Part II - Does My Big Trailer Fit in the Quarry? - Stone Donation to The Stone Trust

PART II - I am sorry to leave you hanging like that! I am a stone mason, not a video editor, but will improve with time. Please enjoy the second half of yesterday's video.
This was my first foray into the quarry with my 21 foot gooseneck trailer. The road is steep, rough and narrow, and there is not much space to turn around. My objective is to get loaded up with 11,000 pounds of granite to donate to a project facilitated by The Stone Trust.
Go check out The Stone Trust at:
www.thestonetrust.org
Sign up for a workshop if you are interested, take it from me, it is worthwhile!

[@CranialAccess]

Amos is a superstar! Awesome father and son teamwork to solve a challenging situation. I glad you are instilling confidence in him and I am sure he has and will learn much from you!

[@tommielourogers4327]

Very impressed with your young son. You two are a great team. That day was something that he will probably remember all of his life.

[@elizabethard3620]

I'm glad you had Amos to help. Even though he'd never driven the truck, he did great. The 1st part of this story actually was pretty scary watching you drive up to the quarry. Such a tight squeeze.

[@richardzapor4607]

I thought part I had a great cliff hanger ending. I thought you were doomed unless you had chains and come alongs to pull your truck back onto the road. The kids earned 2X his regular pay rate. Great innovation with the excavator.

[@royjenkins2293]

Amos has impressive reaction time.

[@willr69420]

I am glad to see that you were able to post part 2 of yesterday's video, you were lucky to have brought along competent help!!

[@angryelf4675]

Way to get ‘er done fellas. Alfred, you are a genius in blue jeans.😉

[@OnaMuir]

😍

[@myzacky96]

Aw, my thoughts also

[@robertdicarlo4490]

I'm generally more fond of a shorter video, so I'm pretty happy with the 2 part video.👍 Oh ya GREAT DAY for Amos !!!!

[@piperleelee]

I liked the fact that the video ended up a cliffhanger, it made it more interesting. Bless you for donating to the Stone Trust, it is a worthy organization. Looking forward to your next video.

[@dianelively8582]

That was a cliffhanger I’m so glad you have part two! It’s beautiful up there in your quarry Alfred and I am enjoying your Vlogs. It’s a good channel.

[@rogiste1]

You made it look so easy -- Great job

[@frederickmoller]

No problem Alfred, and Noah too, itt's all a learning curve like most everything in life. Glad that all went well with your son at the wheel of your truck, listening to all your commands, you must be proud of him. Can't wait to see more, thanks!

[@Jack-lr3dn]

NO worries on the cliffhanger! Gives us something to look forward to at the very least

[@OnaMuir]

The claw is like a dino -- pulling the truck out and eating stone. TY for info about the DSWA.I have been learning hedge-laying. It is older than dry wall, just as useful and beautiful. Dry wall next. 😘

[@rosemarysmith6255]

What a cool kid to do that. I would have started to cry if I had to do that. He must be a Genius like you.

[@macroisthemicro]

Your cliffhanger was worth it! You drew in more viewers! Even if it was inadvertent.

[@crystalphillips696]

So glad you were able to get unstuck. Thank goodness you had the excavator already up there and Amos was with you.

[@bonnied.5535]

Yes, it was a cliffhanger for sure - glad though that your young lad was there and (by the sounds of it) capable to help you out. Hard worker and great mentor. interesting video.

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

😄👍 Love U Albert,,,, don't mind at all seeing this, love you because you are genuine and real. Thank you for not hiding anything. Makes the video even more interesting

[@cherylhuot4436]

Amazing problem solving and heavy machine operation skills!! Very nice of you to donate your time and materials to an organization you support. Thanks for the interesting video

[@apriljones5842]

looking forward to the next video It’s beautiful up there

[@NoNoTheGreenOne]

Good to see you back on the road again! 👍😎

[@bekind3931]

I’m so glad you gave us a part 2! And glad it wasn’t too much of a problem. You have this urge to want to tell us what’s going to happen before we see it. Don’t do that. YT is a visual medium where the motto is, ‘Show. Don’t Tell.’ Whenever you can show us, just show us. Add voice over, only if needed to clarify what’s happening (like how your kid is in the truck and you’re blowing the horn to let him know to back-up little by little). Telling us you got out easily and that it wasn’t a problem sucks all the tension and anticipation out of seeing it. More exciting for us to wonder how you’ll get the truck out, if anything else will go wrong. It’ll seem like an action-packed video even though it was easy (which is better for views). Great though to let us know what happened w/the vid - why there’s a Part 2. You could’ve shown the initial piece where you’re driving up the trail but w/o sound. Voice over that ‘In my last video, I explained we were driving up to get some stone for The Stone Trust. At one point, my truck fell off the road a bit, and it was a cliffhanger bc I didn’t realize I hadn’t uploaded the entire video. Just my inexperience. Now, here’s Part 2 so you can see what happened.’ Or something along those lines. Filming yourself on the trail, like you did, was fine too. Loved that you were walking while talking (Excellent!). You’re doing great, Alfred! Really excited for your channel. The visuals in these vids were fantastic w/all the greenery. Don’t know what a ‘field stone’ is. Just stone you get in nature? Very cool you gave a shout-out to The Stone Trust. Have a good one!

[@vermontheritagegranitecomp2062]

I really appreciate the feedback, guidance for developing my narratives is invaluable

[@adrianlangford5577]

Love the videos, Toby sent me to tell ya don't give away the ending of the video at the beginning! keep the content coming!!!

[@bjorn7355]

Great videos. Seems you need a stone crusher to start putting some good gravel on your road!

[@bruceande1]

Glad things worked out Alfred....Keep moving forward. Given time and circumstance you might think about dressing the driveway with hardcore. Also a way of offsetting material you might look into using some of the quarry spoils and find a sand/gravel outfit that could make the gravel for you....Just thinking out of the box. Good luck and have a great day!!

[@js97k52]

Great angle with the light and early autumn trees in intro. Keep this up

[@pollydunn3191]

👍

[@jmflying]

Very interesting work splitting granite. Wish you well in the venture.

[@Mitchnels]

Excited to see what else you do on this. Channel!

[@CreepyMisfit7]

It's all good, I made the same mistake when I was learning premiere too!

[@CZiNTrPT]

Amos MVP!

[@LordNorthern]

You need to come up with a theme music "My buddy Morgan"

[@skrtskit1521]

Will you be able to access your quarry in the winter? Amazing and interesting. 💖💖🎶🎶

[@vermontheritagegranitecomp2062]

No, it's too remote to access with more than 9" of snow on the ground

[@cherylbibbee2143]

Awesome content!

[@markocosic5617]

Doesn’t matter man. Even if it’s every 5 min, give us more content :D

[@maxpay150]

Boss

[@Krwekrw]

Dream daddy Alfred bringing fun to his boy let him drive the mashines and wearing blue jeans go an say quarry ahoy!

[@velksa6835]

Ive really been enjoying your videos! im glad Morgan shared your channel with us all.

[@davidwolfson7060]

Hey, bud-- no problem. You seem like a hard working, cool stone mason who has much to offer on KZbin. I look forward to seeing and hearing more of your experiences with your new quarry and little man Amos. Cool stuff, keep it up, and thanks for letting us go along for the ride. Keep at it, brother, and say hi to Morgan when you see him.

[@janpack1569]

The unflappable Alfred. Calm, cool, composed, humble, problem solver with a sense of humor to boot. Never in a million years imagined I'd be watching videos of this type but I think I'm going to enjoy them. 😁 Good thing you had your son Amos to help you. He did a great job.

[@creative227]

Morgan sent me and I’m glad he did! Fascinating work you do. I love all stones and rocks.

[@susancarnegie3794]

Make sure you give your son an extra hug and an "I love you". For a job well done

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

Watching you roll out of there with that stone was a satisfying experience. And good job Amos!

[@plhrph1]

It'd be interesting to learn more about the Stone Trust project that you're donating the blocks to, maybe you could do a video on that.

[@tonkabear2369]

Agreed

[@BigBlueD830]

Cliffhanger indeed! Amos is learning amazing problem solving skills from you that will serve him well in life.

[@jima1135]

Good thing Amos was there! It would have been quite the excavator dance to back up the hill while simultaneously extending the boom to keep a constant tension on the chain so the truck didn't roll back down.

[@alecgwin1443]

Leaving us with an unintentional cliffhanger is what Bob Ross would call a "happy little mistake". Keep up the great work!

[@mr.skipper4544]

It's all good Al You'll get better as time goes on, I can already tell that your video recording will be really good after a year on KZbin

[@mjp1688]

I started my workday with a part I, and now the end of my day is with part II. I'm glad you didn't have any damage from the truck slipping off the road, and you and your son have a good tale to tell at Thanksgiving dinner.

[@margaretannfrank5480]

Amos is the GUY when you are in a tight spot!

[@Paul_Au]

Loving the videos! I don't know where you get the time to do all you are doing. This and the work on the hoop coop and moving the excavator between the quarry and your home.

[@mynutshellmail]

That was a well orchestrated recovery, and great teamwork with your son. 👍🏻

[@jenford7078]

I'm really finding your channel to be a refreshing change. Part looking into your days, part learning about your stone crafting, and of course great scenery! Glad I saw the tour with Morgan. Keep on keeping on!

[@vts5618]

You and Amos made it look effortless getting out of that pinch. I'm happy everything turned out okay.

[@ronaldschmidt4748]

Glad everything turned out ok. appreciate your video. Take Care looking forward to the next video.out

[@beejls]

I honestly thought that video was fine, it was really funny and a perfect ending, in my opinion I assumed you would follow up with what you did to get your truck out of the hole that it fell into. Good luck on the channel.

[@nancywebb1845]

Nice to see dad and son working together.

[@MamaKari5857]

Thanks for the update. Love that your son is included in the process he seems like such a wonderful sidekick and helper. Stay safe.

[@lisapressey7361]

Your son was awesome in the truck. The cliff hanger was awesome your the best.

[@davidchristensen6908]

Ohhh we’re in a tight spot. No problem with the video problems you may have had. I am found you from Goldshaw Farm. Came and watched your video and poof I hit the thumbs up and the subscribe button. Looking forward to watching you develop your quarry business up and going.

[@myzacky96]

You have such a good heart, and very generous, God will bless you

[@matttate9155]

Really keen to hear more about your plans for a stone built hobbit house. Building that would send your subs stratospheric!

[@georgedavidson1221]

I wish you and Amos all the best I was driving tractor when. I was. Amos’s. age Fell asleep one day and went in the ditch could have been killed So be careful

[@acemarcola]

Well played. The cut to black made me smile👍

[@Lonesome__Dove]

Holy cow! Can't believe your 9 yr old drove that truck and trailer! Freaking amazing. Yall are doing a great job with him. Its pretty amazing to see. Nowadays u see so many kids completely unable to do anything and then u see some like Amos. Thank goodness that there is still parents out there like yall.

[@cynthiaweems5026]

I would definitely watch your videos Alfred! I love watching Morgan’s channel and I look forward to yours. Love that you bought a rock quarry!👍 Montana Cynthia

[@07Giddyup]

That was an excellent opportunity for Amos in thinking outside of the box.👍

[@bullettube9863]

Don't worry about video quality now, you'll improve with experience. Just go back and laugh at the early videos from the Gold Shaw Farm! Pulling a trailer through a wet woods is not easy, I know because I got a pick-up stuck a few times myself.

[@Sweetandsavoryfarmette]

My perspective it was a big deal. Your son learned a few life lessons. Don’t loose your temper. How do drive a truck - backwards. How to engineer your way out of a bind. How to communicate via horn. And, hopefully the importance of not getting stuck in a tight spot. In my mind, definitely a big deal. The two of you will forever remember that day.

[@cmiller120392]

It was a cool unexpected error. I liked the cliff hanger Alfred! Keep up the good work!

[@manzanito45]

Enjoyed watching all the beautiful trees go by in the beginning 😊

[@mcmanon5696]

I think the way you went about to unstock the truck and bring up the trailer was ingenious. Lucky your son was there to work the breaks. Nice video Alfred. Thanks for the great content :D

[@patriciamorrison5372]

The trees on your land look Beautiful. I feel your gonna do a great job, with your new adventure. You are such a humble man. Peace Be unto you, and your Family.

[@ogieogie]

Alfred, we know you can fix anything.

[@jodibellamy2713]

Great job Alfred and Amos!! I really enjoy your content!

[@rickmeisch643]

How’s about a block or two. Of granite in the back of the pickup to improve traction to back up the knoll a little?

[@Pinion512]

That sort of stuff comes up sometimes. Sucks, but at least you were able to get everything lined back out and get back at it. Good to get your son involved with helping you work it out. Get him started now and his mind will not have a problem processing solutions as he gets older.

[@gerikinnaman6755]

Came here from Gold Shaw Farm. You sir have an awesome son, who will grow into an awesome man like you! 💜

[@carlaworden6566]

It was cool to chop it off, we where in suspense hihi ! Hope you called Morgan, your friend down the road ! What a great team you and Amos

[@claudiaserafin6868]

Nice to know that at age 10 your son is willing and capable to help you get out of a jam. Nice kid you got there!

[@Libbathegreat]

Well done to you and Amos getting out of that jam! I looked a little about the Stone Trust and it seems like a great organization. These dry stone traditions need to be kept alive.

[@chris420x]

looking forward to the next instalment, i live in yorkshire we have many dry stone walls

[@kimberlywagner1638]

Hi Alfred.

[@lorhayes7]

So proud of Amos....great job!!!!!

[@devmeistersuperprecision4155]

Absolutely Wonderful. Amos is great. In the old days of the west, kids learned how to drive around ten on tractors. Don’t know how many times the sheriff had words with me for driving my dads tractor to town on public roads when I was about ten. It’s just how it was. It’s great that Amos is working with you. He is learning real world skills. I just keep licking my chops over that stone. My stone experience is limited. I know how to slate a roof. Working with slate shingles is way easier than the bigger blocks. So looking forward to getting back into this. Knock the rust off of my timber framing skills and pick up new stone skills.

[@evelyngorfram9306]

& here I thought you just had a very interesting editing style... good driving/trailer handling, great problem-solving, & a great kid!

[@ernestinasanchez5305]

WOW! Your son is an ACE, he did an incredible job driving the excavator and then your truck...and to think that he's only 9, WOW! I'm so impressed. You guys make a good team. Also, it's so nice and generous of you for donating and transporting the stones. Great 2 videos.

[@CuriousEarthMan]

Nice, thank you! I figure you would pull it back with the Cat arm bit by bit. I was a little concerned for Amos if the chain snapped, but I guess it's not quite as dangerous as wire rope. Do I see some elevation off to the felt of the trailer back between the trees? Maybe you have overburden there you could move around to broaden the landing for a nice turn around. You can say better than I! Thank you for the video!!!

[@SwannOG]

Want a suggestion about your road. Barter some material aka granite with a big landscaping or construction company for them to help you with their bulldozer to widen parts of your road and to help you widen parts of your landing for better access. You might have to give a bit more material than you want to and you may want to. Avoid the pitfall of just borrowing a bulldozer and get them to provide an experienced operator to run it. Your dirt road is at best marginal and from the look of it damn dangerous in places. Think about using some of your castoff scraps to buildup sides of the road gradually to improve it for width and manueverability. A company that can get a few thousands of dollars worth of granite for a project for a days worth of work from their dozer and the operator will likely barter with you in this economy.

[@IbelongtoJesus.]

⚒️ Adventures with Albert ⚒️ & Amos

[@galba2715]

Cool name for the kid and a cool dad for teaching him at early age about heavy equipment operations and even car😲😲

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I thought the cliffhanger was better than the Stallone movie of the same name.

[@Lonesome__Dove]

No problem with the cliffhanger. Nothing wrong w that! Now we r back for video 2. You're a genius.

[@sfurules]

Hey would it be possible to bring up gravel (or maybe even make there in the quarry) to put on the road as it gets close to the end there?

[@krispy777]

The amount of problem solving he is going to learn from you 🤔🧐

[@Spudscave]

Alfred will you be building a mess hut for Amos to shelter in when the weather turns nasty maybe put a stove in it to cook on and provide heat when he’s on school holidays and he is giving his dad a hand

[@teresaatwater672]

Very interesting! You have an amazing young son!

[@casid9929]

Yes it was a big deal that you were in a precarious situation on the side of the hill with a 9 year old as your back up. Thank the Lord you stayed safe.

[@maureen8930]

Wow Alford your son is a Tall boy for nine years old you can drive a rig to drive a truck, he sure is good kid and I think it’s great that you donated that stone to the British school