"You think Post 10 can get in there with his rake" Very funny!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

hahah 👍

@Henry_Jones

3 ай бұрын

Lmfao! Beware the delta P!!!

@respeckmyname74

3 ай бұрын

post10 gets it done.

@brianhbinesh

3 ай бұрын

I am sure he could

@tonys623

3 ай бұрын

When its got ya, its got ya​@@Henry_Jones

Only 2 minutes and just drone footage, but I already know this will be a banger of an episode.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I think that drone footage does such an amazing job of framing the situation and placing the viewer on site. 👍

Looks like two culverts would be a great investment for the landowner.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

According to him this type of flow occurs every 5-10 years.

@waltradcliffe4482

3 ай бұрын

Good thing you didn't go with the smaller pipe all the new fill would have been gone

@TheBakeryism

3 ай бұрын

It should have a dissipator pad to help with the erosion, smashing the concrete pipes there would have worked@@GCFD

@laviniasgarden3648

3 ай бұрын

Great video Shawn! My heart was in my mouth watching you trying to get those concrete culverts out without toppling over! Watching your videos over the last few years has had a huge impact on how I look to solve problems and approach new areas of interest with gusto! Keep em coming boss. We love them

@thomasvnl

3 ай бұрын

​@@GCFDwell then apparently he thought it was worth rebuilding the road every 5 to 10 years I guess

Well, trust but verify. Looks like two 48"s need to be there. Homeowner dropped that ball, he knows it gets hit hard. Pretty obviously from just what you are seeing. Blessed you have a solid friend with big help. In the end, all we have are friends.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I will verify in the future for sure. I still can't believe I made this mistake!

@mikes78

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking even 2x 36's, which is just over 12% more area to carry water. But then again it's also 50% more corrugated surface area for the water to interact with and introduce inefficiencies.

@thehimself4056

2 ай бұрын

I was like. That pipe is maxed out. You need two of those or. Go bigger.

@grasscutter88

Ай бұрын

needs to be lower too.

Great videography. Always the rain footage at the end, even when it takes seven months to get it. That really sets you apart.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I love the rain footage too but it's such a pain to get it sometimes. This was definitely worth it.

@maxlundgren3482

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD The rain footage is *so* satisfying at the end. I swear this is why your channel is blowing up.

@gordiehattrick

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! One of the best features of Gate City's videos!!!!

@louskunt9798

2 ай бұрын

That’s the best part of his videos is the awesome follow up! No one else bothers to go the extra mile for us viewers. Love this channel!!

i love the small diversions when you find an interesting bug on the worksite

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Haha thank you!

@sonnyjimm23

2 ай бұрын

Insects are incredible, the natural wonders of the world❤

This is the content I live for. A video where Post 10 and Gate city foundation worlds collide😂

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it Doug 👍

I think as a professional, the responsibility of doing the due diligence of the facts of the proposed project is on you. That said, situations happen where more information pops up, in that situation the previous contract / agreement is void as it is no longer accurate and is sometimes impossible. Obviously when you have a good customer, work with them in these situations, it may cut into profit or even negate it, but you have good PR and a customer for life. They will tell people about how pleasant and professional you were and will bring in more and probably better quality customers (you become who you hang around). I think you handled it perfectly. The customer covers cost of materials, and you covered the extra cost of equipment and time.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your excellent comment Cam. I will definitely be double checking these things in the future. Although a bit stressful, this one turned out very well.

I KNEW THAT WATER LINE WOULDN'T MAKE IT 😂

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

We kind of did too. The homeowner was right there with parts to repair it in case we broke it.

@nvrdwn3140

3 ай бұрын

I use to try and work around stuff. Now I just tell them it's in the quote to temporarily remove it out of the way and repair it afterward. I've wasted too much time and money trying to work around things.

@mrdbooks7285

3 ай бұрын

@@nvrdwn3140 - Yep, too much to work around and in the end as we see, it got broken, break at the start and work more efficiently not worrying about it.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I wish we had just removed it from the start. It would have saved a ton of time and effort...

@mrdbooks7285

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD - I think it is called Hindsight. Lesson Learned - Fool me Once........

I loved seeing that water blasting out of that huge pipe. It is a good thing the homeowner agreed to go with the 48".

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I just couldn't believe how much water was there

For the cost of the 48” pipes, and for the sake of efficiency, I would have recommended to you and the homeowner that you install two 36” pipes instead of one 48”-er. That would have given you 30% more capacity and reduced the likelihood of it being clogged. I think it is AWESOME that you followed-up and went back out to check on the pipe more than once to see how it performed, otherwise, you would have never known or been able to learn. An admirable goal in life is to “win or learn!” And learning is living and is always a win-win.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Very well said Chupka! Thank you for your positive comment! I'm always trying to learn and make things win-win with people. - Shawn

@avpmobi

3 ай бұрын

2 36in pipes has only 20% advantage over 1 48in, and is more likely to clog. That final flood would need 2 48in or 1 60in.

@jeffreyglowacki7616

2 ай бұрын

I may sound harsh in an earlier post but I think you were communicating well with the customer and the customer seem satisfied.

Post10 approves

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

hahah I hope so! 👍

@awilkins3453

3 ай бұрын

When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Post10 video in my subs list 🤣

@jascharl

3 ай бұрын

Love that cat.

@univ1776

3 ай бұрын

Andrew Camarata left the chat.

@oldnstillworkin5709

3 ай бұрын

I don’t know about that. He doesn’t like plastic pipe. 😂

This was a letsdig18 sized project! Good working with what you had though. Was thinking all that concrete would have made a good dissapator pad. Well done!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

👍👍

@admalledd

3 ай бұрын

Yea, I was surprised to see GCFD take on such a large project, and even with hearing about his new machine, I assumed he would have someone he could call if it was too much. Thankfully he did (yay for friends!), and on the "how many of you noticed it was a 48 not 36", I noticed it (from watching plenty of Post10) didn't look right for a 36 but guessed it could have originally been a 48 that was sleeved, and further when you went inside and showed the work inside I thought that a validation of being a 48-sleeved-to-36 and trick of the camera FOV. I am glad GCFD you went and called for help/backup even if it ate into your margins more, those big pipes are no joke and just the safety risks vs hours, best to call a friend and rent his machine/time for a bit, take that as lesson learned and live on. Maybe you can do more culvert replacements, you did a fine job here in the end and now have some more experience under your belt. GCFD: it can be all to easy to misjudge sizes like this, and with the confidence it sounded like the owner had on it being 36, I am sure a decent number of us would have been caught out too. Contracts etc all have to have a bit of give-and-take and trust and "welp, something didn't go to plan, how do we wanna handle it?" As a then-new home owner, I had a contractor in to do some work and while I knew some things, I tried to inform that I was only guessing as a non-expert. Turns out there was a very expensive surprise, and we worked out a solution that while it cost me far more than I hoped also still solved the problem.

@Stratos53100

3 ай бұрын

Yes Chris would have had fun w this one as well.. w More & More equipment was suprised to see this one tackled for the expereince of it, the 160 was the ticket for the 48" as mentioned by @ admalledd below

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I would definitely tackle this project again but knowing I needed a bigger ex to pull the old stuff out. This was a fun project.

thats easily the most running water i've seen on this channel ever!

@Stratos53100

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, It certainly beats the record acum. total for sure, this will make the rest of the regular residential's look weak.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Same!

Thanks for the click beetle interlude! That was interesting. I marvel at you various knowledge bases. Love these out-of-town videos.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really thought I had a better description of that species in one of my beetle books.

@slappygappy48

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Keep the wildlife education coming!

Asking for help is always better than dragging things out. Time is everything. I work in IT and nobody knows everything, nobody can do anything. Best to get the job done asap for the customer.

@particularlybad

3 ай бұрын

'hmm, I don't know, but I know who to ask' is valuable

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Great point Henry!

You too man you had your fingers in that joint 3 times when Mr. Awarness was moving that pipe. Safety always.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Dale - I thought the same thing from the camera angle. It also looked like I was standing UNDER that swinging black pipe, but I wasn't I should have mentioned it, but the camera made things look way worse than they were. I'm a very safe person and feel no job is worth someone's safety. I'm also 40 hour HAZWOPER certified, among others.

I love how he uses the books to look up the insects, instead of the internet

I bet you are probably the busiest person whenever it rains. Going from job site to job site collecting footage. We APPRECIATE it greatly! Not many do it and I know it slows what you can put out but holy moly! that was awesome at the end. They almost need 2 of those culverts side by side!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you WM. The rain footage is a huge pain to try and get it. This video shows that in the first rain visit was not too impressive, so I waited.

I still think of myself in my 20's, so don't take this as an insult. The biggest mind blowing thing to me is when you said the original culivert was installed before you were born, 1981. How am I older than you? You freakin mynx of a man. Seriously though. I've been watching for at least 2 years and your integrity and ethics are very appreciated.

@stevewilson5292

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, 1981 ! That shocked me too. Why, he's just a kid, eh ? Then we do the arithmetic...scary.

@RamonInNZ

3 ай бұрын

I feel bloody ancient..... I was born in the 60's..... hahaha

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

1981 must have been a good year.

@KaiHenningsen

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD I was 21 in that year.

@gordiehattrick

3 ай бұрын

@@KaiHenningsen I was 26 🙂

so you have successfully built a culvert pipe, a road and a dam.... that's some serious skills man! :)

Again Shaun!! You da MVP for sitting on this for 7 months to get that Money Shot!!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was crazy how much water was rolling through there..

@MistahHeffo

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD it was insane. Makes me wonder how much of the riprap was left after all that.

Being honest to a costumer brings you the most! Well done!

You got very lucky that guy was a good man some people would take advantage of that situation

Boy oh boy , lots of digging on this one. It was 50 years ago I was laying storm pipes in Alberta up to 72 inches . They were the biggest ones . the smoothing out the banks at the end goes a long way with your reputation . you’ll get business just from that alone. Good job👍👍

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Allan! I spent a few days on this video and I almost trashed those two clips of smoothing out the banks, thinking the video was getting too long. But I decided to keep them. thanks for noticing!

well well well, look who is installing corrugated 😆

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Haha double wall corrugated. this is good stuff for culvert pipe.

It looks like a fairly safe job to learn on. I agree it was not your mistake to not notice the size mistake. I do think you could have used the cutout in the creek to notice that the water-velocity was erosive, you may want to include a ditch/creek size measurement to your inspections. You might also be able to use the Water-Table-Dashboard map provided by the State to see what the flow is in the rivers & creeks around the job. I'd have gone deeper, remember 30% of the pipe is air until you're at full-pipe-flow, so 30% can be below the water-table where erosion will keep the pipe clean with the high-water-velocity, as long as the outlet isn't obstructed it will push everything through due to the limited intake of the inlet. .

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Great points as usual Bob! Thank you!

@Mac_0614

Ай бұрын

I know its easy to arm chair this thing but the chains were helpful on the first two sections even with smaller equipment. You should have picked up longer straps or chains and had them ready for when he got there with that larger machine. It would have taken a third of the time instead of fighting it and less of a chance of hitting that line. And brought a ladder on follow up trips.

Always a good day when a new Gate City Foundation Drainage video drops!

@cyz44

3 ай бұрын

aint it sweet

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Love the post10 shout out! 😂 nice work! As usual you do excellent work!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Big thumbs up for a great job! I saw that MANCA ripper saw in the flyover at 22:30. I have one and can't say enough good things about it. It's AWESOME! Also; NEVER sit with your tracks paralell to an excavated bench.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Yes I like that thumb too. I asked the salesman if he wanted me to make a video about it and he said no that they didn't want any more interest in their products.

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO LADIES ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE and gentlemen 😊

Knowing ISO (Cat) & SAE (JD) controls is a bonus. I started out using ISO but had to learn SAE at a company I worked for long ago. I prefer SAE controls but can operate both patterns with practice.

Great video Shawn. I would have liked some compaction between lifts but you did a lot of hard work.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Dave - I compacted a little with the bucket but I wanted to keep it fairly light since there was so much mud and water in the trench. I like to keep the soil uniform throughout - either dry and compacted or lightly compacted as in here. I don't like fully compacted fill over top of mud because the two soil "types" can settle unevenly and disrupt the pipe.

I like the quality of the video and detail descriptions how you explain the project as you go along and the finish project wrap-up. Good job for the customer, your support group, and yourself as a business owner.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Richard! I could have edited this into a perfect job but I wanted to bring you all along for the ride. 👍

53:36 The man-made "natural" sights and sounds of the gravel falling out of the truck was pretty darn cool ETA: Seems like this site would be the perfect place for a HEC-RAS analysis on the pipe

I think the home owner is definitely happy because you put some good work into and the dirt you put back is holding.

getting that Andrew Camarata intro vibe

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! It's a pleasure to be compared to Andrew Camarata. I just love how the drone shots can help to frame the overall landscape of the job so quickly. It helps to place the viewer on site.

Great video as always! You know the power you could get from that! I wish I owned land like that! I can’t find land for a decent price anywhere anymore

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

This was out in a rural area for sure. The further out you go the cheaper the land. It was a joy working in that setting for sure.

@Pippy626

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFDyeah I’m looking for 5 acres my wife works from home and I am disabled and when I did work it was remote data/business analyst

Great job with the installation!!!! The fact the it is properly holding up all the water uphill is a testament of the quality of work. That being said, I'm a little surprised that that the Public Works is not involved in regards to properly assessing all the drainage coming down that creek and confirming the proper sizing of the culvert. Seeing all the water still back building could possibly causing additional flooding to surrounding neighbors and road ways. The flooded road on the way to this property could very well be the cause from this restriction of the creek lol. So imagine how much worst things could be upstream if the 36in pipe was installed as originally planned. All of this is only under the assumption if this creek is linked to other ditches, creeks, etc. off his property. All in all....good job on your behalf.

Excellent video. I think you handled the situation very well. You cannot predict every problem.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Thomas! I could have edited this video to make the job look perfect, but I like to bring you along for the job as is unfolds. This was a fun one. 👍

big job for you, with the right equipment, went a lot smoother, and would like to see the culverts on each side after the rain is gone and the water recedes, see how much erosion is there !

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Everything is good!

Getting measurements and verification is very important for doing any job like this. I think it would have been best to cut the water line out of the way to save time and probably should have had someone out to mark if there were any other lines. That way you can estimate extra time and repairs. You did a great job filming and got the job done the way the customer wanted. Thanks for the video and hopefully teaches someone some valuable info.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I agree that we should have cut the water line out of the work area and gotten the job done. We wasted a ton of time and effort trying to work around it even though the homeowner was fine with us cutting it, but I didn't want to.

Awesome job Sean! Take care and I’ll see y’all down the road…

That 160 is a beast , thanks for showing the unloading and loading of it too, really nice work.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I never know how much detail is too much. I thought the loading and unloading was super interesting too.

@paoc1791

3 ай бұрын

Such a skilled careful process to get off the road without doing damage. Impressive operator@@GCFD

Great job. I think the job could have been 2 x 36" pipes side by side. A lot of water going through there during that storm.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

that would have been a huge capacity!

@emmett3067

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD Yep. But the footage you showed in the storm had it almost overtopping which could cause some serious damage or even wash away the road.

@gman8042

3 ай бұрын

I concur with 2x36" pipes side by side to handle more volume instead of only a 48" pipe since owner stated there were already issues every 5 to 10 years. Always enjoy your videos and your good work ethic

I usually am quite the cowboy myself, but that operator of the Komatsu (God bless you) was pretty reckless. Can't be swinging chains with the culvert while you got a man in the hole. Turn the throttle down ffs

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

It's funny but it looked way worse than it was. These gopro cameras get distances and slopes way off.

@JAAulde

Ай бұрын

This whole job was hard to watch. Wreckless and feckless at every turn

WOW! Having that kind of support is key! So, one will need to build and maintain those relationships to have that support. Great Job! Right on the cusp of doing a two part series. Thanks for sharing!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! 👍

I believe that the friend needs a thumb on his excavator,should have some red dirt on sides of pipe and packed, more red dirt packing with the bucket , more dirt ore packing.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

👍👍 "thumbs" up

I wonder what kind of tambourine they would dance with if there was a gas pipeline and not a water supply system.😂

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

We definitely should have cut the water line out of the way and gotten the job done.

I will add that this scenario proves to any business owner that good customer service, and being willing to help others ALWAYS comes full circle and just makes everything usually work out much better now and in the future. You fair and wise work ethic will always take you far even if you have a few hiccups along that way. The fact you go back and check up on projects (even if the main reason is to get footage) is a service most would typically never do. Impressive.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I'm a scientist first and foremost (biologist) and so it's natural for me to question my thought process and be interested to gather more data after the solution has been in place. This, of course, is my favorite part and provides a great chance to reflect on what went right or wrong. I can then use that information to move forward with that, or future projects in a more confident fashion.

The clip at the end attests to the quality of work you did. That road inevitably became a dam and you did a good job. That is max flow for that 4’ pipe, homeowner should consider installing another 4’ to mitigate this in the future. Matt looks like a really good friend to have.

It didn’t take long to figure you needed a bigger excavator.😂😂😂

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Jeffrey I had just bought that KX121 and i thought it could handle anything! Oops!

@jeffreyshier9021

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD All I know about excavators is what I see on Dirt Perfect, once you uncovered those tiles and they were cement. 😱

I’ve always been curious, how can you drive vehicles over basically a plastic culvert instead of a concrete one? It seems like the structural support just wouldn’t be there.

@ultrastoat3298

Ай бұрын

We'll never know

I am a plumbing contractor, 72 years old. My father always lived by the adage of ‘Your word is your legacy, you live by your word’. Your fault for not confirming the measurements. You got lucky with a nice customer

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Great comment. I'm a scientist by training so I always follow the best data and enjoy the freedom to change my view as new evidence comes to light. I've never worried about holding to my "word" if things change. I try to do the best I can.

This was a awesome video with the rain event in the end, incredible, and that really showed that the homeowner made the 100% correct decision, also very interesting that it did not go over the road, I think the amount you raised it up stopped that from happening this time, very good job!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think this one turned out very well. 👍

Clogged? Looks like it has just hit capacity. If that is such a regular occurrence it happens ever '5-10 years', Id be recommending a second pipe.

That thing is clogged ? Looks like it just can’t handle that much water.

Nice to see this video getting lots and lots of views in a short period of time.

Great job and great working with the home owner on addressing the issues that arose

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

thank you Mike!

Dirt should have been back filled a couple of feet at a time and compact each layer as it’s filled in.

@matthewcloud112

3 ай бұрын

Yep, I don't understand why this wasn't done

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Great question! I compacted it with the bucket a little as I went. Since I was working with mud at the bottom, I wanted the whole thing to settle evenly instead of highly compacted fill on top of mud. That's also why I built it up a bit higher to allow for some natural and even settling.

@jlbush8249

3 ай бұрын

And to prevent the sides from washing he should have put down geotextile and then clean compacted rip rap all the way to the top.

For any of you younger people, that thing he was holding that had all the pictures of bugs with words and stuff is called a book.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Haha books

I enjoyed watching it all especially the surprise ending.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Stuart!

Great video! They need to put a 6 foot diameter pipe next time! 👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

The pipe is not clogged, it is undersized

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I think youere right!

the city is going to love him... track marks on the road surface :)

@WVdavidB

11 күн бұрын

Came here to post this.

🎉❤ I am glad I ran across your channel thank you for the video....🎉❤.....JJ....😊

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you JJ! Welcome to the channel! - Shawn

Excellent video. I think the "don't trust the client's assessment" is something that occurs in many industries. Typically, if you don't do your own assessment and go blindly on what the client tells you, you'll find yourself in trouble. It's a good learning experience. Keep up the good work; your videos have helped me with my own drainage projects here in California.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I still can't believe I climbed in the pipe when I first looked at it and failed to realize it wasn't a 36"

@mrmoorey

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD Sometimes your preconceptions stop you from realizing the mistake you're making. It's all part of "live and learn", and helps you not make the same mistake twice.

I'm not sure if The Rake of Destiny would have been able help lol

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

haha 👍

For next time on one of these jobs, maybe do more research independent of the owner, as far as where the water is coming from, as in what size river, creek, lake is upstream, and what type of flow could be expected in the future. It’s an engineering job that needs to be done and the data isn’t easy to come by. That “ten year flow” I’d suggest is more like every one to two years. There needs to be a bigger better wider v shaped bulkhead with more rock bed, and removal of possible clogging trees that will collapse upstream of the pipe.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Great comment! I didn't check any data but I'm sure they would show a large landscape draining to this bottleneck. The owner felt confident that putting back what was there would be just fine, as it had lasted 42 years up until that point.

Yes! Always enjoy when the reference books come out Shawn. Great job, you must’ve been glad to have a good man like Carson out there with you. That makes all the difference doesn’t it?

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

it really made a huge difference having Carson there. As soon as I figured out the pipe was wrong, and the 48" was 2x the price, and I couldn't move the old pipes, I was really overwhelmed on how to proceed. Carson quickly said, let's get him back out here and renegotiate. At the absolute worse case, I could have covered the pipe back up.

Great Job. It is nice to have good friends with equipment & skills. WOW... that is a lot of Water.

I take it that you guys haven't been doing this type of work very long I hate to say watching this video was sad 😢

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Why do you say that David? You don't like the results?

Does anyone else feel like there should of been compacting done during the backfill operation? At least the base under the bottom half of the pipe?

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

When working in a water filled trench like this one I don't like fully compacting. The reason is you'll end up with two separate soil profiles, dry compacted fill over top of wet, muddy fill. I compacted a little with the bucket but not much. This allows the entire profile of soil to settle naturally and evenly and not disrupt the pipe.

The rain footage is awesome!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Alexei! It was crazy seeing that pipe flowing

You did a great job Shawn, got the water moving 👏 👍

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Taylor!

YOU'RE NOT A GOOD CONTRACTOR. YOU'RE A GREAT CONTRACTOR

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

thank you Paul!

lol, too many mistakes! quote wrong size and length, and most importantly no real improvement in water flow so erosion will occur again, lack of rif raf and generally poor planning equals poor end result!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I think this job turned out extremely well Amy. The old pipe lasted 42 years and that's what we are going for again.

Spectacular flow mate, good work by you and your mate, glad to see everything working out fine, thanks for posting from France.

First of al love mister post 10 and his adventures. But it was nice to see how it's made. Greetzzz 🌷🇳🇱🌷🇳🇱🌷

Being in exciting for over 28 years I can’t believe you are changing the poor old guy for you not knowing what you are doing!! You should stick to your bugs and leave the excavating to the professionals!! I feel really sorry for the landowner who had to pay for this poor job!!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Can you be more specific Mark? What in the end after the pipes had been installed for 8 months could have been done better or more professionally? I stand behind my demonstrable results. 👍

On a rate 1-10 I say what you did was 3 , probably the worse I've every seen you do, this job was completely out of your league.. especially no compaction around the pipe, not one compactor on suite. I'm disappointed on your work ethic on this job.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Donald I don't like compacting dry fill over wet fill in the trench. In that case I like the whole thing to settle naturally and evenly. Otherwise you have highly compacted fill that acts as a separate unit over the wet fill in the trench. What did you think of the results after 8 months?

Wow, That rainfall footage made up for at least 4-5 videos. Thanks Sean!

Good job Shaun, I think that was a bit of a learning curve for you, well done 👍

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Martin! This was a pretty cool project and I love how it turned out. 👍

Great video!!!....Great work!.....Never imagined that side of the driveway having that much water.....Wow......I think the great job you did saved that driveway in the end....Great homeowner and customer also.....

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was an enjoyable job in the end, regardless of the money side.

I got a chuckle when you brought that little guy down to take out those pipes lol

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Haha I had just bought the kx121 and in my mind it was gigantic! oops!

@AquaSourceLLC

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD we all do it. I tried yanking a 60” with a 4 ton lol

Wow, this was a doosie! Very intensive work. Kudos for a job well done!! 🏆🏆 Thanks Shawn! 👍🌊🌧

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you as always, Sheena!

Crazy flow! Good call on 48" !

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

She was gettin' it!

Shaun everybody happy nice job and it good to have friends who help you out of a jam.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! it turned out very well

Great job! Good project to see how you handled it.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great job! But you need a big jumping jack or small walk behind double drum. Compaction in lifts is 100% a must on a back fill of this size especially for this application.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I didn't do much compaction because we were working over wet mud in the trench. I would never compact dry fill over wet dirt because it creates two separate soil profiles that could settle separately and disrupt the pipe.

@alsaku33

3 ай бұрын

@@GCFD SOP to always wet the soil you are putting back so it will in fact compact. When you take "shots" for compaction you always measure moisture content as well. That 160 needs a thumb! Love your channel!

Nice Job Shawn. Incredible waterflow at the end!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

I know, it was cray!

We have an all year creek in our back half. In heavy rain, that thing will flood so bad that it will create a temporary pond five or six acres in size, fifteen to twenty feet in places. It's amazing how these seemingly calm, low valleys can create so much havoc during heavy rain.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Wow that's pretty interesting Bill!

Another great job. Amazing water flow.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

thank you! this was incredible to re-visit and see it

Post10’s rake 🤣😂🤣really thought you were heading down into the trenches with that concrete pipe…let’s not do that again.😮 You did good all the way around man!!! You’re always professional, you make your jobs right or better, and you think of the property owner first even if you don’t have the job. Of course I watched till the end😊

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you Tony! It's always a pleasure reading your comments! - Shawn

Great job fun to watch, very professional I’m now hooked on drains 🚧

Dang, that was a monster job and you crushed it! Great work!

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was a good one👍

You asked what we think... I think you should have broken those old pipes into very large pieces and dumped them and that giant rock (@44:05) into the outflow as a form of erosion control and help slow that water down a bit. Just food for thought. I've learned a lot from you and always appreciate the insight into your jobs. Be safe.

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you DM. I forgot to mention that we considered hammering the pipes but were very worried about all the rebar in them. We didn't want a wire mess of half hammered pipes.

Another Great video Shawn!! it's surreal to see that much water up against that little road like that, but your culvert is handling it. And i have to mention, the work you did further up the driveway was noticeable, and looked great

@GCFD

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! the work widening the road really paid off for keeping water off the culvert too.

The culvert wasn’t clogged, it was fully at capacity! Think the homeowner could have safely installed 2 culverts!

Great video and lots of good lessons learned for you and us.