Grading The Building Pad

[@Handicap-able]

I just found this channel two days ago and have spent a bunch of my weekend admiring your work ethic and attention to detail sir! What really stands out in your commentary is that you are constantly trying to do what is “BEST” not just in terms of correct and how it should be, but also what is best for your customer and the end result. For example: making sure a landowner can easily maintain a grade and such. I wish I could find a contractor with even half the respect you have for your customers here in TX. Have got nothing but subpar work on our last few projects, which is why I started watching/searching KZbin so I could attain the knowledge to know when I am getting what I need done correctly. We are going to build a pond soon and am using your videos to gain the knowledge to know it is being done right! Much respect and thanks to you from TX, Chris!!! Dig On!!!

[@1013redoak]

Great video! Can't wait until you dig out the pond to fill the big hole!

[@TonyGeneseo]

Woooohoooooo pond dredging!!! Pad looks great ! Pond dam cleaned off now let's get after making that pond deeper !! Lol

[@parkerzimmerman8399]

Love all the new camera angles!!!

[@jeffd6540]

Great work, can't wait to see the pond dredge!

[@MOzarkMike]

When I built my little 32x40 barn out here in the boonies, there was a 6 foot drop at one corner. A quarry 14 miles away was selling its fines for $11 a load so we trucked in 187 tons and made the pad. It was vibratory compacted and we put 4 inch rip rap on the banks. She’s solid. The concrete slab on top of the pad has been very stable. The bad news was that on these secondary roads most of the truckers would only carry 7-8 tons. That’s the problem when drivers own their own trucks. They don’t want to break them just because I’m in a hurry. They don’t know what it’s like to be old.

[@Graveltrucking]

You're lucky that most sites you work on have material you can use, many jobs around here material has to be imported from a gravel pit one dump truck load after another.

[@joegamba4635]

Here we are the dog (Sammy) and I, enjoying a hot Saturday night watching another CHRIS video....the highlight of our social calendar....LOL

[@Todd.Roberts]

Love new camera views on the excavator . Looking good as always .

[@juniorraines1042]

Looking great Chris enjoyed watching

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

Landscape creators at work! NICE

[@SailorAllan]

I think that little pier will need longer legs ! oh Chris--if work gets slow for you, I hear they are adding on to the Panama Canal , seems you have some experience in digging big ditches.......

[@excavatorgurucam2470]

One of the best camera angles yet

[@mischef18]

Enjoyed the video bro and looking forward to the pond being dredged and put into the Olympic size swimi um I mean borrow pit.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Nice clean dirt right there buddy!

[@tmoomoo42]

Fill the hole with water and some left over dirt for a mud run, nice idea for some fun.

[@MikeyDunn]

With a borrow pit like that, the area of the pond holding water now, just might end up becoming the shallow spot, lol!

[@c.eric.holcomb3652]

New tire in the future for the haul truck?

[@stewart51able]

Love this channel.DIG Dig dig .

[@barrb6134]

WoW what a clean job!! Gotta ask WHAT are you going to fill that trench in with? Or make a swimming lap pool. LoL

[@chrisanderson9856]

Chris when you build a pad like this one is there a buffer strip around the outside for equipment when the building is begun?? I know I would want one for that and runoff purposes. Just curious.

[@leol1682]

Love the videos man Keep on doing it .

[@cableandchain]

how many scoops does it take to get to the end of a tootsi pop lol

[@rockadon1977]

In your service schedule when would you check the bucket pins for Wear. It seems to have a bit more play or its the camera angle. Great to hear the haul truck sounding like a sewing machine again .

[@briangardiner1015]

The machine is about 3 or 4 years old now.

[@rockadon1977]

@@briangardiner1015 I just noticed the rattle and thought a re-pin and shim packing would be on the cards. Other than that everything else looks and sounds like a smooth running Volvo.

[@briangardiner1015]

@@rockadon1977 It could use a shim job, but they do take really good care of their equipment.

[@letsdig18]

it needs a new bucket pin and bushings, its on the list of things to do just need the time. it still works fine just wobbles some

[@papaw5405]

That hole would be perfect for an underground bunker! Or maybe a shooting range!

[@georgebryan6019]

yes it would

[@jamesmurney1374]

4:40 Back tire on the truck is growing a tumor

[@74_Green]

Exactly what I was going to comment about. New tyre asap

[@letsdig18]

Gonna run it till it blows ha

[@ZeZeBatata69]

Video coming soon..

[@hvy1ton]

I wouldn't walk near the last tire tumor after it got about the size of watermelon, but the tire guy wasn't super concerned. Bad news is the other tires started doing the same thing a year later.

[@normandyck7609]

Shucks that’s not a big bubble. I’ve seen worse

[@3030303089]

best part of day seeing new upload

[@Bass2010]

First second time in my life of any video 😳👍👍👍looking forward to seeing the pond dug out

[@barrysteenerson4890]

your 3rd

[@JD-iu3vi]

I never did catch what grade you gave the building pad. I would give it an A+.

[@augustreil]

What are you filling that giant hole with, pond mud ?

[@xtort1077777]

Yep

[@augustreil]

@@xtort1077777, Thanks, but won't that take forever to dry out considering the pit is pretty much clay ?

[@xtort1077777]

@@augustreil I don't think anyone is worried about the muck drying out, where they took out the good seam of clay is just a back peice of the property, make for a nice hole to go muddin' but I bet after its filled with muck they'll cover it over, I guess we'll see on the next let's dig vidya.

[@augustreil]

@@xtort1077777, Yes, A serious mud pit ! That could be fun come to think of it !!

[@Blazer02LS]

It will be going back to a farm field. Just hope it dries enough that a tractor doesn't sink through the top...

[@stewartbenedict7972]

The saw tooth pattern in the trench walls looks cool AF to me, maybe I'm weird.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I'm wondering if the four thumbs up for your comment are agreeing that the saw tooth pattern looks cool, or that you are weird? 😉

[@cathiwim]

Saw tooth is cool!

[@jodimiller7931]

The saw tooth pattern looks cool!

[@budman4137]

What is being built on that site??

[@KEEPERBJr]

chris you may need to bring some mats for the pond. better to have them and not need them then not have them and need them save's time that mud looks deep:)

[@SailorAllan]

I was thinking the same thing--haven't seen the mats in a while , might need 'em here ??

[@robfraley4210]

Getting a lot closer to that quarter million mark...!! 😳😱😎✅👍

[@jamesjones5613]

What is going on this building pad?

[@kingspanky2794]

A building :) sorry couldn't help it.

[@michaelowen1750]

Most folks don't realize you haul more dirt than you dig, but when packed, you have less than you dug....

[@jimvincent6408]

Just curious why did you dig the hole when you had top soil piles on site? Is it that you were trying to get to the clay dirt down deep for the pad?

[@Blazer02LS]

You got it, clay packs and stays stiff, most good topsoil doesn't pack that well and can shift around as it settles.

[@cathiwim]

Jim Vincent I’m not Chris, but yes. Clay makes a better base. Then they will have somewhere to dump the loads from the pond, then will cover it back up with the topsoil.

[@billp3995]

How far down before you get too dirt pad dirt?

[@dylan8285]

You going to at least have to double the depth of that pond to fill, what looks like a canal.

[@crazygsxr1]

You just went right into working today huh fired up Friday I’m guessing lol. I love new camera angels!! Chris outta curiosity do you pothole to find the best dirt or just go off where the client wants to take the dirt from or where you suggest to take the dirt from

[@C10sRule]

I’m not sure what you mean by pothole, but he did dig some test holes here. He spoke of it in another video when he started this hole.

[@letsdig18]

this was friday I didnt work today LOL, yeah I dig a couple test holes to see where the best dirt is

[@crazygsxr1]

GT500 it’s another term us operators use for testing holes to find good dirt. I always do it to be safe as Chris obviously does as well

[@C10sRule]

crazygsxr1 - thanks! Never too old to learn! I might be getting there though!! Hahaha

[@raymundo7687]

Expensive balloon on that tire, ouch.

[@machinemoverman4614]

I bet that pad is “harder than hammered hell”! ( my Dad use to say that all the time) (he had another one too, but can’t put it on here).

[@nerdgarage]

00:20 near perfect camera placement, perhaps 1 or 2 degrees down so the bucket is still in view at full curl. 03:00 awsome view of the dump backing onto the pad, the kind of view that's rarely seen in this type of video, but which gives a nice perspective on how things fit together. 04:30 not a fan of the restricted view of in-cab, but am a fan of the talk about what, how, and especially why you are doing things. 07:50 why take the truck down into the hole for refilling the hole, why not dump from the edge? 17:00 that dump needs a "rumbler" to knock all that clay off the surfaces. must be some really good clay. 20:00 where would you find any good topsoil around there with all that clay? oh wait. =)

[@letsdig18]

back the truck in there so you can push it off in lifts and use the truck to pack the dirt back so it wont settle as bad

[@nerdgarage]

@@letsdig18 Ahhh. I sorta figured would dump from the top and have the dozer in the hole spreading and packing, but letting the dump do both means only one vehicle.

[@passionragehonor]

Big burn/trash pit!

[@cbills04]

Love your videos!

[@rogerleiser6218]

Just tell the owner that you made them a lap pool.

[@cathiwim]

Roger Leiser lol! I love it!

[@barrysteenerson4890]

3 8 / what are you going to put in that big long hole ? by the way , have a look at the left rear tire on the hall truck , looks had ,anyone else ? see it ha ha ha .

[@marcryvon]

He sure knowes about it. Big bang in the making !!

[@Fred-ff6bv]

need a left rear tire on the haul truck.

[@littlefinkle7757]

How many hours on the skid steer?

[@letsdig18]

im not sure 350 or so i think

[@alwayshungry24]

need a tire on the haul truck. it has a bubble on it.

[@davidglaum2538]

What is going to be built in the site with a hole that size?

[@Blazer02LS]

Nothing, he wanted the clay to raise the building pad, now he will dredge the pond out to fill in the hole.

[@davidglaum2538]

Blazer02LS Thank you. What is the building going to be?

[@Blazer02LS]

Believe it's a shop building.

[@Nyhm961]

Dirt's magic. Dig one yard, load two yards, haul and dump two yards, fill one yard.Drive you crazy.

[@helenhelps9619]

Pond is going to be deep once you fill the hole.

[@RM.....]

Colossal swimming pool now sweet lol

[@jimloreman9863]

You should get a plastic liner and make a swimming pool.. lol

[@richwielechowski5191]

Have a good weekend

[@RockMonster1000]

pretty awesome

[@robfraley4210]

I bet the Farmer that owns the place is getting pretty “Tickled” about now. 10:30 With the work he’s been seeing 😳🤓👀

[@moto7078]

Do more camera angle like the beginning looks so sickkkkk

[@janvandenbos7085]

Back tire left looks not good Chris.....🤔⚠️ pad looks great !

[@keithdunlap3666]

I'm with you Chris, Run that SOB til she Blows !! Too expensive not to get every bit out of it ya can.....What are ya gonna do next ? fill that borrow hole up with the "Muck" out of the pond ?? One hella scratch ya put in the earth there...lolol !! Have a Great Evening Man !! til the Next....

[@letsdig18]

yeah 4k for a tire, its been like that since we bought it. might as well see how long it lasts haha

[@keithdunlap3666]

@@letsdig18 I don't think a lot of folks realize just how much just one cost , not counting the service call on that, it can add up real ,real, fast ... Got to run um long as they will go !! lolol...Bundle up out there, it's down in the low 20's here in Western Ky. And callin for a little ice/ snow here Sunday night or Monday, will be moving your way in a few days.... Stay safe out there !!

[@jayr1757]

Doesn't look like you're hitting many rocks. Is that really the most effective bucket for loading dirt?

[@briangardiner1015]

What kind would you suggest? They don't have a quick coupler I remind you.

[@jayr1757]

@@briangardiner1015 I'm not familiar with their equipment, Brian.. it just seems like an inefficient process. Maybe it was just the wrong excavator for the job. Didn't look like they had any room constraints there. *shrug*

[@xtort1077777]

@@jayr1757 its efficient, damp clay is hard stuff you don't want a smooth bucket or it sticks spending more time getting it free, its sized right for the types of jobs Chris gets into, although all these pond dredging jobs I'd find a long reach excavator.

[@kurtkurtenbach1053]

Worlds biggest pit BBQ! Just a thought...

[@73bigguy]

Hey Chris that tire is looking a little pregnant @4:46 are y'all gonna change it or have somebody come out to change it? Either way I hope you get us footage of it being changed...

[@letsdig18]

its been like that since we got it

[@1995jug]

That a heck of a hole you sure would not dig one like that around here unless you had a jack hammer.

[@jbritt2549]

You can run the piss out of the dozer too! I enjoy seeing someone your age this good. If you ever come near Topsail Beach look me up, I would like to show you my small operation and my new farm I"m clearing on about 7 miles inland,

[@letsdig18]

Thanks, I appreciate it

[@rickirelan8385]

Topsail is beautiful, I'm not too far from there,when it's -10° up North

[@jbritt2549]

ITS NOT AS NICE AS IT USE TO BE. TOO MANY PEOPLE NOW!

[@Blazer02LS]

My cousin rents a house out there and says the same thing, I told her the biggest issue is the tourists... She didn't like that.

[@jbritt2549]

@@Blazer02LS That's why I moved 7 miles inland on hwy 50 to get away from every one

[@georgebryan6019]

looks like dirt precision work !

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!

[@brianbanks3882]

Remember when ya told the teacher I’ll never use that math.

[@michaelruprecht2355]

Are you going to dredge the pond with long reach excavator to fill in the barrow pit?

[@HighlandSteam]

That’s a good bulge in the sidewall of the rock truck back tyre.

[@lw7212]

You should turn the hole into a olympic swimming pool

[@Dave_9547]

Have you ever thought about getting an old dragline to get the mud off the bottom of those big ponds?

[@dougs75dsps4]

That is some pad.

[@alvinguy567]

Boy that pond needs some help! That's a hell of a hole!

[@TrevorDennis100]

I'm worrying about that BIG hole being filled with loose slimy mud from the pond. Will it ever dry out, or will it form a crust on the top just waiting for the first heavy farm tractor to drive across it, and break through the crust to the quicksand like slim beneath?

[@davischappell4664]

I see a pond near by why don't you make the hole part of the pond simple fix for the hole you need to fill in

[@markrobert5279]

have you ever seen water flow uphill

[@slomoe5409]

Mark Robert I did ONCE...... I Quit taking mushrooms shortly after that.....lol

[@makingithappen9722]

I'm getting a little worried about the left rear tire on the A30. By the way, this is the big job you mentioned a couple of weeks ago.

[@22gonefishing]

This is just a small job, you will know when it's the BIG job.

[@makingithappen9722]

@@22gonefishing OK thank you sir.

[@letsdig18]

no we didnt get that big job

[@makingithappen9722]

@@letsdig18 Maybe next time. Keep your hopes up.

[@slomoe5409]

Making it Happend I don’t think he’s too worried, they have more work than they need...... Those really big jobs aren’t great for a small company.....plays hell on their scheduling as well as bidding other jobs

[@blackkimba851]

Do you use any laser leveling systems? If not. Why not?

[@augustreil]

Chris is just that good !!!

[@grahamefreestone5309]

3:15 do you even listen? If not, why not? ;-)

[@blackkimba851]

@@slomoe5409 You and Big Ben should leave answering the questions to Chris. You both are showing your ignorance by opening your mouths. The if not? why not is to keep it short and not to babble on like an idiot. I was referring to hydraulic laser receiver systems .

[@blackkimba851]

@@augustreil I would agree.

[@blackkimba851]

@@grahamefreestone5309 Are you Chris? If not. Why not?😎

[@malcolmmacpherson1307]

Do your local geologists show an interest when you dig pits like this? I think I can see some interesting geology in the floor and sides of that hole. Where you are must be a very old (geologically) landscape, with (and not alluvial) soft clay like that at depths of several metres. I'm in New Zealand - nothing that old here!.

[@warrenmichael918]

hell , dont call them in , they will shut it down for 2 years and get their little shovels and wisk brooms out looking for 1,000,000 year old fossils !

[@malcolmmacpherson1307]

@@warrenmichael918 Not likely to be any archaeology, a geologist would be in and out while you work - some samples, photos, maybe some levels and a quick check to a local survey point. If there's any interest at all. If I was there, I'd be doing that.

[@malcolmmacpherson1307]

I'm guessing that this is far enough south not to have been glaciated - so the deeply-weathered clay wasn't scraped-off in the last ice age. That's one point of interest.

[@warrenmichael918]

dont do it !! that rock nerd will find an indian bone and youre screwed !! HAHA

[@malcolmmacpherson1307]

@@warrenmichael918 Same where I am - hard to keep them away though.

[@donbraden8533]

Are you sure that hole is not the start of a footer for a hurricane building 😂😂

[@ScottandTera]

one hell of a weather shelter lol

[@shammi8133]

One deep a... pond lmao

[@pneumatic00]

I guess I'm not understanding why the building pad has to be built up; and if the pad doesn't have to be built up, then you don't have to dig that huge trench nor transport the dirt from it nor fill it back up again. If this is to be a shop or barn type building it seems to me that trucking in a s**tload of gravel and building a raised foundation inside a perimeter wall would give better drainage and probably more stable foundation.

[@briangardiner1015]

Doesn't work that way, besides a s**t load of gravel costs WAY more then this way.

[@markfiges999]

????????????????????????????? Ya'd get a lot of politicians in that hole.

[@mattyi91]

I’d use that hole for a gun range

[@sonsrc1326]

THAT is wat I call a big long hole nice job🏗🏗

[@rhulec6472]

That howling pump is driving me crazy

[@davidstearns9664]

What ! You got tired of us looking in your left ear?

[@stoddern]

You should give the guy a deal on dredging the pong as you already have the machines there

[@slomoe5409]

Stigmati Why........you getting a cut ??

[@crkproductions5000]

First

[@duanecarter8043]

First. Lol. ✌🏻🙏from Va. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜Helluva hole.

[@barrysteenerson4890]

your 4th.

[@bobbaer869]

Instead of filling the big hole in make it a pool lol

[@cjeeper86]

Teeth on bucket look very worn

[@capconserv]

This is really boring.