Clearing A Path To The New Pond Site

[@RumMonkeyable]

We've seen everything Chris did in this video 100 times. So why do we still watch? Cuz, Chris explains the project, what needs to be done, and any anomalies he might encounter. AND, we get to watch a MASTER (expert) do the work. This pond is going to be AWESOME. Thanks, Chris, for bringing us along! 👍😀❤️️😎

[@williamfindspeople4341]

I enjoy his comments. I dislike channels that don't explain what's going on.

[@bobmitchell800]

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[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Looking forward to another pond video too.

[@zfilmmaker]

I’ve watched Chris for years and learned so much from him. I own a Volvo 2018 ECR355 which is considerably larger excavator then his, but I’m a novice at best. I only use my excavator to clear my own land and have learned so many techniques from Chris that you don’t see anyone else do. Chris is a highly productive and very innovative operator in technique...I don’t think the average viewer sees or understands that.

[@makingithappen5178]

There is a good Swedish digger, named Hedblom, unfortunately he plays music and drives at double speed.

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

Have you ever shook a pine over a fire in pollen time a dry day, Chris? Then you will see a dust deflagration cloud rising to the sky! Really nice to watch if you have the wind from back or no wind! ;D

[@rayevans9408]

I have enjoyed your many videos and now my wife has joined in. It would help if projects with multiple videos were numbered. Thanks for the excellent narrative for the projects.

[@ricklane8554]

What I love so much about this.... it's relaxing to watch. It's a therapy, peaceful video's in this busy world. Thanks again Chris :)

[@tonycole613]

Chris you'll probably have to replace your cab filters after working in all these pines I had to say I'm kind of disappointed I thought you was going to start on that pond right away I can't wait to see you start digging it cuz you do some amazing work on ponds looking forward to see it being constructed

[@jeangeara4584]

I started operating at the age of 13 now I own an excavating company. God bless you and your family.

[@Jasekingg]

lucky guy. i wanted to do that when i was young, now i'm studying to be a surgeon...

[@denisoconnell7593]

Great to see I wasn’t the only person working on a Saturday of the Easter weekend. But my machines only a little Takeuchi 116 digging drains🤥

[@j.walker3498]

Been here couple yrs, pond/lake vids never get old.

[@terrywheelock9458]

You get a "THUMBS UP" just for the white oak! 👍 It does look nice ..... lonely but nice! 😢

[@IYIENACE]

I enjoy the dozer work more than anything except maybe the pond cleaning. Hope you'll leave more video in, in the future but really enjoy your channel

[@hamdude2109]

Thanks for showing us how you put on the root rake!

[@Bass2010]

It always amazes me how much land can be cleared with the excavator and a dozer in one day it just never gets old watching you reshape the planet keep up the good fight and have a great Easter 👍👍👍👍👍👍😉

[@jerrybaird2059]

The hypnotic effect of watching work.

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris, every job you video is explained in great detail, you make it look easy for us non operators. Wishing you a Happy Easter. Stay safe! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@makingithappen5178]

Good morning sir. It's easy to see when using your own 220. It has yellow railings. To joke with us, you can paint orange railings on it too.

[@stanfromalabama443]

I love how you turn a crappy piece of property into a useful one. I love to watch you work. Thanks for the videos. My favorite you tube channel.

[@beardy4831]

Imagine if you had a grapple attachment to go with the root rake, then you could carry all those piles forward easily instead of rolling them along with lots of stop and backing involved. Or just get yourself a used track loader with a grapple for these clearing jobs where the fine grading of the dozer isn't needed.

[@ronwatson4902]

That's coming along nicely. Thanks for taking me to work with you. I miss it since I retired 8 years ago.

[@kenthorkveen1]

Ahhhh no beeping out of the dozer...... that’s how we like it around here 😎

[@Malandrin]

he usually works on his own or with 1-3 other guys, so not really needed the beeping when driving backwards 😆

[@JCrook1028]

@@Malandrin It's probably broken. Was working last video. I think insurance would mandate it even when working solo.

[@unclespongehead]

In northern Michigan, pine pollen is June/July timeframe.

[@makingithappen5178]

Here 2, in northen Sweden.

[@Todd.Roberts]

I’m just looking forward to the pond build

[@stevenwelch2759]

amazing how that monster snaps those trees in half or pulls them out of the ground this is better than watching a godzilla movie.... luv it

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

When he lifts those trunks with big root balls I find myself shaking my iPad to help loosen the dirt 🤣😂🤣

[@marcwohlmayer7897]

Nice Sunny afternoon To do some digging.i See the water hasnt gone down much since you Were there last.i bet that takes a Long Time To dry Up until all the water is gone.nice clearing Right there.😀💪

[@assassinlexx1993]

Chris you putting the camera on the right side of the dozer is much better. You hear the dozer work without the sound of the exhaust overwhelming. You could put a small let's dig 18 sticker on the black support . Now if the weather dry up it be a plus for you. 👍🇺🇸💯

[@jankrijnen7374]

Why don’t you dig a long trench, put all the brushes and trees in it and cover it up again? It makes great soil and gives you sort of french drain for years. Less pollution from burning and also you get rid of a swampy area. Here the dutch have been doing it for a long time😊

[@willowsverge3046]

Happy Easter! 🐇🐣🐑🙏🏻

[@r1mein54]

Missed seeing an episode yesterday[Friday]. So you went back down to the New Bern swamp forest site. We`ve had enough pollen in N.Central Florida - must be just starting in the Carolinas. Hard to follow 'line of sight' when you are in thick woods and can`t see each end. 29:00 to 34:30 I couldn`t help but thing the song "push it,push it real good" would be nice if KZbin would have let you put in the audio.Hope you, family and friends have a peaceful Easter.

[@bourbonthebiscuit]

That dozer is awesome love it great little machine you got there 😀👍

[@SirBoden]

Good morning world, I hope everyone has a great day. Chris, thank you for doing this. Your skill is inspiring and your attitude is a refreshingly kind.

[@josianrodriguez1249]

CHRIS I LOVE IT WHEN YOU DO THE COMBINATION OF EXCAVATOR AND DOZER. THAT'S THE PERFECT COMBINATION. AND YOU ARE THE MASTER.

[@lloydholt6511]

It’s that Yellow Time of year in some southern states. Pine pollen leaves everything yellow in the spring.

[@burtoncummins8970]

Looking great you do nice work with OCD

[@francesstratton695]

I love it when we get to see how the project is progressing. 👍👍

[@ProudPapaw88]

Now that’s what you call a smooth operator. Fine job young man.

[@akkio_bum9959]

You a f1 fan? Cool reference if so

[@drewhallstrom1331]

Anyone else like how he doesn’t have some cheesy intro

[@dderbydave]

definitely what appeals to me. straight in with a “here’s what we’re doing today”. action and commentary. finish with a “so we’re all done here, folks” Anything more would spoil it. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@willowsverge3046]

Yes!

[@stevenwelch2759]

yes

[@sudd2685]

Got to love the dozer thank you for your videos.

[@DJinOcalaFla]

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Easter!

[@bobferranti5222]

Chris, now that you've been using your new bucket, can you tell us if there is anything you dislike or would change about it?

[@RickyCervo]

Happy Easter Chris!

[@kittty2005]

Close to ten years ago or maybe longer we had unusual weather. We had cold temps clear up to march 14 they were around15 degrees, then there was a solar flare and in 2 days the temperature rose to 82 degrees and stayed there in the day and dropped to 70ish at night. We had 2 feet of snow that left completely in two weeks and day light temps stayed at 80 to 85 till labor day then lost 20 degrees and turned to cold wet rainy weather our humidity ran 85 to 95% and no air conditioning. Damnedest summer I can remember except the summer after mount St.Helens eruption ,sun for half a day and cloudy and rainy all the rest .

[@GARDENER42]

80 degrees? I'll be lucky to see 45ºF next week with frosts at night & maybe some snow. 🥶

[@robertdrake9991]

98 today here

[@BubbasDad]

Really like watching you work. Been seeing how well the bucket and thumb you designed does the job. Now that ;you have used it for some time, are there any changes you would thing about making a new one?

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥 GLAD TO SEE YA GETTING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE MY BROTHER ☀️☀️☀️

[@steveholton4130]

HAPPY EASTER ALL !!! Whether You Are Christian or Not, all of Humanity Deserves to live the Happiest day possible every day! SDH the Great Unknown in CT

[@matthewwisniewski1276]

Another great job clearing the woods

[@leol1682]

Thanks for video and Happy Easter .

[@michaelmullins1290]

Smooth move with the rake. I figured you design a stand or something. Nope, just put it right on. Sorry I doubted you for a second.

[@TheStuffMade]

Always a pleasure to watch a professional at work. This is like the grown up version of playing with your toys in a sandbox.

[@TJ-Travler]

Happy Easter to You and Your Family !!!

[@earlsmithson4749]

Boy Chris, the power of that 220 makes short work of that scrub brush and trees.

[@kdexcavation4887]

I love clearing .... almost as much as building roads! great video !

[@DoughnutsInspace]

It's good to know the Volvo is getting it's greens to stay healthy.

[@tomswindler64]

Great video,when your done with it will be one nice homestead.😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@gail8494]

Excellent job! Happy Easter to you and your family!

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

awesome work Chris , Happy Easter to you and your family take care stay safe god bless

[@HalfCutGarage]

Can't beleiev how much that bottom.section dried up in a week ! Well done!

[@georgew.5639]

You know it’s pollen season when the wind blows clouds of it out of the pine trees.

[@oldschoolhoosier]

You cleared a lot in a short time. It’s looking great.

[@jimdomoradzki483]

Chris puts any chainsaw tree removal company to shame. Once they cut the tree they are screwed getting the stump out.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Congrats Chris on the excavator recovery video, now over 9 million views👈👍👍

[@jasonsmith9401]

Dang if my nose didn’t stuff up just watching that! 🤧

[@seanhert9560]

It's astonishing to me how brittle those pine trees are.

[@JCrook1028]

It's more a matter of how much power the machine has.

[@randycharest4507]

😊❤

[@ONEpocketKID21]

Smooth Saturday digging!

[@kens.3729]

It’s Really Amazing how Efficient you are and Why “Other” Contractors Don’t get their Jobs Done.👍

[@buckwhitetail1876]

Sometimes it's hard to see the forest for the trees.

[@Graeme408]

After you cross a year of use with the new bucket/fork it would be nice to get a review on its performance compared to what you expected. Did it live up to your expectations?

[@jimmystrain883]

When you set that pile on fire it shou.d burn hot and good all the pine in it

[@stevenpeters2593]

Happy Easter to Chris!

[@5jr.racing982]

Just noticed 480k subscribe to a guy digging and clearing....love it....why? Idk?

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Everything is looking great!!👍👍

[@n7565j]

Happy Easter Mr LD18 to you & your family!!!

[@BryceAndEveeNZ]

47 mins after upload ... the fastest I have Ever made it to one of your Videos!!! Love 😍 the Tree Clearing Videos A ton!

[@stevencorley2352]

Just watching the pines in this video has my eyes itching.

[@mischef18]

Great video bro those drains seamed to have got rid o quite a bit of water. Safe travels over Easter

[@crazygsxr1]

Those window guards are definitely handy for pushing brush and extra protection!

[@chosen1one930]

Afrin is my best friend this time of year

[@jonreese2688]

You should Sasquatch a couple of those trees. When you pull the tree out buy the trunk and the root ball comes out with it. Flip it upside down an drive it back into the ground. After a couple good rains to wash the dirt off it will be a great conspiracy

[@wilber3762]

👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 whiskey in hand. Totally chilled out. 😊

[@hereintheuk2991]

The owner should get you to do the pond now so it is established when they build the house. Great job so far....👌

[@WetCoaster]

Worksafe BC, our OSHA in western Canada, requires full guarding while clearing, grubbing and demolition work. I would not like to wear a tree through the cab, however visibility is definitely hampered.

[@denisoconnell7593]

Bureocrats try to run the world. Sorry I meant ruin the world🤓

[@UpstateBrushControl]

Project looking good👍 Where did you get your dozer rake from? I am looking for one for our John Deere 450. I made a couple calls and they are anywhere from $2,800-$8,000, that seems like a wide range.

[@grilnam9945]

In this video he says it’s a local company 2.5 hours from him I hope that narrows it down a little or that Chris replies to you direct. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4CvdKiGbd5rqa8

[@donaldalexanderrichards4422]

Good afternoon Chris have a great Easter weekend

[@f150bc]

Got that Dozer rolling those trees, will burn well .For a little machine it can push.

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

Cotontop would be mad that you left that one tree standing, lol.

[@jimgarrett7078]

The pollen is the same here in Georgia - yellow clouds of dust!!!

[@rossnolan2883]

Nice 😊

[@Snipermicke]

i just found your channel the other day and i use a small volvo EC20 as a hobby and watching some tips and tricks are fun. i have not seen a after work cleaning and service video or just a video on pre inspection would be fun for me as a hobby user to watch. best regards mike from sweden

[@TheBlueberry606]

Good days work. Have a good Easter

[@johnsmick211]

First, Happy Easter to you and your family. Next, I was just wondering, how big of a tree can you snap with that setup?

[@keithdunlap2701]

I don't know , why in the Hell people hit the thumbs down on Chris's videos ?? You know what he does for a living !! and what to expect when you click on the video to watch it , then ya hit "Thumbs Down" ! That's just FKN Stupid !! The damn title tells you what the hell he's doing today !! Anyway , I enjoyed it Chris ,if your reading any of your comments !! Can't wait til ya get started on the pond , on this one ...But, it's shaping on up Man ! Have a Great Evening, and Easter Sunday !! On to the Next...

[@mobilecommunicationsnetwor5268]

It would be interesting for you to discuss what it takes to maintain your excavator. What type of mechanic works on the excavator? What are your operational yearly costs for upkeep? How often does they machine breakdown? How does Volvo rank against the competition?

[@Graeme408]

You new bucket and thumb sure seems to speed up work. The thumb especially , the way it meshes with the tines on the bucket.

[@MrWoodshoes]

I predict that as time passes you will find even more timesaving uses for that bigger dozer and rake. Now if you just had a helper to run it for you !

[@rustysteel8714]

Between the flying dirt, dust, POLLEN and ashes.... I'll bet the AIR FILTER salesman loves to see YOU walking in! Is he like family by now? 😇 Happy Easter!

[@Mephiston]

This is going to be a fun series. Edit: Damn dude, that dirt has a lot of trash in it.

[@SMSabriIsmail]

Yep this Swamped House Lot videos starting from 21 Mar 2021 looks fun. It gonna be as fun as the Trash Clearing / Borrow Pit / Pond Building Pad / Drainage project last year.

[@arthurdickinson1651]

Funny how the swamps result in cleaner stumps... Less dirt to 🔥 burn!

[@bobjoncas2814]

....good one, have a happy Easter..

[@matthewwisniewski1276]

Happy easter see you monday

[@rangeroverl322]

Chris that dozer is one handy machine 👍👍

[@ThePorritZ]

This old time digger i once worked with always had a 500m roll of orange string, 2 sharpened stakes and a couple cans of orange spray paint in his excavator. He would use them to get a straight line to follow when he was clearing a lane through woods or shrubs... except for when it was super thick.

[@ronthacker211]

what do you consider the difference between a Pond and a Lake? Size?

[@adamorsini4585]

A lake is a body of water 5 acres or more