My Farm Turned Into a SWAMP! (Can we Drain it?)

[@Adam_Hill]

You know you gotta give these guys a lot of respect. To work a full time job and then do this work for our entertainment. Not to mention taking the time to edit the videos. Takes a lot of time I imagine. Thank you sir, very much appreciated!

[@DieselCreek]

While I really appreciate that and that’s exactly what I did for quite a while I’ve been doing KZbin full time for about 6 months. Still doing excavation work on the side too

[@boblinda1738]

I was thinking the same thing. Thanks Adam.

[@rayrutherford1538]

@@DieselCreek sounds like you stay plenty busy

[@MiniMachines1]

That's great that the excavation is the side job now 😀👌

[@mdouglaswray]

@@DieselCreek I love your videos and look forward to each new one. Thanks for creating this channel!

[@DavisFamilyLife]

When you said because you do excavation and grading, you've neglected your own property, it reminded me of something we say in here in Jamaica; 'the mechanic never has a good car.' 👍👍❤💛💚

[@randymack1782]

i see cars saying mechanic owned and maintained like its a good thing? I have been around auto-scene 40+ years, & worst maintained ever! i keep 4 beaters on the road for me to drive, many times I will get down to 1 or none before I do bare minimum to get back on the road, & wife has a pretty decent vehicle. but I am a body man, & mechanic, & work 2 jobs in 2 states, 7 days a week, & drive 600+ miles a week. in last 2 months I did more work to 1, than I did in last 12, its my primary & best gas mileage car, but I hope I am good for many months, still got to work on 3, but all are drivable at moment. also I need to find time to fix a duplicate to my good mileage car, so I have a good mileage backup car that would have me having 5 beaters on the road, & people will say buy new car, then I would have car payments,, everything I own is paid for, I paid home off last month, & I hate working on newer cars, even though I can. and with miles I drive, will run it out of warranty quick, and depreciate it fast, & lose more money in purchase than I paid for a few of my beaters, which technically owe me nothing.

[@RGremliN]

The shoemaker without shoes.😁

[@derekchauvinisahero2010]

The electrician has bare wire sticking out of his wall , the plumbers pipes are janky, the carpenters house is forever unfinished, the mechanics car is a pos ... quick question, how come all those apply to me but I’m none of those people?? 😂😂😂

[@Joe-xq3zu]

@@derekchauvinisahero2010 . . . And the painter has the worst looking house on the block. The pros spend so much time and effort fixing up others stuff that they can't be bothered to do the same for themselves.

[@Brad-lt6mr]

That's true in my case. 30 years a mechanic and my last car cost £200. I've got a set of ten spanners that cost twice that.

[@gregorytitus7348]

I’ve been watching for a while now and have seen how your subscriber numbers have climbed. I think your unique sense of humor and a get it done attitude has served you well. We all look forward to your next video. Keep it coming, we’re with you.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

If you ever get in a situation where you can't figure out where unwanted water is coming from, you can get some bright colored liquid concrete/mortar dye and spot dye several places then let it sit for a while then come back and see what direction the dye has bled from and you'll know for sure how to make accurate corrections.

[@derekchauvinisahero2010]

Good idea

[@MiniMachines1]

Our just milk 👌 that's what we use

[@martymartin2894]

​@@MiniMachines1that concrete dye wouldn't be good to have seeping into the land and drains where cattle are drinking from.

[@owenparker6651]

I have never heard of nor seen a 'mop pipe', in action or not. Very effective attachment. Thanks for sharing!

[@PA3456]

Can’t beat a good ditch to take water. Nothing worse then putting in a solid road and then gets destroyed by water.

[@dunruden9720]

than

[@wallyallyn5473]

Hey Matt I sure like your choices of music nice good old-fashioned rock and roll and you know what they say about rock and roll it will never ever die rock on Matt

[@jackgurteeen37]

Here in England we have another saying..." A good plumber has a dripping tap at home..

[@98Blackbess]

Do we ??

[@derekchauvinisahero2010]

I wouldn’t say a GOOD plumber, but definitely a plumber 😂😂

[@cavalierliberty6838]

A roofer has a leaky roof.

[@DusanTodorovicDukeBgd]

In Serbia we say that shoemaker have hole in shoe...

[@ColinRichardson]

I never heard that one in England.. I just mentioned in my own post about "Never buy a mechanics car" ... I do wonder how many of these sayings there are for each trade?

[@DELirious97]

That chunk of pipe worked so much better than I was expecting

[@rickcaldwell6174]

On the pipeline, we call that a mop pipe.

[@parteibonza]

@@rickcaldwell6174 i saw one of those laying around at the oil refinery...never knew what it was until now

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Good job Matt, maybe put in some culverts under the driveway to keep the water going to where you want it. I had property that had a low spot so put in the sump pump in a pump barrel underground. Had a 2" drain pipe out to to end of the property which by that point went downhill. Had a 1" electric pvc pipe to the barn with power. The ground within a couple weeks was good for our horses

[@macsloan58]

The old saying from literature: “THE HURRIER I GO THE BEHINDER I GET” seems to fit when there are so many projects to do. Excellent video. I am not sure why I didn’t see this when it was uploaded, but it makes excellent entertainment on this December evening in 2021.

[@highrx]

It doesn’t matter where a person lives, there is always something about the property that the owner has too battle with. Nature seems to win 99% of the time.

[@antonkrysa1433]

I installed what looks like the same Reolink system a couple months ago. One of the cameras crapped out and, after a few emails, they sent out a new one. Wow! Can't be any happier with the system or the support.

[@HYUKLDER1]

Balancing ponds (aka retention/attenuation ponds) to collect stormwater and some culverts under your gravel road to move water to streams on lower land could help.

[@HeavyIronAcres]

Cool bucket attachment! I have a similar situation in a portion of my own property. Difficult to drain, but you've given me some ideas. Thanks!

[@fat_biker]

I'm tempted to suggest running the water through long sections of buried pipe, with open concrete lined channels between pipe sections for the cows to drink from.

[@donbullock8790]

Hello; Here's an idea for you. When the area is dry enough find a area you will never have plans for and dig a big hole, fill it with big rocks then smaller ones to make a space for all that water to drain into. Put in at least one culvert to cross the road and your problems will be a lot less. Find some FREE "rocky" fill to put in the low spots then come in with top soil. Sounds easy anyway. It's just a idea. Good luck and keep us posted. Be safe and well.

[@surveywaters]

Around here (SC) the lowlands are crossed with a system of ditches that all connect to drain. Even some swamps can be dried like this and then often turned into timber farms. Until you have actual drainage, your gonna chase water around.

[@remcovanvliet3018]

That's the way about half my country was built. I'm in the Netherlands, and the entire south west corner of t country is well below sea level. A system of dikes n levies along the rivers, and a system of drainage ditches, canals and pumping stations to get the water to the rivers.

[@lordjaashin]

would french drainage system work better in these situations?

[@spentacle]

In Scotland the same saying is rendered: " A cobbler's bairns are aye the worst shod"

[@vinces8974]

I like that saying

[@parteibonza]

so it basically translates to A cobbler's children go shoe-less?

[@dmc1v3r]

A cobblers children always have the worst shoes

[@thekeyboardwarrior5054]

The shoe repair man's children are yes the ones with the worst shoes.

[@benbowles1014]

Gotta get Christine up and running, mate!

[@288graf]

Dołączam się do pytania co z Krystyną.

[@greggb1416]

Looks pretty nice, I like your grading attachment. Thank you sir.

[@jurgenkuhlmann9194]

Right. The Galion Grader would have come handy! I am waiting for Matt squeezing the engine back in!

[@CAPNMAC82]

Top end by the road was Dragline work--now if Matt only knew were there were a dragline . . .

[@dbeckley43]

Always enjoy your content, I can tell that machine becomes an extension of your arms when you're using it. Can't wait to see more Christine video.

[@xsniperprox1]

Ive been doing drainage for 10 years now and i can say if you experience a lot of rain water flooding your property it would be wise to slope the sides of the open drain to negate the water from eroding the sides as much over the years. it also lets the grass grow which also acts as a bit of a filter as well as soaks up a lot of the rain.

[@michaelridenour8054]

Looking better all the time bud keep up the good work , cant wait to see the church again

[@Rayvan43]

Looks good. No need to apologize for your work. 99.8 percent of the people watching these videos wouldn't know the difference and the other .2 percent like myself don't care anyway. Just keep doing what your doing and we will keep watching.

[@rollinlowford]

With that spring would be nice to put a pond in, all around a good upgrade.

[@stephenpitt6363]

Need a wetland permit

[@davesilvia9711]

@@stephenpitt6363 you need a permit to wipe your ass.

[@lordjaashin]

@@stephenpitt6363 damn sure looks like "land of the free" lol. oops more like "land of the permit" rofl

[@jonnybravo1392]

I cabt get enough of watching you properly operate your machines you've taught me alot on what to look for and how to work it you're a pretty great guy

[@J2498]

Ingenious use of the pipe along the sides Matt👍

[@terrysiesky9561]

I am definitely going to use that pipe idea. I have lots of muddy areas that need that type of grading. Thanks for sharing that. Love your videos. We are a kindred spirit my friend.

[@albencrouch]

I had a old man once tell me "your land is only as good as your ditch" makes perfect since to me now!

[@miker8915]

Great video,, I like how your floor came out from all the crushed cinderblocks and crushed stone. Nice job smoothing all the soil along the driveway too. Thanks for sharing!

[@TOOLMAN4hvac]

A decent substitute for a grading bucket, I like it.👏

[@robertwalley6692]

Brings back the time my father worked for his brother WC{William Clark I believe} in the Carolinas, we lived in Rock Hill SC at the time. I miss working in construction, I got out of it and into retail work.

[@terryeason4319]

You might watch a channel named "letsdig18" to see how he handles this intense amount of rain we have been having. Unfortunately he does not have playlists but he does a very good job of naming each video. A month or so ago he did another one and it dried out fast. Just a suggestion.

[@C0ffeeCan]

The forests i work are usually quite flat and wet. So we have ditches along all the main roads, that makes a low spot for the water to go - big job making them and some maintenece. But you get a drier forest and better quailty. Our ditch digger, have this riangle bucket for digger ditches - works wonders. Nice video, keep it up.

[@chugaaa]

Missing the vids man. No doubt you are a trooper hard working legit American 🇺🇸 love the positive attitude !!!! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻let's keep them coming

[@robertthegrape2192]

Once you get your swamp drained, you need to head down to Washington, D.C. and drain theirs! You do good work, so Washington should be a cinch!

[@rodneystewart8958]

I have never seen that mop pipe before but it looks like something to fab up heading to the shop

[@tomthompson489]

Drain the swamp good saying. I saw Chris using a log to grade with couple times good idea Thank you Matt.

[@SammyFender]

Best way to start the day! Diesel Creek and a cup of coffee. The 2 most destructive forces in nature: Water and COWS!!!!

[@duanecreativemachine]

Only followed slightly by number 3 an angry woman. Lol

[@GridIndustries]

Don't forget goats...lol

[@animenut69]

Don't forget pigs/hogs

[@butchmetzger7023]

Looks good for grading mud!!. One of your other videos made me think of my boys. If you gave the older one a shovel and asked him to clean out the paths in my free form raised garden beds, I soon had a hole about halfway to China. Younger brother, same shovel and instructions, he was soon doing better than I did! He worked for several years for a local excavator. Boss was frequently impressed with how he could carry a grade. First time on a dozer, he started sliding on a pile of loose dirt, and the boss was sure he was going to roll it. He turned up the pile and climbed up to the top and came down straight. No problem. No rolled dozer. No squashed kid. Enough bragging about my brat. You say you're not good enough to eliminate all the puddles without a lazer, but you still remind me of my younger boy.

[@catshepherd3102]

Dude, you have a SPRING!! And a very productive one! Do you know how lucky you are? Tap that sucker!

[@ypopnun1003]

Matt, you have the drag bucket pick where you want the Pond, run the spring into it. That should lower the water table. A friend had the same problem till he put in two ponds took care of it.

[@WatchWesWork]

The mosquitoes are going to hate this video!

[@seastacker8582]

That’s all I could think the whole video... mosquitos.

[@jeremysmith6905]

I fucking hate mosquitoes but, i love watching Wes do stuff 😂

[@EngineeringVignettes]

61 mosquitoes have already disliked this video...

[@Snblwr]

LOL!

[@gregorytitus7348]

I do enjoy your insightful while dry sense of humor

[@mauricekeithjohnson2598]

Watching from BERMUDA. Limestone cap on top of extinct volcano. NO muddy soil or clay here. Very satisfying to see the improvements you make . Thumbs up to you

[@Hill_Alex]

6.3k views in 29 minutes, well done bud 👏

[@robinwells8879]

I have seen track foundations cut with a v shaped crown draining to ditches each side. You then put the ground fabric down and roll a sausage of shingle in each ditch before putting down the base foundation. You get a pair of drains that don’t clog with sediment each side and you have occasional soak away drains leading off to discharge the run off. Seen it working on the west coast of Scotland and if it works there, it works anywhere!🌧🌧🌧⛈🌨🤣

[@U_ever]

As much as I love Matt's work here, I just don't feel right watching these videos without having a shovel to lean on.

[@robertkerby2581]

You are incredibly skilled and you did a great job! Well done, Matt!

[@raymondwallace1031]

Definitely want to see a follow up to this one

[@Hoaxer51]

It would be nice to see a weekly photo or video of that area even if it’s a quick drive by just to see the progress of it drying out or getting wetter when the weather changes. Good idea!

[@turk_xl]

Maybe you could get the land surveyed and then dig a lil retention pond in wherever the ideal spot is. Then u could dig ditches that drain into it. And maybe a small culvert or 2 under that nice driveway you laid down that leads to the ditches . Awesome work dude. I learn a lot on here✌

[@carlsmith2826]

Might want to look into a topographic map and see which way things naturally drain.

[@shackman9566]

Thanks again Matt. Have a great day.

[@bruceleealmighty]

I'm gonna have to watch more of these. After surveying for years, I'm sure you have a plan and idea of what you're doing but I'm not quite following yet.

[@dennisbailey4296]

As a mechanic of 40-plus years but now retired. I can see that being reality except when you get retired you can make the cars you have work really well and keep them up. All the best from Canada

[@krashdown102]

probably need a culvert pipe under the road there

[@joethompson1695]

Andrew Canada's made a "Swale Digger". Basically a narrow bucket with+/-30 degree sides from vertical. Specifically for drainage ditches.

[@dailrharris9009]

When I was logging, I spent more time n money on the ditches than I did on the surface, except for stone. The boss was always on me about it until it got wet, and the other site couldnt get a truck out with a D8, then I was the golden boy. As soon as it got dry, right back on sh@@ list

[@timfreeman476]

here in the North GA mountains the old-timers used hollowed logs and put the spring back in the ground I still have some on my property

[@stephenzwemer2905]

I know someone with a nice grader ..... just needs a little TLC. Ran when parked.

[@Kingninewillnotreturn56]

🤣🤣😂😂

[@ifried91]

Omg that hook 🪝 on the bucket would drive me crazy on a quiet day digging thru soft mud… Engine noise you learn to tune out… especially living and growing up somewhere in nyc like me

[@stephendoing2253]

This summer you should have a week where you invite skilled subscribers to come to PA and help you with a bunch of projects.

[@willb3018]

I am a skilled supervisor. Sign me up! 😎

[@ankereisenman4824]

I’m good at leaning on a shovel all day!

[@rustygoldworkshop4672]

I like the pipe idea. We use a pice of rail road tie in the thumb. The boss has many sizes to choose from. Great job. Love the videos.. thanks

[@dennis2376]

Where I live that ditch would require a full on environmental survey so you do not hurt any wild life. :) Mosquito haven at 16:29 and no it is gone. Nice job.

[@seawolf7610]

Where do you live ?

[@dennis2376]

@@seawolf7610 Canada

[@deanbarr5740]

I gotta say Matt, I've never seen nor heard tell of squeejying with an excavator. Man, that was awesome. Worked great, whoever taught you was definitely a professional. That was some soupy mud. Kinda like trying to shovel up a fresh cowturd with a three prong pitchfork.

[@infoanorexic]

"A cow is nothing more than a whole lot of trouble tied up in a leather bag"

[@DieselCreek]

And steak

[@cody9613]

Yum steak😋

[@cody9613]

Make sure to milk it before the steak begins

[@uliwehner]

@@cody9613 it is not recommended milking the "steak cows", they like it, though, i hear.

[@williamcraig1505]

Matt playing in the mud,doesn't get any better

[@jimfellows9001]

I like the 12 string guitar music you've been using lately.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks!

[@necrothescistt8164]

sounds a bit out of tune to me, but the riff is good.

[@lucassvedlund3851]

@@DieselCreek i don’t mind the music but coukd maybe lower the volume of it a notch or two? At least in time lapses cause imo it’s a little to loud/too much volume increase compared to when your talking, just my two cents. Good luck with your “swamp”🤘🏻👍🏻

[@TheGodsrighthandman]

Was about to say the same. Compared with some YT creators it has some originality to it. I find Bad Obsession Motorsports have a similar taste. Blues-based rock Rocks!

[@fredrenberg9596]

Loved this one! And the music is killer! S.S. Villains rock!

[@walterkucharski4790]

Matt it looks like you are getting ahead of the situation. With the lumber prices so high have you considered steel framing for your church project? Cheap, quick to install, straight, fire and insect and rot proof. Good luck.

[@mfk12340]

You wanna tell my truck that steel is rot proof? I don't think it got the memo.

[@remcovanvliet3018]

@mfk12340 if the steel on your car was 1/4" thick, well covered in primer n paint n kept out of the rain, I bet it'd be pretty rot proof, too. Being twenty thou thick only, and being pelted by rocks all the time n sprayed with salty water all winter long, on the underside of a vehicle, not quite so much... Maybe you should look into getting a DeLorean? I hear they're built out of stainless, if I recall correctly? Might even help you travel back to the point before your current vehicle started rusting, if you can manage to get it to 88 mph! 😜

[@garymoore8711]

Learned something new. Piece of pipe for a squeegee. Neat!

[@LostDryerSocks]

I laughed at myself after I watched this. The whole video I'm sitting here thinking "didn't he just make a custom 'V' bucket for this exact thing in a different video?" Then I realized I'm thinking of Andrew Camarata.

[@ubcts]

I also have a lot of ditches and I maintain mine way faster. You have to plan your attack for when the dirt is just about dried but not dry. Then just run the tractor tire up the ditch. Done in five minutes. I like using the backhoe because you cannot get a backhoe stuck.

[@_n_l_]

Maybe you could install a second fence to keep the cows away.

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

one of those electric ones tied to a battery should work. single wire. give the neighborhood kids something to play with too.

[@dshine55]

real nice work!! that material is very hard to work with and the pipe idea is genius !!

[@squa_81]

How to drain the old way, make a trench, fill it up with rocks, cover It up

[@nsaglian]

Water always wins, and DEP is always watching!

[@petewilliams7656]

I love your chanel and your content keep it coming 👍also loving the intro music I've tried searching for it but can't find it 😒 have you got a link to it? Cheers Pete from Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@DieselCreek]

Link on the description! Thanks!!

[@jcataclisma]

Still, I cannot get enough of watchin´ that awesome job you´ve done by applying fabric and pavement on all that road. Cheers!

[@rogerfar]

Hey man how's the church coming along?

[@SteveScully-r5g]

I have watched you fight the drainage issues on your property several times. A good portion of the work is creating more future problems, so I thought I might pass on some advice. Roads are built with two types of drainage. The most common is a crown where the center is high and the edges are lower so rain sheds off both sides of the road. Level roads will not drain and always get worse with time. The second drainage method is for when the road is on a hillside and the road slopes entirely to the downhill side. You are trying to manage road drainage with a grader or skid steer when the road is already lower than the land on each side. Can’t be done! You must either raise the road (which can’t be done with a grader) or lower both sides. You just cleaned out a drainage ditch with the excavator and put the slop you dug out between the ditch and your driveway as a dam to keep the water from the driveway. This is wrong. You must get the ditch low enough the rain falling in the driveway flows sideways to the ditch continuously along the driveway. A swale should also be much wider than your bucket wide ditch. A 3 or 4 foot wide swale which is grass covered will hold a lot of water until it seeps into the ground. Right now you have a 10 or 12 foot wide swale for a driveway and it holds all the water for days. Adding more stone is a very expensive way of raising the driveway. You may need to raise it by scraping off the stone, adding 5 or 6 inches of good base material, and then respreading the stone so there is a crown. All this assumes you can first manage all the flowing water and get it away from your driveway. That may take some drainage pipes which is another big job. Good luck. Steve Scully, retired Civil Engineer

[@Spawn303]

Being a meteorologist is the only job you can keep and get promotions while being wrong 70% of the time 😂🤣

[@gaylespencer6188]

Really? If you can hit with a 300 batting average, you'll be bringing home a nice paycheck.

[@Spawn303]

@@gaylespencer6188 my uncle was a weather man and that was the running joke in their office

[@ozarkarky]

Or a politician 😬

[@remcovanvliet3018]

@Ozark Arky no, those guys get it wrong 100% of the time.

[@GARY-ks3qc]

Hi Matt...as a retired road construction worker might I suggest about your problem [ to get rid of slop ] is to dig a pit with a ditch leading to it, push the slop into the ditch and let it flow there, and it will dry out the whole area given a few days. We did this when preparing a firm base for pipes [ 6 ft diam.] through creek beds...just a thought and I hope it helps...Gazza..final is to fill in the pit.

[@SPUDHOME]

Then what did you do year 2 and year 3.

[@twothreebravo]

"It's not a 'wetland', it's just land that's wet" I know all about that problem...

[@waynetrain8033]

The curse of Christine again. Another job that would make good use of her! Can’t wait to see her doing the work . Road with the rock looks great 👍

[@ADSC2006]

Drain The Swamp you say!

[@lectora6046]

These lands seem like a sponge, they are always flooded, they will always give you a lot of work, the idea of making a water passage next to the driveway, I think it is the best you have been able to do. In your community it rains or snows a lot, so you have guaranteed water without cuts or restrictions. Greetings from Barcelona-Spain

[@NUTTER8291]

OMG for a moment there i thought i was watching the opening scene of the space series "firefly "as that sounds like there opening tune lol

[@steamfan7147]

Can't stop the signal Mel

[@Digital-Dan]

First thing I'd fix if I were a time-traveling benevolent monarch would be Fox's untimely cancellation of that series.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

That pipe on the bucket is a first for me. I will be building one in the future. Thanks Matt.

[@renem6441]

It is hypnotic to watch you work that machine!!

[@David-pk9be]

Please move your content to Rumble I've had enough and I am deleting my KZbin account due to KZbin silencing those who do not support leftist, anarchists’ and Biden voters. Please put your great channel on Rumble where the 1st Amendment is honoured and I can still watch your excellent content.

[@ShadowMage3D]

11:30 - Line it with medium rocks and put flat stones along the sides. That might help prevent it from getting messed up.

[@BearJawGaming]

0:59 Looks like a wild west movie almost after a good hard rain. Love the land you live on, and got hooked just watching you do your work. Stay safe out there!

[@neil6212]

Looks like a good time to get Christine up and running!

[@seanpierce7673]

Those mude poles are a slick trick! They sure do the job

[@jamescole1786]

Ooh yea! Love that long round "mop" attchmt you used on yur gravel road 'shoulder'. Hate to think you may need 4-5 drain coulverts/drain pipes under your gravel road toward t'natural low side of property. Hope I am wrong about that. Glad to see u working on your property. Carry on!👍😊👨‍🔧

[@richardgooding498]

That pipe is great. I think for using it for this type of project would be better if welding walls on either side of the bucket in front of the chain would be a benefit. Great job Matt

[@Mercmad]

You need to build what we called a Spoon drain,which is Vee shaped . Cattle can walk up to the edge an not wreck the banking. You will need to make a vee bucket though. Also,did you know you can train those hedge plants to grow thicker? look up some of the very old films posted up here on YT showing them being trained in England in the 1940's. Cheaper than a fence.

[@ackeblack1968]

We use the triangular -shaped buckets to make ditches and they will last much longer than the ordinary straight edged ones.

[@rogerpaelinckx7398]

Hi Matt, Perhaps you can consider buying a V bucket at one of the auctions. Seems just a bit more convenient to me. You do deliver a good job with the normal excavator bucket! The advantage of the V bucket is that the sides of the canal do not recede as quickly. Greetings from Belgium and I will continue to follow you !.

[@bityard]

Been watching for like a year and now I finally know where the diesel creek is