Installing A French Drain And Catch Basin

[@DonnaMSchmid]

Glad to hear that John got through his surgery OK! Tell him to enjoy his time off, because there will be plenty of work waiting for him when he recovers!

[@timclausen1804]

Prayers and best wishes for a speedy recovery, John.

[@stantodd2769]

Prayers and Godspeed on Uncle John's recovery....

[@Warcity777]

I never knew how they carried pipe like that thanks for showing it.

[@jeff7764]

Have you ever seen concrete pipe haulers? They’re impressive

[@Warcity777]

@@jeff7764 No I haven't but you have me interested now lol

[@erikgiggey4783]

hope john has a speedy recovery, very nice to see strawberry shortcake on the job

[@donnamullins2089]

Little Strawberry Shortcake dug a beautiful straight ditch. Thanks for the good news on John's recovery.

[@adriancartlidge4018]

Glad to hear John's doing well, make sure he doesn't rush back to work to early. Great video Chris. Take care.

[@audrybella6405]

Sir, you are a true "artist of the dirt" my friend. The finished touch you apply using big equipment is simply amazing!!

[@cathiwim]

Please tell Uncle John we said prayers for a speedy recovery! Hugs and strength to you!

[@rongrose3746]

That pond is beautiful!! Loved the French drain !

[@HomesteadJay]

Awesome work! Once that grass takes youd never know it was there!

[@mischef18]

That pipe truck was interesting bro so thanks for showing that. Nice tidy finish to the job at hand too. Oh yes here's to a speedy recovery for John also. Safe travels

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Glad John is recovering, prayers. That angle blade on the Mini is slicker than frog spit. Great job!

[@nelsonannett5427]

good health to your uncle. thanks for digin us another vid. cheers mate.

[@Todd.Roberts]

That was a nice quick little job . I’m sure when you complete every job no one can feel that you have been there

[@spamlessaccount]

That is a hell of a nice-looking place.

[@richwielechowski5191]

Speedy recovery and best wishes and prayers for Big John.

[@jimlong527]

Happy to hear John is doing well. Prayer upon him.

[@paulbriggs8035]

Good Lord that pipe truck sounds like my bones and muscles in the morning when getting out of bed!

[@travisshiflett6822]

If i was doing that job i whould get done and take a dip in that beautiful pond...my man

[@sudd2685]

Always enjoy your videos thank you for taking the time to make them.

[@louroberts5567]

Happy that John is okay. Prayers for a quick and full recovery. God bless.

[@MyTractorGuy]

Great tip on the box. I’ve seen 1200 concrete septic tanks float out of the ground so you know those little boxes will. Glad to hear John is doing well.

[@mikaellung5800]

Projects in this type of location must be neat and of good quality. And you do. Good job, nice video 👍👍

[@gaynellewilliamson2954]

Sending prayers for John's full recovery and strength!

[@mudhustle]

Enjoyed the vid, nicely done. Gave me a few ideas, on a smaller scale of course. Thanks

[@michaeld_68]

Have a speedy recovery John!!! 🙏

[@philbohrman3918]

Heal completely and quickly, John. I could say the trench excavation was not very straight, but I would be LYING!! Superb job, Chris.

[@jerrylong3580]

Prayers for a speedy recovery for John. I hope we get to see the home project soon.

[@jeffryshadwick1798]

I like how they put grass on the step to get into the cab of the Semi!!

[@mikeyb5581]

Prayers for Uncle John's recovery! You probably miss him being around. Many thanks for the closed captions. I'm hard of hearing, even with hearing aides, from too many years in the factories as an electrician. The captions really help to understand you. Glad they are back. You are quite the operator, so smooth! My dad operated all his life, so I grew up a lot like you did. He taught me to run a hi-lift and backhoe before I was old enough to drive. Some of my best memories are the times I spent out on the job with him in the summer. Blessings on you Chris, you're amazing to watch and I've learned some things too. Never too old to learn, even at 67.

[@samparks3368]

My prayers are with john, just had heart repairs tue. Hope you feel great, you and chris are a great team

[@jeffharvey6768]

Hope John gets to feeling better.... thoughts and prayers for him.

[@jhimringo]

What a machine that Yanmar is. That angle blade looks pretty sweet

[@michealmartin8565]

Dang that's neat .prayers for John hope he get to feeling better soon

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Thank you for explaining as you go. It's great to learn.

[@doritleis2773]

The drain you have perfectly make to every time. For uncle John a speedy recovery. The video verry good, thanks the night is saving. 🇦🇹

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Looks good! Glad everything went good with Jon!

[@frank4532]

Speedy recovery and get well soon uncle John Great job as always Chris Thanks for sharing 👍

[@oldsmokeeater7075]

As usual excellent job. Sending prayers for a complete and speedy recovery for John!

[@mikeembrey9176]

Great job,prayers for John 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Losttoanyreason]

I love the way the side of the big green truck that brought the pipe folds down. Neato!

[@patriciabockenstette6550]

Get well soon John. Chris, you really do a clean job. Thanks for sharing.

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

Damn Chris you are an artist with that excavator !!!! Really know what you are doing. Yeah I have a backhoe on a compact tractor and have dug a lot of ditches, but our soil is as much rack as dirt and I can really appreciate his talent. Chris is definetely more talented than Mr Dirt Perfect !!!!

[@ekfalcons09]

I have a feeling that it's going to hold a bunch of water being a corrugated pipe. I would have gone with schedule 40 pvc piping because of the smooth walls will let the water flow without being restricted and the PVC won't clogg up

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

@@ekfalcons09 corragated is used ALL the time in field drainage and it works....!!!!! He knows what he is doing !!!

[@paulriversred738]

@@ekfalcons09 that pipe is corrugated on the outside smooth as PVC inside

[@michiganengineer8621]

Best wishes for a complete recovery for John! At least that property owner doesn't need to worry as much as we do up here about road salt washing into the pond through that drain. Do something like that up _here_ and in a few years your pond will be fit for tuna, mackerel and mahi!

[@jasont5635]

That's good that John is doing well and I was counting the number of buckets of gravel 12 in total definitely better to have more then not enough and did I hear the bucket hit some rock awesome job Chris 👍

[@ShalomBrother]

The new Iron horse sure is pretty 😍

[@photocontrol]

Great job on this project! Wishing Uncle John a speedy recovery!

[@danmeek6316]

Thanks for the great vids. I have learned so much from watching you work the different jobs. Keep up the excellent content.

[@GARDENER42]

Please pass on best wishes for a speedy & full recovery to John from here on the other side of the Pond.

[@robertfeagans9298]

Another awesome job completed with strawberry shortcake and one of the best operates I've ever seen.lol

[@jamesbreault5762]

Good lookin job Chris those french drains work good

[@MsRaidman]

Good To hear that John Made it safety through the surgery. Get well soon John.nice Video.now the cows will have some water too.they be Happy To get a Drink of fresh water plus the pond will fill Up too.very Kool man .

[@mikeweagle5523]

Dang! It must be nice to dig with so few rocks. Here in Nova Scotia you can't drive a tent peg without hitting a piece of granite the size of a pickup truck!

[@bourbonthebiscuit]

Hope John is OK best wishes for a speedy recovery, great job there Chris 👍

[@terryclement9811]

Another fine job Chris!

[@russelllmetcalf]

Wish we had Sandy soil like that. Gumbo sticks to every buck down here. Pretty work.

[@craigwavra3495]

Glad to hear John is doing well. As always enjoyed the video. Nice quick little project.

[@picturepop]

Wishing Big John a speedy recovery from the Dorthy family !

[@medtec6747]

Your channel has taught me so much thank you for taking the time to make these

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Glad to hear that John is doing ok will keep him in our prayers, Nice little job Chris turned out awesome.

[@bradbiddy4202]

An amazing touch and a great result.

[@StoicThrower]

That is some really excellent advice on that floating catch basin. Thanks man.

[@pat36a]

Feel for ya Big John , hope all goes well. My out patient surgery w/4 was recovery ( 3rd Hernia Repair ) on July 2nd. turned into 2 more ER visits for 5 days each, and Losing 3" of my small Intestine in a 2nd Emergency Surgery. , 4wks. Turned into adding 6 more on top of that for recovery. Highly restricted at first, leaving me only a few things that I can do. Sleep Pee Or have a BM, has long as I don't apply more the 10lbs of force doing it. Lol

[@maxmacdonald7174]

I hope for John's speedy recover. It would be strange not seeing those knees.😀

[@dirtchild1495]

Right

[@caseyblack7144]

Great work! I have learned a lot by watching your videos. If you ever need a hand I'm right down the road near Pinehurst NC.

[@jonlowe8727]

John won't be worried. Everything is in the safest of hands. We wish him a speedy recovery.

[@jerryc3050]

Good job, Chris. Prayers for Jon's full recovery.

[@kirk467]

One man crew again, you’re always working hard my friend! Nobody can say any different! Looks great Chris, I’m always impressed by how you dig a grade almost by eye! Good job brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@One-mg7fz]

Prayers to John speedy recovery 😁

[@davidstearns9664]

You guys have some nice topsoil down there. Unlike NY we have 20 stone to 1 dirt

[@daniele.woodhead1218]

Prayers and thoughts for John, another 5 ⭐ video loved ❤️ IT from South Carolina viewer

[@tracypratt5897]

Good job Chris as always! Glad John is doing good! We will be praying for him!

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Easy job well suited for Strawbs. Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰

[@countrywoodsman7734]

👍 always nice to learn how to do something. 🇺🇸 God is good.

[@hyundia1]

hope John has a speedy recovery have a great day Chris

[@kennethhume8628]

Please give John my best wishes and a speedy recovery .

[@GPOutdoors]

Great episode. Enjoyed it! Thanks

[@nickjames2370]

Best wishes to Uncle John for a speedy recovery.

[@ricklane8554]

Well, a wonderful truck unloading the Ultra Rib Pipes. And again a perfect gutter with French Drain etc. That Mini is really handy for such*

[@derrickpettit3489]

Good work Chris, amazing how effective that sock pipe is, works well, thanks for sharing.

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris, hope John is doing well, great job thanks for sharing! Kevin

[@TheEggeee2]

I enjoy your videos, when I was in college I worked summers for an excavation contractor . We did mostly schools and larger projects so I had the opportunity to work with many operators (I was a laborer) and you guys aren’t all created equal. Some guys you just didn’t feel safe with when in a ditch. I would definitely feel safe with you as you are buttery smooth now I know the machine and it’s age and maintenance play a role in the operators performance as well. Also your final grading skills are top notch. Keep up the good work.

[@Formerlywarmer]

God bless u and the family, most important thing there is buddy.

[@bosshogg3850]

great job buddy and great video as always buddy praying for uncle john 😎👊🏻👍🏻🙏🏻 that’s a cool pipe truck

[@michaelridenour8054]

Praying for a speedy recovery

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Great job and hope to see Uncle John back soon!!

[@latisimusd]

Some folks play golf, visit beer bars, or other stuff; Chris digs trenches for fun. That's a true fun zone. Heal quick John!

[@jimgermain6622]

Get well John!!

[@philbox4566]

Please do wish John all the best for his recovery. Like seeing the old fella sneaking round in the background wondering who he is. :)

[@DeathLetterBlues44]

Prayers for Big John!

[@keithdunlap2701]

Sending prayers to "Uncle John" !! Get Well, Hope to see you back at it soon......Great work Chris !! Nice and Neat , and well done , as always !! Have a Great Evening Man !! On too the Next...

[@wallbawden5511]

just love watching you at work used to do this years ago and watching you makes a man wont to dig again but those days are over for me so watching a master of so meany machines is a pleasure keep the videos coming as i enjoy your work one thing i must ask is where die the name LETS DIG 18 COME FROM AS I DON'T SEE ANY REFERENCE TO IT JUST CURIOUS IS ALL CHEERS MATE

[@spamlessaccount]

Be well, John!

[@randythomas4549]

HI CHRIS, WHEN THE RAIN FALLS, CAN YOU COME BACK OUTSIDE AND SHOW US THAT DRAIN WORKING, WATCHING FROM BARBADOS, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

[@Thea_MojaveOutliersWhipmakers]

Yep, I was going to ask the same thing. :)

[@donf3739]

Excellent work, as always. At the outlet end, I like to put a length of solid pipe with a rodent guard in it.

[@wernercohrs4439]

Great show hope John gets well after his operation

[@mikebuffing727]

That dump bed sure did take a beating with that rock job. Needs some welding action.

[@robtheslob9649]

Was just back up in your neck of the woods Chris....... Lived in Raleigh for 18 years....... now in Brunswick County..... I kinda miss it up there!!!!!

[@cathiwim]

Georgia? Brunswick County Virginia is not far from where Chris is. Maybe an hour and a half. Used to live there.

[@robtheslob9649]

Brunswick County NC.... Near Wilmington NC.

[@stevenpeters2593]

Prayer to Big John gets well! Soon come back to work!