grave diggin

[JohnGmelch]

bad operator omg!!!!!

[jonathanansley]

Just a point, you never dig with the tracks on the side. The excavator is very unstable, and could easily tip over.

[drweelz]

@jonathanansley im sure he knows that, you cant turn an excavator between rows of monuments, you'll wreck the grass

[xxHarveyMoonxx]

@jonathanansley sometimes you have no choice

[bigbobbydahmer]

What the fuck...I THOUGHT we put that fucker RIGHT THE FUCK HERE!!!

[Markohoppis]

Some bodies do not decompose much at all, they are called incorruptibles when the preservation isn't accidental or purposely done.

Then you have some that decompose and look like purplish blue blackish dead pigs with bloated stomachs, peeling skin, and heads that look so distorted they look like cartoons with the flesh melting off revealing the teeth and gums and the tongue hanging out. And you ask yourself, "Was that actually human once upon a time?"

[pancakewafflebacon]

@Markohoppis creepypasta

[jck148]

Does anyone know how they are able to find the exact location to dig the grave? I've always wondered how they are able to do it without hitting the grave next to it.

[blueheartguitarist]

I'm sure they keep a lay out of the cemetary or a map if you will

[jawsapple]

Every plot is numbered, usually with a compartment number , then a letter for the row, and a grave number.

I work in a cemetery and it is quite easy to work out.

However mistakes have been made, such as counting it out wrong, happens more often if there is a double monument and the partner is buried in the wrong place.

So then when the stone mason puts the name up it is over the wrong person and when the grave is dug you hit the box.

[firemanupton]

when ur digging a grave ive heard that u have to get in the grave with shovels is that true an if u do what prevents it from caving in on u

[jawsapple]

Yeah, at most cemeteries they brace it with wood about 2 foot from the top.

At my work however it is pot luck if it caves in or not.

I work in a Jewish cemetery so they funeral party does the back fill, so it is to awkward to brace it only to have to un-brace it half way through the back fill and hold up the funeral.

[leef0324uk]

you have the tracks facing the wrong way you should have the tracks with the dozer to the front you r at risk of putting yourself in the grave witha jcb mini digger as a coffin dude i should no im C.I.T.B trained and now a instructor. nice vid nice dig

[BarneyFlart]

Your uncle was a grave robber? What kind of a country do you live in? I have never heard in my life, of grave robbing since the 18th century. What were they robbing? Is Louisianna some kind of midevievel creepy stated where that sort of thing is tolerated?

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

Interesting video.

Better respect the dead.

You will be among them one day.

George Vreeland Hill

[CLASSICALJAJ]

It's worth saying that modern day burials have become so easier for the ground to settle with the birth of thin coffins, often made with MDF or chip board. After a burial, the weight of so much back filled soil immediately collapses the thin lid of the average todays coffin to make the settling of the ground easier.That's why the average cemetery ground is much flatter than old cemeterys where the ground has eventually given way on top of a coffin made of much more solid materials such as Oak.

[nman147]

Well not necesarily. If there is a grave vault the top of the casket wont collapse

[firemanupton]

whats the point in the grave vault

[nman147]

A grave vault is made out of solid concrete and steal. It keeps the casket and its contents protected from the elements for a certain amout of time. A grave vault's main purpose it to prevent ground sinkage... so the ground doesn't cave in on the casket.

[7671234]

@nman147 Are you a Funeral director?

[Lydirius]

@firemanupton Some places require them. It helps maintain ground integrity by helping prevent the casket from getting crushed. As well as just general protection of the casket. (i.e. grave robbers)

[oldschool619619]

What ever happened to the good old spaid

[CLASSICALJAJ]

It's common use use a JCB to dig graves, especially when the grave is to have room for 2 or 3 burials. In a case of a new grave, the first burial will be to a point of approx 8ft. That's a hell of a lot of soil to move. A spade is normally used in private burial grounds such as churchyards - more so on a reopening of a grave as there is less soil to move.

[oldschool619619]

Ahh ceers did`nt no that

[trippendale742]

0:36 - 1:03 massive spaz lol.

[cayenne212]

That's pretty cool Shaun. Thanks for posting. Do you need any special training to become a grave digger? Also, what are the hours and is the pay decent? Thanks!

[gingie78]

Fuck i wouldnt walk round the edge of that.! Dont you use walkboars. We have a ton of shit to sort out before we dig. Walkboards, shores, screws and all the hand tools. Thats shady diggin' fellas haha!

[contentlocked99]

dont dig too far, you dont want to know what happens to you after about 15 years in the grave

[UNDERTAKER730]

its not a good sight if your embalmed you might not look as bad but if not geeez i beg to differ

[contentlocked99]

eh at about 30 years, if not embalmed, you will be a pool of thick black liquid surrounded by poisonous gas.

[UNDERTAKER730]

lol after 30 years i dont think much would be left of you just bones. thru the different seasons and temp of the group i bet money all in there are bones no thick liquid but ive seen a few disinterments to be exact 17 of them one case i emblamed and after 12 years he was near skeletal another was there 21 years nothing but bone and clothing but hey maybe embalming is getting better who knows i only use the best hahahah

[contentlocked99]

my uncle used to be a graverobber, he tols stories of cracking open old oak caskets and finding a thick tar like liquid. he lived in louisiana.

[UNDERTAKER730]

HAHAHAH THAT EXPLAINS IT ALL lol downsouth are so slow when it come to embalming they are not the best at it. But i have seen some things some strange but nothing better then seeing your own work dug up just to see how well you did. lol lol but o well i see why people get cremated lol

[CLASSICALJAJ]

I too have never seen any thick liquid. The rate of decay often is determined by the type of soil surrounding a coffin. It isn't unusual for the first buried in a very deep grave to last longer due to the prescence of thick clay. A second burial in the same grave may decay quicker due to soil much closer to the surface. Embalming is getting worse due to the phasing out of formaldehyde and the use of stuff such as Aardbalm.

[Harvey030547]

I like the idea of the soil being taken out of sight in a trailer, but waht about the debris around the grave?

[Glr31]

Why are they diggin the grave up ?

[catlover75]

I think they are making a grave to put the body in..hense "grave digging"

[WoWPaW70]

wow now atleast when i die i can say in heaven my grave was dug by a digger and some one else will say mine was dug by a church man with a spoon :p

[HeavenlySword3]

You dig graves at your work?

[shame69]

Ooze got the blow?

[halibutfisher123]

question how deep does the hole have to be?

[shaun198223]

5 ft for 1 6 foot for 2

[jeffsteadman]

thats what they make picks for..DIK.

[jeffsteadman]

do it by hand... looser

[shaun198223]

dont think so dik it all flint n chalk like 2 c u try tho

[Megarocker24]

ahah so ur saying u would prefer to dig it yourself? Kk, knock yourself out!

[BillyBanana75]

@jeffsteadman looser? don't you mean LOSER??? Loser?