Dig To Build Swimming Pool with a Kobelco Excavator

Dig To Build Swimming Pool
DIRT BOSS MERCH STORE !
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Today Im excavating for a pool company this is a 18x36 in ground pool! Hello my name is Mike and I'm the owner operator at TCM & Excavating also known as Dirt Boss please leave a comment and tell me what you think!
#excavator #dirtboss #swimmingpool
Digging a in ground swimming pool with a Kobelco Excavator
Tri-County Excavating
My Equipment:
KOBELCO SK160-6E
KUBOTA SVL 90-2
KOMATSU D51 PX22
KOMATSU PC88 MR-8
JOHN DEERE 310G
BOMAG 172-2
BOMAG BW900-2
HYDREMA 912
MF 35
BIG TEX 7 TON
DYNAWELD 20 TON
KENWORTH T-800
GMC W4500
RAM 3500
TRI-COUNTY EXCAVATING

[@eugenejohnson5822]

Love to see and listen to you work! Yes, I would also like to see you back-fill the pool area!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks bud

[@shadricosuave]

diddo on the back fill and grading surrounding. Love seeing a pro at work.

[@fanningconstruction2050]

I love the mechanical whirl from the swing motor as the cab turns. That's music to my ears.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol yep

[@tedohio3038]

👍 would like to see the backfilling.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

👍🏼

[@chuckg9805]

You and your work is the definition of heavy equipment PRO!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Chuck!

[@JoelHershberger]

Add me to the back filling. I love all of this stuff. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks joel!

[@excavatorguy]

That was cool to watch. Never seen a pool pour before.

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

When it comes to concrete work like that you had the best seat in the house! Lots of shoveling 🤪

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah they asked me if I wanted to help I said I am from a nice AC cab! Hahaha

[@1man1woman65]

@@DIRT-BOSS No doubt about it hand shoveling is a young man's job. If possible I also would like to see the backfilling. This was definitely a different excavation job, pretty cool to see how the pool was installed. Be safe Mike, Stanley in Md.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@1man1woman65 yes you got it!

[@ce9455]

Instead of music I like to hear you teach..and your thoughts on grading , excavating process.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Subscribe and watch the channel I teach a lot

[@derrickpettit3489]

That's pretty cool how that's done, the process of it, them guys are good, you did a good job Mike, I would like to see the backfill process an you pushing that pile of dirt off! Be cool to see. Thanks for sharing mike, be safe, be healthy.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@TrailTrackers]

I've been super busy so I'm just now watching this @ 14:58 MT on Saturday. Lot's of people got their .02 in for the Saturday filming so I'll be glad to see that tomorrow or so. Anyway, in all my years I've never seen a pool installed. Glad you filmed this Mike and posted it. This is why I like your channel as opposed to some of the others; Andrew and Dirt Perfect are the other two I watch regularly. Keep up the good work and for that matter I bet it's good to just be back to work.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Hey thanks bud.. yeah its good!

[@edwardgarea7650]

If you had asked me what I’d like to see you do, digging out a pool would be way down on my list, if at all. Nothing against it - it just never occurred to me. But you not only showed - and explained - how it’s done, you made it interesting as well. I must add my voice to those who want to see the backfilling. In a case like this, take the advice of Ray Davies and the Kinks: Give The People What They Want. And you did just that in a subsequent video. Remember, any idiot can make a video, but it takes a special person to make it interesting, and the best way to do that is through narration, the explanation of the job at hand and adding step by step commentary. And in this regard, you are a master of the craft. By the way, speaking of mastery, I loved watching you get the Kobelco out of the hole. I would ask you about your experience with the machine, but it must be positive, because from what you told us in your video about buying a dozer, you’re not the type to keep a machine that doesn’t or no longer meets your expectations. I would like to know, however, what made you decide on it, especially with a lot of other good brands to choose from, like Cat, Volvo, and Hitachi, for starters.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Ed first off thanks! I bought my first kobelco it was a SK200 many years ago.. we have a big dealer support in the area so that's huge parts ECT. I also like the controls the handles are skinny so you can use them with your fingertips..

[@dalepremo3695]

Now THAT was different and interesting. Plus you know how we loved that beautiful music. Well done, Dirt Boss. And yes, we'd enjoy seeing the backfill!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Dale!

[@ce9455]

Amazing video. Please add more to describe the grading laser level process!. You're the best inground pool video on your tube right now.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks I have several videos on that

[@lakesideranch]

Nice work Mike! You saved the pool guys bacon being there to operate your excavator to get the crete down to where the truck couldn't...tight job site, well planned by you as an experienced pro! Enjoy your weekend brother, work safe, be kind. Doug@ the "ranch"

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes Doug it was 97° too!! It was a small area but they always are it seems! Thanks bud

[@jedandmissymartin1891]

That was so great to see. I often wondered how they did concrete pools.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks just finished another one today!

[@russellcrowe3135]

From Russia with respect and good luck! Качественно!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@Neg_Ice]

Nice operating

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@corydriver7634]

Very interesting process, I would like to see it through to the end if possible. Thanks

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Got ya!

[@roseanna9100]

Lovely job

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks!

[@sonnyblazer5504]

TRY? (Waada-You-Kiddin-Me), TRY to get out?) Most impressive, 'Big Guy'! You picked that thing up (front & back) like a TONKA toy! Seems someone should have known the chutes on the truck would not reach. You saved the day "BOSS". QUESTION: Ever any wire mesh or rebar in all that concrete? And yes on the backfill but that's up to you on what you have the opportunity to film. I mean, you do have to work! (We all lost too much time this year as it is.) - Your call, good buddy & Thank you! Sonny (CT)

[@DIRT-BOSS]

The only pools I seen with rebar and wire is a gunite pool no liner.. Everything is below the frost line so no issues there.. thanks Sonny!

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

Nice concrete pump you got there BOSS. It looks good and I'm happy to watch somebody else doing it. 8-)

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol I agree I would not want to be in the bottom either

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i surprised to see that they did use any rebar. i know nothing about pools or concrete. i have done lots of electrical work around pools and the grounding / bonding is so crucial. no room for error there. nice dig mike. love watching you feather those controls.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks JC much appreciated!

[@laman491]

no rebar in vermiculite or poolcrete on a vinyl liner pool

[@CryptoCommonSense]

Awesome video! I'm in the process of starting a side business to get out of the house after years staring at a computer, and videos like this are truly helpful.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good luck

[@CryptoCommonSense]

​@@DIRT-BOSS Appreciate it! I'm sure it'll be a while before we look to tackle anything like a swimming pool. Looking at digging trenches and some holes for septic tanks to get the ball rolling.

[@rodneystewart8958]

Another great video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I appreciate that

[@Eric-zb6nx]

Got to get yourself a ditching bucket and preferably a quick coupler. I have the exact same machine with the same bucket and I welded a plate on the teeth, before I got a quick couple and ditch bucket. It works good in hard ground you can switch back and forth.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Definitely I hear you I would have bought one but my thumb would have to be extended

[@ragnarsbrother6049]

Your opening comments about filming and the comfort level of others....you are promoting your business. Only those who do good work and take pride in it would showcase their work on KZbin. It's damn near free advertising and your growing subscriber list has grown 5X since I subscribed...good on you...keep doing what your doing.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks!!

[@lewiscleale5236]

I would have thought there would be wire embedded in the concrete. It doesn't look like the concrete is too thick either. Interesting to see that they just throw it on the dirt and smooth it out and they are good to go.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah this type of pool with metal sides a liner only calls for 3-in of concrete no wire it's not like a gunite that it has to be a foot thick.

[@texaspridetrailers]

Very nice work!! That swimming pool is going to be EPIC.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@texaspridetrailers]

@@DIRT-BOSS No problem man

[@crsexcavating3248]

Looking good😎 we were pretty slow her in Iowa for a while now were running around with are heads cut off lol everybody wants everything done now

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Awesome glad to here that..Yes definitely crazy here too!

[@jasonrutter225]

Man you made that look easy

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Jay

[@ce9455]

I want to see back fill and more pool.videos!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

There's A few pool videos in my collection scroll through you will find them

[@dancommisso4282]

Damn look at that foreman at the 6:40 mark

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol 👀

[@DrKniz]

Interesting. Concrete on dirt without steel for reinforcement. This may eventually leak in time ,when the earth settles due to the weight of the pool.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

That's the way it's done here in New York

[@mccarthy155]

@@DIRT-BOSS way it’s done here in Ontario too.

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

Man they were right on you building away! You can have all the tools in the world just seems like they are never there when you need them. I go through the same thing lol. Nice dig Mike 👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Ed!

[@markg.2501]

Mickey Mike...Pretty obvious that you guys have worked together before with how comfortable they looked with you using the bucket right next to them and they weren't even concerned about getting bumped with it. Yeah sure....would like to see the back filling and dirt clean-up of this pool, if it's not to much trouble. Have a Great day Mike!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Just got done now filmed a few clips we'll see how it comes out!

[@markg.2501]

@@DIRT-BOSS Awesome dude.....looking forward to it as always. Man you had a beautiful day for it today. I was working on my hot rod today and didn't want to go in when I was done.

[@dackerson5]

Great work as always Mike! Any relation to the governor? 🤣🤣🤣. It would be cool to see the pool finished with final grade.

[@bahnrokt]

Dave Ackerson doubt it. Those pool guys were working hard as hell down in the hole!

[@dackerson5]

@@bahnrokt ... For sure!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

NOPE!!!! LOL

[@karleck1119]

nice video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Karl

[@jennifersaunders1302]

Love the videos 👍🏼🇺🇸 from Australia 👍🏼🇭🇲 Good Work 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks 👍

[@mikimiki195]

Great video 👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks 👍

[@henryg683]

You have to show the back fill we’ve been looking since the beginning French drain!!!gotta see the rest!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Keep searching it's there!

[@excavator_jinkyu]

good👍👍

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks

[@pjs5191]

Glad I came across your channel. Nice videos. Pool construction has always interested me and dirt work/excavating and grading has been the main draw I’m sure. Grading out and detail finish dirt work is always my favorite part. Would be nice to see the finish grade of this pool project.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks enjoy!

[@torihood2626]

@@DIRT-BOSS ū

[@chasemcmurray3737]

Let’s see the backfill of the pool

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thinking about it.. it's a hustle bustle..

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

Inground pool in new york they can use it 6 weeks a year. So worth it.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

🤣 tell me about it!

[@KiotiTractorNL]

looks good mike and yes film it for sure always great content

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Bud

[@digdrivediy]

Cool video to see the process of starting a pool! I watch quite a few construction or excavating channels and I never see anyone use a lenker style grade rod. This is all I ever used when I was excavating and they're just so much easier. Wouldn't need the two sticks that he was using even though it worked just fine. Just curious if you have ever used a lenker rod and if so what you thought of them. Good stuff!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No i have not But i will check them out!

[@pjp80s]

I love your videos and I know discussing exact pricing is not a good practice…. That said I plan on working with pool companies and I’m curious if you could give me an idea of what you would charge…. Obviously I’m new to excavating

[@jimmymckay73]

Heck yeah we want to see the backfill . I'm not in the industry but it does seem like it would be easier to dig without all those dudes running around your work zone. Is that how pools always go ? Nice job .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir

[@robertrichard9460]

The pool and pool house are worth more then the house.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No it's a nice house!

[@fanningconstruction2050]

Love the content Mike.. I do same thing just on a smaller scale in PA.. one day soon I'll be on your level.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Joe you'll get it

[@CYUNG467]

What can’t you Do? Should wear a cape or something 😀..As usual Awesome video, sure would like to see the back fill...💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾✌🏽

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Haha 🦸

[@phillippearson2596]

nice one Bud, Stay safe.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks you too

[@ravikulthiaful]

Great job!! If you don't mind.. how much does a pool excavation cost? Also does it include dirt removal? Thank you in advance.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I'm a sub to the pool company I just charge them by the day.. any dirt moved is an extra

[@ravikulthiaful]

@@DIRT-BOSS Thank you!

[@gimpy8349]

Hate to admit it but I was getting tired just watching them shovel that concrete. Great video. First pool excavation I’ve ever watched

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah me too! Haha

[@wildtimewithmatthew]

Please do a back fill video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Ok Thanks

[@martinedelius]

Good thing that concrete truck "cornered" you before you left or they'd be in quite the pickle. :)

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Totally true!

[@fillowtree5505]

You can’t leave us hanging and not show the backfill. Will the pool be braced for backfill?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No extra bracing.. the pool has its own bracing

[@charlesscott1493]

I'd like to see the backfill.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I will get something put together!

[@Natangz]

We never place our walls during the actual excavation, not only can a wall panel get damaged, but somebody could potentially get badly hurt. Good job on your part though.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes he's the only one in the area that does it that way but we dig it but the walls in and the concrete bottom in one day.

[@mrhaze8451]

I dig pools and that is wrong on so many levels. Never set panels while digging, easy way for someone to not go home. One 80 lb clump of dirt rolling over someones leg or hydraulic failure, too many variables to make that site safe with people setting 60-80 lb panels with limited mobility. I have stopped sites for that reason. Also those panels are not squared until everything is completely bolted together which means there is a good chance the hole is not square. I have run into this more often than not. Im not trying to knock anyone at all or troll this video. Safety is the #1 priority when using equipment and just because it hasnt happened yet doesnt mean mean it cant. Im sure these boys do good work, everyone has their own system that works for the. : edit : also i just noticed all the hand work for the sidewalls and final shape. I do all that with the machine Im going to assume the operator is skilled enough to do it but cant while panels are in the pool and they would get damaged if he tried. If those boys dont mind a soar back, more power to them haha I try to keep my guys from doing more physical work than they need to if possible. Seems to keep the moral of my guys up and they still have energy at the end of the day. Ill say it again, im only critiquing a few things from my perspective. Hyper specialized field and there really is not much info out there worth a shit, this is a good look at the process and pretty informative for people not used to this industry. I appreciate the time and effort from these boys to share it with us.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear you man I hear you loud and clear That's why I don't dig too much for those guys I'm just a sub for them I don't like anybody in the whole either but I make it loud and clear to stay away and I don't swing over them ECT.. but they do get a pool set and the bottom poured in one day No other pool company around here does it like that It takes weeks.. Thanks for your input

[@terrybergin4921]

What's it like having a live audience watching you work?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Tell me about it it puts the pressure on to perform at your best at all times!! Hahaha

[@trackhoehunter2544]

I do the same thing as you my friend! I was thinking about getting a camera and filming like this. What camera are you using and how is it mounted? Sorry if you addressed this already. Chest or head mount? Thanks in advance!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

GoPro with a magnet mount

[@trackhoehunter2544]

@@DIRT-BOSS that's what I was thinking about getting. Which model go pro is it? I was also curious about how the turning of machine would work if it would make you dizzy watching it from diggers perspective. I thought it was fine though! I also dig with people around. I don't love it but that's what the customer wants because there's typically less hand work for them if I'm still there for them to tell me what they want done.

[@TheVideoSteve]

Just wondering: Why no rebar or 'something MESH' added to concrete pour ?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No wire reinforcement in liner pools

[@jacobbuckley8232]

What do u do with all the eft over dirt?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Every site is different The site we used it

[@cliffleschyshyn1018]

let's see the end, curious=

[@DIRT-BOSS]

👍🏼

[@leonmarut7092]

backfill

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir!

[@briangardiner1015]

That is different then here in AZ

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah I hear you at the end of the day they all hold water! Thanks bud

[@mattwalsh4818]

How long is the deck of your tag trailer to pull that 160

[@DIRT-BOSS]

20 foot with 5 foot beaver tail

[@fz1205]

Did anybody see any rebars used for this pool?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

What's rebars?

[@cashorcheck1]

No Rebar?

[@martymello3526]

What would you normally charge to excavate a 18×36 , 8foot deep pool?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

It all depends many variables

[@martymello3526]

@@DIRT-BOSS is there a ballpark?

[@ChampagneGeorgee]

$2600, no fill removal

[@ChampagneGeorgee]

Just exc no concrete

[@davidglaum2538]

The ground looks very dry lack of rain?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes it's been dry lately

[@janethouck9763]

When is the pool party ?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yup!

[@vincegarza3701]

No rebar???

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No only gunite pools

[@jimdorman1550]

I think Digginok could've done all of that with no shovel monkeys.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes he probably could.. it all depends on soil conditions with no rocks.

[@timbertom4324]

To many people around for my liking.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah it gets hairy digging around people down in the bottom!

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

I was thinking the same thing, people all over the place.

[@fanningconstruction2050]

Watching the concrete sit in your shovel makes me cringe. I hate concrete sitting on my equipment. Would have rinsed it already.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah it don't bother me It gets cleaned

[@ChampagneGeorgee]

As someone who digs pools for a living that was painful to watch

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Lol You want to race guaranteed you'll have a different outcome than you think

[@cd1168]

Liner pool is the best? That’s junk

[@DIRT-BOSS]

That's your opinion Thanks for watching though

[@michaelvazquez2234]

Come dig my pool! My installer got bisted for theft and fraud!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Where??

[@michaelvazquez2234]

@@DIRT-BOSS Kokomo Indiana. I'm sure far from where u are.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@michaelvazquez2234 yup NY

[@462productions9]

This is the result of high demand... poor quality. These pool installation practices are out dated by 20years. Everything about this build from excavation to install is unprofessional. Buy yourself a track shovel and clean your tracks before floating a machine!! Clearly no shame here...

[@DIRT-BOSS]

😂😂😂