It took 5 Machines to install this Culvert pipe WRONG! Will it ever hold up?

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  • @millionmiler
    @millionmiler6 ай бұрын

    I can't wait for the video that shows us the installation of the overhead crane

  • @DieselCreek

    @DieselCreek

    6 ай бұрын

    its coming, ive almost got all the pieces I need

  • @richardthomas1743
    @richardthomas17436 ай бұрын

    Hello everybody and thumbs UP to Matt! Its going to be a great day now! YAY!!

  • @jonniessink1
    @jonniessink16 ай бұрын

    You could probably also do is take one of you compactors over there and vibrate the hell out of it. In my experience with packers, the vibrations will draw the moisture out of the ground faster than mother nature and it will pack the dirt so you can then top off with gravel.

  • @52Ford

    @52Ford

    6 ай бұрын

    I think he'd be better off waiting till he's digging in the borrow pit, take the dozer and scrape all that topsoil off the pipe, then bring in clay.... THEN compact it with the vibratory roller.

  • @johnbillman6365
    @johnbillman63656 ай бұрын

    I'm a retired civil engineering technician and have designed many a roads. You never use topsoil for road base. You must use a good gravel base. You'll have to remove all the topsoil and put material from your barrow pit to build your road. You really need to remove all the topsoil along the entire length of the proposed road, especially if you're going to be running heavy loaded trucks over it.

  • @tjboylan20

    @tjboylan20

    6 ай бұрын

    I was about to say the same thing, where I live in Florida even gravel gets washed away so we have to reinforce them with concrete instead of

  • @alanlisting2080

    @alanlisting2080

    6 ай бұрын

    think he covered that in the video

  • @Disblair

    @Disblair

    6 ай бұрын

    Entirely agree, and I’m sure Matt knew this. I honestly can’t think why he went down the road (no pun intended) of using top soil, even allowing for the fact that it was available, to use as a base for a haulage road.

  • @jamesmaclary8441

    @jamesmaclary8441

    6 ай бұрын

    I also agree. I also think he needs to use a compactor to compact the gravel base and soil so that it holds together more better this way the road lasts longer. As for the dampness in the soil I think sand might help out with that as well. I could be wrong but hey it's a thought.

  • @icanfartloud

    @icanfartloud

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Disblair wtf does top sirloin have to do with it....

  • @amossnowdaharleyman9179
    @amossnowdaharleyman91796 ай бұрын

    Had a soft spot on my farm lane that took 60 ton of stone before I ever found a bottom and got it firm. It was 75' long....

  • @TishaHayes
    @TishaHayes6 ай бұрын

    I sort of winced when I saw you tossing so much topsoil on top of that pipe. The contractor I hired to put in my road for my house did the same thing; It was my fault for not specifying exactly what I wanted done, I counted on their competence and I was not present when the work was done. What won-out with that crew was their laziness in not wanting to wait for five or six truckloads of rock to show up. Twenty five years later it is still a boggy mess down there. I wish they had dropped a couple of loads of #3 and then more loads of #5 to give it a drivable surface. I was down there yesterday and the ruts are almost a foot deep along the edges of the road. Work-wise, one of the sites I was responsible for (pumping station for an oil pipeline) was a giant, mucky mess and it took almost two feet of #1 to create a base that I had them top off with another foot of #5. It still was not a fun surface to ride on (lumpy) but at least we did not need to call for a tow truck to get our 4x4 work vehicles out of a mud pit that had buried up to the door rockers. (I am an electrical engineer and don't know much about civil engineering or site construction but working for an oil company they just see the word "engineer" attached to your name and think that we know everything about every imaginable subject.. Usually if they force me in to that sort of predicament I will end up overbuilding to keep it from being a fiasco.)

  • @jamesford2040
    @jamesford20406 ай бұрын

    MATT, MATT, MATT ... You have to redo that CULVERT . Next spring you will have a ditch on oth sides of the culvert, and you know that !

  • @artszabo1015
    @artszabo10156 ай бұрын

    I have said this before and I will say it again. This young man works his ass off making these videos that we all immensely enjoy. I see there are 468,000 views and only 61,000 likes. A thumbs up is totally free. It boggles my mind to know that over 400,000 people watched this video and just moved on without giving a simple click of the "like" button. That is just pathetic. Art from Ohio

  • @steveperyer4850
    @steveperyer48506 ай бұрын

    You did what you needed to put that culvert in that drainage area. Top soil is one of the worst types of soil you could have used, but it was available. You most likely would not use it again in an area that you want to move heavy equipment through. God job any how Matt. That material in your pit would have been much better. Love the channel, and use to be living not far from you in Oakdale when the Army base was there in the early 70’s. Nice country out there.😊

  • @DoingMyThing1900

    @DoingMyThing1900

    6 ай бұрын

    I cringed at using topsoil as well, but given the application, it shouldn't be an issue. It's not a main driveway, just a path through the woods, and if it washes, he can do another video to dig it out and fix it!

  • @kaboom4679
    @kaboom46796 ай бұрын

    Topsoil wasn't the greatest stuff to use , but it is what you had handy , so , hope it works out enough for it's purpose .

  • @donaldlindgren6817

    @donaldlindgren6817

    6 ай бұрын

    Trust me, there plenty of clay in typical western Pennsylvania "topsoil".

  • @mikef.1000

    @mikef.1000

    6 ай бұрын

    I thought the same... but I expect it will come good in the end once it dries and compacts with time.

  • @Chad93oleblue
    @Chad93oleblue6 ай бұрын

    Did you have fun? Did you get to operate multiple older machines that may be in a scrap yard if you didn’t save them? Did you put out a sweet video for the week? The answer is yes to all! So how I see it is it was a success!

  • @James_Scheid

    @James_Scheid

    6 ай бұрын

    Also, did you generate a lot of comments to help the channel?

  • @WSTLNZ

    @WSTLNZ

    6 ай бұрын

    Also, the chance of doing it all again a few meters either side, and infilled correctly with grit /sand gravel & hardtop.. Yeah just another video eh?

  • @Cooldad87

    @Cooldad87

    6 ай бұрын

    Either way regardless it's good content as always and how Matt takes the time out of his very busy schedule to post videos for us great job Matt were all human bro back to the drawing board I am sure you already have a solution by now ..... honestly if I were close by your neck of the woods I would help out for FREE just so I could operate the old school machines you got cos old things are awesome and they don't build them like they used to ha ha!

  • @Hunter12396

    @Hunter12396

    5 ай бұрын

    @@James_ScheidHave you driven a Ford lately?

  • @richarddolman-sx2lr
    @richarddolman-sx2lr6 ай бұрын

    People say "living the dream", but you truly are. Messing around and fixing old equipment, building and working on your own projects on a daily basis and on such a beautiful property. I'm very envious. Keep the great content coming.

  • @Devilpup
    @Devilpup6 ай бұрын

    Nothing beats a Sunday morning with a hot cup of coffee and a fresh Diesel Creek video!

  • @samvalentine3206

    @samvalentine3206

    6 ай бұрын

    You got it!

  • @Sgt_Bill_T_Co
    @Sgt_Bill_T_Co6 ай бұрын

    To say i was surprised you were using only topsoil would be an understatement.

  • @lawrencewillard6370

    @lawrencewillard6370

    6 ай бұрын

    Used what he had, and this will work, as it is not a big water flow area as is seen.

  • @blackhouseengineering5386
    @blackhouseengineering53866 ай бұрын

    Hi Matt, love the channel, keep up the good work. I recall you have a lot of timber lying around so if you're up for an experiment do like the old timers. Lay a good timber carpet straight on that slop, 8 inch round down to brushwood, the more tangled and random the better. A good layer of soil over the top that'll work into the voids then a deep shale cap. Won't hurt if you end up with a rise over the pipe. In the rainy UK we've built roads and railways over bogs on brushwood matts that are still good 150 year later. Thinking about your International loader maybe there's a coolant blockage? When you're working the revs keep enough flow through the rad but back at idle it hotshots and boils?

  • @MajorMarch1978

    @MajorMarch1978

    6 ай бұрын

    I agree something for the soil bind against and be might strong and last a lifetime

  • @TylerDuysen

    @TylerDuysen

    6 ай бұрын

    the oil coolers bad so when the bad oring expands it pushes oil into the coolant then pushes coolant out

  • @AnZsDad1973

    @AnZsDad1973

    6 ай бұрын

    @@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5 I doubt that will help with the coolant leak...

  • @anthonydjr

    @anthonydjr

    5 ай бұрын

    When operating why does it not keep the rpms up ? Hey Matt whatever happened to Christine the blade? I don't see her hanging out,I must've missed an episode.. 30:34.

  • @keendeesjarlais3636

    @keendeesjarlais3636

    5 ай бұрын

    @@AnZsDad1973 no ,but more importantly it will assure a place in heaven

  • @YouriTegelaers
    @YouriTegelaers6 ай бұрын

    Sokoban is how I know the old game with the blocks you need to move.

  • @BuggsK100RS
    @BuggsK100RS6 ай бұрын

    Could be good to make some DIY swamp mats up to put over that would stop it getting too bad to drive on.

  • @egomaniac247
    @egomaniac2476 ай бұрын

    That thumbnail is the dream day of almost every 10 year old who grew up in the 80s 😂

  • @Renville80
    @Renville806 ай бұрын

    There's another phrase that describes what Matt explains at around 6:00 - yak shaving; a series of annoying, seemingly unrelated tasks that need to be done to accomplish an overall goal.

  • @Gin-toki
    @Gin-toki6 ай бұрын

    Sokoban is the name of the game with a guy having to move things around in a room. Fun game from the early 80's. There have been many iterations of it since with all kinds of different names :)

  • @alphonseroy421
    @alphonseroy4216 ай бұрын

    I've been in heavy construction since our family was in business and i was 12years old as an operator as well as a Forman and or boss for the later years of my life and don't care if you don't listen to my suggestions but when I installed a culvert pipe I always installed an extra 6 foot on each side of the culvert ! This extra length is for the slope on each side of the bridge from top of road to flowline of culvert pipe to minimize erosion on the inlet and outlet of your culvert pipe ! As well as for better compaction along the edges of the road !

  • @caiwilkie6453
    @caiwilkie64536 ай бұрын

    loving the consistent uploads recently, keep up the hard work !

  • @DieselCreek

    @DieselCreek

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Will do!

  • @ThundaStrack
    @ThundaStrack5 ай бұрын

    Geeze Matt, that puzzle thing was my life for years. Trying to explain it to people was a task in itself. Gotta do 9 things before you can get to the 1 thing you want to do to begin with.

  • @motor2of7
    @motor2of76 ай бұрын

    He got the top soil from making his main road into the property, so Matt obviously knows how to build a road. Using the top soil was a matter of convenience.

  • @jakezanders6598

    @jakezanders6598

    6 ай бұрын

    The flip side is, the only reason he has to make this road is because his main road won't stand up to truck traffic. Maybe should've been done differently to begin with

  • @4knanapapa
    @4knanapapa6 ай бұрын

    As a retiree every day is like Sunday, what makes real Sunday's special is starting it with a new Diesel Creek video.

  • @dickdegraaff5452
    @dickdegraaff54526 ай бұрын

    Dear Matt, In our wet climate over here in the Netherlands we never use top soil over a culvert or a concrete pipe. Most of the time we’re digging out the soil for about 40 inch under the position where the pipe needs to come with at least 40 inch above the pipe for covering the pipe. Of course the total depth for digging is depending on the diameter of the the pipe. With us width of the area to be dug needs to be at least 80 inch plus the diameter of the pipe. First we make a bed for the pipe out of 40 inch high sand out of the rivers. Than the pipe needs to be positioned in the middle of the made space and the sides can be filled equally with sand of a river. On top of the pipe approximately 33 inch of river sand and finally the last layer of about 6 inch with small ground stone. Only the sides where the pipe is coming out at both ends will be finished with top soil for making grass growing possible. the entire dam with water passage, is well rolled so that heavy traffic can pass over it. Often such a construction also receives an asphalt layer, but never in situations like yours. End of the lesson how to make a solid dam with water passage.😀 I look forward to your next vlog and send you love from the Netherlands

  • @tomrobertson3236

    @tomrobertson3236

    6 ай бұрын

    This intermittent Probably flows a few months of the year Plus he said 30 inch is overkill . I think he is just using excuses to put it in other to level ot out a little

  • @patrickthemayor2524

    @patrickthemayor2524

    6 ай бұрын

    its his back yard and he used what he had and he covered what he has to do in the video

  • @gijsvalk7302

    @gijsvalk7302

    6 ай бұрын

    I fear that the Dutch way of making these things is a bit over the top for a backyard project like Matts since our country is basicly a reclaimed river delta / swamp..

  • @jasongreene303
    @jasongreene3036 ай бұрын

    Only 5 machines to do it wrong, that sounds like a properly quoted job! More machines, bigger budget, and more time will make the job real world! 😂 Nice work keeping the channel consistent and (most) viewers happy and content. Trolls will troll.

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael2 ай бұрын

    Always great to See the Old international Loader Since the Video From Picking it up Matt 7:00 To 9:20 @Diesel Creek

  • @marksaddler
    @marksaddler6 ай бұрын

    Great to see all those previous projects getting put to good use on this project! Keep up the good work Matt 👍

  • @nsbhagwat

    @nsbhagwat

    6 ай бұрын

    Talking about previous projects, what happened to that project of pulling the power line to your shop? Did your local power company start sending juice thru those lines?

  • @marksaddler

    @marksaddler

    6 ай бұрын

    @@nsbhagwat The actual power lines weren’t even through- it was just the ductwork that was laid in 2-part power video. I’m sure Matt will update us as soon as there’s enough content for a video, or mention it as in update on another video.

  • @donaldstevenson2475

    @donaldstevenson2475

    6 ай бұрын

    Well one question did you or did you not drive the dozer across the pipe while installing it. Does that dozer weight less than a dump truck full of dirt.

  • @vonyinzer
    @vonyinzer6 ай бұрын

    sunday morning coffee and Diesel Creek, perfect together!

  • @DieselCreek

    @DieselCreek

    6 ай бұрын

    Enjoy!

  • @caseyramseyer9874
    @caseyramseyer98746 ай бұрын

    20:50 Just a man and his dump truck cruising through the woods

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael2 ай бұрын

    I Always Look Forward To youtube Suggestions On Your Older Videos Matt always a Entertaining Day When i find Something I havent Seen appreciate The Entertainment Matt 2:06 @Diesel Creek

  • @egomaniac247
    @egomaniac2476 ай бұрын

    Man it has to be so rewarding to have a machine for each step of this project !

  • @Anthony-ss8ob

    @Anthony-ss8ob

    6 ай бұрын

    O yeah 👍

  • @ljprep6250

    @ljprep6250

    6 ай бұрын

    No kidding! That's a week's work with two guys and shovels. Plus a case of IcyHot muscle reliever.

  • @andykillsu
    @andykillsu6 ай бұрын

    Top soil is terrible for fill… you should be using rock around the culvert and then rocky fill on top of it (like you did with your shop). In addition, the culvert isn’t buried far enough, they need to be _at least_ half the diameter. Lastly, plastic culverts are junk, only use metal ones (just ask post10).

  • @user-fz6vs4de9m
    @user-fz6vs4de9m6 ай бұрын

    You have lots of neat stuff. I live in the city so my "neat" stuff is limited but my grandkids love to go through it. "Tata, why do you have so much neat stuff?" I tell them that's what Tatas are for.

  • @slavengutesa5243
    @slavengutesa52436 ай бұрын

    Just as I sit down and eat dinner, thinking about what to whatch on youtube, i see Matt uploaded a new video for us to watch! Keep up with good! Hello from Bosnia!

  • @4sl648
    @4sl6486 ай бұрын

    The styling of the 3850 loader is cool early 1970s. Neat to see an IH combo, loader and dump.

  • @christophernewman8741
    @christophernewman87416 ай бұрын

    Good morning Matt. Just bought 18 acres going to start clearing it. Bought a 400 dollar 4wheeler yesterday. Looking at backhoes. Lol getting a late start

  • @DieselCreek

    @DieselCreek

    6 ай бұрын

    Right on!

  • @brentmcmahon8188
    @brentmcmahon81886 ай бұрын

    Pouring concrete over the plastic Colbert pipe works really good to if you can afford 2 grand for concrete! Just use the good stuff and the fill with rock and screenings and do it right and be done with it !

  • @CITYNEWSSUPPORT
    @CITYNEWSSUPPORT6 ай бұрын

    I love the bearer with a heater still has its side view taped on! The second you fix that the transmission will blow.

  • @BarryTsGarage
    @BarryTsGarage6 ай бұрын

    Matt thanks so much for your commitment to keeping us entertained with your planning, shooting, editing and posting week after week. 🎉🎉

  • @markbout257
    @markbout2576 ай бұрын

    😂 looks like a vid from the summer. So much green on the trees. I think the only piece of equipment still missing on the farm is an articulated dumptruck. Anyway nice job Matt and maybe if you need the road pretty fast lay down some steel sheets to bridge the culvert. Thats what is done over here a lot when the soil isnt load bearing.

  • @triptisrinivasjanardan3929
    @triptisrinivasjanardan39296 ай бұрын

    I think he needed to "Drain the swamp" first, just seeing how wet it is out there. This project looks like something done in the summer and just uploaded now. Reading all the comments, yup good luck with the top soil fill.

  • @scpvrr
    @scpvrr6 ай бұрын

    This is an ATTIC project: All The Toys In the Chest! Just make sure you clean it up before mom comes home!

  • @CenterLineDesigns
    @CenterLineDesigns6 ай бұрын

    Matt you are pulling at my heart strings with a dam and pond build! I work in 90 MW hydro generating stations.

  • @TishaHayes

    @TishaHayes

    6 ай бұрын

    I wish I had the availability of surface waters to create a pond. Living on a mountain made of karst terrain (caves and solution channels) means that we can get three inches of rain in 24 hours and it doesn't puddle or pond anywhere.

  • @roberthodge2771

    @roberthodge2771

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TishaHayes Clay or plastic basing will hold water; look up the series by the Rainey's of Homestead Rescue.

  • @NickManCuso59
    @NickManCuso596 ай бұрын

    It's amazing what a guy can do with determination and the right equipment !

  • @tcaky

    @tcaky

    6 ай бұрын

    Having the right equipment is easy for Matt, since he has ALL the equipment! 😂

  • @kevindowd31021

    @kevindowd31021

    6 ай бұрын

    🤣@@tcaky

  • @kevindowd31021

    @kevindowd31021

    6 ай бұрын

    One thing I really like about Matt is that he is like Andrew Camarata and Derek Bieri in that shiny new equipment makes him nervous! @@tcaky

  • @charlie_nolan
    @charlie_nolan6 ай бұрын

    Driving the International dump truck looked like quite the spine compacting experience!

  • @paulsilva3346
    @paulsilva33466 ай бұрын

    31:20, I see the tiniest of hydraulic leaks in the kobelco all Matt in his Tonka toys in his sandbox. A TWO thumbs up...!

  • @thomaskavanagh6985
    @thomaskavanagh69856 ай бұрын

    Watching the channel for 2 years now and every time when Matt says contact on start up i have a chuckle 😂

  • @samvalentine3206

    @samvalentine3206

    6 ай бұрын

    I also like that Eric O over at South Main Auto has started to say it as well... just shows that we're all a big family here!

  • @akdonlh9924

    @akdonlh9924

    6 ай бұрын

    Now I say that all the time too

  • @ttyR265
    @ttyR2656 ай бұрын

    That loader deserves a full mechanical rebuild. It's cool and looks like it'll get the job done.

  • @Steve8587
    @Steve85876 ай бұрын

    Why do I sit here and watch you move dirt? Why? Cause I love it and dream of doing the same on a property of my own, one day. Watch all videos, literally all! Great video work!

  • @Camping814
    @Camping8146 ай бұрын

    Always good to see the Cherokee still running around

  • @steverichardson4015
    @steverichardson40156 ай бұрын

    Keep up the great work ! I love how you can take anything apart and put it back together again. I have stage IV lung cancer nodles and your videos are great to watch and forget about everything for a while. THANK YOU, May God continue to bless you and your wife and your families !

  • @JohnCarder
    @JohnCarder6 ай бұрын

    Needs some stones on there Matt

  • @thinman4648
    @thinman46486 ай бұрын

    I would love to see that bucyrus shovel digging that borrow pit! It would be in its element again after so many years!

  • @user-ft8wr6le8d
    @user-ft8wr6le8d6 ай бұрын

    Howdyyawl from the land down under. Well Matt, you did a good job. Now you'll have to watch the antinompaction as the water runs. Might to fortify the ends of the pipe so water doesn't wash the fill away. You can still lay road base over when the weather comes up latter on. Liked the video. Doing it real😊

  • @j.w.3345
    @j.w.33456 ай бұрын

    Matt not only has the most toys, he fixes the most toys!! I love watching this old gold run.

  • @timothyabraham2228

    @timothyabraham2228

    6 ай бұрын

    Andrew Camarata might give matt a run for the money, equipment wise ?!

  • @navaho5430

    @navaho5430

    6 ай бұрын

    Andrew wins hands down cheers.@@timothyabraham2228

  • @jeffally9115

    @jeffally9115

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah Matt I like to see more of your work I keep watching other boring videos that other have out on KZread 😊

  • @benmac940

    @benmac940

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@timothyabraham2228 Jesse muller has alot to

  • @Haakonisak
    @Haakonisak6 ай бұрын

    While watching the last Scrappy Industries video because of missing Diesel Creek. Then boom, there Matt is, just like ordered.. Watching you working the machines is so much more fun than watching your buddy rebuilding a hydraulic cylinder.

  • @unclegreybeard3969

    @unclegreybeard3969

    6 ай бұрын

    And I suspect that that is what Matt needs to be doing with that Kobelco excavator soon, as can be seen in the last 30 secs of this vid, the main boob seems to be losing hydraulic pressure fairly quickly when left in the raised position.

  • @lotharschiese8559

    @lotharschiese8559

    6 ай бұрын

    @@unclegreybeard3969 He's testing it? Like, OK what's next in the job jar?

  • @CliffManis
    @CliffManis2 ай бұрын

    I am glad to see that he has that new truck working well. 3.5

  • @davidguntren4487
    @davidguntren44876 ай бұрын

    Throw a couple loads of 2" on top, and compact it

  • @RJ-fs3mj
    @RJ-fs3mj6 ай бұрын

    Should have looked for a flatbed trailer for a bridge. Those sales auctions I bet would have one. My brother bought one then revised the wheels. It works great. Just a thought. Love the channel.

  • @NSEasternShoreChemist
    @NSEasternShoreChemist6 ай бұрын

    As with several other commenters, I say there are two options here: 1) Lay down a corduroy road over the topsoil, then add a layer of shale atop that. If it's good enough to keep freight trains from sinking into muskeg, it's good enough for you. 2) Dig out all the topsoil and start over with clay fill. Overall, looking good!

  • @jcgoogle1808

    @jcgoogle1808

    6 ай бұрын

    Topsoil is absolutely the wrong material from the get go. You don't use clay fill for culverts or bases either,.. unless you plan to stabilize it with lime or cement.

  • @TheBibliofilus

    @TheBibliofilus

    6 ай бұрын

    @@jcgoogle1808 Clay is a great sealant around culvert pipes to prevent water from running outside and then you fill in with dirt and stack rocks around the ends to prevent erosion and to get sharp edges around the pipe. Then you leave it or compact the material and add some geotextile fabric and a layer of coarse gravel on top for road and it'll hold up. Once you get pure clay in the ground and compacted and have some drainage in the area and don't disturb the clay it will be like concrete. It's when you have water moving in clay and disturb it things get dicey with tixotropics and liquidation.. Topsoil mixed with clay for it all like Matt did is definitely not the way to go for a road..

  • @jcgoogle1808

    @jcgoogle1808

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TheBibliofilus I've managed tons of commercial projects including (among other infrastructure) installation of uncounted miles of storm drain systems and culverts,.. under roads, train tracks, parking lots,. etc. The number one backfill material under and around storm pipe is usually 3/4" crushed limestone. Water is going to go through the pipe unless it's full of silt or something. There's usually no concern with water going around the outside of the pipe. But if it does, the course aggregate will allow it to go around the pipe without any erosion or deleterious effects to the subgrade. Using clay around a culvert will get saturated with water and could easily settle and/or pump and eventually fail under the weight of vehicle traffic. Topsoil is an absolute waste of time for any fill or base except for yards.

  • @bennyharper862
    @bennyharper8626 ай бұрын

    Good point. Never seen a culvert covered with dirt instead of rock.

  • @leeakers4525
    @leeakers45256 ай бұрын

    That fine roller that you rebuilt should be a good asset on that fill.

  • @firsttimegamer500
    @firsttimegamer5006 ай бұрын

    Its always a good day when I get a Diesel Creek upload in the morning

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg26576 ай бұрын

    Big trucks need hard thick roads. Our town crew put in a 48"" culvert last year and used a John Deere 2WD loader/backhoe, a dump truck and most impotantly a little walk behind compactor. There are 2 guys on the crew and it took them 2 days with most of the time spent compacting each refill layer. The culvert is a composite steel outer corrugated shell with smooth UHMW liner so beavers have a harder time damming it up. Cool video, liked it much!

  • @RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia
    @RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia6 ай бұрын

    I have sold almost everything as far as tractors and equipment goes now and only own a Toro mini skid steer and i can tell you that for it's size those little minis are the best things since sliced bread. I'm crippled up from 44 years of Construction work and that machine is adaptable for doing a lot of Farm and Construction and landscaping work and i even use it to ride down to the mailbox just to get the mail.

  • @berniemarkley
    @berniemarkley6 ай бұрын

    Even though you think you used a lot of equipment, my grandson is going to love this video because of this!

  • @Superbadasssweetdaddyjones
    @Superbadasssweetdaddyjones6 ай бұрын

    Failure is never an option. Matt shows us victories and defeats. He's a real one. That's why I watch. Keep it up.

  • @Farm_fab
    @Farm_fab6 ай бұрын

    Matt, the pond sounds like a good idea. I would encourage you to start looking around for a source of clay to line your pond with, and also, depending how big you make it, you might want a FD connection for your shop and or house near the driveway in the unlikely event it becomes a need. For what little it would add in cost, because you are rural, it would be cheap insurance.

  • @Renville80

    @Renville80

    6 ай бұрын

    Not far from the lake where my family vacationed for many years is a small but deep pond that actually has a pipe along the main road that the fire trucks can fill up from should the need arise.

  • @garywotherspoon5037

    @garywotherspoon5037

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@Renville80In my area, we are rural with very little city water lines. We use that same system you mentioned on many of our local larger creeks for fire safety. The fire trucks carry trash pumps also.

  • @deltekkie7646
    @deltekkie76466 ай бұрын

    I was watching some of your really old videos. You have changed A LOT!!!!

  • @BMC1100
    @BMC11006 ай бұрын

    Spectacular autumn colors this year...

  • @WhatTheTarnation.
    @WhatTheTarnation.6 ай бұрын

    Sir, thank you for all the knowledge you bestow on us. Some of us are concrete locked in the city. Your content allows us to escape and through you and your adventures, get away and ponder...if only...possibly one day. We are right there with you bud! Pray all are well.

  • @jackbraithwaite8345
    @jackbraithwaite83456 ай бұрын

    Good Morning Matt and fellow viewers. I thought you were going to use the topsoil to stabilize the culvert then use your fill material to finish. I'm afraid it will never stabilize as a dependable haul road. I see digging it out and rebuilding with proper material before you drive over and collapse the culvert and sink, or worse, roll your truck. Just be Careful, that's the main thing. We don't need you hurt 🤕. God Bless and Stay Safe. 👍🇺🇲💪

  • @mikesmith8952

    @mikesmith8952

    6 ай бұрын

    Rolling a truck is my biggest concern, the top layer could be deceiving but below that crust could be Danger waiting to strike. I hope 🙏 I'm wrong, very wrong. One or two heavy rains and I fear problems will show up quickly.

  • @xplore7359
    @xplore73596 ай бұрын

    Everyone in the comments talking about top soil and im still shook seeing Matt without glasses for the first time 🤣 dude lost 10 years! Relax people it says in the title he knew what he was doing wrong, Will be interesting to see how it goes.

  • @garywotherspoon5037
    @garywotherspoon50376 ай бұрын

    I agree with the thoughts about a corduroy road. We have old logging roads still being used by equipment that are well over 100 years old. And they can be laid over top soil as these sure are.

  • @douglasmckee754
    @douglasmckee7546 ай бұрын

    The whole question is,did you have fun doing it? 7 loads of that Shell rock would do you better. Good video Matt

  • @sibrend2820
    @sibrend28206 ай бұрын

    Love to see all those old machines being put to good use I wish u the best holidays

  • @DieselCreek

    @DieselCreek

    6 ай бұрын

    Same to you!

  • @BGWenterprises
    @BGWenterprises6 ай бұрын

    Oregon department of forestry has a push now for metal culverts. They had a fire line on a road, and it got the plastic culvert and got away from them. Burnt thru the plastic to the other side. . They would also have a fit over the length of the culvert they'd want another 10foot with 5 foot on each side to avoid soil run off. They can get mity picky sometimes.

  • @vichusband7492
    @vichusband74926 ай бұрын

    I think it’s great to have all that equipment at. Your disposal, awesome your property looks wonderful like a state park 👍🏾 should you have kids they’re going to love this place and I would hope that they appreciate all the hard work you have done Gods blessings to you and your wife 🙏🏾🇹🇹

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier59746 ай бұрын

    No worries Matt everything takes time you have been working towards this for some time patience is necessary for great rewards thank you for sharing this six stars brother

  • @MrHowieZ1973
    @MrHowieZ19736 ай бұрын

    Man, I really like that little loader . Put some love into it and ROPs, you will have a handy machine there. Even build a grapple for the bucket. Do like they did in Alaska with the Corduroy road .

  • @rblueroan2205

    @rblueroan2205

    6 ай бұрын

    I’ve laid down several corduroy roads around Colorado , old ways sometimes are still usable

  • @AntonioClaudioMichael
    @AntonioClaudioMichael2 ай бұрын

    Wow Old Girl Got Bunch more power then i was Exspecting Matt Super Sweet she taking that pile of Dirt and Weeds and Grass down Like A Champ 10:15 @Diesel Creek

  • @georgekelly5338
    @georgekelly53386 ай бұрын

    In Florida where I grew up, when we ran into muddy situations on roads near our property, we used old trees that we had laying around. I see you have some cut up wood laying around. We cut up pieces of wood and laid it in the mud and it works for a cheap temporary solution.

  • @evanscreekbrahman7511
    @evanscreekbrahman75116 ай бұрын

    One of these days he's gonna run over that damn camera!

  • @paulprigge1209

    @paulprigge1209

    6 ай бұрын

    Probably has that’s why we don’t have video! Lol

  • @tedalbert212
    @tedalbert2126 ай бұрын

    Watching Matt doing something like this is so satisfying, I love watching this guy's content.

  • @ronaldwood9911
    @ronaldwood99116 ай бұрын

    It is a good day when you are outside and able to run one machine you ran five would say an exceptional day

  • @rolandgsl
    @rolandgsl6 ай бұрын

    I like the idea of doing the corduroy road on top for the same reason you used the topsoil in the first place: you have the logs and they are in the way where they are.

  • @rockystanaitis2908
    @rockystanaitis29086 ай бұрын

    Just like an old car collection, its best to drive em’. Love all your videos. Never miss an episode. Thank you for the great content!

  • @1Kusobaka
    @1Kusobaka6 ай бұрын

    I agree with another comment from the UK. add logs, that are small perpendicular to the road and it will become solid for a long time.

  • @bobbycresap4440
    @bobbycresap44406 ай бұрын

    If there were a Million Matt's out there the world would be dead from pollution in 5 years. Of course we would all die with huge smile's on our faces from all the fun of driving old iron around. I vote for a Million more Matt's.

  • @shadowbanned69
    @shadowbanned696 ай бұрын

    Take some sand mixed with bentonite and spread it in. It will seal and solidify. Or make a runny slurry of grout and make some holes within the mound and let it permeate the soil

  • @LAKESIDEBOB1
    @LAKESIDEBOB16 ай бұрын

    The International 3850 loader has a hydraulic system relief valve setting at 2,250 PSI, so looking at the video the machine is working wonderfully. There is a difference between machine performance between 2,250 and the new loaders 3,500 up to 4,000 PSI working pressure. Back in the day the early 1970's; that 3850 was a loader owner operators dreamed about owning, it was 4 wheel drive, one could get some serious work done with it vs a two wheel rear drive on the backhoe loaders.! Thanks for the memories Diesel Creek Matt.

  • @woodruffjb412
    @woodruffjb4126 ай бұрын

    "I have enough toys" said no man, ever!😝

  • @alcopley7684
    @alcopley76846 ай бұрын

    In my landscaping business people pay good money for quality topsoil like that, it looked like it had very few stones, ideal for growing great plants.

  • @kaydog2008
    @kaydog20086 ай бұрын

    🤔🤔I'm thinking if you saved the top soil near by where your going to build the house. That would be a good place to store it for when the house is finished and you need top soil for your new yard and instead use clay from the borrow pit for the culvert.

  • @ThatMowerMan
    @ThatMowerMan6 ай бұрын

    It’s a good day when Matt posts!

  • @kevindowd31021
    @kevindowd310216 ай бұрын

    That loader needs a little love! I think she's worth it.

  • @fredvp
    @fredvp6 ай бұрын

    You should have put in at least 2 culvert pipes so it would form a better base for the dirt. Then there should be gravel at each end so it doesn’t get clogged up. Looks like a lot of water flows through that area.

  • @kentlane8269
    @kentlane82696 ай бұрын

    your ADD is gettingthe better of you. Take this winter to focus getting your domane organized. stop with the new projects until the main infrastructure is completed. you have tons of projects on your plate. get them crossed off your list. trust me im speaking from experience in my own business. trust me you will have so much more free time if you spend the time now up front.

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