You guys were spot on at locating the problem. You had the right equipment and repaired the problem in short order. Most importantly you knew were the gas line was located. I'm sure the home owner was pleased.
Like the way Mark was there to guide you with the bucket so as to not do anymore damage, good little kubota unit makes the job 100% easier, great work fellas
I always put my sod to one side the dirt to the other side. That way you can put the dirt back first then the sod last. When your done no need to redo the grass. Saves time.
Lol thanks. I have a few other videos but if you really want to watch someone good look up Digginok here’s a link ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I-HLlLms64A.html. He tells how to dig from top down. Thanks for your king comment.
I want one! Really! Have absolutely no use for it other than to fill in the hole I just dug or am going to dig elsewhere, One thing my buddy does (and only if it really matters to ya) is he skims the sod off and sets it aside from where the dirt pile will be. Then when he fills the hole he has a cleaner finished job because he puts the sod back on top, green side up! Hehehe. Less work than reseeding or re-sodding again. I liked the Video and look forward to more. Thanks!
shitloveaduck the BX backhoe tractor is awesome, yes you are right about the way to do sod when you dig it up. When I did this commercially I would try and lay sod to the side plus I kept grass seed on the truck to put around sod when we put it back. I only work on my rental property so we are usually so far behind we dig fix and go. Thanks for watching and commenting you have a blessed day.
Great Work! You and Mark make a good team. Big or small, there’s nothing like hydraulic power. Can’t image digging the trench by hand. 😱 That is one sweet machine! Sub’d and eager to see more videos on your Channel. Good luck and take Care. Roy Lewis, Buffalo, NY
Best to put a small 9" inspection chamber that allows for rodding down stream AND allows for the use of a pigs tail UP the drain too - Nice little machine BTW!
Wayne Barrie thanks Wayne I’ve wanted one for a few yrs because I’ve had to borrow one in the past times I’ve had sewer or water leaks and the one I borrowed from a friend was a large backhoe and these are usually small jobs, I just needed a small backhoe for small jobs I’m not going to be laying water lines or sewer lines mine are just small repair jobs. Thanks for watching and commenting you have a blessed an awesome 4th of July.
Patrick Richardson thanks Patrick, it will make someone a nice home when it’s done, it’s getting a complete make over!! Hopefully I’ll find the right family when it’s Done or they will find me!! Thanks for watching and commenting you have a blessed weekend
Well you will surely know if you hit that gas pipe. Your mate kneeling there with a cigarette will probably give you a shout as he leaps over the house in a ball of flames!😳
Maybe some loctite on those threads. I removed a 20-plus year old 4" rubber sleeve on a waste line and the screws were hand-loose. Furthermore I installed a 2" rubber sleeve on a drain temporary and when I went to remove it about two weeks later it the screw/nut could be turned by hand as well. Neither sleeve was leaking, but still.
There is a gas line in close proximity to your dig. Also, sewage [methane and hydrogen sulfide] is flammable and highly explosive. Apparently, you are very near it. The man helping locate the sewage line line is down very close to its location with a lit cigarette in his hand. BOOM BOOM! Between the bucket, the gases and the cigarette he could have lost his head. Glad he didn't.
I designed and built a backhoe and front end loader on my late 60s to early 70s ford model 80 garden tractor . 8 hp. Single cylinder kohler engine . loader lifts bucket level at 6 feet and has lifted over 1100 pounds.yeah I've moved small cars with it. Used it as a engine hoist several times. Made a motocross track for my son with it. Backhoe digs bucket flat at 8 feet deep and dumps 8 feet high. Pivots 180 degrees. I've used the crap out of it . loader has been on it over 10 years and the backhoe about 6 years. Have a 48 inch snow blower that mounts to the bucket. Quick detatch bucket and forks. Heard that right 8 hp single cylinder. Uses a two stage log splitter pump. When the backhoe isn't on I have an 80 pound wheel weight on each rear wheel and a little over 400 pounds of suit case weights that mounts on the backhoe mount. Ive had it and demonstrated it at many antique tractor shows. No one passed by without watching it. Beat that . anybody? Oh and I have about a thousand in steel . about 2000 in hydraulics. Steel was from a recycling center and hydraulics was all new except the backhoe controls ( bought them used at a flea market at an antique tractor show).
You need banded mission clamp couplings and “man off’s” no hub adaptors. Underground fernco couplings don’t cut it over the long term. Nice tractor thought.
Nice work good digging .The only thing that i would add is for saftey sake Your helper should not be that close tothe machine while you are digging because if you made a wrong move and it doesn't matter how good you are we all do it sometimes you could kill or injure him but other than that you did a great job.
You are correct, when locating a pipe under ground it’s always a delicate thing not to ripe it out of the ground!! Plus the markings for the gas pipe could be off. You never know what’s in the ground, it’s better to be safe than sorry. I’m always impressed by the power of this little machine. Thanks for commenting.
I had a gas line going literally 5" from the sewer. Boy was that a pain to dig up .but you guys might as well should have replace the whole line I mean cast iron is as old as it gets
We're on about a 50/50 mix of river rock and sand/clay mix soil. Any thoughts on how this would dig in stony soil? Right now I'm digging with mattock and shovel.
Been two years still running strong!! I am a home owner I just happen to own 23 homes. That’s why I bought my own backhoe to be able to quickly get them back up and running. Thanks for commenting!! Helps the channel!!
make America great again not really if you really pay attention to it. They have a marker on the bucket to help with leveling but you have to pay attention to it.
The ground guy is WAY WAY too chummy with that thing. At one point he had his knee just inches from that bucket on the way down. One little bump of a control lever and that bucket would have sawed that knee--and leg---right off!!!
you guys the man in the trench needs to dig 4 inches when your close and keep an eye close use hand sigs then move 4 more inches with shovel use sigs with hand go easy andy ou wont put a hole in the pipe
I only work on properties I own. I own several rental properties so I fixed the problem I was having at the time and moved on, if it gives me problems again I’ll go do what I need to do. Since I put a clean out in I’ve had no more problems
