Re-Sloping a Failing Drainage Ditch with a CAT 304 Mini Excavator
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Major progress on the homestead transformation. We rented Dirt Perfects Caterpillar 304 mini excavator to reshape and grade the slope on a failing ditch. Then we end up with his Kubota Skid Loader and his harley power rake to finish it all off. The project turned out great and we are set up for the next major step on the youtube yacht project. Hope you enjoy!
as always feel free to reach out at captainkleeman1@gmail.com
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Re-Sloping a Failing Drainage Ditch with a CAT 304 Mini Excavator
Hey Capt. So here's my 2 cents on the live stream idea. It sounds great and I'm sure people would tune in. This might be a little surprising coming from a viewer but I personally wouldn't do it. Doing youtube is great and all but it's already pretty invasive on your life. Going live would make it even more so. In doing my project, I've scaled back on taking video since I felt it was getting in the way of just enjoying the time with the family and creating those memories. No matter what anyone says, when the camera is rolling, you act/do things different. i think you're doing really well with the way you're doing things now and personally wouldn't invest more time into this. Not sure if any of this makes sense but there you go. Feel free to email me if you ever want to chat more. See ya buddy!
Lee in the Woods you make a powerful point. Thank you for that honesty!
Lee in the Woods common sense approach! As @Al Lumnah would say, “I like it!”
Livestream capabilities would be cool. Ditch turned out nice. Stay safe brother.
Blackdog Tractor/Excavator thank you sir!
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Nice bit of work there reshaping the ditches.
Going forward sounds like a great idea 💡 👍
Dave Hillier thank you!
To be honest im not the biggest fan of live stream just because the video quality isnt as good, always laggy video feeds etc. Granted i dont know if they ever had it hardwired fiber while live. Id say run the power and cable because you can, then relax and give it a second thought. Worse comes to worse you'll have power and internet at another spot on your property which everyone enjoys.
Cameron some good points!
You’ll never go wrong going ahead and having power
james dees good point
Thanks for the ditch trick. There will be times I can use that. However, your bucket does have a lot of play, right?
For my 2 or 4 cents worth; I tend to not watch live streams; they are not nearly so interesting to me. I know that Dirt Perfect does a few, but I do not watch them. Your videos are great just as they are, if you carry on doing them, I will be happy. Stay safe, Mike.
ian s johnson appreciate the feedback! Thank you
I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I like these videos that are packed with moving dirt. Nice work as always Captain 👍
Construction Trucks thank you!
When do you NOT like dirt moving videos? Why would ANYONE NOT like dirt moving videos? It’s funny we are all on the same channels.
@@KingsOutdoorLife I always like dirt moving videos, yesterday my son and I recorded some road construction with 6 different machines working at the same time, it was great 👍
Run what cha brung, and hope ya brung enough is the saying around these here parts!!!
Editing improves videos. Fact.
What are the benefits of streaming live? Further involving RUclips commenters? Those guys are jabronis!
I couldn't watch live if I wanted to because of timezones, and I won't watch a recorded stream afterwards because it's just an unfinished video.
Jonathan you make some good points. Thanks for the feedback!
Live-streaming is a neat idea, however, I also agree with Lee in the Woods. Don't burn yourself out or over load yourself. There is always a balance!
A way to test the livestream is to do what Indiana Diesel does when he is live, use your smart phone while going over the days plan live and you can see comments somewhat to respond to them. He usually only does 5 to 10 minutes of livestream. Use the community section to post when you will be live a day before so people can try to catch it if they want to see it.
Running power out, good idea to set up a construction power station, charge batteries for tools that use them, cameras etc.
Running cable or fibre-optic line, unless you plan on putting them into the RUclips Yacht, would be wasted money.
Jaqui Greenlees good points!
I think you may need to tighten that slop up in the bucket pins. Great work though
If it digs then it digs
@@CaptainKleeman I can dig it
Removal of the sod looks clean but you expose yourself to erosion when you get heavy rains. You should seed or re-sod.
Douglas Branham we are going to re seed everything. Thanks for looking out
Don’t know about a live stream, but for sure run the power. Useful for you, the builders, running lights, tools, drinks cooler etc.. 👍
John Edwards excellent point!
I think you could use the live stream to promote a new video. For example, do a live stream where you explain what you are doing (land clearing for example) and then stream yourself setting up and getting started, but don't record the complete land clearing. '
End the live stream telling viewers that the complete video will be published the following day.
Sometimes I don't watch live streams if I missed them live. This way the viewer can catch the short live stream and then get ready for the full followup video.
Construction Trucks that’s a good idea!
Good job on the ditch b+×@$ 😂😂😂 jokingly a course. Turned out good captain. Power and all would be great to have, but I think most of your viewers would probably miss the lives and just watch bits of the replay. Because most would actually be a work there selves while that type of work is going on. I personally like the videos you guys put out now. Constant live would burn somebody out including yourselves I would imagine but that's my 2 cent spend it how you want.
Andy Moss I agree with you on some of that. Maybe a short one from time to tune to give a heads up or sneak peek of what people can expect in future videos.
Cap I don't know about others on your awesome channel lol but if it is something that is going in on or around the youtu.be yaught I would do it weather I'm going live or not the reason for this is I always think 10 years ahead at least plus would you want to dig again after it's all finished and PURTY lol or dig put a couple lines of conduit cap the ends and cover let it be until it makes sense to spend $ I guess it's COMMON SENSE lol Thumbs up Cap enjoyed the video
Mountain Views good points! And thanks for always leaving a comment sir!
Good ditch trick. Thats a nice looking ditch. Im jealous of your dirt. Whenever I dig I get big ugly chunks of clay or rock!
A Cabin and 50 Acres this has to be the first time I’ve not hit some type of rock or clay. Was a pleasant surprise!
I think power would be nice. but i think a time lapse would be good. Live stream may be a little much on you and your family.
Willard102 good point, thanks for the feedback
Awesome video it's about time you are doing some work. You must have learned that from letsdigit 😄
ANDREW Shullick you stop that 😂
oh ya by far put power out there as sone as you can.by the meter put a plug so you can run power tools, make your life much easier
casy casy good point!
Not a fan of live streaming. I like your videos just like they are!!!
M ES appreciate the feedback!
HA! Dummy! Now the work looks really good but you for got one thing water flows DOWN hill not UP! You’ll never get water to your yacht now! Way to go!
Live stream idea sounds good. I say give it a try what do you have to loose??
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JasonWorksAlot oh sure, says the guy who used a stump bucket to remove stumps #reckless
Ps. I miss you
@@CaptainKleeman well I never claimed that I was smart! miss you too man one day I will have free time again... one day...maybe :(
Nice job with power rake rookie. LOL If you post it i would watch it.
Mike Nixon thank you sir!
Why didn't u set on side of ditch. U could pull both slopes on each side of ditch
Tonya Asher lack of reach
Your operating skills are improving tremendously
The progression of the building process will be very interesting and the video would help you avoid some camera setup
Having WiFi at the yacht rental will add a sales feature that many customers will appreciate
The yacht should have a small telescope for wildlife viewing, also a flagpole with a Hoosier flag or customers can bring their flags while visiting
Kids would enjoy a simple periscope
I am sure you have many fun ideas for the yacht
Your girls will enjoy camping out there as well
Good job as always, Captain, salute
bob jacobs all good ideas! Thank you
Live stream, could get interesting. No doubt people will watch. I will. 🇺🇸
I think the Live Stream is a very good idea and your ditches look spectacular.
PNW Nvtz thanks for the feedback and thanks for the kind words!
Nice little project captain! I swear that Harley rake saves so much time. You don’t have to be near as picky with the dirt work because that rake levels so nice. As for the live feed I think anything you put up is going to get watched so go for it 👍🏻
Full Tilt Grading now wait just a minute, what do mean “so picky” something you’re trying to say about my operating? 😂😂
Captain Kleeman lol 😂 all I’m saying is that if I had a Harley rake I would not have to be nearly as precise with my excavator work. I wish I had one because it looks like a timesaver. When DP was out here at Jasons I could not believe how he was able to level wet ground with that thing.
Full Tilt Grading it is an impressive tool. No doubt about it.
Nice work! Love the tip on using the narrow trencher first to give your machine that "expensive tilt bucket" feel. 😁
My Tractor Guy that’s right! Works pretty well most of the time.
If your building your going to need power.
Get it now ...
Todd Ross good point
I would watch your live stream... go for it
Baja Bandito awesome! Thanks for the input.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐, s for the video, well done, amazing, looks fantastic. God bless you and your family have a great day. 🇺🇸
Do you mean to tell me Mr. Dirt Perfect doesn't have a trenching bucket for the mini or a 6-way blade for that the skid steer? That almost enough for us to take away his title. How would he like us to just call him Mr. Dirt?
Papaw I’ve never been a fan of six way blades on skid steers. Their track frames are too short for that kind of thing unless it’s on gps or laser maybe.
@@CaptainKleeman I didn't mean a commercially available blade but one that has been Simonized.
Power on site is a great option for a lot of reasons- including camera stuff
Lee Krauss that’s true!
Well, there is always solar and battery options for live streaming. I'm not sure about the distance for router connectivity. But you can do Mobile Hotspot and Tethering from your mobile phone. Just trying to save you some $ and digging. But you will eventually bury some cable... GL I'm sure you will come up with something. I like the live stream idea. Cheers!
PS. Better to test the idea before making it permanent.
Keith L thanks for input sir!
Next repair for DP video of, repairing, repin, shim, and bush the mini bucket.
Kyle Greer he has bigger projects going on right now. Not the top of the priority list. Still digs and still is billable
@@CaptainKleeman I watch his channel, I know. Just being funny, but can hear and see the play. Know it cost money and time, must prioritize. Too funny! He has been on the repair work on the John Deer.
All this work didn’t happen to get done the weekend that DP and MBTS were kidnapped and taken across a couple state lines to help the WorksaLot’s with their drainage issues did it? 🤔
Wayne Crews nope. They were back.
Captain Kleeman
During one of the live-streams from the WorksaLots in Pennsylvania you commented that all of DP’s equipment was definitely not at your house.
I thought perhaps this was that time.
Complimenti al operatore, bella macchina. Buona soluzione la lama autodirezionale👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👌
YES !!! Live stream so you can see the animals and keep people from trespassing on Your Land !!!
aped3 good point. Could maybe put a deer feeder out there
Hay captain did you find your spoon hahaha got you
ANDREW Shullick not on this one 😂😂
I still remember when I got pinned by him.............. wish it would happen again
Well is was not expecting that thx by the way your a good you tuber and your videos are of high quality
At least consider off-grid with solar. Live stream? I don't usually enjoy live stream. I do usually watch the start to decide if I want to watch.
Keep up the spirit, sir. Greetings steel nails and greetings two handles I'm also an excavator heavy equipment operator let's help each other thanks
The play in your bucket pins is driving me nuts
Gman76 gee, I sure do hate that for ya.
No need for a tilt bucket if your pins are sloppy!
I'm down with whatever you do as I love all you videos😊
Look the video I like 20 minutes videos
mike smith thanks!
Livestreams are great for MLMers who are building followers who will happily stimulate additional product sales through their live stream energy (more begets more). That’s when it’s working….otherwise it smacks of cult leaders addressing their acolytes. Separately, I find the people that host livestreams are more structured and focused on delivering a message with intent or else they come off as an indulgent hot mess. Lastly, if you have something like a nesting animal that people will pop in and voyeur at any time of day, it can serve as an attraction tool to grow a channel…I mean who else has baby hummingbirds (or eagles)?.
If I were you, I would run what you brung….people like to hear you talk about what you are doing in the moment (your 30-45 minute videos) while you sometimes think out loud or even let a bit of goofiness (autism/turrets/whatever) leak out into your moments. Whatever….so longs as it’s real, and honest, and just you being you. Keep your focus on your projects while peppering in content on general maintenance, repairs, etc….dreaming with reality! Boom baby
Wat will you do with the piles of dirt?
ec1414ec you’ll see in Sunday’s video! It all finished out really nice
Well I only have two cents to spare lol! But yeah the live stream would be cool. Nice work on the ditch .
Life in the 906 hey thanks for the feedback!
Yout use the blade and push the dirt out
Farming with Mitchell Morgan yup
Hey Cap! I think that an occasional live stream here and there would certainly enhance the overall experience if your channel. I may have missed it but are you saying that there isn’t currently power going to the Yacht site? I think that having power, WIFI, etc. is something that needs to be at the RUclips Yacht Site. I wouldn’t overdo it with the live streams but I think that with the proper content, they would be enjoyable to watch. As you also said, having some user interaction would be very cool.
One final thing, you mentioned, not in this video, but previously, that RUclips is no longer sending notifications of new videos. I know that I am getting notified from many of the other channels I subscribe to, so I am wondering why not yours? I did notice that I am not getting any notifications on Dirt Perfect either. Very strange. Do the other channels have a way of sending out notifications? Not sure why I get notified from some, and not from others. Be safe, and keep up the great videos, work and all that other stuff.
I like some of those interesting camera angles that you show. Especially the camera on the bucket filming the blade pushing the pile. Very sexy. 😀
Wow
Just speaking for myself but most times I only have time to look at the tube at night - so I probably wouldn't catch your livestreams as they are happening. I do think that a mounted camera to catch time lapse videos would be neat to see. Either way, I like the channel and will end up watching whatever you put out.
You could use a swivel bucket
michael haiden nah
I got a nickle. I don't know how many channels you follow, but Nick over at Welker Farms does live streams sometimes during harvest, planting or spraying crops and he usually gets a lot of viewers, but they have a really big channel now. So it would depend on what you are working on or with how interactive you can be, he is in Montana and except for some power poles and the odd well head, there is nothing to hit with a machine out their fields. I would also suggest you and DP check them out just for the drone footage Nick gets while farming. Not that either of you are bad at getting drone shots, I don't want to sound mean, just thought you might get some ideas from him.
Running power out to the barn would be a good idea if for no other reason that you could break up the cost by doing it in sections. I know you could dig the trenches yourself but you might save yourself a headache if part way through trenching DP needs the machine you are using and you might not get a chance to finish until later.
BlueDually4x4 breaking your the cost by doing it in sections a good point. I haven’t watched walker farms, but I’ll head over there and see how he does things for some ideas . Thank you!
Looking good Captain, it is going to be nice. Yes, I think live streaming would be great. Have a great day.
Brent King -gmail King appreciate the feedback! And you as well!
Are you planning on filling it up cement so like the walls and floor because if you are don’t do that because if you leave it as just dirt it will eventually get larger due to erosion
I upload complete Utter nonsense grass
Captain Kleeman
Do you remember me?
My original name was “I stuck a fork in a toaster”
Captain Kleeman
What do you mean by “grass”
I say yes to live stream so can i ask what going to do with all the other road you have done,use it for a camp area\tent/ day use just talking out loud KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING THANKS CAPTAIN😜😁🚒BE SAFE
Terry Reynolds 😂😂 the other road we will finish at some point and build our own private primitive cabin there for our family to enjoy.
Man my ditches at home could use this. Looks great. Enjoyed watching. 👍. Yes live streaming would be super 👍👍👍
Stephens Farms hey thanks for watching!
Good job on them ditches Cpt !! If I could get power out there I would. Cause when I come there I need my electric !!!!!!! Ya no for coffee pot, eggs and ham for breakfast. Another great vid Cpt. Can't Waite for the next one. Hurry up with it !!!!! Lol.
Spydr 1 have to have coffee!!!
I don't watch live stream typically! But we're it a build & construction I'm game. I do prefer watching vids on my schedule so live is a problem
Rockey Rockey that seems to be one of the biggest problems with live is the scheduling of it. Definitely something to think about.
Late to the party, been busy all day. Enjoyed the video as usual, but as someone else said, it never hurts to have power out there. I don't know if you can get temporary poles where you are, but I'm too old and lazy to drive nails by hand. I understand you've worked construction, but I can't live without my power tools, and the older I get, the more power tools I need. 😁 I don't know how far you're talking from the barn to the RUclips Yacht, but if you can get power close, I think you're ahead of the game.
Dan Severn you make a good point. I think we are gonna go ahead and get the power out there
Live would be interesting to watch, but I think you would spend quite a bit of time setting up to do the work at hand that you would possibly get less done, and as you walk know with concreting time is of the essence. Think it would be worth setting a camera to catch wildlife passing through Mike
Power supply would definitely assist the build too 👍😎
Would gladly come and physically give you my two pence worth to assist your project, but I'm the wrong side of the pond 💪😖🇬🇧
Alex Osborne some good points! Thanks for the feedback sir
Cap’n you asked a fair question... you know, your fan base goes far and wide. Most of the time, we deal with Virtual Mike... Real Time Mike is rarely available... except in the odd live stream. Just think about the wealth of knowledge and advice you could be subjected to if Real Time Mike had fans in the middle of his work.
With that thought in mind.... what is it going to take to filter all the BS from the helpful hints? Figure that out and you have your answer. As for me, I’d enjoy the opportunity to provide a few of my many free services to your success! (Or, more likely, create a failure!)
The roadside looks fantastic! It’s definitely an upgrade.
FYI... I left a Neighbor Donnie story on the video where you were making the gate.
Sassafras Valley when this cabin is all done I’m giving you and Donnie a free night so I can get the real experience. How is he on heavy equipment? Either way, it will be productive or good for RUclips.
Captain Kleeman ... thanks but, I think I’ll ask for a separate night... don’t know if I can keep a straight face with Neighbor Donnie around all night!!!
Hi mate, how to digg straight without marker line?
Livestream could be cool if you could possibly talk your pretty wife into being the narrator while you are actually doing the work. It would be a way to get her more involved with the RUclips series?
Joe Mascioni something to think about
Capt. I thing it would be a good idea that way we can see your progress on the property and having an electric on a job is always a plus charging cordless batteries light so you can see after dark all the wonderful things that electricity can do for you I so I agree go ahead and do it
Saw it in person the other day, nice improvement.
Your yard looks good but I doubt your neighbor will be that happy with your work if that's how you're planning on leaving it.
RBT why’s that?
Good morning captain. A live stream would be great. If the ditch doesn't drain good something is wrong with the water 😂😂
Billy Shumate hey thanks for the feedback and I agree!
Your idea for live streams is a great one! If that doesn't work out, at least you have power out there for tools while building. Sassafras has a point as well.....I'm sure you can figure out a way to deal with that though.....you know, like not listening to our "advice"....thats always the smart move anyway. Haha.
Travis Macie hey I love you’re advice, well love may not be the right word, But it’s close, I’m sure of it 😂
Live stream would be good to see, love the channel you do a great job along with DP Wade Letsdig I like, The time difference may not suit though here in Ireland Lol! Keep up the good work 👍
John Moran haha, you make a good point though with international subscribers. Something to think about.
I think that would be a great idea. To be able to see the progress as it goes then maybe be do a recap video after a couple of weeks of all the progress that was done. That way you could answer any questions then. Then if there was any concerns people could help with comments if you need help. And if you have the Mrs. on board then you understand that you will be live and showing people all the things. I am sure you have thought about this before you asked. I like to see the work as it is being done. Thanks for the great videos and keep them coming
Danny LeBarge some good ideas here. Maybe some shorter live streams as a sneak peak to upcoming videos
Do what is best for you
Buddy Knight excellent advice!
Thank you, great camera work
Livestream of the build would be cool.
Born & raised upstream from you, always looked forward to the towboat videos. Many a summer nights fell asleep to the drone of a tug pushing up the river towards 6 mile island.
Keep up the great work.
I know what the other idea is, you’ll just have to wait until the next video to find out.
Les Ransom oh where at? You’re right about the that, they have a soothing sound when they push by. Unfortunately we had a drone vs tree incident and won’t be having any towboat videos for a while.
Live streams are nice if you can interact and reply to comments along the way. If you can’t do that, then edited are better because you can time laps and such to make it move along smoother for us. A long live stream would be too long for many to keep their attention.
Robert Black1911 good points!
Great video, livestream sounds great! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
Kevin Kenyon hey and thanks for watching!
That butterfly was really cool ---
Would love to watch live stream!! That is an awesome idea!!
A live camera could be interesting. We have some set up to watch property.
"Hey Martha. The Captain's moving dirt again. Bring me a Pepsi."
Give a man an excavator and every place looks like it needs a hole or a trench....
Great stuff.
Mark G 😂😂 you’re right about that! Always work to be found
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻enjoyed😊
Larry Iowa/Texas Rooster thanks!
I had to laugh Capt when you said just want to get some of the "organic matter" out...like DIRT isn't organic matter. Great work.
greg hall true 😂
Live stream would be nice, as long as they are made available if we cant make the live stream. As always, I do enjoy your videos! Have a great day/week! P.S. I saw the doggo wandering around while you were working! Love to see him/her enjoying life in the country.
Charlie Metcalf she is always around somewhere if I’m out working!
You know you’re going to run power and fiber optic out there eventually so in my opinion (2¢ Canadian but I’ll have to give you a nickel since we don’t have pennies any longer) it wouldn’t hurt to run it sooner than later as long as you definitely know where you want to locate the meter.
Being able to livestream would be cool but not worth running the fiber optic just for that only.
Wayne Crews you make some good points as always sir!
Is there a reason you don’t grab the joy sticks with your hands but rather you use your finger to controls them? Does it give you better control of the machine!
Jeremiah Girdan just comfortable for me.
that's some nice operating skill ! looks great. I love the exterior shot were we can still hear you speaking, demonstrating the work that goes into video production. And alos I can imagine the neighbour thinking "Here we go again, Kleeman moving dirt and explaining to himself what he is doing. " Ho and here is the old fridge from the demo on Dirt perfect chanel. going to rust there for the rest of is life probably :)
Charlie Dalmasso hahaha, I can only assume my neighbors think I’m crazy. They are good people though. And it might! Not sure what his long term plans for it are
Another awesome video as always and ditch look great capt. You and Wifey could talk about maybe doing some test run live Q and A shows or some other content see how those go and then discuss making the investment of putting electric and fiber out there. That also would be good content for a mini series of you putting power and fiber out there
Beverly Roemer good idea! Weird to think we have gone the whole time on the channel without doing a live stream.
Awesome job on the ditch mike I think it’ll be awesome to see you and the girls doing a live stream plus having power means you can charge go pro batteries and you Ryobi batteries all over the homestead haha personally I enjoy everything you up load and to be able to see it live sounds amazing good luck with you choice captain thanks for the video
Jamie Clarke all good points! Thanks for the feedback!
Very nice grading job. Always enjoy the variety of your videos. Can't wait to see some building going on. Stay safe
Bruce Huff same here. Paperwork is the hold up now but moving smoothly and nothing unexpected has popped up this time around. Excited to see this thing start coming out of the ground!
Captain, that's just another awesome video you've put up for us all to watch. Great job there, looking real nice ! And having some live streams from the yacht site would also be really great !!! :)
Franz Ben appreciate the kind words and thanks for the feedback!
Looks like you are doing work for the county, doing a better job as well.
barry hansen hahaha, that section of road is all private.
Why do you scream when you talk on dirt perfect channel on your channel you talk all normal weird
fred Oropesa I’m a scream talker around people, always have been. Something about a personality, not sure though. Thanks for pointing it out though!
The new microphone sounds great Captain. How long did it take to shape and finish the new ditch?
Jodi Miller glad you like it! 8 hours of total machine time.
You have created a swale there, Captain. A swale is to a ditch as a swell is to a wave to put it in nautical terms.
Papaw hey I appreciate the nautical translation! 😂😂
Very professional job,you know your what you are doing.
Robert Zaske thank you!
I think the idea of running power out there would be great.... never hurts to throw in a few live streams every now and then. 👍🇺🇸
D C thanks for the input sir!