It wouldn’t have kept the pipe from rotting, but pipe that size and depth should have been installed with a fairly large envelope of stone around it. It should have extended to the spring line. I would wager there are as many areas of collapse as rot. I would also bet there was unacceptable deflection from day 1 of install with no bedding detail.
Those 2 excavators working together is the closest I want to get to watching Ballet. It was mesmerizing and shows the skills and awareness of both operators. I don't know how much exp Tim had on machines prior to this job but he has sure learnt a lot from you I bet.
I never liked jobs that had multiple dirt moves but it has to be done occasionally. I had to install an 8" sewer line at 21' depth one time the deepest I ever had to install drains/sewers. Stay safe and thanks for the video.
Love your videos ! I worked for a really big Road Construction company in Eastern Kentucky, They got paid by yardage . So if you wasn't a good operator you didn't last there but a couple of days. Everyday was like a road race ! My mine job was Production drill operator 6 3/4 inch holes to blow away these big Eastern Kentucky mountains. I could run everything though, I've been retired for serveral years now, is the reason I like watching your videos puts me back in the operators seat. No one ever thinks they'd miss that job, until they're gone from it for some time. It's was always fun for me out there , playing with the big Toy's. So think for all the good videos !
I agree 100% I been running heavy equipment for 20 yrs now. Everything from a mini to pc 3000 mass excavator and u really dont think u would miss being in that seat till u r laid off or just outta work. Enjoy ur retirement
No guts no glory.... God that drove me nuts at the beginning of every show. Bigmac, that is the thing that drove me nuts about them (beside the fake drama, like before every commercial.... "Oh No...that's the end of our season". Come back from commercial and it's "oh I just flip that switch?") but every time Todd and the gang got something straightened out like equipment or ground they pick up everything, buy a bunch of new crap and then move to some new ground and produce nothing all over again. Todd's team should have been on a show called "Dirt Rush" because that's all they did was push around dirt.
Killer Shot of both machines at the 10:36 mark, then at 19:38 at the 30ft. mark you said !! Little sketchy there on the Deep Hole it looks like....lolol.. Great job Chris !! Thanks for sharing !!
I'd bet that pipe was put in prior to the building and they dug the foundation and just spread the dirt out to save on hauling it away and now its ridiculously deep.
*What a pain in the ass for you but it was one of my favorite videos! It's not often we get to watch both of them going at the same time!! Thank you!!*
Would have been interesting seeing what the original lay of the land was at the time that drain pipe was installed. Makes you wonder if it that deep originally or if fill for the present business situation continued to cover it for a level surface grade. Great content 👍
Was probably much shallower long ago. I work for a city and we've found manholes buried almost 8 feet deep. Makes you wonder sometimes what the town used to look like when they were first put in the ground.
Trey W I know in our area you will at times in certain stores see pictures from the past and when you realize on some of them where it’s at. It’s unrecognizable today from just 40 to 50 yrs ago. So that was also part of my reasoning for why that pipe would have been so deep.
It’s not uncommon for that to happen either, the store I work at is 2M higher than the old warehouse that was there before, if you look at where they sloped it’s down to the wall by the river you can still see the old parking markings on the wall
Looks to me like the whole system needs replacing with more permanent material as the steel piping is going to corrode through in another place over time a big job.
Stackable water would be good, but unfortunately the customer had just used cheap water. Conversion kits are all booked out until fall. Life's like that.
Just looking at the dump truck. doesn't look like it has the power to pull that 220. Chris you mad squabbles with those Vators, especially the yanmar . Yanmar acrobatix! great videos!
When you pulled up to the sink hole….You had me grabbing the arms of the chair saying “whoa…..whoa”…back up Chris….lol..🤣 I hate sink holes….They can really run deep and swallow up anything close…lol. Working holes like this, I would imagine North Carolina operators are a lot like those Virginia boys….”Hey You-all…Watch this…..🤣😂😳 We gotta see the next video on this one…lol.
Heading toward it being cheaper to lay a new pipe 6ft down? I have no idea how deep ribbed pipe can go, but there is a lot of push down there just from ground water pressure.
May be just me from loading my equipment. Anyone else bother to watch the backend of the dumptruck to see when it starts to sag? (balancing the load on the trailer)
Do you only have the 160 and the 220? I thought you had a 140 also. Idk I can’t keep track, I remember one time I think you had a link belt. Love the vid!
Always go back to the old videos and let them play while working or just doing stuff around the house thanks Chris I dig and our main reason for loving your videos is the soil the dirt the clay red clay we don't have that congrats on all these new and extremely awesome adventures the past year wow young man we are so extremely Proud of you Chris new trucks couple machines especially your newest machine always grow thumbs up my friends
I do excavation (Tuff Excavation). Love watching your videos almost daily. Off today because of rain in central Texas. It will likely hit you today or tomorrow
Same here. I live on a plantation in north Louisiana. We have the full complement of construction equipment. I learn about situations we don't encounter here. Plus I see techniques we might use. One thing I notice is how rapidly they get slop in their buckets. Despite modern machines calling for grease every 50 hours, we grease with each fuel fill. And more often when working in mud or water. We use the keg size pneumatic grease system from Lincoln with a 50' reel. So the grease is done before the fueling. Another thing I notice here is that they do not buy progressive link thumbs. That changes everything more than simple digging.
By the size of that dirt pile, someone feeling this deep in their pocket. Lol. I had a project with an underground culvert that wasn't all the way collapsed but getting ready to fail and they had a guy come in and line the inside with fiberglass. It's like a sock they blow in their, pretty neat process.
I was always told when unloading things just to go for it, it's got to come off somehow. In the end whether it fell off or got drove off without a hitch, its off that was what wanted to happen
It wouldn’t have kept the pipe from rotting, but pipe that size and depth should have been installed with a fairly large envelope of stone around it. It should have extended to the spring line. I would wager there are as many areas of collapse as rot. I would also bet there was unacceptable deflection from day 1 of install with no bedding detail.
And the academy award for best choreography by 2 excavators goes to letsdig18.
Letsdid18 plus !lol
A new Olympic sport: synchronised Volvo excavating! That’s one heck of a hole. Cheers from Australia. Jeff
Those 2 excavators working together is the closest I want to get to watching Ballet. It was mesmerizing and shows the skills and awareness of both operators. I don't know how much exp Tim had on machines prior to this job but he has sure learnt a lot from you I bet.
I never liked jobs that had multiple dirt moves but it has to be done occasionally. I had to install an 8" sewer line at 21' depth one time the deepest I ever had to install drains/sewers. Stay safe and thanks for the video.
What’s next Chris? Re-dig the Panama Canal?
Really cool with both machines working together. It’s always a pain when you have to dig down as far as the excavator will reach
When you boomed down into that sink hole my jaw hit my phone. 😂😂😂 I didn't think that hole was that deep. Sweet video I really enjoy the content.
Watching two huge machines work together like that is just mesmerizing! That's a wonderful commercial shot for Volvo.
If it fits, It ships!
Now lets see you squeeze the 250 on the Tag for a bit of off road hauling.
Damn thats a lot of digging bet you wish you had a 50 ton machine, that make quick work of it.
50 ton would be nice but imagine the pain moving that thing around, if only there was a more modular system lets you detach both tracks quick and easy
13:00 Olympic synchronized digging team!!! A thing of beauty. Why can't I get the words, "Tonka toys", outta my head? Darn you all to heck!
Love your videos ! I worked for a really big Road Construction company in Eastern Kentucky, They got paid by yardage . So if you wasn't a good operator you didn't last there but a couple of days. Everyday was like a road race ! My mine job was Production drill operator 6 3/4 inch holes to blow away these big Eastern Kentucky mountains. I could run everything though, I've been retired for serveral years now, is the reason I like watching your videos puts me back in the operators seat. No one ever thinks they'd miss that job, until they're gone from it for some time. It's was always fun for me out there , playing with the big Toy's. So think for all the good videos !
I agree 100% I been running heavy equipment for 20 yrs now. Everything from a mini to pc 3000 mass excavator and u really dont think u would miss being in that seat till u r laid off or just outta work. Enjoy ur retirement
Your synchronization is amazing to watch!
JESUS! That is turning into a MAJOR project fast!
Two excavators moving mud reminds me of that synchronized swimming in the Olympics.
“Hey,Todd! We reached bedrock in the glory hole!” screams Jack.
You said glory hole. He,he
Hoffman style
"Hey Todd, theres still no gold and we're even more poor. Better try your hand at singing"
@@smalldoseofmeful "Naw let's buy another brand new wash plant put ourselves even deeper in the hole, but we'll get double the amount of gold."
No guts no glory.... God that drove me nuts at the beginning of every show.
Bigmac, that is the thing that drove me nuts about them (beside the fake drama, like before every commercial.... "Oh No...that's the end of our season". Come back from commercial and it's "oh I just flip that switch?") but every time Todd and the gang got something straightened out like equipment or ground they pick up everything, buy a bunch of new crap and then move to some new ground and produce nothing all over again. Todd's team should have been on a show called "Dirt Rush" because that's all they did was push around dirt.
Killer Shot of both machines at the 10:36 mark, then at 19:38 at the 30ft. mark you said !! Little sketchy there on the Deep Hole it looks like....lolol.. Great job Chris !! Thanks for sharing !!
I'd bet that pipe was put in prior to the building and they dug the foundation and just spread the dirt out to save on hauling it away and now its ridiculously deep.
was thinking the same thing it was probably a dumpsite for clay or i guess sandy clay whatever the material is
*What a pain in the ass for you but it was one of my favorite videos! It's not often we get to watch both of them going at the same time!! Thank you!!*
Wow.
How's that for understatement.
This is getting very interesting.
Thanks.
yes i understatement too
Be safe keep up the good work like your videos
Full load +++ . I imagine the previous contractor faced the same problems . A difficult set of problems to be faced with . Nice video !
Amazing machines! Thanks for sharing!
In many of your videos, which I enjoy thoroughly I wonder if you can somehow vid the final result. Like the 1acre dam that you did.
The 220 and 160 digging in sync looked awesome
Greatest Line Ever..."But that's what a 30 foot deep hole looks like." that made me laugh!! Awesome Video...Again!!
Anyone that's ever been married knows what a 30 foot deep hole looks like.
Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
Chris is the best operator ever!!! Still need a response about Bradyhill...lol
Talk about playing in a sandbox and then some! Dam Bertha!
Looks like you do a good job working with and training Tim . You seem like a good boss .
Now that's some diggin ! Looked like synchronized digging for awhile! Lol. For all the things u do and encounter I think Tim has been a good fit !
Chris, your efficiency of motion is incredible.
wow that pipe was deep. amazing what heavy machines will do
Now that's one hell ofa ladle! :D
Rent a few trench boxes will save you a ton of dirt you don’t have to move.
Stay safe!
I rather dig more dirt then work with trench boxes, cant stand those things
@@ExeQtd they are very complex. Smh
Trench boxes after benching OMG. Itsyour life or their money.
What a mess! I can't even imagine digging all that just to "check" on stuff underground.
I swear those old pipes look like the creatures in the movie tremors.
Would have been interesting seeing what the original lay of the land was at the time that drain pipe was installed.
Makes you wonder if it that deep originally or if fill for the present business situation continued to cover it for a level surface grade. Great content 👍
I was thinking the same!
Was probably much shallower long ago. I work for a city and we've found manholes buried almost 8 feet deep. Makes you wonder sometimes what the town used to look like when they were first put in the ground.
Trey W I know in our area you will at times in certain stores see pictures from the past and when you realize on some of them where it’s at. It’s unrecognizable today from just 40 to 50 yrs ago. So that was also part of my reasoning for why that pipe would have been so deep.
Mabe it needs fall
It’s not uncommon for that to happen either, the store I work at is 2M higher than the old warehouse that was there before, if you look at where they sloped it’s down to the wall by the river you can still see the old parking markings on the wall
that digs so much better than the cable operated version a few weeks ago.
Looks to me like the whole system needs replacing with more permanent material as the steel piping is going to corrode through in another place over time a big job.
Way to much over burden for culvert pipe
Chris, you've taught Tim well, he's matching you scoop for scoop.
OMG, that's one right all mess your in
With 20ft of water you might need to rent in some serious pumping gear if that comes back all the time.
It's great they had your experience to do this work on this project
It's a shame you can't get a heaping bucket full of water. It would go quicker if you could.
Lol that would be something if you could dig water like dirt!
you can , but just in the winter
Stackable water would be good, but unfortunately the customer had just used cheap water. Conversion kits are all booked out until fall. Life's like that.
Awesome job guys
Enjoy your shows watch them all time
Synchronized excavating should be an Olympic sport. Only thing missing is music & Speedos
Mrs. Elite Earthworks dont think I wanna see Timmy in a speedo and cowboy boots....😂🤣
Cool. Had my daily fix of someone else playing in the mud.
With as much dirt you have to move I'd say your other 220 might be needed to help speed things up. So far so good though.
Thanks for the video.
Looks like it’s gonna be a big job
Just looking at the dump truck. doesn't look like it has the power to pull that 220. Chris you mad squabbles with those Vators, especially the yanmar . Yanmar acrobatix! great videos!
I hope that inspector lady that found your mud pit that time does not find this hole.. she might not ever be seen again .
Tell Volvo you need a 750 to demo 🤣
What was the resolution to this? Can't seem to find a followup video.
If you are a good boy I hear heaven has dry dirt!
...and filled with Cat equipment!
Woah, that's a deep hole. Almost to China. Those conditions are starting to look a little dangerous. Stay safe.
When you pulled up to the sink hole….You had me grabbing the arms of the chair saying “whoa…..whoa”…back up Chris….lol..🤣 I hate sink holes….They can really run deep and swallow up anything close…lol. Working holes like this, I would imagine North Carolina operators are a lot like those Virginia boys….”Hey You-all…Watch this…..🤣😂😳 We gotta see the next video on this one…lol.
Chris, any idea how long that pipe has been down there? Did you hit moo too gai pan?
Time to get you a big and/or long reach excavator!
love the loading the work is great video
I wondered if you ever got mad and then I watched the video. “Sometimes you gotta get mad at it” lol.that was funny!
As bad that piece of pipe looks that company should go ahead and get y'all to run all new pipe.
Heading toward it being cheaper to lay a new pipe 6ft down? I have no idea how deep ribbed pipe can go, but there is a lot of push down there just from ground water pressure.
Hey, Chris, this would be the perfect project for some drone footage.
Very cool. Imagine doing that job with a CAT 6015B though!
Break out the draglines laying out in the back paddock, then wait a bit. ;-)
Chris do they make trailers wide enough to hold the complete tracks?
I need to go bed but i need to watch this? LOL!
Time for a 700 excavator!! lol
Two excavators, one digging deep handing muck off to the other. Kinda like two stages to orbit - NASA excavation.
That would be like a min ex in the bucket of a big ass one.
I am positive that I seen a Chinaman stick his head out of the bottom of the hole .lol 👍 great dig
The zeros on somebody’s checkbook are starting to run like a gas pump bout now.
Stephen Keefer these big distribution centers can afford it, not even a dent in the wallet
Oh ! Then by all means dig away dig away !
As an old boss used to say just gotta keep moving the decimal point its only one litte dot
you'd think just putting in a whole new drain would of already been cheaper....
The problem is obviously with Chinese pipe since you have dug well beyond halfway there.
I can't be the only one who read that as "two excavators tickling the stinkhole" can I?
Oh I was? Nvm.
@@alexmaclean1 no, your boyfriend got excited too.
Awesome video Chris
May be just me from loading my equipment.
Anyone else bother to watch the backend of the dumptruck to see when it starts to sag?
(balancing the load on the trailer)
Need a big ole water jet to hurry that mud down to the lake. Clear out the existing pipe and clean up the uphill section!! Geterdone!!
If you were to replace the whole pipes? Is this the deepest spot or does it just get deeper?😕
Wonder how much of the operational cost is Diesel related...
Lemme know when yall hit Beijing. I been dying for some good dumplings lately.
It's starting to look like the Sarlacc pit from Star Wars.
Need the 250 down there
Do you only have the 160 and the 220? I thought you had a 140 also. Idk I can’t keep track, I remember one time I think you had a link belt. Love the vid!
Always go back to the old videos and let them play while working or just doing stuff around the house thanks Chris I dig and our main reason for loving your videos is the soil the dirt the clay red clay we don't have that congrats on all these new and extremely awesome adventures the past year wow young man we are so extremely Proud of you Chris new trucks couple machines especially your newest machine always grow thumbs up my friends
is there a follow up video to this project? thanks
Haha!! I didn’t click on this video because I thought you were testing out those new Volvo’s you looked at a couple videos ago! Nice thumbnail
Simple explanation of what the project entails would make so much simpler!
The 250 wouldn't have fit on that trailer, eh? Thought it was funny when you showed it after you had the 220 loaded. Dwarfed the trailer.
Syncronized volvos!!
Looks like now a big a$$ project now, it's on to the end!
Stay safe
Dwayne
You know its a big job when you got both excavators on one hole. Interested to see whats decided..
Looks like this could become very interesting!
The 290 would have been great on this project
I do excavation (Tuff Excavation). Love watching your videos almost daily. Off today because of rain in central Texas. It will likely hit you today or tomorrow
Same here. I live on a plantation in north Louisiana. We have the full complement of construction equipment. I learn about situations we don't encounter here. Plus I see techniques we might use. One thing I notice is how rapidly they get slop in their buckets. Despite modern machines calling for grease every 50 hours, we grease with each fuel fill. And more often when working in mud or water. We use the keg size pneumatic grease system from Lincoln with a 50' reel. So the grease is done before the fueling. Another thing I notice here is that they do not buy progressive link thumbs. That changes everything more than simple digging.
By the size of that dirt pile, someone feeling this deep in their pocket. Lol. I had a project with an underground culvert that wasn't all the way collapsed but getting ready to fail and they had a guy come in and line the inside with fiberglass. It's like a sock they blow in their, pretty neat process.
That was scary!! 😮😮😮😮
I was always told when unloading things just to go for it, it's got to come off somehow. In the end whether it fell off or got drove off without a hitch, its off that was what wanted to happen
Yessssssss been waiting
wow Amazing driver
Well done, If you have to re-do that whole deal you should get you an EC480EL with change to spare.