Excavator Clearing The House Lot

[@bradleymincey6905]

Chris, I just wanted to say that I got an wicked awesome birthday present yesterday from my amazing girlfriend. I opened it and inside was letsdigt18 gear! A awesome T-shirt and a sticker!! Can't wait to put that sticker on my toolbox at work and rock that T-shirt!! Thanks for making all this awesome stuff just in time for my birthday! There will definitely be more purchases very soon!

[@blackshadows9950]

Chris, can i suggest you to buy a polarized filter for your gopro? In these sunny days, it could help to do a clear video adding some contrast. Btw great job as always, greetings from italy 🇮🇹

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cool old house! A lot of history there. I hate when the trees won’t break apart like that, just a pain

[@jonathanunnasch1825]

I love watching your almost daily post. I’ve been a subscriber for about a year now. I have a small excavation company in the Austin Texas area. We have a family farm with a gravel pit and Caliche (for pad work) that we sell. Again, I have really learned a lot from watching your videos and look forward to your post almost daily.

[@briangardiner1015]

While you were working I could see Tim "paddling" his way back to the truck. Or using his bucket to pull himself through the mud.

[@shexdensmore]

Never ceases to amaze me o how much power it takes to tackle Nature

[@crazygsxr1]

Chris gotta getcha a bomber/big tub trailer with a semi.I use them for hauling scrap after we wreck the buildings but, I have used them to load some big trees that sometimes we do have, they come in clutch.

[@thomasisitalian]

Chris I've been watching you for a long time. And you've ruined me. Lol I used to.like watching other ppl use equipment but now I fund myself yelling at the screen saying your to slow or Chris wouldn't do it like that. I can't watch them no more. Lmao love your videos. Peace

[@mayfieldsite]

Thomas Rossi lol I do the same damn thing

[@Dontworryboutit315]

I do it all the haha recently with DLH

[@jeffpalmer3560]

Great videos Chris! Have you ever found anything interesting when clearing? I once was clearing 9 acres of honeysuckle and maples in an expensive suburban neighborhood and found a 1968 Chevy Impala. We called the police, but they found no body. It didn’t appear very wrecked like from a crash, but far from any road. When they hauled it out, a neighbor told use a teenager went missing near there in the early 70’s. We never heard any more about it...

[@thomasdobrenick1549]

He finds balloons all the time

[@thomasdobrenick1549]

Why is balloons offensive KZbin

[@johncolasanto605]

Great video... that stone slinger would of been nice on the range job to toss the mulch

[@OperaBass3]

Have to admire the tree about 17:00 that gave your big honkin excavator such a rassle. It wasn't going to let you bust it up without a fight.

[@raincoast2396]

Friday? Call it a week! Have a great weekend Chris.

[@barryhansen6854]

That nieghbour is going to have firewood for a couple of years or three by the look of it saves you hauling and he has heating win win situation.

[@MrScotttraynor]

but doesnt firewood have to "aged" ie; cant be used for a year?

[@eagleknight2701]

@@MrScotttraynor Yes, it should be seasoned down to 20% or less moisture content. It depends of the type of wood too for how long it takes to dry. Most wood will dry out in a year if split, but Oak can take longer.

[@terrycannon570]

Thanks Chris. I always love the tree clearing videos. I must say that I would think there would be a lot of wild life but I assume you edit those out.

[@oddwad6290]

Another nice job . Sometimes the small jobs are the worst .

[@demandred1957]

It's just nuts to me how fine your control is. After watching you pluck those two electric fencing posts in that other video that was holding up the silt fence, I wonder how much feedback feel you actually get through the controls?

[@OldBoldGuy]

Kinda relaxing watching somebody else doing the work! As a excavating contractor myself, curious about the economics of the work you do in NC? How much a hour for your machinery, operators etc? If you were on my crew you'd be a $50.00 dollar an hour guy, your uncle would be a $20.00 dollar an hour guy, after some remedial training of course(lol)!!!

[@brucethec8150]

amazing how strong trees are. I would have thought a tree wouldn't be a match for that big ol Volvo. LOL

[@bobbaer869]

Hey Chris I just wondered if you got that major stumping job done. The one from early last year. It's snowing here in Saint Thomas, Pa.

[@ohhpaul7364]

I hate that Japanese privet; it takes over old farms like that and lets nothing else grow under. invasive plant species is an understatement. Thanks for the videos, have a good one.

[@Tedinoz]

Duckgirl’s mantra could just as easily apply to Letsdig. “Few things are truly impossible.... most are just varying stages of difficult”

[@BlackOmegaUK]

I can tell that you are really enjoying this job Chris 🤣🤣🤣

[@87ssct]

Thank God it's cold outside. Ever come across a hornet's nest while clearing overgrown lots like that? I could only imagine how quickly the cab door would shut! Lol

[@wastemanagementfan1161]

wow that excavator is a beast when it comes to big jobs.

[@azwrenchmaster5334]

Chris, you mind me asking what brand that brush mower is, and if you're happy with it? I need to get one for my baby volvo in the next couple months (16gpm). There's a few to choose from. I'm leaning towards the RutMFG...made in USA somewhere on your side of the country. Thanks

[@johnthomson9558]

Chris you need to find a burn site,where you can take all that brush,stockpile it and burn it,would save you a fortune in tipping costs

[@timmyfrierson2684]

Great video Chris as usual Man y’all stay safe and have a good weekend

[@cheriecates528]

Chris, what determines whether you burn the brush and branches or haul them off? And where you haul them to, do they burn or chip the stuff?

[@letsdig18]

this site is just too close to other houses to safely burn. plus we really dont have the time to stack it up, let it dry and burn. load it up and send it off to a brush landfill. its buried at this one it going to

[@deneb.9798]

What happens to the stumps ? Are they chipped ? Your videos sure make our lock down enjoyable. .

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Thanks for the action packed video Christopher, this was awesome!!!

[@watchthe1369]

"Oh, couldn't cut it thru? Here deal with the biggest stick first" :p Those HUMONGUS rounds will make the smaller stuff look easy. :P

[@stevenrichey5068]

Is there a grinding place that could use all of that for mulch. ..just asking. ?? Muddy place. .. Lots of sawing for the neighbor. ..lol

[@timhottinger2166]

Question, how do you like your Takeuchi after a couple yrs ? Would you buy again ?

[@cornspace]

I think a "Angry and at the controls vid" is in order, show the destructive force of your machines.

[@Todd.Roberts]

Chris , would you rather clear lots or dig out ponds or lakes ?

[@mandy8211]

22 years ago, we had a potato processing shed. The number threes went by dump truck to the neighbor dairy. the cows like the potatoes. I took a load over and forgot to check the tailgate to see if it was locked. it wasn't. it only opened 3 inches, but I left potatoes all over the road all the way there.

[@ipeipe1015]

Chris is first.Give him medal.

[@j.b.maxwell8695]

Chris it sounds like you have a squeaky bearing/bushing on your bucket thumb joint , it really squawks on camera.

[@paulmaxwell4438]

Looks like you are off your game a little today! Hard to be the best every day. thanks for shooting great vids.

[@SledgeHammer43]

That House may have been one of the Plantations that had to be rebuilt after the Revolutionary War. The British burned many during the War trying to break the Colonies resolve.

[@oldfarmer4700]

I bet you felt like that shit was growing back faster then you could clear it. Man that was a whole lot of nothing on that lot. I use to clear lots for builders and they would say just brush, little bush hogging, it's a clean lot. Concrete blocks, shopping carts, baby strollers, toilets, sinks mattress springs and what ever else you could think of. Made for a lot of flat tires and cussing who hired me.

[@billy-zx10r]

hell yeah 31 min video 👌

[@kooparojo5956]

ERES UN MAQUINA CHAVAL,MANEJAS DE TODO Y MUY BIEN

[@charliee7142]

say what!! Hombre.

[@jamessterling8948]

Chris you have that excavator down to a science perfect

[@AlexRodriguez-yl8uu]

Did you fill in the pond?

[@Dontworryboutit315]

You ever consider selling firewood on the side?

[@letsdig18]

never LOL ive tried to even give it away and nobody shows up

[@paulbennett8984]

GOOD CAMERA LOCATION

[@loganrieman851]

Hi Chris I ordered a shirt about a week ago and I ordered a Large and got a 2X I was wondering what I need to do to get a large. Btw the design is awesome and I like them a lot! Thanks Logan

[@letsdig18]

send me a email please. [e-mail]

[@terryburnett8170]

Chris i really like your channel i plan on buying some if your shirts when i get back home in march i am deployed in kwait right now

[@badgerflaps2346]

So relaxing to watch, it's untrue 😁

[@mandy8211]

Is that your uncle driving the truck with the big stump. Kinda looks like him.

[@pneumatic00]

OK, you've convinced me; clearing brush is a pain in the arse.

[@MrBensak]

Hi Chris. What kind of tre is that who is so hard to get into small pieces????

[@donbraden8533]

Nice job guys 👍

[@jacobblackburn6417]

Do u take all the brush to the dump, or do u have a dump site for all of it.

[@SailorAllan]

I would have said " Hey Chris ! of course you must charge to haul off that brush and stumps and all, BUT if your working in the neighborhood do you just take it to your place and start another big ass burn pile "? and he would probably say "yep".

[@georgezgreek]

Why not chain saw those downed trees into more manageable pieces ?

[@tomburkert8182]

Would take those logs for saw logs!!!!

[@williamlemaire9882]

They burn or bury those stumps?

[@thomasdobrenick1549]

You could cut it up for firewood. I know how much you like to do that. Just think you would become a pro chainsaw blade sharpener with all that dirt in there.

[@mattheaton5912]

I can hear the land owner now.... “It’s so thick! You can’t even walk through it!”

[@63256325N]

Thanks for the video.

[@mwatling3816]

What about a stump grinder then it would not take up so much room in the dump truck just a thought

[@shawncook6268]

You don't realize how big those trees and root balls are till your standing next to one.

[@Tedinoz]

Letsdig18 has got a new video. “Cancel all my appointments!”

[@mischef18]

For a 300 year old house it is still hanging there well.

[@richwielechowski5191]

Nasty under growth on this lot.

[@robertcostales9405]

Privet, the stuffs worse than Cudzu in the south.

[@dwightjones5826]

You have a mess there at least the guy is taking most of the trees be careful of the ivy

[@jasonking2943]

That's a damn mess. I hate previt!

[@logansimpson305]

What kind of chainsaw do you have

[@mirage4014]

1st 2nd 3rd none of those maybe 4th!!! Hello everyone from Germany

[@mirage4014]

Ahh 5th ;.)

[@johankievit4362]

Hey im back

[@SledgeHammer43]

That property needs some drain tile

[@firedavin]

After you get it cleared out could you imagine what you could possibly fine with a metal detector if that was built in the late 1700s

[@chadvanbrocklin7732]

I get the feeling that you and your uncle don't see eye to eye?

[@letsdig18]

we do, i run the machine he drives the dump truck, everything peachy!

[@chadvanbrocklin7732]

Ok, thanks for the reply. Love the videos

[@thespook9808]

Isn't it funny: My day today went exactly the same way yours went in this video . . . just one of those days. I imagine you were as frustrated as I was (I was doing pretty much the same thing you were). Oh well - tomorrow is another day.

[@6996brandyl]

I dont know why he would want that Popular ? its a soft wood it will burn fast & not put out much heat

[@losiyotaman]

Umm where is the big saw #stihl 💪🏻👍🏻

[@avenger007007]

How long does a tank of fuel last on that excavator?

[@CCscott]

avenger007007 Many years unless the key is turned on. 🤑

[@squirrellyboe7421]

avenger007007 5 minutes if it id siphoned out by a thief.

[@nickkofron441]

😆

[@HughzieTube]

0.2 of a second if it explodes like a Hollywood movie!

[@arkansas1336]

Damn privet!!!

[@blue1079]

Just a curious question Chris. Is there any particular reason why you don't have a trackloader? Just seems like that would be a good machine for clearing that crap brush.

[@letsdig18]

it would get stuck just like the first guy who tried to clear this

[@blue1079]

@@letsdig18 yeah that is true especially as wet as it has been around these parts... Btw I'm not too far down the road from you I'm in Asheboro haha.. great work tho always nice seeing your videos 👍

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!

[@joecoleman7666]

I did not know y'all had privet hedge growing wild up there. I hate that stuff as it ruins the woods down at my place in Louisiana. My grandfather could tell you the name of the ag extension lady that recommended it for hedges around the country houses back in the day. Now it just grows wild and makes a mess in the woods. Awful stuff.

[@awd3264]

Up north it often is Honey Suckle.

[@brucekimpton4725]

Privet is bad for people with allergies too

[@aldimore]

If it was me and that much poision ivy, I would have run away. I despise that stuff.

[@lucyandjumper7558]

Its alwrite,that load will only take out a signal or "two".. hee hee

[@scottreasoner6126]

Just think of all the snakes that would of been there if it was summer time.

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

Am I gonna have to call logger wade? Lol

[@joncomans6369]

i bet the rats all ran to that nice house next door.

[@CCscott]

Ever find a dead body or old Pontiac buried in the brush?

[@Big_John_C]

Only in Detroit or Chicago

[@oley94]

I love youuuu Chris

[@bapro2371]

I'm curious to watch you eat a salad now.

[@thomasdobrenick1549]

I tried to respond to a comment saying you find balloons on property and that is offensive

[@17snooker]

You sound and look like your pissed off with this job

[@billycrockett886]

😁

[@rossfillhart8523]

why didnt you burn the brush

[@Gen3tx]

Ross Fillhart not a good idea when poison ivy is in the mix

[@jackpinnell3973]

goes to show the neighbor has more money than brains.....the poplar tree, albeit a big one, will not yield enough BTU's to make it worth processing into firewood. It's less than half the BTU's of regular hardwood. SMH.......

[@gavinhirt5231]

Dont break tim lol

[@gavinhirt5231]

And tec nu it work

[@gavinhirt5231]

And your thumb has an issue

[@ArizVern]

All your problem solving , makes for better videos.

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[@chrissantiago2539]

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