Some people don't realize that while running equipment seems like work but some of us see it as fun

Thanks for the great message ,the good news is out there everywhere but most don’ t listen enough to hear , great video too,almost got up to help spread the fabric , enjoyed the message and video thanks!

Nice job Sam👍 You're right no body listens any more they just act like they are. Thanks for the message and keep up the good work

Two - I listen to 2 words - those of GOD and those of my wife!!! Good message Sam. Diesel is one patient dog.

Amen to that ❤️❤️🙏 Thanks for the video Sam.

Watching you cut that fabric hurt my back. Quite an improvement looks great!

Great message. It's refreshing as always brother

Nicely done,Sam 👍🏻! Dragging that fabric around is no joke, especially when it’s hot outside. That felt seems to make it hotter 🥵. Might blast that culvert with a bunch of water and get it mostly cleaned out. Couple IBC totes, trash pump and some pvc pipe might do it. I say might because I’ve never had to do it either. Saw my package at the end and was like “Hey ! That’s mine” lol. Great video and looking forward to the new road going in 👍🏻

Great Message! Amen

Awesome job on that driveway and great message! I really enjoy seeing your channel grow!! Keep it up!

Ditch looks good! Enjoyed the message.

Great video! Thanks for sharing how you get it done!

Looks great Sam that won’t be washing out any more take care God bless!! Good message ❤

Hey Sam, just stopping in to say hello always enjoy watching your content and listening to a message at the end. it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to stop and sit down and enjoy watching the content of the folks that I subscribe to. I’ve just been so busy with odds and ends around here while the weather allows.

Those rip rap ditches turned out really nice... Did you see how Brandon spread the fabric in on of his recent videos? I agree people actually need to listen and obey each other... thanks for the message. I enjoyed it..👍🙏

You were talking about cleaning out the culvert. I saw a video of a farmer who pulled a tire through one using a farm tractor and chain hooked to the tire. It actually worked pretty good.

Great video Sam, I'm guilty of hearing but not listening. I often get in trouble with the wife for hearing her but not listening.LOL

Great job as always and a great message

Thanks for the message and the great video!

I had a drive in Knoxville on two acres that was on both a steep hill and a curve! I poured concrete channels running diagonally across the drive like sergeant stripes. There were three of them that bled off the water as it accumulated down the hill. I went from having to rake gravel back onto the drive four to five times per year to never having to do it again.

God bless you and your family. You have helped inspire me to start my own dirt Werkz buis. It’s been thriving already!!

Rewatched! This was a good on sir and complex! Great channel and content!

Great job on some erosion mitigation Sam. I hate I missed all that fun you were having with that fabric. And your message was spot on. I'm as guilty as anyone about listening and not hearing. Just ask my wife.

Nice work, Sam - and that is the best advertisement for your business (and leave a few of your business cards with property owners). Agree with your message, and as Mom used to say, "If you're talking, you're not listening." Remember hearing the phrase, "You see what I'm saying?" Never quite understood that one...May the Lord bless you, Sam, and keep you and your viewers safe. Mike&Pat

Shout out to Brandon from Elite Earthwork! Love his channel! Great that you work together and seek advice!

Sam, another great video-especially your message. One thing that really stood out to me on this one-there is SO much valuable knowledge here for people new in the business, or just things we don’t even think about. At the quarry, the loader operator raising the boom after getting a full bucket to get the scale to register. You in the skidsteer moving dirt and stone-get a bucket and back away from the pile to where you’re dumping/placing…not only faster cycle times but not tearing up the ground resulting in more work to dress it up. So much knowledge and information here if people know what they’re looking at

It’s looking good Sam.

Amen, Thank you Sir

Watched all those get built as well like you said several more that need your touch Sam, hope you get them. I actually mowed that place for hay while real estate was breaking it up! One of those sewer jetters on a big pressure washer would clean that out but would be about as much fun spreading out that fabric hahaha... Good message and video Sam!

Awesome video Sammy 👍 Thanks for sharing 👍

Thats some good looking Rip Rap rock!

2 weeks ago I cleaned out a 12" 35 foot concrete culvert that's been buried for decades. completely full (no gap at the top) of dirt and roots it took me about 2 hours to clean it out with a trailer jetter and excavator. Your customer's culvert would be easier than the one I just did. Ideally you'd use a Truck Jetter which is just a big pressure washer with a Jetter hose with rearward facing jets. Every municipality of any size has one and most drain cleaning companies have at least a trailer mounted unit that would work there. A truck mounted unit (70-80 gpm at 1500-2000 psi) would clean that pipe out completely in about 3 minutes if the debris has somewhere to go. That means the debris and water can't be backing up back into the pipe or the water will carry the debris right back in to the pipe. So ideally a Jet/Vac unit would be best and, like I said, take only a few minutes. Probably cost $700-1,200 depending on how far they have to drive to get there and if they can dump the debris onsite. Those trucks cost $350,000-500,000 and bill out $350 to 700/hour with a 2-3 hour minimum (I'm in Minnesota). A simple Truck jetter will work, but again, you have to deal with the water and debris. Alternately you can hire a local drain cleaning company with a trailer jetter (18 gpm at 4000 psi). It would take about 30-60 minutes to clear the debris out but there are a couple issues to deal with. The debris backup is a bid one. What I've done is have an excavator theret o bucket the water and debris out of a pre-dug hole. The other problem is water supply. Trailer jetters only hold 250-300 gallons and will only jet for 15-20 minutes before needing to be refilled with clean water. Refilling that tank from a garden hose takes about 30 minutes and you're being charged for all that time, of course. Price is probably going to be about the same as a Jet/Vac unit. Another possibility for debris control is to hire a pump truck to pump the pre-dug hole while jetting. Again, having a place onsite to dump it is important. Keeping in mind the costs, it might be cheaper to dig it up and replace it since that driveway isn't paved. There are cheaper more labor intensive ways to go about it that include a cable and tire like you mentioned, but they aren't always successful and can make things worse.

Awesome Job & Message!!

Sam, Looking good! I am also guilty of hearing but not listening…. Just ask my wife 😂 Doesn’t everyone carry a 30’ shovel to clean out culvert pipe or at least a long shovel extension?? Keep up the great work! Thanks for all you do!

I have dug many culverts up that were plugged like that. What I do is dig them up, put a chain on the end and lift them and knock all the dirt out. I’m sure the county crew probably will be coming in with a vac truck to clean it out.

The guy in NY isn’t too far from me, in case you were wondering it’s pronounced Kah-hose. 😉 good word Sam!

Hi buddy. Nice weather you have on your side of the pond

Enjoyed the video and message sir! Don’t get me started on ppl not doing as they say. It’s everywhere lol I’ve had ppl hire me for a job I told them when I can get there and they get someone else to do it🤦🏼‍♂️ I’m like, did I miss something lmbo 😂

I’m thinking a custom attachment is in order! Some sort of rod you could hook up to either machine to push thru the tile then maybe a t attaches then pull it back out. Something to create a path and let the water clean it out.

Well Done sir. Aloha.

In the county where I used to work as a stormwater engineer, we would clean out the culverts with a high-powered pipeline pigs which sprayed the water backwards through water ports to flush out the debris. Start at the pipe outfall, and it would pull itself up the pipe via water pressure to flush everything out.

I agree with you about digging around utilities, I've been doing this stuff since 1995, and I'm always nervous about it. The last 2 days, I've been digging across a golf course, burying new irrigation lines and repairing old ones. Nothing was located because it's on the private property, and I'm relying on the owner's memory of where lines are located. So far, he has been dead on the money, and I haven't hit anything. Thanks for the message too. We need to hear and heed God's word.

I love this driveway restoration video best. Great video my friend

I've been asked by the county here to bring fire engine out to clean out some culverts. It works quiet well when it's not silted in too bad.

Driveway tarted up and looking sharp ! And you are correct. A lot of people hear what they want to hear 😬 However, when I talk to fire control, they have to listen to what I tell them, and that goes for when they talk to me, too ! But the customer is always right, no matter who they are..... until they are proved wrong ! And looking forward to the next access road build, too !! Can you repeat what you were saying, didn't pay attention 😂🤦‍♂️

Excellent video and message and you definitely hit the nail on the head about hearing and listening

Hi Sam, nice loader the Komatsu WA 500 ! 😎 The result of your work is interesting, the future "ditch" is pretty with rocks 🤩 In the future, the new "big rocks" will not "slide" down the slope with the flow of water ?

I use a 1" pvc pipe long enough to get thru the culvert then I tie on a 3/8 inch strand that i got from my local power company and I have a preform on the side I pull with my Kubota 040 and the other side is wrapped around a 15 inch smaller tire and attached back to itself. then I slowly pull the tire thru. sometimes it takes multiple pulls to clear the culvert completely but its a lot easier than digging it out of the culvert.

At some point as we age, (I'm 71), we need to hire some help...as needed 😂

Reminder, listen!

I cut that underlayment with a m18 grinder and a multi purpose diamond wheel. Just keep it tight with one leg on one side and pull the other and it will slice through like butter. Sometimes wraps the blade. No big deal.

So true on the hearing and listening enjoyed your video

When I ran my self loader log truck I often would be loading out by the state highway in a driving rainstorm. When I would head to sawmill other straight log truck drivers would often comment over CB radio..”I would never do that!”….Bingo! Never lacked for work,

Sounds like a good plan to me

You are right Sam nobody really listen you just showed that what happened to the Culvert where Iam in NS Canada 🇨🇦 they would use a vac truck and water clean that sucker right out great watch 👍👋🇨🇦

Great content, video, love the strategy, great execution! Thanks for sharing... Viewed, Liked, Shared and Subscribed!

Great video, good job!!

It does not cost to write a positive comment on this site. Keep on spreading the Word !!! Brother !!! J 3:16 NKJV 😊😊😊

The culvert will probably clean itself out once it rains

Nice video Sam. Looking forward to more.

I think the county comes out with an old fire truck or water tanker and blows out all the sediment with high pressure water. I'm not sure if they'd di it, might could enquire with Mckinney Excavating if they could clean it with their hydro excavator if the county cant.

LoL brother me and you both know the biggest fail in driveways is people just don't maintain them every once in a while ditches need to be cleaned and recut and shaped and I don't know what it is but fixing a driveway when it gets like that is harder to me than just building a new one LoL

Erosion problems like that are rare in Florida its flat down here lol

You can call a dirt vac truck to clean that culvert

Like your work! Does the 259 size CTL suit you well? Would you prefer a bigger machine?

Dang the water line is 18in deep 😮 that’s nuts in Ontario our lines are like between 5-6ft deep

Would the local fire department be willing to wash that tile out? High pressure water might clean a lot of it out.

Nice job

The rock on the sides look great, why no road bond on top?

great job sam. you need a helper. i watch you do these jobs by yourself and wonder how you do it

Call the volunteer fire department with a tanker truck to wash it out! A small donation to them is likely all it would cost!

Thats odd how that fabric came all waded up like that

I worked in waste water for the City of Corpus Christi. Tx and the storm sewer people used to jet out the culverts with a vector truck and a jet nozzle that was at 18000 psi and pulled itself through the pipe. They also had a chain bucket unit that could clean out pipes! Here is a link to a jetting vid of cleaning out a sewer: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpx-fKSo0qqaoo0.html&ab_channel=DrainMachineoxfordshire

Hi SAM🙂

To clean out stopped up tile high pressure water let gravity do work for you

Amen

Howdy Sam

“Listen with the intent to understand not to respond”

40ft drill bit will fix that right up 😂😂

Maybe you cold of put those dug out soils and put them along the private. road make a little shoulder and then reshape the ditch.

Ive seen that some people clean culverts with an old tire being pulled through

Pause video to say water is like electricity travels path to least resistance and powerful gotta have stuff to slow it down like ran away train

Rant 100% right. People hear what they want to hear, and if they aren't sure they don't ask questions to clarify, and get on the same page. A lot of it has to do with incompetence. People get jobs, get appointed to positions that they are completely unqualified for, and that affects everything around them, and it's everywhere. It's the norm now.

Good Job but, no Music Credits.

How you unblock those culvert pipes you use a high pressure water jetting flush it all out

What kind of fabric do you like to use

If that’s a driveway tile that runs in the county ditch it is the county’s responsibility to get the flush truck out there and flush the tile out.

What happened to your 308?

They heard you. They didn’t care; Not my problem.

There is a better way to lay out that felt was it an option to order two 12 ft rolls for ever how long you need it start on the county road lay the start on the ground. Park a piece of equipment on it take your excavator with a pipe to put inside the roll and just walk it down as it unrolls. But if you can’t get in rolls forget what I just said. Lol

Sam how much are your hats I need one?

Hey Sam great video, what would a job like that cost? 2 machines, 2+ days, making 2 new ditch lines, lining with fabric. lining with 2 giant loads of rip rap. Im a small buisness just starting out