Backfilling everything (with many problems)

[@garthmiller6191]

Let's get this guy to 60k before the next installment! Bro earned it!

[@W8iHav2P]

I'm amazed this channel hasn't blown up yet. I look forward to these vids more than AC's

[@garthmiller6191]

@W8iHav2P Same here!

[@HowardCooper-y8o]

Your channel is more authentic, more useful, and more interesting than main stream TV. Today we became patreon members. Keep doing what you do. Be true to yourself, not the wants of others. We started watching because of your character, ingenuity, hard work and how you love and respect your mother. Keep being you.

[@ChrisHealey-q2i]

Absolutely spot on Howard. Well speaking as a Brit stuck with the BBC CH4 ITV CH5 SLY & the rest of the jaguar ad progressive limp wristed twisted force fed crap pushed on EVERY poor Brit watching any channel your a joy to watch.. Ant off topic but I think a slightly better name for Soviet Blue would be "Old Blue".. Just a suggestion. Keep the vids coming fella You and Camarata are my current favourite channels. Blessings from Shropshire.

[@vincenthalas7055]

Still the best value KZbin creator.

[@Ants_Pants]

so nice of you

[@aktendully]

Thanks for this extra long directors cut. 👍

[@chrisoakey9841]

On your dirt road to the borrow pit, dig a deep trench beside the road to give the water a place to drain to. Even top soil will stand more firm when dry. Roads should be higher than anything around them so water sheds away.

[@davidnaudi2601]

I agree 100%

[@chrispy3866]

Everyone tell your friends about this channel. Let’s get Andris to 100k subs!!!

[@C.A.Swede.]

Couldn’t agree more, 60K subs is shameful - the guy should have +500K, posts weekly - excellent quality and great content.

[@Timothy-lb2vr]

You need a stout farm horse or two. The tractor is digging itself into your saturated soil and making your work more time consuming. Horses also are good companions.

[@baconsoda]

Here I am, sitting in Ireland with a big mug of coffee getting driven through Estonia... super stuff! Thank you.

[@4grabbar]

I am a 69 year old female ex doctor in Sweden and absolutly facinated with this young man and what he does. Best channel ever.

[@boelwerkr]

The digging site looks like a ice-age river close to a glacier to me. Changing layers of sand rocks and pod soil. The dark spot came to be when the vegetation could grow on a permafrost close to a river. Then some floods buried that. The exact mixture of sand/rocks/clay was determined by the stuff the glacier would deposit and how fast it was melting that time. The large lump of clay was probably a place where the water was slow for a while and fine stuff could deposit. It could have been a lake, but then more clay would have been found in my opinion an the there wouldn't have been the dark vegetation spots. It could have been part of a end moraine, but then the layers would have been much bigger, and less sorted by size, i think. But I'm not a geologist, just someone who is interested in everything. 🙂 The reason why it's not obvious a river bed anymore is that the ice in the permafrost melted and the ground settled unevenly, depending on how much water was store in it.

[@CG2024-h2k]

It is always a great pleasure to watch you in your endeavours. But the idea of a tour round the area and the city is a great one. Please take us with you through your world a few more times. Your comments are great and show me a world that I hardly know. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@Ants_Pants]

ok i will try

[@robertstewart7744]

From pumping gas to KZbin star. Great video Ants.

[@MrHugawa]

NEVER apologize for your videos being too long, I got giddy when I saw it was 3.5 hrs... thx! Enjoy your weekend.

[@Ants_Pants]

So here's what's going to happen. I will casually go hide under a rock for couple of days.

[@biker6991]

No you won't. You can't stay still for 3hours haha

[@Amyasuda]

Please, make and use the rock screen for the soil. It is killing me to see you struggle in every episode. Pluse supermom needs good soil!

[@Marco-ip5cw]

you do habe those hydraulic motors you can make a big screen for the yanmar thatll rotate and u can just get rocks lots of rocks that way and with different size holws you can get small or big ones depending on what you want

[@Marco-ip5cw]

u can even wash the rocks if you hook up the pressure washer tip into the spinning mesh bucket just cant go too far or the hose will rip

[@SPUDHOME]

How can you hide under a rock? You have already moved it.

[@Diver420420]

Don’t listen to the negative comments. Yes it’s a lot of pushing dirt but I think most of us like to see the whole project. Thanks for the video. Take a break and have some fun this weekend.

[@alasdairhamilton1574]

Your little blue tractor deserves a lot of TLC after all the hard work she’s done, so make sure you wrap her up in a cozy blanket when she goes to bed 🚜❤👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Ants_Pants]

Park jospeh next to the old blue and that's all that's needed 😂

[@DavidBolch-x2q]

Keep doing what you enjoy . It’s a pleasure to watch your progress.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you! Will do!

[@jeffp4941]

3+ HOURS My day is complete. Thanks Ants!

[@manifold1476]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Whatta dude - - - Keeps crankin' them out. Waiting for 60K subbies now.

[@Daniel_cheems]

Haha! Dude had to build his own road to be able to finish his project. That's occupational commitment! This guy is awesome!

[@jamescrewe6845]

What a way to fill my Friday night. Some how these videos are very satisfying to watch. Seemingly I am easily entertained by mud... plus a few extras

[@John-ib6ec]

Another great video my dad passed away 36 years ago. You remind me so much of him he's like you he would if it's fixable he'll fix it just like what you do if it can be fixed you fix it and thanks for taking us through Estonia it was interesting it's more modern than I thought it would be thanks again for a great video say hi to everybody and enjoy your weekend

[@terryrobinson1416]

You need a dedicated wash out area. Dig a hole about a meter, fill it with big rocks then smaller ones on top. Park equipment on it and when you wash them, the mud and water drain down into it and no more mud.

[@JJUK-uz3zg]

The longer the better, just cant get enough better than any film out there.

[@Furrylittleproblem12]

What a monumental amount of work. I love your videos man. You deserve 10 times the amount of subscribers!

[@Ants_Pants]

I appreciate that good sir

[@mm9773]

Congratulations on finding a whole new galaxy of rocks!

[@infango]

3+ hours .. MY BODY IS READY !!

[@birch8005]

Thank you 😊 for showing Tartu a clean and beautiful 😍 city. #Tip of the day. You think about it, but I still need to write it you need a rock crusher. I hope you have a nice concert!

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks. It was great

[@MrBostonBilly]

Hello again from Canada. Another week, another Ants Pants, I'm excited. It has been a long week at work, now it is time to kick up the feet and enjoy watching what you been up to. Let's get to it.

[@jimlong527]

Maybe wait until the first freeze. Thanks for sharing you home city. Something different but something nice to see.

[@mswildi]

Okay, now that I've got my tea, I can spend the next 3.5 hours watching you move dirt around. Exciting!

[@renatoazevedo9514]

Fortunately you always have the right resources and tools to solve all the troubles your machinery throws at you.

[@Ants_Pants]

Mhm i guess

[@xzytqweo3538]

We like long videos and even if they show the troublesome times you go thru with your equipment, but you have to agree, considering the age and hours on your machines, they are really "Super Heroes" and so far you can fix most anything that breaks on them.

[@denisewebb]

Really enjoyed you taking us along for your drive!

[@Ants_Pants]

Glad you enjoyed

[@keeps717]

You are extraordinary, thanks for sharing!

[@Lord_Big_ben]

Aucun râteau n'a était maltraité pendant cette video 😂 bon boulot comme d'habitude 👍

[@metricstormtrooper]

Thanks for the tour around your city Andris, it's always nice seeing places that you've never been able to visit. Greetings from Tasmania.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you too

[@davidnaudi2601]

This channel’s contents is good because there’s a story to it and focus on the project at hand. I can’t wait for the next upload to see what success has been made. This guy gives some of the best content out there. Thanks

[@jimsimpson4385]

Ma'am, what a battle that has been for you. You are one tough, dude. Thank you so much for taking me through the city with you. I'm sure everybody really enjoyed that. Fantastic content as always.

[@manifold1476]

Ma'am dude? wtf?

[@johnferris2919]

Nice job back-buttering with Joseph and maneuvering around your beautiful stone walls. You had a few really really close calls.

[@brddukaty7460]

If you could I would mark these power poles - black -yellow stripes safety 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣

[@SPUDHOME]

With with glow in the dark paint

[@johnferris2919]

Fingers crossed this will be a 60k subscriber weekend.

[@josephbrugnoni6862]

Ole blue, little blue, joseph, all worked hard however the real treat was the ride through Estonia. A city that i never thought Iwould see that i will never see.

[@jcyran]

Enjoy your time under the rock! You accomplished a major task and it looks great 😊 Thanks for another great video!

[@Ants_Pants]

😆

[@MikeMcKey]

3,5 hours? Ohohooo yeah! Thank's Andris...👋😃

[@HowardCooper-y8o]

Ok, loyal fan here. After watching all your videos and looking forward to each one, please take a vacation and take us with you. I’m sure you play just as creatively as you take on projects. It would be a hit. “Ants Pants Takes A Vacation”. My goodness, let’s go, let’s go.

[@SusanWoods-ww7wi]

Beautiful sunset! 🌄

[@Ants_Pants]

Yes it was

[@xSmudgestickx]

woohoo nice one Andris 3.5 hrs .50 gold stars for that one hehe

[@dnddndabq9072]

the ride along was awuesome

[@WikkedDonkE]

From 1:21:35 - 1:22:07 Those are some crazy epic shots.. It looks like you're travelling the world after a total all-out nuclear war! I love it!

[@Ants_Pants]

Nice sunset

[@fredyoung8895]

Great video Andris, you knocked it out of the park again, well done mate 👏👏👏

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks 👍

[@Nena84734]

It is incredible what you’ve done to the land, all graded and gentle sweeps, amazing! I have to say that Estonia looks a lot like the US, except without all the millions and millions of signs and littles strip malls everywhere AND the only fast food place I saw was Kentucky Fried Chicken! When you finally make it here someday you won’t believe how many we have, thousands and thousands everywhere. I did not see any trash either, no litter on the sides of the roads, I wish we could be that conscious of our litter! Anyway, take a break, you’ve worked your ass off and thanks for the entertainment!!!

[@johnallen9892]

You could use the concrete pad you poured for the saw mill to wash your beasts or pour you a pad to do washing and repair work outside. No mud. Just hose it off when done. It could double as a patio for roasting a pig or whatever when you are not working. But you are always working, so forget that. Houston, Texas

[@Prodriver790]

That is alot of loads from the pit I have ever seen tons of work for one person , great job spreading it on the roads and parking area and storage pad ,well planned , very cool place you have looking good what a video thanks for bringing us on your tour

[@Ants_Pants]

Suprised the tractor didn't quit

[@1944chevytruck]

GOLD IN THEM ROCKY LAYERS!

[@mick4790]

Enormous amount of work completed, time to relax!

[@boelwerkr]

My explanation of the wired soft spots after back filling with sandy gravel, based on my own experience. When you put down the sandy gravel you put in on places with waterlogged soil or puddles. The weight of the material put over that, squeezed out the water underneath it and pushed it into the sand/gravel mix, effectively creating a quicksand situation. I had this situation myself when filling up a large indent in a field. The surface was dry but when walking on it you would sink down nearly to your hip. It took a month to "harden up", as the water slowly drained away or evaporated. Walking on it a week later was strange. It was like walking on a membrane with water underneath it.

[@ringstinga]

Cracking video , You certainly put the work in , Hope super mum is feeling better !

[@momullinax612]

Very interesting going through the city. Thanks for filming that. Your channel is unique.

[@ritchieaponte417]

I freeking enjoy watching your videos love it funny and hard working n determination you have really like what you're doing to your homestead plus teach us not afraid of any tasks keep on going I'll continue watching

[@ZacVaper]

Get yourself a car lift...I have to work on the ground and it sucks. Thanks for another video, keep them coming. 😀

[@charlietoews1593]

Awsume movie. I love Tartu and have spent a little time there. They do have a pretty impressive university as well. Thanks for the tour.

[@dennisflemming826]

I recall you have a swamp, ovesly you need to leave a trench for drainage, but the way to kill a swamp is pile dirt on it , the mass squeezes the water out and after a few years you get solid ground. Just a thought, cheers

[@AlexeiTetenov]

Or put in drainage pipes to driver the water.

[@DoubleMFarmHomestead]

WOW!! That was a lot of work! But it looks great! Really enjoyed the tour around town. It's interesting to see how other countries look. I will say it may be worth putting a fence or guard rail around the power poles before someone runs into them. Now, take a break, you've earned it!

[@TheDavidcrockett]

Enjoyed the tour of your city, dont know why i pictured you living in a small village. Nice work you are doing always enjoy watching❤

[@Ants_Pants]

I do. Only go to city if o need stuff

[@deonswanepoel7966]

Really enjoy the long videos! Have been following you for 2 yrs now. I have also watched all your stuff from the very beginning. Enjoy your sense of self deprecation with your humour! Am already looking forward to the next one! Deon from South Africa! Ps. For a “Soviet” country Estonia looks very lovely and will be a place I w😊update like to visit. My best regards.

[@Ants_Pants]

Nice. Thanks

[@Jay-z5h6d]

You have an area of stream channel deposits there, Andris. The sediment size depends on the velocity of the water in that location at the time the sediments were laid down. The faster the flow the larger the stuff. Example .- the inside of a stream bend travels slower than the outside so you can have silt/clay anesthetic to coucourse gravel.

[@ToddSteele-g7s]

You should take one of those tanks you have and make it into a tow behind compactor. Awesome videos all the time. If you ever run out of walls to build, you can always come visit here. Lots of rocks everywhere.

[@MajorBonte]

Vu de France, vous êtes quelqu'un de très fantaisiste pour ne pas dire fantasque, mais vous êtes également très travailleur astucieux et plein de ressources. J'aime beaucoup. Seen from France, you are someone very fanciful not to say whimsical, but you are also very clever and resourceful. I like it a lot.

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you

[@DrMJJr]

BOBCRAP has me DYING, lololol...AMAZING improvement Andris!! Let's hope that the gravel improves the drainage in that area. But I can't wait to see the SAWMILL!!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Working on it

[@werfolf]

Thank you as always. Sorry for falling asleep one time!

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem i always fall asleep

[@Janderson-AppalachianCreative]

lol. I have been outside in the cold all day so I got home and took a hot bath and watched some of the video. I fell asleep too. I can’t believe I feel asleep watching Ants_Pants. I’d kill to have a following like he has on my KZbin channel. I want to be an older version of Ants_Pants. LOL.

[@geak28]

Thank you for the tour of the city. Enjoy your videos. Have a Happy Holiday's

[@joecallahan3379]

Looks good, dude I believe you have finally beat the mud.

[@toyta4x4]

Andris, you are getting pretty damn good with Joseph!!! Impressive grading.

[@Ants_Pants]

as it turns out it did not help much, i really should have done compacting right after the grading.

[@toyta4x4]

@@Ants_Pants drive the gearawitz back and forth over top of it lol. Also have you thought about grizzly bars for

[@toyta4x4]

Removing the large rocks that you get from the borrow pit. Maybe you could build a grizzly bar setup you back your trailer under and then as you load it it separates the rocks.

[@dankelsey6180]

Bust out the gold pan and check all the different layers in your gravel pit in the us that looks like gold rich pay dirt to me could have a driveway made of gold grate videos your hummer and funny comments make it enjoyable to watch keep up the good work

[@jtbobb1]

Thanks!

[@robertmitchell4598]

I look forward to the different things you do, and I like the way you talk to us like we are there stud watching, You are very good at what you do Thank you .

[@heatherbrown2761]

At the company that I work for we have an IHI excavator thats roughtly 2-3x the size of the little Yanmar that you have that seems to do everything. It presently has BOTH of its track adjusters/tensioners blown out. I am waiting for parts from a dealer in the UK to be shipped to me in the US so I can pull both tracks and repair those. I would say with what you do with that little excavator you have it is a serious trooper. I had never had experience with Yanmar equipment only their engines until your channel and I have been impressed with what that little thing can do. It punches above its weight for sure.

[@wendyhorn8376]

So much content🎉 Love it! Washing Joseph after completing his precision dirt work is a must; he is a loyal worker and clearly he enjoys the pampering. Such a good looking dude resting on that green grass... Surprised he's not smoking a cigarette or something LOL! ANYWAY, the intermission break (aka: drive around town) was nice to see too. There is no mistaking those old soviet apartment blocks LOL! A bunch of drunk Ivans built those hideous things everywhere they could back in the day. I've said this so many times, but I truly mean it...I really love watching your videos and following along as you make changes to and work around the property. Never think that you've shown something too many times or that a particular topic might become boring to your audience. There are always new viewers (hopefully soon to be subscribers) seeing what you're doing for the first time plus us weirdos who never get bored of your stuff no matter what LOL! Take care, Andris. Thanks again for the full length extended feature event! Best regards, Wendy

[@Ants_Pants]

Thanks Wendy, i'm glad the content i make is enjoyable :)

[@willhoggard645]

Great video! Really enjoyed the tour of your city! It was time for you to take a break when everything is following apart it’s always good to get away for a little while.

[@manifold1476]

"following"? = ( f a l l i n g ? ) 😐

[@honeycuttracing]

The long videos are 💯% ok 👍

[@VaporheadATC]

Supermom must really enjoy hearing you startup Joseph...... She knows bad things are about to go down.

[@dtcc399]

Long video but always enjoy watching your projects. Thanks for the tour of Estonia. Nice to see what's going on there from across "pond" here in Syracuse, New York.

[@dougdavidson175]

Woot! 3.5 hours!!! Andris never apologize for engaging and entertaining us. Your roundabouts count pales in comparison to here in Scotland mate. Merry Christmas to you & the Super family. Take care & stay safe.

[@Dirtlife98]

I'd say that a compact track loader should be next on your list of used equipment to buy and then fix up, but looks like you already got most of the earth moving done 😂 a CTL would do everything you want it to and not get stuck like the bobcat. Gotta love wheeled machines 🙃

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh true

[@francoisgautier730]

Bonjour Andris, j'adore ce que tu nous montre, ta façon de filmer et surtout ton intelligence. Je suis un petit français de 72 ans, qui n'a qu'à se "lever de son fauteuil" pour voir le "Mont Saint Michel". Tes vidéos de plus de trois heures me fatiguent les yeux mais cela ne fait rien il faut que j'aille jusqu'au bout. (mais si elles sont plus courtes 1h33 par exemple c'est bien aussi). Prends soins de toi et embrasse super maman de ma part. A vendredi prochain j'espère !!!

[@Ants_Pants]

Hey and thanks

[@ossimartikainen6633]

Hienoa työtä.teilläkin on mukavia liikenneympyröitä. Rakenna jyrä kahdesta tynnyristä saat pihan sileäksi😊 kiitos hienosta videosta

[@andrewlafrance7727]

Dude, 3 hours of my favorite KZbinr! How lucky am I!! Thanks for the great content and tour of Tartu. Your hard work is paying off. Thanks Mr. Pants!!

[@jdc5941]

3 hours, the only way to go. 😊 Outstanding as always. Merry Christmas to you and family from friends in the USA.

[@johneaston2348]

Nice to see it all coming together

[@MyGarageWork]

There is an anecdote about the old blue tractor. It was supposedly built by a woman. Previously, her husband, the tractor driver, came home drunk and did not leave her or the rest of the family alone. However, after a day of work T 40 - he came home so tired that he immediately fell asleep...😄😄 The tractor worked really hard this time - like in its youth on the collective farm..😁 Thank you for the excursion to Tartu. It was interesting.

[@deborahfaulk5532]

Hi Andris, how are you doing? Wonderful episode, sure did like seeing where you went to school and the surrounding areas. Estonia is so pretty, my country is too🇺🇸! Glad you have some relaxing and fun time too, you work so hard and deserve it. Hope you have a fantastic week, take care

[@DanielColby-t6l]

Tartu tour was great! a lot of nice trees (and roundabouts!) thanx for the epic backfill experience, I’m exhausted too!😂❤

[@randythomas4549]

ANTS, YOU ARE SUPER HILARIOUS

[@frosteone1670]

Really looks nice Andris, that gravel mix should make a great base once it all settles in. Really liked seeing Joseph being used, you couldn't have completed hauling gravel without it to clean up the road! Especially impressed with it for grading the gravel, it did a very nice job of smoothing and on grade. Amazing job! Was thinking about ground cover for your top soil mountain along the road, around here we use "crown vetch" (Securigera varia). is a low-growing legume vine. It is native to Africa, Asia and Europe and is commonly used throughout the United States and Canada for erosion control, roadside planting and soil rehabilitation. Grows 30cm high at the most, can be easily trimmer with a string trimmer. Blooms pink flowers from May through August, crowds out other unwanted plants and weeds. The best time to plant crown vetch seeds is in the spring, from March 15 to May 15. Should impress Supermom and many others, plus prevent erosion and no care needed.

[@SuperMAZ007]

Despite calling the mud road a ugly mud pit, i have seen way worse. Was fun sitting in Josephs cab, wee. Tartu has lot more stuff to explore but for someone who has never seen it your video summed it up very well. The odd layers in the gravel pit are run offs that have formed a dark mud like sediment layer. The smaller stones can accumulate as river deposits to the river must have flown different or been lot bigger in the past.

[@Ants_Pants]

nice suprise

[@stoptheirlies]

Amazing! Well done Ant I feel Knackered after watching you work 😄 Good job mate, it certainly makes a difference to the place. That mud is a pain in the arse though!. Bob

[@Ants_Pants]

Thank you boss

[@cheflutuche]

you are so insane, now over 3 hours. Nowadays normal people dont even can concentrate for more than 15 minutes You are doing an fantastic job. I hope everything will work out as you plan it and no machine will break. At least not more than usual :-) So keep on building

[@Ants_Pants]

Yeh i try to keep the video interesting.

[@claudehutchings2171]

Thanks for the tour

[@Ants_Pants]

No problem 👍

[@akn1565]

Greetings from Turkey, we always watch you with pleasure. You are doing a great job. I wish you success always.

[@stephenc.3605]

If I could I’d give you 2 thumbs up in the likes Mr. Pants! I’m amazed your trailer survived moving that amount of dirt in those conditions. You cease to amaze me on how much work one man can accomplish by themselves!

[@brucemacdonald9351]

What a phenomenal pile of work. You're going to have a really nice yard after this is finished. No more mud. I really enjoyed the trip to town to get your tires. Keep up the great work and the projects we're going to have a long winter here in Canada