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[@paulreimer372]

Hi Chris , I really like the time lapse , regular time combo. Very entertaining as per usual Thanks

[@Mephiston]

This, plus the montage music.

[@ryanalbright1809]

Thanks for putting out this content! I really enjoyed it, not to mention that I can learn a lot from videos like this. I'm just glad I picked construction management as my major.

[@Dontworryboutit315]

Time lapse is a nice touch!

[@fulltiltgrading8366]

A lot of people underestimate what you can do with small equipment. It’s all in the operator! Nice work 👍🏻

[@DJ2CM]

Hi Chris, wow that was alot in one day ,it's awesome to watch you operate ! You never waste a move and that skidsteer has some power to it. Great video thanks for sharing!👍👍🇨🇦 Craig

[@FECosta-ei6pv]

Hi brother. I'm from South America. I love construction and you know how to do a very good work. I like watching your videos. Thanks for sharing :)

[@craigmay8888]

I've run a lot of equipment over the years I've seen A lot of guys run equipment I have to say you are one hell of an operator

[@Todd.Roberts]

You ought to see him run it in person

[@matthewsharp6597]

Chris is awesome, love how he makes us feel like we are in the cab with him.

[@keithdunlap2701]

Bam !! Bam !! Done an Done !! Great As always Chris, keep umm coming !! Have a Great Evening...

[@ronalddavies2488]

Chris, another job well done.👍👍🇬🇧

[@clayboist]

Cant believe letsdig18 is doing some timelapse/highspeed footage!👏👌👏👌

[@davehoffman9767]

Great job Chris,,, you do a very nice work with generally with just a 3 man crew!!!!!!

[@63256325N]

Another satisfied customer I'm sure. Thanks for the video.

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

Time lapse was a great addition to your videos, thanks.

[@leoslandscape24]

Yes!!! Time-lapse New style videos with music first the first time

[@CCscott]

Wooooooo! Laid down some music. Impressive! 😁 Why would anyone not want a basement in a house? You’d think with tornadoes and hurricanes it would be a must have if not in a flood plain.

[@DavidD-qr2vn]

Basements are very expensive in North Carolina.

[@CCscott]

David Dykes Any idea why?

[@Jake25755]

Scott S. There just more expensive vs a normal SOG. Way less dirt to move and alot less block or poured wall to go up

[@CCscott]

Jake Witt Ahhhh, I thought there were reasons exclusive to NC.

[@clydeacor1911]

I'm guessing that a ground water issue, basements are actually cheap square footage compared to going to a second story house and you see a lot of 2 and 3 story houses in his videos so I'm guessing their whole area is kind of a flood plane.

[@janvandenbos7085]

Very nice project Chris, doing good job guys 👌👍⚠️

[@gussaba9004]

It is all the operators skills Thank you for posting

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Great video man! Time lapse and music was a nice touch! Nice job

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

good job, this video is very informative, im looking at getting the yard ready for a driveway, and a building pad for a garage.

[@CliffAdams217]

love the music and time lapse

[@patrick7635]

Hi mate, love all your vids, thankyou so much for all your effort and time, truly appreciated. Stay safe and well 🙂⛏

[@rexhargrove5172]

Good, quality work right there.

[@wolfpacva]

Glad you talked Dirt Perfect into a Volvo.

[@JerichoRally]

If money were not an issue he would have bought the hyundai

[@makingithappen9722]

It's great to see you grading with just the feeling, and not with a lacer.

[@pjs5191]

Making it Happend thought I heard a laser at one point of the video beeping.

[@csnelling4]

A fast and a great job Chris 👏👏👏👍🇬🇧

[@juniorraines1042]

Great job Chris enjoyed watching

[@wyattearp1418]

Great Videos! Thanks.

[@johndehoog5567]

Chris can we have a quick video update on the storage facility you constructed a while back? Also did you you use a laser to establish height of fill for this project? Happy New year from Canada.

[@gliderider7077]

Those were some sharp dump trucks 👍🏼

[@joegamba4635]

excellent with the time lapse, Chris.....

[@clydeacor1911]

Good video Chris and also enjoyed the music.

[@jeffnagel918]

I thought for a sec I was watching digginok, wondering when he got a yanmar... happy new year chris!

[@Todd.Roberts]

Man you was working the grease out of the skid steer . Looks great

[@ginaerwin4865]

Great video - you do awesome work

[@Elwould23]

We call that screening where I'm from. Those fines pack down so good. A roll over them and a rain, it's like you poured a slab.

[@hahah2804]

Base Rock here in CA

[@johnhughes7348]

Ok, i really appreciate the music. More editing I know so thanx.

[@unclespongehead]

The southern rock flair seems appropriate. Heck, it sounds dang good!

[@CycloneDev]

I really enjoyed the time-lapses

[@loksta0176]

Thanks for the great videos. I have a question, what type of rock do you use for the driveways? I ask cause i have a rock driveway that gets grass and weeds growing in it and the stuff you lay down looks like a solid slab of concrete after your done lol. Anyway thanks again for the great videos i really enjoy them.

[@RM12110]

What size pad was this and how many loads of dirt did it take?

[@barbudabob1]

Great video thanks! How many truck loads of dirt did you have to bring in??

[@pjs5191]

Any chance you got any video or finish grading around the pad? Nice job as always Chris.

[@blakef8088]

You know your a good operator when you can hold grade like that ! Awesome work and great content !

[@cindiberg7718]

Love the time lapse. If only the machines could really move that fast. Ha!

[@jdaz5462]

I need someone to do this type of work for me. I'm building a house soon, but the pad needs to be built up for sure. Where are you at? I hear some southern accent. SW Arkansas is where I need the work done.

[@rossh1152]

What are properties of fill dirt ? Does it just compact really well ? Is it all dirt or is there crush stone in there ?

[@jayadinash9102]

Glad to see the camera taken out of the machine cab more.

[@dezmonasg6708]

Chris I see your using the 5.5 yanmar ,what are your thoughts on this machine as I'm looking at this size but there are a few models around

[@jennsingleton7784]

what sort of house slab will be put on that?? will it be dug out for footings ???

[@ArtsOfJustice]

chris, how come you dont use the bulldozer for all this fine grading and loam stripping?

[@loukkraaij682]

Nice videos I enjoy every time. A healthy 2020 is desired. Are you going to shred the trees this year and not burn them anymore? I hope so. Regards, Louk from the Netherlands

[@augustreil]

Awesome video, thumbs up !

[@1013redoak]

Great video Chris! Ya'll made quick work of that job!

[@RickyCervo]

Let's go Chris!!

[@xXBuckOFiveXx]

At 18:50 how do you know you’re pushing the fill out level? Is it just by feel/experience or is there a technique to it? I always seem to push it out at a slight uphill slope.

[@bobbaer869]

Looks good Chris at least your not playing in the mud lol

[@tbirdage]

I can't tell what kind of material you filled with. At first I thought it was crusher run stone but it looks more like gray sand.

[@bobbybriggs189]

Hey Chris, been subbed to you since 2012. Never missed a upload. I love it! Anyway, in other news I noticed that my notification icon was untapped. Curious. Is YT pulling some sneaky shit on your channel? Thought you should know.

[@letsdig18]

never know they mess with so much stuff

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

4:40 can that possibly be traces from a settlers treck ? from the manifest destiny era

[@clayboist]

Shoot, it's a nice edit all around chris. 👌

[@pjs5191]

So is it common there to use what looks like 53s for a building pad?

[@brandonehrke4549]

what you using for the pad?

[@gregbanks18]

When can we see your new workshop?? Greg, UK.

[@TrevorDennis100]

Someone asked why Chris did not put in a gantry hoist when he built the workshop, and he replied that he did not intend doing the sort of work that would require one. That makes me think the workshop probably won't be quite so interesting as the likes of Tim (Cotontop3), Jeff (Jpaydirt), or dare I say it, Andrew Camerata's shops. Chris just might be missing a trick though. I rather think that Tim has received significant (in dollar terms) equipment from Milwaukee and Husqvarna, and even attachments for his mini like the big claw we say a couple of weeks ago. Jpaydirt has somehow managed to put it out there that he enjoys getting parcels from his subscribers, and gets a lot of nice stuff that way. Not quite the same as Contontop3's thousand dollar 1" drive cordless impact wrench though.

[@Mephiston]

Youd think Volvo would send him some stuff, given that they featured him in one of their videos, and he sings their praises constantly. Would be a good excuse for him to get rid of his non-volvo stuff if he gets given the volvo equivalents. I think chris is just happy to have stuff that works, and likes to earn his way up. They're all pretty frugal, given the state of maypop (the tire on his volvo dumper), but it seems to pay off.

[@jonschneck4559]

@@Mephiston with sponsorship comes rules not always in the receivers best interest

[@Mephiston]

That is also true, most likely is he'd have to ditch any non-volvo products and put "Sponsored by volvo" somewhere on his video. So yeah its a bit of selling out but I'd be fine with that, cause he'd be potentially getting new machines.

[@letsdig18]

its more of a nice garage to park my new truck in right now lol

[@Mudmowerdiesel]

Amazing video

[@Pmgftw]

Can I takle a job like that with a skid steer with a bucket only?

[@mischef18]

Turned out to be a great video bro

[@rakeempeace2991]

I wonder is the next project involving a pond plenty of them lately

[@marcmunyon2675]

Hey chris. Stupid question from a newbie... but when you do these building pads for residential homes are they digging basements after you have done all this work? Or is this type of building pad only for above grade construction?

[@JC-dr8ev]

Marc Munyon this is above grade construction on a slab

[@marcmunyon2675]

@@JC-dr8ev thank you. I was just curious.

[@scotabot7826]

Does anyone build on regular foundations with footings and a crawl space under the house anymore, or is the slab house the common thing now?

[@allanadam4553]

Scotabot Slabs are cheaper than footings and crawlspaces, faster to build as well. Usually higher prices homes get the crawlspace treatment.

[@hahah2804]

Yup over here in ca, most are footing with crawl spaces in em since most of the house in the area are built on hillsides. Theres a good amount of post tension slabs being build too.

[@scotabot7826]

@@allanadam4553 I know it, it just seems like slabs are a whole lot more popular these days than ever. I wouldn't have a house that wasn't built on concrete footings with a crawl space underneath. All that plumbing encased in concrete with no way to get to it unless you use a saw and jackhammer. No way. Too cheap for me!!!! Just seems they are a lot more common here in NC, than they were years ago.

[@stephanieedmonds1667]

That make me what to go by to work , haul for 35 years

[@mikestevenson1819]

They do it different in East Texàs. Base would be clay dirt. Rock is scarce around here.

[@Jay-gz6mv]

Do you guys have basements down in the Carolinas?

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

How much do you pay for that fill material? What is typical hourly truck cost to haul it?

[@justinodaniel8466]

Is this for a slab house just wondering why you had to bring fill up to grade

[@letsdig18]

slab house

[@stevechapman7053]

Great video Chris. What's the name of the music you use? Love listenin to the jams durin your drone footage.

[@tylerhill3460]

Hey Chris how many tons are your Trucking hauling at once ?

[@ramtuff2007]

good video chris

[@dpelcherjr]

I try never to miss a video. Love watching, but hate the music. I would rather here you chatting about this or that, or simply the roar of the machine. Not complaining, just voicing my opinion, no matter how insignificant it may be, lol. Keep up the great vids.

[@kentonlandworks29]

What type of soil did you haul in for the pad?

[@vaughnhill3437]

Biy hiwdy. Them boys are loading them trycks tk the nax.

[@nickjeff5409]

Are you permitted to name the music and group ? Great videos!!

[@69adrummer]

Oh man, rocking that youtuuube musak from like 2008 ....lol goddamn

[@mshilko]

I much prefer the time lapse to skipping ahead. Get to see all the progress. Thanks.

[@jcmathisiii6432]

How much is a load of that fill from the quary ?

[@dennisryan7487]

Chris! How many Tons or Yards of the Processed can the Quad's haul ??

[@letsdig18]

20

[@gregj7916]

how much for that size of block? am guessing it's a few acres....

[@castle-bravo4305]

wouldn't it have been quicker with the 160? or is it tied up on another job?

[@sc928porsche8]

where is that D11T when you need it smiles.

[@porkchop5389]

That would be funny if your truck drivers name was Phil, waiting on Phil to bring fill

[@innertubemac]

pork chop yeah that made me smile too ! Maybe we might get a answer . Always a good to see a job done properly by let's dig 18 .

[@jonschneck4559]

@@innertubemac we had an operator that got nicknamed that because that was all he was good for

[@sparky178]

Even more funny if his last name was McCracken 😆

[@OxAO]

You moved the cap of what looks like a fire ant hill. Did you know it was empty?

[@grahamefreestone5309]

It's empty now. Lol.

[@scottyjobe3958]

What kinda stone is that. Is it cheaper

[@ethanboroski4902]

what is the total cost for this job?

[@pokeypeter]

Don’t they put cellars under a house in North Carolina?

[@Rickimusic]

Not usually. As Chris mentioned, the water table is high. From Greensboro to Nags head, it can get so high, first floor toilets on slab flush very slowly. Then we go through droughts where it is dusty down 3 to 5 feet and then, back to monsoons. Add to it when a hurricane moves in and one would need a rather complicated and huge sump pump setup in said basement. Forget waterproofing the basement walls, your house would float out of the ground. Right now, 1/07/2002, my well is three foot to water and our pool is over flowing. The red clay is really tight when wet. Out on the islands, it is just as bad, even with all that sand. Out there we built on driven pilings.

[@shitloveaduck]

I get what you are saying! Where I live here in Southern Alberta, Canada, we almost always do basements. If we can build on enough slope, we do walkout basements where the front looks like a bungalow and the back like a 2 story. We actually count on the extra square footage in the basement. I see homes there that are 1400 square feet in areas of the USA on home shows, and they are so small because there is no basement. Here it is still listed as a 1400 square foot house, but you have another 1400 square feet in the basement. We also have over 4 ft of frost in many of our winters, so our footings go down 6 - 8 ft anyways on all the perimeter walls and any load bearing points in between so it almost doesn’t make sense to NOT build the basement. You dig half of it anyway! Haha. I would be willing to trade that now and be in the Carolinas instead right now! We have snow and temperatures to 10 - 15 below Fahrenheit plus winds up to 25 mph in the forecast for the next 2 weeks!! Ugh. Stay safe out there, Eh!

[@shitloveaduck]

Pennsylvania Mike - hahaha! I like what you say. I can’t imagine a well so deep as you say!! We complain here when they go deeper than 120 ft! Haha. I was in Texas and Arizona and they didn’t have basements there as well. Apparently it is so rocky it’s not worth dealing with it. Cheaper to build a 2 storey home on slab. I guess that’s the benefit of NO frost! You live in an area that gets sooo much snow! I don’t complain (as much haha) when I see the weather you get out there! There are just huge storms that sweep through your area! Beautiful country when it’s not winter mind you! Stay warm! If I hear from Chris about putting us up for a month or so, I’ll let ya know! Haha

[@Rickimusic]

@Pennsylvania Mike It is the 4' frost code that more or less lets a basement make sense to begin with. Bottom of footers at 5', may as well dig 4' more and have a full basement. Deeper on a hill and an outside entry way. A lot of step footers are used in PA. In some PA areas, Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg, in the ESU area, are two, sump pumps are a need. I am originally from PA. Allentown area.

[@lwilton]

@@Rickimusic In Southern California virtually all houses less than 100 years old (which means virtually all houses) are built on slabs. I've even heard stories of contractors telling people that basements are illegal, just to get out of having to construct a house on something other than a slab. The average water table is around 250 feet these days in most places. But that doesn't matter much, since in virtually all incorporated areas local ordinances make private wells illegal, because the City has a monopoly on supplying water to you.

[@RKHarm24]

Is this a slab or pier n beam

[@melissareynolds8691]

❤❤❤

[@leol1682]

Love the video Chris .

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Chris What is the name of the material you used on the house pad ?

[@JC-dr8ev]

Michael McClure that’s screening from the quarry

[@russelldetwiler389]

Then it's crushed limestone?

[@JC-dr8ev]

Russell Detwiler It’s crushed granite. Screenings being the fines from the crusher when they’re crushing other stone sizes. Aka stone dust/rock dust, etc

[@bengammell9305]

Why don't you have smooth buckets for you big excavators? Seems like it would come in handy for a bunch of the work you do.

[@HootakaBJ]

Nice pro level job! Now how about a “History Video” how your family got into business... why equipment Brand choices, (Yanmar over a little VOLVO?) how you got specialized in the work you do....etc...??

[@pablotejeda4394]

Google his history video he posted it last year! Pretty neat to see the family generations in this construction field

[@HootakaBJ]

@@pablotejeda4394 Thank You, Found Chris last Jan and I have been trying to watch a lot of his older stuff!

[@robertwoodward4992]

What is that you used for fill ? It looks like stone dust.

[@JC-dr8ev]

Robert Woodward that’s what it is... screenings from the quarry

[@parkerzimmerman8399]

Did you finally get your skid steer back