Comparing Frost Ripper VS Digging bucket on a Excavator cutting through frozen ground

[@billlewis4554]

Springfield Illinois. People that aren’t exposed to this type of work have no idea how powerful frost can be. Like your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Bill You are correct Good luck on the giveaway !

[@tylerbaker6139]

Indianapolis and life has been hell for me these last few weeks

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥 DEFINITELY PUTS OUR FROST LAYER TO SHAME DOWN HERE 😂😂😂. We just freeze and thaw repeatedly. Makes for a muddy misery. Thanks for the awesome shoutout my brother 🙏🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

You got it my buddy yeah I had a show that frost It just tears equipment up !

[@joeycyr6910]

Here in Maine our frost is at least 4-5 feet down and sometimes more depending on the frost. Thats why we don’t do anything in the winter either. Good channel!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah I hear you Joey Thanks

[@wolfeislandexcavating5426]

Ontario Canada We don’t have much frost here this year maybe six inches Thanks for the video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Adrian

[@bosch9999]

We need more Dirt Boss videos!!! Nice and Nice

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy appreciate it !

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Agree!

[@DieselandIron]

Great demonstration! When we would run out of frost blankets on a basement dig we would bail a bunch of snow in the hole and it would prevent the ground from freezing. It's crazy how well snow insulates.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy yeah definitely snow is a blanket !

[@mr-802]

Another great educational and fun video from you. That frost is no joke, it’s definitely not worth the hassle unless it’s an emergency. We just plow in the winter! Viewing from Vermont!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Mr 802 Good luck

[@j.s_cabin]

You are doing good videos and great job. I love to look these . No grap talk, just real things

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy appreciate it

[@DaleDirt]

Hi Boss , I'm Dale Dirt .... Yes I watch Todd doing his thing at Diggin life 21 , Great guy and good work , I'm originally from NC . So I am kinda the Hawaii Hillbilly , been watching your channel for over a year or more . Great channel and I always learn a lot . I am in the process of building a ripper , not for frost but for Lava Rock ..... I am small time , got a few pieces of my own , but love your channel . Tell Todd Aloha from Kona .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Hey hola my buddy thanks!

[@jasonjones846]

Glad you posted a video! It’s single digits with snow and wind here in Wisconsin! Be safe

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Jason Good luck

[@MrKamccarthyinc]

I live in RI and have to install a residential yard hydrant in the spring frost layer up here is 52" I think I'll shoot for 60" after seeing this to be safe.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir while you're digging you might as well just give it that extra scoop for safety !

[@1ruralmailman]

nice to see someone else waiting out winter here in the northeast.we near binghamton have around the same amount of frost now as well.i always pick a dirt oerfect for only needing to bury water lines a foot down.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah definitely I'm jealous of their techniques !!

[@marianoturnquest]

Abaco, Bahamas 🇧🇸. The coldest it may get down here is 57°F but too us that is pretty cold. We are use to the upper 80's to 100°F. We never experience frost or snow here but we have natural hard limestone and flint rock here. All of our excavator our equipped with narrow rock buckets and twin tiger teeth. We work year around. We don't put quick couplers on our machines either because the constand digging hard rock destroys them quick. Nobody around here uses jack hammers on machines either 🤦‍♂️ but we get it done. Nice videos 😎

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice yeah I could take the Bahamas right now ! I hear you with the rock It definitely tears couplers up quick Thanks buddy Good luck !

[@georgeking5746]

The nice thing when it snows down here in North Carolina is everything shuts down. I used to live in Raleigh, NC when I first moved to NC, Raleigh gets more snow when it does snow than here in the Charlotte, NC area. My boss used to be amazed that me, and a guy from Buffalo, NY, and another one from Long Island, NY were always the first ones to work when it snowed. LOL!!! Born and raised in Upstate NY don't miss the winters.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks George Good luck

[@gibsonlandscapeconstructio7984]

Great demonstration of the frost we get here in the North. Not worth the trouble and abuse on the machines Good video Dirt Boss👍 North Bay, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Gibson Good luck !

[@DennisDuboisLifeview]

The joys of winter in the northern climate. Where I live, it's currently 6 ft. Not much snow cover this year.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes 6 ft That's a challenge !

[@russellcrowe3135]

From Russia with respect and good luck! Зимняя эксплуатация техники - штука серьёзная... Зима красивая! Снег!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Russ and good luck

[@robertz2557]

Man i didnt think we would have had enough cold to get the frost that deep. its been such a mild winter most of the waterways are just now really getting some good ice. great video.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I know Robert I agree I thought it would be maybe 2 ft or less

[@donryan623]

Good luck tomorrow with your shots. Great live feed last night thoroughly enjoyed it. This is Don from Maine

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Don appreciate it Good luck !

[@allenbreedlove8906]

Love your equipment lineup !! Awesome videos also .. That’s crazy to watch .. I live in North Georgia and we barely freeze .. Basically thaws out daily .. That ripper is a definite must where you are .. Thanks for sharing my friend !! Blairsville Georgia is where I live .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Alan much appreciated

[@jameshampton5228]

I like the ripper it made a big difference for sure great video man ..👍🏻 Kentucky here

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir Thanks man appreciate it

[@dalepremo3695]

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Good luck tomorrow, Dirt Boss. Looking forward to your next LIVE stream.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Dale I appreciate it and good luck ! for some reason your comment earlier today I could not respond to and when I clicked on it it just disappeared ?

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Hey Dale I can't reply to your comments That's like the third one so far lately not sure if it's on my end or yours it was just on the short video I posted when I click on your name it disappears

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

Yeah when the frost gets as deep as you guys have it it doesn’t pay to work! I do love the ripper tooth . I don’t know what I would do without them 👍🏻

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah I hear you ripper's definitely the ticket A lot of applications you could use them

[@tcb069]

great test on frozen ground . here in tn got less than 4 inches , great comment on diggin life 20 , got to your channel from him mentioning it . thanks, hey send that hat man

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir thanks and good luck !

[@kmd6748]

Just saw the video. Down here on cape cod! Was out digging dry wells last week and was about 6” deep here. Then it rained and thawed out pretty quick. Getting ready for about 6-8” of snow today though.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Wow that's good on 6" yeah I heard about the snow coming !

[@jimwesselman]

I like Dirt Perfect homemade ripper. It is 7” wide, combination ripper/trencher for water lines, electric lines etc. In Kentucky where I live its a must,also!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear ya !

[@oldredcoonhound2182]

Frost tooth on my ripper and digging bucket. For some strange reason the landscape architect's want to do summer work in the winter here 🙄. Small pile caps and grade beams that need a smaller machine do to access. I also use a breaker with a spade bit on it. Cost 3-4 times more to do the work in winter.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I agree It definitely cost more in the winter

[@LLImprovement]

Good comparison between the two. Our frost line can go down 8' here, so i understand when you say no work gets done when its cold lol

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Wow that's straight up permafrost !

[@darrenp5495]

Another fabulous video keep it up can’t wait tell spring and we are back on site !!! . People learn the hard way with frost seen some funny looking fences here in Ontario

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Exactly if you don't put your structure below frost she'll be tipping

[@andrewcrosby8746]

That's interesting. I get customers all the time, either from New York or anywhere else up north, that move south here to tn and want their utilities 4 ft deep. Our frost line is 12 inches but it's rare we even see 6 inches of frozen dirt. Your video here shows why they want that. They don't need it, but I understand where they're coming from.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

That's cool Thanks for watching bud

[@jessec5542]

North Carolina Glad we don’t freeze that hard down here. Great videos!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Jesse

[@larrywall1642]

Hey Dirt Boss. Nice to see you. You make it look so easy. Just waiting to hear the dozer again.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Larry me too !

[@ericvanderlinde3880]

Hey Mike. Been enjoying your channel for about a year and half now. Looking forward to seeing what's in store for the year ahead. Commenting from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Eric !

[@AWDJRforYouTube]

It's amazing to think that before modern powerful excavator/equipment hydraulics just about all excavating stopped in winter months circa up to about early 1970s, the trades went hunting and traveling for the winter layoff lol!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I know it's crazy isn't it !

[@henryg683]

You got some nice dirtcycles with the ripper must be tough on the body bouncing around like that!!!!LONG ISLAND NEW YORK in the house with MIKE The DIRT BOSS!!!!!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah Henry you got that right ! Good luck

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Wow, on a bad year we might get 4-6" of frost here in central NC. We haven't even had that the last several years, just mud. Lol. Stay safe Boss.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah Mark could get irritating I hear that

[@alsouthern7190]

That frost ripper is the bomb, enjoyed watching Mr. Dirt Boss

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Al appreciate it !

[@maplemanz]

Yeah I have to dig footings this Friday up here in Minnesota.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good Luck

[@MrMore-xs2zi]

I'm from Callao Missouri. Enjoy your channel

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thank you sir Good luck

[@dirtediggin]

We don't get near that much frost here in Kansas, I mainly use my ripper for stumps and rock.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah ripper 👍🏼

[@mikekopie9897]

Great comparison Dirt Boss! I'm in NJ and hate to admit it

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear you Mike Good luck

[@Ropeman302]

Hello from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Great Britain

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Hello buddy Thanks for watching Good luck !

[@Jamieclarke88]

What’s up my people man that frost is crazy mike been a subscriber for 2 years or so now I think dirt boss from nsw Australia 💪💪💪

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Jamie tonight 7:30 we're live ! Hope you can make it

[@Jamieclarke88]

@@DIRT-BOSS just set a reminder boss I’ll do my best 👍👍

[@ericbrinson9741]

I like your Komatsu. I have a Komatsu PC75UU-2 up in Ontario Canada

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Eric I had that same exact machine I loved it with the split boom !

[@ericbrinson9741]

@@DIRT-BOSS that’s funny you had the same machine, I have a couple videos of mine on my channel

[@trudiweber7100]

Hi from Hertfordshire England we are lucky if we get and inch of frost in the ground that may last a day then it is just a soggy gloopy mess of clay.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah wet clay is no fun either Good luck

[@the808rambla5]

Here in Hawaii we don’t have a frost line obviously, but the ripper tooth is the next best thing to a hammer for digging in rock. You can just peck away at it and work a crack. Great for tree removal too. Put all that hydraulic force to a single point,

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes you are so correct I used to watch a guy that had a channel in Hawaii He doesn't put anything out anymore though Wesley's world..

[@martynwakeley5194]

South Wales. Over in the UK. Keep up good work.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thank you sir Good luck

[@DirtBrute]

Thanks for doing this video Mike . A lot of people ask me why I’m sitting home also . Guy can brake a tooth shank on that stuff . ! Cape cod 🤘

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Exactly Frost just tears equipment up big time No such thing as grading !

[@DirtBrute]

@@DIRT-BOSS Company I used to work for after high school would work all winter long and just break everything . I’m too small to afford that😂

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@DirtBrute yeah definitely I used to do that too it's cheaper to stay home.

[@deerfielddirtworks8378]

Elmer, New Jersey. Awesome videos! Keep up the great work!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Elmer Good luck

[@samb3706]

Now I recall why I moved from the Northeast in 1970!---Georgia

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Exactly Thanks Sam

[@markg.2501]

Mikey Mike ... You know I would totally Rock a Tri County Hat....Summer or Winter. Oh wait though...What about that friggin awesome Drone Intro ( perfect music selection) to this video...HHMMMM❓❓❓ I'm Seriously impressed With the video production valves⭐🏆⭐ Oh Yeah.....Palenville. NY 12463

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah buddy I appreciate that Thanks and good luck !

[@jbbrown7907]

Here in mid Ohio we got snow with no frist. It is still muddy in the woods even after some cold weather.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah the woods will have a little less frost around here too

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

There are shady sides of glaciers that aren’t frozen as solid as that! Something tells me that, around there, no one leaves their garden hose hooked up to their hose bib... the second winter. Here in S/W MO, we get ponds frozen thick enough to walk on, about one year out of three... note, I said walk on. I only know one person who knows how to ice skate. And, she learned how at college in New Hampshire. Our safe frost line is 24”... but my guess is that happens once in 100 years. Our forte’ is freezing rain that breaks the trees down a couple of times each year. That’s why poplars and gum trees don’t grow very big here... now oaks and hickories they are survivors! Thanks for the look at a place I’ve only seen from above. I always wondered what a deep freeze looked like beneath the surface. Pardon me while I go back to the sunny side of the glacier!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah I hear you there sassafras around here we drive full size pickup trucks on the ice

[@Ful-OGold]

I’m here because of diggin life.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks!

[@georgemartin3652]

That's impressive frost that deep, six to ten inches here is alot. Southeastern, Kentucky

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah and this winter has been mild

[@Patty747]

Great demo. I'm from New York.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Patty Good luck

[@ifubar2]

Going into deep freeze for next five days in Kenosha WI heads up Mike its headed your way

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I know I know ! Thanks

[@alexandercardinal3834]

hi from Garson, Ontario Canada thank you !!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@maplemanz]

Digging frost is one way to push a excavator to the limit ,much like rock.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

💯

[@rogueexcavating3839]

How do you like that little dumper you have. We have kicked around buying one a few times

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I love it It is a great truck Tough truck

[@robertwoodward4992]

Hi from Kentucky

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good luck Robert!

[@rmrare]

Great demonstration...here in Idaho

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy Good luck

[@brad1953]

Frost teeth on the bucket would help a lot

[@richjenkins4521]

over the year with a skid loader i use a set of forks put them together

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Gotcha

[@johnteelsexcavatingjohnnys7095]

Ya man, I get weather like you in Ontario Canada,

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Oh yeah John You know what it's about 👍🏼

[@black_dog_barks]

Why Tony Soprano had to use Satriani's on his winter hits... that damn frost in the NJ woods prevents the victim from digging his own grave...LOL.... Perma frost in the Klondike costs Parker S and crew tons of time and money... You got some great equipment for Gold exploration.... I'd bet Northern NY has Gold too just waiting to be mined.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Peter you're singing music to my ears I'm ready to build a crew called KZbin Gold ! 💪🏼😂

[@qcan8468]

Vermont. Would be cool to check the temp of the dirt 4 feet down with an infrared thermometer just after you broke through.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah that would be a good idea I do have a temperature gun too

[@jeffrhodes97]

Love your stuff from Vermont

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy big snow country !

[@njonebale7889]

D-BOSS! your the man, i ain’t dig much either, i keep passing by your way every weekend going to the slopes, hitting whiteface on friday , that cap is sweet but i need a tuque, hope the shots cure the pain...broheem!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks NJ Good luck be safe skiing bro I love snowboarding it's been years though !

[@mrs.dirtboss]

Great video! Hope I win shipping would be cheap 😉

[@DIRT-BOSS]

😂 LoL

[@mikenatale5269]

Watched you stumping with that thing in a couple of your videos & was surprised to see you not using conventional bucket. Wouldn't the bucket be faster & easier? Mike in Connecticut

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No way bucket it wouldn't even touch the frost And when stomping you disturb way too much ground by the bucket Thanks and good luck

[@michaelkoop6731]

I'm glad to see a video buddy have been missing u. Great video.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Mike !

[@kevinprice1702]

Don't envy your permafrost in the winter, all we get in the south eastern UK is mud and sticky clay - nightmare to get it out of the digger bucket.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear you there Kevin Thanks buddy

[@timbertom4324]

Watching from Downeast Maine .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@mikemosley4865]

Great video Tennessee here

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Mike

[@derrickpettit3489]

Western Maryland, MY PEOPLE

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah Derrick Good luck buddy !

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Don

[@dannypetenbrink4329]

Annapolis, MD in the house

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah Danny !

[@danmcgivern1345]

Cleveland OH in the house!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah Dan thanks Good luck !

[@awgauntt]

From Texas my friend!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy !

[@rickscott4879]

Youngstown Ohio Love your videos

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Rick

[@rickscott4879]

@@DIRT-BOSS you follow my neighbor JC Smith small world 😆

[@ianbirkmyre4622]

Great hat use it all the time😆

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yeah buddy You may have 2 ! Good luck

[@tylerpittmon7936]

Whaaat’s up my dude?! That ripper can get it done, but a day of that would probably be a week to the chiropractor lol. It’s expensive, but they got those ground thaw machines for excavation in the winter. The firm I worked for in college had one and it thawed like 6000 sq ft 1-2 feet a day depending on the frost? Kept us working through the winter on the football Stadium, but I don’t wanna know what that bill looked like😅

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Oh yeah I rented those before It was costing me $3,500 a week plus fuel but it definitely knocks out Frost ! Good Good to see you pal !

[@tylerpittmon7936]

@@DIRT-BOSS springs coming man! Lookin forward to the list of projects coming! Hope your off-season has treated you well

[@dylantrinder1571]

Alright myyyyyy people......from the UK.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good luck Dylan !

[@gablap3806]

Hi from Québec, Canada!!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Gab Good luck !

[@justinbrown1861]

Awesome video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks man

[@cdpexcavatingservicesllc714]

I dug today under snow had no frost easy digging .

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I wish it was like that here !

[@farmerbob728]

Great video

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks man

[@douglascole3842]

always need merch

[@DIRT-BOSS]

I hear ya !

[@sirsparksalot]

Enjoy the content. Arizona, Frost? Thankfully we never have to deal with it.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nope you're not going to get frost in Arizona !

[@dirtfarmer7472]

That’s correct in the Valley, up in the Mountains it’ll be 4-5 ft down, it’s cold up there

[@anthonyburke6751]

Hey from Kentucky

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Anthony good luck

[@bobhyde4793]

how does an excavator dig a trench in frozen ground when the trench cannot be straddled< Ontario Canada

[@winneswood1335]

Great video!! Maine

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good luck buddy

[@michaelmangino9819]

The 160 has a lot more power pulling and down force. So that is gonna come in to play in this test also. However minor or much it matters

[@DIRT-BOSS]

No I agree with that That's why I stated that in the beginning but it was just the show basically what frost is and how tuff it is

[@yenerm114]

👍👍 good explanation y not to try n did that stuff when it’s real deep , MI

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks buddy

[@vinnypinatelli221]

Good video my brotber!!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Thanks Vinny

[@michaelmangino9819]

Does it bug you to keep your machines outside all the time and not be inside or in a nice building? I know it doesn't matter much as they are 95% outside. But I gotta admit on my end It does get to me on all the days the hot sun is beaming on that brand-new yellow paint. As I know it's gonna make it fade! Kinda gets a under my skin personally! LOL

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes I hate equipment being out in weather from sun to snow it's always doing some type of damage to paint and decals !

[@michaelmangino9819]

@@DIRT-BOSS yea I know in time when I keep mine out during summer that the hot sun is gonna make the paint and plastic fade. Kinda gets to me !LOL

[@russellstrom8234]

Probably good for ripping tree 🌲 roots also

[@DIRT-BOSS]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWalco2rg9qbjrs Check it out!

[@ajmeier01]

When doing this comparison would it not be right to use the same sized machine? If you put the frost ripper on the smaller one and used it correctly by putting the blade behind you rather than in front so it would act like an outrigger you would get more down force. Hence more digging power. Yes you are correct, the frost ripper will go further in opening up frozen ground than a bucket, and where I live we have plenty of frozen ground right now. But for the sake of the people that are not in the digging world, show them a side by side, same sized machine comparison. Not a machine two sizes bigger than the other.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Well sir I don't have that benefit of having two machine same size two rippers It would make no sense. I was basically just showing bucket verse ripper and I also explained in the beginning the video it's not a true comparison because of the size difference but you will get the point.. thank you for your input You have a lot of knowledge !

[@eugenecarroll6294]

Need the Hat- Colorado

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Yes sir Good luck