As Road Supt. I manageed to get an ordance thru in a local township requiring all new driveway crossings use smooth lined 18" plastic pipe ( to reduce drowning hazard for ikids and pets ) . And I'd give the pipes to our elderly retirees needing one .
I must confess, when Chris is having a hard time busting roots or getting a tree to move, I find myself pushing back in my office chair, trying to add some leverage and help push the tree on over. Push against the floor. Like riding in the passenger seat with your wife driving. You keep trying to apply brakes on your side, or maybe accelerate...
I like how you did a hell of a good job of installing the culvert pipe and right now they were building a house across street where I lived and the end of the Culvert pipe is crushed and it was made out of concrete so it looks like crap now
Mulching may have some cons but it also has it's pros. If someone needs to clear some land for potential development or to sell. It is far cheaper to mulch then clear the tradition way. You also don't need to pull any permits. I could list many other reasons but these are the main ones.
Jeff Reid : the roots left will decompose and then leave voids. Also, if they have to run pipes or other things that go in the ground the roots will interfere with that process. Thats the way it was explained to me.
@@jimwesselman most people that mulch are not building on the property. Typically it is an inexpensive way to clear the brush and insignificant trees. Also, the trees that are mulched are only about 5 inches in diameter. When they rot years later they wont leave enough of a void to notice or worry about. If someone is planning on building on the sight then I recommend traditional clearing. Or mulch then pop the stumps. That way you won't have to dispose of a house size load of brush just the stumps.
Chris - Any way you can relocate the camera so as to not pick up so much of the hydraulic pump and engine whine and groan? Drop out that part of the sound track in processing? Makes it really difficult to follow along with anything you are commenting about.
I know H&S and PPE tend to get short shrift in the US compared to the UK and other parts of the world, but a hi-vis for the guy with the chainsaw would seem to be a good starting point.
Commercial work requires all PPE and with a chainsaw, chaps. Residential work, not so much. In the summer they'll cut wood in shorts. Legs are over rated anyway.
It's probably a nice feeling, knowing exactly what to do and then doing it with a big excavator. I've said it before. You're a damn good team. I am impressed.
I have watched Tim in numerious video's with a chainsaw with no protective gear. Here in Ontario Canada you need to take a course on safe operation, wear protective equipment like chainsaw chaps, chainsaw boots, a hardhat with hearing protection and a minimum of a screen shield to protect eye's and gloves.
@@marcryvon Common sense and situational awareness precludes much of the need for protective equipment. Too much safety equipment leads to complacency which negates its advantages. Except for hearing protection!!
I figure it is some tree huggers, since he is completely clearing the lot. When land gets cleared around her on commercial sites on busy Hwy/Intersections, The News and Paper have articles and news casts about complaining people on tree removal. Yes they were BIG Old Growth trees, but a QT station, Bank and Medical offices adjacent to the Big Hospital. GROWTH.
@@RKHarm24 But why would folk like that even watch this video? There are 19 as I type this, and I am struggling to think what they had against this video.
Gartho dude across the street shoulda bought the land, that way he could keep it wooded. Thats what they do around here. In our case they buy it and clear it so they have the view.
Chris?? Did y'all ever get that lake/pond filled in you were hauling to, dumping? The whine of the 160 made my wife ask what the hell that noise was. She thought it was something outside?
So i run excavator mostly 6 days a week. I got today off and its raining out.. im sitting here having a beer watching you run excavator.. I think I have a problem lol
Hey Chris the sound is OK i tried the volume on the TV and ear phones and can hear just fine it is very clear maybe its there internet companies connection or something to do with there area from electrical interference !
It doesn't look like the bells were dug in so the entire length of pipe provides bearing for the wheel loads rather than the bell and the other end of the pipe. Why not just buy T&G RCP?
18:40 isn't it nice to work with people that you know know and understand what each other is doing and why and you can do things like this w/o speaking and with minimal gesturing and know that the other person is aware of you and what youre doing and vice versa. when you're watching people work together, in real life or in video, and in pretty much any type of work, those that have this understanding are fun to watch. those that do not have this sort of understanding stand out like a nuclear bomb in a fireworks display and are sometimes equally painful to watch.
I recall the culvert (very deep) and the phone line.... Super sweet tickling with the bucket BUT the guy 'in the hole' has his life in your hands = TRUST! :
Ive only been operating a fraction of the time chris has, but i learn little tips from him on the regular! But nerd garage is totally right. Thats my biggest pet peeve on the job, its my job to keep you safe, its your job (as a groundsman) to stay safe, And look out for me too! (Especially digging in congested areas) We are our brothers keeper out here! Stay safe yall! Love the videos!
It's funny Chris - Seems like everytime I click on one of your new videos (everytime you release one, lol) there's ALWAYS 9 people that dislike them, ha ha! Same 9 people that you apparently are living RENT FREE IN THEIR MINDS! HA HA HA HA!!!! I DIG IT!
just asking how many time have you clocked some one because they turned the wrong way when your moving the bucked and they think you are moving right and you are moving left
Well done squire! Some of those trees looked like a stiff breeze would take them down, which is not ideal when you're working close to them! :-O That superb dental work on the 160 has given it a good smile! :-) Also, how is the drive transmitted down to the tracks? I kept thinking that they were hydraulic, but I can't figure out how! :-O
There is a connection between the over and under carrier that can spin (endless) there are all the hydraulic situated, like for the track motors, on smaler machines you also have hydraulic for the dozer blade and on the smalest machines also to contrain the tracks together.
@@tooez90 they still have the 160, 220, and 250. I believe that they prefer to use the 160 for clearing lots because it's smaller/more maneuverable on a smaller space, and because it can be towed on a tag trailer behind the dump truck vs. having to pay a transporter for the bigger machines. I could be wrong though.
I know opinions are like ass holes and everyone has one....but if I was going to build a house like that one across the new driveway I be dang if I would put it in a subdivision it would be on some acres off the road for sure!
I love when people pay ridiculous prices for wooded lots in fancy neighborhoods then pay you to come in and rip out all the trees!!! LOL Makes good video at least!
@@chucklesx Yeah, you're right, I cant afford $250,000for a half acre lot were my neighbor knows what color bra my wife wears in the morning before I do. I'll just stick with my 54 acres in the country where i can barely see what color my neighbor's car is when the leaves are off. And when I'm feeling really claustrophobic, i'll go to the 105 acre farm in the hills that my family has owned since the 1700's. (nice try)
@@Badgermatt-nc5nr so you have a lot to be thankful for in your life and yet you still feel the need to belittle other peoples choices just because they aren't the choices you would make (well done). ☺