Starting A New Half Acre Pond Build

[@dannytarrants175]

You are one of the best operators I have seen in a long time Is a lot better than dirt perfect. 😆

[@paulriversred738]

Hell my grandmother is 82 and shes better than DP lmao but all jokes aside Chris is the best I've ever saw at operating that equipment

[@karen7366]

There not many better operators then Chris

[@kirk467]

He’s the best ever, on any piece of equipment! Chris is what I call the ( Pond Doctor) he builds the most amazing ponds! Always beautiful ponds and very much quality! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 See what I said about the Pond Doctor, Chris does an amazing job figuring the grade and everything! I’ve learned a lot from him! ✌🏻✌🏻

[@The250wtf]

Dirt perfect has nothing on Chris. Chris is one of the best ops on KZbin.

[@Good-qo2ic]

@@karen7366 There is not many operators than Chris.* 😭

[@dhabbott41]

It is a rainy day in the Triangle and Chris is in the bright sunshine digging a new pond. Life does not get any better than this.

[@assassinlexx1993]

Chris you are spoiling us. Two pond jobs in a row. Very impressive guess on the size you needed. That one oak that wouldn't roll got some special Chris treatment. Again a great video on pond building.

[@williambryant5946]

I like how he uses the app showing the pond size before he digs it. Great video. Stay well. -Wil 👍

[@stevedoty5841]

What a monumental task but you go at it with a masterful hand.

[@bobjoncas2814]

...good one, we all need a pond...lol..great work, stay safe..

[@edwardperry4419]

Thanks for taking the time to show plotting it out, enjoyed.

[@kirk467]

I imagine the deer are going to like the pond! Nice woods!

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Chris you do it all, layout and moving dirt and finished pond! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

[@josephdriscoll8527]

knowledge and experience makes this look so easy to lay out , Great start on a nice transformation of this property

[@marcryvon]

Chris, civil engineering planner, top notch operator. Who could ask for more !

[@chrishicks5359]

Its amazing How good you are with that machine - it’s like a wonderful beautiful waltz...Precision and Grace at the same time! I agree with everyone who says you’re a wonderful technician of this craft

[@edbiggs6900]

Thanks for showing how you have planned the design of the pond. It makes it more of a learning process which I enjoy.

[@mainetoon3406]

I hope people who don't run equipment realize how much skill it takes to do what you do. Not just the obvious. Excavator. But bulldozer, skid steer, and a grader. I know that skid steers are a monster on their own. Wether its the foot peddles or the hand controls, there's a lot going on at once. You make it look like easy my friend. You love your job! Nice! Sry so long

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Winter here in 🐨🦘I’ll get lots of packets of giant marshmallows & pick out a super long stick so my eyebrows don’t get singed. You are very skilled with that 220.🥰👍🏼

[@kirk467]

It doesn’t get any better than this! lol Excited, another pond build! Pond Doctor to the rescue! Thanks Chris!👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@annafraley5388]

Yet Another nice little pond dig job in the N.C. woods 😎👍

[@SuperRede4u]

There's something deeply satisfying watching Chris using one of the bucket teeth as a giant wood chisel dissecting a tree bit by bit. It never gets old.

[@jimposey2224]

I'd like to see a photo gallery of your projects that are a year old. Hopefully the owners are maintaining them.

[@esparka]

If you look closely @ 31:12, you can see a sasquatch in with the deer. Chris is always the jokester. Good one. I was sold.....

[@jerryc3050]

That was interesting how you shared with this layman about how you use the lasers to check depths of your theoretical pond. :)

[@K7DFA]

😁😃😀😄🤣😅😂😆 When Chris is finished, you'll be able to take a REAL swim in his "theoretical pond"!

[@r1mein54]

55 minutes since upload, it`s time to watch Letsdig18 on a new pond project. Congrats on your patents. Our drought is over - 2&1/2 inches of rain total of yesterday and today. Splintering that wood should help it dry out faster and burn like kindling in a wood stove. Chris is making tooth picks or chop sticks - put in your request.

[@nitetrane98]

I just love the side view of that bucket working. It looks hangry.

[@KevinCoop1]

Chris, I saw the truck filling contest at Volvo between you and DP. He didn’t have a chance! And as one would guess DP did not acknowledge defeat!

[@stephenbutz2621]

Looks like some nice straight logs , to bad they couldn't log them out . But it would be a longer process of pond build .

[@timgiven3826]

As always amazing job Chris, way better then dirt perfect

[@addiedeguzman3201]

Watching your new project

[@kingkong7617]

It is a big job to just clear the area and get ready to build the pond. Moving all those trees is a job unto itself, but the 220 makes quick work of it.

[@Joran_DR]

Love your video's man, great work on the ponds!

[@Uneedahobby]

Thanks for sharing your videos! Showing how things are done is great! Using the transit and app this time really was helpful in understanding your job much clearer. I always wondered about that stuff to. There's quite a bit to know besides playing in the dirt! I'm learning quite a bit watching your videos lately about pond building . Very interesting trade you have . Did you learn through family ? There seems to be quite a bit to know that you would need to get not from just on the job experience but from a smart teacher that showed you all those quick shortcuts . You really know your job well! Love watching you work , wish I did this when I was younger , I always loved heavy equipment work , used some in my line of work but not a 220. Would have loved to .Looks like a great job !!

[@DdavidC1]

love these pond digs

[@Michael-it6kj]

Is there any way you could do a video showing your initial walk through on a job? The homestead project the homeowner posted that video of your walk through I found it fascinating to watch as you were explaining what would work and why .

[@BealyGood]

I’ve offered to video that for him 😁🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HaroldC4000]

The sound of your Volvosaurus crunching wood is an oddly satisfying sound.

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

Where I live it's all pumice and every pond must have a rubber membrane bottom, especially in dairy farm's because of the effluent sepping, the new development of dairy farms were stopped 12 year's ago because of the contamination into the fresh water table, and our lake which is the biggest in the southern hemisphere, strangely enough it's actually the crater of the biggest volcanic crater on the planet, watching your video's Chris is definitely a pleasure indeed so, even if I fall asleep sometimes, ha ha ha, 😊😊👍👍.

[@headhunter4488]

I so enjoy watching a true professional work. Have always had a soft spot for heavy equipment. Just would not want to be a tree that was within your reach. Keep the videos coming.

[@philbohrman3918]

I especially liked the way you laid out the pond using your laser level and of course you have a drawing on your cell phone now.

[@andrewfrance1047]

Good to see exactly how you placed the flags and got the position of the pond edge confirmed.

[@jackwells1452]

Winston seems like a cool dude, we can tell he loves his daddy

[@derrickpettit3489]

Awesome work Chris, an video, been waiting for a good pond build project from you, looks like some good material underneath, long video was good this morning. Thanks for sharing. 💪🌲🇺🇲

[@danielhylton4675]

you n ur new bucket set up seem to be gettin along nicely. lol

[@willbshaw]

Love the occasion exterior shots. Really shows scale.

[@michaelday1192]

Deer are very courious and will be attracted by the equipment. You probably have more deer watching you then you know of.

[@alstory8375]

Too bad they can’t hit the thumbs up and subscribe buttons.

[@jeffreycalabro6495]

Deer like eating the tops a nice easy meal

[@earnestwebster8580]

When I was a kid and Haloboration was just starting out i could always earn some money burning mesquite brush during summer vacation. One time Mr. Burnett was called off the Dozer for an emergency and asked me if I could run the dozer for an hour. When he got back right at dark he found me sitting in the chair he used when he drank beer and watched me work. I had ten piles of roots on fire and fifteen acres of pasture plowed to dust. I also had a job for the rest of the summer. Next summer I was Forman for that crew.

[@BealyGood]

I ordered my fishing poles today

[@cathiwim]

Check Facebook Marketplace, might find you some deals

[@marial5841]

G’day from Melbourne Australia. I Bealy can’t wait to see the rest of your homestead develop. 🤠

[@cathiwim]

Lol wanna see these guys in person? There’s an expo coming Sept 30 in Louisville KY and in the Hyundai building they are hosting a YT meet and greet for a lot of people to meet their favorite YT people. the Utility Expo is the name of it. theres a 40% off coupon on their website. It’s my understanding Chris will be there! And a whole lotta others, such as SOT Metalworks, Dirt Perfect. Logger Wade, etc. you get the idea.

[@TxGuitarPlayer]

Man I enjoy these videos. Feels like I’m in the cab.

[@KSparks80]

Even the deer stuck around to watch for awhile!

[@MrsTnRebel]

Nice snap crackle and TIMBER!! video... 👍

[@tomswindler64]

Great video,may sound strange but as you destroy the trees and under brush it is quite relaxing to watch you do that after having a hard day,plus keeps me from destroying some things.😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@bradbacon2833]

Great job wish you were close to p.a👍👍👍

[@radioace318la]

31:07 I spend all day, day after day in the woods, full stealth mode. Bathing in no- scent at six dollars a bottle, walking lightly as possible careful not to step on a twig, trying my best to remain silent. So far back in the woods sunshine has to be pumped in. Never see a deer. Here comes Chris in a freaking Volvo 260 excavator ripping down trees tearing the world up. Get's into a deep stampede. Obviously, I ain't living right. Cheers from Louisiana.

[@kirk467]

That’s right, I love the crunching and snapping! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@scottwatson5767]

you need to change the channel name from Letsdig to LetsKnockDownSomeTrees21 lol. I dont know what it is about this channel but every time I see a new video pop up in my feed I pour me drink and kick back and watch. I live in the desert, there are no damn trees. Think that means I need to get to the woods. lol awesome stuff man!

[@paulriversred738]

Right I do the same thing soon as he uploads lol

[@donaldlewis9734]

Great video. Thanks

[@michaelcahoon2447]

Any word on the pond at the horse farm that was to wet last year?

[@sbellock5]

I've been wondering about that one myself.

[@reverandhale863]

Those are some super brittle trees. You need to come to Florida and clear. You'll see a challenge lol

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

Try the ones here in BC. The 950 would be hard pressed to push some of these over.

[@reverandhale863]

@@jeffwisemiller3590 shit in florida in some places a 12 inch pine tree will give you a fit. Try to push it over and it breaks off so you have to dig the stump up even though it's a tiny tree lol.

[@barryshisler3720]

Love to watch you run machines You do it great job

[@mischef18]

A phoenix pond it will rise from the ashes, well sort of. Another interesting project bro. Safe travels.

[@joegreen7114]

you have good feel for what you do, so nimble with the excavator, I was like you you when I started driving trucks 45 years ago.Everyone said that I was a natural that I would go far. Never had a bad accident or incident.

[@Dutchamp]

Chris handy with wood nice video again

[@jessjohnson5572]

I am really enjoying watching your work. What advice do you have for someone wanting to get into your line of work?

[@semorrison7082]

I like to watch both @letsdig18 and Andrew Camarata. They have different styles. It is sort of like the difference between figure skating and roller derby. They are both fun to watch, but for different reasons.

[@roses0227]

crunch, crunch, snap! sounds of my childhood!!

[@Todd.Roberts]

Well another clearing for new pond equals and good burn pile

[@1932cheytruck]

you need some cutters on the side of that bucket , you'll like them

[@keithdunlap2701]

Looks like that one is gonna go pretty quick , if you get time from other jobs to get after it... The clearing went really fast !! As always ...lolol.... Diggin' that app ya got there Chris !! pretty handy lil app...Great start Man !! Great as always, And On too the Next !!

[@stevengullison5123]

Good evening Chris, looking great

[@juanwaller1942]

Super awesome job.

[@butchvickers442ST]

Chris, in your travels, are you ever near the Animal Hospital project? That job was such a pain for you. Hope the storm went past with no issues for you.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

looks great Chris

[@SpeedSmith]

The pins on the 220 took a big hit on the rock site. Looking forward to the video of them being changed over. :)

[@salvadorgalvan2515]

If a have sandy soil is a pond still possible? A small creek runs through my property but is so small that it doesn't come up in the maps. Will I need a permit?

[@bosshogg3850]

great job buddy and great video as always 😎👊🏻👍🏻

[@jmistret419]

Curious on how you bill a job like this. By the hour based on machine time or flat rate for entire project?

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

When Chris shows up the turtles are like, awesome, a new home. the deer are like, a new place to drink, and the trees are like, OH CRAP! (edited for family content!)

[@michiganengineer8621]

And the "nope ropes" start to snicker as they sneak around.

[@stevekissel605]

Great vlog 👍👍

[@Jacked97Ram]

What do you run for tint?

[@MsRaidman]

Nice video. Digging out trees with an excavator makes tree harvesters look obselete. Lots of work still To Go before ist all done.yaay another fire pile To come 😀.looking forward To that

[@syzygy3239]

You have to be on some tree huggers hit list by now.😇

[@DoughnutsInspace]

28:18 wood whittling with a digger 101 with letsdig

[@buzzycrawford9020]

Brown-Forman pays good money for that white oak, to make barrels for Jack Daniels whiskey.

[@raycandle5209]

What does Chris use to dig a hole in his omelette?..................... a mini eggscavator 🥴😂

[@karenheartoriginal3783]

😂🤣😂

[@raycandle5209]

@@karenheartoriginal3783 Karen I sincerely apologise, but I couldn’t resist 😂

[@paulriversred738]

Hahaha now folks this is what you call a dad joke lmao corny as hell but you cant help but to laugh😁🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cathiwim]

Bada boom!

[@burtoncummins8970]

Chris washing you from Oxford,Ms love washing you work

[@matteogomez3678]

Don’t be conned, Chris is fond of ponds 🤙

[@williamd6967]

They made him a ass of money!!

[@cathiwim]

Nice poetry

[@jimsvideos7201]

Why can I picture Chris approaching his birthday cake in the same way? Big pile of candles on one side blazing away, bunch of holes they came out of, little dip on the other side... 😁

[@ronaldharmon9891]

............. does anyone know the APP Chris uses to mark the size of the pond on his phone? Thanks

[@josianrodriguez1249]

SALUDOS CHRIS ,ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO, AS ALWAYS. G.B,Y.A.

[@slider0915]

In as much tree removal you do, you should probably have a harvestor head for that machine to save time... cuts them strips branches and cuts to lengths. All you would have to do is stump the area.

[@cathiwim]

And thats one more machine to have to keep track of.

[@slider0915]

@@cathiwim good point

[@richardschipper5989]

@@cathiwim That and stumping is much harder that taking down tree and stump at the same time

[@thomasyerbey337]

Great video Chris 🇺🇲

[@fishhi8185]

If no removing of trees what is ball park cost to do half acre pond dig and finish on a pond and how long does it take about Just bought 110 acres in Tennessee and need to do a pond Thank you Curtis

[@cathiwim]

You must be in central or west TN. Here in the east side, so many people are moving in, cant find a place to PUT a pond! Congrats on 110 acres! Im envious a little. We only have 5, but I’m happy.

[@JD-zm4eh]

Deer appear to thank you for a future pond to drink from.

[@BeytekinConstructionMachinery]

@46:34 can't see anything on the phone Chris! Ey and nope, it's not because I'm wearing sunglasses at night. 😎

[@williammatthews2948]

You don't need no dang chainsaw. Hell. Logger Wade ain't got nothin' on you. Lol.

[@syclone73]

a bid/job cost video sometime would be nice to see.

[@thomasleonard1846]

Crunch, crunch,crunch! Poor Winston, once his owner gets thru, there is no tree to pee on!

[@stephencarlson1160]

Hoping see a great brush burning fire in the near future. Agree first walk thru vid would b interesting..laser r the great things since sliced bread. Tho there may more. First i used was for plumbing exterior conceete wall panel in boston in "86"

[@williamhathaway7351]

What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?

[@stephencarlson1160]

@@williamhathaway7351 WOMEN

[@gregbickal5151]

deer on my property will not be bothered by my digging, but as soon as I turn off my machine, they run for the woods!

[@bobkohl6779]

If Paul Bunyon had an excavator! The snap crackle pop still reminds me of breakfast when I was a kid.

[@bigal2298]

Thanks for the great videos stay safe

[@kirk467]

That app is cool Chris!

[@stephencabral5409]

You know with all the tree work you do I think there is something you need to do with your thumb. I think you need to make a modification to add a shear to the thumb so you can cut the logs easier for the burn pile.

[@nerdgarage]

I was thinking the same thing

[@K7DFA]

Probably not all that much faster than simply breaking them. I'm pretty sure that if Chris saw a need for it, he'd have A. M. I. make it for him.