Renovating Our Local Parks Playground

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @MiracleRecreation
    @MiracleRecreation Год назад +27

    We were thrilled to work with the community on this build! The volunteers did a fantastic job, it's great to see everyone come together to create a safe and exhilarating play experience for the kids.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +7

      The playground has been a tremendous hit for the kids, parents and grandparents of Harlan! We felt fortunate to work with a company that was willing to provide a "Community Build" option and provided such an excellent Project Supervisor. Thanks for the great equipment and thanks for checking out the video!

  • @rollincoal7768
    @rollincoal7768 Год назад +5

    Still hope out there... thank you for sharing

  • @zacharymuise9901
    @zacharymuise9901 Год назад +4

    It is awesome to see a playground i delivered being installed. I dont get to see that very often, so thank you Neil for recording the process and posting it. It was a blast to help you all unload it off the trailer.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Hey Zach! Thanks for your help that day. I'm glad you found the video. Thanks for saying Hi!

  • @lifeintornadoalley
    @lifeintornadoalley Год назад +3

    This is nice to watch! I volunteered and donated $15,000 from our family to build one of our newer parks. Absolutely loved working with the city engineers, and contractors.
    We didn't have the luxury of redirecting funds or the option to "hire" out volunteer work forces. But anything that wasnt machinery, 100 volunteers did.
    ADA also worked close with us to be ADA compliant, even had the ADA brach director shoveling stone.
    What a community can do for itself is up to the community. Proper permits, and money, municipalities wont usually fight. Everyone should raise a voice in their community! Theres funds dedicated in each municipality for these jobs, but it goes in another account until voices speak. If not, the money disappears.
    Great job crew!

  • @zachdobbs7810
    @zachdobbs7810 Год назад +2

    I think I've seen all of your videos and this is probably the best one yet.

  • @hollandduck79
    @hollandduck79 Год назад +1

    Hello from the Netherlands Koch Family .
    thanks for the video Neil .
    Sincerely Hollandduck

  • @timedgar8927
    @timedgar8927 Год назад +2

    Happy 200th video🎉

  • @jimdaly5077
    @jimdaly5077 Год назад +2

    Good job by all on and off camera. 👍🌞🐝

  • @gregd931
    @gregd931 Год назад +2

    Excellent post and project Neil. I was grooving on the smooth jazz at about 11:30. Sweet! It's amazing what a well organized crew can accomplish in very little time. You looked so cute with your RIGID driver..Show off. Not positive, but I'm betting at least 65% of that crew were some type of relative. You done good kid! Kiss the girls for me and love home brother.

  • @LeeMom1
    @LeeMom1 Год назад +2

    This is fantastic! Our son played baseball on the Harlan Park Little League team. I will have to take my grandkids to play on the new playground! Thank you for giving back to the community!

  • @MrSamuelDM
    @MrSamuelDM Год назад +5

    This is a prime example of why "more hands less work" is a great mentality

  • @thatlld0
    @thatlld0 Год назад +6

    Always a good day when you post!

  • @brucemitchell5637
    @brucemitchell5637 Год назад +33

    Its really nice to see a company that has an option to hire a project manager to work with a crew of volunteers instead of having to hire an entire crew to install their equipment. Speaks volumes about their commitment to community and not just the bottom line.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +4

      Absolutely! We chose Miracle Playgrounds from the other bids on this project because they offered this option.

    • @cliffpalermo
      @cliffpalermo Год назад +2

      Thinking the same pretty amazing considering the cost of everything!

  • @ronboerjan6101
    @ronboerjan6101 Год назад +2

    Community, that's what it's all about. Great job.

  • @timtaulu9914
    @timtaulu9914 Год назад +1

    Small communities are great.
    The big city is hard to bring together the people that care enough to volunteer.
    👍

  • @woodscreekworkshop9939
    @woodscreekworkshop9939 Год назад +2

    We lived in Greenfield, Indiana for awhile and it's true the Indianans have a strong sense of community you've seen in this video. It was as if the whole town evolved around children, good place to raise a family. 👍

  • @jkane121
    @jkane121 Год назад +2

    That playground is sweet!! Amazing work, great group of people it looks like!

  • @SkiddingF350
    @SkiddingF350 Год назад +2

    A+ indeed!!!

  • @guyina4x499
    @guyina4x499 Год назад +5

    I'm glad kids have the option to play outside.
    Now we just need parents to encourage going outside.

  • @Farm_fab
    @Farm_fab Год назад +3

    Neil, years ago i worked for an uncle that had a pallet business, and whatever wood scraps were left and not used for heating the building went to a saw mill that made mulch from the wood and sawdust waste.
    A job I did for another uncle, we removed a redwood cooling tower from the state capitol building. Some of the wood, which had either copper nails or stainless steel fasteners in them. One of my cousins used some of the wood for projects, and the rest was made into mulch. We actually boomed the timbers directly into their trailers from the roof with a crane.
    Who knows what that mulch started out as before you got it. Sometimes its used pallets, and other times it could be construction waste.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      That's nice when "waste" wood gets repurposed like that. This mulch came from a nearby sawmill where they actually make pallets. So this is a combination of waste and actual logs that get harvested for mulch.

  • @curtanderson8655
    @curtanderson8655 Год назад +5

    More than a mouthful has already been said and my 2 cents is great project, great video and what looks like a great bunch of people to come together and build something for the kids. We, my wife and I both love your videos and please keep them coming. We always look forward to Sundays by watching your videos and then getting ready for church. Peace

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Thanks Curt. That means so much.

  • @dougbunn5018
    @dougbunn5018 Год назад +2

    I loved seeing you, your family, your neighbors coming together to do this project. I know it is not 5he first time all of you have gotten together to work on the park.

  • @MrJeb707
    @MrJeb707 Год назад +1

    Got the approval of the girls! Very very cool, awesome to see a community come together for the kiddos 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @duaneamos4413
    @duaneamos4413 Год назад +5

    Nice job....awesome to see your community come together for the kids. This is a good reminder there are still good folks in this world!!

  • @dubberkm7200
    @dubberkm7200 Год назад +3

    Looks beautiful! Great job to all involved. What a great company also to allow and support a community build option. This is what we all need more of.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Yes very true. Thanks so much!

  • @DavesRetirementProjects
    @DavesRetirementProjects Год назад +5

    Such a great investment in your community, by investing in your youth. If more communities and towns took the time to do similar projects for their kids, the country would have a much richer environment. The sprit of volunteers doesn't ask "What's in it for me?" but rather they know how big a smile it puts on their own faces when they see their kids enjoying the fruits of their labor.

  • @Andyrob323
    @Andyrob323 Год назад +5

    Very cool. That seems like some well built equipment that will serve your commissions for years to come.
    Working in construction and participating in volunteer activities myself, I couldn’t help but wonder how many “alright, let’s go to lunch” jokes were made when handing up and supporting a piece before securing were made.
    Really enjoyed watching this one, Neil. Catch you next time!

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Thanks Andrew. Yeah there was plenty of food spirited ribbing going on! 😁

  • @eriklarson2183
    @eriklarson2183 Год назад +3

    Awesome job folks of Harlan. It is great to see a community come together to accomplish such a huge task. There are few and far between that would do or do what you all did. You have a special town there, be proud of it. Thanks for sharing Neil...

  • @sethhuus
    @sethhuus Год назад +1

    It was special to see all of the older members who came out to help!

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Couldn't have done it without them.

  • @jasone679
    @jasone679 Год назад +7

    When I was a kid I remember we collected Campbell's soup labels to turn in for playground equipment. kudos to Juan to be able to oversee such a large group of volunteers and get the project completed on schedule.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      That'd be a lot of soup labels! That's very cool!

    • @jasone679
      @jasone679 Год назад

      @@digdrivediy yes, that was a long time ago. We never had fancy equipment like your park got, but it was great fun. When my kids were in grade school it was box tops that the PTA collected to get things for the playground.

  • @edsecorr7812
    @edsecorr7812 Год назад +1

    Great job love your videos thank you

  • @jasonmaxfield6y312
    @jasonmaxfield6y312 Год назад +4

    Great to see all the Koch's pitching in. The playground looks fantastic. Great group of people volunteering their time!

  • @dwjr5129
    @dwjr5129 Год назад +4

    So good to see a community come together.

  • @periwinkle-dragonfly
    @periwinkle-dragonfly Год назад +20

    So many great comments here already, not much left to say. I don't even live near there, but was filled with pride for the accomplishment you all did on this project. It's just heartwarming to see a community pull together for the benefit of their children. Great job everyone! I loved the editing, Neil.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much! Trent helped me a lot with the edit on this one!

  • @CoreyWilson
    @CoreyWilson Год назад +4

    Really awesome seeing a community come together for the kids! Now I have a whole new appreciation for community parks. Also kudos for the merry-go-round! Too many people are getting rid of those, and they are the best thing on a playground

  • @davidnielson1960
    @davidnielson1960 Год назад +6

    You guys work like a well-oiled machine everything was done properly

  • @gregpavone8485
    @gregpavone8485 Год назад +4

    Great job, should be proud. Loved the wife’s smile sitting on the bench.

  • @joebacarella2829
    @joebacarella2829 Год назад +3

    You gotta love rural America, there`s no such thing as a lazy farmer, to knock that out in 4 days, was incredible, I almost had a tear in my eye, at the end, when the first kids tried it out, love what you guys are doing, for the better of the community, awesome.

  • @peteanderson1714
    @peteanderson1714 Год назад +3

    Well done to you and the community.

  • @rickeyman2215
    @rickeyman2215 Год назад +6

    Great job Harllen! Best community project I've seen.

  • @klschofield71
    @klschofield71 Год назад

    What a fantastic community effort. Nice to see a couple generations of big kids "playing" in the dirt so that multiple generations of little kids can have a fun, safe place to play.

  • @Crazy.Runner
    @Crazy.Runner Год назад +5

    Congratulations everyone! You have a united community that has done an excellent job.

  • @stevebo8055
    @stevebo8055 Год назад +1

    It’s like a Amish barn raising for kids. Good job.

  • @1jonojazz
    @1jonojazz Год назад +1

    Awesome job Neil and extended Harlan family.

  • @Microphone73
    @Microphone73 Год назад +4

    You guys are so great. All the best Neil

  • @rickbell3402
    @rickbell3402 Год назад +8

    Great community effort and great playground company that caters to volunteer construction! Well done everyone!

  • @attaat
    @attaat Год назад +7

    What a community, a town full of heroes, a wonderful place to be and live. Well done to all of you, absolute legends the lot of you. ❤❤❤❤

  • @My-little-Corner
    @My-little-Corner Год назад +3

    Great content as always. Neal the community you live in is awesome and great to see so many chipping in.
    Please thank them and give them a large pat on the back.
    Way to go!!

  • @househen1
    @househen1 Год назад +4

    What a wonderful park! The children in the area are extremely lucky to have you guys build this new park. I couldn’t help notice the age of most of the men helping. They all want a safe fun playground for their children and grandchildren. I’m not at all surprised you finished ahead of schedule after all it wasn’t a government job.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +2

      Ha! Yeah, a few of them helping everyday were over 80!

  • @slice40
    @slice40 Год назад +1

    Neil, you are the epitome of what a father/husband should be. I hope your girls and wife know what they have. Nice job bro.
    Park looks great and looks like all the kiddos enjoyed it.

  • @matthartlage889
    @matthartlage889 Год назад +6

    Can’t love this enough! Love it when a community comes together to make things happen!

  • @PaulLB7
    @PaulLB7 Год назад +8

    Looks great! And it’s great to have a community come together.

  • @OneEyeCustoms
    @OneEyeCustoms Год назад +1

    Loved this story! Good on you for donating your skills, equipment and great attitude and personality!

  • @BobEstler
    @BobEstler Год назад +1

    Good to see a community coming together to make improvements.

  • @ronaldayers6661
    @ronaldayers6661 Год назад +3

    Heartwarming Neil. 😊 It looks great.

  • @casycasy5199
    @casycasy5199 Год назад +2

    you all should be very proud of a great job.i think Juan was a big key to getting it done without a lot of extra work.i had my grandkids watch this and they want to come test it out.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Hope they can test it out!!!
      Yeah, we couldn't have done it without Juan!

  • @patrickholmes001
    @patrickholmes001 Год назад +6

    That's one heck of a playground! Good work Harlan!!!

  • @michaelmaker8169
    @michaelmaker8169 Год назад +1

    Great work everyone.
    Awesome you had so much help. And the weather was with you. Thanks be to God.🙏
    👍

  • @halliwilljon
    @halliwilljon Год назад +1

    Its people like you that make it worth while to get out of bed every morning.......

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Well that's very nice of you to say!

  • @jasonmoncrieff7449
    @jasonmoncrieff7449 Год назад +9

    The whole project from start to finish is a real credit to the community and looks fantastic Neil.

  • @olroy61
    @olroy61 Год назад

    It's amazing to see what a people can do when they put their hearts, labor and money to use that benefits the entire community.

  • @d.a.ballou9740
    @d.a.ballou9740 Год назад +1

    As you've mentioned, I think having Juan there sped things up greatly! That way there is no time wasted discussing where to start, or how to do this or that, or other divisions. Great job done by all! Thanks for sharing. 😁👨‍🚒

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Yes for sure. Juan made it possible to be done in 4 days. It would have taken weeks most likely otherwise!

  • @goptools
    @goptools Год назад +2

    Hi Neil, that was great! Given how long the original playground was around, your grand childen and probably great grand children will be playing in that playground. Having the coordinator on site must have been a great help. Imagine if the equipment was delivered with only a book of instructions! Thanks for the video!
    -mike

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +2

      We couldn't have done it without him! Thanks for the kind words!

  • @rlsaxton1
    @rlsaxton1 Год назад +1

    That’s awesome! Small town America at its finest!

  • @blackdogexcavator21
    @blackdogexcavator21 Год назад +4

    That's an awesome playground. If all communities came together like that, a lot of our societal issues would go away. Y'all are very fortunate Neil. Great job by all involved.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Thanks so much BD! I hope it's around for the grandkids!

  • @mikeludwig4315
    @mikeludwig4315 Год назад +7

    Another excellent video of how a community can be small but has such pride to make big things happen. What a priceless asset to have Juan to make it so easy to keep it moving along efficiently and made all the volunteers feel that they were a valuable asset just as Juan.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much Mike. Juan was great 👍🏻

  • @adamv5047
    @adamv5047 Год назад +3

    Pretty awesome to be able to get the community together and complete some back breaking work. Over multiple days might I add.
    A+ and two 👍👍

  • @cramsburg9
    @cramsburg9 Год назад +2

    This reminds me of the saying about old men who plant trees , but in reality you can go down the slide if you get the urge . Really extraordinary stuff .

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Ha! I thought about a spin on it like that about that old saying, but as you say it kinda reached it's full maturity in just 4 days :)

  • @mikeshawbrook-selfreliance
    @mikeshawbrook-selfreliance Год назад

    It is so wholesome to see that this still exists.......

  • @williamfreeh1198
    @williamfreeh1198 Год назад +3

    how great would it be if we could get the bone heads in Washington to work together as well as your team did. great job and a big atta boy to all of you.

  • @RCPSU4
    @RCPSU4 Год назад +4

    Seeing this playground coming together brings back memories for me. Back in '97 after a ton of fundraisers, we got a new playground for the elementary school I attended. I think it's now with the new building which was built in 2012.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      That's great that you got to be a part of that Robert. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

  • @TrotterG
    @TrotterG Год назад

    I was unexpectedly touched by this video. Thanks for sharing the story. "A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit."

  • @genesispuredeaf2390
    @genesispuredeaf2390 Год назад +1

    I came to see what your channel was all about (referred by Captain Kleeman) and hit this video first. I love watching things get put together and I agree with your project coordinator, you had a great team with tremendous support behind the scenes. That touched my heart …especially cool during these hostile and hateful times. Awesome…simply awesome !!

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Thanks so much for coming over to check it out!

  • @Wijnamar
    @Wijnamar Год назад +3

    I would have loved to have been a part of this installation.
    I love installation of big stuff and making kids happy.
    Respect to the whole crew and the supervisor,
    You've done a great job.

  • @donflack3778
    @donflack3778 Год назад +2

    Just awesome! You have a great community. KC Don 😉

  • @allaboutperspective650
    @allaboutperspective650 Год назад +5

    Very well done!
    Small communities are the best to live in (in my opinion) because usually, most people are helping each other. Yes in big towns you can buy everything and there is more to do but they don't have that community spirit that I love.

  • @hobbyaddict9908
    @hobbyaddict9908 Год назад +3

    Truly an inspiration!!

  • @paulweakley3440
    @paulweakley3440 Год назад +3

    Over my years of spreading hundreds and hundreds of yards of mulch... I've learned that the first load of mulch you put down degrades quickly (its like the soil is hungry initially). I recommend getting a good local arborist (look for the guy with the best chipper / smallest woodchips) to dump you free piles next to the playground (during the winter) so next spring you can spread it out and keep it looking fresh and keep the ground soft. Stay away from the toxic rubber mulches (unless that is your only option).

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      All of our mulch came from a lumber mill that is 5 miles from the park. Hopefully they can keep us stocked up too! Thanks Paul

  • @brianworley7705
    @brianworley7705 Год назад +3

    Hello Neil. I hope the young people were included in the volunteers. If so, they will have a larger sense of appreciation for the equipment. And speaking of equipment, I rarely if ever see a front dump concrete truck here in the inland northwest. They were almost the norm when i lived in the northern Indiana and Ohio area. Not out here for whatever reason.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Those front discharge trucks are great. I don't know why anyone would want to use a rear discharge knowing these exist! 😁

  • @self-preservationsociety7057
    @self-preservationsociety7057 Год назад +1

    That was awesome , wonderful community spirit. Im gonna bet there’ll be no damage no graffiti or any rubbish left there . Sadly we don’t see as much great local projects like this anymore.

  • @unclealansyard5176
    @unclealansyard5176 Год назад +4

    Great community project. It's really rewarding to be involved in something in a community. I'm glad my grandparents instilled that into me growing up. Brings back many memories, helping them volunteer at the park since they lived across the street from it. My grandfather always cut their grass for free, and maintained all the plumbing.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      That's great Alan. Glad it brought back found memories for you.

  • @snoozieq4584
    @snoozieq4584 Год назад +4

    What the Harlan community completed in such a time frame is absolutely fantastic! Just WOW! All of the volunteers have created something really special in your neck of the woods. All are to be commended for their hard work and dedication and "Can Do" attitude.
    Fantastic video work and drone footage. Thank you Neil and what's his name. Sorry, I really can't remember who is helping you edit but he deserves some recognition for helping you put this amazing video together!
    Can't wait to see you in the next one!

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +1

      Hey thanks Susan!
      You're right though, Trent helped me to put this all together! He shot most of it and we had a lot of footage to go through.
      It was fun despite how much work it was.
      Thanks so much for watching!

  • @shanesherwood343
    @shanesherwood343 Год назад +2

    Great job looks awesome that was some mountain of mulch

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      I thought it would take forever!

  • @c_driscoll
    @c_driscoll Год назад +7

    What an undertaking this was Neil. Love seeing the community come together to support this project. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @TheFabled1
    @TheFabled1 Год назад +1

    Praise the Lord, just awesome.

  • @yosi.sergant
    @yosi.sergant Год назад

    this is the wholesome youtube i am here for.

  • @mariscaanelson
    @mariscaanelson Год назад

    so far my favorite person is your Dad- he is a harder worker :)

  • @HabitualButtonPusher
    @HabitualButtonPusher Год назад +4

    You are correct having a seasoned project manager like Juan is invaluable for projects like this. From the way to lay things out, to using packaging for garbage bags, but it all comes back to the skills of the men and women that assemble it. Pretty rare for suburbanites and city folks to have the work ethic, tools and equipment to get a job like this done themselves. Harlan is proud of all of you that contributed to the park your grandkids will most likely be able to play on.

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад

      Thanks. Boy, I hope so. It would be cool to be watching the grandkids here and show them this video on the 'ole RUclips :)

  • @stromxtc2033
    @stromxtc2033 Год назад +1

    Awesome project. 🎉 Mulch barrier and tennis court fence for those certain "older kids" with their spray paint.

  • @tonynieuwlandt5407
    @tonynieuwlandt5407 Год назад +2

    Awesome video, great coordination from all the people involved, this is how you “pay it forward”. This will be here for generations to come. Good job Neil

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +2

      Thanks for being such a big part of it cuz!

  • @BG-vq9fd
    @BG-vq9fd Год назад +3

    Great looking play area. I noticed some family members out their but there were plenty of other volunteers. I liked growing up in a small town.

  • @ericreinoehl4350
    @ericreinoehl4350 Год назад +3

    Great video to show everyone's hard work and great results, drove past last night just before dark. You all should be proud

  • @adampittman1624
    @adampittman1624 Год назад +2

    That is amazing great team effort to better ur community u have a great set of volunteers friends n family u r truly blessed god bless

  • @marilynwitherell186
    @marilynwitherell186 Год назад +2

    Wow, great job to all!!!

  • @halfabee
    @halfabee Год назад

    I wish I lived in a community like that.

  • @gore0ru
    @gore0ru Год назад

    Good work and good project!
    This is the America we love!

  • @JimFinlayson
    @JimFinlayson Год назад +2

    Nice video. Great idea to hire a boss to coordinate the volunteers.

  • @johanhermans8210
    @johanhermans8210 Год назад +6

    Hello Neil, you guys made a really nice playground for the kids in the community. Let's hope they really appreciate everyone's hard work . It was definitely a big install, nice to see you could do the install yourself and get some better equipment . The concrete mixer is a really handy truck , never have seen these here in belgium or Europe. Congratulations to all the workers involved in the build , and specifically to your dad . He keeps going strong at his age. Respect Wish you guys all the best. Greetings from belgium 🇧🇪

    • @digdrivediy
      @digdrivediy  Год назад +4

      Thanks so much Johan! Yes, it was a rewarding project with a great result. Those front discharge mixers are absolutely the best for an assortment of concrete jobs. Thanks so much for checking out the video!

  • @sameaston1301
    @sameaston1301 Год назад +2

    Once again Neil, you knocked it out of the PARK 😂 Seriously though, absolutely great video!!! Really enjoyed it and now I'm thinking about moving to Harlan 😉👍

  • @ALZ2526
    @ALZ2526 Год назад +3

    Always enjoy your videos, you keep such a positive attitude. Please continue the excellent work, I look forward to Sundays Thank you