Fixing a Failing Drainage Ditch with 160' of Culvert Pipe - CAT 304 Excavator

[@bobbymann2225]

"OOHHH the geese and the gander" ... "Time to cross the highway and not die". You always crack me up

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol glad you're enjoying the channel Bobby

[@AndyMohlman]

“HUGE…MASSIVE…three inch hole” - 🤣🤣🤣. Another great video Mike, thanks!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol thanks Andy

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Triple wall pipe, that’s a true story right there! 😆

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lesson I've learned the hard way lol

[@likearockcm]

This is a fun project to watch but I kept glancing at the river on this beautiful day and saw myself with a fishing pole and a cold beverage ! Easy living !

[@CaptainKleeman]

It's a beautiful area!

[@richmill6043]

I like that you explain to us laymen, so we understand what you are doing and why! Good vid!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks rich! Appreciate ya watching

[@2H80vids]

It's kinda refreshing to hear a guy admit when something is beyond his skillset, especially something as hazardous as tree surgery beside a road. Good on ya Mike, looks kinda sketchy to me too.😁👍

[@gwbuilder5779]

Funny how the closer you get to the water, the more rocks you find. Surprised you didn't find more rocks digging that trench Mike, especially with the rock ledge at the top. Looks like it went pretty smoothly.👍 Those trees sure look fun.🤪🤙

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey appreciate ya watching

[@tristardiggin]

Your excavation videos are great, really enjoy them. You either have an eye for the work or you don't. And you certainly do!!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey I definitely appreciate that!

[@dansevern3291]

NIce job, Captain. Also impressed that DP left you the joint lube/compound for the pipe, since in his videos, he usually forgets it!😁

[@CaptainKleeman]

😂😂

[@billsemmendinger2592]

I thought it was historic event DP actually remembered the lube. 😀 I agree with Nice Job Mike.

[@aaronstetter5004]

It's amazing how much the bottom culvert filled in over the last 2 years. When I owned this property, drainage was always a nightmare and it's good to see the current owner is able to address it. Mike you should have texted me and I could have told you what you'd find with that junction box. I see that there aren't any less rocks in that hillside than there used to be!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hahaha, I thought about reaching out, didn't want to bother you though. Wait until you see the second part of this video,. Turns out all we found in the first half was the small rocks 😂😂

[@nelsonannett5427]

stuck between a rock and a hard place. the rock get a new home and the place looks and works great. nice job captain. cheers.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Nelson!

[@gayle4804]

No matter what you do you always put a smile on my face every time you post a video

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Gayle!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Cap’n it is with honor that I advise you that the bell of the pipes were installed in the KZbin appropriate direction. Thank you for not reversing them just to get clicks, likes and comments! Long before ratchet straps were conceived… my neighbor came up with his own tree repair ingenuity. A huge catalpa tree had split down the center from the fork about 16’ from the ground. It stood about four foot from where he had just framed in his new pole barn. My dad and the other neighbor, who were helping build the barn, offered to cut it down before finishing the build…. But the owner said, Nope! It’s the only tree on this lot. And, I’m gonna need its shade for the barn. So, they grabbed an old truck axle, buried it in the ground, straight away from the barn. Grabbed a couple of guy wire cables the phone company had used on old telephone poles… one wire was fashioned into a lasso around the split. The other was attached to the axle. In between he put a small chain-fall come along. When he drew it tight, it cinched the lasso noose and closed the gap. He then installed a cable throttle above it with a turnbuckle to hold it secure. After I went to high school I went back to my old childhood farm to fish in the creek… we stopped by the tree to gather Catalpa worms for bait. The cable throttle, lasso, chain-fall come along and axle stake were still there. The barn was still under the shade of the tree… some how it had grown around the contraption and had accepted it as just part of its being… and gave us a bounty of worm to catch our limit of catfish and perch! I wonder if trees will prove to be so accepting of ratchet strap repairs???

[@CaptainKleeman]

That's awesome!

[@ronaldvanotten6812]

Mike, you are always fun to watch! Ron...

[@HogshooterHotrods]

Well looks like you got the pipe in and everything cleaned up, oh wait now go get the saw and cut a few trees!! LOL Should be a great video, I am watching you and blocking primer this morning and wishing there was an easier way!

[@buddyreed2623]

Hi Mike. Before you said catch basin, I was thinking retaining wall. As it turns out, they are almost the same in this case. I have also seen Mike and Matt screw sections of pipe together although it is mainly in the risers in the fields. Have good days!

[@gerrystoltzfus6938]

Hopefully you can show us the finished product! And I gotta say your outros have been spot on.

[@CaptainKleeman]

It should be Thursdays video!

[@brucehuff5566]

That looked like some tough digging. You got it done and looking good. I'm sure the finished product is gonna look great. Stay safe

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bruce!

[@barryhatchjr.3654]

Elp

[@joycefuller9177]

I love listen to you and your humor! Great job

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Joyce!

[@JS-wc4xs]

When you said drainage pipe I thought finally u guys were going to take care of that huge ceramic pipe you transported a few months ago. Still eager to see more on that project

[@bradlewellen7461]

As always a great video always enjoy your content. You need to get onto DP about the 304 bucket pins ... lol I know he has so much free time

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hahaha,. Yeah, heck just the other day I saw him sit still for one whole minute.

[@chazco]

Living in Florida I am not used to seeing Rocks like that. We have sand, lots of sand. Good job there Mike.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol they both have their challenges

[@russellp4160]

"KZbin" the reason You get in and out of equipment , and the reason I don't get out of my recliner, (except for coffee and snacks) LOL Now back to my regular scheduled video.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hope the coffee was good!

[@russellp4160]

@@CaptainKleeman Always tastes best on Sunday and Thursday.

[@robertellard]

Great work today Mike!. 🙂👍🇮🇪

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Bob!

[@CMDSR]

Cool curve trick on the culvert pipe. 👍

[@MrGoesBoom]

You do good work Captain, even if it's rocky as hell there. For all he loves to give you crap Dirt Perfect must agree or I doubt he'd have you doin the work. Love your Sunday uploads, great way to start the day

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@HughzieTube]

Mike needs to give that machine some shop love, them bucket pins and bushings need putting out of their misery.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Still making money

[@leer-winnobbeefarms2131]

Yep, I love rocks too! I save all I can and I end up using all of them for some decorative project. Great video, Mike! Lee

[@CaptainKleeman]

💪

[@gepettoe]

Your video was actually more entertaining and informative than Mustie1 today. 😀

[@CaptainKleeman]

Not possible! Lol

[@anderleof]

Mike's videos are always better than mustie's.

[@fluffyashes]

I hope we get to see the rest of your work on this property!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Yup! Stay tuned to Thursday

[@williammatthews2948]

I'm leary of those trees. Please be careful.

[@tbix1963]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, ideas and videos. Wishing you and your family the best.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Tom!

[@darrenblattner2508]

Mike, not sure if you caught it but there were two squirrels in a tree. One asked the other why DP doesn't fix those noisey bucket pins. lol looking good already. Keep smilin

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@allensharlow7763]

Good job laying that culvert pipeline, I think that’s gonna work, just fine Mike😎😎👍👍🍮🍮

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Allen

[@cathiwim]

Pulling a big ol molar! Captain, you’re funny!,!

[@darrylridlon5918]

i see DP saves the "best" jobs for you,nice work Captain . it is hard digging when there is more rock than dirt

[@CaptainKleeman]

Love a challenge though!

[@spencerrobinson2794]

Never a dull moment…that is crazy how they hacked away at those trees down across the road.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Always something exciting

[@raytalbot5890]

Capt good content looking forward to more on this subject 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Ray!

[@oddtechman]

Looking good Mike. That's a good couple days hard work there! Thanks for sharing as always

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya watching!

[@billyhaddock5540]

Congrats Cap on getting the Drainage Ditch and some of the pipes down. looking sharp. down the road/trees.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Billy

[@cathiwim]

On,y a man who has worked with DP for years can figure out a fix and get the job done, by himself!

[@oldpup2182]

Goodness. The bucket on the small excavator looks and sounds like it is about to fall off. Good job.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya watching

[@heatherlane9270]

Water is needed for survival but oh can it make a mess when is makes its way to lower ground. Great job.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Heather

[@tomswindler64]

You put a lotta work into prepping the area to accept the pipe. I believe the customer will be very happy with the outcome.good clean video.almost looks like you know what your doing LOL.great job,just keep it up and carry on.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Tom!

[@Camping814]

Would love to see the finished product on this one.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Will be posted Thursday!

[@jamesdearman814]

admirable pipe bending skills kleeman - keep it up.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks James

[@home-powersystems7782]

Thanks Captain I sure did enjoy this one. Stay safe and all the best.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@dougyurecko6500]

Nice Vid brother, stay safe.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Doug!

[@wildtimbrown]

Shovel vs Equipment? Mike, its a POWER shovel! (Oh yeah, Roger on the "don't die" part Bud!)

[@CaptainKleeman]

It's my goal every day lol

[@flick22601]

You're getting really good on that excavator Cap'n. I hate digging around underground utilities.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks

[@franksmith8184]

Dirt perfect wearing logger wade shirt great work and explain

[@georgebridge4136]

Another great job well done 👍

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks George

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Nice work Capt Kleeman

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Donald!

[@lawrencesmith5294]

Enjoyed watching you on this project.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you sir!

[@cwbean3087]

Looks like Mike needs new bucket pins on the mini excavator! :)

[@CaptainKleeman]

Still digs though!

[@jamesmoreland3422]

Triple wall pipe LOL good one!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Nice work Mike, that is some rocky ground there. Thanks for sharing.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks for watching Patrick

[@alexosborne5629]

If you're not being watched, you're not doing it right Captain!! 🤔🤣 Nice to see the 304SB (shaky bucket) at work !!! That box took some finding, looked clean inside unlike the pipe under the road, can see where the driveway eneded up..... Looked to be a hot one for you, good of Mike to drop by and refuel you and the mini !! I think you should be able to take those trees down without too much problem Mike, could be a job for your 755 and log arch and winch perhaps?

[@CaptainKleeman]

The 755 could definitely do some work there.

[@tristardiggin]

Pretty cool little job, I like those kind. YouTubing sure provides us a lot of exercise climbing in and out under and on top of things. Oh, that looks like a cool angle, but wait that is dangerous! But, it will look great!!! Great job, looks fantastic...

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol exactly!

[@dondwyer3679]

Looks good. Great to have a friend like Mike to look after you.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Definitely!

[@bobbydawson7706]

You have it under control Bud👌

[@CaptainKleeman]

💪

[@andywilliment581]

Hi Mike, did you have to mention pulling out a giant molar. I’m sat here having had a wisdom tooth yanked out on Friday. Great video and looking forward to the next instalment. Stay safe out there. 😎🇬🇧

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

They call them Wisdom Teeth on account of by the time you get them pulled out…. You’re old enough to be sharing your wisdom! Thanks for sharing yours with the Cap’n.. 🤓

[@CaptainKleeman]

Oh no! Hope everything heals up well for ya!

[@JayCollins2013]

Do obviously trusts you. No matter how much he points his finger everytime someone breaks something thanks for another great video

[@JayCollins2013]

Dp*

[@CaptainKleeman]

😂😂 this comment will not age well

[@garulusglandarius6126]

Another great video thank you Mike, from Britain 👍🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you!

[@rons3103]

What is the prognosis on the 3 inch drain holes. Any plans to cut more out and put a nice heavy grate over the top? I guess this will be a wait and see video or see how much water flows over the road after the rain video!

[@CaptainKleeman]

That will be up to the state

[@grahamheath3799]

Great video; lovely scenery.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you!

[@davidbillings615]

Another fun video always enjoy the cometary as well. You should know you are helping a lot of people live longer lives,👍🥳🎉🎊🤪🤩

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey it goes both ways!

[@rogerford4427]

You are smarter than the average ditch digger 🙄👏🏻👏🏻

[@CaptainKleeman]

Sometimes lol

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Until I started watching you and DP, I had no idea that Indiana was so hilly and rocky. It seems like a beautiful state and I feel like eventually, the wifey and I will drag the old fifth wheel up there and tour the state. Maybe you can get a sponsorship from the Indiana Bureau of Tourism since your vids are the inspiration for our trip? Just thinking out loud. Great job, stay safe.

[@j.c.linden]

Southern Indiana is hilly, come up to the middle and it is pancake flat in most part!

[@blackdogexcavator21]

@@j.c.linden I'd like to see the whole state.

[@brentkreinop489]

The glaciers that flattened the northern 2/3 of Indiana pushed several cubic miles of rocks into southwestern Indiana. I used to have an apartment between Indy and Purdue where the tallest thing for 200 miles west of that apartment was the WalMart across the highway. Now, I own some property about 80 or so miles north of the good Cap'n that has a steeper slope than most of the roofs I've lived under :)

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hahaha, fun fact, the local tourism board is not a huge fan of Mike and myself. We have battled with them for years. I will add to that, indiana has FANTASTIC state parks that I'm sure you guys would love

[@blackdogexcavator21]

@@CaptainKleeman they don't appreciate your charm and enthusiasm?

[@terryrogers1025]

I like it sir, nice tip on curving the pipe, I’ve kind of wondered at times how one would curve the double wall pipe because in my mind I thought you can’t always do straight line. Thanks for the ride along.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey thanks for watching Terry!

[@Gomisan]

Lovely spot

[@CaptainKleeman]

It is!

[@hollandduck79]

Hello🙋‍♂️ from the Netherlands 🇳🇱and thanks for the video . Sincerely Hollandduck

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya always watching!

[@hollandduck79]

@@CaptainKleeman you're welcome Mike. I REALLY like watching Captain Kleeman, DP and Neil Koch's DDD videos. good cohesive videos of real people with a good Heart in the right place ! KZbin channel tip for you Mike : "Everything Autos" with Jeff and Kristie say hi from Hollandduck haha ​​. Sincerely Hollandduck

[@nevillekinsley5610]

Lovely day. Thanks for the videos

[@CaptainKleeman]

Appreciate ya watching!

[@chrishelms1967]

I'm 3 minutes into this.....and all I can think about is the poor back end of this machine.....and what's in store for it💥💥

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hahaha

[@mikenixon9164]

Good video

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks mike!

[@willardnicholson8026]

Gotta love digging in rock great video buddy 👍

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thank you!

[@terrypomatto907]

That has to be a time consuming time and stress digging along a bluff. Mike is to be commended for the job that he is doing.

[@CaptainKleeman]

It's a good challenge!

[@glenjones6980]

We've either got to go below or above the phone wire, I'm no expert but I'm struggling to think if another option here so I'll go with it being a masterclass in groundworks options there Mike,

[@CaptainKleeman]

I suppose through it is an option 😂😂

[@glenjones6980]

@@CaptainKleeman It wouldn't be the first time. I had to laugh at a comment on Bealy Farms where Chris letsdig batted the drone out of the air and someone suggested stickers on his volvo a bit like the old WWII pilots. it put me in mind of you having go pro stickers as you seem to kill a few flying us into trees (I only suggested it as a risk and you kindly followed the suggestion the next upload, I'll always be grateful for that one). That followed the epic experience under the wheels of a trailer :)

[@DMAN10]

Great job Cap…thanks for the vid!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks for watching!

[@Crewsy]

Hard to believe those 4 little holes will hand the run off from the ditch and the culvert. Seems like a better option would have been to come into the side of that “catch basin” opposite the culvert going under the road. Time will tell but adding holes will work too I guess.

[@CaptainKleeman]

It's definitely a strange setup

[@hanssundkvist]

Good work, Captn!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Captain great video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks for watching Kevin

[@pinwizz69]

Nice little Sunday morning vid to drink my Dunkin' Donuts coffee to before I get ready to go finish up a repair job on a 60 in 1 Multicade game at one of my customers apartment. It got me in the mood to go to work myself even tho I'm actually retired. Guys gotta keep himself busy ya know. And a little extra income doesn't hurt. The Captain will tell ya that given he's got rug rats ta take care of. I'm already on great grandchildren so I'm well past that period of life.

[@CaptainKleeman]

I don't think any dad ever retires, they just switch careers to "handyman"

[@Gizmo2024]

You should put some expandable foam around the bucket pin....lol

[@CaptainKleeman]

😂😂

[@jeffreylocke8808]

Nice work and great advice to boot!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Hey thanks!

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Mike 🇺🇲

[@JOYR1234]

did you clean the covert on the other side of the road to have a better flow for the water to come out

[@CaptainKleeman]

That will be up to the state on how they want to handle that. We might still do it,. But if we can get them to do it, then all the better.

[@dennisbrooks4742]

Good work 5*.

[@CaptainKleeman]

💪

[@aaronstetter5004]

Just saw the end of the video. Yes I had plans to take those trees down plus a few others. At the time they were covered in poison ivy then we ran out of time. I double girdled them to make things easier on myself down the road but the property sold before I could get to them. I see the heart I carved in the tree is still there....at least until the tree comes down.

[@CaptainKleeman]

That was my guess, figured you wanted to kill the ivy so it would die off before you dropped it. Pretty smart move, didn't click until I was editing the video.

[@Bman2020]

Looks great Captain Mike just listening to the 304 working does it need some work on the pins or bucket work little rattle rattle the Bud great content audio was also great 👍👋🇨🇦

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Alan!

[@casycasy5199]

looking good

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@johnkeets8333]

Will you be going over the road to clean the covert pipe out so it has a better chance of the water 💧 going through instead of back filling and causing problems.

[@CaptainKleeman]

Not on this part of the job

[@utubota5522]

Mike, could you use any of those rocks for a head wall on the new pipe? With all those signs of erosion, it might require some reinforcement.

[@kenmccall8051]

Great job captain 👍👌😎✌️🇺🇲

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Ken!

[@dennisryan7487]

Bushing time for that bucket!

[@CaptainKleeman]

Lol

[@popko12345]

its nice work mike

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks!

[@leol1682]

Like the video Mike .

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Leo

[@chrispowell8438]

Gr8 video keep up the good work God bless 🙌

[@CaptainKleeman]

Thanks Chris!

[@chrispowell8438]

@@CaptainKleeman anytime Cptn.

[@justinotten6673]

So do you need to make that pipe perforated to pick up water 🌊??? Your 55 husky makes a great perforator!!

[@CaptainKleeman]

It stays solid

[@kindness5130]

Nice job. Will you be showing the finish job later?

[@CaptainKleeman]

Yup! On Thursdays video

[@kindness5130]

@@CaptainKleeman Great. Thank you for sharing your journey.