SCRAP CLEAN UP TURNS INTO MEGA LAND CLEARING | INCREDIBLE TRANSFORMATION | SWAMP DISCOVERED

SCRAP REMOVAL TURNS INTO MEGA LAND CLEARING

[@THEOLDBYRDFARMVLOG]

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[@stephensaasen8589]

That clothes line contraption looks like the lower part may be an old steering gear and shaft assembly with another part attached to it. 1950's and earlier trucks and cars had a one piece steering gear box and shaft assembly. Looks like something else is attached to it at the hose clamp and rubber boot. The rubber coated plate looks like where the shaft went thru the floor and if you clear the dirt out of that box, you might find a worn gear. Then you'd know for sure.

[@MsFAaron]

You have come such a long way in clearing that property. Most people don't know the back breaking work that goes into it. I think you can give yourself a great pat on the back for all the work you have done. The Old Byrd Farm has come a long way since your first video hit KZbin. Congratulations! Most people would have given up.

[@crossroadschronicles4647]

Well said

[@hammathguy3995]

I know a place where a small pond would fit very nicely in the yard. And, it would never dry out. That thing you asked about was the mast the TV antenna was mounted on. The box on the end was the rotator to point the antenna at the TV transmitter. The wires are what controlled the rotator.

[@elbertajohnson937]

Could possibly be an old spring house. I can envision that piece of yard as a garden party area. Love your dedication and love of history preservation ❤️🙏

[@marvinjohnson424]

👍👍🇺🇸

[@alitathomas2711]

There must be an underground spring making all that muck. Be interesting to put a small pond there. Leta

[@scottburbridge3170]

i wonder if you eventually dig there, you find a spring and can create a pond. your dog is such a good companion.

[@deborahjordan9688]

Looks great well done Robert 😊 I have never seen a wisteria vine like that before either hope that man agrees to get ride of it it’s destroying the trees

[@Yzabeaux1]

Boy, after stepping in that mud; Ba-lou needed a bath! 😄🐶❤️

[@shellydehart8217]

You were definitely on a roll there until you hit that wet mud. You sure there’s no spring under there? I was so impressed that the orange tractor got out of it with little ease. I could feel your excitement in your voice at how pleased you are with more land clearing. I’m excited for ya too. It’s looking great. I believe you found the mother load of the wisteria. That thing was huge. Definitely to cut that sucker up real good. Keep it coming Robert! ♥️😊👍👍👍👍🌟🌟

[@darleneroe3994]

have mercy, Robert. That little tractor really can getter- done! love watching.

[@Unit38]

Robert, there probably is a spring on that part of the property. Those foundations were, most likely, the remains of a spring house. I would imagine, if you put an auger, down deep enough into that ground, you would find that spring. Keep the videos coming, I really have enjoyed them.

[@jeanwhite6693]

Awesome work! Your grandparents would be so proud of you. Can't wait to the transformation of Old Bryd House! You got this!

[@lynettepacella9880]

This is why I started watching this channel. I love watching the work on the house and the property,I really missed it good to see it again!😊

[@marypettitt9150]

Oh Robert, everything you do now leaves the farm looking that much more magical. That clump of daffodils is absolutely a work of art. And that primary wisteria - oh my gosh. Getting rid of that for your neighbor will be marvelous.

[@bethgiesey9405]

Each video shows more character emerging on the Old Bird Farm! So amazing, we can actually see the house from everywhere. Beautiful💕🐔

[@melissas.117]

Looks like a great place to dig a pond!!!

[@lindamoeder1681]

This is an awesome posting. I'm sure all of us who have kept up with your progress on the farm are just as thrilled as you to see the clearing taking place. Can't wait to see the bonfire. Question... will the vines hanging from the trees eventually fall since you cut them? Will be nice to see tress without the nasty vines.

[@Mari-B]

I was thinking the same thing! I kept wanting to see him tie a rope to that large cluster and see it come falling down!!

[@lindamoeder1681]

@@Mari-B LOL...had the same thought! And take a chain saw and clear the tree trunk of them. Guess I could be called an armchair quarterback. Ideas while sitting in my recliner.

[@Mari-B]

@@lindamoeder1681 same here....🤣 Due to bad back in my recliner!!

[@brendabozeman4476]

Need to dig a pond to draw the water in.

[@kellycal124]

They do eventually die and fall off.

[@tammy2388]

😃 blue loves hanging out with you he stays right with you

[@tacocin]

Walter posted a video on his channel with some pictures of the farm when you were very young. The farm had a lot of overgrown wisteria back then! I commented on his video that the wisteria is not a new problem on the farm. Literally been there for decades! Also, I can feel you when you say the task at hand is actually fun. It is indeed cathartic to see your own land being recovered and giving the existing trees room to breathe. Maybe, just maybe, opening up that swampy area will allow it to dry out easier. Sunshine is an amazing thing!

[@carolcollins815]

Robert I wondered if you might have a under ground spring in some areas then you mentioned it. I don’t know but you might have an under ground creek 😮

[@mariecarroll2072]

Love watching you doing the cleanup. The old Byrd is coming alive. Great work

[@darlenegood]

I believe those little white flowers by the garden wall are babies' breath.

[@frankscarborough1428]

Can't remember if I left a comment yesterday. Started watching then. Great job

[@JanTrewhitt]

I've wanted to tell you what a great Dog Blue is! He runs around the farm and is all over the place! As as you get off the machinery your on, or in, he is right there. Such a great friend to you!!

[@RepublicTX]

Where's that "Damn Wisteria" shirt! I stand (well, sit) amazed at what you've accomplished on the old home place. When you first showed it to us and said you intended to rescue it, I never imagined you'd have come so far and so fast. Bravo!

[@chriswilford3576]

Oh my Robert that mother plant of wisteria is huge! Pleased make sure to record the destruction of it. We don’t want to miss that!!!

[@debrafricano1486]

You sounded as excited as I get when I get a new power tool,lol over the wisteria!😅

[@louallen1993]

Boy Robert I feel your excitement in cleaning up your farm !! I am with you I love to see things cleaned up neat & clean. Keep your vision !! For one man & a tractor you are moving right along.

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

Robert it would be nice if you could get a set of those grabber things that go on the front of the tractor to pull stuff down from the trees maybe get a grip on the wisteria and pull it down from the trees and it would help pick things up off the ground and grab things and pile it up

[@maupinmaupin1472]

your indoor window space is looking cozy and lived in. The place has come a long way.

[@margaretagodfreyt6871]

Robert the Old Byrd Farm is looking amazing . You should contact a seed company where you can get the kindergarten or first grade class to come and plant you some flowers

[@ellielizhavenofbless945]

Hey get that fabric mailed out to me and maybe you could auction off the finished quilt! They go for really high. Of course I could understand if you would rather just display it in the farm too 😉

[@lorij323]

Oh that mud! Ugh In reading some of the other comments I agree that maybe a pond would work there in that really wet spot. It's looking good. Love seeing the whole thing open up and come back.

[@celleduffel1533]

OMGoodness on that mother wisteria vine...you gotta ask if you can take it on LOL ..I am so proud of you and the work you have taken on and the place is looking so good...and before I forget, Hiiiiii Blue!!

[@2palmsresort278]

Zoinks, Scoob! Quicksand.

[@ransomdaniels8395]

Robert, you are always entertaining...bless your ♥! 😅

[@kathycaywood4400]

I loved the heart in the tree branches starting around 23 minutes! Great job on all of your hard work. You have a real 'heart' for taking care of the Old Byrd Farm!

[@kathycaywood4400]

I would love to see a good picture of that added to your pics!

[@SondraD7676]

🤣🤣🤣Your shirt! HANG TEN in a muddy swamp! Only Robert, and only on the OBF!! New yard, great stuff!! 👍👍💪💪

[@maryhale7234]

Everything is looking so beautiful. What a difference from when u first started.

[@PatriciaLounsbury150]

This is going to looks so amazing when your land is cleared from pivot and wisteria. Love the idea of selling or posting on eBay pieces of barn in art form. The old nails, etc. A great way to sponsor what you are doing. Keep it up.

[@bonniemoritz4199]

If you can find someone to make something out of wisteria vines that you can sell on ebay you could make a small fortune! 🤔

[@larrysmith6499]

I can't get over how well the yard looks with the additional cleared area. Your yard is huge. It's odd how the wet areas are near the rock foundations. I would lean more to spring house. Were there cows documented being on the farm? More mysteries of the farm. Keep up the awesome work good buddy.

[@darlenegood4101]

Looking great. A lot of work but the seeing the land is wonderful.

[@jimp4037]

The Old Byrd Swamp is incredible!!

[@kristyhaynes1130]

Amazing job Robert

[@jeanburgin160]

So good to see the farm getting cleaned up more and more each week. Is it Spirea? it is an early spring shrub. Wjow, that is crazy ... Good job, great tractor! I'm so glad you have it!!!! All the best.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

It's funny to watch you walking straight through all the muck and your dog wisely walking around it. Maybe you could turn that area into a small pond.

[@barbaraharshman9460]

The yard looks wonderful Robert!!

[@carrieann1640]

Landscaping is an art.

[@pattucker612]

It’s looking great, say goodbye to the wisteria. Keep up the cleaning and the videos.

[@jq5609]

Wow,,,,, just wow 👌

[@NoviceSandi]

G'day Robert, I hope you're keeping well. It never ceases to amaze me just how much work you've done on the Old Byrd Farm. And I agree, it is an art form. What you're envisaging is starting to take shape. Well done, you should feel very proud of what you've achieved.

[@lauraleckemby249]

Thanks for the longer video. Looking Fantastic Robert!👏✌️&💜

[@amywright2243]

Blue in that deep mud gave me flashbacks to watching Neverending Story and bawling my eyes out! 😆

[@sandrasloan7115]

The tiny white flowering shrubs is Spirea. It is one of the three first blooming Spring shrubs. The other two are Yellow Bells, and Red Flowering Quince, which has thorns on it. That is all the glory of quince and spirea. Forsythia or Yellow Bells have very pretty Fall foliage when the leaves turn to very pretty bronze and reds. They root easily by just laying a branch out on the ground and placing a brick or concrete block on it. In about 6 weeks or so it will have rooted and can be separated from the plant with a sharp shovel. Then plant in desired location. Yellow Bells are prettiest when placed as a hedge row or where they do not need to be trimmed. If the branches are left long, the yellow flowers are beautiful and in long graceful branches. They should not be cut in a ball. The branches should be left long and graceful. And do not cut spring blooming shrubs after 1st of August, they are setting buds for next Spring blooms. Hope this is helpful.

[@kathleenmuller306]

You've got a spring! We have three on our property! Once you know where they are you can wait until they dry out to flatten it down! K.

[@WaynesAdventure]

Awesome

[@marydanhayes7404]

Contact the US Government Conservation Service. They can help you figure out how you can handle the drainage problem.

[@ramonaalvarez7559]

That sounds like a great idea Mary. Definitely worth a try.

[@rhondaking6433]

Oh golllly gee that is gigantuous!!!! I hope they let you take that OUT!

[@janetjones7880]

that dang wisteria - beautiful fragrant blooms but sooo invasive and will take over - you're getting there

[@gailatkinson1955]

Boy, kids would love to be out playing with you!! 😂😂😂

[@tammy2388]

Love the rocking chair

[@Melissa-pt2ik]

Robert you have done an amazing job clearing off the farm and I don’t know how the trees are alive with the wisteria growing over them

[@Vistasabia]

That humongous vine. Seriously creepy factor 😳. Pun intended.

[@kathysultzbaugh3858]

You really did a great job. Something about clearing the old Byrd farm. Opening up all the land. The daffodils will grow back, next year.

[@kristyhaynes1130]

Carefull Robert

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

I hope you can get it down before spring! Looks so good

[@michellemhessman4364]

Looks good back there

[@sandrakirkpatrick9124]

My husband says it is an old steering column housing that had the end added on! We love your show!

[@philomenadennehy8585]

The roots would make great coffee table legs

[@patvisek222]

I'm impressed with that clearing work you did on this one Robert! I wonder if there is any history on whether there was a spring or some body of water that ever flowed through the farm years ago!? There is so much mucky areas where you were today! Perhaps with all the whisteria that took root, they were soaking up the water in the area until you uncovered this ?

[@BDE1337]

It’s Georgia. The whole place near where this house sits is a swamp

[@DUSTEATER2]

The most fun I ever had was using my tractor in the woods, until I rented an excavator. WOW! You need to rent one for at least one weekend.

[@SandyD2022]

Holy crap, that is the Mother, where's the Daddy? LOL

[@vickisawyer7405]

Good job today, I feel I should go do some yard work. I love how Blue just meanders through the video!

[@charlesestle8501]

The peice you mentioned as turned into a clothes line post ,looks to me to maybe the drive for a bush hog ??? Or a drive line for other farm implement ,just my thoughts, loved the videos on the cleanup looks wonderful. Old Byrd Farm Fan ,Minot North Dakota!

[@jackiemepstead9218]

well done on your hard work. Have you thought of buying a rake for the back of the tractor ( its like a big comb) its would make life a little better clearing the garden

[@richardjones5255]

Great progress!

[@dianalyman5950]

Well when the sun comes out again it will dry out some now that you can get some rays ☀️☀️☀️ down through there.. good bit of driving Robert.

[@tvcat3665]

I remember a long time ago you were trying something with a tractor in that area and were stopped because of the muck. Horray for that daffodil surrounded by wisteria blooming. 🌷 Transplant it to the front garden, it deserves to live! 🌱

[@missemily3264]

I'm glad you had fun. You work hard and some of those jobs can be tedious, so I'm happy that there are tasks you enjoy. The yard is looking good!

[@treda707]

Wow you are getting things done Robert❗2023 is your year❗

[@cynthiacarter514]

Thanks to all the hard work clearing barn material, you can enjoy clearing the wisteria.

[@deniseroberts460]

Look at all that yard…WOW!

[@BDP_Productions]

Got the knife yesterday. Thanks!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Perhaps you could contact Sherman and Mr Peabody requesting they go back 200 years and view the land prior to the Byrd's arrival. Seriously, it would be interesting to get a three or four foot deep core same of the swampy ground. It's always possible there's so much clay there that it takes forever and a day for water to drain through it. Is that area lower than surrounding ground? Maybe water used to flow through where the highway is but is blocked by road substructure. Do let us know what the "clothesline" pipe contraption was. Your enthusiasm for clearing is a job to watch. 👍👍👍

[@davebruce3754]

It looks like a steering wheel shaft. The odd shaft would be in the engine compartment and goes up inside to the steering wheel. It looks as though something has been added. Cheers Dave from Ontario, Canada

[@gregjohnson6787]

Place is look'n real good Robert. Been following for a while now. 2 things, metal medium file to touch-up blades on yer loppers 'n bush hog. Also, the dry pond may have sump'n ta do wif yer surface water being up: nowhere fer it ta drain to. Hang in there son, 'member, Rome didn't burn in a day.

[@claytonlee]

I hope your neighbor will let you cut that DAMN WISTERIA vine and i hope that swampy area isn't very big because you have enough to deal with on the farm with that DAMN WISTERIA. Too bad you don't have a bulldozer attachment on the tractor so you could get through that wisteria and privet easier. Great job you're doing it really looks good.

[@TheBrushcutter]

If ever there was a guy that needed a landscape rake and grapple for a tractor it's you. I would say it's me, but I already bought my rake and built my grapple. I haven't encountered any wisteria yet, my problem was kudzu. I think one is as bad for trees as the other. A grapple allows you to pull the stumps up and the vines down, then carry it all to the fire. Works great for ripping out and piling privet also.

[@judywebb2193]

I agree that you have wet weather springs. The soil composition differences may be because of what was growing in those areas and how much natural composting occurred in the past. . That said, somebody long ago might have hauled in dirt from elsewhere to fill in low spots or gulleys.

[@michellemhessman4364]

Hey Robert it's raining here

[@ksbrook1430]

I enjoyed watching your dog wander in and out as you worked. One of the appealing aspects of your vidoes is your choice of music. I'm in awe of the amount of work you have accomplished.

[@frankleek488]

Well done Robert

[@donnamccain4949]

Your room looks better every episode, one day it will be beautiful

[@jeffjohnson4015]

Hi Robert, the Old Byrd Farm is looking good, you really did clean up a lot of the metal around the place. Who knows many be you can use that part of the farm for all the cars you have. You could keep them all in one area. It's nice to see the fence on your property line with the farm next door. Oh boy was that a massive wisteria tree, we hope your neighbor will let you cut it down. If they do we look forward to seeing that tree go

[@michellemhessman4364]

It looks great

[@rhondaking6433]

It's looking so opened up and amazing Robert!

[@tonyward2086]

Robert. I have been watching since the beginning and my OCD just won't go away. If possible, can u make a simple sketch of the property showing all the buildings, areas, etc as well as the layout of the house. I just want to orient myself to where you are working and how it all interrelates. Thanks. And today was great with all that clearing done. I can't wait till all those wisteria fines die and fall out of the trees.

[@1959snoopy]

I was just thinking the same thing. I get all turned around and can't figure out where Robert is on the property.

[@jq5609]

Great idea 👍

[@marypettitt9150]

The Kubota is a workhorse. I like the way it carefully stepped out of the swamp.

[@bettylorch3796]

Blue seems to carefully make his way around the swamp.

[@darlenejordahl3187]

The amount of wisteria that you have killed is incredible. It is nice to see more if the farm from all angles.