You need to rent some stackable trench boxes. Much safer and it will save a ton of over excavation. just keep digging on the inside of the box and pushing it down.
@eddyquette5 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, spent my first day ever running a mini excavator (Kubota U25). Just wanted to say thanks so much for your videos! I learnt an absolute ton from watching that helped me be confident and effective (for a ham-fisted amateur).
@don74065 жыл бұрын
I like the way you get a bucket and a half with each scoop by leveling out your bucket. That’s got to be the most efficient use of your machine. Great demonstration.
@pneumatic005 жыл бұрын
Man, your dig out of that first pipe was like it was done on a milling machine. High precision, Chris.
@triestelondon5 жыл бұрын
Since you don't have a 6-year-old Victorian boy to send down the pipe an RC vehicle with light and camera would be handy.
@mw59055 жыл бұрын
I'm 42 and have an rc well capable of doing that..haha
@TonyGeneseo5 жыл бұрын
Ya good luck w that !! I think you're right ! Start of a hellacious project but were all glad your on task and videoing so we can follow along! Audio or not ! Lol
@63256325N5 жыл бұрын
You weren't kidding about the start of a major project. Good luck, have fun, be safe. Thanks for the video.
@joeracer8835 жыл бұрын
Going to be digging it all up and doing it right. No rock around the pipe.
@alexosborne56295 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, looks like you will need to hire some large trench boxes Chris 🤯 Nice to see the Volvos going full depth for a change too !! Always enjoy your videos too 👍
@keithdunlap27015 жыл бұрын
Yep, Looks like alot of Digging ahead of ya !! Big Mess...lololol.. waiting for the next video ...Have a Great Weekend Chris !!
@oldfarmer47005 жыл бұрын
Dip and pour! Lol. That last pipe digging and looking, only if your lucky you'll probably end up digging a lot of holes and would most likely be the best to just hog the whole thing out and replace it. Can't tell you how many holes we dug on rickwell looking for a leak and how many hours wasted. It was high pressure hot water system and had two pipes inside of a big pipe with insulation. Would dig to pipe, cut a hole in the outer and dig out insulation and listen and hope to hear water spraying. Was about 200 yards between manholes and found out just quicker and cheaper to replace from manhole to manhole. This video brought back memories. Lol
@donnytucker5 жыл бұрын
I bet you'll end up digging up that whole field finding all the broken pipes haha.
@jonathanvasconcelos48875 жыл бұрын
I just did a step trench project with an EC220E at my school and was feeling a little like you Chris hahaha. Mine only had one step though.
@jmew19225 жыл бұрын
In the Uk metal pipes are covered with dryline not just in the dirt
@wayoutwest49445 жыл бұрын
'Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.' I think there has been something in those pipes besides storm runoff. I bet someone at the business knows what, besides water, has been in those pipes. Or, maybe the pipes did not get a good galvanize job when they were made. However, my money is on corrosive contaminants.
@Jodokus_Rendentanz5 жыл бұрын
think the same. some agressive chemicals.
@Sicktrickintuner5 жыл бұрын
Probably a ton of salt runoff
@davewebb57375 жыл бұрын
Well with a bit of luck you will get the job of installing two new pipes that will keep the three of you busy for a while
@J24983 жыл бұрын
Chris what about a pipe scope to send up the pipe so you can see where the clog is and it would tell you how far in the problem is.
@J24983 жыл бұрын
Chris plastic pipe didn't come out until the 80's right. They had regular ribbed pipe and then they came out with the easy flow that cost more but it was smooth inside so water would just fly through it.
@Jodokus_Rendentanz5 жыл бұрын
All of that has to be renewed. If you just repair the colapsed parts, next Year new parts will colapse.
@dewainwoodard48405 жыл бұрын
Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
@louisianadirt21885 жыл бұрын
O wow, what a mess, they'll need you to clean out the retention pond too while you're there! Stay safe Dwayne
@racerroy15 жыл бұрын
Your videos are much fun when I speed up the playback to x2 in settings down on the bottom right of the video playing.
@imchris50005 жыл бұрын
these place is a great candidate to get the pipes sleeved with plastic on the inside
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
I've heard they do that with sewer pipes and other types, can it be done with that size pipe ?
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
They do here in Europe. In citys they have developet several ways of putting pieps og big hoses in to realy big pipes, because there have come so many big buildings that it almost is imposible and far to expensive digging dem up.
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
@@oz1vlh, Sounds like a good idea.
@isaccozampieri31645 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always, Chris! I just hope to be wrong but it looks more and more like even a 380 wouldn't be too big for this job...
@leol16825 жыл бұрын
Very good video love it man , WEN they put metal pipe you know it's going to rust , cement pipe or plastic pipe .
@B-Rac5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Watched from Rocky Mount this evening.
@Blazer02LS5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a major mess. I've heard of finding leaks in smaller pipes by pumping CO2 into them and using a sniffer to see where it comes out, but doubt that would work that far in the ground. Or use an old UDT trick, pump out some water to give clearance, float a small explosive charge down until it stops and blast it open...
@captainfury195 жыл бұрын
At 9:45...That is the biggest bowl of chocolate puddin I’ve seen yet...!
@charlesmccoury6635 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@kellygingras21705 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered that my work always uses metal pipes and they always fail at some point! Thanks for video.
@2xKTfc5 жыл бұрын
Employment security. Your company does everything right - never finish a jobsite without leaving work for the next guy!
@derrickpettit862 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm with you Chris, dont know why they would put it that far in the ground, man, job security for you though haha 😀,your older videos are awesome, going back threw an watching them again 🇺🇲💪
@hphillips74255 жыл бұрын
Some behind a desk engineered the previous job and now they have the right man to fix it.👍
@miketaylor8195 жыл бұрын
Great video!! If you ever get in a jam you could possibly call in a cure in place pipe liner company. Occasionally using liners can be cost/safety effective. Just saying it could save a headache at some point. Thanks again for the cool vids. Cheers!
@Todd.Roberts5 жыл бұрын
Well I know for a fact that that project will be 100% better once you get done . At least you don’t have to dig that with a shovel lol
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
Well, the question is what desition the owner comes with. changing the complete pipe to plastic would definitly be the best.Only changing the rusty pieces ist the cheepest way, but not mutch better than now, since the old pipes will collapes sooner or later. Lets see what the owner comes up with later on in this "series of Letsdig18"
@Big_John_C5 жыл бұрын
Damn Chris, you get to have all the "fun"... lol. I'm glad all we do is clearing woodlots and digging basements.
@jasonjones63285 жыл бұрын
I'm not watching anymore until you squash that spider
@canvids15 жыл бұрын
come on a cracked windshield will take you away from watching letsdig 18 well then you should move on if that bothers you so much my gawd get a life!!!!!!!!!!!
@MookieMan15 жыл бұрын
Wayne Rogers you know he is talking about the actual spider in the end of the pipe. Not the spider webbed windshield.
@alanfarenden93785 жыл бұрын
Spiders eat flies and mosquitos; lots of them around a lake. More comfort while fishing!
@davoupnya32025 жыл бұрын
Replace all the pipe with plastic pipe and doubt it will ever go bad at least as long as the owner will be alive, possibly as long as his kids will be alive ! And Chris is the man for the job !
@antonioruizrocha12865 жыл бұрын
Andrew u the best u make anything work that’s why I like u ...... viva Andrew .....
@m2hmghb5 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that it isn't done by hand!
@bartinater5 жыл бұрын
What a mess... Well good luck. 🙃👍
@Jdizzlemynizzle5 жыл бұрын
Whats causes this? The pipe just rusts away to nothing and lets dirt in and causes a sinkhole?
@bradyowens10575 жыл бұрын
You should do a give away, when you replace the excavator teeth you should seperate them then give them to people. Don't have too just thinking out loud
@arkansas13365 жыл бұрын
Dangerous working conditions around the 'water saturated soils', stay safe!
@R6_memes5 жыл бұрын
Loving these videos
@scotabot78265 жыл бұрын
Uncle!!!!!!!!! That's gonna be a sloppy mess before its over, I think?
@theprojectcollector72605 жыл бұрын
Guess no cold start then? Great Friendship, Great video thanks
@tutekohe13615 жыл бұрын
We could just about follow what you were saying by the arm waving and pointing!
@roar40s5 жыл бұрын
Download a voice recorder on your phone, plug in your hands-free ear buds and you'll have back-up sound for such occasions.
@doubledarefan5 жыл бұрын
9:12 The Mud Whisperer (even more so because I watched this after a Wood Whisperer vid). 9:26 That's some nice, goopy mud you found there! 13:10 Letsdig18 feet deep.
@gregorygrimaldi90305 жыл бұрын
Bringing in the $$ good work
@mikestevenson18195 жыл бұрын
Install new plastic pipe all the way and abandon the old metal pipe. Just don’t install new pipe run so deep
@Sicktrickintuner5 жыл бұрын
Mike Stevenson ya probably his best bet there. Definitely don’t need 20 ft deep for that. Only need like a foot over 1000 yards
@stephenhunter705 жыл бұрын
Yah that pipe is done, time for plan B. Major contract deviation time Tim.
@1995jug5 жыл бұрын
Looks like might as well dig it all up and replace it.
@lanceburton24865 жыл бұрын
Lay it out safety first because now your prospecting for a stopped up pipe where only you no by now
@papaw54055 жыл бұрын
Silence is golden!
@MikeyDunn5 жыл бұрын
Probably time to start price up for replacing the whole lot, with double-wall plastic I guess?
@jamesbond98735 жыл бұрын
Love your channel.
@BA5168NCA5 жыл бұрын
Still got the cracked screen.. Well done timmy boy
@MookieMan15 жыл бұрын
Tommy Gun timmmmmaaaayyyyyy
@gregyboy12315 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos Chris all the way from Australia
@eliteearthworksllc5 жыл бұрын
That has turned into quite the job! Maybe they put it that deep in the ground in case they ever planned on building on top of it 🤷🏼♂️. Looking forward to the next video!
@donbraden85335 жыл бұрын
That job looks like it's going to be a long one 😁👍
@charlesdyer23765 жыл бұрын
That looked like one of those Mexican dope tunnels you uncovered !!!
@russellcrowder77005 жыл бұрын
put some flex seal on it. hope you have good weekend
@makingithappen97225 жыл бұрын
I think this will be a big job, it probably takes care of the payments on the excavators for quite some time.
@hunterton43105 жыл бұрын
Is the windshield getting replaced this weekend?
@lidsman22215 жыл бұрын
Please make this series of videos longer. Thank you!
@oz1vlh5 жыл бұрын
It was Friday, he only worked half a day, so video also only half the length :-D
@davidtyndall96045 жыл бұрын
"Any-Who"? Growing up I must have heard that somewhere. I thought I make that up. LOL
@erniemays415 жыл бұрын
Might be a good idea to reposition the camera so it’s in front of you and in the middle so you can see more of what’s going on.
@HughzieTube5 жыл бұрын
Does the 250 have more digging depth than the 220? Might be a project for the 'big guns' if you end up replacing the lot.
@jonschneck45595 жыл бұрын
he should go and get this excavator kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmHTeIRpg6mkZpY
@markfiges9995 жыл бұрын
Chris, is that building the same one you snow ploughed?
@RS_T5 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see more !!
@landengray66815 жыл бұрын
Does all the slop in the bucket not bug you being that the 220 isn’t that old. I know it’s not lack of grease because you maintain your equipment!
@janvandenbos70855 жыл бұрын
Major project wow Chris 😎👍✌👌
@DiecastEmporium5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video dude. Thanks for sharing! Hope you are doing well. Have a Great weekend! -Tommy
@ajc71665 жыл бұрын
Is relinning the pipe an option Chris, we've done it here in UK mainly because the cost of reinstatement but that wouldn't be such a cost in unmade ground.
@jwterry19655 жыл бұрын
nobody posted it, So I'll ask. No trench box ? keep the mud walls from falling in. Till you plan your next move ?
@rasmusnielsen96875 жыл бұрын
Any thoughts on IGUS plastic bushings for excavators? should be more resistant to wear. I consider changing the bushings on my micro excavator to those
@johngarran71735 жыл бұрын
That’s what we call “sugar digging”!
@toppingben5 жыл бұрын
I bet you don’t look through Timmy’s cracked windshield too long, is it on order?
@garysavage56755 жыл бұрын
Nothing to think about really the pipes got a hole in it so that needs repairing DIG IT OUT
@genedameier87465 жыл бұрын
I see you making one big pile of dirt when you dig. Q- Do you ever keep the top soil piled separate from the sub-soil and the sand layer separate from the soil? I know that each job has different objectives. Thanks for your time. Stay Safe.
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
if there is a nice top soil I will separate it so I can finish grade with it back at the end
@Lockedonconcrete5 жыл бұрын
We call this a uncover and discover
@The_JEB5 жыл бұрын
If i was the owner of the establishment after taking a look at the first pipe I would have said to rip it all up and replace it, but unfortunately people want things done for free, but thats not feasible so they go with the next option which is cheaply. In the end it will just cost them more money to replace a section here and there than it would be to rip the whole pipe out and replace it with something stronger.
@17snooker5 жыл бұрын
How far down can the machine dig down from ground level?
@22wmr_2235 жыл бұрын
About 20 foot.
@sighpocket55 жыл бұрын
Nice!!!!(just be careful!!) Opps! Should never be your last word!!!
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
Like the song from Cinderella or the old saying "Don't know what you got (Audio), till it's gone" Big difference not having the professional play by play of what's going on. At this point, with all the bad sections, would it be better/easier to put a new pipe next to the old, just not so deep ? Great video, thumbs up !!
@achum2sum5 жыл бұрын
hydraulic power with fast machine operator, good video
@mischef185 жыл бұрын
"Yes well", bit of a head scratchier there bro.
@dustinkeith76415 жыл бұрын
watch out for a red balloon
@harthek20005 жыл бұрын
Wow, opened up a whole can a "spiders" on this one! I have zero experience in your line of work. That said, can you put a smaller pipe inside the steel one to sleeve it and blow the dirt outta there as you shove it in from the outlet end with like a fire hose?
@tonyawesomedora.awesome98595 жыл бұрын
Love these vidoes
@randomdude83815 жыл бұрын
Lotta youtubers been having that audio problem you think for as much as they cost they’ed be better then that
@TheOtherBill5 жыл бұрын
The best of them now use a separate audio recorder with a lavalier. GoPro audio was never good, too sensitive to direction and picks up any vibration.
@benmcfall75855 жыл бұрын
How many machines do you have and could you possibly do a video on all of them?
@MrDaniel31055 жыл бұрын
I think you need the 250
@amossnowdaharleyman91795 жыл бұрын
"Why do they even use metal pipe...."? it's called L O W B I D .
@joehussey26935 жыл бұрын
Its cheaper, but it only has a 20 year life span, and on larger diameters like that it sucks.Concrete would be a fortune and they didn't have HDPE, so..
@justinmills80845 жыл бұрын
They might be better off putting a brand new system in an abandone the old one.
@DigginLife215 жыл бұрын
🔥Fine job my brother!
@Beas10425 жыл бұрын
Has anyone tested the water in the retention pond. Being in an industrial area I would be a little concerned. It’s seems to be caustic, not sure I would tromp around in it..☠️
@peteragnel5095 жыл бұрын
You ever think of the soil letting go under the excavator
@EdwDroid-wl3yy5 жыл бұрын
Dont be scared it's easy with the right machine
@teamidris5 жыл бұрын
No worries on the go pro audio, I got plenty of tinatous to listen too :D