Digging deep trench with mini excavator

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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • Digging deep trench with mini excavator - Lesson learned in this one! I use my kubota mini excavator to dig some wide and deep trenches. I had to drive both my excavator and skid steer into the trench. I also had one of the trench walls collapse and my excavator on top.

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  • @jblandscape
    @jblandscape 2 роки тому +2

    Nice save! I just got a mini ex two months ago and I hope I can stay as calm as you when I get in trouble!

  • @stephenlehr6020
    @stephenlehr6020 2 роки тому +5

    That did look a little precarious.... but you turned it into a good experience/education event. And no panels scratched or dented, so I would say it was pretty routine LOL. Good video!

    • @srmcontracting
      @srmcontracting  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you, luckily the machines made it out unscathed!

  • @jayt1557
    @jayt1557 Рік тому +3

    never dig track over on the side of a trench, especially if it’s loose material. you out too much pressure on the track closest to the edge…also you have to get used to using your feet for traveling, it would have made getting out much easier

  • @MIGHTYX2010
    @MIGHTYX2010 Рік тому +2

    Nice spin-off with the excavator 🤣 it looked good.

  • @particularlybad
    @particularlybad Рік тому +3

    Top nugget in this vid: about the kindergarten graduation...it's a big deal to him, so it's a big deal to me.
    The dirt work is very good too. ;-}

  • @Sam-ph6yx
    @Sam-ph6yx 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, My neighbor got the same thing installed last year and loves it.

    • @srmcontracting
      @srmcontracting  2 роки тому

      It's becoming more popular, Thanks for watching

  • @KarasCyborg
    @KarasCyborg 2 місяці тому

    Would be nice if you had a flip screen to screen the back fill material and haul the rocks off. Otherwise, over time with the rain they will sink down and possibly pierce the slinky, then it was all for nothing.

  • @Spencyspence
    @Spencyspence 5 місяців тому +1

    Amazing skills mate. Well done!!!

  • @wopachop395
    @wopachop395 Рік тому

    Saw a video that mentioned keeping the blade behind you for more stability. I only have 12 hours on a rented mini excavator but noticed a huge difference.

    • @shaunbroadby4757
      @shaunbroadby4757 3 дні тому

      Depending what you doing. I have a mini and the blade goes behind when you want more downward pressure for digging hard ground and blade in front when you want upwards pressure eg ripping roots or heavy lifting

  • @Zack7228
    @Zack7228 Рік тому

    Great job! Thanks for the info on your other video on type of grease to use. I don’t mind buying a case at a time….I think it will get used.

  • @user-fb9jw8pd6t
    @user-fb9jw8pd6t Рік тому +1

    ditches like that are how people get killed. There are rules and regs that you should be following before somone dies

  • @rwkstr
    @rwkstr 5 місяців тому

    that’s a geothermal horizontal loop

  • @chargermopar
    @chargermopar 2 роки тому +2

    Lucky you have no rock there. Whether using a shovel or any machine the job gets done, it just takes longer with a smaller tool. Looks like a ground source heat pump. Here we used to use water source air conditioning.

    • @srmcontracting
      @srmcontracting  2 роки тому

      Thankfully no big rocks! This is a geothermal heating/cooling system.

  • @mikeglynn3676
    @mikeglynn3676 Рік тому +1

    all the trench spoils so close to the edge and the depth at 5 to 6 ft,, pretty dangerous for anyone working in the trench plus illegal per osha . with that type of soil you should have benched or shored it! stay safe

  • @legendstray
    @legendstray Рік тому +1

    Wow good video

  • @Mr.Engineer.
    @Mr.Engineer. Рік тому +1

    SO, now that one winter season have gone by, how did it perform?
    Was it big enough or did you cool it down significantly during the winter season?
    Also what kind of winter climate do you have?

  • @tujuprojects
    @tujuprojects Рік тому +2

    10:55 keep tracks towards the dicth so you are able to reverse away when edge gives away. Too close anyway.

  • @Airisweetheart
    @Airisweetheart Рік тому +1

    Gotta learn how to use those foot controls so your hands are free for your boom and bucket controls.

  • @christianemmanuelf.domingo793
    @christianemmanuelf.domingo793 2 роки тому +1

    Cool project good idea

  • @barryguerrero6480
    @barryguerrero6480 Рік тому

    Naah, this doesn't look too bad at all. Will those mini-excavators take a bigger bucket?

  • @troyhickey4300
    @troyhickey4300 2 роки тому +1

    Nice. Is geothermal pretty popular in your area?

    • @srmcontracting
      @srmcontracting  2 роки тому +1

      It's becoming more popular with the rising cost of oil. Plus the tax credit gives some incentive as well.

  • @vinnyhern
    @vinnyhern 2 роки тому +1

    maybe some brighter light when it get dark...

    • @srmcontracting
      @srmcontracting  2 роки тому

      I do have a spot light! But hopefully I don't have too many work days that late!

  • @jacobbuckley8232
    @jacobbuckley8232 Рік тому

    What are those for?

  • @M3SIGNS
    @M3SIGNS 2 роки тому +1

    Hope you got extra combat pay on this job

  • @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
    @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Рік тому

    Never keep your tracks parallel to the trench. Sigh.

  • @tujuprojects
    @tujuprojects Рік тому

    Not available led me to buy my ecr58d.

  • @craigstanton4803
    @craigstanton4803 Рік тому

    Holly crap! Not sure if what I saw was way overkill or what those ppl are doing is really half ass. So a lake house do this. Had huge trenches going out about 40yrds. About 8ft deep. Think they were about 10’ wide. Think they had four of these going out from house. Might have been to different lines. Two trenches for water being pushed out into tubes. Then two trenches for the returns. So would be like two big U’s in front of house. Yea a lot more tube that was bigger. Not sure if they gonna creat heat they want from that little amount of friction. Or that’s was what I was thinking old. Water stays warm being below frost line where we live. That’s about 2-3’. So think the 8’ or so gets pipe into the constant 70degrees or whatever it is. Then friction of water looping through tubes is suppose to heat water up more. Not sure if they gonna get any benefit from that friction that would be noticeable. Think those little Renies do just as good as these. Some ppl use this for heating. In floor radiant floor heating. Just think with these new tankless water heaters these systems were kinda obsolete. Anyways looks like u did what they wanted so who cares. Bet ur back out there in a year dealing with them trying to make this system work better. Or they will have totally abandoned this system in ground.

  • @user-fh4uq3lm3n
    @user-fh4uq3lm3n Рік тому

    Объясните кто нибудь на русском языке что это за кучерявые трубы он закопал, для чего они.

  • @dougbrewer2257
    @dougbrewer2257 Рік тому

    Come on dud