Amuses me that you spend the time and effort to put up a fairly well crafted videos that offer outsiders to construction, logging, or blacksmithing some insight as to what is required to perform these projects... ...and then YOU thank US for sitting down and watching.
I find it refreshing this is a man that understands the value of time that we only have so much of it. Just one more thing that shows what a top class act he is. 👏👏
The Carfarmer If I’m not mistaken, his videos are monetized, therefore it is really no different than a movie or TV show producer thanking their viewers. More views equal more money. Not knocking him...he produces amazing content and I’ve been subscribed and watching and enjoying his videos since shortly after he started this channel, just pointing out a fact.
I want to shake this guy‘s hand. He doesn’t know how influential he’s been in my life. Running my own business with 11 employees now I still watch the videos
I like your water truck! I pushed a dirt crew for years, but I started out at the bottom as a laborer and worked my way up to foreman/ superintendent. I injured my back and so I don’t do that anymore, but it’s nice to watch and remember the jobs I did, I’m very proud of the work I did, but if you’re not careful, it’s easy to get hurt. Stay safe and git ‘er done!! 🥸🤣🤣🤟🤙👊
You can tell a contractor from an engineer by whether they will call earth/soil "dirt." I think there's no reason to pretend that civil engineer is a dignified profession when half of us just sit around all day thinking about dirt ;)
Practical Engineering So many civil engineers are so inside their head (read ass) that-they miss what’s important. I’ve fixed many engineers screw ups. Not one has admitted there mistakes. Get on a piece of equipment and learn something. Your profession would gain a lot of knowledge and respect. Their should be a part of every engineering curriculum that includes labs that deal with the hands on practical implication of what they are studying. Soils, compaction, and all the variations . It’s an art. The standard of frequency testing needs to be revised.
You have done a great job explaining a process that is more complicated then most people realize. Its always fun to watch heavy equipment work. I especially enjoyed the footage of the butter knife working on the toast set to the sound of an engine, not sure why, but I loved it.
Your channel is a wealth of information at all times. Yet is presented in a fashion that yields itself, to me at least, as relaxing. You and Nate have struck a balance brilliantly and I cannot thank you enough for the college of life education you put out for everyone to enjoy should they choose. I am a proud and satisfied Patreon of you two and am always delighted to see what you have taken the time to produce. A thousand times thank you.
Great video. I've really enjoyed these informative videos about equipment. I am a furniture maker and at times a carpenter, but I am what you may call a fool addict and love learning about tools from every trade. Thanks for your videos and knowledge. Cant wait for the next one.
I'm studying for my architect registration exams. This video was great for explaining things from the other side! You can only comprehend so much from reading books and it's not always possible to get enough time on site to truly understand. Thank you!
The most personal TH-cam channel to date. Thank you for your time and care. I have learned a lot from this channel and also gave me excitement to branch out to other topics to learn from. I'm currently looking for property to build a shop and start a small machining and welding operation. I value your knowledge and inspiration greatly.
Great video Scott, I don't think I have ever watched a video on your channel and NOT learned 5 new things. Really appreciate you're willingness to share years of experience with you're viewers.
When I first looked at your videos I could never have guessed how you would take me on a journey of things that I think of being obvious mixed with an eclectic mix of new knowledge and a further appreciation of Craftsmanship! Thank you!
Thanks for you're general genuine on the ball human way of explaining what you know kind, sir. props to the film guy 'm never bored watching your videos. This channel should be binge watch approved if theres such a thing.
Your videos are awesome. The content is always top notch. I'd like to thank you for putting in the time and effort so that those of us like me have something interesting to watch before bed, and I hope you'll continue to make videos for many more years to come.
Nice that you give a shout out to the excavator. Too often us subs get ignored and the contractor takes all the glory. Love this series and the details you extrapolate on. Real world work is always fascinating to me, especially on jobs that are out of my wheelhouse. Cheers! PS, how is the spec house coming (that one is totally IN my wheelhouse!)?
I used to work for a top 5 GC in the country and I hate when the PM's or even engineers say "they are building or built " The GC managed the project, and the engineer designed it. The people who built it are the subcontractors who operated the machines and physically framed the walls. The Project engineers/P.M's walk the site less than half of the time, and spend 3/4's of their time in the Conex on managerial/administrative tasks lol. I work for a spec builder now, and the Construction managers are considered the builders, when all they do is schedule trades/inspections. They then take credit and say they "built" the homes, when all they did was set up the permit box, and call an inspector.
Ok so I actually use those same sound effects when I butter my toast. Great Video, love the explanation of "don't know why its this way but it is so we have to deal with it and move on and get the job done".
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone in the comments wondering why they have to worry about water in AZ. Well if anyone is wondering, they usually don't get water, except during monsoon season, when a single storm will flood everything in no time.
Code states that industrial properties have to retain and drain the water that would be deposited on site during a 100 year 2hr storm event. Atleast that is what the engineers had to design for at the property that I had developed in the same county.
In Az they do not get much Total Rain but what they get happens in Monsoons as they all them and then there are not a lot of geographic or vegetative features to capture or slow the flow of water, hence the term flash floods
Had the same problem with the same local county in regards to drainage. Developing property for industrial use had to retain water that comes from neighboring industrial property. Made the costs to company to comply with the code go up quite a bit.
Here in ND we call it a "payloader". That's what I do all day long, drive a sidedump or tandem dump truck as the job may require to haul in or out material. For both commercial & residential jobs! Anything from road, commercial building sites, to home construction excavation & back-fill/finish dirt work.
I'm in an excavation equipment yard with 3 BIG scarpers 2 D9's a "Blade and all the other goodies as I watch this nice video lol......Excellent narration....regards
Here in the northeast the builder has to put in water retention systems to keep the water from flowing onto the adjacent property. They look like a corrugated pipe cut in half. Then the basins get checked for contaminants afterwards on a regular basis.
In the south same thing, we have to asbuilt and clean out the ponds once all the homes are sold. In the nicer/upscale areas the inspectors require pond demucking every six months. On a 150+ acre site, that might cost you 60K every six months. If you don't do it, they hold permits and CO's or stop work order asap lol.
Grading jobs can be alot of work. I am a Geo tech and have been on a grading job for the last 4 months watching 12 challengers dragging 2 pans laying dirt, a D8, and 2 D6 with gps units.
A really good explanation for those of us not in the industry. I was well into my 40’s before I appreciated the value of any kind of heavy equipment. My son’s private school was doing a large amount of work on some property it had bought. One of the main people at the the school was well versed in the use of a back hoe. There were about 10of us dads out there doing smaller manual labor while he was using the backhoe to remove a fence and the concrete footings. I had the “aha” moment when I realized how much more he could get done (and much faster) than twice our number. Since then I have paid attention to the heavy equipment at any job site. Truly amazing.
Great explanation Scott! Love the intelligence that you explain with great detail these operations. Thanks for the videos... you and Nate make a great team generating great content! perfect for sitting and watching with a cup of coffee on a rainy weekend morning when its difficult to find the motivation to get out there and fire up for the day!
All your videos are really great, but I have to be honest I can't wait to return to blacksmithing/metal videos. I have worked in construction and earthwork all my life and these vids are too close to work for me. lol None the less thank you for this awesome channel.
Just finished up a 64,000 cubic yard athletic field addition. We moved 6-7,000 yards a day with a dozer, 2 excavators and three off-road dump trucks. I was thinking, “that’s crazy to use all that equipment for 900 yards,” but I guess with the circumstances that’s the best way to do it. Oh! Btw, in NC we call the “scraper” a Pan and the “Grader/Blade” a Motograder.
I remember I had a toy grader when I was a kid and I thought it was so cool. For some reason I always assumed it moved in the opposite direction than graders actually do. I even had people tell me I had it backwards but in my mind I just thought it looked better going the other way.
Here in the Caribbean we would have done all of that with a backhoe, we are terribly inefficient people, everything is, yeah that'll work. Seeing proper work like this being done almost at a surgical precision level is very therapeutic.
I work in rock music. Our "mothership" IS one of those "rental yards" for stage decking and trusses and winches and what have you, just like contractors rent their gear from big ownership yards. Same contract/rental system!
I'm often in your comments, mentioning how differently things are done here in Africa. Well, I'm here to say that this time, we do things exactly as you've laid out.
What's always been funny to me is in different parts of the county is the slang names that all construction equipment goes by, we call them motor-graters here in North Carolina
Love the video. You probably get asked a lot, but do you have approximate date when the house build continues? When it's done, I don't think you'll be able to find a playlist that's more streamlined, more professional; better explained; with greater attention to details than your house build playlist. That's why I want to see the rest of the story.
Really enjoy your vids! I love how you can blend technical info and jargon in with simple entry level info. Have i missed what is being built by you and nate on this site?
Thank you again for a very interesting and informative video. I know this is off subject but I always ask men I work with and respect what do you carry on your person everyday(EDC)? I work in a maintenance plant job and I always have to have a pocket knife, multitool, and small flash light on me at all times. What things do you always have on you that help with your day to day work activities? Thanks again for the great channel.
Am I correct in thinking they now have computer controlled graders that can automatically set the grade via GPS or some other position system? Do you have any experience with those?
Given the amount of work involved in this, I was surprised to not see any form of water attenuation used such as underground soakway crates etc. Is this something that is used on US sites at all?
Welcome to Arizona. I get to deal with those very lawsuits you talk about almost every day. I’m the appraiser who gets to calculate “stigma” from a prior flood event.
Amuses me that you spend the time and effort to put up a fairly well crafted videos that offer outsiders to construction, logging, or blacksmithing some insight as to what is required to perform these projects...
...and then YOU thank US for sitting down and watching.
I find it refreshing this is a man that understands the value of time that we only have so much of it. Just one more thing that shows what a top class act he is. 👏👏
The Carfarmer
If I’m not mistaken, his videos are monetized, therefore it is really no different than a movie or TV show producer thanking their viewers. More views equal more money. Not knocking him...he produces amazing content and I’ve been subscribed and watching and enjoying his videos since shortly after he started this channel, just pointing out a fact.
I want to shake this guy‘s hand. He doesn’t know how influential he’s been in my life. Running my own business with 11 employees now I still watch the videos
The way you explain things is crystal clear!!
EC needs to pick up a side job narrating Ken Burns documentaries. I could listen to that guy all day!
Jason Sharris 😀Absolutely, he's a blue collar version cross between Shelby Foote, and Stacey Keach. or William Shatner narrating 'Rescue 911'.😅
Oh man, that'd be great. He's such a well-spoken man, too, they could probably let him _write_ the doc, too! ;)
And shades of Mike Rowe.
The other guys mentioned sound reasonable but let's leave Ken Burns out of this.
His name's Scott btw.
I like your water truck! I pushed a dirt crew for years, but I started out at the bottom as a laborer and worked my way up to foreman/ superintendent. I injured my back and so I don’t do that anymore, but it’s nice to watch and remember the jobs I did, I’m very proud of the work I did, but if you’re not careful, it’s easy to get hurt. Stay safe and git ‘er done!! 🥸🤣🤣🤟🤙👊
There you go using that word again "Bummer" I love it!!! Pure in heart!!!!
You can tell a contractor from an engineer by whether they will call earth/soil "dirt." I think there's no reason to pretend that civil engineer is a dignified profession when half of us just sit around all day thinking about dirt ;)
What in the world are you yammering on about Super T Rev? Is the Lizardmen Reverse Vampire Illuminati hot on your trail?
Practical Engineering - In logging road construction around here, soil/dirt and rocky dirt is called “material”.
The other half are just writing proposals...
Practical Engineering Holy cow! Am I an engineer? Must be the tomato juice drank from lead cups! ;)
Practical Engineering So many civil engineers are so inside their head (read ass) that-they miss what’s important. I’ve fixed many engineers screw ups. Not one has admitted there mistakes. Get on a piece of equipment and learn something. Your profession would gain a lot of knowledge and respect. Their should be a part of every engineering curriculum that includes labs that deal with the hands on practical implication of what they are studying. Soils, compaction, and all the variations . It’s an art. The standard of frequency testing needs to be revised.
You have done a great job explaining a process that is more complicated then most people realize. Its always fun to watch heavy equipment work. I especially enjoyed the footage of the butter knife working on the toast set to the sound of an engine, not sure why, but I loved it.
Your channel is a wealth of information at all times. Yet is presented in a fashion that yields itself, to me at least, as relaxing. You and Nate have struck a balance brilliantly and I cannot thank you enough for the college of life education you put out for everyone to enjoy should they choose. I am a proud and satisfied Patreon of you two and am always delighted to see what you have taken the time to produce. A thousand times thank you.
Great video. I've really enjoyed these informative videos about equipment. I am a furniture maker and at times a carpenter, but I am what you may call a fool addict and love learning about tools from every trade. Thanks for your videos and knowledge. Cant wait for the next one.
My grandpa drove a blade 30 or so years ago. I loved checking out his equipment when I was a kid. Thanks for the great video.
I'm studying for my architect registration exams. This video was great for explaining things from the other side! You can only comprehend so much from reading books and it's not always possible to get enough time on site to truly understand. Thank you!
Love the composition and lighting of the shot sitting and talking in front of the loader. A little cinematography goes a long way.
The most personal TH-cam channel to date. Thank you for your time and care. I have learned a lot from this channel and also gave me excitement to branch out to other topics to learn from. I'm currently looking for property to build a shop and start a small machining and welding operation. I value your knowledge and inspiration greatly.
Great video Scott, I don't think I have ever watched a video on your channel and NOT learned 5 new things. Really appreciate you're willingness to share years of experience with you're viewers.
When I first looked at your videos I could never have guessed how you would take me on a journey of things that I think of being obvious mixed with an eclectic mix of new knowledge and a further appreciation of Craftsmanship!
Thank you!
this video took me back in time to old grading jobs. Excellent job naming each equipment. Also appreciate having some drawings to look at.
I've watched all these machines working a new development next door to me. Good stuff
Thanks for you're general genuine on the ball human way of explaining what you know kind, sir. props to the film guy 'm never bored watching your videos. This channel should be binge watch approved if theres such a thing.
Your videos are awesome. The content is always top notch. I'd like to thank you for putting in the time and effort so that those of us like me have something interesting to watch before bed, and I hope you'll continue to make videos for many more years to come.
Nice that you give a shout out to the excavator. Too often us subs get ignored and the contractor takes all the glory. Love this series and the details you extrapolate on. Real world work is always fascinating to me, especially on jobs that are out of my wheelhouse. Cheers! PS, how is the spec house coming (that one is totally IN my wheelhouse!)?
I used to work for a top 5 GC in the country and I hate when the PM's or even engineers say "they are building or built " The GC managed the project, and the engineer designed it. The people who built it are the subcontractors who operated the machines and physically framed the walls. The Project engineers/P.M's walk the site less than half of the time, and spend 3/4's of their time in the Conex on managerial/administrative tasks lol. I work for a spec builder now, and the Construction managers are considered the builders, when all they do is schedule trades/inspections. They then take credit and say they "built" the homes, when all they did was set up the permit box, and call an inspector.
All that extra work from those homes drainage to your lot is crazy .
Ok so I actually use those same sound effects when I butter my toast. Great Video, love the explanation of "don't know why its this way but it is so we have to deal with it and move on and get the job done".
7:42 love the sound effects and visual!!! :D
We use to have a tumble bug out at the farm, that we use to pull behind the tractor, that works like the fresno, that you described.
You look awesome with that John Deere behind you! Great backdrop!
Its a pleasure to watch a good operator.
Nate, I enjoyed seeing the butter knife analogy! It was perfect!
The toast video was cool but as far as analogies go I think a grader is much more like a wood plane.
Its grate having you as part of are TH-cam experience!
Taking classes for the union. I wish this guy was one or our instructor!
That's a beautiful machine behind you Scott, look forward to listening to the podcast. Podcasts are my favourite and would love you to have one!
I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone in the comments wondering why they have to worry about water in AZ.
Well if anyone is wondering, they usually don't get water, except during monsoon season, when a single storm will flood everything in no time.
Code states that industrial properties have to retain and drain the water that would be deposited on site during a 100 year 2hr storm event.
Atleast that is what the engineers had to design for at the property that I had developed in the same county.
How do you determin for how much each property owner pays for the cost of grading and drainage?
In Az they do not get much Total Rain but what they get happens in Monsoons as they all them and then there are not a lot of geographic or vegetative features to capture or slow the flow of water, hence the term flash floods
what do you mean by a 100 year 2hr storm event?
@@johnmoran1548 I was told by someone it was to control the dust to limit exposure to the fungus therein that causes valley fever.
“Don’t you love to play with the language while talking about construction.” Gotta love this channel.
Sounds effects while buttering toast! Yes!
thumbs up for the sound effects on the butter analogy
Interesting...had no idea of what's involved in a project like this. Thanks for sharing...
Had the same problem with the same local county in regards to drainage. Developing property for industrial use had to retain water that comes from neighboring industrial property. Made the costs to company to comply with the code go up quite a bit.
Here in ND we call it a "payloader". That's what I do all day long, drive a sidedump or tandem dump truck as the job may require to haul in or out material. For both commercial & residential jobs! Anything from road, commercial building sites, to home construction excavation & back-fill/finish dirt work.
Ron Dunn “ bat tree and you bet cha” great job! Belfield descendant.
I called them payloaders as well. To me a loader is a bobcat. Have too many friends from Gwinner that corrected me on calling bobcats the wrong thing.
Damn dude I didn't know anyone was in North Dakota. So you two call it a "payloader" huh? Interesting.... LoL
I never knew that's why the blade is in the middle of a grader but it was obvious once you stated it
I'm in an excavation equipment yard with 3 BIG scarpers 2 D9's a "Blade and all the other goodies as I watch this nice video lol......Excellent narration....regards
You guys using GPS ? Played around with a d61 and 360 for a day one.
Amazing content. Thank you guys so much for taking the time to share!
You remind me of my Uncle Robert , one of my greatest life mentors
Thank you again for this video to widen my knowledge although construction is not my business. I really appreciate it.
Here in the northeast the builder has to put in water retention systems to keep the water from flowing onto the adjacent property. They look like a corrugated pipe cut in half. Then the basins get checked for contaminants afterwards on a regular basis.
In the south same thing, we have to asbuilt and clean out the ponds once all the homes are sold. In the nicer/upscale areas the inspectors require pond demucking every six months. On a 150+ acre site, that might cost you 60K every six months. If you don't do it, they hold permits and CO's or stop work order asap lol.
Grading jobs can be alot of work. I am a Geo tech and have been on a grading job for the last 4 months watching 12 challengers dragging 2 pans laying dirt, a D8, and 2 D6 with gps units.
Probably one of the hardest machines to get good at
A really good explanation for those of us not in the industry. I was well into my 40’s before I appreciated the value of any kind of heavy equipment. My son’s private school was doing a large amount of work on some property it had bought. One of the main people at the the school was well versed in the use of a back hoe. There were about 10of us dads out there doing smaller manual labor while he was using the backhoe to remove a fence and the concrete footings. I had the “aha” moment when I realized how much more he could get done (and much faster) than twice our number. Since then I have paid attention to the heavy equipment at any job site. Truly amazing.
Learn something new everyday...... thanks
Great explanation Scott! Love the intelligence that you explain with great detail these operations. Thanks for the videos... you and Nate make a great team generating great content! perfect for sitting and watching with a cup of coffee on a rainy weekend morning when its difficult to find the motivation to get out there and fire up for the day!
All your videos are really great, but I have to be honest I can't wait to return to blacksmithing/metal videos. I have worked in construction and earthwork all my life and these vids are too close to work for me. lol None the less thank you for this awesome channel.
Very well put together video. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Just finished up a 64,000 cubic yard athletic field addition. We moved 6-7,000 yards a day with a dozer, 2 excavators and three off-road dump trucks. I was thinking, “that’s crazy to use all that equipment for 900 yards,” but I guess with the circumstances that’s the best way to do it. Oh! Btw, in NC we call the “scraper” a Pan and the “Grader/Blade” a Motograder.
think he said they had 900 yard extra to export, assume they actually moved far more then that around and imported a bunch of gravel
Yeah well you all eat pickled chicken too,and that's just not right either. LoL
Found Nates website, looks like it will be really nice when complete👍
No brainer! I just subscribed. Thanks for your videos
Great video but from now on i will have to stop myself from making engine noises whenever spreading any kind of butter ^^
na just go with it, spice breakfast up a little
Hey man, That was funny.
Thank you, that's so funny!!! 7:42 love the sound effects and visual!!! :D
What sounds will you make when sprinkling on the cinnamon?
snjairbeater this one th-cam.com/video/7AamNeGbtvU/w-d-xo.html ;)
I remember I had a toy grader when I was a kid and I thought it was so cool. For some reason I always assumed it moved in the opposite direction than graders actually do. I even had people tell me I had it backwards but in my mind I just thought it looked better going the other way.
Here in the Caribbean we would have done all of that with a backhoe, we are terribly inefficient people, everything is, yeah that'll work. Seeing proper work like this being done almost at a surgical precision level is very therapeutic.
Hey you do what you can with what you got
I work in rock music. Our "mothership" IS one of those "rental yards" for stage decking and trusses and winches and what have you, just like contractors rent their gear from big ownership yards. Same contract/rental system!
WOW I learned a lot I didn't even think of before.
7:43 that's a POWERFUL butterknife!
You’re expert concise explanations of everything is terrific!
Spy on another career as an announcer. You have a great talent.
I'm often in your comments, mentioning how differently things are done here in Africa. Well, I'm here to say that this time, we do things exactly as you've laid out.
What's always been funny to me is in different parts of the county is the slang names that all construction equipment goes by, we call them motor-graters here in North Carolina
Good info... and love the humor!
RDO equipment for that 624 loader, I work for them in the Phoenix area
I was 4k . Great video and info as always !
Great wisdom. Thanks!
i played with a grader all the time as a kid. never knew what i was playing with.
great video, great guy, great energy
This is exactly the video I needed thanks!
Nice video always enjoy leearning new things on you videos.
I bet these guys are really good at parallel parking
Interesting that the block wall was installed prior to the earthwork. What is the reason for this sequencing?
Really enjoy the videos
Love the toast analogy
Very well done
Thank You Very Much
Thanks for the video.
Huh, I've never seen a truck with a lift axle like that with 4 smaller wheels. Are those common around there?
i love grader work and dozer work, wrking on tryin to buy an allis chalmers D
Love the video.
You probably get asked a lot, but do you have approximate date when the house build continues?
When it's done, I don't think you'll be able to find a playlist that's more streamlined, more professional; better explained; with greater attention to details than your house build playlist.
That's why I want to see the rest of the story.
Heck, I've got family on the Northwest coast - I'm waiting for the housewarming party!
I could really use that dirt in the north valley of Phoenix!
Is this property in an outwash area, which is subject to flooding, or encompass the area of an intermittent stream?
I know they are in Arizona. The desert regions of AZ are often highly vulnerable to flash flooding.
The scraper and grader are rather "plane", aren't they...
Really enjoy your vids!
I love how you can blend technical info and jargon in with simple entry level info.
Have i missed what is being built by you and nate on this site?
Great job
Thank you again for a very interesting and informative video. I know this is off subject but I always ask men I work with and respect what do you carry on your person everyday(EDC)? I work in a maintenance plant job and I always have to have a pocket knife, multitool, and small flash light on me at all times. What things do you always have on you that help with your day to day work activities? Thanks again for the great channel.
Nice loader in the back ground. I would for John Deere.
Wow, You have a nice wheel loader behind You. :)
10:30 Just what exactly would one haul that requires that many axles?
Probably because of the bridge formulas where they are.
This video was cutting edge
Am I correct in thinking they now have computer controlled graders that can automatically set the grade via GPS or some other position system? Do you have any experience with those?
Oh jeez thanks. Now I'm hungry. Toast time.
is this apache junction / east mesa? looks like 60/202
Great video.
The diesel sounds while buttering toast made me laugh out loud.
Given the amount of work involved in this, I was surprised to not see any form of water attenuation used such as underground soakway crates etc. Is this something that is used on US sites at all?
Welcome to Arizona. I get to deal with those very lawsuits you talk about almost every day. I’m the appraiser who gets to calculate “stigma” from a prior flood event.
how long did they take to the was done? can u do it on a day or a week ?
I have never learned so much in such a short time! Thank you very much! Do you guys ever work with Non-Disclosure Agreements?