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@UnknownOldPerson3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just have to do it yourself to get it done right! Oh, wait,,,, never mind
@googlesucks53183 жыл бұрын
Once again, I'm fixing someone else's screw up. Oh, wait...
@Stratos531003 жыл бұрын
Oh Wait, Arrgghhhh Duhhh
@Dreamer3K3 жыл бұрын
i LOOOVE you nick name, i wish it did it to my ding.
@jlbush82493 жыл бұрын
Bentonite around the pipe will seal it.
@tylerswisher19402 жыл бұрын
An update video would be nice to see. I love watching the process of you building ponds but we rarely get to see them filled with water and greened up surrounds. Being it's your own, maybe we could see a walk around video.
@donbraden85333 жыл бұрын
That is a nice little pond great location also shaded nice place to sit and relax on a hot summer day
@johnthomson95583 жыл бұрын
Your pond will have to be perfect, because we all know your work
@greghoffstadt6673 жыл бұрын
On todays episode of "This old pond." Chris repairs an admitted budget build. Good video Chris hope to see the video for the proper fix. Glad that you damned it up for know.
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
Lmao, would make an excellent tv. show.
@ConstructionMachineryChannel3 жыл бұрын
I'm just glad there is a new pond video.
@suze6of63 жыл бұрын
I'm almost 65 Suze in Reno. I cannot stop watching your excellent moves... It looks like smooth as frosting a cake! 😳😁😋❤ 💜🚜 Thank you... Love Winston too❤💜😊
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
You can hire Chris Guins, he is very good at digging and repairing leaking ponds and more.
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
I don't think he'll do as good of a job as Chris Guins.
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
@@dignation216 That was hilarious.
@LatitudeSky3 жыл бұрын
Heart-shaped pond. That's undeniable adorable and a huge statement as well. Nice.
@volvojohn90363 жыл бұрын
Maybe build a coffer dam around the intake instead of draining the pond, tongue and groove / depends on how fast the pond refills itself. Enjoyed watching you at work.
@evilbrat53763 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that Little Pond had a little leak but happy it turned out not to be a Big Leak for you to fix. Good job on sealing that sucker.
@corydriver76343 жыл бұрын
Well that guy never paid his bill from the first time so I wouldn’t sweat it.
@brazucaoperandomaquinasnaa5743 жыл бұрын
Beautiful place and good job
@rodneywroten29943 жыл бұрын
Hell that pond looks wonderful
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
It is a pretty nice pond
@ntepup773 жыл бұрын
It survived several hurricanes. I remember you building that pond and just the torrent of water going over the top. It never washed out. You did a helluva job.
@lenny1083 жыл бұрын
If you want to get rid of the brown water quickly, the fastest route is to place activated carbon within the pond. It will attach itself to the tannins and other unwanted materials and remove them from the water. A very simple way to add oxygen to the pond is to add an air pump. Sitting at the side of the pond, it will pump air through a small hose to an air stone and bubbles will enter the water. When the bubbles break the water's surface oxygen will then be added. Prevent excess nutrients in the pond with natural bacteria and enzyme mixtures.
@grahamallen39413 жыл бұрын
Nice home job Chris. Even better as it’s for yourself just for a change.. take care,be safe. Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧
@stevelalondejr21833 жыл бұрын
We use smooth PVC pipe & well casing here all the time and rubber anti-seep collars with no issues here in the tri state area of OH,IN & MI but might be are clay soils are different yet we freeze hard as well. I do like your style of drainage though my pond near an acre of surface and a 5'' has worked fine for 20 yrs now but we don't get the rains/storms you guys get there ! My pond stays near overflow year round too from land run off !
@mrwaffles13943 жыл бұрын
Your pond is leaking? I guess the cobbler’s children really don’t have shoes.
@keithdunlap27013 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris !! I kinda know the Owner of that Pond and he's pretty "OCD" about his shit !! Your gonna have to seed n straw that mud , He just ain't gonna have that !! lololololol...... Oh Me, I had too....lololol.... Have a Great Evening Man !! On too the Next.....
@mischef183 жыл бұрын
Sure hope the property owner is happy with this fix bro. Made for a great video all the same. Safe travels
@bobbyb3223 жыл бұрын
I believe that pipe replacement is in order and due to be added to the budget
@george88733 жыл бұрын
PVC is so smooth and slick on the outside that I am surprised anyone can get a proper seal with it when using it as an overflow. If anyone can, it's you.
@thigtsquare9503 жыл бұрын
What it’s used instead of PVC?
@Ben.....3 жыл бұрын
@@thigtsquare950 a correlated hdpe pipe I guess not sure what else
@AquariumAficionado3 жыл бұрын
@Cade Franco bruh I never understood weirdos like you Leave your poor girlfriend alone😭 tf she do to you If she cheated let her go If she hasn’t, don’t worry about it But damn you like a creep now all up in her business without her knowing
@farmerbob45543 жыл бұрын
Whew! Glad you found the leak without tearing up the entire dam! Yup, one little fissure or porosity between lifts and water will find its way.
@woodyholland98653 жыл бұрын
I have the several leaks on my pond dam. Sure wish you were closer to me, hard to find people that want to mess with a dam in West Georgia. In 25 minutes you fixed the problem. Nice job
@sylviaprudhomme54172 жыл бұрын
Smart. Love the patter those tracks make.
@twodogsandtheirfamily3 жыл бұрын
It must be hard to talk about something you did wrong on your own property when it's your main line of work. But so is life, you learn and make your work better over time. I forsee a video one day where you overbuild it like crazy.
@DefaultName-bw1bx3 жыл бұрын
Agree, totally respect his honesty and humility.
@deplorablelibertarian3 жыл бұрын
I can’t see a guy like this having ‘aw shit’ moments and/or messing up.....this guy doesn’t make mistakes. It was one of those things that just happens I think.
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
@@deplorablelibertarian ya some things just happen lol
@rightsideofthegrass81143 жыл бұрын
"... money was tight ..."
@TheWestlandgirl3 жыл бұрын
He worked with what he had at the time knowing eventually he'd have to make adjustments later. NOT A MISTAKE.
@jimhanifer11773 жыл бұрын
Good evening I've been doing this one or two days myself I found that use bentonite mix it in with the dirt it does the job it'll seal everything up and keep the water where it's supposed to be hope you have a nice evening hopefully this little truck will help you
@craigwavra34953 жыл бұрын
Still remember this pond from the hurricane and you running around it on the golf cart. I’d say you did a good job on it.
@drmautz3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I like how you don't have to announce the ending of your videos. We can tell when they end.
@jerryw44583 жыл бұрын
Next time your pond gets really low, Get some bags of drilling mud and pack it in really well around the area. We dug our pond too deep and it was leaking from the bottom. We brought in a pallet of drilling mud and just poured it on the water surface. It settled and stopped the leak, and didn't harm our fish.
@justbe44813 жыл бұрын
Them pond worms are big down in those parts of the state...LOL
@chrissmith513 Жыл бұрын
Bet that compacter makes loads of difference ! 😇😇😇
@lemmy99963 жыл бұрын
That is mastery of your machine!! Good work Chris!!
@tricksfixx83033 жыл бұрын
Dang warranty work,,,,
@kirk4673 жыл бұрын
I like that size pond or even smaller! 👍🏻
@autobreza71313 жыл бұрын
After watching 100 of letsdig18 videos of trenching, scraping, compacting, clearing, and burning, I thought I pretty much knew it all. But ... the bucket on the excavator is reversible!
@thisolesignguy27332 жыл бұрын
You ever been riding passenger in a car going along a cliff or across a tall bridge? That's how I feel watching lol. Everytime I see you moving forward or back, I feel like saying "Ahh you're too close to the edge! You're gonna fall in!" haha but that's what makes it fun to watch also! 25min video = 17 surprises
@johnblecker42063 жыл бұрын
Your pond does have a neat almost perfect leveled wall around it which makes it stand out.
@michaelmullins12903 жыл бұрын
Nice little pond. Maybe it'll get bigger in the future.
@terrypomatto9073 жыл бұрын
Hope that you keep your followers up to date on the situation, it looks interesting the fix and I hope that you have been successful.
@bigal22983 жыл бұрын
Good job for what you had to work with. Thanks for the great videos stay safe
@charlottemusser54843 жыл бұрын
was a bit afraid he was gonna knock that bucket in the water...guess that's why he's the professional and I'm just a spectator. Enjoying the videos!
@kevinkenyon70453 жыл бұрын
Another good job. Thanks for sharing. Kevin
@IR-nq4qv3 жыл бұрын
Good diagnosis, plan of attack and temporary cure for the time being, Chris. I gotta hand it to you brother, I like the way you leave things 👍👍 I couldn't have done a better job myself if I tracked it in with my newly upgraded swivel office chair with air ride and cup holder.
@calebreed733 жыл бұрын
Never seen someone take a scoop with the bottom of the bucket like that. 😂 good work Chris. Cant wait to see the permanent repair.
@TgWags693 жыл бұрын
Looked like a muskrat or crawdad hole burrowing into the bank
@videolabguy3 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm. Crawdads.... hmmmmmm.
@WeldinMike273 жыл бұрын
In Australia, we call small freshwater crayfish, Yabbies.
@robertabriskisr77703 жыл бұрын
I thought of the Blue Crawfish (Crawdad) we had in West Virginia as soon as I saw the leak. They would burrow and bring the ground water to the surface on a bank and create a mess when trying to mow.
@Bearsgypsy13 жыл бұрын
Y’a know that was one of the 1st things I thought of when the camera hit that leak ... no crawdads but somethings been burrowing in there ...
@eliteearthworksllc3 жыл бұрын
You better make sure it’s fixed, I hear the guy that lives there is pretty picky about his stuff 😁
@endagigropen93193 жыл бұрын
Always enjoying your videos! Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
Wow all the way from Sweden!!
@fartzinacan3 жыл бұрын
I was prepared to see the compactor go through the pvc. Or the dirt wall cave off and and the hole get flooded out. I'm glad I was wrong.
@jimlepeu5773 жыл бұрын
‘Goopy” I like it, very descriptive word 👍👍👏👏👏🤠
@jackreed34453 жыл бұрын
I really like that fence! It is so many steps above what I see in most videos online. I'm sure it will be a short video when you change out the overflow pipe as it was a very good "economy build" to begin with. jack
@bobjoncas28143 жыл бұрын
..good one, nice work, stay safe..
@ja5onl63 жыл бұрын
I've got the same issue here in Montana, free vacation if you come fix my pond. 🤣
@stompenem3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that troubleshooting narrative at the beginning and end of the video. That kind of information really adds to my appreciation of what I am watching.
@ian_b55183 жыл бұрын
But, but that pipe still has a crack in it! I can't sleep now.
@xoxo2008oxox3 жыл бұрын
So. Looks like a future Job for...Chris! Nice 18" pipe with one of those metal grates. Maybe a customer will upsell to larger pipe after order and ... well that's how we supply ourselves!
@patricknorman83583 жыл бұрын
Man that yanmar is perfect for jobs like that. Nice to have good equipment to work with. Great job brother !
@darrenwebb32663 жыл бұрын
Im glad yr videos are videos and not just random clips! Sweet work
@DavidP-ru8bx3 жыл бұрын
Reverse bucket scoop was slick. Thanks for posting, plan to catch up on your videos during surgery recovery.
@GARDENER423 жыл бұрын
It must be handy having someone on site with everything needed to fix these little problems...😉 😁
@GARDENER423 жыл бұрын
ETA You could have tacked on a visit to the cows - we've not seen them for a while.😁
@Todd.Roberts3 жыл бұрын
I could had recommended a guy I know he is pretty good at stuff like that . But since you already got it fixed maybe next time lol
@weets693 жыл бұрын
I also know a guy who works cheap😎
@Todd.Roberts3 жыл бұрын
Well I was joking with Chris
@channelupdate96953 жыл бұрын
I know a guy that could do the same work and fix it
@michaelchildree80852 жыл бұрын
When I use pvc overflow I use a prefab antiseep works really well for me and I've fixed ponds with the exact same problem
@donniebrown28963 жыл бұрын
As a contractor (retired) I too did things at my home on a tight budget. Was gonna say something about the dam water leaking around the dam overflow where it went through the dam.
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery3 жыл бұрын
Oh, oh, seems like the company who built the pond makes some mistakes... hm, who built it? You? 😂 Thx god you fixed it. 🙏
@stewatparkpark29333 жыл бұрын
Should have packed bentonite clay around the pipe when it was built . Bentonite may fix it without digging it up - tip it in the pond next to the pipe .
@bobtucker91883 жыл бұрын
No problem you have a good warranty...parts and labor 😎
@terrancewagner50563 жыл бұрын
good spot for your cows to cool off on the summer
@marcwohlmayer78973 жыл бұрын
Nice Video. That compactor Works great.i hope that the holes in the Mud compacted well enough To hold Up for a while now. But weird that after all those years that pvc piping doesent hold Up To its expectations. Always something To fix.im wondering if you could put a big culvert pipe in there with a Concrete overflow To Stop the leak? 🤔. 💪💪💪Kool Video.
@throngcleaver3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that Chris could decorate a cake with that thing, and do a fine job of it.
@Manoffire2603 жыл бұрын
Looked like maybe some organic matter at the leak? I’ve seen water run along side a small twig imbedded like that.
@fredj62783 жыл бұрын
Plumbers,electricians,hvac,carpenters all have problems at home with there profession. Now, you can add pond builders with dam leaks.
@arthurcunningham5303 жыл бұрын
Don't forget mechanics, trust me you ought to see my personal car, most of the time you don't want to buy mechanics car!
@brianbf97503 жыл бұрын
Chris I have the exact same problem New pond only 3 ft deep would your pour concrete around the anti seep collar from the bottom to almost the top of the dam ? That's a cool compactor attachment Wish they had one for my kioti backhoe
@jaypearce67433 жыл бұрын
Im proud for you that you're making more money than you used to. Thats a good sign of success, and I can see from the care you guve to your projects thst you deserve the success. From start to finish I see you taking great care to be satisfued of your work
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
I agree👍
@gabem63623 жыл бұрын
Nice comment ..ty friend
@AquaPeet3 жыл бұрын
I think the guy who made you fix this under warranty should at least give you a beer for all the effort you did!
@dignation2163 жыл бұрын
definitely
@rknudson14073 жыл бұрын
that leaking hole reminded me of the crawfish in my yard making mud tubes every time it rains alot..
@daneclark31613 жыл бұрын
And shaking your fillings out going over them in high gear on the zero-turn...
@lpkendolol14813 жыл бұрын
Súper gracias saludos de charley desde colonia
@HappilyHomicidalHooligan3 жыл бұрын
This is a dream job if you look at it properly... The Homeowner doesn't have to fight to get the Warranty work done in a timely matter and he know the work will be the absolute best possible quality the Contractor can give... And the Contractor doesn't have to argue with the Homeowner about what work needs to be done or worry about getting Screamed at when the Bill is delivered... Having the Homeowner and the Contractor be one and the same does solve a LOT of problems...
@andrewstoll45483 жыл бұрын
As the radio host Home repair guru Glen Haggy always says, "water always wins."
@davemi003 жыл бұрын
RIP Glenn, Spring of 2020 🙏🏼🪦🙏🏼
@High_Caliber3 жыл бұрын
I wondered what you did in your free time, and now I know. It's digging!
@chesterraybon34423 жыл бұрын
Nice to be friends with the warranty dept. at the company that built it. Got it fixed and didn't have to wait. 👍
@r1mein543 жыл бұрын
I think you will get a 'test' on you fix with lots of rain coming Wed/Thurs this week. Such is owning property - I am still refixing stuff I did in 2006.
@dennis23763 жыл бұрын
Back to good old goopy mud. :)
@LouJustlou3 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why you don't use PVC. Thanks for the video and for being so nice to the guy who put it in. 😆
@mrs.eliteearthworks3 жыл бұрын
Howdy! 🤠
@littlefinkle77573 жыл бұрын
Howdy 🤠
@mrs.eliteearthworks3 жыл бұрын
@@littlefinkle7757 Cow’s it going? 🐮
@DC-13 жыл бұрын
Howdy! 🤠
@mrs.eliteearthworks3 жыл бұрын
@@DC-1 Helloooooo!
@robertclark16683 жыл бұрын
GOOD JOB, the owner should be proud!
@dennisleadbetter77213 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, mother nature is busy searching for a new void to drain that pond. Was that void above the pond level? If so, it's actually siphoning.
@clappmartha3 жыл бұрын
Check out the guy who worked on the giant ship stuck in the Suez Canal! You could teach him how to really get it done!
@Chris_In_Texas3 жыл бұрын
It's always the guy who does the work for others and doesn't do it for himself! 👍👍😁 After many days of hard work, the last thing you want to do is more of the same on your stuff for "free"! Keep up the good work Chris.
@brianvest56113 жыл бұрын
Great channel. Curious if all the ponds have "yabbies" in them? Yabby being Australia slang for cray fish. Robbie Fishing channel has him using nets in ponds catching a bunch of these. Keep digging!
@davidbrickey73283 жыл бұрын
Easy fix there. There’s a leak like that you can wash out in a period of time☕️👍
@2xKTfc3 жыл бұрын
6:03 "If in doubt, dig around" :D
@Ekatjam3 жыл бұрын
Safety check that bucket after hook up, The company my brother worked for had a "Bottom man" killed by what the operator thought was an engaged coupling. Didn't do a ground pressure test.
@jason22643 жыл бұрын
Great videos man! And you do some pretty awesome work. Most the time 😂
@pocomokeforester25043 жыл бұрын
Tight quarters!
@MrWoodshoes3 жыл бұрын
Maybe a little more defined ditch down by the fence might be in order when things dry up in the summer, just sayin !
@koldphuzhun3 жыл бұрын
First time I've ever seen someone find a pipe or anything underground with a trackhoe without ripping the thing in half or crushing it. That's skill there!
@assassinlexx19933 жыл бұрын
I can see a farm budget having a addition for a cement box , 12 inch pipe and of course a trash steel cover. You pounded out that leak.✊💪💦
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
Oh well. They say that you should work from home as much as possible. This should be the only way for you to follow that advice.
@uppsalahazzemarkstedt27593 жыл бұрын
Nice one! Haha!
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
@@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759 Jupp.
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
@@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759 Kolla Endagigropen. Han är ganska ny och kan behöva lite starthjälp.
@uppsalahazzemarkstedt27593 жыл бұрын
@@makingithappen5178 I saw a comment from him. Shall do!