I admire the care and professionalism you show to the dead. People don’t know how much work goes into preparing a graveside service. I worked part-time at a funeral home for three years, so I know how much manpower goes into this field of work. One thing I would like to ask is if you prefer steel vaults or concrete ones? The funeral home where I worked used concrete only.

my wife asked me a question about how it was done. Now that I have seen all of the work and effort put in by the gentleman that do this work I am thoroughly impressed and I am grateful that people such as these exist to care for not only the families who have to go through the process of burying a loved one, but show so much care in the process of burying the lost loved one themselves. The people in the video are clearly professionals and have big hearts and great care for the people that they have to do this work for. We very much appreciate all that you do.

I used to do that it's a good but very sad job seeing the family go through grief had to quit because my heart could not take it God bless you sir.

i never thought that there was so much work getting a grave set up . great job and very informative.

you are one of America's unsung heroes. Thank you sir.

Never realized just how much work goes into one of these graves. Thank you for all your hard work.

I grew up in graveyards, my dad made tombstones for graves and I would frequently go with him to set them. I used to watch them bury people from a respectful distance then the cemetery workers would drop them into the hole. This system is labor intensive compared to 50 years ago but now one man can do it easily. Pretty good video. Thanks.

This is a very professional gentleman and he cares about his job

I couldn't help myself, i had to watch this video, the care that go's into a burial, the equipment, certainly have a lot of appreciation for grave yard grounds keepers 👍

Sir I have so much respect for you. I had NO idea this was such an intensive process! When you started off with levels on the boards, I knew it was going to be a process. Thank you for what you do to ensure that the families of the deceased will have a respectful, honorable service.

And this was a nice mild day, imagine rain and freezing temperatures with a blowing windchill 😉. Loads of respect for those in the funeral and cemetery industry!

THIS MAN KNOWS HIS WORK THATS FOR SURE

I really respect the care and professionalism of this gentleman.

Amazing system. We have something much simpler up here in Canada. I know it's impossible but it would be fascinating to see the closing of the vault and then the grave. Thank you so much!

Giving that level of respect to the dead of some family you do not know is outstanding... The care, the Preciseness, The dedication to what you are doing.... Uber Respect!

His dedication to his job is amazing. Remember when most everyone had that same drive. I admire him he does it with heart and care. Love all who cares for the house that once had a living soul inside. Undertaker doctors and nurses even the guy who removed the trash from their room. Most of the grace of God who cared while he was here on earth Bless the family and all loved ones.

Bless your heart! This is so kind of you to post this video. A funeral is a person's last goodbye on earth. Their lives mattered. It always breaks my heart to see a funeral that had little or no attendants to mourn them. The work you do so tenderly shows a level of respect that is sorely missing in this society today. God sees your work, we see your dedicated work, and the Angels of Heaven are there to offer silent support. Thank you for all you do.

"We are the last ones to let you down."

I had no idea the grave setup was so complicated. Thanks for showing how complicated opening a grave is.

Professionally and Respectfully Done. Thank u Sir

Wow! What effort to get a body into the ground. I remember my grandma's funeral. Four guys and two ropes...

These men that are doing this really have a lot of hard work in getting the casket ready to burie. This is a lot of responsibility making sure that nothing goes wrong in the process of taking care of our loved ones for us. I thank These men for all the care that they have in doing this job.

This is so awesome how the caregivers care about people's loved ones that go in the ground to make sure make everything

Very Interesting ! , because we miss all of the set up, when we get to the cemetery for the burial, the grave is all ready to go, THANKYOU for the 'behind the scene' look of setting up a grave, and I also like the 'compassion' of cemetery ( they even put chairs to sit down for families in grief).

Bless this man. That's a lot of labor involved. Hope he gets compensated well for his work. He shows true professionalism and love for the job.

Always wondered how these devices and systems work so seamlessly .. Well it's guys like this. Assembling many of these on a daily. . Fantastic to see this

I worked at Toys R Us, one day I had a man who worked at a local cemetery buy marbles. He explained that when they buried a person in a vault in a mausoleum, they spread a few marbles on the floor of the vault to make it easier to push the casket in.

Wow the invention of these materials to lower a casket in the ground.

That's a much more involved setup than my place of work. Tbh I didnt know there was this kind of lowering device. Kudos to you for being so precise!

I'm glad he explained everything as he worked. It's quite much that needs to be known and done in this process. He is a great teacher.

WOW! I've always wondered how this process is done. Now it makes sense why the cemetery closes at a certain time because that's all very time-consuming and hard labor.

He has been doing this for a long time.That is a hard job .I bet he does not fuss what he eats at night..🙂🙂🙂

Everyone saying it's a lot of work. It may be but it's this man's job that he gets paid for and he does it well with pride. Good job son.

Lots of work...thank you for all the familys you've served

Very professional.... and clearly illustrated..... Thank You for showing this side of the funeral industry.... Thanks.... Doc....

Wow ! I had no idea how this worked. How much time is involved just to set this up. Plus the hole had to be dug. Two guys job in my opinion.Great job😀

Great job sir. I really learned a lot about something that I always just see set up. My uncle will be buried near my father tomorrow and I have a better appreciation for the entire process. Thank you very much.

You have given an outstanding explanation on how this equipment assembles and how it operates. A great job! Thanks for your time.

I respect his job big time rest in peace to EVERYONE who past away its something we all will witness one day

You are to be congratulated on how much respect and care you demonstrated in this process that you do every day. Thank you!

A very professional and respectful job well done! I did not realize, until viewing your video, that this profession is a skilled craft that requires, many, exact measurements and such fine detail as well as respect. I have a newfound appreciation and the up most respect for this job/trade/profession. Thank you, so very much, for enlightening me in sharing your video! I look forward to future videos. You have a new subscriber!

Thank you for sharing. You did a great job! Greetings from a Dutch mortician

It was nice to see the preparation of a gravesite with a burial vault above the grave. The gravedigger was terrific at his best. This show was excellent but short.

Had no idea there was so much involved. What a professional.

You can tell this ain't his first time.Very professional.

This is a complicated process indeed for this kind of grave-lowering device! The cemetery where my parents are buried and where I will be also, the vault is put in the ground BEFORE the graveside service, the "grass" is placed down, and wood is laid down around the frame of the grave, then the grave-lowering device is placed on top! The lid of the vault is kept on a truck and after the casket is lowered after everyone leaves, the device is removed, the grass is removed and the vault lid is brought up on a truck that has a crane device on it. There are chains on the crane with hooks on the end. They attach the hooks to the lips on the lid of the vault and it is positioned over the grave, then lowered down to close the vault with the casket already lowered into the vault. It saves SO much time! This set-up is far too involved but it works. I guess it depends on cemetery's preference. This might not have cost them much money as compared to the other way.

My gosh that’s a lot of setting up, much appreciated showing us all how this all works. Have a great day also . 👍

here in the uk we just have two straps, one under the head end and one under the foot end of the coffin then you have 4 bearers who hold the straps and lower the coffin down at the same time, by hand. so much quicker. ive been a bearer seven times in the past and always done it that way and it has worked excellent. i do admire the extra care that goes into lowering a coffin or casket in the US. also we dont normally use vaults. there is no need for that added expense when the casket or coffin is never to be seen again. good video on how you do things across the pond.

I always thought the vault was like a bathtub kinda. Like the casket gets lowered into it than the lid would be the flat top piece. Boy was i wrong. So much work goes into this. They always make us leave when lowering the casket. I truly thought it was cause they didnt care and dropped it in. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for explaining the process so well !

I really enjoyed watching this man doing all this Casket lowering device setup he really did a great job sharing this with us thanks SR. I really admire the care and professionalism you show to the dead. People don't know how much work goes into preparing a graveside service. Thanks again for showing this video. my Husband and I are going to be Cremated he has his all paid for and all set to go soon we are going to get mine paid for one of my Brother's are against getting Cremated But this is what my Husband & I want to do there's nothing wrong with wanting to be Cremated We are all for it.

Not sure how i came across this, but what a great video! I was totally engrossed. Very interesting...thanks for sharing!

This is a good hearted man that has respect for mankind. The world needs more people of his character. God bless him. What is this vault made of? Does it have a water seal?

U did a wonderful job sir..💯😀

Impressive! Such care and attention to detail. He knows his stuff! Amazing job!

I find it so interesting how different cemeteries do things so differently. Our local cemetery puts the casket in the vault closes the vault then lowers it using a tractor. I’ve also been to services where the vault is already in the ground and the family (if they choose to) lowers the casket into the vault using something that looks like those green straps but thicker. Then they lower the lid on top.

You're doing a terrific job

Here in England we just chuck 'em in the hole! :-) Much respect though. You did a great job and took a lot of care. You are obviously proud of your work which is nice to see. :-)

This is so fascinating to watch this process. Thank you for the work you do.

On a cold winter day it must be difficult. I have met many who genuinely care for the departed.

Amazing video I interviewed for a burial vault job today and I’m here to educate myself for this job because it’s interesting to see how all this hard work comes together and this guy made it look very simple as a great teacher and training video this is A+++

I wish there was a class were one could watch in person how this is done it's not the same watching this in video but thank you for giving us a idea how it's done i enjoy watching

Such hard work to set up this type of lowering device but great job and professionalism! Keep up the great work you do!

Your professionalism is really awesome!!! Thank You 😊 for sharing this, with us and God bless!

Great job. It's always interesting to see how things are done.

I swear it rains at every funeral I've been to.

I have always been curious as to how this all happened. I still want to see a video once the casket is on, how the lower vault and casket are lowered and the cables are able to be pulled out.

This is the first time I saw a video on this...always wander how they did this...great job on how u do your job

That’s a huge job.

This was really cool to see. I look forward to more videos.

thank you, sir! for your time and expertise :) tho I am not an undertaker, I have been to several graveside services, and have always been interested in how the lowering mechanism works. . . what can I say, I have a mechanical oriented mind :)

Wow, so interesting. I didn't know so much work went into it!

That's a wild looking set of heads ...

We just put down an astro turf covered steel form and the lowering divice goes right on top of it. Takes ten minutes. We do four to five burials a day

Nothing will never gets inside a marvel concrete still volt munch respect

Nice that prep of graves and after are done with care and respect interesting video thank you

Boy, your rig is a lot fancier than mine, I have two oak logs about 4" in diameter and a couple chains. I take 2 of the younger generation men and they lower the vault by squatting down, then two others come from behind and take the poles and lower the rest of the way, I leave the chain in the grave. Then, unlike most services, I have the family put some dirt in. The after they leave I finish with the backhoe.

Wow, I never realized all the hard work involved in preparing a grave. I plan on being cremated. I hope I won't feel anything because there's no one around to ask if you do.

“Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals.” - Sir William Ewart Gladstone.

the full setup for a funeral thank you for what you do Grave Digger.

I never knew being in band in school would prepare me for a job in the Vult setting arts. A Tuba 6 and a Tuba 4. Stupid me, I played the Trombone.

Great video despite the fact it wasnt filmed sideways

I now have a greater respect for those who bury the dead.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING 🕊️

Very impressive work. Always wondered how that was done.

He knows exactly what he is doing, I wonder if an accident ever happened where as the casket was dropped in?

That was very educational thank you so much now i know how they lower a casket now

what a complicated device to use how you remember where everything goes. My father in law was put in to a metal vault and the door opened up at the end and the casket slid inside and a a crank handle to seal the door closed and that was that

That vault scounds like it's made of tin

Now I understand why the burials are so expensive. There is a lot to it

that's a lot of things to do ,,there are different ones to use that take less time to set up ..👍💪

I am glad & thankful there is people for all types of jobs, for this is one of the many I couldn't do. But bless the one that does......

What an enormous apparatus to lower a casket. Seriously it looks a like manual escalator. The set up here in The Netherlands looks very nihilistic and much easier to set up compared to this monster. Yet the casket is equally lowered automatically with steel cables.

Wow, that was very fascinating. Most of us have no idea what all goes into setting up a grave site. Thanks for sharing that. I'll be searching your other videos, hope you've showed us lowering the casket Why are vaults required? I just feel they're an unnecessary added expense & will never decompose. Curious about your thoughts? I will say, your job is much harder than I realized? How many funerals are you able to do in 1 day? I especially appreciated your comment making sure the family doesn't see the dirt pile

How do you determine the front from back ? Thank you for making this video and sharing. I have always wondered about how this was done. God bless you both .🚏🥰🦋💐

wow that is alot of work for one person, thanks to all grave persons

Great video. There was a few questions people were asking. Vault already in the hole: unless it's an above ground set up like a steel vault in the video, or a Wilbert the vault goes in the grave and the casket is lowerd then the lid goes on. Most of the concrete vaults go in the grave. Just like the English language there are exceptions such as a copper or stainless steel lined concrete vaults where the family paid good money it's above ground to "show off". It's set up the same way as in the video. The steel or Galvanized vault is set up above ground. Once the graveside service is over the lid slides back over the casket and it's lowered as a unit. The steel vault acts like a cup in water it creates a vacuum this keeping everything dry inside once it's locked ....offers great protection.

You are amazing thank you for everything you are doing!!! Blessings

I can't believe that wood can hold a casket. Amazing

I was at one funeral where the hole was not big enough. When they tried to dig further, the hole collapsed on itself.