I Bought an Abandoned Railroad! But There is a Problem on the ETR! Right of Way Maintenance.
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- M.O.W. on the East Terminal Railway takes creative solutions! Today we load up the Volvo grapple truck and clean up the terminal railway.
Railroad. Land clearing. Work. Carrot Cake!
As a former Locomotive Engineer, you have taken upon a huge project and I have massive respect. This isn't a small feat.
Good to see THE ETR safety come in action! If that visual reminder helps avoid one accident it was worth it to send it to you! $45/load seems reasonable. Maybe barter an ETR shirt for a discount? 😉 Who would not want one of them? God Speed ETR!
Safety Cone!
An excellent solution for clearing the right of way of all that debris. A well executed plan. I love to see all the progress you make.
Alan Thanks for following! Brian
ETR Safety reminder. Always use extreme caution while operating machinery under/near powerlines. Many utilities will provide line cover up sometimes free of charge to protect from accidents.
Also the long sit times of the truck may create hazards. A holding valve/drift check should be performed prior to use for the outriggers and even the boom
Warren Both are excellent points, in a part I cut out I was saying that the lines aren't as close as they look, BUT that sounds like a line in an "after incident report" Both concerns are duly noted. Brian
@@eastterminalrailway5975 your foresight for hindsight is at least 20/40. :+ )
A rather satisfying "CRUNCH" as the grapple bites into the branches.
Always enjoy your updates with the ETR, Brian. You, Graham, and those helping (in the field with you and here in the internet), are making progress and it's paying off one day at a time. While I'm glad you're always asking for advice on safety and getting them from us all, I still want you to have a least one person with you there while you're working just in case something unexpected should occur (heaven forbid). Keep up the great work and stay safe!
I appreciate your concern, thank you George! Brian
Nothing Wrong with have Several Irons in the Fire 🔥 as long you’re making Headway and have your Many Accomplishments to show. 👍
Every person who manages a project that has many parts MUST be able to separate, delegate, and process multiple things at a time. We called it "Critical Path Theory."
Getting rid of all the brush along the row, and then keeping it gone, will help both keep the ditches dryer, as well as reduce the speed of tie rot since the row will dry out faster with less shade.
JH Good observation, several good results with one action. Brian
And air flow
You may however have not allowed for the huge amount of water that trees suck out of the ground - the driest soil on my property is under the largest trees, which are drawing literally hundreds of gallons of water and evaporating it into the air during the growing season.
Please note, I am not advocating that trees be allowed to grow to maturity along side the tracks, and I would want it clear and tidy myself, but having a few large trees 40-60 back from the track, if you have the land to do so, could pay dividends in drying out the soil.
I like how you show all aspects of what you are doing. Trying different things, and leaning along the way; running the 50 ton; doing MOW work.... Every week I have a cup of coffee and a status update on the ETR. Don't forget the link tree in your description and the all important hashtags!
I am learning about the tags! I like hash, the corned beef kind!
You guys are doing a great job keep it up !
Love to see what your doing. I'm in JT Pa and the Reading and Northern RR plays a big part in our community. Bring back that rail line means a lot. Want to see steam? Come and get some.
Always great to watch other people work! Real progress here, too, but wouldn't a chipper be the best long-term solution? Those trees aren't going to stop growing!
It looks like your trees are leaving out already. Here in Wisconsin, all we are having is cold, rain, and wind. BRRRR!! The Grapple truck sure is a handy thing to have.
Yes...bought that for 9k...with high rail and a generator and magnet. B.
Another great video Brian. With a project of this size and disarray you have to have many irons in the fire. As you know making money and enjoying the trip is the end game. So you just have to do to get to that point the rest can be done after the business comes in. Always stay safe , the ETR is looking better all the time. Thanks again for taking us along in another day on the ETR.
That grapple is a sweet machine! Looking forward to all the machinery to come.
As model railroaders say, "It's your railroad, run it how you want to". As to any remaining brush removal, maybe find out who does the brush removal for the power line that runs through/across your tracks. If they have a skid loader with a Fecon (spelling?) head, it makes very short work of brush and small trees. After that a brush hog on a tractor is all you should need in the future.
That would give it that nice clean look.
A skid steer mounted slasher will make short work of most of that on sight.
Glad to see you out there Brian. I wish I could work on just one project at a time too, but life happens. It might be slow progress but its progress all the same. The most important thing is safety. Stay safe my friend and God Bless.
Always great to hear from you! B.
Respect to you for doing this project. Keep up the great work. I would volunteer to help but sadly I am too far away.
I always enjoy the track maintenance stuff. Wish I was living near you. I would spend all day, clearing out all of the brush and debris. And haul it all away. Even at 64 and 1/2, I'd still love to be able to work on a railroad.
Thanks Earl , you are here in spirit. Thanks for following! Brian
@@eastterminalrailway5975 by the way, I am from Wisconsin, so I know that you will get that old Wisconsin engine running. 😉
Add travelling brush salesman to the CV! The Wisconsins are legendary in farm equipment where I'm from. Water pumps, generators, air compressors, motorized farm implements. With maintenance they last forever and just keep the wheels turning. Regarding insurance, will you need to put some fencing up to keep trespassers of your line? You're smack dab between an industrial block and a residential place. (Dang kids, get off my tracks! LOL)
It’s looking good Brian. I think you’re right. You’ve got to clean up all the brush first. Then change out the railroad ties that you decided needed changed. Great job Brian. It’s gonna be nice. Take care and have a good one. 👍👍👍❤️
Great job ecological wise, no burning to add to pollution and a water saver when used for mulch 👍
Burning wood does not pollute what's wrong with you. You must be a City dwelling Democrat.
Just a suggestion, although you have probably thought of it by now, for faster loading - stack your brush for efficient grappling as you cut.
Brian..your railroad ..your pace..this was a great video showing how 1 guy sometimes 2 get all the work down...huge difference with some wood scrap gone.
Pretty assume, two of my favorite CZcams channels ETR and Diesel Creek together.
Quick tip, don't just let the debris fall with the claw so high in the air. Something gets stuck or comes out funky it can catch weight on one side and get the claw whipping. its always seemed like something fun to do until there is a piece of wood flying at you.
I hadn't seen any videos from you lately. Glad to see the cleanup along the tracks is continuing and making progress.
Thanks Michael, welcome back! Slow and steady wins the race. B.
Matt of Diesel Creek, is a good guy watch his channel all the time he too saves old iron,, I enjoy watching you on the ETR, wish I lived close to be there.
Looking good with the brush clean up. I am with you with many irons in the fire. Keeps life interesting. Cheers from Wisconsin.
ETR and Diesel Creek together? I'm not sure if the internet can contain that much awesome in one location.
45 50 bucks a load sounds like you probably tracked down the cost effective and efficient solution to the brush issue.
Actually....one suggestion I did NOT see was.....GOATS! They put up stakes and that orange safety mesh that comes in rolls creating a pen around whatever vegetation that you want gone...
and then leave the goats. Sometimes they bring in a plywood screw together shelter for them that they leave in the compound as well as well as a water trough that they tell you to keep full every day or so. After a few days ....DIRT and GOATS. The goats don t even seem to mind rain!
Scott I get it now! I see a lot of similarity's rain, dirt, eating all the time. I've been called an old goat before! Brian
They work cheap and work long hours!
I actually DID say there was a difference between you and goats....COFFEE!!!!
NAAAAH ..just pulling your leg on that one but I was suggesting the goats. THEY WORK FOR FOOD....YOUR STUFF THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF!!! BUT IF I AM CALLING YOU A GOAT....THAT MAKES ME.....A GOAT CALLER????
Don't mean wrong but just a tip when handling brush with a bucket like that.... Don't drop from that high..... Some times branches can tangle in your hoses and if you didn't notice and drop the branches can rip out a hose.... That's very insulting way to learn as believe me I have. Good luck sir and stay safe. Also..... For the smaller stumps up to like 3-4 in you can sometimes dig them out with your style bucket might use the finger tongs to loosen the dirt a bit and you can usually pop them out easy. Also keep a bigger log or rr tie and use it as a tool pick it up in the middle and use it to help crush the limbs down when loading to help keep branches away from your hoses... Tamping the branches down you'd be surprised how much more you could fit on in same space
Yea Nah Yea, You have a great piece of equipment and you are working a good system.
A small helpful safety tips since it's starting to be spring and warmer weather when out in areas that are woody and over brushed or close to dicthes always look on grounds and keep a eyes out for rattlesnake and other snakes because they are out of hibernation and don't wants trip to er from a bites
Great tip!
Damn Son!! That was well done!. I am only at the close of your first discard.
That was awesome. The lawn and garden center that you dropped off the wood and brush. Will have a field day. And it will help someone's farm or garden grow. That Volvo is paying for itself. Who owned her before you guys got her. Took care of her. She has a lot of work still to be done.
Proper planning makes light of a big load
I’ve been watching your progress on the ETR, you have a unique industrial style and a touch of Hank Hill in the way you operate ….all good stuff. Keep on taking a piece of the pie as you make progress. I’m waiting to see it convert to revenue earning…..good job!
Thank You Hobson!
I too practice a similar projects scheme. Having many active projects is the nature of wide responsibilities and/or of a much larger overall project. Finishing one thing before another is started is often a luxury. 👍
Well said!
Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed.👍👀
I’m all excited Brian. You got several loads of brush hauled off of the ETR. That’s awesome. The railroad is looking so much better. Big things are going to happen for you. Take care and have a good one. 👍👍👍❤️
Thank You Don! A little at a time! Brian
GOATS EVEN EAT POISON OAK!!!! I DON T KNOW HOW.....but you guys did GREAT with your method! GREAT JOB...E T R!!!
Most railway's have several MOW projects on the go... not unusual. Brush is one of my major issues as well... we had 4 miles cut last season, and we still have 6 miles to deal with in the future. Weed spraying is another big project that needs to be done in June or July... as it gets out of control really fast if we do not spray in time.
In a earlier episode I recommended a chipper to remove the brush . I still believe that chipping on site is the best use of fuel .
Good plan, thank you for sharing the video. I am retired, now a Model Railroader. I find your work interesting.
Thank you Krystal, I am glad you are here! Brian
Another Excellent Video Brian> Really enjoy these. I look forward to see you guys working on the equipment you recently bought
All looks very cool! Thank You
Thanks Greg The remover is 1st but the tamper wont be far behind.
Every Prentice loader I've ever seen is a dump bed. You should hire a forestry mulcher or buy a bobcat with a forestry mulching tool on it then you never have to remove all that debris from your property and you can turn it into mulch to slow down new growth.
Hey, being more selective with the loading will help haul more and reduce unload time. Get more haul more and save money, multi-tasking!
Excellent solution to the brush problem.
My grandfather purchased a railroad spur in phosphate Montana (from the mainline to the mine 3-5 miles). I spent all summer pulling spikes. He then took the rails and made cattle guards out of them (and sold them). Now when I drive over a railroad rail cattle guard I think back to that summer and know that that guard was likely one of his.
Reuse, recycle, reinvent.
It my days of being a grunt, they made us climb up in the dump truck with a chain saw. And have us cut the brush pile down, that way they could fit more in the truck. Gave me nightmares for weeks till I got use to it.
I think the multiple projects view is the most efficient when weather , funding, timing and parts/tools availability are taken into consideration. Especially while trying to get the deferred maint up to par!
Great to things are coming along. You know railroads weren't built in a day. Wish the best for you. Great video. Have a blessed day from Southern California 👍👍🚂
Hey Brian. Don’t forget to put the link to your merchandise site in the description. I had to search the internet for it. I bought a tumbler because I believe in you fellas and want to support you guys. Also maybe you could install a battery switch in the Volvo to make it easier on you. Love the channel
Thanks Andy! Look on the end of this video for the place to click. I'll also put one on the front. B.
while you were unloading, Norah said "It's like noodle spaghetti!" And Isaiah said "that must be tricky if your dad's not talking while he does it."
sweet, a man and his machines, Mr. Lucky!!!
Robert I am really blessed to be living out the dream of many in the ETR Nation. I am humbled and honored. I'll do my best to make it a success and share the ride with everyone. Brian
That grapple truck is sure handy, makes the ugly go away fast! Great progress.
Thanks for following! B.
I noticed that the fuel gauge is reading below empty always make sure you have a full tank of diesel fuel so you can work without running out. Great video
Great point! I did have plenty, the issue is the gage. Brian
Be sure to meet Matt with Diesel Creek, I think you'll find him quite a gentleman and he may have an idea or two re your Wisconsin engine! You both are my go-to-guys for good new CZcams material! The ETR is looking good!
Thanks Randy!
Yes cheaper and more efficient. I love seeing those videos with the asplundh whipaa chippa!!
This is too cool. Awesome project!
I can’t believe how far you’ve come! Looks like it was never abandoned now
Would have been a struggle to chip that tangled mess
Yes, hours of work.
The crunch so satisfying
Yes, like a prefect tater tot from white castle! Umm, makin me hungry. B.
I know how this popped up but I'm glad it did. I will be standing by for your next update :-)
Every time you post on a Sunday,
I know it will be a good day.
Great progress on the brush, plus having many "Iron's In The Fire" show's versatility, but, if you had only one task at a time, you'd be narrow minded. KEEP VERSATILE 😎👍
Thanks Joe.
It looks like it's that time of year to take care of pesky of pesky regrowth that comes up through and besides the tracks. Also has the potential to block drains. Owning a railway isn't easy always.
True Dat!
sounds like a good solution to the wood pile.
Big progress on your railroad love the information and your video's. Stay safe
Thanks Les, its hard work but fun to see progress. Brian
Nice to see an everyday guy working his own RR. I work for a Class I and it takes alot of maintenance to run smoothly. Be careful to not stick that grapple into those OH lines, you don't need that HV messing up your signal system. 🙂
Joel Thanks for the advice and thanks for following. B.
The frantic clarinet music is always good with repetitive tasks.
I Bet There's Rich Folks Eatin' In A Fancy Dining Car.
They're Prob'ly Drinkin' Coffee And Smokin' Big Cigars,
But I Know I have to replace ties, I Know I Can't Be Free,
But Those railroad ties keep on rotting,
And That's What Tortures Me.
Another fine video with hard work being done for the benefit of the ETR. Keep up the good work and videos.
Buck if you'll sing , we'll work!
Why aren’t we just pulling it to a opening and burning it off at night we save some money that we can use elsewhere we still have a way to go and the odd cost will come up b4 we are where we need to be anywhere keep up the good work gentleman
i don't think he has a big enough area that he can safely burn stuff not to mention if it is allowed in his area
@@mrtowmonster if this is a case fair enough m8 but I am just trying to keep costs down
Good deal to get that grapple truck.
You might be able to get up funds for ETR projects by using it to do clearing jobs on the side.
Have you ever heard of North American rail car operators. If so have you ever considered letting them run on your tracks check into it. They're very good insured and they're very safe and always looking for somewhere new to run thanks Jeff k.
The progress is great? Just keep plucking away and it will soon all be done. Hope you didn’t have to haul the brush far from the ETR.
Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 2 May 22.
Handel ing it way to much you need to buy a Vermeer 12” chipper and when you cut you chip leave the mulch lay where you cut . The 12” will spread the mulch as you chip.
My kind of thinking!!! I always had half a dozen projects at the same time so when one project had a pause for one of hundreds of reasons, I could immediately move to another project! I get flack for having ‘Too Many Irons In The Fire’ also. I sometimes wonder why people are so concerned for how many projects I have going at the same time. I can get so much more accomplished with many projects going at the same time. I do complete the projects, and I simply add more projects as the opportunities allow. I just don’t like to sit and do nothing when there is a pause that I have to wait for whatever reason. That all came to an end when I was going from job site to another job site and L. Davis hit me when I was stopped in a line of traffic for a red light at about 35 MPH. It took 7 surgeries with 27 inches of incisions with 30 hours on the operating table to put me back together, but I will never be the same.
Good thing that you are clearing that, otherwise it’s a brush fire waiting to happen.
Very nice progress. Keep up the good work 👍
Brian, I like your decision to dump the brush at a location that will mulch it, good decision.
Thanks Ed.
@@eastterminalrailway5975 Brian, for years i would borrow or pay someone to haul stuff for me. I just never used a truck enough to justify buying one. Now that I'm retired I'm glad I don't own a truck as I don't ever have a need to haul anything. Trucks are great but I don't need the added expense of maintaining an extra vehicle or the hassle of selling one.
Gezz your taking a simple problem and turning it into a big deal. Brush is easy rent a 12 inch shredder, and throw your chips off the sides to keep future brush from growing back it protects your investment keeps maintenance cost down and you can rent one for like 200$ a day. Ask a buddie to help and you are on your way. Anything larger then 12 inch you cut up stack and sell the wood or burn it your self keeping your family warm. It’s what us country boys have been doing for years
Boys I hope you don't have me..... Just trying to give you tips to help as running equipment in the woods is my passion and I can't now due to health. When you said you'd just kick off what you could.... Picture trying to pick up a pencil with only 3 fingers.... That bigger price that was crossways .... Imagine that the pencil. Your bucket has 2 smaller tongs on one ide and one big one..... Turn your bucket to get a small ton on one side towards your truck cab and the other towards you basically straddling the log with the double tongs and squeeze in keeping your bigger tong, thumb like, one the side of the log towards you and boom up a bit as you squeeze in holding the log like a pencil between your index and middle finger and thumb pushing it in between your fingers.
It's hard for me to write it rather then show it in person. Hope I can help and not confuse. Wish I could show you cause I would of used that price as a scraper or rake like to clean the body off and not have to much anything big off..... Hips and knees take a bearing doing that.
Great to see the brush pile getting picked away at.
I noticed that 1st grapple
had processed lumber in it! Surprised they allow that! Ours won't allow processed wood!!
Man that's a nice truck. I would love to have that for a week!
The old DT&I rails down here in waverly would be a good investment for someone storing cars. Think the city owns them or most of it. NS has two rail cranes shoved in there close to route 220.
I just put the National Park Steam Show on my calendar! You and Diesel Creek are two of my favorite channels! See you there!
Cost is $7.00 per according to website (might be for Parking?)
Ray You are kind, BUT even if I am a disappointment, the show that the equipment owners put on will be worth the trip! Brian
Per person over a certain age. ( 12 ) Seniors $5 on Friday. I've gone a number of times as the Gravely owners often hold a get together there. And as exhibitors, get in free.
Love what you're doing!!
Mulching is a good business, charge people to give you material and then selling the finished product too.
Making money both ways! Brian
I would have sold it for fire wood, and a lot of places will take chipped wood for boilers, so you could have got rid of it for free, plus put a few extra dollars in your pocket for your troubles.
Won't be long till spraying begins again to keep all the growth down
I live in the country so it may be different but I could never imagine paying to get rid of brush.
Matt from diesel creek is great
I hope to meet him in Pennsylvania. Brian
Years ago, I heard about a man who bought a small section of track and started his own railway. No rolling stock, but he was a real railroad owner. Why? He sent out lifetime passes to other railway owners. They reciprocated with lifetime passes on their railroads.
I would leave all that brush and let Mother Nature take care of it
Old dry brush is bulky but light weight. Go for it! @$45.00 per load bring in bigger loads.
I feel your insurance pain! Just today I found insurance for my 1/8 scale train. It has taken much too long.
got to watch A truck like this load up them drop off railroad tys near my house cool to see
Man I would love a load of that wood!
That looks like more fun than the arcade grapple games. Great progress!
Mrs. ETR watched the video and said she likes the crunching noise the grapple makes when you crush a lot of sticks.