A Busy Weekend Working On The Pond Fail

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[@stevesheller9223]

Excellent. I love your attention to detail, your work ethic and the fact that you truly do care about how things look, even before the final grading is done. It’s no wonder you and this company are in such high demand. Congratulations. 😉😎👍

[@sheller153]

You have to take pride in your work every step of the way!

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

I like how you showed us the cross section of the layers. Makes it easier to understand for us visual learners. You da man 👍🏻

[@KingsOutdoorLife]

Our dirt is not like that in North Alabama. It varies widely from area to area but nothing like that. I haven’t seen you posting many videos lately.

[@w056007568]

I have very rarely seen a soil profile as clear as that showing the soil horizons so clearly and so clearly demonstrating just how water logged that one horizon was.

[@tracydavis3149]

Thank you Chris for explaining the different kinds of soil you are working in. Yal be safe out there in the heat 🔥 next week. Love the videos Chris.

[@1013redoak]

Chris, I love, love, love your long videos, especially the ones dealing with Ponds! They're my favorites! Thank you for taking your valuable time to shoot and edit them for us!

[@tomswindler64]

Did you ever wonder when you were a child,playing outside in the mud and water,that 30yrs. Later you would still be outside playing in the mud and water.very good video just shows your commitment.😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@wolf06291980]

I'm so glad youtube recommended this channel. It's fun to watch. One suggestion, Is it possible to add the job you're working on to the title of the vids going forward? It would just make it easier to follow a job for people finding your channel in the future. Makes it more of a story.

[@jcbaker9464]

You. Are. Doing. A. Good. Job.

[@rajinkajin7293]

Yes bro I need this myself. Literally had this exact same thought. I figured my comment wouldn't do anything, but seeing that you've commented the same thing there months ago depresses me 😔

[@thisismyusername6717]

I thought the same. Like name the jobs the same just put “part 2” or what not. Helps your subscribers

[@kevkeelan5106]

Some say, Chris has a Lazyboy at home, fitted with a boom and caterpillar tracks. 😂

[@justinlarrabee7932]

Custom lol

[@MatthewHoag77]

@assassinlexx The bucket does 12 oz. curls.

[@panamint]

But he has never sat in it since he works all the time.

[@maker-matt]

So, instead of calling him the "Stig", we call him the "Stick"

[@kens.3729]

It’s Really Amazing on the Huge Number of Tree Roots and Stumps you’re Clearing Out. WOW! 👍

[@larryshedd5734]

That dirt is going to be wore out before job is done. Like I say pay me now or pay me later. Cheapest price doesn't get you the best job done. Great video and job

[@drmckinley]

Dig my pond 60 feet deep. Down to limestone layer here in Texas. Using small dozer. Large dozers can Crack limestone and therefore let water out and loose pond. Love your videos.

[@augustreil]

Looking great ! It was only 96 here in Ct with a 73 degree dew point, but that's hot/humid for us ! Cannot imagine 100 plus with the same dew point, crazy ! Thumbs up Chris !!

[@barryknarr4630]

Maybe we should all send Chris a beer

[@vaughnhill3437]

That soil explanation kinda explains why that part of the country will flood after it gets a certain amount of rain. The rain water has no place to go once it starts raining

[@EmoryRichardson]

The different soil layers was very cool!

[@osteleif]

Love watching your vids. You should put numbers on them, so it’s easier to find the next one in the series you do. I’ll hate to miss one;)

[@kens.3729]

Hopefully you’ll be Receiving your New Huge Bucket so you can really Move some Dirt. 😬 👍

[@jrand2631]

Great video, and I must say that you do not have a lot of time off - you're working all the damn time! Nice to see there's still some hard working young people around. 👍👍👍

[@CK-yi6pc]

Chris has never worked a day in his life....... he does what he loves to do! Lucky Man.....

[@mandy8211]

To save money, we are gonna cut the belt for the a/c and install a swamp cooler out the back window. Real North Carolina R neck, for sure.

[@VenomCultist500]

The new Tints look great! Awesome video as always! 😁

[@richpaulson6301]

I REMEMBER PLAYING TRUCKS AND CARS IN THE DIRT NOW IM 58 YEARS YOUNG AND WATCHING CHRIS PLAYING IN THE MUD VERY RELAXING THANK U CHRIS

[@cathiwim]

It utterly amazes me that you do almost(?) 45 degree slopes with that dozer and dont slide in sideways! Kudos! 🙌 in answer to why people down here have ponds, part of it is the aesthetics, part is practicality- if you have a pond, most times your homeowners insurance is a little lower, cuz if there is a fire, the fire dept has a pond to draw from

[@Rickimusic]

#letsdig18 @30:30, really nice side hill dozer work. That sure is odd with the roots so deep, Chris. Almost looks as if the "pond" was once a wet land with trees, said trees were cut down and the existing pond dig was tossed over the stumps. I couldn't tell if you were seeing a consistent strata of top soil, sand and clay throughout the whole process. No bottles that I saw so not a farmers dump site but anything is possible.

[@kevins5092]

Heck yeah, pond digging

[@mortimusmaximus1st]

Is it strange that I find these videos very relaxing?

[@brucewilson5087]

I feel for you. I'm a firefighter out here in the Texas panhandle. And the past week we have had temperatures of 108 to 111. Not fun putting fires out in full gear.

[@jeffscott1288]

If you don't mind me asking what part of the panhandle are you from Mr Wilson

[@daviddraper7364]

awesome job christ john would be proud of you he is lucky to have you working him!!! going to be sweet when it is done!

[@matteogomez3678]

You have to makings of a nice looking pond there Chris 👍

[@rick95798]

How deep will the pond be at its deepest point?

[@aleldon9085]

Between 14:32-17:18 no sound and no comments. Chris will tell it is OK on his end as usually? Means no problems. ENJOY Silent secrets...(((

[@marcryvon]

For me, sound or not, I enjoy what Chris is showing us, Al. Better no sound than the stupid, garbage music most channels treat us to. ))))

[@unclespongehead]

Lost sound for no reason, seems to be a recurring GoPro problem.

[@mattsutherland120]

Thanks for taking us along with you!

[@weed8653]

When grading slopes, try hanging your camera on a gimble so it will stay level. Gives viewers a better feeling of the slope. Makes a neat shot. 8*) Sure do enjoy watching.

[@kennethhume8628]

weed8653 , that sounds like a good idea , I was thinking that I couldn’t work out the angles and slopes etc .

[@shittylitty]

Chris is the Bob Ross of excavating. “Just make it a little nicer”

[@VoorhizL]

Had me thinking my headphones didn’t work at one point lol all good

[@willowsverge3046]

That was just to see if we were paying attention! Lol

[@patrickjohnson5106]

I ran a Case 580c for my dad back in 1985-89. 3 stick with foot swing, I could change the time on a clock face, never ran a machine with 2 sticks.

[@meauran]

LOL!! I own one!! I've only got a couple years of age on it (1978)! Runs strong. Three sticks can be a bitch. I've run a bigger excavator before and the two sticks is an easy adaptation after that kind of experience.

[@patrickjohnson5106]

@@meauran I was a pro on that 3 stick machine. Even competed in a backhoe rodeo in Grand Junction, Co at the Case dealership . Came in 2nd due to the fact they had me using a 580 super E that didn't have same brake pedal configuration.

[@johnbutler6206]

God bless and be safe and I have you all in my prayers

[@petenikolic5244]

It would be nice to see some of the finished jobs what it looks like after as few months of settling in.

[@scotthanaback7272]

Saw the pictures of the new bucket, are you sure it's big enough? LMAO. Looks awesome can't wait to see that thumb shredding logs on clearing job real soon.

[@clydeacor1911]

All A/C is turned to highest setting including the cooled seats!

[@Simonsimps]

Nearly an hour thanks. Time to get another beer or 2.

[@johnscott2849]

Maybe it's an old fill area, someone filled in a low spot with dirt. When I was a kid a friends dad dug a pond and where he put it was a filled in raven. There was some trash buried way down. No one had any idea how long ago that it was filled. Looking good.

[@leol1682]

Now the pond is taking shap .

[@SeaLubber]

I love your videos Chris. Are these ponds your clients build for decorating their properties, or do they serve a function such as draining mushy land? Thank you

[@AquaPeet]

21:34 there goes your million dollar T-rex bone! Fetch boy! **Volvo tracks after it**

[@donaldaustin8679]

I like your methods you take to do good work

[@Badgermatt-nc5nr]

Chris, you got one hell of a confusing business model! LOL

[@keithdunlap2701]

I think the pond is gonna look really Good the way it's gonna be laid out now Chris, being wider in the front ! Cause when the owner looks out will be so much more water surface to see up front, Don't ya think ? And Man , you talking about the Heat ! Same here in Western Ky. I mean just smokin' Hot !! Be glad when Fall gets here, got to where I hate this damn Heat....lolol...Really enjoyed the long video today Chris !! Thanks for making a longer one this time... Have a Great Evening Man ! And stay safe out in this Heat.....On to the Next !!

[@peteandrews1317]

loving the long video. Enjoying the pond work, keep up the good work. Pete NZ

[@teamidris]

At the start I couldn’t see what you were doing by moving the dam down stream and now it has such a nice look to it :o)

[@clifforddgreen1296]

By the time you get back to that job Chris it's going to be a quarter full then you're going to have to push water out

[@fastst1]

watched that dredging, oroville spillway failure recovery, those excavators look like they welded some bucket ears on a 20 yard dumpster, that would be a big bucket

[@briansponenberg2341]

wow the pucker factor of sliding down the bank , thats why i'm a mechanic not an Operater lol

[@markconger8049]

So with the white layer as a water barrier and basically acting as a big tarp underground, would it be possible to use that to fill a well? Just dig a really deep, cylindrical hole, line it, and drop a pump in there.

[@xQuantom]

Longer you have the truck on the hotter the temp it will read, because there’s a hot engine running below the thermometer lol

[@hondaboy165trx2]

Man you can get a lot of work done and mint and clean when done too good job mane

[@ohiovalleypondandexcavatio2114]

I just inherited one of these where a guy came in made a mess and left. Man I hate cleaning up other people’s messes.

[@derekbrown677]

Chris, could be you are digging out a old Prehistoric Forest, with those old trees?

[@yarnickpotter4970]

Chris you're doing a top job with ya videos enjoy watching them in new zealand. Also like the real gear go volvo. Top job top operator. Keep them videos coming thank you

[@jefftherailroadenthusiast8889]

Awesome awesome video. Those machines are built tough

[@richardcline1337]

Going to take "forever" to get those machines cleaned up but a great job.

[@TheWhiteSanatarium]

You Sir are a magician with those machines.

[@mauriceryton]

That was a lot of water flowing in that sand layer.

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Nice job I think every young boy always wanted to operate heavy equipment. You do it better than most.. God bless Stay safe

[@mischef18]

Looked good with the new and old diggers working together bro. The whole video was really good viewing too. Stay safe

[@maineman11]

Great Video Chris !

[@randycharest4507]

ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@sheller153]

You should think about making some playlists of the different jobs, projects, and worksites on your channel!

[@kevincosgrove4147]

Man that one spot is like nope no slope for you today 😂😂😂

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Ah, I saw that lil sideway slip with the dozer. Yessir, a bit of pucker factor always makes an interesting day.

[@MatthewHoag77]

That soil profile definitely explains the quagmire. Try not to get stuck.

[@patrickjohnson5106]

Chris, can you give a breakdown of the control sticks? Swing, boom , dipper, bucket?

[@EmoryRichardson]

Pretty sure he runs ISO pattern, commonly called CAT controls. Where the left joystick left-right movement controls swing left to right, and forward-backward movement controls stick out or in. Right joystick left-right movement controls the bucket curl or dump and forward-backward movement controls boom down or up

[@patrickjohnson5106]

@@EmoryRichardson So the other pattern combines boom and swing together? and dipper or stick , and bucket together?

[@mattywho8485]

@@patrickjohnson5106 "The other" control or sometimes called "Deere" or "backhoe" or "SAE" puts the boom and swing in your left hand and the dipper and bucket in your right and in my opinion makes the most sense ! (OK Cat guys, start arguing)

[@EmoryRichardson]

Yes the SAE or Deere pattern puts the swing and boom on the left joystick and the stick and bucket on the right joystick.

[@sandy1653]

@@EmoryRichardson Chris runs Cat controls on his excavators and backhoe pattern on that Deere backhoe he has at the farm. He's got a couple videos of him running a Deere pattern excavator going back a few years, including a Liebherr long reach that gives him absolute fits that are worth a watch for a chuckle.

[@donbraden8533]

As soon as I saw you starting to slide I said Oh 💩 Oh 💩 but then I said no worries Chris will have it under control 😎👍👍

[@Graveltrucking]

Interesting on your soil composition, ponds are only common around here if the ground is marsh/swamp. I converted 106 to Celsius it’s 41c 😳 holy shit we are suffering right now in 28c 83f it’s just bearable almost heat stroke weather 🥴

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

Must be nice to have access to two excavators at site. Which shall I throw down into the mud? Nice work, Chris! A new masterpiece on its way. :D

[@AquaPeet]

COVER'DUP! :) You're really good at narrating Chris! Llllllove it. Kay, back to the vid-yo!

[@kens.3729]

If your Machines are Running, you Succeed in Business and can Pay the Bills. You’re Ambitious! 👍

[@letsdig18]

Im trying its expensive to say the least to keep this stuff going

[@toddreynolds8875]

The purchase and upkeep and insurance is expensive. , but with your work ethic , and your quality of work , you will always be busy. Chris

[@jermiahrjohnston]

Just a thought for your channel. You should make playlists of each job so that they’re easier to follow

[@benmudn]

Top secret info at 14:30

[@letsdig18]

more like it hit record before the camera was ready lol

[@crazygsxr1]

letsdig18 well something tells me your gonna grow faster than you think and be successful just have the attitude for it

[@TheHillbillyEngineer]

I did my own voice over when the audio went down....I still don't have the accent quite right. :)

[@strayfiftynine9151]

I would like to know why larger buckets aren't used? I'm sure there is a reason but what is the deal when moving looser dirt? Why not a bigger bucket? Nice video. Love watching them.

[@kenore4003]

If it gets too big there is not enough power to pull it and not enough counterweight to balance it with a full load. Tippy toes.

[@dontneedthishandle]

Your tint looks great!

[@bigalsdozingllc3067]

As a newer contractor you videos help alot..

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

I don't know how you do is working in that temperature we get 90 degrees up here and that's enough I don't do much outside that'll be nice pond when it's done.👍👍😀😰🍁

[@kiwidegen]

New volvo looking slick mate

[@brexxes]

Sliding sideways down a slope in a dozer must be quite the experience. Do you ever get used to that feeling?

[@juniorraines1042]

Awesome video Chris looking good hope you have a great week

[@gregbraddy1497]

The new Volvo is fast. Me like.

[@teddysponsler6220]

What are some of the things have you've found while digging ?

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Luv dams or ponds thanks for the share

[@jackking5567]

The land there is very different to here in the NE of England. Here we have 2 feet of top soil and then a thick rocky layer of clay some 60 feet thick and then bed rock. I'd always wondered why wherever you dug it's always sandy and wet!

[@scottbennett6494]

you lucky son of a gun here ( Eastern Ontario ) we have about 2 ft topsoil then bluerock in other places it is 2 inches topsoil then 2ft clay on bedrock ( bluerock requires blasting as the hammer wont touch it )

[@Todd.Roberts]

I hate I missed all the fun this weekend maybe I will get in on the next one lol

[@andysukosd8177]

Great interesting video, thank you for sharing

[@billbly1691]

Great video airways look forward to seeing your videos thanks

[@RKHarm24]

Is this place close enough to work some in the evening after your day job? The 36" bucket looks like a trenching bucket compared to all the other buckets you use. 106? I have seen 103 here at my house in North Texas. The heat index has been 110-115 a number of days already. We were having the Dog Days of August the last week of June. No beneficially measurable rain since late June. You were talking about the ground being a hard sand, Is it what we have called sandy loam?

[@spencerlewer7053]

Let’s rock and roll baby

[@TL64329]

Great video-I enjoy the dirt moving. Was wondering do you ever get to work in dry dirt?

[@timskiff9422]

Dig it here pile there, move the pile over here, the load the pile, take it out back, haul some back to lowspots, same dirt bigger $$.

[@_iLLuSiv3_]

When some say "going balls deep" Chris says "I am going tracks deep in mud"

[@misternormL]

Can you invite a fan to come on a day's' work lol would be so cool

[@andrewbladenode3197]

Where’s Justin been?

[@Christopher88S]

I love the layers and explanation of the dirt that’s really interesting. One question tho why were you using such a small bucket on your excavator I think it was the 220

[@darkrevenger04]

cant resist playing in the mud even with the dozer