As Road Supt. I manageed to get an ordance thru in a local township requiring all new driveway crossings use smooth lined 18" plastic pipe ( to reduce drowning hazard for ikids and pets ) . And I'd give the pipes to our elderly retirees needing one .
Mulching may have some cons but it also has it's pros. If someone needs to clear some land for potential development or to sell. It is far cheaper to mulch then clear the tradition way. You also don't need to pull any permits. I could list many other reasons but these are the main ones.
Jeff Reid : the roots left will decompose and then leave voids. Also, if they have to run pipes or other things that go in the ground the roots will interfere with that process. Thats the way it was explained to me.
@@jimwesselman most people that mulch are not building on the property. Typically it is an inexpensive way to clear the brush and insignificant trees. Also, the trees that are mulched are only about 5 inches in diameter. When they rot years later they wont leave enough of a void to notice or worry about. If someone is planning on building on the sight then I recommend traditional clearing. Or mulch then pop the stumps. That way you won't have to dispose of a house size load of brush just the stumps.
I must confess, when Chris is having a hard time busting roots or getting a tree to move, I find myself pushing back in my office chair, trying to add some leverage and help push the tree on over. Push against the floor. Like riding in the passenger seat with your wife driving. You keep trying to apply brakes on your side, or maybe accelerate...
I like how you did a hell of a good job of installing the culvert pipe and right now they were building a house across street where I lived and the end of the Culvert pipe is crushed and it was made out of concrete so it looks like crap now
Chris - Any way you can relocate the camera so as to not pick up so much of the hydraulic pump and engine whine and groan? Drop out that part of the sound track in processing? Makes it really difficult to follow along with anything you are commenting about.
I figure it is some tree huggers, since he is completely clearing the lot. When land gets cleared around her on commercial sites on busy Hwy/Intersections, The News and Paper have articles and news casts about complaining people on tree removal. Yes they were BIG Old Growth trees, but a QT station, Bank and Medical offices adjacent to the Big Hospital. GROWTH.
@@RKHarm24 But why would folk like that even watch this video? There are 19 as I type this, and I am struggling to think what they had against this video.
Gartho dude across the street shoulda bought the land, that way he could keep it wooded. Thats what they do around here. In our case they buy it and clear it so they have the view.
I have watched Tim in numerious video's with a chainsaw with no protective gear. Here in Ontario Canada you need to take a course on safe operation, wear protective equipment like chainsaw chaps, chainsaw boots, a hardhat with hearing protection and a minimum of a screen shield to protect eye's and gloves.
@@marcryvon Common sense and situational awareness precludes much of the need for protective equipment. Too much safety equipment leads to complacency which negates its advantages. Except for hearing protection!!
I know H&S and PPE tend to get short shrift in the US compared to the UK and other parts of the world, but a hi-vis for the guy with the chainsaw would seem to be a good starting point.
Commercial work requires all PPE and with a chainsaw, chaps. Residential work, not so much. In the summer they'll cut wood in shorts. Legs are over rated anyway.
18:40 isn't it nice to work with people that you know know and understand what each other is doing and why and you can do things like this w/o speaking and with minimal gesturing and know that the other person is aware of you and what youre doing and vice versa. when you're watching people work together, in real life or in video, and in pretty much any type of work, those that have this understanding are fun to watch. those that do not have this sort of understanding stand out like a nuclear bomb in a fireworks display and are sometimes equally painful to watch.
I recall the culvert (very deep) and the phone line.... Super sweet tickling with the bucket BUT the guy 'in the hole' has his life in your hands = TRUST! :
Ive only been operating a fraction of the time chris has, but i learn little tips from him on the regular! But nerd garage is totally right. Thats my biggest pet peeve on the job, its my job to keep you safe, its your job (as a groundsman) to stay safe, And look out for me too! (Especially digging in congested areas) We are our brothers keeper out here! Stay safe yall! Love the videos!
So i run excavator mostly 6 days a week. I got today off and its raining out.. im sitting here having a beer watching you run excavator.. I think I have a problem lol
It's probably a nice feeling, knowing exactly what to do and then doing it with a big excavator. I've said it before. You're a damn good team. I am impressed.
Chris?? Did y'all ever get that lake/pond filled in you were hauling to, dumping? The whine of the 160 made my wife ask what the hell that noise was. She thought it was something outside?
Hey Chris the sound is OK i tried the volume on the TV and ear phones and can hear just fine it is very clear maybe its there internet companies connection or something to do with there area from electrical interference !
It doesn't look like the bells were dug in so the entire length of pipe provides bearing for the wheel loads rather than the bell and the other end of the pipe. Why not just buy T&G RCP?
It's funny Chris - Seems like everytime I click on one of your new videos (everytime you release one, lol) there's ALWAYS 9 people that dislike them, ha ha! Same 9 people that you apparently are living RENT FREE IN THEIR MINDS! HA HA HA HA!!!! I DIG IT!
just asking how many time have you clocked some one because they turned the wrong way when your moving the bucked and they think you are moving right and you are moving left
Well done squire! Some of those trees looked like a stiff breeze would take them down, which is not ideal when you're working close to them! :-O That superb dental work on the 160 has given it a good smile! :-) Also, how is the drive transmitted down to the tracks? I kept thinking that they were hydraulic, but I can't figure out how! :-O
There is a connection between the over and under carrier that can spin (endless) there are all the hydraulic situated, like for the track motors, on smaler machines you also have hydraulic for the dozer blade and on the smalest machines also to contrain the tracks together.
I know opinions are like ass holes and everyone has one....but if I was going to build a house like that one across the new driveway I be dang if I would put it in a subdivision it would be on some acres off the road for sure!
@@tooez90 they still have the 160, 220, and 250. I believe that they prefer to use the 160 for clearing lots because it's smaller/more maneuverable on a smaller space, and because it can be towed on a tag trailer behind the dump truck vs. having to pay a transporter for the bigger machines. I could be wrong though.
I love when people pay ridiculous prices for wooded lots in fancy neighborhoods then pay you to come in and rip out all the trees!!! LOL Makes good video at least!
@@chucklesx Yeah, you're right, I cant afford $250,000for a half acre lot were my neighbor knows what color bra my wife wears in the morning before I do. I'll just stick with my 54 acres in the country where i can barely see what color my neighbor's car is when the leaves are off. And when I'm feeling really claustrophobic, i'll go to the 105 acre farm in the hills that my family has owned since the 1700's. (nice try)
@@Badgermatt-nc5nr so you have a lot to be thankful for in your life and yet you still feel the need to belittle other peoples choices just because they aren't the choices you would make (well done). ☺
I like watching you clear lots as much as the pond work you do you make it look so easy nice job guys 😎👍👍👍
As Road Supt. I manageed to get an ordance thru in a local township requiring all new driveway crossings use smooth lined 18" plastic pipe ( to reduce drowning hazard for ikids and pets ) . And I'd give the pipes to our elderly retirees needing one .
A new video from my favorite RUclips channel! The weekend is starting off great!
Mulching may have some cons but it also has it's pros. If someone needs to clear some land for potential development or to sell. It is far cheaper to mulch then clear the tradition way. You also don't need to pull any permits. I could list many other reasons but these are the main ones.
Jeff Reid : the roots left will decompose and then leave voids. Also, if they have to run pipes or other things that go in the ground the roots will interfere with that process. Thats the way it was explained to me.
@@jimwesselman most people that mulch are not building on the property. Typically it is an inexpensive way to clear the brush and insignificant trees. Also, the trees that are mulched are only about 5 inches in diameter. When they rot years later they wont leave enough of a void to notice or worry about. If someone is planning on building on the sight then I recommend traditional clearing. Or mulch then pop the stumps. That way you won't have to dispose of a house size load of brush just the stumps.
As others have said, the 160 has a howl that wipes out your voice mostly. Can the camera be relocated to eliminate the noise pickup?
Your "idle chit chat" is entertaining as you go about your work.
I must confess, when Chris is having a hard time busting roots or getting a tree to move, I find myself pushing back in my office chair, trying to add some leverage and help push the tree on over. Push against the floor.
Like riding in the passenger seat with your wife driving. You keep trying to apply brakes on your side, or maybe accelerate...
I'm more confident watching Chris operating "his" excavator than being passenger while my girlfriend drives :-)
Chris didn’t play spin the bottle as a youth, he played spin the culvert 😆
I like how you did a hell of a good job of installing the culvert pipe and right now they were building a house across street where I lived and the end of the Culvert pipe is crushed and it was made out of concrete so it looks like crap now
Chris - Any way you can relocate the camera so as to not pick up so much of the hydraulic pump and engine whine and groan? Drop out that part of the sound track in processing? Makes it really difficult to follow along with anything you are commenting about.
I can hear him fine.
I hate that when people buy a wooden lot and take down every tree to build a house then why don't you build a house out the middle of field
Don't worry theres plenty of trees snowflake. We aint lost the recipe of growing trees
So true. You honestly couldn't give me a lot like this. If you can't pee off your front and back porch in privacy or shoot a gun it's incomplete.
What do you wipe your A$$ with?
@@toddreynolds8875 I'm not against cutting down trees but why buy a wooden lot and go cut all the trees down....... I have a wood burning stove
@@martinr1834 LOL very nice house across the street. I think it's an uppity neighborhood
Only one thumbs down when I saw this. Must be the guy across the street . . . . . .
I figure it is some tree huggers, since he is completely clearing the lot. When land gets cleared around her on commercial sites on busy Hwy/Intersections, The News and Paper have articles and news casts about complaining people on tree removal. Yes they were BIG Old Growth trees, but a QT station, Bank and Medical offices adjacent to the Big Hospital. GROWTH.
@@RKHarm24 But why would folk like that even watch this video? There are 19 as I type this, and I am struggling to think what they had against this video.
@@TrevorDennis100 they target videos like anti gunners do gun videos.
Gartho dude across the street shoulda bought the land, that way he could keep it wooded. Thats what they do around here. In our case they buy it and clear it so they have the view.
I have watched Tim in numerious video's with a chainsaw with no protective gear. Here in Ontario Canada you need to take a course on safe operation, wear protective equipment like chainsaw chaps, chainsaw boots, a hardhat with hearing protection and a minimum of a screen shield to protect eye's and gloves.
What no kevlar bra?
Papaw lol😂
Only common sense would dictate protective equipment...
I wear assless chaps. And a leather vest when we cut wood. Tellthe Canadian safety brigade and share it with Europe. Freedom first then safety
@@marcryvon Common sense and situational awareness precludes much of the need for protective equipment. Too much safety equipment leads to complacency which negates its advantages. Except for hearing protection!!
I was curious as to what feedback you gave to Volvo. I'd like to know what improvements you would make.
Looks like a nice project Chris 👌👍
I know H&S and PPE tend to get short shrift in the US compared to the UK and other parts of the world, but a hi-vis for the guy with the chainsaw would seem to be a good starting point.
Yup, only takes one little mistake with plant like this. Enjoyable videos otherwise.
Commercial work requires all PPE and with a chainsaw, chaps. Residential work, not so much. In the summer they'll cut wood in shorts. Legs are over rated anyway.
@@jcgoogle1808 This is commercial work.
@@thepotterer3726 No this is residential in the US.
@@jcgoogle1808 Do you mean because there is going to be a house built there and not a factory?
You're an amazingly smooth operator chris. love following you
ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
another great vid, but your narration was hard to hear over the machine, thought you would like to know
Thank you for posting this, I had the same issue.
Some nice straight 🌲 right there!
That's exactly how I would want my driveway installed!!! 🤣🤣🤣
18:40 isn't it nice to work with people that you know know and understand what each other is doing and why and you can do things like this w/o speaking and with minimal gesturing and know that the other person is aware of you and what youre doing and vice versa. when you're watching people work together, in real life or in video, and in pretty much any type of work, those that have this understanding are fun to watch. those that do not have this sort of understanding stand out like a nuclear bomb in a fireworks display and are sometimes equally painful to watch.
I recall the culvert (very deep) and the phone line.... Super sweet tickling with the bucket BUT the guy 'in the hole' has his life in your hands = TRUST! :
Nerd Garage : I believe Chris is happy to have a helper that speaks English.
On a job site you have to look out for each other. You can't be oblivious to what is going on around you. THAT is how people get killed.
@@jimwesselman This too can be useful. LOL
Ive only been operating a fraction of the time chris has, but i learn little tips from him on the regular! But nerd garage is totally right. Thats my biggest pet peeve on the job, its my job to keep you safe, its your job (as a groundsman) to stay safe, And look out for me too! (Especially digging in congested areas) We are our brothers keeper out here! Stay safe yall! Love the videos!
I know you have done this your entire life, but damn son. You’re smooth as butter.....
Just not in the 160. It shakes, rattles and clunks.
Chris is the bob ross of dirt moving. "Put a happy little stump right here in the corner" lol.
So i run excavator mostly 6 days a week. I got today off and its raining out.. im sitting here having a beer watching you run excavator.. I think I have a problem lol
It's probably a nice feeling, knowing exactly what to do
and then doing it with a big excavator.
I've said it before. You're a damn good team.
I am impressed.
That’s a good days worth of work right there!
Stay safe
Dwayne
i think need to buy a whole tree chipper it will be faster then trying to get them loaded in a dump truck
Where does all the brush and stumps typically go if it leaves the building site?
Looks like something in Cary...!!
Tim's a BRAVE man!!!
why?
@@letsdig18 So easy to get a saw thrown against a leg or a log wacking him when you working so close to him with machinery.
Chris is so good that Tim has a lot of trust in him.
You are way colder than us here in alaska... lol all rain and noooooo snow....
I have been watching you youtube channel for quite a long time and you are good with that machine
Made it in the top 20. Like number 17.
Chris can you please inprove the aduio track your voice is lost in the noise the excevayior makes
"TIM-BRRR" takes on a whole new meaning when Tim himself is walking around, don't it?
Great as always !! Til the Next...
Chris?? Did y'all ever get that lake/pond filled in you were hauling to, dumping?
The whine of the 160 made my wife ask what the hell that noise was. She thought it was something outside?
that was on the previous video
Hey Chris the sound is OK i tried the volume on the TV and ear phones and can hear just fine it is very clear maybe its there internet companies connection or something to do with there area from electrical interference !
good looking lot !
Mr letsdig. That looks like the high end nieghborhood !
It doesn't look like the bells were dug in so the entire length of pipe provides bearing for the wheel loads rather than the bell and the other end of the pipe. Why not just buy T&G RCP?
Awesome video Chris
What is mulching, and why do you do it? Thanks sir?
Quick and dirty nice job.
It's funny Chris - Seems like everytime I click on one of your new videos (everytime you release one, lol) there's ALWAYS 9 people that dislike them, ha ha! Same 9 people that you apparently are living RENT FREE IN THEIR MINDS! HA HA HA HA!!!! I DIG IT!
I see those 9 people brought in 20 'friends' - so they wouldn't be so lonely, lol.
Do them logs bring in alot of money
Looking good as usual
picked a hell of a time to reload youtube. this showed up posted 7 seconds ago lol
Just happen to think, does anybody know how Justin is doing, or what he's been up to lately? I hope his business is doing well!
Like the video man .
Nice job! Like new flat wider teeth. You pick your Excavator like you pick a golf club!
See you are working up in the high rent district again. Mega buck houses..........
just asking how many time have you clocked some one because they turned the wrong way when your moving the bucked and they think you are moving right and you are moving left
Great vid!!
Talk to yourself much in there lol? I catch myself doing the same thing.
Chris is narrating a video for an upcoming course in alluvial redistribution.
I talk to myself a lot! Well, even I need expert guidance on occasion! :-)
You get the best answers too !!
The in-cab shots with Chris narrating are the best.
i dont know if that truck load of stumps is DOT approved, chris
if it dont fall off its legal here
@@letsdig18 damn son, our trucks get pulled if there's a single twig hanging
@@ArtsOfJustice I think John (the truck driver) cuts them off with a pole saw. I have seen it in other videos.
What have you done with your friends that helped you with the logs ?
Do you hear the loud buzzing in the cab seems it would be very distracting
Hello Chris from lreland love your videos just wondering how many hours have u put on the 160 now
Hey good morning, are you thinking about replacing your 160 in the near future?
Picking up a culvert pipe with the excavator have you ever crushed one?
poor Tim looks frozen
Poor Tim having to stand out in the cold and rain
It's sad to see every tree torn down
the sound is terrible I cant make out what you are saying!
Well done squire! Some of those trees looked like a stiff breeze would take them down, which is not ideal when you're working close to them! :-O
That superb dental work on the 160 has given it a good smile! :-)
Also, how is the drive transmitted down to the tracks? I kept thinking that they were hydraulic, but I can't figure out how! :-O
There is a connection between the over and under carrier that can spin (endless) there are all the hydraulic situated, like for the track motors, on smaler machines you also have hydraulic for the dozer blade and on the smalest machines also to contrain the tracks together.
@@oz1vlh Thank you! I couldn't figure it out! :-)
I know opinions are like ass holes and everyone has one....but if I was going to build a house like that one across the new driveway I be dang if I would put it in a subdivision it would be on some acres off the road for sure!
You have got yourself convinced you operate a 250 Volvo. (11:53) The question is how you are going to convince the boss that you need one or else.
I might be wrong , but I think they had a 250 but didn't need one that big so they traded it for the 220 they have now
@@tooez90 they still have the 160, 220, and 250. I believe that they prefer to use the 160 for clearing lots because it's smaller/more maneuverable on a smaller space, and because it can be towed on a tag trailer behind the dump truck vs. having to pay a transporter for the bigger machines. I could be wrong though.
@@jeffreygebhardt3447 You are 100% correct.
They still have the 250, had a 290 for about a year, was good but 250 is better for what they do.....
That is what Chris said 👍
What up! top 20?
sound off... x2 speed for viewing
When’s Timmy gunna learn to drive the big Kenny
please tell me what part of the country your in????????
No more snaggletooth on the 160...😁
It’s toothies ! 😉😂
I love when people pay ridiculous prices for wooded lots in fancy neighborhoods then pay you to come in and rip out all the trees!!! LOL Makes good video at least!
So true. You honestly couldn't give me one of these lots. If you can't pee off your front and back porch its incomplete.
So wooded lots are always more expensive? What qualifies as a ridiculous price?
@@JC-yb3zb ... General rule of thumb is anything the commenter can't afford! lol 😊
@@chucklesx Yeah, you're right, I cant afford $250,000for a half acre lot were my neighbor knows what color bra my wife wears in the morning before I do. I'll just stick with my 54 acres in the country where i can barely see what color my neighbor's car is when the leaves are off. And when I'm feeling really claustrophobic, i'll go to the 105 acre farm in the hills that my family has owned since the 1700's. (nice try)
@@Badgermatt-nc5nr so you have a lot to be thankful for in your life and yet you still feel the need to belittle other peoples choices just because they aren't the choices you would make (well done). ☺
Where is the 250 excavator??
They only use that for big jobs. The 160 can be pulled with the dump truck. The 250 can't.
I'm guessing you know the 811 people on a first name basis. Lol
how many volvo excavators do you own
The sound is like one lonely farmer now very low can hardly hear you in the 160
Why y’all always use concrete pipe instead of plastic
Probably cheaper or could be a specification of where they were. Some towns like concrete, some like plastic, some like CMP.
Nickname for Chris, "The Dirt Man"
Chris, would you replace my teeth? They will have no problem eating through the dirt!
Wow Mr digger what big teeth you have, all the better dig you up little tree. Enjoyed the video and your commentary bro.
First!! Haven’t watched it yet:)
Not to be a safety Sally, but Tim needs some PPE.
Definitely needs some hi viz clothing. Especially when working in the woods like that. 👍 🇬🇧
Nah, he doesn’t need any PPE. Until OSHA comes on the job. LOL
Did you something ?👂👂☝☝👆👆
Since I'm old and grey and suffer from crs, I posted 🤔🤔🤔
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You should really invest in quick couplers so you aren't wearing out the back of the bucket grading as such
Kian Sutton shhhh, he knows exactly what he’s doing !
Damn it I finally commented first hahaha