Now Its Time To Clean Out The Pond

[@r1mein54]

Amazing how you can run the dozer over it now that it is dryer, I remember you almost got the Volvo stuck on that edge taking trees down. It shows that you are enjoying the sunshine and see greening on the turf and tree branches. That pond is looking like 4 acres - nice size.

[@timbow50]

Fascinating the transition from a dumpy looking water hole to what will be a great looking pond.

[@andrewcarnes1726]

Dumpy looking to a pretty good dump

[@wendymorrison5803]

Great looking pond Chris. All I want now is a beach, a covered patio with a fireplace. And a cocoa. Its getting chilly here in southern Australia.

[@curtbuettner7337]

Beautiful clean up job, Chris! Had I been the owner; I’d had you dig it DEEPER! Great job! 👍🏻

[@marcryvon]

Me too !

[@gravelydon7072]

A foot deeper would have been the icing on the cake. But it still is one heck of an improvement over what it had been.

[@nethanelmasters5170]

At least 3ft on the shallow end 5 or 6ft on the deep end.

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris this is probably the cleanest pond yet! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@ATH-3157]

Thank you Chris for letting me and others ride along with you and share your moments. BIG HANDWAVE from Portugal.

[@craigwavra3495]

Using the dozer really did dress that pond edge up. Smart thinking on that one. Enjoyed!!

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Your Dozer is very good at doing this type of cleaning up on my farm I use to have an old D85 12A .I loved building dams or ponds on the farm. Great work ,Chris 🥳👍

[@vrgurl178]

You men are smooth operaters and the pond looks good. I will give you 5 stars ⭐️ looking good

[@MarkSchuster-ym3iy]

I had a 5 acre pond on my farm and it was spring fed in the rainy seasons ground water but always had algae problems. I put bubblers in around the pond. Then lined it with 2” rip rap. Tried to put a white silica sand beach in but that was dumb. That lasted a year. There is a ton of maintenance if you want to keep a pond looking like a golf coarse pond. Otherwise ducks and other things bring in cat tails et . They take over fast. After 5 years I gave up maintanence on mine. I had to work. It grew over real fast. Heart breaking.

[@AllstarVentures]

Nothing like having the knowledge and tools to get the job done properly. Major improvement! 👍🏼

[@ProudPapaw88]

You sure are making a beautiful place for someone. Thanks for sharing!

[@kimber1958]

You truly were fortunate to be able to get that dozer down in the pond. Well done

[@theoneandonlypenguin4418]

Hiring Chris to work .......financially embarrassed....... watching Chris work. Priceless!!!! awesome video. THANKS. Love and peace

[@blownaway4371]

Wish I was closer!! I'd love to have ALL that slop for my garden!

[@rustysteel8714]

What a TIME SAVER that dozer was on THIS job. Surprised you could get so close to the water's edge... without bogging down! 😉😇 Great result for the appearance of the pond, and having it stay clean, Chris.

[@virtuestreams2616]

The new land owner had, at the least, two great ideas: restoring the pond and contracting you to do it. 👏🏻✌🏻

[@peteacher52]

Very good comment.

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Accurate 👍

[@michaelmangino9819]

As always great job. Looks Excellent. Pond looks so much nicer.Ugh that last Dump into the pit Looked like Peanut butter SLOP!!

[@cyndig9915]

So sorry for y’all loss, sending prayers for each and all of you. God bless

[@jeffd6540]

Hi there, That sure is one strong pond floor to support your cat blading there.

[@marcryvon]

At around 25:00, I tought, nah, he won't dare to go that far in the mud. He'll drown the dozer for sure. Well, son of a gone, he did it ! 😳👍 Balls !

[@rhacker3058]

Hey Chris, All in all, I must say this was one of your most non-eventful, non-break down, smoothest pond I think I've ever watched you build!!!!! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYBODY!!!! : }

[@robertrab2563]

In the old times to clean a small lake or pond they would use a old steel bed mattress an drag it on the bottom to clean it. Thanks for the video.

[@kenmazer9481]

“That was a pretty good dump”. Priceless!!!

[@TrevorDennis100]

@35:15 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I wonder if was intended or if it just came out? That's going to stay in my mind all day now. Possibly Chris' best line ever.

[@IR-nq4qv]

Funny...I said the very same thing to my wife this morning when the smell chased me down the hallway, I met her half way.., but she wasn't very impressed. She just gave me the beady eye, had her shirt pulled up over her face, looked like one of them assassins from a ninja movie.

[@koreywilliams4570]

Huh huh huh he said dump, heh heh heh plop.

[@gravelydon7072]

@@WatcherNine Bet it sounded like a cow taking a dump too.

[@cathiwim]

I see another Tshirt in his future! A dump truck unloading (side view) and the caption “that was a pretty good dump!” Letsdig18

[@lenny108]

39:26 seems before filling the pond with water they should cover the pond bottom with black Geomembrane Plastic Sheeting so that the water level always stays the same. Then there can be bank planting with habitat-typical aquatic plants

[@kirk467]

The pond looks awesome, thanks to the “ Pond Doctor “ ! You’re amazing Chris you take a disaster and turn it into something people can really enjoy! Good job brother! Pond Doctor! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@donnamullins2089]

What a fast job using the dozer. This was a piece of cake. Just watched a pond clean up from 2016 you were in 6 plus feet of mud losing the mats and talking to the excavator. You do love your work.

[@stokiestewpotter7956]

A real, knowledgeable , professional at work. Great job .

[@GARDENER42]

What you've done here will make a huge improvement on the pond once it's filled & the grass grown again. Lovely job matey. ETA It must have come as a nice surprise to find even the wettest part was solid enough to let you use the dozer to scrape off all the crap. ☺️

[@danieldelano9892]

Watching letsdig 18 with my morning cup of coffee, doesn’t get no better. 👍

[@mudstar7140]

Don’t envy who gets to clean your tracks. I can tell just by looking at the video, there is the trash mud/stinky mud full of rotting organic materials. But then you strike gold with the clay underneath great work brother! Been watching you for three years solid now.

[@forky-reviews-and-rants]

Great video Chris really enjoyed watching the transformation of this pond

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Absolutely excellent work the new land owner is going to be very happy👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍👍,

[@tomswindler64]

For all the hard work you had to do it’s nice when you get a little break on rebuilding the pond,it will look outstanding when your done 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@kensmith8832]

Every time I see you working around a pond and you don't end up with only the exhaust pipe sticking out of the mud, I am amazed! I live just over the hill from you in the State of Erosion.

[@mikeseguin6443]

Very nice job.You have a habit of making a mess look like the mess was never there.👏🏼👏🏼👍

[@faithford9143]

you have the best machines. And the Pond is looking good. That red dirt is so pretty.

[@nandi123]

It would be really interesting to see you return to some of your projects once the grass grows back and show some before, during, and after pictures.

[@alfadoofus]

Great looking pond. You say you don't like the mud but you always find it .:)

[@derrickpettit3489]

Awesome video Chris, pond is gonna turn out saweet like all your ponds you do turn out, great work bud💪🇺🇲

[@meyer629]

Just this second finished watching the previous video! Lol! This is like LD18 Pond TV! Great job Mr. Chris! Thank you!

[@C10sRule]

I think what you did was faster, time is $$$, definitely a better job for the client, and a great idea in bulldozing the bottom. If it were my pond (I respect that it isn’t) I would sneak into the account Momma has no idea I have, and seen how much deeper I could have had you dig the pond!!! Haha. She would never knowwww. Deeper pond, bigger fish, in my mind anyways. Having been a volunteer firefighter, it’s always good to have as much water around as possible. The helicopters can dip a bucket in there and be gone in a matter of minutes. I’ve seen it done hundreds of loads over the years. They are always appreciated. Thanks Chris, looks amazing.

[@deucerider430]

A ballet on tracks! No wasted motion with this guy! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@katschs3965]

Another great job, Chris. Like many others, i would love to see some of your previous jobs after the ponds have filled back up and the grass has grown in. I know a lot of these sites are far from your place, but maybe you could get the homeowners to send you a photo or short video of how the places look now for you to share with us. I’d also love to know how the guys digging the footings for the vet clinic are doing in the rock garden.

[@SIGBROTHER67]

What a perfect video! The foreground of the dozer and the background of the excavator is righteous! Great job!

[@keithdunlap2701]

Man, That pond is a little Bigger than I thought... It turned out really ,really nice Chris !! A lot of people don't realize that piling up all the mud, and junk and hauling it off is just one part of the picture... Ya got to be thinking 2-3 steps ahead and have a mental picture of what the finish product is gonna look like as your loading and hauling off all that mess ! You did an awesome job as always Man !! Have a Great Weekend and Evening Chris !! On too the Next....

[@hoffbug]

Love the way it just peeled off and rolled right up for you @ about 22 minutes in

[@AzKaraokeVic]

Sure wish I lived there. Reminds me of farm country in Wisconsin with a little more rolling meadows and a lot less snow.

[@adriancartlidge4018]

Pond's looking great Chris.

[@addiedeguzman3201]

If you have all the equipments that you need it's easy for you to do the project and quick. I always enjoyed watching you especially when it's done and look BEAUTIFULL Stay safe

[@c.r.hoodheritagefarms8825]

I’m a novice when it comes to operate equipment . I have a cat dozer and excavator., Kubota skid steer and mini X on the farms. Using all for general farm and clearing land I learn a lot in watching how you operate. Very informative. Thanks a bunch

[@gerin1946]

Hii Chris, see now it would be so nice to spread chips on this smart job --It would look great and would be very good as fertilizer for the new grass !!! Best regards Friend !!

[@TL64329]

I never realized you could drive a dozer in a pond. 74 years old and still learning. Nice work.

[@johndowe7003]

You can always drive a dozer into a pond, it's being able to drive it out that's the problem 😬

[@jeanetteprice4916]

The clay helps it doesn’t soak up water as bad

[@mudstar7140]

Don’t envy who gets to clean your tracks. I can tell just by looking at the video, there is the trash mud/stinky mud full of rotting organic materials. But then you strike gold with the clay underneath great work brother! Been watching you for three years solid now.

[@shermet]

Hi Chris, your channel is a real discovery, I am now hooked. No intrusive music, just the sound of the equipment and your often humourous comments...especially when things aren't going quite as you wish. Take care and all the best from England, Now Covid isn't so bad!

[@roncorbin1500]

Great job Chris, That's going to be a Beautiful pond site.

[@juniafrank8724]

Ok so now I'm a venture out into the pond with the dozer 😐 😂 the dozer did good job shaping up real nice it's going to look amazing when you're done Thank u Mr Chris for the great video 👍

[@vaughnhill3437]

Man thats a big ole pond. Little shallow on one side but pretty nice looking land around it

[@hphillips7425]

A video of the different ponds showing before and after and get the customers to send pictures a year or so later when ponds are full and grass is established

[@Mephiston]

That dozer goes from job to muddy job, doesn't it? First it was at that huge clearance site with the drainage and now this. Good fun, at least. Thanks for the vid, Chris!

[@williambryant5946]

Chris said the pond wasn't that deep. I though from looking at the slope on the back of the dam and that gulley that the pond would be pretty deep along the dam. Looks great now that its cleaned up. 👍

[@rongrose3746]

A lot of work, but that pond is really looking great !!

[@gerardocabrera3787]

Boy the Carolina Sunshine is beautiful this time of year

[@kevinfrancis3595]

Would be nice to see the customers reaction as he is going to be super pleased when they see the finished article.

[@Todd.Roberts]

Using the dozer to blade all those sticks and mud up made that part of the pond look good

[@videolabguy]

35:15 - A dump like that could give a guy a very good feeling of accomplishment!

[@billf.9440]

Dont know why but i agree needed to be a little deeper, Hell the sky preditors could pick fish out of the shallower water, But a beautiful job again Chris and Tim.

[@adriancarter825]

Chris can you do some re visits to the ponds you have cleaned up when the grass is established and all that .

[@peteacher52]

"I come, I see, I plan and I do!" This project was another demonstrating your ability to think ahead and think big with zero waste of time, fuel and energy. Brilliant, Chris.

[@timmyfrierson2684]

A great video Chris it sure is nice to have a buddy that will come and help you out like that John must’ve been busy on something else but anyway brother you and John and yawls family stay safe and just want to say thank you for taking us along every day with you on your job

[@davestuart6593]

Wow Chris,what a difference! You’ve made a huge change,and for the better,the owners will be proud to show there friends!

[@rayhein8205]

Looks Great! Terrific restoration.

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

I've watched shows like Bass Master, where they show up to some little pond in a field somewhere. They bring their $100,00 bass boat out there & I'm thinking yeah right. Then I see you talking about fish habitat & now I understand. It's people like you that create these places for others to enjoy.

[@frank4532]

A wood infested mud hole Transformed into a beautiful pond Thanks for sharing 👍 😀

[@jusike633]

thats cool got your own dirt pit . always nice to have a pit to put it in.

[@matthewhburch6198]

Have you considered saving loads of big hardwood stumps from your larger land clearing projects and selling them as fish habitat in your pond rehab services?

[@RadioactiveLobster]

18:19 "This is definitely the wettest spot of the pond" I mean, you're the expert here Chris but I would have thought the part still under water would be the wettest spot of the pond.

[@gravelydon7072]

Part of where he was working was in the water. ;-)

[@ZeZeBatata69]

How do you know? he only tested the part outside the water.

[@jacobhaberman5410]

By far your best pond make over

[@tfssludgyspoon5007]

As a fisherman....those dirt rows would have made a great contour to the bottom of that pond

[@laarnidelacruz4265]

You are a master.That's a compliment.Your work is some the best heavy equipment operations I have ever seem. I really enjoy your videos.

[@george8873]

Surprised that pond was losing any water. It was nice, clean clay wherever you scraped the junk up. Really thinking those trees on the dam were part of the problem. Once you ripped them out, wasn't a channel along the roots for the water to follow any more. That's my 2 cents anyway. The pond is looking amazing.

[@Blazer02LS]

I'm hoping that was the issue, he didn't seem to find any other leaks so??

[@Skorpychan]

All those piles of sticks and mud are going to be pretty good soil someday.

[@motorcyclescene]

Enjoyable listening to a professional with so much experience! (not bad for only "2 days on the job")

[@arkiefyler]

Glad to see Chris finally got into the mud! I know deeo down he couldn't stand to work in that dry stuff! He's got mud in his veins!!

[@marcwohlmayer7897]

Looks nice😀 the Land owner is gonna be Proud of you and the job u have done.hope all the Wer Spots See gonna dry out.nice Video man 😀

[@young11984]

Man thats a massive improvement with all that trash out of it, you saved a bunch of time being lucky enough that the bottom was solid enough for the dozer vs having to rake it with the bucket. Grade A job as usual Chris.

[@f150bc]

that cleans up nice looks like a golf course ,with wide open spaces .

[@DaleDirt]

I thought for sure the bottom was going to fall out and bye bye little dozer . Good job , you pulled it off.

[@kirk467]

If you got stuck, the 250 would get you out with no problem I believe! She’s an amazing machine! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 it’s going to look like a newly built pond when you finish brother! 👌🏻

[@ohiovalleypondandexcavatio2114]

There is such a huge difference in soils from place to place. If I tried that in most cases up here I would bury the dozer.

[@TimmyMoza]

Such a huge change... love the transformation... great job

[@haroldhawkins9370]

Chris, it's amazing what you can do with a pond, good work. You turn a piece of coal into a diamond. 💎

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Looks so much better! Rocking it out 👍🏻

[@shawnstrode3825]

Considering the low pitch angle of the pond you have around doubled the area.

[@richardschipper5989]

It's a shame there wasn't a bit extra $$$ to dig a channel 2 to 3' deep 10 to 15' wide right at the water's edge. That would have really helped keeping the algae under control. The is a really good job and nice pond. Wish it was mine

[@ipanzerschrecku4732]

Unreal transformation, makes one happy to see that.

[@stephenbutz2621]

I thought that the grass patch would be left for an island for the geese , but oh no , scraped up and hauled away it went 😅🤣😂😅😆

[@MarkSchuster-ym3iy]

Will your pond need a liner? One 4xcavator in our area who started a huge project in the 80s put 3 0r 4 ponds in this subdivision, took a lot of clay away, the biggest pond doesn’t hold water. The home owners pay a huge electric bill every year to have a pump keep running through a 12 “ pipe. If it stops in 2 days the pond is only a cou-LR feet deep. Do you compact the clay

[@kenguier8464]

Always amazing work.. It is a total enjoyment experience to watch you at work.. You always deliver excellent work that I think would meet or exceed anyone's expectations

[@bryanlamb319]

Incredible transformation!

[@BettyLou32]

Safeguard Bryan Lamb ?

[@sylviaprudhomme5417]

Really nice. Lots of planning and know how went into that

[@jimdomoradzki483]

Being able to use the the dozer is a real game changer. Each piece of equipment has its advantages for different work. This combination of dozer and excavator worked out very well.

[@johndowe7003]

Yup each machine has its advantages and disadvantages