Bad Day To Break Down: Blew A Hose Setting The Overflow Structure

[@joanfleming5542]

I am a little old lady from Ohio. Watch your show every day. You make our world more beautiful with every pond. 😊

[@kayenicholls5473]

@@joanfleming5542 I am a little older lady who watches Chris every day like clock work

[@Couchtripper]

Do you know the town Badiddlyboing?

[@kayenicholls5473]

No 😂😂😂😂​@@Couchtripper

[@teddysponsler6220]

Hydro-electricity could be used in these ponds also, making money for allot of these Ponds, even making them even more money in installing them., I just don't understand why they don't provide it.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

@joanfleming5542 I'm an old gal from the PNW who watches daily and I agree with you. He does make our world more beautiful.

[@glennspreeman1634]

Robert is pretty high quality fill in help. Lucky for you!!

[@r1mein54]

I can only bet we missed out on A LOT of adult bad words with the hose replacement plus the cost and then having to hand mix and pack concrete. You will complete it Pond Master. Good that you had Robert there to help.

[@steveminton8329]

Probably 😂😂

[@thatdave86]

@@r1mein54 yep a fly in the cab could tell all

[@petenolte4192]

It's called working words 😅😅

[@TheGrimReaper1]

I don’t think the digger driver would say under his breath any more than “ damn”. He knows that doing farm work and being involved in farming “its no use crying over spilt milk”. It’s not going to fix itself any quicker and getting upset isn’t going to make it better, you just have to b philosophical. I am not sure whether or not blowing a hydraulic pipe is on a par with a baler not tying (or netting) when you are nearly finished the field and it’s getting late, but guess its not far behind.😀.All the best from England.

[@mickmccard]

Glad to see another pond overflow box installed this year! One of my favorite videos to watch!

[@jerryc3050]

Yes, but it went too competently here. Y'all remember when Chris was still working for his uncle... it was always fun to watch Tim learning on the job. ‼

[@Vickie-Bligh]

How frustrating. Between the broken hose and mixing your own concrete, so many hours lost to digging and filling. Still, you & Robert got a lot done on the dam today. I am looking forward to the next step on this dam. You do such good work, Chris. You are a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing.

[@jacobc5757]

Tip ☝️🤠👍that I learned for mixing the concrete is that a Hoe will mix it easier than a shovel. You can get all the dry stuff at the bottom of the bucket pulled up and mixed in where the shovel will be heavier to work it up from there. But everybody has their own way of doing what they do.

[@princeofdeath7696]

Yep, the big one with the 2 holes in the middle of it was made just for that purpose.

[@cathiwim]

I use a hoe, too.

[@spamlessaccount]

I figured he'd just kind of jiggle the bucket around to mix it. 😎😎

[@charleswelch249]

Nothing is impossible when Robert and Chris are working together. Whether it be a blown hose or manual labor. Great job guys, hopefully you rap it up tomorrow.

[@craigwavra3495]

Even a busted hose can’t stop you on the job!! Nice recovery on that issue!! Almost time to close the trench!!

[@arkansas1336]

I enjoy watching these videos. I did this during my career but watching you is a lot easier than actually doing the work...lol Thanks for the video!

[@gethinjones1348]

Great job overcoming issues to get the job done, excellent work lads 👍🏻

[@virtuestreams2616]

What a pro-catching the leak in its early stages of failure 👍

[@miker1448]

I wonder if there was a senor alert, not saying I doubt Chris' ability to stay on top of things but unless there was a noticeable decrease in operational power how would he know.

[@hondaman08]

@@miker1448 said in a comment below that he smelled the oil

[@ronaldharmon9891]

When Chris drives that HUGH 220 down the side of the dam I"m amazed 🙌

[@stephano6793]

14:52 😆 "It's dying! Get it service truck accessable before it drops." That's exactly like range anxiety for EV drivers👍

[@Mtlmshr]

Always enjoy these videos thanks for putting them out!

[@VapedTalon]

A bit of a blessing that you didn't have the concrete truck scheduled this day to add onto the hose bill.

[@zozemasanita8199]

Chris....sounds like you have a gathering of older women here that adore your workmanship, industrious mindset, and work ethics. Keep it up big guy..

[@heatherlane9270]

How inconvenient of that hose and change in the pocket got less! Concrete in a excavator bucket - use what you have sure fits the bill. Nice work LetsDig18 - always great to watch how you go about each project - sometimes on you feet planning.

[@rockymatthews8643]

Chris, I love your pond videos best. I watch all your videos, but I'm just more interested in the pond videos. I never knew how to build a pond until I started watching you.

[@debcamp2359]

Thx for sharing your projects with us! Great editing, when it rains, it pours. ❤

[@jwar2163]

I want to say thank you Sir for the videos. These videos help me pass time through out the day. I miss the time when I was in the Navy as a Seabee Construction Mechanic and as my unit had a shortage of operators for the heavy equipment. We mechanics had to step up and I really do miss that time of my life. My wife commented to me the other day as I was perusing one of your videos what is that man doing? I told her building a pond. She said looks like he is just making a big pile of dirt. So for over the course of the videos you have about digging and forming the pond and laying all that dirt you dug out down I had her watch them with me. She said at the end of the build that it takes an artist to do that. Then proceeded to ask me did you ever do something like this in the military? I told her never in the form of recreation or enjoyment. With the one exception of a mural that stands today on the Side of Mooney Blvd. Visalia California as a Tribute to the WWII Veteran. The ground work, small water feature and placement of the Flags was done by myself and and a motley group of Seabees.

[@dennis2376]

It has bee along time since we have seen you did today. Thank you and have a great week.

[@paulgreteman2842]

you dig a purtier trench than Dirt Perfect does, even though he won the race way back when! LOL

[@tomwolf9420]

I’m Impressed how he moves the bucket with almost surgical precision: did anyone noticed that when he pours the concrete into the overflow structure there’s literally no spilling over the edges?

[@bernardsteffen2788]

Learn something new every day.

[@pennyneal2456]

Despite the machine noise, that is the most peaceful site I have ever seen. What a beautiful little pond. 😊

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

That Bud can is at least the very early 60s. I remember when they went to pull tabs on beer. I have a couple of beer cans I found in rhe walls of a school that was built in 1960. Masons lunch lol

[@mikeznel6048]

13:18 I was taught to lay the grade rod on its side. Built in tape measure for doing slope when moving the rod eye instead of a sloping laser. Great for checking if the trench is dug out far enough too.

[@almoulaison2439]

Man, I wish we had someone here with your expertise on ponds. It amazes me how you get them looking so damned nice. A small pond is something we'd thought about, but it's not gonna happen. Keep up the awesome videos as I watch them continuously. 🤙

[@louGriggs1944]

Nobody likes breakdowns but I know you have seen more than one blown hose in your day. Just a fact of life when working with heavy equipment I guess. Glad you have the expertise to fix it and get back to business. Really liking this series.

[@mattshell7753]

Brings back memories working with your uncle You guys did a lot of boxes And concrete Hope he's doing fine yet.

[@patrickb5656]

I saw a clip of you today on SWAG Tech. It briefly showed your side profile. It was about tree demolitions. You were at that cabin in the woods a few months back now. You cleared out a large area in front, with many large trees. Made a new driveway. The clip was you pushing down a huge tree with 3-4 trunks. Thought you might want to know someone is using your content.

[@rmac0]

You should put us on the windshield somewhere so we can watch the digging from a better angle. Love your content!

[@donnamullins2089]

I am doing my best to see but no go. Bummer on the hose but at least you found one. Had Robert there to help with the misery. Thanks Chris good video. Not long now before dam and pond will be complete.

[@cathiwim]

I like your mixing system Chris, Robert does all the heavy lifting, you stir! Lol

[@leolarocque-v5v]

Verry good video Chris and wen exc, comme older some thing gives but you got her done the Overflow Done .👍👍👍

[@IR-nq4qv]

I was doing pretty good until we set the overflow box.., I got cement all over my good shirt.., well actually it was my wife's HD300 weight gravy...,I think she mixes it 20:1, a bit thicker than what Chris did his...I'm glad she don't read my posts, last time I made a joke about her cooking, I couldn't see out of my left eye for a week and then I had to fend for myself. That was the week I ate 21 ham and bologna samiches.

[@scottburk4083]

Looking good so far Chris! Take care,stay safe and God Bless!!!❤😊

[@johnbeam-d3v]

Great video. Love all the pond videos. You do amazing work. Love watching you run that equipment. Thanks for sharing my friend!

[@tomswindler64]

Even with the busted hose you still got a lot accomplished for the day. You and Robert just need to keep doing what y’all do best.be safe.place will be a great little getaway for family for fishing and relaxing.great video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@mula2626]

This is not his property

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris great video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@randybourdon2791]

Great job Chris!

[@bosshogg3548]

Great job 👍🏻 sucks you blew a hose when the bucket was on the trailer I thought you were hauling to the job site because I couldn’t see the excavator 😂

[@jdavis4034]

Even with all that going on, you still make things look soooo amazing Chris! Wow, great work as always, so happy to see so many vids coming from you! 👍👍👍

[@doritleis2773]

The Day beginning good. You make the Place for the Overflow, break the Dam for the Drain. Then have the Excavator the break from the Hose, the Repair make You self. Put the Overflow and the Drain Mix the Concrete and to Complete the Overflow and Drain. Morning go the Work farther. However a Perfect Video. 💪👌👍

[@keithphaneuf9146]

I can't wait to see Phase Two , the clean up around the rest of the pond. 🙂

[@malcolmyarnold6172]

Good job mate getting the job done love watching your videos

[@Thea_MojaveOutliersWhipmakers]

22:52 That was a BIG gd wasp!!! Or grasshopper??? Humming bird...lol!

[@RumMonkeyable]

Finesse......pure finesse. 👍👏

[@garygentry583]

You know Robert trusts ya when he stands inches away from where you're swinging that bucket..

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

Chris you crack me up with all the clever ways you utilize your equipment…cement mixer! 🤣😂🤣 👏👏👏👍👍👏👏👏

[@hydraulic-hum]

getting it done with what you have, you and Robert worked well..

[@mischef18]

You and Robert work in well together bro. This project is coming along really well. Safe travels. Ken.

[@ramtuff2007]

good pond video

[@gregduello2816]

Good recovery with replacing the hose too.

[@paulirving4151]

I love all of your videos Chris. Your videos are interesting and what makes people get into this kind of industry. You are very informative on the jobs you take on.

[@richardmarsh3879]

Old dude from Texas here as usual another great job

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Nice video Chris, well done.

[@charlessmyth]

Along with the half a day of down time, that's a thousand dollar hose. At least the concrete comes as pre-mix.

[@larryperdue508]

Hey Chris how is it that a guy like Robert landed a fantastic job working for Letsdig18 ❤ must be family or a real close friend of the family 👍👍👍👍

[@huggleme2]

Hi Chris ! Nother great video. Perth, Western Australia. When you was talkin bout “budz” can , haven’t seen any balloons lately. Have a great day guys. 🌻

[@ogreatmaster8334]

Great concrete mix'n music .......

[@randyelston7063]

Man that job had some pain with it, first the concrete couldn't get delivered, then the hose broke. Hang in there brother, you can hear the frustration in your voice.

[@MySORRELL]

THANKS!

[@michaelmullins1290]

Good work team of two. Nobody likes mixing concrete anywhere. But the bucket may have been easier than a wheel barrow.

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

Loved the vido, though, like you, didn;t like the blown $415.00 hose and the 4 hr down time, but when you NEED the machine, you do what you have to , to get the Machine back to running so you can continue to do the job. Robert is a great asset and a great help to you, and love videos of you both working togtether, you both just seem to know what the other wants or needs on a project and work well together.

[@notyou6950]

Good thing you got help…

[@thecincylife5736]

I thought it said 4 min video. I was like damn that was a super bad day if the videos under 5 mins

[@Bo185]

I bought a hose crimper and fittings got tired of getting raked over coals by hydro shops. The china crimpers are decent on amazon. Couple made hoses will pay for it.

[@MariaSantos-q8w]

Every time I admire your ability to create quality content. Keep making us happy with your videos!🐌👆🥂

[@charleslloyd4253]

The sto0rm is now a tropical storm. But the good news is that it will run well west of you up throe Tennessee and Arkansas. It looks like you will get to earn something this and next week.

[@martymclamb5750]

Nice one Chris

[@katschs3965]

Sorry about the hose. Bummer. Going to be a pretty pond. Hope the owner clears away those downed trees along the shoreline while the pond level is down.

[@zacdrilling4554]

Nice job cris/ robert

[@williamfarmer4124]

thank you for being real love you man.

[@Pushy8366]

Chris a half inch drill with a drywall mud mixing bit works too mix up concrete it works great

[@pat36a]

While doing a bathroom remodel, I found 3 National Bohemian cans in the cavity of the wall . Two 12 Oz and one 16 Oz. In perfect shape. All 3 had church key puncture holes . The house was built in the late 60's......

[@terryrogers1025]

Well sir, it’s never “if”, always “when” in regards to breakdowns, unfortunately, it’s always when you are really trying to get things done, never convenient, if there is such a thing as a convenient breakdown. You still made good progress on the day though, that’s going to look awesome when finished.

[@axcs0119]

I can't imagine what that hose would have been if it were OEM

[@BoomVang]

Time to switch back from hydraulics to cable operated machines? Maybe using sustainable hemp ropes 🙂

[@joebacarella2829]

There`s nothing cheap about fixing anything on an excavator, $400 hose, gotta love this economy, it`s looking good Chris.

[@scottfortune9016]

That's a nicer place than mine. Can I come live there? LOL

[@viperlocc]

Looks like you've dumped concrete with a bucket before, lol. Great job as usual!

[@wayneullman5079]

My guess is the down time was more expensive than the hose. Can’t get those hours back. The hose becomes an expense on paper.

[@andedavi]

The lost hydraulic fluid can cost more than the hose! Nice catch!

[@gregw3432]

Just an idea for you. Show people how you set and check grades and what your drop will be for the overall length.

[@thatdave86]

Wild guess,$450 hose ,plus 4 hours down time , Mechanic time ,equals a bill close to $1500 bucks in true costs of breakdowns ? The old Girl will need some loving ,bucket and thumb bushes and pins obviously have wear . It's a shame that a main hydraulic line that isn't moving about like all the hoses up front ,has failed !does that mean the rest of them will fail as well ? There might be Merritt in thinking that when a hose blows ,it's time to buy a new Machine ?

[@cathiwim]

Not in this economy if he can help it!

[@RGB06084]

Layin pipe! Who doesn't love layin pipe?

[@davidcokley1929]

Well, there's no good day for a breakdown. Dang, 450.00 dollars for that hose is nothing short of highway robbery. . . . 🤬! Awesome video as usual. Stay safe out there.

[@thomasleonard1846]

LetsDig18!

[@harrykeel8557]

Busy day, and expensive one also. But them things happen. might have been worse.

[@jerryc3050]

👍

[@jaymcmanus959]

I believe this Man could make and serve dinner with an excavator!

[@bryanbest5113]

What about those hydraulic skidsteer cement mixers? Im thinking that the negative would be, it would be remote. So a pita to clean the mixer when your done.

[@jacquesb8927]

Chris, please wear a mask while mixing that concrete 🙏

[@ronaldheit196]

I'd be surprised if it wasn't way less exspensive for Chris to have mixed that cement himself. That overflow and those pipes are definitely going to last forever thanks to Chris's highly professional work.

[@Todd.Roberts]

Just when you get in a good grove of working and of course a line has to be replaced . If anyone wanted to get that fuel trailer they would have had to have a helicopter. Lol

[@williamcashman3655]

I used to use a hoe with two holes in the blade to hand mix in a wheelbarrow. Much easier than a shovel.

[@ookalleoo]

👍👍

[@larryperdue508]

You need a cement mixer that you can quick attach to the excavator hell you probably could connect it to the hidrolics of excavator I'm sure it would get plenty of use ❤😊

[@Damoinion]

On the plus side, at least it was an easy hose to get to and you weren't in the middle of a swamp.

[@jgreitz]

Any indication what caused the hose failure? Was it abraided against something or just machine hours?