Another very rocky pool excavation

[@Tomhohenadel]

Dave, still not getting notification of your posts. YT doesn’t like you?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

That's life these days if you don't subscribe to the leftist narrative Tom.

[@vsvnrg3263]

i'm not getting notified either.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

Me neither. I have to just search every week or so.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

Elsewhere someone said they had luck resetting the notification. Don't know if they had to unsubscribe and redo that as well.

[@swishswish386]

It’s a miserable, cold and wet Sunday night at my place. I have the wood fire blazing, I am in my recliner watching this on my 75 inch flatty … I doesn’t get much better than this 👍👍👍

[@DiHandley]

Same here!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It’s a miserable, cold and wet Sunday night at my place also Swishy, hard to get motivated to get back into the slop tomorrow.

[@janne65olsson]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Wath a nice suprise. Geting 2 videos this weekend. 😎👍 Thanks Dave.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

More soon Jan, I have a back log of editing to get through, just not enough hours in the days at the moment.

[@General_Confusion]

Got to say, after scraping off the dirt and finding all those rocks, i might be tempted to re-evaluate my need for a pool.

[@ccritter9428]

A hole in the ground that they will forever be throwing money in!

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

@@ccritter9428 It could be worse, they could own a boat!

[@Green_House]

@@tiredoldmechanic1791 BOAT: Bust Out Another Thousand. 💲💰💲💰💲

[@davidholder3207]

@@ccritter9428 Personally if the family gets to enjoy their pool then its worth all the money spent. Personally I would have called off the job once the layer of rocks were exposed - they could have installed an above ground instead and been quids in pocket. But then Dave wouldn't have got a job and we wouldn't be chatting!!

[@mrdeadworry]

@@Green_House A boat, a hole in the water in which you pour money.

[@kennethhume8628]

Considering that you couldn’t get a bigger excavator in this back garden your mate did a great job , top video Dave . 👍👍🇬🇧

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks 👍

[@scruffy6151]

I get tired just thinking of all the man hours it would take by hand only. That digger might be little but, hydraulic power is so sweet. Nice job Dave.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

You got that right 61, I have done a job like this without a digger - not very much fun.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

No digging bucket with teeth or thumbs for those hobby size rentals ?

[@stephencoster9532]

Hiya Dave, Another fine video, thank you. My next-door neighbour had me in tears the other day, he was recounting how his four-year-old grandson was upset that 'Bang bang' wasn't wearing his 'Red romper suit' anymore!!! Stay safe, and don't freeze your assets, Steve...

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Hahhahahah.... I'll have to find some more red ones online somewhere.

[@halloweenchainsawsforgoo]

Another cracking success for Dave

[@yt650]

I’m glad I’m not paying the bill for this operation. Lol. I thought you may have to crane in the little excavator. It does remarkably well for its size. Thanks for posting Dave I’ve missed you. Two in two days.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It was quite impressive YT.

[@tda2806]

2 videos in 2 days, thank you. That home owner really, really wanted a pool, the sensible thing would have been to give up on the idea when the survey didn't match the first excavation but, then we wouldn't have had the fun of this video. 😁

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Tim, It was a bit of a shocker for the home owners.

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

cheers again for sharing these wilth us Mr D two videos in two days marvelous - please stay safe and well sending regards x

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you like them MLE

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

I'm from Canada. In my area, we would just rip the fence out, get a bigger machine in and build a new fence afterwards. Most fences are out of plum after a few winters, so most neighbors are just happy to get a new fence out of somebody else's pocket.

[@billraccio3835]

another great day for Dave and his bangers

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Every day with bangers is a good day Bill.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

You're my role model hero. That work ethic is one of legends. But Dave, the years are showing. Swinging that hammer you didn't look 30 anymore. Get a helper. Your making my back ache just watching.

[@alfadoofus]

That looked like loads of fun. The teaspoon operator was quick on the controls to catch that rock . and it was a little chilly to boot . They must be millionaires to afford that job . I hope you made out ok on it.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Millionaires.... not anymore.

[@raybayes9462]

I think a conversation with the neighbor about removing that weather beaten old fence, and building a new one after the job was done. Might’ve saved some money overall.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

May well have Ray.

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great video Dave .

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Glad you enjoyed it William.

[@davidmunro1469]

Thanks Dave . That expando is magic. I really like that little digger It punches above Its fighting weight.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It sure does David.

[@gjjnbb9167]

Hi dave as again you have cracked it good watch on Sunday morning in blity with hot weather hopefully all well you aera

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Morning!

[@LatersOnTheMenjay.]

Amazing skill to get the Kubota down the side of the house like that and watching you use feather and wedges on those rocks is awesome Dave. Going through the back catalogue now! :)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks 👍 it was a very tight squeeze. So many jobs like this now that blocks of land are getting smaller.

[@JimNeville]

Great video and can not believe the tight spot you have here!!! Thanks for the fantastic videos

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for tuning in Jim.

[@keithphaneuf9146]

Nice to see a helper with the nasty drilling !

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Sure is Keith, I have drilled more about 40,000M in my time, getting ready to take a back seat for the hand drilling.

[@scotthultin7769]

208👍's up demolition Dave the most explosive man on KZbin

[@Token_Civilian]

What an involved job, for it being in such a small area. We've used those powered wheelbarrows working on hiking trails. Makes it a lot easier when importing crushed rock is required vs carrying in buckets, or having horses pack it in. Great stuff DD.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

There was some talk of a hiking trail job on my radar TC, helicopter access etc. That would be interesting.

[@robertforrest7956]

I bet with all your HARD work, it will be a nice rocky pool.... 👍🏻🤣 Enjoyed the process Dave, thanks, shared with my Godson since he's in construction work. 😁

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks 👍

[@leeroberts2134]

It's good to see you Dave and a nice bit of work in difficult condition 👍 keep it up mate. I hope to see you again soon 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

More video coming soon Lee.

[@ChrisB257]

Can't help thinking just how costly it'll be to make an in-ground pool when all the rock work needs done first! Nice results from the cracking goo. That mini Kabota is a real gem... pretty tedious though getting all the rock pieces freed up and removed. Good ol' plugs and feathers - the classic old-style approach, centuries old, even if a bit slow. Great to see the 'pop' as things release. Blasting did a nice job too. :)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The amount of $$$ people are prepared to shell out for back yard pools astounds me Chris, even when there is no rock, a project like this may cost in the order of $80,000... and then you have to constantly maintain it.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Gotta smile when all is done and there isn't room in those postage stamp size lots to unfold a pair of lawn chairs after the pool is in.

[@frozenjoe6313]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Maintain it? In some places where it freezes sometimes the hotel might have to actually float a log chained in place to keep ice from forming.. Iv seen it in the mountains .. We don't have to fence out the crocodiles and snakes tho..That would be pretty tough to do..... .

[@MrLargePig]

You might be on to something, Dave, with that little crawler. It might tote a drill rig around, but the boom would have a lot of leverage - maybe just a bit wider and longer, to make a stable platform. It would go an awful lot of places that the bigger rig can't get into...

[@bobbaer869]

Wow that was a lot work Dave 👍👍

[@brucet8551]

thanks Dave for showing us this tricky job.you dont know if you have got all the rocks till the last bucket comes out.the digger driver was very experienced in operating the little machine which helped a lot.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

He has done more than a few pools in his time Bruce.

[@jcadult101]

12:12 I love how it pops just before your next hit.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Sometimes they just tear slowly and other times they pop.

[@rockman531]

Hello Dave, Incredibly CRAZY! "soil test said no rock" ?? REALY! Who supplied the soil test? The second grader next door?!?! You & the excavator crew did an awesome job!! Stay safe in the cold weather! Jim

[@hgghgguk]

nah the crazy thing is its not that the soil test said no rock its the home owner that gave the green light for the pool to carry on after they found all the rock if it were me I would have just said f that ill just go to a leisure pool or the sea lol

[@sirskidney7998]

Yet another gnarly job. Great work on a tight site Dave. Well done and hoping you can score an easier job next time!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I'm on one now that has plenty of room.

[@accxresearch]

This job is a lot like digging in a cave. Drill, break, use some 1.4 or small 1.1 explosives, pry everything loose with rock bars, break it down, repeat. Nice work!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Sometimes it like that when you are doing back yard jobs 762.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

One day you will post some video of cave blasting...

[@accxresearch]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Alright, I'll edit some up and do it.

[@accxresearch]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Okay, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaGUlJp_fNqDjbM

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

It never fails, “I want the pool here” and it’s always where the most rock is! Do none of the mini-excavators not have hydraulic thumbs in Australia?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Never seen a thumb on a machine this size Bob.

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

It would be a good selling feature if they could add one!

[@fgllc]

Wow, I was thinking the same thing NH Bob.. A thumb sure would have been handy loading that cart and out in the street.

[@ckm-mkc]

@@newhampshire-bob1604 Or even just a mechanical thumb - should be easy to retrofit.

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

@@ckm-mkc Yes sir! Something to secure the rocks!

[@TheGingerGenius78]

Certainly a tight site ! Nice work from you and the excavator guy :) good to see different approaches to the problems encountered

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Just have to find a way David.

[@2xKTfc]

The things people pay for... all to get a pool that will cost them a lot regularly in the future, too. Oh well. Hope it pays well for you! That "access" path is pretty nuts. "I know where to put this expensive radiator, in this there narrowest spot on the path!"

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, sites like this are becoming more common these days as building blocks get smaller and smaller.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

Even trailer parks wouldn't allow that narrow here.

[@nder12345]

Looks like you have the "easy" job. That access. Looks shocking. We're lucky to not have so much rock down in Sydney. Love watching them big rocks turn into smaller rocks top job.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks for watching Andre, you are lucky in Sydney, I think most of your rock is sandstone, hence a bit easier to work with.

[@macw2234]

That mini certainly is impressive. Great machine

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It sure is!

[@mattywho8485]

Damn, these guys need thumbs on those machines !!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Ohhhh yeah.

[@briangarland9883]

Hi Dave. Question for you....how did they get that sewer pipe in there without a bunch of blasting?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Probably was blasted many years ago Brian.

[@peteacher52]

Tough little Kubota - a couple of clicks above Dave's average 'hydraulic teaspoon'!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yeah, for sure, I would have one of them.

[@GrumsPlace]

Backyard access for pools is a nightmare these days and more and more people want their own pool. Haven't yet had the need for a dumper thankfully. Soil tests are as good as the pilot holes, I had my block done and they said sandy soil with a hint of clay, turns out to be 50% rock from the excavation, somehow they missed all the rock there was a quarry 100m away since filled in.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Seems that they are very good at missing the rock GP.

[@einfelder8262]

There's no better feeling than watching the kid in the pool while you try to work out how to tell it you have to sell the house because of the new interest rate on the pool mortgage.......

[@ccritter9428]

This pool turned into the proverbial money pit right from the start!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

- They all are just that CC.

[@davidholder3207]

Nice Job Dave with a very difficult site. If its rained in Pascoe Vale this weekend (12-13/08/2022) like it has at Wilson's Prom then that hole is likely full of water now.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yeah I saw the weather radar rainfall totals for that area!

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' good, makin; little rocks out of big 'uns...lol..keep safe...

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

That's what I do Bob, simple business really.

[@bobjoncas2814]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast ...the soil test was correct there was no rock, just tough Aussie dirt....lol...

[@Hutch400]

Great way to start a Sunday. Thanks Dave😀 What does it cost? $18,000 US? Must want that pool really bad. Thats a lot of work!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The amount of $$$ people are prepared to shell out for back yard pools astounds me Kelly, even when there is no rock, a project like this may cost in the order of $80,000... and then you have to constantly maintain it!

[@stillwater62]

I expect a person would be hard pressed to find a home, factory, highway, farm, or road in the bush that does not have the fingerprints of Demolition Dave on their site, or in their community, in southern Australia. This man has literally transformed the southern part of the continent through the fruits of his pleasure, high explosives used in solid rock reduction, to manageable size. Sounds a bit cheeky doesn`t it. Look forward to upcoming events in the pipeline and thank you for going to the extra trouble of making these great videos. Cheers.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Pity most of my best work is under concrete or behind retaining walls.

[@NotSureJoeBauers]

0C? Suffer in your jocks... You'll have 8 months of weather to gloat over me soon enough! Haha

[@Dcoool77]

Good One Dave =)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Thanks 77

[@odc43054]

“The materials for your new pool are cheap. The crane you have to pay to rent to move everything in and out of the back garden is not.”

[@mikeysgarage3697]

These laws that so many countries have about building up to one meter from the property boundary are a joke, it should be 1.5m minimum, personally I'd prefer it would be 3.3-3.5m, around a driveway wide. It would drastically reduce the chances of a house fire catching a neighbouring building at the least.

[@gth042]

Looking at aerial pics, this Pasco Vale could go up like London without a Seriously fast response. Good news is the hose could just stretch from one roof to another...

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

This site is fairly roomy by today's standards! lots of homes being built on 400m2 these days!!!

[@terrymarsh1255]

That was a tough job well done! I don't know if you've considered branching out but I reckon there must be a good market for above ground pools in your area.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

You would think so but this style vanished with the 70's.

[@HughzieTube]

Is there a cost difference between using Expando V's Explosives? Or do you just charge for 'Rock Removal' and use whatever method seems appropriate at the time? Given how effective Expando seems to be, I can't see it been a cheap product to buy.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The Expando is a bit dearer because more holes are required, I used the expando first because I knew it would be a week before the digger came back from holiday and it would be less annoying for the neighbors.

[@LatersOnTheMenjay.]

What wedge and feathers are you using Dave? They look way better than the stuff I got on Amazon :P

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The ones for a 35mm hole were given to me by a customer. You can buy then from Xaimen Prodrill China.

[@jimsvideos7201]

You'd _almost_ think you could use the boulders as fill in a concrete wall to form a halfway in-ground pool, rather than haul them off... 🤔

[@yt650]

I am just catching up on some of the videos that I was not notified about, this is one of them. I think that you should take a lesson from the Egyptians and they used copper or bronze tools, to shape stones in the pyramid. LMAO, of course they did.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

It really stinks how YT discriminates against users that don't celebrate leftist ideals and woke ideology and subtly punish by hiding my channel.

[@cheekymonkey666]

have you done a time laps on that expando compound working?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, would like to more of them.

[@TechGorilla1987]

Do you bid by the job or do you bill for actual time and materials? What does a project like this bill out for? I understand if you don't want to answer.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Always time and materials TG

[@muddlersworkshop]

Just queries. A yes or no answer will do. is it cheaper to expando than blast. I know you expando when you can not blast.???

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Probably a bit dearer as more holes are required Stuart.

[@suzysheer66]

Thought i felt the earth move. ;)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

You did 66.

[@robertkuipers9422]

Its going tobe the most exspecive pool in pasco vale..Omg what a big job just to for a pool..

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yep!

[@craigmandall9420]

What happened to the poo pipe? I'm guessing/hoping it wasn't functional (it sure as shit isn't functional now lol)

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The poo pipe was replaced with a temporary pipe at the end of each day.

[@mrdaym]

0C? In Australia? I didn't even know that was possible.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Sure is.

[@kenore4003]

Interesting that with all kinds modern tech, things like drilled holes and pins and feathers are as effective as they were thousands of years ago.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, they work a treat Ken.

[@JordanClementsSculptor]

What brand of plugs and feathers do you use, Dave?

[@vsvnrg3263]

at 17:00 you mention alex fraser. we first took an old car battery to his place (with a faked letter from mum) in 1967 when the place was just a brick shed about 4 metres wide in ingles street port melbourne near the railway line. we got a dollar which was a lot of money for us kids.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

He has done pretty well out of taking other peoples rubbish.

[@DiHandley]

I think an above ground pool would have been a much better choice all things considered.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

No pool even better!

[@keithmoore5306]

what did you use vasalene KY or astroglide to get that digger through there? i still don;t see how people put up with lots that size if they tried that over here that'd be one empty development and developers looking to put politicians heads on pikes!!!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Oh... this block is not small by current standards Keith!

[@keithmoore5306]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast the squeezing digger says otherwise!! over here a 50x100 foot lot is considered a tiny lot! and given the size of the country to it's population it makes no sense!

[@GARDENER42]

Any chance of suing the surveyor? We have a competition just up the road here every year at Egremont Crab Fair It's called "The World's Biggest Liar". He'd walk it.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Not the first time this has happened 42

[@RogowskiBubba0864]

How often can people swim in their backyard with all those mums & pops working all day to pay the mortgage? Is it worth it?

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

gees, might have been cheaper to try to build a new stone wall than truck all that rock out of there

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

They took it all out in good time.

[@robertgeorgewerner]

Is that what you call decomposed granite? 😅

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

This one was actually Basalt Robert.

[@robertgeorgewerner]

It was a pretty rock where you split it.

[@stewatparkpark2933]

Soil looks very reactive .

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Very, yuck stuff to work in also.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

Compact dumper!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Great machine Jase, probably good for moving concrete also.

[@jwdickinson643]

good grief! how do you get all the waste moved through that sideyard???!!! 😱😱😱😱😱 oh…ok…nevermind 🤣🤣🤣

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The little tracked dumper did the trick nicely.

[@GTrainRx7]

That access...

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

More and more jobs like this as land sizes get smaller.

[@robertwieland5958]

The analog here in the U.S. is the president saying there is no inflation.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I hear you Robert.

[@Anthony53106]

Looks like they should have said ALL Rock.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

There was some soil CB.

[@jasethesmiff5683]

Wait. Is that ur boy?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

No, this is Zac, my son in law.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast Blaster Girl's bo ?

[@GaryAllpike]

Expensive hole!

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Yes, for sure Gary.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Pools are nothing more than a pit to you toss money into.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

an next comes the wheel barrow to haul them chunks out

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

The tracked dumper took care of that.

[@09FLTRMM77]

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼……………….. I just don’t understand why y’all don’t have thumbs on your excavators. The operator could have picked out all the rocks that the machine could have handled, stacked them out of the hole, and left the dirt to cover up your explosives. The only reason I can think of is that it’s a “ macho “ thing. “ I don’t need no bleedin’ thumb! Thumbs are for Sheila’s! “ ( read with an Australian accent, LOL!) My thing is work smarter, not harder.

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I hear you 77, not very common in Aus for some reason.

[@garymurt9112]

You guys need to strike up a deal with Mexico to bring in some laborers for excavations like that. 10 Mexicans could have that hole cleared in about 10 hours. They are some serious diggers.

[@Green_House]

Oh man ! ! !

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I only get to see the nasty ones.

[@Wilbargosh]

I took the fuse out of my track siren. Annoys the shit out of me in confined residential sites. Cat didn’t like my suggestion of a switch to disable the noise so the fuse fell out!

[@garymurt9112]

Every excavator I've been in here in the USA has a switch to silence the beeping

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

I've been using a new 20T Cat machine over the last few days and the beeper that tells you that you are changing buckets is so loud that I need ear plugs in! Not very impressed with the digger.

[@garymurt9112]

@@demolitiondavedrillandblast I don't think you can silence the bucket change alert, but I bet it has a volume control, the problem will be figuring out where to look in the computer

[@aquilaaudax6033]

✋🏼🇦🇺👍🏼

[@dramatish]

Where do you live? On planet Rock?

[@demolitiondavedrillandblast]

Correct.