Another Contractors Mess To Fix. Building Pad Grading

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[@formhubfar]

Speaking as a former contractor you do get a fuzzy feeling in your tummy when someone calls you to fix someone else's mess, it means you made a mark in your chosen profession and something to be very proud of.

[@vincef686]

In my experience it’s a mixed bag. Sometimes the original contractor was useless and you’re a hero. Other times the customer is impossible to work with and you end up walking into a nightmare.

[@jaquigreenlees]

@@vincef686 and in the first one you need to figure out what the useless twit did and if anything is salvageable or if you need to rip it all out and start again.

[@formhubfar]

@@vincef686 Thats also very true mate, some customers nit pick at problems just to get the price down although its never happened to me.

[@nathanlam2936]

Yep. Love that feeling even as a equipment mechanic

[@littlefinkle7757]

When I get that call I hear $$$$$! I do warn people to do their research on both the previous contractor and the customer because I have found about 50/50 split on where the blame falls.

[@jimdavies7592]

Watching you and John work together is poetry in motion. You work well together. Another fabulous job!

[@daviswallace6351]

Just because you say you can operate equipment does not necessarily mean you know how to do the job...I think Chris goes in seeing the end result in his mind - which sets him apart from his peers.

[@jwardcomo]

I notice an artist's eye.......

[@Nightdare]

Creativity may save you once or twice, but experience keeps you going

[@deadslow201]

And it is always possible, that customer is unable to say what he really wants, and then contractor does what customer asks, and then customer is unhappy and blames contractor.

[@njonebale7889]

Shouldn’t even be a problem with envisioning the end result because there’s a set of prints to work from.

[@deadslow201]

And it is also possible that print says what customer wants and when customer sees the end result he does not like it and is too embarrassed to ask contractor to fix it (especially if contractor has said that this is stupid idea but he will do it if customer really wants it). Then customer takes another contractor and blames the previous contractor.

[@munsters2]

I didn't think dirt could ever be so hard that a bulldozer couldn't move it. You learn something new every day!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Watching you move dirt is so entertaining. I'm mesmerized by your control & precision and a half hour goes by like it was nothing. Thanks, Chris. I look forward to your videos so much.😁

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Amazing watching you work. Chris and John work as one, almost without any conversation. Great work. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@jackwells1452]

Watching you run that skid steer always amazes me, making the ground level and at a high speed,,,WOW

[@547Rick]

I don't know why but there is something about a dozer leveling a pad that is relaxing. It is just like when I was a kid and riding on a train listing to the wheels of the cars rolling over the rails.

[@MRIsomewhaereguy]

I get a real kick out of that hard clay and how you came prepared with the right equipment and most of all, the best attitude and experience.

[@DMAN10]

Customer shoulda called you guys 1st…and saved himself a lot of headaches! Gonna be a massive shop for sure. Thanks for sharing Chris!

[@danielcollier4401]

Sometimes you want the cheapest price for the job. Doesn't always turn out the way you want so you have to pay more to someone else.

[@davidrobins4025]

A great recovery of the previous "not-so-good" job. You always get it right.

[@timothyproctor8541]

Chris, the work that I see you do is out of this world! I look forward to seeing your videos everyday! I've seen you work wonders with some of the most unbelievable projects! Keep up the wonderful work! If you were closer to Louisiana You would be digging one of those beautiful ponds that I've seen you build, keep up the good work! You're the best!

[@richwielechowski5191]

Great job on the Volvo video. Nice shot of the grill on the haul truck and the LD18 thumb!

[@bugges46]

I have been watching for over 20 minutes and looks like he was all most finished up. I see you are just putting on the finishing touches . I always enjoy your videos.

[@ScottFidler]

Right. I’d love to know the background on this one. It seems like a lot of dirt was moved to make that pad beforehand.

[@robdebbilynnreed6339]

@@ScottFidler agreed

[@justinfufun5483]

Hope the previous contractor gets to see this so he can learn or get you next time. It actually looked fairly close despite its failure. Could have been expensive not to fix but seemed pretty straight forward for an expert. Nice job.

[@kennethstorey3974]

And once again, a very good job that you made of someone's mistake. That looked like a very large snooker table experience shows, great work. Good video.

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Chris love your chanel, you take the time to explain what needs to be done and you get it done.

[@donnamullins2089]

Another fine job. You always make it look so easy Chris. See you on the next job.

[@joejohnson7097]

When someone calls you to straighten out someone mess that show you how well you like to do things right and it gives you a great reputation you can trust thanks for your videos

[@madmort0madmort072]

ive never drove any of this equipment. i never will. but i still watch these damn videos......

[@kimsapp1791]

Another fine day for some fine workmanship. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Another House Lot Mess fixed up - man - some Contractors don't put the Effort in at all ! Well done - looking Great ! It must give You Great Satisfaction fixing some one else's Mess ! Love the Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@keithdunlap2701]

Yes Sir !! If ya want it done right call "Guins" in to get it done !! The pad looked really nice there at the end Chris, you guys do great work Man said, it many, many times, Just hate walking into jobs like that, ya never know ?? if it was the Contractor, or the Owner was just impossible to get a long with !! But, you guys did another awesome job... Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

[@nathanscott7910]

Yeah there are some people that can be hard to get along with. Who knows the contractor may have bent over backwards to please the client and finally said enough and quit. We only have one side of the story so it's impossible to say for certain what happened.

[@kittty2005]

I love the sound of your skid steer tracks they're soothing to listen to

[@lionelwilliams9155]

It's amazing how you know just how much to dig without going to far you are amazing i always love your finished product

[@garymessina1609]

The main importance of this video is the customer is always right if you don't do as the customer asked your fired great video Chris and John thanks

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Yep, the homeowner made the choice to hire the best, nice work on the pad

[@stevesmith8854]

That old dozer might be 14 years old, but it sounds awesome and doesn't smoke 👍👍

[@MichaelBrown-qn9hi]

Here are a few reasons they may have chose someone else, Guins was booked solid for their time frame( still had to wait), Guins was more expensive( still paid more), specs not explained by builder ( Guins can read and clarify plans). Any job worth doing is worth getting it done right the first time, that's what Chris and John ( Guins Excavation Services Does). Great Video as usual.

[@kenschoenberger1314]

Looks like the first contractor packed this to death with a sheep's foot. You polished the surface. I feel strongly that the first contractor should get some renumeration.

[@paulpierson2137]

What a transformation with your magic touch. Looks so nice and well thought out.

[@kirk467]

Piece of cake for you Chris, nobody better! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@rmacsrmaddog2192]

💋

[@dusterowner9978]

One hell of a big building !!

[@bobkohl6779]

Nice to see the sum came out. Very few competent contractors your way! 😉

[@terryrogers1025]

Well sir, word is out, you do an excellent job, and that’s what people want. You slicked it up pretty nice. I would be happy with that. Thanks for the ride along sir.

[@johnhampson7]

I've come to realise there's a whole lot to know about ground works and preparation. You can make a pretty big mess pretty quick if you're not too good at it.

[@rodneywroten2994]

beautiful work guys.

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris you and John made a quick job out of this one! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@nickchannel5364]

I think it's cool that Chris has someone he trusts with his prize possession, the Volvo excavator, and it is the high point in his videos when he shows two machines working in tandem.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

I think this is John's 220. This is a family company job.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

@@Vickie-Bligh I agree with you

[@LatitudeSky]

These are not "his" machines. They're John's. They LOOK like Chris's machines but there are actually two entirely separate sets of equipment that look very similar. One set belongs to Chris. One set belongs to John and they almost never crossover. It's not hard to tell which is which if you know what to look for. John's dozer has the black hood and nose. Chris's is yellow. John's excavators, well, there's three Volvos so that's one difference, but none of them have the LD18 logo. They both have Yanmar excavators. John's are yellow and there's two of them. Chris has one Yanmar and it is red. The two Takeuchi TL12 skidsteers are extremely similar and both worked the same project just recently when one or the other broke down. Chris got the second one to keep the work going. That's the only crossover I can recall and for a moment, both Takeuchis were side by side in the same place. There are also two Volvo offroad trucks. Slight size difference between them. There are also two graders and two compactors. Chris alone has the Cat D6 dozer and the two track loaders. The easiest way to tell if it's a company project versus a Chris project is whether John is there with the Sterling dump truck. If he's there, it's a company job. If the Komatsu dozer is all yellow without a black hood, that's Chris's job. And of course if anything has the LD18 logos, it's a Chris job.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

@@LatitudeSky Although Chris will 'hire' John for rock & gravel deliveries. Offroad truck: John's is the A30 & Barney is an A25.

[@theshadow4292]

@@Vickie-Bligh Actually, what you just viewed is the "Guins family business" that was started by Chris's father and his father's brother John. Chris started working with his father and his uncle John part-time when he was 14, now Chris has replaced his father who retired, and Chris has since become part owner in the family business. Chris last year started his own business but he is still a part owner in the family business with uncle John as well. Chris works for the family business each Mon. Tues. & Wed. he then works for his own company Thur. Fri. Sat. & Sun.

[@leebrooke1831]

Shoot! I couldn’t grade like that with a tight blade much less a fourteen year old one. That is some awesome grade work before the skid steer!

[@oscarlaveester]

Very nice work from you and John

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Thanks Chris for the video take care of yourself we know you will fix it right.

[@donnaflanagan6612]

That building pad is a beautiful thing Chris, glistening in the sun & all😬 🤣 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@heatherlane9270]

No need to go on a fairground ride for head spinning feeling instead just hop onto LetsDig18 skid steer video trim ride. Excellence in professional business operations will always have you doing these mess clean up projects.

[@raybonecrusher4516]

Nice job, cleaned right up like a pro. Ray

[@stanleymartin1613]

Neat stuff. Enjoyed watching

[@Chris-wh2gy]

Chris congrats on the volvo video 👏🏻

[@scrotiemcboogerballs1981]

I seen that video of you on the Volvo KZbin channel lol thanks for sharing always love watching machines doing work

[@donprater2754]

Word of mouth is the best advertisement You can have.

[@reedburke7762]

It looks like the previous guy compacted, that’s a plus!

[@oldschoolhoosier]

This isn’t the first time people have called LetsDig18 to correct and finish a job contractors fail to have the customers interest in mind. Every job to Chris is a business card for future jobs. While many contractors are trying to count their customers check book balances, Chris is detailing his portrait on canvas and upon completion of the job, his customers still have their check books in their pockets and happy they called LetsDig18…… On Time and on Budget……💰💰💰💰

[@bosunhawk]

There is an expert's line between what a customer wants, what mother nature has put in the way and what it takes to get the job done.

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

Chris the Volvo Star!!!! 😆

[@samblair5427]

Ky Sam retired heavy equipment mechanic coal mining fields of eastern, Ky i enjoy your videos keep the viideos coming you are a good operator...

[@martymclamb5750]

Great job guys

[@mischef18]

For a fix it job it turned out well bro. Safe travels

[@clifforddgreen1296]

Chris glad you did not have a heart attack or anything because you didn't have wet ground to work with thank heaven no rain but a small amount would have probably made it easier to doze the ground with but nonetheless it looks good you and John do work miracles with a lot of ground thanks for sharing great job gentleman

[@Grizzlife]

Really nice work!

[@bobjoncas2814]

...lookin' great, nice work, keep safe...

[@carlmclelland7624]

DAMN, you're good, man! What else can I say, Chris? How does one improve upon perfection?!?!

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Really nice job.

[@rustysteel8714]

Nice and SMOOTH! 👍😎💰

[@johnblecker4206]

At times your forced to repair some tough work that seems to have gone wrong. Wow that pad leveling takes time to get it neat looking. Your Komatsu seems good on that loose dirt.

[@jefftoombs68]

And I can't remember the technical name for them, but the reason why you go over it at 90 degrees from each pass is to prevent the whoopty-do's, I think is the correct terminology from one of your other videos...

[@jamesbreault5762]

Looks great Chris 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@kenore4003]

Harder than a mother-in -laws heart.

[@pauldillinger2286]

Good job Chris.

[@johnroberts8475]

Well the pad turned out great, so flat we all could play marbles on this one Chris. 👌

[@donaldheddy6633]

Chris awesome videos Chris keep up the good work

[@robmatthews7972]

Uncle Jon & Chris fixing up another job. Looks like a retail spot [Dollar store or TSC] or maybe a repair shop. Beginning tomorrow I 'get to play with 10 yards of 57 stone' for eve drip splash.

[@tomswindler64]

It’s interesting every time a customer no happy they call you to fix the problem,seems if they called you first they wouldn’t have this problem.looks like a good day to be playing with dirt.you sure you would not like to run for a county commissioner so you could oversee all the clearing and construction for the county.I’m sure you would enjoy it.(yea sure you would)good video as always,happy to see Betty getting to start working with her brother and sister’s.continue on.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@edwardsanders6002]

You do a very nice work

[@bosshogg3548]

Great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻

[@Todd.Roberts]

I’m sure always coming in behind someone and fixing their mess is aggravating. But at least you have job security. And plus you do a whole lot better job than anyone else

[@erikcourtney1834]

Yeah that’s true but the job security jobs are usually a mess. Yes work is work either way. But some work your all excited and happy and the next your beating your head against the window. 🤣

[@Todd.Roberts]

@@erikcourtney1834 very true

[@gardeningfishingjimw9364]

nice cleanup Chris

[@billwilliams9527]

Good fix.

[@randytravis3998]

That would be a nice size shop ..I wounder if the contractor that started this job watched this video ?? wish I had the problem of the ground being too hard .. got lots of clay but the edges of the field have a ridge over the years the dirt built up by the woods ..

[@cleokey]

Well done

[@drmautz]

Nice work

[@MyLazyLizards]

YAY! Big Betty is back. ❤❤❤

[@stevekissel605]

Great video 👍 👍

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

Looks really good now! Chris, do you have something inside the dozer that tells you the angle of the blade or do you just eyeball it?

[@bfcmik]

I think the dozer is from before the 'eye in the cab' days so it is down to personal experience.

[@Losttoanyreason]

Guess they should have hired to right people the first time around, LOL. Looks great Chris.

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Quick easy and dry. Just the way you like it.

[@edwardsanders6002]

I'll tell you you run that machine awesome

[@tracywilliams4907]

Nice!!!👍👍👍

[@FSEAirboss]

So just wondering, would putting the rake on the dozer allowed for a quick way of breaking up the hard soil for grading in this case? Sure seems like the excavator is pretty fast with it though.

[@rickallen9382]

That's a flat pad good job Chris

[@Jpaydirt]

So you win this round Guinns but I'll be back it will take me oh........two jobs in NC to figure this out and then I'll take over the pond business OHH AAw haha (evil laugh)

[@alleycatvietnam]

Hey Chris @ 11:27 Question do you factor in the additional time needed to adjust your estimates? aka: fudge factor

[@amtpdb1]

Do you have a sensor on the blade that's reading your laser or how do you go about setting up an elevation when you're doing a pad that's this large

[@krice24]

I believe the owner was hard to work with. From what I can tell the previous guy knew what he was doing, all you did was just basically smooth it up. He had the hard part done. It looks as if he had to add 4-6ft fill to the low side by pushing dirt from the high side.

[@soberpickle8195]

good evening

[@leol1682]

Love the video Chris and John .

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Chris & John !!!! Lots can be said about you 2 working together to ""GIT- R- DONE"" properly !! 🙃😉😛🤔🤔🤠😎😮👍👍👍👍👍

[@geoff738]

Got to be a good feeling called the cavalry and Chris and John ride in.

[@als8326]

Surprised to hear you say that the blade is sloppy I figured you would repin it and re-brush it I know it’s expensive I’ll get it👍

[@munsters2]

How do you know when the pad is level? Do you just "eyeball it" or do you have some kind of surveying equipment?

[@addiedeguzman3201]

Watching you again Chris. I'm back.

[@johnhochscheid6159]

Love your channel.....make me crave Chicken and a Biscuit