I'm a soils inspector and I wish my operators would watch this video. Good job bro
@TheLeverMonkey9 күн бұрын
You could suggest to them to watch the channel. hint hint. 😜
@barryguerrero648011 күн бұрын
Given that Preston Pipelines and Ernest E. Pestana were based in basically the same neighborhood, I'm wondering if Preston picked up any of Ernie's people when he finally closed up his underground business. Mr. Pestana passed away in 2009.
@TheLeverMonkey9 күн бұрын
I don't know. I started with them in 2010.
@felixpadilla528814 күн бұрын
Hey I’ve been trying to find a video I’m sure I seen on your channel of you saying tell me you have a bad ass loader hand without telling me you have a bad ass loader hand and you flip the camera to show a loader holding a nice load of barrels I’m a Local 3 loader operator apprentice myself I’m trying to find that video it has been itching me to find it if it is one of your videos can you please give me the title of the video 🙏🏻
@TheLeverMonkey14 күн бұрын
That is funny. It is in my shorts play list. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5jXd4FrecuErKc
@steveg738015 күн бұрын
Who’s checking grade?
@TheLeverMonkey14 күн бұрын
That would be Andy. He is my boss now.
@danielsmith498618 күн бұрын
Yo bro, it's a very good training video!...I lke how u give insight and direction!...
@TheLeverMonkey17 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@user-yd7sw4ed6y19 күн бұрын
Are you still doing live chat
@TheLeverMonkey17 күн бұрын
I haven’t been doing it but I need to.
@rirebel602921 күн бұрын
That bucket goes on the john deere 35g in the background correct??? Im trying to learn!!! 😂😂😂 IUOE LOCAL 57
@TheLeverMonkey21 күн бұрын
The rig in the back ground is a 870G weighing in at 180,000 lbs.
@rirebel602921 күн бұрын
So you're telling me it wouldn't also hook onto a jd mini? ?? Failed attempt at humor I guess sorry brother was only trying to help with engagement
@barryguerrero6480Ай бұрын
Love those V buckets. It's a great way to keep the pipe layers safe.
@aaron_dirt_daddyАй бұрын
That V bucket is sick, whole time I was layin pipe all I had was a 4ft trenching bucket with tiger teeth, no quick coupler or other buckets 🥲🥲🥲🥲
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Big company benefits, have more options in equipment.
@travisstonehouse4932Ай бұрын
👍😎
@waynevincent5448Ай бұрын
Glad to see you're back. Great work as always. Can't believe how bad that machine beats on you. Seems like that 500 class by Kobelco is kind of a disappointment.
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Yea the KOBELCO rigs don’t rank very high on my list of rigs. I actually had this rig taken off a job and swapped for a John deer 450 with over 10k hours on it. And it out dug the 500. They are unstable machines. But that is what the company is buying. So I am stuck with them.
@cameronwilliams8473Ай бұрын
Just got my test date next month for the Operator Engineers 🙏🏽
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
That is great news. Make sure to come back and let us know how it went.
@cameronwilliams8473Ай бұрын
@@TheLeverMonkey 👍🏽
@ericamlin1460Ай бұрын
👍
@jamesbailey586Ай бұрын
Looking kind of dry
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Only on the surface
@theirishdevil138Ай бұрын
I thoroughly enjoy the commentary video cuz i learn a thing or 2 especially since i join my local operating last year but also like theses kind of video just watching an operator you’ll still learn a thing or 2
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
100% That is why I make theas videos. I hope to make the industry a little better in my little area of what I do.
@biggad73Ай бұрын
Nice job
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@biggad73Ай бұрын
@@TheLeverMonkey🙏❤️🙏
@adrianhowley7754Ай бұрын
Happy Father's Day to all the hard working dads out there!! Ty for the content!!🤙🔥
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Same to you!
@travisstonehouse4932Ай бұрын
Great video 👍
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@terryperrott9913Ай бұрын
I was a pipe layer for 18 yrs, You're 💯% correct Lever Monkey about come out of a manhole wether it's sewer or storm. There were some times you get to your next manhole and you're a tad low,what I would do is go back ( of course if it was a open ditch) & adjust two sticks back so you have a more gentle grade transition. That V bucket is the Stuff.
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@moderngamer4Ай бұрын
Nice s2000🔥🔥
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
People look at and the car and go Waaaaat TF.
@moderngamer4Ай бұрын
@@TheLeverMonkey i would too man it’s a beautiful car
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Have you seen all my car videos? If you go to my page you can find a bunch.
@moderngamer4Ай бұрын
@@TheLeverMonkey Sweet i’ll definitely take a look!!
@rossnolan2883Ай бұрын
He said I want to be on camera lol 😂😂😂
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Yea that was great. He has been itching for me to do a video with him. so now I just tease him with little spots in the videos.
@IntuitiveDefenseАй бұрын
Interesting! Never seen this type of work explained or even done from that angle. Lots of skill!
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@whitetiger1981Ай бұрын
Yup! It's hot! I install A/C believe me I know about heat. It's like I can never drink enough water.
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Exactly!!
@phoenixfireclusterbombАй бұрын
I drank 4 Stanley cups one day and came home dehydrated. Next day put mineral salt into my cup, only drank 2 and was fully hydrated. Get your mineral salt. Water alone isn’t enough. Watermelon helps too.
@TURTLEORIGINALАй бұрын
As an Army Combat Medic, my most common task as an Army medic, was starting intravenous fluids to soldiers that were heat causalities. Advice: especially to men and women that work construction type jobs or in an extremely hot environment; try to prime your body first thing in the morning, even before your dehydrating coffee. Drink down a liter of cool water or room temperature water. It’s good to have a packet of electrolytes stored in your pockets, this will keep water in you better, without a flushing out effect. Even if all you have is a salt packet and sugar packet. Oh, if your an alcohol drinker, and often, as hard as it may be, try drinking a liter of water after your last beer, glass of wine, or shot of whiskey. You’ll feel much better in the morning and less dehydrated. Hope this helps you.-Desert Storm Veteran
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
great advice Doc. thanks for the comment.
@madeleyincАй бұрын
35°c in Australia, can't wait for summer to hit.
@user-bf1lw8og8vАй бұрын
Stay away from the alcohol drink plenty of water with electrolytes
@excavationtime2551Ай бұрын
If you know you know…💯🤠👍🍻
@chrismehl1607Ай бұрын
It's hot, drink plenty of water. 😂
@chipburns4123Ай бұрын
Mt Dew!
@ericamlin1460Ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@billmeierhofer4776Ай бұрын
Will be 106° here today with high humidity at 7%🤪
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Ouch. ✌️
@Nobody19759Ай бұрын
Beware the silver bullet 😂 Some will know what I'm talking about
@2009deerejohnАй бұрын
I like that your ground guys only give you what you need for guidance and nothing more, lol, I’ve had a few over the years that were over zealous to say the least:) I’ve only ever seen v-buckets on KZbin, looks like it’s a bit faster then benching down, most of the deep stuff I did was in the street with double stacked boxes but I’ve done a few subdivisions where I’d cut 2 benches, one with my 66” “bailing” bucket and another with the 30” to make a safe hole on an 18’ or so cut, I miss doing deep pipe work, with a good crew on the same page there’s nothing better
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
100% agree ✅
@cummins0328Ай бұрын
You should see my bucket. Recently did a slide rail and completely obliterated the bucket. And the company refuses to swap it out. So now when i grab a full bucket of stone, i lose half before I swing back into the hole
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
That sucks. And buckets are not cheep to replace.
@andresherrera398Ай бұрын
He is doing good, jumps right to it.
@josephlopez7787Ай бұрын
Great job, I understand how nerve wracking it is operating heavy machinery for the first time. He seems to have a great instructor☺️
@TsunauticusIVАй бұрын
Hydrate yer innards boys!
@jessecarrasco838Ай бұрын
Perfect timing!. I'm about to dig for the storm drain with same rig n bucket.
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Have fun! Better hurry I only have one more day digging in the street.
@RyanSollyАй бұрын
Oe3?
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
yes
@crusader777Ай бұрын
Ive run a hoe 6000times bigger than that for 250yrs and i can tell you your doing it all wrong
@joshandicoechea6770Ай бұрын
I really want one of those buckets for my 336 I just don’t even know where to start, but I want to buy one! great video. Glad to see you at it again thanks.
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Go for it! It will change your life to dig with one. I will be doing a bucket inspection in a weak or two. I will talk a bit about the trap bucket design, what is good and bad.
@joshandicoechea6770Ай бұрын
@@TheLeverMonkey that sounds great if you could find a brand name and if you could share it, that would be awesome thank you. Keep up the great videos. It’s nice to see someone make good videos in this line of work we do!
@user-st9vu9qb8lАй бұрын
I’m glad that you are able to make videos again, really enjoyed watching and learning from your videos.👍👍👍
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
Glad you like them! I am happy to be on a job where I can record. Make sure you have the notification turned on.
@travisstonehouse4932Ай бұрын
👍
@jeff7764Ай бұрын
I like you, I like your channel and your style, but good god, please close those windows and door! Breathing all that dust in is horrible on you
@bozoone4464Ай бұрын
Jeff is obviously a millennial
@jeff7764Ай бұрын
@@bozoone4464 wrong d-bag! I’m an operator for over 27 yrs and take precautions now that I didn’t use to. You have no clue wtf you’re talking about
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
I would close the side door but it is a Kobelco. The AC is not working and it was 98* out. As for breathing dust, That is the least toxic thing I have breathed in over my 30 years as an operator.
@jeff7764Ай бұрын
@@bozoone4464 you wanna breathe unnecessary dust in be my guest 🤡
@TheLeverMonkeyАй бұрын
May be, Besides as a kid I played in the dirt, Raced dirt bikes and a host of other thing done in the dirt. And I am still here brathing just fine. I bet Jeff is a vaper too.