as a lawncare worker, I can appreciate you grading that so a zero turn can safely mow around that pond. As someone who frequently mows around them, I wish that more people who do the grading around them would take the consideration that you did.
@brentking-gmailking25704 жыл бұрын
I would love to see that pond again in a couple of months.
@GoatyHerps4 жыл бұрын
Seconded.
@xSteve1983x4 жыл бұрын
I’d love to see follow ups for all the pond digs, and see if they held water, etc. Any pond can look good before you add water.
@jordanlanier70634 жыл бұрын
Follow up for sure
@WaitWhat993 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely need to see an update on how it looks now 👍👍👍
@moetarded77573 жыл бұрын
Dido
@SeaLubber4 жыл бұрын
Chris, love the work you do. Any chance you could take us on a look back on ponds you've worked on (the then and now view)? We see these projects completed without water or landscaping and it would be neat to see what these places look like a year or two later.
@calveryc14 жыл бұрын
We need a short follow up video once it’s full.
@ConstructionMachineryChannel4 жыл бұрын
Agreed! A quick follow up video would be great!
@stuartholden26524 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I would also like to see some of your projects after a year or so.
@albinoblacksheep78263 жыл бұрын
That's if the landowner would allow him.
@ConstructionMachineryChannel3 жыл бұрын
@@albinoblacksheep7826 true
@mojo67064 жыл бұрын
You sir, are an artist. Master class. Watching you work is a good way to unwind at the end of the day.
@mslorry34204 жыл бұрын
What a difference a month can make when when Letsdig18 is on the job. You sir have done an amazing job for the land owner. You didn't have to do the extra work by the house or take care of properly draining this and the neighbors land. You choose to do it and that is the best advertising you could do for your company. My daddy told me satisfaction will bring them back. Do your best plus a little bit more. Your an amazing young man, thank you for your time and talent Chris.
@jgsmith16244 жыл бұрын
Really like the videos! Can you do a pond building 101? Meaning the type of soil you need, should be x for deep to hold fish, etc
@jernst6824 жыл бұрын
Bad for business he’s a smart man if his knowledge gets out then other companies would know how to compete
@jasonkary84314 жыл бұрын
I was on the edge of my seat when you were grading the side of the pond! I was like 'Ohhh he's gonna end up in the pond and bury that dozer up to above the tracks!'.
@mischef184 жыл бұрын
Made a nice job of this pond bro i'm picking it will look right purdy once the grass grows around it. Stay safe up there
@montygomez4954 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris you owe me a computer chair !! ,, I broke the arms off trying to keep you from drowning in the pond at 14:00 min mark, you took 20 years of my life off there hahaha But let me tell you, you have a right to be proud that is one hell of job you did there bet that guy is sorry he did not get you from the start.....Stay safe and God bless...
@100mphClub3 жыл бұрын
Same here... I would have slid off in the pond for sure. lol
@donbraden85334 жыл бұрын
It went from a mud puddle to a pond nice job Chris 😎👍👍
@bigscout15844 жыл бұрын
Next on letsdig18. Dozer recovery.
@jeffdehart52273 жыл бұрын
you my friend are an dirt moving artist. always nice to witness perfection in skilled tradesmen
@SomeGuyInSandy4 жыл бұрын
I am blown away that you took the dozer out on that slope! Yikes!
@paulnauman43254 жыл бұрын
SomeGuyInSandy oh yea that was some Mount Everest
@c.r.edmister52234 жыл бұрын
It looked hairy a few times 😬
@fhuber75074 жыл бұрын
Had me squirming when the dozer started to crab sideways.
@christopherbassit27573 жыл бұрын
Looks like fun honestly
@danw.79353 жыл бұрын
Yeah, flip one, the impact in that spot doesnt even have to kill you for it to be deadly.. if you get knocked unconscious and fall into the water, and nobody is around to try to help you, you're smoked.. and it happens.
@celewign4 жыл бұрын
I love how delicate you can be while using a huge machine. It’s like an extension of your body.
@nirui.o4 жыл бұрын
"An extension of your body" you say?
@johnkmcgregor52094 жыл бұрын
Great job although I must admit I do like a pond with an irregular Bank with bays and peninsulas, makes it visually more exciting.
@TomTalley4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us along. Scared the crap out of me on the dozer...getting it stuck in the pond in that wet stuff looked like you were a gonner...nice work.
@1013redoak4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job, Chris! It's amazing what someone who knows what their doing can accomplish! When will people learn that you get what you pay for, or in your case much more than they pay for! I can't wait for the next project video!
@manifold14764 жыл бұрын
Ya. When someone knows what THEY'RE doing, they usually do THEIR work well.
@oldogbert4 жыл бұрын
Chris always does a great job... c'est un artiste de la saleté. plus he's funny and amusing. ( saleté means dirt)
@anderleof4 жыл бұрын
@@manifold1476 👍👍👍
@epdk9sn4 жыл бұрын
Chris, you’ve got me wanting to spend so much money on my property my wife is threatening to make me block your channel! Haha!
@Token_Black_Guy4 жыл бұрын
That's why you dont marry
@G1ennbeckismyher03 жыл бұрын
@Chrysostomos how does that make you a sinner
@AlexanderVonMalachi3 жыл бұрын
@@G1ennbeckismyher0 probably talking about sex outside of wedlock
@ithinkweregoingtoneedabigg85253 жыл бұрын
Nataniel Jesus was born out of wedlock no?
@G1ennbeckismyher03 жыл бұрын
@@ithinkweregoingtoneedabigg8525 i think he was just explaining for the commenter above me. He might not nessisarily agree with the disposition.
@donmiller3584 жыл бұрын
Terrific pond refab job there, Chris. Makes me yearn for a big piece of property and have you build me a pond.
@jeffreyhouston20434 жыл бұрын
Would really love some in cab video of the dozer work. Hearing your tips and advice is a plus.
@jakeschisler75254 жыл бұрын
I use to fish a large pond, the overflow was in the center of the pond. At one time there was an iron bridge going over the pond on one end close to overflow. Before they put a grate over it, 2 guys in a Jon boat went down the overflow and came out at the bottom of the dam. I bet they had to change their shorts! We fished by the overflow and caught huge Crappies and lake was deeper than 30 feet.
@timmyfrierson26844 жыл бұрын
Great job you did with that pond Chris y’all stay safe and keep the videos coming brother
@kirk4674 жыл бұрын
You always go the extra mile to get better results, I know that’s well appreciated CHRIS! Nothing but quality from you brother! Looks Awesome Chris!
@tedcation79403 жыл бұрын
Thats so awesome 🤩 you put the tree stump in the water for the fishys
@Mephiston4 жыл бұрын
Nicely done, Chris. Sure hope they compensated you well for this dam rescue.
@dennis23764 жыл бұрын
What you fixed is a Mosquitoes nest site, until nature does it thing. :) It is unbelievable how much work went into that pond. Thank you for sharing.
@odin-eliottodinson73304 жыл бұрын
That turned out really nice and clean. Will you be seeding and strawing? And I hope you'll bring us back in a while, so we can see it when it grows back.
@bobkohl67793 жыл бұрын
Love the finesse when grading the sides with the dozer. Start to slide, back off and go again.
@supersquirrel3794 жыл бұрын
I think it would be really cool if you could do some before and after drone shots of the ponds and other projects with side by side shots or as close to possible as in same distance or area shot to show the drastic difference and all the good work you do keep up all the good work and videos and thank you for including us
@scottfortune90163 жыл бұрын
It's funny watching these older videos after watching you with the large articulating grading bucket you added. That large bucket really makes a huge difference in how you grade out ponds.
@brentking-gmailking25704 жыл бұрын
Great job..... You sure made that place look a lot nicer. Have a great day and thank you for sharing.
@pflick134 жыл бұрын
i'm always amazed with how you become one with your equipment, they are an extension of yourself...very cool!
@robertquast96844 жыл бұрын
On jobs like this it would be interesting to know how many hours you spend fixing other people’s messes vs if you would have done the job from the start
@deermancr80074 жыл бұрын
I thought the dozer would just slide into the pond a few times there, gotta be careful and smart like let's dig 18 if you are gonna do stuff like that
@danw.79353 жыл бұрын
Better off not risking it or at least having a spotter around. He has skill, no doubt, but that's a risk I wouldn't advise anyone to take.
@jensruppert18603 жыл бұрын
I was automatically leaning towards the hillside when you entered the slope with the dozer 🤣 that was looking pretty steep. Good job, Chris
@WolfLarson3 жыл бұрын
The anxiety caused by him dozing that slope...
@survivaldoggy3 жыл бұрын
VPF Video Pucker Factor
@xsomeNOOBx3 жыл бұрын
Here I am after watching him dig out an excavator that got stuck (buried) digging a pond.
@blackdogleg3 жыл бұрын
yep,,,excavator operators on dozers... lol
@bigfluppus54613 жыл бұрын
if you think thats bad you wouldnt survive our hill farm
@augustreil4 жыл бұрын
Chris, Have you ever done a seriously deep pond in all your pond building days, like a 20ft plus deep one ? Thanks.
@prinzeugenvansovoyen7324 жыл бұрын
Well he dammed up a creek in a valley that was deeper than his excavator is tall in a older video so idk if he dug one out that deep but he definately made ponds that deep by building up dams in "valleys"
@deeryalex1794 жыл бұрын
Stop making Guesses he is just very busy
@incorporeal37934 жыл бұрын
@Juha Tuomala Chris does read comments I've seen his replies and had one myself, but you can't expect him or any other KZbinr to reply to them all.
@epdk9sn4 жыл бұрын
He just liked a comment of mine on this video about 5 hours ago. So I guess he read it?
@lordhoho14 жыл бұрын
Would be nice to see video a few months from now when vegetation is back
@davidcassidy62264 жыл бұрын
So amazing to see the work that you do. Doesn't matter if it's you from beginning to end or if you have to fix someone else's crap!!
@scruffy61514 жыл бұрын
Nice looking pond now well done.👍
@kirk4674 жыл бұрын
But I knew your jobs all turn out dam good! You’re the pond master!
@craigwavra34954 жыл бұрын
Cool video and nice job on the pond. Love your side projects.
@aangelbf24 жыл бұрын
Please show us the pond filled in the future if possible. Maybe an update on all your pond projects?
@brentking-gmailking25704 жыл бұрын
Nice job Chris. We got to see this one when the grass gets established. Have a great day.
@mikeseguin64433 жыл бұрын
Looks like a professional made that pond.👏🏼👏🏼👍🥤🥤
@donaldtrabeaux52354 жыл бұрын
Great job on the pond looks awesome now the land owner stock the pond with some catfish and bass when it fills up
@tracydavis31494 жыл бұрын
I'm ready to go swimming. Who's with me. Awesome 👍 job Chris. Looks a million times better now than when you started. Love the videos Chris.
@s10_4_life63 жыл бұрын
I can definitely tell that you take Pride in your work and that you're the kind of guy that goes Over & Beyond what you're ask/paid to do just to make sure the Jobs to you're satisfaction & That's great, Great Job Man...
@petermilenz86204 жыл бұрын
Awesome job yet again Chris. You make it look so easy and your attention to detail is second to none, keep up the good work and stay safe🙌
@TL643294 жыл бұрын
Really nice work!! I like that you can run all your different machines with quickness and efficiency . One man crew!!
@damiensampson73234 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, I have been watching your channel for the last few years. I have come to the realization that there are so few people that can call themselves artists at what they can do. You doing your work is a very privileged thing to watch. I also like that you don't have to let your mouth do the talking for you. I can't imagine that anyone that's had you do work for them has ever not been totally satisfied with the outcome. You, Sir, are worth your weight in Gold. I could only dream of having you do work like that for me. So I'll just have to keep watching you do your fantastic work for others. I hope they appreciate you.
@chaz27854 жыл бұрын
Love your videos! Instead of only the finished project fly over at the end, it would be cool to see the before and after fly over at the end. Thanks for doing these videos! I enjoy them.
@eddiemortontapman72524 жыл бұрын
I’m Glade you have plenty of opportunity to work ! And when you are young it’s easier to work eight days a week to get ahead , while the economy and weather is good .
@davidbrickey59254 жыл бұрын
Very nice work on the pond 👍☕️🍀
@jpthetravellingaussie8133 жыл бұрын
If Picasso was reborn as a pond transformer, I reckon it would be this guy. Each job a masterpiece.
@indica32503 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the awesome channel, reminds me of when I used to ride on the tractor fender with my great uncle Tommy.. thanks hoss
@jasonk3994 жыл бұрын
I found myself leaning in front of my computer screen to try and keep that dozer out of the pond!! LOL
@rubenbraekman45154 жыл бұрын
You drive that dozer like a freaking boss dude! How that think didn't flop over is beyond me lmao
@timdenowh954 жыл бұрын
Hope you grab a video of it when it fills up. Looks like that new to you machine is a keeper.
@DavidSmith-zr3nd4 жыл бұрын
Make you work button holes in the seat of that dozer on that kinda slope. Looked great
@Dingbat2174 жыл бұрын
Looking good! I was wondering how deep it was going to be when you were done with it and was going to suggest digging a deeper part of the pond until you mentioned a water level of 7-8 foot, what did the final depth end up as?
@AlmaNegra4203 жыл бұрын
This has to be fun. It looks like fun. If I knew how to work these machines, I could totally do this for a living.
@Capt_Lucy3 жыл бұрын
Nice work. Suggestion: hyperlapse some of the work because it's really satisfying to watch but it's so long at 1x speed. It can help with editing the video down to a palatable size. Thanks for the content either way!
@DIRT-BOSS4 жыл бұрын
Looks good nice job 👍🏼
@keithdunlap27014 жыл бұрын
Turned out Great Chris !! Call that one the "Boot Heel" Pond ....lolol... It's shaped like a boot heel....lolol.... Awesome work as always Man ! On to the Next ... Have a Great Evening !!
@augustreil4 жыл бұрын
Chris, Ya screwed us on watching you put the overflow pipe in, not cool bro, not cool at all !!! JK, great job as always and a thumbs up.
@johnblecker42063 жыл бұрын
Cool that aerial photography puts a nice finishing view to your hard work.
@jeremychupp25814 жыл бұрын
Would like to see it full and landscaped. 👍
@plroud68014 жыл бұрын
You are bloody good at what You do ...well done again
@kjwoodlief4 жыл бұрын
Looks great! The dozer is good calming therapy. Thanks!
@greghoffstadt6674 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job. You have one hell of a nack for driving that dozer.
@Stubbykca4 жыл бұрын
Great Job on the pond Chris!
@LifeWithChase4 жыл бұрын
looks good, thought you were gonna plant that dozer in the pond there for a minute though lol
@chuckobin20654 жыл бұрын
Watching you use a dozer, is watching Picasso painting a true piece of art! You always do a good job Chris 👍👍👌
@oldogbert4 жыл бұрын
naw... he's better than Picasso... his dams actually look like dams... Picasso musta done the work previously and Chris fixed it ;)
@JasonWorksAlot4 жыл бұрын
I still think it would have come out better if you let me help. But you did pretty good on your own too. Yaknow. For a beginner 😘
@marcryvon4 жыл бұрын
Awesome job as usual. This young man is gifted and quality minded.
@CapnCrusty4 жыл бұрын
That's a nice job. It's completely transformed that original sloppy hole into an asset for the property.
@jeremykent90884 жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB CHRIS, CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE NEW BUCKET & THUMB ON THAT MACHINE
@phillipjones33424 жыл бұрын
I love the flyover at the end of the job if you have the time show the finish to some of your others also thanks for sharing Chris
@terrybible15454 жыл бұрын
Great Job. How long does it take for the pond water to clear up ?
@augustreil4 жыл бұрын
A couple months I would guess ?
@steveholton41304 жыл бұрын
Might depend on how it fills and if there is reasonably heavy rain but not heavy enough to cause erosion in the area to contribute more soil to the pond.
@charlieaustin28184 жыл бұрын
You made a masterpiece out of a total mess sir! Congratulations! The home owner is lucky to have found you!
@george88734 жыл бұрын
Chris just proved it's possible to polish a turd, lol. That's what he had to begin with, one giant and messy turd. It turned out great, nice and shiny. Actually looks like a pond now and not a crater. You did great Chris.
@annafraley53883 жыл бұрын
That’s Great..!!! ✅ Another unwanted mess all straitened up in the nice N. C. Farm country😎👍
@eytrix4 жыл бұрын
ive been waiting to see the update on this. the start was the first video of yours that i came across. something wildly entertaining about watching someone whos good at their job.
@hughbie74 жыл бұрын
With all the videos I've watched I'm wondering if the slope you make helps to minimize the cattails that grow into the pond at its edges?
@reidkirkpatrick9974 жыл бұрын
Been watching the videos for years and I’m always amazed how you turn piles of turds into diamonds. You do it every damn time! You be bad.
@johnnyholland87654 жыл бұрын
It is my guess he will have a job probably as long as he wants to have one...........
@anthonycash46094 жыл бұрын
It's amazing to see someone take chicken shit and make chicken salad . And makes it look easy to do may I add. Good job Chris.
@prinzeugenvansovoyen7324 жыл бұрын
Turns out to be a nice pond for its intended purpose, If i were to want to have a Pond - i i can ever afford it , the dam id want would have a very shallow slope on the back side so its very sturdy and I can mow it, it should have at least 15 yards depth for at least 1/3 of its area , a concrete fabric lined spillway so no corrosion issues ever and rip rap for most of the bottom and all sides of the shore so I have no algee or mud when I go swimming and way clearer whater and bigger stones laid in like a giant staircase to walk in, also concrete pillars for a wooden bridge and pieces of concrete pipes for catfisch
@kurtdietrich54214 жыл бұрын
After watching for several weeks now, I can say that you really know the limits of your machines. Nice work.
@Jamieclarke884 жыл бұрын
Another awesome job Chris looks awesome your 220 seems to be going good can’t wait to see it with the new bucket and thumb
@chrisbrodhagen36583 жыл бұрын
My uncles dairy farm has a pond like that but for some reason it is full of cow poo! Nice work.
@65MK4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the guy that originally did the pond has watched this video to see how to do the job right?
@michaelpage98834 жыл бұрын
Those type of contractors talk a good game, they go in and start the job/ finish the job get paid and you never can get them again. Then someone like Chris comes in and fixes the problems.
@100mphClub3 жыл бұрын
He has... and all 118 members of his family gave the video a thumbs down.
@benjamindudley37983 жыл бұрын
@Juha Tuomala people who half ass jobs should get criticized. I do construction, and I see half assed work constantly. Stuff, like this, where the guy doing it should have known better, but just wanted to do a rush job and get paid. It's particularly dishonest, because often the customers don't know how badly they're getting ripped off. People like Chris, calling out the previous person's mistakes, can help bring awareness to not only operators wanted to improve, but customers, and what they should expect.
@peteb24 жыл бұрын
That is gonna become a little place similar to what i expect heaven looks like once its all established... absolutely fantastic work. Lucky owner!
@tchevy173 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. Just a recommendation, for some parts of your video you should speed up the footage . Not a whole lot but just enough so it looks productive
@derrickpettit34894 жыл бұрын
Hell of a job Chris, looks sweet, now it's time for that new AMI bucket, thanks for sharing budm
@michaelpage98834 жыл бұрын
I bet the property owner wishes that he had hired you from the start. I thought we were going to get stuck on the slope when you slid down to the water. I was trying my best to turn the dozer to the right and go up the dam. Excellent job as always!
@onyourbikeuoldfart4 жыл бұрын
It’s a pleasure to watch you work Chris.
@mullalan3 жыл бұрын
Amazing difference in soils, one area completely red clay, rock in another (veterinary clinic) and now this with nice topsoil.
@jram70473 жыл бұрын
I know it takes time but it would be nice to see how it looks full, definitely something your customers would like to see but also your viewers
@williamd69674 жыл бұрын
Much braver than me.I don't like equipment on steep slope's period!
@williamd69674 жыл бұрын
@Shane Humphrey I'm Electrican in Al so we don't or won't do anything to crazy with our mini or backhoe.Folks that do..city, county ECT use counter weights
@williamd69674 жыл бұрын
@Shane Humphrey yep Chris is for damn sure.
@brodiehoard81954 жыл бұрын
A lot of it is the familiarity of the machine /operating any machine. You get used to it the more you operate
@williamd69674 жыл бұрын
@@brodiehoard8195 like East Wood says man got to know his limitations.lol