PORTA-MOLE BORING - 4" PVC Pipe under driveway

[@terryrobinson1416]

Amen for good neighbors!

[@LivingCommonSense]

For sure! They can make the heavy lift possible

[@tmactheplumber4966]

PVC is so much better than corrugated. I'm seeing this method being used so much more. Thanks for sharing, good job !

[@LivingCommonSense]

@TMacThePlumber - Thanks! The county came out and put a corrugated culvert across the road the other day. They had to dig up the road to do it. Barring digging up the driveway, I think smooth PVC is the only pipe that would slide into the bored hole. I enjoyed the project and making the video. Thanks for watching!

[@vinnygoombatts1458]

I've been plumbing for 25 years, good job but you definitely did it the hard way. I bore a lot, once you got the mini excavator you should have just lined up the pipe and push that pipe through. We do it all the time. If you didn't have the excavator you did the best anyone could.

[@LivingCommonSense]

Hey I appreciate it. I looked at renting the mini excavator from up the road at $250 a day plus trailer but I decided to get an owner/operator to bring his out. He charged $200 for 30 minutes of digging, then another $200 to come back out and fill in the trench a few days later. This saved me a ton of time. I had plenty of time to think while I was swinging the hammer and I realized how easily the excavator could have shoved the pipe through. I had tried to contract the whole project but none of the landscapers around here would do it with anything larger than a 2" pipe. It never occurred to me to call a plumber for a drainage project. Live and learn I guess. I had fun learning and running the boring machine though. Thanks for the comment and watching!

[@vinnygoombatts1458]

@@LivingCommonSense still a good job. Boring is hard work

[@LivingCommonSense]

It was hard for sure but I have found the hardest jobs done well are the ones I'm most proud of when completed. Receiving positive feedback from a pro makes all the much better. Thanks!

[@nathanhudelson4935]

What’s the soil like there Vinny, here you wouldn’t push it, it just breaks the pvc. We’ve busted it trying to shove 2” sleeves under a sidewalk for a water service.

[@vinnygoombatts1458]

@@nathanhudelson4935 you push the boring pipe through not the PVC. Pull the rod out then slide PVC pipe in. Here it's all clay and rock. Nasty stuff.

[@SuperBullyone]

excellent, thanks for sharing, nice house as well

[@LivingCommonSense]

@SuperBullyone - Thanks for your kind words and for watching!

[@danielw6852]

Thx for the video, I actually rolled my windows down yesterday to make sure the trailer battery didn’t explode in the Yukon and I’ll be damned if it come a down pour an hour later!

[@LivingCommonSense]

Yep, it doesn't always work but it always works when you least expect it. Thanks for watching!

[@brianpearl7504]

Another pro tip, glue a cap on the end you are shoving in and then cut it off when you're done so it doesn't get debris inside the pipe. Also if you have the means, you can over dig the trench and put clean stone in so you aren't trudging through mus the whole time. I know that it adds cost though.

[@LivingCommonSense]

The cap idea is good! Hadn't considered that. If I were doing the stone, while I was at it, I'd probably put some on top of the pipe and kind of get a french drain going for the runoff from the yard up the hill a bit. I'd just have to lay some perforated pipe in the ditch next to the PVC. Live and learn I suppose. Thanks for the suggestions!

[@user-qv4hm2ld8j]

Well done, you are a skillfully person, thank you so much

[@LivingCommonSense]

I thank you for the kind words.

[@anonymousbaros4424]

Thanks for the video, looks good!

[@LivingCommonSense]

It has rained a few times and I'm happy with the way it turned out. Thanks for watching!

[@garydreyer5528]

Good job , I like the hard way it’s a hole lot cheaper

[@LivingCommonSense]

I tried to pay a professional landscaper and plumber but none would take the job. Hard work but probably cost 1/3 of a pro

[@nathanhudelson4935]

Great job getting it done! How’s the soil there looks like easy soil, could be why I haven’t seen one of those round here with our rocky clay

[@LivingCommonSense]

Mostly top soil on this job. Red clay starts about 12" deep and can be wet or hard as concrete depending on the season. I wouldn't want to push this bit through any rocks or stones. That's for sure.

[@diegozimmerman8261]

While I laughed at your suggestion to get a rain shower i do find it effective! LOL

[@LivingCommonSense]

Thanks. I like to share life lessons whenever I find them🤣

[@alex1212a]

Fantastic Video - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Quick feedback would be appreciated. #1: Curious, what "excavator" did you use when digging? Example: was it a 1500 Lbs Wheeled Skid Steer? #2: You used a pilot bit to start the BORE-hole, with TWO 10-feet extensions? Then back with a 6-inch bit? That enabled pushing a 4" PVC into the "tunnel". Right?

[@LivingCommonSense]

1. I paid a guy who had the mini excavator to dig the trench. I'd say it weighed 8,000-10,000 lbs. He primarily tore down old houses/buildings with it and hauled them away. 2. Everything on the boring machine part came with the port-a-mole rental. The two extensions, the small bit that I pushed under the drive and the larger 6" bit I pulled back under the drive. That removed enough material to get the 4" PVC pipe pounded under the driveway. It was worked as expected for the last couple of years. Thanks for watching

[@alex1212a]

@@LivingCommonSense thank you so much & God Bless

[@CocaLeeveStepper]

Great work, but you should use a swivel on the reemer and drag the pipe behind you on the way back to avoid borehole collapse.

[@LivingCommonSense]

I would have at least tried a swivel if the machine had come with one. Not sure the small wench on this one would have been up to the task of pulling the pipe. I'd imagine its almost a requirement for the larger boring machines with really long runs of pipe. Thanks for watching!

[@garydreyer5528]

So many ideas from my arm chair

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

12:50 Clever idea.....with an even better on to follow. Does it need to be a Ford?

[@LivingCommonSense]

This has worked with every vehicle I've owned; Chevys, Fords, imports, cars and trucks -doesn't matter. I've had moderate success with it by simply washing the vehicle as well as leaving tools and electronics outside. Thanks for watching!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

@@LivingCommonSense I worked in a bicycle shop years back. When it would get slow...the boss would buy a pizza and try to break for lunch. Never failed...the pizza would sit and go cold while customer after customer would come in. Great video you had!

[@LivingCommonSense]

That’s how it works. Your boss probably did that on purpose 😂

[@garydreyer5528]

What would we do without KZbin

[@go5582]

Hi handsome. Did you consider using a pressure washer and with 4 inch pvc?

[@LivingCommonSense]

@go5582 - At the time, I didn't have a pressure washer to try. Thanks for watching!

[@marvinperez7940]

I need to bore about 35 feet under concrete just a 3/4 pvc pipe. Is this possible?

[@LivingCommonSense]

I’ve never tried that. There is a walkway pipe tunnel kit on Amazon I bought but never used. Orbit Sprinkler System Under Walkway Pipe Tunnel Kit 53333N , Black a.co/d/cN0JTXP It has a tip that glued onto pvc pipe and a garden hose connector that glued to the other end. I think the idea is to turn on the water and slowly push the tip under the sidewalk and let the water jet erode the soft dirt in front of the pipe as you push it through. I don’t know how 35’ would go but there are some other videos out there that shows people using something similar. Hope this helps, good luck and thanks for watching!

[@chainsawchips]

It is possible to bore 35 feet as long as you have enough drill stems. I think this machine is rated to drill up to 100-120 feet.

[@rupeshkhachane3812]

Very good idea and easily working i ame from india /gujarat/vadodara

[@LivingCommonSense]

Hope you have success with your project

[@skotg406]

assuming you have to dig the initial hole deeper than the gravel base and bore under it, and not through the rock.

[@LivingCommonSense]

Unfortunately, there wasn't any gravel base and I'd didn't think to add any. It would help with the runoff from the driveway for sure.

[@trunglechi8513]

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[@LivingCommonSense]

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[@rahulbiswas211]

Sir grate this can talking to you please your

[@LivingCommonSense]

Yes. This was a difficult but rewarding project. Happy to answer any questions.

[@ernestwhite2989]

Just hit one rock and you don't know where it will end up,been there and done that.

[@LivingCommonSense]

No doubt. We're blessed to have relatively few rocks and stones at the surface in this area.

[@seephor]

Would have been easier to cut the concrete and repour that small section.

[@LivingCommonSense]

The wife would have complained about how it looked every time she drove by it.

[@seephor]

@@LivingCommonSense Happy wife, happy life,

[@mattywho8485]

You could have bought a 20' electrical PVC conduit, then you wouldn't have had to slam the coupling through.

[@LivingCommonSense]

@matt - I didn’t want to pay somebody to deliver a 20’ section but looking back I probably should have. Thanks for watching!

[@subodhroadies]

Name of the equipment ?

[@LivingCommonSense]

The machine I rented was very old or perhaps vintage. Here is a link to the current version: portamole.com/tunnelrat.html Thanks for watching!

[@subodhroadies]

@@LivingCommonSense thanks

[@chanajithakor8843]

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[@SanjaySarkar-db5qe]

Perice

[@damienmullen1175]

That’s plenty deep. For what.

[@LivingCommonSense]

The excavator guy was digging as far down as I wanted there. It needed to be about that depth so that pipe could still have enough drop to flow water through to the end.

[@chanajithakor8843]

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[@juanvasquez2982]

If you have excavator, you can push galvanized pipe

[@LivingCommonSense]

I had paid I guy to dig the trench and he left. I rented the boring machine the day after which is when the pipe went under the driveway. I later hired the excavator guy to come back and fill in the ditch. It was then Coordinating all that was a pain and I realized that I needed to buy my own equipment