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!!!
@justanotheridiotredneck5 жыл бұрын
That haul truck sounds good. I could listen to that for hours.
@janvandenbos70855 жыл бұрын
Good rebuilding Chris the leaking pond dam, much digging.....👍😎
@RangieNZ5 жыл бұрын
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.
@swalther105 жыл бұрын
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
@jbonegw2 жыл бұрын
In all the videos I’ve watched it was the first F bomb I’ve caught. 🤣👍
@hank56555 жыл бұрын
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
@scottfindlay26255 жыл бұрын
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.
@shawncook62683 жыл бұрын
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
@humanoverlord67085 жыл бұрын
Dead tree roots make great voids for water to flow. Never trees on dams.Never
@mrs.eliteearthworks5 жыл бұрын
Some dam fine work! 😁
@ashdownnazarene5 жыл бұрын
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
@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb5 жыл бұрын
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.
@cntrptn_yt5 жыл бұрын
Love the camera angles, especially the dump bed in this video!
@terrypomatto9073 жыл бұрын
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.
@peterlosangelos41085 жыл бұрын
Nice rear view from the truck. Happens to give nice overview of the whole works.
@dagwood645 жыл бұрын
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!
@dehavenfamilyfarm5 жыл бұрын
Boy, that dam was sure built with crappy fill material!!
@modoc8523 жыл бұрын
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.
@VIQAN5 жыл бұрын
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.
@larrylittletonjr96445 жыл бұрын
I usually fast forward on board dump truck footage, but that was cool backing down in that trench. Good job Chris
@davidtyndall96045 жыл бұрын
The guy that built that pond and dam was a good pond builder... Good and fast and cheap.
@davidgriffith6183 жыл бұрын
My lap cat heard your birds and is trying to find them. So funny.
@raeanker30785 жыл бұрын
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.
@leonblittle2265 жыл бұрын
I do enjoy some haul truck thrash in the evenings :D
@azwrenchmaster53345 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Chris. Nice to see a long one now and again.
@kerrygleeson44095 жыл бұрын
Great job thanks for sharing 👍🇦🇺
@outbackcountry5124 жыл бұрын
Nothing but rock ! Should come up to Nova Scotia Canada , can't dig a foot down and your in Rock !
@dewainwoodard48405 жыл бұрын
Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
@PlanetMojo5 жыл бұрын
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!
@hesstonfarmer50145 жыл бұрын
You guys are some Dam experts!
@davidwhite81685 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this "dam" video!
@alleycatvietnam5 жыл бұрын
A great example of doing it Right the First Time. Oh, I forgot your Fixing someones else's Mess.
@johnmccallum85125 жыл бұрын
probably the farmers own handy work the top of that dam wall would be just wide enough for a small tractor.
@jasonking29435 жыл бұрын
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:)
@MrFrankturbo15 жыл бұрын
My father always told me that small diameter trees is a good indication of rocky soil ( we were surveyors )
@alexleverty73292 жыл бұрын
Damn that haul truck sounds nice
@leol16825 жыл бұрын
Good job Chris like wen backup with the big rock truck in the trench was deep.it's going to pack good .
@johnm.evangelis6935 жыл бұрын
Wow that's like quick sand!
@ccclc61595 жыл бұрын
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
@MysteryValleyRanch5 жыл бұрын
Oooo a white oak log to be taken to the mill to make trailer deck boards
@mikesteinbugl51384 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@johnapel28565 жыл бұрын
Another good pond series. Yay! Thanks.
@1995jug5 жыл бұрын
One thing about it Chris you know your damn dams good job.
@kieranmosley95695 жыл бұрын
Can’t beat that sound from the Volvo A30D 👌👌
@Todd.Roberts5 жыл бұрын
I’m sure it will be 100% better once you get done
@zacharyanonymous51705 жыл бұрын
“Big Root.” “Big Rock.” Had Me Laughing The Way He Said It. 😂😂😂
@noelhatch29545 жыл бұрын
Hi I am from Australia 🇦🇺. Love your work you do.
@rude2525 жыл бұрын
G'day mate!
@tigernationusa51354 жыл бұрын
Maybe use the finish dozer to clear off the trees on the dam
@gvsukids5 жыл бұрын
Watching the excavator work reminds me of Jurassic park
@Brandon-sc1fz5 жыл бұрын
"Nothing but rock" oh man you should come visit central texas....
@outtatime45123 жыл бұрын
I grew up in " Round Rock"...
@mandy82115 жыл бұрын
That sure looks like a lot of sand mixed in. Good for growing corn.
@mischef185 жыл бұрын
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.
@alanharriman235 жыл бұрын
Green grass does look good, lots of snow still here in Maine.
@vhostovich5 жыл бұрын
Hope this is the beginning of another pond series!
@TuftyVFTA5 жыл бұрын
New T Shirt: "Hope we got enough clean dirt for this dam"
@stuartluig29115 жыл бұрын
No offense, you spelt dam wrong
@TuftyVFTA5 жыл бұрын
@@stuartluig2911 Hehe... so I did... thanks, I'll edit... ;)
@treeclimbing77985 жыл бұрын
Dam this damn spelting 🤭
@sleazoid995 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about this line of work but looks like you're moving the bucket very efficiently.
@dr_greenthumb_15 жыл бұрын
This video just made my Friday night better. Any auctions coming up that you can entertain us with?
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
going to one tomorrow
@randycharest45077 ай бұрын
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
@TB-il3lo5 жыл бұрын
😂 YEAH!!! you tell that haul truck !! Lol
@mandy82115 жыл бұрын
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.
@brianwebber71685 жыл бұрын
On this episode of the pond whisperer...👍
@mattychamberlin5 жыл бұрын
Seeing your Chick-fil-A cup is making me hungry
@lucilledog88325 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the #cupholdersquad
@nonyadamnbusiness98875 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen a dam built out of quicksand.
@HughzieTube5 жыл бұрын
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.
@tiredoldmechanic17915 жыл бұрын
That would have been criminal here. That big chunk of wood and poor soil.
@froggleggers18055 жыл бұрын
Hell it could have been a previous property owner not knowing what he was doing.
@treeclimbing77985 жыл бұрын
We’ll never know, if damns could talk.
@brettchristinaadams81124 жыл бұрын
It never gets old hearing a surface scratcher telling me how he doesn’t have good digging dirt with a handful of rocks😂
@ruphinokartoredjo5 жыл бұрын
The 250 digs into the dirt like a hot knife on butter
@tyler19xx765 жыл бұрын
well that damn looks like a fresh batch of concrete LMAO.
@cntrptn_yt5 жыл бұрын
This makes me wish I had a piece of equipment like the 250 back in my shrubbery digging days.
@delcasaleexcavating95085 жыл бұрын
There's your white oak for the trailer decking !!
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
yeah thats the first thing i thought of
@delcasaleexcavating95085 жыл бұрын
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
@jonathancook40225 жыл бұрын
That shot at 27mins in is intresting - looks like a mountain is on the move!
@JayJay-de8vq5 жыл бұрын
Big Betsy 250 is no joke! Shes powerful!!
@paulteirney35874 жыл бұрын
When I see the shadow of the bucket and thumb it reminds me of the dinosaurs the kids talk about,
@JerichoRally2 жыл бұрын
24:46 one of them days
@Akkhon3695 жыл бұрын
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!
@aleldon90855 жыл бұрын
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. )))))))))))
@waynetharp5 жыл бұрын
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!
@GratefulNachos5 жыл бұрын
Wayne Tharp Check out Chris’s roommate David’s channel “FarmLifeNC”. He already has a vid of the cows!
@ssnydertrucking11215 жыл бұрын
Contractors who do that kind of dirt work make it rough on everyone else who does things the right way.
@watermanone75675 жыл бұрын
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.
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
On the show "Gold Rush" They lined a humongous pond/lake with some type of a liner.
@TheUserid825 жыл бұрын
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.
@picturepop4 жыл бұрын
Don't drive the excavator of into the pond, you might SCRATCH THE COUNTER WEIGHT. LOL
@waynetharp5 жыл бұрын
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
@letsdig185 жыл бұрын
we went up there before hand and took the excavator and dug a few spots to see what was going on
@waynetharp5 жыл бұрын
@@letsdig18 Would be hard to bid the unknown...Thanks
@matthewstencel82985 жыл бұрын
Came early enough for only 360p, watched another video, came right back for HD
@dylan82855 жыл бұрын
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
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
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 !
@michaelb.53455 жыл бұрын
Great video...
@davastehman43963 жыл бұрын
I am an old lady but I think it would be so fun to ride along with you
@augustreil5 жыл бұрын
Great video, was there any fish in the pond ? Thanks.
@dennis23766 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@hornetobiker4 жыл бұрын
Bet Camarata did this one.
@stanleybroadhead89785 жыл бұрын
Change the name of the channel to "Lets dam dig it". You do great work.
@doubledarefan5 жыл бұрын
14:48 I would spend several minutes doing that! Give it a Splat!
@treeclimbing77985 жыл бұрын
1 giant Splatt❕😂
@treeclimbing77985 жыл бұрын
Cool Dump Cam !!
@louisianadirt21885 жыл бұрын
Looks like elite earthworks dirt/rock, that's all that Brandon has to work with! Lol
@mrs.eliteearthworks5 жыл бұрын
Louisiana Dirt 218 Truth!
@DIRT-BOSS5 жыл бұрын
@@mrs.eliteearthworks Oh was wondering where you guys were located 👷
@mrs.eliteearthworks5 жыл бұрын
Tri-County Masonry & Excavating 'Dirt Boss' we’re in Joplin, Missouri
@DIRT-BOSS5 жыл бұрын
@@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.eliteearthworks5 жыл бұрын
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!
@davidgriffith6183 жыл бұрын
How do pond owners keep intruders from falling in the pond? Put in a fence line?
@thomasandre47285 жыл бұрын
Your an excellent operator
@whateverittakes55805 жыл бұрын
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.
@bradolsen47855 жыл бұрын
Where are you going to get the core from. Is there good clay around there.
@cntrptn_yt5 жыл бұрын
Never thought I would hear a guy with your accent using a word like "therefore". Keep up the good work, Mr Smarty Pants. :)
@tomkeating655 жыл бұрын
Look up the term liquefaction. It's amazing what soil can do.
@Mrjohnboyd19594 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize there are so many 1 - 5 acre ponds in NC?
@robfraley42104 жыл бұрын
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 ✅😎
@brandoncourtney64925 жыл бұрын
You do some good videos 👍🏼
@cntslesfabrication5 жыл бұрын
You might cross 200,000 subscribers today congratulations in advance
@Huskiedrive3615 жыл бұрын
Rock? Looks like you're digging in upstate NY. More stone here than soil.
@DIRT-BOSS5 жыл бұрын
You got that right Diesel Doc...what part you from?
@Huskiedrive3615 жыл бұрын
@@DIRT-BOSS About 10 miles south of Watkins Glen NY
@cntslesfabrication5 жыл бұрын
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