Neil… tire repair is becoming a lost art. A couple of years ago on Independence Day, my 9 year old grandson called me to ask if I could fix his bike. He said that it had a flat tire. He also said that his buddy down the road wanted to go biking down to the creek but, his dad told him he’d have to wait until the next day when the tire store was open. So, I grabbed my cigar box of patches, tools and glue. When I arrived, he had the bike upside down in the driveway. He showed me the flat front tire and stepped back so that I could get to work. Instead, I had him go get a Crescent wrench. When he tried to hand it to me I said, “You got this bud!” From this point forward, I barely touched the tire or the bike. As I instructed him through removal of the tire, breakdown, tube extraction…. Every step through repair and replacement… I watched his self confidence rise. My favorite step was when he immersed the tube in the stock tank and followed the bubbles to find a thorn. When he finished he was so proud of himself that he couldn’t wait to mount up and go brag about it to his neighbor buddy! For Christmas that year, he got his own cigar box of tire repair parts. He has since fixed several flats on his brothers, buddy’s and his own bicycles. In a different interaction he had a rear tire that he fixed. When he put it back together it was rubbing. So, we had a lesson in chain tension and tire alignment. This was a lesson the neither his two older brothers or his father had ever mastered. Neil, watching you and your dad repair that tube warmed my heart. It’s those simple things that bond generations together. And, in this video there were dozens of bonding adhesives shown. Keep teaching those girls. These moments are memories they’ll always have.
Oh man I love hearing stories like this about your grandson. You most definitely planted a DIY seed in his spirit that day. The bike tire repair reminds me of a story as well. One year we went camping with a bunch of family and the greatest joy for us kids was riding our bikes all throughout the camp ground. There was a particular hill that was by far the most fun, but it was in close proximity to a locust tree. Those thorns reaked havoc on all of our tires, but Dad setup a make shift tire shop back at the camper. He was patching tires all weekend because of that tree and we all got a lesson as we stood in line to wait on our repair. I had forgotten about that until you told your story! It is most certainly the simple things that bond us together. Never thought it would be tire repair but as usual, you are on point! Thanks for the reminder and as always thanks for watching!
@@digdrivediy his older brother is helping build himself a nightstand. We started it during the school holiday vacation. I got most of the remainder finished with a few short interludes of his help. Next week he will be coming over to do the final assembly. I’ll post that video toward the end of the month. Although I could easily have finished the project in a couple of weeks… I don’t regret spreading it out until he has the chance to savor the finish. I can hardly wait to see him sign the back and take it home as his own! It’s little things like this that keep your dad, you and me going despite the thorns we pick up along the way.
Thank you for sharing the wonderful story. Reminds me of the quality time I got to spend with my dad and the kind of memories I want to build with my future children. God bless you!
Awe! I teared up a little with that montage of the girls playing on the swing set. Time goes so fast. Thanks Neil! Looking forward to the landscaping transformation 🤠👍
As a dad of 4 yr old triplet girls, that montage has hit me harder than anything else I’ve ever thought about. The reality that you think the days go by too slow when really they go by too fast
My niece graduated from middle school over the weekend. Damn, I held her as a baby just yesterday. Now she is 5’5” and growing like a weed. She is gonna be tall like her parents. I can talk about her for hours like any parent - she is as close to a daughter I will ever have. In fact my and my brothers wills make her the beneficiary of a trust (since she is still a minor). Seeing a montage like the one you did would break me up. Good job!
Bless you and your girls. It all goes so very fast. Yesterday I was walking the halls with my baby son, singing songs to try to get him to sleep. Now he's 20 yrs old. Best of luck to you, and cherish every moment.
When your wife started getting sentimental about the playset I knew what was coming. I remember the day we disassembled ours to move it down the street to a young couple with a little boy. I remember how happy the that family was when we gifted it to them. Let’s just say tears were shed by everyone
FYI: There is a pneumatic tool for removing old nails. The sleeve on the tip goes over the pointy end, pull trigger & it shoots the nail right out of the wood. Here's the best part . . . They're on average $50-$75 dollars. Anyone with a "wood prep yard" should have one of these.
It's wonderful that you let your daughters drive the backhoe and tractor. It teaches them they are capable of doing non-girl things. Great job. And no, I am not a feminist. I just like seeing girls getting opportunities to learn to be strong.
I’ll tell you Neil watching you and your dad together really made me miss my dad. He’s been gone for twenty years but I miss him every day! God bless and keep up the great family content. Thanks!
Neil, you made an old man cry. Just found your channel and subbed. Your comment to your daughter about being one of your favorites after she drove the tractor reminded me of when my 3 boys were growing up and occasionally after they completed one of their house chores I would muss up their hair a tell them that they were now one of my favorite sons. Great memories! Your families love and work ethic is inspiring. Thank you for taking me along on your journey. Stay safe!
There`s never a dull moment in your life, your family has that area surrounded with some beautiful homes and ponds, what a great place to raise children. The girls went from swinging, to driving tractors down the street and helping out, be well my friend, you have been blessed with a wonderful family.
Thanks for the montage of the girls growing up. That's why I love this channel so much. Your videos always include your loving family and all who surround you. The heart of America certainly begins on a family farm in the heartland called Indiana.
That old silo foundation would turn into a cool outdoor kitchen/ gazebo. Get an old cone shaped silo roof and use that for the top of the gazebo. With the proximity to the swimming pond and lawn. I think that would tie it all together.
I acquired a huge pile of rafts of 3x3 softwood timbers 8’ long that were used as shipping structure for tubular steel from eastern europe, and it was riddled with huge numbers of spikes. Since most of it was slated for firewood, I settled for breaking the rafts into blocks of 5 timbers each, and built a bench with an Evolution multi-material saw, and just cut through everything to end up with slabs for the wood stove. There’s a pound or two of nails to clean out with the ashes, but it beat the heck out of trying to split things apart and pound out the nails. Heated my home for the last two winters with them.
Great vid as always! I turned our old grain bin foundation into a gazebo for gatherings with friends and family. I kept the original roof on it but open all around with screens due to the bugs. Fire pit in center, chairs and tables, grill, smoker, griddle and fancy lighting. It was about the same size slab that you have.
Gosh, that tire patch brought back memories. I watched my dad do that many times! Looks like the playground set is in good hands. It will be making great memories for more years to come!
Miss my family all living right around each other like that . Made me smile with the backhoe passing the compact tractor brought back a ton of good memories
Your daughter in the pink tshirt. Drives your backhoe when you are not around...😂 The way the got onto the road..then the shifting..well done Neil and family.
Thank you for telling us to confirm we are subscribed! I've been subscribed to you for years and watch you every Sunday religiously, and sure enough, it said I was no longer subscribed!
I look forward to Sunday. Seeing your girls playing on that playground just reminded me of my girls playing on theirs. Enjoy this Neil, and we can tell that you do, these days disappear fast. AND I am so happy to see you teaching your girls to drive things, tractors, loaders, snowmobiles etc.!! Driving all those things helps teach kids how to make decisions!
My problem when I start a project is I squirrel too much. By the end of the day I have several projects going but none finished. Thanks for sharing. Kids grow up too fast!
Very cool to see a play ground set headed for the 3rd generation of childhood fun. You're giving your young ladies goals to success on the home and in life. Love the photo's of memories past but your not even close to finished. Cherish every moment. ♥️
Il est 14h ici en Bretagne - France. Je bois mon café en regardant votre nouvelle vidéo. Comme moi, vous toujours de nouveaux projets. Je me rappelle également avoir un jour du démonter les jeux extérieurs des filles car elles avaient grandit. Pour ma part j’ai construit un ensemble extérieur adossé à un ancien puit intégrant le local technique de la piscine ainsi qu’un four et barbecue. Très bon dimanche à vous et votre famille ainsi qu’à tous vos abonnés passionnés par votre chaîne car nous partageons les mêmes valeurs: famille, travail, simplicité et partage.
Seeing both of your daughters reactions to deriving that equipment was great. Brought me back to when I was quite young and being around farms and equipment, it was such a thrill. Weird part is, it's still kind of fun. The Memorial day tire repairs is just funny. Thanks for another great video
This is the first DDD video I've missed watching on a Sunday in a long time. I missed it due to the birth of my first child. Now that we're settled at home, I'm watching it with him napping on my chest. I have always loved how you tie in your family to your videos, but they hit different now with a child of my own. You exemplify being a great father and I've picked up some great lessons from you along the way. ❤️
Oh my gosh 😊 those girls are not little anymore 😂 the great thing about that is time will fly by and there will be grandkids ( Lol ) 🎉😂🎉 and you get to keep teaching little children how to have fun with everything they do ❤❤
I was embarrassingly excited when I saw this episode came out just 13 hours ago. I'm officially all caught up on this. Can't wait until the next one! Count me in the bunch that thought they were subscribed and had to resubscribe a couple days ago.
Your girls are growing up so fast, and it is very nice that you gifted that swing set to your nephew too. He’ll love it just as much as your girls did. Great incorporation of old videos of when your girls were small playing on it.
Thanks Neil for this weeks episode. I always watch your videos since Captain Kleeman talked about you. I love that you have everything I don't have, so can get all the joy of family without the stresses. I have enjoyed watching the girls grow up and the farm grow too, not to mention all the new tools...
I love this video. On several levels. The close proximity of the family. Your girls driving the tractors and especially the pictures of them jumping off of the swings…that was brave of them looks like they jumped off very high (wow), reminds me of myself pretending I was Tarzan jumping off my bike like I was at the circus.
Wow, you are so lucky to have your family living so close by. I was born in Beechgrove, IN, lived in Plainfield, and all my Mom's family lived in a very small suburb of Indy. We lived there until I was 10, then had to move to Ohio for my Dad's job. That was in the '60s. I still consider Indiana my home, and get choked up when they sing Back Home..at the 500. You guys are living the dream, so happy for you.
The more I watch your videos, the more I see the good people that you and your family and your friends are and I would be honored to have you guys as my neighbor. You’re just good people. Keep making the great videos. I’ll keep giving the likes.
You guys are AWESOME! They grow up so fast, but you and your girls aren't missing a moment. Love seeing how your extended family live so close to each other as well. I think we may need to see some drumming at some point, Neil.
Dad moonlighted by having an Armstrong tire shop at the house. I was the go to in the neighborhood for tube patches. Dad had a purpose built patching clamp mounted on the wall. Patches had a metal tray with flammable material that was lit with a match to vulcanize the patch to the tube. All those vehicles and your dad is walking. That round pad would be a perfect place for a "grain bin gazebo". I got into photography when my daughter was born. Could have been my excuse to get a descent camera. The older she got the fewer pictures I took and fewer albums I put together. When things went digital I completely lost track of a lot of photos.😃
I saw Dad walking in the drone footage and thought how silly it was he didn't even ride along on the trailer. That's after his hip replacement too! The phone camera and Google Photos have made it easy for us to at least keep track of the photos we take. I'm grateful that their easy to find for things like this at least!
Neil, I'm so glad you documented this project. It's my biggest pet peave with having a bunch of equipment around, it really takes away from the beauty of one's property. Your place is looking incredible, keep it up! Inspiring!
Hi Neil. Many, many years ago I worked in a tire shop and patched 100's of tires and tubes. I would say that your procedure was 100% correct and that patch isn't going to fall off. Nice teaching the girls to operate machinery! It is a skill that they could always fall back on if they want to or need to.
Absolutely beautiful property, your so fortunate to live so close to your family ! God has truly blessed you and your family !!! Thanks for the great videos !
Loved the old video of the girls playing on swing......thats why i have trouble letting go of those memories/tangible things. I still have my son's first tee ball cleats.
It is so cool your kids on the tractors Like mine on the bobcat Learning skills they might never use But in a But in a emergency could help The other thing is your father was with you Always pitching in So very much neat I had a great time with mine before he left us God bless . I so enjoy your videos.
I admire the relationship you have with your daughters, and how you teach them at such young ages to use equipment that the average person doesn’t know how to operate. This experience could result in them possibly becoming a heavy equipment operator, which is a very high in demand job that also pays very well.
I could watch your videos all day, especially when you are working with your Dad. Reminds me of me and Dad when he was with us.. All the best to you and your family, your a clever man.
That open area is a Geo Thermal pipe field to heat and cool for a small fraction of your current costs.. One of those girls is going to want to move back home one day and she will be grateful for benefiting from you planning
Neil.. thanks for the happy tears and the realization that time flies with kids. Have two at home and working an hour and half away daily is too much time away from my family. Your an inspiration sir
Good video as always, thanks. Always feels good cleaning up for spring. I love that you’ve been documenting your family since before you were on YT, always gives these things more story.
The girls jumping off the swings and the flashback to them doing the same when they were younger reminded me of my daughter doing the same off a set almost exactly like this one. Broke her arm just above the wrist the day before 1st grade started. She didn’t want to go to school with a cast. She hid it under her jacket.
This was one of my favourite videos yet. Loved seeing you guys truck over to your brother’s as a family, with the girls driving. So much fun. Wishing you and your family all the best Neil.
Another thing to consider with what you put around the base of the bushes and trees is wood chips. You could grind up all the stumps and wood you moved across the street, and save the money on buying stones. It will give a different look and it’s great for holding moisture in the soil to help with growth. Something to consider
I grew up on a ranch in west Texas but have lived in NYC for the last 16 years. I love watching this channel bc watching you work makes me relax enough to go to sleep. Back in TX, we had to get up VERY early some Saturdays and pick rocks out of the alfalfa fields and throw them in the back of Pappy’s pickup😅 Regarding Texas, some things I miss (power tools), some things I don’t (rocks). ps I was unsubscribed after following you since the first pond video. pss in Texas we call them “tanks” not “ponds”
Love this video just like all of them. When you were talking about project creep, and how to attack a job, I really relate to that feeling! Thank you Neil!
The thing about Farm CZcamsrs in the Lost Colonies which still takes guys like me from across the Pond by surprise is the sheer size of the land. I think I mentioned it somewhere that in America, you drive for six hours, and you've just crossed a State line: in England, you drive for four hours, local people's accents change twice, and bread rolls have three different names. Like the ongoing life stories; keep up the good work.
So, if someone in your family moves more than three miles away are they shunned? 🤣 It's really nice to see that play set moving on to make memories for more kids, and the fact that it's staying in the family makes it even more awesome.
About nail removal. I take any scrap wood. What I have found that works best for me is to cut all the nails down to about 3/4 to one inch with a cutoff disc first. Then it's a lot easier to hammer them through. Then flip the board, and with a medium length bar it is also less of a length of nail to pull out.
I have 3 boys, oldest is 13 and youngest is 6. I love watching your immediate and extended family interact and be together. So wonderful! My wife said something I’ll never forget when taking about having kids: The days are long but the years are short! Time sure flies by. P.s. Uncle Dig-Drive is my favorite name! 😂
hey Neil, i grew up with a bmx bike, learnd quick to patch the tires, dad got tired of it 😄 Thanks for showing another nice video. greeting from germany
Neil, you're a rich man. Thanks for including us in your adventures!
Absolutely, there are multi millionaires and billionaires who don’t have as much as Neil has in his life
Indeed. Thank you!
Neil… tire repair is becoming a lost art. A couple of years ago on Independence Day, my 9 year old grandson called me to ask if I could fix his bike. He said that it had a flat tire. He also said that his buddy down the road wanted to go biking down to the creek but, his dad told him he’d have to wait until the next day when the tire store was open.
So, I grabbed my cigar box of patches, tools and glue. When I arrived, he had the bike upside down in the driveway. He showed me the flat front tire and stepped back so that I could get to work.
Instead, I had him go get a Crescent wrench. When he tried to hand it to me I said, “You got this bud!”
From this point forward, I barely touched the tire or the bike. As I instructed him through removal of the tire, breakdown, tube extraction…. Every step through repair and replacement… I watched his self confidence rise. My favorite step was when he immersed the tube in the stock tank and followed the bubbles to find a thorn. When he finished he was so proud of himself that he couldn’t wait to mount up and go brag about it to his neighbor buddy!
For Christmas that year, he got his own cigar box of tire repair parts. He has since fixed several flats on his brothers, buddy’s and his own bicycles.
In a different interaction he had a rear tire that he fixed. When he put it back together it was rubbing. So, we had a lesson in chain tension and tire alignment. This was a lesson the neither his two older brothers or his father had ever mastered.
Neil, watching you and your dad repair that tube warmed my heart. It’s those simple things that bond generations together. And, in this video there were dozens of bonding adhesives shown.
Keep teaching those girls. These moments are memories they’ll always have.
Oh man I love hearing stories like this about your grandson. You most definitely planted a DIY seed in his spirit that day.
The bike tire repair reminds me of a story as well. One year we went camping with a bunch of family and the greatest joy for us kids was riding our bikes all throughout the camp ground. There was a particular hill that was by far the most fun, but it was in close proximity to a locust tree. Those thorns reaked havoc on all of our tires, but Dad setup a make shift tire shop back at the camper. He was patching tires all weekend because of that tree and we all got a lesson as we stood in line to wait on our repair. I had forgotten about that until you told your story!
It is most certainly the simple things that bond us together. Never thought it would be tire repair but as usual, you are on point!
Thanks for the reminder and as always thanks for watching!
@@digdrivediy his older brother is helping build himself a nightstand. We started it during the school holiday vacation. I got most of the remainder finished with a few short interludes of his help.
Next week he will be coming over to do the final assembly. I’ll post that video toward the end of the month. Although I could easily have finished the project in a couple of weeks… I don’t regret spreading it out until he has the chance to savor the finish. I can hardly wait to see him sign the back and take it home as his own!
It’s little things like this that keep your dad, you and me going despite the thorns we pick up along the way.
This was a wonderful story and a great testament to you Neil!
Thank you for sharing the wonderful story. Reminds me of the quality time I got to spend with my dad and the kind of memories I want to build with my future children. God bless you!
@@jaysonprice2484 You’re welcome… they are treasured memories of mine.
Awe! I teared up a little with that montage of the girls playing on the swing set. Time goes so fast. Thanks Neil! Looking forward to the landscaping transformation 🤠👍
I've watched it 100 times in the course of editing and I still get choked up watching it back!
As a dad of 4 yr old triplet girls, that montage has hit me harder than anything else I’ve ever thought about. The reality that you think the days go by too slow when really they go by too fast
The days are long and the years short.
My niece graduated from middle school over the weekend. Damn, I held her as a baby just yesterday. Now she is 5’5” and growing like a weed. She is gonna be tall like her parents. I can talk about her for hours like any parent - she is as close to a daughter I will ever have. In fact my and my brothers wills make her the beneficiary of a trust (since she is still a minor). Seeing a montage like the one you did would break me up. Good job!
Bless you and your girls. It all goes so very fast. Yesterday I was walking the halls with my baby son, singing songs to try to get him to sleep. Now he's 20 yrs old. Best of luck to you, and cherish every moment.
That look when the 755 was overtaken by the backhoe. Man we've all been there...
Ha! Speak for yourself slow poke! :)
A grain bin gazebo would be a thought for that concrete slab. Great place to enjoy the evenings with your family & friends, and watch the kiddos swim.
Agree 💯
It would make a great outdoor kitchen/ dining/ bar area!
My wife laughed out loud when you said “we need a level spot”. It’s all level out there!
When your wife started getting sentimental about the playset I knew what was coming. I remember the day we disassembled ours to move it down the street to a young couple with a little boy. I remember how happy the that family was when we gifted it to them. Let’s just say tears were shed by everyone
FYI: There is a pneumatic tool for removing old nails. The sleeve on the tip goes over the pointy end, pull trigger & it shoots the nail right out of the wood. Here's the best part . . . They're on average $50-$75 dollars. Anyone with a "wood prep yard" should have one of these.
What a beautiful family. Everyone living near each other and sharing life’s experiences - I can’t imagine anything better. God Has blessed you all 🙏🏻
I was thinking the exact same thing. How wonderful being so close to family. So blessed 😇
It's wonderful that you let your daughters drive the backhoe and tractor. It teaches them they are capable of doing non-girl things. Great job. And no, I am not a feminist. I just like seeing girls getting opportunities to learn to be strong.
Absolutely!
I’ll tell you Neil watching you and your dad together really made me miss my dad. He’s been gone for twenty years but I miss him every day! God bless and keep up the great family content. Thanks!
The must unbelievable thing in the video is that the rubber cement was still good when you needed it!
I never have that luck. 😅😅
3:29 - I have heard it called "mission creep" and less often "mission drift". Project creep got the message across too.
That's it. That's the phrase I was looking for!
Neil, you made an old man cry. Just found your channel and subbed. Your comment to your daughter about being one of your favorites after she drove the tractor reminded me of when my 3 boys were growing up and occasionally after they completed one of their house chores I would muss up their hair a tell them that they were now one of my favorite sons. Great memories!
Your families love and work ethic is inspiring. Thank you for taking me along on your journey. Stay safe!
Thanks so much for sharing your memory. I love hearing stuff like that. Really appreciate you watching!
The swimming pool video was the first video I watched and haven't stopped since
That's one of my all time favorite videos.
Your nephew is adorable. Glad you gave him something to play on for the next few years. Good job.
You could put a gazebo with a fire pit patio furniture on that pad, would be awesome.
Love your channel Neil you’re a lucky man.
Love the whole family driving dumps and tractors on the road to deliver fun to the third family to enjoy and add more memories. Family is everything.
Thank you for the heads up about the subscription button. I was unsubscribed to this channel and a few others that I love. Thank you
He's a good bloke and a good dad.
They grow up so fast.
All the best
There`s never a dull moment in your life, your family has that area surrounded with some beautiful homes and ponds, what a great place to raise children. The girls went from swinging, to driving tractors down the street and helping out, be well my friend, you have been blessed with a wonderful family.
Thanks for the montage of the girls growing up. That's why I love this channel so much. Your videos always include your loving family and all who surround you. The heart of America certainly begins on a family farm in the heartland called Indiana.
I love watching on Sunday mornings. It reminds me of watching the Walton’s. Good wholesome content, keep it up!
A life well lived. Northwestern Indiana is a little slice of heaven on earth for you Neil. What a blessing.
What a great family,Neil! I love you videos.
That old silo foundation would turn into a cool outdoor kitchen/ gazebo. Get an old cone shaped silo roof and use that for the top of the gazebo. With the proximity to the swimming pond and lawn. I think that would tie it all together.
I acquired a huge pile of rafts of 3x3 softwood timbers 8’ long that were used as shipping structure for tubular steel from eastern europe, and it was riddled with huge numbers of spikes. Since most of it was slated for firewood, I settled for breaking the rafts into blocks of 5 timbers each, and built a bench with an Evolution multi-material saw, and just cut through everything to end up with slabs for the wood stove. There’s a pound or two of nails to clean out with the ashes, but it beat the heck out of trying to split things apart and pound out the nails. Heated my home for the last two winters with them.
Great vid as always! I turned our old grain bin foundation into a gazebo for gatherings with friends and family. I kept the original roof on it but open all around with screens due to the bugs. Fire pit in center, chairs and tables, grill, smoker, griddle and fancy lighting. It was about the same size slab that you have.
Gosh, that tire patch brought back memories. I watched my dad do that many times! Looks like the playground set is in good hands. It will be making great memories for more years to come!
Miss my family all living right around each other like that . Made me smile with the backhoe passing the compact tractor brought back a ton of good memories
I want more videos of the bronco in corner
Me too!
I’ve been in tires for over 30 years. I knew it had a tube in it as soon as you showed the valve stem. You do a great job for little tire experience.
That must have been one hell of a proud moment wife kids you everybody going down the road what a convoy
Your daughter in the pink tshirt. Drives your backhoe when you are not around...😂
The way the got onto the road..then the shifting..well done Neil and family.
Thank you for telling us to confirm we are subscribed! I've been subscribed to you for years and watch you every Sunday religiously, and sure enough, it said I was no longer subscribed!
I look forward to Sunday. Seeing your girls playing on that playground just reminded me of my girls playing on theirs. Enjoy this Neil, and we can tell that you do, these days disappear fast. AND I am so happy to see you teaching your girls to drive things, tractors, loaders, snowmobiles etc.!! Driving all those things helps teach kids how to make decisions!
The sister overtake was priceless! Great memories, thanks for sharing.
My problem when I start a project is I squirrel too much. By the end of the day I have several projects going but none finished. Thanks for sharing. Kids grow up too fast!
Very cool to see a play ground set headed for the 3rd generation of childhood fun.
You're giving your young ladies goals to success on the home and in life.
Love the photo's of memories past but your not even close to finished.
Cherish every moment. ♥️
Il est 14h ici en Bretagne - France. Je bois mon café en regardant votre nouvelle vidéo. Comme moi, vous toujours de nouveaux projets. Je me rappelle également avoir un jour du démonter les jeux extérieurs des filles car elles avaient grandit. Pour ma part j’ai construit un ensemble extérieur adossé à un ancien puit intégrant le local technique de la piscine ainsi qu’un four et barbecue.
Très bon dimanche à vous et votre famille ainsi qu’à tous vos abonnés passionnés par votre chaîne car nous partageons les mêmes valeurs: famille, travail, simplicité et partage.
Excellent! Thanks so much!
Merci
Seeing both of your daughters reactions to deriving that equipment was great. Brought me back to when I was quite young and being around farms and equipment, it was such a thrill. Weird part is, it's still kind of fun. The Memorial day tire repairs is just funny. Thanks for another great video
Our pleasure!
This is the first DDD video I've missed watching on a Sunday in a long time. I missed it due to the birth of my first child. Now that we're settled at home, I'm watching it with him napping on my chest. I have always loved how you tie in your family to your videos, but they hit different now with a child of my own. You exemplify being a great father and I've picked up some great lessons from you along the way. ❤️
Wow thanks so much!
Congratulations on your new baby! I'd say that's a perfectly good excuse to miss! :)
Really appreciate you watching!
Oh my gosh 😊 those girls are not little anymore 😂 the great thing about that is time will fly by and there will be grandkids ( Lol ) 🎉😂🎉 and you get to keep teaching little children how to have fun with everything they do ❤❤
Hope so!
I was embarrassingly excited when I saw this episode came out just 13 hours ago. I'm officially all caught up on this. Can't wait until the next one!
Count me in the bunch that thought they were subscribed and had to resubscribe a couple days ago.
Your girls are growing up so fast, and it is very nice that you gifted that swing set to your nephew too. He’ll love it just as much as your girls did.
Great incorporation of old videos of when your girls were small playing on it.
Thank you so much Ed!
Its super cool to see all the houses of the family all in the same area
I love this content . 20 yrs of grid this month bringing up kids the journey is real and beautiful.
Well done you giys
How proud are you that your babies are operating your equipment?!! What a big milestone this is.
Very!
Thanks Neil for this weeks episode. I always watch your videos since Captain Kleeman talked about you. I love that you have everything I don't have, so can get all the joy of family without the stresses. I have enjoyed watching the girls grow up and the farm grow too, not to mention all the new tools...
I love this video. On several levels. The close proximity of the family. Your girls driving the tractors and especially the pictures of them jumping off of the swings…that was brave of them looks like they jumped off very high (wow), reminds me of myself pretending I was Tarzan jumping off my bike like I was at the circus.
Thank you so much!
Neil, GREAT FAMILY AND VIDEO!!!, Thank you...
For people who don't have family, your videos are wonderful! Love it!
Those magnetic rollers are worth their weight in gold when you need it I couldn’t believe how many nails and stuff was in my driveway after I used it
Wow, you are so lucky to have your family living so close by. I was born in Beechgrove, IN, lived in Plainfield, and all my Mom's family lived in a very small suburb of Indy. We lived there until I was 10, then had to move to Ohio for my Dad's job. That was in the '60s. I still consider Indiana my home, and get choked up when they sing Back Home..at the 500. You guys are living the dream, so happy for you.
The more I watch your videos, the more I see the good people that you and your family and your friends are and I would be honored to have you guys as my neighbor. You’re just good people. Keep making the great videos. I’ll keep giving the likes.
You guys are AWESOME! They grow up so fast, but you and your girls aren't missing a moment. Love seeing how your extended family live so close to each other as well. I think we may need to see some drumming at some point, Neil.
Dad moonlighted by having an Armstrong tire shop at the house. I was the go to in the neighborhood for tube patches. Dad had a purpose built patching clamp mounted on the wall. Patches had a metal tray with flammable material that was lit with a match to vulcanize the patch to the tube.
All those vehicles and your dad is walking.
That round pad would be a perfect place for a "grain bin gazebo".
I got into photography when my daughter was born. Could have been my excuse to get a descent camera. The older she got the fewer pictures I took and fewer albums I put together. When things went digital I completely lost track of a lot of photos.😃
I saw Dad walking in the drone footage and thought how silly it was he didn't even ride along on the trailer. That's after his hip replacement too!
The phone camera and Google Photos have made it easy for us to at least keep track of the photos we take. I'm grateful that their easy to find for things like this at least!
Your suprise of a swing set sound familiar like a dump and run. Got to love those brother in laws
Neil that was a Real good video Love ,All in the Familys .love your Dad too .
Neil, I'm so glad you documented this project. It's my biggest pet peave with having a bunch of equipment around, it really takes away from the beauty of one's property. Your place is looking incredible, keep it up! Inspiring!
3.25…. You look SO like your Dad! Nice :-) 🇬🇧👋👋🇺🇸 A great Sunday evening treat , as usual, to catch your weekly release.
Hi Neil. Many, many years ago I worked in a tire shop and patched 100's of tires and tubes. I would say that your procedure was 100% correct and that patch isn't going to fall off. Nice teaching the girls to operate machinery! It is a skill that they could always fall back on if they want to or need to.
Absolutely beautiful property, your so fortunate to live so close to your family ! God has truly blessed you and your family !!! Thanks for the great videos !
Loved the old video of the girls playing on swing......thats why i have trouble letting go of those memories/tangible things. I still have my son's first tee ball cleats.
It is so cool your kids on the tractors Like mine on the bobcat Learning skills they might never use But in a But in a emergency could help The other thing is your father was with you Always pitching in So very much neat I had a great time with mine before he left us God bless . I so enjoy your videos.
Love handing down things with useful life in it still, did the same with our kids’ play set a few years ago.
I admire the relationship you have with your daughters, and how you teach them at such young ages to use equipment that the average person doesn’t know how to operate. This experience could result in them possibly becoming a heavy equipment operator, which is a very high in demand job that also pays very well.
I could watch your videos all day, especially when you are working with your Dad. Reminds me of me and Dad when he was with us.. All the best to you and your family, your a clever man.
Wow, thank you!
That open area is a Geo Thermal pipe field to heat and cool for a small fraction of your current costs..
One of those girls is going to want to move back home one day and she will be grateful for benefiting from you planning
That would be cool!
Neil.. thanks for the happy tears and the realization that time flies with kids. Have two at home and working an hour and half away daily is too much time away from my family. Your an inspiration sir
Wicked wicked build great when kids grow up but sometimes it all happens to fast
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Cleanup looks great. I think it’s fantastic that you can give that swing set to a third hand. That’s great when you can pass things like that along.
Your dad’s awesome 😂 love his laughter
Good video as always, thanks. Always feels good cleaning up for spring. I love that you’ve been documenting your family since before you were on YT, always gives these things more story.
The girls jumping off the swings and the flashback to them doing the same when they were younger reminded me of my daughter doing the same off a set almost exactly like this one. Broke her arm just above the wrist the day before 1st grade started. She didn’t want to go to school with a cast. She hid it under her jacket.
Oh man! I hate hearing that she broke her arm!
This was one of my favourite videos yet. Loved seeing you guys truck over to your brother’s as a family, with the girls driving. So much fun. Wishing you and your family all the best Neil.
Another thing to consider with what you put around the base of the bushes and trees is wood chips. You could grind up all the stumps and wood you moved across the street, and save the money on buying stones. It will give a different look and it’s great for holding moisture in the soil to help with growth. Something to consider
Great video I hope when my kids get big enough they like driving tractors like your kids do it will make me a happy Dad
Man, now my allergies are making me tear up. Thank you for letting us be a part of this.
Another great one! Coffee ☕️ and your Sunday Morning video has been my routine for awhile now!! Thanks!!!
I love seeing kids drive tractors!
Tuggin' at our heart strings with the old videos! ♥😥
I grew up on a ranch in west Texas but have lived in NYC for the last 16 years. I love watching this channel bc watching you work makes me relax enough to go to sleep.
Back in TX, we had to get up VERY early some Saturdays and pick rocks out of the alfalfa fields and throw them in the back of Pappy’s pickup😅
Regarding Texas, some things I miss (power tools), some things I don’t (rocks).
ps I was unsubscribed after following you since the first pond video.
pss in Texas we call them “tanks” not “ponds”
Love this video just like all of them. When you were talking about project creep, and how to attack a job, I really relate to that feeling! Thank you Neil!
The thing about Farm CZcamsrs in the Lost Colonies which still takes guys like me from across the Pond by surprise is the sheer size of the land. I think I mentioned it somewhere that in America, you drive for six hours, and you've just crossed a State line: in England, you drive for four hours, local people's accents change twice, and bread rolls have three different names. Like the ongoing life stories; keep up the good work.
Thank you Neil for another video !! Hope you have a great week!
Thanks, you too!
So, if someone in your family moves more than three miles away are they shunned? 🤣
It's really nice to see that play set moving on to make memories for more kids, and the fact that it's staying in the family makes it even more awesome.
Well to be fair Troy has lived in town for over 20 years so it's about time he moved back out here! :). So we can end his shunning...
About nail removal. I take any scrap wood. What I have found that works best for me is to cut all the nails down to about 3/4 to one inch with a cutoff disc first. Then it's a lot easier to hammer them through. Then flip the board, and with a medium length bar it is also less of a length of nail to pull out.
No G&K shirts for promos?! LOL. This was a great video. Very home and heart worthy.
I have 3 boys, oldest is 13 and youngest is 6. I love watching your immediate and extended family interact and be together. So wonderful! My wife said something I’ll never forget when taking about having kids: The days are long but the years are short!
Time sure flies by.
P.s. Uncle Dig-Drive is my favorite name! 😂
I like that phrase. Don't know I've ever heard it before but is sure is true! Thanks so much for watching!
Grain bin pavilion is the only way to go on that pad. Would fit in perfectly!
What a life! I'm envious for sure; I really enjoy watching your projects. Nice to see your family in the videos
Great vidj would be good to see some more videos of restoring your other dump truck all your videos are so interesting 👍👌👍👌😎💯🧑🌾🏴🏴🏴
hey Neil, i grew up with a bmx bike, learnd quick to patch the tires, dad got tired of it 😄 Thanks for showing another nice video. greeting from germany
I love that your whole family lives around you!!!
All you got well maintained / manicured places…. Very impressive
As someone who doesn't have land as flat as yours within the nearest 200km I had to chuckle at "We need to find a level spot" for the playground.
Kids grow up fast. My daughter is turning 30 and my son 24….Time flies and speeds up as you get older.
That huge concrete circle would make an awesome pavilion, lol. Your property is beautiful. Your knowledge of soil is definitely helpful.