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How To Operate an Excavator-Building a road (Part 1 of 3)

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DigginLife21

DigginLife21

Күн бұрын

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@briangammons8242
@briangammons8242 Жыл бұрын
I found Todd’s consultation to be very helpful. I got some questions answered in a way that changed my process steps to creating the business for the better. There’s more to the business side and legal side than meets the eye or that’s mentioned. I found that a lot of people around me that I’ve asked seem to not really want to share that information for whatever reason. There is one personal friend I have that has been very helpful but for the most part not many people share a lot of that information. Todd was able to get me thinking as to how to be better structured, taking the steps, as I go through the process of getting things setup. Also, to some degree, what to expect or ask for with local municipalities in a general sense when doing work. I appreciate your time Todd and as always the helpful videos.
@btsllc9676
@btsllc9676 Жыл бұрын
I have always appreciated Todds willingness to share and glad he is able to provide a valuable service. I can say that I when I started a business in a different field, the people in that field were less than helpful and many were downright cut throat giving bad advice so others would fail. Not to say all were that way, made several friends in that industry through youtube, but many of the business owners where I lived just seem to be out for themselves and don't care one bit about giving back. Glad I moved away from there, glad I retired and started a different business that I enjoy and can do part-time for fun and making a little extra cash.
@CarExpressions
@CarExpressions Жыл бұрын
Nice work on the video, Todd. It was a pleasure watching you work on our property and so thankful I didn't do it myself, I would still be on the lower section. Very pleased with the work and your work on this project has not ended. Will be in touch for round 2!
@user-bd5md5cm2j
@user-bd5md5cm2j 9 ай бұрын
Hes a great operator as well as head for survey
@jeremyplays2372
@jeremyplays2372 3 ай бұрын
I love watching letsdig18 work with his big equipment but there is something satisfying about watching someone grade with a trackhoe bucket 9:55 the camera falling scared me thought he had done rolled the trackhoe
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 3 ай бұрын
😂
@Cotton2Ennis
@Cotton2Ennis Жыл бұрын
"cutting in a driveway for a guy from Texas".... It wasn't me Todd, but if it was I would hire you in second. I'm still rooted deep in Texas, love your work ethics and your integrity. Seen you come full circle from working alone to having a crew, thankful I found your channel because you have helped me, though I am not in the business, I have saved lots of $$ and got the job done right by following your instructions. Thank you!
@williamhill9432
@williamhill9432 Жыл бұрын
I used to own a property at THE CLIFFS. Your videos make me appreciate what Jim had to accomplish in order to make it all possible. Todd, great job once again. My best to you, your family, and all you do to make Mountain Living a great way to live.
@jcbro86
@jcbro86 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to make the videos and post them. I work for a utility and I like watching your videos to learn tricks for down the road. I know it takes time to make videos and time is money for a guy running his own business. Thanks again.
@davee62
@davee62 4 ай бұрын
Great videos thanks. Your loading/ unloading video best I’ve seen yet and made me look like an expert delivering a excavator
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
Glad to be of help Dave!!!
@junkyarddd1
@junkyarddd1 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the great work. I hope you're able to share your hustle and work ethic all over the country!!!
@brianmassey5897
@brianmassey5897 Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy watching you work, due to your explaining what you're doing and why is always helpful to one's possible doing work themselves. Keep up the good work and enjoyable videos to watch and of course learn something. Have a great day and stay safe.
@pressley10r
@pressley10r Жыл бұрын
Another great video, and great work as usual. This project seems a little different than your usual, not sure if it was a budgeting, or timeline thing, but access and maintenance to this road will always be a challenge, as the owner will soon find out. That switchback will be brutal if he ever needs to get a big truck or trailer up there. If all he's looking for is a once and done to get a camper up there, where there's a will, there's a way. Hopefully he's looking into cutting ditches, putting in culverts, retaining walls, and shoring those banks up somehow, seed and straw aint gonna cut it.
@michaelkoon8371
@michaelkoon8371 4 ай бұрын
Todd love watching you work you always do shuts a good job again love your channels God bless you and your family
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
Thank you sir!!!
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын
This is your expertise sir! No one is better! Thanks for sharing!
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын
The excavator usage is superb!
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 Жыл бұрын
Driveway King!
@abikerinpa
@abikerinpa Жыл бұрын
Welcome back brother, I hope you are staying cool out there ! ♥️😎🍺
@larrybuckner3297
@larrybuckner3297 Жыл бұрын
I drove by this project a few times last weekend. Nice work with a very difficult space. I appreciate this channel and what you do with it.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 Жыл бұрын
You should have stopped to say hello
@toplinek990
@toplinek990 7 ай бұрын
Good videos
@garyrandolph5855
@garyrandolph5855 5 ай бұрын
Sir excellent job thank you for sharing!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
My pleasure Gary! Than you for commenting
@brentking-gmailking2570
@brentking-gmailking2570 Жыл бұрын
Great job Todd. Have a great day.
@danslawncare8594
@danslawncare8594 Жыл бұрын
Good job Todd. You are you good at what you do.
@Gary67242
@Gary67242 Жыл бұрын
job turned out great !!...thumbs up
@diegos2594
@diegos2594 11 ай бұрын
Relaxing to watch and listen to. Thanks🙂
@OneBrightLightTN
@OneBrightLightTN Жыл бұрын
At 9:50 omg I thought your excavator fell over the edge of that hill 😵 Way to scare me Todd 🫣
@paulconklin
@paulconklin Жыл бұрын
Great Job Todd.
@travishebert420
@travishebert420 5 ай бұрын
Great stat to your project Todd 👌😁
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 5 ай бұрын
Thanks Travis 🙏🏻
@billtalkington664
@billtalkington664 Жыл бұрын
Good video. I aim to do the same thing on my property. A side by side trail down to the creek. I have the equipment to do it fortunately.
@rexhargrove5172
@rexhargrove5172 9 ай бұрын
What a great, clean piece of work. 👍
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 9 ай бұрын
Thanks Rex👍
@user-ev3xm7np8x
@user-ev3xm7np8x 6 ай бұрын
Awesome video, Thanks Todd
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 6 ай бұрын
Very welcome
@michaelkoon8371
@michaelkoon8371 5 ай бұрын
Lookin good todd
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
👍
@stuevans7013
@stuevans7013 9 ай бұрын
well TODDY.. very interesting and informative .. well done ,, i learned heaps ............ thanks
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 9 ай бұрын
My pleasure Stu!!!
@jont9903
@jont9903 Жыл бұрын
At 9:46 I totally thought something crazy was happening and you were rolling your machine lol
@michaelm8853
@michaelm8853 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking how'd he flip it there. By the end of that thought the camera settled and I thought, oh the camera fell, makes sense. Lol
@chip20021275
@chip20021275 Жыл бұрын
Also like watching you work and how you explain things which brings me to my next request could you please wear a microphone instead of having it hang in the cab it’s hard to hear you over the hum of the machine other then that you do great work keep it up.
@jeffsaunders4785
@jeffsaunders4785 7 ай бұрын
Enjoy your videos. Thanks
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 7 ай бұрын
My pleasure
@EliTheDieselGuy
@EliTheDieselGuy 10 ай бұрын
nice work!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@trevorburton2718
@trevorburton2718 Жыл бұрын
Great job.
@Natural-Causes
@Natural-Causes 7 ай бұрын
Wow the tilt on that grading bucket is a huge benefit. Todd I don’t see your email in the description?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 7 ай бұрын
tkindy.slm@gmail.com
@CameronsCandorOriginal
@CameronsCandorOriginal 8 ай бұрын
Well done! How much did you charge and in what state?
@sammytheface8821
@sammytheface8821 Жыл бұрын
So nice of you, saving the forest creature....💗.....Respect. Great excavator work too.
@aaronburford5701
@aaronburford5701 6 ай бұрын
Rewatch! You will build a road anywhere!
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 2 ай бұрын
You know I will
@leosfamilyinvalleystreamne5527
@leosfamilyinvalleystreamne5527 6 ай бұрын
Love your work! Will you come do a project in Maggie Valley?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 2 ай бұрын
Possibly!
@theotherbrock787
@theotherbrock787 7 ай бұрын
Good job. Very nice work.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@jakeMTSU
@jakeMTSU 6 ай бұрын
wonder rough cost for the land work, not the gravel part...
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 2 ай бұрын
Usually $225/hr
@user-bd5md5cm2j
@user-bd5md5cm2j 9 ай бұрын
Incredible how much a 10 ton mini costs... 250,000.00 new. Unbelievable how much prices have went up
@ronhill984
@ronhill984 Жыл бұрын
What size cat excavator do you run?
@user-cv8su5vr8y
@user-cv8su5vr8y Жыл бұрын
I love your videos
@omadeitz3340
@omadeitz3340 5 ай бұрын
I believe Devine intervention has happened. Next month we are needing a road put in and we're wondering what it would involve and bam I get this video suggested to me. Okay so it was the AI but hey.😊
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 5 ай бұрын
My name is actually Todd but if you wanna call me devine…I’ll take it 😂
@altofarmland2855
@altofarmland2855 11 ай бұрын
What kind of attachment is that one? The bucket that lets you grade. Thank you!
@Ssj31234
@Ssj31234 Жыл бұрын
How much a job like this cost ?
@genecoppedge5972
@genecoppedge5972 Жыл бұрын
You replaced the Yanmar mini excavator with the CAT? I remember you had difficulty getting a roller for the Yanmar which prompted you to remove all Yanmar decals.
@Simonsimon-fy3hq
@Simonsimon-fy3hq 10 ай бұрын
won't rain coming down the hillside just wash it away?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 10 ай бұрын
Not after drainage or complete. More work to come
@SammyLovett
@SammyLovett Жыл бұрын
I think it’s a great change. Definitely not a easy job.
@ericdugger5953
@ericdugger5953 Жыл бұрын
Hey todd how far from Statesville are you we just bought some land and im trying to do it my self but i might be in a lil over my head and thouht about hiring you to come out and cut me a road
@mikewhittemorejr
@mikewhittemorejr Жыл бұрын
love your channel, talk at you soon
@franciscozamora1444
@franciscozamora1444 Ай бұрын
thats a 302?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 Ай бұрын
309
@raymondgochenour8725
@raymondgochenour8725 5 ай бұрын
👍
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
🙏🏻
@2bmoto555
@2bmoto555 11 ай бұрын
Hey, been watching you for a bit. I just rented a mini X to work on my driveway in Spruce Pine NC. My question is how steep is to steep? I have a section that is probably around 25% grade
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 11 ай бұрын
Ideally for a gravel driveway I try to stay around 15% but in your area 20% or less
@bluegrallis
@bluegrallis Жыл бұрын
At 22:09,, it looks like he might need a retaining wall there sometime?
@curtisrodin1268
@curtisrodin1268 3 ай бұрын
What state are you in ? My friend is moving to TN.
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 3 ай бұрын
Western North Carolina
@brianbeavers4150
@brianbeavers4150 4 ай бұрын
Any issues with hill sliding out ?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 4 ай бұрын
Not that I’ve been made aware of.
@thedoghouse1795
@thedoghouse1795 9 күн бұрын
What model is that cat?
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 9 күн бұрын
@@thedoghouse1795 309cr
@thedoghouse1795
@thedoghouse1795 9 күн бұрын
@@DigginLife21 thank you your videos are awesome keep up the good work
@DigginLife21
@DigginLife21 9 күн бұрын
@@thedoghouse1795 many thanks 🙏🏻
@middleway1885
@middleway1885 9 ай бұрын
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