An arc nemesis, sun roof, a big drop off, stumps, rocks, Volvo comparisons and wash, good clay, dozer, mud mountain and poor destroyed mud mats - all on a lovely sunny day. Video had it all. The job is done and it looks (not allowed to swear) marvellous.
That Volvo ain’t no joke when it comes to those trees it just ripped them up to pieces It’s almost tranquilizing watching that thing working I absolutely love the way it sounds if I had a hammock out in the woods a couple hundred yards from you I would sleep like a baby there’s just something about an excavator and the sound of it that makes me want to sleep I think it’s the hydraulics the way it wines
Love your "mountain of mud"! The 2 of you did an awesome job! You took an ugly, sloppy old pond & turned into a destination point for the new homeowners. On to the next one! Take Care, Jim
I do admire you for sticking it out. That is hell of a lot of mud. It's my favourite piece of land but they did ask a lot of you to do what you have done. I bet you will have mud nightmare left over from this project. Well done. A GOLDEN STAR.
Excellent there Chris, really amazing work. I am sure that the owners will appreciate it. Hopefully, you can let us see it once it if filled up. Thanks very much for sharing. I don't know know where you find the time to work, film, and edit video to release a new one seven days a week. Somewhere in that crazy day you also find time to eat and sleep and possibly have a life. But I can tell you that it is very much appreciated. I look forward to watching every single day. Thank you.
Oh Chris... I know you just can't wait for this final few days when you can slick it up and make things look perfect. I think this is the most enjoyable part of your job! Am I right!
That was one big mud pie. You & John should feel proud of what you accomplished here. Have to say that job looked unending! It has to be nice being on the other end of it. Well done, sir.
Hi from uk chris👋👍 another little rhyme for the magic man 👍 working on a dam, working on a slope. Chris is a product engineer, that aint no joke! Working in soup or under power lines, he gets the job done and thats just fine! The end result is always his best, he does a mint job better than the rest! He moves the earth, he he ditches the bucket, job satisfaction onto the next one f**kit😂 machines loaded up and and loaded out, another pond filled with carp and trout ! When unloading on next job he sets out plan, from the start he does the best that he can!!! Great job chris and nice to see winston to other day for us hes a big cutie now💙🐾🐾 and wats the difference between 220 and 250 I would say 30😂😂 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Thank you Chris and John the "Boss Man". Both of you gentlemen did one hell of a job on what was a hot mess of a pond/lake. It has now been transformed into a awesome resource for man and animal (fishes) alike. Well Done!!! I can't wait for the next project.
The tour of the mud pile almost felt like a “Ha! Told ya I’d win!” kind of moment. Proof that perseverance in the face of mind numbing volumes of mud will always win! And no shovels were injured in the making of this video.
Chris I am a retired grazing contractor in Atlanta Georgia. I really enjoyed watching your show. It reminds me of the fun I had with my career. Your jobs always look good.
You've done some awesome pond transformations, but this one tops them all. The before and after is like night and day. Can you imagine the grass that will grow on the dumpsite? That silt/mud is pretty much potting soil. Especially out of ponds that don't have huge farms around it or a whole lot of runoff from roads and stuff. It's like brown gold for plant life. Once again you made a paradise out of a swampy mess. Outstanding.
Chris you and John work together like a well oiled machine! You both take so much pride in what you do! It’s always a pleasure watching your video’s! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Well, that's some real good news, and thanks for it. I hope the owner is able to comprehend their luck in having you guys do this huge task for them. Epic job Chris and John of course. Be well ;)
Lucky you Chris. This 2nd half of this job was basically the complete opposite from the 1st half which was a muddy hell hole. It sure was fun to watch as you and John tamed this mud beast. Thanks for your excellent presentations! You Rock!
Chris I think this has been the best big project that you’ve taken us on and it turned out absolutely wonderful. For a while I didn’t realize that this end of the pond was connected to that big old sloppy mud bog or all those dead trees that had to be cleaned up so WOW!! Cannot wait to see what you have in store for us next!
Man - that was one heck of a job! Two guys moved a literal mountain of mud - amazing. That head section was a mess, thought you would never get it all scooped outta there and up the hill. Awesome job as usual. Maybe we'll get to see it full with the new dock. Thanks for sharing Chris.
Looks great, you certainly have one of the biggest mud pile I’ve ever witnessed. Fish will like your habitats you installed in the pond. Thanks for the ride along, been fun watching this project developing.
Chris the amount of mud and dirt removed is unreal. it was fun too watch. and if people don't believe you scooped every bit just watch the videos. nice work again by you and John. stay safe.
Fish habitat… words I had never heard used together, that is, until I started following Chris… Now I’m looking forward to the underwater footage in the future! Thanks for putting your hard work out on the channel, for all of us to enjoy!
Chris always does superior work with great skill and that makes others want to operate equipment too. Gold standard on what an awesome operator is and the unsurpassed professionalism people should strive for.
I sure hope those logs can be converted into something useful... perhaps mats got your use. Thanks for sharing this video. Wishing you and your team a great week. Thanks Chris
That drop off was a lot deeper than I thought it would be. I didn't realize the 250 was that much bigger than the 220. I think Chris could fill Chinese takeout boxes with an excavator. Lol.
You always start out with your vision and give us an idea of what's going to happen. Like all the other projects, things drop into place just the way you predicted. Nice work, and I really appreciated the comparison of the 250 and 220. I often wondered about them and you answered my questions. Thank so much for your hard work and sharing your video's.
Nicely done…thx for taking us through the last steps and allowing us to vicariously participate (mud free). Wish we could see the water fall project….perhaps a before and after when the pond fills up?
21:50 Reguarding direction of digging in rock: I have found that all rock has what I call "grain"; One direction that it will split along, very similar to wood, but harder to see. Usually, I have to find it by experimentation.
You and uncle John amaze me all the time how well you guys work together and take such pride in doing a perfect job This 1 was really fun to watch Curious if it is private or a public. Looking forward to the next job. Thanks
Oh gosh, that is such an improvement. Big job too, excellent. Thanks for the 250 & 220 comparison. I didn’t realise how big the 250 was until you put the 220 beside it. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
19:30. This is the way I learned that diggers wanted to load a terrain dump truck. Wheel loaders wanted to load from the side. Admittedly, this is old knowledge from 2002 and also from Sweden. It was at that time that I was building roads
You can always tell the difference between the 220 and 250 by the bucket. 250 has the reinforcement bars across the bottom of the bucket. 220 is smooth. Plus the 250 has red safety rails and the 220's are body color yellow.
Loved this video and narrative. Your work ethic shines in this project!!! Shoreline looks amazing! Thankful u care about fish habitat. You always go the extra mile. God's blessings and be careful.
If the mud pile was in California they would build a few multi-million dollar homes on it. Great video series looking forward to seeing the finished product.
So very nice to see the HUGE 250 getting so much work in!! Takes a BEAST to do so much work so quickly! Fantastic!! And the haul truck hung in there!! Awesome!! Poor matts. Sheesh!
The 250 seems to be a stronger machine, I love when you clear a wooded house lot with a lot of undergrowth, she does some damage on those trees too! Y’all are doing an amazing job on this pond Chris and Uncle John! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing Chris I like how you tapered the bank! Have you been back to the animal hospital job lately, where all the bad rocks and boulders gave you fits? I was just wondering how the finished product came out!
I have been watching this project with great interest. Where I live we dig ponds anywhere from 8-10 feet deep on average. Some are 18-20 feet deep. Of course we have much drier weather and such ponds are necessary. Love your vids!
Dammit Man !! I know your glad the last phase went as well as it did, because phase 1 with all that damn soupy ass mud , I know was a pain in the ass !! It seemed like you would just dig ,and dig, and dig some more moving that mud , and it just wasn't going anywhere...lololol.... But, it finally all came out of there, then the swimming hole !! lololol... You took a Hell of a lot of mud out of that one Chris... But, it turned out really nice as always !! I hope you go back there down the road when the house, Lake , and all is done. that's going to be one Beautiful place there !! Plus , you said, they are gonna have a "water fall"" !! Going to be NICE !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening Man, and On too the Next !! Hey !! Ya need some New Mats !!! lolololol.... Have a Good one.....
Please go back when it’s got water in & its finished & show us the end product if you get chance Chris,it will be very interesting….great job!!! 👏🏴🇺🇸👊👍
Great job, I really enjoyed this project. This seems like one where it might be hard to get back on site once it's full, but I would definitely love to see what it looks like if possible!
An arc nemesis, sun roof, a big drop off, stumps, rocks, Volvo comparisons and wash, good clay, dozer, mud mountain and poor destroyed mud mats - all on a lovely sunny day. Video had it all. The job is done and it looks (not allowed to swear) marvellous.
That Volvo ain’t no joke when it comes to those trees it just ripped them up to pieces It’s almost tranquilizing watching that thing working I absolutely love the way it sounds if I had a hammock out in the woods a couple hundred yards from you I would sleep like a baby there’s just something about an excavator and the sound of it that makes me want to sleep I think it’s the hydraulics the way it wines
Love your "mountain of mud"! The 2 of you did an awesome job! You took an ugly, sloppy old pond & turned into a destination point for the new homeowners. On to the next one! Take Care, Jim
I do admire you for sticking it out. That is hell of a lot of mud. It's my favourite piece of land but they did ask a lot of you to do what you have done. I bet you will have mud nightmare left over from this project.
Well done. A GOLDEN STAR.
Excellent there Chris, really amazing work. I am sure that the owners will appreciate it. Hopefully, you can let us see it once it if filled up. Thanks very much for sharing. I don't know know where you find the time to work, film, and edit video to release a new one seven days a week. Somewhere in that crazy day you also find time to eat and sleep and possibly have a life. But I can tell you that it is very much appreciated. I look forward to watching every single day. Thank you.
For the first time I am glad you're finally getting done moving all that mud from the pond to the hill and it sure must be nice to be finished.
Oh Chris... I know you just can't wait for this final few days when you can slick it up and make things look perfect. I think this is the most enjoyable part of your job! Am I right!
That was one big mud pie. You & John should feel proud of what you accomplished here. Have to say that job looked unending! It has to be nice being on the other end of it. Well done, sir.
Hi from uk chris👋👍 another little rhyme for the magic man 👍 working on a dam, working on a slope. Chris is a product engineer, that aint no joke! Working in soup or under power lines, he gets the job done and thats just fine! The end result is always his best, he does a mint job better than the rest! He moves the earth, he he ditches the bucket, job satisfaction onto the next one f**kit😂 machines loaded up and and loaded out, another pond filled with carp and trout ! When unloading on next job he sets out plan, from the start he does the best that he can!!! Great job chris and nice to see winston to other day for us hes a big cutie now💙🐾🐾 and wats the difference between 220 and 250 I would say 30😂😂 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Thank you Chris and John the "Boss Man". Both of you gentlemen did one hell of a job on what was a hot mess of a pond/lake. It has now been transformed into a awesome resource for man and animal (fishes) alike. Well Done!!! I can't wait for the next project.
I second that. Wish I could buy that man a beer.
The tour of the mud pile almost felt like a “Ha! Told ya I’d win!” kind of moment. Proof that perseverance in the face of mind numbing volumes of mud will always win!
And no shovels were injured in the making of this video.
Chris I am a retired grazing contractor in Atlanta Georgia. I really enjoyed watching your show. It reminds me of the fun I had with my career. Your jobs always look good.
Great job. This one will be great to see when it is filled. Hard for me at least to imagine it now.
You've done some awesome pond transformations, but this one tops them all. The before and after is like night and day. Can you imagine the grass that will grow on the dumpsite? That silt/mud is pretty much potting soil. Especially out of ponds that don't have huge farms around it or a whole lot of runoff from roads and stuff. It's like brown gold for plant life. Once again you made a paradise out of a swampy mess. Outstanding.
Really enjoyed this project. Was a good one to watch progress. Started with mud and ended with dust!!
Chris you and John work together like a well oiled machine! You both take so much pride in what you do! It’s always a pleasure watching your video’s! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Well, that's some real good news, and thanks for it. I hope the owner is able to comprehend their luck in having you guys do this huge task for them. Epic job Chris and John of course. Be well ;)
That will be a very nice pond for the new homeowners around it.
Lucky you Chris. This 2nd half of this job was basically the complete opposite from the 1st half which was a muddy hell hole. It sure was fun to watch as you and John tamed this mud beast. Thanks for your excellent presentations! You Rock!
Chris I think this has been the best big project that you’ve taken us on and it turned out absolutely wonderful. For a while I didn’t realize that this end of the pond was connected to that big old sloppy mud bog or all those dead trees that had to be cleaned up so WOW!! Cannot wait to see what you have in store for us next!
Man - that was one heck of a job! Two guys moved a literal mountain of mud - amazing. That head section was a mess, thought you would never get it all scooped outta there and up the hill. Awesome job as usual. Maybe we'll get to see it full with the new dock. Thanks for sharing Chris.
Looks great, you certainly have one of the biggest mud pile I’ve ever witnessed. Fish will like your habitats you installed in the pond. Thanks for the ride along, been fun watching this project developing.
Man that 250 is thicc….
Crazy how much mud was moved and how many many hours went into this pond restructure.
Great stuff as always !!
This is one heck of a project. Your work alone is massive, them everything else on this site is impressive. Must be a million dollar project atleast.
Beautiful job Chris and uncle John , you have done .
Chris the amount of mud and dirt removed is unreal. it was fun too watch. and if people don't believe you scooped every bit just watch the videos. nice work again by you and John. stay safe.
Fish habitat… words I had never heard used together, that is, until I started following Chris… Now I’m looking forward to the underwater footage in the future!
Thanks for putting your hard work out on the channel, for all of us to enjoy!
Fantastic looking job Chris & Uncle John ! Would be nice to see this when it is complete ! Respect from Scotland.
Chris always does superior work with great skill and that makes others want to operate equipment too. Gold standard on what an awesome operator is and the unsurpassed professionalism people should strive for.
Another example of Land Art. Good job Chris and John.
500 year's from now soil scientists will be baffled with that upper field 😆.
I sure hope those logs can be converted into something useful... perhaps mats got your use. Thanks for sharing this video. Wishing you and your team a great week. Thanks Chris
That drop off was a lot deeper than I thought it would be. I didn't realize the 250 was that much bigger than the 220. I think Chris could fill Chinese takeout boxes with an excavator. Lol.
He could COOK Chinese takeout with that excavator! Lol
That is one for the books, please revisit this one when it's full, I bet it's going to be a real beauty!
You always start out with your vision and give us an idea of what's going to happen. Like all the other projects, things drop into place just the way you predicted. Nice work, and I really appreciated the comparison of the 250 and 220. I often wondered about them and you answered my questions.
Thank so much for your hard work and sharing your video's.
Nicely done…thx for taking us through the last steps and allowing us to vicariously participate (mud free). Wish we could see the water fall project….perhaps a before and after when the pond fills up?
The sound with the remote camera while clearing the trees back of the dam was just great to hear.
21:50 Reguarding direction of digging in rock: I have found that all rock has what I call "grain"; One direction that it will split along, very similar to wood, but harder to see. Usually, I have to find it by experimentation.
Wow one of the best yet , love to see when the pond is full . A lot of mud pies came out of that pond !!
I hope you show us everything after all the fish habitat is done. Thanks for taking us along your project.
Another exceptional job completed!! Keep up the great work Chris! We would love to see the pond full if you are able to show it.
Nothing like the shaking of the steel sound 👌great American made equipment. Love it!
Enjoyed watching that all take shape Cris, Nice finished pond, Thanks for sharing, Stay safe and see you on the next one.
Cant wait to see the pond when everything is done and it's all filled up.
Wow, This is a great pond. I like that its got a stream filling it.
Chris, you are quite the Orchestra leader on the 220 & 250, outstanding as always.
Every job begins with one step, however, each job ends with a half dozen. Stay safe!
Please make a drone overview of this awesome job ! And a visit later when it's filled up. Great BIG job again ! 👍
That's a lot of mud. Look forward to seeing it filled up. 👍👍
You and uncle John amaze me all the time how well you guys work together and take such pride in doing a perfect job This 1 was really fun to watch Curious if it is private or a public. Looking forward to the next job. Thanks
Good to see you are harvesting the wood. Someone will need to heat there home.
That’s a lot of muuuud Chris , great job👍👏👏🥰👍🍺🍺🇬🇧
Keeping john working both of guys hard workers have a good day more stuff for the fish
Still impressive to see that machine working for you. Enjoying the videos.
Oh gosh, that is such an improvement. Big job too, excellent. Thanks for the 250 & 220 comparison. I didn’t realise how big the 250 was until you put the 220 beside it. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
Looking good. I hope you do a follow up after it's all done and it's filled up with water just to see how it looks. Good stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Great job keeping it moving, another great project on the rise, can't wait too see it's completion.👊💪
Chris this mud is behind you. Onto the next exciting project.
Please, if possible come back to this project in a year so we can see how it looks.
Cheers
Mike
19:30. This is the way I learned that diggers wanted to load a terrain dump truck.
Wheel loaders wanted to load from the side. Admittedly, this is old knowledge
from 2002 and also from Sweden. It was at that time that I was building roads
You can always tell the difference between the 220 and 250 by the bucket. 250 has the reinforcement bars across the bottom of the bucket. 220 is smooth. Plus the 250 has red safety rails and the 220's are body color yellow.
rectangular logs, (snicker) looked like the broken up mats went to the happy hole in the ground too !
That must be one SPECIAL water fall FEATURE by the pond dam, Chris! 💰🤔
FANTASTIC REMODELING of what WAS a mud filled BOG. 👍
You said it, " A mountain of mud". Some job. Very well done Chris!
Would someone explain why watching Chris operate an excavator never gets old?
Loved this video and narrative. Your work ethic shines in this project!!! Shoreline looks amazing! Thankful u care about fish habitat. You always go the extra mile. God's blessings and be careful.
Seems like you'll make the owner happy when that project comes to an end some day.
The side by side comparison was really cool!
If the mud pile was in California they would build a few multi-million dollar homes on it. Great video series looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Build the houses, collect the money, declare bankruptcy and disappear. Stiffs everyone.
Looks like another fine job, Chris. That will be another beautiful place when the owner gets done what he’s gonna do. Thanks for sharing!!
I’ve always been amazed at how much larger the spoil pile appears than the excavation!
Ground is compact, once it is removed it is aerated and loosened so it will always look bigger.
@@lawrencemvc Yes, that makes perfect sense. And just think , the one thing that gets larger the more you remove from it - is a hole!😂
That's alot of mud! Job looks great Chris
Huge project. Somebody's going to have a heck of a place.
nothing better then watching you do some tractor work on my buddies 60th birthday
So very nice to see the HUGE 250 getting so much work in!! Takes a BEAST to do so much work so quickly! Fantastic!! And the haul truck hung in there!! Awesome!! Poor matts. Sheesh!
Thru the years you became a "Volvo addict". Chris. Very nice set of equipment.
I enjoyed watching ! I hope you let us see it when it fills up. The pea gravel for fish to bed in will be a nice touch. Good Job!
Another big job well done, Chris!
Great job as usual. It would be nice to see that pond when it's full with the doc and waterfall
AWESOME JOB GUYS!!!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE
Another fine job in the books!
That is a lot of mud and now dirt. :) Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Very enjoyable to watch. Good narration and editing. 😎
Great job. Good that you can use the dozer now at this area. Finally done.
That 250 is Beast, it don’t even bog down.
Mud mountain, highest in the area. Compliments of Letsdig18.
Chris your skills are undeniable, but your commentary is sublime.
The 250 seems to be a stronger machine, I love when you clear a wooded house lot with a lot of undergrowth, she does some damage on those trees too! Y’all are doing an amazing job on this pond Chris and Uncle John! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing Chris I like how you tapered the bank! Have you been back to the animal hospital job lately, where all the bad rocks and boulders gave you fits? I was just wondering how the finished product came out!
Good shot of you sitting on the hill ,cleaning up the trees Chris
I have been watching this project with great interest. Where I live we dig ponds anywhere from 8-10 feet deep on average. Some are 18-20 feet deep. Of course we have much drier weather and such ponds are necessary. Love your vids!
Dammit Man !! I know your glad the last phase went as well as it did, because phase 1 with all that damn soupy ass mud , I know was a pain in the ass !! It seemed like you would just dig ,and dig, and dig some more moving that mud , and it just wasn't going anywhere...lololol.... But, it finally all came out of there, then the swimming hole !! lololol... You took a Hell of a lot of mud out of that one Chris... But, it turned out really nice as always !! I hope you go back there down the road when the house, Lake , and all is done. that's going to be one Beautiful place there !! Plus , you said, they are gonna have a "water fall"" !! Going to be NICE !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening Man, and On too the Next !! Hey !! Ya need some New Mats !!! lolololol.... Have a Good one.....
It’s Always Important to hire a reputable contractor with job site references and a Lot of well maintained Equipment. 😬👍
A beautiful Chris and John man made lake it’s going to bring a lot of joy to the owners for many years! Good on ya mate 🤙🤙🤙
Really enjoy your out of cab shot. Your skill and the breaking trees was fun
Can't wait to see it full, sometimes it's hard to see how it will look like full.
Thanks for taking the time to show the comparison between the 220 and 250. Impressive difference in size, weight and bucket capacity on the 250!
..lookin' good , nice job, keep safe..
Fantastic job! So impressed with your skill. That bucket and thumb are just an extension of your arm.😀
Please go back when it’s got water in & its finished & show us the end product if you get chance Chris,it will be very interesting….great job!!! 👏🏴🇺🇸👊👍
Great job, I really enjoyed this project. This seems like one where it might be hard to get back on site once it's full, but I would definitely love to see what it looks like if possible!