Lining A Ditch With Rip Rap

Lining a ditch with rip rap. Back at the berm job and I'm cleaning up around the end of a culvert and placing rip rap in the ditch. I stripped the grass off around the pipe and reshaped the ditch where it would be easier to mow along and stop it from eroding. There is not a ton of water that comes through this pipe but it will definitely be easier to maintain with the rip rap. Also Dad and Devon spread seed and straw over all the dirt areas while I was working a new driveway. They got it down before the rain got there so hopefully in a few weeks we will have some grass. This site looks a lot better and will be much easier to mow now. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #riprap

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Nice job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man

[@Warcity777]

You really did out do yourself on this one great job it looks completely different/cleaner

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It was a big change and be way easier to mow. Appreciate you watching

[@vinnyhern]

Beautiful work! That half plugged culvert doesn't deserve that, lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 thanks I was thinking the same thing

[@tristardiggin]

Looks fantastic! Fabric and wind = 😠 😡

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! 🤣 never fails

[@aaronburford5701]

You got to have over a million videos on KZbin! I love watching your work a d projects!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I’m sure I do I’ve been doing KZbin for 5 years now

[@sonnyblazer5504]

EVER so gently as not to displace the fabric! COOL and the RIGHT way (I mean who would know?) Now, you gotta remember where all those rocks and other stuff is when time to cut the overgrown! ANOTHER good job by ALL you guys! Thanks!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man! Lol no kidding I’m hoping to mow a little more often so it doesn’t get as tall

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

This ought to help that ditch drain. I Was curious if that other culvert was plugged? Couldn’t tell while watching it on my phone… but, I wondered about that when you found it buried. Did you see the rip-rap job on 44th street, east of the new traffic circle? They used rock the size of kitchen sinks. It looks like they just started backing trucks up and tried to tailgate them in. Wherever they fell they left them. Mowing will be a pita! This really dressed up the job nicely… kind of like putting on your best shirt & jeans to go out and… turns out the beer was cold and the steak was tender! I guess we’ll see this again when you mow… I might drive by before that just to peek!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah they capped it off on the other side of the road so I just covered it up. Yeah that rip rap is huge! It’s more like shot rock lol thank you I appreciate you watching

[@dennisbrooks4742]

Have you still got your small dump truck (4 wheeler)? DJB (UK)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yes it’s still at my shop

[@dansevern3291]

Okay, my back already hurt from ranch work today, but watching you place rocks by hand above that culvert just about made me pass out. I bet you were the kid in math class who messed up the curve so my "sure thing" on a B dropped to a D minus!😛

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 yes I was that kid 😁

[@aaronburford5701]

Rip Rap is the best sound at 2 am..... trying to get back to sleep!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I think it would be relaxing to sleep to as well

[@sparky178]

Looks great! Is that rip rap a bit challenging to pick up? 😊

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It can be especially when it gets down to the end of the pile

[@Vermont_EarthWork]

Rip Rap type 1 in my area is 2”-8” stone. That looks similar in size to this. Is that what you used here?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

This is 4”-6” I believe but it looks like more 2”-8” I think. It varies a lot

[@tedohio3038]

Best looking ditch In Missouri.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

😁 thank you!

[@richwielechowski5191]

Hope you didn’t need that piece of pipe.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I was looking for it a day or two before 🤣

[@aaronburford5701]

Love the sound of the rocks!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Me too!

[@skyhunter823]

Outstanding work my friend it ain't ez to get things just right especially before the bad weather

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks buddy

[@skyhunter823]

@@eliteearthworksllc Yvw my friend

[@anthonyhamel1965]

How many ton of rock was that?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Just a bit over 16 tons

[@coffeecreekfarm2027]

as always, Nice job!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@aaronburford5701]

Love that sound!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I figured you would 😁

[@lawrencesmith5294]

Man, that job looks so good!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@raymondrussell500]

Why did you cover the other drain(s) in this culvert? We’re they still being used?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It was covered on the other side of the road. They weren’t wanting to use it anymore

[@raymondrussell500]

@@eliteearthworksllc , thank you for the answer to my questions. It just didn’t seem that you would do that because of the quality and type of work we have seen you do. Again thanks and keep up the great works.

[@jimmydaring9494]

Nice job !

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@CaptKirk1701]

Looks great!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@martymclamb5750]

Looked nice

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@markkenes4848]

Saw big foot standing by that big tree behind ya again !!!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 I would believe it

[@junehunk1]

NICE

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Nicely done Brandon should last awhile. Grading bucket works great for tampin.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I hope so!

[@chrisfarris2594]

So I just watched the Dimond Mower video. Then watched the 2nd one again and now this one. Looks awesome. Huge transformation. Hopefully mowing is gonna make it way easier.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It does look a lot different now. Appreciate you watching

[@chargermopar]

Interesting to use rocks for rip rap. The technique I am familiar with used bags of concrete mix or articulated blocks set down over the ditch. It is amazing how you can work in dirt and are able to use your excavator with a flat edge bucket like a Gradall. Our ditches usually cut through coral rock so they don't erode much. but shrubs and trees grow in them and stop flow, and sediment fills them in. How do you keep things from growing in the rock you placed? Geofabric or weed blocker does help, but somehow weeds still get in the rocks and take over, then lots of poison is used to control them. Since that looks like limestone it should lock together and resist flowing away when water comes through. You made a big improvement over what was on that land before.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s cool! Yeah this is our rip rap technique here. We usually just have to spray the areas to keep the weeds outs. The fabric helps but stuff will actually start to grow on top of the fabric so it’s almost pointless

[@aaronburford5701]

Rip Rap = Elite! Great job with the video....

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

[@aaronburford5701]

​@@eliteearthworksllcLove the way you used RIp Rap... and the excavator work as well!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

@@aaronburford5701 thank you! I enjoy spreading rip rap

[@aaronburford5701]

@@eliteearthworksllc I love watching it used and listening to it move around. And it looks nice as well!

[@dalepremo3695]

Very sharp - my son said it looked like a Roman road! And I can never get over your pride of workmanship - evening up the sides by hand (like it should be) and making it right. This should be standard procedure for the industry but we all know better. Now all you have to do is a video putting in that new bed liner, LOL!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I definitely take a lot of pride in what I do and want to make sure it stands out. Lol yes I’m hoping to get that liner soon. The Warner temps help that plastic move some making it easier to install

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Well that went swimmingly well. The regrade made it look way better and the big machine sure made the rip rap job go quick. It looked really nice. BTW, it seems like it never fails that when you try and install erosion mat, the wind seems to always be blowing. Lol. Great job my friend.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Lol yes I believe it’s some sort of law the wind has to blow 🤣

[@brunomckay1875]

It will be good to see progress in a few weeks time, thats tidied the area up no end and you should be able to rip around without getting bogged. How is that Diamond Adentures place going haunt seen much about it in the last few month?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I think so too. Its basically done they are still trying to finish the locomotive. They hit a few snags with it.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

That turned out nice!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@bryanlloyd1099]

@@eliteearthworksllc You are welcome!

[@dennisryan7487]

I think the Lawnmowing guy will be very happy to mow around all that!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I do too 😁

[@TonyGeneseo]

Nice touch getting out and making it look pretty ! Take care Brando

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks buddy!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Looks absolutely awesome Brandon job well done.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@darrenblattner2508]

Well that looks a whole lot better, Keep smilin.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@brianherron5400]

Looks great 👍, nice job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man!

[@apexlegendsseniorcitizen2166]

Hope you pulled a permit for that.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I didn’t need one for this

[@apexlegendsseniorcitizen2166]

99% chance you did. Especially with a culvert near the excavation.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It was on private property so it didn’t require any kind of permit. At least here maybe in a bigger town

[@apexlegendsseniorcitizen2166]

What town is it in? I'll send the video to their code department. If you put a roof on a house on private property do you need a permit? Of course The "PRIVATE PROPERTY" rebuttal is amateur. Anything related to bringing in fill, adding in riprap or working near a culvert pipe, 99& requires a permit.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

@apexlegendsseniorcitizen2166 Joplin Missouri for American Water

[@jakeduffin4626]

Brandon, have you found a good way to calculate the amount of rip rap for an area? Great job on the ditch and the seeding job looks very nice! The straw really stayed down well with all the wind we have had. Those straw blowers like you have do a fantastic job! Thank you for sharing the video with us!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I use an app called rock calculator I found on google. It works pretty well. For this job I just got a load and hoped it was enough lol! Thank you! The straw blower makes a huge difference on how the straw stays put. Appreciate you watching

[@jakeduffin4626]

@@eliteearthworksllc great, thank you! I will try that! Lol. Yes, the straw blower does make a huge difference! Your welcome!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

@@jakeduffin4626 it’s usually the top one. You’ll put in your length width and depth

[@jakeduffin4626]

@@eliteearthworksllc okay, great! I am trying it now, it works awesome! Great app! Thank you Brandon!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

@@jakeduffin4626 you’re welcome! Yeah I use it all the time

[@DC-1]

First Comment 👍🇺🇸

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Congrats! 😁

[@shitloveaduck]

I like the Rip Rap as we know!!! This looks so much better and I can definitely see where it will be easier to maintain. Was definitely worth a couple or 3 of days work. The next few years will be a break even due to fewer hours needed to mow the place each time. Maybe,,,,,. Regardless,,, it share makes it look like a nice field vs like just an empty lot. That goes a long ways to making the area nicer like the city wants.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I agree rip rap just looks nice I think, a much cleaner look. Appreciate you watching