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[@millionmiler]

I can't wait for the video that shows us the installation of the overhead crane

[@DieselCreek]

its coming, ive almost got all the pieces I need

[@johnbillman6365]

I'm a retired civil engineering technician and have designed many a roads. You never use topsoil for road base. You must use a good gravel base. You'll have to remove all the topsoil and put material from your barrow pit to build your road. You really need to remove all the topsoil along the entire length of the proposed road, especially if you're going to be running heavy loaded trucks over it.

[@tjboylan20]

I was about to say the same thing, where I live in Florida even gravel gets washed away so we have to reinforce them with concrete instead of

[@alanlisting2080]

think he covered that in the video

[@Disblair]

Entirely agree, and I’m sure Matt knew this. I honestly can’t think why he went down the road (no pun intended) of using top soil, even allowing for the fact that it was available, to use as a base for a haulage road.

[@jamesmaclary8441]

I also agree. I also think he needs to use a compactor to compact the gravel base and soil so that it holds together more better this way the road lasts longer. As for the dampness in the soil I think sand might help out with that as well. I could be wrong but hey it's a thought.

[@icanfartloud]

@@Disblair wtf does top sirloin have to do with it....

[@Chad93oleblue]

Did you have fun? Did you get to operate multiple older machines that may be in a scrap yard if you didn’t save them? Did you put out a sweet video for the week? The answer is yes to all! So how I see it is it was a success!

[@James_Scheid]

Also, did you generate a lot of comments to help the channel?

[@WSTLNZ]

Also, the chance of doing it all again a few meters either side, and infilled correctly with grit /sand gravel & hardtop.. Yeah just another video eh?

[@Cooldad87]

Either way regardless it's good content as always and how Matt takes the time out of his very busy schedule to post videos for us great job Matt were all human bro back to the drawing board I am sure you already have a solution by now ..... honestly if I were close by your neck of the woods I would help out for FREE just so I could operate the old school machines you got cos old things are awesome and they don't build them like they used to ha ha!

[@Hunter12396]

@@James_ScheidHave you driven a Ford lately?

[@jonniessink1]

You could probably also do is take one of you compactors over there and vibrate the hell out of it. In my experience with packers, the vibrations will draw the moisture out of the ground faster than mother nature and it will pack the dirt so you can then top off with gravel.

[@52Ford]

I think he'd be better off waiting till he's digging in the borrow pit, take the dozer and scrape all that topsoil off the pipe, then bring in clay.... THEN compact it with the vibratory roller.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Had a soft spot on my farm lane that took 60 ton of stone before I ever found a bottom and got it firm. It was 75' long....

[@Devilpup]

Nothing beats a Sunday morning with a hot cup of coffee and a fresh Diesel Creek video!

[@samvalentine3206]

You got it!

[@artszabo1015]

I have said this before and I will say it again. This young man works his ass off making these videos that we all immensely enjoy. I see there are 468,000 views and only 61,000 likes. A thumbs up is totally free. It boggles my mind to know that over 400,000 people watched this video and just moved on without giving a simple click of the "like" button. That is just pathetic. Art from Ohio

[@jamesford2040]

MATT, MATT, MATT ... You have to redo that CULVERT . Next spring you will have a ditch on oth sides of the culvert, and you know that !

[@steveperyer4850]

You did what you needed to put that culvert in that drainage area. Top soil is one of the worst types of soil you could have used, but it was available. You most likely would not use it again in an area that you want to move heavy equipment through. God job any how Matt. That material in your pit would have been much better. Love the channel, and use to be living not far from you in Oakdale when the Army base was there in the early 70’s. Nice country out there.😊

[@DoingMyThing1900]

I cringed at using topsoil as well, but given the application, it shouldn't be an issue. It's not a main driveway, just a path through the woods, and if it washes, he can do another video to dig it out and fix it!

[@TishaHayes]

I sort of winced when I saw you tossing so much topsoil on top of that pipe. The contractor I hired to put in my road for my house did the same thing; It was my fault for not specifying exactly what I wanted done, I counted on their competence and I was not present when the work was done. What won-out with that crew was their laziness in not wanting to wait for five or six truckloads of rock to show up. Twenty five years later it is still a boggy mess down there. I wish they had dropped a couple of loads of #3 and then more loads of #5 to give it a drivable surface. I was down there yesterday and the ruts are almost a foot deep along the edges of the road. Work-wise, one of the sites I was responsible for (pumping station for an oil pipeline) was a giant, mucky mess and it took almost two feet of #1 to create a base that I had them top off with another foot of #5. It still was not a fun surface to ride on (lumpy) but at least we did not need to call for a tow truck to get our 4x4 work vehicles out of a mud pit that had buried up to the door rockers. (I am an electrical engineer and don't know much about civil engineering or site construction but working for an oil company they just see the word "engineer" attached to your name and think that we know everything about every imaginable subject.. Usually if they force me in to that sort of predicament I will end up overbuilding to keep it from being a fiasco.)

[@andykillsu]

Top soil is terrible for fill… you should be using rock around the culvert and then rocky fill on top of it (like you did with your shop). In addition, the culvert isn’t buried far enough, they need to be _at least_ half the diameter. Lastly, plastic culverts are junk, only use metal ones (just ask post10).

[@blackhouseengineering5386]

Hi Matt, love the channel, keep up the good work. I recall you have a lot of timber lying around so if you're up for an experiment do like the old timers. Lay a good timber carpet straight on that slop, 8 inch round down to brushwood, the more tangled and random the better. A good layer of soil over the top that'll work into the voids then a deep shale cap. Won't hurt if you end up with a rise over the pipe. In the rainy UK we've built roads and railways over bogs on brushwood matts that are still good 150 year later. Thinking about your International loader maybe there's a coolant blockage? When you're working the revs keep enough flow through the rad but back at idle it hotshots and boils?

[@MajorMarch1978]

I agree something for the soil bind against and be might strong and last a lifetime

[@TylerDuysen]

the oil coolers bad so when the bad oring expands it pushes oil into the coolant then pushes coolant out

[@AnZsDad1973]

@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 I doubt that will help with the coolant leak...

[@anthonydjr]

When operating why does it not keep the rpms up ? Hey Matt whatever happened to Christine the blade? I don't see her hanging out,I must've missed an episode.. 30:34.

[@keendeesjarlais3636]

@@AnZsDad1973 no ,but more importantly it will assure a place in heaven

[@egomaniac247]

That thumbnail is the dream day of almost every 10 year old who grew up in the 80s 😂

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

To say i was surprised you were using only topsoil would be an understatement.

[@lawrencewillard6370]

Used what he had, and this will work, as it is not a big water flow area as is seen.

[@richarddolman-sx2lr]

People say "living the dream", but you truly are. Messing around and fixing old equipment, building and working on your own projects on a daily basis and on such a beautiful property. I'm very envious. Keep the great content coming.

[@alphonseroy421]

I've been in heavy construction since our family was in business and i was 12years old as an operator as well as a Forman and or boss for the later years of my life and don't care if you don't listen to my suggestions but when I installed a culvert pipe I always installed an extra 6 foot on each side of the culvert ! This extra length is for the slope on each side of the bridge from top of road to flowline of culvert pipe to minimize erosion on the inlet and outlet of your culvert pipe ! As well as for better compaction along the edges of the road !

[@kaboom4679]

Topsoil wasn't the greatest stuff to use , but it is what you had handy , so , hope it works out enough for it's purpose .

[@donaldlindgren6817]

Trust me, there plenty of clay in typical western Pennsylvania "topsoil".

[@mikef.1000]

I thought the same... but I expect it will come good in the end once it dries and compacts with time.

[@BuggsK100RS]

Could be good to make some DIY swamp mats up to put over that would stop it getting too bad to drive on.

[@dickdegraaff5452]

Dear Matt, In our wet climate over here in the Netherlands we never use top soil over a culvert or a concrete pipe. Most of the time we’re digging out the soil for about 40 inch under the position where the pipe needs to come with at least 40 inch above the pipe for covering the pipe. Of course the total depth for digging is depending on the diameter of the the pipe. With us width of the area to be dug needs to be at least 80 inch plus the diameter of the pipe. First we make a bed for the pipe out of 40 inch high sand out of the rivers. Than the pipe needs to be positioned in the middle of the made space and the sides can be filled equally with sand of a river. On top of the pipe approximately 33 inch of river sand and finally the last layer of about 6 inch with small ground stone. Only the sides where the pipe is coming out at both ends will be finished with top soil for making grass growing possible. the entire dam with water passage, is well rolled so that heavy traffic can pass over it. Often such a construction also receives an asphalt layer, but never in situations like yours. End of the lesson how to make a solid dam with water passage.😀 I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

[@tomrobertson3236]

This intermittent Probably flows a few months of the year Plus he said 30 inch is overkill . I think he is just using excuses to put it in other to level ot out a little

[@patrickthemayor2524]

its his back yard and he used what he had and he covered what he has to do in the video

[@gijsvalk7302]

I fear that the Dutch way of making these things is a bit over the top for a backyard project like Matts since our country is basicly a reclaimed river delta / swamp..

[@YouriTegelaers]

Sokoban is how I know the old game with the blocks you need to move.

[@egomaniac247]

Man it has to be so rewarding to have a machine for each step of this project !

[@Anthony-ss8ob]

O yeah 👍

[@ljprep6250]

No kidding! That's a week's work with two guys and shovels. Plus a case of IcyHot muscle reliever.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hello everybody and thumbs UP to Matt! Its going to be a great day now! YAY!!

[@NSEasternShoreChemist]

As with several other commenters, I say there are two options here: 1) Lay down a corduroy road over the topsoil, then add a layer of shale atop that. If it's good enough to keep freight trains from sinking into muskeg, it's good enough for you. 2) Dig out all the topsoil and start over with clay fill. Overall, looking good!

[@jcgoogle1808]

Topsoil is absolutely the wrong material from the get go. You don't use clay fill for culverts or bases either,.. unless you plan to stabilize it with lime or cement.

[@TheBibliofilus]

@@jcgoogle1808 Clay is a great sealant around culvert pipes to prevent water from running outside and then you fill in with dirt and stack rocks around the ends to prevent erosion and to get sharp edges around the pipe. Then you leave it or compact the material and add some geotextile fabric and a layer of coarse gravel on top for road and it'll hold up. Once you get pure clay in the ground and compacted and have some drainage in the area and don't disturb the clay it will be like concrete. It's when you have water moving in clay and disturb it things get dicey with tixotropics and liquidation.. Topsoil mixed with clay for it all like Matt did is definitely not the way to go for a road..

[@jcgoogle1808]

@@TheBibliofilus I've managed tons of commercial projects including (among other infrastructure) installation of uncounted miles of storm drain systems and culverts,.. under roads, train tracks, parking lots,. etc. The number one backfill material under and around storm pipe is usually 3/4" crushed limestone. Water is going to go through the pipe unless it's full of silt or something. There's usually no concern with water going around the outside of the pipe. But if it does, the course aggregate will allow it to go around the pipe without any erosion or deleterious effects to the subgrade. Using clay around a culvert will get saturated with water and could easily settle and/or pump and eventually fail under the weight of vehicle traffic. Topsoil is an absolute waste of time for any fill or base except for yards.

[@slavengutesa5243]

Just as I sit down and eat dinner, thinking about what to whatch on youtube, i see Matt uploaded a new video for us to watch! Keep up with good! Hello from Bosnia!

[@caiwilkie6453]

loving the consistent uploads recently, keep up the hard work !

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks! Will do!

[@marksaddler]

Great to see all those previous projects getting put to good use on this project! Keep up the good work Matt 👍

[@nsbhagwat]

Talking about previous projects, what happened to that project of pulling the power line to your shop? Did your local power company start sending juice thru those lines?

[@marksaddler]

@@nsbhagwat The actual power lines weren’t even through- it was just the ductwork that was laid in 2-part power video. I’m sure Matt will update us as soon as there’s enough content for a video, or mention it as in update on another video.

[@donaldstevenson2475]

Well one question did you or did you not drive the dozer across the pipe while installing it. Does that dozer weight less than a dump truck full of dirt.

[@josephcormier5974]

No worries Matt everything takes time you have been working towards this for some time patience is necessary for great rewards thank you for sharing this six stars brother

[@j.w.3345]

Matt not only has the most toys, he fixes the most toys!! I love watching this old gold run.

[@timothyabraham2228]

Andrew Camarata might give matt a run for the money, equipment wise ?!

[@navaho5430]

Andrew wins hands down cheers.@@timothyabraham2228

[@jeffally9115]

Yeah Matt I like to see more of your work I keep watching other boring videos that other have out on KZbin 😊

[@benmac940]

​@timothyabraham2228 Jesse muller has alot to

[@BarryTsGarage]

Matt thanks so much for your commitment to keeping us entertained with your planning, shooting, editing and posting week after week. 🎉🎉

[@4sl648]

The styling of the 3850 loader is cool early 1970s. Neat to see an IH combo, loader and dump.

[@poowg2657]

Big trucks need hard thick roads. Our town crew put in a 48"" culvert last year and used a John Deere 2WD loader/backhoe, a dump truck and most impotantly a little walk behind compactor. There are 2 guys on the crew and it took them 2 days with most of the time spent compacting each refill layer. The culvert is a composite steel outer corrugated shell with smooth UHMW liner so beavers have a harder time damming it up. Cool video, liked it much!

[@Gin-toki]

Sokoban is the name of the game with a guy having to move things around in a room. Fun game from the early 80's. There have been many iterations of it since with all kinds of different names :)

[@4knanapapa]

As a retiree every day is like Sunday, what makes real Sunday's special is starting it with a new Diesel Creek video.

[@NickManCuso59]

It's amazing what a guy can do with determination and the right equipment !

[@tcaky]

Having the right equipment is easy for Matt, since he has ALL the equipment! 😂

[@kevindowd31021]

🤣@@tcaky

[@kevindowd31021]

One thing I really like about Matt is that he is like Andrew Camarata and Derek Bieri in that shiny new equipment makes him nervous! @@tcaky

[@Nrgpack]

I love these kind of projects with a lot of machines in action. Big thanks Matt!!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Always great to See the Old international Loader Since the Video From Picking it up Matt 7:00 To 9:20 @Diesel Creek

[@CenterLineDesigns]

Matt you are pulling at my heart strings with a dam and pond build! I work in 90 MW hydro generating stations.

[@TishaHayes]

I wish I had the availability of surface waters to create a pond. Living on a mountain made of karst terrain (caves and solution channels) means that we can get three inches of rain in 24 hours and it doesn't puddle or pond anywhere.

[@roberthodge2771]

@@TishaHayes Clay or plastic basing will hold water; look up the series by the Rainey's of Homestead Rescue.

[@christophernewman8741]

Good morning Matt. Just bought 18 acres going to start clearing it. Bought a 400 dollar 4wheeler yesterday. Looking at backhoes. Lol getting a late start

[@DieselCreek]

Right on!

[@steverichardson4015]

Keep up the great work ! I love how you can take anything apart and put it back together again. I have stage IV lung cancer nodles and your videos are great to watch and forget about everything for a while. THANK YOU, May God continue to bless you and your wife and your families !

[@TuqueTwo]

It’s great to see all this vintage equipment in use. Great video, as always!

[@vonyinzer]

sunday morning coffee and Diesel Creek, perfect together!

[@DieselCreek]

Enjoy!

[@letsdig18]

no it wont, Ill fix it when If I come up there

[@DieselCreek]

I’ll prob have it done by then 😂

[@grosseileracingteam]

Good stuff Matt. Thanks for posting.

[@miker8915]

Great video Matt, thank you for sharing 😀

[@firsttimegamer500]

Its always a good day when I get a Diesel Creek upload in the morning

[@Haakonisak]

While watching the last Scrappy Industries video because of missing Diesel Creek. Then boom, there Matt is, just like ordered.. Watching you working the machines is so much more fun than watching your buddy rebuilding a hydraulic cylinder.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

And I suspect that that is what Matt needs to be doing with that Kobelco excavator soon, as can be seen in the last 30 secs of this vid, the main boob seems to be losing hydraulic pressure fairly quickly when left in the raised position.

[@lotharschiese8559]

@@unclegreybeard3969 He's testing it? Like, OK what's next in the job jar?

[@tedalbert212]

Watching Matt doing something like this is so satisfying, I love watching this guy's content.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

I have sold almost everything as far as tractors and equipment goes now and only own a Toro mini skid steer and i can tell you that for it's size those little minis are the best things since sliced bread. I'm crippled up from 44 years of Construction work and that machine is adaptable for doing a lot of Farm and Construction and landscaping work and i even use it to ride down to the mailbox just to get the mail.

[@markbout257]

😂 looks like a vid from the summer. So much green on the trees. I think the only piece of equipment still missing on the farm is an articulated dumptruck. Anyway nice job Matt and maybe if you need the road pretty fast lay down some steel sheets to bridge the culvert. Thats what is done over here a lot when the soil isnt load bearing.

[@Superbadasssweetdaddyjones]

Failure is never an option. Matt shows us victories and defeats. He's a real one. That's why I watch. Keep it up.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

All these machines are special. Since your first video I’ve watched, commented, shared, liked and enjoyed every minute. Thanks Matt!

[@joerodrigues3816]

Great to see you again all the best mate and thanks for your video good job c u in the next one take care

[@LAKESIDEBOB1]

The International 3850 loader has a hydraulic system relief valve setting at 2,250 PSI, so looking at the video the machine is working wonderfully. There is a difference between machine performance between 2,250 and the new loaders 3,500 up to 4,000 PSI working pressure. Back in the day the early 1970's; that 3850 was a loader owner operators dreamed about owning, it was 4 wheel drive, one could get some serious work done with it vs a two wheel rear drive on the backhoe loaders.! Thanks for the memories Diesel Creek Matt.

[@sibrend2820]

Love to see all those old machines being put to good use I wish u the best holidays

[@DieselCreek]

Same to you!

[@BGWenterprises]

Oregon department of forestry has a push now for metal culverts. They had a fire line on a road, and it got the plastic culvert and got away from them. Burnt thru the plastic to the other side. . They would also have a fit over the length of the culvert they'd want another 10foot with 5 foot on each side to avoid soil run off. They can get mity picky sometimes.

[@seanclark7783]

Thank you Matt for sharing

[@rockystanaitis2908]

Just like an old car collection, its best to drive em’. Love all your videos. Never miss an episode. Thank you for the great content!

[@RJ-fs3mj]

Should have looked for a flatbed trailer for a bridge. Those sales auctions I bet would have one. My brother bought one then revised the wheels. It works great. Just a thought. Love the channel.

[@normangarrand1106]

Nice to see that you do use these machines now and then once you get them up and running !

[@richardkilb8305]

Love, just love the way those old machines run and the smile they bring to your face ❤

[@WhatTheTarnation.]

Sir, thank you for all the knowledge you bestow on us. Some of us are concrete locked in the city. Your content allows us to escape and through you and your adventures, get away and ponder...if only...possibly one day. We are right there with you bud! Pray all are well.

[@Farm_fab]

Matt, the pond sounds like a good idea. I would encourage you to start looking around for a source of clay to line your pond with, and also, depending how big you make it, you might want a FD connection for your shop and or house near the driveway in the unlikely event it becomes a need. For what little it would add in cost, because you are rural, it would be cheap insurance.

[@Renville80]

Not far from the lake where my family vacationed for many years is a small but deep pond that actually has a pipe along the main road that the fire trucks can fill up from should the need arise.

[@garywotherspoon5037]

​@@Renville80In my area, we are rural with very little city water lines. We use that same system you mentioned on many of our local larger creeks for fire safety. The fire trucks carry trash pumps also.

[@user-ft8wr6le8d]

Howdyyawl from the land down under. Well Matt, you did a good job. Now you'll have to watch the antinompaction as the water runs. Might to fortify the ends of the pipe so water doesn't wash the fill away. You can still lay road base over when the weather comes up latter on. Liked the video. Doing it real😊

[@ThundaStrack]

Geeze Matt, that puzzle thing was my life for years. Trying to explain it to people was a task in itself. Gotta do 9 things before you can get to the 1 thing you want to do to begin with.

[@JohnCarder]

Needs some stones on there Matt

[@rolandgsl]

I like the idea of doing the corduroy road on top for the same reason you used the topsoil in the first place: you have the logs and they are in the way where they are.

[@DillonHFM]

glad to see I'm not the only one working through some older footage. love seeing the equipment working!

[@brycee123]

You are an inspiration for me. I love seeing you win every video. Keep up the great work.

[@jackbraithwaite8345]

Good Morning Matt and fellow viewers. I thought you were going to use the topsoil to stabilize the culvert then use your fill material to finish. I'm afraid it will never stabilize as a dependable haul road. I see digging it out and rebuilding with proper material before you drive over and collapse the culvert and sink, or worse, roll your truck. Just be Careful, that's the main thing. We don't need you hurt 🤕. God Bless and Stay Safe. 👍🇺🇲💪

[@mikesmith8952]

Rolling a truck is my biggest concern, the top layer could be deceiving but below that crust could be Danger waiting to strike. I hope 🙏 I'm wrong, very wrong. One or two heavy rains and I fear problems will show up quickly.

[@thomaskavanagh6985]

Watching the channel for 2 years now and every time when Matt says contact on start up i have a chuckle 😂

[@samvalentine3206]

I also like that Eric O over at South Main Auto has started to say it as well... just shows that we're all a big family here!

[@akdonlh9924]

Now I say that all the time too

[@johnkranz4004]

Very nice work Matt

[@ttyR265]

That loader deserves a full mechanical rebuild. It's cool and looks like it'll get the job done.

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Man, I really like that little loader . Put some love into it and ROPs, you will have a handy machine there. Even build a grapple for the bucket. Do like they did in Alaska with the Corduroy road .

[@rblueroan2205]

I’ve laid down several corduroy roads around Colorado , old ways sometimes are still usable

[@scottyellis3442]

It's always good to see a new episode on Sunday morning, love the channel and content. And I've gotta let you know that I'm glad to watch the channel grow but what's really impressive is as your channel keeps growing it "you" don't change, still the same great content as day one. Other channels that I used to watch just changed too much for my liking, it went from rescuing old cars to carrying us on family vacations. It went from rescuing old cars with what you had available to dropping piles of money in them. Keep up the good work and I can't wait for the next video to come out.

[@deltekkie7646]

I was watching some of your really old videos. You have changed A LOT!!!!

[@jerrywilliams9190]

I'd have to agree with you, Matt. It would seem to me that one excavator w/thumb could have done all the culvert pipe procedure and the front loader and dump truck to haul the dirt pile away. Probably used a roller attachment on the excavator to compact the pipe a bit better too - like Chris does.

[@douglasmckee754]

The whole question is,did you have fun doing it? 7 loads of that Shell rock would do you better. Good video Matt

[@bobtucker8875]

As always Matt, great content. Thanks 👍 for sharing.

[@noelmcgarry456]

Great work Matt

[@evanscreekbrahman7511]

One of these days he's gonna run over that damn camera!

[@paulprigge1209]

Probably has that’s why we don’t have video! Lol

[@ThatMowerMan]

It’s a good day when Matt posts!

[@motor2of7]

He got the top soil from making his main road into the property, so Matt obviously knows how to build a road. Using the top soil was a matter of convenience.

[@jakezanders6598]

The flip side is, the only reason he has to make this road is because his main road won't stand up to truck traffic. Maybe should've been done differently to begin with

[@wikkedspindl]

Definitely awesome seeing the older builds being used. It's like a nostalgia tour of projects past as well as a "where are they now" episode

[@kaydog2008]

🤔🤔I'm thinking if you saved the top soil near by where your going to build the house. That would be a good place to store it for when the house is finished and you need top soil for your new yard and instead use clay from the borrow pit for the culvert.

[@LarryStrawson]

All that good fill in your borrow pit and you used topsoil to backfill a culvert? I would expect that section of road will punch out when you start hauling and destroy the culvert. I would have got 4 or 5 loads from the borrow pit then lose your top soil on backslopes of the road and the bottom of the borrow pit when you are done

[@BusterNoggins]

I waited so long for the shop and now that's it's mostly complete I'm highly anticipating this pond. Then the house. :)

[@jotoole6170]

Great video Matt it shows that you utilize what is at hand its nice to see the old Iron happily working definitely was a treat for a Sunday morning with coffee

[@oniichan1006]

Hey Matt, i noticed the overhead clearance between the dumptruck and the leanto was a little close. Did you dig a hole for the front wheels to go down into? Good idea ! Yours is my favorite channel on you tube. Keep em coming!

[@electrake2063]

Honestly, I couldn’t believe you were backfilling that with topsoil. That’s a lesson you usually learn very early in making roads and anything you want to drive on. Make sure that the base is the proper material. Good luck with that! My bet is you’re gonna have to dig it up and redo it.

[@bennetwilson8122]

facts, at least need to level the culvert, support the sides and the inlet and outlet with some good gravel.

[@ericdolby1622]

He already knew that but it's what he had available I believe

[@bknoblauch1076]

Rather than waiting a few years for the top soil to harden, you could remove 4 feet of the top soil along both sides of the pipe down to solid dirt. Also remove the top soil from on top of the pipe. Then you would have about a 11 foot wide strip that could filled in with decent clay or stone to keep the pipe from being crushed. Of course it should be compacted in lifts so the area around the pipe and above it is solid enough for loaded trucks. Add drainage ditches to the sides of the both approaches to divert water from the drive, and keep the drive crowned to shed water to the side ditches.

[@Chalz108]

It was free material

[@petereriksson4405]

Im guessing its not exactly an interstate hes building there. Make it work

[@shanco73]

Great video as per usual Matt!

[@kentlane8269]

your ADD is gettingthe better of you. Take this winter to focus getting your domane organized. stop with the new projects until the main infrastructure is completed. you have tons of projects on your plate. get them crossed off your list. trust me im speaking from experience in my own business. trust me you will have so much more free time if you spend the time now up front.

[@bensymington5550]

❤❤ love your videos awesome content

[@petegilbert6886]

amazed at how skillful you are driving those big machines Matt. You make it look easy! Watching from the UK. 😎👍👍

[@VTiredIron]

Love your channel. You’re living my dream. A bunch of land, every piece of equipment you could conceivably need, tinkering with old stuff and actually being able to use it for a purpose. And making videos about all of it. Keep up the great work

[@NUTTER8291]

As a non construction person I was wondering if this pipe should have been first bedded in with stone before the soil due to the fact that its near water and you could probably have the problem of soil erosion? The fact its on private property and so you can do what you want... just my thoughts

[@shadowbanned69]

Take some sand mixed with bentonite and spread it in. It will seal and solidify. Or make a runny slurry of grout and make some holes within the mound and let it permeate the soil

[@user-tl3sw2kk3j]

Great Video - Patiently waiting for you to start work on the new shop's radiant heating!

[@scubasmile]

Matt, its great to see the equipment you build actually at work. I work in technology and you keep me grounded in the need of smart, entertaining content that has a point, your good at it too. I depend on your likable attitude and how you explain what your working on. You must spend a lot of time editing video and the drone does add a needed prospective. Thanks and you make life better. Take care Dan

[@markthebuilder9837]

Matt, you know better than to use topsoil for fill in that situation.

[@DieselCreek]

That’s why the thumbnail said how not to do it lol

[@douglaspeck8535]

everytime matt starts up a machine the earth cries