Finished Backfilling, Spreading Topsoil And Digging Footings

[@legendsatlunch]

The sticker for the new mini should be LD 1.8 . Love it Chris, nice work as always

[@AnomadAlaska]

Bealy Good has done a couple Lets Dig 1/8th videos with his little Kubota tractor. They are fun.

[@legendsatlunch]

@@AnomadAlaska Mr Bealy has a great sense of humor, those were funny

[@marklinker8218]

Would like to see more of this stuff (backfilling. around home and swimming pools)use to do that in college 😊❤

[@koomencontracting]

🤣 that’s classic 👌🏼

[@trigonx1]

Seeing both piles finally disappear and the landscape starting to take shape is very satisfying.

[@koomencontracting]

Excavation always looks like a mess until the very end 😅

[@heatherlane9270]

Cold start for all - at least the sun was shining. Little excavator digging the footings beats using a shovel- great machine for this type of work. Backfilling looks neat and ready for grass :) Mr Digg visit was interesting.

[@KHWindham]

I did not think your micro excavator would pick up that concrete slab. I am impressed 🤯

[@koomencontracting]

It’s amazing what hydraulic cylinders can do 🔥 💪🏻

[@rodneystewart8958]

From the mini to the 350 what ever you need Ld 18 has you covered

[@jjMcCartan9686]

That little mini gives you even more options than the yanmar for the finer things like digging those trenches around geoffs home .Definitely has a place in your ever expanding fleet .😊

[@jamesbyrne5734]

The joy of building your own home . 🥳You can keep changing your mind and say best to do it now but can add thousands to your plan quite easily . 😅

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

When you were up against the round turret digging the footings and the new little excavator was able to turn freely without hitting the walls, gave one of the best examples of why someone would have one. Being able to get into tight spots and not have to shovel all that stuff out, is a great advantage.

[@Morbenenterprises]

Robert You Rule! My 10 year old son has worked with me when he can for the last couple of years and one of my major battles is how comfortable and trusting he has become growing up around me and equipment. I have repeatedly explained that when you are running equipment you are paying attention to multiple things and having a person transiting your work area is really dangerous if it isn't done right. I've lamented several times that he need to get the operator's attention and wait for acknowledgement before he moves in front of the machine (never behind) and if he is standing somewhere that the operator is aware of, not to randomly move somewhere else without making sure the operator can see. No one like surprises when running iron. How you moved through Chris's workspace 14:01 and 15:55 was perfect both times and I rewound the video and made my son watch it 4 or 5 times while we talked about what was happening and why. Then I showed him the dude at 16:30 that doesn't stop to be acknowledged and walks behind the 953. Good thing Chris is an attentive operator, I've seen lots and lots of guys that don't look behind then BEFORE they back up, most seem to look behind them after or as they are already moving in reverse. Thanks dude! Chris: I sure hope Bealy has a right angle hammer drill, a 16" trench isnt very wide for a standard hammer drill with a drill bit in it.

[@ronaldheit196]

Mango Bango does spreading those two piles around backfilling and grooming around the house make the property look better. The mini-mini sure proved it's worth the price it cost.

[@axcs0119]

I have watched a number of people run a skid steer over the years, but you have a deft touch.

[@koomencontracting]

The difference between something taking 1 hour, or 4 🤣

[@jasonwisser3253]

Agree with Chris. Geothermal is most efficient when you use the temperature stability of the ground. And the ease of installation and future servicing is worth staying away from the lake.

[@koomencontracting]

It’s one of those things that you may as well take full advantage of while you have the chance to install it before the final landscaping goes in - otherwise you might be kicking yourself down the road when you see the utility bill 😮😢

[@ronpeacock9939]

I agree about putting them in the ground... also more stable temps down there too... water can freeze (hey, I'm from that place where it's been snowing the last few days... though not anymore...)

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Fabulous as usual. It's nice seeing the dirt mountains gone. For a bit I was wondering if you had enough, but you sure did. Strawberry and Itty Bitty worked really well today. It was nice seeing you live in SC this morning, hope you had as good of a time as it appeared you were having. Thanks for sharing this, Chris. Miss the daily posts but you are so busy I'm surprised you're able to post every other day.

[@stephengmeiner3264]

I’m glad to see you using the hand controls for the tracks on the micro mini. I have a Kubota KX033 and I try to use the foot controls but they’re just not comfortable. I just like my feet flat on the floor. Maybe because I have hilly terrain and I’m bracing myself with my feet and pushing on the pedals is difficult when trying to stay in the seat!

[@jbonegw]

It’s been said a million times but here’s a million and one. Chris is so damn smooth on these machines even that mini, mini jittery thing.

[@genesiedenburg9798]

Good little excavator. The swing boom definitely makes a difference.

[@koomencontracting]

The tight access capability 👌🏼

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

The itty bitty actually had a nice role today. I’ll bet you’re glad to have some closure on some items related to this project. It’s cleaning up nice

[@huggy1712]

Looks great Chris and getting pee-wee to do the footings awesome 👍🏼😁

[@keithdunlap2701]

Geoff's place is coming together more, and more all the time !! Hell, that was quite a bit of dirt you had in those 2 piles, Ya got it looking Great Man !! But, Great as Always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

[@anthoneyking6572]

Well I Got To Say IN the Right Hands That Small Machine is Awesome you Made it Do things I dint Think Was Possible With it Well Impressed Great Vlog Thanks

[@lasseystad3266]

Hillarious that little digger kind of look like a backpack on you. From 350 to that little quite impressive machine must be a strange feeling. Regards from Sweden.

[@kathyhelton2606]

Chris you are a smooth operator on the kymron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@maxobara1496]

Steam coming from fresh dirt. It’s chilly out 🤗🇺🇸

[@koomencontracting]

You should see the steam in Canada when it’s -30°C

[@mickpavlis8464]

love the videos mate been watching them for years now. also my 2 yr old grandson love them people think im crazy but it’s not every day you get to see a master at work. the bob ross of dirt work. michael angelo but with a tractor with some humour and and a smile. thrown in. . not only is the quality top tier but your attitude and work ethic are inspiring. keep up the great work and i hope to be able to watch your videos for as long as you make them. side note do you ever get down to florida would love to see some colabs with garret/cleetus mcfarlen i think you two would have a blast. if you can find some spare time.

[@haroldfoust]

Thanks, Chris. Great job, just like always my friend.👍

[@tomlobos2871]

that will be a nice house and property when finished.

[@craigwavra3495]

That little excavator looks like it may stay around and work out!! Good progress!!

[@pamelabowling7959]

Hey Chris , love that little Tonka toy so cute !! Great work everything is looking good that guy needs to listen to you about those pipes lol😊

[@jmwarden1]

Geoff's going to get more heat and cooling from the pond than from the dirt.

[@tomnugent845]

Chris, I heard a contractor tell a story about a homeowner that put his geothermal loop in a pond and turtles bit hole in it. He said if you put it in water, leave it coiled and make a wire cage for it.

[@joebacarella2829]

Your`e starting to like that lil mini Chris, looks great.

[@JuliusCrawley]

Good afternoon Chris be kind of sidetracked was in VA hospital at Asheville glad to be home and happy to be back to watching Happy Holidays

[@nickchannel5364]

Thanks for your service to the country.

[@johnpyle8027]

I wasn't going to say anything, but since you brought it up! Geothermal in the ground uses the 60 ish. degree? ground temperature to start heating or cooling from vs 100 degrees or 20 below zero outside air. I can't swear to it, but that pond has to get pretty close to freezing at times. I can picture Bealy out there in a John boat dragging a raft filled with plastic line getting tangled up in it and drowning!

[@koomencontracting]

🤣 that’s a little harsh isn’t it

[@Machines.In.Action]

19:42 - That Kyron is getting the job done! 💪

[@bosshogg3548]

Great job buddy 👍🏻 love how there is steam coming out of the ground and how the 953 door squeaked 2:28 love how there was ice in the bucket of the excavator 18:56 love how you corrected yourself 20:00 love the sound the blade made 21:34 love how you hit the piece of concrete love how you picked up the concrete by hand 32:12 love how a dirt clod rolled away 1:24 love the smoke in the background

[@hydraulic-hum]

I was thinking it would be quicker to pick up by hand, next minute, Chris is out of itty bitty and picking them up by hand 😂

[@koomencontracting]

An operator will try and find every reason not to leave that darn cab 🤣

[@johnroberts8475]

It's really starting to show how big this place is going to be, lots of concrete and brick.

[@williamd6967]

All back fill and a little jerky but depending on the price awesome for around the farm.

[@markpashia7067]

Sure looks different with those mountains of dirt moved. Long time they were there since digging the foundation out. Coming along pretty well there.

[@prinzeugenvansovoyen732]

heat exchange systems for heating in ground are more efficient than in water since the temperature differences are greater for Cooling like AC in water systems are more efficient + you can change coils way easier , dont need to dig and tear it all up...

[@dianelabelle6939]

We can see that your equipment and worksites are clean, neat and well maintained, not like some of the other sites you work at. It must take extra time to work around piles of trash and building materials strewn about. Patience is a virtue!!

[@Losttoanyreason]

Was funny watching the topsoil smoke as you were putting it down. Using the "Big Boy" to clean up, Nice to see the big piles of dirt go bye-bye. They had been there a long time waiting for this point in time.

[@martinwright2636]

Like watching a expert operator run itty bitty. Parcel to the little machines like that cause I have one very similar to it. Can’t wait to see it in more videos.

[@TheRealMrDiGG]

Excited to see the geothermal! 👍👍

[@ronmiller1162]

i have been involved in building houses of some sort since 1989 and i have never seen a job site this clean and ahead of the house its self epic and congrats to Bealy and you Chris

[@jamesbreault5762]

That 953 was a great find

[@nickbs2286]

Oh god! I have a JCB mini excavator like yours and I did not realise the offset boom function works that way. Such a dope! will transform house renovation struggles. Thanks.

[@KTMachine-01]

Really interesting videos and amazing 🎉

[@grahamfinn4149]

Hi Chris That mini compactor works a treat. I can remember when you first used it. I don't think you were real impressed with it.

[@hydraulic-hum]

building looks great with all the dirt piles gone and filled in around the base.. that tiny machine did a good job but it did take a lot of concentration and you didn't look comfortable in the seat.. thanks for sharing your work with us Chris ..

[@donnamullins2089]

Good days work Chris. Everything smooth and looking good. Have a good evening.

[@cathiwim]

Our geothermal comes from a 440 ft well, but discharges into our half acre pond. I think the water is more consistent and relatively cleaner coming from the well, rather than a pond.however, we do have a very highiron content, and use several filters to keep the iron at a minimum going into the furnace(really a gigantic heat pump).

[@raymondsyphers4239]

Looks amazing Cris as always always enjoy your videos cool little machine you got Ray from Oregon

[@jessicalenover743]

If you put your blade behind you when using compaction wheel you can push down harder.

[@jefftutorow8068]

That little excavator you are trying out works great maybe you should get a new addition to your arsenal

[@tonycole613]

Chris, I bet the little excavator will fit in the bucket of the 350 does an awesome job to be so small good video man stay safe. Keep them coming.

[@malcolmyarnold6172]

Good job mate love watching your videos keep em coming

[@ronaldharmon9891]

953 ready for some work, did Mr.Bealy just drive away when Chris mentioned "Time to get to work?"🤣

[@robertsanders7856]

Dude can run those machines. Smooth...

[@JohanLind]

As far as I know a geo-thermal system placed in a lake is always more efficient than either a system in a drilled well or laid under ground. Somehow the temperature exchange makes for better headroom for heating/cooling. Geo-thermal heating systems are widely used throughout Sweden and they stay functional and efficient even through the hardest winters. Most systems provide heating as well as warm water.

[@buddhaboy10]

Love to see the invoices for this job.

[@roberthart8595]

If the Yanmar is like using a teaspoon, then the Kymron must be a baby spoon! It seems smoother than most micro excavators. Nice work as always!

[@njonebale7889]

Looks like a movie set over there….looks good rough graded.

[@BuckMasterNorm]

Great job on the back filling look good. Thanks

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

once again you came back to Geoff's to give the property some more of that Chris Touch. looks really nice..

[@doritleis2773]

Cold early Morning how You beginning with the Cat Dozer the Backfilling all round the Mansion site. You work with all Your to Know, where the Finished possible is. But the Mansion is a Shell of building! And go without Roof and Windows in the Winter Time. Chris You have Your Part Perfect to settle. Thanks for this Video 👍👌

[@peterouellette3874]

Looking good, Chris

[@speedster9622]

Running that heavy track loader parallel with that block retaining wall is a good way to knock the wall over from soil pressure. I have seen it happen to foundations.

[@nandi123]

Not in this case, find something else to criticize.

[@danperpall1996]

We came along way from when I used to ride. wow. boy I miss jumpstarting. HIHI

[@the_Texas_Bandit]

Whatever you do, don't hit the styrafoam house with the mini mini mini excavator. Need to add one of those Chinesium AC units on it, and some plexi for windows, velcro door hinges, you'll be set !!

[@jmwarden1]

I have that same Kymron excavator but with a full cab and heat, I love it.

[@rontalley8385]

Chris i wanna see you load Barney with that little excavator 😂 it is pretty cool though . Gets the job done beats a shovel.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

The Kymron has a pivot point at the bottom of the boom? Nice to get that close to the wall.

[@nickchannel5364]

Stay warm Chris.

[@jameschagnon1972]

Hay just wanted you to know that I’m impressed on that little mini picked up that concrete slab thing that was awesome that was strong. That thing was pretty heavy. I think you should save that little machine for yourself that be nice for yourself.

[@donmiller358]

Nice ework therer, Chris. You're liking that 'lil tike excavator I see. Looks like it handles purty good.👍

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Nice video Chris. Didn't take you very long too get in the swing of using the little mini.

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Very nice job!

[@ronthacker211]

looking good

[@lerkzor]

Recently watched someone else dig a itty bitty pond with an excavator. Not gonna drop any names, because I am not about spreading ill will. The whole time I was watching, my mind kept up a running litany of stuff like "wow, Chris is a lot smoother than this dude" "That's not how Chris would have done it" "Seriously, Just piling up the dirt around the edge? Okay .. " Chris, you have a great skill with equipment, and it is a pleasure to watch a Master at work. See you in the next one o/

[@darkrevenger04]

The LD1.8 seems to be best suited for clean up work.

[@KevinCoop1]

The GEO thermal will work better in the pond than in the dirt. Heat convection in water is better than dirt.

[@madelinelambert605]

Would of been a good spot to laid Bob to rest... 😅😂 looks fabulous!! And your little toy is adorable!!

[@garyberg]

that would drive me crazy having the hydraulics so touchy

[@r1mein54]

Nice cold start with Francine. Yep, cold when the dirt steams from the pile. Looks like no one is going to help the Supervisor laid back starved, hurt or drunk on the retaining wall. If you run out of backfill dirt, you might have to dig a new small pond. Good ol` "change orders" $$$$$$. Good point Chris, its Geothermal not Aquathermal. Risk of closed circuit fluid leaking into pond to kill fish.

[@SuEnRoD]

One good thing about the new mini has to be the fuel economy.

[@the-great-experimentdotcom9744]

Thank you Great content.

[@nelsonannett5427]

all ways some thing to do a Beallys ranch. just watched you on MR Diggs live that was fun. nice job .cheers.

[@johngordonhouchen1312]

Geoff will have to buy a few soft drinks and cakes for the topping out ceremony when this house gets done for certain

[@robertboissey2758]

Really excellent fine grading. I couldn’t spell Meticulous.

[@davidgenthnerjr4995]

Mr Bealygood is gonna have himself a nice Tajmahl once he gets it fully enclosed and powered. Never heard of using a pond as a GeoThermal source. Always thought it was a ground with nearby hotsprings type of thing.

[@DipajcDipa]

good video and flexible operation

[@dale5898]

That little giant saved hours of labor.

[@RandyBarber-v3e]

👍👍👍

[@papatomsthoughts]

Looking amazing. I love seeing that old 953 working. Take care and God bless😊😊😊😊

[@mischef18]

Great video bro that wee fella is quite handy, have you a small enough LD18 sticker for it. Safe travels y'all. Ken.

[@ryanhoward1013]

Do worry about plans changing with the bricks, Chris. As long as you have " Scoopy Doo " there you can get it done. No problem, that little machine can get the job done. It still surprises the hell out of me how well that does. That big piece of concrete surprised me it picked it right up, and the digging seems to be really nice, so good buy on that surprise. Thanks for sharing, Chris, and God bless you and be safe out there. 👍

[@ShawnBrown-yw4kf]

That little excavator is going to come in handy.

[@tjbjornson154]

Going to have to start calling that little guy "Mighty Mouse" after watching it handle that big concrete slab.

[@larryshillings6672]

Jessie Muller has a KZbin channel. He knows everything that there is to know about geothermal. A smart man would get in touch with him.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

Chris, If you’re ever looking for content how about showing us where you mount your camera on the machines and maybe what camera you’re using

[@SEFI_Swiss]

"Hey Chris, that little Chinese excavator you’ve got looks perfect as a play tool for my boy here in Togo. He’d have the ultimate sandbox setup-ready to dig up half the neighborhood! 😂"