Replacing A Culvert Pipe

Replacing a culvert pipe at a local restaurant. We have had several storms over the past week or so that have brought a lot of rain and flooding. The last storm washed out a lot of parking lots and driveways, it dumped 8 inches of rain in a few hours. The 15" culvert couldn't handle all the water coming down this ditch and the parking lot didn't fair very well either. I replaced the pipe with a 24" culvert to help it flow better and spread new rock on the lot. It took 75 tons of rock on the lot and 15 tons on the pipe. The county requires a metal culvert in the driveways. He was able to open up in time for Memorial Day weekend. Thanks for watching and have a great holiday weekend! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #culvert

[@aaronburford5701]

Great video and content, love the Rip rap usage, and the excavator! Your execution is always the best!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I really appreciate that!

[@tnoel374]

Great job my friend.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

MR. FIX-ALL INC. thank you!

[@dalltex]

Late to the party again but noticed the lady in the white suv pulling camper ran off fast when she noticed Mrs E in the black Sierra flashing the glock. Nice job as always!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dall Tex 🤣 Mrs E packin’ heat!

[@letsdig18]

glad you watched my channel to learn how to do this! good job LOL

[@eliteearthworksllc]

letsdig18 lol thanks the videos are more in my price range vs the $2.99 lessons

[@DC-1]

Elite Earthworks LLC 😂😂

[@louisianadirt2188]

😂 Bam $ 2.98¢

[@southernhomesteadtransformatio]

Learning from the Best..... 😎

[@steenfraosterbro3268]

Or you could just cut out the middle man and go straight to Andrew Camarata 😉

[@barryhansen6854]

Looking better than what it was, these will keep you busy for a while.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

barry hansen thanks yes I’ll be busy for a few weeks lol

[@edgundlach2811]

Looks nice.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@southerndirt9589]

Nice job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Spradlin Excavation thank you!

[@anthonyjcarolan3161]

You have done a great job on Replacing culvert pipe I love ❤️ your 📷 video is amazing I can't wait for the next video 📷 #EliteEarthWorks

[@eliteearthworksllc]

me In leather jacket and pants good thank you! Appreciate you watching and commenting

[@Brian-jm2xr]

Another quality job. Looks great.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Brian thanks man! I appreciate that!

[@musclecarappraisal]

Great looking work!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Muscle Car Appraisal thank you!

[@tahanyjubr205]

It was fun to watch, especially the country dance. It was special with the music. It was a totally unique work 👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! 🤣 yeah I thought that was good. Appreciate you watching

[@rodfair5698]

Nice job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rod Fair thanks!

[@clydeacor1911]

Nicely done! Have a great and safe Memorial weekend!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Clyde Acor thank you! Same to you!

[@iwandeegenaars1552]

Nice woking 👍💪👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Iwan Deegenaars thank you!

[@iwandeegenaars1552]

Thanks man

[@johnstegall4119]

I thought we had some heavy rains what you describe is crazy. They do however bring some good work that can be done while its wet. Stay safe I enjoy the videos,

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John Stegall yeah you guys normal get pounded with rain but the weather has been crazy this year. And yes definitely have more work from these storms. Have a great weekend.

[@johnteelsexcavatingjohnnys7095]

Nice job brandon

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John Teel thank you!

[@blackdogexcavator21]

I feel for you guys. We've been flooded a lot this winter but now it's super dry. We got over a year's worth of rain from last September until about a month ago. Y'all be safe.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jeff Younts wow that’s crazy! The weather has been nuts. Thanks again have a great weekend

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Nice ! You’re gonna love the new machine and grading bucket for projects like that !👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Top Notch Excavating LLC thank you! I’m more than ready for the new machine! It is getting closer 🤞🏻

[@andyperrine9987]

Nice job brother, glad I found your channel. Keep laying that pipe! :)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Andy Perrine thank you! Good to hear and I will keep laying pipe 🤣

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Lonnie’s little jig was my FAVORITE part of this vidja 😂 As usual, you’re great at laying pipe 😘

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks 😂 ok Lonnie and thank you! 😉😎

[@seantatham9960]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks you have a great sense of humor !!!! LoL about spit beer on my phone reading that whole laying pipe thing!!! Have a great weekend you two!!

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Sean Tatham thanks! And sorry I almost made you commit a party foul 🍺 Have a great weekend!

[@seantatham9960]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks hahahahaha zero worries!!! This KZbin thing is great!!! Hope y’all can make Wade’s live tonight!!

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Sean Tatham I’m sure we’ll make an appearance 😁

[@dalepremo3695]

Water, water everywhere. You have water, Frank has water, Tri-County "Dirt Boss" up near Albany, NY, has lots of water too. But anyway, that parking lot was much improved and I really like the bigger pipe in that ditch. For some reason it seems that lots of guys don't bury them deep enough, but I thought yours was right on the money. Happy Memorial Day Brandon!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dale Premo yes everyone is fighting the rain. Thanks I’m hoping it is I was guessing lol! Time will tell, have a great weekend!

[@sandy1653]

I'm surprised that corner where it comes around like property hasn't washed way out too. Looks like a prime spot for a washout to happen.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Sandy yeah it’s been that way forever it’s crazy it has held up so well.

[@louisianadirt2188]

Brandon looks good, storms generate jobs sometimes. Stay safe Dwayne

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Louisiana Dirt 218 thank you! Yes they do!

[@dirtediggin]

Nice job, my week consisted of either working in the shop or in the dump truck hauling rock. Rip rap should help that ditch from washing so bad.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dirt E Diggin thank you! Yeah this weather is getting old, I’m ready for dry weather for awhile. I’m hoping it helps some. Thanks again

[@tsant6591]

Nice work brother. Great job on the pipe and grading the lot w the skid steer. I was an operator for over 15 years doing earthwork and pipe etc, and we didn't have go pros or KZbin, so watching from inside the cab made me feel like I was at work again lol 😂. Good luck and stay busy!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Toby Santangelo thank you! Lol glad I could do my part to make you feel like your at work 🤣👍🏻. Thanks again for watching

[@davidtravis1367]

Oh ok thank you bud and someone told me u had to take a test to get your general contractors licenses and thanks for answering all my questions and have a great day bud currently working in a metal factory and want out I am not a factory person and work swing shift too

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Travis I know you don’t in Missouri but I guess it could be different where you are located you should be able to contact the city find out. Oh I don’t blame you I couldn’t do factory work either. Best of luck

[@davidtravis1367]

Elite Earthworks LLC ok I appreciate it bud and I am a outside person and when I was a little kid my parents could never leave socks on me lol always been a outside person and I appreciate you answering my questions and y’all have a great Christmas

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Travis I understand that lol! You bet anytime! You have a Merry Christmas as well!

[@davidtravis1367]

Elite Earthworks LLC thanks bud and y’all too

[@mattlent6031]

When I place small amounts of rip rap,I leave it in the truck and dig it out,I find it better than chasing it around the ground with the excavator,just a thought

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s a good idea. I can’t remember why I dumped it out to begin with. But yes that would be much easier

[@CaptKirk1701]

Looks to me a ditch and culvert needs to be put in at other end of lot, or it will keep washing lot out. Great job on culvert replacement!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Kirk Overly yeah it has a small pipe that goes under the road which is also part of the problem but that’s on the county and they don’t plan to do anything about it 🙄. Thanks again for watching, have a great weekend

[@boitanoexcavation3564]

Lol that driver does one helluva shakey Leg

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Boitano Excavation 🤣 yeah he called that shotgunning it out

[@angrymexnrr]

Today was the first day I found out I like watching these kinds of videos lol. I’m in like my 18th video straight if nothing but dirt/rock moving or culvert videos. 😉

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nice! Lol they can get addictive

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Likewise and God bless our men & woman in the military and God rest the souls of the ones that paid the ultimate price for our freedom. God bless America!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John M. Evangelis that’s right! 👍🏻

[@AdrienW]

one minute in: "eh it's not too bad" Two minutes in: : "Wait.. Is that the river or the road?"

[@eliteearthworksllc]

AdrienW lol and that wasn’t really too bad in 2015 the river was over that culvert I just replaced

[@DirtPerfect]

You get a discount on that pipe because it was dented 😜

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dirt Perfect dented?! Must be something wrong with your screen! 🤣

[@DirtPerfect]

Lol 😂

[@tnoel374]

We have the same machine, except for the FR

[@eliteearthworksllc]

MR. FIX-ALL INC. yes sir my 260 is almost ready and I can’t wait!

[@davidtravis1367]

Good job bud and to dirt work and putting in pipes do you have to have a permit or a general contractor licenses? Have a nice day bud

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Travis thank you! Didn’t have to have a permit since it was in the county but I do have a contractors license

[@davidtravis1367]

Elite Earthworks LLC your welcome bud and is it hard to get a general contractor license and thinking about starting a mini excavator and skid steer company and doing land clearing and dirt work and doing site prep and thanks for responding

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Travis no I just had to go to the city and pay them every year it’s not bad at all

[@davidtravis1367]

Elite Earthworks LLC thank you for responding and do you have to take a test and I am in west Tennessee I don’t know it mit be different where you live and enjoy watching your videos

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Travis no you just pay the city and show proof of insurance and your good to go for a year. I think my license is $250 year here

[@mhenhawke5093]

Looks good, hope nothing heavy drives over it and crushes it in.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! It’s held up so far

[@mhenhawke5093]

@@eliteearthworksllc Thats good, plus your in a small hamlet, not many people. Its not like a on ramp for transport trucks either. Thanks for replying. M. Canada.

[@waynetharp]

It started flowing better once small tile was out. Looks nice! Did I hear right that Joplin had another tornado this week? If so...Hope everybody is safe. Enjoy your weekend, Elite!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Wayne Tharp thank you! Yes had an F3 just north of us, a lot of trees down and damaged several homes. It was about 5 miles north of our house so just wind and rain here. Have a great weekend as well!

[@waynetharp]

@@eliteearthworksllc Will do...Thanks!🇺🇲

[@azwrenchmaster5334]

Looks pretty good Brandon. ..you find it odd how one of your videos just all of a sudden goes viral compared to the rest? Strange, but also cool.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Az wrenchmaster Thanks! Yes it blows my mind 🤣 I don’t get it at all, I mean I’m glad it does but I wish I knew the secret lol. Thanks again

[@silentepsilon888]

you did great work getting the new culvert in and dressing it up, but looking at 18:21 I am wondering where the water flows from there because it appears the next driveway over is blocking the ditch, or is there another culvert diverting water flow under the main road to the other side?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Silent Epsilon thank you! Yeah it flows under the road and to the creek. It’s only a 12” pipe and the county has no plans to change it.

[@silentepsilon888]

@@eliteearthworksllc ... well, looks like you might be digging a retention pond there soon to buffer that bottleneck the county is creating ;)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Silent Epsilon lol that’s probably true

[@brianwebber7168]

👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Brian Webber thank you sir

[@jeffreid3341]

I'm a fan of your videos. Will you ever do a video on how you big these jobs?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jeff Reid thank you that’s great to hear! I can do that. This one ended up being time and materials. Thanks again

[@scottm3130]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Scott M thank you!

[@cmiller6352]

Wow that sleeveless button up shirt is a strange look.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

C Miller 🤣🤣 had to go back and watch to see what you were talking about. That guy always wears those

[@JasonTheMunicipalMechanic]

What material did you backfill your pipe with, and do you have any issues with settling. We use 1-1/2 processed gravel with the town but even with compacting every 4-6 inch lifts we still get settling. You get a lot done with small machines. Nice job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jason Unknown it was 1” base rock (limestone) I’m sure it will settle some since I didn’t compact any of it. But with all the water running in that ditch I didn’t figure running a compactor over it would do any good. He just wanted his business open for Memorial Day weekend. I’ll probably go back at some point and add more. Thanks I’m kind of in the mini excavation business I guess lol

[@Briceland107]

any reason why you didn't use plastic convert?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Briceland107 the county requires metal ones 🤷🏼‍♂️ I guess so you can go back in a few years when I trust out lol

[@user990077]

Nice content but... you might consider using less noisy music when you do the sped up video. Speaking of that, I wish letsdig18 would speed his stuff up from time to time.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

user990077 thank you! Yeah I’m trying to find a better site, I tend to like loud rock music 🤣. Appreciate you watching

[@user990077]

@@eliteearthworksllc "When I hear that rock and roll, it gets down to my soul, when it's real rock and roll".. Queen/The Game/Rock It (Prime Jive)

[@davidnull5590]

Brandon. you might be interested in another channel on KZbin, he's a guy in North Carolina who sometimes installs culvert pipes. The channel is called "LetsDig18", he's pretty good but you should comment on his videos to show him the right way, you'll make a great teacher, he can learn a few things from you. Thank you for the video.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Null lol I’ve heard of that guy, he does great work! He also gives great pointers for jobs like this 😉. Thanks for watching

[@RobsTrucking]

Did you get a permit? You mentioned about the county's culvert down the road being small. Usally the county or MODOT will tell you what size based on existing culverts and ditching. I didn't see any digrite/utilities marking flags, typically around here the ditches are full off cable and telephone cables

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Robert Thomas no permit was needed. He talked to the county before about making it a larger pipe and they were fine with it as long as it was metal. There’s one phone line in but it’s closer to the road. There’s a rock shelf in the this ditch that’s almost impossible to dig through so most utilities here are still in the air.

[@davidnull5590]

Brandon, at 18:22 where does the water go? With any GoPro it's difficult to see grades and direction, the water flows towards the pediatrician's driveway? I can't see a culvert pipe there. Is this a race to see who can build their parking lot the highest?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

David Null there’s a 12” concrete pipe under the road before the Pediatrician’s driveway but the county won’t do anything with it. It always backs up there too. Lol yes I believe they are. They just built the pediatrician office last year and it use to be lower than the parking I fixed

[@timbertom4324]

For a town of a hundred people there is a lot of traffic.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Timber Tom the road on the other side of the bridge was flooded plus people like to come look at the flooded areas 🤷🏼‍♂️🤣

[@Rickimusic]

It was cruise day.

[@rickebert399]

Redings Mill

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rick Ebert yes sir

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Hey Brandon how come you didn't use the corrugated plastic pipe that would last for ever?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

John M. Evangelis the county requires the metal ones even though it will eventually rust

[@johnm.evangelis693]

@@eliteearthworksllc Go figure!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice work.. what type of rock is that you guys use for Rip Rap out in MS?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Tri-County Masonry & Excavating 'Dirt Boss' thank you! It’s 6” limestone

[@davidbailey5006]

Dirt Boss Tri-County Masonry & Excavating That looks like what we call class A riprap. About fist size or so. Class B is closer to football. I’m in Raleigh.

[@lakesideranch]

Another professional job Brandon, nice extraction of that old culvert, great camera angles, and a fine finish grade! Have a great Memorial Day with your family! Doug@ the "ranch"

[@eliteearthworksllc]

lakesideranch thanks! You have a great Memorial Day weekend as well.

[@jeans5658]

I have a driveway lane I wish to get done and looking to get the right material. Would you say what you have done there could support a few concrete mix truck rolling over with no risk of pipe colaspe? For me, there is a need for concrete trucks to go past the pipe for future jobs going beyond. Small roof and yard drainage to go into a pipe like you have but 6 inch diameter is all I think I need for a 40 ft lenght. Steel roof and three downspout plus surface water and a 4% slope average terrain to go across.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yes that will easily support the weight of a concrete truck. As long as you can get 10”-12” of coverage over the pipe it will handle plenty of weight

[@jeans5658]

@@eliteearthworksllc I have not gotten the chance to research so much on questions I have. I really appreciate your answer above. It is good for someone that hire contractors , , nowadays, to know more than less because, many contractors out there (newer ones with no experience), may claim to know it all, take off with your money, and then let you live with subpar consequences. There are also people that sell pipes, and that is all they worry about. The sale. I believe in a local excavator that will do the work for me but, I will be there to observe and there will no corners cut. I just saw this other video here, I find it a good demonstration, (you would say in a lab not where this usually gets done) and it fully support all you say above. Once again. Thank you for your expertize shared. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHiciYWMYrOIn5o

[@TheNortheWarrior]

Nice video ;) but i have a question, what do u think of the Takeuchi tb 153 as a digger? And have u though about getting a tiltrotater for the machine? I have had my hours in one of those with a SMP tiltrotater and i have to say its one of the best small excavator i have used especially when u have all of the possibilities with a tiltrotater. Love the vids, u are doing a great job ;)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nor thank you! I love the 153 it’s an awesome machine. I have thought about the tiltrotater looks like it would definitely be handy. Thanks again for watching

[@swotteh]

Was the 15 inch the proper one to begin with?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

swotteh it was but with the building that was built next door has redirected the water and the new owner of this property wanted a bigger pipe in

[@michaelhuhn532]

Great job Brandon. Looks like a project I have coming up. P.S. hows the TB260 coming along?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Michael Huhn thank you! Better now it’s finally in the shop getting the coupler installed. Hopefully just another week or so

[@michaelhuhn532]

@@eliteearthworksllc good deal. I have been renting a case cx60c lately but my dealer has a low hour tb260 they are going to let me demo. I'll let you know how it turns out

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Michael Huhn awesome! Yes let me know I’m excited it’s almost a reality lol

[@briangardiner1015]

If you run into that again you might look into an Arched pipe, you can use those in low fill areas. Did I see you ordered a new excavator? If you don't mind can you tell me the buckets etc. you got with it? I assume you got a thumb.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Brian Gardiner yeah I got a TB260 with an angle blade, a thumb, a Werk Brau hydraulic coupler and a12” 18” 24” buckets and a 42” grading bucket

[@briangardiner1015]

@@eliteearthworksllc nice

[@brettfarris5914]

Why did you use the crushed concrete vs fill dirt ? Thank you

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s base rock or limestone, it packs better than the fill dirt I had on site and fills the voids better.

[@brettfarris5914]

@@eliteearthworksllc Thanks!!

[@swotteh]

If you're not doing anything with that 15 incher, can you mail it to me collect? ;-)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

swotteh lol I could that it’s just laying at the shop

[@barkleygentry8739]

Where was this at?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Barkley Gentry just south of Joplin Missouri

[@barkleygentry2504]

You don't have your very own Timmy to help you!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Barkley Gentry lol yeah it’s about tine to get one

[@littleconc5615]

Hey is that excavator a tb153 or smaller? Nvm it is

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Crown Julz it’s a 153

[@jayhancock1529]

Bet your wish you had your grading bucket on this one

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Jay Hancock yes! That would have been so nice 🤣

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

I can drive a truck. But don't know if I can jig like that

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Larry Littleton Jr 🤣 you might be able too you never know!

[@Exclusive_Criminal]

No aprons?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

DIGGINSKILLS no it’s not in the city or anything, just good ol base rock and rip rap

[@mborrego66]

Learn to work smarter not harder

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Mathew Borrego 🤣 yep I like your first comment better shouldn’t have edited it 😉

[@MARK65vett]

!!!%

[@eliteearthworksllc]

fast last 🧐