Busting A Beaver Dam

[@cherylcarnes4207]

I loved how you mopped everything up with the old pipe. You did a great clean-up sir.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It left a nice finish

[@biologychic7292]

Using that broken pipe as a big ol’ shovel was a stroke of genius!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It slicked it up nice

[@hippielewis4768]

If you dig the dam out- put it few feet away-right their and more easy to get to than first time for the beaver. I would set their in the machine and wait for them to come back-they will same night.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol they won’t reuse the same wood

[@larryshedd5734]

Don't have that problem here. Like the raking action with pipe. Great job Brandon

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Probably not in Florida. Thanks it got the job done. Appreciate you watching

[@Richard-ob5zn]

You did pretty good for a rookie Beaver dam buster. What attracts a beaver is flowing water leaving the area he wants to flood. That’s why he built in front of the stream bed leaving the area. The thing aiding beavers most where trees growing near, or in front of the small stream, he used them for reinforcing the dam. You should have removed those trees directly in the path of the water flow. Think like a beaver, a damn builder. The only way to really get rid of a problem beaver is with dynamite or a bullet. You’ll probably be back if he’s living in the area. You do get big credit for being smart enough to take the pipe and use it as a leveling tool. You get a gold star for that. Learning comes with time, and you got plenty of time to learn. I subscribed.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah I probably should have took those trees I guess I didn’t think of it lol. I appreciate the advice too. I’ll have a better idea of how to tackle it next time. Thanks for watching

[@hobosgameplays6607]

The fact that you have to use a large digger to remove a beaver dam is a testament to a beavers building skills.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I agree they build a good dam

[@huckstirred7112]

@@eliteearthworksllc American beaver builds better dams then the Chinese . Save a tree eat a beaver

[@eliteearthworksllc]

@@huckstirred7112 🤣 yes

[@camel1945]

Super job protect the forest!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks!

[@brianjoyce9040]

Nice work on clearing that up. Your abilities were on display.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It was a fun little job

[@tadream4561]

One of my favorite videos. Probably my 18th time watching this. 👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Well thank you! I appreciate that! I had a lot of fun on that job!

[@TheBrushcutter]

If you would take some advice from an old guy who never had the convenience of using an excavator to demolish a beaver dam, remove as many of the bracing sticks from behind the dam as you can before releasing the water. Especially in situations like this where there is a culvert downstream. That will keep a lot of limbs from being stuck in it and make things flow better and be easier all around. Those critters have caused me lots of misery and more cash than I like to think about and I always had to rip them out manually. Good job on the tear out, not shabby at all for your first beaver busting. Lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah I wondered about that after I broke through. I was like whoops I probably should have got those first lol. I will know next time and I appreciate the advice. Thank you for watching too

[@Carryp]

@@eliteearthworksllc The beavers usually don't reuse old sticks so dumping them near the dam is not really a problem

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Carryp I was wondering if they were picky like that. LOL

[@truthfulkarl]

@@MrAudienceMember2662015 probably not so much picky as thinking, "this stick has failed so get stronger one"

[@beavistechrock]

@@Carryp they are opportunists. Dry easy to reach sticks will get reused. If its packed in muck or just a spiders web, no its easier to get new.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice! beavers are crazy critters!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yes they are! It’s amazing how much water they can dam up

[@AQS521]

Crazy how Beavers instinctively create something so crafty.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I agree

[@barryhansen6854]

Good to see you Beavering away and keeping busy Brandon good job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 thanks Barry! Appreciate you watching

[@MsUltrafox]

Post10 upgraded his rake a bit.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol yep

[@brodie5409]

That funny I came across his channel today! lol

[@kennymysak2079]

Looks good done yeah doesn't take a beaver long to make a big mess. Never hurts to try new things and check it off the bucket list. Keep up the great videos

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! That is true it was a fun little job. Appreciate you watching

[@billfeldman3234]

Very Good JOB

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@donna-marieosullivan6590]

You did a great job, really enjoyable to watch. ❤

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@jondano8249]

Great Job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@sliderinc1]

You had me at beaver dam. You know my weakness must watch beavers

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 it is satisfying for some reason

[@AdamGruszon]

In Poland, beavers are under protection. But in many cases they create a lot of problems with their dams. In Poland, beavers are under protection. But in many cases they create a lot of problems with their dams. You doing great job, every video from you is great to watch and it's satisfying. Have a nice weekend.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you I appreciate that!

[@chrispileski6640]

Nice work. Loved the big screed work. 👍😁

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It worked well

[@Dbeldin]

using the pipe to clean your path, great idea, great job,

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@nuts319]

These videos are so gratifying lol not sure why

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol I feel the same way buddy 😁

[@patindvik3408]

When we do them and this is just how we do it not saying it’s right or wrong. We clean out the back side of the dam first. Get all the sticks and logs out of the way. Then we only break it a little. I may or may not have had to repair a culvert or two down stream before from breaking them open to fast and washing stuff out down stream.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah that’s probably a good idea. I got a little excited to break the dam 🤣. Appreciate you watching

[@billfeldman3234]

Very good JOB!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@grahamallen3941]

Great job Brandon. Just catching up on some older videos that I’ve missed. Letsdig18 getting worried haha!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Haha yeah he is 😁

[@shirleynewsome804]

That's what I call a Beaver Dam you let it flow Thank You

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@ronaldheit196]

Little tip. Dig out the damn from the back forward before you break the front to keep debris from washing away downstream where it may cause clogs and stream bead diversions. A buddy of mine's dad had an ongoing beaver problem up in Michigan when I was a teen on the large farm. He pays us to go out and unclog them a couple times of the year with a home built back ho built on an old Ford F250 truck chassis. We got paid to have a blast. We'd go back once the branches and stuff had dried and save it for bonfire kindling at parties we'd have in a clearing in the middle of their forrested property using a hay trailer for bands to play on.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah that probably would have been I just got a little excited I guess I knew people would like to see the water crashing over lol! That sounds like a good time there. Appreciate the comment and you watching

[@tas5622]

That sounds very fun. Times have changed haven't they...16 years old and can already feel it.

[@chasebodiford4363]

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

[@Heeman5]

Good work!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@sandratabron3677]

Great job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@pineapplegirl8078]

When Post 10 doesn’t live in your area you have to settle for an excavator.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s right 🤣

[@billrobbins5874]

If that was your first demolition, you did a great job!

[@dancomber9768]

Post 10 is the master

[@rcfundyer5739]

Nice clean job great work

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

[@Hankjr3935]

Just a bit of advice. I have to do this a couple of times a year. Don't use the machine as a digging machine. Use it as a clamshell. If I touch it, I grab it and move it out of the way. Also go back the next day and repeat. They will try to build it back. I have shut off machine and waited 20 to 30 minutes to see them surveying the damage. After a couple of times they get the hint and move on. Nice job on the cleanup. Shows you care .

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That makes sense thanks! He said they trapped 5 so I’m not sure how many are left. Appreciate the advice and thanks for watching

[@michaelkoop6731]

Great video. U did a good job and with that water flow from the dam u couldn't help it going over the road.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It was amazing how much water was there. Thanks for watching

[@waynefoulds1973]

nice job looks good

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@spookyturtle4264]

Beaver: *sees flowing water* Also beaver: And I took that personally

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 probably so

[@LilJay03]

"I just saw the water flowing and, well, it was personal for me"

[@masterspin7796]

Nice quality job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@Dirtdaddy953]

Good job Brandon! Looks nice!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@rockeerockey6941]

Dam Beavers, can't live with em, can't live without em

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol that’s right!

[@rockeerockey6941]

@@eliteearthworksllc Hey EE, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year my friend & Mrs EE

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Happy New Year to you!

[@derrick9635]

Rumour has it ,,beavers were consultants on the hoover dam ,,cool vidja Brandon

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 I’d believe it. Thank you!

[@trumpingtonfanhurst694]

Mommy, Daddy, and Little Baby Beaver were so proud of their dam and had fun playing in the pool. Then came the Metal Monster.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 yep poor beavers

[@dusterowner9978]

fukin-a A bubba

[@nyamillennial]

Nice job! Beavers can be god sent and a worst nightmare, depends on what you are doing I guess.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Yes they can. Appreciate you watching

[@gloriabradley9104]

That was cool 😎

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks I thought it was neat

[@MsUnicron]

Nice work

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@arkansas1336]

The only way to "out engineer" a beaver is to be more stubborn. If you're stubborn enough the beaver will finally give up at that location. You made it look easy.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Yeah I bet they are already building it back. They are relentless. Appreciate you watching

[@Murphyslawfarm]

G'day great job as always mate.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@hphillips7425]

Good video. Beaver dam removal is my favorite. Your videos have not come up for awhile

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It is fun. Yeah I’m way behind on videos, I’ve been working about 80 hours a week so I just haven’t had the time to edit. I think I have 7 or 8 videos to work on. Hopefully this weekend I’ll work on them and get back on a schedule. Appreciate you watching

[@williammatthews2948]

All I saw was "Busting a beaver" so I had to watch. Lol.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 good ol clickbait title

[@exsaxpommernjung]

From time to time, it keeps the beavers fit. ( ✍️🧔🏼‍♂️Greetings from the island of Rügen, NE-Germany. We don’t have any 🦫 here 😉)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s right! 😁 thanks appreciate you watching

[@ВасильВасиленко-э3ш]

Примно ,коли у руля такий спец. Відносини з природою,приємні. Не садив це деревце ,-я його не трогаю! Респект!

[@nheanncarl8905]

This is my firstime to watch your video but I like the way you did your so smart 😉

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@RedDFilm]

Great video :)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Good video Brandon!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@t-man-7450]

Who knew a beaver could stop your flow like that! LMAO

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 I’m dying! They sure did

[@mikenixon9164]

Fun to try something new.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yes I enjoyed it 😁 appreciate you watching

[@brandon2239]

I love beavers. I love all animals but sometimes them Beavers are a nuisance. Good video

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I feel the same way. Thank you appreciate you watching

[@johnbrown825]

They'll have it rebuilt by now🤣🤣🤣 unless they've been trapped. Nice video and good job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s probably true he said they had trapped 5 so far. Thank you appreciate you watching

[@bobwarner9952]

Now that's one large beaver pond.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yes it was I was amazed by the amount of water. Thanks for watching

[@bobwarner9952]

@@eliteearthworksllc yep, the next day the headline read; Massive flood hits small town. LOL. have a Good day and thanks for the videos

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Bob Warner 🤣🤣 probably, I better watch the news just in case. You’re welcome thank you for watching

[@patg6705]

Awesome job - I'm watching from Jena, Louisiana - I subscribed :)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Appreciate you checking out the channel

[@paweisyn7446]

Super. Pozdrawiam z Polski :)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks

[@davidglaum2538]

I don’t have anything against the beavers personally but I do like to watch the dams come down.😱🙀

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Me too 😁. Appreciate you watching

[@TerrellSpivey]

Man! That was a massive dam! Great job my friend! I need one of those to clear out some dams this way! Lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks it was fun!

[@TerrellSpivey]

@@eliteearthworksllc you're welcome!! And yeah I know the feeling! Lol

[@skyhunter823]

Outstanding job per normal my friend Beaver damage removal is a tough job sometimes

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man I appreciate that!

[@chiefexecutive]

Clever use of that empty old pipe

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! It slicked it’s up well

[@havocproltd]

DUDE!!!! Nice job, grabbing that old pipe and using it to dress up the AO!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks man! It worked pretty well

[@brezzz0077]

Nice job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@dannymcmullensr4912]

good job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@shootersoptiontargets]

You got mud on the mini, letsdig18 would be highly disappointed😀😀😀 Great video buddy.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 he’s always disappointed in me

[@colliecandle]

A joy to watch. i reckon you could pull teeth with that machine !

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Lol maybe 😁 Appreciate you watching

[@davidparacka]

Check back the next few days, these beavers will try to repair the damage. Love the busy buggers, but the damage they can cause is staggering!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

They trapped 5 a month before I showed up. They are cool but definitely can cause some destruction

[@rayleeeastlick3989]

Klamath falls Oregon is watching

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cool thank you!

[@fordharley37]

Only thing I would have done different is to dig as much of the back side out first before breaking the damn and washing all the debris down stream. I know the eagerness to let the water flow probably got to you lol.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol it did 😁 but yes I thought the same thing afterwards. I’ll know next time. Appreciate you watching

[@spudgamer6049]

Kinda interesting, my grandfather and I have spent time trying to encourage beavers to build dams on a hunting lease. They used to dam the oxbow lakes. Those lakes made excellent fishing holes, and helped kept the area a wetland, which in turn the loggers out and made sure the deer and turkey always had mature mixed timber. Of course, the timber and later "land management " company that owned the land was less pleased with the beavers. Most of the oxbow lakes have pretty well silted in now, and between that the the timber company's work to counter them, the beavers are mostly gone. Combine that with a few dry years, and the loggers finally managed to get in and log off most of the old(er) growth, with really only the immediate area of the main channel remaining unlogged. This of course has accelerated the silting process. Oh well, a few wet years and new channels will be blown out, and new oxbows formed. And really the only thing I am a bit peeved with the land company about is their failure to clean up after the clear cut. Massive piles of tops and "trash" wood, and no replanting even of pines, let alone the mix of oaks, pine, cedar and cypress that came off the land. The cypress and pine should replant themselves pretty well, but the good oaks and the cedar will struggle, especially with some of the invasive species around that tend to choke them out when they're young.

[@spudgamer6049]

I should add that this wasn't intended as a criticism of DP or the landowner for breaking that beaver dam, but rather a hopefully interesting anecdote.

[@where-theres-a-will2059]

The only concern that comes up for me is what is happening down steam. I have to assume that most small streams can't handle a burst damn without some problems.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It drains into a river

[@oldbatwit5102]

Jackofall... That's the problem with assuming things. You only have a chance of being right.

the stream will get a good flush

[@excavator_jinkyu]

wow good👍😁

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! 👍🏻

[@juneyb01]

I'm pretty sure the little buggers will be back tonight ready to start again, and will thank you for leaving all that lovely material where they don't have to travel far to get. lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Probably so lol he said he trapped 5 and let them the next county over

[@maryschillinger2909]

Beavers DO NOT reuse building materials they use fresh trees if they rebuild

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

KZbin Pros : yoU'Re DOinG iT wrOnG! Me : dig dig splash splash! Yay!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

😁

[@badlandskid]

Captain Beefylog lol

[@markfurman4386]

Liked and Subscribed.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@Lorgoth117]

Post 10 wants to know your location

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Joplin Missouri

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Elite Earthworks LLC That’s a bit of a drive, I reckon.

[@egroom53]

Start from the end and work towards the water side.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

True I got a little excited I guess lol

[@j3ffro738]

I gotta get me one of those.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

😁 their handy

[@junehunk1]

DAM good job

[@firecaptaintom6670]

🤦‍♂️

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@LLImprovement]

Removing a beaver dam would probably be one of the most satisfying jobs to do with an excavator... I know my 973C i wouldn't be able to do it without making a HUGE mess. lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It was fun 😁 yeah that would have made a mess lol

[@edgardoccruz1349]

I would’ve dig out the two trees where the beaver damn was built

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I agree I wanted too but the landowner wanted to leave them 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Erman456]

Takeuchi 💪🔥

[@eliteearthworksllc]

💪🏻👍🏻

[@waynetharp]

I ❤ Beavers! Looks like his culvert is the drain issue? I dont see any Beaver damages on trees around there. Every little sapling would have been used. Thanks for great video as always!👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Me too buddy! Yeah nothing else look disturbed. Appreciate you watching

[@CarrotCaptain]

Nice dam job. 😆

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol thanks!

[@BentTreeFarmPa]

Brandon, we never really grow up do we? When I was a kid i remember playing in the stream by my house making dams and knocking them down, lol. You are just doing it and getting paid for it! It was nice of you though to leave all the stick close by for the beavers to rebuild with, very considerate!!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s right! It was fun some satisfying about watching the water. Appreciate you watching

[@digndurt6936]

They are not resourceful, they won't reuse old wood. They chew new!

[@crew-dog2668]

@@digndurt6936 Did not know that.

[@edwardgarea7650]

Oh, the comments you received. You should have done this, you should have done that, you should have done some other thing. I think you owed it to the beavers after having dispossessed them to build them a new split level house, preferably with an electric range and entertainment center. :). Don’t worry, ya done good, and using that old drain pipe was pure genius.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Lol yes they needed to upgrade 😁

[@madison1670]

Good way to plug up a drain and make the situation even worse, you should be using that thumb much much more to grab the sticks before you opened the dam hun, the thumb would have got a lot more sticks instead of letting them get caught on the drain pipe.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s true I got the drain cleaned out too. Appreciate you watching

[@udorechner6846]

Very nice Video and work well done. To use that metal tube as a earthmoving device is very clever, but why not remove this trashpiece?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! He said he wanted it left down there not sure why 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@sonnyblazer5504]

WOW! Short work of that flow! Hey, Brandon, you got a plumber's license cuz you certainly cleared that 'clog'! Now watch all the job offers come in from ROTO-ROOTER (where Brandon gets out ALL THE ROOTS!). Nice job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣🤣 that’s funny! It was a good time! Appreciate you watching

[@dojahboyC]

Crazy how much wood beavers move to create a dam

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah it is they can build quite a dam

[@wolfpacva]

if the beavers are still there they will close it it up in a few weeks.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yep I figure it will be back in no time. Appreciate you watching

[@spudgamer6049]

Did you see any recent sign of the beavers? I couldn't tell in the video. The landowner may have already had them trapped and relocated(or simply trapped/shot, depending on laws in your area)

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Spud Gamer no I didn’t notice anything. He said they have trapped 5 so far, didn’t say how long this dam had been there

[@mnichols1979]

Job security. Lol

[@letsdig18]

sir you are impeding on my work now

[@eliteearthworksllc]

letsdig18 hee hee watch out 🤣

[@duncanvlaar8017]

Never seen you break down a beaverdam @letsdig18😉😜😂

[@grilnam9945]

letsdig18 that explains why I thought I had seen this before, I’m losing track of who’s who and which videos I’ve seen bearing in mind I’ve only discovered you both in the last few month’s

[@Tiffy552]

@@duncanvlaar8017 There is one of him doing a dam on here somewhere.

[@KirtH27]

Dueling excavators! Now that would get some views!

[@jamesdees4604]

Fun

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It was 😁

[@dougsmith548]

The nicest job I’ve seen yet. Do you have a future in beaver dam removal.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I’m not sure I don’t get many of these calls but it was fun lol. Thanks for watching

[@JulioMo]

Do you have an update on this project? Did the beaver rebuild the dam?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

No they haven’t been back

[@jhnew3]

SO AWESOME to see how much time and money goes into busting up a dam that was created by 1 or 2 60 pound beavers... lol......#lovemothernature

[@eliteearthworksllc]

It’s pretty funny

[@purple-edge]

Take that beavers!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

🤣 yes