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There is a perforate pipe behind the wall and an outlet drain at the lowest point. On this particular wall it's on the left side. It occurs at the 10:40 mark. Thanks for watching!!

@@rolling_hills_landscapes gotcha. I missed that.

It would be a great tool to check level on a deck or foundation. The beauty of the zip level is you don't need a direct line of sight like you would with a typical rotary construction laser or transit. I don't know exactly what it was originally designed for, but it replaces a very cumbersome water level (clear tubing filled with water) for architects and engineers and estimators. I hope this helps! If not reach back out, thanks!

Hi, thank you for getting back to me. Is there any difference between a zip level and a smart one do you know?​@rolling_hills_landscapes

@@danthechippie4439 The Zip Level has to be factory calibrated every 3 years. The Smart level doesn't. Also if you tear the line of the Zip level it needs to be sent back to the factory. The Smart Level is designed to be fixed in the field. We only own a Zip Level and love it, but we have not tried the Smart Level. Something else to consider is Moasure. It is cheaper than both and does some really cool things like mapping but takes longer to do measurements. We recently purchased it and Amanda uses the zip level and the Moasure. Hope this helps! If you need any more clarity or would like to see a video on it, let us know. Thanks!

Hi. I'd love to see a video on it, thank you

@@danthechippie4439 We'll have to give it a try!

Thank you!!

If we charged by the hour on this job, I could retire.

Welcome aboard!! It is Masons Lime. You could also use type S mortar. The purpose is to dry out wet soils as well as increase the bearing capacity.

@@rolling_hills_landscapes ah….thanx!

@@user-vr8gd7eq9s You're welcome! Here's a quick video about it if it helps clarify anything. ua-cam.com/users/shortsfVsJP5DtA9o

Thank you!

Thanks! Great to hear from you and I hope you all are doing wonderful!!

Where is it located? I'm only familiar with the one outside of Pittsburgh, PA.

@rolling_hills_landscapes Heidelberg is in germany

@@bigbud4729 That one I was aware of. I thought you mentioned there was a second Heidelberg in the states and I couldn't find it. I'm now thinking that you were referring to Germany in the first place.

In this instance the street was a part of the job site and it was the only location where the machine was on the street. What do you recommend?

@@rolling_hills_landscapes Register the vehicle.

@@rolling_hills_landscapes Or you you could trailer the vehicle to the site instead of driving it to the site. The street is part of the jobsite but not the part of the street you were dtiving the vehicle. That part is the problem. Having the vehicle in use while at a site which happens to be a road is different to driving it to that site. What if you were in an accident while driving to the site? Are you going to claim that the other vehicle was on your construction site while they were driving on the road legally? Ask your insurance rep. If he says you're good go for it & risk the summonses. Or ask a state trooper (or a layer) if I am correct. Better to know before rather than later.

@@shoofly529 We're all for covering our bases. This was a machine that we rented from our local Bobcat dealer who holds a certificate of insurance from our agent. They did drop it off at the job site and it was only on the street for that purpose. We have a full time lapse of the wall construction on our page that might help with context.

@@shoofly529 It's not ours, it was a rental.

It was a tough job to get a good camera angle for sure. Glad to have you back!

Not far from it! We actually received a rainfall that day that smashed our old Pittsburgh total. It was a mess!

Thanks! I would love to see how it's done with a chisel!

Thank you! Yes they loved it!

Couldn't agree more!! This was all of the footage we had for this particular project. We have a full line of Time Lapse videos that are unedited to show all of the work we put into the excavation and mainly base compaction. We are just starting out with UA-cam and hope to provide some interesting and informative videos! I hope you'll check us out in the future!

Thanks! That's a good point. We had limited footage of this particular project so I couldn't get very in depth. It was one of my favorites though!

Thanks! That's a good point. We had limited footage of this particular project so I couldn't get very in depth. It was one of my favorites though!

That would for sure work! We don't plow anymore so it's not worth it for us. I was just cleaning my street since the city forgets about us.

Either that or 2,000 hours experience 😂

What would you recommend as the best tool for the job? What do the polymers do? I have never tried mixing compost.

@@rolling_hills_landscapes for us a snow plow would be better. Ours is primarily used for mixing. We take sludge from treated waste water and we press the liquids out. It almost looks like crushed brownies if its dry enough. In order to keep the solids seperate from the water. We use a liquid polymer that holds everything together. When we mix our solids with woodash it makes grade A compost. But since its not completely dry it will seep out moisture while its in our drying beds (theyre at an angle so water collects imadvertanetly). When we go to mix the woodash and compost sometimes you can get sucked in and since the polymer is sooo slippery you just end up spinning. Weve looked into tracks but to clean and maintain them would be way more work for us.

@@coolergappney1943 Thanks for that thorough explaination! Is this POC (Processed Organic Compost)? We used to use that for top dressing our new lawn installations and it was magnificient. Way better than mushroom manure! However not a fan when we were spreading it and the wind would blow it back into my face 🤢. Can't find anyone that sells it around Pittsburgh anymore.

Have you tried them? We had metal over the tire tracks and I hated them, mostly because they kept getting hung up on the boom arms when going in reverse.

@@rolling_hills_landscapes I'm thinking of two things. Studs on snowmobile tracks and grousers on dozer tracks. Years ago my dad had grousers welded to his dozer tracks to eliminate slipping sideways in snow and ice. He was a logger.

@@justsittinhere72 If there's no concern with marking up the paved surface, studs are amazing! They cut through ice like nothing else. I would just be careful that if someone is plowing a shopping center they could end up getting in trouble for leaving stud marks, especially where the machine is turning. I'm sure your dad could come up with some pretty cool stuff!

@@rolling_hills_landscapes Wasn't thinking about paved surfaces. I would never use them there. I was thinking about up in the hills.

To keep your base from migrating into your subsoil. It helps bridge weak spots in the soil as well.

The biggest business struggle I face is self promotion. It makes me feel uneasy to even post a video like this, but I now realize that this is what we need to do to grow our business so we can help more people! Thank you for your continued support! -John

Thank you! It's always nice when industry people recognize the effort put in to the job!

Have truck, will travel haha! Thank you so much for your kind words and for your continued support, it is very motivational!

Ha ha! That's the plan--make our projects outlast us. Thanks for noticing the detail and effort that goes into our projects.

Thanks so much! Sorry, we didn't include that part. We'll have to get an image of the finished product. After the fabric was laid on top of the backfill/drainage stone behind the wall, we brought in new topsoil and graded to match the existing slope.

Thank you so much! So glad that it shines through as we strive to build walls that outlast us. We've been posting the full videos start to finish, but haven't thought about a final walk through and description of our finished work. Might have to get started on that!

You are correct-there is no mortar! Segmental retaining walls (SRWs) like Versa Lok do not need mortar. Versa Lok specifically has pins that help to hold courses together. Immediately behind the wall is #57 limestone for drainage and then the remaining fill is 2A limestone. Every 3-4 courses of block has a layer of geogrid for reinforcement--this is for walls that have a surcharge (holding vehicular traffic, steep slope, or just taller than what the block can withstand without reinforcement). The stone behind the wall need to be compacted every 6", so with that time to compact, the amount of stone and the grid layers, this process is time consuming, but necessary for a wall like this. Appreciate your curiosity!

@@rolling_hills_landscapes Many thanks for your patience and your great explanation. This is a very interesting process for me. I will definitely follow. (I am just a home owner, but love watching and learning this sort of stuff)

@@mrtopcat2 You're welcome! We love what we do and love to teach it to others :) Thanks for your support!

@@mrtopcat2 Thank you for your support, it really helps our small channel!

I didn’t even have to adjust the timing!

Can only imagine!

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Bro watches too much TikTok

@@kyckrox1 Actually never been on TickTok website, but thanks for playing

Looks good linder

Versa-Lok www.versa-lok.com/ The actual manufacturer was R.I. Lampus near Pittsburgh, Pa.

Definitely the most frustrating point of the project! When dealing with a particularly frustrating block, sometimes a quick trip to the water cooler and back seems to help for some reason.

Absolutely! We used an E35 for many years and only rented larger machines when the job called for it and I can't believe the power difference between an E35 and a E42. The reach is way more. This is just a rental, but I will strongly consider E42 when we purchase.

Certainly hope not!

There was 30,000 sq. ft. of pavers laid in only one week. This simply couldn't be done by hand.

Earth moving by hand is a tough endeavor.

This was just a demo. We are a bit away from getting one of these just yet.

Good point! There is a difference for sure!