Its Hard To Make Mud Look Good

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[@george8873]

Clinton from C&C Equipment showed in a recent video why it's important to top off your fuel tank when you're done for the day. The air in the empty space condenses on the metal and rusts the tanks. And that's also how water gets into the fuel. Just found it interesting and probably explains why Chris always tops his tanks off when he's done for the day.

[@gardnermiller6820]

Impressive the way the ol' D6 starts when it's cold!

[@johnmattu7262]

The D6 is quite a asset, what a great tractor...it just puts in the work!

[@2badger2]

It still amazing how much dirt you move with the equipment that you have! I remember when I was 6 years old and help my dad turn over the dirt in our 100' x 80' backyard using a pitchfork in the late 1950s. Total lot size was 200' x 80'. In the middle 1960s he bought a rototiller and I got to do the whole backyard by myself. It would be a 5 minute job with your small excavator ... 🤣🤣🤣

[@JD-zm4eh]

Blading over that mud is like trying to spread chunky peanut butter over soft bread. You make it look as good as can be at this point.

[@aldopine]

I had to laugh when you said it was chilly in the morning. I forgot what "chilly" feels like because where I'm at it's -23°F right now at 8:45pm. With the wind chill it's -42°F. Wish I was there right now being able to stay warm . 😂

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

That little old kitty cat can sure push. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@teapot_]

I think the extra bit you welded on the dozer to protect the radiator seems to work fine and doesn't get in the way at all.

[@JCrook1028]

Over the next 5-10 years that strip is gonna become a helluva fine large home garden plot!

[@patrickcolahan7499]

I am surprised by how well that came out given the material and the mud. But that is the benefit of years of experience and skill. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@pinwizz69]

One thing among many that impresses me about Chris is that he wears true hearing protection when he's using an open dozer. To many dozer operators think foam ear plugs are enough. Nope, those are for low impact hearing protection. I wore foam plugs under my Coast Guard helmet with oam surrounded speaker pads over my ears and I still have some moderate hearing loss. He sure did clean up that valley. It's going to grow nice thick green grass like crazy.

[@FSEAirboss]

Sonar tech here. I feel sad for all the kids riding around in the boom box cars where three blocks over my chest throbs from "the beat". Going to be wearing aids at a young age.

[@arthurjennings5202]

I worked in a welding shop in the 1970s. Welders loved to bang on 8in to 16in pipe with hammers. Also, unmuffled 1,00hp engines test run didn't do my hearing much good either.

[@colinratcliffe2454]

I love the D6 it’s such a compact beefy monster.

[@audiebodine519]

Love watching the 6 run. I used to run a 955L that was about the same size loved running that old machine.

[@donpanzer5348]

It's Hard To Make Mud Look Good...except for Chris!

[@PichKunKhmerII]

Awesome job

[@terrycallaghan8269]

Great work. It's funny when you say it's freezing and the water on the ground is not ice. It's -35f here now that's freezing. Keep up the great work.

[@danmcgraw325]

Running the ole big dozer might be cold but with that much power ya still gotta smile when you hit the throttle!!

[@chrissmith2744]

I had our 10 acres planted pines clear cut a 2 years ago. I rented a Hitachi 225 and deere 550lpg. 4 weeks later I completed turning it into pasture. Filled in 2 big gulleys that was on the property with the trash that wouldn't burn. Built a 60x60 building pad. After everything was done I was happy to know I only missed 11 stumps. But I saved around 5k doing it myself than hiring it out. And an experience that I was well worth the stress and pain at the pump. All the videos I have watched u do gave me all the needed advice and techniques to make it turn out as good as it did. Thanks for sharing

[@tommyh1216]

I was surprised by just how much steam was coming out of those piles that you were pushing about. they're decomposing really really quickly

[@richardherring8220]

Chris, they do make fleece lined pants and electric socks, both of which work great for keeping you warm in winter !!

[@bosunhawk]

Mud looks like a hard day's work, which is always good.

[@glynngrauer3962]

Hey Chris thanks for sharing your work with us

[@blondelizard5453]

Merry Christmas

[@glynngrauer3962]

@@blondelizard5453 same to you have a safe and happy holidays

[@thomasleonard1846]

Mud,mud,mud!👍

[@randycarpenter2914]

Seeing what you started with, it looks good. Pushing mud and sticks is not easy. How you make it look good is a skill that most don't have. Stay warm rest up it may snow. In our area of Arkansas, we expect wind chills of 22 below.

[@danielcollier4401]

Stay safe and warm there

[@dipakpatel9329]

Hello Cheis, many thaks for keeping us worm with fires. A merry Christmas and a happy new year to you and your loved ones from the UK.

[@richwielechowski5191]

Chris, Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thanks for taking us along this past year.

[@terryrogers1025]

Oh the 6 kitty, starts up without a whimper or a struggle, you have to love the dependability. If there is any one who can take a field of mud and slick it up, it is you young man, hands down. Thanks for the ride along sir.

[@rickallen9382]

I. Am ready for the next pond. Merry Christmas

[@CK-yi6pc]

Damn that seat looked cold…..😮

[@petersmith1076]

Thanks for that pause in the video I was gunna ask that question

[@toddmabey1299]

Just float it out like concrete Chris! LOL

[@jol1958]

It's amazing how dry it looks just a foot or so under the surface.

[@craigwavra3495]

When it’s dry it’s dry and when it’s wet it’s wet. Keep moving forward is the only answer.

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

I remember when a similar mental giant said that “if you score more points than the other team,you will usually win”.

[@glynngrauer3962]

Chris bet you be happy once it's finished

[@davidmitchell6974]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chris

[@kittty2005]

Get you a pair of Bogg's rubber pull up boots, yuo just put your socks on then these some farmers use 'em for mucking, other people use them for hunting or outside in the cold all day . They come up to your knees and are loaded with Thinsulate, and tuck your jeans in it's more comfortable, most comfortable water proof all weather boots I have ever owned even better than Sorrells, in my opinion. And oh so warm when it's needed. Merry Christmas, Chris.

[@lindacolaprete7324]

Looks like you're about done. Nice work!

[@aarongrabowski3775]

Awesome job Chris. To do a job of that size in the conditions you dealt with and not have to move stuff around three or four times is awesome. Sure not easy.

[@alanschwier4045]

Chris, just like the rest of your fans… great job and video of this project. Just can’t believe all that “junk” that you’ve relocated. Good to see that all the equipment you have procured has been paying off with a project like this… Take care my friend… Merry Christmas and Happy New Year….

[@planeiron241]

That D6 is just smooth..Great Vid👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@tomswindler64]

For what you had to work with, you did a great job.kudos.😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@leol1682]

Like the D6 Dozer and you have done a very good job on this land .

[@michaelmoore2202]

Merry Christmas Chris! and to Winston also.

[@adavazquez6912]

Chris, Merry Christmas enjoy it to the maximum with family and friends, love to watch your show, can't miss one, God bless you, you're a great hard working young man and good looking too. We your viewers love you and keep you company while in the wood's.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Awesome video Christ and the Artic cold is coming to South Louisiana Thursday night they are giving us 19 degrees First time since 1989. Take care stay safe and warm God bless.

[@GoBlue79]

Who was that hooded man? .. was that Chris? HA! COLD !! The D6 rake extension worked great today as extra pushing area.

[@rondastump8930]

Looks amazing from what u started with, but as usual, your expertise pulled it off! The loggers left a mess. Be safe and God's blessings this Christmas season. Thank u so much for video!

[@bones2610]

Trying to rake that wet clay is akin to herding cats

[@jaquigreenlees]

The funny thing is, if the mess was left in a pile and turned weekly it would break down into good topsoil faster.

[@cathiwim]

Who’s got time for that?

[@kenore4003]

Everything has to be done and dusted yesterday. No one has time for anything. Although over time that stuff that is being buried will break down.

[@jaquigreenlees]

@@kenore4003 Oh I know. The funny part is everything that Chris and others doing the same work burns will also break down into good topsoil over time if they didn't burn it. ( and how many of them complain about a lack of topsoil on a lot of jobs? )

[@mitchstephen5491]

Good idea on cleaning out the tracks. If I didn’t clean out my tracks here in Ontario the machine wouldn’t move again until April.

[@philipfleming3546]

Merry Christmas Chris an John, take little time over holidays with family. New property looking good.

[@wilburroth5150]

You even make a mud hole look good!🙂

[@dougmay8924]

SMOOTH OPERATOR!!!! LET'S DIG!!! YOU'RE A SONG 🎵 🎶,,,MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅 🎄 ❤️ From SW.MICHIGAN!!!

[@donnamullins2089]

Chris just cannot believe how that dozer starts right up and sounds so good. Did the mud weigh the same as the dozer?? Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@arthurjennings5202]

The D6 was definitely a fit for your operation. The pine needles turned it into wet dirt, but as you said, in a few years it will be great topsoil.

[@mslorry3420]

I remember single digit temps and steel toed boots. Don't miss working outside in the winter. If your boots are big enough you should replace the Inner sole with a 1/2" felt one for winter. Your forecast sound yucky till after Christmas. Merry Christmas Chris and the LD 18 friends!

[@robertneilitz4926]

I do like watching blading and root raking

[@Ray69Smith]

Looks good Chris nice job ! 👍👍👍👍

[@nandi123]

You can use the downtime to get your D6 all slicked up! 😉

[@richardswartzbaugh929]

Chris, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅🏻🎄🎁🎉🎈🎊🍾🍾

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Digging another Pit ! Ah - Fun playing in the Mud ! Great Dozer Work - its a Pleasure watching You Work indeed ! But it was Freezing and the Radiator to the Rescue ! The D6 is going to get its well deserved Rest ! Overall it was a great Productive Day and You sounded pretty Happy with Things so far ! Many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!

[@bobkohl6779]

Damn, nice looking clay! Merry Christman Chris. We actually got up to 42, but it was damp. Snow tonight

[@MrFrankturbo1]

MERRY CHRISTMAS to ya and your family !

[@kaboom4679]

It may be hard , but you can polish a mud pile like nobody's business .

[@harrykeel8557]

The loggers in my area aren't much better. I had some pine cut in 2019, and I asked them to smooth out the ruts around the piles of trash from using the place as A deck. I wanted to get to the cedar trees they had knocked down or moved out of the way. Didn't happen. I had another crew to leave logs in the woods ready to drag to the deck to load, they aren't ever coming back. I don't blame you for keeping the tank full if it isn't going to be used for a while.

[@larryconley9438]

Chris nice job of spreading that logging clean up. Great videos hopefully the next 3days to dried out.

[@AncientHermit]

It's gone really well on this site given the challenges. 👍While we are here I shall wish you a Merry Crimble Chris, 🎅🎄thanks for all the videos across this year. 😀Here's to an even better year next year too. 🤞Be well.😉

[@michaelhobby4872]

It actually turned out pretty good, all things considered. Nice work.

[@martymclamb5750]

U always seem to make it look nice . Great job

[@heatherlane9270]

Use what you have - warming parts! Mud conglomeration - on the positive side it will make great future top soil. D6 - flappy cap - will find a place on the farm even for reat.

[@rdon53]

As long as you have a place to put it seems like a good idea long term.

[@gregsimon1285]

When you said the D6 wouldn’t be needed for a while I could hear the disappointment in your voice. As much as you like running the excavators I think running the D6 is your favorite tool.

[@nigelhales874]

Thats grading down nicely looking cold on the d6 caterpillar we're john and Robert today happy Christmas to Robert and john 😀

[@dmwi1549]

Up North the old dozers had socks connected to the radiator with a curved fabric tube going over top of hood all the way back to the operator. Life before heated cabs and joysticks!

[@tomrogers9467]

And Computers, sensors and DEF. The good ole days!

[@dmwi1549]

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[@tomrogers9467]

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[@waltermattson1730]

It looks like the big job is coming to an end. It looks nice.

[@johnguay1859]

Nice looking job considering the mess you have there, thank you for the videos

[@donnaflanagan6612]

It turned out pretty good Chris. The D6 fired up straight away & always does a mighty job. I’m sure you will find something for it to do at home. Wishing you & your family a safe merry Christmas🎄😊 Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

[@garymessina1609]

It is what it is at least you have a way to depose of the stuff great video thanks Chris

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Come on now little chilly -13f is a little chilly up here in NW Wisconsin. Thanks for the video Chris 👍✅ take care of yourself and Winston ❤️❤️.

[@danielcollier4401]

Try to stay safe and warm there

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

@@danielcollier4401 just got power back on Wednesday 8 days without wood stove and generator. Hope not to lose it again with the storm tomorrow trees are still loaded with ice and snow.

[@francesstratton695]

I think it looks awesome Chris! Stay warm my friend.👍👍

[@hillsidetreeservice6973]

Think them old cats have a reversible fan so in the winter you can swap it having it blow toward you so you get a little heat

[@digginthatcut22]

It's like the frame and floor of doing a demo, lol, except dirt and sticks. Looks great man, especially how wet it is..

[@Todd.Roberts]

Even though it’s muddy it still looks good

[@kittty2005]

C&C Equipment has a D8K the D6's big brother and it's for sale, the blade and arms that hold it weigh 12,000 pounds it's a very big boy.

[@peterperigrino1403]

Hit those red embers with your leaf blower. Should fire rite back up depending on how damp it is. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

[@rodneywroten2994]

Yes cold front got here in north central Louisiana today. It said in the low teens and wind chill around 4-6

[@glennrhinehart3186]

Hahahahaha hahahahaha nothing like a brisk day and a open station to set in to cool the chestnuts. 😎😎

[@jeffterhune8573]

Looks good, battery heating gloves and socks, your cold spell would be a nice day to us, stay warm and safe.

[@karenhuff5045]

Turn the fan blades around on the D-6 keep you warm

[@johnbaskett2309]

Could turn the fan blades on the older dozers. Hang curtains and they were roasty-toasy at 20 below.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

It is called trucking the mess out, however nobody wants to pay for it.🙄 Looks good to me considering the mess you started with.😎

[@jraydelatorre]

All the wet mud is about to freeze if the cold snap reaches you. Maybe you can get some footage operating in the equipment on the frozen ground lol.

[@grstrom1]

I wonder how close we are to programming the excavator with the length, width, and depth of a hole you want dug, then just push a button and the machine automatically digs the hole?

[@ronpeacock9939]

You talked about the crap left over... I was commenting about how it sucks... you're digging up the burn/barrow pit and getting some of the best pond damn material you've probably seen for a while.. for a house lot.... and you know, if you want to stay warm with a big dozer... Clint always seems to have an 850J for sale... heater and AC... Though I'm sure the D6 gets the job done just as well (though on these cold days.... that open air cab might as well be in the antarctic for how cold that steel gets... ). At least the Komatsu is closed in...

[@TinyHouseHomestead]

MmmmmMMMMM, giblets an GRAVY! 😱😁👍👍🇺🇸

[@charlessmyth]

The D-6 is a bit of a rag-top for that weather. I can feel the cold from here :-)

[@huggleme2]

Hi Chris, thanks for the enjoyable vid’s. Enjoy watching everything come together when you do planning for ponds and everything else. Sit back sometimes and think” what’s going on in his head”. Which does the more damage (wear and tear)to your machines ? The wet or dry, dust or water conditions ?

[@petereckerwall9423]

This is exatly why i only do snow in the winter, it takes double the time to get half as good result as in the summer! 🤣❤️🇸🇪

[@michaelblack9253]

I used to run an open cab track loader and yes it gets cold!!

[@donmiller358]

Good evening, all. "Its Hard To Make Mud Look Good". but you can, Chris, from about a hundred twenty miles away.lol