Rebuilding The leaking Pond Dam!

[@shawncook6268]

I see how much you love Volvo equipment. My dad sold heavy equipment for 40 years, they started with International harvester, then John Deere, and last Komatsu and many others. He got to travel all over the country visiting manf. Plants. He loved Kamatsu. I was blessed and got to go to the Yukon with my brother and best friend last summer and work on a gold mine for 3 weeks. Had an amazing time they Had a lot of Volvo equipment I ran the EC750E excavator, Volvo rock truck, and cat D10 dozer, they were monsters. Experience of a life time, I'm going to go next summer to. Love your videos keep up the good work

[@seasleddoo1097]

Chris, I’m 56 , ran a marine towing and salvage business for 30 years. I always felt I was a very good operator, my friend , watching you over the last year, as people have said to me about my water operations, you have skillz !!!! Truely a pleasure watching a skilled craftsmen!!!

[@janvandenbos7085]

Good rebuilding Chris the leaking pond dam, much digging.....👍😎

[@terrypomatto907]

This is why your are in great demand. Anyone can build a dam but it takes experience and knowledge to do it correctly. This should be required viewing for all engineer apprentice programs.

[@cntrptn_yt]

Love the camera angles, especially the dump bed in this video!

[@scottfindlay2625]

Their lucky the dam didn't fail with all that liquefaction.. Always a pleasure to watch your videos Tim and your professionalism is top notch.

[@azwrenchmaster5334]

Excellent video Chris. Nice to see a long one now and again.

[@peterlosangelos4108]

Nice rear view from the truck. Happens to give nice overview of the whole works.

[@hank5655]

Hey Chris, it's to bad there isn't a lot more operator's like you that would've never built a dam with sandy soil and other crappy soil. good Work as always! Brian

[@justanotheridiotredneck]

That haul truck sounds good. I could listen to that for hours.

[@davidtyndall9604]

The guy that built that pond and dam was a good pond builder... Good and fast and cheap.

[@outbackcountry512]

Nothing but rock ! Should come up to Nova Scotia Canada , can't dig a foot down and your in Rock !

[@BigWest115]

Been watching you for about 10 years now love your work ethics and trying to do the best that you can for people that have hired others that don't give a crap. Great videos keep them coming

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Are you joking? These guys are half-assing these jobs. That fill should be moisture conditioned(dried) and/or treated and compacted properly. That frigging small dozer isn't worth a damn other than spreading dirt around - no pun intended. Barely getting 80-85% RC is my guess, when it should be 90-95% RC...of course, no geotech, no inspection, no testing = half-assed.

[@noelhatch2954]

Hi I am from Australia 🇦🇺. Love your work you do.

[@rude252]

G'day mate!

[@larrylittletonjr9644]

I usually fast forward on board dump truck footage, but that was cool backing down in that trench. Good job Chris

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Great job thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Some dam fine work! 😁

[@hesstonfarmer5014]

You guys are some Dam experts!

[@dagwood64]

That is still easy digging compared to the part of Maine I'm at. You would be pulling out VW bug size boulders out here. I would give anything to see green right now, we still have two to three feet of packed snow and two and a half feet of frost in the ground but we could hit 60 degrees on Saturday. Keep up the great work!

[@modoc852]

I find I watch your hands working the controls sorta like a concert pianist. I always wanted to be a cat skinner like my grandpa but wound up being an electrician ,now I’m too old to start over, however I still like watching a smooth operator. People around here used to tell me that my grandpa could make a dozer do anything but talk.

[@dewainwoodard4840]

Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there

[@mikesteinbugl5138]

I have been binge watching your videos thru this pandemic. I think i'm ready to repair a pond dam. I just need to buy all the equipment, learn how to operate it and find someone who needs a pond repaired. So, who needs a pond repaired :)

[@humanoverlord6708]

Dead tree roots make great voids for water to flow. Never trees on dams.Never

[@RangieNZ]

There's not many times I heard you properly swear, but I think nearly loosing the haul truck into the pond, is an acceptable time.

[@swalther10]

This comment instantly made me think about “sometimes you just gotta get mad at it” one of the funniest videos of taking a stubborn tree down, I don’t think Chris would agree tho, sounded really pissed off but it would be funny looking back

[@jbonegw]

In all the videos I’ve watched it was the first F bomb I’ve caught. 🤣👍

[@raeanker3078]

Thanks for the great video mate ,good job tim only weighs about 98 pounds and didn't break the crust on that mud ,imagine the paperwork you'd have to fill out .That rock truck has a great sound ,you should see if jpaydirt could hook you up with a switchblade turbo ,that would make it sing ,cheers from down under.

[@johnapel2856]

Another good pond series. Yay! Thanks.

[@leonblittle226]

I do enjoy some haul truck thrash in the evenings :D

[@davidwhite8168]

I really enjoyed this "dam" video!

[@PlanetMojo]

Damn that weather looks nice! Spring started here (SW Wisconsin) -- then we got hit with a blizzard, then ice storm, then high winds with sleet. Can't wait to get out and get things done myself!

[@davidgriffith618]

My lap cat heard your birds and is trying to find them. So funny.

[@kieranmosley9569]

Can’t beat that sound from the Volvo A30D 👌👌

[@dehavenfamilyfarm]

Boy, that dam was sure built with crappy fill material!!

[@leol1682]

Good job Chris like wen backup with the big rock truck in the trench was deep.it's going to pack good .

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Wow that's like quick sand!

[@ccclc6159]

it is quick sand, the dam was built with sand and he is rebuilding it with sand, feel sorry for whoever is paying for it

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@alexleverty7329]

Damn that haul truck sounds nice

[@VIQAN]

Man i'm glad we have good technical schools up here and Dozer Days to let kids know that this is the kinda great life you can have.

[@alanharriman23]

Green grass does look good, lots of snow still here in Maine.

[@MysteryValleyRanch]

Oooo a white oak log to be taken to the mill to make trailer deck boards

[@sleazoid99]

I know nothing about this line of work but looks like you're moving the bucket very efficiently.

[@Inspirationalai1]

This video just made my Friday night better. Any auctions coming up that you can entertain us with?

[@letsdig18]

going to one tomorrow

[@mandy8211]

That sure looks like a lot of sand mixed in. Good for growing corn.

[@1995jug]

One thing about it Chris you know your damn dams good job.

[@aleldon9085]

Thanks for all your videos. To be honest my favourite videos when you burn pile. I love it. Please make a video when you burn all of this stuff. )))))))))))

[@robfraley4210]

We had a Bradford Pear 🍐 tree 🌳 at the house 🏡 we had in Cary When we lived there 17 years ago now but we got it at a Nursery, it grew Quick but the branches break off easy in the Ice Storms 🥶❄️☃️ Never 12:28 Seen a Wild one though 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️ I will take 8 big Scoops of nice Red Clay please 28:48 On this Beautiful early April North Carolina country day... Oh and make that in Less than Two minutes if you will... THANKS ✅😎

[@alleycatvietnam]

A great example of doing it Right the First Time. Oh, I forgot your Fixing someones else's Mess.

[@johnmccallum8512]

probably the farmers own handy work the top of that dam wall would be just wide enough for a small tractor.

[@waynetharp]

Do you guys ever do core samples to see what is going on beforehand? Or just open can of worms and do whatever is needed done to make em right? Thanks

[@letsdig18]

we went up there before hand and took the excavator and dug a few spots to see what was going on

[@waynetharp]

@@letsdig18 Would be hard to bid the unknown...Thanks

[@Todd.Roberts]

I’m sure it will be 100% better once you get done

[@jasonking2943]

When Tim was jumping on that mud it reminded me of my 4th ex wife. 6 months into our marriage she said she lost some weight. We went across a bridge and the expansion joint made her stomach wobble like that. I asked her what all that was if she lost weight. That core looked Sandy too but what do I know once it mixes in and gets wet it may be more clay than I think:)

[@MrFrankturbo1]

My father always told me that small diameter trees is a good indication of rocky soil ( we were surveyors )

[@Brandon-sc1fz]

"Nothing but rock" oh man you should come visit central texas....

[@outtatime4512]

I grew up in " Round Rock"...

[@vhostovich]

Hope this is the beginning of another pond series!

[@mischef18]

Can sure see why it was leaking with the wet mushy stuff being where it should not be. Looking forward to more vids on this project.

[@cntslesfabrication]

You might cross 200,000 subscribers today congratulations in advance

[@TB-il3lo]

😂 YEAH!!! you tell that haul truck !! Lol

[@gvsukids]

Watching the excavator work reminds me of Jurassic park

[@tigernationusa5135]

Maybe use the finish dozer to clear off the trees on the dam

[@delcasaleexcavating9508]

There's your white oak for the trailer decking !!

[@letsdig18]

yeah thats the first thing i thought of

[@delcasaleexcavating9508]

Maybe we should have Jason haul a load of white oak down to you from my yard being he's 30 minutes away from me and he's always out driving around ! Lol

[@whateverittakes5580]

How wide does a typical core trench need to be.....assuming about 5 to 6' is deep enough? I have the exact project to do as this on my own property....just with smaller equipment.

[@thomasandre4728]

Your an excellent operator

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

First time I've seen a dam built out of quicksand.

[@bradolsen4785]

Where are you going to get the core from. Is there good clay around there.

[@JayJay-de8vq]

Big Betsy 250 is no joke! Shes powerful!!

[@dylan8285]

ive been to the northeast they have HUGE rocks,and apparently there above the ground and below the ground. they have so many rocks there that digging would a pisser offer but its so beautiful

[@augustreil]

Vt has the largest deep-hole granite quarry in the world called the "Rock of Ages" Over 600 ft deep and New Hampshire's nickname is the Granite State. We got Rock if ya need it. Some of the nicest places to go swimming up here, is in an old quarry, crystal clear water but cold !

[@paulteirney3587]

When I see the shadow of the bucket and thumb it reminds me of the dinosaurs the kids talk about,

[@mandy8211]

The local topsoil business has a 700, a 450 and a couple 250's. The 700 burns 200 gallons of diesel a day, but moves a lot of material.

[@HughzieTube]

Original pond builder must have given them a 60 day or first torrential storm warranty on that job. Clearly not built to last with no clay in it.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

That would have been criminal here. That big chunk of wood and poor soil.

[@froggleggers1805]

Hell it could have been a previous property owner not knowing what he was doing.

[@treeclimbing7798]

We’ll never know, if damns could talk.

[@cntrptn_yt]

This makes me wish I had a piece of equipment like the 250 back in my shrubbery digging days.

[@zacharyanonymous5170]

“Big Root.” “Big Rock.” Had Me Laughing The Way He Said It. 😂😂😂

[@augustreil]

Great video, was there any fish in the pond ? Thanks.

[@waynetharp]

Speaking of Big Betsy...Have the cows arrived yet and when can we see them? The tree didnt look that big until it hit the ground! Thanks for videos this week and have a great weekend!

[@GratefulNachos]

Wayne Tharp Check out Chris’s roommate David’s channel “FarmLifeNC”. He already has a vid of the cows!

[@brettchristinaadams8112]

It never gets old hearing a surface scratcher telling me how he doesn’t have good digging dirt with a handful of rocks😂

[@watermanone7567]

Nice job. Do you ever install rubber roofing vertically inside the dam to help stop leakage? I saw some material like that installed in a huge dam up north. Thanks for the great video's.

[@augustreil]

On the show "Gold Rush" They lined a humongous pond/lake with some type of a liner.

[@tha_munk2030]

any ideas of where you can get good clay dirt?

[@jonathancook4022]

That shot at 27mins in is intresting - looks like a mountain is on the move!

[@hornetobiker]

Bet Camarata did this one.

[@mattychamberlin]

Seeing your Chick-fil-A cup is making me hungry

[@lucilledog8832]

Welcome to the #cupholdersquad

[@matthewstencel8298]

Came early enough for only 360p, watched another video, came right back for HD

[@tomkeating65]

Look up the term liquefaction. It's amazing what soil can do.

[@davidgriffith618]

How do pond owners keep intruders from falling in the pond? Put in a fence line?

[@Akkhon369]

You need some Alabama red clay for making the dam my grandparents said that you could build a house out of stuff it holds so well, just my old family advice!

[@TheUserid82]

There is a very easy way to keep trees off the dam even if you can't mow it by simply waiting till the dry time of the year and create a few fire breaks around the sides then start a fire at the bottom and let it burn the trees and dry grass on the dam. Repeat every 3 or so years and you will have healthy grasses and no trees with an hour or so of work every 3 years.

[@brandoncourtney6492]

You do some good videos 👍🏼

[@doubledarefan]

14:48 I would spend several minutes doing that! Give it a Splat!

[@treeclimbing7798]

1 giant Splatt❕😂

[@TuftyVFTA]

New T Shirt: "Hope we got enough clean dirt for this dam"

[@stuartluig2911]

No offense, you spelt dam wrong

[@TuftyVFTA]

@@stuartluig2911 Hehe... so I did... thanks, I'll edit... ;)

[@treeclimbing7798]

Dam this damn spelting 🤭

[@Huskiedrive361]

Rock? Looks like you're digging in upstate NY. More stone here than soil.

[@DIRT-BOSS]

You got that right Diesel Doc...what part you from?

[@Huskiedrive361]

@@DIRT-BOSS About 10 miles south of Watkins Glen NY

[@ruphinokartoredjo]

The 250 digs into the dirt like a hot knife on butter

[@cntrptn_yt]

Never thought I would hear a guy with your accent using a word like "therefore". Keep up the good work, Mr Smarty Pants. :)

[@brianwebber7168]

On this episode of the pond whisperer...👍

[@louisianadirt2188]

Looks like elite earthworks dirt/rock, that's all that Brandon has to work with! Lol

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Louisiana Dirt 218 Truth!

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@mrs.eliteearthworks Oh was wondering where you guys were located 👷

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Tri-County Masonry & Excavating 'Dirt Boss' we’re in Joplin, Missouri

[@DIRT-BOSS]

@@mrs.eliteearthworks got ya were up in update NY I just started watching your hubby..I also started a new channel last month..growing pains!!! Your doing great any tips?🙏

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

Tri-County Masonry & Excavating 'Dirt Boss' post videos consistently. Pick a time of day and try to post around then each time and try to put up a video at least every other day. I just subscribed to you! Best of luck growing!

[@KG-yn9qi]

You know whats cool, when starting watch this video before you were diggig for good clay. I had drank 4 beers and plan on have 6 down by the end. great video!!! ps I normaly don't drink anythig, this is the first time drking any thing the last 7 months don't know why??? Maybe cause my boss is a a..hole but its friday and why not ....?????

[@KG-yn9qi]

You know Ive come to the conclusion you guys are some perrty fart smellers I mean smart fellows... must be the beer finaly kicking in Ha Ha

[@michaelb.5345]

Great video...

[@ssnydertrucking1121]

Contractors who do that kind of dirt work make it rough on everyone else who does things the right way.

[@oiadnz]

So for someone that doesn't have ponds near us (New Zealand) what's the point of them? excess water catchment? Irrigation?

[@lindamitchell-fox1926]

oiadnz both those plus animal watering hole, to stock fish in, because they have a spring in that area and some just because they like the look.

[@frankekasjr8671]

When you redo a key in a breastwork, do you mix Bentonite with the fill material?

[@treeclimbing7798]

Cool Dump Cam !!

[@stanleybroadhead8978]

Change the name of the channel to "Lets dam dig it". You do great work.

[@richardmaxson4499]

Were there no fish in the pond ??

[@cntslesfabrication]

2 inches of rain in a day that's it????? We only get 2 inches of rain in a year lol got to love Las Vegas

[@Mrjohnboyd1959]

I didn't realize there are so many 1 - 5 acre ponds in NC?