We might be Losing Money on this one.... #1/4

Ойын-сауық

EVERYTHING seems against us on this one. NEW site but problems start right away. We are rebuilding a BIG engineered wall and have one issue after another.

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  • @350speedfreak
    @350speedfreak3 жыл бұрын

    I like the style of Stan narrating and giving additional insight into what is going on. Your crew is the best!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @jackbrunner4126

    @jackbrunner4126

    3 жыл бұрын

    I need a retaining wall! Will you come to Northwest Michigan? I live on Lake Michigan. It would make great videos. I would like to get your opinion on Rosetta Outcroppings for the wall.

  • @dougsmonsters4866
    @dougsmonsters48663 жыл бұрын

    The joys of construction 😌. I've noticed what u said about Ur crew, they care about the company as much as u. Means there growing in knowledge, out come projection etc. It means it takes away from any added stress for u, plus they want success as much as u. Outstanding

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very true!

  • @snymat_68
    @snymat_683 жыл бұрын

    Stan, I built a 250ft long timber retaining wall along my property line this summer ranging from 2 to 4ft tall. I used the .23pcf UC4B treated timbers and soaked every cut I made with the copper treatment stuff. Tiebacks every 8ft every other course, and full rows of deadmen 5ft behind, also every other course. 6" of 2A compacted as a base and 18" of 2B for drainage behind with french drains the whole way. 8oz geotextile between the 2B and soil. Bottom course and all deadmen staked every 4 ft with 1/2" x 30" rebar. All timbers held together with 8" timberlok screws. (Went through 1500 of'm.) 😄 Did it all myself. (I'm 33) Took me and my subcompact tractor with backhoe 3 months! It was several hundred timbers. I want to thank you for the good info you put out on your channel. I had watched everything you had on retaining walls (as well as doing tons of other research) and put a lot of your tips to use. Hopefully the wall holds up for a good long time. Matt from Pittsburgh

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    That wall doesn't sound like it will ever go anywhere. very good attention to detail.

  • @snymat_68

    @snymat_68

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey 🤣 If it ever needs replaced I'll just call you guys! What's your rate to travel to Pittsburgh? 😬

  • @charleswise5570
    @charleswise55703 жыл бұрын

    You do have a heck of a crew! Sam just steels the show! HAHAHA! Love listening to him! He always makes more sense then you realize at the time!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah- hes a good dude!

  • @pqworks9019
    @pqworks90193 жыл бұрын

    Great job Stan!!! Another great video! The old timber retaining wall was in bad shape. The new wall you are putting in will hold up that hillside much better.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's the plan!

  • @63jeepj20
    @63jeepj203 жыл бұрын

    I've got a forklift operator that I've never seen even upset. He's worked for me 3 years and just does his job, no complaints and even though he is an older guy he outperforms anyone else. The guy had a heart attack and drove himself to the VA.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow- thats kind of incredible.

  • @joeschratz9360
    @joeschratz93603 жыл бұрын

    Its comforting to know that even with you level of experience there are some jobs that go south. Great video and thanks for sharing.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    You bet- stuff happens to all of us.

  • @nathanbrodeur
    @nathanbrodeur3 жыл бұрын

    Stan something else to put into consideration is that those trees when the wall was built they were not putting as much of a weight load on the wall one thing that I might suggest to you is on some walls to thin some trees to shed some of the weight of ground behind the wall

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very true- trees put a dynamic load onto the wall- its unpredictable. removing them is best

  • @briangriggs7651
    @briangriggs76513 жыл бұрын

    You are a great boss Stanley .I've searched for 40 yrs to find someone like you .but to no avail. I'm multiskilled in concrete drainage paving diggers and yet still treated as as a word i hate a groundworker .i class myself as multiskilled .I've been a foreman since i was 20yrs old but moved from job to job searching for someone like you .your a great boss .full respect to you Stanley. Please reply .

  • @caseyarmstrong7064
    @caseyarmstrong70643 жыл бұрын

    Stan just absolutely love how detailed you are. Love how you give the customer all you can when it comes quality and well built systems, they appreciate that. Keep it up man, can’t wait to see the next one

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @brucebenson9651
    @brucebenson96513 жыл бұрын

    A reason I started following you was because right after high-school and collage summers I worked for the best landscaping co. In the area. I was on the wall building crew and I built dozens of these timber walls. They were all built like this one with deadman every few feet and few layers. It was in Ohio and we built them on the shores of Lake Erie to prevent lake erosion, we did Creek walls to prevent property erosion from an overflowing creek and some for landscaping. It's been 30 years. I wonder if any are still there. Soooo over engineered. I think we said a 40 year guarantee. Such great summers. I loved that job.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kind of awesome to know there are people building really good walls.

  • @mattdonaldson2304
    @mattdonaldson23043 жыл бұрын

    I love Sam, probably gets paid well and sticks to his roots and only buys things he needs. Doesn’t have the newest cars and he’s ok with that. Love that dude so simple and calm

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    You summed him up well.

  • @MidwestTrashTrucks
    @MidwestTrashTrucks3 жыл бұрын

    Props to you guys for pushing through some tough conditions, always enjoy seeing what each new video brings!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it!

  • @volvo850rex
    @volvo850rex3 жыл бұрын

    Watching this from Colorado Springs. Showed up in my feed. Interesting though because I am from the cities, having gone to Rosemount High School. Also, back in the late 70’s I worked at a landscaping company out of Delano and we did a bunch of those timber retaining walls with deadman. This wall is pretty involved though. You guys have a ton of knowledge of dealing with drainage conditions.

  • @SteveDoesEverything
    @SteveDoesEverything3 жыл бұрын

    That ASV rocks! I just bought an old Bobcat 763. my first skid steer. Love your channel Been watching you for a couple years

  • @tomkiser1418
    @tomkiser14183 жыл бұрын

    Well oiled machine that you have. Great personnel and problem solving. Well oiled machine!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @JJLandscaping
    @JJLandscaping3 жыл бұрын

    Have to be totally honest, your videos are the best. Most youtubers just show a video of themselves or their guys working, you actually explain what is going on. Thats AWSOME and yea its cool that your guys think about time. I can't find 1 guy or gal gives me a honest day's work, there always trying to slack off somewhere.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't always have this great crew. It takes time to find and develop the people and atmosphere in the company

  • @stevepearce1913
    @stevepearce19133 жыл бұрын

    When I first started out the blocks would have come on a truck and there were no fork lifts or pallets so we had to unload and stack the whole lot by hand! To make matters worse that would either be at lunch time or just as we were packing up to go home on a cold dark winters night.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds Tough, but builds character!

  • @ryanhenry9826
    @ryanhenry98263 жыл бұрын

    Its hilarious how somehow the asv end up on every job one way or another

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It came in and saved the day.

  • @ryanhenry9826

    @ryanhenry9826

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey yeah lol

  • @MrGameing101

    @MrGameing101

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey I'm starting to consider getting an ASV to replace my old new holland

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    get a new one then, the older units are not the same as the new ones

  • @ryanhenry9826

    @ryanhenry9826

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey im 11 it will be a while but i want to be either a diesel mechanic or land scaper may be one day

  • @millarsexcavation6657
    @millarsexcavation66573 жыл бұрын

    Great to see a well built timber wall, in my neck of the woods customers go for timber sleeper walls because the believe they are cheaper, this is only because they often aren’t built strong enough and you see them start to fail and lean over, a well built timber wall would cost just as much as a block wall, but never last as long

  • @trackmader
    @trackmader3 жыл бұрын

    Those solid tire look better than the old airboss airless tires with the bolt in sections

  • @shredct3118
    @shredct31183 жыл бұрын

    Yes sir, I definitely have more bad days then I'd like to admit.😂 One thing after another.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Right on -you and me both.

  • @erici8750

    @erici8750

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey what a pompus prick you are. You have the balls to put you stuff on a public forum. Then you you erase comments pertaining to your video about solid tires. Make no mistake the best in the west is cocky but put him up against you and he is cocky for good reason. You are are dillusional.

  • @The_JEB

    @The_JEB

    3 жыл бұрын

    I live under the philosophy of being an optimistic pessimist. I am either always right, or pleasantly surprised.

  • @marksmith8326

    @marksmith8326

    3 жыл бұрын

    So since you you do post on a puplic forum. What do you think of the best in the west guy? He does set a different standard than I have seen on KZread. For being a concrete pumper it's amazing how much better on a skid steer he is than you and your guys. Just stating the obvious. Don't get butt hurt stan.

  • @The_JEB

    @The_JEB

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marksmith8326 who the hell is that guy?

  • @corycourneyea6802
    @corycourneyea68023 жыл бұрын

    Have an awesome crew. Keep up the great work guy's

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Will do!

  • @GarrettWilliams2017
    @GarrettWilliams20173 жыл бұрын

    We have the exact same CMP grapple. As long as you release the Hydraulic pressure before taking to hoses off it doesn’t take more then 2 minutes max to unhook or put on

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    You still like yours? Ours has been flawless

  • @GarrettWilliams2017

    @GarrettWilliams2017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh ya! Put 700 hours on it this year and had minimal issues

  • @justjacqueline2004
    @justjacqueline20043 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating as always. Machines are sent to irritate me particularly big names that promise much and deliver little particularly starting. As alaways,a great and knowledgeable team.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Machinery can make or beak you.

  • @andrewbeach1685
    @andrewbeach16853 жыл бұрын

    Cool Project Stan. Looks a lot like my backyard situation. I will have to use a sump pump to daylight the water from several acres of uphill ground water.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    We got lucky and could daylight some of our water problems. Are you rebuilding a wall?

  • @andrewbeach1685

    @andrewbeach1685

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey Yeah, re-building. The prior owner installed 5' high wall without drain rock or engineering. Wall failed when we had a neighbor's culvert backup and flood our entire backyard/crawlspace.

  • @jayroberts5705
    @jayroberts57053 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy this format on your videos. Keep up the good work and stay safe.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @haydenuk02
    @haydenuk023 жыл бұрын

    Looking good and I would have thought that the tree besides it would have been putting pressure on the wall and I think that’s why it failed. Keep up the great work and thanks for the amazing content stay safe and take care

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good call!

  • @haydenuk02

    @haydenuk02

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey Thank you hope all is well at your end

  • @maxclement1502
    @maxclement15023 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stan. I always enjoy your videos at 7:00 after I finish my homework

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them and good have you here tonight Max.

  • @bis-manoutdoorservicesinc.6499
    @bis-manoutdoorservicesinc.64993 жыл бұрын

    Love the videos Stan! And seeing your awesome team inspired me to never give up on employees, and today I have something I never thought I would.... an awesome crew who I can trust for anyone else about to give up and go solo DONT DO IT! The right employee is right around the corner

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome! your right- Never give up! Thanks for the inspiring story!

  • @okdirt208
    @okdirt2083 жыл бұрын

    Big excavator wise in my opinion john deere has it the bag their 350s and 470s are surprisingly quick for hpw big they are cat is right with them, i use to hate john deere dozers but thw 850 ive been renting has impressed me and my dealer support is amazing.

  • @420zyzer
    @420zyzer3 жыл бұрын

    That was a beautiful wall they built held up well for that much water

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really did- they did a great job on it.

  • @richardsedorski1206
    @richardsedorski12063 жыл бұрын

    Love this type of vid watching builds etc.👍👍👍

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    More to come!

  • @paulnelson7384
    @paulnelson73843 жыл бұрын

    Stan, we could never get away with placing the clay for use with the grid. It would have to be CA-6 and truck out the soil. As far as the timbers go they would have lasted another 20 years if the contractor used drainage stone behind the wall, wet timbers = rot. A trick we use to reduce excavation is soil nails attached to the grid, you have to have an engineer that understands them but they go in fast and hold well if the soils are proper.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like you talk from experience. you Must have been doing this for awhile?

  • @paulnelson7384

    @paulnelson7384

    3 жыл бұрын

    STAN I started in 78 but grew up in ln a landscape family. Started pushing a broom when I was 10, and at 12 I could transfer a plot plat to drafting board. I retired in 2008 but have kept up with my certifications as you never stop learning!

  • @zerobudgetracing
    @zerobudgetracing3 жыл бұрын

    Been there. Dad started the company in the 60's. Definitely jobs where what's on the plan and what's actually there don't add up. I'd be proud of your employees too. So many don't care how long it takes or how much it costs.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes those unseens just wreck a good job.

  • @toddmiller5322
    @toddmiller53223 жыл бұрын

    This is why I bill time and materials. A job costs to do what a job costs to do. I'm not in my line of work for charity. If it's something easily quantifiable like a batch of kitchen cabinets I'll give an estimate. But the second I have to take something apart to perform a job, T&M.

  • @derKarl_stp
    @derKarl_stp3 жыл бұрын

    those tires are good on some areas of use but definitly not on all... was talking to engineers on the bauma expo in munich some time back and the skid steer is actually a licensed JCB in volvo colours and with their powerpack under the hood... the tires are the same tho as used on the other brands machine... and I have seen them on many other skid steers over here in Austria... they do work good on hard surface when used for cleaning up lose materials around trenches or when moving pallets of pavers on asphalt and so on... they even work on recycling yards when handling trash and glass but this is what they were designed for, not for use in compacted and hard grown ground... the problem is that there are a lot of people in the offices buying "airless runflat" tires as they "can't lose air" but at the same time suck at work in many other fields of use and a tracked loader will always have a better pushing power as well as less ground pressure on the area (even with higher machine weight) by the way... one machine that might have been good for you on that project the JCB 1CXT (a tracked skid steer with a backhoe on the rear end)

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Id like to try one of those JCB' machines out. Ive seen them-very interesting

  • @derKarl_stp

    @derKarl_stp

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey the new series does have seat mounted joystick controls and they are pretty good (and the extending digger is nice as well) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gph219eie5TedpM.html here's the official video from JCB NA 😊

  • @firesurfer
    @firesurfer3 жыл бұрын

    Do you ever use large concrete truck washout blocks? It looks like a perfect fit here. They can always be parged.

  • @drich6816
    @drich68163 жыл бұрын

    I like those blocks. I did a wall at my house 20 years ago with them. held up well. They make them in East Dubuque IL Top Block was the company

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    These are called Versa-Lok Standard units. My favorite by far

  • @drich6816

    @drich6816

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey Yep that was the ones, Thanks

  • @p3trolino1
    @p3trolino13 жыл бұрын

    Timmaaaaayyyy!!! Love that lol

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES!

  • @Nana-hu3xm
    @Nana-hu3xm3 жыл бұрын

    This channel is worth supporting because unlike people that do dumb stuff and get a lot of views and money, those guys work every day. They put a lot of effort in their videos and deserve everything they have, and much more. . Good job

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!!

  • @donaldeverette6498
    @donaldeverette64983 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos🙌

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them!

  • @robertvannicolo4435
    @robertvannicolo44353 жыл бұрын

    Stan at least Sam tried to fix the loader and he called and said it was down most laborers or help would wait till some boss or Forman showed up then tell he’s a good employee so is Blaine. As for the Volvo/JCB what do use it for useless with those tires I guess the manufacturer gave them to you for a steal wrap a set of steel grouser tracks over those tires. Hope the plow contractor doesn’t push all the snow on your work site.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can't do that then we couldn't use that side open door- we looked into options

  • @robertvannicolo4435

    @robertvannicolo4435

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey True I forgot those loaders only have 1” clearance door side it needs air tires then if using for demo fill them with slime had great results with it those solid tires will destroy pins and bushings same as using a hammer on a excavator or backhoe

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes! There is just no give to them.

  • @blakef8088
    @blakef80883 жыл бұрын

    Block is like gold nowadays and dump trailer for the win !!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Loving that dump trailer- and yeah- you can't get blocks!

  • @jonathanreilly6663
    @jonathanreilly66633 жыл бұрын

    Love the vids

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @keithparady2594
    @keithparady25943 жыл бұрын

    Another good one when u say the engineers is that someone who works for the city or the property owner

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    We hire an engineering firm to draft up the plans for our projects. then we turn that into the city for permitting.

  • @johnds6621
    @johnds66213 жыл бұрын

    Customer Q & A is important when looking over a job for sure.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It sure is

  • @larrykluckoutdoors8227
    @larrykluckoutdoors82273 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Love the videos

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much 😀

  • @merlin47181
    @merlin471813 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see Blake is back!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah- he got hurt but pulled through

  • @PAINFOOL13
    @PAINFOOL133 жыл бұрын

    GoD Bless you too Stan.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Bro!

  • @williamsmallwood8998
    @williamsmallwood89983 жыл бұрын

    God bless you guys

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same to you William!

  • @micheal4487
    @micheal44873 жыл бұрын

    I have to say you are the coolest understanding boss.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks!

  • @micheal4487

    @micheal4487

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey you’re welcome.

  • @jorgyjones6897
    @jorgyjones68973 жыл бұрын

    I'll take a solid tire skid any day over air tires. I can't stand the bouncing when driving and turning. Makes me want to bang my head against the glass. The traction issue I get though. We used to run my feeding skid on the farm on concrete 85% of the time so they would be flat from the turning within 500 hours or so

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I had the same issue with my early tires.

  • @jonboyer4058
    @jonboyer40583 жыл бұрын

    As much as I like the hardscaping aspect of landscaping, for reasons like you see in this video, is reasons I stick to lawn and garden care lol

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    always something "fun" at work right. hahaha

  • @7.3powerstroke6
    @7.3powerstroke63 жыл бұрын

    Me and my dad have a concrete company. He has over 33 years of experince. This past 2 weeks have been horrible. Simple tear out and patch. 2ft thick - 40ft long footing. Turned out to be way thicker and tied into the slab around it. I've been running a skid steer with a jack hammer for the last 4 days straight we aren't making any money on this one either.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    OOh man- Im sorry. i feel your pain.

  • @dave_n8pu
    @dave_n8pu3 жыл бұрын

    Seeing you guys being concerned about lost time on a job speaks to me that they have a good boss, you Stan. It's obvious that you care for your guys and in return they care about the work they do. I worked 40 years in a union shop, I had bosses that caused me to just want to show up, do what I had to do and then go home. I also had bosses that knew what they were doing and respected their people, then you cared what you did and tried to work with them to help cause the work flow to be more efficient, which in turn caused them to 'look good' to their boss.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    im with you- the attitude comes from the all people being on the same page

  • @scorpio6587
    @scorpio65873 жыл бұрын

    Good to see Blaine. I hope he is doing well.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is- Back is getting better.

  • @collincuming9845
    @collincuming98453 жыл бұрын

    question and may be a dumb one but have you guys thought about using electronic ear protection? You have the benefit of ear pro plus being able to hear each other talk, and you could always set up a com setup with certain ear pro... just a question..?

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    yes- we use worktunes by 3m-hearing protection, phone calls and their is a Handsome dude on the package(me) hahahahahahahahah

  • @cntslesfabrication
    @cntslesfabrication3 жыл бұрын

    If you bought a 1/4 inch thick plate 3ft by 3ft and cut it the same size of the jaws. Then drilled 4 to 6 holes through the plate and jaws on 1 side and 1 for the other side of the jaws you could move more dirt when needed. The install and uninstall would take less than 5 mins to do

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah- that would move a lot of dirt.

  • @cntslesfabrication

    @cntslesfabrication

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey I figured you would understand what I was saying because your a visual thinker like I am. You would only be into less than $100 and it would truly make a big difference

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It took me a minute than I could see it.

  • @cntslesfabrication

    @cntslesfabrication

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey if you want me to draw it up and email it to you send me a email poteetefabrication@Gmail.com

  • @deanb4799
    @deanb47993 жыл бұрын

    Not sure how I got here but I really enjoyed this video!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @amirlang8305
    @amirlang83053 жыл бұрын

    That's a lot of work don 't know how you do it keep it up.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @amirlang8305

    @amirlang8305

    3 жыл бұрын

    Question do you run steel weed eater

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    we do

  • @lachlanjepsen7270
    @lachlanjepsen72703 жыл бұрын

    Landscaper based in Melbourne and we use timber sleepers very often. However we concrete gal steel 'C' and 'H' posts into the ground and then slot the timber sleepers in between the posts - hence no timber in the ground. Thoughts on this method? (plastic and drainage behind wall also)

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man-Id love to see that! Hard to picture

  • @lmilne4859
    @lmilne48593 жыл бұрын

    That tracked machine sure does look mean will pay for itself in now time.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    We love that thing!

  • @SP-yx2cl
    @SP-yx2cl3 жыл бұрын

    I love the constant in and out of you trying to talk lol

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOl- I didn't want to talk over the guys...

  • @rolfbjorn9937
    @rolfbjorn99373 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't the timbers be coated on top of being pressure treated? I'm fairly sure there are a couple compounds that would double or triple their life underground for not too much money extra, that could also be touched up after cutting.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep but since I don't build with Timbers I don't have a recomendation of a good one.

  • @brianherron5400
    @brianherron54003 жыл бұрын

    Is that what you call a headache that just begun 🤔

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    YES!!!! that was one of my title options actually- well called on your part Good sir!

  • @ryanhenry9826
    @ryanhenry98263 жыл бұрын

    When I watched this I was eating gold fish and goldfish made every video better great vid

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome. I like extra toasty cheez-its myself.

  • @ryanhenry9826

    @ryanhenry9826

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey nice

  • @paulmurphy4277

    @paulmurphy4277

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey extra toasty cheez-its are the best!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed!

  • @yenerm114
    @yenerm1143 жыл бұрын

    Hate that walking around all day in that sticky mud that just adds weight to ur boots, do it all day when you get home you feel like u ran up stairs all day at work ! 👎👎👎👎👎

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed- sticky mud boots are a pain in the butt.

  • @danielmoore6507
    @danielmoore65073 жыл бұрын

    I got a timber wall in front of my property about probably a 2-3 ft tall........ wanna replace it with a proper stone one like what I see you guys do.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you tackling it yourself ?

  • @danielmoore6507

    @danielmoore6507

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey that's the plan. I just need the money to get everything and the time to excavate the area to do it right.

  • @kurtdietrich5421
    @kurtdietrich54213 жыл бұрын

    Murphy's Law strikes again!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep-like 3 imes

  • @drich6816
    @drich68163 жыл бұрын

    Also do you ever use those large block that weight 1500 plus pounds? I see them used here in Colorado quite a bit. They have a round bumps on the top to lock them in

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not often- they are very expensive.

  • @sgninjasllc8172
    @sgninjasllc81723 жыл бұрын

    I watch your KZread videos everyday

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that Treyvon! Thank you my friend!

  • @georgeking5746
    @georgeking57463 жыл бұрын

    I'm surprised the block truck didn't have his own forklift on the back of the trailer for unloading.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes they do- sometimes like today- they don't. But you can specify if you want one or need one. then you might have to wait longer for your load though.

  • @yardhelpwithjames821
    @yardhelpwithjames8213 жыл бұрын

    this is the first time i have seen that Volvo tractor in a long time

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah- we only use it for plowing

  • @ronsgarage2057
    @ronsgarage20573 жыл бұрын

    What blocks do you use again?

  • @rah4124
    @rah41243 жыл бұрын

    The problems you're getting with the Volvo are the exact problems I hear people talking about with the JCB skid loaders. Their concept is great but they aren't reliable machines.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are both made by JCB actually

  • @gillbujold1918

    @gillbujold1918

    3 жыл бұрын

    Had a JCB for a couple years at work. Hated it, would never start without a boost, cab never got warm, cab was just not comfortable... we have Kubota units now. It’s night and day.

  • @curlerforlife7786
    @curlerforlife77863 жыл бұрын

    we had a timber wall that we pulled out and the ground behind in was so stable that the hill did not lose dirt from in before we put the wall up for almost 1 month we put the block that use pins to hold them.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I bet it was all clay soil.

  • @curlerforlife7786

    @curlerforlife7786

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey It was the wall was there for almost 40 years to

  • @justinotten6673
    @justinotten66733 жыл бұрын

    Hey Stan. How do you get the pins through on the geogrid???

  • @winningRus
    @winningRus3 жыл бұрын

    Curious on the block situation. Those all look like split pallets. I get charged $50 per split. Was it cheaper to get the pallets split than than have them bring out a piggyback forklift?

  • @krehbein
    @krehbein3 жыл бұрын

    Did you go back to get more $ for the additional drain tile since you couldn’t have foreseen the water issue under the parking lot?

  • @b.2221
    @b.22213 жыл бұрын

    You have a team that is wired to your ethos and ethics so it’s win win 👍 Tam.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you- my guys are awesome!

  • @andyt4632
    @andyt46323 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    👍 Hi Andy!

  • @royamberg9177
    @royamberg91773 жыл бұрын

    Do you use helical anchors to hold the wall back so it don't lean

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Geogrid.

  • @kobelcofan
    @kobelcofan3 жыл бұрын

    What are your thoughts on the Daewoo after owning it for awhile? It looks like it's the perfect size for a lot of jobs.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    It leaks, doesn't have great power, but other than that-its ok.

  • @egroach77
    @egroach773 жыл бұрын

    My guys would have shut that Volvo down in the middle of the driveway.

  • @MrChristopoop
    @MrChristopoop3 жыл бұрын

    Anyone know if there is a way to clean the white stains that seem to occur on Versa lok standard walls over time? I am sure is something in the soil, but I have seen a much older wall (over 15 years now) at a university near me in Central NY, and it is very stained, makes the wall aesthetics look terrible. I have a 6 to 8 course high versa lok wall and am seeing small white stains start where the wall weeps and allows moisture to pass through. Wall is only couple years old but I would like to keep it looking good

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'd love for a versa-lok rep to answer that. Ive heard its leaching from the wet mix they use? but not sure.

  • @michaelmaker8169
    @michaelmaker81693 жыл бұрын

    Don't get mad. Pray, adapt and adjust for next time.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    yep- getting mad doesn't help much

  • @edschultz3334
    @edschultz33343 жыл бұрын

    When you're doing a retaining wall what is the average depth of fill that you put below it? I like your videos the wife and I watch them almost every evening

  • @tommys.9606
    @tommys.96063 жыл бұрын

    Didn't know Squirrelly Dan drove trucks.

  • @alexbrice3742
    @alexbrice37423 жыл бұрын

    I always wondered who you used for wall engineering. Being in the hardscapes business myself we use CDP out of the Twin Cities for all of our engineering work.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    what kind of work do they do? walls or more?

  • @alexbrice3742

    @alexbrice3742

    3 жыл бұрын

    We do retaining walls as well as pavers and then we have a sister company that does landscaping as well. Mostly commercial and municipal work but dabble in residential work here and there. Mostly do work in the Eastern Iowa area.

  • @alexbrice3742

    @alexbrice3742

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey sorry I read what you wrote wrong there. They do mostly retaining walls but they do also do paver systems that need to be engineered as well.

  • @nicksgreenthumb905
    @nicksgreenthumb9053 жыл бұрын

    Why type of stone was used behind the wall

  • @apexlui7492
    @apexlui74923 жыл бұрын

    Haha sounds me like ur crew hates that volvo

  • @williamdegnan4718
    @williamdegnan47183 жыл бұрын

    How do you protect yourself in your contract from having to "eat" differing site conditions? Is this covered in your "rock" clause?

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    We don't include soil corrections so that will be extra, but its the lost time that really hurts. We lose time while we come up with solutions -sometimes days while we figure out the best options available.

  • @pierobernini5964
    @pierobernini59643 жыл бұрын

    I started working for a different minnesota landscape company, (elk river area) and they compact 8 inches of base and then pour a 6 inch slab of concrete and lay the blocks directly on top of the slab. Thoughts on that?

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Time consuming and if that base is off slightly- then the wall can't be adjusted.

  • @pierobernini5964

    @pierobernini5964

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Dirtmonkey I agree.

  • @ryanlustyk9457
    @ryanlustyk94573 жыл бұрын

    Any chance your tire comments were guided by another channels call out? Lol Enjoying the videos!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol- I didn't watch that video but Ive heard about it.

  • @jefftapper4799
    @jefftapper47993 жыл бұрын

    What brand are those solid tires? Have you tried Setco tires?

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not yet on the setco's

  • @TheStevedie
    @TheStevedie3 жыл бұрын

    It's very hard to find good employees/coworkers. I would love to work with you guys.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    appreciate that- our guys are awesome!

  • @poojanhirani4581
    @poojanhirani45813 жыл бұрын

    STANNNNN

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    POOJAANNNNN

  • @collincuming9845
    @collincuming98453 жыл бұрын

    Hey Stan does anyone else besides ASV service ASV machines do you know? Im in southern AZ and where I am at we dont have an ASV dealer here but really want one of these machines. Im just nervous about not having anyone that can work on it close by.

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    You always need a good service dealer, look up their website for dealers.

  • @Ptro1
    @Ptro13 жыл бұрын

    Could the bank not be reshaped to avoid a retaining wall all together? Steepness and height is always hard to judge from a video!

  • @Dirtmonkey

    @Dirtmonkey

    3 жыл бұрын

    Technically the parking Lot goes right up to it.

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