Back to the GRIND with the Wood Shredder + Wasp Attack!

[@beardy4831]

Instead of a bee suit, you can also use rain gear. Rain pants, rain coat and a pair of fishing gloves. Wear a ball cap and a mosquito net. Draw in the strings for the waist, ankles and wrist so they can't sneak in. Done this several times. Works great. And a shop vac works great for collecting wasps and bees and such. Just gotta remember to put a bag over the end of the hose when you're done so they can't find their way out. Put about an inch of water with a few drops of dish soap in the bottom of the vac and they'll be dead in a hour.

[@villainjohnnoel8075]

Hi from a viewer watching from France. I once drove a walking floor tipper here in France,i used to load trash in Lyon and empty in a land fill in the boonies in St Étienne,man what an eye opener,i'm convinced that it's an area no-one really cares about,just throw their trash in a bin and forget about it,the're pretty clever land fill companies,amazing how they manage such huge amounts of endless waste,It really is waste management.Funny how you can be of any political persuasion, left right,vegan,meet eater,religious,non-believer that waste just keeps on a comming.There are some incineraters where they burn it,but they are just simply over filled, the piles of rubbish are just huge.Not quite sure about the others,but i reckon you blokes are on the right track,we only have one planet earth and people like yourself are doing what they can to make it better.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Well said!

[@rosswoodhouse5845]

Hi Ryan from Nelson New Zealand I watch your channel religiously and is without a doubt the best channel on utube. I am 79 years old and used to run a waste disposal in Nelson. Our city has a population of around 50,000. Your busines and your staff are an inspiratkion. so keep the post coming. Where are situated in the mighty USA.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks so much for this comment my friend! We’re in Graniteville South Carolina

[@glowplug4762]

Bakleen brake parts cleaner is the ultimate wasp killer. Near instant incapacitation so few escape! Just keep it off of nice surfaces. The little straw gives you good range as well!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

i've used it in a crunch, it does work well!

[@bw6378]

As others said, I also found that almost anything wet will finish of wasps. Even soapy water in a pressure sprayer....much less expensive than wasp spray and you can really soak them down that way. I use brake cleaner sometimes too, it kills pretty much instantly.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Ive used brake cleaner before and youre right it works great!

[@coocookachoo2806]

You're making all us people that are polishing up our snow shovels jealous with all this talk of getting out into the garden. 😉

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I’m sorry!lol wont be long now will it?

[@Scarecrow6143]

We had 3 Cat scrapers we left on a finished job site for a couple weeks before moving to the next site. When we went to start the move the number of wasp/hornet nests in and on all 3 machines was unbelievable. 2 of us got stung a few times just checking them out. If you got within 10 feet of a nest they'd start boiling out in full attack mode...real aggressive little sob's. Our mechanic saved the day with a weed sprayer, water and a couple gallon jugs of Dawn dish soap. Mixed it pretty heavy with the soap. We laughed at him, told him we wanted them dead not clean, but the stuff killed the wasps on contact. Even the ones flying would intantly drop like a rock if they flew through the mist. Live and learn

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

They don’t take long do they?!

[@jimthayer9837]

Wasps seem to love anything yellow that sits for more than a day or two. As my brother said I don’t care if it takes a whole can for one wasp, at the end it’s a good day.

[@a-fl-man640]

just a few minutes before you said it i also had the thought about what kind of stresses those choppers take on a routine basis and keep on shredding. amazing engineering.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

So true!

[@cathbrown215]

Hi from Australia 🇦🇺 you got me hooked at least for a while. I sent it to my son. I got a thumbs up. Good luck with talking your dad into investing in the slower shredder. Love what it does with the mattresses. 😮

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Hi Australia!

[@beaverc2884]

Foaming wasp spray is the best for enclosed spaces, plus it's cool to watch the fiam grow. 😊

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Totally agree!

[@robertbennett7393]

That Roto Chopper is an absolute beast , there some big logs going through it day in and day out , just a beast

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

She sure is!!!

[@robertbennett7393]

@@TheRealMrDiGG you guys are in North Carolina right ? I was born there Cherry point many many many years ago lol

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

@@robertbennett7393 Not too far from us! We're in South Carolina, but close to the Georgia border

[@robertbennett7393]

@@TheRealMrDiGG 1963 Cherry point , Dad was in the Marines ,so that's were I was born , is that marine base still there ?

[@MrWWinc]

I’m very impressed with your forward thinking, the mountains of trash are there you have to do something with it. It’s too bad you can’t plant alfalfa or hay or something like that you could actually harvest and sell, but I understand about the tap group thing greenhouses are very interesting idea. I had one one time and the irrigation system was unpressable. It worked great, keep up the good work. I’ll keep watching your videos. Have a great day.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks buddy!

[@dddd1uk]

Loving the video, love to see these processes from end to end and great to see the whole operation running, I now find myself irrationally excited about mulching season :)

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

love mulching season!!!

[@GregMcNeill1965]

Hey brother, here's another easy, cheap way to get rid of the wasps. Take your garden sprayer, the one you use to spray weeds with, and mix us some soapy water, and spray them with the soapy water. The soap (dish liquid) breaks the surface tension on the water, and the wasps will drown, and the soap will cling to the wasps and they can't fly and they will die.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

awesome, thanks

[@Th3Mast3rL0ck]

38:00 id imagine you could support quite a few honey bees if you filled the side of the landfill with flowers like you said

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Cool idea!

[@TheFavess]

i take a hand pump sprayer and put a bottle of dawn dish soap and the rest warm water. knocks them out faster than that spray you have there

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I’ll try that next time

[@priscillalynn3179]

I could watch those shredders all day, they’re mesmorizing. If I lived anywhere close I’d be a pest.

[@rotochoppervideos]

Looks like another busy day at GreenGo!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Always!

[@Richard-C]

thanks for showing us the rotochopper in action, and nice hunting for those bugs, great video again Ryan 👍👍👍👍👍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks Richard!

[@johntolley1111]

Had a thought about next years extravaganza, how about a zip wire across the pool.Should be nowhere as expensive as the slip and slide.Cable, trolleys and an anchor at each end. 👍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Awesome

[@Sean-i4r]

You are one smart man.Composting is very good,and we need it.We are running out of top soil

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I love making compost

[@sparky178]

Mr. Diggs pest services, a new branch in the Mr. Digg empire 😆🐝🐝

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

oh lord! no, please no more businesses!!

[@aussiegarbo752]

YES A VIDEO ON OPERATION OF THE TRUCK!!! Thanks so much I will enjoy this one!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Ok will do

[@aussiegarbo752]

@@TheRealMrDiGG Omg sorry wrong video how did I do that???

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

@@aussiegarbo752 🤷‍♂️

[@ryancomley4502]

That compression roll design on that roto chopper is nice

[@ryancomley4502]

I run a peterson 5710d

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

We like it

[@davewood406]

I'm speaking in California wasp seasons/cycles but this late in the summer just going over that thing with a pressure washer with the 0 degree tip and knocking down the wasp nests gets it done just as well. I do it with my eaves, everyone has a swimming pool in the burbs and wasps love pools so it's generally a good harvest every year. A lot cheaper than the 7 bucks a can or whatever it is now.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Night try next time

[@jaybrooks2502]

I live about 45 minutes north of y’all and I have been stung more this year than ever in my entire life! I hate it!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

They’re everywhere!

[@donanything6816]

Glad your back making videos for us. Also glad you took us along on the trip, it was interesting and amusing. Curling. . . . who knew it was such fun. You have quite an operation going on, so many pieces of equipment. Looking forward to your demo time. What if. . . . . the next extinction event that the earth will face turns out to be a gigantic five mile tall wasp with a can of insect spray. . . . . . 😱😲🙀😾👾👽

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Good to be back!

[@dnawormcastings]

Damm wasps can’t wait to see the machine run

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Same

[@bw6378]

I think it would be interesting to run a side by side comparison of output of the 66 by itself vs. material that went through the 75 first. Overall fuel burn per ton of product for example. Would also have to somehow factor wear and tear on 2 vs. 1 machine I suppose. Thanks for the video!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Cool idea

[@robertross804]

welcome back your a good steward of the land

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks!!

[@glennspreeman1634]

How many gallons or semi-loads of fuel do you go thru a week or month??!!? Great guys that run without total babysitting!!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Omg I just got the fuel bill, it’s sickening!

[@Sean-i4r]

Wasps and i are enemies for sure.I hate them,and they hate me😂 Stay safe

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

They angry little dudes!

[@Polarbear5353]

That solar panel idea is a fantastic plan.

[@lordcaptainvonthrust3rd]

Thanks Mr Digg Watching all those wasps was making me itch 😖

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

lol, there were sooooo many!!!

[@davidbofin2658]

He much yard is a fascinating side of your business as well as exciting, viewing from County Sligo Ireland 🇮🇪 🇺🇦🤠🚲📷✍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks SLIGO!

[@keithsimpson1268]

Another great video

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I appreciate that!!

[@keithsimpson1268]

@@TheRealMrDiGG I live in Levittown Pennsylvania

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

@@keithsimpson1268 Pennsylvania is beautiful

[@keithsimpson1268]

@@TheRealMrDiGG do you own the land fill

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

@@keithsimpson1268 my family does. Dad started it

[@Bman2020]

With all the piles around makes the landfill look bigger sure enjoyed watching the choppers tuning 👍👋🇨🇦

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks 👍

[@stevenclaeys6252]

Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks for watching!

[@Majorbutthead]

Flogging! Isn't it wonderful. Gotta thank those mattresses

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

👍

[@cozdiver]

Can't wait to see the sort line up and running, have you thought about automation on the sort line? Like an optical scanner and jet air selector? Don't know what ya sorting yet so.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

That would be cool! Maybe down the road, but right now just using hands

[@AurigaMV]

Interesting idea to use the slopes for greening and selling plants. And setting up solar panels and greenhouses on the closed landfill is an ambitious and useful project. Good luck!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

thanks!

[@SLCFarms]

I’ve seen a lot of wasp 🐝 nest in my day but wow never so many in one area. They really liked that machine

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

tons of fish bait buddy

[@dermot107]

Great video Mr D👍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks Bud!

[@johnnylindsey5808]

Good job guys

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks Johnny!

[@markbacker7862]

I don’t remember who told me about when to spray for wasps but when I still lived with my parents, someone had told me to avoid the wasp activity by spraying at night. There are at least 3 reasons to spray wasp nests at night & they are: 1.) At night is when they all go back to the nest they call home. So at night the numbers are higher because they go back to their nest. 2.) At night they’re not just tending to the nest, some might be sleeping which makes them slow to react to being sprayed, 3.) They are much slower to react at night in cooler temperatures which also increases the number of the kill ratio in your favor. They’re much more active during the day because of higher temperatures & during the day is definitely when they will be on the attack to go after someone trying to spray them. Most definitely when spraying with wasp spray use the long distance sprays-some have a spraying distance up to 20 feet. Long distance sprays are great during the day because anyone will need every advantage they can get because wasp daytime activity is just like fireworks-spray the nest & the fuse has been lit. Some very helpful information for handling mother nature situations. With that great & highly fertile hatchery waste your business should have a long & happy EGG-XISTENCE. Good luck, great videos & great explanations of your business.

[@jeremiahchmielowiec2696]

What about wild flowers on the side slopes. One it would be great to look at and help your bees?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Great idea

[@SwampDiverOutdoors]

i work for an industrial solar company an we have put solar on a couple landfills. another thing to do is catch the gas out of the landfill and sell it.

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Thanks for sharing Ryan. Always enjoy your videos. Have a great weekend 🍻🍻

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks, you too!

[@DavidSellars-b8l]

Yellowjackets are the worst. I've become so sensitive to them that I can't risk getting stung. I keep spray cans strategically staged around. Could you plant ground covers that are heavy to legumes. If so, they could be chopped and added to your composting material to provide nitrogen and other nutrients.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

yellowjackets have bad attitudes!

[@Th3Mast3rL0ck]

24:27 im curious about how stable the top of the landfill will be, for permanent structures. I like th idea of solar, but your on top of a massive windy hill, use it. I have seen modular vertical wind turbines on containers, essentially its a "decide you height" cylinder that is composed of 3 clam like wings that actuate on a central gear varying how much wind they grab, to keep energy output constant. the benefit here is you don't have to have the big tall windmill style ones,(with expensive gear boxes that attempt to regulate the speed of the wind on the blades) and the cylinder doesn't rely on directional wind, and they work effectively in large bunches. example company, Harmony Turbines, though they haven't hit production yet. from what i've read in the past few days (been on a greenhouse blackhole) is the majority of your incurred costs are heating, labor and water. if your able to put glass greenhouses, and capture water, and put turbines/solar,., i think your looking at a very profitable business.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Love your ideas!!

[@mischef18]

Gee ya sure lucky to have a bee suit bro those wasps looked dangerous. Great all round video too. Safe travels. Ken.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

thanks Ken

[@madelinelambert605]

Powerful !!!! I could use a load if mulch lol you keep the wasps

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Delivery fee might hurt ya

[@madelinelambert605]

@TheRealMrDiGG lolol yes it would, too funny

[@jciolan1]

Up in the north we use good old Brake Clean... Puts them in a better place ... To return some day as something that don't hurt people. Enjoy your channel ..wonder about methane that land Phil's generate.. Also what's the stranger things you have found other that the safe... John from SE Michigan

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

We dont take organic waste, therefore no methane. Strangest thing was a child’s casket , thankfully it was empty

[@brandipearson3417]

You can use dishes sope and a garden sprayer to kill wasps

[@Jamieclarke88]

Love the green go op Ryan seeing all the machines running looks awesome and the back gold looked amazing I’ve used your tips on my own compost very helpful thank you 💪💪💪🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@derrickpettit86]

I'm working on a old house that has wasps nest all in facia can't see the best just where they fly out, I just got a couple packs of spray, Monday morning i'm going to war with em lol, damn near fell off a ladder yesterday 2 stories up an man I got pissed, 😂 ,so Monday there so toast, thanks for Ryan, so many nest, that's insane, but oddly satisfying watching the exterminator do work Gotta get video of the conveyor first starting, gonna be cool to see it run, plus everything flying out everywhere

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

hopefully will be running soon!

[@raymondgochenour8725]

Enjoyed it as always

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Glad to hear it!

[@garryjonessr4208]

Hey mr dig I worked for large trash hauler in Ohio and we ran horse,cow,and manure from zoo to a business that compost it they made a lot of money 💴

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

That’s cool!!!

[@tomtrees58]

great one thanks

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MasterKenfucius]

That wood grinder gave me a great idea for a new type of treadmill to lose weight.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

That would be a workout 😂

[@larryl43]

what would happen if you had a log splitting device prior to chipping . and it feeds directly into the chipper

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

goes through easier, we have a log screw for the really big ones

[@Sean-i4r]

Would it be better to put clay ,or fill of any kind over the trash,then scim layer topsoil for plants?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Yes, it probably would be better idea

[@johntolley1111]

You need to consider the dozy wasps that drop on the ground and crawl around as they will crawl up your clothes and if they happen to sting you they are carrying the wasp spray with them ,double whammy.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thank goodness, none of them made their way up my leg!

[@deanrambler9006]

If you knock down all the sprayed (dead) wasp nests it would be easier to see the ones you didn't spray. I did that and it was nicer in the end. Less time determining if it was "got gotten" as you put it, then you wouldn't have to be in the suit as long. 🙂

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Why didn’t I think of this?! 🤣

[@Th3Mast3rL0ck]

thinking about drone longevity, you may wanna land on your truck, sand has a way of destroying components that rotate.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

You’re absolutely right, didnt think about that! I want to order an new DJI mini here in the near future

[@hydroaxop73]

We took our trommel overs and mixed it into the yard waste to be reground and jump start the compost process again

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

works great

[@hydroaxop73]

@@TheRealMrDiGG yes sir putting it back in into the waste being ground mixes and reduces the size of the product to help it breakdown better the old practice was to pile up the overs and wait but it took to long to breakdown the large stuff which takes up valuable real estate

[@thepubliceye]

How many locations do you operate if I may ask?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

5 sites total between all the businesses

[@macdawg6403]

Nice Vide!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

thanks Bud!

[@rubywarrior1]

only go after wasp nests in the early morning, that way most of them are on the nest and ready for removal.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

good point

[@ryancoates4054]

does you're landfill produce methane? and do you take advantage of it? like my landfill uses it to make power and run equipment off of methane

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

No methane here because we don’t bury any organic material

[@gregmitchell9167]

Hey Mr. Digg , I'm sure there's better but I've had good luck with this stuff called Hot Shot . It drops em pretty quick . Great videos !!!!

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

cool thanks

[@mrsock3380]

Why is the feed roller going faster than the feed belt on the B66?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

The power feeder is linked to the internal chipping rotor and decides how fast or slow to feed material

[@kylemay5611]

Ever thought on using the rotto chopper for your landfill to reduce the size of the waste

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

oh no! that would be disastrous. way too much metal

[@coocookachoo2806]

Ryan great video, amazing how complimentary all the differnt buisnesses are to each other. Do you collect any methane gas for power generation?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

No, we dont take organic waste in the landfill so no methane to collect

[@glennsoucy9767]

Do you re-grind the compost solids after running them thru the trammel screen?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

nope, we put them in whole to increase airflow

[@Sean-i4r]

How are the ph levels, etc,in your compost

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

6.7 ph

[@d.collier_8280]

Your compost available in Georgia? I need a truck load for my lawn

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

What part of Georgia?

[@d.collier_8280]

@@TheRealMrDiGG Griffin

[@jaredc.3508]

in the future if you're dealing with wasps but don't have the pants for the suit if you have long boot socks on, fold them down over your boots and tuck the bottom of your pants into them. it will keep dirt and bugs from going up your pantleg

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Great idea

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy Mr DiGG

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Tug!!

[@Sean-i4r]

Smaller than a pencil goes to compost,bigger than that goes to mulch because bigger than a pencil wont break down

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

👍👍

[@ramtuff2007]

good video

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

thanks bud!

[@Kyp930]

Seems like there was a lot of cardboard in the landfill. Is there a different way in your area to deal with that? I know some areas do not have facilities to deal with it, so I was just wondering if this is the case.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Yes, our roll off container business also recycles cardboard!

[@Obieden1]

eventually you'll get a windrow machine for the compost

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Maybe one day

[@Obieden1]

@@TheRealMrDiGG indeed

[@steveavis7809]

Once you cap off the landfill sight why not put your compost side of the operations up there if allowed

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

good idea too!

[@robertbennett7393]

A little duct tape on the holes on your gloves work fine lol

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Lol

[@ironcity227]

The piles of compost can’t get that cool sitting in the piles. Why not rotate it so it doesn’t stay hot and start a fire?

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

They’ll eventually cool

[@Dparsons116]

Sounds like the valvo needs some lube brother.... coming from an equipment guy here, the grease is cheaper than the parts and labor. If I were you, I would look into the auto lube system. They are a pricey investment but worth it in the long run, turn them on, keep them full, and walk away. Let it do the work

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

we've had mixed feeelings on auto lube in the past, good point though!

[@Dparsons116]

@TheRealMrDiGG the company I work for, started adding them to all new equipment there amazing... they take some getting used to, and there kinda messy, but they are worth it 💯 especially if you get employees that get comfortable and slack on doing the job

[@jerrykelly7052]

fire it up they'll come out lol 😂 😂

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I bet they would!!

[@jasonhovey815]

Good morning Ryan. How much cover do you have to put down ? Look like a beautiful day Hope you have a great weekend have a beer for me

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

2' on outside slopes

[@jeffhenson1994]

LETS GO

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Lets gooooo!

[@Sean-i4r]

Your flowers. Would be beautiful they'd look great and you could sell them. But what if you put a 100% wild flowers all over them hills? And put your beehives right near them. You'll actually be triple profiting. Then because the look, it's gonna look better. That's number 1 number 2. You get to sell the flowers down at your store. And number 3 the honey from the bees. Sounds like a win win situation to me

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Love the idea!

[@erniehill4357]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Thanks Ernie

[@erniehill4357]

@@TheRealMrDiGG yessir enjoy your videos 👍🏻

[@t5jerry]

Love the helmet, ps, you URGENTLY need a haircut 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I do! 😂

[@brokenarrow2835]

How often do you have to change or sharpen the knives in those chippers/grinders?

[@Sicktrickintuner]

I’ve heard in another video it’s like 25,000 tons

[@austint7533]

It depends on the material but we change them on the b66 like once every two weeks. They’re two sided so we can flip them around once before having to replace them. The little mc grinder goes thru teeth a little quicker.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

What Austin said 👍

[@austint7533]

@@TheRealMrDiGG not trying to steal your shine sir 😅 just figured that was something I have intimate knowledge of 😂

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

@@austint7533 no, I appreciate it! Need all the help I can get on the comments. You go right ahead !

[@ironcity227]

Our local landfill just ran out of space.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Uhoh

[@kellyharper7751]

Miscanthus gracillimus great grass

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

I'll check it out! I love 'Adagio"

[@kellyharper2439]

I would love to come see the operation

[@timschaefer7457]

Did you say it will get cold? Oh, my it doesn't get cold down here it just gets not as hot.....

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Lol

[@phud9657]

👍👍

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

phud!

[@James_Scheid]

Comment for the algorithm. 😸

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Feed the machine! Thanks