Draining Flooded Road By Breaking Beaver Dam
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Just bought the road crew some time to address this problem properly with an excavator. Based on evidence and track marks this is an ongoing problem and they have had to do it before. Based on how the plants have leaves on their water this Beaver Dam went up within a few days but was always there but only about 2 ft tall as the evidence shows there was always a small pond. Day prior to this video where there was a lot of torrential rain so this is on the downfall and will continue to improve even if they repair the damn it will not go over the road without another rain storm. It has enough leakage to maintain for a little while
Thoughts and prayers to the injured rake. A true fallen hero.
He will be missed. R.I.P.
@@clevelandbci9562 merely wounded, hoping for a speedy rakeovery.
@@cllris 🤣
Beavers are villains
First thing I thought was "he's gonna bust that rake on that wad of branches".
Having worked in beaver dam removal professionally i have to say: Hey, that's my job! But thanks, we can't be everywhere at once and it costs a lot to ask for a company to do this. Just one bit of information you got wrong i would like to clarify for your own safety:
1. Don't swim in a beaver pond, ever, if you can avoid it. It is contaminated with faeces and you can easily catch Giardia duodenalis, a parasitic infection of the guts that can wreck your life for weeks if you're not lucky.
2. Beaver dams do get stronger with time, but only when they are very fresh and the material is still settling. As soon as either, the dam finish settling or the beavers are no longer maintaining the dam, it is getting weaker all the time and will breach and fail in dangerous and hard to predict ways. It took me the better part of a year doing this as a full-time job before i knew enough about how they build their dams to be allowed to dismantle dams unsupervised and i got promoted to foreman the third year because i was cautious, patient and would rather it take one more day to empty a pond than to drop it and have a road or railway washed-out.
3. Please wear gloves, even cheap-leather ones, your hands are worth more than that and these dams can be full of pointy sticks and thorny plants.
4. Cleats do not increase your grip on metal pipes, you should only go in with your boots/ hip waders, the rubber soles have much more adhesion than cleats.
As for the attack on a beaver dam, the way i do it is in a few steps:
1. Examine the dam, walk along the back (if possible) or top (again if possible) and find the actual riverbed where the flow of water should be. This is where you should end up breaching.
2. Examine some more, try to find previous breaches that the beavers patched back up, or weaknesses, sometimes there are big empty spaces in the base of dams where there is little wood holding the back. These are all weak points that must be considered and can be either danger or safe points to lower the water.
3. If it is a big dam (5-10ft, 1-2m, high) or the culvert downstream (that you are trying to have not wash-out in the first place) is small, do a safety breach, in a place where the dam is either very strong and thick or along the extremities. Then use this outlet to lower the water level and use traps (if your work is to get rid of the huge pond endangering a railroad, the beavers must go or you won't do anything they can't fix in a matter of days).
4. Once the level of the water is lowered, there is less pressure on the main structure and the dam will settle a little. That is when you do the main breach, slowly lowering the dam's height at the natural riverbed until the dam is drained.
5. Do follow-ups every now and then or an helicopter survey of the whole watershed every year or so.
Culverts are another thing entirely. As a large claustrophobic man, i tend to steer clear of them unless i can stand in them, the others are up to the guy that insisted we call him "The rat" as he is kind of tiny and will go into 3 feet/1 meter pipes, crazy fellow but gets the job done and fast! But he say you've got to start with the backing wood and then remove the mud and branches as you lower the backing wood.
Edited: Grammar
Very interesting! Thanks for your insights
@@OntarioTrafficMan No problem, i believe knowledge is meant to be share to actually mean anything. I'd be glad to give even more details if someone has precise questions!
I have a Cabin in northern Ontario and we use dynamite to blast the dams
@@nopenope8418 fuck yeah. What state did you work in also does it pay well? I'm a electrician in Hawaii
Beaver fever - it's real and welcome to the toilet for being your friend if you make it to one.
RIP rake, you served well.
Condolences.
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its broken not destroyed
@@Izznogood76 We have the technology. We can fix it. We can make it better.
@@skoshman1 Why am I hearing Bionic Man's running theme? 🏃♂️
An interesting fact about beavers is they hate the sound of running water. When they hear it they instinctively try to stop it. If you put a speaker playing the sound of running water near a beaver lodge, they will cover the speaker to try to stop the sound. If the speaker is louder than any other source of sound from running water, they will ignore the actual running water and focus entirely on the speaker to try to stop the sound.
exactly, so they will be back...
I never knew that i just thought they were reincarinated architects. Cool fact bro i appreciate the knowledge. :)
So what is it about the sound of running water that the beavers take offence too????
It makes them constantly need to pee ?
Drive the wee friggers nuts 🤣
I work in a hardware store and i want to supply you so bad. Seeing your rake brake almost broke my heart. With all those stupid "influencers" getting tons of stuff and loads of money i can't believe no hardware store has reached out to you yet! Unfortunately i live in Switzerland which makes it hard to supply you with the needed things. Keep on doing what you are doing, i love watching your Videos.
this channel does have a donation page in the description but I don't ask people to join it I'm not going to beg for money if they come across and want to donate to it that's fine and this channel used to have a business email where people could contact me but nobody would ever want to sponsor a channel like this oh, most of the emails were not friendly and people would use my email to sign up on random websites so I would get just bombarded with Spam no, I am not one of those channels that can afford to pay somebody to read the emails for me it's time-consuming going through all that trash
Thank you
Where’s the donation page plz ?
Is it rage Patreon page ?
@@patclarke4619 it's on the channel's About page. His patreon. He also has merch!
Can we all have a minute's applause for his dearly delapidated rake.
It served him well for the past 3 years.
RIP Rake
RIP Trusty Rake
It was cool getting to see the debris coming out of the end and seeing the flow increase!
That's the one reason most folks come here for.
''Don't forget to bring a rake'' Rakey - South park unused character
@@NoNORADon911 HA*HA*HA
😆😂🤣😅* GASP FOR AIR*😄😂🤣😅😆😂🤣🤣🤣 RAKEY!!
LOVE IT !!!!
I too liked that perspective
The perspective from outside the culvert was so cool! Would love to see more of it
RIP dear rake. We thank you for your hard work and your dedication. You served your country well.
It was a good rake, you guys had a good run! Everyone toast one to the rake today!
Cheers to the rake !
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Pouring one out for Rake.... contact me Post10... I'll buy you a new one!!
This video increased my respect for beavers. Those dams are built well and don't come apart easily! Good job, Post 10.
He needs to find a legendary smithy to mend that rake together again, not going to be easy
Hell the city should give him a golden rake for what he does. Great work!
@@allanallen1835 While gold is nice it's too soft, they better get him a cast titanium rake, that stuff won't break easily
I'm a smithy, but I think he may need a welder instead ...
The gold could be for show instead of use
Paging Alec Steele... Your services are required.
I never knew these little critters were such a problem until I stumbled across this channel and now I’m hooked! Love the information and knowledge that Post imparts to his followers. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. A new follower from the UK! 💕
Rest in Peace, brother rake. We were all big fans of your work. I hope there are lots of leaves for you to play with in rake heaven.
The rake is your assistant against floods, smart that you'll repair it (not landfill).
Great dam-dismantling!
11:35 I don't know anything about dams or beavers but from this shot after you had compromised the initial structure I couldn't help but be impressed by how well that dam continued to hold up. I thought the rest of it would fail shortly after that but it held up. I have a new appreciation for beavers because I didn't realize how in depth and secure they could build their dams.
The biggest, non natural dam in northern America was built by beavers. I believe it's over 4x as wide as the hoover dam even if it's only 1/3 the height
They can build dams 10 meters tall.
@@mickys8065 Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta. The dam is massive and can be seen in Google Earth images.
@@ParkerUAS Thank you alot! The dam itself has always been stuck in my mind, but I couldn't remember WHERE it was, cheers
Bevers can make strong dams I know at my cabin I have the beaver build dams all the time and we use dynamite to bust it up because they use big trees and stuff and they get big and I make it up to my cabin only once or twice a year in the summer so they have lot's of time to build and when I get up there a big piece of my land is always flooded over
Had this rake for three years... only 4 new heads and 3 new handles 😂 Love your work man you've been pretty valuable to my work.
R.I.P. RAKE.... WE WILL ALL MISS YOU AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR POST 10 IN THIS TRAGIC TIME OF LOSS
Dude, I just love hearing you say the beavers are gonna get angry, it's somehow wholesome
Shame about the rake 😫 loved the speeded up section at the start- so satisfying to see the branches flying through 👍😍
Beaver Corp. of Engineers Crew Master: "Okay boys, we had a lowering of the pool yesterday. During swim class, the almost yearling kits saw a human messi-... (chattering from the group) I know, I know, hold it down. The male was messing with the dam. Chopper took a look and it's nothing major. A couple, three hours work and we'll have this back up to level. We want quality work here so Puzzler takes the lead. Let's get to work."
@x x Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. No, I've written only one horror story for my BF's son years ago but didn't publish because, for reasons of my own, I don't participate in social media platforms, a critical thing for authors now. I've written extensively in two game threads though. One a fantasy with other gamers and one in a building game by myself. I started a book but got stuck and haven't touched it in a while.
@@mala3isity Writing is cool. If you enjoy it, more power to you.
@@humzamirza1817 Thanks. :) My stories in the threads were about my imagined for them lives of the characters around me. Because I was playing, it felt real. You know the axiom "write what you know." The urge to write comes and goes now but I only write when it's fun.
That is funny 😄
Post 10 always has a great quote in every video. There are 2 today. #1. “I don’t know if it’s getting colder in here or my boots are leaking.” #2. “Uh oh! That’s the end of this rake!”
Priceless.
RIP Rake. It was a pleasure watching you work.
Cable ties, duct tape, and WD-40, the 3 piece toolkit that will solve most problems in the short term.
But what do you do about angry beavers hunting you down in the middle of the night?
Call the Mountain Men to come and get them.
light the WD-40 on fire and throw it at the beavers. That should buy you the time to get to shelter and reinforce with cable ties and duct tape.
Then you bring the _other_ jack-of-all-trades: Mr. Shotty.
@@EmperorNefarious1 failing that, whack them on the head with the rake!
@don't ask me Since you put it that way... 😱😱😱
Why is it every time I watch you I think “wear gloves...for Pete’s sake man...wear gloves”. Don’t hurt those hands. Seeing the rake suffer was more than I can take 😂😂😂😂😂
Oh man, I can’t believe the rake broke. It belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Really love these videos. I don’t get out into nature much but seeing this really helps. Honestly your videos are very relaxing and informative. Keep up the hard work. 👍🏻
RIP the rake 🙁 such loyal service over those 3 years. So many videos later and I feel like we’ve lost a legend. God bless you rake.
The Beavers tell stories of the one man dam wrecking crew... Who in a matter of minutes destroys what took the beavers a couple days!
The myth.... the legend...
Post10.
Keep up the good work.
Little dudes could teach humans a thing or two about construction!
lol have you seen how big humans can build a dam? beavers are no match for humans
@@lordjaashin we have technology to build dams. They are doing it without smh
@@aptyaya6163 and where did that technology come from? out of thin air?
why do people like you like to think that brain power isn't product of evolution?
@@lordjaashin 😩
Humans built dams before advanced tech.
I love how resourceful you are with fixing things. I'm caught in that trap of something breaks, buy another. I know I could probably fix or alter or jury rig things if I tried, but I haven't. I hope this inspires me to try and fix things instead of toss them out.
You have to admit, it’s admirable what the beavers create....those crafty F er’s - ❤️ and 😡 relationship 😌
I’m not sure this is entirely from Beaver because if you look a lot of those sticks are perfectly cut beavers to they don’t have saws for mouths
Your a genius! 😊 we saw you got a welding repair on your trusty rake. Good for you. Very interesting. Love from Scotland 🏴
You should put in a BeaverDamCam© so we can see them rebuild it with their hard hats, vests, & survey equipment.
Survey? What are they gonna do? Ask the culvert what brand has he heard of?
That really would be cool but then you'd have to have lighting and all. Be a really huge production. Nevermind.
Post posted one video a couple of months ago showing one of those very persistent critters doing just that!
@@remotecontrol1082 I ended up seeing that video after watching this one.
Industrious creatures, aren't they! I thought that video was hilarious - they are as obsessed with building as Post 10 is with clearing. Long may the rivalry continue because it's great entertainment 😄
Love your videos. I spent nearly 10 years in western Massachusetts and live in Vietnam now. You would be in heaven doing vids here during monsoon season. Streets get flooded like 2-3 feet from all the clogged drains filled w trash.
I will crack open a beer in the name of Rake. Rake was a hero. An inspiration to us all. If we were all as useful as rake, this world would be a better place. Rest in peace and godspeed.
Post 10, as I was watching when you first stepped on the dam with the camera inside the pipe and that stick popped up close to your intimate area, I actually shouted at my computer screen, "WATCH OUT FOR THAT STICK!!!" I can't believe I shouted that out loud but that's how real your videos are and how much we (I am, at least.) are drawn into them.
I love watching them all. Keep up the great work!
RIP Rake
I wanna see this rake be succeeded in dam-busting duty by an equally trusty mattock!
@@WillSurvive2TheEnd so you'd make a 1000+ dollar rake when you could do the same thing with a grinder and welder for about 50 bucks. LoL
@@WillSurvive2TheEnd you might be surprised what can be done with a grinder and a little know how! Plus the most precise CNC machines are actually grinders vs mills routers or lathes!
@@WillSurvive2TheEnd well said!
@@WillSurvive2TheEnd I managed a 25,000 square foot cnc mfg shop for about 10 years.
Beside all the great work you are doing, I like your approach to repair things rather than throw it away and buy new ones. Thank you!
It is amazing how beavers build with such quality & precision.
I'm surprised you don't have a job doing this, you clearly have a passion for fixing problems.
If he had a PO box, I'm sure lots of fans would send him a new rake. He'd be foreseen for life. Lol.
He has a donation page. You can find it on his "about" page. You can contribute to getting him a new rake if you really want to
Hell, he would have a rake collection! Brilliant!
RIP Mr Rake. Thank you for your years of service.
20 beavers are angry about their friends' damn. But they are also celebrating the end of The Rake. R.I.P Rake. You served us well
Revenge is a dish best served wet 🦫
As I was watching this, I was thinking it might be a good idea to get some magnetic mounts for the camera. In times where the culvert is plastic, you might want to have mounts for putting it on the upper edge of the outside of the pipe pointing inward and down at you (like a claw or gripping mount). In this way, you'd have less worries about hitting the camera or it holding back debri.
I wonder if a dethatching rake would work better? The fingers are sharp and the construction is stronger if you select the right one.
Maybe, but a mattock would be MUCH better.
@@DinnerForkTongue probably but a bit too heavy to be walking around with and swinging constantly
@2badger2 It's probably a great idea and very thoughtfully offered. But too soon! Rake broke only a few days ago. We need to mourn & celebrate Rake's life before moving on. Besides we still have some faint hope that Rake will return to use via the magic of repair. I dare not think about it too much, but if Jeff Bezos & Elon Musk can build vehicles that take them into space, maybe Rake can be repaired & live again..... 😉😁
@@mitchc552
Naw, that wasn't what I was thinking of it for. The mattock would be exclusively for busting dams. Cleaning drains and small culverts totally demands a lighter tool like the rake.
@@DinnerForkTongue It would be much easier to remove damms, however it would be very easy to remove too much and then you’d be holding a heavy sharp object when the water pushes you over.
This man needs a merch line.
Beavers, rakes, culverts. So much to work with.
Beavers be like ,,,,,, oh shoot it’s Post10 and his rake , we’re doomed 😂🇬🇧🇬🇧😂 top job man 👍🏻
Never comment before end of video , Poor Rake 😂😂thou be careful in tunnel if collapse and all that debris traps ya it will be beavers revenge 🇬🇧
Beavers sent a clear message. Mess with our dam, we mess your rake
Or maybe beavers be like: see that ribbon? Must mean that's the next tree we should take!
What a legend he goes around fixing other people's problems before they even notice it
Sounds like he works for the government that inspects the logging contracts
Looked to me like you were having an easier time dismantling it by hand than you were with the rake.
That being said, we bid you a fond farewell, Rake. You've served well through flood and flame.
Gloves and impact-resistant eye protection, man! Safety first. Always. Love your videos, sir. Thank you!
In three years, that rake has done more for this country than most Americans have in their lifetime
Wasn't there a famous JFK speach along those lines? "Ask not what your country can do for your rake..."
@@roberthindle5146 i love that 😂
Truest statement I've ever read.
@@joeschmoe8504 you're no fun, go away.
Wow!! I've seen all kinds of dams, but this one in the culvert is pretty crazy! Lol them beavers is something else indeed! That was most definitely a fresh build! Hate to see your ole trusty rake break. You tie wrapping it was funny tho lol where there's a will theres a way! Lol but like you said, welding that which you've been using for years is of sentimental value! I will say that using a potato rake for the beaver dams work pretty good for me, but for drains like you clear alot of, that rake is the trick indeed! Take care!
I never saw a rake break like that! I guess you got your money’s worth! Thanks for another great video! Stay safe!
That's because post has been using it as a multitool in far more action than a rake like this was designed for. And that's a compliment to its quality, if anything!
This has to be the newest, biggest, most compact, and rake breaking beaver dam that I have ever seen. The power of this river and the strength of the beavers is incredible. You do good work. And just think, this is all for people's safety on the road, that they are driving too fast on in the rain anyway. We need more Post 10 in our country. Besides, who is getting paid to do all that Post 10 does? I know that this comment is disjointed, but I'm dyslexic and this is the best I can do. Forge on Post 10!
When you get a new rake I recommend Fiskars all their handtools have a lifetime warranty and they stand behind it even if you purposely break your tool the way I’ve heard it explained is if you drive over there shovel with a skid loader and it breaks they’ll replace it no questions asked and if the dealer doesn’t support it email them dealer and gets some heat
Fiskars actually should sponsor him---Great publicity!!!
This is a good man to labour away at these blockages. He is the salt of the earth type. I respect him, without knowing him. I salute you, sir.
That was definitely a tall beaver dam, I hope your rake makes it out of the ICU and makes a speedy recovery 🙏 👍 😀
I've watched other videos of other men doing what you are doing, but they do not explain what is really happening like you do. I appreciate your informative videos. I really enjoy them. Thanks.
GOD! Beavers, are just unbelievable! Well at least you’re out there checking on things. Good JOB and it’s wking!
I love how you can see sort-of key pieces to the dam as he pulls on them. They're the ones that move everything as he pulls.
Rip trusty rake, we had fun while it lasted. Nice demolishing the beaver dam.
I poured one out for ol' trusty Rake tonight. You'll be missed, friend.
Holy cow! Those are huge beavers dams! Thank you for filming this! So cool!
That rake sure lived its life to the fullest.
RIP trusty rake.
Just a thought on the rake, if you have your welder reinforce the corners with gussets, that should put some strength in there. It will become heavier of course, but it should toughen it up a bunch.
this just reminded me of the scene from El Camino lol
Watching this guy overcomplicate the pulling of branches to clear a water blockage is beyond interesting to me... I love it!
it’s a special day when he uploads floods
edit: it’s special when he breaks a beaver dam
2nd edit rip rake 😔
You are so knowledgeable with these sorts of issues, very impressive 👍🙂
you should be able to rig up a camera mount with a decent magnet on one end that would stick to the roof of a cast iron culvert.
That was actually part of my thought.
Great idea
I really didn't realize how massive those culverts were until you walked in front of the camera and gave us some perspective! Holy shit!
catching up on all my comments wow this is like the twelfth one from you in the past Daya
@@post.10 haha, no regrets! I was getting caught up on your videos. Thanks for the great content!
R.I.P. trusty rake! I hope you'll find a worth successor. Love your Content!
I've been watching your videos for years. Have you considered going into Civil Engineering or a related profession? This seems to be your natural calling and passion.
RIP trusty rake.
Your right about not pulling debris from The bottom because what if you went and pulled a log at the bottom and then the whole dam just blasted through from the pressure and weight of water behind. Probably wouldn't have happened because it would have already happened and you would have to be super strong to do that. Love your videos and keep finding cool culverts
Gm post 10 we have had thunder ⛈stroms for the past 4 days here in GLASGOW. Wish you were here in GLASGOW and we good go and unblock the drains here to. Once again another great video 📹. RIP to your rake.
The beavers will come back tonight and the head beaver will look into the camera with a face of anger like Captain Kirk but instead of yelling Kahnnnn!!! He will be yelling Post Tennnnnnn!!!
You should get a list of contact info for these companies and contact them when you spot issues. You can then propose to fix it on the spot for a fee or they'd have to spend 3x the resources tracking down the issue and get someone down there.
ive had this rake for 15 years....its only had 5 new heads and 7 new handles
Trigger.
alright dave
Classic😂
I really liked these videos before and then I realized they’re all fairly close to where I’m from and it makes them even more interesting
really appreciate your videos. I find watching anything become more efficient very therapeutic. keep up the good work.
Thank you for your service Mr Rake.
Great video. Love how the risk of the camera getting swept away made you get creative with the angles.
Another great video Post!👍👍
I missed you, babe. you don't comment like you used to on every post10 video. hope everything is going well for you
Раньше, когда я был маленький, я проходил мимо лужи и пробивал ногой путь. Никогда бы не подумал что буду смотреть этот канал. Респект парню, хорошую работу делает.
Точно
If you use a long aluminium pipe and hammer it through any level of the dam it will create a portable culvert so you can get it done safer👍
Stellar idea! Now it's just a matter of getting it through the tangle.
Have you thought about having a grappling hook and a pulley system to hook up, and maybe use the car to pull out large blockages. Using maybe a winch system like on jeeps that go into your tow hitch to pull as well. I am sure you like doing things by hands, but safety is #1. And fiskars are great rakes.
Remember, even if you are in a smooth culvert, if the dam was to let loose all at once, the dam material could still potentially hit you from behind as you are sliding down the culvert pipe and knock you unconscious then you would drown. That can't really happen as long as you release the dam from the top down like you did.
Oh no! RIP rake! I still enjoyed watching you unclog these culverts though, I liked the 10x speed watching the sticks flow out 😊
Oh NOOO, your trusty rake has broken I know the feeling I'm on my 7th litter-pick stick after over 8 years of litter-picking I love your videos keep up the good work
Love you're getting your rake re-welded so much better than throwing it out I love to make do and mend it's what we used to do and need to keep doing.
what a cathartic hobby. you get the see immediate results and you know you are helping someone
Damn I never knew that beavers could build something that big so quickly mine you I have never seen a beaver in real life either🦫, let alone an otter🦦 so doing this type of job is a great help out to everybody using that road, just make sure to stay safe especially since you are doing this alone. Great video 🙂👍
What is the dimension of these beaver dams! I am amazed at how complex they are. It was like a wall! I am glad you are careful and care about the environment and the beavers that are always doing their thing!
Extraordinary work !! I'm sorry for the breakage of your rake, it's a shame that I couldn't understand you since the Spanish translation was not enabled ...
No clue why these vids are so satisfying to watch... but they are. Thank you : )
I feel bad complaining about squirrels when there are beavers.
We have neither here in NZ!
@@mightyV444 what about your prime ministers …teeth?
@@billy4072 - More like a horse's 🙂
A thought for future reference you can bend the prongs back far enough to get the broken side bent around and in between the prongs on it’s end, saving your rake for further use although it makes your rake an angled rake. You need pliers to bend the broken side brace.
The Post 10 and beavers "rivalry" is like Alabama and Auburn or Michigan and Ohio State.
nah, as a u of m fan before harbaugh, Ohio state been beating us like a kid brother for a decade. not even a rivalry anymore. we might lose to Northwestern this year.
@@dustyc324 As an Ohio State fan, I can definitely say that Harbaugh is your John Cooper.
Thanks for another very interesting video. I appreciate your work ethic and the concern for the environment.
Keep doing what you're doing man.
Quite possibly your 2nd best video given the size of the beaver dam...although we would rather have seen the start of the breakdown inside instead of being on the outside watching the flow! Thanks!
Here he is! The man, the myth, the legend!
RIP Mr Rake! Thanks for your service ❤