Chris the way you run that equipment is just simply amazing. Cant wait to see this finished. That's going to be beautiful with that pond and rolling hills! Thanks for sharing
Always a big challenge when you first start, but the final outlook of the job is so neat to look at. Thanks Chris for sharing, you do such nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes Those Log haulers just comes in and cut the trees grab the Logs leave the brush where ever it landed. We had a D-7 with a rake on the front of it that we use to clean up the brush. Enjoy today’s video. Be safe. 👍☕️🍩
3:45 Im new to this channel and im sitting here watching you work with that machine better than I've ever seen it almost looked like that machine could have been alive i never knew they could move that way it was like watching a play and you and the machine was the star great stuff very satisfying to watch.
This looks like it will become a very natural looking pond. I’m looking forward to seeing it be created! The 250 is a pretty awesome machine, but the 220 is no slouch,,,,,,, it was ripping roots that looked to be 10” or better and then hauled some pretty sizeable stumps out the ground!! The operator may have had a hand in the work too,,,, but hey, somebody has to drive the thing I guess! Hahaha. As always Chris, you just start to working and then all of a sudden it really starts to look like something! Thanks for sharing!
I love watching you make ponds you do amazing work when I watched LunkersTV he was talking about expanding his pond and was like if letsdig18 lived in Texas he's the guy he should call because letsdig is the best
You did a great job. Been enjoying this channel for the past few months that I have been subscribing. On my plans to buying 5.5 acres and want to put a half acre pond on it as well.
I enjoy watching. I miss my company. So times. Lol retired disabled from a bad fall building a blog cabin. All ways love playing in the dirt. Lol very nice work!
YES!!! I love these projects. I've got land exactly like this and I'm doing the exact same thing as we speak in Illinois. Chris can you do an in depth information on how you will do the core trench? Reason for its depth, width and how you tie it into the banks on each side? Have you ever ran into a sand or rock vein if so what do you do?
You could tell by the first stump that that’s some damn good dam dirt. Lol. I couldn’t imagine you doing a half ass job on anything you do. Even if ya got paid for it. Thanks for sharing. Yayyyy a new pond project. ✌️🙏from Va. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜. Lookin for Bigfoot too!!!!👣👣👣👣👣
Just look at what loggers have left...a mess....when you leave it will be something to be proud of....just keep up the great work... Stay safe my friend. ..😀
That outside camera angle is great. It’s really neat to hear the hydraulics and think about how much force that piston is under to move around like that.
another great video Chris, really looks like you got your work cut out for you. love the tinted windows on the machine really makes it look good, Be safe and God Bless
#1 reason for leaving the stumps and other tree debris is for erosion control, the other reason is too give work for others to make a living. also if they ( the loggers ) were to clean up the land it would add more cost to the price of land and the profit to the owner would be smaller when parceled out.
"leaving the stumps and other tree debris is for erosion control, the other reason is too give work for others to make a living. " It's like saying,.. "now I have to dig a pond. The loggers always leave dirt where the pond is supposed to be." 😉
Right, 65% of the country is threatened by drought so there should be ponds everywhere to keep the water when there is some rain. Of course, it is a whole science to keep the water in ponds crystal clear. But thanks to youtube tutorials there are videos that produce relief.
So, where's the water ? I guess in NC because of all the red clay you can just rely on storm water (as opposed to a stream or spring) to fill and maintain the water level?
Letsdig18 how many stumps (approximately) did you pull and how long was your day? Also, on diesel consumption; what do you burn per hour on that 220? Getting ready to rent a CAT 312 to stump our land and put a driveway in. Love your Pond building videos. 👍🏻
Chris, you said you'd like to get paid to make a big mess? Where is the pride and talent in that? I'd much rather pay you to take a mess and make it beautiful. If only I could afford you and you'd come to west Michigan. You should be very proud of the work you do.
Glad I found your channel on a late night whim. I know this is all work for you but it’s great entertainment for the rest of us. Keep up the great work you do and keep the vids coming.
I’m just now seeing this. WOW you’ve got your work cut out for. Hope I get to follow this pond build. Where do I find videos on your work on this pond build? Thanks
That random hole where the cove is going looks like the pits people would dig to get clay for bricks around where I live. Do you know if there ever was a brick making place nearby or maybe an old plantation home made of brick nearby?
Hi Chris !! This is going to be quite a big dam / pond !! how many days are you to work on this project ? When burning starting ...? All the best friend keep good health !!!
It's always so interesting to see these ponds grow out of a bushy area. The result is always so good. Miiint 👌 By the way. Hope you find some big rocks so that the sharp teeth on your thumb get a little blunt.
I can't help but compare the 220 to a T-Rex as at 6:07 . The bucket and thumb opening wide as to grab a chunk of an animal ! Awesome machine ! A smooth operator you are Chris !
My brother in law had his land select cutted and they made a huge mess!! We worked in cleaning up the brush and logs plus used my backhoe to fill in giant ruts from the skidders for 4 months(weekends only ) and still not even 1/2 way done
You do a good job Chis I declare you do! I ran a Volvo 140 yesterday load some broke concrete a buddy had left from a demo job. Kinda liked it ounce I got my big but in the seat. It seemed had to get in
Look into building a generator around your dam to produce electricity. This will allow you to run lights, pumps and other equipment around the lake if needed.
Oh crikees ladies and gentlemen it's the elusive you Vovlo grazing on the brush and tree stumps. Don't startle it they can reach an amazing top speed of 3 mph when frightened. Just watch as it carefully chooses what it wants to chew on next. Unfortunately this one doesn't seem to have any mini's with it today. Lol God bless
Chris the way you run that equipment is just simply amazing. Cant wait to see this finished. That's going to be beautiful with that pond and rolling hills! Thanks for sharing
That land lays perfectly for a pond dig. I can’t wait to see what it looks like when it’s done.
Brilliant stuff Chris! I love pond builds, and the way you go about them! :-)
Pond builds are my favorite
Always enjoy watching the progress of a new pond job from start to finish
something strangely satisfying with pulling stumps...kinda like picking a scab
Always a big challenge when you first start, but the final outlook of the job is so neat to look at. Thanks Chris for sharing, you do such nice work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes Those Log haulers just comes in and cut the trees grab the Logs leave the brush where ever it landed. We had a D-7 with a rake on the front of it that we use to clean up the brush. Enjoy today’s video. Be safe. 👍☕️🍩
That red clay is some gorgeous dirt. Absolutely love working with that stuff.
3:45 Im new to this channel and im sitting here watching you work with that machine better than I've ever seen it almost looked like that machine could have been alive i never knew they could move that way it was like watching a play and you and the machine was the star great stuff very satisfying to watch.
I’d put a few of those big stumps with good root systems in the pond for cover for the bait fish.
Thank you for your daily updates of your business ;-)
Man, what a mess.
That's going to be a great pond!
Thanks.
This looks like it will become a very natural looking pond. I’m looking forward to seeing it be created!
The 250 is a pretty awesome machine, but the 220 is no slouch,,,,,,, it was ripping roots that looked to be 10” or better and then hauled some pretty sizeable stumps out the ground!! The operator may have had a hand in the work too,,,, but hey, somebody has to drive the thing I guess!
Hahaha. As always Chris, you just start to working and then all of a sudden it really starts to look like something!
Thanks for sharing!
I love watching you make ponds you do amazing work when I watched LunkersTV he was talking about expanding his pond and was like if letsdig18 lived in Texas he's the guy he should call because letsdig is the best
That would be awesome with Chris and Rob together
🔥Always good to see you starting another big project. You do some great work and you deserve to stay busy with it.
Hi from over the pond . It's nice to see you starting a new pond . Maybe you could sort out the one between us , lol stay safe and foot sure .
You did a great job. Been enjoying this channel for the past few months that I have been subscribing. On my plans to buying 5.5 acres and want to put a half acre pond on it as well.
I enjoy watching. I miss my company. So times. Lol retired disabled from a bad fall building a blog cabin. All ways love playing in the dirt. Lol very nice work!
Great day Chris! God bless you
Great you doing a Pond again! My favorite after taking away beaver dams.
He's a pleasure to watch no wasted motion at all!👌
I love/hate these projects wish I could just binge the whole series at once. Oh well. The anticipation is always worth it.
The VOLVO does a fantastic job of removing the stumps. Of course it works at highest efficiency because of the skilled operator doing the job!
What a mess! Can’t wait to watch you clean it all up and turn it into something beautiful. Also that’s going to be one hell of a fire!!!
A new pond??? This is why I love this channel!! Thanks for sharing your work with us. You're a wizard with that excavator.
Love these pond builds. What a mess! What you said you have to do sounds so simple, but in reality once you look at this mess its far from simple
YES!!! I love these projects. I've got land exactly like this and I'm doing the exact same thing as we speak in Illinois. Chris can you do an in depth information on how you will do the core trench? Reason for its depth, width and how you tie it into the banks on each side? Have you ever ran into a sand or rock vein if so what do you do?
You could tell by the first stump that that’s some damn good dam dirt. Lol. I couldn’t imagine you doing a half ass job on anything you do. Even if ya got paid for it. Thanks for sharing. Yayyyy a new pond project. ✌️🙏from Va. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜. Lookin for Bigfoot too!!!!👣👣👣👣👣
I'm sure the beaver's will thank you when their pond gets built from you.🙂
You'll have that shined up in no time!
Great site for a pond! I’m guessing you have a rake for your dozer to get all the stuff left behind. Look forward to seeing the progress 👍🏻
love the visual productivity , look forward to next video
Just look at what loggers have left...a mess....when you leave it will be something to be proud of....just keep up the great work... Stay safe my friend. ..😀
That outside camera angle is great. It’s really neat to hear the hydraulics and think about how much force that piston is under to move around like that.
Seems like you do a lot of ponds is that what your known for. Love your work
You can always tell a good operator when he looks to the next thing to do while he's finishing one.
another great video Chris, really looks like you got your work cut out for you. love the tinted windows on the machine really makes it look good, Be safe and God Bless
I predict a awesome burn video not to far in the future. Love your work man!
#1 reason for leaving the stumps and other tree debris is for erosion control, the other reason is too give work for others to make a living. also if they ( the loggers ) were to clean up the land it would add more cost to the price of land and the profit to the owner would be smaller when parceled out.
"leaving the stumps and other tree debris is for erosion control, the other reason is too give work for others to make a living. "
It's like saying,.. "now I have to dig a pond. The loggers always leave dirt where the pond is supposed to be." 😉
Right, 65% of the country is threatened by drought so there should be ponds everywhere to keep the water when there is some rain. Of course, it is a whole science to keep the water in ponds crystal clear. But thanks to youtube tutorials there are videos that produce relief.
Keep an eye out for Logger Wade and Brutus down in that gully. Looks like some of his stomping grounds! Haha
You sir are a man with a master plan
The slashings help prevent erosion and provides nutrients when it rots for new growth.
Looks like good dirt!
Thanks...for pitting your eye-ball in the cab...it is like sitting back in the drivers seat !!!
I TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
No doubt about it that red Clay is going to make a great bottom for a pond
Wasnt none of those trees gonna blow over. Those stumps were rooted good in the ground. Nice work Chris!
So, where's the water ? I guess in NC because of all the red clay you can just rely on storm water (as opposed to a stream or spring) to fill and maintain the water level?
Letsdig18 how many stumps (approximately) did you pull and how long was your day? Also, on diesel consumption; what do you burn per hour on that 220? Getting ready to rent a CAT 312 to stump our land and put a driveway in.
Love your Pond building videos. 👍🏻
I have no idea lol that was only about 7 hours work
New pond project Chris nice ! , laying much wood arround....🤔
nice to hear the frogs in the background, Istill have 2 feet of snow on the ground..
Chris, you said you'd like to get paid to make a big mess? Where is the pride and talent in that? I'd much rather pay you to take a mess and make it beautiful. If only I could afford you and you'd come to west Michigan. You should be very proud of the work you do.
NO kidding! When you showed the start of the vid. I thought a hurricane went thru the area. What a mess
Nice work 👌
Those loggers sure keep you in work . Enjoy your work , Keep it up mate .
Great to be back in the digger, now back to work!
They don't care about who comes in after them! They just cut and go!
Contracted for the clean up after the battle of Isengaard. Talk about a bunch of Ent corpses.......
Grazing like a Brontosaurus.
Thank god it’s not in a Sandy area that last one was a mess i think I’ll enjoy watching this much more 👍
Nice! Looks like a big dinosaur 🦖 eating
That plays with its food to tenderizes first lol.
Same for me. Awesome beast that 220 is !
Looking forward to this new video .
Glad I found your channel on a late night whim. I know this is all work for you but it’s great entertainment for the rest of us. Keep up the great work you do and keep the vids coming.
Hope they get some grass growing soon after you get pond built or its gonna feel up with sediment by the looks of the land...
Looks like beaver heaven
It will be interesting to see how this one turns out.
pond vids are my favorite for some reason .lol
I’m just now seeing this. WOW you’ve got your work cut out for. Hope I get to follow this pond build. Where do I find videos on your work on this pond build? Thanks
That random hole where the cove is going looks like the pits people would dig to get clay for bricks around where I live. Do you know if there ever was a brick making place nearby or maybe an old plantation home made of brick nearby?
Gotta love hardwood stumps compared to pine. Feeder root vs tap root.
Great as always Chris !! Just got to watching real good , and it's over...lololol... Oh well !! til the next one ....Thanks for sharing !!
Hi Chris !!
This is going to be quite a big dam / pond !! how many days are you to work on this project ?
When burning starting ...? All the best friend keep good health !!!
Chris i do like the way you quickly create order out of chaos,
It's always so interesting to see these ponds grow out of a bushy area.
The result is always so good.
Miiint 👌
By the way.
Hope you find some big rocks so that the sharp teeth on your thumb get a little blunt.
Love to see all the work you and your guys do great work keep it up
I can't help but compare the 220 to a T-Rex as at 6:07 . The bucket and thumb opening wide as to grab a chunk of an animal ! Awesome machine !
A smooth operator you are Chris !
My brother in law had his land select cutted and they made a huge mess!! We worked in cleaning up the brush and logs plus used my backhoe to fill in giant ruts from the skidders for 4 months(weekends only ) and still not even 1/2 way done
Keep up the good work mate good job love the vids
Going to be a great project.
OCD wouldnt allow you to leave a mess ;) great video as always
Big hardwoods stumps.
Personally, I prefer the rest of the tree still attached for better leverage.
You do a good job Chis I declare you do! I ran a Volvo 140 yesterday load some broke concrete a buddy had left from a demo job. Kinda liked it ounce I got my big but in the seat. It seemed had to get in
Must have been a warm day the froggies were croaking.
we are supposed to get 5 inches of rain this week here in Alabama if it comes your way you will have pond before you are ready for it
I have to "clean up" at my job too, But you get to use a nice big machine.
You couldn't stop that to be a logger it would drive you crazy leaving all that stuff laying around can't wait to see the finished product
Damn logger wade leaving a big mess after playin with puddin lol
Why wouldn't the landowner leave the stumps for habitat. I get cleaning up everything else. I guess more money for you lol.
I have to use all that dirt to build the dam
@@letsdig18 Yeah no point double handling .
How much does it cost for the owner to have a dam/pond made
If you have to ask you can’t afford it. That said I’m curious as well lol
As Chis pointed out, he needs good material to build the dam. Can’t move dirt with a ton of trash and stumps. Hard to grade.
Look into building a generator around your dam to produce electricity. This will allow you to run lights, pumps and other equipment around the lake if needed.
Nice!
Love the music at the end.
Oh crikees ladies and gentlemen it's the elusive you Vovlo grazing on the brush and tree stumps. Don't startle it they can reach an amazing top speed of 3 mph when frightened. Just watch as it carefully chooses what it wants to chew on next. Unfortunately this one doesn't seem to have any mini's with it today. Lol God bless
I wish there was a haha react button lol
Chris you couldn't be a logger your to much of a perfectionist to leave a mess like these loggers did.
Loggers make the mess.foresters clean it up
Chris you could do with an additional excavator with the amount of stumps to remove,where’s the other 150 Volvo you had.
Chris great video hope you are having a great weekend
I can't figure out which you like best: DIRT or WOODS or PONDS or FIRE ! Big BOYS at PLAY !
3:30 the hydraulic system has a lot of power look at the way it drag the machine
The loggers should have brought a chipper in and had the brush chipped up to haul away to the plywood mill or mulch