I love seeing the growth in Sam. He use to be handing the blocks off and doing all the labor. Now hes building retaining walls and doing pavers... Hes gonna be a foreman soon.
@@deviousrooster136 I agree. It was the first video i watched of his. I'm a fan of the channel now. I've definitely learn a few things. Don't know why I left such a shitty comment
It's hard to watch you guys. There's a guy I saw on RU-vid that actually has a hammer for the skid steer. He's on the west coast. He smokes you guys. I think he could've done more with a mini S70 and hammer than you and your whole crew.
@@erici8750 Why say that? I've been doing this work for over 20 years and in business for about 12. We do not do as much paver work because we focus on decorative concrete, but I was thinking, man, he is lucky to have that Sam guy. An employee like that is a unicorn in these times where the construction economy has an about 1% unemployment rate. That dude does a great job and the owner manages his guy well. I'd hire them in a second and I am a really picky person when I sub, so much so that I usually just do it myself. But guys that go around saying, "why did you do this?", "You should do that", etc. are usually hacks. Don't get me wrong, there is good constructive criticism and I still learn from people when I hire new employees. As a matter of fact the first thing I do when I get a new experienced employee is data mine the hell out of him and I always learn new things. This owner has good knowledge. A lot of stuff he does I already know and do myself, but its nice to hear someone else say it. Like I said, the hotshots who know it all never work out. I know if I guy is correcting my practices in the first couple weeks he works for me, its not going to work. At first I'd get excited thinking, this is great, this guy has ideas and he must be confident, then 100% of the time, he totally fails. Everyone that shakes their head and says, you should be doing this, that or doing this differently is working for me. Therefore, they are not doing what they are telling me, which is fine, but at the end of the day, I am their boss so I must be doing something right. I used to give these people a lot of room and I found that they always produce inferior products doing it "their way". You sound like one of those hot shots. Let me guess, you have about 10 companies on your resume in the last five years? You shake your head and roll your eyes all day at work, because you could do it so much better? This owner probably is not trying to run a paver company that turns out 2000 sqft a day. The fact that you can't see that is a testament to your knowledge of the industry. I got competitors in my area who pour 5000 sqft of concrete a day and I am usually only comfortable with under 1000 sqft. I spread the pours out, use a lot of cold joints and control my product. People pay me a lot more per square foot to lay concrete and that is not saying anything bad about my competitors. They also have great companies, just a totally different business model. Could I adopt that model and work for builders pouring 5 driveways a day? Yeah, I am sure I could, but that is not my business model nor is it something that I would enjoy doing. At the end of the day I guarantee this dude is crushing it and pretty happy with his output. Again, I have about 15 to 20 employees that work at my company at any given time and I would be stoked to get an employee like that Sam guy. As well I'd be happy with the quality and speed that two crew members were able to do.
@@colbybrand5326 I guess you know, as you saw it in the video, that those two crew members did over 10K in work that week, made the owner alot of money.
Great job, as a diy’r your videos have helped me build a 850 sqft driveway, a 204 “yes 204 sq ft” when done by hand with little helpers lol that 4 sq ft is worth a few days at least🤣 and a raised (18” H x16’W x12’ D) retaining wall pad for a gazebo. Another BIGGG THANKS from mines to yours!!!
@@Dirtmonkey you should have some of your viewers send you photos of projects they’ve done using what they’ve learned and techniques/information you’ve put out there. Maybe a good idea for a video. It has really pointed us (diy) in the right directions. Making it much easier too research deeper , and reasons to integrate particular materials and building techniques in stages/stages. If I had the business education I’d already be in the business. Kinda hard to see past all the hard work involved!! I salute you and all your able to put together and I’m sure your crew respects that to!!!
Thanks for taking the advice and really breaking down these videos to the tee! Its nice to be able to analyze every aspect of the job/tools that you do/use
@@Dirtmonkey Anytime. I'm branching my business into lawn care and snow removal starting this year and your videos have been a huge help in pointing me in the right direction.
Hello Stanley Gordy from Alberta here I really enjoy watching your videos your doing a great job. I've just started my own concrete business here in alberta I've been pouring and finishing concrete for 15 years now and have now decided to start a business. Watching your videos really gives me a understanding on how to estimate a job. I still have a lot to learn yet about properly estimating. Keep up the amazing work and videos. Your friend Alberta.
Great job guys, so nice to see that there is still people out there that cares about there work. That asv75 that looks like a badass machine. Thanks man...
Wish y'all were closer and I had a budget. I've been wanting a flagstone walkway since i bought this place 5 years ago. You do awesome work and I love your videos. Thanks for makin em.
Great idea to upload the way you have been lately in order! Makes it really easy to follow and get stuck into as a viewer!! Can’t wait for the next project!
Impressive work - so many people take for granted the craftsmanship and attention to detail that goes into something like this, not to mention the scale of it all. Thumbs up.
I've laid many paver stones before and y'all just spot on y'all do it right every time hands out to you man proud of somebody else doing it right to makes you feel good inside of them something done right you know it's done right
I got a RT40 about a year ago, and Love IT! It's small, but absolutely the perfect size for Harry Homeowner with 2 acres. Cant lift a 3500 Lb Paver pallet, but can either push it, or lift half of one. Can climb anything, just be careful sideways, and back up the really steep hills. Got the Cab, but no AC.. so glad I did..
Great job guys; as always. I used to use PVC pipe/conduit where y'all use gas pipe. Not as rigid but it worked for me. I don't find the channel confusing because I know you have so many projects and the weather almost never cooperates. But I sure do enjoy them.
The saying " I love it when a plan comes together! " comes from the tv show The A Team. The leader Hannibal Smith always said it at the end of the show. That's a beautiful job! Those your crew put down came out awesome!
Looks great and the skidsteer looks awesome. Watch that tree in the back yard though. Maple maybe? The root flare got buried and will cause trouble down the road
that's a nice machine. I used to train some of the guys on the Bobcat we had at my mill. also trained them on forklift and man lifts log grapples excreta. to bad you didn't have fork extenders.
I have to say I'm completely sold on the ASV's and now with the max cab makes my cat 259d a blind spot machine. I guess it's time for an upgrade. And as far as the paver walkway I would have softened that angle by the transition off the front stoop but that's the only thing i would change. Awesome job.
Good work,great way to run a sequence on your jobs. I’ve been watching for a while and I like your works and attitude of your workers. Great to see every body takes responsibility good touch. Good luck and. Stay safe you all
That was a beautiful freekin job! The tie in to the existing pavers was seamless! Talking about taking pride in your work! Kudos to Sam and Blaine! And that ASV looks like a sweet machine! Maybe shudda sprung for the air ride seat though. 😉
I just picked up a 20’ RT-75 HD Max myself last week and we run a mulching head on it. Wow! What an impressive little Beast with a mere 75hp that nearly out performs our 299d3 110hp machine while mulching. Love that Cummins power!
How has your RT-75 been for you? That is, if you still have it. I've been trying to get a much information on it as possible as they look like a fantastic machine. Any complains or nuances with it? I've read a few things on them catching fire, possibly due to a drain/weep hole in the DOC/muffler spewing hot exhaust on the plastic and wire harness in the engine bay. Does yours have any indication on that? Or a plug in that bottom hole? I'm not sure if it's a problem or not. Thanks.
My goodness gentlemen beautiful job. Not a corner cut, as usual! Good ole American pride and American craftsmanship - pleasure to watch - thank you. One critique if I may be so bold - please take with a grain of salt. At the garage back door and leading to the shed entrance, I would have rounded those corners of ther parkway rather than 90s. Just my 2 cents - outstanding job! RT-75 is absolute bad ass too. I look forward to hearing what you think of it :D Andrew Mac
What a fabulous job. I love the stair work. Your crew must eat and drink brick work. This job would have been a perfect job for the portland and sand mix. You do not have to wet it as it absorbes the miosture through the stone and cracks in the pavers. Again , a fabu;lous job.
