NUT JOB HARASSES Me over Culvert Pipe, Proper Installation on Display
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Today we install a New Culvert Pipe on the Road to Nowhere, and I tell the story of a nut job. #smallbusiness #sidehustle #
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Mike when plumbing or laying pipe you want 2.5" every ten feet or 1/4" every foot.
The reason for this is that it will carry debris down the pipe.
At this slope it makes little water waves that push the debris down the pipe. ( I think the Romans learned this back in the day)
Anyhow, All that being said, You should be fine. I am just giving you the info for next time you plumb or lay pipe.
Can you tell I was a pipe layer? We would clear the land as loggers, but started installing the pipe for the new buildings, because we needed more work.
The EPA started shutting down logging in the 1990's, So we were all hungry and looking for more work.
Now we watch the forests in the West burn every year and they chock on the ashes. 😏
BTW, That looks greats. Nice road work.
Mike I miss John Wayne Jimmy Stewart
@@ironwoodworkman4917if I was from Australia I’d tell you what you did wrong
@@dandurham4288 🤣I get it, And you might be right in Australia.😁
For example. In Montana we often use pea-gravel to bed pipe, But in West Virginia, we do it with limestone, just like Mike did. But in WV, we call that gravel, crusher-run or crush an run.
Mike 99.9999% of your viewers come here to watch, learn, and be motivated by your work ethic. Dont let this clown bother you. You do great work.
Learn??
Keep doing what you're doing Mike, annoying people / internet troll stories and all!! All good and interesting 👍
Absolutely, Mike - keep up the great videos and comments !! I love your channel and look forward to seeing you guys everyday !! Onwards and Upwards !!
@@larrycrain5650 yeah? I've learned a lot on this channel.
@@trevorlewis24 Just be sure that what you learned is accurate.
We built a 15' wide road, 1,000 feet long to our house. Put in a 14" double wall culvert pipe, and have had 56,000 lb. loaded tri-axle trucks (65 loads so far)running it over. Not even a rut has formed. Just do it right the first time (like you're doing), and It'll last for years and years.
Wow …. I was gonna say…15’ wide is gonna take some gravel , then you verified what I was kind of guessing. I still had no idea it would be near that amount. I bet that cost a pretty penny.
@@freepatriot6313 We used 3" road hardpack, and 6-8" Rip-Rap where needed. . I wanted to do this the first time, and make it wide enough for trucks to easily make it to the house building site. Pricing in New Hampshire is still pretty good all things considered.
Hey Mike, In my 30+ years of inspecting cross-country pipelines I observed thousands of culvert installations in every kind of situation imaginable. Some were well done, some just thrown in for temperaty use and some were actually engineered for more permanent/lasting situations. All of them had various kinds of extremly heavy pipelaying machinery cross them multiple times. But not even one failed. I can take you to several that were installed as well as the one in this video that are still in use and still seeing heavy use by vehicles that weigh in excess of 40 tons. Perhaps our Aussie friends blood is all running to his head and confusing him due to being upside down all the time. Nice job.
Temperaty use ?? Hey, I learned a new phrase today. Thank you 😊
Hey jimmeeks206 - Great comment on the Aussie nut job !!
His totally unnecessary comments to Mike about his culvert/drain pipe installation must definitely be caused by being upside down !! Let's just move on - life's too short to waste on these trivial comments !! 😅 Have a day, Mike and say "Hi" to Hunter, Melissa, Levi and the rest of the gang.
Upside down 🤣
Hi from Qld Australia. Great work.
Back filling a culvert with loose rock? Really?? A french drain sure but a culvert? Buy rock instead of using free dirt which actually compacts much better? Really??
Mike, from my experience, when someone confronts you in a way that appears to be totally unwarranted, there is something else going on in that person's life. As a result, they have to vent it out on someone else; in this case, it is you. Just be happy with your own good works and let the bazar actions of other people run off you like water on a duck's back. All the best!
You need to place a sign on the culvert "Cross at your own risk! Department of Australian Karens"
Brilliantly said.
@@Graeme408 I wouldn't want to start a debate on which country has the best practices if I was you
Good morning Mike I have a story you might get a kick out of i turned my father on to your channel he really likes y’all. Recently he gave me a 10ft landscape trailer I live in Florida and he lives in Mississippi he’s mower broke down so I told him I would bring mine to cut his grass. I drove the 51/2 hours to his place and get here yesterday morning . I unloaded my mower and started cutting grass had to move my truck and trailer and I’m use to backing up a boat trailer with a long tongue but the landscape trailer with the short tongue gives me trouble. He started laughing at me and said I need to go to PA and have Mike Morgan teach me how to back up a trailer LOL. Have a great weekend. PS we pick up our LT35 Monday can’t wait
Lol and have fun with the new mill
HAHAHAH The shorter the Trailer the harder it is to Back up. Especially if the wheel base of the Trailer to Tongue is shorter than the Truck....
@m9ovich785 I didn't have a truck with a backup camera and the hardest trailer I ever backed was a single jet ski trailer empty. You can't see anything and have to wait for it to pop out and then correct.
@@johnpyle8027 HAH I have a Crew Cab Long Box F-350 and can not see My motorcycle camper behind it either...
The best trailer backing advice I ever got was to follow the trailer. If the trailer goes left then steer left. If it goes right steer right. By left and right steering I mean the direction you'd turn the steering wheel as if you were driving forward. Left means CCW right means CW. It's easier than it sounds. With a little practice it becomes natural to do.
Hey folks, I'm the guy from Australia. Sorry about that Mike, I was having a bad day. I got beat up by a kangaroo and was just in a horrible mood. For the record you actually do great culverts!!
Sorry, wrong.
😂😂😂
LOL!
And here we thought Aussies were tough. Got beat up by a 🤣🤣🤣🤣'Roo. We know who wasn't a boxing champ.😁
As an engineer who has put in a lot of culverts in my career, well compacted bedding is important to support the pipe for slope/flow but the critical part is the backfill from the bottom to the springline (center) of the pipe. If you don’t let the pipe spread wider, it can’t collapse. Most contractors fill to the top of pipe because it’s easier to compact stone (and, some is even self compacting) in small areas. You want a pipe diameter at least over it to keep it from pumping and loosing the side support. You are doing everything correct even if your Aussie fan doesn’t think so.
I tried to use a shovel one time but couldn't find the on-off switch so I gave up.
I met a guy the other week that did not know how to use a Screwdriver I am not joking 😭🤣😂😅
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@@user-bb8tz2kq7y😂😂❤
You should try a cordless hammer too.
@@user-bb8tz2kq7y Bet he had a PhD.
Mike this is my go-to channel on You Tube. I don't know what is more important, my coffee or your posts. :-) Anyhow, suggestion is what to do with the excess soil; fill in a mound on ricochet hill behind your target range. :-) Softer soil only, not shale.
Okay, a little background. My Dad was an NRA instructor, and I proudly became Sharpshooter 11th bar in the NRA after two years of practicing starting at 9 years of age at the Marine barracks under my Dad's tutelage. I went shooting at a friends farm with his 30-06 and when we inspected the target, I saw right behind it where every round was deflected into the air instead of going into the ground. No telling where that round went, even miles away.
The other alternative is plate steel at a 45 degree angle into the ground deflecting every round in some sand. With your equipment, and since you are right there anyway, and have excess soil it would be a good idea.
Years ago, we had a driveway cut in to a house. We were required to have a culvert under the drive by the road because of ditching along each side of the road. Gravel base was laid, and 12 inch diameter plastic pipe, 16 foot long was set in then covered with the driveway gravel. Still there
Anyone see the irony in seeing the Cyber truck at a gas station?😂
HAHAH I spotted the "Photo Bomb" too....
Gotta get snacks!!!
Mike good to see Levi and hear him actually talk of what he has been doing with his tree growing. He seams very knowledgeable about trees, that a good thing to see from a young fellow his age. You must be proud to have him work with you and maybe someday down the road he will take over doing what you do in the future.
Great work done right. Hello from west central Virginia. I was raised on a small farm near Orbisonia, PA (near Shade Gap), spent some time in the Navy and then St. Pete, FL. Our terrain here is a lot like your home in PA and your place in WV. We enjoy the beach, but I love the trees, hills and the way it feels around here-kind of like my PA hometown. Take good care of your back and be careful! Thanks for sharing part of your family's journey with us.
I bought my wife a set of 3M bluetooth headphones. She uses them when mowing and loves them. Anything I can do to encourage her to help with mowing is a good thing in my opinion!
When Levi was talking I was surprised to learn that some species take a couple years to germinate. Dam squirrels and raccoons stopped a bunch of my American chestnuts. Saved some and moved closer to the house. Butternut and shagback hickory just starting to emerge. Levi needs to post more on his trees 😊 Have a great day
Talking about how a person's job can wear on thier body. My kids ask me why when I get up in the morning it takes me 10 or 12 steps to get limber, they don't understand that 30 years on physical work in the construction industry can stiffen a guy up. I am surprised that Tom seems to be in such good form as almost every concrete guy I know has some sort of back issue.
Mike, you don't now just how timely this video was for me. I have to put in 3 of these on my property, and I have watched all the others you did, but this really helped. As for the guy who complained, well I guess some folks just don't have anything to do. God Bless ya. Keep on doing what you do. I love it!
You mentioned lower back issues, and I would suggest that taking high doses of Vitamin C could be very beneficial.
25 years ago, when I was in my late 40's and had back problems about every year, I read an article saying that 5 grams daily of Vitamin C would strengthen your back. Vitamin C is cheap, so I tried it. I will be 75 in a couple of weeks and I have not been to a chiropractor in 15 years. I have moved engines and transmissions and a few pianos and lots of logs, and the worst I have done is a couple of pulled muscles and they never laid me up, just gave me a wake-up.
Turn out that Vitamin C is crucial to the integrity of the collagen protein which is the primary building block in our bodies. Skin, blood vessels, joints, and even our bones (osteoporosis is a Vitamin C deficiency disease) are dependent upon adequate Vitamin C.
Most mammals synthesize their own Vitamin C, but primates and fruit bats and a few others cannot. The gene for synthesis is turned off and we must get our Vitamin C in our diets.
Dr Thomas Levy wrote PRIMAL PANACEA which explains how crucial Vitamin C is to optimum health.
It was nice to hear from Levi and I hope we get to hear from him more often. I think he has a lot of interesting information to share with the viewers. Levi has got a great work ethic and knows what he’s talking about that’s for sure 👍🏻🙂
As you mentioned, lots of good people in Australia but there will always be someone who doesn't agree with the topic. Well done from a Queenslander!😀
I agree, many good people in Queensland so don’t let one person discolour your view of all of us.
Couldn't agree more, even people from New South Wales have some manners! How sad do you feel for his wife partner, children and grandchildren!! Gav, Wolumla NSW, Aust. 🤣
I have been through a few shovels myself! I was a Hod Carrier for my dad in the masonry business until I was 18 and got my Mason card. I started going to work with him when I was about 5! I don't think I was a lot of help, but I went. My last laborer job was a warehouse using Cherokee block filled with perlite. Daily a semi would pull in and dump a frameless end dump trailer of sand. We still mixed mortar using sand, no hoppers. We would go through one of those a day and then shovel it again as mortar. I wouldn't change what I did for anything, but I am happy to be retired. You mentioned your boots and mud. I know you hate your boots and mud! lol I always liked slip on wolverine 10" boots with a wedge heel. Culvert looks good!
I'm old enough to remember when Wolverine Boots were proudly made in the USA. And they were good long wearing boots.
We are having the same weather pattern here. It will rain for a few minutes and then sun comes out. I was able to get a lot done yesterday as far as servicing stuff and had time left to do some bushhogging. Now i need it to dry up so i can bushhog the steep stuff. I dont know the first thing about installing a culvert pipe but im going with you did it right. Stay safe everybody
Levi seems very knowledgeable on plants and trees. I just planted nine American chestnut trees and am excited to watch them grow.
LOL Good story on the pipe. I have been a mechanic for over 40 YRS. You would not believe the number of people who tell me how to do my job. The worst is when people ask my advice and than tell me why they think I am wrong. School teachers are the worst offenders, they have a theory and ask me questions , they only want me to confirm they are correct.
Levi is an encyclopedia of TREES!!!! Amazing to know so much about them! Thank you for taking us along on your journey. May God overwhelm you and your family with blessings!
The U.S. is spending more interest on debt now, Than it does on the whole military. I do not need to tell Y,all how big the U.S. Military is.
Mike, altho we've never met in person, if I was a kid growing up I'd be dam proud to call you pop! Your balance of family, work, friends and nature is all the proof I need to know what a good man you are. The old Aussie should A. Open up a business and run his own show, then we'll all judge his work. B. Set back down and have another pint of Dog Bolters. Yea, I been all over Australia ;)
For Eli - Dogwoods have a couple of common diseases that affect them - Powdery Mildew and Anthracnose. If you can plant them in well drained soil, they will do better.
Mike , a great job on the 14 inch installation. The gravel mix you used will really pack down well. The culvert should have no problem draining with the drop you've created. With a decent berm to allow settlement and a top dress of good road gravel . The road should pack well and handle any heavy truck traffic. It was also nice to meet your son Levi as well. He's also a great worker and a big help to your wood yard operations & etc.
I like the frame in frame. Nice editing. Good stories. More plant talk with Levi please. My Botany classes were a long time ago. I have Dogwoods in my front yard here in NC that are way older than me and still a small tree, 12 inch DBH or so. Probably pushing 100 years old. They are sturdy slow growing understory trees. I'm going to look over my glasses and give anyone that touches them a stern look.
I'm guessing that Aussie put a culvert pipe in and it failed!. And he ran into issues "down under" no pun intended!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I imagine he's an old envious curmudgeon since Mike said he's a repeat offender with multiple negative comments.
I'm thinking he was kicked by a Kangaroo and was left a little dizzy...
I'm guessing he is either an engineer, or even worse, someone that wants to be an engineer.
And, agree, he has mental issues.
@@4BikeMike haha I’m sure that is exactly what happened…too much time on his hands
Mike there loose nuts rolling around this plant all over the place. you and the family are doing a great job supporting one another in your adventures and projects keep it up and keep positive we love you guy's say high to the Hunt man for us we miss him.
18:30 In our Township in Ohio the Township puts in the culvert and you pay a reasonable price for it. We asked to have one put in and were told we needed to go to the township building and sign and pay to have it installed. We went and no one was there. Got to our farm and there was the crew putting the pipe in. We asked who had approved it as we hadn't paid yet. Got told: " We know who you are and you can stop by the township trustee's place to sign and pay. Just call him to set a time in the evening. " I guess it helps that my grandparents were the ones who gave the Township the ROW and the fact that the road is named after our family. Farm has been in the family for three generations and 83 years.
Dog Wood is southern. I think the very cold you get from time to time does them in. Some towns near by us have tours every year. Carolinas (Cornus florida) westward to East Texas is native. Zone 1,3.A northern version: Cornus drummondii - small flowers In fuzzes groups. The Southern have 4 2" petals. Striking crosses. Notch in the end.
I watched you install a car covert pipe and let me tell you if that cold were Piper comes up. You know it's gonna be a miracle because you pack that in so well and put so much feel around it. He just aint coming up. And his ground is different in Australia, then. Our ground is over here. So he needs to understand his dirt. One way are dirt, another and Mike. You did a beautiful job on that Cobra on your driveway. And I wouldn't mind you doing mine, but I'm in. Texas, so you can't get down here to do it. And I wouldn't want you to? Because it's too far, but thank you we. Enjoy your videos, and this guy needs to shut his mouth
Levi is a super smart young man!
Just a heads up ADS (Advanced Drainage Systems) the inventor of this type of drainage pipe (poly pipe) recommends 12" of compacted fill for the pipe to be load bearing.
We used to use Crisco (vegetable shortening ) to lube the pipe. It will not damage it in any way. Just make sure you have the 12". That bedding material looks great. Good job.
Mike, your story about the Aussie made my day. He reminds me of several people I know which includes a brother in law. They know all but have nothing to show for it. I’ve been watching you guys for a while now and am impressed with your knowledge on everything you have done. Keep on “keeping on”!
Hey Mike, if we win the lottery how about we find an old broken down cement truck and set across the driveway. Then tell grumpy we have his 1000 dollars but he has to come collect it! LOL
Lol
I like how Levi knows about trees and vegetation.
Silicone...Man ya gotta love it. I was introduced to the stuff at my work. I've got the blaster wet spray, The Camie 999 dry spray, A tube of plumbers faucet silicone grease and some random tube of Dow food grade silicone grease. I use it to protect weather stripping, rubber seals, thin coat wiped dry on windshield wipers....man you name it. Liquid applicator for leather boots, works great.
Thanks for your time, keep that phone safe!!!
Great Video. The first few seconds of your video highlights how smooth the Kubota loader controls are. I recently switch from Deere to Kubota because of this. The smaller Deere cab tractors have pretty bad loader controls. Now I have a LX2610 and it’s smooth as butter
Mike, How would you like to be that guys neighbor? YIKES! The batteries in my shovels are always dead😳😉 It’s a beautiful morning in Oklahoma!
Tesla Cybertruck at the 3:30 mark. Somebody had a lot of money to burn.
I recently saw a Cybertruck in Altoona, Pa. Maybe it's the same person.
It's always interesting to learn different ways to do a job. I always used clay compacted around the pipe, but now I know a different way to install a pipe. Have a job coming up that I would have to haul in loads of clay to install a culvert but now I'm going to copy how you did yours, and will be able to save my customer a couple of bucks. Thanks Mike
In Indiana, if you live on a State Highway, the state puts the culvert pipe in to your drive. However, if it's a county road, you are on your own. When I first built on my property, it was just pasture land. I actually had to drive UP to get off the road to the property. The county came by a year or so later and said they were digging drainage ditches and I was required to install a culvert pipe. I needed a driveway permit or pay a penalty. They gave me 3 days to get it in. I actually got old metal culvert pipe free from the state, they were upgrading. Hand dug the hole and installed it. YES, I have back problems too. lol
Mike, in the south we have a saying about poison ivy vs Virginia creeper. "Leaves of three, let it be. Leaves of five, let it thrive."
Good Saturday morning Morgan family! Beautiful weekend in store here for SE PA. Have a fantastic weekend!
Good morning!
😂 Just about every UA-cam video has comments from nut jobs , know it all bozos and self appointed experts. For the most part they only remind us how much we like normal people.😅
I wish we could share pictures of the dogwood bloom at our Missouri property from this year, the valley’s were a sea of white along with the Redbuds. Thanks again for another great video Mike, it is a good thing to start a persons day!
Good job on the install. Also great advice for the pipe assembly lube. Any pipe dealer worth their salt will include the proper amount of joint lube with the pipe just ask when buying the pipes. I have sold miles of that pipe and always would buy those plastic inexpensive Tupperware tubs to make smaller portions from the large tubs of the joint lubricant for smaller jobs such as this. Vegetable shortening also works in a pinch such as Crisco
Did you have that culvert in the woods designed by an engineer? I wouldn’t want it to collapse with all the side by side traffic. lol. Some people… LOVE the channel! Thanks so much for it.
Proper install, indeed. Exactly perfect. I used to be the Asst Public Works Director for our town when we first approved HDPE Double Wall. It was far superior to every other pipe in so many ways. The reason is that it's easier to do a proper installation. As you say, good or bad pipe comes down to the quality of the bedding and backfill, but most importantly, the selling of the joints. Concrete pipe is strong but there's a joint or a lifting hole every 4 feet. After a dozen years or so, we'd get sinkholes every 4 feet from bad joints on concrete pipe. Expansive clay soils would move that pipe around after the joints dried out. Don't have ghat problem with HDPE. (They make it locally so transportation is cheap as well.)
Also, that was in the late 1990s. The manufacturer recommended using a chainsaw to cut it because battery-powered reciprocating saws weren't a thing back then.
HAHAHAH. Thanks Mike.
My GC installed a Culvert under my drive halfway to the House and did not back fill properly and the 1st heavy truck over it collapsed it. Filled it in till all the Construction was done. He brought Me a replacement but did not get a chance to put it in due to His passing from Covid. I just used water in the trench to figure Fall.
I just used the spoils I took out for backfilling. I did it in lifts then compacted several times. No issues since.
Mike M.
Mike: I have had mine ever since I bought my BX23S. Three years now. They are great. Great work on the culvert. I put them down for my eaves trough drain pipes. Heck, I even drive over them. Take care and stay safe. PS: the complainer got a new job installing in ground sprinklers at the local playground.
Good morning Mike and OWTM community...what a great way to start the weekend...thanks Mike. Stat safe, stay healthy. Steve in Calgary
Morning!
Morning Steve.... I think it's a lawn cutting, pop drinking day...🌞
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgansmy Martin Magee Hi
Government prints like a drunken sailor
Ad says we owe it.
Make Joe pay for it now.
Keep in mind the previous president, and now convicted felon, increased the debt more than any president in history, including the current one. Trump literally borrowed 25% of the total prior debt during his term. Don’t blame Joe - the orange man did far worse giving ridiculous tax breaks to the ultra wealthy.
Hey now, as a retired sailor I take offense. At some point we run out of my money and have to go back to the ship to sober up.😂😂
How about dumpy pay for his billions he added!!!!
@@tederdmann2993 TRUMP 2024
Joe gives sailors a bad name. I’m an old sailor from years ago. I don’t care to ever be associated with him and damn sure won’t vote for the idiot.
The Army has a rule of thumb for culverts. half the diameter up to 2 ft for fill over a culvert. But a nice pallet of blue stone would make a great box around the intake of the culvert.
That Virginia Creeper dude was me. I did see the poison ivy also, but the big one towards the haas was Creeper. At least you didn't call me a nut job, and proof positive you do read the comments. 😁
I’m glad you gave me a mention people would think it was me🤣
Great job Michael👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Mike, enjoyed the video and always marvel at others who know so much better than you as to best way to do a job. I learn a lot as I watch the variety of tasks you do around your properties. I purchased a pair of the 3M Bluetooth Headphones and they work great. Makes the time pass quicker as I'm working outside on property upkeep.
Mike, sorry about that email. That really sucks. There is always a few vindictive knuckleheads in the crowd. You need to keep on keeping on. I help neighbors around me with pipes. We never had an engineer size one. If I call the state they will help me size it. There are also charts for sizing. We always try to do bigger than required. We have done tons of single wall pipe. We did learn the hard way to run the pipe either on the property line or onto the person property a foot or two. The reason being is because when teh state comes here witha grader for snow removal, they have snagged pipes and tore them or ripped them out before.
Love your videos. Keep up the good work.
Mike, there are enough goofballs in your own vicinity to ignore that kind of moron way far away. After watching your work ethics for years, I can't imagine
you doing any job less than your best. Keep on doing good work and make us proud.
Yup, like the Trump nutjobs
Hey Mike… I was taught that the reason dogwoods don’t get very large is because that was the tree that was used to make the cross that Jesus was crucified on. Since then, the tree has been designated to never be large enough to do that again.
As per 50years in the construction field (as a Super), the minimum size to use for onsite drainage is 15" (either plastic or RCP concrete pipe )----in a heavy rain situation, you will find 12" to be undersized---just saying----typically, we used the 12" for connection of the downspouts for roof drainage to a nearby catch basin ----using the stone for base and backfill is good, but not to large as it will puncture the plastic pipe from the load placed on it for the remainder of the backfill and a fabric cover of the backfilled stone is usually required !!! Sorry about the rambling----just in my blood!!!!!!
Thank you Mike for not putting the blame on our present Administration . Everything has been going up in price and we are unable to stop it . Trying to catch up on the deficit . We are currently having a covered deck built and those materials have risen much . Thank you for sharing your great videos !
Glad you didn't do the Hoss rollover
Good morning to Hunter 👋👋😸and family and friends , Happy Caturday everyone 😸😺
Good morning!
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The large pipe is great - leaves will stuff the pipe if 6" and maybe 8". I have that. I have two pipes and the top one catches branches and junk. Constant fight with 600' of water and the highway is over built so some of it flows in and around my driveway. They paved over the gutter. So, the storm drain doesn't get what it should.
Your monies safe there Mike. We use those pipes in an iron ore mine with CAT793 dump trucks running over them. Never seen one collapse yet. I have heard the strength comes from the corrugations / ridges. Only time I’ve seen them damaged is when someone accidentally hits it with a dozer or digger. The extra length you had extending out will prevent corrosion from water. Keep up the good work brother, very neat & tidy. Cheers, Barry. Perth, 🇦🇺 Australia.
It’s like we are living in an episode of the Jerry Springer show. Our country is in a mess!
Keep up the good work, Mike.
This country is in big trouble. Everything is on Nov 5th.
It certainly is. Hope the adult, non felon wins.
@@andyrobinson339 Mr. Poopy pants ?
There's always at least one who 1. Can't recognize the lies and deceit of the Dems, and 2. Defends the lies and deceit even though they know they're being lied to. Yes, you @andyrobinson339
We are way past voting improvement.
@@andyrobinson339the one that the special council found to have wilfully retained classified documents and knowingly shared with his ghost writer so he could pocket $8 million for a book. But would present as a forgetful old man so was let off.? Wake up and smell the real tyranny or stay asleep , but don't project your ignorance as moral superiority .
Good morning. Mike I must say I learn a lot from you. We are the same age and have many of the same likes and dislikes. Do lots of jobs the same and I guess it’s what has drawn me to your channel. Doing a quick thinking the only thing you do I don’t quite agree with is the dry pour of concrete from a bag into a hole without mixing first. I would mix it first, but I say nothing because it works and it works for you. Just a little different way of doing things. But I have learnt it can be done! So now if I am out someplace without water and need to cement in a post or two I know it can be done. We watch you to learn and to be entertained. No to bash you on your every move. 💐❤️
Many fence posts have been set permanently by pouring dry concrete/ cement into the holes around the posts, tamped in, and then left. Moisture from the ground plus rain and the concrete sets up fine. Lasts a long time - probably longer than the posts and wire.
Gotta' learn to work smarter not harder. Dry pour for posts works great! I don't agree with Mike about how he deals with opossums but he does his best. Love OWTM!
I'm in chilly Warrnambool (Coastal town waaaay out of Melbourne) and we don't mess with the kangaroos and they don't mess with us here so we don't get mad at anyone. Mike, long time no type but I still look in and you are still doing great in my opinion.
I mind my own business and never tell anyone what to do. Spent a few years looking in here and I love what you and Melissa do. Keep on trucking (Now I go back to writing software!!)
You gave me a hard time for commenting that you would have issues with this washing...
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@@frijoli9579 Just pointing it out to Mike. I didn't say anything further at the time... He should realize that he doesn't know the background of the person he's talking with and we may be here to help point out an oversight.
Agree.
In Hancock County on the Mississippi coast you have to buy the right diameter pipe and the County will install it for you. They set it at the proper grade a d supp.y the limestone for the cover. Have fun and stay safe!
Virginia Creeper and poison ivy are very similar. I have a bunch of both. That is exactly how I distinguish. Good Job Levi!
Just received my headphones yesterday off your link. Fired them up while chain sawing and moving rounds with the tractor. They work great! I have the yellow ones also but they don't have Bluetooth. Now I can listen to country music from Sirius XM...Nice job on the pipe install....
Hey Mike, I just emailed NASA and told them to never pull the space shuttle over your culvert pipe. I mentioned to them that if they did the booster bearings would snap off. Also that culvert pipe is not even on your property, it’s the native indians responsible to install that. You never even gave thought of all that rushing water is going to completely flood the town in the valley! Other than that, great job!😁👍🏼
Hi Mike, probably the best installation of a culvert pipe ever, I can only speak for North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Most of the Indian sub continent, Asia and Africa ……………….
Outstanding drainage project and Tom approved 😉. Enjoyed your discussion with Levi about poison ivy. We’ve declared war on that vine in our forest trees. Have a good weekend Mike.
This is Marty from Kentucky. Darnit Mike you did not put up a road closed sign while you were digging that culvert. Someone could have gotten killed ! I am going to warn all the deer in that area not to use your road.................... LOL great job as usual Mike. Have a day.
Hi Mike. I knew a Irish man that does concrete work. Nut job. He was talking weird & not making any sense. He did a great job. I met other Irish men as an adult & they were " normal." That " back fill stone" is great. It's better than 2B limestone. I've seen Vermont construction companies use a marble like material. They roll it & compacts like asphalt. I'm concerned about that material in Vermont's winters. The snow plows still rip that material up. Levi is like Johnny Appleseed of nowadays. Thanks Levi for sharing. 😍😊😉👍Say Hi to Melissa, Eva, & Hunter. 😍😊😊👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hey Mike, nice work as usual. When we were developing land in Western NC we would always drop a couple buckets of 3” stone at the end of the culvert. Gives the water a splash area and keeps any erosion from developing. Curious if you plan on any erosion control at the end.
road diesel here around louisville is running $4.00 / gal. , off road diesel around 3.80 / gal - then just 2 lbs of sweet corn and bush green bean seed was $30.00 , i think #57 stone is now $25.00 a ton , not sure what tailings are / ton , we are about a month behind for planting
Mike great video. I just want to warn you, the comments will start rolling in on the length of overhang on the outlet end of the culvert. Pay no attention to the haters. One thing I noticed on your new excavator, it was hard to see but looked like the pivot point on your loader next to the cab worked great in tight spots. It didn’t look like the cab was moving that much but you were swinging with the pivot point on the loader. Thank you for sharing. Dave D. from Southern Maine.👍🇺🇸
To be honest, your excavator is becoming my favorite machine on the ranch (ranch, is that the right word, is it a ranch or homestead - not sure what to call this awesome piece of heaven??). The F350 is way up there but the excavator is a super cool too!
Really enjoyed this segment. Always nice learn something new from others that been round that block before. Appreciate Outdoors With The Morgans, first class operation and good people.
From what I can tell not being a content creator this is more common than most people realize. I guess it's a jealousy thing. For whatever reason they are unable to process the things you do that they can't. Anyway keep up the good work. I'm retired and your videos helpe me in planning some of the projects I do on my little 12 acre property.
To the NutJob: Thank you for supporting OWTM! Keep up the crazy! It makes for good content and helps this channel grow!
Last time I checked, a single 20' length of 12" culvert was gonna run me $400. I asked about 10" and he said that's more because it's less common. Add 10 yards of gravel to the tab and you've got an expensive day. And that's before you break something.
DELIGHTFUL BACKGROUND MUSIC. Your story about the Aussie expert on PA roadways and culverts just reminded me that it takes all kind of people to keep the world going round. I am glad you can laugh it off.
Mike great job you are doing. Fantastic that you explain everything as you go. Put a light and some fire starter under the Queenslander. A menice to the word. They do breed them different. Cheers Baz from Tasmania
It’s been my experience that even haphazardly installed culverts almost never fail. When a heavy vehicle is crossing them there is never a time when their entire weight is on the culvert, and what weight is on it is only there for a second or two, so it’s really not an issue.
Post 10 would like to disagree with you. He sees way too many of the plastic ones damaged in the NE. Mainly because the people who put them in don't use a proper sized one. Don't try putting in a 12 inch one and expect it to move a 24" culvert's amount of water and frost heave is a real problem in the NE but not so much in Ohio, WV, or VA.
@@gravelydon7072 yeah, you need the proper size for water movement but as far as driving something over it it takes a lot to actually damage one, regardless of the size.
I totally agree w you on the hater. Absolutely crazy. There's one in every crowd. As you were digging, you mentioned how careful you needed to be not to tip over backwards. Well, your good friend Tom Haus did just that in a mini excavator. He had the camera rolling and we saw it clearly. He nor the excavator were hurt. It was scary to watch that first time, but every time after, it was quite funny. The excavator smoked for a while afterwards, but it was fine. Tom was embarrassed on camera and again after the crew showed up. So, yessir, you need to be very careful on steep inclines. As always you expertly laid that pipe. Very nice job! And thank you for the video. Oh, and so glad you saw your phone!! Good stuff!!👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲
Mike I like to poke the bear! LOL
You should video the interior of that now famous culvert pipe for a follow up video. Just so “we” and our now famous Aussie buddy can see.
I’ve been watching you from way back before tractor agreement days. I still remember the perfect stacks of firewood in your back yard. Lots of improvements since then. Proofs in the pudding, seems like things work you’ve done is holding out pretty well.
Keep up the “Good” work mate! LOL, that was for our Aussie buddy!
Excellent job Mike! Had to chuckle at your "caddy shack" reference "I don't think the heavy stuff will be here in a while "
There are a few of those expert advice giver's on almost all the UA-cam comment sections. I guess they have nothing better to do with there time, than to get upset about someone doing something different and sharing it on UA-cam. I have said it before UA-cam has a lot of good channels like yours and many more.just hard for me to understand why someone would leave negative comments.
Dogwoods have very shallow root systems and as such are very sensitive to hot weather with a month or so of no rain, IME. My front yard was white with dogwoods all over the yard 40 yrs ago but now I am left with a scattering of 1" saplings and 2 trees above 5" trunk diameters.