The Ole Floating Barn Trick!

[@digdrivediy]

If you enjoyed this video, then I'd be grateful if you'd share it with a friend that would also like it. Thanks so much for watching!

[@LukedriveitlikearentalRo-ri7tm]

2ed video plz

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

Looks awesome, love seeing so much progress in one video. Can't wait to see the entire thing finished.

[@Fsuholley]

Loved this video. I will share, share and share some more. I would love to see remodeling this summer! God Bless brother.

[@KymKit]

Yes. Yes please do so. This has been one of the best I’ve seen on your channel. Machinery can be magical too ❤️👌🏽👌🏽

[@davidbruce2845]

Yes, please! Brilliant video. Would love to see more on this great bit of history. 👍

[@halliwilljon]

Thanks for showing us from start to finish, i would love to see the second story progress.

[@digdrivediy]

You and me both! Thanks for watching!

[@tallpaul8880]

“Do you want these beams?” I almost jumped out of my seat! I for one would love to see the process and progress of this build! ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@joelhoeksema]

Right?! Who would say no to old barn beams! Can’t believe they would burn em!

[@jayb9543]

Neil please keep filming the progress of the barn, I love it!

[@user-cn8wu2ok5s]

This barn is incredible condition! I would have never in a million years guessed this was 70 years old! Amazing!

[@MrDew83]

Very cool Neil. Thanks for the great video this morning!

[@jonjensen1118]

Heck yea, I want to see the progress of the remodel! Great video Neil!

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks!

[@AngelLuisTrinidad]

Of course, I want to see the complete remodel of this wonderful barn. Thank you for showing us this barn moved.

[@James-ou9hc]

Thanks a million for sharing Neil. May God continue to Bless you and your family in Jesus ’ name.

[@bobsingle45]

My childhood home was moved back in the 70's for the I-81 highway project. Fascinating process to watch again.

[@stevenhartman7657]

This made my morning! I love to see the old barns saved! Please continue with the progress. Keep making these great videos! Thanks!

[@CourtnRob]

Love the way you tell a story with your videos. Keep up the great work!

[@richardclifton4120]

Here's a hint Neil: Only start a story if you are willing to finish it. So yes, show the complete job until it is done. Good stories are hard to come by in today's world.

[@TTownTCG]

When he asked his cousin "why are you saving this barn?" And I heard him say " well it's been in my family since 1955" I was instantly thinking heck YEA! That's the barn grandpa made and if that was me and I could. I would be doing the exact same thing! I personally RESPECT the fact that your cousin has enough dignity and RESPECT for the past generations before him too actually save, love, appreciate, respect and FULLY APPRECIATE and again LOVE the FAMILY HISTORY that's ALL WITHIN them walls! NOTHING BUT RESPECT to the BOTH of YOU and I thank you so much for this video! It has REALLY meant a LOT to me an I don't have a clue who y'all are 🤣😂😅 God Bless!

[@reginaharris9775]

This is by far amazing restoring that old barn instead of tearing it down is remarkable. I can't wait to see the transformation on the months to come. Its definitely gonna be interesting !!

[@firee812]

Please show the further construction and remodel of this amazing barn. I love barns. People just dont realize the work that surrounds farm life and the importance of these buildings. My husband grew up on a dairy farm and started working as a child to help pitch in, chores, etc. That's just what you do when your family has 8 children. He farmed here on the home farm until 2017. He spent many hours in that barn, filling the hay mow, parking tractors, fixing the barn doors after a tornado, and the steep roof torn from wind damage. He milked cows in the ground level in the parlor and fed many new born calves house under the extended lower level. Lots of things are always going on in a barn especially when you have animals. 😊

[@DDL2728]

Can I like 👍 this 100 times? This is your best video ever - history, explanation on how the barn was moved & plans of what it will be. Please, can we see videos of that?? Yay!! Thank you, & thank your cousin for sharing. God bless y'all & your families!! 🙏😍🙏👍👍👍👍👍 Your drone footage was amazing!!

[@digdrivediy]

I'm very grateful that Jon and family allowed this to be shared and even more thankful that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and sharing!

[@TheRealDukeSchneider]

Definitely videos of this build will be great!

[@nanoresmith2697]

From a city girl, way down in the south of Africa, who knows nothing about farms and barns, that was so enjoyable to watch! Thanks so much for sharing history and knowledge ✨️👍

[@TheRealDukeSchneider]

@@nanoresmith2697 you are in the south of Africa watching videos of the US heartland, while I am in the US headland watching videos of Jim Green boots!

[@nanoresmith2697]

​@@TheRealDukeSchneider And do you like the brand? I buy Froggie shoes another good SA brand... I'm not promoting 🤭

[@rexg1960]

Great video. Thx! And yes I would love seeing the progress to the very end of this treasure.

[@calvinboykin4777]

Another fantastic video! Of course I don’t know your cousin Jon but he’s a guy that I think all of us would like to know. The fact that he would go to such lengths to preserve this piece of rural history speaks volumes about his character. We need to preserve our history so we can remember where we came from and we can’t reclaim the tangible past once it’s gone. Hats off to your cousin! And YES I would love to see future videos of the process of this reclamation.

[@DJ_Williams]

Please keep us all updated on the progress of the project

[@87peppy]

Excellent content, can’t wait for more. Thank you for sharing this with us

[@bobwatson9290]

Yes, more on the progress on this project. This reminds me of when I was a kid in the ‘70s and they moved the towns historic brick train station across town to preserve it after they built the new station.

[@chadtimothy468]

Thanks for being so proud of our history and being there to see it being preserved.

[@jefffuhr2393]

What an awesome, awesome project and results. Hope to see the remaining remodeling and second story. Thank you.

[@1970pizza]

What a brilliant video , please show updates on this brilliant barn work , people are saying that this is your best video so far , I have to agree with them . Your very good with a drone mate , your coverage on this barn move was very professional

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much! I actually had two drones going during the move and my brother was flying one of them for me.

[@danchapin7987]

Wow! Thank you for sharing this video! Please continue to show us the progress of giving this barn a new purpose.

[@thecloser9357]

Neil, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Am from Central, Illinois, and my wife from south east Ohio, and absolutely love seeing the preservation of what makes that landscape unique to any other part of the country. I’ve been serving in the military for the past 18 years, never being stationed near home, and this channel has brought me so much joy to see what life was growing up. Thank you for preserving and documenting your way of life, the challenges, and the absolute joys it can bring! I would be very interested in seeing the rest of the process.

[@Hey_Its_That_Guy]

Thank you for your service!

[@peggymiller3045]

Unlimited thanks and respect! I pray that you'll stay safe.

[@digdrivediy]

@thecloser9357 Thank you so much for the kind words and for following along but especially for your willingness to serve. I'm truly grateful.

[@Trumpallthewayperiod]

​@@digdrivediygreetings from Churubusco. Thanks for this good video

[@KitKat10281]

Where in Central IL @thecloser9357? I'm not far from Peoria and Springfield!

[@VintageFarm1086]

That's great they saved the old barn. I would like to see more.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Amazing video, Neil. Thank you, cousin Jon and family for preserving this piece of history. Oh and Neil, that transition from hand-held to drone shot of the truck was not lost on me. Nicely done! 😄👍

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks so much Ed! 😊

[@calebwoodard3845]

I would love to see the rest of the barn remodel I enjoy seeing old barns turn into something instead of rotting away

[@mriley4955]

Neil that was so cool to watch. Nice job capturing it from many angles. Would love to see vids of the progress.

[@Pleiades55]

Nice one, 2nd the notion "I too would love to see the second story progress". 👍🕺

[@GuyKrack]

This was cool, I‘m always looking foorward to see your videos. Keep on doing that, Best Regards from a few thousend miles over the Ocean❤ Thanks for the good Contend 👍

[@digdrivediy]

Thank you very much!

[@TroyNahrwold]

I’ve been away from Indiana way too long, and I’m going to miss all those old barns on the horizon!

[@digdrivediy]

I knew a Troy Nahrwold... Is that you? 🤔

[@VW7472]

Heck ya can't leave us hanging on what it finally looks like when finished along the way 😉 👊👊👊👊👊

[@andyhalpin6237]

nice to another old red barn saved. Will check back for updates

[@martharock8377]

I loved watching the modern machinery meets history and helped to preserve it! This video was so great 👍 ❤

[@AmericanShiba]

I always heard it was bad luck to tear down a barn so that’s why you see a lot of old falling apart barns still left up. Thanks for the history lesson, Neil! Love your channel!!

[@dentech4710]

Yes continue with updates on this barn. I remember climbing up in an old barn and jumping down on the hay when I was a kid. I’m 70 now.

[@digdrivediy]

Same for me!

[@Mark-zi2og]

That was really cool, thanks for bringing us along. I’d love to see this barn again and keep up with the progress. Thank goodness I’m old enough to appreciate this.

[@tjw4947]

The shot when the smiling barn disappeared behind the shrubbery was brilliant! Great video Neil, and yes I would love to see this restoration to it's conclusion.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks! I liked that one too! :)

[@snomofilms]

Yea! Can’t wait to see the rest of the progress on this barn ❤. Thanks for showing us this!!

[@DaleGraves-c1b]

Neil you always come up with some awesome and interesting stuff to watch!!! Not every day you get to see a big hay barn run around 😂 and survive another 100 years!!!

[@axe595]

This was a great video I really love old barns and it was nice to see one getting new life breath. it would be great to see the rest of the renovation, Thanks for sharing Neil.

[@23phaynes]

Great video! Thank you for taking us along as a piece of not only family history but US history was saved. Please take us along for the rest of the journey.

[@davidstallard2235]

I just want to say this is one of my favorite videos that you ever put out. I love to see updated video. Thank you.

[@craigc.7033]

Neil, Absolutely amazing video! Your knowledge is priceless! This world needs more people like you.

[@YitzchakHalevi]

Great stuff. Preserving history! Please keep us updated on this barn.

[@JasonWorksAlot]

What an uplifting video!

[@digdrivediy]

I see what you did there... :)

[@Tommyboy1472]

Yes, indeed, would love to see the progress .

[@jimmccormick6091]

As always, thanks for sharing. Thank your cousin for allowing us to see this process too. On television, there are many shows that deal with moving houses, or buildings, or even boats, across land. Some move only a few feet, some move miles. Invariably, to "add interest", they create drama.... "on, no, there are overhear electric wires! THIS could be a catastrophe!" or "Uh oh, a bridge! How will they overcome it?" And, as I watch this, I think the television crew is always doing the movers a dis service. I am sure the movers knew about those power linles, or bridges, or each and every obstacle LONG before the move, and had plans in place to deal with each and every one. As you mentioned about Wolfe... they know what they are doing!

[@digdrivediy]

Absolutely!

[@HarrryClaudeLaBar]

Finally saving something rather than demolishing and replacing with an inferior replacement. Thank You.

[@ALZ2526]

Neil, thanks for sharing that was really cool to watch. Happy to see the history saved!!

[@JoshTaylor1735]

Absolutely loved the video! Definitely keep us updated in the future as the barn progresses and is being finished! I loved everything about this video and would love to see more.

[@johnerickennedy]

Great story. thanks sharing ✨🇨🇦👋🏼❄️

[@johndernberger1961]

Thanks for saving those beams! Those will make great fireplace mantels and other furniture , etc. kudos to the family for saving this barn

[@watkinstreefarm6880]

I have seen a couple houses moved but never a barn. Love to see the transformation this summer. Thanks Neal.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks Jeff!

[@edfeldpausch7169]

I would love to see where this project goes Neil. I've witnessed this same thing here in Michigan. Almost all the rural barns are gone. Glad to see one win!!!.

[@jeffferanec4526]

Simply wonderful! Thank U so much for sharing this & yes I for one would enjoy to see more of this project as it progresses.

[@featheredcoyote5477]

Neil, your video content and what you cover is on another level. Appreciate you showing the steps on how this barn was moved, along with sentimental ties to family and local history. Roemke barn will last another 100 years now and please keep us updated with the finishing steps of that old barn. Awesome!!!!

[@digdrivediy]

Much appreciated. I'm so glad they decided to save it.

[@dubberkm7200]

I love to see a barn saved. Definitely interested in seeing the future progress of the barn.

[@Drfsr77422]

That was incredibly amazing. Thank you. Nothing like saving an old barn. Great video work on each step of the build. Thank you

[@derekresendes2984]

Yes more of this! Please keep us updated on the barn.

[@jimtolen2689]

Please show the modifications to come! I love your videos, and they are the first thing I watch after I read the paper on Sunday morning. Keep them coming, Neil.

[@digdrivediy]

Will do!

[@broomfieldsdual-sport]

Props to the solid ground. At first was scared one of those dollys would jam in mud or so thing.

[@DrummerZoot]

Yes, please share more on this barn! So great when people have the means/ability/desire to do so. Loved the blooper reel. 😀

[@video80634]

Please keep this story going. I would love to see the rest of the build. Thanks for sharing!

[@lisaharvey4373]

Neil I just love the Gothic Barn when growing up the neighbors had one we played countless hours of basketball up in the hay loft with the neighbor kids Great Times! So glad to see this barn Saved!!!

[@kmrbsc]

Great video Neil!! Thanks for the history and thanks for documenting the save. Please keep us informed on the ongoing process!!

[@Matt-mq1ep]

Awesome job! We definately want to see more videos on the progress.

[@tbirdracefan]

Really enjoyed this video. I indeed would enjoy seeing more about this barn. Saving old buildings often just comes down to economics. I would not be surprised if the cost move and renovate this barn surpasses the cost to build a new barn. The style, history, and good condition of this barn certainly helped the decision to preserve it.

[@lisaharvey4373]

Nice job saving those Timbers Neil great wood!

[@edolsavicky5063]

Not lucky, but very deserving of our watching. Thanks for sharing this preservation for all of our grandchildren

[@jeremyjohnson2099]

Very cool video Neil!

[@EdBrumley]

This is great to save this old barn. Can’t wait to see the final touches. Especially interested to see what you do with those old wooden beams.

[@ianmckay1780]

Neil, you know us by now... You ask a daft question like: do you want to see something being restored? OF COURSE WE DO!!!You do it, we'll watch it. You know how to impart history to the masses and make it interesting for almost everyone. You have the kind of voice that makes people listen, not because of a fault, but because you show your love for history and all it entails. Thank you, I am from UK and have no knowledge about rural life in the states. It is a chance to learn, so I grab it with both hands. Thank you for all you do for us, most things will interest somebody. no matter how obscure, somebody will watch. I've never seen anything obscure on your channel, maybe a bit niche but that is where the interest come in, Gool lad (I'm 25+ yrs your senior so I can call you lad), keep up the good work and see you next time (no maybe about it).

[@martinwilson5770]

Yes please update us on progress. What an amazing feat to relocate and repurpose such an iconic building.

[@johnnyho900]

Of course we want to see the build develop over time!

[@ratmanmurray7137]

Yes please... every little detail of the renovation will be awesome! Greetings from down under

[@toekneefurareoh]

Probably could have made this a 3 part series, but you didn’t. And I appreciated watching every minute. Thanks for sharing.

[@digdrivediy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikebailey4348]

Wpuold love to watch the progress of this beautiful building. Thanks for the video...and hello from the North West corner of Indiana.

[@GPHOWE]

Our post war house was built on an old fruit farm in the Niagara peninsula. At the end of the street was the remnants of an old orchard of cherry and pear trees with a large barn. Until the subdivision expanded the barn was the favorite haunt of my primary school days, and yes I had to walk 2 miles to school each way down pathways through farms and undeveloped land. Thank all who contributed to save this old structure and you for a fitting memorial to these barns and the a lost way of life gone with the wind.

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for sharing your cool story with us too!

[@myrenkohlhorst4422]

yes, please follow up the video of the barn move was fantastic. when I was a kid (I'm 72 now) I worked on a dairy farm. It was a centennial farm at the time. All the property has been sold over the years for industrial manufacturing, but they kept the barn and farmhouse. Still both standing but in bad shape. Occasionally I drive by and reminisce of working there. It was a fantastic job I'll never forget. So please follow up on the progress. And you do great videos. I started on your site when your trans went out and I was watching (watch Wes work.) I look forwards to your videos every Sunday.

[@Nicholaskleyn]

What a fun project. Good morning.

[@digdrivediy]

Morning!

[@brucepeninsuladroneandatvg6960]

For sure I would like to see this finished. As always, it's a very well-done video.

[@calebmiller1875]

Super cool! Can't wait to see the workshop in the 2nd story completed!

[@PYGolf]

This is one of the best videos I've seen on KZbin in a while. Definitely need more of the barn!! Call it Barn'in it up! My gift to you 😂

[@stevehennessy3588]

Great video! This barn was in great shape, so glad your cousin decided to keep it in the family. Would love to see what he does to keep making it practical for his needs - always gives me ideas for my own barn.

[@Bill-ex3vq]

Thank you, really enjoyed the video, and please show more of the barn as they finish it. Really enjoyed the content. Thanks again….

[@SmithyScotland]

Truly amazing. Thanks for documenting this. Please keep us updated on what you do with the beams. People pay a fortune for those.

[@donaanderson6479]

Absolutely yes! Would love to see the continuation of the barn restoration. Very interesting.

[@maryellen5970]

Yes, please. I'd love to see more about this project. :)

[@markperreault1951]

Would love to see you follow this barn build to completion. Really interesting stuff.😊

[@dennis82468]

Please show the progress of this barn. Great content!!

[@AdventuresofAwesomeJoe]

I love learning new things from your chanel. The original floor beams looked good. For myself, I would have kept it with a 9ft first floor and the original barn on top.

[@danielrapoza8468]

Awesome video Neil. YES PLEASE !!! I would love to follow along the entire process as this great barn gets completely built out to its new use. Thanks for sharing. Dan 😊

[@heating316]

I would love to see the continual progress of the barn, i love old barns and i think it is just amazing to see the preservation take place! Thank you for the treat!

[@Ede74]

Hi Neil, preserving your own history is something very valuable, your descendants can learn a lot from it. Unfortunately, today's society has become very fast-paced and therefore many such buildings are being demolished. I would very much like to see the further progress of the construction. Thanks for showing greetings from Germany

[@digdrivediy]

Thanks for watching in Germany!

[@benleppla9008]

Started watching your videos during the pond build. Been watching your videos since then. My great Aunt used to live in Grabill.

[@johnmallen9709]

Finally my sunday fix 😊 keep up the great work 👌🏻