Moving 15 tons of slabs out of my backyard

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[@johnm7469]

I'm quite sure there is NO ONE ELSE ON EARTH who can make moving a bunch of wood so interesting, entertaining, suspenseful and informative! Thanks Moving Matt moving matts!

[@mcremona]

thanks John!

[@brockshields9336]

That is truly one tough birdfeeder. Survived the felling of the tree, a run through the sawmill and now the transport to it's new home. Great fun to see it hanging from the forklift.

[@xmas4203]

I got a little emo at the end there, Matt. I had a similar life event with our first house that my kids came home to from the hospital. My oldest was 18 when we sold it. We had a closet door that we measured the kids on the inside as they grew. On my last walk through I saw it, went out to my truck, got a hammer and screw driver, took it off the hinges and took it with me to our new house. I installed a new door for the new owner. 😊

[@daveweber1331]

Man! To think I watched you saw and stack virtually every one of those slabs in the years gone by! I don't know if you intended it as such, but this video is a testimony to where perseverance, hard work, and a great deal of bloody-mindedness can get you. I remember how so many times in years gone by we guys would badger you about handling all those back-breaking slabs by hand... Now look at you! A forklift with every load shifting, fork spreading option on it except a washroom and the kitchen sink! A telehandler that can unload a truck box with at trailer still attached, or unload at the back of the field while parked at the front! lol! and then your serious, direct culmination clip at the end... Cripes, Matt, you nearly sprung me a leak! Stop it! Dammit! ;-) A stellar video. I enjoyed all 40 minutes of it! Congrats, Matt & Lindsey, on the all of it! I hope your new home brings you even more joy and satisfaction as the first one did...

[@mcremona]

hahaha!! Thank you so much, Dave!

[@mm9773]

About time you moved the bird feeder to the new place.

[@robertrussell6614]

Ha ha! I heard a crunch when that pile was set down. I hope it is okay.

[@videolabguy]

So that's why all those birds followed Matt to the new place. (There's nothing like a free lunch!... No. Wait...)

[@TomSramekJr]

Looks like the bird feeder survived!!!

[@dmwi1549]

Wow, purchased at 23, 3 kids and a business. Definitely lots of memories. Time to make the next chapter of memories. Congrats and best wishes for your continued success, happiness and growth!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@missamo80]

39:40 Matt you are affectionately known as "giggly boy" in our household and hearing you get a bit choked up doing your outro one last time at the house really got us in the feels. Congrats on the move, you and your family will make many more great memories at the new place!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Neil!

[@garryholmberg6502]

Bittersweet I am sure, to leave your home, where so many new beginnings happened. Best of luck to you and your family as you continue your journey and make new beginnings at your new home.

[@mcremona]

Thank you so much!

[@gregbrown1083]

Too bad he doesn't have any photos or videos to help him remember the good times. (Thanks Matt for taking us along. Good luck

[@timmaggard8862]

Thank you Mat For Everything you did here at this old shop. Looking forward to the new place!

[@eddiecabrera1408]

Ur a GENIUS Matt i watch all or most of ur videos. I'm a handyman in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and you teach me a lot of technics on how to create anything out of wood, or how to make things work. Ur The Man. Thanks for sharing your contents God bless you and your family... HAVE A HAPPY WORK DAY!!! 💪👍🇺🇸😀😀😀

[@Project_Servotopia]

Just one ton shy of a Tennessee Ernie Ford song. :) A bittersweet moment at the end, I'm sure, but we'll have all those videos of you in the old shop to rummage through if we feel nostalgic. Thanks for all your vids at the now "old place" and we look forward to seeing a lot from the "new place!" And I had to laugh when I saw that bird feeder STILL attached to the log.

[@diedredunham7383]

My husband was in the US Army for 23 years. We have moved allot. I'm glad we don't plan on moving again! May God bless you with this move and bless your future endeavors!!

[@colddiesel]

We on the other side of the world (Oz) hear so much about conflict, divisiveness and so on in the USA, that it is really encouraging to see a young family just getting on with making the best of their lives. Well done, and the best of good fortune in your new home.

[@mcremona]

thank you so much!

[@williamlewis6328]

The trials of being successful! So much wood! You my man are one hard working man. Reminds my of myself years ago. Self employed and self motivated. Be careful though, I worked my body to trash! Just wouldn't quit pushing through the pain when I knew I was hurting myself. Your hard work 💪has really paid off! CONGRATULATIONS to you and your wife!!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!!

[@caroljolicoeur]

Thank you For Sharing Matthew And Contras to the new home and Shop

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Matt moving mats ...that tickled me ! Good luck to you, Lindsay and your family in the future.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@jameshall3482]

Remember the bird feeder sometime back of now . Time to hang it up and add some seed ! lol

[@mrharcore]

Matt's neighbor: [doesn't hear beeping] "Honey, something's wrong!"

[@peppigue]

Yeah that forklift is really into that beepy business. I actually think beeping for safety purposes can have the opposite effect if they are overused.

[@peteacher52]

Like "Pack your bags, Reba, the neighbourhood's gone strange!"

[@hdwoodshop]

Congrats again Matt. Looking forward to your new setup and of course your new shop. Happy for you on your new place. Congrats and thank you for sharing your life with us.

[@mcremona]

thanks Hugo!

[@JudithStOnge]

I have followed you and enjoyed your life and fun and very hard work. delighted at your singular success. hard aork, in your particular case has paid off handsomely. you are a very good man, an extradinory perzon and have lightened my life in many ways. much love to you and yours. May the future be mind to you!. from Port Orange, Florida. Im 80 years old. you delight me!

[@TomSramekJr]

"We're almost moved!" "What do you have left?" "Several thousand pounds of slabs....!" Thanks, Matt, for taking us along on ALL of your adventures. Blessings to you and yours in this new chapter of your lives. P.S. The kid-through-the-air thing was cute. I remember those days....

[@mcremona]

Thanks Tom!

[@ronwade2206]

Nice little fun Crotchey things! I'm here for the Crotches!

[@Cradley684]

All the best to you Matt and your family with the move, time to do it while you are young and so on Take Care and Stay Safe !!! Brian UK !!!.

[@mcremona]

thanks Brian!

[@Monkeysic]

It's amazing the amount of stuff you gather and don't think about until you move. We moved 8 years ago from our first home we were at for 9 years and so much stuff! And so many emotions to, it's not just a house to you it's your home......

[@georgetucker336]

Job Well Done!! Always hard to leave an old home.

[@trongod2000]

Momentous occasion. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@genelomas332]

That's a hell of a process mate.. of all the thing in life which really suck, Moving house is at the top of the list.. The longer you're in a place the more daunting and time consuming it is due mainly to the sheer volume of STUFF one accumulates.. Having said that, your skycrane at the new place is marvellous.. effortlessly yanking those 4 ton bundles of slabs from 30 feet away..! Thanks for all the great videos over the years from Admiral Lane.. looking forward to many years more from your new patch :)

[@12ar34sw]

I am so jealous watching you as you move to the next big phase of your life. I have my own shop I started when I was young. I am now at the stage of my life where I am thinking of clearing out the equipment. However, I have a large building that needs maintenance, a huge pile of steel, and a woodlot. So, of course I am building a sawmill. The saw head is nearly finished. I have to build the track next. I have been inspired by the build of your mill. Mine is not as pretty as yours. I am using the steel I have on hand. I can't wait to see what you present to us next.

[@mcremona]

That's awesome! Hope you have it running soon

[@BigPowerAL]

Even with large tires I was nervous for you running that turf section! Now time to make memories at your new home!

[@mcremona]

Thanks Alan!

[@BAILEY27877]

When one chapter closes, many more opens.....that telehandler is best suited for your new shop

[@sigogglin]

If you told me two years ago I would watch a guy on KZbin move slabs of wood I would say no way. Yet here I am a happy Cremona subscriber!

[@michaelmcgovern5571]

Thank you for allowing me to join your journey I love watching you work a real. Go getter

[@anthonyboudreaux3675]

That seemed to be a bittersweet moment so many memories. A new chapter is beginning thanks for bringing us along with you. I pray for your continued blessings and success for you and your wonderful family.

[@stevenowell5882]

Rock on Matt. You are living the American dream because you have a great family and work your ass off

[@RobertFay]

*- What a huge chore and effort, Matthew. Kudos on the success of your striving.*

[@mcremona]

thanks Robert!

[@cozydram1]

the end for you must have been difficult but new beginnings are always awesome thank you for sharing

[@berthatton9410]

Slab Tetras! Good luck at new place. Looking forward to set up videos.

[@GregsGarage]

I learned 2 things about future forklift purchases... Buy one that has an automatic for width adjustment and buy one that can move the forks sideways. Congrats on the move Matt and Lindsey!!! It has been exciting to follow you up to this point and see your business and family grow. It will be awesome to see what you do with your new homestead.

[@jpkalishek4586]

use one without side shift and you learn to hate a lot of people who have side shift ("I'll just shift this over behind this pole and give us a bit more space to pack something right next to it") and stacking stuff on uneven surfaces is about impossible. Width adjustment is nice, but does block your view of the forks, so there are some uses that it is not necessary, but over all and for Matt's kind of use, definitely a nice addition.

[@mcremona]

thanks Greg!

[@lutemule]

What is the high pitched sound that the forklift makes even going forward? I bet you guys are really happy to be out of the city. I am happy for you Matt. You can really expand your horizons where you are at now.

[@robertsmith1889]

I swear young man you are like the energizer bunny. I wish I had half the energy you have. You are amazing. Really enjoyed the series of videos on the move. Looking forward to the future with you.

[@mib20000]

next episode >> destroying back up beeper

[@jeffmcgrath2202]

We have a back up beeper on a truck that sounds like a sick duck

[@676dig]

Congratulations Matt. It has been a long and arduous journey for you. Setting up a new shop as well as your sawmill and slab storage will take some more time as well as making time with the family. From previous vids at your new home, it is a beautiful setting. Well done.

[@mcremona]

Thanks Randy!

[@dzee9481]

Matt the old place is where your first memories are made when you start a family. The second home is where more memories are made and you extend the family and work. Especially your work I am sure you will be so satisfied you bought the new place cause of the room you have to do what you love doing. I look forward to seeing the new things you will be able to do in the new place.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@gordonclark7632]

No limited slip diff on the fork. I am constantly amazed at how you work out how to move stuff one up Matt.

[@mcremona]

Thanks Gordon!

[@mgmoody42]

Good thing you didn't forget the bird feeder!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Matt, you’ll be taking the great memories with you to your new property and start another basket of memories. Be safe and have fun. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@mcremona]

thanks Fred!

[@timothypirnat3754]

A lot of work Matt. Your new home looks beautiful and you will make great memories there too. Embrace the future. Embrace change.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@maverick5162010]

Matt, many thanks to you and family for everything you do. Especially for the help you've given me. I'm always available to help you whenever you need that extra hand. :) You do an awesome job! Cheers. JAS

[@mcremona]

Thanks Jeff!

[@eddiephillips2000]

Looking forward to many future videos from the NEW place! My son (Timothy) and I have enjoyed watching your videos from the OLD place very much. Good Luck and Godspeed in all of your future endeavors. Hope the family has many new/fond memories at the new home!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!!

[@andrewsmith3121]

Nope!...need a few inches....OOHHH YEAHHH....Gonna Get This Thing!!!! Love the commentary!!! Absolute riot, just love it.

[@bradyrose]

Amid the whole lumber shortage, matt transforms from bearded scuffy guy with an unusual obsession with scrapwood to MATT THE PROPHET

[@shanesmith4639]

Driving over hundreds of dollars of plywood in the mud lol

[@eddiephillips2000]

@@shanesmith4639 Expensive bonfire in the future! Lol #cleanupcosts

[@edwardweisenburg16]

Looks like a great pile of Whitewood

[@rp2358]

You absolutely need to clean up that bird feeder and put it in a prominent spot. What a trooper of a bird feeder. It's survival has been amazing.

[@TheRPhelps24]

I was thinking that whichever slab it's attached to, it has to go with that slab when it sells lol

[@rmm3150]

Wow! There were some nail biters on this one. Always amazed by what you do. So exciting Matt that everything is now at the new place... bittersweet and exciting. Thanks for sharing your move with us.

[@JamesWilliams-en3os]

Congratulations on your “completion” of your move, Matt! Leaving a home, even if to a better home, is always bittersweet. Thanks for taking us on the journey. BTW, I love your new-to-you boom lift. (I used to run one on occasion when I worked in a big sheet metal shop in summers in college. Awesome machine.)

[@mcremona]

Thank you!!

[@bobbyblizzard8488]

That’s impressive and crazy how much the tele-handler can lift, great job!

[@timgrover1598]

Your willingness to attempt potentially dangerous things with large machinery is inspirational!

[@edwardchester1]

It truly amazes me that a forklift can pick a whole stack of slabs like that without tipping over - they must be serious heavy beasties. I fully expected you to be taking them three or four slabs at a time.

[@mcremona]

This forklift weight a bit over 11,000lbs. Pretty hefty

[@michaeltodd3042]

Watching this while in the middle of unpacking after a move is therapy. I just couldn't help watching you struggle, get frustrated, say ef it and make the mad dash while thinking "I know everything he is feeling right now." Happy unpacking, I hope it goes well.

[@mcremona]

Hahaha totally! Thanks!

[@jimp.4531]

enjoy your new journey, Matt and Family

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@bluesmiller7081]

Matts toys keep getting bigger and bigger.

[@jackhenshaw8651]

many thanks and good wishes for your new home.

[@jackdawg4579]

I've got to admit, I was amazed you were able to get that forklift to run on that dirt at all.

[@CMCrockett]

Now you've got the house where your grandkids will play in grandpa's special forest.

[@rogerdudra178]

You have a big pile of wood to move. Well done, Matt. Moving is such a hassle.

[@glenschumannGlensWorkshop]

Leaving a place filled with memories is never easy. The amount of work you have already done and still facing you is impressive. Looking forward to more of the story.

[@STS0NE]

I think I may have passed out once or twice from holding my breath during this video... I'm not sure, I'm still a little dizzy! :-P Good job Matt! I thought for sure you would tip several times. You are either really blessed or truly skilled! I will miss your old shop, but I can't wait to see what you are able to do in your new space!

[@mcremona]

thank you!

[@jimmowers7675]

Glad you got all your wood moved. Thanks for sharing. God Bless.

[@MultiFarmguy]

kudos on your forklift driving! I have driven forklifts for years and I know how situations like that can stress you! Nothing in my experience is more stuck than a forklift when you loose your momentum with no weight on the front end. Great that job is behind you!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@your_utube]

All the best Matt with the move. I moved about 19 times during my lifetime of 55 years, which included moving between provinces here in South Africa, so I can relate to the stress of moving. I reckon moving is much more stressful than getting married. I enjoyed getting married. I hate moving. Looking forward to more videos of the new place. I like to see people prospering and moving up.

[@sandiegoray01]

Congratulations on your new much larger home site.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@tedtimmis8135]

Congratulations! Onward and upward!

[@marknunya3035]

What your finally moved there's a shift in the cosmic energy 😆😂😆😂😆😂 I wish you and yours a very happy and blessed life. As always good luck and God Bless. p.s the JCB it's calling you saying let me help save your back.

[@saunders06516]

Watching him on the forklifts I felt like I should put a hard hat on. He is bold and very lucky.

[@timfiggins7764]

Well done Matt and Lindsay

[@beccabeth2]

Glade things are working out always love your channel and your family.

[@mcremona]

thanks!

[@markspc1]

"I don't know how the time goes by so quickly". Wait when you get to be 60 + it move like faster than the speed of light :)

[@notjoeking9035]

Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer to the end, the faster it goes.

[@leifjenkinson4039]

Now that he's got machinery, instead of having to use his back to pve those slabs, when he reaches 60, he will be able to do the "kid-through-the-air" thing with the grandchildren. Lucky them!

[@realpdm]

The captions in these videos are great "(fork lift beeping) (chains rattling) (protection mats crunching)". Fun seeing you get moved!

[@d11rdozer]

The beeping of that machine... oh the humanity!

[@garyhome7101]

Always bittersweet to leave behind so much life-energy! After all, everything about the place was what you and your family made it to be! Enjoy building your life in your new home!

[@mcremona]

thank you, Gary!

[@rogerr1296]

Thanks for the many hours of creating and the many adventures you took us on. Looking forward to many more. My wife and I will also soon be moving from our first home where we raised our kids so I know the feeling. I'm sure you and your wife felt a lump in your throat a time or two on your final visit to your old home. One question I have always wondered though, how have your neighbors been with everything you have done in the yard thru the years and, are they glad to see you leave? lol....

[@robertsheffey8894]

Wow so that's what you sound like when you're being serious! I can understand, it's a very major transition for you, your channel and your operations has changed a lot since I started watching.

[@peggyt1243]

My impending move seems so simple compared to what you are doing. I am impressed that you moved all that wood on your own....... and you filmed it for us. Thank you.. BTW, home is not a house, home is where your family are. I wish you many happy new memories in your new place.

[@danscrima]

I love the sketchiness at 14:32 haha. GO GO GOOOO

[@mcremona]

Hahaha ain’t stoppin for nothin

[@judithfairchild8620]

That one weird stack of slabs reminds me of v the sphinx. I like how you take good care of everything possibl.

[@167curly]

Having moved house myself several times over the years I know how you feel, Matt, but life goes on and keep lookng forward. I wish you and your family joy in the new country home.

[@mcremona]

thank you Phil!

[@erinmcgrathejm4985]

When you pulled into that tight space for that one set of slabs, all I could see in my mind was that scene from Austin Powers where he got that little cart stuck sideways in the hallway!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@mcremona]

Hahahaha that’s exactly what I was envisioning

[@geraldfields6276]

I am jealous. You get to play with some really cool toys.

[@geoffreykail9129]

Great Job and Good Luck with the new shop.

[@mcremona]

Thanks!

[@slhasebroock]

One chapter closes and a new chapter begins! Its been fun and looking forward to the new chapter. And that JCB, wow how nice is that!!!!

[@hermannstraub3743]

Had a blast with captions (forklift motor humming, forklift beeping etc.) This beeping equipment would drive me nuts.

[@ypop417]

The bad part is you do get used to it on a job site or in an industrial setting. And that is when accidents happen.

[@redback1242]

My father and I moved our automotive business a few years ago. Between the work van, trailers, a pantec truck and other vehicles it took nearly 90 trips to move parts, cars, machinery. We're still unpacking and setting everything up!

[@leeklemetti1887]

Mad Matt and the SLABS! Yahoo! Rideum' cowboy. I loved your ingenuity as well. Yeah, glad to have it over. LOL

[@edwardshupe6215]

Much, much better job. Congratulations

[@mcremona]

Thanks

[@brianrajala7671]

Best wishes. You have come a long way from where you began.

[@mcremona]

Thank you!

[@claudiosaltara7003]

What beautiful stack of planks. A carpenter’s heaven

[@michaelboyd9433]

For videos in the future using the forklift...buckle the seatbelt behind you so you can get rid of the annoying alarm sounds as well as the backup beeper as long as you are by yourself

[@jeffreycollins7297]

That was fantastic Matt. SO happy for your living your dreams. Looking forward to seeing the first sawing video in the new place. I know you probably can't wait to get back to it. Cheers!

[@mcremona]

Thank you!!!

[@raytalbot5890]

Well done on your move, looking forward to bigger things 👍👍👍🇬🇧

[@rppvt]

Been away for a few months, so amazing to drop in on the last "welcome to my shop" in that location. change is good. enjoy the future.