Excavator Busting a Huge Beaver Dam

[@letsdig18]

The enitre swamo is about 1/2 mile long. I had been working all day before that. once I did bust the dam it took me about 15 minutes to mats myself back to the shoreline so I could go home!

[@letsdig18]

@EskiLdn yes I was 21 one this was filmed over 2 years ago. I've been running equipment my entire life and I'd say been on a excavator since I was 12

[@triciap1874]

...and here we are, ELEVEN years later! Still enjoying the videos. 👍👍

[@rcb1717]

Man I gotta comment my papa passed away I grew up on the farm running equipment I was only grandson and he had three daughters. He willed things to me I told em I didn’t care about $ it was sentimental and I loved it got caught up in court they got it all and sold everything I lost my job at CSX railroad after 10years shop was shutdown and now I’m starting over $13/hr to run one cause I have zero connects outside my county or wherever on where to go or get an opportunity so saving every dime I can hopefully buy a small one in a few years work for myself part time but I’m 33 now and starting over after railroad shop bellied up If anyone needs a trustworthy man and reliable and can at least pay 15-17 and a motel room I’ll run one around the clock and got dozer experience just not much opportunity here in sc that I know of. Been trying indeed but don’t hear back from any companies out west ..just thought I’d give it a try on a KZbin comment haha God bless fellas

[@timwilkinson2797]

@@rcb1717 Good post n Good luck !!!! Mate Wishing well from the UK

[@rcb1717]

@@timwilkinson2797 back atcha boss man and I Preciate bud!

[@t4705mb6]

When I first got my certification and operators license in '93 I would have never believed how one of these machines can almost become part of you, like a living third arm and hand (or, sometimes, an extra leg and foot!). Nice work. SMOOTH! Thanks for this. I enjoyed watching.

[@DAS-Videos]

The excavator looked like a living thing the way the operator ran it. Pretty impressive.

[@davidsgarage44]

Dasdfjkl i was thinking the same with precision movements

[@TheFarmanimalfriend]

Yeah, if only he knew his ass from a hole in the ground.

[@savannaswildnatureworkshop7810]

not if it's your home. These guys are losers who have forgotten.."do no Harm" so busy making money, they have forgotten who they are and why they are on this earth. Destroying the homes of wildlife ain't it bubba.... take a hike..don't come back.

[@Roger30118]

@@cumminsrocks1 I agree😂😂

[@TerryBradstreet]

The real treat of this video was watching you pilot that thing. You are a smooth operator. Your machine at work looked like a living creature.

[@davidepool5884]

Chris, you’ve come a long way in creating great content for your subscribers. I like the way you explain everything you’re doing on your job sites in the videos you make now compared to this video from 15 years ago. It makes them so much more interesting when you talk about what and why you are doing things the way you are.

[@sciencemansandera]

Wow guess it really helps when you know what you're doing. Was very impressed with the planks nice job

[@CatMeow24-qr7uo]

Seeing this and knowing were you’ve made it is so amazing. I’m really happy for you and I’m very excited to see the business grow even further.

[@ian_b]

Watching the skilled operation of the excavator in this is really impressive.

[@sixstringfretter]

I drive one of these for a living and I can tell you that this guy is good. He operates that beast like it is an extension of his mind, and that is the mark of a good operator.

[@dunna321]

i have to say, this guy is a fairly good operator. in and out in 6 to 7 minutes. nice work

[@kiesha86]

The beaver family bought this nice little property back in the days when the times where good and beaver husband and beaver wife had jobs. But because of the financial crisis beaver husband lost the job and they were not able to pay mortgage on time. It didn't take long before the bank sent their thugs to evict the beaver family with their 3 children out into the street and demolish their dream dam.

[@BobbyTucker]

Then the beaver family told the bank to keep their damn dam.

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

Them black beavers couldn't even afford the loan but because obama mandated that banks give them loans anyway, the real estate bubble burst.

[@garychristenson6370]

Well said. And so true. .

[@mikewhipkey6863]

Not to mention that the beavers liked their doctor and thought they could keep him.. Beavers were wrong! Furry little Dummies!

[@anonymike8280]

@otto skorzeny I blame a white, Anglo Saxon Protestant banker with a thin face and little glasses perched high on his nose. And his petty socialite wife.

[@CaptJohnsBar]

Pretty comfy at the controls !

[@hoangnguyenofficial9438]

Capt. John's Bar hello

[@deweys]

Pretty smooth with that machine dude. The people who operate these things are like magicians to me.

[@kevingambrell]

What a good operator! now that's how it should be done. Thank you for putting the video up.

[@quickdeuce]

Enjoyed watching the skill of this excavator operator,, once the dam was breached, Mom Nature took control and he had to scurry to get the hell out of the way,, he did that quite successfully, good for him and his equipment. Pretty cool

[@robwilsn3219]

Now thats a man who knows how to operate his machinery ❣️

[@MrTotalAhole]

I enjoy watching excavators to their thing. But even more so I enjoy watching someone who really knows what they are doing.

[@tscholent]

great skill and imagination.... (I'm a landscape contractor) hats off to you....

[@danwilson8692]

the beaver will have that fixed by morning

[@bobbybell2674]

nah beavers were killed first

[@derekfreeman1505]

Sadly prob they woulda .. this is bs they doing there job to support a healthy ecosystem. Learn to work with the beaver not pull a dumb human move n need more land to put up a sub division or some shit

[@derekfreeman1505]

Current Batches I make logging equipment for a living lmfao so let’s just keep breeding and building until there nothing left and I can’t sit back n watch everyone fight over a drink of water 😂

[@Khamomil]

What a delicate touch with this big machine! I'm very impressed, it was fascinating watching this. Bravo.

[@MrSmurfbug]

Very impressive. Was bored and came across the pond video and ended up watching several😀

[@davidrobins4025]

Beavers - the engineering geniuses of nature.

[@roli252520]

awesome operator and humble too. he didn't even show his face on camera.good luck and stay safe.

[@Gasteraner]

Man- I think you have been born allready with two joysticks in your head ! Really good operating ! By the way can you tell me how expensive those excavator matrazes are ? Thanks

[@ArniethePirate]

Man, I went from watching Jim Panke teaching me banjo lessons and Marty Schwartz teaching me stuff on the guitar; and here I am now watching beaver dam busting! How does that happen? Side note, that dude running the Volvo excavator is...GOOD!

[@burgerbunns]

This guy is BEAST!!!! I've never seen an excavator in action.

[@navy_vet493]

cool video , I love watching a skilled operator on an Excavator. Id love the chance to operate one some day

[@isantimn]

i have seen alot of people operate but this guy is skilled good job thinking ahead..

[@jennyoreilly5980]

Watching this in 2021 is very different to when this was videoed. Quite exciting to watch.

[@ChosenWon]

Good job.

[@Gman6755]

235 beavers did not like this video apparently!

[@Gasteraner]

Hey chris ! I love to see water goes off the property!! No owner should be abused from state to let come little venezia over his land !! Good job 5/5 and fav Is the Volvo good ? Take care and don t get drowned !! Alexander

[@qbikrubik]

is this excavator operator very skilled, or maybe i just dont know anything about excavator work?

[@MT-oh8vi]

Really good operators make it look easy...but it really isn't. This guy is very skilled.

[@redmeat2ndamendment695]

I think it’s a bit of both. But mostly, this guy is awesome.

[@thetourist6567]

I always miss the before and after video. would like to see what it looks like the next day 👍

[@GMtransmissiontech74]

Love the vintage videos just as much as the new stuff

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Buddy, you damn sure know how to run that equipment. Very impressed.

[@jack19931970]

Wow! Smooth operator! Sad thing is, the beavers probably repaired the dam that night. They are becoming a nuisance around here to.

[@letsdig18]

it will do that when it's not sitting on the mats very good. for instance if 3' of the tracks are hanging over it will tend to tip forward off the mat. I did not have time to pull another mat up before the water started comming!

[@tomd9275]

Always enjoy your personality and work. A couple of questions, would you be kind enough to describe the great video set up (camera etc) is and what you would recommend to construct several wooden pads that I am sure have changed in design over the years. Thanks in advance for your generosity..Regards, Tom D.

[@Livinghighandwise]

Nice work! That dude treats that excavator as if it was a third arm...

[@PeteDraganic]

The beaver dam was no big deal but the way this guy operated his machine and got in and out was impressive.

[@tedpenlee]

You really know how to work that excavator. A couple times it look like you were close to getting it stuck. You have incredible spatial perception, hand-eye coordination and touch receptors. I couldn't see those boards, much less remember where you placed them. I don't think I would have risked losing that equipment.

[@johnsteffen5908]

This is the first video of yours that I saw. Been watching ever sense

[@techsguild]

Impressive operator. Good job.

[@TheLastPhoen1x]

You are pretty good with that excavator.

[@38Highbury]

not what I expected from the subject title. A beaver dam and the subsequent deluge was much more exciting in my mind ;-)

[@dlovesbeck]

Fantastic use of that machine! WOW!

[@Kalimerakis]

WoW looks like the excavator is part of your body. nice skills!

[@TL64329]

Takes nerves of steel to do this. WOW!!!

[@georgej7077]

You were good back then no doubt, but the more mature Chris is smoother and more calculated in risk his risk taking. I thought you were going to slide into the abyss a couple times there. Nicely done!

[@quercus4730]

Bring your road with you. Good video Thank you.

[@prydin]

Whoever is operating this excavator, please give the Hoffman Crew on Gold Rush a lesson! I'm so tired of them getting stuck all the time! Please? Pretty?

[@desertmulehunter]

Lol...yeah Todd and his crew, never a day without major catastrophe!

[@blakestiehl6814]

Pontus Rydin it's all in the drama in Gold Rush. I still hate it though.they need to learn how to operate an excavator!

[@brertt8350]

gone fishin it’s almost like they get more views when they mess up

[@davidmorse8432]

@@brertt8350 Now you get it, these reality guys screw up on purpose to get people to watch. They disgust me and I will not watch such nonsense.

[@rabbidjones8174]

They are actually a construction crew out of Salem Oregon they operate heavy machinery all the time once I found that out I quit watching the show

[@fxstsozz]

That was awesome! You can really operate that machine. Hoping to get into my local training school in October good to be able to see someone run that thing and show how to use it right. Not being scared but safe seems to be key!

[@SpidermanRun]

Ive allways liked doing beaver damns by hand, theres alot of fun in it

[@James-pc1ku]

My man has absolutely bossed it !

[@sharpsh00ter111]

this was the first video i saw of yours Chris, this is what got me to subscribe to your channel. you know what you doing with that trackhoe.

[@Cynicelectronic]

It's a great jobb! Congratulation!

[@tshorse]

a little C-4 would have made short work of the damn dam. that operator is pretty good at working the machine.

[@CSSIandAssociate]

My Father in Law blew up a 150' beaver dam with dynamite!

[@huckstirred7112]

ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel ,or any explosive is so much more fun

[@savannaswildnatureworkshop7810]

a lot of c-4 on your home would be really fun to watch.

[@huckstirred7112]

@@savannaswildnatureworkshop7810 when you have timber going under water , trees 5 feet in diameter dead from them chewing on it , your house floods because they dug a hole in the levy . Lady you have no Idea how destructive they are .

[@huckstirred7112]

@@savannaswildnatureworkshop7810 save a tree eat a beaver

[@smalls884]

dude that thing is like an extension of your arm. you make the machine look like its alive.

[@johneastmond9092]

So the video starts out and I'm thinking; Man, he seems to float up above that pretty good, I'd thought he'd sink! Seems to me it would be pretty soft." Then I see the lumber. This guy knows how it's done!

[@hphillips7425]

That big boy toy looks fun👍

[@danmoriarty6678]

Good operator you earned your money here

[@komitadjie]

The part that impresses me here the most is the use of the heavy planks to keep the excavator afloat! I would have been afraid that one slip and my excavator would vanish forever into the bottomless goop!

[@xgi36]

Great operator skill show here. Thanks for the video.

[@chainsawearl]

no beavers were harmed during the filming of this motion picture........smooth operator too nice

[@TheMontanaDave]

+1 For you operating skills. Damn you will be making $65+ an hr when you get to like 25. Keep it up sir.

[@amberbryeans114]

Damn right that’s how you do it, impressive the way you handled that machinery!!

[@alvie2]

I know you have heard this before, but you make what you do look easy. What does that weigh? runs like a fine watch.

[@VincentVega44]

holy shit. This guy is like a master controlling those metal platforms.

[@smokinghobbit1987]

Wicked skills man. But just a practical question. Wouldn't it be easier to just use some form of explosive to clear it out?

[@runbag]

Cool vid man... You live in the USA, using a Volvo. I live in Sweden working with Caterpillar :)

[@ursusbruno]

super.... excellent job.... very quickly to escape......

[@IamTheCajun66]

Our company uses Menzi Mucks for busting dams. Great job and I love the power thumb. I wish we had one.

[@cuzzeyecan]

Like a pro! Nice work.

[@hentycatsanctuary2951]

your a braver man than me gungadin, nice video

[@groutaone]

You sir have some great skills with the machine, looked like you were going to slide off but all in a days wok, hats off to you

[@Nancytoday]

Amazing the preparations you had to make to be able to pull on that solid dam wall! We have a dam like that in the ravine at the side of the hill we live on. Huge.

[@youtubegarden4735]

Don't know if you are interested in making a trip to southern Illinois but we just had the Dakota access Pipeline go through here and they left behind Stacks and stacks of Cull mats and they are free for the taking! They have some wear but there are lots of them!

[@michigandogman3060]

Nice job, but it would be more fun to get some tannerite and use the trusty .308 to blow it up. To the folks worried about the beavers, you obviously don’t have problems with them where you’re at because they will move in and flood your property.

[@studinthemaking]

What are those matts made of?

[@MetaView7]

you've got the job done in less than 7 minutes !

[@scottlaws39]

that was a fantastic bit of driving well done you

[@Gasteraner]

Still one of my for me most important favs i love to see the water goes and drain the land!!!!! You could hire to swamp loggers LOL Take care Alexander

[@kenmakowski9422]

Dam good operator he knows what he’s doing.

[@Plattyplaysyt]

DUDE! you really know how to use your equiptment! wd, the driving skill was better than the dam destriction lol

[@kellyharmsworth]

Just curious if you have problems with the beavers just coming back and rebuilding the dam? If so how long before they are back?

[@letsdig18]

you gotta know what your doing!

[@boatsplanestrainsNEC]

I love the Volvo excavators. Kamatsu is all that comes close in my opinion.

[@letsdig18]

@MrHandyandy10187 thanks! I'm 23 as well

[@diannaa6189]

Man has some mad skills behind that excavator.

[@dps347]

Obviously not your first rodeo. Well done. I need a basement dug out in Missouri, what ya doing this weekend? Beer's on me.

[@talon93pete]

That is an operator. Smooth.

[@letsdig18]

because the lgp pads still do not provide enough floatation in those muddy places!

[@Vlaid65]

Nicely done.

[@VituMV]

you know, beavers are the second most influential creatures to the enviroment... and this video proved why humans are number 1 lol

[@davidknows3320]

Hey Chris, you were a lot more aggressive then. You have much more finesse now. Good work outta you.

[@hipsterduf]

Yes he is a great Operator i love this guys vids keep them coming

[@plebny]

Now THAT was FAN...TASTIC!!!

[@FrJcsc]

With such a narrow gap in the dam, wont the beaver just fill it back in?

[@DAS-Videos]

FrJcsc That gap is bigger then it looks in the video. The machine he is using is huge.

[@The_JEB]

+FrJcsc and if they are smart, they trapped all those stupid bastards before doing this