Lake Dredging Before And After Drone Videos

All done and ready to move to another job

[@loadpin]

That silt fence cracks me up🤣😂🤣😂 I bet you were shaking your head putting that up, to protect the lake from getting any muddy run off. Great job and great videos.

[@anthonymontgomery4861]

SOME SERIOUS MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT ON UPSTREAM SEDIMENT TRAPS BECAUSE THIS LAKE WILL BE FULL OF THE SAME RUBBISH AGAIN IN A YEAR OR SO. GREAT VIDS CHRIS. KEEP EM COMING. MERRY XMAS FROM AUSTRALIA

[@63256325N]

Leave it to a bureaucracy to make you install a silt fence around a run off pond, or lake in this case. It's so stupid it's laughable! Awesome aerials. Thanks for the great series, I imagine you're glad it's over.

[@Timsticlestv]

Wow, shows you just how much more could have been taken out!

[@Badgermatt-nc5nr]

You said you took out 90,000 yards, they should have paid you for another 190,000!

[@heartland96a]

As he said, he did what they had a budget for .this will keep the property values up until then.

[@toddreynolds8875]

He said they took out. 900 loads. At aprox 14/15/ yards to load cause its so heavy. So total yds. 13 or 14 thousand yds. Not 90,000

[@MiniDigging]

For the money they have to spend to do this every few years they should just fill in the lake, install big enough storm sewers and sell the land for more housing with maybe some smaller ponds. Long term investment while the economy is good. Who would ever want to buy a house on this lake knowing it turns into a trash dump and eye sore every few years. Good to know the history of lake front property, I know from experience on this.

[@Blazer02LS]

If you look around that area on Google maps you will find multiple developments on this same creek that have the same situation. Some of the "lakes" are even worse than this one. They just keep building more crap upstream. Shelley Lake Park is in the same predicament.

[@lomax3216]

So in effect, it's just a sludge pit with nice houses around it. Is that about right ?

[@augustreil]

Lol, yup !

[@huckstirred7112]

all that money for a beautiful lake lot only to end up with a 2 foot deep unusable mud pit in the back yard . You know those houses lost an enormous amount of value . Value probably go's down more each year .

[@HughzieTube]

Imagine if the money pot was endless and you could dig it all out to original depth, That would keep you busy for a year.

[@augustreil]

The whole lake needs a serious dredging.

[@ngnmech]

That is an understatement. What Chris removed isn't even a fair start.

[@arkansas1336]

@august --- It appears 80 to 100% more could/should have been removed!

[@augustreil]

@@arkansas1336, So true !

[@ajones8699]

The cost would be eye watering..lol

[@heyitsvos]

august Tony Beets has entered the chat

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Awesome! Fantastic drone footage!

[@ckc3166]

Chris is a good drone flyer.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

PeterBilt 379 yes he is

[@57fitter]

@@ckc3166 You' think he'd put that skill into other endeavors, wouldn't you?

[@ckc3166]

@@57fitter Excavators?

[@57fitter]

@@ckc3166 Possibly ;D

[@Graveltrucking]

That sure puts things to perspective, you hauled off 900 truck loads, it hardly made a dent, holy ****, they kept sweeping the problem under the rug for too many years.

[@markbusby9709]

Well done Chris......Ive been in construction myself (UK) well familiar in what you are doing, and what you achieved , you and your team deserve a beer or three, brilliant effort..........

[@DemonEvo9]

I’ve watched the entire series of this lake, and know you and the buys trucked out 11ty billion loads of muck, but.... sadly, it’s only a scratch in what really needs to be accomplished

[@Darryl603]

I couldn't tell any difference

[@Gizmo42Rodeo]

The fish are probably happy they wont be evicted again for a while.

[@raincoast2396]

A lot of work. Big difference and money in the bank. "Erosion keeping me in a job".

[@QuantityEngineers]

The drone videos really show the work done. Doing a flyover video before you started was brilliant!

[@marcryvon]

Man, you have balls ! Seeing this, I'd run away ! Ok, I have no experience in digging or dredging, but holy crap, that was a HUGE undertaking. Respect ! Truely deserved, Southern Man !

[@shortridgeexcavatingllc]

Chris, I've been watching this project from start to finish and I must say VERY awesome job!

[@cleckler2935]

True, but this is North Carolina. Snow today. 75 and sunny tomorrow

[@ckc3166]

@@cleckler2935 do you live in North Carolina?

[@cleckler2935]

@@ckc3166 yes I do. Not sure why my comment landed here... Was intended for another comment about the weather. Sorry for the confusion

[@ckc3166]

@@cleckler2935 no I was just wondering I used to live in North Carolina to in the Raleigh area. I'm coming up thare in a couple weeks. I live in Florida now tho.

[@benrandomly2016]

Now we wait, for the footage after the lake refills.

[@jeffjefferson3364]

And? Dredging is valuable material, it can help improve soil structure and soil composition of marginal farmlands. We want to have that material so the continued periodic dredging isn't a problem.

[@benrandomly2016]

@@jeffjefferson3364 Yes, I agree. I'm not sure what your comment has to do with my comment about seeing the lake back up to full pool. Before I left the construction world, we regularly cleaned out ponds and impoundments. Nothing nowhere as big as some of Chris' projects tho.

[@jeffjefferson3364]

@@benrandomly2016 sorry I was on a spree of environmentalist videos and this came up thought you were complaining about the dredging. My bad

[@benrandomly2016]

@@jeffjefferson3364 Gotcha.

[@grimthenoble]

Let's figure out where the sediment is coming from and fix the problem?

[@Blazer02LS]

They won't let them do that. Can't mess with those "natural streams" you know.

[@toddreynolds8875]

You nailed it. We dont have no sediment in our development ponds. Never had to do anything like this in the 30 yrs i been doing excavation

[@ramseybarber8312]

Hi At least removing the greenary has done away with the Mosquito beds

[@19Dennis53]

So what is done with all these truck loads? Is it given to local farmers?

[@jasoncrocker9332]

Nice job 👍 It would be pretty interesting to see where all the mud came from

[@johnmacdonald6201]

That was a serious amount of mud and muck that you removed overall, I enjoyed the drone shots, great coverage, it gives a much better idea of the total area involved.

[@jonbeecroft4912]

were those your foot prints out their in the mud or did you push poor timmy out there

[@00nutt]

Jon I was gonna say the same thing!!! 👍

[@letsdig18]

i dont know who ventured out there lol

[@keithdunlap2701]

Wow !! You did move a lot out of that lake, didn't really look that big until i seen this .......Pretty cool shot with the Drone...

[@FiremanSVFD-cf1jn]

See your uncle in shorts at the start of this and now your getting ready for snow. Tells the story of how long this project took. Have a good weekend.

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[@Jodokus_Rendentanz]

Wow! So much work! so much mud was taken out. 900 Truck loads you said. And still you did just the most needed stuff. I gues, if they dont get the sediment stop floating in, they wont have a lake in some years. Or 10 excrevators and and a railway line is needet to demud this whole lake.

[@Chris_L034]

that whole pond is a sediment pit lol

[@augustreil]

So true. Looks like it might be 3-5' deep on average, not good !

[@toddreynolds8875]

Pond is probly man made to be the sediment pit for that development

[@Chris_L034]

@@toddreynolds8875 its possible, but he said in an earlier video a majority of this sediment comes from newer developments built upstream.

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[@wymershandymanservice9965]

Great content, fine follow up, looks like they may as well be planning your next visit back. They need to start saving money now because at the rate it fills up you be back there in a couple years.

[@lylestatzer7112]

This was quite the project to follow. You are a damn fine operator. I've watched several of your videos after I came across your channel. If people think it's easy they're crazy. I became good with the yard and stay boom cranes on the navy ship I was on, then moved into driving truck. The best trucks I drove and got good with was front discharge concrete mixers. I miss that job, I now drive OTR. Your good sir, and fun to have listen to in bbn your narrative.

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

PRETTY KOOL TUNEZ FOR THE DRONE FOOTAGE THERE CHRIS .... ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Letsdig18 .....

[@Malandrin]

nice job, what happened to the other lake project where you took all the trees down and cleared the space?

[@loveJessica281]

Allan S he’ll return eventually

[@bobferranti5222]

The drone video really shows how massive this project really is. I can only imagine how long it would have taken if they wanted the entire lake dreged down to the bed. Here's hoping they dont let it go for as long as they did last time.

[@rictus7222]

Probably should have taken out twice as much as you've already done have a real Lake I guess this is supposed to be just for Aesthetics purpose not a real habitat

[@augustreil]

Yeah, I'm thinking 50 times !

[@ut000bs]

It appears to be huge retention pond. :)

[@heldenbrandfarms2578]

Watching you footage, is there ever going to come a point in your lifetime where the entire lakebed?

[@MiniDigging]

Great video by the way Chris, wish you could do more drone videos of your projects if you have the time. Tells so much more of the details.

[@Blazer02LS]

Looks like they need to let it fully drain to the deepest point. Then go in with some big equipment like a couple P&L 1850s and a few 200 ton haul trucks... They might catch up that way. That is a lot of muck.

[@kevin20044]

Awesome vidja. Looks like before long that lake will be full of sediment

[@rayhitt5564]

I live on an 8 acre pond near Augusta, Ga. Creek entrance to pond is filling up with dirt caused by upstream development. Can anyone recommend an attorney to represent our home owners association?

[@memyselfandifarmer]

just add a catch filter at the top and empty it every day or so!

[@canniballectus2560]

How in the hell did it get like that in the first place. It's a little like CA and their forest fire problem. Preventive maintenance is to expensive I guess.

[@46rambo49]

so how long till you have to go back and pull out the sediment again? two years tops with the rains and such you guys have gotten lately.>>???

[@charlessmyth]

It's a big job for two excavators, but it's not the Salton Sea :-)

[@eddiekilby]

4 or 5 huracanes later and they'll be more money to be made.

[@anthonyjcarolan3161]

You have done a good 👍 on that lake in the city

[@phillipbonner5215]

It would be a huge undertaking to clean that whole Lake out

[@trevorgough942]

Hi Chris great video again,what happens to al that stuff? Is it good soil or crap?.

[@xtort107]

Watch the vids, he's dumping it out on a field used for farming, sort of self explanatory.

[@sammason133]

Hey what type of drone are you flying? And what's the camera set up ?

[@glennhall8429]

Shit job but a nice little earner i bet nice job on the finish and the cleanup bud😊👍👌

[@joshjansen8429]

That’s ridiculous. The lake looks like it’s half full of sediment as it is.

[@terrian1679]

Love the music, as accurate jobs and creative music are math and art

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...That one cove..."Ahh, about SEVENTY OR EIGHTY dump truck loads; it's not bad.".. Such a cool job to have.

[@FoardFow]

I assume all the homeowners around the lake had to foot the bill?

[@Blazer02LS]

Yep, HOA footed the bill.

[@jasonking2943]

Where is the guy who talks about the dragline? Are you ready for the storm? Hurricanes, snow, tornados...sounds like alabama

[@JoeMalovich]

Coulda used a dragline or dredge barge with a dewatering plant.

[@ut000bs]

@@JoeMalovich Don't forget the railroad spur.

[@KeyserSoseRulz]

As my boss use to say: too bad, crap always rolls downhill.

[@joegoecke9711]

Please, give credit to the author of the music. Who is it?

[@arkansas1336]

A great video of the 'before and after'. Use as an advertising video! Project looks to be in the dollar range of $350K to $380K...How bad did I miss it....don't tell me I was too high or low, I'll know.

[@kakindebroek]

Working 6 days a week as an excavator operator.... Watch youtube videos about someone working an excavator on my day off.... This is getting out of hand :) Nice job, keep it up!

[@oldfarmer4700]

Like lots have said still lots of silt left. If they had the funds you could have made a career out of that place. Just bought a small place on the lake and walked to work every day. By the looks of what is still there you'll be back in a year or two. Or have you build a catch basin up stream then you can clean it out once a year. Anyway there was a hell of a lot dig and dumps on that job.

[@Nighthawke70]

I don't think tracks are the solution here. A dedicated floating dredge system using hydraulic pumping would be ideal for this project. That's just nuts they don't have any silting controls in place to deal with the problem.

[@toddreynolds8875]

Chris. Awesome job start to finish. And great drone. But love reading the comments on everyone probably a millionaire on projects like this. Why do so many people think our line of work is so profitable. It cracks me up. We all love doing it. And great doing your own thing. But i tell customers. If your both school teachers or police/fire. Dont quit your jobs to buy excavation equipment or logging equipment. Stay doing your job. You make more then we do

[@mrbakerskatz]

That was awesome but i about lost it when the music stop abruptly . REALLY AWESOME THOUGH . Merry Christmas !

[@dwayneburrell5791]

Looks good. My dads good friend owns that Lake you cleaned out Mr. Ammons. We built that Lake 30 years ago..

[@GarnetCarmichael]

I laughed my posterior off when I saw the silt fence. Was that to keep silt from entering the lake? Gotta love regulations. Massive undertaking, start stock piling fuel to do it again in five years time. Thanks for the video Chris.

[@marrtinprendergast6187]

Where did you get 140 excavator

[@waynetharp]

You really should get a pilot's license! It is just joysticks like the excavator, right? Nice job guys...It is so much nicer! Filler er up!

[@GolfsUltimateApproach]

I am curious to how much the cost of a job like that was?

[@chadbell8993]

Looks Great! As many pond jobs you do I'm surprised you don't have a long stick machine on floats.

[@robertfakler8564]

Wow, what a big job. I'd forgotten about all the shrubbery you had to remove. Enjoyed watching every day.

[@ninanina-sx3pv]

Thank you for taking the time to do the drone shots. That really puts the size of the job into perspective. Massive undertaking. Great jobsecurity lol

[@matthewstencel8298]

I'm actually curious, If you were to dredge the middle of the lake, would you do it with a normal machine? Or would something like a dragline or a long reach work better? Or even like a barge and dredger?

[@edspencer7121]

Lake association needs the beautification kept up to appease the residents that are paying an exorbitant association fee due to poor excavation when the development was constructed. Dig on man. Time is money, money is time!

[@alberteinstein9045]

AMAZING how people with money will even build a beautiful home on a sewer pit.

[@jcadult101]

Wow, those aerial shots make it seem like you didn't even make a dent. They need an on-going dredge with dewatering system to pull that deep material in closer to shore to muck out. Can't imagine the costs of that yardage!

[@ohhpaul7364]

Back to the pond build or the big farm clearing project? Or are you being sent elsewhere?

[@theshadow1559]

The overhead drone part of the video is absolutely a winner. It really gives the viewer a sense of what you are being asked to do as well as how the whole lake is fed by those state maintained water runoffs, which are draining the surrounding area. Looks like a really great place to own property, quiet, reserved and without a doubt, expensive.

[@lt8945]

Great job. Nice before & after shots show the amount of work you actually did. Be glad they didn't ask you pull the stumps outside the last cove you did. lol Work safe & smart not hard.

[@doobs930069]

What is cheaper draining the whole lake and dozing off the sediment or what you are doing but for the whole lake?

[@Bazza1973ify]

What's been happening with the 250 while you've been on the 220 on the lake job Chris?

[@joshuadaviddorrell]

Job well done.

[@jaredbrown1580]

Gotta love a hoe hand that doesn’t require a herd of dozers to clean up after them!!! Very nice job dude!!

[@dannewton5363]

Awesome video Chris, i love the drone footage 👍btw what kind of drone are you using? Thanks

[@ICECREAMK1NG1-jw8ig]

Well I suppose you made a little dent in it ! Shame they don't have the money to actually fix it properly.

[@m1t2a1]

Is that a cut off oxbow lake?

[@cardiackidjones2848]

Nice work both with the dredging and the drone flying.........you are one hard working dude!

[@j.zingler6735]

Confess, you did those ponds to escape your wife and call it "work".... ;)

[@TPTimi]

Amazing

[@michaelridenour8054]

I bet that one took forever to do

[@demandred1957]

So just to be nosy Chris, how old are you? I was going to say mid 30's but your uncle looks pretty young.. Btw you have for sure surpassed Jpaydirt as my favorite construction channel now.

[@letsdig18]

im 31 but feel 51 LOL

[@demandred1957]

@@letsdig18 Well you are tearing it up for a younger guy.. Keep it up man!

[@ckc3166]

@@letsdig18 I would have guessed 45

[@TheUserid82]

Demandred1957 the age of an aunt or uncle is not accurate to judge someones age off of as I am the same age as an aunt and older then an uncle due to a 30 year difference between my dad and his youngest brother.

[@ut000bs]

@@TheUserid82 I used to date a girl whose uncle I used to fish with was a year younger than her. It is sort of funny, huh? :)

[@steveholton4130]

The scale of the job and the $ signs of the "Shacks" says Greater Charlotte!

[@farmingboi3990]

could you possibly include more drone footage in the videos? I think its nice to have the exterior view. keep up the good work !

[@rangepro]

what does a job like that costs>>>1/4 million?

[@Jodokus_Rendentanz]

I like to knw that too, but I'm pretty shure, money is a secret.

[@jonschneck4559]

Using the average cost per a yard likely around $1600 a load

[@Jodokus_Rendentanz]

@@jonschneck4559 Thank you!

[@toddreynolds8875]

Wow jon. Glad you dont do excavation job estimates. Or none of us would get a job. Possible possible possible. 300/350. A load. Maxxxx. Probably around a 250 /300 grand job. Bout 200 bucks a house x 5 years per doing it over. So a grand total bill per house. Pretty doable

[@toddreynolds8875]

Lol. There aint that much money in excavation. Or everyone would be doing it

[@larryceaser1706]

Wonder how long it would have taken to let this dry out and go in and do the whole thing back to the beginning Year might have been worth it just a comment not a criticism

[@mischef18]

Excellent all round video and drone footage bro, can sure see why it took 900 truck loads in the end.

[@bobbaer869]

Nice video looks like you could take out another 12,000 yards

[@edwardfast4525]

Is that Lake just a big catch Basin for run off for all the water from around the area?

[@yepperbgolley8215]

VERY COOL VIDEO!!! Impressive Results!!