Hi Chris in the eighties and nineties on a large cut fill building sites we would use a 633 self loading scraper and a 815 compactor or 2 /627 pushpull scrapers with a 815 or 2/ 637 pushpulls with 825 compactor we found these combinations work well to achieve good compaction in clays like what you are doing here 0n my last project we used a 44 tonne excavator loading 10 trucks and dogs on a 1hr turn around 10 hours a day for 8 weeks the bucket had 6 inch teeth but work to tolerance of 3/4 of an inch using satellite technology things are changing all the time from the old bugger in Australia
I can’t wait for the drone view. I hope you’ll have time to come back one day to do an Ariel view when all is said and done. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to see the pond full and the bridge in. Bridge makes more sense than a huge pipe to row row ya boat through. Have a great vacation. God bless and peace from Virginia. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
Stock if with bass and form up a nice sandy beach and bam! Bob's ur uncle! Great place to hang out on a hot summer day with a rod and a cooler full of beer. Fantastic job! Thanks for the video.
If you were here in California, I can guarantee you you'd have representatives from the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the local birdwatching society, and the county demanding you set them up an air conditioned diversity pavilion where they could perform secular re-enactments of the parting of the Red Sea and sing tree songs while supervising your efforts.
Yea, we may want to hate on government regulations, but we are living in a much healthier environment compared to the 50s, 60s, etc. This is all due to regulation.
@@rajbeekie7124 Well then, if we had infinite government regulation, we would be living in an absolutely perfect world, would we not? Chris could just slightly adjust his topography for the dam on that there pond and we could probably create 40 or more acres of rice paddy. All of us could wake up about dawn, put on our special hats, sing some patriotic songs, and then go to our assigned areas in the rice fields to produce our daily quota. The neighbors wouldn't mind, I'm sure. Well if they did, the police would just come in and kill them and take their land anyway. So that's cool.
Looking good bro. Slowly getting through your videos from day one but crikey I will be old and wrinkley by the time I catch up, lol. Great video by the way.
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I wish you would show some before and after videos, like a year after you come in and fixed these messed up ponds! After a few days of y’all working on it, I can’t tell which pond it was! lol y’all always do an amazing job! Like this one, is it the one that you cut through the pond dam that was narrow and someone else screwed it up? Because this one looks damn good!
What's happened to the rain you haven't had any for a while, you are making a lot of progress there Chris. I assume you now move to the other side to shape it out or the middle to lift the road up and put the pipe in.
Hey Chris I know it would be a major pain. However if you waxed the inside of the haul truck bed the clay wouldn't stick and build up so bad. Just a suggestion buddy.
If there are young folks trying to decide "learn a trade" or "go to college" to make my mark on the world, their decision shoulg go on "hold" until they have watched thyis channel for a week or two.
I was climbing on to the armrest of my chair like in the old days where I operated a dozer until I realized that luckily i´m not on a dozer anymore. :-)
@letsdig18....will u please get a video of it with it filled when it's completely finished and full of water...btw love the video's bro....just as good on a dozer as you are the excavator.
21:00 is the back left tire getting ready to blow out the sidewall or is that just sticky clay on it? Looks like a gash. Side sloping seems like things can get a bit loose and hairy riding along on it.
When he started on the water side of the dam I wish the camera was in the cab with him. Couple of times I thought "oh crap" for him. Looked like it slid down a touch
Hey Chris just a quick question why do y'all not own your own small roller like a smooth drum with the sheet foot outer bolt on part y'all have the truck and trailer to haul it and it seems like you do enough work to make it worth owein your own
Any idea as the degree of angle...on the inside bank...?? My uncle ran a dozer for a company that made drainage ditches. ..nice job...I would get a sore neck. ..
Hey Chris! Great videos! Question how do you get the key way put in where the creek is at the end of the damn? Also how tall is the damn and what slope? Thanks!
Chris, I love these videos and have followed you for years......Big fan...... Just an objective question; what is your liability if this new dam fails when spring run offs and rains challenge the basin...?
If its hard ground they'll go. Seen a guy roll a 450 deere over. But yes 95 % will slide. When we use to loam our ponds we would go straight up and down with small dozer. Then seed them. And not rake them. Half worn dozer pads. Best water break around for erosion
As usual, Chris / Timmy, it's a real pleasure watching the pond and pond damn take shape. You're guys are great. Thanks.
Chris, I can understand why you Like running the Dozer watching your Sculpting technique of forming this Dam. " Bloody Well Done "
It’s looking pretty dam good
Yup!
"Where can I buy the dam bait?"
@Mrs. Elite Earthworks so are...so are you!
I so appreciate you taking us along on your day. I really like the different camera perspectives you shoot from. Thanks from Vancouver, Canada
By the way Chris I love your professionalism and attention to detail. I can tell you take pride in your work. God bless
Nice job! You and Tim have moved a lot of dirt between the two of you! It's starting to come together.
You make it look so easy looking good Tom Thompson
Hi Chris in the eighties and nineties on a large cut fill building sites we would use a 633 self loading scraper and a 815 compactor or 2 /627 pushpull scrapers with a 815 or 2/ 637 pushpulls with 825 compactor we found these combinations work well to achieve good compaction in clays like what you are doing here 0n my last project we used a 44 tonne excavator loading 10 trucks and dogs on a 1hr turn around 10 hours a day for 8 weeks the bucket had 6 inch teeth but work to tolerance of 3/4 of an inch using satellite technology things are changing all the time from the old bugger in Australia
What a talent you are with that machinery.!!!!!
That angle of the dozer coming at you is badass! Grading those steep slopes wears on you by the end of the day, having to sit sideways all day
yes it hurts the side
Next big innovation on dozers... Auto leveling seats.
Although that would mess with the butt bubble level
Sit on the arm rest
I can’t wait for the drone view. I hope you’ll have time to come back one day to do an Ariel view when all is said and done. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to see the pond full and the bridge in. Bridge makes more sense than a huge pipe to row row ya boat through. Have a great vacation. God bless and peace from Virginia. 🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜
Stock if with bass and form up a nice sandy beach and bam! Bob's ur uncle!
Great place to hang out on a hot summer day with a rod and a cooler full of beer.
Fantastic job!
Thanks for the video.
Hot dam Chris! That is looking big. Hope you can show us what the pond looks like in a year or so.
I like how quiet your Dozer is, really a nice machine there
Going to look great when you finish CHRIS!
Coming along very nice. Hope you revisit when it's done and it fills.
👍👍🇵🇪🐕 great job Chris and team.
Good work Chris!! Looks awesome. And good experience in the dozer on steep slopes.👍
You shaped that up nice I used to put used motor oil in the bed to keep that clay from sticking... LOL
Same here and it works very well.
Great video. Weld 2 lengths of chain along the dump body. Stops carry back. Works in the minesites here in OZ.
Coming along very nicely!!
You almost...almost got the gopro!
Awesome dozer skills
That's going to make a really nice lake. You guys are doing a great job.
Highlight of the day right here.... 👍
Great video. A fan from Montana.
Taking shape!!!!!!!
Nice job Chris on the pond dam🚜
Fascinating to watch you work---you sure do have a good eye for how to move dirt.
Looks very good again Chris, sloping expert......
Looking good! You really moved a lot of dirty while fighting the mud.
If you were here in California, I can guarantee you you'd have representatives from the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the local birdwatching society, and the county demanding you set them up an air conditioned diversity pavilion where they could perform secular re-enactments of the parting of the Red Sea and sing tree songs while supervising your efforts.
Funny but also sad & true...
And that get nancy. To give it the stamp of approval. That knowledgeable bitch
Yea, we may want to hate on government regulations, but we are living in a much healthier environment compared to the 50s, 60s, etc. This is all due to regulation.
And the sheople of Cali don't even bat an eye at it all.
@@rajbeekie7124 Well then, if we had infinite government regulation, we would be living in an absolutely perfect world, would we not? Chris could just slightly adjust his topography for the dam on that there pond and we could probably create 40 or more acres of rice paddy. All of us could wake up about dawn, put on our special hats, sing some patriotic songs, and then go to our assigned areas in the rice fields to produce our daily quota. The neighbors wouldn't mind, I'm sure. Well if they did, the police would just come in and kill them and take their land anyway. So that's cool.
Teamwork you just got to love it good job guys
Darned Good Dozer Work man 👨👷♂️
You are brave, my brain would be screamin' 'It's gonna tip!' workin' the dozer at those angles.
i think the 250 would pick it back up LOL
Excellent video as always - love your work ;)
Thanks for the video Chris love the video on the slop and man the rock truck or mud truck have back tire almost flat.
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
You have to balance right hand hill side grading with left hand? You know, so your buns don't get lop-sided from the tilt.
Looking good bro. Slowly getting through your videos from day one but crikey I will be old and wrinkley by the time I catch up, lol. Great video by the way.
Chris did you forget your camera was there at 6:50 you almost ran it over, lol, unless you did it on purpose.
Chris likes to do some " Scary movies"
Nearly gave me a heart attack! LOL You should put a warning for folk of a sensitive disposition. ;-)
An auto leveling dozer seat would be awesome! I had no idea you would be able to side slope as steep as you were.
I HOPE that you can come back and get a couple short videos as it fills up.
OK... [ "Sloping The Pond Dam" ] .....
IZ GOING ON MY 🗒️ ✍🏼 LIST OF,
TOP 🖐🏼5ive VIDEOZ 📹 TO WATCH.
I WAZ ENTERTAINED,
I WAZ SCHOOLED,
GREAT VIDEO, WELL DONE CHRIS ✌🏼.....
( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Letsdig18.....
Thanks for the video Chris 👍
I wish you would show some before and after videos, like a year after you come in and fixed these messed up ponds! After a few days of y’all working on it, I can’t tell which pond it was! lol y’all always do an amazing job! Like this one, is it the one that you cut through the pond dam that was narrow and someone else screwed it up? Because this one looks damn good!
This is the best Dam video.
You aren't just an expert on the excavator...you are great on the dozer too.
I like to get on everything from time to time to keep my skills up
You can probably rest for a while and not have anything to worry about.
Another Great Video !!!!
You give good Dozer lol. Looking good buddy!
Enjoyed the video now you enjoy the weekend!
What's happened to the rain you haven't had any for a while, you are making a lot of progress there Chris. I assume you now move to the other side to shape it out or the middle to lift the road up and put the pipe in.
@Azhaar Laghari I follow from NZ so this is summer for us here thanks for the reply.
@Azhaar Laghari I do know the differents from C to F we never get 70c in NZ or Australia.
Don't you get a lot of trouble with stuff in the tracks when you back up in such an steep slope? Ore are dozers better than excavators on that?
It kind of looks like half a dam with a creek running i the bottom. DAM IT LOOKS GOOD.!
I can't wait to see what cool structures you guys put in the bottom of that for the fish
As a fisherman myself, that's all I can think about when he works on ponds
Oh look there a ledge, another one there. How that tree get in here? No need to heal those rocks off
Hi Chris would love to hear/read the figures on how long will it take to fill and what volume of water there might be thanks.
Wow what a feeling of grading at such an angle wondering exactly what your "tip over' angle is ......
Will you do about 3 lifts then put in the overflow?
Dang! Looks more like a lake than a pond! LOL
That dozer is sweet and she pushes. I gotta look at one bout that size. Gotta upgrade in that department
Its perfectly clear you missed your calling as cubicle dweller.
We almost died at 6:45
Would be nice to see the dam built from the bottom toe to the top better compaction that way.
Hey Chris I know it would be a major pain. However if you waxed the inside of the haul truck bed the clay wouldn't stick and build up so bad. Just a suggestion buddy.
If there are young folks trying to decide "learn a trade" or "go to college" to make my mark on the world, their decision shoulg go on "hold" until they have watched thyis channel for a week or two.
Good morning Chris. Why does the not have a tread to help keep you up on the slope. I see you slowly slide down
Thanks for the outside view of the dozer ...
great videos keep em coming
I think the Vale SC mining company down in Brumadinho is looking for some good help building dams if your not busy.
In his past vids he messed with a lot of beaver 👍 dams.
Dame good job so far can’t wait until it’s done. Bet your ready to stop playing in all of that mud to.
Is it just me or did anyone else start tilting the phone when Chris was on the front slope?
I was climbing on to the armrest of my chair like in the old days where I operated a dozer until I realized that luckily i´m not on a dozer anymore. :-)
I definitely did the tilt. Puts you right in the cab with Chris.
@letsdig18....will u please get a video of it with it filled when it's completely finished and full of water...btw love the video's bro....just as good on a dozer as you are the excavator.
I'll bet you love building ponds, in a couple of years you get to return to dig it out or replace the overflow$$$$$.
Looking good fella
Another nice video !
Chris talk about the biggest accident or mistake that's ever happened to you machine operating
Working on that steep grade I would be hanging on by shear pucker factor. Ron
Have often wondered when a dozier is on a side slope does the oil pan have baffles to keep the oil in place so cavitation doesn't occur.
im not sure but ive never had a problem running on 45% slopes
Most dozers have two oil pumps.
Alt least they have special designet oil system just for the same :-)
Damn you got close with that track
Very nice!
21:00 is the back left tire getting ready to blow out the sidewall or is that just sticky clay on it? Looks like a gash.
Side sloping seems like things can get a bit loose and hairy riding along on it.
About time we saw the dozer
Who gets to get the dirt off the haul truck?
The excavator bucket
They dump the bed and reach up with the excavator to clean out the bed.
Chris with these ponds everybody have down there, are they used for fishing and recreation or just for looks?
It's an erigation pond
How much does a project like this cost? Is it for a homeowner, or a type of business or farm?
Love the vids...keep 'em up!
yep, good as always.....
When he started on the water side of the dam I wish the camera was in the cab with him. Couple of times I thought "oh crap" for him. Looked like it slid down a touch
Hey Chris just a quick question why do y'all not own your own small roller like a smooth drum with the sheet foot outer bolt on part y'all have the truck and trailer to haul it and it seems like you do enough work to make it worth owein your own
we have a roller
@@letsdig18 o sorry I thought u had said y'all rented in other video
Best video yet! Where did all the dirt go?
Like a boss!!!
Any idea as the degree of angle...on the inside bank...?? My uncle ran a dozer for a company that made drainage ditches. ..nice job...I would get a sore neck. ..
2:1 on the front, 3:1 on the back
Steven Richey I used to bush hog the county landfill in Holly Springs on slopes like that. Kinda exciting! Stiff neck at the end of the day
Hey Chris! Great videos! Question how do you get the key way put in where the creek is at the end of the damn? Also how tall is the damn and what slope? Thanks!
Chris, is this one of the larger pond or lake builds you have worked on? What would be your largest by acreage?
9 acres
first, second, third, forth, fifth, sixth, ext. who cares just watch!!
memyselfand ifarmer first
its a badge of honor!
memyselfand ifarmer FORTH!!!!!
memyselfand ifarmer fifth!!!!!
@@pfyrman Your really that stupid? Guessing you are all participation trophy accepting bitches - go ask you parents for some attention.
how steep of an angle, can the Deere grade and not worry about tipping over? Seems steep to me....but, you are a PRO and make it look Easy...as usual
Chris, I love these videos and have followed you for years......Big fan...... Just an objective question; what is your liability if this new dam fails when spring run offs and rains challenge the basin...?
i cant prevent a act of god, we build them with the best of our knowledge and install the adequate overflow and spillway for each situation
Try in little oil on floor of dumpers truck....?
Hey Chris will your merchandise be coming in small an XS
What kind of grade can your dozer handle before it rolls over for a belly rub?
atleast this steep LOL
I've seen them on a 1to1 slope and not flip. But will slide to the bottom.
Usually they slide before rolling
If its hard ground they'll go. Seen a guy roll a 450 deere over. But yes 95 % will slide. When we use to loam our ponds we would go straight up and down with small dozer. Then seed them. And not rake them. Half worn dozer pads. Best water break around for erosion
I've had a d6t that had grade control to 73% sidling on a gas pipeline project pushing topsoil