Building A 1/4 Mile Long Driveway

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[@michaelmullins1290]

The work load must be massive. I keep hearing, Uncle John done started this. That's awesome. Keeps uncle John and Letsdig18 in business.

[@cathiwim]

Lots of people want to move to Eastern NC

[@pinwizz69]

It's friggen' amazing how Chris handles that 220 when he's clearing out undergrowth and saplings. Then jumps on that skid steer and spreads that gravel. His Uncle John is lucky to have taught him the business.

[@sharonmiller6436]

Uh . . that's the 250, not the 220. 🙂

[@terryrogers1025]

Nice little project, looking great and isn’t done yet, fresh gravel graded out looks polished and finished. Thanks for the ride along sir.

[@donnamullins2089]

Nice little 1 thousand feet plus drive way winding it's way in the woods. Looks very nice Chris. Have a great weekend.

[@rondastump8930]

Looks amazing! Very professional as always. Clients will be pleased. God's blessings and stay safe.

[@arkansas1336]

I enjoy watching you build these small projects. This requires a lot more talent than most people think. Thanks for the video.

[@joshcunningham9082]

It's really impressive the amount of work u and your uncle gets done by yourself instead of the over head in employees u put it in having the right equipment

[@heatherlane9270]

Balloon count - never miss on these jobs. Nice entry drive way through the bush - now that's what I'm talking about - relaxing drive to home after work.

[@mischef18]

Going to be a nice private retreat for the home owner being that far up the driveway bro. The driveway is looking good so far with the gentle curves too. Safe travels

[@garymessina1609]

The driveways keep getting longer it makes the job site harder to get a good start but on the other hand great clearing job thanks Chris for bringing us along great video

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Love watching you work, it really is soothing. It's funny, I find myself asking, "How do you know...?" when I remind myself you have over 2 decades at this work, it's part & parcel of your profession, and I laugh because I got asked that all the time. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving day and thank you for sharing with us all.

[@glynngrauer3962]

Goodmorning & Afternoon All

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Yeah it looks like a nice lot. Can be quite the driveway. Good stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@mudnducs]

I’d like to see how you work on steep property some time. It has a whole different set of problems

[@kens.3729]

Looks Great as Always. You always the Customer more than they Expected since the Majority of folks in Bidnez short you somewhere. You Never do. 👍🙏

[@hereintheuk2991]

Always good content but so much better to see these projects from the beginning rather than after John has already started.

[@dagwood1327]

Hope your eye trouble is back to 100%. Nice dirt work.

[@hjemison]

My dad lived in Winston-Salem for a number of years growing up. After WWII, He went to med school and graduated from Bowman Grey school of Medicine. We moved away from Winston-Salem (up north) for 14 years. He decided to move back to NC and bought a 100 acre hobby farm in King, NC. Now tobacco was the crop of choice,but he felt that being a doctor, soy beans was a better choice. So he leased his fields out for that. He also got so black angus cattle and while there were many tales of my dad’s “experiences” mostly he ended up giving the local farmers free stud service every time the bull escaped. The other farmers would call after about a week to let him know the bull was in their field. My dad always laughed and would go and pick him up.😂

[@donaldcrain7217]

I love watching a professional work

[@jmit5650]

That was nice of your dad to offer free service like that, he must have had a nice bull. That reminds me of the time my brother and I bought four 500 lb heifers at the sale. Got them home put them in the feed lot for about a week to let them calm down, we thought. We let them out with the other cows, and away they went. We got three back in the pin. One took off for the hills in southern Ohio. About a week later we get a phone call from a farmer about two miles away. I hear that you are looking for a heifer, I think it in may pasture with my cows. We went to get it, and he offered to buy it. I was never so happy to make a sale. We thought it was gone for good. Farmers and their tales

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

You're Father was a great man. Thank you for your comment, sir.

[@hjemison]

@@dwaynekoblitz6032 ❤

[@francisdelaney2228]

Like how you use the 4 way bucket like a Mini Grader..pretty cool!!!

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Nicely done ✅ Chris 👍 great job thanks.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Peacefull video to watch Chris. Thank you.

[@SuperIanjohnson]

A great video again, Chris. Hope you have a good Thanksgiving, young man; and thank you for all the brilliant entertainment again this year.

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Driveway Duties ! Small Brush coming down ! Stone spread out on the Driveway and its really Looking Good ! Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@rickstewart9716]

Nice job Chris you guys do amazing work.

[@AncientHermit]

Good outcome so far.👍 Hope you had a good thanksgiving Chris. 🤔Be well.😉

[@martymclamb5750]

That a look awesome with the grass on both sides. Nice job

[@robertebeling4848]

Excellent work!

[@stupiddems9422]

Our driveway for our homestead here in our neck of the woods in Alaska is just under 11.2 miles...took my pops and 3 eldest brothers a bit over 4 years to build... in late1929 to early 1935! They didn't have the equipment we have today, and its allot more stable than back then!

[@jamesdavis7571]

What part of Alaska

[@jimmyculberson5013]

Did you and your family have a great turkey day 😋. Our family had an awesome time together, we ate too much but we had fun. Really enjoy your videos see you found some balloons 🎈 😀

[@carolynthompson8977]

You’re still making it look easy, Tom, Can

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Nice work Chris and John

[@jamesbreault5762]

Coming along nicely Chris 👍👍👍👍👍

[@adriancarter825]

I don’t know why but I love the skid steer grading

[@keithdunlap2701]

Got that one cut on in nice so far. Going to looking really good curving threw the woods like that too, I think....Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving Chris with your Friends and Family !! I know we all ate good and kicked back yesterday and watched the Foot Ball games, was some good one too !! lolol... Well, Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Weekend, And, On too the Next !!

[@ianparker3486]

Great work as always

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Nice job on the driveway!

[@bobjoncas2814]

GOOD ONE, NICE JOB, KEEP SAFE..

[@steveliles5146]

I have come to the conclusion that all balloons float around until they find land that you will be clearing.

[@tomsoil9909]

Chris!! You are a GREAT OPERATOR!!!

[@larryconley9438]

Nice job Chris keep up the great jobs and videos

[@mattwisniewski4896]

A nice Easy job to get you and John to do

[@bosshogg3548]

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

[@donaldcrain7217]

I love watching a professional work

[@arthurpasko1951]

I love the video and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

[@stevendufresne9994]

Great job 👍👍

[@dennis2376]

Thank you and have a great day.

[@peterouellette3874]

Paved highway, nice job

[@glennrhinehart3186]

Out here in Burlington North Carolina on Thanksgiving enjoying your weather. Going back to SE Illinois on Saturday.

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Nice job Chris. Sadly, only 1 balloon though🎈Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@8978Marty]

I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving

[@351linzdoctor]

Chris those balloons are really alien seed pods! 🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸🪰🪰🪰

[@markcole6475]

That machinery is equivalent to 50 workers or more! Impressive how fast clearing gets done!

[@Todd.Roberts]

I figured with the amount of stone and the length of that drive way that the grader would had made a appearance

[@orlandomcintosh5325]

Good evening Chris how are you doing today awesome job today bro I enjoyed it 👌👌👌👍💯💯❤️😊.

[@stevekissel605]

Great video 👍 👍

[@craigwavra3495]

At first I always thought it was a coincidence that you found a ballon but now am a believer!! Those things really are everywhere.

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Yes, it's unbelievable they are still allowed to sell those idiotic mylar balloons. Deep inside large national parks I've found them.

[@Bill_N_ATX]

Not only are a lot of them released, even worse since they are made of Mylar they last for years and years. Your old school latex ballon will degrade in no time but metalised Mylar lasts damned near forever.

[@stevesmith8854]

Yep. Found 'em in the woods when hunting

[@zpakk4499]

What's a ballon?🤔

[@cathiwim]

@@zpakk4499 balloon. Someone can’t spell.

[@grdnsetr]

Chris, why wouldn't you use the road grader after the dozer instead of the skid steer? Just curious, thanks.

[@almaylin464]

I would assume that there are a few reasons not the have the grader on this type of job 1st is the cost of bringing another machine to the job site. Even with your own transport it’s not cheap when you use a outside company it gets higher ( kinda ) 2nd is this is a construction driveway until the house is built with the number of and types of vehicles that will be traveling on the driveway it will most defiantly need to redone after the completion of construction. Last and likely least is leaving the ground slightly loosely packed allows the gravel to bed in and lock in place. Thats my thoughts but I admit I’m not a deep thinker

[@Stratos53100]

@@almaylin464 Agreed, Base layer as he said.. When its all said & done is another story, and most likely the solution, Unless the site decides not to add that much on a final touch to it

[@cleokey]

Outstanding, from California

[@robmatthews7972]

Like the point you are making that driveways like pond banks require regular maintenance and cutting. Do you charge extra to the customer for balloons? Hope you and those close to you (including Winston and Sunday) had a nice Thanksgiving.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Beautiful drive. Hate when they just put a straight road into the property. Adds nothing. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@davidrobins4025]

Super driveway.

[@edneialmeida7612]

Boa noite muito top esse trabalho máquina meu amigo

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

Well ya busted out my gf 250! Where's my side chick Grader?! The skid steer always steals her glory. At 1.5 you're super human and you have the fastest heavy equipment EVER!! Man, I need a quarter mile driveway.

[@gussaba9004]

Balloons are a good luck Good job Chris Well done job

[@KipdoesStuff]

they are trash from careless people setting thousands loos every year for selfish reasons.

[@adavazquez6912]

Here in new rochelle we have a lot construction goings-on, all kinds of machinery and especially excavators of all sizes they huge, is about 50 building's going up all over the place and that's right in the middle of downtown New Rochelle a total mess.

[@ramtuff2007]

good video

[@leol1682]

Chris love the video and like uncle John too Keep thems cominngs .

[@popko12345]

timber nice chris

[@assassinlexx1993]

I never knew North Carolina was balloons go to die. I was surprised you didn't use your motor grader on this long driveway.

[@rossnolan2883]

Cool 😎

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

Any video of Rich tinting your new excavator? Saw a post from him showing it off :)

[@letsdig18]

No I wasn't there

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

@@letsdig18 Rich did several of our vehicles, quality guy with quality work

[@davidnelson6893]

I like it

[@jefffinley6569]

Really enjoy your channel! Late night watcher. May I ask why there is intermittent closed captions?? I grew up running a small dozer at my Uncle’s lake in Wisconsin. My other Uncle fixed wood blocks on the pedals. My career ended when I got to close to the lake and sunk it!😂🤪. Pulled it out with the dump truck and tractor.

[@SmithyScotland]

I do love an unky John project

[@tomswindler64]

As always 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@makingithappen5178]

Hi there Chris 🚧🔥🚧. Balloons lying around are no good if some animal eats them and starves to death. Another thing I wonder. Are these vines choking the trees everywhere too?

[@mfelton7041]

A pretty driveway

[@johnhoffman4785]

👍

[@blackbarn2372]

Beetles said it,”It’s a long and winding road…”

[@hippie_james]

Careful Chris you might poke an eye out w them small trees

[@scottfortune9016]

How much acreage do they have that their driveway is 1400ft long?

[@gullreefclub]

If it’s a 1/4 mile then it is 1320 feet long

[@smileywilson9972]

Ballon’s ❤ they are stocking you lol

[@Mike-hs8fq]

I'd take the one tree down in the last minute of the video with the hollowed out base

[@frankwissing1919]

I am curious, did you use gravel or crushed concrete.

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Chris could you have used the road grader on this job?

[@dirtfarmer7472]

I’m western Oklahoma here out here they use a road grader a lot. Of course most of our roads are straighter.

[@brucemorey7545]

Where's the road grader ? Still broke?

[@ellman1982]

I think you need a bigger machine for them gum trees 🤣

[@metalartcustomsLLC]

Need it to be half mile. Have to have slow down time .

[@hudsonvalleyrailandriverandair]

Was this an abandoned railroad bed?

[@AllstarVentures]

Where’s the grader, Chris? Not that you didn’t do a marvelous job with the skid steer but just curious

[@simr2435]

LD18 can dig it

[@tombayless9759]

I had thinking a six way blade for the skid steer

[@printer1105]

Looks like a runway, its a huge driveway.

[@timskiff9422]

Need a Winston vid.

[@jason27swg]

Chris did you get your grader working ?

[@gullreefclub]

This is not a Let’s Dig job but rather one where he is working for his Uncle and he doesn’t use his equipment on his Uncle John’s jobs

[@jason27swg]

@@gullreefclub thanks Chris but you didn't answer the question.

[@janetbent2339]

There are boy holly bushes and girl holly bushes. You need both for the red berries.

[@wilburroth5150]

Bet you wish the grader was working. Nice job though.

[@everestyeti]

I wonder what the fuel use was on that Skid Steer, I bet it's the furthest it's travelled on one job. Also shows how well you look after your kit, for it to manage. I like it watching when you and John are working together you seem instinctively to know what the other is thinking, which makes site work a whole lot easier.

[@doritleis2773]

Hello Chris. A Video from You, by the Building from a Driveway, a Event the Spezial Sort. It beginning by the to prepare the future Driveway. The Way broad from the Didtrub Trees and Bush with the Roots to remove, and a Line to Make. A Work with the Excavator. Following with the Dozer the Way drawing to Level! You make this Work so Ingenious, without help from Laser Technical. Too the Gravel pavsment make You with the self Accuracy. This is a Ingenious to Know. I Gladden my of the Continuation from this Driveway building. 👌

[@gullreefclub]

Please tell me you were drinking when you wrote that post otherwise you might seriously consider composing your comments using a text editor with grammar and spell check. Have a happy holiday season.

[@sharonmiller6436]

@@gullreefclub Don't be nasty - if English was not your first language as in Dorit's case, you might have similar problems too.

[@billsrq1788]

Hopefully the people you are installing the driveway for don't drink to many adult beverages lol Hello all from Siesta Key Florida

[@meyer629]

From Lake Sarasota!

[@ranger2316]

@@meyer629 From Palm Harbor!