Repairing A Failing Stormwater Drain

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[@mischef18]

This is a sweet number bro, had a giggle when I saw Tim breast feeding the shovel it reminded me of road workers in the past. O'l Betsy is just right for the job. Stay safe up your way guys

[@jcmathisiii6432]

Haha, lol!!! Breast feeding a shovel.....I've never heard that saying, & I've been in the business for over 20 yrs. Love it. Great solution to a problem Chris.

[@mischef18]

Was quite common to see road workers doing that here in NZ 20 or so years ago so people just called it breast feeding their shovel. Stay safe bro

[@johnabbott4988]

Love the bucket flip digging under the gas line.i have done that myself digging under footers for geothermal pipes

[@fhuber7507]

Gas line reminds me of when I was working for a lawn sprinkler company putting in a system. The place was marked for all utilities. The person operating the machine to drag the pipe underground was headed to where a gas line was marked so I waved for him to stop. He said : "Don't worry, the gas line will be deeper than this drags the pipe. He cut a 6 inch gas main. Fortunately he got the machine shut down before it started puling in natural gas. You can't even get some people to avoid the utilities by properly marking them AND telling them to not hit it just before they hit it. This is probably why that supervisor was worried when you were digging near the gas pipe.

[@enduser1982]

Hey! Your videos that are multiple videos should be in a playlist... Cheers

[@satan2133]

I bet Chris makes that engine noise when his tracks move cause he loves what he does so much. Great job man

[@kellygreen5070]

Turning the bucket around was impressive

[@daithi007]

I appreciate your cutting back either side of the manhole, reducing the risk of collapse and killing the hole boring guy

[@daithi007]

@Wall Cutter Dunno, water and some lube?

[@CodeX-fj4bk]

Wall Cutter most likely water to keep dust down and I’m guessing to act as a lube. Our drills got water hookups

[@SBEARD12345]

Love watching these.. And a new one every day.. This is fantastic..thank you

[@arnoldromppai5395]

one can only watch so much digging then skip a head to see what comes next

[@SBEARD12345]

For me it's the different equipment used.. and the different ways of doing it. Mind you I am the same with watching drains being cleared.. that KZbin rabbit hole Hope all is well

[@davecrable1356]

Straight corrugated metal pipe should only be used for temporary conditions, like temporary stream crossings and such. If a person is going to use CMP, it should be Aluminized, Type 2 Coated CMP. Army Corps of Engineers did a pipe material longevity study of the topic back in 1986 and found that ALCMP, T2 outlasted all other metal pipe coatings by 2X - 6X.

[@skitzochik]

Showoff.

[@leol1682]

Very good job Christ and Tim .

[@Frithgar]

That dude doing the core drilling got no ear defenders? Just the thought of trying that is making my ears bleed, don't know how he can stand that noise! I'd be in agony on the floor from that trying to cover mine up

[@westonhoffman9710]

Frithgar I didn’t know you watched these videos. Stay safe and healthy.

[@Frithgar]

@@westonhoffman9710 Nice to have something that doesn't need a lot of focus and attention playing while I'm doing my editing, helps to keep the boredom at bay! Besides, watching an experienced operator like this at work is always good, can learn little tips and pointers from watching him that I wouldn't have otherwise thought of

[@Torqu3d]

Hes probably already deaf and doesnt notice the noise

[@vtaqz4809]

Legends say his ear still bleeding

[@cathiwim]

And THAT, folks, is why he gets paid the big bucks! He and Tim make a great crew working together!

[@jdig1984]

When digging around utilities the operator is only as good as the spotter on the ground

[@shawnstrode3825]

That was some skill and talent digging around that gas line. Shame you can't put a cab on that mini with AC.

[@chrisworthman3191]

So amazing watching you dig without hitting boulders, here in Newfoundland, Canada you don't get 6 feet without hitting boulders and the 6 feet you do get is just about all rock.

[@RickyCervo]

It's the first time that I see your videos after few seconds *AMAZING*

[@W94urndks9urneos]

It’s really amazing the amount of people that don’t wear hearing protection on the job with a saw like that.

[@CSXGP38]

What you say ?

[@formhubfar]

Its called being a real man.

[@W94urndks9urneos]

Real men are def? Sorry what I can’t hear you? Haha

[@6point5by55]

@@formhubfar Real men look after themselves. Foolish men don't.

[@formhubfar]

@@W94urndks9urneos you must be blind as well as I didnt say a word, I typed it looool

[@Dirtmonkey]

You really do some interesting work, nice job !

[@corycourneyea6802]

It's a toss up if I watch Dirt Monkey or watch Chris. Oh hell to be honest I end up watching you both.

[@edisonsilveira7184]

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[@edisonsilveira7184]

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[@skylerwilder7430]

i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the password. I would love any tips you can offer me

[@marlonkannon9986]

@Skyler Wilder instablaster :)

[@throttlebottle5906]

for a huge thrilling adventure, just dig the fancy yellow pipe in half :))

[@evenberg8499]

This is surprisingly satisfying to watch.

[@daviddesimone342]

Its like playing in the SANDBOX !! Wait, they didn’t have GAS lines in our sandboxes back then !! Lol. nice work Chris

[@leojunior7589]

Excellent job. Congratulations👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@gregnewlin1074]

The mini in high speed reminds me of the old Gumby cartoons! Thanks for the chuckle.

[@benvoils7285]

Yes lol

[@jaypeso2043]

Nice work Chris 👍💯

[@janvandenbos7085]

No metall pipes in Europe Chris, nice job again 👍👌⚠️

[@ati-equipment5947]

Fun watching old videos. I don't have to read, *"where is Tim"* in every new video. :)

[@ronthacker211]

Fun to watch this one.

[@TheWestlandgirl]

You are a surgeon with that thing!

[@RKHarm24]

I was going to ask if the yellow pipe was a Natural GAS Line. I waited and you confirmed. The core drill, That was very interesting. Knew there had to be a way, just didn't know HOW.

[@Malandrin]

so sweet of you helping timmy carrying that piece of concrete,

[@corn_fed_ls4920]

Nice Benching of the trench!

[@9Enrico0]

Yanmar is the only company i know that put a piston protection on their excavators. I appreciate this feature

[@tucobenedicto109]

Like the quick attachment turned the mini into Mike Mulligan steam shovel! Just would love to see some steam come out. Need a whistle too.

[@ftowles2001]

That was cool at 24 mins into it flipping the bucket around and going backwards. Go go go :)

[@pnwRC.]

This big boys use that method too, just not very often. The last building foundation I worked on was a 10 arce building for Microsoft's world headquarters in Renton WA. As they progress down the hole, they turn the bucket around like that to fines the dirt out of the way for the cribbing crews.

[@williamuskoski1385]

Only works with certain couplers

[@aquattadomdren6760]

Concrete guys in their old age: SPEAK INTO MY GOOD EAR

[@iceroad416]

we have installed 100s or 1000s of sewer and storm pipes into manholes and have never seen one done that big with a drill only 4 to 6 inch with drills.. rest are done with cement saw and a sledge hammer. Grout after pipe is installed and done.

[@tvan47]

Thanks for the entertainment!

[@larrylittletonjr.5305]

Nice job on the gas line. I've popped a few of those in my time

[@williamd6967]

Never seen a bucket turned around like that.lol cool quick connect

[@xtort1077777]

12:37 Craig's list bargain, used corrugated pipe needs a little TLC serious offers only 😄

[@jeffparker3334]

Great video as usual. Really enjoy the time lapse. Not worried about that ditch sliding in on the kid? In that clay soil he would be finished. A little shoring goes a long way. Just a thought. I’m a retired fireman and have seen that end tragically.

[@TheWestlandgirl]

That's what the step backs were for.

[@russellrattys6581]

I so wish i lived in the states and worked with you mate, i love outdoor work like what you do 😁

[@HughzieTube]

Is the old metal pipe sitting flat? Looked like the pond level would cause it to permanently hold water judging by head wall on the pond side.

[@arnoldstijnen8246]

"There is no honor in doing a sloppy job.." (LD18)

[@danslawncare8594]

Hey Chris. You do a Damm good job. I love your mini x she does a great job. I love your videos. Keep them coming. Thanks.

[@jagsfanrick]

Nice job.

[@danbergson4233]

Been waiting for you to go back to this job!

[@USSBB62]

Besides a clean working area. Do you make the area wide so Shoring isn't necessary ???

[@billsmith5581]

Wow....what a great job

[@Slugr38]

2,4,5, comes to mind watching this. 2Ft spoil pile and tools away from trench, 4Ft when ladder is needed, 5ft when shoring or benching is needed and you have 1 of the 3 took care of.

[@keithdunlap2701]

Believe you are gonna be back there many more times Chris, They didn't want to spend the money awhile back when ya had a 30 ft. Deep hole dug checking all that junk pipe but, they are gonna have to spend it , just like on that section... with many more to come i'm afraid.....lololol...They should have just broke down the first time and had you guys fix it all then !! That's ok too !! Instead of one Big Job , just gonna be a bunch of smaller ones on that site it's looking like... Thanks for sharing !! Have a Great Evening... Stay Safe !!

[@juniorlandscape8640]

just being a showoff going under that pipe with the guy watching lol.

[@ian_b5518]

Timmy lives!

[@richardjellis9186]

Great trailer 👍👌😎

[@dennis2376]

Thank you, Betty could have helped on this job. :)

[@greghurrell9694]

a lot of dirt to be moved for this pipe keep working hard

[@karaayers2867]

2 years using my mini and I never thought of filling the bucket to tamp the dirt easier.

[@gagiotter4114]

That's why we watch this. to learn these awesome tricks :) And it seems so trivial in hindsight, but damn that would have helped me when I was putting my pipes in.

[@srchastain859]

Good work, again!

[@HeavyEquipmentFactory]

amazing video!!!

[@michaeltarasenko4798]

Good smooth operator really knows how to operate that excavator. Must have a lot of experience operating equipment good smooth Job some guys dig a two ft trench and it winds being four foot wide !

[@robertrockwell7581]

that owner might have been antsy around that gas pipe but i bet he was dam impressed after the digging was done. dam these guys know what the hell they are doing i bet he thought.

[@nemo227]

My thoughts also. It's much more interesting to watch real professionals doing their jobs than to watch a newby klutz learn by mistake.

[@TheWestlandgirl]

That guy is still telling the amazing story to his buddies.

[@PredaRobert]

Good job guys

[@scottdevault4175]

Everytime his phone goes off i think its mine . lmao

[@dennisryan7487]

Oh Great Scott ! A gas Main !

[@michaelday7890]

Hopefully he fixed tracer wire that runs above 4" main. If not $$$$$$

[@donbraden8533]

Well now apparently that guy didn't realize he was dealing with a PROFESSIONAL team of dealing with underground utilities you go let'sdig 18 or maybe he's in a bad mood because he can't find toilet paper 😂😂😂 nice work guys 😎👍👍

[@barkleygentry8739]

Don Braden Well it was his first day on an ex making a line crossing...😊

[@billfenner7084]

I am just curious why you don't have the area marked for utilities. The state where I live a contractor blew up a good portion of a downtown area and there was a fatality where it happened. I noticed that you had someone making sure that you didn't hit the gas line. Also I know that you know what you are doing with the machine. They even encourage the homeowners to get the utilities marked. It is a free service.

[@nealgramento2055]

They don't mark out private property. That would have to be done by the owner or pay a locating company to do it.

[@billfenner7084]

@@nealgramento2055 Wow. I Wisconsin they will mark any public utilities and the owner of private property owned electric and water and drainage is thiers to mark.

[@billfenner7084]

They will mark the gas, electric and telephone cable TV on your property for free. They want you to give them a call even if you are planting flowers. And if you would accidentally hit the line without a hotline you could be charged for the damage

[@billfenner7084]

Okay I know that it had be dug up I don't see any of the markings in the video. The reason why I was I work for a municipality and we didn't put anything in the ground before it was marked.

[@billfenner7084]

There was a time when at my home I had a sewer lateral that was blocked by trees roots. The contractor that I had to do the work was not really happy if they had to dig it up. There is a city tree, in the sidewalk is a 12 inch Waterman then a electric duct that is before getting into the sewer. I was lucky that they tried before the digging started. They got a huge lateral snake and got through the blockage. I was very happy a the contractor was happy also.

[@bobbaer869]

Awesome

[@austinh252]

Damnnnnn the guy at the beginning needs to practice a little with that fork truck

[@ogreatmaster8334]

Core drill guy must have those new fangled invisible ear protection devices......

[@ddanielmiester]

He was wincing. Known to reduce hearing damage by 3.

[@RKHarm24]

Say HUH, Wat did ya Say?

[@michaelday7890]

If that is gas it should have a copper tracer wire above pipe for location. If wire is cut location can only go as far as cut. If not fixed they (gas co.) could charge you for them fixing it down the road.

[@TamarackPackGoats]

Why do you care. It’s his hearing and choice to loose it.

[@warrenmichael918]

those arent really that noisy , camera mic makes it sound much louder than it was. I core drill up to 18" cores with a Hilti core drill and its not that loud out in the open. In an enclosed space it can get a little worse and require ear protection but not too bad.

[@RKHarm24]

When you and Tim, CT3, were in Vegas, Tim showed a Kubota 80 excavator and a tilting & angling front blade.

[@clydeacor1911]

That drill worked pretty slick! Putting the new pipe in a lot shallower was definitely the way to go.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

a lot of water off that huge roof for that size pipe, and a much smaller now reserve

[@RM.....]

Hell of an electric line.Amazes me that these places get built and no one knows exactly what utilities are where.No excuse.Building owner /supervisor should have maps of where everything is located outside .Would have been a bad day for you to bust that ,even though you were assuming electric was there.Nice job working around it

[@cathiwim]

R M you would be surprised at the lack of documentation!

[@carlpeters9523]

where was the 57 stone bed for the 18" pipe .

[@dartysengineering7275]

This is the exact reason they only have concrete and plastic pipes in europe. You can't even buy a metal one...

[@justbe4481]

I believe it's no longer allowed to in America as well .

[@OldDunollieman]

You would be wrong in that assumption.

[@longy6612]

You can buy metal pipes in australia they are approved by all the water boards. And only used when theres less then 600mm of cover over the pipes

[@GilmerJohn]

@@justbe4481 -- Maybe so; maybe no. A cmp (corrugated metal pipe) is quite strong and routinely used for driveway connections. In the case of large openings, the culvert is delivered in large sections. They are assembled on site. With the thick cross section of the steel and a good galvanizing they have a LONG (perhaps indefinite) life. They may outlast reinforced concrete culverts because these fail when the re-bar corrodes.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

@@GilmerJohn all storm sewer pipe lines and man holes are 48" cement pipe with epoxy coated wire screen. under ever city street, to drain water off, the see more salt then any were here in Canada, they last for ever.. no plastic, cant even use lastic for drive way crossing, must be steel, you pay for it once and if it ever needs replacing the town ship takes care of it, but you must get a permit to install one and were they stake it to go

[@DavidGrassSr]

Damn it, my hands and neck are sore from pulling on the same leavers your pulling on.. I'm and old wore out operator that just loved to do that kind of work.. Nice job finding that Gas line , No BOOM today, See Ya Texas

[@chazman4461]

I am surprised you do not have a tamper for the excavator for stuff like this. This was a cool project to see.

[@chrisbarrell30]

I wonder what the retention pond outflow pipe looks like?

[@juniorraines1042]

Awesome video Chris I was wondering about this job and what they decided on doing to fix it enjoyed watching

[@formhubfar]

6:46.., who else checked their phone?

[@jcadult101]

Does that tiny Yammar even have a place to set down your chicken sandwich?

[@brackoncorbridge1966]

Wish u had a rotating bucket. Would make tht job super easy especially the filling in part.

[@scarletbegonias2359]

A true " Dirt Surgeon," to say the least.

[@arnoldromppai5395]

im sure you put in a short pipe already at that pond head wall and poured cement around it . maybe it was on the other part of this same job, as it had 2 places

[@RetnuhWehttam9753]

Has Timmy worked for the council before....because he has the the shovel resting position down pat 😂:D

[@craigsummers131]

chris should give tim more time on digging trenches so he gets more experience .....

[@RockBrigadeCommunityForum]

@@craigsummers131 tim works on other jobs, he can operate all of the equipment. They don't have all of that gear for Chris.

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

Council meaning Government worker - state , town or country worker resting on his shovel ?

[@RetnuhWehttam9753]

Eddie Morton Tap Man yep 👍 😂.

[@donaldtriumph1682]

You gotta admire the yanks enginuity.. metal pipe to run water.. genius absolute genius...

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Donald Triumph HERE HERE.....US YANKS JUST HAVE NO COMMON SENSE.... DONT FORGET WW2 WHERE WE CAME ACROSS THE POND AND SAVED YOUR ASS.... YOUD BE SPEAKING GERMAN. HAHAHAHAHAHAH😁

[@dpeagles]

Everything in Europe must be perfect. No need to repair anything. Unemployment must be high.

[@donaldtriumph1682]

paulthesoundguy1 try looking north dummy

[@donaldtriumph1682]

dpeagles wouldn’t have a clue..common sense would say use plastic or concrete.. METAL REALLY......

[@GARDENER42]

The guy watching from the insurance company? (I'm guessing a gas line, as they're yellow here in the UK). ETA and two minutes later - you gave the answer...:-)

[@Mr_Rearden]

Big fan of your videos. Not to be an armchair operator but that trench is awfully deep for that kid to be in their. Not to mention your soil pile is right on the side of the ditch. Would hate to see you get fined over something that simple.

[@dezmonasg6708]

Always nervous times digging around gas lines ,well done !

[@joepellish5380]

Jesus now that’s a core drill bit if I’ve ever seen one

[@eazyee486]

I’ve drilled a 48 “

[@KJ-kw7gh]

Love the armchair excavators telling him how to do it.......

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Was exciting to wTch

[@michaelmullins1290]

Nice placement, of Timmy. You wanna try it? I know he wanted to help, sometimes not helping is better with a great operator. Great job by all.

[@MrSciara024]

He was talking to the lookie loo.

[@blackkimba851]

You should just take a link out of the fence and open it up. Then replace it when your done. It's not hard.

[@briankitchen6686]

Ooo that makes a change, black soil instead of clay/sand. AKA organic rich soil.

[@davee5384]

As annoying as the kid is trying to direct, Id leave him a couple of hours worth of digging :) That bucket switch was awesome.

[@harrygreene8669]

I really wished he made excavator noises when he had his hand in the mud

[@jimm2099]

Hey Chris, WTF was up with the original engineer or contractor on this project? I'm pretty sure I've watched most of the videos on this project, but don't understand why the drain was laid with so little fall. And as always thanks for all the videos and I'm still pulling for Tim's raise...

[@letsdig18]

Nobody knows why all the drainage is laid so deep

[@RKHarm24]

@@letsdig18 I wondered if this building was originally built for another purpose OR, deep enough for expansion of the building on top of the buried utilities and drainage. Maybe the retention/detention pond used to be much deeper and has filled in??

[@cathiwim]

Jim M i would be willing to bet the dirt dug from the detention pond became the hillside the building is sitting on. So when the pipe was laid, it might have been only 6 feet deep, but by the time the pad was finished and hillside graded, it was 20 feet. Just a theory. Our pond dam was created when our across the street neighbor built his inground swimming pool and needed a place to put the dirt. Win, win.

[@michaelhaidee]

That's a really good question. From the video and info given, no utilities in the way, like the two 12in pipes into the manhole, looking at the tailwater level and the invert elevation, probably not a good design. Last thing you want to do as an engineer is use a manhole that deep unnecessarily. Especially that small of diameter. Unfortunately shortening that manhole can cause some HGL problems, and your unable to upsize the outfall pipe cuz of the manhole size.

[@seasleddoo1097]

the "clerk of the works" was saying to himself this guy operates on a whole different level

[@jeremypierson3192]

Chris do you guys not use rock around the pipes when you back fill. That is common practice here for all sewer/drainage pipe installs

[@knowltek]

Nice you show n ole Jeff how to back fill n pack with a excavator....haha