Emergency Overflow Pipe Repair

Fixing a pond that drained down when the old overflow pipe failed

[@nemo227]

Chris, I hope you know how much your viewers are "helping" you. We hold our breath while you get the excavator off the lowboy. We use our best body English to nudge the excavator around important plants and bushes. We nudge the bucket into the mucky mud, et cetera. We're glad to help. No charge. And BTW, thanks for the videos.

[@bobharnisch3543]

I've never run that kind of equipment but from where I stand you are an artist!!

[@cardiackidjones2848]

Great work Chris.......”Price is what you pay......Value is what you get”.........The individuals that hire you get a good deal in both ends of the job for sure!

[@OnionRingsGaming]

You should make a video showing us what each lever does and how to operate this beast, I always watch your hands and wonder how such light touches make such wonderful things happen.

[@canvids1]

Hey Chris I so enjoy watching you work your machines and you make it look so easy. I did sort of the same type of work but much different on the railway but like you I was good at what I done and enjoyed my job still miss it since end or 1995. all the best Chris in whatever you do love your videos thanks.

[@frankoch1]

Trackwork is dirty, hot, sweaty and dangerous-- and I too miss it

[@trickydicky78s3]

i too used to work on these machines, i was in construction in commercial landscaping on big projects or big expensive houses and i absolutely loved the work. i miss it a load myself which is probably why i pop in daily to watch chris, partly to remind me of good old times and partly because i respect watching someone who is good on a machine. plenty of people out there who operate but there arent plenty out there who are good.

[@Bizznichw]

Thanks for all the entertainment Chris!

[@frackcha]

Just a suggestion but if you could find a way to mount it, a big ol wing mirror on the side of your boom there might help you see when your down in a hole like that.

[@thetruckguy1]

Smooth job Young man , sounds like your ground guy knows his stuff also.

[@southerndirt9589]

Almost looks like a union job 2 guys working and a dozen watching lol awesome video

[@frankthomas2412]

southerndirt 95 did this kind of work many years, always had an audience

[@johnderekmitchell1510]

That's why our infrastructure cannot get fixed. Some of them Union Boys get PAID just to stand around.

[@loggingdaddy]

I was waiting for him to start ripping out all the near by trees and throw them in there and start a fire!

[@garygodnick6325]

loggingdaddy fa

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Nice job you definitely make it look easy. At least you didn’t have to put that concrete in the bucket of the 220! Lol

[@ohhpaul7364]

It is always nice to see someone who gives a dam. Not many people give a dam, but it is nice to know you give a dam. Even if people have to pay you to give a dam, you will give a dam. Not only that, but it shows how you care how you give a dam; you don't halfway give a dam, you give a whole dam. Some would say you even know your dam stuff.

[@letsdig18]

dam right

[@stanpatterson5033]

Dam it, buoy....

[@nathanmueller2289]

Dam right smoky

[@dpsears240z]

Kept waiting for you to fill that trench with brush and start a fire. 🤣

[@raincoast2396]

Feather touch Chris on pipe finding. We had to work around the guy (Gary) who the contractor had hired to run the machine. His nickname soon became "Gary the Gouger". He broke everything! lol

[@raincoast2396]

No, not really. Since he worked with many different guys. Still broke stuff.

[@MrDugbo171]

You forget the grease gun today, or have you got some worn pins? Awesome job as usual. I was in my Cat 302.5 all day today (100 degrees+ with no ac), and enjoy coming home to watch your work. We digger guys are a strange breed!

[@MikeGetsItDone]

A job with no trees to clear! You make these look easy...

[@Badgermatt-nc5nr]

I don't know how you do it, you can't fart near water around here without 25 permits and approval!

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Looks like the fish that are still in there weren't too happy to have you digging nearby. I'm sure they will be when their home fills back up.

[@stanpatterson5033]

I didn't hear any screaming or yelling....

[@ToTheTopCrane]

Stan Patterson, I didn't either. But, you can see them going crazy when he first tracks down there and starts digging.

[@leebarnes655]

Just taking full advantage of the smaller puddle and playing the ages old game of big fish eating little fish. At least one of them would have been some fun if he'd bite.

[@arkansas1336]

Don't you hate having to sit on those convex surfaces, they'll rock you to sleep. Nice finished product. ....13

[@MrHowieZ1973]

Running a tractor with so many people standing around is aggravating .I be like, get the fk back so I don't disembowel you with this thing . I don't know how you do it . lol

[@DFRDRIFTPIG]

Harvey Zearing you could see Chris was annoyed.

[@johnlaprade4878]

It’s called being a good operator. No different than digging in a street or all around buildings.

[@Diddley-js6lf]

I dont like operating when people are running around me while i am digging because you have to focus on what your doing not what everyone else is doing, just yesterday i had three guys walk up and started working laying forms in for a concrete pour and I wasn’t even close to being done yet, so i stopped and told them all DO NOT GET BY ME UNTIL I AM DONE because i am running this here Iron and i cant see everywhere so if i move and dont see i dont want the try explain to your family that it wasn’t my fault, so stay put or work out of the distance, also when you breaking concrete out for everyone to stand well enough clear because four month ago i was loading concrete in the Dump Truck using the Excavator Andy the thumb shattered a chunk of concrete it bounced off the side of the truck and hit right on my forehead just above my temple and absolutely it happened so fast it, it didnt knock but for a second i just grabbed my head and my sun glasses which are also safety glass’s helped it from taking my right eye out, i open my hand the Blood was just gushing out of my head i jerked my shirt off put pressure on the cut then off the machine i went sat down and when the Ambulance came i was ok just shaken up a bit but ok none the less so my son took me in to get my stitches, so a very long story to get to the point STAY AWAY BECAUSE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN EVERYDAY, Be Safe folks.

[@komitadjie]

Hell, he's good enough with that thumb that he coulda' probably just picked 'em up and dropped 'em safely in the pond. lol

[@jrand2631]

@@Diddley-js6lf About two months ago, a 19 old newbie in the construction business got killed in my neck of the woods, because he walked behind an excavator while in operation and was run over - killed instantly - and the poor operator got a breakdown and has been off work since. He maybe never comes back to work as a heavy equipment operator, despite it wasn't his fault at all. He immediately got cleared for any wrongdoings by the police and the health & safety inspector, and his equipment was in top noch condition as well.

[@ewdavis4682]

Perfect time to bust out the mower and get along that shore line while he still can lol

[@jakeschisler7525]

Good job, Chris!

[@lindaleslie5634]

I have enjoyed watching many of your presentations & YES I am a female! If I could offer some constructive criticism and you can take it for what it's worth... many times it is difficult or impossible to hear what you are Saying and also for some of the people that are there with you. Might suggest considering doing some voice overs when you see that as an issue. Also if you might want to speed up in a time-lapse some of the dig the hole, dig the hole dig, the whole kind of thing until you get to the AHA moment! I have found myself fast-forwarding through some of your projects just to see the end result so you might draw more viewers in if they didn't have to watch the tedious parts of what you do... and you are very good at it, but maybe more people can enjoy the whole process.

[@jerrymayhugh8774]

Linda Leslie for many of us it is about the journey not the destination.

[@6825mitchell]

He’s got 130k followers. He’s doing something right.

[@TheOtherBill]

I've been a subscriber for many years but I fast forwarded through the middle of this. No commentary and with the camera mounted so far back there's nothing to see. Most videos are great and that's why I subscribe, but a new person seeing this might not.

[@The_blindpizzaguy1300]

Well there are some of us who actually enjoy watching the tedious parts because those are always unpredictable. There also some people like myself who can’t travel because they can’t drive and The only time they get to watch construction is these videos. I live in a very quiet neighborhood so if something happens around here it’s like a special event.

[@alanward3364]

@@TheOtherBill I'm fairly new and watched idk maybe 15 or 20 videos and I dont have a problem with this camera/angle

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day

[@chrispy104k]

I'm watching this and wondering what the heck you were doing blocking off the overflow and then right at the 22:00 mark is all made sense. There's another BIGGER one.

[@papaw5405]

But there is joy in Mudville. Mighty Christopher hit a homer!

[@leol1682]

Good little job man .

[@trickydicky78s3]

well god damn it chris ! no trees were harmed in the making of this video :(

[@trickydicky78s3]

hahaa!! yes, yes i guess he did. all is well in the world after all :)

[@markehooker]

Nice job Chris!

[@timetable620]

Idk what it is but I love the look of that thumb

[@skynet000001]

you have the best office seat. I'm jealous...

[@stanleybroadhead8978]

Dam good job Chris.

[@lastfanstanding999]

did the Big Bass daddy call you out to fix their pond ? lol i see the bass youngins going nuts out there... when i had a water leak at the house we called the plumber, whenever the Bass get a leak they call letsdig18 hahaha !!! :D

[@charleswilliams7766]

Time 11:41huge jump in the pond and nice nice precision work.

[@Tedinoz]

Sounds like an opportunity for the owner to clean out the pond while the water level is so low and the temperature (ability of the mud to dry) is high, but I guess budgets don’t always stretch to “while we’re doing this” kinda work.

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Ted Bell It didn’t look too bad for sediment yet.

[@waynetharp]

You probably better get a Red n Blue light bar on the Volvo for these emergency jobs! 😎

[@Tedinoz]

Yes, indeed. I believe Cat are prototyping one in their effort to produce the ‘Chris Guins’ line of machines. Apparently, it was also suggested to paint the stick and arm black (à la Volvo) but I can’t confirm this because my source was recently assigned to Cat’s office in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Those of you who have seen Chris’s new home wouldn’t have been surprised to have noticed the “blue” theme on the exterior. Apparently there’s a federal regulation that emergency services centres must be painted in that colour. Each centre has its own call sign; no guesses for Chris’s.

[@oisinregan2041]

Kid gets mad bo2

[@waynetharp]

Ted Bell lol...You can't paint a cat black and make it a dog!

[@davidnull5590]

Don't laugh about Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, all the big heavy equipment makers have large sales offices, giant warehouses and service centers there. Lots of equipment is sold there for large-scale gold mining (Boroo Gold Mine is one) and mining for rare-earth metals like neodymium. The sales people seem to spend much of their time entertaining customers, lots of drinking, Chinese women and model-like Russian women. I'm told it's a great place to be a salesman if you like to drink and don't have a family.

[@alabama7636]

That was a nice trick to balance out the machine, also made for better video.

[@bluemtnsman]

That was some edge of your seat operating Chris.

[@rogerroger5649]

Wonder how long it will be before they come out with computer stabilization for operator seats. It should be simple enough to install servos, actuators or whatever it is they use to isolate the chair from the machines jerking. I'm not an operator just an avid viewer but I would guess some would say it would take away from the feel of the machine when digging which I could understand.

[@dennis2376]

Thank you.

[@philbox4566]

Well one thing about it, you got your wish for a change from clearing. ;)

[@SovaKlr]

Ever had any exciting loads/unloads? I got halfway up the ramps and started spinning once. Good times.

[@letsdig18]

yeah I about slid the dozer down and off the side once

[@SovaKlr]

coworker did that to a directional boring machine and rolled it. good thing the controls are remote

[@arkansas1336]

I had an employee roll A Cat 950B onto it's side from a 3' deck height lowboy. Big eyes when his head came up out of the side door....now the top door!

[@paulfreegard1271]

watching paint dry is close

[@scotabot7826]

Why all the concrete? Would it be possible to just cut the pipe and put a cap on it, then recover with dirt. Just trying to understand all the concrete. I assume the concrete is the cap, but why so much for such a small pipe. Would hard tamped clay not be enough?I'm still trying to make sense of this. Someone please enlighten me. I guess I'm over thinking this.

[@clifftonarnold6989]

Get just close enough to make him realize he is standing in the wrong spot. Lol

[@caseyholbrooks311]

Quick question. Why did you put the concrete in the bucket rather than straight into the hole?

[@jasonking2943]

Maybe it was just me but Chris didn't seem to happy to have concrete in the bucket....during the edit it was all clean and armoralled up

[@letsdig18]

it got a nice washing

[@jasonking2943]

letsdig18 lmao I knew it!!!

[@willbattersby3422]

We had to do the same thing with an excavator awhile back...The site had gotten a ton of rain the days leading up to when we were supposed to pour. The foreman in charge insisted that we get the concrete in that day so they used the excavator and forgot the fact that concrete dries if you don’t wash it out. Funny watching the laborers beat the crap out of the bucket with sledgehammers for the rest of the day!

[@willbattersby3422]

A clarification, the bucket was about halfway full of concrete and was allowed to set for at least 8 hours😂

[@kingranger1567]

Did u really tow that excavator with ur 6.7 thats amazing great job al always !!!!

[@FiremanSVFD-cf1jn]

Pulled it with the dump truck.

[@smldemolition]

Lol tell me why at 17:05 I tried to grab the left joystick and swing the cab to the right. Just curious to see what he was doing down there. Nice job as always Mr. Guins!

[@TheHOOfan1]

probably trying to get the concrete into the cut off overflow pipe

[@smldemolition]

Yeah I figured that what he was doing after he swung around. If I get really into a video, I'm trying to see everything all the pertinent characters are doing.

[@george8873]

That was some delicate digging.

[@mindyaguliar9346]

̇George H. ..what was so delicate about it

[@george8873]

Mindy Aguliar Using a machine that weighs many tons to dig around a pipe without smashing the pipe to pieces. Chris did a better job than most people would do with a shovel.

[@matthewgregg3979]

I don't understand. How did an overflow pipe drain a pond? Usually overflow pipes are near the top of the pond...

[@89nissancrawler]

It’s a stand pipe that goes to the top. It rusted off at the bottom, lowering the effective overflow height.

[@matthewgregg3979]

Oh, now I get it. Thanks

[@glennandrew4339]

Maybe a bit more in depth video coverage would be good if you are allowed off the machine.

[@hippielewis4768]

At about the 21:30 mark you finally gave a close up shot of what you were doing. Poor camera position.

[@idkkdi8620]

Could you change the camera placement or add a second camera, so you can see whats going on down in the hole?

[@Rieksfier]

Pretty dam good video.

[@conorarango4952]

I know you told us in the last video that you are going to get your new excavator in like 2 weeks but will it be good for pond works like this

[@taylor_imaging]

You didn't do the 3 inch pipe to flared end mod.

[@jameshall1691]

At least you're not clearing today 🤣

[@letsdig18]

I did this afternoon LOL

[@lastfanstanding999]

hey man, where's those great commentaries at ???

[@63256325N]

Beer money. Thanks for the video.

[@frankoch1]

What-- no trees to push over?

[@snowmobilertodd]

Where’s this new machine at?! Lol

[@kb7722]

snowmobilertodd do you mean the unicorn, sasquach or other mythical creature of your choice?

[@jamesholtman4912]

Is that guy who drives the truck your uncle?

[@visionseekrMP]

Can you add a second camera to the part above the bucket?

[@richwielechowski5191]

While ponds down convince the owners to let you take a bunch of mud out

[@jonnyb13456]

Did u rinse ur bucket out or just not worry about it, with the concrete?

[@jonnyb13456]

And hey... You weren't clearing at least

[@joegoecke9711]

Right around the 11:40 minute mark what was that, a turtle? 80 feet away, on the left side of the pond-

[@stevenjay72]

You should try throwin' some dry materiel,under your tracks at first chance and roll-up on top,to stop all that rockin'&rollin' you got going on!...it's an excavator,not a teeter-totter!...this WAS my comment before 6:03 good job!...after watching more of the vid,...SMDH!...back to: amateur hour.. at least no mud was splattered on the windshield!..

[@joedoakes8307]

Is that your Uncle ?

[@bewnike]

Yes it is

[@kb7722]

You can tell by the company uniform he's wearing

[@MyOLD36chevy]

kb7722- Do you mean the shoes LOL

[@kb7722]

Shoes and shorts

[@jamesrivis620]

Wendell and you sure look alike !! Hope no one is offended by my saying that haha

[@raeanker3078]

Don't you love an audience.

[@deejsdeej7590]

what size excavator is this?

[@fhuber7507]

Pond looked due for dredging too.

[@bosshogg6030]

Is that the 220,or the 160?

[@IrishArse100]

Those fellas on the ground got a lot of trust in you not whack them in the head with that claw bucket.

[@floatedgoblin2]

@letsdig18 Is it difficult to operate we call it in our family backhoes that piece of equipment that you're running in this video couldn't train person for instance like myself who has no clue how it works would be able to jump up in it and make it work?

[@Sicktrickintuner]

FloatedGoblin2 Yep its super easy, you just need the time in the seat.

[@floatedgoblin2]

Sicktrickintuner it looks fun I want to try it someday

[@FishFind3000]

21:30 looks like a concrete tomb. Great place to hide a body.

[@randomdude8381]

First I've seen the boss for man that a sec. in a video

[@alessandrolusa6340]

Which excavactor ? 220?

[@briankitchen6686]

That's not pond that's a puddle.

[@MrScotttraynor]

if its not pruning trees your doing pond maintenance

[@rodfair5698]

What is the point of all this. Excuse my ignorance.

[@thisisconstruction.]

Rod Fair to fix the over flow old one rusted. And leaked New one is high on. The bank

[@rockeerockey6941]

Not getting notifications on Chris, no letsdig18. Had to search to find this one. I unsubbed & resubbed, hope that cures it

[@bosshogg6030]

Looks like you forgot to put the machine in on high Throttle lol😃🤪😜😆😄😁😂😅🤣😂😛😝

[@lpkendolol1481]

Excelente

[@marvinwegner6119]

On the edge of your seat.

[@jamesspires8096]

If that pond leaks its NOT from that overflow!!!!!!!

[@nate486]

Where are you located?

[@Daniel-bn1hj]

Ever heard of a rototilt ??

[@railroadman57]

Chris is that your uncle who was talking with you ?

[@scotabot7826]

yes

[@bosshogg6030]

Looks like you need some new bucket teeth there buddy lol 😂😜😆😁🤣🤪😅😃😄😛😝😀

[@macrossactual]

Awful lot of supervision on that site.

[@arkansas1336]

macrossactual --- I call them "sidewalk superintendents"!

[@macrossactual]

It was the perfect moment when the camera happened to swing towards two of em and there was pointing and hand waving going on. I LOLed.

[@briangardiner1015]

Chris, have you seen the Tilt rotator that Dirt Ninja has? What do you think about it?

[@letsdig18]

its fancy and everything.. worthless for clearing but Id love one on the mini excavator for finish grading

[@melissareynolds8691]

❤❤❤

[@gayle4804]

Too easy

[@loveJessica281]

Got excited posted one minute ago, upset it's still in potato 360P quality. I'll come back later...

[@augustreil]

Marton Bagoly , It's 1080 now !!

[@loveJessica281]

Haha thanks

[@Liamjarviss]

How much would a job like this cost?

[@davidnull5590]

R - -- My guess is that's really on the low side, four guys (or more were there), equipment time, insurance and all the overhead that no-one talks about. I'm guessing it was a freaking expensive repair.

[@scotabot7826]

$2000/$2500

[@rizdalegend]

Here, let me stand in the swing of your machine

[@thisisconstruction.]

Aaron Risley literally inside

[@dcw1540]

So no over flow any more. Ok see new one.

[@mohamedtomal997]

Does anyone help me find work from Morocco?

[@naphat_bell9088]

Wow

[@timnash6870]

TIM from Canada it sure would’ve been nice for someone to put the camera on the shoreline so I can see what the fuck is going on in this video but of course cannot see nothing from the inside of your machine.... once again you have taken upon yourself to put the video camera in the inside of your machine this is a waste of time because I cannot see what is going on..NOT HAPPY NOT HEIPING IN THIS VIDO