The Start Of A Major Project

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[@howlandexcavating]

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.

[@eddyquette]

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).

[@don7406]

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.

[@pneumatic00]

Man, your dig out of that first pipe was like it was done on a milling machine. High precision, Chris.

[@triestelondon]

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.

[@mw5905]

I'm 42 and have an rc well capable of doing that..haha

[@TonyGeneseo]

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

[@63256325N]

You weren't kidding about the start of a major project. Good luck, have fun, be safe. Thanks for the video.

[@joeracer883]

Going to be digging it all up and doing it right. No rock around the pipe.

[@alexosborne5629]

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 👍

[@keithdunlap2701]

Yep, Looks like alot of Digging ahead of ya !! Big Mess...lololol.. waiting for the next video ...Have a Great Weekend Chris !!

[@oldfarmer4700]

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

[@donnytucker]

I bet you'll end up digging up that whole field finding all the broken pipes haha.

[@jonathanvasconcelos4887]

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.

[@jmew1922]

In the Uk metal pipes are covered with dryline not just in the dirt

[@wayoutwest4944]

'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_Rendentanz]

think the same. some agressive chemicals.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Probably a ton of salt runoff

[@davewebb5737]

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

[@J2498]

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.

[@J2498]

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_Rendentanz]

All of that has to be renewed. If you just repair the colapsed parts, next Year new parts will colapse.

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there

[@louisianadirt2188]

O wow, what a mess, they'll need you to clean out the retention pond too while you're there! Stay safe Dwayne

[@racerroy1]

Your videos are much fun when I speed up the playback to x2 in settings down on the bottom right of the video playing.

[@imchris5000]

these place is a great candidate to get the pipes sleeved with plastic on the inside

[@augustreil]

I've heard they do that with sewer pipes and other types, can it be done with that size pipe ?

[@oz1vlh]

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.

[@augustreil]

@@oz1vlh, Sounds like a good idea.

[@isaccozampieri3164]

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...

[@leol1682]

Very good video love it man , WEN they put metal pipe you know it's going to rust , cement pipe or plastic pipe .

[@B-Rac]

Enjoyed the video. Watched from Rocky Mount this evening.

[@Blazer02LS]

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...

[@captainfury19]

At 9:45...That is the biggest bowl of chocolate puddin I’ve seen yet...!

[@charlesmccoury663]

Awesome video

[@kellygingras2170]

I’ve always wondered that my work always uses metal pipes and they always fail at some point! Thanks for video.

[@2xKTfc]

Employment security. Your company does everything right - never finish a jobsite without leaving work for the next guy!

[@derrickpettit86]

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 🇺🇲💪

[@hphillips7425]

Some behind a desk engineered the previous job and now they have the right man to fix it.👍

[@miketaylor819]

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.Roberts]

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

[@oz1vlh]

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_C]

Damn Chris, you get to have all the "fun"... lol. I'm glad all we do is clearing woodlots and digging basements.

[@jasonjones6328]

I'm not watching anymore until you squash that spider

[@canvids1]

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!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MookieMan1]

Wayne Rogers you know he is talking about the actual spider in the end of the pipe. Not the spider webbed windshield.

[@alanfarenden9378]

Spiders eat flies and mosquitos; lots of them around a lake. More comfort while fishing!

[@davoupnya3202]

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 !

[@antonioruizrocha1286]

Andrew u the best u make anything work that’s why I like u ...... viva Andrew .....

[@m2hmghb]

I am so glad that it isn't done by hand!

[@bartinater]

What a mess... Well good luck. 🙃👍

[@Jdizzlemynizzle]

Whats causes this? The pipe just rusts away to nothing and lets dirt in and causes a sinkhole?

[@bradyowens1057]

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

[@arkansas1336]

Dangerous working conditions around the 'water saturated soils', stay safe!

[@R6_memes]

Loving these videos

[@scotabot7826]

Uncle!!!!!!!!! That's gonna be a sloppy mess before its over, I think?

[@theprojectcollector7260]

Guess no cold start then? Great Friendship, Great video thanks

[@tutekohe1361]

We could just about follow what you were saying by the arm waving and pointing!

[@roar40s]

Download a voice recorder on your phone, plug in your hands-free ear buds and you'll have back-up sound for such occasions.

[@doubledarefan]

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.

[@gregorygrimaldi9030]

Bringing in the $$ good work

[@mikestevenson1819]

Install new plastic pipe all the way and abandon the old metal pipe. Just don’t install new pipe run so deep

[@Sicktrickintuner]

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

[@stephenhunter70]

Yah that pipe is done, time for plan B. Major contract deviation time Tim.

[@1995jug]

Looks like might as well dig it all up and replace it.

[@lanceburton2486]

Lay it out safety first because now your prospecting for a stopped up pipe where only you no by now

[@papaw5405]

Silence is golden!

[@MikeyDunn]

Probably time to start price up for replacing the whole lot, with double-wall plastic I guess?

[@jamesbond9873]

Love your channel.

[@BA5168NCA]

Still got the cracked screen.. Well done timmy boy

[@MookieMan1]

Tommy Gun timmmmmaaaayyyyyy

[@gregyboy1231]

Thanks for the videos Chris all the way from Australia

[@eliteearthworksllc]

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!

[@donbraden8533]

That job looks like it's going to be a long one 😁👍

[@charlesdyer2376]

That looked like one of those Mexican dope tunnels you uncovered !!!

[@russellcrowder7700]

put some flex seal on it. hope you have good weekend

[@makingithappen9722]

I think this will be a big job, it probably takes care of the payments on the excavators for quite some time.

[@hunterton4310]

Is the windshield getting replaced this weekend?

[@lidsman2221]

Please make this series of videos longer. Thank you!

[@oz1vlh]

It was Friday, he only worked half a day, so video also only half the length :-D

[@davidtyndall9604]

"Any-Who"? Growing up I must have heard that somewhere. I thought I make that up. LOL

[@erniemays41]

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.

[@HughzieTube]

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.

[@jonschneck4559]

he should go and get this excavator kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmHTeIRpg6mkZpY

[@markfiges999]

Chris, is that building the same one you snow ploughed?

[@RS_T]

Can’t wait to see more !!

[@landengray6681]

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!

[@janvandenbos7085]

Major project wow Chris 😎👍✌👌

[@DiecastEmporium]

Awesome video dude. Thanks for sharing! Hope you are doing well. Have a Great weekend! -Tommy

[@ajc7166]

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.

[@jwterry1965]

nobody posted it, So I'll ask. No trench box ? keep the mud walls from falling in. Till you plan your next move ?

[@rasmusnielsen9687]

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

[@johngarran7173]

That’s what we call “sugar digging”!

[@toppingben]

I bet you don’t look through Timmy’s cracked windshield too long, is it on order?

[@garysavage5675]

Nothing to think about really the pipes got a hole in it so that needs repairing DIG IT OUT

[@genedameier8746]

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.

[@letsdig18]

if there is a nice top soil I will separate it so I can finish grade with it back at the end

[@Lockedonconcrete]

We call this a uncover and discover

[@The_JEB]

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.

[@17snooker]

How far down can the machine dig down from ground level?

[@22wmr_223]

About 20 foot.

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!(just be careful!!) Opps! Should never be your last word!!!

[@augustreil]

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 !!

[@achum2sum]

hydraulic power with fast machine operator, good video

[@mischef18]

"Yes well", bit of a head scratchier there bro.

[@dustinkeith7641]

watch out for a red balloon

[@harthek2000]

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.awesome9859]

Love these vidoes

[@randomdude8381]

Lotta youtubers been having that audio problem you think for as much as they cost they’ed be better then that

[@TheOtherBill]

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.

[@benmcfall7585]

How many machines do you have and could you possibly do a video on all of them?

[@MrDaniel3105]

I think you need the 250

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

"Why do they even use metal pipe...."? it's called L O W B I D .

[@joehussey2693]

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..

[@justinmills8084]

They might be better off putting a brand new system in an abandone the old one.

[@DigginLife21]

🔥Fine job my brother!

[@Beas1042]

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..☠️

[@peteragnel509]

You ever think of the soil letting go under the excavator

[@EdwDroid-wl3yy]

Dont be scared it's easy with the right machine

[@teamidris]

No worries on the go pro audio, I got plenty of tinatous to listen too :D