Building A Horse Arena From Start To Finish

[@MC-re2ry]

The more you understand about operating all of that equipment, the more you appreciate how good Chris is. Been watching for several years and never cease to be amazed.

[@jpmotorsportspromo]

Chris is like a surgeon on any piece of equipment he uses!

[@kenmazer9481]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@rubberduck8007]

That dude would get smoked on a dirt spread! Swinging into trees to take them down is a hack move.

[@RJ-oi9fh]

@@rubberduck8007 That dude as in chris? buddy is running equipment he's paid for he can take trees down however he likes to. just say you're jealous and move on.

[@jeffj42085]

​@@RJ-oi9fh jealous of what 😆 🤣 what a stupid comment

[@terryrogers1025]

Well, if the client isn’t happy with the outcome on the arena, I don’t know what would make them happy, that really slicked up sweet, nice job sir, thanks for the tag along video.

[@richardphelan8414]

The way it is now it would make a nice shooting range Chris's work is always top notch ,he and John and Robert turn out some real High quality projects

[@davidepool5884]

That’s going to be a nice horse arena when it’s finished. I hope you will do an update on it when they get it fenced. What I like most about your channel is that you do a great job explaining what you are doing and you do these jobs as if you are doing them for yourself. When you finish a job it always looks beautiful.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Once again you show what an honest & honorable man you are. This was a neat little build and thank you for sharing with us.

[@grpcchurchnortonva.8024]

Great video! Love seeing Uncle John !!!!!

[@craigwavra3495]

Always enjoy when you do the horse pads! We get to see almost the entire fleet!! Agree, that drag puts a sweet finish on the project.

[@tomsoil9909]

Chris! That grader has got to be the best tool in your fleet!! And you are so good at it as well!!

[@dewalddejager5493]

Nice working with John again

[@robmatthews7972]

Always nice to have repeat customers for you & Uncle Jon.

[@stevendufresne9994]

Great job always professional!! Thanks for the Video Chris 👍👍

[@randysmith9636]

That crunch. There is something so satisfying about the sound of you crushing those trees, especially the dead ones. Watching that grader work is pretty dang sweet. I have never really got to see one in operation to this degree before. Thanks for the under belly shots. You definitely have a good eye for this type of work.

[@jamesconner8275]

A grader is the most mysterious piece of equipment to me. How in heck do you adjust the blade when you can't see the ground and blade edge contact. Truly an art!

[@letsdig18]

You look at the back and and edges to determine the cut depth

[@stevebarnhart2090]

Back in the ole days they shot elevations with a transit and marked wooden stakes that you used to guide the grader. But it took a good operator to make it right. Now there are lasers and receivers to tell elevations as you grade. And it still takes a skilled operator to make it right.

[@mikeznel6048]

It’s not art, it’s skill and experience. Art is useless…

[@tommywood2983]

​@@mikeznel6048 art isn't useless I watched him pick up shit all day lol

[@oleran4569]

@@speedster9622 Yes. He never does the same pattern twice, yet he does the same thing every time. He is expert at seeing contours evolve, in stages, to a finished form. I spend most of every episode trying to guess his next move. I go from "what the heck" to " oh.....yeah". Great craftsmanship!

[@jimmyculberson5013]

You are doing great, and the guys that you have working with you are great at there jobs as well. Chris keep up the good work 👏 😊

[@keithdunlap2701]

Man, that turned out really nice Chris !! Was gonna say, did look a little moist there...lololol.... But, ya got it all laid out nice !! that rubber drag works really good too, put a nice finish on it !! Love it !! Nice and neat !! Owners should be really happy with that job.... Great as always , Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

[@leol1682]

Wow this Horse Arena look good now after you put your hand on it Chris .

[@ringstinga]

Very tidy indeed sir ! Always nice to see your uncle working away the background !

[@pinwizz69]

Well, once again Chris posts something a little different than his usual content and that makes it really entertaining. I myself really like watching Chris working his grader. It's practically art in motion. It's been a couple of years since the last horse arena he built. It should be real nice once the property owner has the surrounding area grassed and fenced plus a viewing area set up. Probably some grooming stables nearby as well.

[@SPUDHOME]

Chris, watching you work, through clean windows, inside a clean cab, on clean equipment. Watching other dirt working people, i thought if you work in dirt, you just live in dirt, you only clean to make equipment pretty for a picture. But you show you spend all day living and working on and in your equipment, keep it clean, it is easer to repair, you can see leaks, cracks ect. Shows how you care and your concern about you, others, and the job-finished product. GREAT JOB

[@matthewbohan6304]

You are some operator Chris, love watching your vids. Your jobs are done to perfection every time 👌👌

[@bobhobson408]

Always good to see you and John together. Y’all make it look easy.

[@rustyfan89]

I’m always amazed at the power of those machines, especially when they snap a mature tree right off and it sounds like a twig snapping!

[@robbie5681]

Am always amazed at your operating skill. I used to clear brush and trees with an excavator without a thumb and I will say, it’s not an easy job. Boss finally broke down and had a thumb attached to the John Deere 290, what a world of difference that made. Cut our time on site by half. Operating cost was down also. Hat off to you buddy alway impressed with your skill. 😊

[@bishopcorva]

A grader is one of those pieces of equipment that you get because you know you're going to need it for one thing and after that you think it'll just sit and take up space. But after a minute you figure out just how handy they are for all sorts of things, most especially fine grading over large or long areas. We borrowed one to use just to take a center ridge off a dirt road. It did that amazingly, then we used it on the washboard section of another access road, rerolled dirt out of ditches on either side of the same. Leveled and sloped a field so it no longer had plow and wheel ruts all over. Leveled a parking area for a hunting base camp. Regraded a corn field to pull the topsoil back across from a run off area. Basically things that were done for years using a box blade and a very wornout case backhoe a week or better to do. Grader did in a long weekend, and left it in far better shape. After that, never really looked at a grader the same as I had before, like they had very limited usefulness.

[@arkansas1336]

Excellent construction/finish! You have many high praised comments on here saying how good you are with your equipment operating skills. What many of those people don't know is "how good you really are!" Thanks for the video which was also professionally edited/produced.

[@pauldillinger2286]

Those folks and horses should be really proud of there new horse arena. Amazing job guys.

[@doritleis2773]

The complete Building from a Horse Arena to see in one Video very Interesting. The rood from young Wood, clear and level, the Folie to lay out and a Sandy soil to get open, a limitation produce. A great Work. The good near You have all Machine for all stage. You have however a Perfect Work to the last Detail make. And by the Video like wise. 💪👌👍

[@bobgallahan9663]

Like the start to finish, really gratifying. lol That drag was like putting icing on a cake. That arena looks really nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@d6c10k4]

I just noticed that you've been making videos for 15 years. No wonder you've got a good following. Keep up the good work.

[@patrickcolahan7499]

That came out really nice. Easy to maintain. Wonder if they will be adding a fence at some point. Thanks for sharing.

[@johnroberts8475]

It look's fantastic, I sure like how close your pilots seat is to the cutting edge on your grader, nice little machine Chris. 👌

[@rickgalla3377]

Great project Chris, I'm happy to watch start to finish as usual, thank you very much from nyc

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Chris is one of the few blue collar gentlemen farmers that I am were of. Nice to see a successful young man.

[@rondastump8930]

U are amazing running that motor grader, as well as all ur equipment. The arena looks amazing. Thank u so much for video! God's blessings and be safe.

[@greggb1416]

Looks very nice..! That drag puts a nice presentation on the work… Great video, Thank you sir.

[@KarenL-qt7dy]

What a wonderful treat to see one job, from start to finish, in one video! Loved it!! I understand that with pond builds and clearings it takes much more time to do, but this was a nice change of pace. Thanks!!

[@LukeOrrOfficial]

That's one of the better bases I've seen on an arena! Glad to see a real smooth drum out there, seen a couple guys use rental walk-behinds and just shake my head. Interesting drag, I can't say I''ve seen one that looks like that - almost more like a harrow than a Parma or something similar. Looks awesome!

[@bobkohl6779]

Horse I'm on, was always most comfortable in an arena. Turned an abused horse into a 4 time state champion, 5 time honor roll horse.

[@bobkohl6779]

@Letsdig18..????

[@dirtfarmer7472]

The horse that I remember, Red Chief, was good with cattle if a calf missed the gate Red was right there to show it the way. Golly he was good.

[@bantam350]

Chris: Just love the grader in your videos from 23.28 to 30.34 is just sooo relaxing to me. Like the top of the blade shots from 31.50 to 39.49, you are A Master at grade.

[@berndtlindstrom830]

As usual Chris, you run your machine like in your sleep, and explain what needs to be done so that even I understand most of it, with my school English.

[@scottharbaugh4078]

Your attention to detail is what makes you a rare breed sir!!!!!!! what you do is definitely a lost skill in the trade. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!

[@mikeknoll1130]

The grader seems like the hardest piece of equipment to get used to.

[@Chocomare]

As a rider myself, I'd about kill to be the first one to ride on that surface ;) Fab job Chris.

[@kirk467]

Chris it sure looks good my friend, I love watching the grader blade cutting from the bottom view! I can just imagine how many levers you’re working at one time, but the grader is pretty cool machine and that sucker does the job! My boss had Tennessee Walkers and he tilled up the arena at his place and added chunks of rubber and tilled it in, I guess the way those horses walk they needed some cushion in their arena! lol 😂 All I knew was it looked like an expensive hobby to me! I had to fabricate and install all the stall doors and window frames, plus all the drill stem fencing in his pastures! It was a change from being in the shop working! Plus he always told me every morning if I needed anything just call the shop and he’d have it sent out to me! Looks good Chris, y’all always do quality work brother! Thanks for sharing Chris, Kirk from Louisiana! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@rockman531]

BIG thumbs up! Another job to be proud of!! Back to the pond! Jim

[@gussaba9004]

Happy horse they're going to have a good time

[@tjjewell4115]

Great job Chris, you are such an expert with Heavy Equipment, nice Video.

[@melissareynolds8691]

Relaxing to me to watch the grader ❤❤❤

[@dougmay8924]

Let's Dig 18 With No Limits!!!! AWSOME AGAIN and THANK YOU MY FRIEND!!!Wow.....

[@danielhylton4675]

Love the crackin sound em trees make when ya snap em lol

[@benchildress4309]

I WORK IN CONSTRUCTION ABOUT 40 YR. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!

[@debrathompson1780]

I was happy to hear Sleepy Chris earlier in this video. The engines, the up & back with no narrative it's like being rocked to sleep. LOL It's relaxing, soothing but interestig for sure. Just gave me a giggle. NO Chris I haven't actually slept and hope you never do! That would get a bit too intesting. Yeah.

[@SingleTrak6]

Man you’re good on that skid steer. Damn…

[@rongrose3746]

Sure did turn out NICE !

[@csnelling4]

❤another great job Chris 👏👏👏👏🍺🍺👌😎

[@Paulsways101]

We love your work brother! Always learning something new from you.

[@mischef18]

Great video as always bro and good to see the grader on a job again. Safe travels

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Beautiful finish Chris & John😊

[@BigP85]

Dang looks great like all your jobs do.

[@deedeesc1078]

66' x 200' or 20m x 60m = FEI dressage arena. No fencing, just lettered post markings around all four sides.

[@Bman2020]

That was different great watch 👍👋🇨🇦

[@teampenn2007]

Thanks for the grader footage. Love it!!!

[@debrathompson1780]

WHOA! Fabric on a horse area? Who'd thought. Now I must know...Horses? English? Jumping? Western? (sliding stops would be interesting) Gaited horses are so smooth so maybe. LOL Looks amazing!

[@sambowman3974]

Love the grading videos been doing it for almost twenty years myself

[@erikcourtney1834]

I like how you get a clip of what machine your using everytime you start recording. I’m sure it helps with editing and for the viewers that have trouble keeping up with the 2 different jobs. Most of can tell who’s machine and exactly what machine your in just by the operators view point.

[@joejohnson7097]

Looks nice just like watching you transform areas into something nice

[@davidmiller6010]

I've run several pcs of heavy equipment, but never a grader. It looks like the kind of equipment that's REAL easy to gouge.

[@garymessina1609]

Awesome job thanks for sharing with us Chris and John

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Really looked sharp. First class always❤❤❤

[@hydraulic-hum]

very enjoyable to watch, thank you Chris

[@heatherlane9270]

Horse arena great few days work. Lucky horses.

[@timlee2237]

Haha I built a pond and discovered your videos.. now I'm into horses and here you are again. Great work as always

[@debrathompson1780]

...Yes show us the end result. I'm a rider & am jealous because I know you'll make it correctly & purdy. Thanks!

[@donnamullins2089]

Making quick work of these trees. Arena looks good. Have a great week. Bad weather headed your way?

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

I turned out real nice. Good job. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@TrevorDennis100]

That is truly a thing of beauty. I almost wish I had a horse so that I could have something like built. It would have to be a very small horse - a Shetland pony perhaps - that was happy to trot around an arena about on tenth the size of this one, but they do say that it's not the size that counts. It's what you do with it.

[@Chocomare]

FYI Shetland ponies are spawn of satan... "Pony" is a four-letter word for a reason. LOL ;)

[@dirkkelly9596]

Really nice job looks great 👍

[@bobjoncas2814]

...happy horse=happy owner. lookin' good, keep safe...

[@bosshogg3548]

Job well done 👍🏻

[@michaelmullins1290]

Slick as a pilled onion. I love the under belly grader video. Fantastic

[@pitbladdoassociatesltd]

Something like an Inventhor type 9 would be handy for you. 😀 You'd have that brush gone in no time rather than having to wait for it to dry then burn.

[@zburdette1223]

Another job done in style.

[@nigelhales874]

Top quality plenty of job's chris horses 🐎 paddocks

[@IR-nq4qv]

Looks like one of them there fancy Zen Gardens where a guy goes to play with fancy rakes and meditate, that's a nuff of that time to get back at the pond and burn some stumps

[@dixiebourne752]

Chris they you work how do you ever get any time to get some real rest .

[@Rickimusic]

I remember Bealy trying to drag that thing on his property. :)

[@danmcgraw325]

If only you had a one piece Ruckus rake in place of the drag. Looks good enjoy watching you work.

[@kevinmountford4541]

Has anybody else noticed how Chris is looking out the side window planning his moves for the next half hour whilst his excavator carries on bending the tree over, gripping it just enough and pulling it up with just the right amount of force to get all the roots out all fully automatically. It’s magic, must be a Elon musk auto driving volvo!

[@MemphisApplegate]

I noticed the same thing. Seems like the excavator is in automatic sometimes, as if Chris is operating the machine with his subconscious mind, while also thinking, or talking on the conscious level.

[@dennis2376]

Operating the Grader looks very complicated. Thank you and have a good day.

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

What a nice little project. It must be very satisfying to create something so perfect from start to finish! (not to say your big 'ole ponds aren’t satisfying 😳).

[@alfredbailey2394]

Nice job😊

[@genesiedenburg9798]

Very, very nice, great job. 👍 🇺🇲

[@ohhpaul7364]

Let me see if my memory is still correct, the first video I remember of this farm was you correcting some drainage issues on the driveway around the big barn about 8 years ago, y'all had some trouble getting the truck around the tight bend in the driveway next to the corner of the barn. the next video I remember was you making the riding rink beside/behind it. the next one was you doing some grooming and adding fill to that rink about 4 years ago and also some grade changes to the uphill side, and now this video.

[@e.h.338]

Im watching your Videos since a long time and it is very interessting. Im not from the USA and i have a question about the bushes and trees. Wouldn't it be better to chip the trees and bushes and sell these woodchips to a Mill or a Company which can use these source?

[@kenore4003]

There is no demand for ground up brush and leaves. He is clearing land for a pond and he had to practically beg for the mill to take solid logs much less tree tops. If he can the fastest and most least expensive way to dispose of tree material is a huge fire or several.

[@stevekissel605]

Great video 👍 👍

[@davidh9897]

Beautiful job.

[@darylhamann2310]

Must be one of Johns jobs Windows aint tinted

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

The 160 on the job prolly means this project is for John.

[@iare19]

You're good at eyeballing it. In EU even parking lots are done with 3D dozers.

[@Ray69Smith]

I have to ask do you sweep off the ties before final exit also with the excellent work you do ?? 🤔👍👍👍👍