Day 2 Relaying The Backwards Pipe

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[@rhacker3058]

morning Chris, I hope you didn't misunderstand what I was trying to say yesterday, up here in ILL. osha, county inspectors, and others would have lost there minds if they would have seen us putting in pipe like that. Hell they would have closed the job down, and fined the bejesus out of the company, you guys always do a great job. Up here some of your method's would be looked down upon. love your videos, I watch them and think about coming out of retirement, and then my wife slaps that idea out of my head. Have a great rest of your weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marianbirks6594]

My mini labradoodle Hector sat and watched most of part 1, he was fascinated he really liked the “long stick”. Sadly he nodded off towards the end but you have a new canine fan in the UK. 😍

[@kitcarr3159]

I always look forward to your videos! I’m just a 70 yr old grandma. You make me laugh at times. Been working towards catching up on past videos. You are Really good at what you do!!! Sometimes it seems you’re short with you uncle. Very obvious. But that’s in older videos. Hopefully things are better now. Please keep doing what you do. I pray every day for you and your safety. God bless you!

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

Working with the proper tools makes going to work almost a pleasure! It looks as if the hook up rod inside the piping is bending more day by day.

[@makingithappen5178]

The little roller seems to do a very good job. Another investment that turned out to be good.

[@MakenSawDust]

I think it is worth noting that the “sheep’s foot” style is suppose to leave the top ruff like that so that the next layer/lift locks in with the lower. A smooth roller can make it like pages in a book. Excellent work as usual Chris.

[@KJ-kw7gh]

Wish everybody commenting about the sheepsfoot would read above comment. This is absolutely correct. Compacts the soil without having shear layers.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@KJ-kw7gh That also is why a Sheep's foot compactor had round and not squared feet. You could see the dirt trying to stick to them.

[@billrobbins5874]

Sounds good.

[@kirk467]

You always do a great job taking the existing pipe out without damaging it Chris! So awesome an operator, I haven’t seen anyone as smooth as you on a machine my brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Compactor paying for itself already ! 💪🏼 Nice ah nice !

[@Mephiston]

I recall him saying that this job is pretty much what he bought the compactor for.

[@stuartandrews4344]

Even better if it was on a tiltrotator.

[@zman92630]

Is your work as satisfying for you to do as it is for me to watch??? Love your channel.

[@kittty2005]

You are an expert at laying pipe and compacting dirt, I love watching your videos.

[@brianpatrick9480]

Its fun watching you two. Your experience shows by the way you operate around each other and the way the job gets done with no spoken word necessary

[@jerryrolen9639]

That sheep’s foot wheel is perfect for that soil and moisture content. Vibratory would most likely pump the water up in it.

[@comparedtowhat2549]

Vibratory is used for cohesionless material, such as gravel, rock and sand. Any soil that does pump is too moist for optimal compaction and too moist for the amount of work being applied to it. This soil looks a bit on the dry side. I bet one could put something like a jumping jack all day on it without any sign of pumping.

[@harryellingsworth8302]

Your right for clayey soil the sheep's foot roller is better

[@shortstroke8712]

I don’t know why but watching you work that excavator is really entertaining! Maby it just doesn’t take much to entertain me. Whatever the case, you are one masterful operator. Keep the videos coming!

[@rayshutsa6690]

Thank you for another great video. Have been enjoying all your video's.

[@kens.3729]

One thing for Darn Sure is that Chris Never Disappoints or Keeps us Waiting until Next Week.😬👍

[@MrBanook]

I live in Sweden , värmland. here they say: kommer till vecka!

[@swmas02]

What a great team you and John are, a professional team working together.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Nice display of mechanical / hydraulic dexterity using the new compactor Chris, it didn't take you no time to get that part of the operation down to a science! All I need now on this end is to install two joy sticks to my swivel office chair and I'm ready for the next pipe job.

[@marcryvon]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Same here ! 🤣

[@phillippearson2596]

Nice job Cris, I enjoy watching you work. Good working partnership you have there.

[@lesflynn4455]

I've only been watching Chris' vids for a month or so. This is the first time I've seen the mini digger. Now I know why he doesn't have quick hitches on the bigger machines. The mini has all the attachments and a tilt bucket.

[@michaelscottalloway8915]

that little compactor wheel does it's job very well from what I could see .

[@GTrainRx7]

I have never seen that "spinny wheel compactor" (technical term). Great content :D

[@kirk467]

I miss Tim, he was an awesome young coming operator and well taught by you! I hope he’s doing ok!

[@notyou6950]

Always enjoy watching a man that knows how to lay pipe.

[@MC-re2ry]

I just read the Concrete Pipe and Box Culvert Installation manual pit out by the American Concrete Pipe Association and it says the right way to lay pipe is to just watch how Chris does it because different situations call for different techniques and materials and if you're not the one on the job you are just whistling through your britches about how things oughta' be done.

[@letsdig18]

haha yes!

[@maryschillinger2909]

That M C is sooooo true. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[@virginian7317]

The technique you used is interesting letting it compact in an uppward arch. That would seem to be ideal especially on a back side of a damn. Almost as each layer has a foot and toe.

[@marcwohlmayer7897]

Nice piece of work Right there.looks great man but lots To do as well.i bet when all that is done it will look awesome Chris.cant wait To See it all come together 😀. Keep Up the good work.

[@daviddesimone342]

Johnnnnnnn !! He’s a trooper , driver, demo project ground guy, backup operator, pipe wrangler lol

[@paulredinger420]

Your make that look so easy! You got game, brother!

[@lesflynn4455]

Masters of their craft always do hey. This guy is a fine operator.

[@Warcity777]

After seeing how well it got compacted in this video I am more confident that it is worth the cost of doing.

[@AnsariBaksh]

That looks like a fun project 😃. Good job 👏🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Felco for the win 👍🏻 nice job as always

[@benhamilton8132]

Team work makes dream work thanks for the videos

[@lesflynn4455]

Interesting how you're using some flat, black rubbery stuff with adhesive and tear-off paper for pipe seals, rather than the standard round, rubber O-rings we use here in Australia. Those O-rings can be a pain in the arse. They can pinch and leak, they can so easily slip off when you're trying to fit them on the pipe. I much prefer the way you guys are doing it. Stick it on the pipe, tear off the paper, fit the pipe. Job done. Pipe layers here would be like, "Please gimme that stuff!"

[@DavidSmith-zr3nd]

That mini sheepfoot does a really nice job

[@kenactofkindness4017]

wow ur hero of the day nice compaction effort yahoo, now 110 percent affective nice

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Y’all always make it nicer and better

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Nice job Chris ! Looks like the compaction wheel is the cat's meow. Happy Thanksgiving !

[@j.o.a.t9718]

Everything I would be doing, you are doing. Fabric over the joints. Excellent work.

[@itsjustamir08]

Love your vids, and great content ive been watching for 7 years

[@4ennout2]

I know that you are doing it the right way!!! Great Video!!!! but at the start I would have just used a big can of flex-seal on the inside and fix the sink holes. If I was the owner of the pond.

[@tactileslut]

9:15 Love the teamwork.

[@dougstanley7662]

My Dad was a heavy equipment operator for the state Highway for years .I always thought that's what I would end up doing but I decided I wanted to do electrical for a living .All was good until I got busted up and couldn't do it anymore.In hindsight maybe I should have been a equipment operator it definitely looks more interesting to me. Y'all make it look easy but im sure it takes alot of skill.

[@timmyfrierson2684]

Chris I bet you wish y’all would’ve got that sheep foot A long time ago because it looks like it’s doing a damn good job it sure beats the hell out of that whacker packer, lol. But anyway brother another great video and you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming man

[@pjb5262]

I enjoy your videos and I like the skill and dexterity with which you handle your equipment. I however disagree that the pipe was laid backwards. I checked the American Concrete Pipe Association's 'Installation Manual' which states the bell end should point upstream, therefore towards the pond and the spiggot or tongue end downstream, the discharge end. The failure of this pipe and sink holes was a result of improper alignment or deformation of the sealing gasket.

[@beardy4831]

Once saw a 10foot diameter concrete pipe get layed. Those were big machines picking it up and the pipe sections were quite short. I believe the excavator came in on 6 or 7 trucks and then was assembled on site.

[@georgiapatriot4575]

Good to see John getting to do something besides driving a dump truck. You know if you don't let him have fun every now and then he might quit on you. lolz

[@craigwavra3495]

Cool video. Like that new attachment for packing. Really does speed up the job and safer. Good choice.

[@lesflynn4455]

No need for a guy in the trench with a jumping jack compactor now. Those things suck to operate.

[@enjoylife1176]

Great decision on getting that compactor

[@kidhenderson8260]

I see your truck driver is not just a truck driver. I havent seen him driving other equipment too much. Good stuff.

[@driveafar]

Blimey! Tim has let himself go a bit! ✅

[@kevinkenyon7045]

You an$ John make it look easy. Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@cadillacslim73]

Hurry the hell up ! If you ain’t runnin’ your falling behind !!! Pipe ! Love the Pipe

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@MasterMindWC]

That phone ring at 14:00 made me check my phone.

[@maryschillinger2909]

I changes my ringtone nobody better be calling me at 12:15am unless they are vleeding, been in an accident, dying or dead. Lol

[@ajc7166]

Its a bit off putting when the compactor seems to be leaving loose dirt on top, but as you say it seems to be compacted. It looked as though it was doing a better job when you only ran the compactor over in the same direction each time.

[@OldDunollieman]

If a compaction test was done it would not pass. Simple physics.

[@clydeacor1911]

Even a vibratory sheeps foot leaves loose dirt on top. It's the initial compaction is all that matters.

[@xj9ox]

Don't look too hard at the surface finish, but take notice of the volume reduction in the material. The level of the dirt seems to get lower with each pass of the compactor.

[@harryellingsworth8302]

@@OldDunollieman You are 100% on that, it would not pass

[@eggnogfrog]

That type of compactor always leaves a little loose soil on the top. It's actually compacting the soil 2"-3" below the loose surface. Soil moisture looks good. Not too wet.

[@rphe2829]

I like the Mini sheeps paw

[@wallacebrown5207]

That mini sheep's foot side does a slick job.

[@raywilson800]

Like your new roller. It would make a hell of a meat tenderisor. LOL

[@markpashia7067]

Ah, but does it talk to you like an oriental masseuse while giving a back rub???

[@raywilson800]

@@markpashia7067 never been to one

[@maryschillinger2909]

O.o you boys are on a hot roll today aren't you. 😅😂😅😂😅😂😂 lol

[@bradleyroberts6637]

I worked making concrete pipe for 38 years. This happens more than people realize. I had to go out to a job when contractor starts an install on 10' X 10' precast box culverts. He says we put a hole on the wrong side of the third box he put in. With loaded trucks waiting, rented crane waiting he wants to know what we're going to do about it. My boss and I get there and right away we tell he put them in backwards. You always start at the outfall with the bell end section . flow line is always bell to spigot .

[@raywilson800]

Watching John in the excavator, now I know where you picked up your "brush stroke" technique with the bucket. Great video Chris!

[@Poppi2006]

I bet Uncle John likes driving the excavator better than a dump truck loaded with tree trash.

[@williambryant5946]

Your pry/digging bar took hell on this job. I think you gonna have to scrap it and get a new one. No way it will ever be straight again. I've heard people say it don't matter which way you lay pipe, it's just a bunch of junk saying there's a certain way to do it and it will work either way you do it. Water will flow through it sure but it don't work forever. Exact example here of it not working. Next time I here it don't matter which way you lay pipe I will refer the person to this video. That compactor attachment works good. Have you seen the ones that are plate compactors and vibrate from the axillary hydraulic line? Great work on this pipe job. Stay well. -Wil 👍

[@michaelkoop6731]

Looks great.

[@apollorobb]

That little sheeps foot for the Mini is pretty cool .

[@toddreynolds8875]

We always cement all the way around our joints on rcp even with a rubber gasket. They dont leak

[@ebryce02]

If you're laying miles of pipe I think that's a little unnecessary unless the spigot or bell is broken but whatever works for you I guess. We just wrap with fabric.

[@toddreynolds8875]

It was code , and manufacturers spec , even after the. The pipe went to gasket. So. Us old schooler learned that way. And still do it

[@TheCrusaderRabbits]

This guy must be real good at fly fishing

[@billclark7815]

Another very informative video on u tube thank you

[@richwielechowski5191]

Enjoy the weekend! Thanks for sharing.

[@travelinman70]

that tankers bar has seen better days, lol

[@snipe1066]

Roller Attachment - the sequel , equally impressive

[@slickeydew]

i need the roller packer to pack the hole in my pond dam that would work perfect

[@omfgallusersaretaken]

its like watching dinosaurs grazing

[@--_DJ_--]

That roller looks like it works pretty well. It is probably a lot easier on the machine and the operator than the hyd. plate compactor we have for our Doosan dressed up as a Bobcat. At worst you just have to grease the little Yanmar a bit more often.

[@OldDunollieman]

Your Doosan compacts better than this mini sheeps foot roller. Check the p.s.i. stats.

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

I have customers that when they 1st came down here from Maryland and New York used the sheep foot bucket attachment for back filling , but now everybody uses Rammax machines with remote control for compaction around here . I can see how it would work good for you because you are such a good operator and easier than running a jumping jack tamp because the tamp doesn’t have air conditioning .

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Remote-controlled trench rollers got popular because OSHA came down like a ton of bricks on scummy grading/pipeline contractors putting people in deep trenches without proper shoring.

[@lpkendolol1481]

Excelente como siempre el mejor gracias saludos de charley desde colonbia good

[@johnnystrickland4982]

I think the real mvp of this job should be the breaker bar for not giving up. What’s your thoughts about the compactor you use vs a vibratory remote compactor. Would like your input.

[@HeliosFish]

26:30 I think this gentleman’s unwittingly set quite a high bar for himself. I fully expected the bucket hook to come free on the first try

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome job Chris man you need a roller for the big machine to pack the dirt

[@bigsway4414]

Imagine driving by and seeing a state crew out there on a project like that. There would be 25 people and it would probably take a few weeks. You guys are really efficient...

[@producerk8247]

And only two people actually doing the work!

[@ArmandoDiazMiami]

And remnants of 3 broken lengths and a busted end flair.

[@TheNemosdaddy]

What's your point? A state crew isn't doing it for profit. Plus they make way more than these two make im sure. They want to run their company razor thin with only the two of them, that's their fault for working so fast. They could hire employees to help, but they choose not to.

[@bigsway4414]

My point is these guys are good. A state crew making way more than these guys? You are self identifying as an idiot by saying that. Look at what these guys have and how much work they get done with ONLY TWO PEOPLE...

[@cf453]

A state crew would have done the compaction right, because the inspector/geotechnical engineer would have their butts for doing it like this. It's got to last 50-100 years, not 15-20. This is less than half-assed work.

[@cc9z]

we had several tiles in this town blow out and you answer why what makes it so bad is i have a two hundred foot storm drain in my yard with sink holes all up and down it

[@markparker2873]

Well done and you're mate is sure a big help! :)

[@MySynthDungeon]

Beer on Ice ..Enjoying !!Cheers!

[@adrianburdess9221]

That good old team work look at the result.

[@martymclamb5750]

Looking good , thanks enjoyed watching

[@bige9055]

When you started on this job, that steel bar was fairly straight. Not so much now LOL.

[@johnnygolden7401]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. He is definitely going to need a new digging bar!

[@TyroneBootlace]

Enjoy your weekend and many thanks for sharing :-)

[@bsauve2669]

i have never seen a roller like that...pretty cool

[@timgiven3826]

Looks great, have fun with Winston

[@ronnieogden6758]

The weird thing about this is that you can learn how to operate a exscervator watching 👀 these videos I'm interested

[@Mephiston]

That pipe at 12:53 looks like it got pretty mangled. Hopefully it can maintain a good seal, but it really does look like it could be a weak point in future. Also, seems like the entire drain is off by about 6 inches. Either way, thanks for the videos, Chris.

[@thelazyj8658]

I ask this sincerely (in my ignorance of such things) and not disrespectfully, would a smooth roller attachment compact the dirt better? This was very interesting to watch! Great job!

[@cf453]

More pressure on the smaller feet, but you have to take more passes than he does.

[@austinmiller3497]

Awesome video and awesome job 👍 pretty impressive

[@EndroEndro]

refilling fuel in the excavator before the weekend, idk about that... Here when you leave some type huge equipment you have 60% chance for someone to empty yours tank, 30% that they will steal your hydraulic stuff, 5% that they will steal whole machine. At least in the fields when it is there more then 2 days

[@imaramblins]

Co worker looks thrilled to be there...

[@andysukosd8177]

Love watching your videos

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

I guess that little compactor thingy keeps you from getting out of the cab a running a jumping jack.

[@506_Dust]

Chris, at it again. Laying the pipe on the other side

[@larrytomb3896]

WOW the bucket shore has a lot of pin and bushing ware

[@jessecuster5180]

You need to get sponsored by McDonald's. I see a large drink in a lot of different videos lol

[@lknweather]

@RAH Capital Bojangles! Do you want some tea with your sugar? Both are great!

[@raywilson800]

Drive thru

[@harryellingsworth8302]

Hardee most of the time for Chris

[@gravelydon7072]

@@lknweather And if you don't have one, then Popeye's has a good cane sugar tea.

[@smokeymacpot76]

they charge enuf they dont need a sponsor

[@steveisaac5203]

Chris, why don't you add water to the dry dirt to get the moisture for soil compaction?

[@joewellham1]

Risk assessments, steel fencing around the site, hard hats and high-viz would be a legal requirement in the UK, plus environmental impact reports etc etc.

[@spakkajack]

don't forget the eu tender for the job, and a week of training the non English speaking labour.