The Swamp Is Now Dry! Lets Clear

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[@fixitlane]

When you burn that bamboo, wear your ear plugs! Each of the joints is sealed off and holds moisture. The walls can be 1/2" thick or more. When it heats up it blows very loudly. Will scare the crap out of you the first couple of times, yes voice of experience!

[@erikcourtney1834]

That’s hilarious. I never thought it would do that. I get it and makes perfect sense. I’ve just never burned it to experience it.

[@magnoliascreens7469]

#facts. Been there. Glad my battle with Bamboo is over... we moved! Lol

[@lanehollar1953]

@@magnoliascreens7469 me too

[@grahamallen3941]

Better than any firework display, the bangs are quite something!!

[@peteacher52]

Bamboo - if you have access to a boom mounted saw , cut the bamboo a foot above ground level, pile up the stems, then you'll find the root stock easier to extract. Save it as there may be a market for it. When burning be prepared for the sound of a fireworks display. I live in an area where bamboo is used as an orchard wind break.

[@magnoliascreens7469]

First, a heads up for you Chris: When you start to burn that Bamboo, be prepared for it to sound like you're being overrun by bandits. There will be lots of whistling, pops and bangs as the canes heat up and, for lack of a better word, explode. The sections of cane that aren't busted when you rip them out, that is. Be sure to film it if you can, so others get to share in your excitement. Second: That Bamboo is tough, tough! It's the Rhizomes that keep it going and unless one digs all of them out, it'll come back; bigger, stronger and spread like mad. You can't burn it out, even burning clear down to dirt - those Rhizomes aren't phased. Pulling them out like you're doing and what you see as the tight balls of root system at the base of each cane, nothing has been done except making space for the next growing season... and those rhizomes are spreading out during the cooler months. Next growing season, that patch of Bamboo will be the height you found these within a month. The fastest growing "grass" known to exists. The land owner will find out, but you can warn them now if they're not aware: Do not let that area of ground go unclipped more than a week - two weeks tops!.!. Some of the variants of this stuff can grow up to 3 foot per day. It'll seem like overnight, that patch is 30 foot tall again. The stuff that grows in China / Asia, can reach 90 foot tall in less than 2 months... IIRC Too, commercial weed killer can/will only kill the existing canes that one sprays at the root ball/base, those nasty rhizomes will be largely unaffected. Yes, I'm still watching your content although I hardly comment any more. Love what you guys do and the way y'all do it. *waves at you and Uncle John*

[@naturalone32333]

I was just coming to the comment section to say that! HAHAHAHA 😂

[@ronthacker211]

Agree on the Bamboo. I burnt a green pile of Bamboo limbs (saved the stalks), and it sounded like fireworks.

[@dhollanderpeter2474]

let the bamboo grow 10 inches and spray it with glysofaat ,here in Europe they sell this product under the name "roundup ",all bamboo is killed within a month. You can immediately sow grass on it without any problems.

[@FiremanDen]

@@naturalone32333 same lol

[@Damoinion]

That's the only thing I like about clearing bamboo. Best results burning it when still mostly green!

[@rolf_pedersen]

My friend, Tony Ho, fled from China to Hong Kong and worked new construction there. He tells me of scaffold made of bamboo tied with twine 40 stories into the sky. No thank you. I don't think anything should be built that can't be reached with a 6' step ladder ;). Bamboo doesn't need a lot left over under the ground to pick up and get going. Good luck. Thanks for the videos!

[@davidkettell5726]

HA! This is true ,my kid decided that Bamboo would look good against the house. Next thing i know i am spraying commercial grade weed killer in my basement where the roots were encroaching . My advice is if you see it kill it.!

[@magnoliascreens7469]

Lol @Rolf Pedersen with each passing year, I have less and less desire to climb ladders any more. As we get older, we don't *bounce* off the ground like we use to. However, my most injurious ladder fall was off a 6' step ladder trying to *get away from it* during the fall. Cut up, bruised and sore as the dickens afterward. Over reaching did me in, in that incident.

[@animenut69]

@@davidkettell5726 feel your pain, grandmother planted a vine as ground cover years back near the house now it's a pita trying to get rid of it.

[@TheSoloAsylum]

I was not aware that Logger Wade knows everything there is to know from woods to finished lumber...they have a hell of an operation going over there. That was impressive. Anyone who thought the guy was a simple machine operator should go see those videos.

[@papaw5405]

Wade only plays dumb. He is actually a genius.

[@TheSoloAsylum]

@@papaw5405 He's like the Wood Mafia.

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

“Those videos”. Wanna do your comment some justice and pop a link…or are we gonna just have to take your word on it? Nobody wants to be going on an Easter egg hunt. Btw logger Wade is clever like a fox in how he hides his intelligence to economize his time. He also plays coy to let know-it-all’s step in their own ignorance. Then like Ali coming out of “rope a dope”, the other guy never saw it happening. Boom baby!

[@TheSoloAsylum]

@@genesispuredeaf2390 They are in Chris's play list...check them out.

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

@@TheSoloAsylum i think I have seen them. Are you referring to the day Chris went to his logging site and worked for “free” getting time on the different machines …then the next day, they toured the mill? Seen those but if there are others, I want a link (or vidja title) please. Thank you kindly.

[@williambryant5946]

Talking about the dirt getting mixed in. The way I've prevented that is to use a track loader to grub out all the small stuff or push it into piles with the loader after the trackhoe has taken it out. When pushing the piles after it's been grubbed out, keep the bucket up and at an angle forward using the teeth to flip and roll the piles. As you do it that way it keeps you from collecting more dirt and also gets most of the dirt out of the brush pile you're pushing. I've always used the trackhoe and track loader to clear with. The trackhoe to take out the big stuff and majority of everything and then grub and clean up with the loader. I've always done a lot of grinding the brush or burning it rather than hauling it away. We have to chip mostly because in my area you're too near other houses to burn safely and it cost way too much to haul it away. When you got to hand chip all the brush and limbs from trees it really helps not to have dirt in it. Same for burning. Bamboo or cane is terrible to clear. To keep it from returning you basically need to take off about a foot of dirt where its growing and replace it with clean dirt. Dig a hole in the corner of the property and use that dirt to replace the dirt you removed then put all the bamboo dirt in the hole but leave it down at least a foot, 2 foot is better; from the top of the hole to cover so it don't grow up there. Bamboo or cane is a pain in the ass to deal with. 👍

[@hillbournesian]

Here in Japan we usually cut the bamboo off at about waist height, then the shovel digs out the root ball and runner roots. Easier than splintering it all over the place.

[@tedc3895]

I comment here often. I'm a Hoosier lumber grader. Sawmill guy. We had our own kilns. Scrap for heat with gas backup. Big boilers pumping hot water around thru radiators for heat. Glad you got to enjoy hoosier hospitality.

[@maxmacdonald7174]

Bamboo is a real pain to get rid of. and some of that will come back. Cool, you did not lose a hydraulic line taking that stuff out.

[@mrlee3527]

Bamboo is not native to America...someone planted some then it just spreads...yes America has reeds that are a distant cousin of bamboo however they are two different animals....lol

[@wimdsock9419]

Had a great vacation, WORKING with Mike and Logger Wade! A man who loves his work, and it shows!

[@wimdsock9419]

PS,.loved the videos. Thanks Chris.

[@K7DFA]

@Chris Smith : Some people still call that kind of "vacation" a "busman's holiday". 😁😁😁😁

[@andysukosd8177]

Enjoyed you hanging out with DP, Logger Wade and all the other you tubers. Enjoy watching all of you guys. Thank you for the great content.

[@bfd1565]

Bamboo is bulletproof. It will be back next year in full bloom. Never fails...

[@JD-zm4eh]

Piles of tree brush piled up are being burned outside our town for what looks to be apartment complexes. The sprawl grows on. Had some rain the last couple of weeks helps make the conditions favorable. Need some napalm for the bamboo.

[@grahamallen3941]

Chris, I remember John from Upstate Brush Control he had to clear a field of bamboo and he dropped it with a chainsaw and then dug the roots out. I know it took him some time clearing and mulching it. I know you will burn it but it might be an easier way to drop it. All the best. Graham.🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍 ps loved the videos with you, Mike and Logger Wade, just great! Thanks

[@williamgreen4757]

That AMI bucket and thumb has been a great sucess for you Chris, good design.

[@larrywalker7759]

I had a three year battle with bamboo. We bought a house in 2014 that came with a bamboo "thicket" because years ago the previous owner thought it would be cool to plant a living privacy fence around a portion of the back yard. It took off in all directions spreading rhizomes to pop up somewhere as a new cane. And then the old man owner fell into poor health and was not able to attempt to control it. It had spread into the next door neighbor's yard and they were pizzed about it also and had been cutting at it without much success. I sprayed it with Glyphosate and let it wither before chopping it down. Then came the battle of attrition that took place over the next 3 years. 2 or 3 weeks after I sprayed the bamboo forest and macheted it down, there were thousands of bamboo shoots busting out all over the place, some as far away as 75 feet from where the main grove was situated. I would spray every shoot as soon as I identified it, sacrificing a little bit of lawn each time. By the time autumn rolled around my backyard looked like polka dot paradise. Spring of the second year and bamboo shoots activity resumed with warm weather. I hunted and killed bamboo shoots again and the population began to wane. Spring of the third year and there were still some bamboo shoots emerging, but there were few and far between. Only in the spring of the fourth year did it look like I had beat the bamboo. After we moved in I researched bamboo online to see what would kill it and I saw case after case of neighbors going to war with each other because one of them planted bamboo that went rogue and invaded the adjacent property and ended up in civil court.

[@monteldavis978]

That bamboo patch you found. Packs a lot of Flam's and burns very hot so be extra careful when burning that Mr Chris

[@kittty2005]

I'm so glad you're back those other videos were ok but watching you do your thing with commentary is all I need to start my morning.

[@quigsr]

Chris, Bamboo has to be dug out by the roots and buried deep. It will grow back if you don’t dig it out completely

[@justindavis1546]

And it will send out runners many feet away.

[@richardspees841]

That type of bamboo is virtually impossible to get rid of. No matter how hard you try, it keeps coming back if you leave any roots at all in the soil. The owner of that property will likely be fighting it for the rest of the time they own the property.

[@xoxo2008oxox]

I was in France at Monet's gardens, and they controlled bamboo with flowing water around it. So, surround it with the pond! Bamboo are rhizome roots and are initially 6" below, with feeder roots about 20" (2ft) down. Trick is, you gotta get every segment or else it grows back. That AMI should do the trick.

[@2dronetek2]

True that!

[@magnoliascreens7469]

@@richardspees841 Indeed, Richard. Those Rhizomes don't quit!

[@davestuart6593]

Glad you had a great time away with Mike and Wade,I’ve enjoyed the videos immensely!

[@IR-nq4qv]

Being a subscriber to all the channels I find it very enjoyable to see the same jobs / videos but from different perspectives, it was obvious everyone was having a good time, lots of laughing going on. Its even more enjoyable to see the youtube community gettogether, cameos of other tubers from DP's POV. I think its something you guys should make an effort to do more often, it bodes well for all the channels.👍👍👏👏

[@SpeedSmith]

Excellent videos from your trip, thanks Chris.

[@radioace318la]

I just watched the video you posted after junior knocked all the windows out of the machine in the woods. you opened this one with 1st day back in two weeks. I immediately thought something bad had happened again. Glad you had a great vacation. Cheers from Louisiana.

[@warrenjohnknight.9831]

I have bamboo on my property for garden stakes and for drying my clothes, it's good to cut it and sell for gardener's, ☺.

[@The1stKukuDrifter]

The best way to deal with the bamboo is to cut it to the ground by hand and stack it up. Let it sit for as long as you can to dry out and then burn it. You just have to dig the roots out. This is why most bamboo is still harvested by hand today. The best mechanized method involves custom made power sheers.

[@montygomez495]

Chris when you burn that bamboo you going to have a lot of firecrackers going off those shoots tend to explode when they catch fire. I was surprised that there was not a spring there for they like moisture here they grow along rivers, creeks and streams...the operator on that dozer is no slouch but that is one hell of a tough little dozer !!!!

[@maryschillinger2909]

That is Chris on the dozer.

[@jenkins2162]

Place your burn pile on top of the bamboo patch. Make sure it's a big one so that it goes deep into the root system.

[@GARDENER42]

The videos you did with Mike & Wade were great & the tour of the sawmill was truly exceptional, educational & entertaining. Thanks much for making the effort to video it all. I'll have to keep an eye out for next time you do a "meet & greet" & try & time one of my trips to the US to coincide.

[@erichertzen3251]

I for sure enjoyed your working with your friends business & the Mother.

[@ScotClose]

Updating the list of things Chris doesn't like: Mud, Snakes, Bamboo.

[@Blazer02LS]

Bees...

[@matteogomez3678]

All good things to steer clear of 🐝🚜

[@arneanka4633]

Mat I introduce Japanese knotweed? Not seen it yet but it will come eventually.

[@Blazer02LS]

@@arneanka4633 Have it all over this area, stuff is harder to kill than Godzilla !!

[@davidpruitt2866]

I cleared a place with bamboo dug down about 2 feet burned all brush and year later it was comming up again . The home owner sprayed it every year since not sure how far roots go down

[@r.ydutchpinda0584]

Bamboo i had it in my garden to after clearing it 5 years ago that stuff still pops up everywhere nowdays the roots needs to be cleared for sure it will come back😅

[@AncientHermit]

Now that's one challenging job. Bamboo is real nasty to get rid of. Thanks for sharing Chris, I feel your pain. Be well. :o)

[@JoshBurks]

I'm glad you finally got a chance to battle some bamboo. I have a large thicket of the stuff on my property that I'm slowly removing, and I always wondered if you had to handle it before. Like others have said, you got to dig deep and wide to get all the rhizomes out of the ground. My current favorite way to deal with it is use a Milwaukee Hackzall with an aggressive pruning blade and cut it as close to the ground as possible. Then I jump on the tractor with a brushhog and mulch it all up as best as I can (doing this keeps the "popping" and "exploding" at a minimum when burning), then burn it on top of the ground where I just cut it. The fire/heat seems to slow the root system down. Then you just have to stay on top of mowing or brushhogging the spot for a few years. Sometimes I spray the fresh "stumps" with a brush/stump killer and that seems to slow it down too. Good luck!

[@MichaelBrown-qn9hi]

As I watched the video, I was thinking about a way easier to remove the soil from everything, but for now keep flipping it with expertise. Thank you for the Video.

[@oldschoolhoosier]

Wow…For a moment, I was watching the little dozer that thought he could and it for sure did it…lol.. The mighty tree became history to Chris’s work horse dozer…lol..That place is ready dense with over growth.

[@jrand2631]

Yeah Bamboo - it's pretty and people like to have them in their gardens, but when the day comes where they have to get rid of it because it got too big, and they try to dig it up with a shovel, they'll damn it to hell for an eternity, because its friggin' hard work - been there, done that! lol

[@catgynt9148]

Now that the swamp is empty where are all the alligators? “Wish I could set all this on fire...” your inner child just loves those fires. Stay safe out there. Peace brother

[@2badger2]

Bamboo sucks to get rid of. My older brother planted some in the backyard and my mother went crazy trying to get rid of the stuff. "You can either diligently kill bamboo plants as the plants reemerge or you can get rid of the bamboo by mowing it down frequently. If you opt to get rid of bamboo with chemical controls, as soon as you see new bamboo shoots emerge, spray them with the strongest herbicide you can buy."

[@sparky178]

Nothing ruins a good vacation like going back to work 😆

[@frank4532]

Some great videos with Mike. Unbelievable videos with Wade. Wade is a hole lot smarter than he gets credit for. Thanks for sharing Chris 👍 👍

[@michaelridenour8054]

I loved the entire trip it was like we were there thanks a million for taking g us along

[@cs-gi8me]

So glad to see you deal or try to deal with bamboo. I have about a half acre I want gone. Been cutting it back for years unless u get the roots it comes right back. It will burn like crazy wet or dry but pops a lot...you will see

[@CCscott]

🔥 This site has potential for a record burn pile. Give the space station something to point at! 🔥

[@KyleMorpheus]

Thanks for taking us through the whole mill process. I learned a ton 👍

[@leonardbartley5670]

Your Indiana videos were great Chris lot of fun and interesting to watch. Thanks

[@martineastburn3679]

It is best to side cut the grass(bamboo) down Then go after the roots.

[@brettscott4064]

Bamboozled😆 If it were my property I’d spread the ashes out then mulch the bamboo for a few years to spread out on top. Would be a great start for the orchard, then get rid of it totally later on. It’ll reshoot so it’s still an option😉

[@fredgranger7116]

Bamboo part of the Quack grass family

[@kens.3729]

Videos with both Mike (Dirt Perfect) & Logger Wade were Great. Proves Hard Work = Success! 👍

[@rayshutsa6690]

Chris it is always a pleasure to watch a professional clear brush. I enjoy all of your video's also the end product. 😀❤👍🇨🇦

[@wildbill3224]

Bamboo is a nightmare, it will never go away

[@jeanettecuthriell5578]

Grew up in the South, best to dig them up by the roots. Each joint left will sprout a new plant.

[@ErikvanUffelen]

yup, basically with bamboo the "trunk" of the plant is in the root system. The if you are clearing only the above ground stuff you are only clipping the leaves.

[@MrLargePig]

The thing about bamboo- in spite of it's size, it's actually a grass. Which explains the root mat. The only success I've seen, pulling bamboo with equipment, I saw a fellow with a big front-end track loader dig under it, and kinda roll it up, like a rug. Short strokes, along the whole width of the patch. Still pretty tedious, and a huge mess to deal with.

[@stephenhunter70]

He's got a wheel loader which should do the trick!

[@jefferymitchell9574]

That bamboo will come back and come back from the root system. We had some growing up in our yard and it NEVER DIES.

[@jefferymitchell9574]

But, it burns like kindling.

[@marycasadone6865]

Bamboo, the next generation of lumber. Super strong, grows like weeds, hard to get rid of. You don't have to plant it, it's invasive. Fun for you Chris

[@donnaflanagan6612]

Making good progress at this site, now it’s dried out. The dozer seems more efficient for most of it. Good luck with the bamboo, tenacious stuff. Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰

[@kirk467]

I enjoyed the videos with Mike and then Crazy Logger Wade, he’s a riot! lol I subscribed to both and Mike’s a pretty cool guy too! Y’all and the dozers was good and y’all moved a crap load of dirt for the pond dam! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@jimshoe6828]

Chris, bamboo is not a tree, it is actually considered a grass. So it's like trying to clear out 30' tall weeds 😒 Your videos with Mike and Wade are classics. They are both class acts, as well as hilarious to watch 👍👍

[@graphite737]

Enjoyed the out of town videos??! I think alot of us laughed in a similar matter when you hang out with "HonesCam"! Loved watching the two 850's pushing side by side, I think that is a dream many of us equipment operators have!! Thank you for sharing all the vids from your trip!!

[@LITEWRENCH]

Time to go to DC and drain that swamp. Good luck on that one😂😂👍👍

[@rustysteel8714]

Thinking it got PERSONAL with that one pine and the Komatsu, Chris. 👊😉

[@GARDENER42]

Bamboo's certainly strong - look at the scaffolding they use on high rise construction in China & other places. 20 floors & more of lashed together bamboo...

[@graceangel5146]

They also make furniture and utensils out of it and use it for irrigation pipe and trellising in their gardens. It does nothing but grow roots for five years; then in its sixth year it breaks ground. It can grow 90 feet high in one season. And once you have it you can never get rid of it.

[@cathiwim]

No OSHA huh?

[@tsmall07]

My favorite part of the video with Wade was when he called you "Big Deal 28". So funny

[@46rambo49]

Bamboo groves miles wide have been know to be the only things left standing after an earthquake. People run into the groves when a quake hits and even if giant cracks form they can ride out the quake over the roots that interconnect, BTW that is forestry bamboo, the stuff they make flooring out of by splitting and making boards

[@donaldalexanderrichards4422]

Good morning to you Chris With all those brushes I believe you may have to dig a burn hole so that way the brushes can burn in the hole and not burn the dry grass around it

[@donaldalexanderrichards4422]

Just letting you know that bamboo trees do burn but they are really good to make a house out of it

[@JThelen1031]

I bet one of DP's 850s with a root rake would do a number on that bamboo stand. That stuff is absolutely awful to deal with.

[@alansmith4734]

It appears that you managed to 'Drain the Swamp'! Washington D.C. should be jealous!

[@michaelmoore2202]

The best thing you can do with the bamboo is to build a fire on top of it. Very hard to eliminate

[@dalecherry4044]

At one time I had bamboo in the back of my yard. You have to dig all the roots out to get rid of it or it will come back. Seven pickup loads of roots later I had gotten rid of it. I hate that stuff.

[@michaelmullins1290]

It'll be like Christmas morning when Chris lights the fire here. Every Karen within miles will report the volcanic looking fire. Making it look better for sure.

[@Sunshine-wc2jp]

I assume you have considered having your removed trees and greenery chipped into mulch rather than burning it! Why not? Seems a better choice.

[@K7DFA]

@Sunshine : 😁😁😁😁 😁😁😁😁 Chris has been doing this for a long time now, and when the property owner asks for a different method of disposal, he does it according to the request. Don't hold your breath waiting for that to change!

[@Sunshine-wc2jp]

@@K7DFA Of course. The bottom line is legal requirements and cost. 😁😁😁😁

[@JPGuay]

Seems a lot more productive them pulling them out. Well done !

[@kittty2005]

Set it all on fire? oooo sounds like fun, and we can roast hotdogs and marshmallows from a hundred yards.

[@shariclegg5273]

Bamboo...if you don't get ALL of the roots, it will come back.

[@spikeydapikey1483]

Clear round the bamboo, wait to burn day, and just light it up! :p

[@bige9055]

Mike, and Logger Wade and there families seem to be really nice people.

[@bige9055]

I have heard people say Bamboo is three times stronger than timber and this tension is a strong as steel.

[@GlobalistJuice]

Geesh it's the real-life version of "Jumanji" over there in North Carolina!

[@kevinchesnut8832]

After you rip the bamboo out start another burn pile on top of the spot where it was it might help kill that stuff

[@thomascrowell3835]

Comes back by the nodes: Each joint sprites roots ,

[@george8873]

Thought I seen some bamboo growing when you did the drone flights earlier this year after you drained the swamp. Gonna be a pain in the butt to get rid of it if it's the creeping kind. Especially if you push it around with the dozer. Little pieces of the roots will sprout again. That said, would've loved to have a patch of bamboo like that to build stuff with it, like furniture.

[@dsdragoon]

"Cuttings from the rhizomatous roots are going to be the fastest and easiest way to propagate bamboo."

[@timmyfrierson2684]

Another great video Chris and hey man you see that bamboo that crap is hard to get rid of we have a lot of it down here in Southeast Louisiana and I know what you’re going through clearing it because it is aggravating as hell to clear but if you leave one4 inch little root in the ground it will sprout up and start growing again if you want something to make a privacy fence just plant you some of those little roots down inside your fence and in no time it will be so thick that you can’t see through it but anyway brother you and John and your family stay safe and keep the videos coming

[@karlschupp8552]

I'm glad you didn't take out a hydraulic line with that bamboo!!! Luv ya's from Kentucky!

[@markbrown6236]

Put a burn pile over where the bamboo was growing.

[@francisdelaney2228]

Again, those videos of Dirt Perfect & Logger Wade were excellent 👌 and I too learned what it takes for them to create.

[@jameshicks4831]

Hey Chris be sure to bring Ear Plug when burning that bamboo it boil the moisture inside and pops like a 22Lr and the more you burn it the louder it get. have fun.

[@stevekissel605]

I really enjoyed the videos with Mike and Wade. I watch all 3 of u guys to funny. Great videos 👍👍

[@mattben]

On the end of that one day you made me think of those Snicker commercials where a friend is telling his friend he needs a snickers bar. LOL That really looked like a pain.

[@richardherring8220]

Chris you mentioned a deer stamd and all this time I thought it was an elevated outhouse !! 😆

[@penpilot1]

Bamboo roots hold Japan together in quakes. Not hard to see how...

[@duaneayers6117]

The Dozer has a lot of power in it. Plus the rake does what it's supposed to do. We might have to see more of the Dozer.

[@r1mein54]

The best way to get rid of bamboo is to cut and stack the stalks [makes good trellis poles or shrimp bait markers] and then did up ALL of the roots. Any you leave will grow back. Whoever cleared that place 25 years ago did a bad job. The dozer looks as if it is rolling up root carpet.

[@TheWolfster001]

Bamboo is a grass and it grows very fast and many varieties spread and grow thick, that's why so many use them for building materials, they grow fast and replenish what you cut.. To keep them gone, you need to make sure to get all of the roots... You kinda declared war on that one pine, lol.. Progress or trees die!! LOL.. Loved the video. it was awesome.. Can't wait to see your video's of the "Meet & Greet"

[@TheBlueberry606]

Bamboo? Time for some came poles. It is hard as crap to get rid of as it makes rhizomes underground.

[@Meowschitz]

It’s dry everywhere not a good year only reason i made money this year is I have pivots on my fields a couple guys out by me had some wheat that was getting 5-10 bushels per acre very sad. That looks like a big job but you got the know how and equipment to do it though. You ever cleared and leveled land for someone to turn into a farm field I know you do tons of ponds I'm sure some are for irrigation. I need one of them root rakes for my D8 anyways good job Chris nice video the bamboo was interesting something new that no one seems to like including you haha.

[@johnshoureas1629]

The best way to get rid of extra dirt is to dig a hole and bury it. I thought you knew that Chris. 😀

[@2badger2]

hahaha 🤣

[@nathanscott7910]

Lol

[@monteldavis978]

That bamboo is really will make you wanna give up. It's what they plant in my country to keep land form washing away so it no joke

[@jimpumphrey7713]

A forestry mulcher sure would come in handy for this job.