Big Culvert In The Woods And A Barn Pad

[@roadkill5333]

Was anyone else hearing the theme song for The Benny Hill show, the whole time he was running that culvert thru the woods!! Lol

[@buckburton7318]

Your ability to operate machinery is impressive but your eye for grade is what really amazes me.

[@rajbeekie7124]

Tim probably came with a lot of skills and talents. He is very versatile.

[@c2admw1]

Great videos sir. If my Dad were still here he'd love watching as well. When Tims Ford Lake was being built near our place we would go watch them building a bridge close to us. Think I was around 10-11 yrs old. He'd load us up with RC colas and moon pies and we'd be there most of the day. Great memories.

[@cathiepieszak6967]

semms like a tag line to the cab might help.

[@ScottyStock]

Tag line? Chris don't use no stinkin tag lines

[@billh1471]

That's what I thought -the old tag line to the teeth trick. By the way- where the hell it Tim?

[@jamesrawlings8493]

@@billh1471 Tim went to work for a different company.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Very nice again Chris big Culvert pipe and barn pad looking good again guys 👌👍

[@randallsmith5067]

Nice job on getting culvert back there it reminded me of my wedding night

[@makingithappen9722]

Me 2

[@larryboynton3853]

Good job Chris and Tim. Many are telling you how to do it but you two are the ones on the project and know what needs to be done. Great video! I sure appreciate Tim as your helper. I like him! Keep up the great work! This isn't Andrew, it's Chris.

[@ignacio9552]

Looks like you almost cleared a new path! Son, you're getting good at that. Don't know what you were singing, but it sounded like "Under-Dog" getting ready to rescue a damsel in distress.

[@Dirtmonkey]

Awesome and hilarious, keep the videos coming!

[@SovaKlr]

LMAO... I feel soo much better about so many things I've done now.

[@PaulButkiewicz]

i got a lot of love for you chris, but i had tears in my eyes from laughing through the whole first 5 minutes of this video. keep the videos coming; i haven't missed one in years. best way to unwind after a long day in the office.

[@TF856]

Sounds like you're having a lot of fun. 😀

[@pneumatic00]

The pipe through the woods procedure was absolutely freaking awesome. Like Minnesota Fats pulling off a 8-carom bank shot.

[@ninataylor6180]

Great to see Timmy miss seeing him wish he was in more like the old days

[@mischef18]

You have way too much fun with your job bro, walking that pipe in was a laugh. Great video

[@demandred1957]

Man, wish I had your 250, and the skill to use it..I've been moving dirt today with my Aliis Chalmers 190 and the front end loader on it.. Slow going..

[@robertrockwell7581]

that pipe through the woods was too fun. have a safe weekend.

[@MadonnaJune]

Timmy got to ride the bucket?!? I’m so jealous. 🙂

[@TheUserid82]

Need an extra axle set to use to turn long loads into trailers to simply pull to the work location. Would work for culverts, poles and steal beams

[@melissareynolds8691]

Light @ the end of the tunnel! ❤❤❤

[@Frederwin]

Elementary physics....chain it at the 3/4 length of the pipe, or a length a bit less, so one end wants to drag low, then lift to barely raise up until the lower end is slightly off the ground, then go like hell.

[@nickbeam5432]

Now that's what you call TUNNEL VISION !

[@beverlyroemer5161]

It’s like stump jumping in the middle of the woods 😂

[@jeremiahjones429]

Chris next time. a pair of visegrips clamped to the pipe and a rope to the cab would work good, great video!!!

[@toddkratzer7953]

Exactly, it would have made it so easy.

[@jeremiahjones429]

It made for good content though!!!

[@letsdig18]

nah its just best to send it and not spend a half a day walking it back there

[@jeremiahjones429]

@@letsdig18 I got a kick out of it, you do great work, I need ya at my place here in Clemson SC.with the 250 and a dozer

[@Shockedbywater]

'Man those Duke boys are up to something'. (Nice job Chris)

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Put chain nearer to one end.....let pipe drag along on ground slightly

[@hydraulic-hum]

😂 still funny 5yrs later !

[@friebrid]

dang i sure though tim was going swimming lol but made good job tim

[@larryehrlich8702]

If you shorten the chain and then extend the teeth of the bucket into a groove of the pipe, that might keep it lined up and prevent the swinging. .

[@dalelewis1016]

Be careful it's not a train coming at the end of the tunnel...🚂😮

[@robj2704]

Tim handles the equipment pretty good.

[@ohhpaul7364]

I have an idea for you to try, I know in the past these have at times led to disastrous results but I have had a few good ones in my life. To move that pipe down through the woods or where ever, take a big stout C-clamp, the more heavy duty the better, and clamp it on the bottom of the pipe at one end when you pick it up. Put the handle, cranking part to the inside. Take and tie a nice little 1/2 inch nylon rope or some such attaching strap to the C-clamp and lead the other end of the rope to the shackle point between the tracks or the cab or through the door of the cab. You need to leave enough slack so it can spin a bit and you can still turn and so the pipe can sway a bit. it might sorta work, I think.

[@grahamefreestone5309]

You should patent that and call it a Tag Line. :-)

[@ohhpaul7364]

@@grahamefreestone5309 I couldn't think of the name for it, C-clamp is the only thing of real pertinence there.

[@grahamefreestone5309]

@@ohhpaul7364 .. 👍

[@Rickimusic]

At .5% pitch, that pipe will move about 100,000 gallons a minute. About 6 minutes to fill, or drain, an olympic sized pool.

[@glenjones6980]

Damn I can imagine a demo job with a wrecking ball and the only building left standing being the one marked for demo :)

[@chaseb7147]

Sorry Tim but I was hoping for a splash that whole time 🤣😂

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Could you use a tag line attached to the tin horn by vise grip back to the machine?

[@donbraden8533]

Nice job guys 😎👍👍

[@detectivefaja1352]

Your rendition of Tubular Bells was very entertaining. Didn't you miss a tree back there?

[@coreywagman7323]

couldn't stop laughing

[@HughzieTube]

Is the strap holding the back of the roller together?

[@letsdig18]

the hood latch broke and the door flys open

[@keithdunlap2701]

Man, that Skid-Steer still sounds like it's electric ! lololol... That's a Smooth Joker..... Great as Always Chris !! on to the next...Have a Great Weekend .....

[@jamesbond9873]

Wish my life was like this

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Just a video of Chris playing with his big pipe out in the woods...😁

[@TonyGeneseo]

Didn’t know u we’re giving rides in the bucket !! Jeeesh I want one !! Lol

[@willstroff7483]

Aw man that was good pipe pin ball

[@svicesv]

Tie it off center and let one end drag just a bit to keep it from spinning.

[@michelleorbillw1074]

Lol Got your hands full with that deal! 👍

[@richardmcdaniel6262]

Jerry gets more work done by lunch than most of us do all day.

[@justinmills8084]

As long as it's not a bright light that pulls you into it.

[@stephencook3868]

seriously, that was amazing!!

[@steves.7872]

It might have been easier just to dig the creek to the pipe. LOL

[@juniorraines1042]

Good video Chris hope you have a great weekend

[@paulhammond7489]

Was sort of waiting for 'light at the end of the tunnel'... Was not dissapointed :)

[@ZeZeBatata69]

The first 5min were pure comedy.

[@kirk467]

You should tie a rope around one end and tie it off to the front of the excavator and then extend so the pipe stays long ways and it probably wouldn’t even swing near as much! Just my experiences hauling long parts with a cherry picker! lol that was funny anyway brother, you’re a character! lol

[@makingithappen9722]

Well. That is a BIG culvert.

[@maxdw1]

If you picked up the pipe just a little bit off centre you could let one end drag slightly and then you can control it way better. Just sayin. for next time. Thanks for the vids.

[@forrestaddy9644]

I hear Silicon Valley came up with a new invention called a "tag line." You lasso one end of a suspended load and tie off the other to keep the load from spinning.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Do you think the pipe would have got round some of those tight corners if tagged?

[@forrestaddy9644]

@@TrevorDennis100 Yeah, I forgot some vandal welded the excavator's swing bearing solid to the tracks. And of course, a walker holding the tag line.to steer the load aroud obstacals would be against the laws of nature.

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@forrestaddy9644 Tim was bringing the dozer.

[@alwayshungry24]

looks similar to some one wrestling an eel on a frozen pond on roller skates

[@tonto_will1129]

Baam another one, DJ khaled

[@6bt_str86]

Thinking chained at one end and drag (queen) it

[@bigtarheelfan]

A camera in the pipe as it's moving would have been cool. Neat video as always.

[@rogerleiser6218]

Did you get TUNNEL VISION From that?

[@MrScotttraynor]

did you mis-edit it? ie the part with the pipe in the middle, as well beginning?

[@letsdig18]

yeah I screwed up

[@MrScotttraynor]

@@letsdig18 no biggies.. just did a double take... tired is me ;)

[@steves5346]

that looked like fun lol

[@expectnomercyracing730]

No trees were harmed in the making of this video.

[@Mephiston]

culvert pipe, on the other hand..

[@Todd.Roberts]

It takes a whole lot of trust for a person to stand on a piece of equipment like that . So I’m sure Tim trust you

[@Gunrunner4532]

My granddaughter (she’ll be 4 in October) watched this video all the way through two times.....now she wants an excavator for her birthday.

[@Bababooski]

That pipe was like a bull in a china shop going through the woods.

[@Blackwater_House]

So many Solutions to carrying that Culvert and all ignored

[@Gonzomt84]

What happened with that industrial park retention pond job? Looked like it was turning out to be a huge project and there hasn't been an update in a while.

[@briangardiner1015]

I think they are waiting for a decision from the company in charge.

[@autiger621]

That’s going to be a HUGE project...not sure that’s even something they want to take on with a 3-man crew!

[@mshilko]

Howdy again!

[@KEEPERBJr]

you could have put the chain at the end of the pipe an draged it ??

[@jcgoogle1808]

Or just off center.

[@ronthacker211]

10-4 on that "tag" line. did that yesterday with some RR ties.

[@dennismarcus1752]

Great job by the way,

[@budoray]

PIVOT!!!

[@YogaAndersson]

This is the first time I had tunnel vision through you'tube on youtube.

[@julianljackson]

I think this is the first video of a person in your bucket.

[@HughzieTube]

You didn't see the video with the long reach then? lol

[@TrevorDennis100]

We usually see a few dislikes from the Health & Safety Nazis when we see stuff like that, so I am surprised that there not is a single thumbs down as I post this. (It scored a couple of dislikes while I was typing). I did worry a wee bit when Tim looked to have his foot underneath one of the bucket teeth, but he must trust Chris's skills with the excavator 100%. It's _really_ good to see Tim more involved in the videos at last. Go Tim 🙌 ✊ 👷 🚜

[@letsdig18]

how was one suppose to get the chain off?

[@davidnichols1363]

@@letsdig18 when l started building bridges back in the. 80s we used to ride the beam up to the beamseat.

[@MyOLD36chevy]

@@davidnichols1363 Over the years I have done thing on the job that were more fun then the rides people pay to ride on and they paid me.

[@btpearce]

Never seen any spiral metal pipe like that.

[@jfrancis8481]

Tag line or off setting the chain and letting one end drag would have kept it kinda straight

[@jcgoogle1808]

Exactly, that was brutal to watch. And I think he said it was a quarter mile trek through the woods like that. But it seemed to entertain the doting fanboys.

[@tomwold5366]

Set it long ways shorten the chain & put bucket against the pipe might have helped

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

Tom Wold yup, but from the video, we can’t really totally tell how small of a road he has to the thing.

[@TomBrueggen]

Dang bro, ever heard of a tag line? Tie it back to the eye on your undercarriage. Having it ping off all the trees is more fun though!

[@andrewzavasky8370]

this pipe will float off if it ever get high enough to run around it...the solution is to cable the pipe to a tree... or anchor it into the bottom.... those pipes float when there that big...

[@andrewzavasky8370]

p.s. this is me every time i cary pipe... makes me feel better watching u do it...

[@letsdig18]

its about 2' in the ground so I figured it should be anchored when it fills with sand

[@andrewzavasky8370]

Yeah... I've seen one stay in 6 foot of water and one float off in 3 foot of water... if its flowing hard enough... 2' of sand will definatly help it hold still... from this end it looks like that creek ain't going anywhere fast anyway...

[@hillbillyfranks]

That's a good job but not piped I enjoyed the video❤

[@darkrevenger04]

Gonna get a teleskid in the future?

[@half-assedgarage6668]

The most reckless of letsdig18. I love it!!

[@marcusa3911]

Is the grass greener tho?

[@dantheman4471]

whoever edited these clips must have been drinking!

[@Ironhorse41]

I thought I was the only one that had conversations with myself while driving an excavator ;) very funny, and skills getting something that big along the road. Wheres your ground crew with a teether? was temping to leaveTim on the culvert ?? ;)

[@robertross804]

pops64 from liberty ky says hey

[@johnlothridge5899]

seems a trailer would have been a better choice.

[@donburg5125]

Put your bucket on it and look through the inside of the pipe and get er done (GED)why screw up the pipe

[@idadho]

Am I delusional or is the edit a bit out of order. Did you place two culvert pipes? Maybe it was Beer dark:30 before the edit session.

[@sef2273]

Hope that creek don’t get a lot of water i can see that pipe floating away

[@TrevorDennis100]

Yes I was expecting to see some rock protecting the ends. Andrew Camarata would have hunted around in the woods and found the perfect rocks to do the job with, and moved them with a tiny excavator that a normal person would bet their life that it couldn't lift those rocks up.

[@bigscout1584]

Hammer and duct tape..... you'll have it looking good as new

[@normandyck7609]

That like trying to herd cats

[@aday1637]

That's not the light at the end of the tunnel....that's the last circle of light just before your lights go out from being beaned in the head by the end of that culvert pipe.

[@letsdig18]

cab would stop it

[@jonschneck4559]

@@letsdig18 the broken Glass in the cab would give you PTSD

[@ronmorell657]

Chain it so one end drags.

[@HRH9564]

Tether one end of the pipe to the excavator to keep it from spinning?????

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

SteveSLCU think it had to be able to spin. Road was too narrow. Best thing would of been to have a rope on it and a guide guy spinning it where it needed to be