Small Pond Dredging

a little day job digging out 3 loads of mud out of a storm water pond

[@63256325N]

Nice looking sand. I bet a cat would go nuts seeing all that nice soft easy digging sand. Good job doing what you had to do the make it happen. Thanks for the video.

[@jeffklecan9329]

I have to agree with Michael B,,, You are one with the machine you do it all the time nice video

[@michaelb.5345]

You and the guys are talented, knowledgeable and amazing, love to watch. You are worth every penny.....

[@waltermattson5566]

Excellent job. This stuff is too much fun to watch. That Yanmar has some fast hydraulics.

[@jamesrichardson4984]

Chris you guys really mix jobs up . Ever day something different witch is great . Great job chris

[@letsdig18]

we have a variety thats for sure

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Looks great, in a few weeks you’ll never know you were there!

[@tehsimo]

That bucket going through soft sand and mud is beautiful

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Really nice job! Well done. You handle those controls like a surgeon.

[@Darfur64]

Cycles times are so quick and smooth, I'm surprised you didn't overheat the mini! You fellas hump dirt out of a hole faster than dynamite!

[@joehussey2693]

Nice job Chris,we usually do stuff like that, where access is the hard part and theres usually 10 yards or less at a pipe outlet. The only problem is, you made it look easy!

[@mikehornsby599]

You do great work!!! Looking good!!

[@dewainwoodard3201]

Great video Chris thanks for sharing

[@donbraden8533]

Easy enough in and out good job 👍

[@briangardiner1015]

I am getting the feeling that Cam didn't like being filmed. Not that that was the reason he left, but it seems like Tim doesn't mind. Nice little job.

[@Highstranger951]

Brian Gardiner didn’t seem like Cameron could make it to work reliably

[@arkansas1336]

Its fun to 'lay back' and do routine work occasionally. Relaxed video, I'm so comfortable! Duckgirl's bucket would have worked nicely for the road reclamation, but not any better than you did! ....13

[@pinwizz69]

Nice job Chris. It's not your future 220 and 250 Volvo's but that mini was the right piece of equipment for the job. Sure miss Tim on your vids but ooh well.

[@Kennnny77]

I was that slow when I first started too. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of her sooner or later.

[@drdraws9597]

Looks like you made it easier to cut the grass, lol!

[@meanjoegreen4925]

Chris, almost good editing @ 3:22 you had the bucket with teeth on the next scene you had the smooth bucket on. what a mess they had you & the team doing . you all did a good job of making it right

[@matthewwisniewski1276]

The pond expert

[@davidbailey5006]

I used to have a Toro Workman. It can haul a full ton and is nice to have for tight jobs where you have to move material a long way

[@sandy1653]

Whoever thought that pond layout up wasn't the smartest of people. If it werent't for the fact that it'd probably cause extra erosion, I'd be tempted to leave that haul road in.

[@davecalvo1939]

I agree Sandy, huge waste of time and money to restore the bank after constructing an access road to the culvert discharge. You know they will be needed to get to it again at some point.

[@johnm.evangelis693]

Great job CG!!!

[@Bass2010]

That looks a lot easier then Field clearing and tree cutting

[@robfraley4210]

W O W . . . Pretty darn good...!!

[@leol1682]

Like the small job ,like it relaxing too.

[@BaileyFarming]

For some reason this kind of reminded me of a cat in the litter box. Lol. Similar dragging action.

[@kepplec]

With the sand being so clean, it makes you wonder where it came from exactly.. and what's that area look like. Was it a pipe outlet, or just running down the embankment? If its runoff, then the erosion farther up will probably be another job later on down the road.

[@letsdig18]

just sand off the shopping center parking lot, looks just like river sand. where 40 yards came from off of pavement? I have no idea but it gave me something to do for that day LOL

[@theconcretecowboy9561]

tim seems like good help

[@pjs5191]

Tim must have to haul that sand a mile and a half to the dump truck.

[@maximumhardcore4362]

Bobcat guy gotta get full buckets with long hauk

[@ISXCUMMINS565]

Looking good👍👍👍

[@Northern_Farmer]

Nice job

[@RS_T]

So when’s the new mini coming Chris?

[@_istudywater]

Awesome to see.

[@adjustablehammer3749]

Allways wonderd say you where going to clean the whole pold how do you get to the midlle of a pond like this to wet to drive out and you can't reach it do you just leave it be or is the a trick?

[@carguy3504]

i can tail by the sound of that poor little Hyundai that was a job that had to be done lol

[@sjt222]

Is it even legal to change buckets mid video?

[@TheUserid82]

If done off camera yes. If done on camera it requires some stripper music as he removes the other bucket.

[@nicholbr72]

What grass seed do you find grows best, even planted in summer?

[@kens.3729]

When you’re having this Much Fun, Who Cares which Day of the Week that it is ? 😬 👍

[@dougsmith1166]

That small project is a lot of work

[@bradleymincey6905]

Did you wear the four way bucket out again on the skid steer? I see that you have the regular bucket on it right now.

[@george8873]

Does the sediment have to be hauled to a hazard waste disposal site? I mean, run off from roads and parking lots can have some nasty toxins in it.

[@letsdig18]

no this isnt toxic

[@george8873]

@@letsdig18 Okay, thanks for the reply.

[@jacobkemp1183]

Weed bucket would better for that job, bit slow with a digging bucket

[@marshallmoneymaker8322]

So i'm confused, looks as if you just moved a pile of sand. The muck/sediment is still in the bottom of the pound.

[@dwhite21231]

Man you really should put a guard over those hydraulic hoses. If one ever blows you are going to be covered.

[@brianwebber7168]

They all can't be right next to a parking lot...

[@cookiesservices4552]

Chris I have been a viewer for a number of years you have taught me a lot on operating and I am thankful.Do you and logger wade drink the same champion juice or what keep it real

[@19Dennis53]

Man you get to play with fun toys! I'm jealous! So what do you do with all the sediment that you take out?

[@poisonwater7241]

Speaking of being worth " every penny" ! Out of all the work, you and the talented team accomplish, do you ever have a client that kind of, refuses to pay up and what is your recourse?

[@sixosixo]

Imagine how it would have been with the big Volvo in there.

[@billy-zx10r]

When it be easier if you had a long reach to do that kind of work?

[@letsdig18]

they are never long enough to reach all the way

[@arkansas1336]

letsdig18 --- that is what she said.............lol!

[@billy-zx10r]

arkansas13 im guessing your from arkansas cause your name, what part?

[@kasnitch]

nice job you guys . how are you doing the seed and straw distribution ?

[@radioace318la]

3:35 Magic Bucket.

[@davidbailey5006]

Which do you like better? The Yanmar 55 or the Kubota 57?

[@cj28739]

I see you did not leave your small earth mover behind. You thought no one would see it.!!!!!

[@keithdunlap2701]

Chris, you ever come across any arrowheads while digging??? some of them can be worth a lot of $$$$..

[@zacharyholbrook7930]

Why is the tl12 taking such small buckets?

[@Dudemieser]

That Yanmar is gonna outlast them all.

[@mismas81]

How do you manage to work simultaneously on more 'big scale' projects? They are probably not near each other...

[@letsdig18]

i stay busy lol

[@stevebillow395]

Ooooh please

[@realmoronosity5956]

Where’s your sandals? Love the video

[@nathanwright5757]

Here in Oregon, private ponds are a threat to the authority of the state government, as they represent anarchy and actively foment rebellion wherever they are found, being filled with stolen state property (i.e. water that touched the ground), So I'm not sure why you wouldn't want to leave the new access road?

[@00nutt]

Man I could of used that load of sand. If I was closer I'd paid you to drop that my way.

[@95Wyatt52]

How do you like that Yanmar and what size is it

[@kirkstrassberger5561]

Chris what size is the yanmar. Thanks

[@Napsteraspx]

Best Oddly Satisfying Video 2018

[@doubledarefan]

3:58 Beverage can?

[@toddreynolds8875]

Wow. Ide leave that access road in place and fabric it and rip rap it. For erosion and never have to do that nonsense again. All our drain ponds in the northeast have to be designed with drivable road all way around rim

[@michaelmangino9819]

Swing bearing needs grease

[@MrBiggerandy]

you will have that on your smaller jobs

[@paulwhited117]

👍

[@porkchop5389]

You need a mini long reach

[@thomasdesmond2248]

So was that practice for the big job. Lol God bless

[@SovaKlr]

what's that you say about a smooth bucket? ;-)

[@SovaKlr]

well I'll be damned... it did show up

[@ckc3166]

Sir no digging no digging in the beach..

[@Mrbink01]

Need to rent a tracked dump truck

[@toddreynolds8875]

You boys are so lucky down there compared to our noreast rock pits. 50 yds of dirt to 250 yds of boulders. Lmao. What a difference. No wonder farmers moved down there after the civil war era. They said why we beating our brains out up here when theres beautiful soil down there.

[@17snooker]

Why not keep this soil and sand and sell it

[@magic3061]

I would of buried the sediment in the bank....

[@shizzleinthenizzle]

9 ton dumper instead of that skid would have been 10 times faster

[@alext4567]

awesome pond (not really)

[@merlinjust4753]

Sounds like something needs greased

[@rizgar.skurdish9525]

🇺🇦✌️🇺🇦✌️

[@davesc4276]

Glory! Glory to God, Lord Yeshua hamashiach, Jesus Christ!

[@lucaspollard2535]

looks like a toy compared to the others

[@jerrybennett6860]

Need too kick ur shoes off like u do when you're in your Volvo

[@magic3061]

I would of buried the sediment in the bank....