No kidding on buried lines. Even when areas are supposedly marked, sometimes lines can be missed. Just ask the residents of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. A year or so ago a utility construction company hit a gas line and a downtown street blew up. One person died. Really important message today. Can never be too safe.
Great to see a client brief, run down of machines chosen for the job and how to go about it all. So positive and interesting to see how the boys go about it. Keep it up team
As a locator I love how you explained the situation they uncovered, ,,,,, awesome job on that! Working with many different contractors I have to say you are a high quality contractor, I wish more were like you.
Love your videos. Seeing you overcome your issues with impossible lands , nosey neighbors and things the way they just have to be... I find amazing. Stan, in a future video you mentioned you would be talking about some financial issues with divot ends...(dividends..heh heh.. small joke) doing away with pot holes I think would be fun to watch. With the fly mower, be sure to bring lots of honey, because of the old saying "you catch more flys with honey than you do with vinegar" heh heh another small joke. Enjoying what I am watching! And yes I am crazy. God bless and go get em!!!
After watching this and some past personal experiences, I can truly say I'm happy that all the excavation work that needs to be done on our new property will not have any hidden old buried utility lines. We're planning on building our new house in the middle of an old hay field. Trees were removed decades ago and nothing has been added except for the hay. So it's a clean slate to work with! The only problem I can see is that it's mostly sand under a few inches of topsoil. Nothing real firm to build on. Lots of buried rocks to move. I wish I had someone to converse with about this project that would work with me that I can trust. Most of the contractors I've talked with seem like they only want the money for the work and not my comfort. When they say "trust me", I don't. Convince me first, then you won't have to say that. I could go on and on with this topic but I won't. But anyway, thanks for the video! Most people (that I've dealt with) don't want other people to see their confusion in a project. Your guys handle it well and explain their solutions in ways that are easy to understand. I look forward to more videos!
Yup, surest way i know for someone not to be trusted by me is them saying "trust me" - because almost always it'd be a mistake. EARN my trust by showing what you can do, or answer my questions - if you can't, or won't, then bye...
@@burkhardt7372 Don't live up to your on-line name - in context, the OP is clearly referring to a reassurance that the contractor can actually do the job properly. There are many things I can do, or have some knowledge of, that I need to pay someone else to do - if they don't make me feel comfortable about having them do the work, and even 'fob off' questions, someone else gets the work.
Hey Stan. I have some bad news. I’m addicted to skid steers. I love watching them and running them. Luckily it’s not the worst addiction out there. I was in a skid steer for 6 hours today moving manure solids at work. I think I found a substance so squishy your ASV couldn’t float on. I stepped off the concrete pad and sank 3 feet in my rubber boots. So I’m 75% sure your ASV would not be able to climb the big pile of solids. Anyway have a great day Stan.
hey #1 Farmer- bad news. I am addicted to skid steers as well. they are my favorite tool. I could easily spend a day doing a 2 hour project if I am in a good skid steer. I know exactly what ou mean. as far as the squishy stuff goes. That might be a fun challenge
Great timing! About to tear out my front walk and put in a paver patio. I better call today so lines are marked by end of next week. I have to drop the level of my yard right in front of the house because the retaining wall holding it back is too tall and not well built I'm going to put in another (new) wall. It'll be a good 10 feet back from the existing and I should be able to keep it under 24 inches so not a big drop off the patio. The patio will fill in everything from the new retaining wall to the garage. That's all rock and wasted space now. The tough part will be getting the top of the new retaining wall level with the pavers, if I can. I'm thinking I should backfill the retaining wall with the class 5 base compacted in lifts so the edge of the paver patio doesn't settle. Wish me luck!
Sam has good taste in music. Grateful he and Blaine is not Dead with this dangerous mess. With the dangerous combo and from the footage in the video. As an electrician, that cable that Sam points out @18:37 is not to NEC (National Electric Code), that cable needs to be buried at least 4 feet deep to the top of the cable no matter what it takes to get the depth. If it was me I would have it buried 4 1/2- 5 feet feel with 6-8 inches of course sand on top then metal "buried cable" marking tape on top of the sand, this helps to prevent future excavations on the property from hitting the cable with equipment. The closest I have ever seen gas and electric buried close to each other has been a 2-foot linear distance parallel to each other, NEVER EVER stacked on top of each other. I have run water and electricity parallel in the same trench, but never gas and electric.
Utilities passed the original structure here have to be buried 18" deep even in rock, and marked with warning tape. Gas lines must have a tracer wire along with the warning tape. We have hit those unmarked lines planting trees, installing irrigation and grading. Not fun but not the worst, try cutting a un marked gas line at a senior housing center, 5 fire departments, 15 ambulances, and a court case on who pays for the responce.
I’m sure you guys have done it before and doing it with the skid steer works and pretty close too but most the time if we have to be pretty close on straight lines when removing sod/grass we take a flat shovel and will go along the lines not digging just cutting and when we come in to remove, it just leaves a perfect clean line. Used the bucket blade to do it before too. Just sharing a way that we do it a few states away. Cheers from Ohio🍻
Buried utility issues, reminds me of my back yard. Went to rototill and hit "rocks". Used a boxblade with ripper shanks and found a massive concrete block for a post and a concrete footing without the bracket on top. Surprises all around.
Dude, I had a Flymow when I was a kid. Only had an 18 inch cut width. I used it extensively mowing around my neighborhood, which was once part of a swamp. You still had swampy areas with this thin needle like grass that would grow out of it. Trying to take anything into those areas was bad news. Even had a neighbor's kid that thought he was hot stuff, under bid me on the yards, then proceeded to sink his dad's 40HP tractor past the axles. The idiot did this again and again just pulling it out with his dad's tow truck. Rutted the area up so very bad. Did this to three lots before people started turning him away. I did, however, get paid to repair the damage he did. No one second guessed my method after that. I charged by the hour, but was fair, honest, and hard working. Those swampy areas took time to keep the looking good and not get over run with reeds.
STAN!!! Dude are you starving Sam by keeping him in a cage or well or something and only letting him out for projects? Dude looks like he’s lost 20 pounds in his face lately. He’s such a mindful employee who wants to do good work and do it the right way every time. Don’t know where you found him but he’s a solid dude. Great video on how to be flexible.
You're so good at making these videos now. I remember watching your channel when you were at 20k subs. Im not in this line of work but its always good to know or have an idea how to do these kinds of things. Gotta fool my wife into thinking she married a real man sometimes.
🚜💥🔥😱 Oh at the ranch how many times a farmer with the chisel behind a big Cat and snags a gas main plowing through the easement, and doesn’t even feel it.
Oh yeah, we have fields the lines have floated up 2 feet over the last 40 years, can't go more deep than disk in the right of the way. Pipeline is set to be replaced because of this issue through the whole county.
Here in the San Joaquin Valley they tend to farm up the less traveled dirt roads and we have 12” & 24” supply lines. On our 160Ac we have a substation on the corner and a 12” line down the whole mile.
@@shanew7361 they have an easement for it. We bought 159.6Ac technically and the line falls in the easement along the road, it was already established. We had to give the electric company easement to the same strip and pay to bring power down to the house my dad & I built.
20:00 Wow. Either the local codes are weak or there is no permit on those underground lines. Not deep enough. Lines should be laid beside each other not on top of each other. No warning tape. Lines should always be located and customer always pays the cost. I make it clear to the customer that it's not negotiable. I call the locator and you pay the locator. That way you know it was done right by your guy and the customer knows there's a fee coming they have to cover. You then will never cut corners on locating cause it's above and beyond the construction contract. Sorry I feel strongly about this. Good catch Blaine. Cheers all. 🇨🇦
So does the ASV know that Sam is 2 timing with the Kubota? He might be digging himself into a big hole once the ASV returns south. Hope it's around the 4th of July so we all can watch the fireworks.
Scary close call to have. Good rule of thumb to those who do install these even in your own yard, keep good records of exact locations, and if you can place danger tape (better yet utility tape, it's magnetic and says the type of line) at least 12" over the top of the line itself when backfilling. Backfilling with a different material in the trench is also good as it gives an indication that something has been dug before..... but obviously on a private property this creates a higher cost.
Great project to follow! Can't wait for more videos on it! Stan, as it comes closer to winter plowing season this autumn, would you be able to do some comparisons on after market or replacement plow lights? I have an older Fisher Minute Mount 2 with upgraded Sylvania H4656 sealed beam headlights, which are a bit better than the originals, but I couldn't find reasonably priced LED replacement lights that fit my 3 plug set up that weren't garbage. The internet was flooded with crappy ads for what seemed like the same generic replacement lights, but there wasn't a lot of good data. I know there are some higher end lights out there, but as far as the reviews go, each person has their opinion, but it doesn't mean that it is fact. And price is always a sticking point for those of us that plow just a few driveways to take care of a few people. I would love to see the side by side comparisons if you could. Just a thought. Stay Safe!!!
Love videos with tricky hard scrapes, walls, stone and brick patios and stairs with great curb appeal. Looking for ideas for a challenging lot at my new house. Stan, check out the spelling of my maiden (middle) name.
We where doing fence post holes last year on infill for these landscapers, where all service lines where marked, but the general contractor forgot to mark a gas line, where auger tore it up. But good thing gas was shutoff. And had to call gas company to show up and inspect area for any leaking.🙏.
Dang man that was a good catch bye you’re guys. Way to go guys. Could have been really bad. I’m going to take some pictures of my mess. Some pollock created, that would be me. Not installing gutter drains . Pavers and retaining wall wash out. Anyway keep up the good work. Thank y’all for the videos. I’m from Chicago and landed in Kentucky. Truly Gods state INMHO. Lol
I work on the damage prevention side of utilities and you should really invest in a good piece of locating equipment. Every contractor with a backhoe should(backhoes are the ultimate locator). I’m in NW Wisconsin and can give you a run through if y’all never used them
Hi Stanley, love your videos man. I’m a small lawn and landscape company. I asked this question on another video but I couldn’t remember which one it was so I couldn’t go back and see if you responded. So I’m going to ask it again and hope I can go back and see if you reply. How do you compensate your employees? Hourly, bonuses, part owners etc,? I’d really love to hear how you structure your business. As I’m growing I’m finding how critical it is to have a well managed business. I feel like I’m running crazy and doing the work is becoming the east part and managing everything else is becoming the challenge (bidding, billing, hiring, maintenance, etc) I’d appreciate feedback you have? Thanks Stan
Not really sure if I would have removed the sod that way. A sod removing tool does wonders and saves a bunch of time and in some cases you can resell the sod. But great job guys.
we never re-use sod. once it has sat for a day or 2 their is no guarantee that what you will be relaying will come back to life. To us its not worth it.
After seeing the gas line, my bro who does brick and stone driveways has called me out many times when they have hit the mains water line, they should in theory go from the street in a straight line to the house...yeah in theory ....lucky he has a plumber as a bro on call lol
We had a gas line blow up underground, gas company tried saying it was just a leak that eventually found it’s way out but it definitely blew and they were covering it up. About a half mile radius was without gas for 2 and a half days(this happened during February which is our coldest time). It blew basketball size chunks of road and dirt 100s of yards. Shut a main intersection down. When I was younger I didn’t understand how dangerous stuff like that could be and I never got locates on smaller jobs but as I grew up I realized you just can’t chance it and take the hone owners words.
My old job had me learn to use an excavator (never asked to or showed interest in running equipment, just being a plumber) So they have me digging in an open field and near the end of the run, my edge tooth on the bucket catches a gas line that was to high and not where it was supposed to be. Needless to say, I shut off the thing and get the hell away from it. Whole job site shut down for about 2 hours while it's repaired.
How do you either factor in potential changes into a bid &/or at what point do you have to go back to the customer & have to change the contract/price? Thx! Great educational vids.
This is something I can't wrap my head around. In Germany law states any lines no matter what has to go 6ft or deeper into the ground. Ain't matter if there is rock or not. Why in the world is something like that low even allowed and where are the tapes which are suppose to be 1 ft above it so if you excavate you get this tape before you hit any pipes or cables???
My father once cut the water main{6 inch}i n a sub-division the catch is it was marked on the wrong side of the road. I was too young to know who was to blame. In short he cut the whole division off.
That not good, my dad was redoing a person yard with his big front end loader and stripped off and cut his underground power lines Can’t wait to see the next one
Ummmm, as I understand it, running a Gas line right beside an Electric Cable is a PRETTY HUGE FUCKING NO-NO!!! according to most Building and Electrical Codes I'm aware of... Was a Permit pulled when those lines were installed?
I worked for a gas & electric utility in NYS. Code allows gas, electric, phone & cable in the same trench. Pipe/ must be 24” deep, gas on one side, the electric on the other, with phone/cable next to the electric. There must be a 12” minimal horizontal separation between the gas & the other utilities.
Het Stan, you should get the boys a electric cable finder like Leica (we call em sword) there are several brands out there, but they can be a life saver, and if gas sometimes goes with electrics then you know for sure.
Stan I have been there even with services marked out don’t trust I hit fiber optic wires stump grinding weren’t marked correctly same job after remark almost hit main 600v line going to office building thank god was In conduit so thing didn’t sound right when the wheel skimmed it thing could of got ugly one more pass with the wheel
I don’t know if I mentioned this before to ya but you need the 4in1 bucket to really get 100% potential out of your skid steer. At this moment it’s pretty useless and slow. Don’t get me wrong I still like your videos 👍 just want you to go from 50% of potential what you have now to 💯 that’s all. Hellos from down under 🇦🇺
Another thing Stan, I see Sam driving the truck with wheel barrel not strapped down. He not worried about getting pulled over for unsecured load?. It happened to me yesterday but the cop gave me warming other wise would of been $400 fine.🤦♂️
No kidding on buried lines. Even when areas are supposedly marked, sometimes lines can be missed. Just ask the residents of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. A year or so ago a utility construction company hit a gas line and a downtown street blew up. One person died. Really important message today. Can never be too safe.
so true- buried lines can be buried problems and can kill. I have seen a hit electrical main stand on end sparking.
I remember that sun prairie scene-bad deal.
Great to see a client brief, run down of machines chosen for the job and how to go about it all. So positive and interesting to see how the boys go about it. Keep it up team
As a locator I love how you explained the situation they uncovered, ,,,,, awesome job on that! Working with many different contractors I have to say you are a high quality contractor, I wish more were like you.
Love your videos. Seeing you overcome your issues with impossible lands , nosey neighbors and things the way they just have to be... I find amazing. Stan, in a future video you mentioned you would be talking about some financial issues with divot ends...(dividends..heh heh.. small joke) doing away with pot holes I think would be fun to watch. With the fly mower, be sure to bring lots of honey, because of the old saying "you catch more flys with honey than you do with vinegar" heh heh another small joke. Enjoying what I am watching! And yes I am crazy. God bless and go get em!!!
you have "bad dad jokes" as My kids would say- I personally love that kind of humour. 👊
After watching this and some past personal experiences, I can truly say I'm happy that all the excavation work that needs to be done on our new property will not have any hidden old buried utility lines. We're planning on building our new house in the middle of an old hay field. Trees were removed decades ago and nothing has been added except for the hay. So it's a clean slate to work with! The only problem I can see is that it's mostly sand under a few inches of topsoil. Nothing real firm to build on. Lots of buried rocks to move. I wish I had someone to converse with about this project that would work with me that I can trust. Most of the contractors I've talked with seem like they only want the money for the work and not my comfort. When they say "trust me", I don't. Convince me first, then you won't have to say that. I could go on and on with this topic but I won't. But anyway, thanks for the video! Most people (that I've dealt with) don't want other people to see their confusion in a project. Your guys handle it well and explain their solutions in ways that are easy to understand. I look forward to more videos!
Yup, surest way i know for someone not to be trusted by me is them saying "trust me" - because almost always it'd be a mistake.
EARN my trust by showing what you can do, or answer my questions - if you can't, or won't, then bye...
What in the hell do you think people get up and go to work everyday for, to comfort people or to make money?
@@burkhardt7372
Don't live up to your on-line name - in context, the OP is clearly referring to a reassurance that the contractor can actually do the job properly.
There are many things I can do, or have some knowledge of, that I need to pay someone else to do - if they don't make me feel comfortable about having them do the work, and even 'fob off' questions, someone else gets the work.
@@burkhardt7372 good contractors do both ASSMAN!
@@gordowg1wg145 that's exactly what I was saying!
Awesome vid Stan. I have never thought of using the forks to trench that way. Learn something every day. Thanks brother John's Lawns East Tn
Glad to help John.👊
These are my favorite types of videos but I enjoy them all. Keep up the good work.
Looking forward to the next vid, thank you.
More to come and thanks for watching👊
Nice one Sam oh and Stan. 👍👍🏴🏴
Love watching sam and Blaine .they work so well together
They are a great team.
Can’t wait to see the next one. Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care
Hey Stan. I have some bad news. I’m addicted to skid steers. I love watching them and running them. Luckily it’s not the worst addiction out there. I was in a skid steer for 6 hours today moving manure solids at work. I think I found a substance so squishy your ASV couldn’t float on. I stepped off the concrete pad and sank 3 feet in my rubber boots. So I’m 75% sure your ASV would not be able to climb the big pile of solids. Anyway have a great day Stan.
hey #1 Farmer- bad news. I am addicted to skid steers as well. they are my favorite tool. I could easily spend a day doing a 2 hour project if I am in a good skid steer. I know exactly what ou mean. as far as the squishy stuff goes. That might be a fun challenge
Great timing! About to tear out my front walk and put in a paver patio. I better call today so lines are marked by end of next week.
I have to drop the level of my yard right in front of the house because the retaining wall holding it back is too tall and not well built I'm going to put in another (new) wall. It'll be a good 10 feet back from the existing and I should be able to keep it under 24 inches so not a big drop off the patio. The patio will fill in everything from the new retaining wall to the garage. That's all rock and wasted space now. The tough part will be getting the top of the new retaining wall level with the pavers, if I can. I'm thinking I should backfill the retaining wall with the class 5 base compacted in lifts so the edge of the paver patio doesn't settle. Wish me luck!
Sam has good taste in music. Grateful he and Blaine is not Dead with this dangerous mess.
With the dangerous combo and from the footage in the video. As an electrician, that cable that Sam points out @18:37 is not to NEC (National Electric Code), that cable needs to be buried at least 4 feet deep to the top of the cable no matter what it takes to get the depth. If it was me I would have it buried 4 1/2- 5 feet feel with 6-8 inches of course sand on top then metal "buried cable" marking tape on top of the sand, this helps to prevent future excavations on the property from hitting the cable with equipment.
The closest I have ever seen gas and electric buried close to each other has been a 2-foot linear distance parallel to each other, NEVER EVER stacked on top of each other. I have run water and electricity parallel in the same trench, but never gas and electric.
Great looking project. I don't think I have ever seen Sam that frazzled before. I think this one was working him a bit.
Thanks for the info! Love your videos, brother!
Glad you like them!
Has The Beak ,and the custom made Monkey claw ... yet still remover stumps with the good old forks !!!
I love your videos. I love the projects. I can't wait! Thank you. 🙏😊👷
Thank you so much!
Utilities passed the original structure here have to be buried 18" deep even in rock, and marked with warning tape. Gas lines must have a tracer wire along with the warning tape. We have hit those unmarked lines planting trees, installing irrigation and grading. Not fun but not the worst, try cutting a un marked gas line at a senior housing center, 5 fire departments, 15 ambulances, and a court case on who pays for the responce.
This is the best video of the season. Period
I’m sure you guys have done it before and doing it with the skid steer works and pretty close too but most the time if we have to be pretty close on straight lines when removing sod/grass we take a flat shovel and will go along the lines not digging just cutting and when we come in to remove, it just leaves a perfect clean line. Used the bucket blade to do it before too. Just sharing a way that we do it a few states away. Cheers from Ohio🍻
call defore we dig . All good Keep them coming....... .
yeah- a quick phone call and you know your safe that way. Thanks for watching👊
This happens when you dig in the dirt great video Stan I really enjoy watching your videos I learned something new today 🇺🇲
I see you Sam, rocking The Dead, great video guys
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
Buried utility issues, reminds me of my back yard. Went to rototill and hit "rocks". Used a boxblade with ripper shanks and found a massive concrete block for a post and a concrete footing without the bracket on top. Surprises all around.
Isn't that annoying? hitting other peoples buried problems I mean- which now become your buried problem
@@Dirtmonkey keep telling the wife that I'm hoping to find a buried entrance to an underground bunker somewhere in the back lol.
Thank you for another great video appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos 👍
Thank you. I really appreciate that
Dude, I had a Flymow when I was a kid. Only had an 18 inch cut width. I used it extensively mowing around my neighborhood, which was once part of a swamp. You still had swampy areas with this thin needle like grass that would grow out of it. Trying to take anything into those areas was bad news. Even had a neighbor's kid that thought he was hot stuff, under bid me on the yards, then proceeded to sink his dad's 40HP tractor past the axles. The idiot did this again and again just pulling it out with his dad's tow truck. Rutted the area up so very bad. Did this to three lots before people started turning him away. I did, however, get paid to repair the damage he did. No one second guessed my method after that. I charged by the hour, but was fair, honest, and hard working. Those swampy areas took time to keep the looking good and not get over run with reeds.
I love good old stories like that. Thanks for sharing
STAN!!! Dude are you starving Sam by keeping him in a cage or well or something and only letting him out for projects? Dude looks like he’s lost 20 pounds in his face lately. He’s such a mindful employee who wants to do good work and do it the right way every time. Don’t know where you found him but he’s a solid dude. Great video on how to be flexible.
You're so good at making these videos now. I remember watching your channel when you were at 20k subs. Im not in this line of work but its always good to know or have an idea how to do these kinds of things. Gotta fool my wife into thinking she married a real man sometimes.
you've been with since 20K? Thank you!
Great seeing Sam again ur always gonna run into headaches some worse than others glad he saw the line and didn't cut into it onto the next video
Great job so far! Looks really good!
🚜💥🔥😱 Oh at the ranch how many times a farmer with the chisel behind a big Cat and snags a gas main plowing through the easement, and doesn’t even feel it.
That makes sense - I never thought of that
Oh yeah, we have fields the lines have floated up 2 feet over the last 40 years, can't go more deep than disk in the right of the way. Pipeline is set to be replaced because of this issue through the whole county.
Here in the San Joaquin Valley they tend to farm up the less traveled dirt roads and we have 12” & 24” supply lines. On our 160Ac we have a substation on the corner and a 12” line down the whole mile.
@@shanew7361 they have an easement for it. We bought 159.6Ac technically and the line falls in the easement along the road, it was already established. We had to give the electric company easement to the same strip and pay to bring power down to the house my dad & I built.
20:00 Wow. Either the local codes are weak or there is no permit on those underground lines.
Not deep enough.
Lines should be laid beside each other not on top of each other.
No warning tape.
Lines should always be located and customer always pays the cost. I make it clear to the customer that it's not negotiable.
I call the locator and you pay the locator.
That way you know it was done right by your guy and the customer knows there's a fee coming they have to cover. You then will never cut corners on locating cause it's above and beyond the construction contract. Sorry I feel strongly about this.
Good catch Blaine.
Cheers all. 🇨🇦
So does the ASV know that Sam is 2 timing with the Kubota? He might be digging himself into a big hole once the ASV returns south. Hope it's around the 4th of July so we all can watch the fireworks.
Sam finally has the ASV back and I think they were very happy to be re-united
Scary close call to have. Good rule of thumb to those who do install these even in your own yard, keep good records of exact locations, and if you can place danger tape (better yet utility tape, it's magnetic and says the type of line) at least 12" over the top of the line itself when backfilling. Backfilling with a different material in the trench is also good as it gives an indication that something has been dug before..... but obviously on a private property this creates a higher cost.
Great project to follow! Can't wait for more videos on it! Stan, as it comes closer to winter plowing season this autumn, would you be able to do some comparisons on after market or replacement plow lights? I have an older Fisher Minute Mount 2 with upgraded Sylvania H4656 sealed beam headlights, which are a bit better than the originals, but I couldn't find reasonably priced LED replacement lights that fit my 3 plug set up that weren't garbage. The internet was flooded with crappy ads for what seemed like the same generic replacement lights, but there wasn't a lot of good data. I know there are some higher end lights out there, but as far as the reviews go, each person has their opinion, but it doesn't mean that it is fact. And price is always a sticking point for those of us that plow just a few driveways to take care of a few people. I would love to see the side by side comparisons if you could. Just a thought. Stay Safe!!!
Hey Stan! Hope you had a great day! Thanks for always making educational and entertaining content for us! Keep it up! Thumbs up on this video from me!
Hey Anthony- thanks for watching and commenting. Guys like you make creating videos worth while
Love videos with tricky hard scrapes, walls, stone and brick patios and stairs with great curb appeal. Looking for ideas for a challenging lot at my new house. Stan, check out the spelling of my maiden (middle) name.
Love these project videos
We where doing fence post holes last year on infill for these landscapers, where all service lines where marked, but the general contractor forgot to mark a gas line, where auger tore it up. But good thing gas was shutoff. And had to call gas company to show up and inspect area for any leaking.🙏.
Hey Stan keep up the awesome content, god bless!
Hey, thanks. I really appreciate that Matt.
Dang man that was a good catch bye you’re guys. Way to go guys. Could have been really bad. I’m going to take some pictures of my mess. Some pollock created, that would be me. Not installing gutter drains . Pavers and retaining wall wash out. Anyway keep up the good work. Thank y’all for the videos. I’m from Chicago and landed in Kentucky. Truly Gods state INMHO. Lol
Much appreciated Rod and stay safe. Those buried lines can make a very bad day.
I work on the damage prevention side of utilities and you should really invest in a good piece of locating equipment. Every contractor with a backhoe should(backhoes are the ultimate locator). I’m in NW Wisconsin and can give you a run through if y’all never used them
Hi Stanley, love your videos man. I’m a small lawn and landscape company. I asked this question on another video but I couldn’t remember which one it was so I couldn’t go back and see if you responded. So I’m going to ask it again and hope I can go back and see if you reply. How do you compensate your employees? Hourly, bonuses, part owners etc,? I’d really love to hear how you structure your business. As I’m growing I’m finding how critical it is to have a well managed business. I feel like I’m running crazy and doing the work is becoming the east part and managing everything else is becoming the challenge (bidding, billing, hiring, maintenance, etc) I’d appreciate feedback you have? Thanks Stan
Not really sure if I would have removed the sod that way. A sod removing tool does wonders and saves a bunch of time and in some cases you can resell the sod. But great job guys.
we never re-use sod. once it has sat for a day or 2 their is no guarantee that what you will be relaying will come back to life. To us its not worth it.
You are blessed with such a great team man
After seeing the gas line, my bro who does brick and stone driveways has called me out many times when they have hit the mains water line, they should in theory go from the street in a straight line to the house...yeah in theory ....lucky he has a plumber as a bro on call lol
We had a gas line blow up underground, gas company tried saying it was just a leak that eventually found it’s way out but it definitely blew and they were covering it up. About a half mile radius was without gas for 2 and a half days(this happened during February which is our coldest time). It blew basketball size chunks of road and dirt 100s of yards. Shut a main intersection down. When I was younger I didn’t understand how dangerous stuff like that could be and I never got locates on smaller jobs but as I grew up I realized you just can’t chance it and take the hone owners words.
Calling 411 only gets you so far. What a great example of the absolute nightmare nonsense you find after starting….
It can turn ugly fast.
Agreed in TN they will only go 5ft off the curb. About useless if your near house
The guys should get together and buy a thumb attachment for that Bobcat as a Christmas present
I think we are buying a new excavator soon and it should have a thumb with it
Very Nice. Thank you!!
Hi Stan, isn't all soil organic material? What is it that makes the black soil unsuitable for building on even when it's been compacted?
no- not all soil is organic.
My old job had me learn to use an excavator (never asked to or showed interest in running equipment, just being a plumber) So they have me digging in an open field and near the end of the run, my edge tooth on the bucket catches a gas line that was to high and not where it was supposed to be. Needless to say, I shut off the thing and get the hell away from it. Whole job site shut down for about 2 hours while it's repaired.
Awesome video. So glad to have some job site content back. Question, why didn’t you reuse the sod on other parts of their property?
sod is cheap- its like stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime. It doesn't make sense financially.
How do you either factor in potential changes into a bid &/or at what point do you have to go back to the customer & have to change the contract/price? Thx! Great educational vids.
You stated you can't place a paver patio on anything but structural soil, just curious, is this a code thing?
How do you prevent roots from a tree getting under your paver later on 2-10 years just wondering I have small project
This is something I can't wrap my head around. In Germany law states any lines no matter what has to go 6ft or deeper into the ground. Ain't matter if there is rock or not. Why in the world is something like that low even allowed and where are the tapes which are suppose to be 1 ft above it so if you excavate you get this tape before you hit any pipes or cables???
Any reason why you guys don't use 1/4" chip instead of sand for directly under pavers?
we could use either but prefer sand.
Stan is getting Harley Road Glide CVO, can’t wait for that video………👍
I wish that was true
So very interesting. Thank you
Do you have any planned projects/videos doing commercial hardscaping/landscaping or demolition??
My father once cut the water main{6 inch}i n a sub-division the catch is it was marked on the wrong side of the road. I was too young to know who was to blame. In short he cut the whole division off.
These are my favorite videos
Thats awesome- Ive got a few more coming.
Glad you got a haircut. You look a lot better. Oh, and good video.
Hi Stan
Im wondering if you had to bury the lines deeper,would you have to dig up the limestone? 🤗
yes- that is excatly what I would have to do
GREAT JOB GUYS
Good video.
7:30 where's the stump grinder when you need it!?
but popping stumps is fun!
I’m jealous of all that good soil lol, My yard just pushes up rocks...
That is why we call dig safe here in New Hampshire
They did. They talked about it in the video...
yep- we call in the locate but this is a private line- hence not marked.
Dig Safe is required in all 50 states. Not everything is marked.
One call. You never know what is buried.
Locate services don't always locate...
Can you explain change orders, how to write them and talk to customers about them?
Good safety video.
Glad you liked it!
Good Evening Stan, How is the day going. Lemon sparking water today. How about you.
lemon spin drift today. all is going well. Internet was out for a bit so thats why I am late to my own video hahaha
Was the kabota svl 65 better for this job than the 75?
How does that pass code? Local doesn’t even want water and electrical together.
in my book it doesn't pass.
Ive had that happen, the guy wanted me to find a pipe he didnt know where it was...
time and material and that can get spendy
Hi to the Dirt Monkey Family and Crew. With the changes in the plans do some of customers get mad at the crew or what and could you a video about it.
not really mad- we go through any potential changes with the customer before hand. We get their approval before moving forward.
@@Dirtmonkey ok thanks for info
Glad to see Sam and Blaine in a video wtg
You will be seeing them in a few upcoming projects.
Good to see Sam and Blaine back at it. How is Blaine doing, didn't he have surgery in the fall?
Blaine has hurt his shoulder pretty bad and is currently recovering. this was filmed right before that accident.
Oh that's not good. I thought he did something to his back in the fall. Hope he takes care of himself and gets better soon.
How much cheaper is concrete than pavers?
So glad you guys did not hit that line combo. Be safe guys please!
Been there, hit a gas line 6” underneath a driveway surface, always a wtf moment
That not good, my dad was redoing a person yard with his big front end loader and stripped off and cut his underground power lines
Can’t wait to see the next one
Go fishing! It’s summer and that water looks awesome by your place.
Do you need permits for the drainage changes?
in some cities yes but others don't care
How you guys liking the Kubota skid?? It sure looks sharp.
here to help
Thanks Nash!
Ummmm, as I understand it, running a Gas line right beside an Electric Cable is a PRETTY HUGE FUCKING NO-NO!!! according to most Building and Electrical Codes I'm aware of...
Was a Permit pulled when those lines were installed?
in my book it is a huge no no as well. I don't know anything about a permit before we shoed up
I worked for a gas & electric utility in NYS. Code allows gas, electric, phone & cable in the same trench. Pipe/ must be 24” deep, gas on one side, the electric on the other, with phone/cable next to the electric. There must be a 12” minimal horizontal separation between the gas & the other utilities.
Het Stan, you should get the boys a electric cable finder like Leica (we call em sword) there are several brands out there, but they can be a life saver, and if gas sometimes goes with electrics then you know for sure.
That gas line is a land mine... a girl in high heels could set that off
Have you ever had to go to plan D or E?
Hi I woch your videos everyday tell the team I said hi and I woch thor videos everyday I love you guys I love the video
Your the best! Thank you!
Stan I have been there even with services marked out don’t trust I hit fiber optic wires stump grinding weren’t marked correctly same job after remark almost hit main 600v line going to office building thank god was In conduit so thing didn’t sound right when the wheel skimmed it thing could of got ugly one more pass with the wheel
it sounds like you got kind of lucky on that one.
@@Dirtmonkey yes the owner of the building pissed at pa one call. Had to mark 3 times to get it right
Stan, you have a video on quoting paver jobs?
I did one a few years back
I don’t know if I mentioned this before to ya but you need the 4in1 bucket to really get 100% potential out of your skid steer. At this moment it’s pretty useless and slow. Don’t get me wrong I still like your videos 👍 just want you to go from 50% of potential what you have now to 💯 that’s all.
Hellos from down under 🇦🇺
Theres nothing like a do all skid steer !!
Another thing Stan, I see Sam driving the truck with wheel barrel not strapped down. He not worried about getting pulled over for unsecured load?. It happened to me yesterday but the cop gave me warming other wise would of been $400 fine.🤦♂️
???? How does Sam feel about The Kubota vs his favorite ASV ???? Also I have say Sam and Blaine are your dynamic Dou in action.
Nothing compares to the Awesome sexy vehicle (ASV) in Sams mind.
@@Dirtmonkey LMAO 🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nice 👍.