Difficult Water Line Repair in Rocky Conditions

Tackling a difficult broken water line repair in rocky soil with the Roddie Inc. Pit Shot Directional Drill.

[@heikodzierzon3087]

Great Machine, A good shot. Impressive. A comment: SAFETY FIRST! bending over in an 8-foot hole with standing water in the bottom in sand & cobble condition is like digging and stepping into Your own grave. Setting up shoring slows down production for sure but a dead man in the hole will sink Your business and all You investments, not to mention the loss and grieve for the People Who love You the most.

[@__WJK__]

@Heiko Dzierzon - Also "if" companies who manufacture such devices made the control levers longer/taller or provided extensions (or the owner added longer/taller control levers), then the operator could run the equipment without constantly remaining hunched over, thus working smarter, not harder or less safe. Slightly longer/taller control levers would actually reduce the operator's time spent in the hole/trench all together. Ergonomics is important and it's a shame ergonimics is not more of a priority in engineering school and/or manufacturing.

[@RangieNZ]

Seriously cool piece of kit. The front/rear shaft locks are clever. You could see 'the tide coming in' at 8:05 - maybe add a small trash/vacuum pump to keep the pit clear?

[@tonganhoosi]

Can you make a video on how you set the machine to hit a certain target including what you need to do to keep the drill bit in the right direction while drilling

[@donnierobertson3088]

Great job and video

[@herscholoxford3072]

Should have a shore box for sure! But it's only your life!!!!!

[@tractor9391]

speaking of life's , get one !!!

[@saviopullkotil2270]

Hey great video! Can you tell me which material has been used to make the frame?

[@__WJK__]

Great video. Good to know/consider all options! Anyone by chance know the approx cost/foot break down that a small directional boring run/job like this would likely cost(?) Lots of awesome alternative construction videos on yt but few if any mention costs involved :( On a side note... would like to see a follow-up video showing how directional accuracy of the bore/hole is accomplished!

[@omarlara7329]

Blind bore across the utilities and no trench shoring ? Not good at all 😄

[@jakebaxa]

What head sets do you guys use

[@mikel9567]

Probably the headsets sold by Roddie who also make the machine they are using. Looks like the ComSTAR Xtreme headset by Eartec.

[@satishkhandate1233]

Kha milegi mashin bhai

[@manuelpanquevagomez94]

Porfa me pueden contactar para comprar un maquina

[@blueange1s]

Wheres the gumboots brother

[@caseyarmstrong7064]

OSHA would not approve

[@Edmocci]

No hard hats in the hole. All they need is open toed sandals

[@manuelpanquevagomez94]

José Manuel.gomez

[@hamidemascara2094]

حميد

[@ChemurakaM]

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