Sloping The Pond Dam

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Grading the Slope of the pond dam

[@joegamba4635]

As usual, Chris / Timmy, it's a real pleasure watching the pond and pond damn take shape. You're guys are great. Thanks.

[@alleycatvietnam]

Chris, I can understand why you Like running the Dozer watching your Sculpting technique of forming this Dam. " Bloody Well Done "

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

It’s looking pretty dam good

[@lucyandjumper7558]

Yup!

[@shaunbarber2746]

"Where can I buy the dam bait?"

[@hotrodhog2170]

@Mrs. Elite Earthworks so are...so are you!

[@GerryJ08]

I so appreciate you taking us along on your day. I really like the different camera perspectives you shoot from. Thanks from Vancouver, Canada

[@carolynthompson8977]

You make it look so easy looking good Tom Thompson

[@scotabot7826]

Nice job! You and Tim have moved a lot of dirt between the two of you! It's starting to come together.

[@thomasdesmond2248]

By the way Chris I love your professionalism and attention to detail. I can tell you take pride in your work. God bless

[@raincoast2396]

Hot dam Chris! That is looking big. Hope you can show us what the pond looks like in a year or so.

[@duanecarter8043]

I can’t wait for the drone view. I hope you’ll have time to come back one day to do an Ariel view when all is said and done. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to see the pond full and the bridge in. Bridge makes more sense than a huge pipe to row row ya boat through. Have a great vacation. God bless and peace from Virginia. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜

[@gordonshearston7590]

Hi Chris in the eighties and nineties on a large cut fill building sites we would use a 633 self loading scraper and a 815 compactor or 2 /627 pushpull scrapers with a 815 or 2/ 637 pushpulls with 825 compactor we found these combinations work well to achieve good compaction in clays like what you are doing here 0n my last project we used a 44 tonne excavator loading 10 trucks and dogs on a 1hr turn around 10 hours a day for 8 weeks the bucket had 6 inch teeth but work to tolerance of 3/4 of an inch using satellite technology things are changing all the time from the old bugger in Australia

[@northstar2007]

I like how quiet your Dozer is, really a nice machine there

[@kirk467]

Going to look great when you finish CHRIS!

[@63256325N]

Stock if with bass and form up a nice sandy beach and bam! Bob's ur uncle! Great place to hang out on a hot summer day with a rod and a cooler full of beer. Fantastic job! Thanks for the video.

[@chris_mic]

Coming along very nice. Hope you revisit when it's done and it fills.

[@robertbradford2734]

You shaped that up nice I used to put used motor oil in the bed to keep that clay from sticking... LOL

[@oz1vlh]

Same here and it works very well.

[@michaelb.5345]

What a talent you are with that machinery.!!!!!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That angle of the dozer coming at you is badass! Grading those steep slopes wears on you by the end of the day, having to sit sideways all day

[@letsdig18]

yes it hurts the side

[@j.e.honiball1327]

Next big innovation on dozers... Auto leveling seats. Although that would mess with the butt bubble level

[@samvt]

Sit on the arm rest

[@tlaubner]

That's going to make a really nice lake. You guys are doing a great job.

[@kevincarney7022]

Great video. Weld 2 lengths of chain along the dump body. Stops carry back. Works in the minesites here in OZ.

[@hotrodhog2170]

You almost...almost got the gopro!

[@randymaylowski2485]

Good work Chris!! Looks awesome. And good experience in the dozer on steep slopes.👍

[@sabgab]

I HOPE that you can come back and get a couple short videos as it fills up.

[@sandhillfarms7754]

Awesome dozer skills

[@prestonparker437]

Looking good! You really moved a lot of dirty while fighting the mud.

[@photocontrol]

Coming along very nicely!!

[@keithbrettell2058]

You are brave, my brain would be screamin' 'It's gonna tip!' workin' the dozer at those angles.

[@letsdig18]

i think the 250 would pick it back up LOL

[@arkansas1336]

Taking shape!!!!!!!

[@thomasbrown9850]

Nice job Chris on the pond dam🚜

[@uggy7]

👍👍🇵🇪🐕 great job Chris and team.

[@TheBaz1944]

Fascinating to watch you work---you sure do have a good eye for how to move dirt.

[@jamessterling8948]

Teamwork you just got to love it good job guys

[@trentonbartley6417]

Highlight of the day right here.... 👍

[@janvandenbos7085]

Looks very good again Chris, sloping expert......

[@g4outdoors]

An auto leveling dozer seat would be awesome! I had no idea you would be able to side slope as steep as you were.

[@leol1682]

Thanks for the video Chris love the video on the slop and man the rock truck or mud truck have back tire almost flat.

[@OperaBass3]

You have to balance right hand hill side grading with left hand? You know, so your buns don't get lop-sided from the tilt.

[@robertpitkanen4194]

Great video. A fan from Montana.

[@csnelling4]

Thanks for the video Chris 👍

[@ArizVern]

It kind of looks like half a dam with a creek running i the bottom. DAM IT LOOKS GOOD.!

[@mischef18]

Looking good bro. Slowly getting through your videos from day one but crikey I will be old and wrinkley by the time I catch up, lol. Great video by the way.

[@Eagle-sv3bq]

Chris did you forget your camera was there at 6:50 you almost ran it over, lol, unless you did it on purpose.

[@oz1vlh]

Chris likes to do some " Scary movies"

[@TrevorDennis100]

Nearly gave me a heart attack! LOL You should put a warning for folk of a sensitive disposition. ;-)

[@shawnjerome8599]

I can't wait to see what cool structures you guys put in the bottom of that for the fish

[@calebs1434]

As a fisherman myself, that's all I can think about when he works on ponds

[@muddpuppy07]

Oh look there a ledge, another one there. How that tree get in here? No need to heal those rocks off

[@waltermattson5566]

You aren't just an expert on the excavator...you are great on the dozer too.

[@letsdig18]

I like to get on everything from time to time to keep my skills up

[@waltermattson5566]

You can probably rest for a while and not have anything to worry about.

[@kirk467]

I wish you would show some before and after videos, like a year after you come in and fixed these messed up ponds! After a few days of y’all working on it, I can’t tell which pond it was! lol y’all always do an amazing job! Like this one, is it the one that you cut through the pond dam that was narrow and someone else screwed it up? Because this one looks damn good!

[@toddreynolds8875]

That dozer is sweet and she pushes. I gotta look at one bout that size. Gotta upgrade in that department

[@jGoodloejr]

Enjoyed the video now you enjoy the weekend!

[@dozer1642]

This is the best Dam video.

[@bobferranti5222]

You give good Dozer lol. Looking good buddy!

[@Ironhorse41]

Excellent video as always - love your work ;)

[@robfraley4210]

Darned Good Dozer Work man 👨👷‍♂️

[@blitzburghbilly7813]

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[@barryhansen6854]

What's happened to the rain you haven't had any for a while, you are making a lot of progress there Chris. I assume you now move to the other side to shape it out or the middle to lift the road up and put the pipe in.

[@barryhansen6854]

@Azhaar Laghari I follow from NZ so this is summer for us here thanks for the reply.

[@barryhansen6854]

@Azhaar Laghari I do know the differents from C to F we never get 70c in NZ or Australia.

[@geralddowns4097]

Hi Chris would love to hear/read the figures on how long will it take to fill and what volume of water there might be thanks.

[@kerrypope767]

Thanks for the outside view of the dozer ...

[@firedavin]

Dame good job so far can’t wait until it’s done. Bet your ready to stop playing in all of that mud to.

[@randycharest4507]

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

[@briangardiner1015]

Will you do about 3 lifts then put in the overflow?

[@julianljackson]

Another Great Video !!!!

[@keithphaneuf9146]

Wow what a feeling of grading at such an angle wondering exactly what your "tip over' angle is ......

[@Beas1042]

Is it just me or did anyone else start tilting the phone when Chris was on the front slope?

[@oz1vlh]

I was climbing on to the armrest of my chair like in the old days where I operated a dozer until I realized that luckily i´m not on a dozer anymore. :-)

[@autobreza7131]

I definitely did the tilt. Puts you right in the cab with Chris.

[@tylerbachman4315]

Would be nice to see the dam built from the bottom toe to the top better compaction that way.

[@jonpanzarella1221]

Dang! Looks more like a lake than a pond! LOL

[@forky-reviews-and-rants]

great videos keep em coming

[@jhayward1940]

Looking good fella

[@andrewneece8287]

Damn you got close with that track

[@pneumatic00]

If you were here in California, I can guarantee you you'd have representatives from the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the local birdwatching society, and the county demanding you set them up an air conditioned diversity pavilion where they could perform secular re-enactments of the parting of the Red Sea and sing tree songs while supervising your efforts.

[@tomp538]

Funny but also sad & true...

[@toddreynolds8875]

And that get nancy. To give it the stamp of approval. That knowledgeable bitch

[@rajbeekie7124]

Yea, we may want to hate on government regulations, but we are living in a much healthier environment compared to the 50s, 60s, etc. This is all due to regulation.

[@lightning9279]

And the sheople of Cali don't even bat an eye at it all.

[@pneumatic00]

@@rajbeekie7124 Well then, if we had infinite government regulation, we would be living in an absolutely perfect world, would we not? Chris could just slightly adjust his topography for the dam on that there pond and we could probably create 40 or more acres of rice paddy. All of us could wake up about dawn, put on our special hats, sing some patriotic songs, and then go to our assigned areas in the rice fields to produce our daily quota. The neighbors wouldn't mind, I'm sure. Well if they did, the police would just come in and kill them and take their land anyway. So that's cool.

[@bapro2371]

I think the Vale SC mining company down in Brumadinho is looking for some good help building dams if your not busy.

[@calebs1434]

When he started on the water side of the dam I wish the camera was in the cab with him. Couple of times I thought "oh crap" for him. Looked like it slid down a touch

[@iyopawaisland]

Very nice!

[@marksullivan2333]

Its perfectly clear you missed your calling as cubicle dweller.

[@GodsWarrior321]

@letsdig18....will u please get a video of it with it filled when it's completely finished and full of water...btw love the video's bro....just as good on a dozer as you are the excavator.

[@keithdunlap2701]

yep, good as always.....

[@oddwad6290]

Another nice video !

[@giffyguy9197]

We almost died at 6:45

[@davidhamilton7628]

Chris talk about the biggest accident or mistake that's ever happened to you machine operating

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Hey Chris I know it would be a major pain. However if you waxed the inside of the haul truck bed the clay wouldn't stick and build up so bad. Just a suggestion buddy.

[@timcavazos4199]

In his past vids he messed with a lot of beaver 👍 dams.

[@MiniMachines1]

Don't you get a lot of trouble with stuff in the tracks when you back up in such an steep slope? Ore are dozers better than excavators on that?

[@dr_greenthumb_1]

Who gets to get the dirt off the haul truck?

[@letsdig18]

The excavator bucket

[@briangardiner1015]

They dump the bed and reach up with the excavator to clean out the bed.

[@jasonking2943]

Best video yet! Where did all the dirt go?

[@patrickwheatley6156]

About time we saw the dozer

[@KPearce57]

I'll bet you love building ponds, in a couple of years you get to return to dig it out or replace the overflow$$$$$.

[@nch-wf3tu]

Like a boss!!!

[@jasonlavery6449]

Good morning Chris. Why does the not have a tread to help keep you up on the slope. I see you slowly slide down

[@yetisdeuce1315]

How much does a project like this cost? Is it for a homeowner, or a type of business or farm? Love the vids...keep 'em up!

[@lfsheldon]

If there are young folks trying to decide "learn a trade" or "go to college" to make my mark on the world, their decision shoulg go on "hold" until they have watched thyis channel for a week or two.

[@ronandloriwood7847]

Working on that steep grade I would be hanging on by shear pucker factor. Ron

[@johnnyholland8765]

Have often wondered when a dozier is on a side slope does the oil pan have baffles to keep the oil in place so cavitation doesn't occur.

[@letsdig18]

im not sure but ive never had a problem running on 45% slopes

[@oz1vlh]

Most dozers have two oil pumps. Alt least they have special designet oil system just for the same :-)

[@crackstp]

Chris with these ponds everybody have down there, are they used for fishing and recreation or just for looks?

[@oz1vlh]

It's an erigation pond

[@stevenrichey5068]

Any idea as the degree of angle...on the inside bank...?? My uncle ran a dozer for a company that made drainage ditches. ..nice job...I would get a sore neck. ..

[@letsdig18]

2:1 on the front, 3:1 on the back

[@davidbailey5006]

Steven Richey I used to bush hog the county landfill in Holly Springs on slopes like that. Kinda exciting! Stiff neck at the end of the day

[@ohhpaul7364]

21:00 is the back left tire getting ready to blow out the sidewall or is that just sticky clay on it? Looks like a gash. Side sloping seems like things can get a bit loose and hairy riding along on it.

[@magnificentshine1]

Hey Chris! Great videos! Question how do you get the key way put in where the creek is at the end of the damn? Also how tall is the damn and what slope? Thanks!

[@kiansutton2795]

Hey Chris will your merchandise be coming in small an XS

[@nellermann]

Chris, is this one of the larger pond or lake builds you have worked on? What would be your largest by acreage?

[@letsdig18]

9 acres

[@aland7236]

What kind of grade can your dozer handle before it rolls over for a belly rub?

[@letsdig18]

atleast this steep LOL

[@jhayward1940]

I've seen them on a 1to1 slope and not flip. But will slide to the bottom.

[@zacblonien]

Usually they slide before rolling

[@toddreynolds8875]

If its hard ground they'll go. Seen a guy roll a 450 deere over. But yes 95 % will slide. When we use to loam our ponds we would go straight up and down with small dozer. Then seed them. And not rake them. Half worn dozer pads. Best water break around for erosion

[@wvboy0311]

I've had a d6t that had grade control to 73% sidling on a gas pipeline project pushing topsoil

[@michelecolombo9831]

im kinda off or this is the first pond build in a looooong time?

[@Frederwin]

Chris, I love these videos and have followed you for years......Big fan...... Just an objective question; what is your liability if this new dam fails when spring run offs and rains challenge the basin...?

[@letsdig18]

i cant prevent a act of god, we build them with the best of our knowledge and install the adequate overflow and spillway for each situation

[@lucyandjumper7558]

I dont think you"ll find any old ladies walkin around out there Chris,im so disappointed!

[@jinan0014]

how steep of an angle, can the Deere grade and not worry about tipping over? Seems steep to me....but, you are a PRO and make it look Easy...as usual

[@lucilledog8832]

How do you keep from spilling your dam Mountain Dew? Got one of them fancy gimbal cup holders for just such an occasion, I guess. #cupholdersquad