Mud Mats And A Swamp! Gonna Be A Messy Day!

[@SLCFarms]

Hope your uncle John is doing good. Would love a little update on everyone one day while we are digging with you. Do you ever see or hear from Justin?

[@mysterj1]

I was just thinking Chris has done well. I remember him doing videos when he was still working for his uncle.

[@JadedLady]

I really appreciate how nice Chris keeps his equipment.

[@randyc3934]

I remember when you rescued a excavator that was stuck in mud like that, a couple of yrs or so ago, that was a great video also

[@kennethstaszak9990]

If it's the video I'm thinking of that was my introduction to Chris.

[@johndoe248]

...my intro vid too...

[@AustinSlacker]

heh, my intro vid was him putting a track back on a link-belt, but un fu--erm--stucking that excavator is probably one of his most viewed vids.

[@shawngilson5734]

That was the video that got me hooked on his videos

[@darriongrey9088]

"Whatever Floats Your Boat" comes to mind.....but it does show the confidence you have on your ability and the machines you own and operate....have watched you from the early days with your uncle and you still manage to get me looking forward to your next video 😀😀👍👍

[@BrushCommando]

😂 More, more, more! But wait, that’s not all, there’s MORE lol

[@ronaldharmon9891]

Haven't see the MUD MATTS in ages, LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO!🙌

[@mikefisher1231]

Brings back you working in the swamps clearing beaver dams

[@hydraulic-hum]

love the work on the mud mats, stay safe Chris..

[@the_Texas_Bandit]

That long reach tree branch cutting thing Dirt Perfect and Man Behind The Scenes put together would have been wonderful for you to borrow in this pond.

[@nigelhales874]

Has I read comments about Uncle John and the Long reach excavator last time you used the mats Chris the 220 definitely going to need a bath 🛁 after this job Chris it's late Friday evening here in the UK and today been nice and warm and sunny been to see the new lifeboat down the coast of Kent south east England with fish and chips supper after thanks 👍 Chris

[@axcs0119]

This reminds me of the large dredging job where you used the mat as a drag to haul the mud.

[@hygri]

Every body loves it when Chris gets in the pond. Especially Chris.

[@VowellVentures]

Those mud mats make a person love physics, that's for sure.. but damn.. pucker factor is still reeeeally high!!!!! Your channel and a couple others have been making me willing to tackle more projects around my 40 acre homestead (in progress), so thank you for that. It's nice to study and learn ideas/techniques from people that actually know what they are doing and are efficient at it as well. Thank you for that.

[@jaro2450m]

This 220 looks like 55k lbs dancing Swan Lake . Nice job.

[@mikehunt3222]

Aaaahh, come on Chris. Don’t be a scaredy cat. There’s a bottom to all that muck………somewhere. 😂

[@williamhenderson9535]

Well, well, Chris got through the mud. We could see it was getting a little sketchy! You know he doesn't like dirty equipment! Lol

[@nandi123]

Oof! That was some pretty sketchy mat surfing. Your seat of the pants feel for what your machine can handle is what makes the best pilots.

[@colinkennedy8730]

If you ever need to build Matt’s for yourself Chris when you finish each job strip stack the Matt’s with 2 inch fillets ,I believe you would extend the life of them

[@huntz3215]

Could use an I beam attachment to bucket for sweeping knockdown. Kept thinking about the Beatles song - Yellow Submarine.

[@terryrogers1025]

It has been along time since I’ve seen you taking the 220 out mud surfing on mats, glad you got yourself out of trouble when you started sinking. I would consider that mud you were more akin to quicksand, or primordial Oz. Looks nice though, thanks for the update, enjoyed watching.

[@martineastburn3679]

Just a thought for a shop job. Make a set of stout forks (like a forklift) and these mats would be easy to put out or move closer to be put out. They make those extend a boom forks but not that fancy - maybe a set of forks off a trashed out one of those and an adaptor made. Just a thought. Can be used in house clearing - moving heavy stuff... Mabye a log would be better to sweep the pond with. Tough job without fire.

[@lorengolliher2712]

That's insane but I've watched you to do it before but it's still crazy keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep watching you're truly the Picasso of ponds 😊😊

[@johnscott2849]

It’s takes a very long time for organic stuff to rot away when it’s underwater. No oxygen slows it way down. I put enzymes in my pond to help with that. But I don’t have water running in and out. He would have to treat that pond everyday almost. That’s going to look good full of water.

[@roberthoffhines5419]

What a wild ride...and I'm only 17 minutes in!

[@joebeernink2293]

Need a big anchor chain tied to two machines and pull across the lake.... may need D12's to pull it though.

[@Todd.Roberts]

Always gotta do something sketchy when the mats come on the job

[@dennishill3463]

👍 thanks

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Many good men have gotten trouble with saying (Just one more). But you know the limits.

[@kbye5323]

That was hairy to watch. You’re probably the only one in the world to move fish with an excavator! Nice work!

[@andysinn8655]

You must not get the cold we get in Wisconsin because our ponds need to get deep to keep from having massive fish kill.We can get 36" to 40" of ice.

[@roseannvolrath2271]

Good morning my friend 😊🌞😊❤

[@ShalomBrother]

I do miss watching the dredging work with mats. I’d not realised but it has been a minute or 2

[@johnb.2936]

I think all boys like playing in the mud. How many of us were scolded when we came home all muddy by our mothers? Maybe Chris' mom is scolding him while watching this video.

[@Hoittoboes]

Chris The only person that can make an excavator walk on water

[@thecincylife5736]

Them matts look like your old one from 4 years ago. Good thing you upgraded now time for unc to upgrade

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Nice video Chris. Nice job on the pond.

[@tjfritts9013]

Wow, as soppy and saturated as that ground was, you'd think it'd been under a pond or somethin' for years. ;)

[@israelswearingen8219]

Uncle making you RENT those mats ?!? They come with a warranty?!? Come on UNC!

[@williammurfin6354]

A big long chain pulled by your two excavators might had bee a better thought. That's how we land clear big acres here. But what about fish habitat????

[@johndoe248]

.... giant pond, small lake 😊...

[@Peter-z5f]

Back in the days of steam tractors there was a plowing rig that would be perfect for this type of job. They used 2 tractors fitted with large winches mounted sideways in the middle of the tractor. They'd park on opposite sides of the field, or pond in this case, and they'd run the cable out from one of the tractors over to the other one and hook up kind of a double sided plow to it. As the one tractor reeled its cable in to pull the plow towards it, it unspooled the cable from the other tractor. Then they'd move forward a bit and pull the plow the other way. A plow probably wouldn't work for a pond, but I bet someone could come up with some kind of sled or roller that would do the trick.

[@jerrydutra3225]

Happy Friday from Sanford Maine. US. Wear your muck boots Chris, no flipflops 😁

[@alpintourer]

If you are out on this newly filled lake in a boat, don't dive in! 10,000 punjab sticks lurk beneath.

[@malcolmyarnold6172]

Good job mate looking great would be nice to see it once it is full keep up the good work

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

Too bad someone doesn't make mats out of something like Trex ( plastic deck material). They would be a lot more durable. They wouldn't soak up water or rot and are easy to clean.

[@andrewbranthwaite5240]

A boat and a brush cutter could be a better move once a bit of water fills

[@jeremybell9113]

Rent goes up if you break them😂

[@erickaiser501]

It’s only deep when the counterweight is pushing mud away from the door 😂😂

[@nigelhales874]

A pleasure to watch

[@kayenicholls5473]

Good morning everyone I hope you all enjoy your day we have a fine day in Tasmania ❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Della-ih5hj]

That was a big job and a little scary,..

[@parsrobc]

Chris, you should have took a big log with you you could just smashed it all with one big log and just moved it all around

[@yowser8780]

Hmm... good opportunity to get the old dragline out... and 2 or 3 dump trucks to haul the spoils off.

[@thecincylife5736]

For a minute I thought you were going to push it and get the 220 stuck. Kinda wished you would have tho cause it would have been a hell of a video getting it out

[@bosshogg3548]

Great job 👍🏻 love how you said Mr Matt

[@kennethstaszak9990]

Looked like a flame thrower would have been a better tool than an excavator.

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida

[@markpashia7067]

That amount of water tells me you are swimming in the spring heads or source of all that water. Could be four foot deep and right next to it be twenty foot deep.

[@BensHalloween]

After a messy day a much more messy or an unmessy day will follow. Take your choice! 😅

[@scrappy7571]

All of sudden have a urge for a bowl of chocolate pudding.

[@michaelmullins1290]

When you first ventured out on the mats. I started thinking it might be a good dredging job.

[@TexDrinkwater]

There are a huge number of mats available in Texas - they use gazillions of them in the oilfields. Too bad you couldn't have grabbed some and had them delivered with the grader.

[@rogerlarge4827]

Light weight mud compared to some you've done.....

[@markpashia7067]

Dang Chris it's looking good but that was sketchy as can be.

[@JuliusCrawley]

Mud mats where the beaver dams

[@honkanen72]

Reminds me from tradeschool jobsite: one were excavating a pond and making roadbed for loggingroad over swamp. Curious farmer destroyed the roadbed with tractor..

[@SuEnRoD]

I was wondering if dragging a mat with a winch and cable from one bank to the other would work.

[@thatdave86]

Wonder if a tractor fitted with Dual wheels and power hoe and hooked to a winch line on gard ground on the pond edge . Winch and drive while the hoe mulches everything up . Im sure ther would be some young fella would be keen to wear a raincoat and long gumboots !

[@nickchannel5364]

These are worse conditions than the concrete crushing ones.

[@freelancerinc1162]

Have you ever put any serious thoughts into one of those pontoon/bog excavators?

[@kevinraines4318]

would old railway sleeppers be any good for making mats

[@BevRich-y8u]

Oh come on you could have climbed down in that overflow😊

[@norman8269]

That part of the pond needs a good dredging in the worst way

[@M5888-z3w]

I got a question for you the diesel in your machine that runs the hydraulic pump is extremely load hard on the ears would an electric motor in machine make less hydraulic noise ?

[@KevinWilk-n9i]

Hope you took out insurance.When you rented him from your uncle

[@johndoe248]

It's too bad alll those trees you've cut down you couldn't have had some milled into timbers for mats

[@GooberStomper]

Anchor Chain Logging 1 pass and all brush is gone

[@Brutalford]

Why don't you use the big square I guess they're plastic or synthetic mats

[@shawngilson5734]

Whats the story with chris leaving his uncle? Peacfuly left or was there an issue?

[@The.Dark1365]

Could have stretched a cable all the way across and pulled it with the dozer

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

If you had to dredge that you'd be better off letting it fill and then pumping it out like they do with rivers

[@elizabethlenning8723]

Can you get mats from a sawmill?

[@justintremblay7657]

Too bad you don't have a long piece of large chain or heavy cable... You could have used that between the dozer and the rock truck and scraped everything flat.

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Chris do they make plastic traction mats?

[@beardy4831]

If only you had a drag line you coulda reached those tires. Oh wait...

[@paulhusky580bts]

Do you wish had 25m long Reach Excavator like we got here In UK Firm called Land & Water Group got they got KZbin Site

[@databoy2010]

looks like you need an airboat not an excavator.

[@garygentry583]

What type of wood are the mats made from? I would think southern cypress would be best.. naturally rot-resistant.. you got bigger balls than me bud..

[@Curtislow2]

I wonder how many of us where thinking "MAKE AN ISLAND OF THE TRASH"?

[@klausm.55]

no subtitles in other languages

[@RitaRoyalty-k1z]

Your videos always bring me so much joy and inspiration. Thank you for your energy and willingness to share your talents with us!🌮💛🌌

[@ShalomBrother]

Surely you could cut some wood out of your forest, get it milled and make your own mats? They’re only wood, threaded rod, it’s and washers?

[@dorota.w1767]

Gdzie napisy , pozdrawiam

[@gailrowland1672]

Shame on Uncle John for renting you old mats… Love ur videos…from a retired residential builder.

[@GaryStanden]

... and where is your dragline?!

[@dennisreed3382]

They say that people only watch auto races for the crashes. You really disappointed.

[@6f7GXitn]

Situazione sentimentale: sto discutendo se depilarmi le gambe o indossare i pantaloni per tutto l'inverno😻

[@yafPccAR]

Questo video ha reso la nostra serata indimenticabile. Ora abbiamo una nuova regola: più risate, meno litigi💚

[@Scot_WestTexas]

👍😎🚜

[@JeffCoplin]

How far can you reach?