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[@grahamallen3941]

That’s some pond dam Chris!! Looks a lot better now it’s cleared! Looking forward to the next video!! Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍

[@jeffwisemiller3590]

Turtle looked up, seen the Volvosaurus coming & thought, "Oh shit, run forest run!"

[@steveminton8329]

😂😂😂

[@kens.3729]

For the Families getting a New Pond dug, it has to be very exciting to see you making progress.👍

[@InservioLetum]

I can just imagine going to work in the morning with a forest at the bottom of the garden, and then coming back eight hours later, to find a golfcourse with a water hazard in it, embankments so smooth it looks like it was done with a trowel. Absolutely mindblowing what Chris can do with that machine.

[@craigwavra3495]

Amazed at how easy these trees are coming out. Will see what rains you get out of Elsa!! Time to burn!!

[@johnnyholland8765]

Owner said "give me my pond back" and it looks like you have already given him a good chunk of it...

[@marcryvon]

And a deep one at that ! Bass territory !

[@larrywalker7759]

Yup, sounds a lot more efficient without that annoying loss of charge air.

[@jenniferbutcher8393]

Wow, I can't believe how fast trees grow there! Now I can see where the old pond was. Love your pond creating videos!

[@Skorpychan]

Yes, taking the weekend off by doing your job, just for yourself. Makes perfect sense!

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

Can't wait to see the burning! Love hearing the crunch of the trees! Can't believe how high that pond dam is! Good job as usual Chris!!!!

[@RvaTube]

Now we know how Chris spends his free time after he has been working with the excavator all week, he is playing with a small excavator.

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

Downsizing!

[@jessewacenske7541]

Na

[@alexmikhael5061]

@@ConstructionMachineryChannel not DOWN.... COMPACTIZING :) ;) becimming more efficient with a ''smaller more personal'' package(ing) ;) LOL werds 2 dat effekt... I call it gettin a machine to fill a niche the WORK VEHICLES did not.... ;) ((while having it available to ''get up on that dam if the big one just did not fit'' , for just ONE EXAMPLE_))

[@kens.3729]

Hello Chris! Glad you were able to do whatever you wanted to do over the 4th of July Weekend.👍

[@ricklane8554]

Chris I really like your Yanmar with shredder, cool man. But this super Volvo is the fabulous power lifter !!

[@alysongr]

Now Cris need an adaptor to use in the volvo

[@codezero6023]

@@alysongr He should get a disk head like Logger Wade’s

[@melissadyche8325]

I’ve been waiting for you to come back on this pond video and hoping I didn’t miss out on seeing it Chris

[@erikgiggey4783]

you needed strawberry shortcake on the pond dam. we gotta keep that name alive.

[@r1mein54]

We know you do have a life and do not like to upload vids everyday, but to watch on Thursday what you did Monday leaves us lacking 'new video'. Good clearing job and stradleling an old skinny dam - glad you dig not get bee stung.

[@SMSabriIsmail]

He said Monday. I thought, is today Tuesday. Hehe.

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Looks awesome Chris and yes watch out for those ground hornets.

[@davidbrickey7328]

When we were outside at the back of your excavator admire how well you have kept that from been scratched up it looks great.. i’ve been a little bit scared on top of that little narrower pond dam. Enjoyed your video

[@david0858too]

I wouldn't have been a little scared.:-)

[@timmyfrierson2684]

Well Chris things are starting to shape up around that pond it looks like it’s a pretty good size pond and you got your work cut out for you fixing that Breach in that dam, but anyway brother another great video and you and John and your family stay safe and keep the videos coming

[@needsaride15126]

It is enjoyable watching someone so smooth on a machine. Watching you is like watching an expert fine grade man on a dozer. Thank you for posting good interesting videos.

[@cliffcollins4124]

To me, the pond with the little peninsula, looked nicer and more interesting than just the puddle that it looks like you are intending to build

[@paulriversred738]

You'll think different when its finished

[@fhuber7507]

The peninsula is a maintenance nightmare. If you are willing to keep it properly cleared and mowed, it's great looking, but generally islands and pinensulas are so annoying to deal with they are allowed to go wild and in a few years look like crap.

[@cathiwim]

After watching a vid last year where Chris restored a pond that had a peninsula in it, I’m surprised anyone would build one!(he took it out)

[@SteveP-vm1uc]

It is really fun watching a professional operator run a machine like it's an extension of himself. And this Volvo is a BEAST!!!!!

[@kittty2005]

I like the 220 'cause you can pinch 8" trees right in half, it's cool the power it has.

[@andrewrobinson2869]

Nice work. I also love your 2 new additions the the family. Looks like they both will be a great investment. Thank you CHRIS for the taking the time to share a part of your worklife with us all. Much appreciated Andy Australia

[@jordangibbins6934]

I wish I could work with someone like you. Your an absolute inspirational guy.

[@bobfromtheband1]

I think the bird might have been a Little Egret Chris.

[@melissadyche8325]

I love to hear when you snap the trees off

[@johnypitman2368]

He can pull those trees as easy as you can pull a carrot out of sandy soil

[@robertrockwell7581]

glad you was able too take the weekend off and stay at home. you work hard enough too deserve it.

[@mlmmt]

I look forward to the fire, and also the digging and grading, the bottom of that thing is so uneven it *bugs me*.

[@fhuber7507]

Uneven pond bottom is good for fish.

[@mlmmt]

@@fhuber7507 True enough, just my inner perfectionist going "make it flat" :P

[@btpearce]

I was wondering if you were going to re-core the dam . No telling what's there now. looking good :-)

[@dennisryan7487]

Time to bring in " The Strawberry Shortcake Munch-A-Lot"

[@timmyfrierson2684]

To me strawberry shortcake is just a little bit too much for the Mini, lol I would call it a little red Are Shorty. Lmaoooo but anyway it’s all good

[@michaelsinn2992]

Love the contents of your videos what would be interesting is for you to go back and have a look at some of the jobs that you have done over the past year or so to see what they look lime now, keep up the good work.

[@stevedoty5841]

I’ve see a couple of videos of ponds that he’s done but not a lot. Fun to see them after filled and up and running.

[@InservioLetum]

A small but noisy part of my brain really wants to put giant googley eyes on your the sides of your excavator bucket, so it looks like a metal dinosaur grazing as you work. I know... I'm bonkers.

[@tracker1955]

The white bird looked like an Ibis.

[@randytravis3998]

great thursday new LETSDIG18 VIDEO

[@wyattearp1418]

You cleaned that up well.

[@dalecherry4044]

I wonder if Chris talks to himself with no GoPro in the cab. I bet he does.

[@MrJerryjam]

Thus the reason for all of his videos being so great.

[@clivebrinkman2379]

Evening all from the UK.

[@paulriversred738]

Howdy

[@jameshall1691]

Remember over the winter you started a pond building project but the haul truck kept getting stuck. Is there an update on this project?

[@letsdig18]

going back there soon

[@petewangen-groovedrummer8083]

The more commentary, the better. I like to know the why behind the work. The videos are great, keep 'em coming.

[@robertquast9684]

I hope they tracked good dirt in on that dam. That is a tall dam that’s gonna hold back a lot of water

[@george8873]

Your new mini and mulcher would probably be great for the back side of that dam.

[@richmiller7834]

you should leave a little water for the critters.....😀

[@naturalone32333]

My anxiety was killing me when you was working on top of that Dam....

[@quarlescj]

Egret....white bird was an egret. Love the channel!

[@bobkohl6779]

We're north of you, two days of heavy rain. Braver than I am, I'd use the mini for the pond dam. Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

[@mjalco7410]

Nice job Chris This dam is a perfect christening for the new Yanmar

[@billbeck47]

You are a master at operating the Volvo. You make it look so easy.

[@projectturbocoupe4897]

For several videos now I was going to ask why the 220 sounded like an air compressor with an open hose. But now we know why. Sounds much better!

[@roberthackenberg2874]

I could not even imagine that it would look like that before it was cleared.

[@Bethcampbell4653]

This intro 🙂 One of these days I’m going to come down there and take you on a date

[@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257]

Thats a great job done now I can see the dam 🥰👍

[@williambryant5946]

White egret was the bird. There are the white ones and there's a dark one like a grayish blue color. 👍

[@Robert-nf1di]

Chris I wish I could get out and do that kind of work again but I can not so I am glad that you do it and let people watch as you do it my hat is off to you my friend.

[@mischef18]

Yep looks good with the trees cleared bro, hope you leave enough water for snappy. Safe travels

[@dennis2376]

I hope they have life guard, that is very deep. Are you going to recore the dam?

[@williamd6967]

He said he was.

[@dennis2376]

@@williamd6967 Thank you, I must have missed that.

[@brookwalfordexcavations4675]

Good job, I push trees over daily and have learned for a few reasons to never have the door or windows open.. swarming bee hives, I have been stung many times as bees love to make hives in pine trees, had a swarm that thick on the cab window last week could hardly see out of it.

[@rustysteel8714]

I couldn't keep the wheels of a SKATEBOARD on on the narrow crest of that old pond dam, Chris. 🤯

[@leol1682]

Love the video on this Dam or pond ,

[@riot8ap]

Great footage of that dam failure

[@bluegrallis]

A good sized decent machine, with a good operator, sure makes this look easy. I watched the renter of the farm just South of my house, struggle for near 2 weeks with a wore out good sized Deere excavator with a mechanical thumb, try to remove trees and brush from a couple miles of line fence. He even had 2 helpers running a chain saw for the big trees and a grapple on a skid loader to move brush.

[@AllstarVentures]

Should have gotten plenty of rain today! We got @5” last night down here in the Lowcountry SC

[@mikelang4191]

2:02 that boys and girls is the money shot.

[@shitloveaduck]

You said the two best words I want to hear when I did the few ponds I did on the ranch and my last acreage. The contractor would ask how deep do you want the pond?? I would answer “Very Deep”!! Hahaha. I always wanted trout in them except for drinking water. We were able to eliminate the use of our last pond we used for drinking water quite a while ago so that had small trout in it as well!! Haha. The kids, nieces and nephews, crews’ kids, and a lot of adults enjoyed even fishing for the little ones. It was private stocked and private land so they could keep whatever they could use. Nothing like a nice little 12” trout fried in a cast iron pan with butter and onions, carrots, whatever and done over an open fire! Anyways. Like I said, Very Deep!! Haha.

[@doritleis2773]

Chris and his 220 VOLV0 a great power. This work is a gigant task. What i sea to the video is the dam from the trees roots possible not thick. And all another works ar hard to make. However you make this very good. The video is grand. Greeting 🇦🇹👍

[@russellrankin7980]

You had a expensive weekend with a new toy and a attachment. 😆

[@vaughnhill3437]

Damn man. You could park the titanic in that pond. Hell ots gotta be 15 feet deep right there in that corner

[@ohiovalleypondandexcavatio2114]

Now I know where you get all those toothpicks from at those little pines you just shatter

[@kraigchinn747]

I bet the tree huggers love you! Lol

[@oldfart7552]

Are you really destroying the natural habitat of those beloved Yellow Jackets? I'm telling.....

[@annafraley5388]

Good job so far ✅ looks like it will be very nice when done. 😎👍

[@tallisman57]

In Florida we dig ponds with Draglines... The water is clear for a long, long time

[@aaronabney8924]

I was clearing a overgrown pond like this one and came across 2 skeletons i thought was fake on the back side of a pond dam and come to find out they were real apparently the previous owner shot 2 men for fishing in his pond that had no fish in it and left them there to rot the new owner had no idea they were there...that was a wild week for us

[@davidbowen60]

I’m amazed at how Sandy your dirt is ( we call it soil here in the UK 🇬🇧) nice vid ,cheers 👍

[@jhelms1227]

Dont you wish all the dirt shook off roots like on this job!? No wasting time.

[@randysmith9636]

I was about to comment on this. Just being able to grab, pull and stack saves a bunch of time and work. Even the trees seem to break easier than the last job.

[@michaelmullins1290]

Boom almost all the way down and not touching. That's a pirch. No need to teeter totter on that. When you get to the drone before and after on this one, it'll be nice.

[@leannehernandez282]

Looks like Godzilla attacking the tall trees.😳

[@darrengreen7906]

Chris, you need to put one of your smaller Let's Dig decals on the inside of the door, middle bottom... advertising with the door open 😉

[@darrengreen7906]

@cindy curt So...you are calling Chris crap??? with his Large logos on the excavator and on his buckets??? Subtle advertising never hurts.

[@kubinka879]

White bird was possibly a cattle Egret.

[@garycraig9361]

It was either a Cattle Egret, or a Snowy Egret, the Snowy Egret is slightly taller, and more slender than the Cattle Egret, and it has a black bill, an adult Cattle Egret has a yellow bill. Now get back to clearing, and digg'n brother! Source: all about birds.

[@David_B_Dornburg]

Great White Egret 👍

[@billsargent3407]

Wow, I can run a back hoe or an excavator. I am sure a lot of folk can "Run" one.. You sir make it so organic and smooth that its hard to believe thank you for sharing skills

[@bluetopazzz]

Awesome machine. You command it beautifully.

[@jimgarrett7078]

Glad you had a nice holiday Chris. The white bird at the beginning looked to be an egret. Yes, they are fish eaters.

[@texomatinker414]

With all those trees on the dam failure was inevitable.

[@ScottHz]

It failed twenty years ago - those trees grew after the dam broke and the stopped maintaining it.

[@unclegreybeard3969]

That white bird near the beginning of the video looked to me like an Egret, a smaller version of a Heron, known for it's preference for fish.

[@cathybenson5119]

Does anyone shake your phone or tablet when Chris pulls up the stumps to shake off the dirt? Lol. I find myself doing it a bit n have to stop. Haha. 😂😂😂😂🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@rossnolan2883]

Awesome footage 🙂

[@fhuber7507]

They may have originally planned more digging that never happened and dug the perimeter ditch to drain the interior of the pond so it would dry, allowing them access without burying their equipment in mud. Digging my pond, I am working to keep one place deep, so I can use that place to pump out the pond when it rains. I'm digging the pond with a small utility tractor. ( Next size up from the compact tractors)

[@csnelling4]

Good days work Chris 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍🍺

[@bard44]

A heck of a waste of good pine lumber, at the cost of lumber these days. A couple or three of good pine logs I could have used on my mill. wish I lived a little closer Chris.

[@donbraden8533]

That could be quite the job 😎

[@georgemitchell9222]

that was a Snowy Egret Chris

[@spamlessaccount]

Too large - great white egret AKA white heron.

[@alansmith4595]

Our pond is 4 acers but it's 38 feet deep. From the back side the dams 47 foot tall

[@rodneywroten2994]

That machine is awesome. And the way you run it looks like you are using your hands.

[@vincentecherer6349]

I can't see how someone would ever build a pond dam that steep. An ounce of common sense would tell you its a bad idea. Must've been a home project.

[@michaeld_68]

Starting to see what's going on with the tree's cleared !!!!! Moving right along 👍

[@radioace318la]

Is that the 260? Question, what is the going hourly rate to rent one for 3 days? is the rent predicated on the hour meter or the days you have it on the job site? I'm getting an urge to dig a small pond on my land in the country. Does the rent include the cost of transportation to the site?

[@erichammond9308]

Just found your channel and binge watching to catch up. A beautiful little pond, but a PVC pipe put in with no concrete seep collar = doomed to fail at some point, no matter how much clay you put on top of it.

[@ericktaylor-webb6711]

The White Bird is an Egret