damage or injuries. I counted my blessings as well! Glad to hear it was no worse for you.

[@jimhunt5259]

So glad your not dealing with real bad stuff. Was nice to see your property. Best of luck.

[@jamest.5001]

There is towns washed away about 30 minutes from me in NC! People have a horrible time, many people missing the roads and towns gone .

[@stanleyfranks8252]

I'm viewing from WNC also. I got a big hole in my roof, broken trusses, and the bedroom ceiling on the floor. Many people lost everything including their lives. I don't feel unlucky. Stuff can be replaced or repaired.

[@jaywest4102]

Keith don’t worry about content. Most of your followers will watch anything you post. In or out of the shop

[@angusmackillop1711]

Thank you for sharing. Most interesting!!

[@royreynolds108]

Sorry for your mess the hurricane left you. You are very fortunate to not have any real damage.

[@Orxenhorf]

You could take the short logs out of the burn pile, cut them up into 12-16 inch long chucks, split, & dry them so they could be used as kindling to start up the steam engine at the museum.

[@PhotoArtBrussels]

Keith, you'll be happy with the 240. KZbinrs like LetsDig18, Dirt Perfect and Andrew Camarata swear by the Takeuchi (pronounced ta·kee·oo·chee). and that is for intensive use in construction and ground work. Great kit, long lasting and very solid. Many parts available.

[@garybeasley4885]

Got room for a garden spot now!

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

When I used to game online I once made the mistake of thinking tornado's and hurricanes are the same thing with some Americans, they laughed a little and were like err, no.. hurricanes are hundreds of miles wide. I guess if you grow up in Hurricane ally you's naturally know all about it way more. We don't have anything like that in the UK. No deadly snakes, never seen one. nor poisonous spiders, wild hogs, alligators, bears, medium size cats. Earthquakes, very high temps. We get a bit of flooding but half of that is government under-funding for a few decades tbh. A lot of clean up and hard work for sure but glad everyone is OK.

[@douglaslodge8580]

Hell Keith I'd watch you saw the logs if that's what you decided to post. Glad you made it out of the storm with a minimum of damage.

[@Jim-ie6uf]

Keith, I’m in Pt St Lucie Fl. I can tell you about tornadoes! You might have seen the St Lucie County Sheriff’s Office parking garage on the national news. Not even a half mile north of me. That’s all that particular tornado took out. There are about a thousand houses just to the south of it, where I live. We were very lucky. Other neighborhoods in the county were devastated. Milton was spawning them like rabbits

[@Hoaxer51]

Vero Beach here neighbor, those tornadoes are worse than the hurricanes. We had two, one looked like a monster tornado from the Midwest rather than the skinny ones that look more like waterspouts that Florida usually gets. Our neighborhood lost some trees and everyone had tons of branches to clean up.

[@jimfiles3307]

Good morning Keith, Your property is very beautiful. You should consider having several small burn piles, something that is more manageable if things go south. With all that wooded area, err on the side of caution. Greetings from the tinderbox of the west.

[@tropifiori]

Wow.I was upset about loosing a couple of trees here in Virginia. I have a much smaller burn pile. Glad you and your buildings are ok Frsnk

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for the update. You are truly blessed for the minimal damaged that you received. Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@ninomaiorano6697]

I think myself as well as others would’ve liked to have seen you operate your equipment when you’re removing stamps, etc. it would’ve made a entertaining video

[@alstonofalltrades3142]

In a way me too. a few clips anyway. but I'm sure you can look it up and others are sharing their clean up efforts.

[@WreckDiver99]

Faired better than many Keith. That sandy soil you have down there is a blessing and a curse for sure. My area is all clay...20' down, still clay. LOL. So for us, the roots can't go deep because the clay is so thick, so many trees will blow over because the roots are maybe 2' deep in many trees. I don't think that the hurricane would EVER have 'good timing'. Friend of mine has been down in FL for two weeks cleaning up his condo that was devastated down there.

[@edwardwilson990]

No need to apologize, we'll be happy with your updates. Thankful it wasn't any worse.

[@Tammy-un3ql]

Thank

[@dessilverson161]

Seems like a wood burner in the house and the shop for the cold season would be handy

[@ddblairco]

thank you Keith

[@WobblycogsUk]

Glad to hear you suffered minimal damage. I'd watch a video of you just walking around your local area, it looks like an absolutely lovely part of the world.

[@FAQyMeGene]

Good to see this part of your life. Thanks, Keith, you have become a bright spot in my life - Thank You.

[@CrazyMan_Engineer]

You could make a wall clock out of one of the short stump logs.

[@minigpracing3068]

Looks like your land is now almost ready for a fruit orchard and nice big "garden" for food crops.