The Gophers Are Destroying Our Tile System!!

[@ianmckay1780]

7.08 is bang on! it runs from bottom mid screen exits right for 2/3 frames! Thanks for this very interesting wildlife episode! Chet, as is pointed out in other comments, modern tile HAS to be buried in gravel. It enables the tile to leach out the water from up and down, so makes for a better drain! Thanks for the hi tech camera and finder tech too. From UK.

[@dtbellamy]

Caddyshack 2.0. Dougo digs up 100 acres looking for a gopher

[@sallydunbar1683]

IYKYK

[@jackwillie2729]

Would it be nest to leave a certain amount of water in the tile to prevent this

[@mnbednar8071]

Good to see Randy in the videos.

[@YungMarc68]

7:08 middle to bottom right corner you can see him run away!

[@Doc_Roe]

holy moly good eye!!

[@stevenkruse5746]

Yelp, my wife spotted him. Probably not the only one...

[@rwisti11301962]

Yep 😂

[@denniseft6460]

Slow the playback speed down, you can see the gopher stick it's tongue out at Douggo... 😜

[@nickcottengim3417]

They didn’t see him lol

[@jenniferparnell3663]

I am loving this video!!!!! When Doug gets on his rant adventures it’s always fun and funny

[@ClayBennett-c8j]

I saw something run out of the pile when Doug said he has never been hunting with an excavator.

[@pedrogunner9750]

That gopher thought he was going to have the best winter any gopher could have! 😂

[@P_Rund1952]

Fixing tile is a constant part of being a landowner. I see our latest tile work every time I look out the kitchen window, pattern tiling 4" every 30' to drain a couple of annoying wet spots. We do not have the problem with gophers in the tile, hope we never do. The way our weather has been going the past several years makes me wonder if the money should be put into irrigation rather than drainage, our tiles have rarely had water lately. (WC IN)

[@Freester86]

Randy and Duggo adventures. lol I can only imagine the off camera comedy that happen between them two. #Brothers. lol

[@JohnNorris-z4x]

Pump anhydrous through the tiles lol

[@bobcaleyrealtor]

You are right Dugo! They used to pour concrete curbs with a machine that feels the string as it goes.

[@RD1341-x7w]

So sweet that you think there's only one gopher; I'm sure he has a whole family.

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

Gophers are somewhat solitary and territorial. There is only one in the run except when young are raised. As soon as they are old enough the disperse, there in lies the problem. I hate gophers they ruin my yard, eat my flowers, jokes in my water lines and eat the wires. I hate snakes but not as much as gophers … as long as they eat the gophers we will get along.

[@scottmaass4329]

OH MAN THIS POCKET GOPHER CONTENT IS PURE GOLD!!!!!!!! GET EM DOUGO!!!!!!

[@lonestarace5351]

Yep, I saw it running left to right when you dumped that bucket full at 7:10

[@scottrakestraw351]

Hook up your truck exhaust and just fill the pipe out for 30 minutes

[@stacymontgomery7879]

We pattern tiled one of our fields with plastic tile 20 or 30 years ago. It originally had the low spots tiled with clay. Where ever we crossed the old clay the field mice in our area nested in it and chewed holes in the plastic to get water. Needless to say, we fixed about 10 to 15 blow holes per year in that field for the next 5 years. So I feel your pain. Good luck.

[@pede1958]

They called it a string line and it was on targets, had a guide on the machine that the operator watched and adjusted depth. In the early days plastic wasn't very good and did crush easy, certainteed was bad. You don't need rock around the tile but the inlets would benefit with washed river rock.

[@kevingordon7426]

Love the input from Randy. Nice brother team.

[@dominicdahlheimer6861]

Wasn't it Caddyshack that had a problem with pocket gophers? I didn't know that there was a connection between Caddyshck and LarsonFarms til now!

[@evangelicalcatholics]

YEP! 7.08 he was there running off to the right of your pile.

[@peterbenson3776]

Bill Murray. “Caddyshack”😂

[@lylebrandt70]

I farm here in the eastern part of Washington state. We deal with pocket gophers all the time. There are traps for pocket gophers that really well and they use no bate. You open the gophers run and place a trap at the opening the gophers do not like an opening in their run and will push soil ahead of them to close the opening that is what triggers the trap. I am talking about "pocket gophers " (not moles a different animal ) almost all ag stores sell them! Mole traps will not work on pocket gophers. Give them a try! Digging up the farm is a waste of time to solve your problem. LyleBrandt

[@vincenthopkins6345]

All I have running through my head is the song from Caddy Shack

[@catharinalausen6263]

Gopher hunting with a backhoe! You don’t see that everyday! Don’t mess with Dougo!😳😂😂

[@GordonKnight-x3m]

thanks

[@peterbenson3776]

Tiling videos are always fun.. to watch.

[@doggonedk]

Dougo going to prosecute that gopher with extreme prejudiced. 😮😅😂

[@lespeterson3426]

Good to see Randy on the video, one of these days you're gonna have to introduce everybody, how you're all related or not related,, something on that line that be good, including your wife's, brothers, sisters, cousins, all that stuff, in-laws and outlaws yeah that would begood.

[@AndreiLapin-g1z]

Saw this again and it still hits!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Did anyone else hear the song " I'm All Right " playing in your head?

[@jcrowder33]

I can't wait for the episode with the C4

[@ronshepherd3838]

Just an old farmer from the Litchfield area, Now living by Grand Rapids, We love your KZbin videos. By "WE", I mean my 6 month old Grand Daughter and I. When I bring up one of your videos, she just goes crazy.. I think she's in love. Best regards to all..... even Dougo.

[@WiLLiAMOnline]

This reminded me of the national lampoon film - with the rogue gopher! 🤣

[@tonymurphy3524]

He ran off in the second bucket lol

[@asquithmainlines699]

The new Larson Farms rapid transit subway system.

[@russellsuttle]

I wonder if Kenny Johnson. Johnson tile put that tile in?

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO Chet and Dougo

[@SwaFixer]

Caddy Shack all over again.

[@stevenkaras4562]

Doug is on a MISSION! Varmints beware.

[@PeterWenzel-yn7fn]

Waving a hand from texas

[@randymutch4315]

You guys need one of those guys with a ferret...ultimate rodent control. You can find them online everywhere

[@jkmcp45]

You fellas need to invest in a 3/4-1 inch jetter they can pull over 500-1000feet of jetter and they meaning the jetter will evict anything in your tile lines usually you get a skin with a head we have wood and rock chuck woods do the most damage but the jet system has changed how much re digging or ploughing we do we never use single wall it seems to be a less expensive but doesn’t last

[@timmiekrause4930]

Chet keep up with the great videos I surely enjoy watching them

[@ronaldanderson6481]

In the 1940's Barber-Greene co. Aurora Illinois made wheel trenchers in various widths, quite fast to dig a trench.

[@CharlieRagland1206]

We farm in Kentucky and also use ADS tile 2:57

[@justinmills8084]

Dougo, You are like Bill Murray in the movie Caddy Shack. LOL 😆 🤣 😂

[@bryanmayfield7423]

At 7 minutes into the video when dougo dumps the bucket. The gopher exits stage right. At the bottom of the screen

[@waynewallace2061]

Gophers can chew through all sorts of stuff, and move 3 tons of soil /yr/gopher.

[@ross7684]

Haha...Dougo got the gopher and let it get away...so funny! I used to trap those buggers when I was a kid for the county's bounty money of $.50/gopher. With the cost of tiling, it seems I was under paid. They were vicious little guys but many fell to my traps and pellet gun.

[@cindymccafferty8346]

My dad used to put a hose inside the in and out holes and flood the gophers out.

[@djy0025]

Good to see Randy!

[@WadeR-y3f]

What type of field tile do you prefer, also (you know this) , but tile also comes with a cloth sock covering to keep fine dirt out.

[@MartinWiegard]

Brother did tiling in the mid 60's and used a string to set grade

[@bradfreer2132]

Chet here in S.W Ontario i would bet 85% of all cashcrop land is tiled, they say you can farm under a mortgage but you can't farm under water 👍

[@volvojohn9036]

So this means that every tile opening has to have a grate? I always wondered why critters didn't move into tiles when they ran dry. And not being a farmer, I also wondered why/if there should/would be a manifold at the top of the system to flush every year or two. The same thing happened to sewer line to my septic, 14:36, they crushed it on installation by not supporting the sides with dirt or sand before filling over top.

[@frosty8563]

Man it would have been great to see Randy and Dougo chase that gopher. Enjoyed seeing Dougo and Randy getting er dun !!

[@chief3378]

I think Dougo and Randy were having too much fun today plus Randy was cracking jokes

[@Marty1985class]

This episode reminded me of the Loony Tune cartoons as a kid with the gophers. Good memories. Bad for Doug

[@BigTader]

Awesome video

[@prof1982]

You need gravel on top of plastic drains ,old tiles were fine but modern pipe used for drains need gravel. Why have you got inlets open to letting everything into your drains ? Water will filter through soil .

[@ClayinSWVA]

Replacing the pipe every few years is cheaper that trucking in gravel on a half section worth of tile. That would be crazy expensive to do at this scale plus the machine is not setup for it. This is also really old plastic tile, the new stuff holds up better.

[@prof1982]

@ClayinSWVA pipe .

[@ilostcount]

7.07 he jumps out of the bucket and runs 😂

[@lstone.09]

Awesome video guys. It's always kool to see Randy in the videos with you. 🚜🚜🚜

[@gimmysola9452]

connect your car tail pipe to the hole and live the motor on, he will live the pipe or simply dye inside the pipe

[@stevencrader]

"ribs generally cause friction"

[@carlportland]

nice ride along

[@SkunkMonkey14]

I saw the gopher run in front of the excavator.

[@LarsonFarms]

Your eyes are unbelievable I had to rewatch it like 15 times to see it. It almost looks like a rat to me!?

[@richardlug6139]

@@LarsonFarms I don’t think it was a pocket gopher either they don’t move that fast and they don’t collect corn or other feed stuffs from the surface. They eat plant roots.

[@flyingdutchmen8716]

Leaf blower and a road flare. Lite the road flare blow the smoke right through your tile line.

[@PgP736]

❤ from Norway

[@leroysladejr2422]

7:07 Dougo

[@kevinwittstruck8764]

HI Larson farms from Indiana

[@tposs940]

Y'all need to check into a hydroflush will use it when the plumbing industry to flush out plugged up lines

[@GlenSchroder-r6b]

Nice video.

This is like Caddyshack but on a farm

[@randyhall5540]

I retired from ADS PIPE. Crushed pipe is more common you may think. I would read call them and complain

[@markbowling3475]

Does anybody remember the movie Caddy shack ? I believe your digging for a bigger or a varmint crew with that much of corn and amount of debris. Dougo said he's digging half way to China 🫢😂 Time to call in the Calvery Dougo and varmint crew !! Can you say Caddy shack lol I believe this might need some underground demolition lol

[@Leslie-e5j]

I personally must admithat I have not enjoyed your channel since you change the intro and you're having it kind of programmed like a TV show I guess it's the best way to puwait a minute But I have continued to watch PERIOD Dugo chasing gophers Absolutely epic This is a video that cannot be beat totally totally enjoyed it Thanks dug go never change. I will be A I will be A Faithful Fewer from now on as I always have been You never know when you're gonna run into one of these jams That was supposed to be Gems But maybe jams It's a better description

[@davidwpinkston4226]

your tile spade has been waiting all these to earn its keep

[@VonnieAutry]

Larson's will be eating gopher pie!!!!!😂

[@JohnDeere-jw7jf]

Love it

[@bojobrown5919]

You missed him doggo, right after you said you never been goafer trapping with a excavator you dumped him out. He ran across the bottom of the screen lol.

[@tradergeo6047]

This needed to be titled go go gophers or dougo vs the gophers

[@deniseellenburg649]

Now Dougo, if you were a gopher and had the choice between roots & corn, what would you choose?

[@tomadelsberger6101]

It's simple 140000 lbs of corn in huge grain cart

[@userDominic_78]

Survival of the fittest Dougo, hope you got him

[@kenhamner8626]

Dogo and an excavator are always fun🎉

[@carriegrosenick6426]

Gophers beware. Dougo not happy.

[@FilomenaMckerley]

Each video is better than the last. You’re unstoppable!

[@dg-vg4cz]

soil-max plow check them out

[@colingunn4822]

No Dougo ....... Gophers Lives Matter as well..... LOL ....... Freedom for our Fur Friends ....... Victory Victory ......

[@stevebiddle8912]

I had no idea that gophers could damage plastic pipes.

[@greggergen9104]

It would be nice if they had pipe pigs that could go through the tile with a camera.

[@jrstrande4890]

Au Revoir Gopher!

[@rdg_-rj8zg]

7:08 through 7:12 the gofer took iff running bottom of excavator glass

[@ecoalex]

I gave up on gopher bait, The gophers can refuse it .It now is illegal in Ca. The gophers can refuse it.The predators of gophers, owls, etc can be killed. The gophers ruin alfalfa, the hills kill the alfalfa. The state recommends fumigation. I made 3 rigs with a gas engine, and flex clad electrical conduit. I insert the conduit in the fresh run, and let the engine run for over an hour. In larger applications a larger engine, would push the exhaust further up the tile, in your case. Fumigation works on ground hogs, ground squirrels, rats, any burrowing pest. My Rig- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXzPYZ2antyjgqc

[@scottsasser7749]

If you had the tile that your neighbors are put In how long would it take them gophers to plug them up? Then you won't have to repair your tiles all the time.

[@bt9653]

I’ve parked my wife’s van next to the hole and slipped a tile over the exhaust ducted to the hole, couple of hours and sleep, sleep.

[@jbtcajun5260]

Is land forming a less expensive option?

You missed him dougo he ran of to right 😂 watch this back lol he's gone

[@ckscottckscott4128]

when dugo was talking about digging with hoe, I saw pocket gopher run away

[@buddha6784]

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