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Introduction and Site Assessment

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What happens here

The video begins with the presenter driving to the work site, reflecting on the satisfaction of hands-on work with equipment. He introduces the project location, which he refers to as "Shangri-La Duce," indicating it was a neglected property that he intends to transform. He shows a dilapidated structure on the property and highlights that the entire property was in a similar state. The primary goal is to clear the land and build a new road.

Goal: Understand the project scope and assess the initial state of the property.

Tools and materials

  • Dilapidated Structure — An example of the property's previous neglected state
  • Truck Dodge — Transportation to the work site

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when you've done something for 30 years it's no longer exciting I remember the first time I ever had to demo a house I ever got to demo didn't have to got to I was so excited I could barely sleep I get to knock down a house I get to knock down a whole house so fun so exciting the first time then I got a contract and I had to knock down 10 houses in a row and that was cool by the time I knocked down about my 40th 50th house really wasn't fun anymore it's it was just work just like all like folding up a deck of cards you got to do this that this that you learn the process you refine it and then it's time to pass those skills along but a lot of times what happens is we guys that have been doing this forever and ever forget how fun and exciting it was in the very very very beginning and sometimes when I'm making these videos for you guys I forget that you've never had a chance to do this you may be seeing it for the first time you may be living vicariously through me and I forget about the excitement that goes along with it anyway I forget how how fun and exciting it can be so um we're going to go up and build a road to me it's going to be work but to you guys I hope it's fun and here's the difference I still do enjoy running equipment because I don't have to do it every day now because I've got guys I've taught my guys how to do the work the dayto day the 9 to 5 the grind 9 to 5 5 to9 The 5 to9 hustle 5: in the morning till 9: at night I have guys that that's how they make their living and it's my obligation to not take that away from them could I go do the work oh absolutely I can do all of the work and I do some of the work I have bought my own equipment so that the guys never touch my equipment because there's equipment that I just want preserved for myself I want to know that if I put a dent in it I blame me I don't want to blame anybody else so I have my equipment they have the equipment that the company runs and the two never intermingle right but I reserve some of that equipment because I don't have to do it dayto day I get to do it so we're going to go build a road I've been looking forward to this for a long time because there's nothing better than hopping in a piece of equipment not worried about how you got to do it for a customer not worried about how you got to do it for a blueprint not worried about anything but just listening to that engine run how the piece of equipment operates just getting the feel for it it's a it's a beautiful beautiful…

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