Sometimes The Problem Isn't Obvious
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- We had a problem at work that was years in the making. A plugged catch basin tile was causing the driveway to flood every time it rained. We thought we would discover a drain pipe that was plugged up but what may have been wrong was not obvious. We came up with a solution despite not discovering what was wrong.
Love your work Neil!
A bit of a tip. You can hook up a Cable Locator to your snake and this will help you to accurately determine the alignment of where your snake head goes 🤓. Save you from digging on different spots
That's a great idea!
Big magnets and a compass could help also.
Lol! Greg always has to “leave” when the work gets started!
You Said it not me. Lol
Another great video. I like how you show the details. How you found the problem and the solution to the problem. Then all the hard work. Keep them coming! Thanks
Looks like a catch basin with a sump that can be cleaned out would be a good idea. It lets the heavier sediment settle out before it runs into the pipe. I didn't go through all the comments, so it may have been noted already. Good video, as usual. The long selfie stick was a cool camera angle from the truck cab.
This does have a sump. It has a P-trap that allows sediment to collect in the bottom before water runs out the top.
Those gravel guys were hilarious. Thanks for another great video, Neil, I look forward to Sunday mornings watching your video after church!
DDD. then church. The Sunday morning is complete.
Good morning Niel! Someone’s video skills with the drone , selfie pole ( if that’s what it’s called) & camera location/angles are going from good to great! Thanks for your efforts to make videos not only entertaining but very informative and fun to watch!! Take care my friend! Oh I forgot congratulations on the win Coach
2nd the above!
Thanks a lot Mike! Sometimes I just get lucky with that selfie pole and it captures something cool! :)
If everything ever went as planned, all of our projects would be done by now. Lol
You are correct when you said that if you were trying to miss a tile in the field, you'd hit it right away with the hoe. I don't know why it works that way, but it does. Those "little jobs" always turn into much more than we intended originally.
Thanks for sharing my friend. Happy Sunday.
Great video Neil. Where I live the state requires on there projects one more step to the draining process. Before you install pipe in ditch. Use filter fabric. Run fabric down ditch wall, across bottom back up wall on other side. Install pipe in ditch. Backfill with 9 s then. Don’t completely fill too top. Flip filter fabric over on top of each other with the tails you left extra. Take tie wire etc to hold covering flaps. Cap the the 9s ditch with driveway gravel. Now 9 s and pipe are dirt or silt free for many years. Great content.
Thank you. My Sunday (Australia) is now complete.
Why not just put the spoils right in the trailer instead of skid steer?
Hey how’s it going Neil. The Fernco coupling you were referring to is also known as a mission coupling. Your master plumber buddy from El Paso, Tx. (Rudy). Keep up the great work! Like your channel.
811 for a locate?
There was a dump truck next to you at the quarry. Wasn’t that the same company truck you bought the blue dump truck from?
Yes! Good eye!
Dirt Perfect used a similar probe which he could follow with an instrument above the ground. Very important when installing drain tiles in a field with prior tiles. Don’t know if that system is rentable and it’s very expensive so doubt you would buy one.
Best part of this vid is being on the clock and the boss paying for everything. On a side note, Face masks for softball? How times have changed.
Great Job Neal! I did notice that you didn't put the tarp over the load the last time, but some channel makers don't like to be told about issues with their content. Great that you addressed your mistakes. I'm sure the captain would have been there to help but he has many projects of his own to cover! But you helped put his Channel out there.
Great episode a real smorgasbord of skills used. Just wondering if you should have laid some wire along the top of the pipe just incase you were to ever wanting to find the pipe again in the future?😊👍👍👍
Neil, have you ever thought about doing a contest and the winner could come and work with your for a day or two? Man I would enter just so I could learn the pull type box on the driveway and do some dirt work with you. Oh and also your your shop to see all your toys!
Great work!
Interesting to see your old “tiles” are simply abutting each previous segment without a connector. We grew up with clay tile sewer pipe with each connection mortared to the previous. The individual pipes on one end, had a “female“ connector (like pvc conduit), the next piece of clay pipe was inserted there and that joint was then grouted. However, we all know that concrete and mortar are somewhat pervious to water, and as they would “weep” a bit over time those rich nutrients would attract roots - and then the problems began!.
Do y’all just not have roots that far down?
I like, I especially like the part how you did NOT take out the internet. That would have been classic😅
Where does the drain tile in the field drain to? I live in East Tennessee, we don’t have drain tiles in our fields.
Great video Neil best part the guys at the stone quarry cracked me up
Pretty cool video on finding and relocating tile. Been binge watching your channel the last 6 weeks. Great family friendly channel. Thank you.
Bonjour Neil. Il est toujours intéressant et agréable de vous regarder travailler utilement, alors que l’on est soit même tranquillement installé dans le canapé buvant un café après le repas du dimanche midi. Bon dimanche à vous. Emmanuel Bretagne France
It is nice that people are worried about covering your load. A terrible amount of stone blows out of trucks as they go down the road. LOL
Nice work, it’s always good to have the right toys ( tools ) when doing a job.
Did somebody get a new 360° camera? 😁 Great video Neil! I always learn something every Sunday morning 🤠👍
As a full time videographer, I SO appreciate the addition of the 360 cam. It gets such cool shots giving a very unique perspective. I know it takes a lot of time too process that footage, but man is it worth it. I just got a 360 camera for my job running a TH-cam channel in the boating space, and it helps us get shots we never could with a drone or a go pro. excellent video as always, Neil!
I appreciate that very much. I just need to get the color to look the same. The footage is always so dark and I don't have much experience in the color page yet on Davinci.
Good Morning Neil. Have a great day
Good morning! You too!
Well done sir ! That dirt you were dumping in the trailer would give me anxiety. I guess I’m spoiled with all the sand we have here 😂
Thank you for pairing normal audio with your timelapse footage. I hugely prefer it over chipmunk audio or random music. I know Kleeman's been doing it too; hopefully it catches on more widely.
hey there bud, just before you tarp that load, ima here to remind you to tarp your load... watching you tarp it rn, I'm glad I reminded you 😎👍
I found this video "intriguing". Thank you for sharing.
Great to see a longer video, keep up the good work. 🙂
In eastern Canada, most of our FO cables are up on poles.
Anyway, the support strand embedded in the cable jacket is reportedly Kevlar, not conductive steel.
They do this to prevent lightning strikes riding the support strand. Being FO, no need to worry about lightning.
You are a handy cat to have around, Neil. Great video!
That's why his boss lets him hang around.
Neil it makes it easier for doing a job like that if you have the hands to do it 👍😮😊❤
Thank you for sharing, finding pipe isn’t easy and you did a great job.
Mike, When your running a firewood and lumber business, work never stops. Your right a strong machinery maintenance program pays off in the long term.
If you could pick a day for outside work...this looks like a great day.
15:33 and 15:38 Mario Bros Coin sound effect 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Love these videos, great explanations too. Hope you haven't been affected by the tornadoes.
BlufftonReiff here. Thanks for the Sunday installment! Great camera angles!
Good job, jobbed Neil. It almost looked like a professional did that work. well ok Kleemanlike.
There’s a Morvair drawing in Matt’s shop. Looks great.
I’m just a small farm owner and I have an account with ours, the send me a bill the next week and I drop a check off or mail it in. So convenient not to have to stop in the office every load!
I always like your channel, and I will watch the next one.
Your knowledge of field tiles is top notch.
Now I’m wondering, did you take measurements and make a drawing where the stuff is in the ground?
I made a video about it! 😂
Fernco coupling, we call them " no hub clamps ". Nice video, sir.
Boy that went from a quick fix to a full blown project with a quickness!
I can tell you 100% for sure, the grade of the pipe is wrong aka uphill. Using the hose, the water immediately backed up AND it was dirty which tells you the slope is wrong
It’s always that “I’ll just take one more swipe” that leads to us breaking the tile
Captain is on the way in his dump truck pulling the old 555.
Anytime you are moving dirt, digging in dirt, I am watching!×
I'm so thankful for you Aaron! You always brighten my day with your comments my friend!
@@digdrivediy Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents with the world! I am a supporter and fan of YOU!
Great video and love the longer versions when I have to work. Plus I let the adds roll to help you out. I love when I get to work on my tractors. I call this digging therapy or tractor therapy or John Deere Therapy. I need lots of therapy.
It was very satisfying to watch, and I gained some ideas if I ever need to do this kind of work. Great video. Keep up the good work.
Didn't have enough spare tires for my truck to make it that far 🤣
My dad always said a good trucker tarps his load... but I ain't never driven a dumptruck... I think he was talking about something else
Good Sunday morning & God bless you all
You need a sewer jetter kit for your pressure washer!
doesnt really help if the drain has been crushed by construction
Another easy success for you Neil.
Watching you in the trench twisting and throwing shovelfuls of dirt into the skidsteer bucket made my back hurt over here in IL.
Actually my back does still hurt from this!
Not to be picky, but tees should not be laid on their side or back. I would have loved to see a wye. If you ever have to snake it, it will ensure it can make it past the junction. Peace.
Great video as always! FYI - The coupling you referred to as a Fernco is a "No Hub Coupling". Fernco is one of a number of manufacturers.
Admire the dedication to keeping things neat and clean, then to making sure your that what you install is better quality as well. Never quite as easy as what one would like it to be.Thanks for the video, enjoyed watching, never disappointed with the content.
It's not a real DIY job if everything goes to plan and takes as long as you originally expected.
Nice job 👍 I learned a few good tips along the way !
Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks and GOD BLESS 😀
Love this channel!
Who doesn’t love a good trenching job. Well done crew!
I'm kinda surprised you didn't say "laying pipe"? :)
Y’all make it look easy 😂❤❤❤ blessing’s to all 😇🇺🇸
Good Morning Neil, its already 2pm over here 😉 Thanks for showing another nice relaxing video.. greetings from germany
You're very welcome! Great to hear from you this morning!
Lettem know next time!! We wanna see his best shirt! 🤍
Tarps, if you don’t use em you don’t have to fix em.
That fort wayne clay brings back memories sticks to everthing and is annoying to dig by hand.
That is for sure!
And the experts said his pond wouldn't hold water. That's some serious colloidal bonding right there.
Nothing a little exploratory surgery couldn't fix.
You have wrong equipment. Need a line jet pressure machine.
Neil, you loved every second of this...
Neil… Mystery solved! Drains are such a simple solution…. Until they aren’t. I wonder how many hours have been spent by folks that I know, trying to solve that same problem?
You mentioned how geometry comes into play in a job like that. And… you were right.
When we bought our first home the rear basement wall always seeped water after heavy rains. A carpenter buddy of mine came over and using a bubble level on a string, we found that the entire backyard sloped toward the house. He told me that I needed to install a French drain along the drip line.
So, he staked it out and told me to dig it 2’ deeper than the string. The string was sloped and would guarantee drainage.
Just past the corner of the house, the trench dropped about 6” and turned 60 degrees toward the street curb. While I was hand digging the drip line I got to thinking… (What else are you going to do when you are shoveling backfilled rocks and clay?)
I knew that elbow fillings came in 90, 45 & 22 1/2 degrees…. But they didn’t come in 70 degrees. The closer that I got to the corner, the more I worried about it. I pondered long and hard about how to have the conversation with my buddy about his miscalculation.
When I got there, I decided to call him and advise him of the error. I pointed out that there wasn’t a combination of 45 and 22.5 that added up to 70 degrees. His response was… “Just make sure you drop the string to the bottom mark on the stakes when you turn the corner and it’ll all work out.”
Reluctantly I did as he said and continued to dig 2’ below the lowered second string.
The next weekend he showed up with the pipe and a selection of fittings. I watched in awe as he converted my coplanar geometric thinking into a whole new understanding. Using a combination of a 45 & two 22.5 degree fittings and a drop in the slope, the drain bent perfectly into the 70 degree transition.
It was at that moment that I realized just how linear my understanding of geometry was! The compound angle is a mathematic marvel that can solve seemingly impossible puzzles without a protractor or calculator…. Provided you are smart enough to set aside your linear and coplanar prejudices.
I bet you can hardly wait for the first toad strangler to test your geometric marvel???
You are gunna need an account at the stone quarry! Lol
No joke! I picked up an application :)
And a proper built in CB radio for that truck🎙️
Great job Neil!
Thanks for the video Neil like it and like your work too .
Love the videos.
Thank you!
The banter on the radios is hilarious!!
Neil always woking hard big shout out to him
Would probably have helped to hire a plumber with a sewer camera and locator. 🤷🏻♂️
20:32 We call them Easy Sheets over here in the UK
As a Dutch person, English is not my mother's language. It is sometimes difficult for me to follow, even though I find your videos very interesting.
I'm curious about all the numbers you use for the stone you use. We don't know that here, we have different types of sand with which we can make everything.
Can you please explain the different types of stone and sizes and their uses so that I can see it?
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I think in centimeters, metric. I have no idea of number 7 even though I really want to understand it.
Greetings from the Netherlands from someone who has been watching for a long time but normally doesn't respond. Thanx in advance.
Excelent job
1. That why we have exact planes where pipes are layed in Germany.
2. Why are your drain pipes not connected with a seal?
3. Why didn't you use a camera? Would've saved hours and days finding the clogged part!
Great video dude
@20:51 that front tire is touching my yellow line, and you know how bad Indiana State Troopers are LMAO
I remember when my buddy was putting a pole barn up he asked Farm is there anything out here? I gotta worry about when I’m drilling my holes and Freddy now there’s nothing out there third holy drilled. He hit a 2 inch water pipe running over to the migrant camp Water spraying all over oops.
Mike at Dirt Perfect has a very handy locator for a job just like this. It is similar to your "snake" except it has a locator on the end so when it stops in the pipe you can locate it from above the ground and no where to dig/repair. Would have saved you quite a bit of time.
So a “French drain”……thanks for covering rocks. In some states, it’s law. I wish it was everywhere.
LUKE!! LOL, great use of that hard earned degree! 😅 I promise I didn’t clog the drain!
Hey Neil enjoyed watching how you located the problem,
I thought you might have used a camera?