Bullet Mole Sidewalk Kit 

Thats awsome. Your the man! Enginuity and perserverence is what makes thing happen. Way to go! Even with those rudamentary materials you were able to prevail. By this you can see how much better it would have been to use a Bullet Mole which is actually built specifically for this task. From steel chemistry to functionality to thread design to heat treating and tempering to forging the Bullet mole is built to get it done and to last for years. And it positively will indeed. There is nothing quite like it except what you just used. An I respect you for what you did. thnak you for your comment and again congratulations!

@@stephenlafontaine2286 thanks. i wish i had something like the bullet mole. i made and welded a cone to the end of a 1 1/2 pipe cap as the point. my problem was i needed to go 30 feet and the cost for my one time use was not feasible, it wouldn't be much cheaper than just digging. it would quickly pay for it self if it was something i could use regulardly. most plumbers i contacted told me it couldn't be done. my other big problem was drilling through the 120 year old foundation. i used a diamond core bit i found on craigslist for $25. good thing to because it was solid rock for the first 5 feet including about a foot of granite. your tool seems like it would work great for doing what i did. the thing people should know and practice without fail is call before you dig. there was a 12" plastic high pressure gas main 40 feet out from the house for me. i wouldn't want to hit that. it would be cool if you made ends that would screw on to steel pipe that a guy could buy or make to any desired length. i read in the comments where you talked about the cost of the various lengths of shorter rods. i like how your system allows the pipe to go along with the rod. what i did was just unscrew the end and pulled the pipe back through the pipe.

@@frotobaggins7169 thank you for your b response. You have hands on experience. FYI we have just came out with a point and impact cap that screws onto a GRC pipe thT can be driven into the ground, then remove the point and cap when your through and leave the pipe. We do recommend using the bullet mole first but you probable could drive it straight away if you have relatively soft soil. You can see a short clip of this in action on our website at bulletmole.com .it's at the very end of the video, "especially for electricians."

@@frotobaggins7169 Very innovative system. If you ever make a video out of this, please let me know. Thanks for sharing.

Well For sure this tool would go through a mole, lining it up might be a bit difficult. Thank you for your response.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 You have to trench 2 inches deeper than the mole to account for the sled guide.

@@dbeekman9738 yes that is correct

I have two 1year old dogs that are part beagle, chihuahua, and dashound. They howl like a beagle (I love that), yap like a chi, and dig all day long. Moles don't stand a chance in my yard!

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Same!

lol doubt it was quite similar.

Nice.

I certainly doubt this is true, unless it was a professional company with lots of experience and a hydraulic driving machine using a special point attachment that can control the direction you want it to go.

I've used the 2" hammerhead mole for waterlines on a 185 cfm compressor. They are pretty heavy

Those are called pneumatic missiles. Tink-tink-tink-tink. Uhhh was it suppose to come up through the road????

Earth displacement hammer. Various brands and designs for different ground types.

In the gas utility I worked for, we called them "Hole Hogs," About six feet longand four inches in diameter, and powered by a hose supply compressed air from a gasoline compressor, they would pound their way across a street, up through a rock garden or wherever they needed to go. Pretty amazing, although they required some skill to aim so that they might go where you wanted and not someplace you didn't want them to go. Youn needed to know when to stop, dig them up and reposition them for another leg. Yep. That was the sound!

Well Thank you. We began development on this tool sytem 24 Years ago. Although it looks simple, it is really quite complex. Between the specific design features which are patented for various parts, the steel chemistry which is different for practically each part and the diverse heat treating and tempering processes specific to each part depending on the demands and requirements that each one must perform. It has literally evolved for over 2 decades to reach it's ultimate state of performance to such a point that the tool will not only complete its intended job but will also last a long, long time and be reliable to continue performing for years to come.

@@stephenlafontaine2286: I could of used something like this about 40 years ago. LOL

Exactly

Thank you. It is indeed an extreemly effective and awsome tool. It has been 29 years in development and perfection. We also have some new products that will be comming out soon. If you have any additional questions please call me at 909-270-0933. My name is Steve LaFontaine

Can you explain the process?

@@TrillMoFucka I took a 6’ piece of metal fence post 2’ diameter and laid it in a 8’ trench that was 2’ deep. I used the bottle jack from my truck against the dirt and the pipe and pushed it through. The little bit of dirt that entered the pipe was flushed out with 3/4” pvc connected to a garden hose.

I totally get that. There are scenarios however where water cannot drain because you are below grade. But most of all what abour rocks ,roots or buried debris? Any one who has ever used water to bore a hole has come up against these situations

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Yep. Any kind of construction is full of challenges that we must face using a variety of tools and methods. For me the water bore has always been the most effective but there are times when nothing short of using a professional boring company or removing and replacing the concrete will work.

Your fortunate to have had clean soil. Most of the country however is covered with Mountains however we have sold a lot of these in Florida where it's sandy but of course I think they bought them for the roots. Most of the the feedback that we get from professionals is that they are really done with water assisted bores. Thank you for your input.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 my soil is glacial till full of rocks and cobble hardly easy but no different than pushing through limestone of Florida maybe a little harder- gabbro, granite

Thank you. It has been thought out very carefully over 27 years. It is compact, extremely effective and will last for many years.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Not sure if you want to answer this publicly or at all but I know a good patent cost about $10K, if you have to defend it in court you are looking at 100K+. price point for the product is somthing only a guy in trade would buy not a home owner. The products look professionally manufactured. when it is all said and done how many years did it take just to break even on producing somthing like this? Do you manufacture or have access to other trades that let you do this and not go broke. I understand that you may not want to divulge. just do hard to bring an innovative product to market today....Even if you can't answer Kudo to all your efforts and the time and energy it takes to do what you have done here!!!!!!!!

Thank you For your comment And input. Looks like a very simple concept but in reality it's quite complicated between the steel chemistry the forging techniques the thread design he treating in tempering processes are different in each part of the tool. Because each part has to perform a specific task and as such require specific inherent characteristics in So that it won't failCancel that it will perform I guess that's why no one has tried to knock it off After so many years besides we have patent infringement abatement insurance which pays for the defence of the patents that's about all I have to say thank you so much for your interest and comment.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 I did not know there was such a thing as patent infringement insurance. I knew of so many Patent infringement lawsuits over the years I thought it was almost useless to get a patent because you would need so much to protect it in court. I knew of companies that were more in the bussiness of patenting everything they could and then hope a big telecom company would accidently infringe it....... Great info Thank you!

@@shoestringeng6473 your welcome. The official name of the insurance is called patent enfringement abatement insurance.

That is also possible. We used to make a 2 ft. Shaft, but it costs just about the same amount to make a

That is a great idea and is necessary at times. The set back lies in the fact that it costs almost as much to make a 2 foot shaft as it does to make our 5 ft 4 in shafts. So ultimately it would be cost inhibitive for most users, however in certain conditions that are truly restricted by fixed obstuctions or terrain then spending the extra dollars for shorter shafts would be worth it.

Duck tape the hose to pvc and push and pull... looks like the cheapest but if you have the right soil.. mine is sandy...

It's always a wonderful thing when that happens. I'm glad the soil conditions were just right to allow you to get under with PVC pipe and water. Our tools are designed to make the whole and get the pipe underground in anything but perfect conditions, which is usually the case.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 cause it was directly under a slab, no reason for anything other then compacted base to be there.

@@prophetanarchy2355 very true👍

Thank you!

Thank you for noticing. It is a simple concept yet quite complicated in its steel chemistry and heat treating and tempering processes for each part. That is what what makes the Bullet Mole... Bullet proof.

I thought it was an instructional video for newlyweds. Pound the shaft into the hole then pull it out.

Than you👍

Thank You!

Need to buy bullet mole for driveway bore but sure to how much energy it takes.

@@raymondluwanuka8568 it's really not as difficult as you might imagine. The sledge delivers an enormous amount of force with simple blows. In addition you are only driving the point (not) the shafts since the shafts are narrower than the point so the friction does not increase the further you go. The resistance and the fracturing power will be the same at 1 ft aside will be at 40 ft. We also rent them and ship them around the country in a relatively small case.

Drive it by hand is faster

If you don't pound someone else will

Secretly stash your $ for the upcoming divorce.....

You might not want to show this to your wife. To bad that you degrade something that should be special between you and your wife to the point of comparing it to a mechanical process and tool. It doesnt show her respect and it doesn't lend to you intelligence quotient.

@@stephenlafontaine1282 I'm a comedian so its all for fun. Lighten up people.

@@mrBDeye well that doesn't surprise me because comedians have no respect for anything. There are no boundaries, however the reality in life is that some things should be respected and held in reverent regard. To the extent that we lightmindedly demean its sanctity then we are engendering the decay of our society from its core.

Thank you! We do love making a 100% made in America tool with 100% American materials. Please keep an eye out for a series of videos to come, with the next one to be posting within 1 week and the others to follow.

Our feet and inches might be silly, but they got us to the moon.

@@allmorrisvideos That really is a silly thing to say. Like our stick marked in inches is somehow better than the same stick marked in meters/mm or vice versa. That using a different measuring stick would somehow have made it impossible to do exactly the same thing. Then further NASA later converting to metric further degrades the merit of the comment. I can only imagine what people in other countries think about such comments. Further because it was 70 years ago, and nearly any modern country could easy do the same if they wanted to fund it.

@@court2379 As someone in another country, after hearing about Lockheeds little number fumble, I have lost the ability to be shocked by the US insistence to stick to the old system

@@PigeonSwag It's pretty simple. When everything your whole life has used them, and for most people it doesn't hinder them in any way, they have no reason to change. Its not like using one graduated stick over a slightly different one makes a difference. So the minority that works internationally in the sciences or manufacturing doesn't really have the influence to change the rest of the country that is comfortable and has no reason too.

He's a smart man. We've been doing This 30 years. So that would still be thirty years before that.

It's just you.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 thanks I wasn't sure

Yes you can add as many shafts as needed to go whatever length necessary. We have gone 66 ft.with no problem. We have gone 32-45 many many times. The average 2 lane road is 32 ft. And this is absolutely no problem at all. Check out our other videos at bulletmole.com, thank you for your comment.

You didn't miss anything, they never said anything about, putting multiple lengths together.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9WS27czvTVM.html Watch this sidewalk kit video and show me just 1 tool out of your 15 great ideas that can do the same thing. Obviously the price of the tool is not geared towards home owners but professionals that need a tool that they can rely on getting under sudewalks and driveways not just once but over and over and over again without fail. We do rent the tool to homeowners nation wide and they together with all those who have been buying the tool for 29 years now, they all have brains. And have all had great success because of using a tool like this that actually works. If youve never used one of these your not really qualified to compare. Anyway I invite you to show me one method that will go through such debri. Thank you.

No you can't.

Check out our 2 car driveway video posted last week on our website at bulletmole.com. you can go as far as needed and install pipebup to 2". The shafts are 5 ft 4 inches long so you would buy as many as need in addition to the ones that come in the tool pack, to achieve your desired distance.

Water bore. Hose, hose to PVC adapter, PVC mare adapter and brass pointy spray nozzle. Just make sure to stay level or it can dive down several feet

It's always a relief to NOT have to go under pavement to install a water line , gasline, or electrical conduit. However; I know thousands of companies and homeowners who do need to gain access under pavement and some, thats all they do every day. For those that do need to get a pipe under pavement, this is the ticket! It will get your pipe under every single time you need to, no matter what's underneath.

I agree, if that’s the type work you do for a living…..sprinklers, lighting, etc. a great tool for those guys. I wonder if it’s the same company that makes the mighty mole? I’ve used those numerous times for longer bores before directional boring. This is a take on the ditch witch P-40/80 rod pusher……DW used hydraulics, they use elbow grease….nice concept!

The diameter of the point used for a 2 inch pipe is 3". Depending on how compact the soil is, will determine haw hard it is. If the soil is real tight we recommend driven the smaller point first. And in the case of dry clay or soil we recommend running some water through the hole made with the smaller point in order to moisten or lubricate the soil before driving the 3" point. Keep in mind that you are only driving the point which opens the hole bigger than the shafts. We have driven the 3" point straight away with many large roots under a 22 ft road. We used 3 guys which did make things easier. Thank you for your comment and queastion.

I did some research hilti had done a bunch of r&d on a driver that impacts a pipe attachment similar to this but they sold the prototype to Milwaukee who never did anything with it . i guess the irrigation and sprinkler installation market is to small for the big names . that makes this product perfect for the installers who are makers on the side. Im impressed they have found the perfect product to produce. I would like to invest with them.

Yes

We used to have one but no longer have a distributor there. We would not be apposed to the idea.

So a ground rod will make a hole through rocks, roots and install a 1-1/4",1-1/2" or 2" pvc or poly pipe? Copper ground rods.....the last time I checked are made of copper, a soft metal, so When it hits a sizeable rock or root it ain't going nowhere except stuck and bent.Since our tool is not made if copper it will actually penetrate these types of obstacles and install the pipe through them. Not to mention the point is larger than the shaft(unlike a ground rod) so they will never get stuck ( like a ground rod will). Thank you for your response.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Actually ground rods are copper clad not copper and yes they will work exactly like this thing. Once the hole is made its easy to push PVC through 99% of applications. Electricians do this every single day. Irrigation guys use a water jet usually. Rather than be condescending maybe you should use the info to realize why the construction industry isn't using this tool more. I just gave you the answer.

From my perspective the electrical,irrigation, data installation companies etc. Are all using this tool it quite a bit and have been over the last 27 years. That is why we are still here. There is demand.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Never seen one on a construction site in my life and I've been a PM for many years.

WOW,! Hey, Have you ever tried black iron pipe? Some of the comments I've reieved talk of using it. It sounds so durable... compared to PVC. Then again it is cheaper to buy PVC Pipe, so why spend the "extra money" if you don't need to. Well anyway it must be nice to have worked 10 years in soft, clean soul conditions. Most of America however, is covered with some type of hills or mountains. Anyways your the man keep up the good work. Inovation is what built our great country.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 I have no idea what soft dirt is. I live in Southern California. 90% rocks 10% dirt. In harder areas I use steel pipe with a sharpened end and thread my pvc onto the back. And homeowners don't want me to run black iron pipe all over their yard for sprinklers. Most hoas won't even let you.

Well that's very impressive how you can slide your pipe, wether its PVC or steel, through soil that is 90% rock. I would say you Rock!! Keep up the great work. Are you Able to get under driveways as well with the same method?.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 30 or 40 feet was probably longest run under a patio. Yes driveways as well. I'm not talking commercial here only residential.

@@gunpowderHVA wow you really do rock then.

Our jack hammer adapter fits both1-1/8" hex shaft jack hammers as well as SDS max. The same one fits both

Thank you.

Absolutely, gas lines both high and low pressure are made out of polyethylene and the Bullet Mole will penetrate them with ease. WITHOUT an explosion. This is because there is no spark.or enough oxygen underground to ignite a flame. We have actually tested it this way with a gas lines both low and high pressure. However the absolute safest route would be to turn off the gas first. If your being psarchastic and if you are a professional then you would know that you need to call dig alert at 811 first to know where the gas lines are and next you need to pot hole areas where you need to know precisely how deep they are so that you can lay out your job more clearly and avoid avoid hitting them. Either way you will have great success with this amazing tool. Thank you for your comment

Don’t listen to this bloke, tested it hitting gas pipes have you? You are giving out false and dangerous information about gas pipes. Ruptured gas pipes can and do cause explosions. You need to stop now!

Installing pipe under pavement usually is. That's why we have the Bullet Mole so that no matter what... the pipe will be installed. And really, it goes through the ground much easier than it looks. In the words in Mary Popins.... "and snap the jobs a game".

Lolololol true that.

That's along the same mystery of the vanishing sock once it enters the dryer. 😆

But a lot longer trench is needed.

And it’s self powered unlike the missile that uses a compressor

Unlike the missles 1) it easily penetrates rocks and roots, 2)You will absolutely never loose a tool like torpedo that can dive and will not back its way up, so cut the hose or dig up the road to retrieve it. 3) Also the Bullet Me will install the pipe as well. 4)You don't need to buy or lug around a compressor. Just a few differences but they are not worth it to everyone. We have sold to quite a few missile owners.

My first thought as well....turbo nozzle on a hose run right through the pipe. Feed em both as you go. Forgot this nonsense

Yep. I ran my house's water supply under a 10 foot wide driveway by just adapting a brass nozzle onto one side of the 3/4" PVC, and the existing water supply to the other side via a hose. Ate right through and exited only a half inch off from the target.

How would a pressure washer go through Rock, roots, gravel? Power washing away the sand substrate ultimately weakens the sidewalk. The void the water creates can cause problems in time. This method doesn't create unwanted voids.

@@DerekFromBK I don't think anyone should be particularly worried about several inches thick concrete being able to bridge a 1 inch wide gap.

@@DerekFromBK Breaking a rock in half doesn't create a void? Interesting. It is rare that you would find a large rock close to the slab as generally speaking, it would have been cleared at the time of pour unless you are close to bedrock. As for large roots, I would suspect that they would be raising the slab and I would hope that a respectable contractor would address that issue before running pipe under a compromised slab but who knows? I'm sure this compony would happily take your order for one.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. It sounds like you are in an area with ideal soil conditions. Water and pipe are definitgely cheaper and easier with 2 exceptions. #1 many homeowners are leary about undermining thier substrate with water which can create cracks in the future. As a result I have recieved many calls from concerned homeowners who take take over and look for a way that doesnt use water. (Something contractors should already know) #2 Hope you dont hit roots or burried debris,which is always inevitable and ends up creating an even bigger mess. Our tool is not cheap and usually not feasable for limited use customers as you mentioned so in order to help these customers we do rent the tool and ship it Nation wide.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Sorry but I have hit many roots and over pores of concrete and most homeowners don’t stand there watching us do our work they expect us to clean up any mess and we do as for undermining once a pipe goes in it stays and it’s scheduled 40 or 80 that well supports the mined area as for holes being to large we simple flush soil back in bye caping one end off and adding some lose cement mix which supports the cement above

Sounds like bit of a hasstle messing with concrete and I know that PVC pipe is no match for substantial roots But if its working for you, thats what is most important. and I wish you all the best. Thnks again for your comments.

@@stephenlafontaine2286 Not at all it’s quite easy and we’re not trying to build with it just helps solidify the material back to its original density and as I said we us schedule 40 or 80 depending on the job which last a significant amount of time As for roots main reason to cut teeth into the hard pvc shreds them nicely if they were that bad I wouldn’t be installing a pipe there most likely the sidewalk or drive would have damage or a tree to close you want a more open area for your pipe as for mess it’s not only sloppy workers make that kind of mess and I’m not in any way sloppy on a well paying job that could lead to others

@@warrathblacktiger5566 So your telling me that you can penetrate/ shred the kind of eucalyptus roots seen in our sidewalk video with a PVC pipe?

You can see all of our pricing on our web site at bulletmole.com Our prices will be increasing by April 28, 2022.

You can go to bulletmole.com and purchase there or call me at 888-650-5554.

From your insurance company, they will love your premiums.

They do get hard to pull out but in 28 years of using this tool we have always gotten them out never lost one and never needed a back hoe to do it. You might check into our extraction chain. That's the ticket when you need to grab it to pull it out. Thank you for your comment.

Well Yes indeed we know that they will be quite proud because soon we will be Launching an automated version that eliminates the use of a sledgehammer. So keep it eye out for it thank you for your comment.

You might think so. Read the testimonials from our customers on our web site at bulletmole.com, who have been using it for almost 20 years. They know for themseves that not only do you not need water but there is also no need for pre drilling the rocks either! We haven't been here for 27 years for nothing.

If it’s a good product, that part of the video takes away from it.

@@jskjsk3986 That part is there to clearly show what the tool will do to a rock if it runs into one or more. This is the biggest problem encountered when making a hole under pavement so in the video we want to destroy all speculation that this tool wont be able to penetrate obstacles. The feed back so far has been that that scene is what really convinces people that this is the right tool for them.

I dont really get what your point is. So Say I have to go 6 to 7 meters? That wouldnt be a problem, just keep adding shafts that are 49" at a time or 64" at a time from the same entrance trench wich can be 6-1/2 Ft long to 7-18/2 ft long depending on the shaft length. Weve been doing this 28 years so something must be working.

Is all I can say is when you call dig alert first you eliminate blind penetrations not knowing what's underground in the area where you intend to make your hole. So let's entertain going through a power line, to begin with the handle of the sledge is non conductive, usually fiberglass, nylon composite or wood so how does the AC current travel to your legs? If it were metal then it would go to your hands first.. your boots are insulated so there is no return to ground. As such it would be impossible to even get shocked much less blow off someone's legs. To begin with, It would take much higher than 4 phase current and direct contact to your legs to even come close to Blowing them off. Dont exaggerate. It's not a lightning bolt.. How many amps does the average lightning bolt Produce ? Anyway who buries a 4 phase power supply within 24" under a sidewalk..for crying out loud... no one.. If you did go through a charged power line. Say realistically,110 volt or even higher, and if you did Penetrate both the power lead and the ground lead or neutral wire then the most that would happen is it would throw the breaker. I've been doing this for 34 years and have never once hit a power line or gas line or any line for that matter going under driveways, sidewalks or roads.Dig Alert dial 811. As for the back, the Bullet mole goes through the ground much easier than a pipe with a cap on it. The sharp and hard steel head will easily Pentwater ANY obstacle in its way and opens the hole bigger than the pipe so it does save on the back. This kind of work however will always require some physical effort and the Bullet Mole dedinitely reduces the amount of effort needed no to mention eliminating frustration because you will have success every time. Thank you for your response.

Your not allowed to use a sledgehammer in Australia? What in the actual f**k? 🙄

Stephen, You are the reason O.H&S was invented. I wonder how many people would like to test your ridiculous theory. Surely you replied in jest.

@@treasurecoastanglers1003 Go to specsavers, Nowhere does it say that you can’t use a sledgehammer in Australia. The practice of knocking a bar or point under a path is condemned.

This is probably the best tool for DIY's because it is so extremely effective and easy to use compared to other methods,, However we admit that it is defi Italy out of the price range for an occasional user. That is why we rent the Bullet Mole to home owners and occasional use customers nation wide. The origional design criteria of the Bullet Mole was to provide a method to install pipe in any soil condition, consistent and every time it's needed, compact, portable, without the need for water,electrical, air source or hoses / cords. One man operation. And thus tool does exactly that. There us nothing even remotely similar.

Use the garden hose way . The pipe can flex easy. With no chance to cut a power cable etc.

I don't understand your comment. You only need to dig an entrance trench on one side of the sidewalk. Usually at the point where you're going to go under the sidewalk you already have a trench up to that point already. So it's not like you're opening an extra trench That you don't need. On the opposite side of the sidewalk you only need to dig an exit pit large enough to unscrew the point but usually when making a pipe connection on the opposite side there is usually some type of trench there as well. We also have 49" shafts That would require a much shorter entrance trench and you can Bang the shaft in at an angle Downward So that ultimately you don't even need to dig an entrance Trench. This video is a how to video Demonstrating every possible contingency and explaining every detail.. Most professionals know how to use the trool with a lot more ease and thoughtbthan what is shown in the video.