Clearing A Trail Through The Woods

[@BealyGood]

About time you did some work.

[@anndaily9872]

Mr. Bealy, I can’t figure out your duck situation. They just have no interest in the big pond. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@BealyGood]

@@anndaily9872 they didn’t have any interest in the little pond to begin with either. I had to round them all up one day and take them down there before they started having interest

[@jjMcCartan9686]

​​@@BealyGood You should lure chris out to your island & if you don't like the quote for any further work he does for you then leave him on it 🤣🤣 Goodnight from Belfast Ireland.

[@BealyGood]

@@jjMcCartan9686 🤔💀🤣

[@kenore4003]

​@@jjMcCartan9686 The next thing you see, after he swims out, is an excavator clanking down the road on its way to your place.

[@Mtlmshr]

The little boy in me just enjoys watching you rip through the woods with your 220! I think that is something that every little boy would want to do!

[@nandi123]

Haha, me too. Little boys are born maniacs and we never quite outgrow it.😉

[@jeremysmith6905]

Shit, I’m 47 and want it so bad I’m in the market for a mini with a thumb!

[@kenore4003]

​@@nandi123 With any luck!

[@young11984]

The little boy in me got worse at 40 when i bought my track loader with 4n1 bucket, its a wonder i still have any trees left now😂. If i had an excavator that would rip them out like that i probably would have 12 clear acres

[@tsink6]

It looks like your root rake does a great 😊 job

[@Vickie-Bligh]

I don't know what it is, but time flies while watching you work. I really truly could sit and watch you work all day. Smart with the drone to confirm where you're at & where you're going. Thanks so much, Chris for the entertainment.

[@Grandpa-Chris]

You know what Chris, that little dozer is like a pocket battleship… diminutive in size but has so much power that it just obliterates everything that is daft enough to get in the way… I love listening to the sounds of the undercarriage, it’s almost relaxing, the pop pop pop as the tracks move over the rollers, I can see why you like her so much… another great video Sir.

[@derrickpettit86]

Awesome work Chris, I remember the day you drained that place with the ditches, crazy how it looks now, wet from rain, but no standing water like a lake the first day you started on that project over a year ago, thanks for sharing an I look forward to seeing the next video as always 💪🇺🇲🤙✊👌

[@sharonmiller6436]

Strikes me it's got to be more like two years ago . . .

[@derrickpettit86]

@@sharonmiller6436 it might have been 2 yrs, I was just saying I remember when he opened that place up

[@sharonmiller6436]

@@derrickpettit86 I know what you mean . . . it was such a swampy mess there wasn't it? 🙂

[@derrickpettit86]

@@sharonmiller6436 yes it was, Chris gets the baddest of the bada#s jobs there is, really cool

[@operator114]

You cleaned it up nicely, great job👍👍👍

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Never stop coming up with so many ways to make trash and dirt look so good❤❤❤❤

[@craigwavra3495]

It’s amazing how useful that drone really is. Didn’t even think about using it as a tool to find a route.

[@RB-wl7ct]

I was sceptical about a drone replacing a compass until I saw this. Great work. Preciate y'all.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Bless you, hope you had fun on your time away.

[@kirk467]

That piece of property looks so much different since you started Chris, no more swamp brother! Goes to show you, a few drainage ditches makes all the difference! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻 I remember the job with the pond at the top of the hill , the ditch you dug there was a long one! That’s when Timmy was working with you Chris, I think Tim was on the 160 and you were on the 220 and y’all had burn piles everywhere! Y’all were burning them in the rain, that’s when I watched you carrying the fire from one pile to the next until you had 4-5 piles burning! Long time ago my friend!

[@destinyridge]

Hey from Queensland. I purchased an excavator to clear my trees and Chris helps with information. Thanks Mate

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Chris I enjoy your videos, good commentary, the only thing missing is the smell of the air, trees and the soil.

[@bosunhawk]

Gotta love that dozer moving the brush like a broom, sweeping up the path.

[@thomasyerbey337]

Looks great Chris 🇺🇸

[@tomaldous6192]

You are the Poster Boy of America for showing off how Capitalism works. Hard work, honesty, politeness, following the law, doing more than the contract calls for and investments pays off. I am too old to benefit from your videos other than entertainment, but as younger age I may have done different things with my life.

[@TheHarold2nd]

Man I would love to be able clear land as you do. You make it look like a lot of fun. Love the video's keep them coming.

[@garymessina1609]

Great clearing job Chris thanks for having us along

[@charliekamerer7023]

You're like watching a sculpter work his magic. Your bringing to life your dream. Thanks for including us all!

[@donnamullins2089]

You need a big thumb or grab bar to hold up the brush while you push it to the burn pile. Beautiful clearing job. Hope you had a great vacation with your buds. Thanks Chris.

[@mattsutherland120]

17:52 bless you!

[@deernutOO]

Good use of the drone to point your way through the woods. And great placement of the camera on the dozer. Like it.

[@stevendufresne9994]

Thanks for the Video Chris 👍👍

[@terryrogers1025]

That will be a righteous slicking up job when your done, thanks for the ride along sir.

[@orlandomcintosh5325]

Plesent good evening Chris excellent job today bro nicely done 👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟✊️✊️❤️❤️😊.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Western Oklahoma here, 60 years ago when my dad was building our house we planted trees & I was elected to water them drug a garden hose 350 feet, I still don’t care for trees Thank you Sir. I do enjoy your videos

[@catchulater7483]

And you gonna need a road to the gold mine. 😂 And a sign. Something like a 2x6 with “Ye old gold mine” on it 😂

[@thomasbrown9047]

Love the videos and as always keep up the great work!

[@dandurham4288]

Enjoy every thing you do you logger wade and dirt perfect and Tim are perfect thanks for y’all’s entertainment

[@franklinforrest8464]

I remember you saying something about setting all that grass on fire. As much trouble as you had with the woods and treetops in your field, I foresee you running around putting out grass fires here. 😂 Keep on keepin on . Love watching you work!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

That Komatsu is a little workhorse. I do love the tune it’s undercarriage plays too. Hard to believe this was a swampy hot mess a couple of years ago😊

[@mischef18]

Another great video from this project bro, look forward to when you start the pond. Safe travels

[@nigelhales874]

Great watching how you operate the excavator Chris so smoothly 👌

[@majcorbin]

IOWA DAD JOKE,of the day [Q} What did the mother BUFFALO,say to her,derparting, child? [A} BYE-SON

[@AllstarVentures]

Great idea putting eyes in the sky to plot your route 👍🏼

[@leol1682]

Like the video Chris , cleaning land .

[@rustysteel8714]

AMAZING how you keep a MOUNTAIN of brush on that dozer blade, Chris! 🤯👍 Most of us would have ONE TWIG left at the end of a run. 🤣

[@ronfoord8222]

Use the compass in your phone for direction in the Wood's

[@dennis2376]

Thank you and have a good day.

[@bobferranti5222]

I don't suppose you can burn all this brush and debris in a pit like you've done before, can you? Chris, you are a true visionary, you attack these jobs and already have a game plan in mind.

[@jeffhenson1994]

its all about the equpment sir thank you for all the work i know that it takes a l ot love ya

[@steveperry5714]

Enjoyed the upload my warmest regards and best wishes Chris love the channel sp👍

[@jeffreyneihart1614]

Okay Chris you won't buy us a scraper pan so how about a nice new Volvo wheeled loader with a grapple bucket for moving the brush on these small to medium jobs???? Ha Ha ha!!!!! Thanks as always for taking us along!!!!

[@benchildress4309]

THAT WAS ANOTHER GREAT ONE!!!

[@bobjoncas2814]

lookin' good, nice work, keep safe.

[@thatdave86]

Chris ,have you thought about having a big sled that you can load as you go ,drag it along with digger ,or hook the D6 up to it and then when full haul to the Burn pile location ? A flat bed semi trailer without wheels,but skids ,and logging staunchens to hold trees and brush in place . Once a burn pile a quick unload straight on the burn pile Just another crazy thought lol It could be transported on a low boy with maybe the bulldozer on top ,if it could be locked down correctly 😊

[@sharonmiller6436]

I was watching him fight with that stuff and thinking what about lay a couple of wide rachet straps on the ground, put the trees etc on them then move up the bulldozer and set the blade down on the straps, right against the pile, then tighten the straps to pull the stuff against the blade. It might even be possible to raise the whole issue up with the blade and then trundle them all down lickety-split. 🙂

[@thatdave86]

@@sharonmiller6436 you have been thinking, haven't you ? A Bigger Dozer would help also ,can just see him on a D 8 or even a bigger Komatsu series,because don't forget he harvests money trees sometimes 😂

[@Grizzlife]

Very nice work!

[@Stubby0266]

If they don't already have it already, but Volvo could add a GPS mapping/plotting link to Google Earth feature and a magnetic compass to their display. Also have the ability to download your drone flight path/GPS info into the system to aid in clearing paths and property lines.

[@MrWoodshoes]

I thought you favorite job was taking out beaver dams with the music going but your interests may be changing ! Love the sound of the dozer tracks.

[@Todd.Roberts]

That should be some good fires once you burn those pikes . You got it made lol

[@arthurjennings5202]

In the country I grew up in (South Texas Mesquite), it would take about ten years to grow brush 10 ft high. In the country you where you live, a couple of years of brush turns into a twenty foot tall forest. Lots more rain, I guess.

[@graderprowilliams8260]

Looks good brother.

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Chris !! ""OL"" BETTY would push those piles a whole lot faster !! HAHA Great going & Thanks for the video !!! 🤔🙄🙃👀👀👍👍👍👍👍

[@dennis2376]

And probably sink. :)

[@lukemeisenbach1964]

Does Volvo have a compass function in the display for woods path clearing? The display seems to do everything else.

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Getting it ready for the big fires. I know you like your fires won't be long. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦🔥

[@bosshogg3548]

Job well done 👍🏻

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

I would love to do that. Just clearing out a path in the woods with that machine. I’ve loading trucks with dirt, but never done anything like that.

[@burnleystarman2294]

I brush my carpets, too. Smaller brush mind you. 😚

[@bobbietower7185]

Is this the property that had all the bamboo?? Strange you haven't found more if it is the same one.

[@dylan8285]

Well the place used to be a swamp so that’s why everything has a root mat cause the water table was so high and had to stay above it

[@tompotsy]

Being a city guy who enjoys your content and operating skills, what is the functions of having a half acre pond to a 5 acre? Is for water distribution or water runoff, etc... Again, thanks for the content, and look for them balloons!

[@stanleymartin1613]

Neat stuff. Enjoyed watching ✌️ 😎

[@keithdunlap2701]

Was wondering Chris, Do ya still notice the Cage bars on the dozer when your grading ?? almost seems like you wouldn't notice them after awhile ?? I know you do wonders with that finish dozer !! lolol... Glad to see ya back putting out some videos..lolol was getting boring not having one every day !! lolol... Done got used to coming in here to the computer at 3:30pm. every day and knowing I'm going to get to see what kinda mess you have going on that day !! lolol.. Well, may be weather will be getting better here soon and you will get back to normal .... But, Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening, And as always, On too the Next !!

[@tomswindler64]

Is there anything part of your property that you have not explored.glad to see you back from vacation.I’m sure some of your friends came over to the homestead and serviced all your equipment for you while you were gone.so you wouldn’t have to worry about doing that.yea right,but you can dream.every day a new adventure for you,seeing your vision come together.great video.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎🌳🌳🌳🌲🌲🌲🪵🪵🪵

[@robertsmith9547]

In Idaho the logger I worked for built road with a 3400 LB and a D 8. I got to fill in on the excavator once and a while. They also had a 2700LB I would run if they got a smaller project. Loved doing that. Was a little more challenging on 20 to 45% slope. Not as good an operator as you but did get the job done having fun

[@debbiedean1959]

God bless you!

[@csnelling4]

Thanks Chris 👌🍺👍😎

[@melissareynolds8691]

Good afternoon ❤❤❤

[@carlreed2558]

Bless you

[@stevenpeters2593]

Welcome back to work!

[@williamwhite882]

You need to get one of those Mulchers and eat those trees where they stand!

[@jamescantwell572]

CHRIS LOVE YOUR VIDEO BROTHER KEEP UP YOUR VIDEO BROTHER

[@DustyGroundHog]

Looks a little dryer in there up north where I am its still wet dig down 3 ft open up a underground creek ,pushing brush is like pushing a old bed mattressI see a trace of dust around.lol

[@johnjmar609]

Got that good push at the end of the trail

[@PortCapital]

Hi Chris I love your vids and wanna become a owner operator one day. I got about 5 years operating but no experience with the business side. Been saving money to buy a house but with current market I'm thinking a piece of equipment would pay off more. You think you could make a video on basics of starting/running a heavy equipment business? Thanks

[@dirtguy6537]

That 953 would work great on pushing the piles to the burn pile put the bucket on a 45 and go to town.

[@MRKUE]

That Root Mat reminds me of what I'm gonna have to deal with in Star SC.

[@MySORRELL]

THANKS!

[@peterouellette3874]

Nice job Chris

[@stevebartruff7171]

Why didn’t you take the D6?

[@GoBlue79]

Mouse damage be dammed - Komatsu powers on!

[@robmatthews7972]

All of that drainage you did here last year sure helped. Looks like all of that sand is letting go of the root mats on what you pull up.

[@tmscheum]

Speaking for myself, and maybe other Boomers, what Chris does every day is what we not-so-secretly dream about. As a youngster growing up in the 60’s my dream of running a steam shovel was directly a result of Captain Kangaroo reading Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel. ❤

[@pia-lenechristensen]

Where dit you enjoy your vacation, hope you visit Denmark next time 🥰

[@Gcity_EDITS]

Hey Chris have you used the grade control yet?

[@Philip-wz3ow]

Wondering if you ever thought about buying yourself one of them grinding heads for a skid steer where you go through and grind up what ever brush is in your way.

[@sophianolen1715]

I said that too but I don't know if he will ever get one are not. The way he runs that skid steer is unbelievable, he run it like the men do here in Tennessee. Maybe he can handle the Forestry mulcher on it

[@jwdickinson643]

Chris, will you be stockpiling logs for your cabins?

[@fatbelly2438]

might sound like a dumb idea but could the rack attachment to the dozer blade be lifted vertical for just pushing stuff and act like a taller blade for catching brush..

[@andrewbladenode3197]

Have you added any more model excavators to your collection?

[@tomrogers9467]

Looks like a good job for a brush mulcher - grind the small junk down with the mini and go back in with the 220 for the larger trees. Either way, love watching brush clearing. And there will be a good fire at the end, too!

[@Guust_Flater]

Does the excavator have GPS and you can load the GPS data from the drone, or do you use the GPS drone inside the excavator? Or is it much simpler and you use the approximately direction based on the drone video??

[@tony2good726]

Back to work…lol ..back to having fun more like it.

[@jeffhenson1994]

BEAST MODE

[@dennisward1361]

You are the original "bushmaster " .

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

Flagging tape would've been handy.

[@dennis2376]

Where is the fun in that? :) Beside he got lost before with flags. :)

[@heatherlane9270]

Removing that underbrush matt forest floor requires patience in droves - it is what it is though - all takes time. Huge overall clearing job coming along fine. Barney would have been of use but as you sau - too soft under foot.

[@tmcom]

Would be nice to have this job as a playlist item.

[@quaileggsvermont]

Is that a razed Treestand I see????

[@rodneywroten2994]

Little dozer does great

[@garywalton7176]

Is that the property that had the bamboo and a lot of ditches ?

[@nandi123]

Yes. It's a remarkable transformation.

[@kenore4003]

Under all that slash and water there is soil! Who would have thought. Cleaning up messes like this takes years because of having to clean up and drain the water. Then reconfiguring the land so that it will continue to drain and be usable.

[@rahmadpc]

Nice video ❤

[@johndebrular979]

Is that cleared just past the new burn pile the pond location ?