I like the music. It's nice. It kind of reminds me of Zora's Domain. I noticed a couple people commenting on how there's no audio explanation. Point by point, the video goes something like the following: "The drilling and excavating equipment is brought on site. Workers dropoff the flexible utility pipeline at the desired end location of the drilling operation. Now don't get bored, because the fun's just about to start. The drilling machine operator uses a remote control to position the drilling machine in the desired start location for the drilling operation, and an excavator is used to dig a hole so drilling can start at the required depth. "Now the drilling can begin. The drilling machine uses a series of threaded pipes to spin, push and pull the drill through the earth, thus creating a tunnel. The machine operator lowers the pipes into the cradle, screwing them on to extend the length of the drill. The machine operator tactfully uses his sleeve to wipe and itch his nose simultaneously, exhuming his nostrils of any wayward debris. The spade shaped drill bit is angled so that it applies force in a specific direction as it moves through the earth. The operator angles the bit upwards and twists it back and forth between the ten and two o'clock positions to cause the drill to level out underground. Some guy uses special equipment to locate and track the drill, marking its path with spray paint. They then excavate the exit hole for the drill. The drill's boring head it replaced with a reaming head, which will widen the tunnel for the utility line which is attached directly behind it... The drill expels a drilling fluid which turns the dirt to mud, which helps lubricate and fill the tunnel. The drilling fluid is pumped all the way from the drilling machine, and as it detaches and stores another segment of drill-pipe, the fluid continues to flow. Each segment of dill pipe can be screwed on and off at the machine. "Once the job is done, the drilling machine is ready to be driven away to it's next boring adventure." I did feel that the mechanics of how the drill orients while it drills weren't very clearly elaborated on, and I don't think the location was very clearly established, but overall I like this video.
@skyviewproductions2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all your efforts
@paulk95322 жыл бұрын
They thing i want to know that I think should be in a "how it works" video, is how do they steer the end? I've seen them do this in person and they either use a big wrench (or a motor with joystick) to rotate the whole rod assembly they're shoving through, but how does rotating it let them steer it precisely?
@rickbarger51614 ай бұрын
I'm an electrician. I have a problem with a job. Something like that would really help me out where I'm at. We forgot to put a 4 inch PVC line 500 feet away.Now it's all concrete overmight.Have to find out where you guys are at or somebody.That does what you do.Thanks for the video really cool
@rocketleaguestuff64882 жыл бұрын
That hookup for the next rod was painful. Those poor threads
@muffdiver68612 жыл бұрын
Definitely painful watching, that's for sure..!
@edz8067 Жыл бұрын
This is why sincholes are acommon thing this era. To much ground is displaced and rain finds it's way
@cyberles88303 жыл бұрын
you need talking or explanation of what we're seeing in the video. I still don't know how that ditch witch machine works or what it does.
@coterutledge75033 жыл бұрын
It’s puts a hole in the ground and they pull pipe through it that’s it
@choahjinhuay3 жыл бұрын
But how does the bit turn up?
@coterutledge75033 жыл бұрын
@@choahjinhuay hydraulic calipers are everywhere on it and it basically it’s run like an excavator all off hydraulic powers from a Diesel engine
@TacoCrisma3 жыл бұрын
It slides a run of “drill bit” into the ground which bores a hole. Then it takes from its “stack” another length of “bit”, lines it up with the bottom end of the first bit, screws them together, and now your “drill bit” is twice as long. All those “pipes” it looks like it’s storing are just more pieces of the drill bit that it can screw together to make a long hole. The drill bit is flexible so it can angle downward and then level out once at the desired depth. Conversely, once you get to the other end of the hole - you now have to pull the pipe back through the hole you just dug. They attach the pipe end to the top of the drill bit and now it goes backwards. The ditch witch takes apart each piece of the “bit” and stacks them back in storage as it goes until you’ve pulled the pipe all the way through the hole. It pumps water as it spins backwards and pulls the pipe - this turns hard soil into mud which has less resistance when pulling and basically lubricates the pipe. You ever use a cleaner brush for a rifle or shotgun that unscrewed apart into a few pieces? Same principal.
@brutaloldrage8752 жыл бұрын
xD
@aaronhuza4036 Жыл бұрын
I work right next door to this job site in Port Everglades and just randomly stumbled upon this video researching D boring. kind of odd lol
@naughtyskweet62 жыл бұрын
Where's the part about how it works?
@dgoddard3 жыл бұрын
Me, 2 hours after eating Taco Bell... 2:41
@po3ticJ2 жыл бұрын
I've only just discovered this! That is awesome! It seems a lot more convenient. Wonder what they pay??... Also, if your able to see the video I'm not understanding how you don't know what's happening.. 🤔 it's pretty self explanatory to me... Dig a hole. Grab the pipe and pull it through using drilling fluid(high pressure water). A little extra here and there but that's it. Unless I'm missing something that I'm not aware of.
@TALONTEDGUY Жыл бұрын
Depending on the length of the run, size of the pipe and material being bored through, costs range from 12k to 35k.
@outofAlog Жыл бұрын
It’s a union job typically but the rate for a drill opr is from $50-$70 bucks per hour. I’m at $63.00 per hr here in Pennsylvania.
@yourdaddy3571 Жыл бұрын
@@outofAlog damn, I need to move to there. North of the border in our bigger cities it’s about 43-48ish give or take and plus pension and benefits from what I’ve read..question, did you take a course for this or did the union teach you it? And how long have you been doing it and how was or has your experience been with it? Hard work I hear when you’re not on the machine..
@RyanBrown-st3gx Жыл бұрын
Just started with just little to no experience at 28hr
@po3ticJ Жыл бұрын
Wow! I had no idea. Thank you all for the insight!
@ngoctram16142 жыл бұрын
Character In the video It's great, I like it a lot $$
@ourdill3 жыл бұрын
I made these for a Living last yr For "Inrock" But taking 2 of the the bigger 3 head bit apart and fabricating upto a 6 head, 3 foot wide bit. Gotta get the 1.2.3 cut right tho eh.
@justinwalker45062 жыл бұрын
When you are talking about something important that only you understand lol if only folks knew the work that goes into making the machinery bits etc. Did you work in cnc fabricating or?
@NickReyes914 жыл бұрын
My man is working his joy stick way to hard while trying to carve. Gunna make the joystick sloppy as shit. Plus you wanna pre Ream that last rod before hooking up pipe to maximize mud flow. And your drill rod makeup alignment is all fucked up
@donnienicholson6062 Жыл бұрын
Got a crew in front of the house doing what they show on the video but how it's done remains a mystery.Maybe it's magic.
@kylesmith94394 жыл бұрын
No safety vests. No hard hats. No safety boots. And a dirty ass machine straight off the trailer. You're fired.
@scottfed38784 жыл бұрын
Can you explain wtf you need a hard hat you? Never have got that one!
@kylesmith94394 жыл бұрын
@@scottfed3878 OSHA requirements. Ever heard of them? If not have a nice day with your fine!
@marvinromero9602 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they put more feet in than what you white people are used to doing lol . Y’all be getting a 300ft job and finish It 2 days later 🤦🏻.
@brianleeper57372 жыл бұрын
@@marvinromero960 The difference is, they won't hit a Comcast line 4 times and a Verizon line 5 times.
@Gandalf173 жыл бұрын
looks like a mini oilrig driller
@novianto83246 ай бұрын
have you try in Indonesia for the machine Sir?if available in indonesia,maybe we can get the machine..thank you
@johnnysanchez53743 жыл бұрын
Worse drillers I ever seen . Sloppy work fellas
@yassmani66ym3 жыл бұрын
Super sloppy. And where’s the PPE??
@mubassiribrahimnc54822 жыл бұрын
Pulling had to be temporarily stopped due to rig breakdown. Exit side( pipe side) is bank of pond and now it is raining heavily at the site. Water level increased up to hole level. Can you suggest any technique to temporarily plug the hole to prevent water seepage from pipe side to rig side.
@mikeroberts41922 жыл бұрын
Man pulling that pipe back must be a bitch in that sand . My crew started using bentonite and sand pack .
@ezekielerhieyovwe5032 жыл бұрын
Nice video How can I become an HDD operator
@lostoxicos24-782 жыл бұрын
Good thing is not a vermeer. We would still be waiting for it to come out the repair shop. Lol
@outofAlog Жыл бұрын
My job runs about 8 drill crews. Trust me… DitchWitch ain’t no different. Brand new machine with single digit work hours dead in the ground.
@outofAlog Жыл бұрын
Easy work when the ground isn’t full of boulders and shale with 8000 orange and red existing utility line mark outs.
@ourdill3 жыл бұрын
The joys of utilities
@ATMscooters Жыл бұрын
Does anybody know the typical drill mud wastage rate? How much bentonite/mud I should need per LF of drilling? or day of operation?
@warlanceyaz89124 жыл бұрын
Why is doing that to that joy stick... there is a switch just for that operation...
@cryptofanboifukboi7159 Жыл бұрын
thats how you keep it drilling flat
@jojovalentin34762 жыл бұрын
How much
@wael-haffar Жыл бұрын
How many meters can a horizontal directional drilling machine drill?
@warbuzzard7167 Жыл бұрын
In the City of Aurora, CO, we have seen contractors directionally drill jobs that are 15,000 feet (nearly 3 miles) for cable runs. This is naturally not all done through one bore pit - probably 10-30. I'd say perhaps 500 - 600 feet per bore pit is typical.
@vinhtran59673 жыл бұрын
Nice
@nagendrasajwan41603 ай бұрын
क्या पानी निकालने का काम कर सकती है
@slawdify Жыл бұрын
Good video. Tell the guy at 2:55 to put on some work gloves at a minimum.
@jasonreyes68304 жыл бұрын
I wish I could find a job in hdd operating I’ve been searching for months and can’t seem to find a job
@jasonreyes68304 жыл бұрын
bachelors of trolling degree, 2013 no my criminal & driving records are clean, I have no bad history
@NewsBroadcasting4 жыл бұрын
find clients - buy ur machine . stat work
@jasonreyes68304 жыл бұрын
WN Continental Broadcasting I wish it was that easy still need a truck . Need insurances . And money to pay your employees it’s not as easy at it seems you loose money before you make money.
@jasonreyes68304 жыл бұрын
WN Continental Broadcasting I got kicked out the house with nowhere to go I’m still trying to bring myself up
@zaychambers45584 жыл бұрын
Come to Florida
@tednelson52773 жыл бұрын
This says nothing about how it actually works.
@stupidmclovin3 жыл бұрын
Should have known right off the Bat that the Video was gonna be Shit, when the Trash Ass Music started playing
@kratoz_8584 жыл бұрын
How can you redirect or bend path of the drill?
@audrifaith79114 жыл бұрын
The rods are hollow and bend. The bit grips and pulls certain directions. My fiance is a driller and I've helped the company he worked for last several times and it's actually cool as fuck
@scotthayes59334 жыл бұрын
The drill bit has a flat blade almost like a paddle bit used in a power drill.
@knockoffjesus48442 жыл бұрын
Yes, if you’re wanting to turn left turn your head to 9oclock and 3oclock for right,, the direction you’re going depends on where your drill head is turned to. If you want to go up/down while turning just position the drill head at 1-2 or 4-5 for right, or 10-11 or 7-8 for left.
@outofAlog Жыл бұрын
The computer on the locator communicates with a beacon in the drill head. The locator gives hand signals to drill opr telling him to go up down left right forward
@NeerajKumar-ss6sr2 жыл бұрын
I coming for thish work
@jwagner19934 жыл бұрын
How much cost one machine like that?
@rocsvt14 жыл бұрын
100k used
@MTIEQUIPMENT4 жыл бұрын
The price varies greatly depending on the size directional drill you need for the particular application. They are rated by the amount of Pullback/Thurst and this is measure in lbs. For example, this Ditch Witch JT25 has 27,000 lbs of pullback or thrust force. One of the other important metrics is the amount of rotational torque (ft/lb). In this particular example the JT25 has 4,000 ft/lb of rotational torque. Check out the range of pricing on these here www.mtiequip.com/products/?product=directional-drills
@stupidmclovin3 жыл бұрын
They start around $100k used & only go up from there. So, pretty expensive...
@buckeyesfan86592 жыл бұрын
Any repairs are hardly under a thousand, also locating electronics can cost up to 20k, and new machines I believe electronics are sold separately
@scotthayes59334 жыл бұрын
Can these drill under railroad tracks?
@Storm-rc5ok4 жыл бұрын
Yes, the main point of directional drilling is to avoid closing down roads and demolishing them to make a trench that will be filled with a pipe of some sort of utility. However to drill under a railroad you’d have to drill at least 7-15 feet underground to avoid hitting any other services in the area.
@scotthayes59334 жыл бұрын
@@Storm-rc5ok Would make a great scene for a model railroad, a water line being installed using directional drilling under the tracks. Would have to find a directional drilling machine in N-Scale.
@Storm-rc5ok4 жыл бұрын
Scott Hayes that would be sick, however you may have to make a model yourself, since directional drilling is not as recognized as your average bulldozer. The 2 most popular machines for drilling would be a “ditch witch jt30 all terrain” or a “vermeer 20x22d series ii” up to you to decide which machine would look better on your model
@PhotonBread3 жыл бұрын
It can drill under rivers, bruh
@DrMemory6672 жыл бұрын
It never told me HOW IT WORKS?
@johnkrigin15352 жыл бұрын
If you want to go straight, you rotate the rod. If you want to go up, for instance, you set the head in the 12 o'clock position and then PUSH. You saw the guy going back and forth. He must have been in tougher soil, but most of the time it's not necessary. The receiver will tell you what position the head is in and the machine has the power to simply shove the head forward to force the angled tip in whatever direction the electronic receiver is saying. Then you proceed with rotating the bit to maintain that direction till you want to change again.
@petezilla12 жыл бұрын
I'm ew, why not take off bit b4 pull?
@petezilla12 жыл бұрын
NVM, obvious...stuck on back pull...that's why swivel
@HiteshKumar-gr4go7 ай бұрын
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@hemi9694 жыл бұрын
Choice video.
@dannymartinez-bp8bg Жыл бұрын
Use your eyes to see what they doing bud lol
@yassmani66ym3 жыл бұрын
Where’s the PPE and description of your process?? Your potholes or lack thereof? Spray down your equipment from time to time. Just saying. But at least you got your pipe in.
@skyviewproductions2 жыл бұрын
Im just the electrical contractor that hired this company. I just decided to film it for all to see.
@The.Home.Cinema.Engineer3 ай бұрын
THIS video DIDNT EXPLAIN A DAMN THING!
@SuperSharpBlue3 жыл бұрын
That all seems very.... Boring ;)
@jesusisalive32272 жыл бұрын
Didn’t explain anything.
@wrongfullyaccused7139 Жыл бұрын
Have watched six videos on HDD. Not one of them, including this one, explains how they maneuver the drill bit to make it turn. Thumbs down.
@cryptofanboifukboi7159 Жыл бұрын
The tip at the end of the drill is called a duck bill.. you clock it (turn) to the direction you want it to go
@wrongfullyaccused7139 Жыл бұрын
@@cryptofanboifukboi7159 : Thank you for your effort. Still unclear. How is that duck bill turned independently from the drill bit?
@cryptofanboifukboi7159 Жыл бұрын
By clocking it. The tip is angled. When it's 12 oclock the rod goes up..when 6oclock the clock goes down. i'm sure you can guess the rest@@wrongfullyaccused7139
@outofAlog5 ай бұрын
It’s a 2 man job. (1)Operator runs drill (2)Locator determines drill path. The drill head is angled at 30° so if you turn to 3:00 you will be directing to the right 9:00 would be going right 12:00 up and 6:00 down and all the little incremental positions between. The Locator has a computer that communicates with a beacon inside the drill head and relays depth and degrees and how hot the head of the drill is getting. You will either drill to break up rock or to maintain a certain depth. You turn left and right to avoid existing utilities until you get to your target.