Another beaver dam removal

Room moving another dam but with machines this time.
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[@shermgohn]

Why wouldn't you clear those trees out on the down side of the bridge? They are creating their own dam situation. You had the equipment there. I just don't know why.

[@donmcgimpsey1706]

I kept on thinking you would take a chainsaw to those little saplings - they are the fresh material needed. Your bucket keeps getting caught up on one of them, must be frustrating, and I'm guessing you are not supposed to touch standing trees ?

[@SkidderKev]

No they didn't want us to cut them.

[@robynbryant2974]

Rather watch this Video then Anything else, Just Love it

[@kellym.]

Gotta learn to keep your head still or mount the camera in the cab somewhere. Other than that great video

[@SkidderKev]

Thanks for watching

[@billcoley8520]

The reason beavers can rebuild a dam is because the dam is sloped under water about 10 ft out from the sticks that are above ground. When the water drains as soon as it hits the slope the water slows to a crawl. Then they start building it right there. If you are busting beaver dams reach out and find where the slope ends and starts. Then start digging the mud on the slope first. Then bust the dam on the furthest point from you. When the water stops you’ll see what I’m saying

[@SkidderKev]

Thanks for the tip, the next time we do one I will give a look and try that out.

[@johngould2665]

Love the video. Just hope you both get better on operating the machinery

[@shermgohn]

Rented!

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

I would park the machine near by just so the beavers don't get the upper hand. Just don't leave the keys in it, you wouldn't want them to figure out how to use it.

[@SkidderKev]

Just think of the dam they can make of they found the keys haha

[@olcaysirin5108]

It's a very good work.

[@SkidderKev]

Thank you!

[@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023]

How long till they rebuild? I was waiting to see you pull up an angry beaver with the branches. Thanks for sharing.

[@Xatruch504]

As soon the beaver notice and finds the leak he starts rebuilding, so basically right after the machinist left 😂😂🤣 it's a fixed dam by next morning 😎😎

[@adulfdabo898]

The little road is already a dam and the gap is way to small. It will be rebuild in no time, so you can probably come back every week. :-D

[@nathanfether460]

Nicely done Kev, is XT series Case? They are my favorite skidloader Case made.

[@SkidderKev]

+Nathan Fether thanks Nathan. yes it's a 60XT. it has been a really good machine to us. even tho we have tried kubota now it still gets used regular as our yard machine.

[@EDLaw-mf9vm]

Why didn’t the loader hand turn the bucket up so it would get full.

[@rodneyfelker4501]

good job

[@SkidderKev]

Thank you!!!

[@alangreen1525]

Why do all these videos have a long build up before anything happens

[@leroyarnold3664]

wow!!! Guy's

[@Benssawmill]

Heavy equipment makes things so much easier. 👍

[@SkidderKev]

Bens sawmill sure does!!

[@markmortensen4341]

Pretty cool video. Do you have much trapping down your way for beaver? Just wondering if the beaver that made this dam got trapped first or not?

[@SkidderKev]

+Mark Mortensen no there isn't much trapping here but a trapper was hired to take take care of these ones. now he did have a problem getting these ones and I don't think he got any here. I'm thinking we will be back in the spring doing the same job. thanks for watching!!

[@jimlepeu577]

Smooth move taking the dam and dumping it some distance away, that’ll slow down a rebuild - now sit there with a gun and wait for them to come to repair it.

[@SkidderKev]

+Jim LePeu they are small enough that they won't cause any flood down stream. I agree with you about waiting and shooting them and I suggested it too but they just can't do that on these properties.

[@digndurt6936]

Beaver do not use old material for rebuild. They chew new .

[@ronsteltz7538]

I have seen where they have rebuilt that in one night.

[@VideosByAl]

An enjoyable day at work.

[@SkidderKev]

+VideosByAl sure was! a nice change of pace for us.

[@jeffmech1]

I understand safety, but could you swing that bucket any slower? This was painful to watch. The beavers could build the damn back while you emptied the bucket.

[@SkidderKev]

Ouch!

[@Omahabigbill]

Jeff Mech: It was so painful to you that you misspelled dam, as in beaver dam, not as in God damn it!

[@SkidderKev]

Not enough guys there to be union workers. Need 3 more leaning on shovels

[@bam-skater]

@@SkidderKev That's the most important job. They're the 3 guys deciding where everyone's going for a post-shift beer.

[@SkidderKev]

Hahah now you are talking!

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Good job guys!

[@SkidderKev]

Thanks! We actually where there yesterday clearing it again. But this time they trapped all the beavers. To make a long story short we just did what we were told the first time. Thanks for watching!!

[@mmccoy577]

Some body or group brought Beavers into this area a few years back. Now they are really making a mess.

[@SkidderKev]

+Reel McCoy ya they can be a real pain! need to get some trappers in there to take care of them for ya

[@johngould2665]

👍🏼

[@larryehrlich8702]

The guy driving the skid steer should have had his bucket up aboue 3-4 feet and tilted back so the front lip of the bucket would be as high as the back top of the bucket.

[@SkidderKev]

I will keep that in mind if beavers ever move back in and we have to go back. Thanks for watching

[@zbudda]

Is it too cold for snakes there?

[@SkidderKev]

We have snakes here. Only 1 of the venomous kind and as far as I know they are all North of us. It's called the massasuga rattler. I have heard rumors that they are near the area we are working but have never seen one. Thanks for watching

[@g.r.4853]

Did you even look at this before you posted it??

[@SkidderKev]

Sure did. If you don't like it hit the stop button and watch something else.

[@jwr778]

This is the same one you two cleared old school

[@SkidderKev]

Yes it is. Beavers moved back in.

[@danthedewman1]

@@SkidderKev Job security..

[@rudygtrz]

you need a dump truck for this one.

[@troyskeese1503]

How long would it take a beaver to build a dam this big . I know the lil suckers build 24 hours a day

[@SkidderKev]

+troy skeese not exactly sure Troy. I'm going to guess a few days. I was saying to the boss it would be cool to have a camera set up to time lapse them building it.

[@mikepici5553]

Nuts319 sent me

[@SkidderKev]

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the content.

[@phorewhoresman1897]

What you guys doin'? Oh we're driving and working in big equipment. Is it fun? Do beavers build dams?

[@SkidderKev]

Of course it's fun!!! Thanks for watching

[@robertmccabe2993]

Its a bummer but beavers destroy more property and land then anything

[@SkidderKev]

You are right there! This dam was really making a mess of some properties up river so it had to go along with the beavers

[@Mr.Saephan503]

Robert McCabe - beavers and wild hog do so much damage just to live but we can't complain cause humans are doing the same thing lol

[@emiliogreenwood8190]

They do make them good fishing holes

[@semtek11]

Cameras are not set very well. Hard to watch.

[@SkidderKev]

Ya should have taken some more time and set it up better. Thanks for watching

[@semtek11]

No worries. Interesting to see. Thanks for posting.

[@samwisegamgee289]

never really got to see the water flow on the other side...going back to watch paint dry

[@SkidderKev]

sorry you feel that way. if you look through my videos i have another video of removing a beaver dam from the same spot a few years later and does show the water flowing on the other side.

[@nuts319]

sure beats pick and shovel ehh?

[@SkidderKev]

+nuts319 sure does!!

[@danacoyle1826]

Bobbing your head around sucks fix the camera to something

[@SkidderKev]

This was before I made my magnet mount. Thanks for the tip and watching!

[@juncusbufonius]

Fix the camera to something not you're head please.

[@SkidderKev]

Ya this was done before I made my magnet mounts and you are right it would have turned out way better. Thanks for watching

[@The_JEB]

Dam beavers... get it? heh...

[@SkidderKev]

Haha good one!!

[@travisk5589]

To boot. Why do canadians hate beaver.

[@donbraden8533]

Why don't you take those trees out And get them out of ur way I couldn't even finish watching video

[@SkidderKev]

You are right it would have made it easier to have them out of the way, unfortunately they wanted the tree left there So we had to work around it.

[@donbraden8533]

Skidder Kev well that explains that

[@BestPlconEarth50]

One thing I am sure of is you were being paid by the hour! This video frustrates me to no end!

[@SkidderKev]

I'm sorry this video frustrates you. And yes we were paid by the hr. And how we did it was how the customer wanted it done. It is unfortunate people don't know all the back ground info on the job, and that is the stuff I have to keep private.

[@robertpitkanen4194]

Agreed

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

Literally over night due to the sound of rushing water. These little bastards will flood and build dams in places they shouldn’t. If your road ways really get flooded when they shouldn’t theirs a dam some where thats needs removal. Makes a good dam explosive video.

[@SkidderKev]

MARK LOCKWOOD both dams we removed have been built again and we have to go back. I would love to blow one up but we are not aloud too haha

[@digndurt6936]

Dynamite doesn't work well on these dams. They are hard to load sticks and not packed very tight for good lift. Does little damage but fun to watch blast.

[@travisk5589]

Why do Americans hate beavers

[@SkidderKev]

First off I'm not american and second I love beaver

[@koningbolo4700]

Back at Horse Shit Lake again ?

[@DD-sp2qs]

Pull that tree out

[@SkidderKev]

Unfortunately we weren't allowed.

[@rossmacquarrie3691]

Soooooooooo slow!!!!!

[@timlake3081]

cant see shit

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

Not very good operators.

[@SkidderKev]

Lawrence Wunderlich we don't run excavators often so this is he first time in on in over a year.

[@rkradz8576]

Really not bad and I have ran excavators and backhoes and bobcats for the last 30 years..you dont know what your talking about

[@SkidderKev]

Thanks R kradz. Never good enough for the arm chair operators

[@prashantbisen7614]

You are doing wrong by breaking beaver pond because they grow ecosystem with them ... Shame on you.😒

[@SkidderKev]

Tell that to the farmer up from here that there 50 acres of horse paddocks are under water.