Equipment Repair And Draining My Swamp!

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[@sallylilienthal8835]

I feel like we all just got to witness the formation of a new “river”! Shall we call it The Winston River?

[@dixiebourne752]

Chris I love seeing you with Winston a very beautiful dog he's got more manners than some children I know.

[@stereolababy]

Dalmatians are crazy

[@gslenaway]

Your Yanmar must feel like a Tonka truck after running that 550 for a couple weeks.

[@LordPubeck]

Wow! You took me back to the 70s - "real tough toys for real tough boys, TONKA!" 😂

[@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc]

I still have 4 tonkas 1995 dump mine 1984 loader I bought 1972 dump truck my dad's 1970 dozer I purchased Converting to Rc's

[@shirleyreynolds2090]

Sweet baby Winston!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

When you got out & showed the mini almost sunk to the top of her tracks, I was worried that she was stuck due to the depth of the mud. And as soon as I thought that I remembered who I was watching!😁 This made me think of the swampy clearing job where you had to cut ditches in to drain before you could do any work. Man, if I were a neighbor and you were doing this, I'd be right there saying, "Would it help to come over here? Come on over and drain my land too!" Really nice job, Chris. Once again I was glued to my screen and was surprised that 40 min flew by. Thanks.

[@klsc8510]

Chris doing what he enjoys the most. Being a kid with big toys and playing in the mud!

[@wendymorrison5803]

More water than I expected under the leaf litter. The mud got sloppy, the mud was deep, but sweet little Yanmar was just right.

[@nemo227]

And many of us wish we could join him.

[@nandi123]

Once that's drained and you've cleared out all the undergrowth and small trees it going to be a very pretty little piece of wooded land. I can't wait to see it.😉

[@bobhoye5951]

Chris--on these jobs you have a good eye for grade and slope. Plus your new excavator may have some device. Long time ago, when I was student I had two summer jobs surveying for the Dept Highways. In the dry country in Southern British Columbia. The season started in May with the return of warm weather and we had a D-9 with a ripper on back. An outcrop of very weathered and fractured rock had to be taken out. And the "Nine" with the ripper tore into the rock. Problem was that it contained a rattle snake bed for the winter. So, there we were with confused and annoyed rattlers everywhere. The engineer observed that the poor snakes: "Did not have a pit to hiss in."

[@charlescreegan6164]

That's what I call dry humor.

[@Lazzar1958]

🤣Must have been in the Okanagan?

[@bobhoye5951]

@@Lazzar1958 Fraser River, near Lytton.

[@leegoldman7491]

Funny...

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Digging a ditch by the flow of water, nice job. Watching letsdig18 videos all the way through and a like and a share helps him out.

[@TheSuperdave81]

There isn’t many people that could walk a machine through that mess and not beat it to pieces. Good job operator

[@sophianolen1715]

Smooth Operator.

[@ryanhoward1013]

Best operator

[@swk1610]

I agree!

[@cathiwim]

Bet he didnt even scratch the counterweight! Love the sound of my people!(frogs)

[@DconBlueZ]

Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Mud, mud, glorious mud. We know how much you love dealing with mud. Always love seeing Winston. Take care & cheers🥰

[@Chris-jj7tb]

Chris this brings back memories when I ran Cattle years ago. I also had a Dalmatian. Only difference is I Drive a Chevy. I left it running to check on the cattle and Quantum went and sat in the drivers seat but he thought it would be fun to put his paws on the door arm rest. My cattle were not on my property so im a few miles from home. He locked the doors on me in the middle of August in the Missouri heat.

[@klsc8510]

Love it!!! He got all the A/C and left you hot under the collar and fuming!

[@Chris-jj7tb]

@@klsc8510 And about an hour trying to get OnStar to unlock the doors. In the end the wife had to bring me the other set of keys and she isnt a country Girl !

[@klsc8510]

@@Chris-jj7tb Thanks for the rest of the story. Funny now! Wasn't then! BAD DOG!

[@johnleake708]

@@klsc8510so do you remove the keys when that dog is in the cab and you have to get out now OR?

[@craigwavra3495]

Got faith in you to drain your farm. Learned that over the years. It’s coming along, just time!!

[@2badger2]

Always enjoy some Winston time ...

[@maryriser7836]

Thanks for the mini work today. I've more water than I need in all the wrong places.

[@deernutOO]

Like the frogs. And impressed with the good flow in your ditch work. Can see more ditches in your future in that "swamp". Nice to have the equipment to play around in there to see what will work. tks

[@dennisreed3382]

Never seen anyone that liked to play in the mud so much.

[@lthibout]

Nice attention to the frogs's song. Good thorough job, as asual. Thanks Chris!

[@jiggsborah7041]

My absolute favourite channel on KZbin. I'm an old diesel mechanic and if I had another run it would definitely be doing this. Keep up the good work and good luck with the future. 👍👍👍🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@TeriWilde]

Hey Chris, Here in the UK, what you've just done is called "Gripping". We used to do it on the Moorlands to drain it off so the farmers can used the land. Gripping did have an affect on the rivers because the Moorlands acted like a sponge during the rainy times and then slowly released that water into the rivers during the dry summer months.

[@bobbybeeman7280]

That was rather enjoyable walking through that swamp, wishing it was me just for the pleasure. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Well you got to stay on top of your equipment if you want to keep it running. Doesn't cost you a lot of money but you got a lot of water there. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦🐕

[@bosshogg3548]

Great job buddy and great video as always buddy love how you said Winston is driving 😎👊🏻👍🏻

[@schrap72]

Awww, the Beast wasn't feeling good but I'm glad it's fixed! 😊

[@BealyGood]

You could have pretended to get stuck for a second. Just to make me feel better. Lol.

[@gslenaway]

Your getting stuck was just an experience so you don't do it again

[@seanpierce7673]

Lmao! We know you were missing Chris so you got stuck so he would come save the day!. But was nice to see you got it out with out chris thou!

[@pennyneal2456]

So you could put on your superman costume and help him, right?

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Geoff you did come to mind when I saw the Mini mired there!🤣🤣

[@BealyGood]

@@pennyneal2456 🦸‍♀

[@chrisk6474]

That was extremely satisfying. Hope you reclaim that swampy portion of your property ❤❤

[@jdlives8992]

lol i swamped on of those mini x in a spring. it took me over a hour to get it out. was so much fun.

[@subvet694]

Winston sure grew into a fine looking pup👍

[@pinwizz69]

A nice Chris Letsdig18 episode to pop up while I'm laying in a friggen hospital cardiac unit bed with covid. Made my day. Hopefully I go home tomorrow. Thanks Chris.

[@MarkORoth-fu2cy]

Oh wow Chris you have a Dalmatian. I had two Dalmatians in the 90s. From being a Volunteer Firefighter for 25yrs. Just love seeing the Spots. Even inside of there mouths.

[@scrapperdudeGA]

Love watching your videos and all the projects you're involved in. Was wondering if you could explain something a little bit for those of us who don't know.😁 I've heard you talk about a sticky wet mess and a goopy wet mess. Are there any other types of wet mess we haven't heard about in your videos? And if so, could you please explain what differentiates one wet mess from another? 🙃

[@4ngu54110tt]

Depends on which and how many cuss words that come before sticky, goopy and sloppy 👍😀

[@glynngrauer3962]

Good morning all hope you all have a great night

[@tmoomoo42]

Nice to see winston.

[@tylergodfrey2800]

We need more Winston!

[@MaA-he9sj]

Always love watching your videos, so relaxing and you always have something cool to fix 👍🇬🇧

[@keithdunlap2701]

Ol Winston is a talker, ain't he!! lolol... You know digging that ditch threw there is helping a lot !! It stays funky wet in the woods back in there, looked like it was doing pretty good with just the one ditch already.... I like seeing ya messing around on the farm too man, always something to get into ...lolol.... Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

[@kirk467]

Love Winston, he’s excited to ride with his daddy! Mickey D’s this morning!

[@davidcarberry3547]

when you rebuild the pond and get a creek below it it will all came together

[@debbiewebber1582]

@letsdig18.....your last 2 videos have had my 2 favorite things ......fire piles and ditches. Reminds me of camping in the rain and my brother and I would use sticks to make drainage ditches. Fun times and memories. Thank you.

[@rondastump8930]

So thankful u are able to enjoy ur farm after days of hard work. Ur cows look good. Loved seeing Winston. Thank u for sharing updates on new farm. God's blessings and keep yourself safe.

[@davidfarley6244]

Who knew, you have your own mini-panama canal. Nice work!

[@EvryThingAUTOMOTIVE]

Instant thumbs up for Winston!!

[@shopenasupply]

This video is so satisfying to watch! It's amazing to see the precision and skill that goes into operating heavy machinery like this. Great job!

[@seanpierce7673]

It's working chris ! Just takes time!

[@mischef18]

That water did not take long to move on out once the ditch was done bro. I remember when you done the ditches on that big clearing job the water did not take long to drain away. Safe travels

[@huggy1712]

Looking good digging with strawberry shortcake

[@bobjoncas2814]

...no 'gaters were harmed in draining this swamp...lol..good one, keep safe...

[@noonedidthistome]

Bealy Good needs you to do the same at his place. the swampy mess between the two ponds seems like a missed opportunity

[@ryanhoward1013]

His new tractor is not as good in the mud as the yanmar. I saw yesterdays video, and he was stuck as hell.

[@ronaldharmon9891]

@@ryanhoward1013 I saw it too, that was crazy😆

[@BealyGood]

Yay. More work 😁🤣

[@jackredman469]

Haha Chris & Winston running the ditcheater 😄

[@CynicalDad81]

I really appreciate the precision with which you operate your equipment and also I think these swamp draining videos are my favorite!!!

[@davidwatson6472]

Years ago many pickups with automatic transmissions had a drive selector arm. This arm was similar to the column shift arm on standard transmissions. My grandfather had his dog in the front seat like Winston. he left the pickup to open the farm gate and the dog got excited, stepped on the selector arm and put the car in drive. The dogs trip lasted quite a while.

[@yellowlab5624]

Winston, gotta love that boy!👍👍

[@Todd.Roberts]

Well at least you knew you had fall as you was digging the trench . With the water following you

[@ryanhoward1013]

Hi Todd, I was looking for you on the two pond jobs, but maybe the next big jobs good luck

[@Todd.Roberts]

@@ryanhoward1013 yeah I was looking for me there to lol

[@dkolars]

As a kid on the farm (NO Yanmar - LOL - only shovels and old 2-handle drag bucket), getting the water to go where you wanted it to go was always really, really satisfying... And made life a lot easier!! Never ending!!

[@nemo227]

A shovel may be the best tool ever invented, beside the knife and fork.😊

[@als8326]

awe Winston Long time no see looking good buddy thanks for keeping Chris in line 🐶😁👍

[@davidketterman961]

Thank you!! Chris, for the great content.

[@tweed532DaveH]

If you'd used the 550 to do the minis ditch work, it could have ended up like one of those rubber ring canal rides in a theme park.....😮

[@michaelmullins1290]

Water is a interesting, troublesome item. Gotta have it, but to much is just, to much. Good job on the ditch trail!

[@Thecowboy1950]

Yep old timer here I took a 2 bottom plow and cut ditches and then took my 3 point blade after it dried out and cleaned up my ditches

[@DieselMike]

Good gracious. That mini looks like my Hess Truck collection after watching the 550 in action for last few weeks.

[@donnamullins2089]

That's a muddy mess. Ditches worked well. Great frog serenade. Winston is so handsome .Hope it was a good breakfast. Have a great weekend.

[@DieselMike]

I just can't get enough of this. Need a ditch through there. Chris just murdering trees along the way. Tremendous!

[@roses0227]

Thanks for the frogs!! Good memories!

[@heatherlane9270]

Loved Winston, new calves and the frogs - such is the beauty of nature. Ditch in the slops - I remember Dad doing the same to the swamp area on the farm - surprised you weren't carrying a shovel over your shoulder when inspecting your ditch work :).

[@dennis2376]

That was a mud mess. :) Thank you and have a good day.

[@terryrogers1025]

Boy, that’s what I would call, lake Runamuck, only it’s more muck than water, and it’s going everywhere all at once😊. Thanks for the ride along sir, nice job.

[@randycharest4507]

I TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@Sparkey]

So efficient.

[@glennjeffreypayne]

If you follow Greg Judy you may prefer his bale unroller and philosophy of distributing the hay around the paddock, it's not wasted as the seeds help new growth

[@everestyeti]

Really like how Chris keeps his equipment, always deals with issues as soon as he notices something. Not only does it save money, long term your looking at more cost, but it saves time as well. That Yanmar is ideal for this type of work, anything bigger then your leaving it there until summer, before you can get it out.

[@daleallen7634]

@Everest Yeti : Chris doesn't leave equipment stuck in the mud..

[@Goman1244]

It is great how well you take care of your equipment. I am sure that this will pay off in the future.

[@DigginLife21]

🔥🔥🔥 THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR DAYS WITH US MY BROTHER 🙏🏻

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Cylinder Repair - Yes - Maintenance must be done ! Little Calf - how cute indeed ! Winston is driving - ha - You are Funny Man ! Draining Ditches to drain the Swamp ! The Ditches done what You hoped the will do and drain that Area - Congrats - well done ! Many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@catalickconverta6823]

Maybe you should dig a long balancing pond in the woods where that ditch is now make it like a strech of river but with a few dams and over flows stepping down toward the exsisting outflow or area of discharge

[@arthurjennings5202]

Cows reply, "But Boss, that's what we do!" Grew up on farm, wear rubber boots in barnyard.

[@jennyoreilly5980]

That was a great smear campaign, it'll be interesting to see how the water will find its way.

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

I did what your doing late fall and man what a differance... went down about 16 to 18 inches.. hopefully that helps.

[@m.searay4629]

Look forward to seeing the Guins Canal in a few weeks.

[@stephena2390]

I’m glad your little ditches aren’t like your “ little” fires. 😁

[@kenore4003]

Close cousin to the Grand Canyon?

[@darrengreen7906]

3 ponds in the North East corner all flow SSE towards Wolfharbour.

[@martineastburn3679]

Looks like a tile job is needed. Wow what water.

[@robmatthews7972]

Good to see Winston again, that puppy has gotten big. At least the roots pull out of the wet ground easily. This must be small scale 'surgical drainage' with mini instead of bringing the 220 with new seals to break-in.

[@akfireems]

I love Winston. I grew up with "damnations" as my Dad called them. Being a firefighter it was even more appropriate.

[@dburto13]

Chris, really enjoy your program! Check every day for new content and we’re watching down the list. You are phenomenal on that excavator, and any other equipment you operate. If I was a young man, I would head to NC and ask you for a job. Your Grandfather did a wonderful job training you and enjoy when you and John are working together. We watch on our TV so I don’t have the comment option, but I just had to say great job Brother!

[@drmautz]

I think your having fun shaping the new addition. Your almost a flatlander. You could have moved into the hills. Good video. Thanks

[@glendahandley6266]

Love seeing Winston he is so pretty an big love the baby calfs so cute

[@thomastoula8321]

Love this episode. I could eàsily tell what you were doing and I got instant gratification with every scoop of muck.

[@deronlogterman2951]

A muddy mess but Chris will drain it. Winston is so cute!!

[@sambrem0788]

Look for gobobs hay rings we’ve run them for five years very heavy built out of Oklahoma

[@Popeyes66]

Thanks for not leaving us hanging for the before and after/after Chris.

[@nemo227]

Okay, the REAL star of this video is Winston. Would he like to spend the summer in California?

[@bronzearmy2645]

I’ve never had much success simply digging a ditch. The clay content of the soil in my area prevents the water from leaching through into the low ditch and running off, so it takes a major level grading of the surface to get the water to drain to the ditches around here. This is an activity that requires a box-blade and several months of dry weather, so I’m going to be pretty jealous if this works. lol

[@rabid_1]

Woo Hoo ... strawberry shortcake !!!

[@travishauser]

WINSTON!!!

[@speliotis]

Land & Water conservation.... You def have your work cut out for you.. Look forward to seeing more...

[@JD-zm4eh]

This reminds me of that one projct you had to go and make some ditches a couple of months before you could actually get to clearing for a pond.

[@SuEnRoD]

It's weird how much the Yanmar hydraulics sound like Cylons. I notice it every time.🤣

[@geneplummer6645]

thanks , now i will never unhear it , lol

[@rickwalker7105]

Thank you for putting a name to it . Could not place it till your suggestion . Can't unhear it .

[@BealyGood]

@@geneplummer6645 I came here to say the same

[@ralphjelomono9068]

Perfect job for the mini-ex. A full size machine would have sunk out of sight. But sure glad you didn't get stuck. It would have been a challenge for recovery

[@davids9520]

Feed the dog! He's probably starving in the truck! Wasting away! 😀