TWO GREAT TOOLS FOR DIGGING A TRENCH FOR A DRAINAGE CULVERT

If you follow our channel you've seen the pooling water in the lane. We wished we could keep the lane a two track, but we're going to need to convert it to a gravel drive. Before we get to the gravel we'll install a culvert to hopefully avoid this pooling water in the lowest part of the lane. We're using a GWT Stump Wrecker and a Dirt Dog Box Blade to trench for this culvert.
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[@JeffGeorgalas]

I LOVE IT that when you "drop the ball", you keep it real, and own it. We all do it, but not everybody admits it like you and I do. Big props to you for keeping it real.

[@anthonylandrum63]

Thanks, Been there done that, sliced the power line to the barn!

[@bobnarrus3218]

Good work Courtney! Enjoyed the video! Appreciate that you are sponsored by Rim Guard and the safety it represents! Thank you!

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Thank you Bob, enjoy your weekend!

[@richardbyus9183]

Courtney DO NOT discard the wood. People are buying old wood for repurposing & selling high. Check into it.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Good call!

[@foonus406]

Nice alternating use of the 2 attachments. Big time saver to have one on the front and back with no swapping. Suggest that you contact your internet provider and have them do that repair before they have to dig up all of your work to do it! Unfortunately fiber patches aren't cheap but hopefully they won't want to run a new line. According to the North American Telecommunications Damage Prevention Council, the average cost to bury fiber optic cable in a rural area is $75,000 per mile... perhaps that's why we will never see it out here.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Yeah, fiber company already came out and repaired it. $350.

[@foonus406]

@@GoodWorksTractors Glad to hear they didn't rake you over the coals!

[@treylem3]

Nice! Very useful vid showing the versatility of the Stump Wrecker👍

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Thank you sir!

[@TomKD0QKK]

I just used my HD stump bucket to dig a trench for a water line and it worked really well. We live on a rocky Ozarks ridge and it had to break up a whole lot of rock to get the job done. Not a problem. I have to replace a culvert under my driveway this summer and that's the tool I intend to use.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Sweet Tom, I'm glad to hear that. I get comments all the time about how there's no way those will work in rocky ground.

[@TomKD0QKK]

@@GoodWorksTractors I'll send you a picture on the website when I get down to the house.

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

Hey bud, just out of curiosity what kind of rock do you have? Can't remember what your geology is like over there. Been eyeing the GWT stump wrecker for a while now, just wondering how it'll handle what I'm going to throw at it.

[@TomKD0QKK]

@@kavemanthewoodbutcher Limestone, chert and sandstone. Obviously, I can't get through the shelf rock but the normal chunks aren't a problem. I've popped some pretty big stuff out of the ground. Having all that force applied through the narrow point on the wrecker pushes right through any cracks. I'll send some pictures to Good Works to show the sizes. I didn't get to it today because we got slammed with a storm before I took any pictures. I'm using a gear drive tractor, by the way. I imagine it might work even easier with a Hydra-stat.

[@reload280]

Works way better than I would have imagined.

[@markellyfarm]

Good morning brother. It might have been a good idea to put the culvert at grade level and bring the road bed up in that area. Love your property. Love my GWT Stump Wrecker.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Morning! Crossed my mind, but I didn't want to build up the road well above grade. Decided I wanted to keep it relatively level. It would have been roughly 18" above grade with that 12" OD culvert and then 6" of gravel on top. That's a lot of material too.

[@badgerlandturf]

While your voice over is good to give us the overall story, it sure was nice to just have the roar of the tractor and piece of watching good honest work being done! These are great videos to give owners a better idea of what they can actually do on their own. Who watching hasn’t done something foolish like ripping out a cable as an example? I spent an hour yesterday untangling a fence (which I had removed and folded up for disposal but neglect to take out of my mowing path) from my flail mower after I ran it over. 😅

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Thanks for watching! I nearly did the same thing with a section of fence yesterday too!

[@Academy_Farm]

Great work! For the cost of a few days of mini-ex rental, i might need to add one of these wreckers to the arsenal for small projects like this.

[@OrangeismyNewGreen]

Fun project 👍🏻, I thought the fix was going to be more expensive 👍🏻. Have a great weekend guys 🙋🏼‍♂

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Haha, I'm thankful. Have a good one!

[@randysavage8963]

Footage and camera presence improves every video and the slight background music is perfect great video fellas

[@Vikingknight2012]

The only combination that I think might have done a similar job would have been a front loader with teeth and a backhoe attachment. Looking at the culvert and cable you probably would have had to them have come out anyways to move the cable deeper for the culvert. That Summit and larger Stump wrecker is a great combination and Im sure much cheaper and with more uses than the backhoe! Nice looking result from everything.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Yeah, backhoes are great. 80% or more folks don't have a backhoe for their tractor, so showing what other tools can get the job done. Thanks for watching!

[@Vikingknight2012]

@@GoodWorksTractors Has the HD wrecker been tried on the 3025e yet? I would think that would be a great match.

[@howard43988]

I enjoy your videos, and I greatly appreciate the scripture at the end!

[@robhoffman510]

Great Video (as usual!), I am starting a similar effort next week, 1000’ + drive on a remote forest property, and I hadn’t even considered calling local utilities…. But I will now. Thanks!

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Happy to help!

[@homestead_diy]

Wow. First the drone, now the fiber line. Your projects are starting to resemble mine...

[@homestead_diy]

But I do appreciate you including your mess ups in the video. Makes the rest of us not feel so bad when we make a dumb mistake...

[@109jacosta]

I have dug drainage ditchs useing a subsoiler to make 3 or 4 passes then coming in from the side and scooping out the loose dirt with the loader bucket. Works great for downspout drains.

[@keiths4874]

done the same a few times

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Use the tools you have or find ways to justify a new tool by seeing the many uses for it.

[@6point5]

Pro tip, when unscrewing fence boards from a fence - unscrew both ends first... then the screws in the middle last. that way the boards don't fall and tear out. Unless you don't care about the boards I suppose.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

I do not care about the boards. Most were rotted. Some screws were bent, stripped, etc and wouldn't come out anyways.

[@jennyhill7791]

@@GoodWorksTractors If you don't care about the boards, forget the drill. I pull mine off with pallet forks. Over the top, straight up and down, and back up. Pops them right off, then I pick them up and pile them to the side with the forks! Bet that stump bucket would work just as well for popping them off. :)

[@shitloveaduck]

For the fibre line,,,,,😂😂. Nothing wrong with a brief moment of dumbassity. I am famous for them in my family!! 😂😂. Eeeets hokayyy. Nice work. You had the tractor anyways and need it for so much more. Great way to make the best of what you have access to! Definitely a fun project.

[@kevingebert4316]

Fence had a real nice rustic look. I bet you could palletize it and sell bunches of that weathered wood or even repurpose it as weathered tongue and groove or shiplap for mancaves, etc. Wish I was closer, I'd help ya out.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Might just do that!

[@justanotherviewer52]

A job that certainly highlights the versatility of your tractor. Looking forward to the follow-up video. How much did the cable guy laugh?

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Haha, I actually laughed at him as he drove his trucks' front axle right down into the ditch we dug. Somehow he didn't notice it!

[@keiths4874]

Nice work, I like to see what can be done with compact tractor, as I always say "work small" Take a good bit of ribbing from some of my farming friends when I pull out the little BX or the "glorified" lawn mower as they like to call it😂😂😂. But I hate to use one of the bigger tractors in tight spots😬, I've got a BX, L, and an MX, and use the BX 80% of the time just very handy with the exception of bigger projects, I really liked this video as I am planning on burying two different drain tiles myself, One across a drive and the other on a pond for better access, and both are in tight/wet/wooded area's👍

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Haha, I totally agree. These small machines have their place and time and again show how effective they are. Good luck on your projects!

[@rawwetzel]

Don't forget to put some pitch on that and get rid of the low spot in the middle. Or the water will freeze and burst your culvert

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Yeah, it's finalized now. Took that bow out of it.

[@On_The_Farm]

Interesting. When they ran fiber to our house last fall, they put conduit in for the fiber cable. Nice combination of equipment though.

[@brooster87]

Awesome. That tractor has good power. Best commercial for summit on your channel. Love you property and thank you for the Scripture. Ties it all together.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Thanks for watching and have a good weekend!

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

I got my 1025r in June of last year. Ive put 150 hours on it. She's worth her weight in gold! I tell everyone John Deere makes my shovel. And my wheelbarrow, and my posthole digger, and my rake... To be honest, i wont do by hand what i can do with my tractor, not out of lazyness, but efficiency, i can get a lot more done in a day.

[@philjameson292]

I'd like to see you do that in my land. We have a couple of inches of soil on top of what is glacial moraine. You need a breaker and a digger. I have collected enough rock from just levelling an area for a greenhouse, a shed and raised beds to build a good size wall

[@GoodWorksTractors]

There's always limitations.

[@LivingCommonSense]

I would use the stump wrecker for that if I had one. Its probably easier on the tractor to pull a middle buster through that first and clean up with the wrecker. Ditch Witch rentals go for $200-$300 /day and is way faster. but hauling it back and forth would eat up any time savings. I get the "using what you already have."

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Yeah, this job would have been done before I even got back with the Ditch Witch from the rental store. Plus, I used tools I already had which is kind of the point. Showing folks how you can get projects done with what you already have or plan to buy.

[@1ton4god]

Wish they made a heavy stumped bucket for a 05 06 John Deere 4320. Can't wait to see that

[@GoodWorksTractors]

We do! Link below. The pictures in the listing actually show it on a 2011 John Deere 4720. Sell them to 4 Series tractor owners all the time. www.goodworkstractors.com/product/gwt-heavy-duty-stump-wrecker-stump-bucket/

[@1ton4god]

That's awesome man just watch the videos. Of you digging this tree out. Very impressed definitely will look into that the next month or so. Got to finish Garden tilling season. See what I end up leftover as far as Prophet myjohndeere fund Kitty. And I might be ordering one of them

[@jasone679]

I'm thinking a slip scoop with the cutting edge facing forward instead of the box blade would have been interesting to try. You'd be able to lower the scoop down into the trench better.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Seems like that would have been unnecessary. The box blade worked like a charm, stump bucket did the trenching. Just no real need from my perspective.

[@bradmeacham6982]

A question... How do you know the new culvert is at the proper elevation and pitch to flow the water under the road? 'Course, a fancy rotational laser with grade rod can do the job, but an old school water level can also work.

[@Allaahesuno]

Is that the mini stump wrecker, or the heavy duty one?

[@brandonletzko2472]

Can you give us a demo in clay soil that hasn’t seen rain in a few weeks?😊

[@karldawnlang8936]

Kool.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Have a good one Karl!

[@JohnBaker3000]

What are your thoughts on using a mini stump bucket for transplanting small trees? It seems like it would work? How about a video to show us how?!! Trees that are less than 3 feet tall. White pine and maple, mostly. We need to thin out an area, and I'd hate to just mow over the small trees, because we have other areas that could use some trees. It would be used on a JD 2032R. Thank-you.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

We've definitely sold quite a few for that purpose. I don't have that application at my place right now, but perhaps in the future.

[@great0789]

I want a hydraulic top link for my JD 870. Where can I find a kit for one?

[@wraith3951]

Just 2 quick points and not to downgrade the route you took. 1) would it have been faster to just take the tiller and run across in multiple passes to get the dirt softened up to move with the bucket? 2) could you take a 2 blade plow and use that to not only dig down to pull up the ground and tenderize it then use the bucket/ box blade to remove the loose dirt? After that use the stump bucket to dig your final depth for culvert. Not saying u did it wrong just wondering about your thoughts on the points above.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Neah, no need for a tiller here. This ground was soft. I don't have a 2 blade plow, but I suppose you could. Or, use a ripper. I just don't think you need to have tons of tools to do one job. I could have probably used 5 or 6 tools if I really wanted to go crazy, but just wasn't a need. Lots of time involved in driving and swapping attachments too instead of working the ground. Good questions.

[@mikethiel5994]

completly off subject. Can I put a rotter tiller on the back of a X534 john deer?

[@lordchaa1598]

How much would it cost to get a converter kit in order to put a rear hydraulic top link on my LX2610. This project would have taken me ages to complete with the amount of times I’d have to stop and get off the tractor to readjust the box blade. I must say I’m very impressed with this summit machine. I look forward to seeing how it holds up over the years. Edit: get some drain tile wrap and cover it with about 6 inches of gravel and then fill in the rest with dirt (if your still attempting to have the grass path look). Look on the bright side, you just took out your fiber optic cable. I shut the power down to every home in a 20 mile radius (not my finest moment). Let’s just say I won’t forget to call miss utility again, lol.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

For the hydraulics, check out www.summit-hydraulics.com. They'll have a solution for you. Save 5% with code GWT. Right now, I'm getting hydraulic top links off of Amazon. $250-350 depending on the one you need. www.amazon.com/shop/goodworkstractors/list/46M6Z6OWPONU?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfgoodworkstractors_3S2MWDWZ81T6F0FNMPT5 Haha, nice work on the power snafu! Fortunately, I haven't done that...yet!

[@SqueakySmit122]

@@GoodWorksTractors Yup, bought mine last year, absolutely changed my world on my JD 2520!

[@simpleman4196]

You should invest in a lazer for grading. You do alot of projects where one would come in handy. They are very nice. They range from a few hundred to about $1200. Topcon, specter, trimble are a few good names.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

That has definitely crossed my mind. I've got a soccer field project starting soon and this might be a major time saver.

[@jerryr.emmons2866]

I’m an amateur, I bought a topcon as ttwt would use …. Reason I bought it it has a secondary receiver you can buy that has a magnet mount for putting on a backhoe boom or whatever reference point you want so you know you’re down to whatever level you want to go to … I believe it beeps and also has a red strobe ?

[@6point5]

Also $350 for a cable fix is pretty cheap. All in all a win, and maybe a lesson learned? :)

[@GoodWorksTractors]

haha, yeah I need to remember to take memory enhancing pills! If only I'd remember!

[@HoneyDoHomestead]

I'm wondering how you got fiber. I can't even get my local providers to run normal broadband.😅

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Randomly lucked out where we bought this house. Fiber in the area.

[@ronevans852]

Have you ever had one of the small compact tractor with backhoe on it. It would be easier.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Of course, there are many many tools that can do it. 80% of tractor owners don't have a backhoe, so they need another way.

[@jimmcknight3021]

​@Good Works Tractors Courtney is right. The price of a Backhoe just isn't worth the expense for most of us.

[@zodac1976]

Two tings one, who ever put in your fiber didn't put it in a protective sleeve like they are supposed too. Also the Summit tractor is a good tractor for very small projects but it just doesn't have enough behind it to do any real work out here in SW Oklahoma the ground is just too hard.

[@michaelhutchens4954]

now, just where does the water go?

[@adamm2716]

they shouldn't have to run a whole new line they should be able to splice those back together

[@GoodWorksTractors]

They did splice it. $350

[@andrewalbright6930]

How do you like your r14 tires? I have r4 tires on a new holland boomer 33 and I have been looking at r14's as opposed to switching out the rims for an r1 setup. R4's just don't give me the traction I need on 13 acres of hilly southern Ohio property. Is the traction of the r14's significantly better than r4's in mud and dirt? Thanks in advance for your response.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Absolutely love them. I think they perform way better in dirt, mud, ice, snow, still safe on lawns too.

[@jakeMTSU]

I like my backhoe much better, but im not above ripping up a line or two lol....

[@jackhandyy]

I seem to be the only one who thinks that culvert depth is way too shallow . It needs to be another foot plus deeper or use a stronger material (not plastic)

[@GoodWorksTractors]

I’ve had the same exact setup for nearly two years now at my other property. So far, so good. This is a private lane on my property, not a commercial road.

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[@ernestfeland7218]

Didn’t see the completed project? Should of had someone driving over the completed road.

[@GoodWorksTractors]

This project will last several videos at least. Where’s the rule book on how I need to make videos?

[@gapperx9068]

Lemme guess. Another CA that moved down here???

[@machelbaillet7905]

has anyone told you that you could be millenial farmers stunt double

[@GoodWorksTractors]

Ha, you're the first!