Busting A Pond Dam

Draining a pond for some work

[@overkast2564]

i dont know what the hell is so interesting about a pond draining. but it is haha

[@mattferguson8648]

Over Kast yes

[@Sennmut]

Because, somewhere, some Bunny Hugger is howling in agony!!!!!!

[@washburnbilly]

I couldn't agree more! I also like the dam removal videos?

[@ernie9819]

@@mattferguson8648 I like it because it's not my pond ;]

[@Will-nb8qk]

Yeah it’s weird. I would have put it on par with watching paint dry but now changed my mind! 😂

[@hydraulic-hum]

love watching these older videos.. awesome work

[@BlackholeSi]

I don't know why, but it's something so calming about watching these kind of vids. :)

[@maineman11]

Watching water flow is as hypnotic as watching a fire. It just feels right.

[@nickjames73]

5:07 is the moment you’re here for.

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

Howd u know

[@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88]

🤔 you're missing the point 😑

[@dmithsmith5880]

You are lucky where you live, the digging always looks so good. Up here in New England it's always rocks and ledge laced with boulders the size of a 57 Buick lol. Tough on the teeth, buckets, bushings, pins and bearings all day long.

[@khadijagwen]

As an operator, you are masterful.

[@Woody-nc1ru]

Ok who didn't do this as a kid in their back yard, obviously in a much smaller scale but still

[@kurtwolford5801]

Grey Woodruff no I had a bulldozer

[@matiashogden1240]

Giant Turd Heh, got to drive my grandfathers tractor, which also convinently had a scoop. I had access to a little creek... you can see where this went, many days building dams, trenches and waterways around the farm, and for the grand finale, watching nature rip it all down (with my assistance) :D

[@thedrainmaestro]

Woody 5326 yep me lolol

[@Matt2chee]

A-Fucking-men.

[@Tivis7]

Nah dude my Mommy let me use C-4

[@MrEtherShot]

“The water was turning the frogs gay “

[@ArkaniumGaming]

It would need to be rainbow-colored. This is just the DNA strand that boosted it.

[@ralphkitchen1522]

@@ArkaniumGaming .

[@Tumbleweed_Tx]

do you understand that?

[@LetsTalkAboutPrepping]

Massive amounts of birth control (essentially estrogen) enters rivers as it cant be filtered out of our sewage. It does in fact cause many reptiles and invertebrates to be born androgynous, and cause physical changes in adult specimens. Alex jones is crazy but like a broken clock, he's not always wrong

[@Strickn9ne747]

😂🐸

[@markpashia7067]

dang, watching these oldies is something else. That ain't no Volvo 220 there.

[@tannerwimer]

Something in me finds this enjoyable

[@timself5429]

I really enjoy watching your videos . I actually had no interest or really hadn't given thought to this type of work until I started watching your videos . keep up the good work !

[@letsdig18]

thanks man

[@chandusrisailapu6004]

letsdig18

[@historyatwar6230]

Same

[@eugenecourtney1778]

You can get several dozen hogs, once the pond is a lot lower they will seal the pond, the old timers use to do.

[@craig79792000]

Some armadillo taking a nap is about to wake up in a wetland.

[@AlejoSunShine1111]

craig79792000 lmaoooooooooooooooooo!

[@geoffgammenthaler242]

craig79792000 😆

[@fhuber7507]

More likely to happen with my pond in TX. Just started digging.

[@Brabant076]

Yeeeeeeeeet

[@primeministerofredneckistan]

Good job getting all the “wooder” to drain! 😂

[@possum_patrol]

That's southeastern nc talk. And it's "warter"

[@NiickTheDiick]

God damnit Bobby! Awesome video, keep up the good work! 🤙

[@janvandenbos7085]

Water is floating out, so you can find the leak Chris, nice job !

[@alfredandrade5968]

Nice handling of that machine. Seems like somthing fun to do. Dam you got it easy with that dirt. Here in Hawaii would have been hammering three blue rock to drain that. Nice video man inspiring makes me wanna vid some of my D9 work! ALOHA

[@lawyers9]

Wow! Really know how to handle that backhoe! Nice to watch someone that skilled.

[@phillipwashburn2424]

Good job and video.Thanks a lot.

[@sixosixo]

Enjoy your videos. Probably the best excavator operator I've ever seen. Smooth as can be. I'm still amazed at what all can be done with an ex.

[@MiltonTucker]

I never knew a pond could be so much trouble. My pond is spring fed, and and in 10 years has never been below the top of the standpipe. In fact the only issue I have ever had, was a dead swan plugged up the standpipe, and caused the pond to over top the dam.

[@letsdig18]

yeah, this is what happens when you have a pond that does not have a steady amount of water flow into it

[@johncato4942]

You're a real piece of work buddy!

[@nomusicrc]

I wanted to see it all drained disappointed

[@greensteve9307]

Thanks for the warning!

[@Kauppamopo]

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[@johnca4418]

Elmo b

[@spoony8232]

I don't know why this was recommended for me, but I'm glad it was.

[@Solitudelakemanagement]

Really fascinating to see this process, thank you! Dredging a pond can be some serious and costly work ... it's a lot easier in the long run to use preventative strategies to avoid the accumulation of bottom muck in your pond. Hydro-raking and mechanical harvesting can keep a pond healthy and beautiful. Watching hydro-raking videos can also be really satisfying to watch xD

[@qmpel]

What a beautiful place to rest - healthy trees and nice coloured whater :)

[@spacxghxst]

qmpel the color in the water isnt natural its dye to see if the water was leaking in the woods

[@josephgood1835]

Good luck with all the rain we our self have had a nice of it up in central pennsylvania Lycoming we are getting reaty for the snow soon

[@louiewatson9389]

skip to 4:56 for the good part.

[@TudaTenTv]

The operator of this excavator is like a conductor, using the machine to create beautiful works of engineering

[@tony4metallicaify]

man if I had that pond I would stock that baby up with some bass, and never leave the house.

[@elaineobrien1160]

Tony Mullins I would stock it with bass and trout and pike

[@gradywalker7098]

@@Froggolfing damn that's tough

[@gradywalker7098]

@@Froggolfing host a contest for whoever can catch the most fish within one day, and invite a whole bunch of people, whoever catches the most gets 250$ or something, which I imagine is cheaper than feeding all of them

[@blargkliggle1121]

@@Froggolfing trench the pond and send the freeloaders to your neighbor's...

[@geoffgammenthaler242]

Tony Mullins Hell yeah!

[@Highstranger951]

Those little yanmar's are hard to beat!

[@Josh_D03]

I was thinking dam thats coolest looking pond water ever. Then he said the guy dyed it lmao. That explains it

[@pompeymonkey3271]

That's no ditch. That's the new Panama Canal! :)

[@AndrewMartin600]

Congrats on your new bog

[@ToddWPerry]

One man Army Corp of Engineers, great work!

[@shopdog831]

Might as well add a drain pipe while you have it like that

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

Agreed. 10" PVC

[@The_pipeliner]

Yep! 10” with a gate valve!

[@Will-nb8qk]

Rich Farfugnuven ; you need a solution to stop it clogging you’d think?

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Awesome video Chris,Thanks!!!

[@rorylobban4789]

You should put a net across it. See if you can catch your supper! Haha

[@jeffslone5777]

You’re pretty damn good with that little excavator

[@big14tx]

I love running mini excavators they are fun little machines!!!👍🏻

[@frankmcconnellogue3351]

Something very therapeutic about watching it drain

[@arjay1140]

Me: come on you have lots to do. KZbin: Hey, watch this guy dig a ditch. Me: m'kay :-(

[@lsuwreckinshop6782]

You did a fine job

[@andrewd9025]

Great video bud!

[@johngritman4840]

That ditch is a nice straight line; obviously I was NOT the operator. With my eyesight and lack of coordination all you would see is a corkscrew! Thanks for the video. Sometimes I wonder why folks don't take out the beaver lodge as well - if you can find it. Of course you need a big machine to do that or some dynamite. Beaver may be beautiful animals but like feral hogs they do a lot of damage.

[@mikel9567]

Except this isn't a beaver pond. I work in public works and those damn beavers are a huge headache. They are always daming up our culverts and causing flooding issues and undermining roads.

[@throttlebottle5906]

should have said "he's building a nice house up here and he'd prefer to have a nice mosquito breeding pond here" :))

[@livefree1030]

throttle bottle won't be any mosquitoes as long as he stocks that pond with fish

[@MrLadiesman93]

Lol says the person who obviously doesnt know about bodies of water.

[@LeastTresCharLargo]

@@MrLadiesman93 the plebeian! Let us scoff with indignation

[@retrox684]

That’s why our dad got rid of our pond.

[@HoxtonLive]

That was my thought 😹

[@jerrybeaver3216]

How many yellow jackets nest you dug up?Thats always been my problem with a open cab

[@letsdig18]

enough the next one will have a cab LOL

[@horseshoesandhandgrenades6843]

Dude got bars on that little excavator Makin that shit look easy. My first time running a kobuta that size I almost flipped it on a slight hill trying to dig a stump. That arm will save your life lmao.

[@popmccoy3454]

Nice work 👍🍺

[@raysabin1820]

Nice little pond .

[@carystone7168]

I would really like to see how you do this hole project.

[@ccalidor]

Similar reconstruction work in America and Europe. Good work!

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Watching a pond drain is like watching paint dry. Lol.

[@letsdig18]

thats why i went home after lol

[@SuperBeaker1]

letsdig18 Good job bud. Love watching stuff like this.

[@Will-nb8qk]

But on steroids!

[@timwilson7220]

Youve been doin this for awhile love the straight lines of your ditch

[@chogg611]

You need to make longer videos. You leave us hanging all the time.

[@davidskeeterskeeter1835]

Fascinating 😀😀😀👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@EasyModeFishing]

You should give us an update on this pond!! Does it still leak?

[@theundertaker7447]

Cool Video, Good Job Sir.

[@waynedavis7118]

That water looks like it’s been dyed!! Btw you remove the retaining area of soil after you have finished your channel, it’s a lot less messy that way

[@0xFF48]

He said it was dyed in like the first minute

[@michaelatkin9649]

I heard him say "Drain off into the woods" about 30 times

[@roberthebert3596]

im a equipment operator for tha last six years and i love it i also do renovations on homes on tha side to would not give up my operating seat for nothing in tha world

[@graytv-7345]

Wow that’s some terrible grammar

[@lewisrowden3881]

As an operator I fucking love jobs in the woods/ middle of nowhere it's so zen haha

[@XANDDZ2023]

Boa noite amigo. Posta depois como ficou.? Top gosto demais destes vídeos. Uberlândia MG. Fique com Deus.

[@llNATEDOGGll]

That pond water is clearer than oceans in CT.

[@RobertM-sx5qk]

Nice videos Chris

[@MadMax-yq9ix]

That water has a nice color

[@BobSchick]

he added a dye to it he said to track the leak

[@urbanoutdoorsmans9306]

Love this channel

[@urbanoutdoorsmans9306]

I would also love if you did another pond build

[@EquitySolutionRayRaz]

Go to an asphalt plant and they will give you for free the -200 grit silt which is a extra byproduct from asphalt production, perfect for bedding ponds , it’s basically fine silt almost clay , I ran a plant for 7 years and we wish we could find someone to take it , it makes awesome pond bedding , put 6” on bottom of anything you want to hold water lol , and it helps PH

[@rayrevolta6198]

As my Geologist friend would say "There be some copper under dat pond"

[@Will-nb8qk]

Yeah, seen some toxic mining holes with beautiful looking water like that!

[@cathiwim]

Chris said it was pond dye so they could find the leak

[@Will-nb8qk]

Baby Catcher : thanks, I missed that bit!

[@93vanhalen]

The reason he's draining it lol

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Great job

[@fattony123082]

With that pine being so close to the house I would definitely look into doing a geothermal heating and cooling system. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Great video. How expensive is it to do one of the farm ponds as I am getting ready to build a homestead here in my area and once I can get some farm grants to buy the acreage needed for the bigger animals and such would love to have a farm pond for watering the animals and crops?

[@letsdig18]

really depends on the size and amount of dirt that has to be moved. they can get pretty expensive

[@TC-zi2yp]

For the cost of that house and pond and work done, you could buy an average single family home 10 years old here in lower mainland BC.

[@JPel1973]

He's actually a good excavator operator..........👍

[@carolzuchowski9191]

how do like your job I mean it is truely amazing

[@chamness964]

From past experiences I have had to go in and cut the tree's off the back side of dams cause they will make the pond or lakes leak. And had really good luck doing that. But I also ground a few stumps to. Which helped to.

[@kimlsnyder]

The pond is crystal clear

[@godfreypoon5148]

No it isn't.

[@JaskanFactor]

What are ponds good for if not dam busting fun.

[@misss9549]

How did you get it that green colour? Looks lovely!!

[@TheFreshSpam]

It doesnt look lovley. You cant swim on it without being the colour. Its unnatural. It's a dye

[@ryanlegaspi9644]

So beautiful nature

[@nrcrotatoraxeleakin8608]

that's awsome. Are you using a gopro or a gopro session if you don't mind me asking .Your videos are clear as hell buddy and you do a awsome job at your work and recording.Thank you for sharing

[@letsdig18]

i have one but this was just a regular camera

[@nrcrotatoraxeleakin8608]

Cool man ,thanks a lot for your good work

[@ipwnbf4133]

letsdig18 I agree. What model camera.

[@regsparkes6507]

Is this your Yanmar, Chris ? Nice job, I hope too that you'll show us more of this job, especially if you've found where it's leaking from .

[@letsdig18]

yeah weve had it since 08

[@nurmahirahmahmood7460]

Reg Sparkes

[@nurmahirahmahmood7460]

Reg Sparkes

[@regsparkes6507]

?, nur mahirah mahmood

[@jimdomoradzki483]

Did you try using an infrared camera to find the leak?

[@geoffgammenthaler242]

Is there a second video? I would like to know where the leak was..

[@ELS1SON]

I'd like to see the fix video if there is one....bentonite to seal pond ???

[@aileenlynch9893]

u are very good at diving that

[@AllanSmith859]

After you cut the trench to let the water out. How would you recommend filling that trench back in without it washing out later

[@jamilaari3514]

Wow a video worth watching in my sub box

[@ericparish533]

Some copper is in the soil . Nice color

[@newzealandearthmover4008]

I like the vio 55 they are a good well balanced machine

[@chrisgore9700]

I wanted to see the bottom but other than that good video thanks for sharing

[@tracywatson7776]

At 5:12 he breaks the dam. It’s just watching him dig until then. Also, don’t get to see the pond dry.

[@Excavating320]

Your good on any excavator big or small!!! How do you you like those Yanmars??? We got a Vermeer dealer that sells them here in Indiana!!!

[@Hector_cein]

Fuerza al Chuky Lozano y a Raúl Jiménez

[@nannybaker7388]

b b mg m

[@Strickn9ne747]

I "dig" your videos... 😌🙏🏼👊🏼

[@McFlurryRolo]

Remarkable watercolor

[@ba.skidderLOCKDOWN]

I like how blue it is

[@malib02]

How come the water is so like sky blue??

[@peterchapman753]

I know it is an old post "busting a ponds dam" but I am intrigued to know why is the water that colour here in England no ponds are that colour sorry color cheers Peter how you reply

[@TheFreshSpam]

He said early in the video its pond dye to see where it drains

[@dumasssquirly]

What did you find out was wrong with the pond and how did you fix it