Installing Sewer Pipe and Manhole In Hokieville

[@blacknightovo23]

I'm a civil design engineer. I'm young in the game and have only been practicing for a year and half. This video was very informative for the construction process to see it in person rather than just the plans. Thanks man.

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome!

[@20truck]

It's really enjoyable to watch an experienced operator run heavy equipment. It's amazing how precise you can get things in commercial construction with gigantic pieces of equipment, and people don't realize just exactly how difficult that is to do. I remember when I was talking to your dad about The screened topsoil he was telling me he was working in Blacksburg on a large job.

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks Troy!

[@JakeBrakeIH]

Been watching your haying videos for years and found this really neat. My day job is working at a waste water plant and i frequently jet spray our sewer lines so its neat to see how they are installed. Thanks!

[@ihus9950]

Modern technology sure helps you on this job, Thanks for sharing Dennis 👍

[@DLHFarms]

That’s for sure

[@jonvon2044]

Nice video. Just did my first day as a helper for a company this for a gigantic retirement community, such a massive scale.

[@sterff89]

I always enjoy your construction videos! Nice to see how it’s done in different areas.

[@DLHFarms]

👍 thanks

[@peterwarnstrom8872]

Enjoyed seeing how you do this work. Thanks

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@christopherriddle2734]

Awesome Video! keep us up to date!

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@seana3ddig338]

I think your videos are the best I used to do a lot of pipe work and I would lining up my Laserbeam with a plumbob none of that all transit needed people spend a hour setting that stuff up I get 400 feet long gravity sewer maybe a 10th off left and right The team I had we could get out of a 16 foot manhole on a 400 foot run in 20 minutes with the trench box On grading and online we could get two runs a day no problem

[@jshan8205]

Could you explain how you set it up and lined it up with a plumb bob?

[@donmacdonald7758]

Nice job, I think you ve done this once or twice before, LOL. It s a lot of work getting the grade set. Thanks from Georgian Bay.

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah I’ve done quite a bit of it.

[@amped5234]

I laid pipe in the late 80s. It seemed like everyday I'd hear, put lots of soap on it we don't want to roll a gasket.

[@DLHFarms]

Yep heard that several thousand times haha

[@Richard-ob5zn]

Learned a lot, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@charlesriley4862]

Great 👍 videos like how you explain GPS for us older string line operators

[@DLHFarms]

👍

[@benelkins2510]

Nice job. Thanks for doing a video.

[@mp3625]

Team effort makes it look easy...

[@donstravelsandrants.]

That was just great to watch. Loved it. 👍🙂

[@DLHFarms]

Awesome!

[@2xKTfc]

That pipe laser is amazing! The only thing allowed to be crooked are curly fries!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@coleslaw2394]

And politicians

[@JohnJohnson-vx2wr]

Thanks for sharing Dennis. Thank god for gps.

[@DLHFarms]

Absolutely!

[@Travis_wolf]

Awesome stuff just subscribed

[@mubiruchristopher9140]

Job well done brother

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks

[@johnshelley282]

Must be nice working in the best town on Earth!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha

[@jamesmorrison1884]

Hello Dennis this is one thing I've never done running a excavator backhoe bulldozer, oh wait I've run bulldozer at the snow dump and some on the other machines. I'm thinking when will the day be that you sit at home and run them from the computer, I'm sure it's coming. Have a good day.

[@DLHFarms]

It would be hard to do a good job from the computer but it could probably be done.

[@regsparkes6507]

Would you rather have a grading bucket for jobs like this Dennis, or is the excavating bucket OK? I'm thinking, of course, for the pipe laying etc. would it be easier to have smooth cutting edge?

[@DLHFarms]

For digging the ditch the tooth bucket is best but it would be nice to have a smooth edge just to finish the bottom up.

[@regsparkes6507]

@@DLHFarms Yes, I agree,.. you need two buckets! :)

[@warrenpatton5138]

Hello from Bristol. hey Dennis, how's it goin ? ya know , i believe you could part my hair and not scratch my head with the excavator. slick as can be. i continue to watch and enjoy every video ya put up. Especially enjoyed the ford gate. lol see ya own the next one . later warren

[@DLHFarms]

👍👍 haha come by sometime I’ll comb your hair with the excavator.

[@warrenpatton5138]

It’s a deal. Wife and I have talked about heading your way sometime. I’ll be sure to holler before we do. Warren.

[@daniela.8319]

Where are you working at in Blacksburg

[@DLHFarms]

Research Center

[@hillsiderepair]

fantastic video 👍💪

[@DLHFarms]

Thanks!

[@CGuzmanSafety]

Just a question. The invert in the pipe connection "IN" is it lower than the one going "out"?

[@DLHFarms]

No

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Good working

[@otakusenpai3737]

They r doing it at my area but they didnt put any gravel below the pipes.... they put the concrete pipes directly on the soil

[@JerichoRally]

Man, this was so helpful in understanding a lot of concepts that I had been missing. Thank you!!!! Question: where do the elevation measurements come from? Are they based off of sea level? Or some random, or official, benchmark somewhere?

[@DLHFarms]

Job benchmark.

[@jshan8205]

Why did you subtract? Your rover is set on the flow line right? You add to go deeper. i shot a hub earlier my shot was 2.45. My cut was 14.60. I put .33 of bedding under it. From the bottom of my manhole base to where my pipe was gonna rest was 9 inches which is .75. Iadded that all up got my dirt grade then subtracted. 33 and put in my sand. Can you please explain why you subtracted? We don't use a rover or gps. I just shoot set lay to the next.

[@DLHFarms]

It’s opposite when using gps because your not using a grade rod.

[@jshan8205]

@@DLHFarms i get that but the bottom of your rover is still similar to a grade rod. It's reading that grade. We dont use gps. We do everything old school.

[@Freecan67]

So how deep do you dig for sewer? Up in Eastern Ontario we go 6 to 8 feet for Sewer. Because of Old Man Frost!!!

[@DLHFarms]

Your safe to bury anything here 3ft deep it won’t freeze.

[@alexbyrne6570]

Dennis Harrell Do you like construction?

[@DLHFarms]

Yes

[@almyers8074]

Good morning Dennis! Am I correct in thinking this is the Vtech location? Thanks for letting me tag along.

[@DLHFarms]

Yes

[@Jacob_6420]

In my neck of the woods, was this on campus or corporate research? Can't tell from background lol

[@DLHFarms]

Corporate Research, near the airport.

[@Jacob_6420]

@@DLHFarms yes sir I pumped the slabs for that job lol. I thought it was that job just couldn't tell for sure

[@g.prince6265]

That quick change bucket option is sweet just don't drop that bucket on my pipemans head,how do i explain that to the boss?😂🤘

[@DLHFarms]

Yeah it has a couple safety features to keep that from happening

[@g.prince6265]

@@DLHFarms I'm sure buddy just like joking with other pipe crews.you boys keep slamming that good pipe in the ground and I will as well👍

[@seana3ddig338]

I wonder do they line those manholes After you install them or not sewer gas is terrible on concrete coming from a forced-main. And again great videos

[@DLHFarms]

No liner but we do have to vacuum test them to make sure they don’t leak.

[@dlogan3004]

I done a big 350 lot phase on a subdivision in Pensacola Fl about 2 years ago and after all the runs had been air tested and the manholes vacuum tested the city came out and lined all the manholes. Which was weird because they were prelined with some kind of pink sealant.

[@evandickens3917]

What's your opinion of someone having cattle (around 150 head) and also doing some excavation/utility work? Do you believe it's possible (and smart) to do both? I'm 18 so my plan is to spend 10 years or so out working in wildland fire then in the off-season work running a snow plow for additional income so I can save enough to buy land either our right or the majority down which would help financially being first Generation ag. Part of what's drawing me to excavation/utility work is I would already have a ctl on farm so I would be able to pay for it with the income it would make in excavation. Hopefully that made sense I'm looking for advice and im not asking you to sugar coat your opinion. Thank you and have a great day

[@DLHFarms]

I think your on the right track. Be versatile do whatever makes ends meet. You can definitely run cows and excavate if you have the drive to work.

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Your only pipeline project working

[@AlanMolstad]

How do you keep the manhole from being crooked?

[@DLHFarms]

We use a level.

[@dlogan3004]

@@DLHFarms The way I was taught years ago was once you got to the manhole measure the thickness of the bottom of the manhole and add that measurement to you shovel grade and make a mark. Line up with the stake for the front of the manhole and have the hoe man cut down till you hit that new mark on your shovel then level off that grade for whatever the size of the manhole. It keeps you from having to do the math and shoot in a hub for center of the manhole

[@bjenkins803]

I can't believe you aren't using a manual transit with a stick rule and a plumb bob. Maybe a string lime and chalk too lol.

[@DLHFarms]

Haha nope that’s old school.

[@bjenkins803]

@@DLHFarms Very old school! Most people nowadays would be lost trying to use that stuff.

[@jeff7764]

A lot easier to just set the manhole using the laser, then shoot your inverts and whatnot. I guess everyone does it it different tho

[@DLHFarms]

The gps is shooting grades anywhere you set it

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Good

[@brianwalker1386]

That small bucket you have right there is thirty inch

[@DLHFarms]

No it’s 24 inch then our next size up is 36 inch

[@undermyguns7509]

I thought you come out of a manhole with Bells facing away from manhole

[@DLHFarms]

No always put the bells up the hill think of the pipe as a funnel. Water alway needs to go into the bell end and out the spigot end on any gravity system. On pressure systems like water lines it’s not a big deal.

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

I'm only Road work and pipeline project working

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Your country me work visa open

[@brianwalker1386]

Sir excavators start with a 30 inch bucket.

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Please sir send me Visa

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

My country India and my sata only Punjab bro

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

I'm only Road work and pipeline project working Dubai country five years working

[@undermyguns7509]

Don’t you set the manhole first

[@DLHFarms]

Not if you don’t have enough room to get the pipe in and belled up and you normally don’t on sewer. You have to set the manhole measure for pipe move manhole, bell up pipe then position man hole.

[@undermyguns7509]

@@DLHFarms we set manhole and put the laser in trough with grade but I guess it’s different everywhere

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

I'm only too much working Dubai country five years working Dubai

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

I'm only back to India

[@paulc5585]

Not going very deep, the inverts must be crazy

[@DLHFarms]

We had to put about 8 more feet of fill in this area.

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Your country name Europe

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

I'm only hard work Dubai

[@tomcander3669]

All he had to do was pull excess to the end for .08'

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

Your country New open Visa yes and no send message me back bro

[@GurjitSingh-tb1lm]

My comeny is name Taishter torpont engineering Dubai

[@accomack100]

Too bad that you don't have a robot to put the pipe in the ground!!!!

[@DLHFarms]

Haha