How to spin off your ditch

One method of pluging out (conecting two ditches) another part in the series diging pieline ditch

[@oddlyhart1]

I've been digging my whole life man.... I've never seen straighter, cleaner ditches... excellent video!

[@normanvaile7505]

If you have been digging your whole life , you would clearly see and know that the trench was dug with a trencher then back filled. A trench dug with an excavator always has ground break out on the edge.

[@stevenrichards9490]

I agree Norman

[@greenidguy9292]

Norman Vaile yes exactly

[@AntoN59301]

Its a asphalt edge there. Not so hard when it’s there.

[@dennisconrad6124]

Norman Vaile not of you cut down from the top like he’s doing. Most people want to rip up from the bottom. That’s when you get the edges busting out. Clearly that’s virgin soil he’s digging. This guy is good. Just face the facts and give him credit for it.

[@OffroadTrucker740]

I sure appreciate when people take the time to make videos like this. I've always wondered how that was done.

[@slednecker22]

15 years in the seat , and I’m no where close to that clean . To all that have watched your vids . Thanks man ! Nice work !

[@tommywood2983]

The way you dig and explain what you are doing is Awesome you would make a great teacher! And you are very good at operating an excavator! God Bless you Brother!

[@emilearsenault1685]

Good video! The reason ur a good operator is because ur not a smartass like a lot of guys! Keep up the great work ethic!!!

[@stagbone9153]

that's some excellent work there, don't think I have ever seen a trench so straight and clean!

[@stevenalleyii864]

stag bone totally agree...I worked with some good operators and I think that's the finest excavation I've seen

[@aidenlewis6847]

I agree that is some good work man

[@garybulwinkle82]

That trench looked like it was dug up before then reburied! The marks on the side of the ditch look like it was dug with a wheeled trencher!? Hmmmm?

[@jumpfok]

@@garybulwinkle82 the description said connecting two ditches, so you are probably right. He is on the spot where the machines had to stop.

[@greenidguy9292]

It was trenched beforehand

[@basspig]

I love it when the ground is mostly free of boulders and the digging goes smoothly. In my area, it's granite ledge in a lot of places. Trenching a foundation usually involves breakers for days on end.

[@NUKE-W.E.F.]

Nice work! You speak very clean and clear, very articulate. Thanks for sharing it.

[@diggumsmack2]

Yes, he speaked more good than me's do. 👍

[@nathanjenkins8284]

As I was reading your comment about how you speak very clearly and you can understand everything you're saying nice job. Blah blah blah coddle coddle coddle. Meanwhile I'm just getting absolutely sick to my stomach by having to hear this f****** Yankee go on and on and on explaining ....in what has got to be one of the most irritating accents ever to be spoken by an actual person,on. "How to get a track hoe off of a ditch". lo and behold another comment by a black tube sock having pale pasty white legged fanny pack wearing taking a family to Disney World on vacation screaming tourist please hustle me out of all the money that I saved up for 5 years just so I can go to one of the southern states in the middle of January saying it's it's so hot when can we go swimming at the beach. Fucken Ohioans! And what do y'all do you keep breeding making more and more and more of I wouldn't go as far as to say ugly but well you get the picture I mean just look at it you married her. hey don't think I'm just some a****** from the south talkingshit my sister lives in that f***** up state and my mom is from there too but for the love of God quit going into the f****** restaurant ordering a goddamn POP. it's like nails on a chalkboard just makes y'all sound even more stupid. Why can't you be normal talk normal do like us hunt fish go racing on the weekends hell go out and fuckyourcousin every once in awhile. you know Normal Alabama shit. Roll Tide

[@knorb8570]

I have ran excavators on small projects in the past. I purchased a midi a couple years ago for mainly underground electrical install. Great video. Very useful info. Thanks

[@davidhoover8877]

I know this is an older video but damn man that's a perfectly level and straight ditch. Nice job!

[@louisbrou4061]

Well now that you made it look so easy lol I'll try . The truth of the matter is this guy is one of the best operators I've seen, so just let me say this dont try this at home he is what you call a professional.

[@dozer1642]

I’m impressed with the semi-respectful comment section here. Very nice work and really nice ditch. I learned to do this in a backhoe. After that the excavator seemed easy. 👍

[@edwardniel655]

Getting off your ditch with a rubber tire backhoe is a bit different, but still pretty much the same principle, a little more "balance" while lifting and pulling the back end over the ditch. You definitely have spinning off (actually everything you did) mastered in an excavator. Great looking ditch by the way. What I liked the best in your video now seems almost like not seeing the forest for the trees. Digging a hole to get rid of that last little bit of dirt is brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?? LOL Great video, and the audio was perfect. Thanks!!

[@DeuceGenius]

thank you man. i love to watch you operate. i learn a million things. beautiful straight level ditch

[@909LOUIE]

All your videos are awesome brother. I'm making the transition to full time operator, I been on and off for 7 years as a pipe layer / equipment operator.

[@hunsadersrockinranch]

Operator here. That's a damn good looking ditch my friend. Great work!

[@DieselandIron]

Excellent video! This is one of the best/most useful lessons I've seen on KZbin.

[@nemo227]

Textbook demonstration; excellent, and damn! That is a STRAIGHT line on that ditch. Beautiful.

[@paddypoolfc3579]

Digging a hole to hide the last few crumbs. Genius. The times I've gotten out to get a shovel. 🙈 great video man.👍🏻👏🏻

[@XSteele]

Shovel ? A good Operator never touches a shovel

[@scarab9762]

Agreed.. I'm a self taught operater and I never thought of that.. love this guys skills.

[@RobsWorldWV]

Wow, now that's a properly straight ditch. Nice Work my Friend.

[@msoto951]

Great videos. I've been running equipment for a while now but just starting in the underground. I appreciate the videos.

[@johnnydelgado8689]

Thank you Barry, Did enjoy your technique, hope to see more in the near future

[@shoelesstrucker4414]

I don't need a ditch but after seeing the end result i think I want one! Awesome job on the laser straight digging.

[@houndsmanone4563]

That is neat, Barry. I'd say you've done this once or twice before. Enjoyed a full-watch. Have a fine week.

[@onlygazza]

Fair play Barry your one hell of an operator 👍

[@tanners6394]

One of the best operators I’ve ever seen, clean smooth bottom ditch. Good job buddy #operatornation

[@rukus6528]

YOU SHOULD SHOW THE NEWBIES A INTEGRITY DIG FOR ALL THE TYPE OR SIZES OF PIPE YOU MIGHT DO. They are more and more common and for a guy who is getting back into running equipment afer 15 years on and off steady for a few years or working my 1-2 weeks off from the other type of operating I do which is gas plant operating so the shifts worked out that I could work my days off cause it was so busy in Canada 2001-2009. I was a workaholic for 10 years then went consulting and then overseas and now I am back and doing what I enjoy more than talking to calgary VP 's or engineers. just listening to music and digging the earth,. It don't get much better than that. thanks for teaching proper stairs every 2-3 joints. I hope you can do a integrity dig. They dont like seeing phone use but maybe I can sneek one in or what it looks like after, even if you could do that to. thanks again from the guys who had to think it out by them self and never taught.

[@cuauhtemoczaragozabrown4888]

Thanks you teach me something very helpful.

[@bernardoreyes399]

Hands down you a good operator , you make seem very easy, I’m in the process of trying to learn the excavator got the basic and everything just need to get more in the field and experience

[@ScanManP13]

I dug my first trench today. Yours is a lot nicer.

[@FloHilux69]

Also depends on the condition of the dirt. This one was really hard so its a bit easier.

[@stevenrichards9490]

This trench was done with a trencher not an excavator that's why it looks so good

[@ericwalter3107]

@@stevenrichards9490 no it was done with an excavator

[@benjaminbarlas7068]

@@ericwalter3107 if you look at the trench walls you can clearly see it was dug by a trencher

[@jeff7764]

I believe it

[@69adrummer]

Damn man, hope you are well these days. Like everyone has said here, probably the finest ditch and tutorial on the net hands down!

[@andreifedorov2108]

This is great! thanks for good instructions, I am newbie just getting going with a ex120 older Hitachi , one thing I really need to learn is grading better with a bucket, wondering if you will have a video showing some techniques, I have a hard time with longer reach and not making divets in the ground

[@danielkennedy1524]

A real pro! Amazing! and one hell of a straight line!

[@PurpleCollarLife]

That ditch is impressive!

[@manevelaval1509]

great job easy for piping no treaming by hand just bedding and piping

[@ericbryant9008]

Thats a real operator. Good job brother

[@santosperez1171]

Very helpful can’t wait to try this technique! 👍

[@lazarohernandez6292]

You made that look so easy - nice job... 👍

[@SenorAhole]

This helps the new gen. So much, thank you for posting this!

[@eliteplasteringcork998]

Ur some operator dude love watching ur videos .plz keep them coming👍

[@aw3070]

Wow thanks for your tip tricks very helpful for beginner like me

[@ajs96350]

I'd love to get payed to play with dirt like that. Excellent job.

[@toast47624]

LOL been at this 15 years and just learnt a better way to get off a ditch. You have no idea how much that hurt to type that admission. Thanks! I have no idea why I have never tried getting off backwards. As soon as you started doing it I went FUCK! I'm doing it wrong! lol. I hate getting off trenches. Never fell in, but make a mess and just pisses me off. Nice trench by the way.

[@davidknows3320]

I have just stumbled on your videos. You are smooth Brother! Thanks, picking up some good tips.

[@michaelcarmichael152]

cant get no cleaner than that,great work brotha

[@mike6.10]

Great job. Would of liked to have seen it with the camera set up outside. I liked how you explained that the ground was really frozen.

[@rukus6528]

pretty decent digging and instructions buddy. I was a young kid like 20 and had to figure out all the fancy tricky I would hear someone mention,I remember all I was ever told and not even shown was how to slope,( dig 6'' down and mover over 6" and so on until the bottom, thats how I learned to slope with some practice.) and just do it myself careful trial and thankfully no big error yet, t always get my blood pu,ping a bit especially if people are watching.And then you get the jerk off who comes over and tells you how to do something or a step you were just about to execute or do, those guys that wanna make them self look smart and feel good...sooo annoying. It sure wold have been nice to have someone show me how to do it properly but you did it the exact same way I decided was the best,( walking back a big instead of spinning in one spot that loosens the ground for a cave in. ( and with plugging out being so time consuming when your green I was real happy when I decided to just dig a hole to push my remaining plug ionto and heel the ditch bottom and then there is no side digging BS which suck because you almost blind to your bucket in the ditch.

[@colindstark]

I like your depth gauge on the thumb

[@chrisspeer3257]

We spin off 20ft deep bore pits with running sand the key is you got to be fast dig balls out get the shoring in as fast as you can and we put 4 steel 8x20 plates in the front and rear of the box most of the time the front of your tracks are hanging over the edge

[@nathanjenkins8284]

And you want to know why cuz you're most likely not from the f****** North like this Yankee ass f*** oh yeah you have testicles that's how you do that in sand

[@scottharris6423]

Very clever. Good job!

[@herberthoppe68]

looks like cut with a lightsaber :-)

[@danlarkin460]

That’s the cleanest treach I have seen without a laborer I know it frozen but looks good

[@Sunsetsurfer13]

One thing I noticed is the red mark on the thumb that's how he keeps his depth so even

[@alwynhancock8446]

Only if the surface is even

[@MultiTHUNDER00]

Damn he is very good! Never seen a job straighter than that!

[@jhurley12]

JaCk it was already dug with a trencher and backfilled. Frozen ground doesn't cut like that.

[@eddiebutler3194]

You dig a great ditch

[@bensingh850]

Exceptional video,well thought out and clearly explained,id like to know where this was filmed?it really does appear to be illuminated with tranquility,i dont think i have EVER seen such clean dimentions,i have to admit i really am impressed sir,thanx 4 the upload! .

[@jameslindley924]

Hmm !! Dont you think the discharge pile is a little close to the trench and loading the Side of the Trench which could cause it to collapse maybe. Thought the discharge pile should start at the equivalent distance away as the trench depth !!

[@wesleyjohnson597]

Damn this dude is good.

[@theguyguy3528]

Great vid! I'd say for someone wanting to practice this on a very easy level try with a trench that isn't so wide and not so deep. I've noticed when the trench is let's say wide as the space between your tracks and deep the pressure is on and can seem scary if you're not sure of your skills and technique.

[@Flienlow]

WOW! That is fantastic work.

[@traviswinkowitsch2200]

Nice straight ditch when they cut the frost with a rocksaw for you.

[@manhoer]

Just had a good ripper hand

[@machia-mw1lm]

Try that in the sandy soil in South Jersey .

[@burtbrooks7731]

And keep them tracks flat as ya can will help ya not knock a bunch of material n ur ditch 👍👍 nice clean cut man good job👊

[@bozobennett]

Sure do miss your videos!!

[@rickgoddard6925]

That smaller bucket makes for clean edges.. Especially with 12" frozen surface

[@anonymousbyproxy8250]

Excellent video !!! Excellent professional skills !!! (on 10:23 “perpendicular” in lieu of “parallel”).

[@donaldshimkus539]

It was neither. He said the hoe was parallel. It was close, but not quite. Closer to parallel than perpendicular though. I had to rethink it too.

[@iocmine]

Great job and great video

[@darthwizzywizard]

Awesome man. 😊great stuff.

[@oby-1607]

Nice that there was a frozen top layer. Couldn't do that in gravel. It would all sluff in. Good demo tho. Gave it a thumbs up.

[@theJoefamilychannel]

Duuuuuuuuude got skills!!!!!

[@TryThinkingAboutIt]

Thanks very much. Going to give that a go today

[@korhing1066]

nice work BUT !! I see a lot of open ditch and good HARD GROUND , Do you have any videos of digging in the middle of a city street tunneling under Water ,Electric and Telecommunications when the ground is Sand and running water???

[@qsdvb]

excellent video. and great walk through. what machine are you operating it looks like Hitachi orange to me on the boom ram, and about the size of a 200. nice corking on the tracks not over done like you see sometimes.

[@adrianbuz7240]

Awesome video good explanation...

[@GCHAMBERS1987]

Ya cant spin off all the time 🤣 personally I rather put my tracks crossways over the trench and finish the last bit then ther is no crumbs in the trench and no danger of landing in it nice digging tho each to ther own 👍👍🤪🤪🤪🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@vince6056]

Exactly. That was solid ground

[@anonymousbyproxy8250]

Yes, but sometimes there is no room to maneuver the excavator crossways at the end of the ditch (like between two big walls, or buildings).

[@RockCreekEnterprisesNM]

Nicely done.

[@alanisdagas6615]

fuck sake, 7 dislike,,,what the...this man is good,,,,

[@GraderJohn]

Nice job Barry!

[@rogerl8488]

audio was great!!!!!

[@UnorthodoxFabrication]

Thats a straight line my friend! Damn straight

[@123suzukisamurai]

Wow nice. Damn. I don’t think it’s possible to get that trench any straighter. Thanks for this video.

[@saialapati2218]

what if you were to dig the last a section a little deeper than grade near the last cut, then just fill that deeper void with the last bit of cut, then compact it with your bucket? Or no?

[@alabama7636]

Dig a hole to get rid the last bit of dirt, now that is a good idea! It was so obvious however I never considered that.

[@daviddean7377]

What about compaction of the over Excavation?

[@jhurley12]

David Dean yea with on site inspectors that's a no-go.. but you can compact it with the bucket.. depending on machine size.

[@scarab9762]

@@daviddean7377 he said in the video since the application does not require virgin ground it's an acceptable practice.

[@MrJoeyplatinum]

Great work.....

[@aljordi4223]

Good Job !!!!!!

[@Earwaxfacts]

But great video. Clean ditch good tips!

[@ahmdeaa8954]

Wow man good job

[@dobermanpac1064]

Nice video.... smooth operator!

[@338bigguns]

Not to shabby.

[@scottharris6423]

Audio was very good by the way.

[@montanatacticalhomesteader6623]

How is this different from a basic jump turn?

[@markkirby3205]

Excellent job whats your secret in keeping your ditch perfectly straight. I painted a stringline before it helped me.

[@manhoer]

I think at the end of my how to dig a corner video I explained how

[@tinnitus6316]

This is my job training tutorial videos 😂 Hopefully I get this job 🙏

[@flexpaidd9417]

That’s def a good ditch

[@bobjohnson6371]

Frozen ground... Nice job.

[@TheVlm99]

nice job man!!

[@erikgarcia1420]

You're good!!

[@Guide504]

Nice clean work but expected as a minimum in professional operating plus good frozen ground keeps it crisp.

[@buzztightear1090]

Ha ha that's brilliant I'm impressed but if you tried that in the uk you'd be left with a full ditch regardless of weather but good job anyway love ya vids

[@firewoodcorangamiteevan2916]

Top work bud