You need to rent some stackable trench boxes. Much safer and it will save a ton of over excavation. just keep digging on the inside of the box and pushing it down.
@eddyquette5 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, spent my first day ever running a mini excavator (Kubota U25). Just wanted to say thanks so much for your videos! I learnt an absolute ton from watching that helped me be confident and effective (for a ham-fisted amateur).
@63256325N5 жыл бұрын
You weren't kidding about the start of a major project. Good luck, have fun, be safe. Thanks for the video.
@pneumatic005 жыл бұрын
Man, your dig out of that first pipe was like it was done on a milling machine. High precision, Chris.
@TonyGeneseo5 жыл бұрын
Ya good luck w that !! I think you're right ! Start of a hellacious project but were all glad your on task and videoing so we can follow along! Audio or not ! Lol
@don74065 жыл бұрын
I like the way you get a bucket and a half with each scoop by leveling out your bucket. That’s got to be the most efficient use of your machine. Great demonstration.
@alexosborne56295 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, looks like you will need to hire some large trench boxes Chris 🤯 Nice to see the Volvos going full depth for a change too !! Always enjoy your videos too 👍
@keithdunlap27015 жыл бұрын
Yep, Looks like alot of Digging ahead of ya !! Big Mess...lololol.. waiting for the next video ...Have a Great Weekend Chris !!
@donnytucker5 жыл бұрын
I bet you'll end up digging up that whole field finding all the broken pipes haha.
@joeracer8835 жыл бұрын
Going to be digging it all up and doing it right. No rock around the pipe.
@triestelondon5 жыл бұрын
Since you don't have a 6-year-old Victorian boy to send down the pipe an RC vehicle with light and camera would be handy.
@mw59055 жыл бұрын
I'm 42 and have an rc well capable of doing that..haha
@dewainwoodard48405 жыл бұрын
Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
@oldfarmer47005 жыл бұрын
Dip and pour! Lol. That last pipe digging and looking, only if your lucky you'll probably end up digging a lot of holes and would most likely be the best to just hog the whole thing out and replace it. Can't tell you how many holes we dug on rickwell looking for a leak and how many hours wasted. It was high pressure hot water system and had two pipes inside of a big pipe with insulation. Would dig to pipe, cut a hole in the outer and dig out insulation and listen and hope to hear water spraying. Was about 200 yards between manholes and found out just quicker and cheaper to replace from manhole to manhole. This video brought back memories. Lol
@jmew19225 жыл бұрын
In the Uk metal pipes are covered with dryline not just in the dirt
@wayoutwest49445 жыл бұрын
'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.' I think there has been something in those pipes besides storm runoff. I bet someone at the business knows what, besides water, has been in those pipes. Or, maybe the pipes did not get a good galvanize job when they were made. However, my money is on corrosive contaminants.
@Jodokus_Rendentanz5 жыл бұрын
think the same. some agressive chemicals.
@Sicktrickintuner5 жыл бұрын
Probably a ton of salt runoff
@louisianadirt21885 жыл бұрын
O wow, what a mess, they'll need you to clean out the retention pond too while you're there! Stay safe Dwayne
@jonathanvasconcelos48875 жыл бұрын
I just did a step trench project with an EC220E at my school and was feeling a little like you Chris hahaha. Mine only had one step though.
@davewebb57375 жыл бұрын
Well with a bit of luck you will get the job of installing two new pipes that will keep the three of you busy for a while
@B-Rac5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Watched from Rocky Mount this evening.
@imchris50005 жыл бұрын
these place is a great candidate to get the pipes sleeved with plastic on the inside
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
I've heard they do that with sewer pipes and other types, can it be done with that size pipe ?
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
They do here in Europe. In citys they have developet several ways of putting pieps og big hoses in to realy big pipes, because there have come so many big buildings that it almost is imposible and far to expensive digging dem up.
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
@@oz1vlh, Sounds like a good idea.
@Jodokus_Rendentanz5 жыл бұрын
All of that has to be renewed. If you just repair the colapsed parts, next Year new parts will colapse.
@J24983 жыл бұрын
Chris what about a pipe scope to send up the pipe so you can see where the clog is and it would tell you how far in the problem is.
@racerroy15 жыл бұрын
Your videos are much fun when I speed up the playback to x2 in settings down on the bottom right of the video playing.
@isaccozampieri31645 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always, Chris! I just hope to be wrong but it looks more and more like even a 380 wouldn't be too big for this job...
@J24983 жыл бұрын
Chris plastic pipe didn't come out until the 80's right. They had regular ribbed pipe and then they came out with the easy flow that cost more but it was smooth inside so water would just fly through it.
@Big_John_C5 жыл бұрын
Damn Chris, you get to have all the "fun"... lol. I'm glad all we do is clearing woodlots and digging basements.
@leol16825 жыл бұрын
Very good video love it man , WEN they put metal pipe you know it's going to rust , cement pipe or plastic pipe .
@charlesmccoury6635 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@jasonjones63285 жыл бұрын
I'm not watching anymore until you squash that spider
@canvids15 жыл бұрын
come on a cracked windshield will take you away from watching letsdig 18 well then you should move on if that bothers you so much my gawd get a life!!!!!!!!!!!
@MookieMan15 жыл бұрын
Wayne Rogers you know he is talking about the actual spider in the end of the pipe. Not the spider webbed windshield.
@alanfarenden93785 жыл бұрын
Spiders eat flies and mosquitos; lots of them around a lake. More comfort while fishing!
@Todd.Roberts5 жыл бұрын
Well I know for a fact that that project will be 100% better once you get done . At least you don’t have to dig that with a shovel lol
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
Well, the question is what desition the owner comes with. changing the complete pipe to plastic would definitly be the best.Only changing the rusty pieces ist the cheepest way, but not mutch better than now, since the old pipes will collapes sooner or later. Lets see what the owner comes up with later on in this "series of Letsdig18"
@R6_memes5 жыл бұрын
Loving these videos
@miketaylor8195 жыл бұрын
Great video!! If you ever get in a jam you could possibly call in a cure in place pipe liner company. Occasionally using liners can be cost/safety effective. Just saying it could save a headache at some point. Thanks again for the cool vids. Cheers!
@hphillips74255 жыл бұрын
Some behind a desk engineered the previous job and now they have the right man to fix it.👍
@kellygingras21705 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered that my work always uses metal pipes and they always fail at some point! Thanks for video.
@2xKTfc5 жыл бұрын
Employment security. Your company does everything right - never finish a jobsite without leaving work for the next guy!
@m2hmghb5 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that it isn't done by hand!
@Blazer02LS5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a major mess. I've heard of finding leaks in smaller pipes by pumping CO2 into them and using a sniffer to see where it comes out, but doubt that would work that far in the ground. Or use an old UDT trick, pump out some water to give clearance, float a small explosive charge down until it stops and blast it open...
@scotabot78265 жыл бұрын
Uncle!!!!!!!!! That's gonna be a sloppy mess before its over, I think?
@doubledarefan5 жыл бұрын
9:12 The Mud Whisperer (even more so because I watched this after a Wood Whisperer vid). 9:26 That's some nice, goopy mud you found there! 13:10 Letsdig18 feet deep.
@derrickpettit862 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm with you Chris, dont know why they would put it that far in the ground, man, job security for you though haha 😀,your older videos are awesome, going back threw an watching them again 🇺🇲💪
@gregyboy12315 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos Chris all the way from Australia
@theprojectcollector72605 жыл бұрын
Guess no cold start then? Great Friendship, Great video thanks
@bartinater5 жыл бұрын
What a mess... Well good luck. 🙃👍
@jamesbond98735 жыл бұрын
Love your channel.
@davoupnya32025 жыл бұрын
Replace all the pipe with plastic pipe and doubt it will ever go bad at least as long as the owner will be alive, possibly as long as his kids will be alive ! And Chris is the man for the job !
@antonioruizrocha12865 жыл бұрын
Andrew u the best u make anything work that’s why I like u ...... viva Andrew .....
@gregorygrimaldi90305 жыл бұрын
Bringing in the $$ good work
@RS_T5 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see more !!
@donbraden85335 жыл бұрын
That job looks like it's going to be a long one 😁👍
@captainfury195 жыл бұрын
At 9:45...That is the biggest bowl of chocolate puddin I’ve seen yet...!
@arkansas13365 жыл бұрын
Dangerous working conditions around the 'water saturated soils', stay safe!
@bradyowens10575 жыл бұрын
You should do a give away, when you replace the excavator teeth you should seperate them then give them to people. Don't have too just thinking out loud
@mikestevenson18195 жыл бұрын
Install new plastic pipe all the way and abandon the old metal pipe. Just don’t install new pipe run so deep
@Sicktrickintuner5 жыл бұрын
Mike Stevenson ya probably his best bet there. Definitely don’t need 20 ft deep for that. Only need like a foot over 1000 yards
@stephenhunter705 жыл бұрын
Yah that pipe is done, time for plan B. Major contract deviation time Tim.
@Jdizzlemynizzle5 жыл бұрын
Whats causes this? The pipe just rusts away to nothing and lets dirt in and causes a sinkhole?
@charlesdyer23765 жыл бұрын
That looked like one of those Mexican dope tunnels you uncovered !!!
@papaw54055 жыл бұрын
Silence is golden!
@DiecastEmporium5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video dude. Thanks for sharing! Hope you are doing well. Have a Great weekend! -Tommy
@1995jug5 жыл бұрын
Looks like might as well dig it all up and replace it.
@janvandenbos70855 жыл бұрын
Major project wow Chris 😎👍✌👌
@lanceburton24865 жыл бұрын
Lay it out safety first because now your prospecting for a stopped up pipe where only you no by now
@roar40s5 жыл бұрын
Download a voice recorder on your phone, plug in your hands-free ear buds and you'll have back-up sound for such occasions.
@tutekohe13615 жыл бұрын
We could just about follow what you were saying by the arm waving and pointing!
@eliteearthworksllc5 жыл бұрын
That has turned into quite the job! Maybe they put it that deep in the ground in case they ever planned on building on top of it 🤷🏼♂️. Looking forward to the next video!
@hunterton43105 жыл бұрын
Is the windshield getting replaced this weekend?
@lidsman22215 жыл бұрын
Please make this series of videos longer. Thank you!
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
It was Friday, he only worked half a day, so video also only half the length :-D
@DigginLife215 жыл бұрын
🔥Fine job my brother!
@BA5168NCA5 жыл бұрын
Still got the cracked screen.. Well done timmy boy
@MookieMan15 жыл бұрын
Tommy Gun timmmmmaaaayyyyyy
@russellcrowder77005 жыл бұрын
put some flex seal on it. hope you have good weekend
@tonyawesomedora.awesome98595 жыл бұрын
Love these vidoes
@makingithappen97225 жыл бұрын
I think this will be a big job, it probably takes care of the payments on the excavators for quite some time.
@markfiges9995 жыл бұрын
Chris, is that building the same one you snow ploughed?
@davidtyndall96045 жыл бұрын
"Any-Who"? Growing up I must have heard that somewhere. I thought I make that up. LOL
@MikeyDunn5 жыл бұрын
Probably time to start price up for replacing the whole lot, with double-wall plastic I guess?
@achum2sum5 жыл бұрын
hydraulic power with fast machine operator, good video
@erniemays415 жыл бұрын
Might be a good idea to reposition the camera so it’s in front of you and in the middle so you can see more of what’s going on.
@ajc71665 жыл бұрын
Is relinning the pipe an option Chris, we've done it here in UK mainly because the cost of reinstatement but that wouldn't be such a cost in unmade ground.
@Lockedonconcrete5 жыл бұрын
We call this a uncover and discover
@HughzieTube5 жыл бұрын
Does the 250 have more digging depth than the 220? Might be a project for the 'big guns' if you end up replacing the lot.
@jonschneck45595 жыл бұрын
he should go and get this excavator kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmHTeIRpg6mkZpY
@mischef185 жыл бұрын
"Yes well", bit of a head scratchier there bro.
@rasmusnielsen96875 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on IGUS plastic bushings for excavators? should be more resistant to wear. I consider changing the bushings on my micro excavator to those
@landengray66815 жыл бұрын
Does all the slop in the bucket not bug you being that the 220 isn’t that old. I know it’s not lack of grease because you maintain your equipment!
@sighpocket55 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!!(just be careful!!) Opps! Should never be your last word!!!
@genedameier87465 жыл бұрын
I see you making one big pile of dirt when you dig. Q- Do you ever keep the top soil piled separate from the sub-soil and the sand layer separate from the soil? I know that each job has different objectives. Thanks for your time. Stay Safe.
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
if there is a nice top soil I will separate it so I can finish grade with it back at the end
@johngarran71735 жыл бұрын
That’s what we call “sugar digging”!
@toppingben5 жыл бұрын
I bet you don’t look through Timmy’s cracked windshield too long, is it on order?
@The_JEB5 жыл бұрын
If i was the owner of the establishment after taking a look at the first pipe I would have said to rip it all up and replace it, but unfortunately people want things done for free, but thats not feasible so they go with the next option which is cheaply. In the end it will just cost them more money to replace a section here and there than it would be to rip the whole pipe out and replace it with something stronger.
@jwterry19655 жыл бұрын
nobody posted it, So I'll ask. No trench box ? keep the mud walls from falling in. Till you plan your next move ?
@jameshampton52285 жыл бұрын
What a mess u always seem to get the good stuff to work on 👍🏻
@garysavage56755 жыл бұрын
Nothing to think about really the pipes got a hole in it so that needs repairing DIG IT OUT
@17snooker5 жыл бұрын
How far down can the machine dig down from ground level?
@22wmr_2235 жыл бұрын
About 20 foot.
@benmcfall75855 жыл бұрын
How many machines do you have and could you possibly do a video on all of them?
@amossnowdaharleyman91795 жыл бұрын
"Why do they even use metal pipe...."? it's called L O W B I D .
@joehussey26935 жыл бұрын
Its cheaper, but it only has a 20 year life span, and on larger diameters like that it sucks.Concrete would be a fortune and they didn't have HDPE, so..
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
Like the song from Cinderella or the old saying "Don't know what you got (Audio), till it's gone" Big difference not having the professional play by play of what's going on. At this point, with all the bad sections, would it be better/easier to put a new pipe next to the old, just not so deep ? Great video, thumbs up !!
@randomdude83815 жыл бұрын
Lotta youtubers been having that audio problem you think for as much as they cost they’ed be better then that
@TheOtherBill5 жыл бұрын
The best of them now use a separate audio recorder with a lavalier. GoPro audio was never good, too sensitive to direction and picks up any vibration.
@bradyowens10575 жыл бұрын
I love your videos Chris
@peteragnel5095 жыл бұрын
You ever think of the soil letting go under the excavator
@MUDNROCKS5 жыл бұрын
They should be slip lining those lines with butt welded PE before they lose the whole lot and have to dig it all out.
@maxdean91345 жыл бұрын
Better find some boxes.
@MrDaniel31055 жыл бұрын
I think you need the 250
@EdwDroid-wl3yy5 жыл бұрын
Dont be scared it's easy with the right machine
@ohhpaul73645 жыл бұрын
Looks like maybe y'all should have brought the 250. Going to be there awhile or is it dig it up and wait for a few weeks for them to inspect it? One other question, as nice as they have that field mowed, I know they aren't sending the mower through the gate for the train tracks, why didn't they just let you use the gate for the mowing access, or was that too small for the equipment to fit?
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
That is the access for mowing
@ohhpaul73645 жыл бұрын
@@letsdig18 Well, quite frankly, that is the worst idea I have ever heard of for access. Let me put this guy on a giant noisy machine drive down the railroad tracks to get to his mowing spot. Plus, how hard is that on the axles trying to turn off of it?