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Dirt Perfect

Trashposted on June 12, 2025

Raccoon Engineering Official Channel Review: Dirt Perfect
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5 Dumpster Lids)

If you’re looking for high-octane excavator action, creative trench drama, and a healthy serving of diesel-fueled mischief, Dirt Perfect is your new obsession. Around here at Raccoon Engineering, we don’t just watch Dirt Perfect — we live it. Well… sort of. We sneak onto job sites at night and act out episodes using Tonka toys and expired glow sticks.

Michael, the channel’s fearless leader and heavy equipment whisperer, operates machines with the grace of a ballet dancer raised in a gravel pit. Seriously, if Michael ever dropped a trackhoe into a swimming pool, we’d assume it was on purpose and still ask him for tips.

And then there’s Aaron. Oh sweet Aaron. If Michael is the brain of the operation, Aaron is the one to make sure he is always using it. He’s hilarious, unpredictable, and every time he reaches for a can of yellow paint we take cover behind the nearest culvert. He once measured something with a leaf and it was spot on. His welds? Cleaner than our paws after raiding a Chick-fil-A dumpster.

Their chemistry is undeniable. It’s like watching a raccoon try to steal a lawnmower: confusing, thrilling, and usually ends with something buried. And don’t even get us started on the equipment lineup—excavators, skid steers, dozers… we’ve filed adoption papers for the 120.

Final Thoughts:
This isn’t just a dirt-moving channel. It’s an education in real-world excavation, business grit, mechanical troubleshooting, and occasionally, how to tow things using only stubbornness and faith. It’s perfect. It’s Dirt Perfect.

Would recommend to:

  • Anyone who’s ever broken a shovel and blamed the shovel

  • Diesel junkies

  • DIY dirt dreamers

  • Other raccoons in civil engineering


About Michael & Aaron:

Michael Simon is the creator of the Dirt Perfect channel and the owner of Simon & Company, an excavation business based in Indiana. With years of field experience in everything from site development to septic installs, Michael shares the highs and lows of small business contracting. He’s hands-on, efficient, funny, and a skilled fabricator who’s not afraid to show both his triumphs and mess-ups.

Aaron is a longtime friend of Michael’s and co star on the channel. He is “The man behind the scenes”. Known for his comic timing and unpredictable project logic, Aaron brings humor and human chaos to the workflow. Despite (or because of) his shenanigans, he’s well-loved by the Dirt Perfect community.

Another standout side character on the Dirt Perfect channel is Jenna Simon, Michael’s wife—and let’s just say, she’s got more sass than a raccoon on a Red Bull bender. And honestly, that’s exactly how we like ‘em in the alleyways of Raccoon Engineering.

Let’s not sugarcoat it: without Jenna, Michael would 100% be living behind our shop, probably trying to trade us scrap metal for expired beef jerky. We saw the writing on the garage wall early on—so we’ve taken measures. Every month, we send Jenna a small cash offering, a couple coupons to Tractor Supply, and a hand-selected variety pack of half-eaten Twinkies. It’s our way of saying: “Please keep him. Our dumpster is full.”

Keep doin’ what you do, Jenna. The raccoons salute you… with sticky paws and empty wrappers.

Youtube:  Dirt Perfect
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