This is the first video I've seen on this channel. If the other videos are even 10% as valuable as this one, I've just struck gold.
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Glad they're helpful, thanks for watching!
@CynthiaCobos83 жыл бұрын
I started as a project assistant to land survey and civil engineering company. They didn’t have any training info or guide for me to learn. So here I am crash course on terms and info. Thank you so much! This helps me gather all the info I need to start my first week. I don’t have any experience, I got the job due to my writing skills. I’ll be writing their proposals so the terms they threw at me I had no clue what they meant. Thanks again and keep up with the videos 🤘🏽
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Congratulations on the new job and I'm glad to help! Feel free to shoot me a message if there's anything else I can help you with. If I don't have an answer I have quite a few industry contacts I can reach out to as well. Thanks for watching!
@thomasdewhurst37664 жыл бұрын
Been doing dirt for 4 years and I still learned new stuff. Good video!
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the feedback!
@ryan_lexi3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! This has been extremely helpful with our office. As she's usually not in the field, this video has quickly gave her more education and experience so easily. This has already helped speaking to customers and our guys, along with better organization. Incredible how just knowledge like this makes all the difference. Thanks!
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Glad to help! Thanks for supporting the channel! Let me know if there's anything else you guys would like help on and I'd be more than happy to make a video on the topic.
@samj10122 жыл бұрын
No useless talk, short and clear, to the point. successful post, thumbs up. Thanks for sharing.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam! I appreciate it!
@jellyfish25913 жыл бұрын
Hi! I've worked in numerous work places from waitress to security to housekeeping and office, I once worked in construction in Northern Alberta as a flagger, made my way into labourer and within a few days my supervisor threw me into a sheep foot compactor. this was back in 2017. but what I'm getting at is that today I applied for an all women's heavy equipment training course coming up in august! I am very confident that I will be successful and am looking forward to learning more from your videos!!! Thanks to your channel, ive already learned what seems like plently! hopefully I wont look as green LOL
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome Richelle and congratulations! I'm sure you will rock it and you're more than welcome to hit me up with any questions. I've coached quite a few people getting into the business so feel free to reach out if you have any questions or issues. Congrats again!
@justinscott30202 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing video!! Thank you for making it so simple to understand and giving clear examples.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Check out the whole Down & Dirty series if you're looking for more info like this.
@Suxvecita2 жыл бұрын
Site laborer here! I want to keep learning new things as my boss is giving me the chance to manage up and be more than a laborer. so I’m hoping to learn a little bit of all trades and just know construction words in general. as sometimes I don’t even know what the superintendent and foreman are talking about lol but I really do hope your videos help me out! I’m going to be binge watching a lot lol thank you!
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Feel free to shoot me a message if you have any questions
@m.velasco26902 жыл бұрын
So glad I found you!! my first road construction project and this is all gold. You're awesome.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any questions
@noocnosaj2 жыл бұрын
Top-flight content, I will be watching way more of these videos. Thank you for taking the time to put the "breaks" in the timeline of the video. I lot of these terms I already knew. A lot, i didn't know. Thanks again.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the comment and the support!
@mattfore68242 жыл бұрын
Dude, this is great. I really appreciate you clearing up some of the mystery of construction sites. Nice work.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Really glad it was helpful for you, thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any specific questions I can help you with.
@mikesbobcatservicesllc-mic6927 Жыл бұрын
Love your Videos quick and to the point when needed.
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Glad they're helpful, let me know if there is a specific topic you'd like to see!
@ConnorGhostHeart Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, man. I am starting my first job in construction in a week, and this video helped to demystify the construction site, and taught me a whole lot of useful vocabulary.
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Be sure to check out my video on swear words to fill out the rest of your vocabulary!
@orygonian28833 жыл бұрын
Your videos are going to be very useful for me. I recently volunteered for a new position at my existing work. Service and sales for all types of construction gear including a variety of different instruments. Getting to know the language will help me a ton. Thanks,
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Let me know if you've got any questions.
@whobee88682 жыл бұрын
Just a word about the safety berms you are essentially correct about them however this is generally the rule All safety berms are to be half the size of the biggest tire on the job In other words if you have off road trucks hauling that have 6ft tires you need 3 ft berms. This is according to MSHA standards MSHA is mine safety health awareness So when when I’m on my cut I always have a 3 ft berm up because we have trucks with 6ft tires If you have big trucks hauling they may not feel the one ft berm and go right over them. So use safety berms they do save lives. I do everyday
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information! I've never taken any mine safety courses so this is really good information to have.
@relitzcc60494 жыл бұрын
Great job! Very informative. Since I've mainly done masonry and foundation work, you definitely taught me a few new terms! Funny how maybe some terms are similar, and probably just based off of preference. For example, you brought up the term "bench" in regards to stepping the sides of a deep trench. My boss taught me that the term for that is "shelf" or "shelfing" Is that the same thing? or is there actually a difference? Anyways, I enjoyed the video. keep it up! :)
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words! There are definitely some terms that carry over and some terms have slight variations. Benches are also referred to as shelves but it's not quite as common as "bench." Similarly the flag colors for sanitary sewer will vary a bit between green and brown depending on where you are. Thanks for the comment!
@joeykunz4 жыл бұрын
Great video man, appreciate it. Looking forward to the laser and grade stick tutorials
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave! It'll be a bit for the laser tutorial but it is in the schedule. Thanks for the comment!
@Ktotheyle10 ай бұрын
Loving these videos I’m getting into the business so I’m learning lots thanks you
@DieselandIron10 ай бұрын
Glad they're helping, thanks for the support!
@xxxmikeyjock Жыл бұрын
we use % grade. never heard 'lath' before. I am going to make a probe rod, we usually just make the pad man/labourer dig for services, I am going to watch your grade rod video just to see how you do it in Imperial measure :) meters for the win. we call the purple 'non potable'. good video, I will make my new hires watch this for sure.
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mikey! I appreciate the support!
@grasshoppersworld9617 Жыл бұрын
Thank u for ur time I learned alot from u
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Glad the videos are helpful, thanks for watching brother!
@jc-ul8ip Жыл бұрын
Super helpful simple butnto the point
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@starrstewart70833 жыл бұрын
Splendidly to see Woodprix have new plans which helped me save some money and energy for this construction.
@assassinlexx19933 жыл бұрын
This was great for me understanding the grade and slope . In my backyard . Noob for terms
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help! Thanks for watching.
@thedavidjacob3011 Жыл бұрын
Just subscribed ! Much respect and love the passion brother 🙏🏻👊🏻
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the delayed response! I appreciate the support my man!
@gavvowavvo Жыл бұрын
you’re awesome dude thanks so much
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support brother!
@LearnHowToWipeYaArse2 жыл бұрын
Superintendent, these guys think they are super heroes!
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Some of them are convinced
@luissabino1650 Жыл бұрын
thanks for everything u are the best
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@glennmorin74313 жыл бұрын
Great job, on all the videos. I'm in my later 50's & you learn something new. Drove Dump Truck mostly but can run loaders, back-hoe loaders, excavators, pavker/rollers, art. rock trucks, etc. Can't operate them really good, but can get by. One thing I wanted you to add, with reference to flag colors, etc. White is "steam"/steam line (in Canada, anyway). Many bigger cities have district steam heating systems, to heat buildings, offices, etc. Many University's & Colleges have high pressure steam lines with "condensate" return lines. So, "White" is steam. Very dangerous if you hit one of these lines. Keep up the good work.
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Glenn and thank you for the bit about steam lines. Those aren't too popular outside of major metropolitan areas and I totally forgot to mention them.
@Backdaft942 жыл бұрын
Funny in my area white is for proposed excavation area, and is used to show where the utility locators need to do locates.
@kellychase25642 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC VIDEO!!! Numbie here. Loved Your Easy, No-Nonsence Approach. I learned a lot Friend. Thank You So Much-:)))
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! Feel free to reach out if you've got any questions.
@blackw4t8r2 жыл бұрын
Also we call slope grade. And control points are RLs reference levels. The staff is marked in centimeters and meters. But I loved your video it was cool to see the similarities and differences
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
That is interesting to see the differences and similarities from different countries. One of my dreams for this channel is to eventually travel around the world working with different crews in different countries to highlight that exact topic.
@Nofolo14 жыл бұрын
well done brother, great job.
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@jhf99991 Жыл бұрын
Great video!
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks Joel! Do you live in Colorado by chance?
@blackw4t8r2 жыл бұрын
We I New Zealand mark our services with yellow for gas. Blue for water red power purple is Fibre green is telecom. Sanitary sewer and stormwater can be marked with white. We use spray paint to mark out. Gas is yellow because Canaries are yellow and miners used to use canaries to detect gas. Most services have marker tape just above them so that when you dig you find the tape first.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
I had never thought about the yellow color for gas being associated with canaries. That's a pretty interesting factoid! It would be nice if all the services in the US had marking tape but unfortunately we have to find the utilities with our shovel or our bucket teeth. One can dream....
@blackw4t8r2 жыл бұрын
Mostly pot holing to find services in NZ is done with hydro Excavation as its not likely to damage the service. In fact best practice says no digging within 500mm (18") of services with excavators. Some councils say no shovels either. As they've been known to cause damage. Even though hydro costs about $160 per hour that's cheaper than a service strike. Lol Email me sometime buddy
@jamesmerutka8893 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate this one, good sir. Kudos
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@seanlicht608311 ай бұрын
Ole slumper in the mixer got a chewin lol
@robjuliano42723 ай бұрын
Awesome just Awesome
@darrellmabry6993 жыл бұрын
Also love you videos good job and the information is so valuable
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
I sure do appreciate you watching. Without the support of you guys I'd be talking to myself! 😂
@slicvic19883 жыл бұрын
You've help me alot bro your awesome
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Happy to help my man! Let me know if you have any questions!
@timscurria96002 жыл бұрын
Well said. Your videos are spot on Sup.
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim! I appreciate the support my man.
@dirtzilla5003 жыл бұрын
good vids, very informative
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the support!
@franciscomartinez4654 Жыл бұрын
A lot of great info what is a flow line?
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
It is the path that water takes through a pipe. So when you're talking about the flow line you're talking about the water line inside the catch basin and the pipe inverts.
@caseymacdougall34302 жыл бұрын
Can you make video on benching and loading trucks from a large pile thank you
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Try this and see if it helps kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZDbaYSXha-nqsk I'll try to get a video put together this season of how to bench onto a pile.
@caseymacdougall34302 жыл бұрын
Thanks your video's are more helpful than you think
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
@@caseymacdougall3430 I appreciate that!
@leolopez49282 жыл бұрын
Nice video, thanks!
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Leo!
@connorstirling48862 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything but, the spade is the flat square one, the one for digging is called a shovel.I know it’s hard to believe, but I’m not kidding lol
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
That is malarkey....
@jorgevillarreal42102 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on blueprint terminology?
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
See if this answers your questions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWbLpKmpicytkKc
@roypeck29692 жыл бұрын
That’s a very good video I’m a machine operator
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@diegosalinas31573 жыл бұрын
Very usefull information...
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching my man.
@seyemghebru72473 жыл бұрын
yo to everyone out there reading this...dr.jordan b Peterson said in his book (12 rules of life)am not sure if that is the right name of the book...but one of the rules was ""imagine the person that you are talking to/listening to has/knows something that you don't know...diesel and iron..is the man you should for sure listening to...big up bro...may My Lord and saviour bless jesus Christ bless you richly...much love...you should open course online or something bro...am from Canada and i will be the first to sign up for it...my word...stay safe and all your beloved family...bless up..support this great channel everyone...real talk.
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the awesome words my man! Who knows what the future holds for this channel! You guys make it all possible!
@environmentsbydesign127 ай бұрын
great vid
@DieselandIron6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@darrellmabry6993 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you did a video like this yet. But can you do one explaining what the different color ribbons represent and how a combination of ribbons can mean one thing
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
I thought about putting together a video on this topic until I did some more homework on it. Unfortunately there aren't any hard and fast rules on ribbon color. There are some "generally accepted" rules but a lot of surveyors and companies don't adhere to them. I'd hate to send people out the door thinking they know what's going on just to have them screw something up because their company doesn't use the correct ribbon colors.
@alexwatson6370 Жыл бұрын
Technically, if you add topsoil the top of the topsoil would be finish grade
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Fair enough
@elministrojr63514 жыл бұрын
Question if you are a heavy machine operator and and the work zone is like 5 hours from your house you are obligated to go right or they don’t send people that far ? And what is the farthest distance cause I don’t get that
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
Most companies will talk about travel at the time of hire so it isn't a shock when you have to travel. Generally they will have a policy where they will pay for a hotel or give you a per dium if a job is over so many miles from the home office.
@FamousStarz007 Жыл бұрын
Thanks❤
@DieselandIron Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@GilMcGillivaryАй бұрын
Can I use my own metal detector instead of a probe rod?
@DieselandIron21 күн бұрын
No, you will want a probe rod
@Zair1233 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@TK-wi5zo3 жыл бұрын
Should have talked about witching sticks lmao
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Haha that's true! I still know guys that use them
@Codyhunts2 жыл бұрын
Where you at in Michigan man?
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
We are in central Michigan just north of Ann Arbor. Are you in Michigan?
@howardpavingexcavating64503 жыл бұрын
Awesome !
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@crzykev112 жыл бұрын
When you mention shovels you’re actually kinda wrong. A spade isn’t so much for digging as it is for scooping loose material out of a hole. A sharpshooter is for breaking up said material and spade removes the material
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
Agreed but, nobody uses a sharp shooter in this side of the business that I've seen. It's either a spade or a flat. Back in my landscaping days we used a sharp shooter.
@derrellcooper37332 жыл бұрын
I been trying too get my foot in the door doing this can you help me out and find a school for me i live in California
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
I would encourage you to skip the school and hire in directly with a company. Start learning from the ground up and you'll be far better off. All you need to do is start applying. We are super short on people so you shouldn't have a problem getting in.
@slugs57974 жыл бұрын
What company do you work for?
@DieselandIron4 жыл бұрын
I use to work for Dan's Excavating here in Michigan. I'm currently working for myself doing this channel.
@LANDSCAPING-jt2bs10 ай бұрын
are you a contractor or an opratre
@DieselandIron10 ай бұрын
Operator
@LANDSCAPING-jt2bs10 ай бұрын
cool can you do more heavy equipment vlogs but make them long like over 20 m
@davidrodgers92444 ай бұрын
"Don't get excited" too late lol
@bendover14172 жыл бұрын
you forgot L.O.D limit of disturbance
@DieselandIron2 жыл бұрын
I did! Thank you Mr. Dover!
@aureliolimas79193 жыл бұрын
Who doesn’t know what material is 😂
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
People who have never been in the industry
@aureliolimas79193 жыл бұрын
@@DieselandIron yes I know bro, I thought you were gonna talk about general construction terms for all divisions not only yours as All-in rate ASTM ETA FYI Bid package BOQ Cost codes GMP HVAC IFB IPD RFI SOW Is never too late to learn bro and I’m one of those guys who likes to to learn from others good video 👍
@DieselandIron3 жыл бұрын
@@aureliolimas7919 most of these terms won't really apply to your everyday field guy. Supervisors will start getting into some of these but for the most part your average stick puller won't deal with cost codes or knowing what was included in the bid package. Thanks for watching man