Installing a new culvert pipe where a future driveway is going on a new home site. The customer had the pipe delivered to the site so I just had to dig and install it. The county requires that you use a steel culvert instead of plastic. This is only the second time I have messed with these flares on the end of the pipe. They are a bit of a pain, I'm sure there is an easier way to install just need to figure that out. It's definitely going to need some more rock over and behind the pipe. I think they will have me back to build the driveway up to where the house is going. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #culvertpipe
“ I got these signs from another job, or found them at another job or side of the road. “ that’s a great line! Love the channel!
🤣 thanks man I appreciate that! 👍🏻
Great job. I know they will be happy to see their project begin. Have a great day.
Thank you! Yes they were exciting! Appreciate you watching
Thanks so much for sharing this! Learned a lot!
Thank you! Glad to hear it was helpful
The installation looked great, well done. Those "end pieces" are known as (Metal) Flared End Sections (FES). They install easily when done with all pieces laid in correct positions/location before trying to tie the band on the FES's......and if a large crew is available...lol.
Thank you! Oh ok cool good to know, yeah I’m sure on better less muddy ground they would have went on easier lol. Appreciate you watching
The purpose of them is to prevent erosion under the pipe and the sides ..
Great job, Brandon!
Thank you!
Well at least it's a good start, may the rest go just as well.
Thank you! It didn’t go too bad. Thanks again for watching
exactly 1 year later I started watching this and you mentioned the quarry will be closing for Memorial Day. I had to do a double take because that's where I'm headed next!
🤣 that’s hilarious
Great Work
Thank you!
Looks good.
Thank you!
Job well done buddy!
Thanks Junior
Looks great !!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching
Looked good as usual in the end Brandon. Great job. My new Kubota has 60 hrs on it already! Supposed to rain tomorrow, going to look at an OLD OLD international dump, as a farm truck, no plates, just to move some fill from one side of the place to the other.
That’s awesome man! Putting it to work! 👍🏻 hope it didn’t rain too much. Thanks for watching
That's what I thought it was a driveway entrance, nice 👌
Yes sir. Appreciate you watching
You weren’t fibbing... you had a job waiting on you. If we’d talked longer you’d have been working under the lights of the Peterbilt! Thanks for taking the time to bring us the load of rock. We finished the septic project just before the rain on Monday... with exactly the amount of rock that we needed! Not bad considering... From Friday until this morning we had 3” of rain to work around! Good luck getting back in there, to finish the drive, anytime soon.
Lol yeah I thought it was going to go a bit easier but those ends didn’t help. Good deal I was going to call and see how you guys made it. Glad you had enough rock too. Appreciate you watching
Nice job Brandon, I haven’t run across the pipe flare like that yet. Catching up on your videos. Stay safe Dwayne
Thank you! They are a pain to install I don’t care for them. Appreciate you watching
great work
Thank you!
Love the excavator work and the prep for the pipe..... good video!
Thank you!
I always use a ratchet wrench or when banding 2 culverts together I have an extra deep socket that I made with a piece of pipe and some harbor freight impact sockets welded together. Pair that with a cordless impact and it makes quick work of it.
Yeah that’s a great idea! I had a deep socket just not deep enough lol. The homeowner had the pipe delivered I wish I would have known about those ends before I got there lol. Appreciate you watching
Nice quick jobs
Thank you
Thanks for showing it from start to finish. You guys stayed out late.
You bet. I got a late start on the whole job. It rained most of the morning until mid afternoon. Appreciate you watching
Nice working
Thanks
Man bad ass work cool video
Thank you! Appreciate you watching
good job buddy
Thank you!
Nice video 👍👍👍👌👌
Thank you!
Hi Brandon!!😀😀 Nice job my friend!! Sounds like you are about as sick of the rain as I am. We had a storm come through on Tuesday that with 70mph winds that literally blew down a bunch of trees around me while I was working. Thank goodness they all missed me. Today I moved to the next job and pulled my pickup in the driveway and there I sat stuck. LOL!!😀😀 Maybe it will dry up some time soon. Take care my friend and stay safe and healthy!!😀😀 The big Coochi.
Oh man glad you didn’t get hit too. Yeah it’s crazy how much rain everyone is getting. Looks like next week is going to be dry 🤘🏻. Appreciate you watching
Im sooo jealous! I wish I could get the culvert put in so I could move my camper to my property!!!!!! Great job!
Thank you! Well hopefully you get it soon 👍🏻
Elite Earthworks LLC Thanks for the wish. I literally JUST got the call and my culvert is in place.
Nice!
@@thevagabondsageinthewoods woukd you mind sharing what you paid? I'm in Central texas. County requires a 24' long. 20" diameter. Thanks, and congrats. Hope you've been out there
@@richhoops2413 we had the culvert put in and the way it was explained to us here in Missouri was our first culvert was provided by our county…we just had to pay our mayor to put it in. The town is so small that our mayor also does earth moving. We have been here about a year now and we want a second driveway. We will have to pay for that one but haven’t checked on pricing. We paid our guy $800 for the culvert, the work and all the gravel which ended up lining our driveway.
Looks good nice job ya it is a pain working in two line roads
I enjoy installing them but yeah not big on these types of roads. Thanks again for watching
I made a socket for putting those pipes together. Cut the socket in half the weld each end on a pipe of similar size 10 inches long. Has saved me a ton of time including less busted fingers and bad attitude. 😂
That’s a great idea! Lol even better on the attitude part 🤣. Thanks for watching
Nice job laying that pipe! LOL
Lol thanks buddy! 😁
@T-man---That's what she said....lol
Takeuchi 👏👏👍👍
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Good job Brandon.
Thank you!
Good job Brandon
Thank you!
when we did culverts we would take a deep socket cut it add a piece of pipe weld back together and have a really ddep socket
That’s a good idea. Thanks
Out laying pipe again lol, great job!
Every chance I get 😁. Thanks buddy
Nice job man. Say hi to mrs Elite.
Hi Todd! 🙋♀️
Hi mrs E
Thank you! Will do!
Nice video. I have to do this to widen my driveway at the road. Can you give me an idea of what an apppoximate 30' wide section would cost? Removal of old galvanized tile and install new - widening by about 14 feet. Thanks!
Thank you! That really depends on what pipe you are planning using and what size. Also what the rock costs or how much you will need. 30’ pipe could be anywhere from $600-$1500 the rock my be $1000 and labor may be $1800-$3000
I was hopping you had to do it the same way we do here in santa rosa county florida. the county puts a mark in the road and tells you how high each end has to be. when they inspect it if its not right you have to dig it up and do it again. I assume I have to use some kind of survey equipment.
Yep that’s pretty much what they do here. You have to build it to their specs
good👍👍
Thank you!
i thought u lay rocks underneath first then lay the culvert, then add rocks on top
I lay them right on the ground so water can’t flow under the culvert in the rock.
on those bolts for the bands we use a deep socket and a inpact gun. once it bottoms out cut the bolt off bottom it out again cut it off and bottom it out one last time. should have placed stone under the pipe now the moist ground will have the pipe rotted out in 15 years. did you put a leave on the pipe to make sure you had pitch to the low side for water travel?
Yeah I’ve made a socket for it now. And yes I check it with a level to get the correct fall
Looking good so far. Probably cheaper for your buddy to bring you a wrench 🔧 instead of the beautiful CEO Mrs Elite lol. Keep up the great videos
Thank you! Lol you know that! 🤣. Appreciate you watching
Although I DO look better in a dress than Brant 💁♀️😂
@@mrs.eliteearthworks so when are we all going to get to see on the jobsite running the equipment again
Kenny Mysak hopefully soon!
Kenny Mysak did you notice that Brandt wasn’t leaving until he got his wrench back??
Operators are always wondering why they cant keep help. They don't know what quitting time is.
Lol I quit when the sun goes down
I was wondering if you regret not getting an 8 ton excavator. Nice work 👍
Yes if I would have known I wouldn’t be doing so much for that builder I would have bought a 290. There’s always next time lol. Appreciate you watching
QuestionWhat does the Rip Rap (larger stones at the end of the pipe around the flairs) do?
Keeps the sides of the pipe from washing out and cuts down on erosion
How many yards of stone did u use ? Thanks. It looks great. Sab
I think 20 or 30 I can haul 10 yards at a time I think I ended up with 3 loads
Thanks for the video Brandon, you always do good work. Perhaps the next time you have a job on a road, park your dump truck so traffic meets it first, the dump truck is sturdy, you and your mini-execavator aren't, use the dump truck to protect yourself, bad drivers and bad accidents happen everyday. Stay safe.
Thank you I appreciate that! I almost parked the Peterbilt on the other side of where I did but I was worried it would block the other curve from that lane. It was just a pain bad place for a driveway. Thanks again for watching!
Hi there! What kind of box culvert or pipe should I use for a culvert that can passage 40, maybe 50 ton trucks?
It really doesn’t matter what pipe you use the biggest thing is getting a good amount of coverage over it. If the trucks are that heavy you would want about 12”-16” of coverage at least. And be sure to pack it good around the pipe so it doesn’t settle
Need for city permits for that kind of thing I'm out in the country living with foam hoses and planning on doing the same thing adding a secondary driveway.
The state gives them a permit since it’s outside the city limits. I enjoy these projects
Nice !! Im hoping to get a job i bid on that will include installing a colvert wgat was ur labor charge for this install if i may ask
I think it was $1500 I’d have to go back and look
MIssing Mrs. Elite already....
Lol me too!
What is this piece of equipment called he is using? Is this sufficient for packing the gravel?
It’s an excavator and it packed the gravel down good enough for them to start using the driveway
Metal vs. Plastic culvert pipes. What do you prefer and is one better than the other?
I like the plastic myself don’t have to worry about them rusting. The county still requires metal on these is the only reason I put it in
Yeah those culvert flares are a pain to tighten up sometimes alot of thread!
Yeah they are. It’s only my second set of flares I’ve tried to install. I’m not a fan of them. Appreciate you watching
So you're sold on the Takeuchi brand mini X? I'm about to buy a 2016 tb230 and have noticed you using this brand. I have a dealer close but plan to service most maint. myself.
Yes I wouldn’t run anything else I love these machines! Good luck!
Is there a standard depth for a culvert?
No just have to follow the depth of the ditch
Don’t like working in mud. Nice job.
Me neither gets old quick. Thanks again for watching
I would like to do a similar job on my property but I'm worried as heck about the road surface. what happens if you damage it? that was pretty brave rolling your truck and the excavator all around on the road like that does the county care? also did you have to get permits and everything for this kind of job since it's on private property? I'm assuming.
It would take a lot to damage the road steel tracks. And no I didn’t have to get any permits. The landowner hired me to do it
@@eliteearthworksllc thanks for taking the time 👍
Note, that's for his state and county. Can very, as this was on the right of way of the two land road.
@@spudgamer6049 thanks
Spud Gamer that is true every county and state is different
How far did you measure from the road? Great work
I think I put it 4’-5’ off the road. Thank you!
If I do this myself would a backhoe be best vs bobcat? Thanks
Maybe a backhoe if you need to dig much. The bobcat is easier to grade though
@@eliteearthworksllc Thanks. Makes perfect sense
I’m buying some rural property and will be need to the same as here! What is a general cost of this type of project? I’m a GC/electrician but not an excavator.
It really depends on the size of pipe and how much rock. I think this one was $2700 installed if I remember right
Why is it that there is never enough room to work? Very seldom do I ever get on a site where there's room to park, dump, dig, etc. I guess its just the nature of this kind of work. Stay safe bud.
No kidding there is always some sort of set back lol. Appreciate you watching
I think it is because planet Earth is a small planet. It has always been too small for everything.
Your pipe flairs. We use the term Wing Walls. We used to wear flairs in the 70's with platform shoes and paisley shirts.
Lol that works too I don’t know all the terminology 😁 I wing it
Pete Watson ... and hair below our ears too!
Just curious I'm am a inspector for roadway and bridge construction. Are you not required to compact each lift of 6" or is this not required because it's private?
No you don’t have too on these drives especially ones out in the county. They don’t have any requirements on them it’s kind of crazy
Why galvanized vs. double wall plastic?
That’s what the county requires
Elite Earthworks LLC figured that might be the case.
Man I swear nothing contractors love more tight spaces and a two lane road lol
🤣🤣 no kidding it’s always something. Appreciate you watching
How much it cost to replace the culvert on a driveway ? 22 feet long
Hard to say lots of variables to think of. What diameter is the new pipe? Plastic? Metal? Or concrete? What utilities are in the area? How much material to haul off? How much to bring in? Is the driveway base rock, concrete or asphalt? It’s tough to price stuff without seeing it.
What did you charge for this particular job?
I think it was around $2500 for my part and the load of rock
How much is a fair price for this I may need this done
I think this was around $2800 for everything
How much do you charge to put one in
Depends on the size and length and how much I need to dig out or haul in. I’ve done some for $1500-$10,000
How do you install a plastic culvert?
The same way I did this one
might wanna get a plate compactor so you can pack it easy.
I got one at the shop I just didn’t bring it with only getting one load of rock on it
The county must have some antique laws since everyone uses plastic pipe now a days.
They do 🤣 the only the reason they could give me is that’s how they have always done it 🤦🏼♂️. Talk about set in your ways 🤣
@@eliteearthworksllc Company making the steel ones probably made a donation :)
zechts lol that’s probably true
The town I live in requests that you use metal pipes. They say it’s so they can find them in the winter to steam them if the ice clogs them up. I just lay a piece of rebar in the excavation with the plastic pipe.
What size pipe did you use?
I think it was a 20” 20’ long pipe
@@eliteearthworksllc Thanks for the information. I plan to do something like this to my property.
Don't you just love white rattle can paint? I mean, you find some construction signs somewhere by the side of the road at another project, you take them home and one rattle can with white 'cover-up' spray paint later, no names to be found on them anywhere and they are now yours. ;)
🤣🤣 you know it! Mine has a nice Logger Wade sticker so you know it’s legit. Appreciate you watching
county must have partial ownership of the pipe factory.
Lol that’s what I’m thinking
How much does this project cost?
I think it was $1200
How much one of those culverts cost over there?
I think that one was $800
@@eliteearthworksllc why are like tractor supply ones so cheap compared to distributors?
@@alfredotorresjr8180 they are not the same quality or size probably
Is that 3/4 stone?
Yes it’s a 3/4”-1” base rock or crusher run mix
What kind of gravel did you use.
1” limestone
You used that as the base alone?
@@jtecheira304 yes it’s what we build our driveways with here
@Elite Earthworks LLC ok I'm on the border of Indiana and Illinois I'm trying to figure out if I should use 3/4 and than do a top layer of #2 or 57. Any insight for me?
@@jtecheira304 you can it depends on the ground our soil is very rocky. In the softer areas I use 3” base or 3” minus then topcoat in 57’s
Need some that say one lane road ahead
That’s true
Wow someone heard what I said let's see how long this lasts back to the study
Yep maybe I’m learning
@@eliteearthworksllc LOL LOL I can respect that after all you did a great job keep up the good work back to the study LOL LOL
Is it 1.5t
The machine? It’s a 6 ton
Comments overlayed later in silent room would be more audible compared to the cabin. Nevertheless, thanks for sharing.
Yeah I need to start doing that more the cab makes it tough to hear. Thank you
You probably need flaggers since you have one lane completely closed.
Maybe I just had signs further down the road. I was surprised it was as busy as it was there
I’m gonna assume the thumbs down on this video are because I’m not in it 😎
Mrs. Elite Earthworks thats my guess... 🤷♂️ 😘
D C 🥰
You know it! 😁
Mrs. Elite Earthworks ... as one of your fans and subscribers...it is a bit of a let down. 😢
William Harris Sorry! :)
shit you did good it covers your butt id put cone front bumper rear bumper drivers side so if they hit truck they cant say i didnt see truck lol
cableandchain !!!!! Thanks! Lol that’s a good idea
Scraped up and damaged the street in front .not good I'd be pist .sloppy work.
Yep same here, I heard after I was done they had to replace 6 miles of that road because it was just unusable
Would have been more accurate if someone would have had a video outside of the cabin that way we could clearly see what you were doing it's a little rough sitting up in the cabin with you just kind of listening at you spouting off we really can't see the correct angle got the video I'm going to try to hang in here and see what else back to the study wow kind of a bummer you can't see it outside the cab
Sorry next time I’ll see if you’re available to come hold the camera in the right position. But I’m guessing you already know how to do all this. I’ll try better next time 😁👍🏻
You need miss.elite
Yes I do 😁
its 2020! should have used plastic! metal rusts!!!!!
No kidding 🤣 that’s what the county wants 🤷🏼♂️
No disrespect is it necessary to entertain this you didn't bring the right tools wow just resume time-lapse LOL LOL cut through the chase back to study wow
I just needed a different wrench, I explained that in the video if you watched it. I appreciate you stopping by though, mire comments help the video 👍🏻