Logging Road Converted to NEW DRIVEWAY (Part 1 of 5)

[@bunchathrees]

I appreciate that you tell us what you like and don't like. There is no substitute for experience.

[@Cotton2Ennis]

Can't believe all the spring water up there, I have a natural spring on my land but it's nothing compared to all the springs up there. Love seeing you cut through the woods making a road, defiantly a GR8T START Todd, it's so good to see how your business has grown, but even better to see your the same cool operator that you were from the beginning.

[@ShonEddins]

I am really appreciating your channel. I recently made a decision to buy a skid steer "new" and start a side business. Installing driveways, culverts, I also bought an extreme duty brush cutter with the loader. I travel the country for work, and I'm trying to stay home more. Potentially work at home full time, and I believe this is how I can do that. You're videos are truly educational for me and I am grateful. Thank you

[@DigginLife21]

Hope work is going well!!! Busy season is getting started

[@drmstudio5050]

This is my favorite content…the “urban-forest interface”…roads and trails through the woods and dwelling development. Great start! Thanks!

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks for watching!!!

[@fhuber7507]

While the urban-forest interface is beautiful, too often the urban is too close to the forest. The nearest a tree should be to a house is far enough that if it falls over, the tree can't hit the house. when the tree grows to where it can hit the house... it needs to get cut. If they are closer... then when the forest burns, your house can't be saved. We have learned this lesson over and ovver... and never believed it.... Rebuilding in the same places, replanting the forest for it to burn again in 30 to 50 years.

[@roberthuller]

Great Start! Love watching local operators doing their thing!

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Robert!!! I’m terribly sorry for such a late response

[@Jason_Shave]

Absolutely stellar channel. Really appreciate all the info and context you provide explaining the steps along the way. You're a great teacher. Keep it up!

[@DigginLife21]

@@Jason_Shave thanks brother🙏🏻

[@Penturningscotland]

Love the content thanks very much, my dad was an excavator operator and that is my dream career unfortunately he passed away before he could teach me, I'm from Scotland and wish to work in America on excavators and machinery.

[@DigginLife21]

Come on over!!!

[@Penturningscotland]

@@DigginLife21 it's my dream to go over its difficult to come over to start working, I would need to try find a company to work for before I could come over so I could say I'm coming over to a job, hopefully one day!

[@jeremyplays2372]

42:08 watching you do that slope with a skid steer is neat to me Bc all I’ve ever used is a dozer and on a side note I’d say you’ve gotten pretty good with that skid steer

[@DigginLife21]

Started out at $18k but ended up at around $22k

[@ianbirkmyre4622]

Definitely made a great start on this job Todd

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Ian 🙏🏻

[@tancolepropertyrehab6108]

Man you're such an inspiration. Watching your business grow is awesome. We just started about a year ago. We have a long ways to go. But we're pushing hard. Great start

[@DigginLife21]

I hope business has been good for you!!!

[@stephenmaddox8286]

Great start! I’m from Southeast Missouri (the boot heel). The particular area where I live is all sand. Can be a headache to work with sometimes, but it makes for easy digging.

[@DigginLife21]

Polishes the bucket up nice!!!

[@michaelkoon8371]

Todd I just love to watch you work makes me wish I was able to work again

[@DigginLife21]

I’ll keep the vids coming

[@axe609]

Looked like fun working that sandy side hill. Definitely a great start to the job.

[@DigginLife21]

You got that right!

[@curtismoncus4118]

Great start ! it looks nice a fun little project

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks!

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Thanks for the video Todd digging the video take care of yourself and family ❤️❤️👍

[@DigginLife21]

Hope you are well Michael

[@johnniependarvis7072]

Good Job 👍🏻

[@bluesfool1]

Great start!! This is my dream job! Hoping to buy some land in the next year or so and then I can try this! lol

[@DigginLife21]

You can do it!!!

[@michaelhenderson1972]

Great start, really enjoy your videos. You make look a lot easier than I know it is.

[@JerichoRally]

Great start! And my pucker factor was high on this one. God bless!

[@timroberts2768]

Would you prefer a 4 in 1 bucket to be toothed or smooth, I'm looking to get both just not sure which one to get toothed. Thanks

[@DigginLife21]

Toothed for 4 in 1 bucket.

[@chriselliott2364]

Great starts lead to great finishes!

[@DigginLife21]

Agreed

[@edgundlach2811]

Doing great Todd. Ed from Chicago 🙂

[@familieraad261]

Great Start!! Love watching youre videos. 👌🤟🤘👍

[@ethanmartinez8231]

Great start. Thanks for all your great information.

[@DigginLife21]

My pleasure Ethan!

[@Gary67242]

looking good...thumbs up !!

[@ismaelantoniovelez]

Great start ✌️✨👍

[@DigginLife21]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ismaelantoniovelez]

@@DigginLife21 you are so welcome

[@daniele.woodhead1218]

GREAT START, Todd I might be a little pre-mature on this but I'm seeing a small CAT dozer in the fleet future ( D2 or D3 ) I would love your input on that. As always God bless y'all from Gaffney South Carolina viewer 🙏❤️💯

[@benlichtas]

Great start on the road project

[@randyjohnson4877]

Hey great video Randy Johnson from Eastern Kentucky.

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Randy!!!

[@travishebert420]

What a great start to that project Tom 😁👌

[@DigginLife21]

🙏🏻

[@Summitoutdoorproductions]

Nice Todd , still looks beautiful down there. We are leafless up here in the north already. Nice job on the roadway👊🏻

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Summit!!!

[@noname6568]

Great start my friend!

[@avenheavner108]

Great video! I love the in cab view it’s my favorite! Do you run the excavator in John deer control or iso control?

[@DigginLife21]

Deere

[@derrickpettit86]

Hey Todd, Chris's thumb would work really good on your machine, I don't know why manufacturers put small thumbs on machines, I know it's got to be difficult to pick stuff up sometimes, but everything cost, good video bud, thanks for sharing 🇺🇲💪🌲

[@Nates707]

I totally agree. I love the cat 309 but the thumb sucks. The ld18 progressive link thumb would be perfect on that machine especially for clearing

[@axe609]

They do it like that (narrow) for a general purpose machine, it is hard to dig a deep trench or footings with a wider thumb. I do think Cats thumb could use some improvements. @Tristar Diggin' channel you can see it is weak at the pin and can spread open.

[@derrickpettit86]

@@axe609 oh ok, got ya thanks

[@DigginLife21]

That would be cool.

[@DigginLife21]

@@axe609 precisely

[@erikcourtney1834]

You know what would really look good on the 309 and would help a lot with clearing…. An LD18 thumb and bucket combo from AMI. 😉🤣🤣

[@DigginLife21]

A DL21 would be better 🤣

[@erikcourtney1834]

@@DigginLife21 🤣🤣 I dunno why I didn’t think of that. That’s even better.

[@shopdropproductions]

What app is that on your phone?

[@shanerowland3715]

This really is A "Great Start"! How steep of A degree will the skid steer stay on A slope OR would you rather not find out?

[@DigginLife21]

I’m not sure but I would say 30-35 degrees

[@poorfarm-nn6ii]

I have to figure out how to get more jobs like this. I’ve started in mulching and general skidsteer work. I get more mulching work than anything. But the last 4 weeks I’ve been without anything. I have a day job so I’m not just sitting around but can’t figure out how to make things really take off. I like the mulching but would prefer to do more dirt work. Way less stress on my machine. I have a 2021 cat 289d3 and a 65hp John Deere 5065e. If work ever gets me consistent I want to get a mini ex next. Can do a lot of diverse work with that set up. Work was really coming in this summer but things are kind of dead at the moment. Any tips on how to get into more of the excavation side of things?

[@danwilkening888]

Awesome skills with that thing! Wish i could learn to to be 1/100 as good as you.

[@DigginLife21]

Don’t tell nobody…but I’m really not very good. Lol

[@danwilkening888]

@@DigginLife21 LOL

[@meganjamesgross1400]

GREAT START!

[@1168sandpile]

Great start keep up the good work

[@DigginLife21]

Thank you, I will

[@joeyannas7828]

Looks good Mr. Todd , y’all be safe and keep the videos coming sir !!

[@DigginLife21]

Sure thing

[@BarryHull]

I want to build some roads and trails like that on my residential property, similar ground, I'm in upstate SC, and I'm wondering your opinion trying to do that with a mini-excavator, Bobcat E60. Thanks, thumbs up!

[@gayle4804]

Great Start! Awesome video keep up the good work

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks! Will do Gayle!

[@johnroberts1509]

Great Start!

[@BamaGuppies]

I have a cat 279d3 which is the same hp as yours. I was curious, do you run the 2 speed in hi or low when moving crusher run like you are doing over the pipe?

[@littlefinkle7757]

You should only run in high travel speed when transporting or traveling, never while working under load. It can cause transmission problems.

[@DigginLife21]

Low

[@aaronburford5701]

The Master at work!

[@65BAJA]

How do you decide how deep to put the culvert pipes?

[@DigginLife21]

I try to end up with 6-12 inches of cover

[@fuddmethen]

listening to that engine rev up and down all day would drive me crazy, not a fan of the new Cats, Deere 85G for the absolute win. Also, the installed drain pipes, my opinion they should have been surrounded on top bottom and sides with crushed stone. Whatever doesnt make it into the pipe will follow the stone and outfall.

[@randypannell1541]

Great start!!

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Randy!!!

[@michaelkoon8371]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

🙏🏻👍

[@OscarMartinez-fg8re]

great video grateful friend, it would be great if you could add the option to translate and be able to understand more

[@DigginLife21]

Sería genial si pudiera😁

[@workingwithadam]

Great start!

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Adam

[@byronh8415]

Out of curiosity how heavy is that skid steer?

[@DigginLife21]

Roughly 10k pounds

[@nickmills5814]

Great start!!!!

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Nick!!!

[@medlinlandmaintenancellc]

Great job brother!! What slope app do you use??? Seem like its fast and easy to use!

[@DigginLife21]

It’s just the “Level” app

[@medlinlandmaintenancellc]

@@DigginLife21 Thanks for your response!

[@aaronburford5701]

Like I shared, if a road could be made to heaven, you could make it sir!

[@jasonsmaha7463]

Great start,,

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Jason!

[@keithzetler9614]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Keith 👍

[@65BAJA]

It seems like a 6 way dozer blade "attachment" would be a useful thing on a skid steer.

[@DigginLife21]

For sure!!! I just can’t afford one yet

[@michaelkoon8371]

We’re is your buddy the whistle pig love that little guy he makes me laugh when I see him messing with you

[@DigginLife21]

😂 He didn’t show up until more recent videos.

[@craigpugh6341]

Todd,thanks you,youtube video

[@jeffgrim9293]

😎

[@DigginLife21]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@bradnavratil5502]

Don't you mean 12% slope!!

[@envyaa12]

Why not hire out larger dump trucks to be more efficient in materials delivered and you and your help keep working on the job.

[@antivtec88]

Can't depend on other people

[@DigginLife21]

We do every now and then

[@raymondgochenour8725]

enjoy the as always

[@DigginLife21]

You sure are running through the older vids quick!!! I’m gonna have to get on the ball making new material

[@raymondgochenour8725]

@@DigginLife21 rain day

[@caglecagle4979]

Have you been watching letsdig 18

[@DigginLife21]

I watch Chris religiously!!! I also watch Elite earthworks, dirt Boss, dirt perfect and others. I’ve had the privilege of getting to know each one of them

[@caglecagle4979]

@@DigginLife21 I have been disabled for several years now but I did that kind of work before excavators came along back then if you had a backhoe you was big time but being disabled watching Chris and you guys makes me feel like I still have a purpose thank you

[@thomassawyer820]

Great Start!

[@viper-trent3195]

Great start!

[@shayncomeaux9589]

Great start !!

[@mechrandy]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks Mr. Martin

[@robertthompson2043]

Great start!!

[@NeboGold]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

Thanks neighbor

[@joshstover2435]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

Thank you sir

[@joewiseman1539]

Great start

[@DigginLife21]

How are ya Joe?! Thanks for commenting

[@joewiseman1539]

@@DigginLife21 I’m doing good,I appreciate your videos as I’m a heavy equipment operator. I hope to meet you one day and see if you need an operator

[@billywalker2612]

Great start

[@theotherbrock787]

Great start