Another French Drain

Installing another french drain around the back of a house. Same house I burned the brush at, finally got the drain in and finished the rough grade. I will be coming back in the fall to do a bit more clearing and start trying to get a yard in this rock quarry lol! Also I got sticker bombed! Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #frenchdrain
Be sure to check out S.O.T. Metalworks / @shootersoptiontargets
Be sure to check out Dirt Perfect / @dirtperfect

[@VideosByAl]

Bet the home owner is thrilled.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

VideosByAl yes he loved it!

[@shootersoptiontargets]

LOL, just a way to brighten your day! especially having to deal with all that rock!!! It's funny I don't remember walking around the dump truck, HUMMMM.... I wonder....

[@eliteearthworksllc]

S.O.T. Metalworks well you succeeded sir! I’m sure you placed so many you forgot where you put them 🤣

[@arkansas1336]

Nice job, loved the video!!!....thanks. Works just like the French designed it....back years ago!...lol. You can excavate that entire hill/mountain, add a log washer and screening plant and be in 'the clean rock business'...oh, and the house would have to go...lol.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

arkansas13 thank you! 🤣🤣 that is a great idea! I could start my own rock quarry. Yeah I’m with you on the house lol

[@uggy7]

I enjoy watching your videos Brandon even if you think they are boreing to us. Thanks buddy. 👍👍🐕🇵🇪❤️

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dermot Byrne well I appreciate you watching! I enjoy most of my jobs I guess I worry some are not as exciting as others LoL

[@lawncommander]

Looks like it is working well

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lawn Commander yes I was surprised to see that much water flowing tout of the hill. Thanks again

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

I’m thinking you need a Mrs. Elite sticker in there somewhere so you can see my smiling face each morning 😁

[@cookiesservices4552]

Erin good morning 😎

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Cookies Services Good Morning! ☀️

[@DC-1]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks aww.... 👍

[@sassysaucysurviving7749]

Man... Mrs. E... we should have taken your stickers with us!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks I believe I do! 😘

[@burningdinosaurs]

Looks like it's working great! Probably good since it's turning out to be a very wet year! Thanks for the video! Look out for them stickers!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

BurningDinosaurs yeah it’s moving a lot of water. Yeah I was surprised I could work there all week, good job to have when it’s muddy. Lol I keep finding them

[@dieselfuel6006]

That really looks good seeing how wet it was.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Patrick Glaser thank you! Yes it was a rocky wet mess

[@ralphhippard2995]

Looks like theres a swale started, just needs a slope to drain excess surface water. Then a French drain.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Ralph Hippard yep that’s what I did. Thanks for watching

[@MARK65vett]

Nice Work !!!%

[@eliteearthworksllc]

fast last thank you! 👍🏻

[@clydeacor1911]

You sure do end up with all of the hard digging jobs! As hard as that ground is the original contractor should've sloped the whole property down hill away from the house and put a French drain on the up hill side of the house then the whole property would drain like a dream. But it gives you lots of work to keep you busy so you can't complain too much. ;-) you done a good job getting that property squared away!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Clyde Acor yeah this one was a bit rough to say the least! It’s always nice to have the work but at the same time I look at some of these and just wonder what in the world were they thinking 🤷🏼‍♂️ most things would be so much easier when building the site

[@anthonyjcarolan3161]

You have done a great job on the French Drain I love ❤️ your video 📷 the are best thing I can't wait for the video 📷 #EliteEarthWorks

[@eliteearthworksllc]

me In leather jacket and pants good thank you appreciate you watching

[@smasica]

That is some nasty ground to work in. Here in Minnesota, a lot of areas are sandy or in low-lying areas, it's clay. Up north, it can get a bit stony.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Tremolux Man yeah our ground sucks tons of rock and clay with very little dirt lol

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Nice Job Brandon ! That's some rough diggin I can see why the water is coming to the surface it sure can't go down!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Top Notch Excavating LLC thank you! Yeah I thought the ground was just saturated but turns out it’s just solid rock lol

[@trickmytractor7187]

That looks like some Meade County Ky digging 😩

[@shootersoptiontargets]

ain't that the truth!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

trickmytractor wow you guys have this lovely soil too lol

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Holy crap that's some rocky soil! Looks like you were digging in a rock quarry.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jeff Younts LoL I thought I was for a bit! It was rockier than usual

[@janetolch8129]

Just imagine if one had to dig that by hand 😱

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jane Tolch yeah my back and hands hurt just thinking about that.

[@timcavazos4199]

Kidding man lol👍cris recommend your channel 👍I'll subscribe 👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol awesome! I’ll have to tell him thanks! And thank you for subscribing! 👍🏻

[@DirtPerfect]

lol hmm....... interesting know idea how those got there

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dirt Perfect 😑 really? 🤣 I’m going to find out how much you are paying him and up the ante

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

OH GOODY!!! More SW MO top soil. I spent 4 hours digging a corner post hole with clamshell and crowbar last weekend. About them French... aren’t they famous for French Fries, French Kissing

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

And... of course the ever popular French Drain? Keep diggin, I’ll keep watching.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

William Harris ouch that makes for a long day! Yeah one was by Carl Junction and it seemed rockier than normal. Lol I believe they are, I lot of good things from the French!

[@rodfair5698]

That looks damn good!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@olnamgrunt9857]

You got sticker lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Larry Ross 🤣 yes sticker bombed

[@louisianadirt2188]

That looks good for being as wet. Those fronts with the big L that's called Louisiana Fronts ( big storms) lol Stay safe Dwayne

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Louisiana Dirt 218 lol I like that! Yeah they were some good storms

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

Funny how there's different terms for different places we call it 57 for clean, and crush and run for base in ga

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Larry Littleton Jr yeah it is funny. It’s clean rock and base here 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@southerndirt9589]

👍👍👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Spradlin Excavation thank you sir!

[@timcavazos4199]

Letsdig18 rocks you guy's are the best 👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Tim Cavazos thanks man!

[@dalepremo3695]

That was like digging in cement - and looked so nice after you finished. It's really impressive to me how you can see how the contours of the land need to be adjusted to flow right. I know where it would end up draining out is kind of obvious, but seeing how the rest of it goes takes a special talent. Great job and thanks for sharing. BTW I wonder if any stickers made it onto the roof of the Coochie?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dale J. Premo yeah that yard was rocker than usual. I appreciate that, it took me awhile to develop that but you have to be able to envision the job completed and some of it comes by just working it back and forth. Hmmm good question I’ll have to look in the morning lol!

[@richwielechowski5191]

That would get frustrating digging all day in rock.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rich Wielechowski LoL yes it wears on you for sure!

[@johnoneill4805]

It would be even more frustrating with a shovel lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John Oneill lol yes it would!

[@barryhansen6854]

Looking good so far is that matting pourous to let water into the pipe but keep the silt from getting in to bloke it.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

barry hansen yes that is correct. Thank you!

[@Kylemiller-uw9fn]

Ik I'm a day late but great video been busy

[@eliteearthworksllc]

contry swag guy lol no worries man. Thanks

[@ohhpaul7364]

That is some hard ground right there. Does that machine do a good job of keeping out all the bouncing and jarring of digging through it or do you feel worn out by the end of the day from it?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Ohh Paul it does a fairly good job but I still felt a lot of this job. This one was rockier than usual

[@Gizmologist1]

Wouldn't a bobcat mounted Ditch Witch have been easier?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Gizmologist1 probably not in that material plus I wanted a wider ditch to get plenty of rock in

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Wow that some hard soil Brandon?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John M. Evangelis yes it was more rocky than usual here

[@Drew6709]

As many drains as you do. Would a conveyor bucket be better to use?

[@cookiesservices4552]

Drew6790 If you’re talking about the side discharge that would work great for stone and pipe but Brandon would have to have both machines on the job and a lot of times he doesn’t

[@Drew6709]

@@cookiesservices4552 both machines? The Takeuchi should have not problem handling a side discharge bucket. Just have to remember to bring it on those jobs. Or would a 4-in-1 bucket be better? Thought going parallel to the ditch discharging material might be faster.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Drew6709 maybe but I don’t always have the room to run along side the ditch. It would definitely be handy for a lot of them though

[@markmortensen4341]

How do you know how deep to go? Does it matter what type of material your digging in like that rock or even that dirt?? I know I'm probably asking stupid questions🤣‼️

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Mark Mortensen I try to get them at least a foot. This one was about 16” deep cause it was a 6” pipe and I wanted plenty of rock on top of it.

[@CaptKirk1701]

Great job, what size rock was that, clean 57's? I see someone was doing some sticker tagging lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Kirk Overly thank you! Yes it was, they just call it clean rock here but it’s 57. Lol yes lots of sticker tagging I’m still finding them

[@CaptKirk1701]

Elite Earthworks LLC you don't think Junior would do that do you? 😂😂

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Kirk Overly he’s a sneaky one

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

Where's your grade woman on this job, did she quit? Lol nice work

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Larry Littleton Jr LoL I guess she didn’t feel like showing up today! Thanks again

[@cookiesservices4552]

Brandon are you sure they didn’t say August on delivery of new excavator? Love your vids bud keep on keeping on living the dream 👍🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cookies Services lol they must have! They just keep telling me end of the month end of the month. Which month lol! Thank you!

[@cookiesservices4552]

Your welcome bud thank you for taking the time to bring us in on your daily adventures 👍🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cookies Services you bet! Appreciate you always watching and commenting, that’s the best part to me is the interaction 👍🏻

[@cookiesservices4552]

You and Erin are great people and definitely positive contributions to youtube

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cookies Services I really appreciate that man! I’m glad she likes participating!

[@JonDeere9000]

What kind of material are you using for fill?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

On the drain it’s clean rock or limestone for the water to run through.

[@danielallen4469]

I see you use a Bosch level thinking of getting one do you recommend it

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Daniel Allen yes I’ve had great luck with it. I have had it for about 4 years and no problems so far

[@danielallen4469]

Thanks

[@joshwelner1951]

Do you have any teeth left? Job looks good 👍 I should do the same for my hole yard

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Josh Welner LoL nope I ordered some though! Thank you!

[@waynetharp]

So let me get this straight...Back in the day. Our generous goverment would give you prime Missouri land to farm and pay them taxes on??? Pretty sweet program they had going!🤣 Why did he not choose to connect gutter downspouts in with drain during the project? Thanks for video!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Wayne Tharp LoL that’s funny. I’m not really sure, he didn’t think that much water came out of them 🤦🏼‍♂️ guess he thought he was saving a few bucks

[@waynetharp]

@@eliteearthworksllc Copy...👍

[@nealleffler7522]

wheres the new machine?!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Neal Leffler 😒 sitting at the dealer waiting on the hydraulic coupler and buckets. They called today and will have the coupler next week and the buckets at the end of the month! 😡🤦🏼‍♂️

[@nealleffler7522]

@@eliteearthworksllc don't they know who you are?!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Neal Leffler LoL exactly I tried telling them! I’m minideal37 come on people 🤣

[@nealleffler7522]

@@eliteearthworksllc better have bigdeal18 call and push a rush on it

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Neal Leffler that’s a great idea! Lol

[@MrFakit]

Not a fan of "Big-O" drain pipe especially with a sock

[@eliteearthworksllc]

MrFakit 👍🏻