The combined effort to build the Bealy Good's home showing the step-by-step process is an amazing achievement by all. The work ethic of LetsDig18 is a prime example for all to see and implement.
@johnmuller5880Ай бұрын
I wanted to point out something to all. Take notice of all the kind’s of work done and how the machinery is maintained. CLEAN, LUBED REGULARLY, AND STORED WITH SOME THOUGHT IN MIND as to what’s to come tomorrow. Congrats I really enjoy your posts.
@John13Edge29 күн бұрын
When I was first taught how to operate a piece of equipment it was explained to me that for most pieces of equipment cost at least twice as much an expensive Cadillac..So unless it a bucket , blade , track ,tire etc it better not touch F@#KING anything..Scratch marks on the paint better be from a chain pulling the equipment out when you get it stuck or you will be kicking stones down the Road….pretty sure Chris had the same conversation with his Granddaddy😉.
@vinnycbr185129 күн бұрын
Bet his Bum is clean too thanks.
@robertgrabowski703429 күн бұрын
That trailer takes me back. I used to work for the company that makes those trailers. Worked in the CNC machine shop area.
@redevil708128 күн бұрын
Unless people have followed this home project and all the planning and work Geoff, you and various crews have done; they have no idea how much detail is required for a project of this magnitude. Great job dealing with Mother Nature! 👍
@als8326Ай бұрын
Having your bucket on backwards is good practice for running the steam Shovel lol 😊👍
@arkansas1336Ай бұрын
That is a very smart decision Geoff and you made on using the abundance of clean aggregate for the backfill. Rock is high $$$$$'s now but it'll be cheaper than a future water problem needing repair. Well done gentleman.
@BealyGood29 күн бұрын
Thanks 😊
@mikeznel604829 күн бұрын
95% compaction just dumping it in there. Beats trying to compact clay or heaping it in there and waiting for it to settle, though a good rain usually gets it there pretty quick. Plus clean stone will drain so much better.
@Stratos5310029 күн бұрын
@@BealyGood Yes great decision - As Shawn over there at Gate City Foundation Drainage says, Always Gravel for french drains ( not to mention the backfill here )
@alanlanghorn9528Ай бұрын
Nice set up with that tilt trailer very fast load and unload
@gerrycarter4929Ай бұрын
Static pressure on a wall could have been a big problem on filled with just clay, putting aggregate in for drainage and then backfilling with dirt on top is really smart. As I learned watching Let’s Dig 18 videos, Chris is practical and uses good old common sense!
@Vickie-BlighАй бұрын
You do such awesome work, Chris. You take care of your clients so very well. It's a joy to watch you work and see it done so very well. And after seeing the storm's aftermath, the stone did its job. Thanks for sharing.
@johnpyle8027Ай бұрын
Good to see you go crazy with the rock! In 1991 we built an earth contact home and although they weren't quite unicorns we were very cautious. We sprayed the foundation and stuck 2" foam board all the way around. We used hard pipe with holes as the footer drain and ran clean outs up 8' on the back and two sides just in case and then we put 4' of clean rock all the way around. We tied all the down spouts around to the front and tied them into two separate runs that go out about 200'. The house is almost 100' long and 30' deep with a 10/12 roof. 33 years later and when we have big down pours there are two places out in the front of the house that look like huge water main breaks with the amount of water that flows through the system. I'd say it worked well.
@donnamullins208929 күн бұрын
Love that slick trailer. Easy on easy off. 200 Tons of gravel that is amazing. There is a trust your excavator operator. Great job as usual Chris. Thanks for the video. Hope you don't get too much rain. But Texas is still waiting for you to send me a rain shower. Stay safe and have a great week.
@tomb276829 күн бұрын
Now that's what you call trusting the machine operator! 😃
@GaryRiesterer29 күн бұрын
This man knows the value of a dollar.
@thomasleonard184629 күн бұрын
Ain’t his Maiden voyage running the bucket backwards!
@jdavis403429 күн бұрын
❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Amazing work Chris! WOW... Looking sooo great and while Geoff posted his first, yours showed the real work being done! I love seeing the work, it allows me (at 66 years old) to enjoy, vicariously through you, the work that is getting done! I soooo wish I could be there with you in true body and spirit, to work on this project, wow, but you and KZbin allow me to be there, and I thank you!
@garymessina160929 күн бұрын
Costly backfill great job Chris I'm sure Geoff will appreciate it thanks
@Machines.In.ActionАй бұрын
It's awesome to see the progress on the Bealy Mansion! The foundation is looking solid, and I can't wait to see how this project continues to unfold. Great work, as always!
@minijjbitjj194Ай бұрын
Nice job.. 👍🏻 does look great when the holes are full… 👍🏻💪🏻👍🏻
@joebacarella282929 күн бұрын
That`s a whole lot of stone to move Chris, smart decision to do all stone.
@jimday607629 күн бұрын
Chris I really appreciate how you move your machinery like your pants are on fire when you can. But as light as a butterfly when you need to. Keep up the good work and tell Mr. Bealy Good that I wasn’t sure what I thought about him at first but he does kinda grow on you after a while. You guys are just two ambitious guys trying to realize your dreams!
@charleswelch24929 күн бұрын
I'm thankful you managed to backfill the new Manson. Geoff is safer from cave in now.
@maxmacdonald717429 күн бұрын
The teaspoon mini compared to the ladle the Cat loader. Big difference.
@JD-zm4eh29 күн бұрын
Precision work there Chris. The hurricane will be a good test for the drainage system, hopefully not too much water along the foundation. Be safe and carefull with the flooding issues.
@tomswindler6429 күн бұрын
At least Geoff hasn’t changed his mind lately again about the build,at least least you hope,with that storm slowing him down will give time to think of something,when that happens just save a few loads of rock, and put him deep.great video,you never fail to go above and beyond.be safe.just keep on doing your thing 😎😎😎👍👍👍
@BealyGood29 күн бұрын
😂😁
@dankolar606629 күн бұрын
The enormous holes in the ground seem smaller after they are filled with structures.
@tdimcculloughАй бұрын
that is some transport trailer, i've never seen that style before
@John13Edge29 күн бұрын
Most common in my area especially with winch option…RGN’s are very few….multi jeep heavy haulers are pretty common here too..
@dale589829 күн бұрын
I pray that you guys remain safe through the storm.
@erubadify29 күн бұрын
You really should get a rotortilt for one of your 220's , would make work like this so easy :)
@bosshogg3548Ай бұрын
Great job 👍🏻 love how Geoff did woo at the end
@crzy4dirtАй бұрын
Nice trailer I see the new truck bealy got .that will be handy
@danmcgraw325Ай бұрын
Chris that’s the trailer you need. Mr Donnie is going to be upset that you didn’t have him move it.
@andrewr265029 күн бұрын
those trailers are very cool and can be useful in certain situations (like Bealy's driveway) but as with everything there are tradeoffs. They weigh more relative to what they can carry than standard low boy, Have a higher center of gravity, and because the deck is higher your cargo cant be as tall. Additionally they almost all require a wet line on the tractor, and have more maintenance.
@pauldillinger228629 күн бұрын
You and Mr. Bealy Good are doing a really nice job on the mansion.
@davestuart659329 күн бұрын
Chris,it’s a pleasure to watch you work
@terryrogers102529 күн бұрын
Nice job, that back fill rock should help out, and I would imagine having the building completely back filled in the near future is going to be so nice with being able to get around the job site now. Stay dry, thanks for the update, enjoyed watching the 953 go to work.
@r1mein5429 күн бұрын
Francine meet Geoff,,,Geoff meet Four way Francine. Chris takes good care of her. Nice rock spreading.
@jg6142Ай бұрын
You take good care of Mr B !
@Todd.RobertsАй бұрын
Well slowly but surely making some progress.
@MySORRELLАй бұрын
THANKS!
@jwdickinson129 күн бұрын
what impresses me the most about Chris and the work he undertakes is his meticulousness. It’s one thing to dig a borrow pit or slop mud out of a pond, but when it comes to finess and detail work with his equipment, he is an artist of excavation!
@glennspreeman163429 күн бұрын
It seems like alot of pieces of equipment but its sure productive to move yourself from job to job, rather than one piece every time
@keepingdistance4404Ай бұрын
I saw the 220 was still there and thought "He'll use that for the dexterity and speed" instead of the 953.
@donnal.oglesby480629 күн бұрын
Love seeing both your and Geoff's video on this job, for his home, cause you can get both perspectives with the job at hand. after some chatting with one another using the larger excavator was a better deal along with the dozer as well for adding the stone...specially with hurrican Debby come your as as it was..
@JohanLind29 күн бұрын
Crazy... Here (in about the middle of Sweden) we get on average some 23 inches of rain for the months of the year when it doesn't come as snow... 8-10 inches in a single downpour is downright insane and i see the need for drainage of the magnitude used here! Great job as always!
@karenheartoriginal378329 күн бұрын
Love watching the progress on this little pond project!! 🤣 It’s come SUCH a long excellent way from knocking down a few trees!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯
@michaelg668629 күн бұрын
Nice work Chris. at least the dirt won't collapse into the drains with the Rain.
@thomasleonard184629 күн бұрын
LetsFill18!
@ChrisB25729 күн бұрын
More great work Chris - have to wonder by now just how many $$$s have been poured into all the Bealy projects!!
@quaileggsvermont29 күн бұрын
If we up here in Vermont gets more than 3" of rain we go into flood stage! Not sure how much rain we have gotten, but 2 times this summer parts of vermont washed down the brooks that turned into raging rivers! Houses went down, cars and some whole town's' washed away! If we got your 10" nothing would be left here! The last big big flood we got was in 1970 I think it was. But the 1927 flood was from a hurricane that come in right at NH/Maine and I have seen photos of that! That one was very bad. This Hurricane we got some bad wind and very little rain-- right here anyways. Rained the day before bad. But that was just a storm.
@richparks196629 күн бұрын
Bealy said he had to hand walk you through using the excavator with the bucket on backwards. Bealy does the real big picture thunk'n. j/k
@raymondsyphers423929 күн бұрын
Nice job Cris as always. Ray from Oregon
@jaquigreenlees29 күн бұрын
Backfill with gravel to grade is the recommended practise here. better drainage near the sub-surface walls than soil. The flower garden right beside the foundation / basement walls is a big source of water damage to underground walls.
@garydillon396029 күн бұрын
Stay safe as you all weather out the storm. God Bless.
@rockandrattleretreat583029 күн бұрын
This brings back memories of back filling my foundation last year.😊
@genesispuredeaf239029 күн бұрын
I am glad to see that the high end of the structure got full rock fill to assist with drainage. Without a doubt, gravity and hydrostatic pressure would have been a factor at some point.
@keithdunlap270129 күн бұрын
Hope it all drained out good, with all that rain you guys got !! You all have gotten a lot of freaking rain over the last few weeks, which never happens in the middle of Summer. At least ya beat it, and got all the gravel in before it hit... Great as always Chris, Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
@randywilson686929 күн бұрын
I can realy see his excitement on his face about this little job
@randywilson686929 күн бұрын
I would like to see that big deep pond after this next big rain. I wonder if it’s full yet
@mischef1829 күн бұрын
Hope that wal um I mean mansion does not sink with all the gravel and concrete that has gone into it so far bro. Just as well you have all the right toys for this job. Safe travels. Ken.
@donprater275429 күн бұрын
👀 looking good….very nice.
@Scot_WestTexas29 күн бұрын
Yup, still mesmerizing to watch 👍😎
@MachineryMastery-b1o26 күн бұрын
Every time I see an excavator at work, it's like watching a giant metal beast.
@keithphaneuf914629 күн бұрын
What a GREAT local , T & M project to bounce in and out on ....... 🙂
@user-dn6ij6lm2g29 күн бұрын
Like the video Chris on the Bealy House ,
@SusanPoersch-rd7bj29 күн бұрын
Awesome job as always !!! Love watching the master at work. You have been working so hard trying to get everything ready for the storm. Hope everyone and everything weathered the storm. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill. 😍😍😍😍😎😎😎😎
@steveadams799528 күн бұрын
Builders usually aren't too keen on getting much back filled until some framing is done for weight
@Stratos5310029 күн бұрын
Any progress is progress... Stay safe over there & try to stay dry...
@rockman53129 күн бұрын
Great job, Chris!! Thumbs up!
@genegustafson166529 күн бұрын
Dirt Perfect should look in to this set up for hauling equipment!!!
@Mike_5Ай бұрын
The concrete guys can only dream of owning the kit you have and have to dance around in wet crete in boots to earn their pay
@hydraulic-hum29 күн бұрын
love your work Chris.. looking good
@malcolmyarnold617229 күн бұрын
Good job mate getting there slowly
@BuckMasterNorm29 күн бұрын
Great job Chris.
@pennyneal245629 күн бұрын
I can’t wait for the dirt pile to come back to ground level! Hooray!
@The-Mighty-Orange29 күн бұрын
That house should be built by now, it's your fault chris, 😂
@gravelydon707229 күн бұрын
That's what the Mrs Bealy Good thinks. She wants to use her swimming pool. If they get enough rain, she might be able to just from the rainfall.
@faelsinnes29 күн бұрын
Nice rig dropping off the dozer.
@jrehtil149429 күн бұрын
Way to go Chris
@grahamfinn414929 күн бұрын
Tell ya what Chris. That is real trust when Jeff stands that close to a bucket that size dumping gravel.
@ramtuff200729 күн бұрын
good video
@MachineryMastery-b1o22 күн бұрын
That’s wild!
@Losttoanyreason29 күн бұрын
The gravel company be loving Mr. Bealy Good, 😁 Looking "gooder" Chris.
@OnlyTheEd28 күн бұрын
Tropical storm "Ernesto" ( I think is the name) is on the way......
@allanadam455329 күн бұрын
I would have brought the stone in with a spreader truck with a conveyor way faster, don’t handle twice and leave stone behind!
@AllstarVentures29 күн бұрын
Just throw it down anywhere Geoff 😂 👍🏻
@jimjennings197029 күн бұрын
I bet belly will put out a video about this like normal
@haroldhawkins937029 күн бұрын
Nice video Chris.
@jjMcCartan968629 күн бұрын
So nice of geoff to let you use his excavator instead of having to bring your own .😂
@bobbyb322Ай бұрын
Dang, I'm so late
@charlessmyth29 күн бұрын
Almost there.
@doncairns927529 күн бұрын
I notice that, whenever the tracked equipment is unloaded, you don't wait for the air to build up before moving. Is that because the brakes are hydraulic, as opposed to air? Or is it just because you're only going to track slowly?
@phil1000029 күн бұрын
Test for the lakes
@GhostRider-dp2tc29 күн бұрын
The volume and pressure of the taco bell tbat erupted from my loins, I could water proof half that basement with a single fart
@gregorycook999129 күн бұрын
🙂
@randybarber530829 күн бұрын
👍👍👍
@dirtmanoutdoors955029 күн бұрын
Man expensive backfill but thats the way it needs to be done its a shame gravel keeps on going up were about ready to get all the local guys to go on strike 😂 vulcan has a Monopoly going on in our area
@chrisgalliher49729 күн бұрын
I’d hate to think just how much money has been spent just on the gravel for that pool and house. A LOT!!!!!
@gregorysmith110729 күн бұрын
I just noticed that the Exhaust pipe on that thing is humongous my lord
@maga_bagger29 күн бұрын
I'm your fan😊😊😊
@dankeyes266929 күн бұрын
Why no drain tile on outside of wall?
@Des-kh-4129 күн бұрын
I guess rock slinger trucks are either too costly, hard to schedule or not available?
@user-ib3fm2ss4c28 күн бұрын
is it just me or is the bondeck flooring formwork upside down?