Cemetery Shop digs a grave

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Жыл бұрын

Here’s a video of the guys at the cemetery shop digging a grave.
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@gerlandkent6377 2 ай бұрын

[looks, great]👍

@clarencerichards238 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff guys keep it comin

@MRVN-ji3kk Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍

@ShannonSmith-ss1bd 7 ай бұрын

We gig about 8-10 graves a year at a small cemetery about 4 miles in a small town about 4 miles east of the town I live in.We just load the excess dirt on our Dodge 1 ton 4x4 97 flat bed. Then we push it off with a backhoe. We have 1 Case 580 Super L 4x4 and 2-580 Super M 4x4 one 580M is a .extendahoe we use a 3” heavy duty trenching bucket. We don’t have any rock.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 7 ай бұрын

Always good to hear from another gravedigger about their experiences. Consider yourself fortunate there’s no rock where you dig. We have several areas with solid rock, it’s a beast to manage. Thanks for watching!

@markwinnicki8802 Ай бұрын

boy do I ever love the dump truck and backhoe what year is the Chevy love them old trucks love to have some of the dirt rich soil

@billchesser842 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Fred now i might know how!😂

@jamesstrickland1478 8 ай бұрын

Believe it or not but some funeral homes still dig graves by hand and back fill the grave by hand. Tamping the dirt around the vault or casket is also done by hand. The chance of a grave caving in or washing out is much less when done by hand.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

We do very well the way we do it. Hand digging is brutal work, I plan to be able to work every day. Thanks for watching.

@thesledge1969 7 ай бұрын

I’m a boomer and I believe in old school stuff. My always taught me hard work pays off

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 7 ай бұрын

@@thesledge1969 using a backhoe is old school enough for me. You’re welcome to try it though. 😅

@devononeal272 Жыл бұрын

Great video Marvin!!!

@MRVN-ji3kk Жыл бұрын

Thanks Devon.

@jameshattaway7017 Жыл бұрын

Great video, guys!

@MRVN-ji3kk Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. We're having even more fun than ever now!

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@AndersonMedia 8 ай бұрын

Late 90s early 2000 i worked as a care taker for a cemetery then got job working for a excavating co still digging graves. We dug a and backfilled a few by hand and it was a nightmare. Most of those was for mennonites. Enjoyed digging graves but rather dig for new homes lol

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

We love what we do, but you’re right about hand digging. It’s brutal, we couldn’t keep any legitimate schedule that way. Thanks for watching!

@jameshoopes6467 9 ай бұрын

That is some dark, rich-looking soil.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 9 ай бұрын

There are so many different types of soil in here. Some of the hillsides are nice plush topsoil, some areas have rock, some have no end of roots. I love digging the hills because the dirt is very cooperative. Thanks for watching!

@kens.3729 8 ай бұрын

👍🙏

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

👍👍. Thanks for watching!

@natel2046 8 ай бұрын

I had a Case 480 C think mine was in 86 I never cared for how the hydraulic piston was mounted on the side of the boom I think it's the Dipper it had broke a couple of times, I had to have it welded, but the 580 had it on both sides

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

We’ve never had anything like that happen with ours, it’s been a fine machine for a lot of years. Thanks for watching!

@markwinnicki8802 3 ай бұрын

Damn I'd love to have that case backhoe for ripping out stumps and for snow with some windows in the cab of course

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 3 ай бұрын

It’s a nice basic tool. Any heavier than this and we’d be caving in the old wooden vaults from years ago when there weren’t any standards. About that enclosed cab, they’re nice but heavy, and they eliminate the ability to effectively communicate with the ground guy. Thanks for watching!

@markwinnicki8802 3 ай бұрын

@@CemeteryShop-yg6gi ya I know what you mean I worked in a cemetery in 03/04 yep real fun when it's Doug next morning caved in or water logged get the pump

@margemiller5503 9 ай бұрын

Now won't someone think that the Turnner is buried there since their headstone faces over your new grave. I do genealogy and if I were standing at what I would think was the foot end, that's just what I as many people would think. Cause that name faces that hole.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 9 ай бұрын

The marker you see there is at the foot of another grave. We typically place the single markers at the foot, doubles and monuments go at the head. Thanks for watching!

@stevefavia 7 ай бұрын

Wow that is not a backhoe operator!

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 7 ай бұрын

Well, he’s a wrecking machine in real life, but yes, a great backhoe operator as well.

@ShannonSmith-ss1bd 8 ай бұрын

Why do they use a short sided bucket and not a a dare 3’ bucket.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

We use a gravedigger bucket specifically designed for the job. It’s exactly the width of the grave so we don’t have to reset the backhoe to get a strait line on the sides. Also, the bucket bring wider than a ditch bucket means we can get a lot of dirt out with each scoop. A ditch bucket also doesn’t cut the ends straight down like a grave bucket. This is the right tool. Thanks for watching!

@ShannonSmith-ss1bd 7 ай бұрын

What is the advantage of of a such short sided bucket.

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 7 ай бұрын

The main advantage of this particular bucket is the width. It’s four ft. To exactly match the width of the grave so we don’t end up crooked. It really holds plenty of dirt the way it is. Any more dirt would actually be a disadvantage when loading the small dump bed of the Kubota RTV on steep hillsides. Thanks for watching!

@markwinnicki8802 3 ай бұрын

damn I'd love to have the dirt also for the yard so my new gravely zt hd 52 that I wish was a 60 she wouldn't let get the 60 then but now she said oh I didn't know what trim side lenth was damn women now im stuck with the 52 told only one time wanted a ferris 500s but dealers were jerks she's only got 3.8 hrs on the Kawasaki fr691v what I should have done was bought the damn 60 and said they didn't have a 52 she said your not bringing that thing in my yard now that she saw her big mouth mistake they ain't gonna trade she ain't on my great list yet and It was only 100.00 more for the 60 if she says trade it in next spring and pays the balance heck i,ll be tickled but not holding my breath

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 3 ай бұрын

You need the one you need. It’s always tough to push back when people correct you without all the information. Thanks for watching.

@markwinnicki8802 3 ай бұрын

@@CemeteryShop-yg6gi especially an Italian woman who thinks her poop don't stink I have a plan that will cure her problem I,ll just go get the gravely 60 hd or there ferris 500s 61 and then I wait to see the priceless look on her face then will see who has the last laugh ha ha when I worked at the cemetery I took a turn for the hearse ha ha

@dalegrays8053 5 ай бұрын

I think I get cremated!

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 5 ай бұрын

Cremation is getting to be a popular option these days. Thanks for watching!

@markwinnicki8802 3 ай бұрын

I wouldn't dig it for a million bucks tractor backhoe yee haw that's how we do it

@markwinnicki8802 2 ай бұрын

how is the weather in Tennessee the grass looks spectacular do you fertilize it nice dark green and thick wish that were my lawn ha ha

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi Ай бұрын

@@markwinnicki8802 don’t use fertilizer or herbicides. Just regular mowing. The weather lately has been rain at night and HOT in the daytime! Thanks for watching!

@chrisduhaime5689 8 ай бұрын

Doesn't seem doable with all the upright tombstones

@CemeteryShop-yg6gi 8 ай бұрын

It’s often an extreme challenge. For the most part we can work around the uprights, sometimes it’s necessary to move them temporarily and replace them when we’re done. Thanks for watching!