Found The Leak!

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[@deanharris7102]

When the camera was mounted on the hood of the articulating truck looking backwards, it reminded me of the old days when you could ride in the back of a p/u truck going down the hi-way and not get the law on you for it. Guess that give away my age. Lol. Good video Chris!!

[@wymershandymanservice9965]

This reminds me of the times when working with an older guy in my younger years and he would have you doing something well beyond what you thought was ever needed. But just like this leak you found. It was something experience had seen before so rather than risk a problem down the road you go a little beyond now to not come back later. Great job of going to the lengths required to make it right. Now a memory you don’t forget either. Great content 👍

[@arkansas1336]

This video shows the reality of some projects. When you're building, you always think you have the excavations correct but sometimes 'mother nature' will throw you a curve ball! Thanks for sharing with us the corrective measures required to stop the leak. Great teamwork, very good video! I had an employee that would call that bulldozer a "Fat Alice"....lol.

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Nonsense - if a relatively inexpensive geotech evaluation had been done (a few bore holes and some Proctor tests), it's highly likely they would have found that shale and planned for it. They've probably spent 10x the money doing this fix and it's still half-assed. But this is what hack grading contractors like this company do...cut corners and prey on ignorant clients. No reputable contractor would ever build a dam without a geotech evaluation and compaction testing to cover the potential liability of a failure.

[@Cake41579]

I've been around this stuff all my life and I must say, you are one of the most efficient operators that I've ever had the pleasure to watch. Every swing has its purpose. Usually when you see an operator pad up onto a mound of dirt to track out on it, they'll take 20 minutes to make it all perfect and that leads to alot of down time. I always throw a little on each side to keep my belly off the pike and get to it. The tracks will level the rest. Keep up the good work.

[@georgebryan6019]

I have learned a lot by watching you working on dams and removing trees

[@jamesburkett666]

GB, you sir are very good at your job! I just wish you were closer cuz I truly need my land cleared around my lake! These local companies to me are nothing more than fly by nighters! lol.

[@mikehornsby599]

Another job well done,great stuff enjoyed that!!!!!

[@keithdunlap2701]

Looks like it took 46 teaspoons full ,to fill your Dump !! lololol !! Good one Chris !! Have a Great Evening...

[@vhostovich]

The best part of the video was walking over that pile of dirt. You always come up with novel solutions.

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Lol great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there

[@dewainwoodard4840]

@David Robinson what

[@duanecarter9850]

Yayyy 2 videos in one day. My ole lady's like🙄 sheesh as she walks past. 🙏 ✌ from Va. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@marteinsks6979]

the more digging you do on that shale the worse it will get , water will find its way eventually through shale rock , don’t think it will work, but i hope it will , best of luck with it

[@theyetirulrs]

Tracing a pond leak like this is very good educational and entertainment content. My sixth grader now has a real life example he shared with his classmates for earth science. Thank you!

[@autiger621]

Chris I know what I’m suggesting is expensive and may not be practical but would a permanent solution might be to pump a couple of feet of concrete into the trench right on top of the leaking area of fractured rock to seal it off before you backfill and compact with good dirt?

[@ernestodiaz4106]

Damn Chris that’s one hell of a ride and the dirt getting dumped, great video, love your videos keep them coming. A+ for you Chris

[@tomlamparty9421]

Sitting here listening to Phil Dirt and the Dozers while watching your video! Thought it was appropriate!!

[@janvandenbos7085]

Found the leek thats solves the problem Chris, much digging Tim with the doder....😎👌✌

[@TrevorDennis100]

Chris you have really lifted your KZbin game. I don't know if you have put your fighting hat on with Andrew a thousand subscribers behind you (as I type this) but I have to say, you are making better videos than Andrew now, and uploading them at least twice as fast as him. For me it doesn't matter who has the most subscribers. Like I suspect most of your regular viewers, I watch a lot similar channels, but right now you are definitely the man. We thank you for the time and effort you put into your channel. It gives a lot of people a lot of pleasure.

[@davidepool5884]

As soon as I saw you scratching rock I knew that was more than likely where the pond was leaking. There isn’t a whole lot you can do about that except dig down below where it’s coming through the side and pack good clay in it. That rock could be 3 feet or 40 feet thick. Hopefully you’ve dug deep enough that you can stop the leak.

[@edwardstanford9381]

Very good operator in many ways!

[@mljw4080]

My subdivision sets on shale, around seven feet down you are hitting shale. From February 26 to February 28, 1997, we had several inches of rain. On March 1, 1997, we had 12 inches of rain in 24 hours and another 6 inches the following day. Water from upstream ran our way, we are lower, and there were places with 3 feet of water. Water from the city drains into the Ohio River, which was already flooded from the earlier rains. My house has field drain tile around the footers to a sump hole and then is pumped out. I had around 4 feet of water in my basement because of the water table. It took forever for the water to completely drain. In 1998, a 5-acre retention pond was built which much had to be blasted. Seismographs did not detect many shock waves close to the blasting. Shale fractured somewhere because my sump pump does not run near as often. My next-door neighbor's water problem is worse. Best of luck stopping the pond dam leak.

[@barrb6134]

Perhaps adding bentonite to the bottom may help seal that shale ledge. Mixing a slurry of this product then adding, worth a try.

[@Z24Acecloud]

Was just gonna say that.

[@kripke2670]

I hope your work will fix it and solve the "Problemo" ^.^ I would dig from the point where the water came out to the point where it seeps in - to be sure ^.^ You allready try to fix it 2 times ;-) Love and respect from germany

[@jameshall1691]

Just wanted to say thank you for the t-shirts and stickers. And another great video

[@Grandpa-Chris]

Regarding sound issues, my GoPro does exactly the same, Tec/support cannot give me a reason so I just get on with life and do a voice over where needed... incredible technology but flawed. Thanks for the great channel Chris

[@mikestevenson1819]

Awesome, good find !

[@frankekasjr8671]

I'm starting to think after watching your videos, you just love playing in the dirt.

[@Tekwyzard]

With bigger, more expensive toys, hehe :-)

[@dackerson5]

Its amazing how well the engine brake works in a Moxie.... just as good if not better than a road truck.... I ran a Deere and it about damn tossed you in to the windshield.

[@joannedeal2366]

You know you can invest in a excavator hammer for the hard part of fill. I have a cat 315 and the hammer works so good. Your choice 👌

[@briscoesjug1026]

Close you're eyes "officer Hoover"nothing to see here😂😂

[@johnnyholland8765]

I hope that fixes it. If this is on your dime I know you do to. Your right on the path of the water. I think it was filtering through that rock formation. Man I can't believe you walked that machine over that ridge. I know you know your limitations but that would have scared the crap out of me.........

[@augustreil]

I thought the same, like where is he going ???

[@teamidris]

Dumper truck sounds ace :o)

[@bradmorgan1234]

Just finished a damn leak 2 weeks ago. Come to find out the guy that dug it put the topsoil in the damn, then when it started decomposing it left a seep!

[@arlingtonguy54]

That’s the same thing happening in my pond. The dam is solid but is leaking through a spring that surfaces on the pond bottom. Thinking of hauling in clay or bentonite to seal it.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

arlingtonguy54 It gets pricy fast, pretty much got to drain the pond

[@jaywhitehead5294]

Sounds like the haul truck could use some new fuel filters.

[@tonylock7008]

When you put a soil bank up you need to dig a key trench plus you will see drainage trench’s if digging a straight into soil you mark drainage runs and dig out

[@TudaTenTv]

I'm thoroughly impressed by the skill and expertise demonstrated in this excavator video. It's clear that the operator is a true master of his craft

[@leol1682]

Enjoyed the video, Chris, it was very good.

[@HRH9564]

Just got my bright green yellow shirt yesterday...great quality....

[@kens.3729]

You knew you found the Leak when you started pulling out Buckets of Gravel next to the Water. 👍

[@antonipieterse6539]

HALLO Chris. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. it is good to see someone who still Do proper honest work. LOVE WATCHING YOU WORK AND MAKE PLANS AROUND OR SOMETIMES THROUGH A PROBLEM WELL DONE Young man 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 WAS THIS LEAK Coverd by your Warranty? Antoni 🤝🏻🤝🏻🤝🏻

[@101nagen]

Man if i had one of these things or could even use one, id have holes you could park cars in all over my garden. Love wathing them move dirt about.

[@Roger-pw3zz]

So I'm curious, how did you know where to start digging?

[@michaeloffutt2741]

That shale makes sense. When you said it was down 1 foot with no visible leaks I was wondering if it was so.ehow refilling an aqua firm. Apparently, partially yes. Love your videos. 💚

[@kubota1100able]

Great video 👍

[@dylan8285]

its shale rock, slate is more of a solid rock but breaks in thick layers

[@gutsngorrrr]

I would suggest having a separate audio recording device, maybe even as your main audio source with the camera audio as the backup.

[@brianwhite9035]

Do you use P mode at all or does it use too much fuel

[@dwoody234]

I also have a small man made pond with my driveway across the dam. The other side of the dam is close to a 25 ft difference at the bottom. The leak comes out at the bottom. My property is mostly sand and shale. I cannot for the life of me find the leak. It looks like a small spring, and once the pond gets to a certain level, the "spring" dries up. No apparent hole, just seepage, at peak flow, around 2 gpm.

[@jamesbrewer2865]

Nice haul road.

[@darrellroeters4951]

What makes you think that better material for plugging leak?

[@Robert-nf1di]

I think you love to do pond work I know I love to watch you do pond work

[@grumpyg9350]

Fracking amazing

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Road warrior! Nice a nice👍

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

Nice job. You can tell allot about an operator by looking at his counterweight

[@mikesch7672]

You can tell a lot about where an operator works by his counterweight. Even the best operators have to work in situations where there is no extra room. Been on many jobs where there just wasn't any extra space.

[@johnmullins6946]

Keep up the good work. Good job finding it

[@scssarge4409]

would like to give a pennies worth of thought? Have you tried placing lime and clay mix out in the water so it will seep through the shale layer and then will seal the fault line. Lime does work in dam leaks. Leave thought if have tried this method of repair. Lime is attracted to clay thus pulls it into water seepage areas.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

SCS Sarge Ya that is a good idea there, a few bags of concrete powder would work in there

[@KDill29]

Idk if it's just me, but with the whirring and whizzing from motor, and hydraulics, I heard metal playing. Thought to myself oh hes got a radio on in the cab. He closes the window there for a sec. Nope just me hearing things. Lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nice work got to love that rock. Where those skid marks I saw on the road 🤔😂

[@jasonking2943]

I know this is a million dollar question but here goes.....does the vein of rock run parallel with the dam? With what you dug out and filled back in with clay stop the leak or will you have or need to dig down that far all the way across the dam to ensure you stop the seapage?

[@blurrylights6344]

In his previous video on this pond he showed where the leak was flowing out behind the dam. It was just one spot indicating a perpendicular location. If it were parallel the entire back of the dam would be wet don't you think?

[@jasonking2943]

@@blurrylights6344 not necessary. Water will find ithe easier way out. Thus why I asked because if there is more of the "rock" down there then it will find the easiest way through the dam

[@blurrylights6344]

@@jasonking2943 I think the two million dollar question is, regardless of the direction of the rock, since it is twelve feet below the pond why didn't the bentonite seal properly?

[@jennyoreilly5980]

Is there some sort of membrane to line a dam/pond to stop seepage. Would it help with problems like this.??

[@johnapel2856]

I'm pretty sure that the audio pixies in your camera are drunk. Sober those little bastards up and the sound should be good. 😨 How uncommon is that rogue slate vein when you are digging a pond? I am curious why the bentonite didn't seal the water from getting down to the vein. Weird. But you did find it and fixed it. Yay! Thanks.

[@mischef18]

The old shale under the ground trick 99. Enjoyed the ride on the dump truck bro. Nothing to see here officer.

[@deconteesawyer5758]

It's the old "Im'a build this dam wall over top of this here french drain."

[@Shadow42276]

Good job on finding the leak in the dam. Do you guys still have the blue dump truck? Just curious since we only see the grey one all the time.

[@michaelb.5345]

Chris you might hit a Chinese burial grounds soon...

[@throttlebottle5906]

kind of looks like this will turn into a "no pond for them"......

[@chopshop6446]

Oh the camera wasn't recording sound sometimes. I just thought you were cussing for 5 minutes straight and just censored yourself

[@janetolch8129]

Chris you should do voice over for sat-nav 😂

[@waddeym]

just curious but could you seal that layer of shale with bentonite cost effectively?

[@FishFind3000]

get an external sound recorder or just use your phone as a backup. use the voice recorder on it. that was worst case you still have something.

[@TuftyVFTA]

Great vid as always! Riveting! I'm a bit baffled though? How do you know how deep the layer of shale (that the water is coming through) is? You uncovered it, maybe dug a foot into it, and put clay on top, but if that's a 5 foot seam of shale, then won't the remaining 4 foot of shale still be passing water through? I sure hope you solved it. Just wondering how you can be sure the shale doesn't go deeper.

[@robbridges7810]

Tufty I’m pretty sure he said he dug a couple of feet below where the water was coming in. So he should have it plugged unless it just goes deeper into the rock. I really would have thought lining the bottom of the pond with good dirt would have done the trick but I guess not. I bet one thing is for sure he will give it his all to try to fix it!

[@TuftyVFTA]

@@robbridges7810 Thanks Rob, yeah, he sure seems to know what he's doing.

[@robbyditzler6017]

I remember growing up as a little kid my dad used to take me to work with him sometimes on the weekends and he let me watch him work, right after I got out of high school I started working with him in construction, I work with him for a couple of years,first thing he did when I started working with him was he started to show me how to operate a backhoe, my first day on the job he put me on one, thank you I love you and I'll see you in heaven because I know that's where you are and that's where I'm going ❤️💗

[@faulltw]

Good memories, sounds like you had a good dad. Mine died when I was 8 and I cant remember much. Anyway, I have a little Kubota BX 23s and was thinking of putting in a frog pond.

[@outtatime4512]

When you realize you're gonna live forever, life is so much easier. See you there...😉

[@Warcity777]

I wonder how many tons of dirt is moved in the world in 24 hours lol

[@markfiges999]

Chris, At 26:30 is that like the ''fabled'' Red Georgia Clay of at least one pop song?

[@greggd3351]

Diggin's like a box o' chocolates

[@bradhauser8619]

your 1 hell of an operator SMOOTH !

[@Thejderbs]

Is that a short stick on the 250 or standard size?

[@creativengineering]

What was different about the dirt you hauled in compared to what was already there?

[@MrWhiseguyy]

Nice!

[@maureensutton1816]

Just a kid at heart with a conscience

[@northmanlogging2769]

purely out of curiosity, since this vein of slate is well below your original excavations, is this still warranty work? Or is the customer footing the bill? I guess it depends on who did the original Geotech report?

[@augustreil]

He said it's not in another comment.

[@ironriver1836]

Trooper Hoover strikes again! Keep up the good work chris

[@warrenmichael918]

Terre Haute ,Indiana trooper Hoover ?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

warren michael yes

[@warrenmichael918]

well hell, i must have missed it in the video. Why was Trooper Hoover brought up in the comment ? LOL I recognized the name from tractor times videos but i didnt catch in this video if it was referenced,,,I was half listening as i watched.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

warren michael when Chris was driving the haul on the street. We all give Hoover a hard time and he dishes it right back lol

[@warrenmichael918]

I went back and watched it and heard the close your eyes, i got it now ! LOL I haul a bunch of oversize through that scale but never get messed with but i have Hoovers name in my head in case i get puled out back ,,,HAHA Them big fiberglass swimming pools

[@2005GLI]

Would digging a longer trench into that shale or whatever it is and pouring a concrete slab over it stop it?

[@Robert-nf1di]

What all kind of work do you do?

[@kevincosgrove4147]

That’s a lot of water in a short amount of time wouldn’t you have to go and redo the bottom of the pond to prevent it from coming out or just doing that is fine I would figure even with that fixed it would travel around to a different location but other then that another amazing job keep it up and keep them coming

[@2xKTfc]

I think in the video before he said they already put bentonite all over the bottom, and then when that didn't work put in another clay lining. Apparently that seam tied in somewhere else not covered by the clay, or it wasn't working. Why that would fail, no idea, I'm not a builder. Maybe Chris can explain what was up :)

[@kevincosgrove4147]

2xKTfc yea he did but it’s still leaking so that tells me either it’s not working or the pond is leaking somewhere else this is not my cup of tea I’m a heavy duty diesel mechanic lol

[@2xKTfc]

@@kevincosgrove4147 Enough degrease and shop towels might just plug the leak! Haha

[@kevincosgrove4147]

2xKTfc I was thinking maybe a shit load of JB weld will fix the problem 😂😂😂

[@gregkoontz4877]

Looks like a little damage to the left cab side on the 160

[@maineman11]

If all the slate from the spot that the seep starts isn't removed and then filled with clay, I don't see the leak stopping. If there is a way, the water will find a way around.

[@kennethney4260]

It only makes sense to take that repair to a certain extent. If it fails the pond is small enough it would be more cost effective to dredge it and line the bottom

[@johnpanzino6656]

Hey Chris do the tracks lock on your machine when you’re digging or do you have to engage a break

[@3000gtalex]

John Panzino it’s built into the drive motors he doesn’t have to press anything no

[@TrevorDennis100]

Check out Bucking Billy Ray Smith's latest tree felling upload. He has a young lad working with him, as well as a mini excavator, and at one point the lad walks in front of the excavator and gets told off by Billy. They make a joke about safety legislators wanting to put handbrakes on these machines. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWXXfmmgm8mirrM

[@ke6gwf]

Most machines like this, boom lifts, etc, have hydraulic motors on each track or wheel, and built into the motor is a pressure-released brake, sometimes just a pawl or cog, other times a spring-applied multiple-disc brake, built into the hydraulic motor case. The spring applies it, and it isn't released until enough hydraulic pressure is applied to turn the motor. So as soon as you let off the drive, it locks the brake, sometimes quite violently on some machines lol So there is not only no way to manually apply the brake, there is no way to release the brake and coast, only driving under power is possible. Most machines have a way to disengage the brake, normally involving removing a bolt on the motor housing, or putting a bolt into a hole that releases the spring, so that a dead machine can be towed, but then it's freewheeling and can be scary if you aren't towing it properly lol

[@deborahw6860]

I wonder when he was a child if he ever played any video games.. he's so smooth with the controls..

[@ArizVern]

Nice camera views.

[@bobsyouruncle1574]

Love the haul truck audio, is that a D16?

[@dennisconnair6967]

Why did you not add concrete or grout to the rock like you did with the outlet pipe you replaced on another pond?

[@austx290]

I hear maybe an NC accent? LOL I'm from NC so it's like I'm back home. Great video.

[@fangospucklovesveena464]

Boss, u got a feather touch... .

[@randycharest4507]

ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@kurtsweetser7861]

You have. Easy diving all the time come to new hampshire and try to dig like that been. Watching you for 3 years and never seem any rock

[@MrRandom750]

I remember a job in mass on the coast that added a month because we couldn't blast and had to hammer and hydro fracture. Even rented the biggest cat and hammer we could cause we were just melting hammer pins with ours. Just for a foundation

[@gman4937]

Yeah, we New Engladahs aren't smart enough to live where the digging is easier. But we get great seafood and maple syrup (not at the same time), I guess that makes up for it 😏

[@russellboza8130]

Damn dude you didn't give that truck much room on the other side

[@michaeljohnaudettejr.8287]

I wonder if that rock is some ancient structure

[@jlhighfield9116]

it'll wash off, turned into a major excavation, could that be "grouted" to prevent the weeping

[@eddiemortontapman7252]

The Forest Gump syndrome when your in the ground you never know what you are going to get ,

[@teddysponsler6220]

Does your radio work? We'd like to hear what you listen to what sort of music