MASSIVE Blockage!! Unclogging Lake Drain After Winter Storm - HUGE Debris Pile!

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I was thrilled to see the mess around this lake drain. I had checked it the day before but it didn't have any of the debris that was around it today. There has been A LOT of snow melting and water drainage from the storm this past week, and the pond showed it.
I hope you enjoy the video, and thanks for watching!

[@philliphancock6992]

It's a great blessing to know that someone cares about the water flowing through the drains so they don't over flood

[@YukonHawk1]

MASSIVE amount of muck and gunk!! Nice job!!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thanks Paul. You are right - that place is like quick sand....and it stinks!!

[@88clemoine]

“Dam”. That was really stopped up. When your hands get that cold. Clap your hands. 👏👏👏 and they will warm up quick. 🎉🎉✌️😎

[@nicholasblohowiak29]

We got 15” here in my little town. Our power was out for 15 hours. The surrounding areas were without power for 48 hours. Down power lines and trees. You did a phenomenal job clearing that drain out.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Same with some of my family. Pretty crazy. These storms are always damaging this time of year.

[@nicholasblohowiak29]

@@UpNorthMowingDude Very unpredictable. One day you could have snow, the next day a bunch of rain causing huge floods.

[@lisaann6267]

the snow probably broke weak branches. awesome job! thanks. 🙏🙏👏👏👏👏

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you. Yeah you're probably right about that.

[@beatricegrand1230]

Love the uncloggings!!!!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you Beatrice!!

[@rayzeish]

Good job, very satisfying for yourself and helps to keep you fit.!!

[@janicenichols7687]

Excellent work. I bet it was cold! No issues for me with camera placement! Thank you

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you Janice! Looks like I made a lot of people sick with this video. Glad you weren't one of them. :)

[@lbl9066]

First x watching this- great job, but exhausting…This is a job for 2 people. One in front and one in the back.

[@BEV323]

WOW, you did a mighty fine job at clearing both sides!!!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you!

[@aguywiththreefirstnames1850]

Post10 give you permission to play with his culvert?

[@johannejohnston8173]

Post 10 would be proud of him. Great job

[@davidcarroll965]

😅

[@Addieisgoinghome]

😂

[@mikehicks9488]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-tu9oo7nn7h]

Great job!

[@BEV323]

I see many footprints in the snow, several folks have already been there.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Good eye. Looked like kids prints but there was some wood stacked down there, so probably a kid and parent.

[@christopherort2889]

Cool video as always. Stay safe out there.

[@carolgadles7045]

Great job 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@David-mz3or]

Hell of a job. A+++++👍🏻⭐️

[@katherineuribe2952]

You did a great job!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you!

[@Kiwi_Jo]

I live in coastal New Zealand so haven't ever experienced a snow storm but we had worst cyclone in recorded history last year. I think it's called a hurricane in your part of the world? Our local rivers did so much damage! Took out homes, orchards, roads, railway lines, bridges etc. I appreciate the power of water more than ever. Great job, glad you're safe! 👍❤

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Hi Jo, thank you. Glad you made it through. The power of water, huh? Thanks for checking in all the way from New Zealand. Awesome!

[@luckyduck146]

Yeah we get plenty of cyclones in Australia but snow storms just dont happen !!!

[@deborahnewton5455]

Great video

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you!

[@petersp63]

Really Enjoyed that! not seen a lake drain like that before! excellent!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you Peter! Cheers!!

[@Jim1971a]

Great video👏👏👏

[@Sksk27547]

Nice to see 😆

[@user-iq8mf9qj4b]

Nice job.

[@gliderrider]

Strangely satisfying

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you!

[@cozysheltie3297]

Yeah that's a lot of water.

[@richg0404]

This type of drain in this type of location would have to get a lot more debris to become a problem. The water could rise another 5-10 feet without it flooding. The bottom of the grate gets clogs, the water flow slows and rises and the water goes over the clog. That is how it is designed. That being said, it was still a fantastic job of unclogging. Great job!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

You are correct Rich. I can't imagine it flooding in there. Probably the only downside to water getting too high would be erosion on the shore where they don't want erosion. Ultimately it's just fun to go splash around a little bit. :)

[@Sazzl3Dazzl3]

First time watcher, now subscriber! Awesome job 🎉

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Awesome thanks!

[@marciam6224]

Same here.

[@maryfluker8268]

Great job 😊😊😊. You got it flowing interesting video 📹 👍. Good luck with your channel.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you Mary.

[@user-dd6ki1pu4z]

Impressive

[@Stopbeingnosyffs]

Brilliant video thanks for sharing

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thank you!

[@susannesteinbock1639]

Great job, you cleaned it up so well!

[@user-oy3xm1lb4n]

WOW !!!!!!

[@emanueledinatale4645]

Ottimo lavoro.

[@marciam6224]

post 10 would be proud of you. As for your cold hands...that's why God gave us armpits. The perfect hand warmers.

[@user-sz7jq6lz8t]

Good job

[@scrappingdmkstyle]

Hey Skuller, Always enjoy when your doing this pond clean out. I feel like im right there with you buddy. Keep up all the great work. "DMK"

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

My man!! Was thinking of emailing you last week. Hope all is well brother. Thanks for checking in.

[@user-ci7jo8qv2r]

As a very anxious mom and grandma, I was petrified you were going to slip down that drain!!! What a dirty, freezing, slippery task you undertook there!! Great job, hope you were able to warm up with some hot chocolate in front of a fireplace after a day like that!! Be safe and be well!! Inspirational!!

[@grimacres]

Good times.

[@richtoth]

Post 10-caliber unclogging. Nice job.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thanks Rich!

[@racinewithlotsoftips2518]

Thank you for sharing ❤️ ❤❤❤

[@White_Ram_Aerial]

This is Brockly. I made my own content channel. Drone stuff. I really enjoy these drain clearing videos.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Cool man. I'll go sub.

[@alicetatum6049]

Great job 💯👍👍

[@kelliea7451]

You should get a pool skimmer for jobs like this 😊😊😊

[@JulieCollins-ol2yp]

Its good to find someone about an hour from where family live

[@user-ge9js6tg1v]

Are you in post10 backyard????

[@vickibennett1808]

I wanted to watch the whole thing but the head cam was too much. Turned me green

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Sorry about that. I'll make it stationary next time.

[@jeriwollmann7366]

Hey man. Looooove this update and unclogging. First one of the year and best so far. Ask the land of lady to modify the drain to help you unclog. Let us know what she says. The channel on the exit end has not been opened. You were supposed to do it last year in a video. Tad disappointed. So relaxing to see the water flow. So perfect for Saturday afternoon video watch. Cheers Mate 👍 👊 💪 ❤️. (Forget your name) lol. Have a great weekend.

[@billsmith1486]

It is not insanity. It is life.

[@dianemilne3530]

Please, please can you put your camera on the bank or somewhere your not spinning it around as this is making me feel really nauseous 🤢.

[@GoldenNugget.]

It didn't bother me one bit. 😊

[@MikeAndTheB-Holes]

I love this POV angle, doesn't bother me at all

[@Motiv.Official]

The fishbowl effect made me nauseous.. a video has never made me feel this way.

[@neilhannay7596]

Great vidoe thank you Does it stink? Could do with "smell ovision" !!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Ha hey Neil. Actually it normally stinks bad in the summer. Nothing to churn up the water, a lot of debris at the bottom of it - major gas bubbles when I walk in it.

[@relaxwithjoan307]

that head cam makes me dizzy, cant watch,

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Noted, thanks.

[@julies2110]

💜

[@copeious3045]

Or on the post as you did for the other GoPro that we didn’t get to see footage from until the near end.

[@TalRohan]

It would be great if you could activate subtitles please ...for us hearing impaired folks

[@josephlanguemi]

Im glad you didnt get a soaker! Would have ended the video prematurely LOL!

[@Mindwerkz]

What's the purpose of the corrugated metal sheet in the middle of the drain cage?

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

That's a good question. I'm a visitor to the location.

[@carlahauschildt6397]

Great job, but don't you think you should stand to the instead of in front of the gaping hole you slip and fall into?

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

The water doesn't have much pull at all. Plus that hole isn't as big as it looks. I'm 6'4" 240 - I'd have to work really hard to fit down that hole.....unfortunately. :)

[@judiekeenan]

I was getting seasick watching this video. Post 10 positions his cameras so there is stable footage

[@carolb29]

1st time one of your videos has come up for me to see. very cool lake drain! what state are you in?

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thanks Carol. I'm in Wisconsin.

[@carolb29]

@@UpNorthMowingDude then we're neighbors, I'm in MI

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

@@carolb29 MI is my real home. Born and lived there many years.

[@carolb29]

@@UpNorthMowingDude cool! what area?

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

@@carolb29 Born in Pontiac. As an adult I lived in Holland, Grand Rapids, Lowell, Ada, Byron Center.

[@andrewcochrane9221]

make the openings bigger????

[@ronarant2897]

Next time try moving your foot up and down against the grate to push the debris through.

[@MarkSutphin]

Post_10 fan here, thinking theres a beaver problem on that lake, with all those sticks in the way

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Hey mark. Actually there aren't any beavers in this pond. It's a neglected pond, trees all around it, fairly shallow, and we had a big wind storm and heavy snow fall earlier that week. It appears a bunch of branches came down. Either way, it made for a heck of a unclogging!

[@chrisyost5949]

Contact Post10 and ask him what equipment he uses and how he sets his equipment up. Your videos are very interesting.. they would be even better and probably get more views with less movement of the camera.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

I have tripods I've just always put the camera on my head when I do this lake drain. I'm going out there again in a couple minutes to do a follow up and will put the camera on a tripod. Some people like "POV", some don't. Is what it is.

[@user-sz7jq6lz8t]

😮

[@jmcm737]

I don’t understand why if you have a road department that maintains the roads why are they not out inspecting and if they see something like this they should take action.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Because it's a private pond.

[@vincentsterring5265]

Please get a tripod cause I’m getting seasick but love these big ungloggings

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

I used a tripod the next time. Some people like POV action but it looks like I nauseated a lot of people......more than in my regular life. 😁

[@linato1855]

@@UpNorthMowingDude😅😅😅

[@katherinefranklin2586]

Try watching post 10 he’s a guy who lives in the middle of nowhere near Canada border and goes around doing this all 😮winter you will get some good info from him

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

I've watched all his stuff.

[@RichardCook]

that is a massive pipe no need to waste energy throwing large clumps of stuff that can go down the pipe i get long sticks and thick wood but just help the stuff down the pipe with your rake brake it up in the water it will go

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Agreed!

[@Galatv_]

💚💛❤️💙🤍💜🌹🇹🇷

[@sandyluker2214]

I INJOY WHAT YOUR DOING BUT YOU NEED A TRIPOD

[@TheMrDarius]

If you’re experiencing cold hands like that and you’re saying it’s hurting so put down the camera and put your hands in your armpits for a few minutes and bring them back before you get frostbite. I’m all for the content but don’t get frostbite for the sake of getting content.

[@MysticNightCalls]

Be careful doing this.

[@xocomaox]

This is like a Post10 video, with almost all the little nuances.

[@DarrenandMelissa1]

You got to lose that helmet cam you are making us nauseous

[@stephaniebelley6523]

The constant moving of your camera made me so nauseous, I had to stop watching. Still did a great job from what I was able to see!!

[@user-peach408]

You are standing in a very unsafe spot while clearing the area. One slip and you would be in trouble. Stand on the grate side.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Not really. Very little pull force with the water, and secondly I'm too big to really fit into that hole. Plus I'm agile like a cat!! 😂

[@shirleyanneyoung955]

@@UpNorthMowingDudeWould that be a cuddly pussy cat or a ferocious lion?

[@pnelson4435]

The constant camera movement makes me nauseous, do you tape using a tripod, maybe on second video?

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Yeah I used a tripod the next time.

[@Shogunwario]

Opened video inside a truck closed video

[@bevfrench3496]

OMG, you need a tripod with a video phone because following your movements from your head gave me a headache. just saying.

[@tomcommander6670]

Mount the camera on your chest instead of your head!!

[@lebotnov66]

Why would you park or even just stop on such a curve? Where I live, you could be held accountable if there's an accident. A car driver, approaching from behind, can't see if anything's coming.

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

It's in a neighborhood. People drive 20 mph there. No issues of getting hit. Neighbors always wave and are glad I'm unclogging it.

[@shirleyanneyoung955]

@@UpNorthMowingDudeDid you actually manage to do anything right? BTW I’ve got no complaints. I enjoyed your video, I didn’t get sick, your oohs and aaahs didn’t bother me, I’m sure your equipment is perfectly adequate and Idc where you park. I’ve just subscribed. 😘

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

@@shirleyanneyoung955 😂😂 I appreciate that! Thank you!

[@GoldenNugget.]

I completely agree with you, he's doing a good service out of the kindness of his heart! ❤​@@shirleyanneyoung955

[@billsmith1486]

So instead of taking the blockage out of the stream you send it down river. Looks like you are getting paid for this job and you are going to make more at the next blaockage. hmmmm

[@sarah.268]

You should think about bringing the necessary tools to take out a few of those bars on the other side in order to have a wider opening.

[@alanwatson1884]

Using a common dust pan to rake the debris by cutting it off after the sticks are pulled out would eliminate the need for a potato rake

[@ismailhoum]

please, next time, attach the camera to a tripod, because your movements in this video made me nauseous. Thanks for what you do.

[@petermedcalf5372]

And move the microphone, the sighs of exertion were overpowering

[@amym1133]

I like the helmet-cam! It makes me feel like I'm the one doing the un-clogging!

[@BEV323]

@ismailhoum I know what you mean, all that movement is especially hard on me because I deal with ear/equilibrium problems all day long.

[@ismailhoum]

@@BEV323 thank you again for your job. All my respect for you

[@dolorescritandi3426]

Agree and he sounds like he haven’t worked much lots of ahh ehh ahh

[@robinholland9423]

So the grid is there to stop the debris, but you just push it through, absolute stupidity

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

The grid is not there to stop general debris. Not knowing that makes you the idiot.

[@dgdkhyala5274]

Dont runnning comentry pls show your skil.use stable camera

[@eddykirksey8836]

Great job!

[@UpNorthMowingDude]

Thanks Eddy!