Excavating for collars will test your operating skills....however, you mastered it! Installing pipe was one of my most favorite part of road construction...I guess it was the $$$$...lol.
You can always tell a pro from an idiot when chris takes his hands off the controls when not running the excavator. I've seen more careless guys hurt good people by refusing to let the joysticks go and then leaning on them and hitting somebody or dropping something on somebody. Way to go chris.
I love how you are able to get a nice almost flat bottom to the trenches. I dont think I'd ever be that skilled if I ever learned how to operate an excavator
thumbs up letsdig18 . Sad 1 thumbs down on this amazing video probably some over priced contractor who failed to get this job on bid and wishes he could only do half as good as letsdig18
Your uncle is not as useless on the job site as I once thought. Is there any chance we could get him on camera for an interview by you? It would be very interesting to get his perspective of us RUclipsrs. :D
it is a soapy lube to help the huge oring seals slide and not roll twist or tear. I hate it. on big pipes you have to use it on smaller ones I use a can of wd40 way easier on the wife and laundry at the end of the day. LOL brush helps.
Nice to see how you Americans do it! Whole lot different than we dutches do.. they wil laugh at you here if u use a teeth bucket.. but u do prove it works! Good job
What has watching your videos done to me Chris! So far I'm only 15m into the video and I've watched 2 ads for construction equipment and just now a 3min ad for Volvo trucks. The weirdest part is I found them interesting.....fuck knows why!. I'm a 'mature' haha not, 50+ female living in Qld Australia that has nothing to do with construction (maybe it's a secret passion) though I love driving, I have really enjoyed watching your videos as I find the change you make from start to finish interesting.
It is pipe lube, there are two rubber o-rings and if you dont lube them the leak or twist roll or tear. I hate using that stuff, I have used wd40 on smaller pipes but the big ones you have to use that lube to ensure the rings dont roll or get damaged.
Hi I really like your videos. I am a new prescriber on your channel. I just discovered your channel a few days ago. Keep up the Great work. I don't your name yet. Lol
Chris, I just bought a used Yanmar VIO55-5B for my farm. It is coming with an 18" bucket. Wondered if you had any advice on what the biggest bucket it will handle, for upstate SC dirt which is primarily red clay. Thx in advanced for any advice.
You should hold the pipe a bit higher so your uncle doesn't have to bend over to shmear on the sealant. Just saying. Excellent work as always. Thanks for the video.
Chris I cannot understand why you can work in sloppy mud and everything else and your equipment stays so clean but everyone’s else’s I see going up and down the road is dirty muddy and everything else
thinking ahead, and newer equipment, but look at the video where he sinks the machine in the lake, that machine was not clean till he cleaned it up. I bet working near ponds a bucket of water to splash on the machines is available.
I remember well the days of having to use that pipe butter to put the gasketed pipes together, it didn't matter how you did it, that crap got on everything and everywhere- it messed up some good work clothes. One day we were doing some irrigation work on a field and had to tamp the pipes to 100% compaction. After we had left, they called and said we didn't pack it well enough and had to go back. The next day, at the end of the day, the boss sends me and the Guatemalans to rent another tamper and pack it better. We pick up the tamper, get to the job throw it on our ditch and turn it on. The tamper hops about 5 times and the motor comes off of the tamper and into my hands. WTF, I am thinking as I take a look at what caused this. They must have just worked on it and had failed to put any of the bolts back in at that vital connection point. How inna hell it was man-handled into and out of the truck without falling apart, I have no idea. So we stuck it back in the truck, drove back across town to the shop and had to do it again the next day. That was a damn frustrating job getting the pipe packed to their satisfaction. They even made us rent a conveyor trencher so we didn't leave loose dirt on top of their field; had to shuttle the dirt off, then shuttle it back to backfill. This was all for the irrigation on a professional soccer field/track and field sporting complex.
Might be an idea for Timmy to count the ribs from the end of the first pipe when he finds the point of balance on it. That way he finds the sweet spot every time 😉 Time is money ...
WHAT'S PRETTY DAMN KOOL ABOUT YOUR VIDEOZ 📹 HERE CHRIS IZ .... IN 100Yrz FROM NOW WHEN ANY TYPE OF MAINTENANCE or UP'GRADE FROM 100Yr.0ld. FUTURE PRODUCT IZ NEEDED. THEY'LL HAVE YOUR 👈🏼 VIDEO HERE TO LOOK BACK ON. Pretty Frick'n Kool 👍🏼 ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Letsdig18/Chris
Call me stupid if I'm not right but shouldn't that Culvert company put a line at dednutz center of the Culvert so people can see where to hook the chain quickly or strap whatever they're using anyway they need to put a align dead center of that Culvert of all of their Calvert's there should be a line yep I'll say it again there should be a line in dead center of the Culvert so you know where to hook the strap or the chain
@@toddkratzer7953 I know they put the station numbers on pipe when it is for a highway job. I'm not sure if the contractor pays for that. I think the pipe companies would have to have someone and all they did was that.
Ever see that parody video of a guy runnin' one all day and he gets handed a glass of water and shakes it all over him self. Wife makes him dinner - he can't get the food into his mouth and then his wife gets the 'light-bulb' above her head and the next shot is the two of them in the bedroom and he's just doin' what he does and she's in heaven!
@@DC-1 I caught it too. I was assuming he meant "municipality" - so I played along with his horrible rendition of what it apparently sounds like in his mind!!!! ROFLMAO
i was in construction for 50 years I like your videos first one I watch every night really like that you don't play loud stupid ass music
57heartbeat 🤣like some of us!
The trust you and Tim have with each other around that moving machine is admirable. The forklift operators at my work scare the crap outta me.
S Williams I’d feel safer driving down the highway with ray Charles at the wheel then standing near forklift operators
My name is William. I live in Cincinnati Ohio. Like your channel. Thank You for your Service.
Excavating for collars will test your operating skills....however, you mastered it!
Installing pipe was one of my most favorite part of road construction...I guess it was the $$$$...lol.
Pretty amazing how delicate you can be with such a big piece of heavy equipment.
̇George H. That’s what she said
Eeeeeazee peezee
bigger they are easier they are to operate, its the mini's that are tougher to be smooth with...
It will be another masterpiece brought too you by Lessig18 and Tim
Best pond footage yet 📣👍
Great work guys, love the longer videos too. Thanks Chris. 👍👍🇵🇪🐕
That water is coming in quick that's for sure, won't take long to fill when you're finished.
Great being able to see just what goes into setting the overflow, cheers.
Great video Chris!!! Thanks for sharing the experience and knowledge.
You can always tell a pro from an idiot when chris takes his hands off the controls when not running the excavator. I've seen more careless guys hurt good people by refusing to let the joysticks go and then leaning on them and hitting somebody or dropping something on somebody. Way to go chris.
HANDS OFF THROTTLE DOWN IS MY MOTO!
Start with the laborers wearing the right protective gear goes a long way.
Letsdig18 rocks👍💪
I love how you are able to get a nice almost flat bottom to the trenches. I dont think I'd ever be that skilled if I ever learned how to operate an excavator
Now that was a lot of pipe nice work 👍👍
Amazing how precise you can be with that excavator.
Ready for the next pond video.. Awesome work man..!! 👍👍
thumbs up letsdig18 . Sad 1 thumbs down on this amazing video probably some over priced contractor who failed to get this job on bid and wishes he could only do half as good as letsdig18
u should also do a reverse roll video where tim is in the excavator and ur on the shovel ;)
That would be good, see how good he is at getting the center of the pipe. LOL
when r we getting the entertainment of the 2 way radio lol ;)
Nice installing the pond overflow Chris, looks like pipe connections built in.....system 👌
Your uncle is not as useless on the job site as I once thought. Is there any chance we could get him on camera for an interview by you? It would be very interesting to get his perspective of us RUclipsrs. :D
I like this video Chris
i bet you kill at video games hands of a artist with that machine!!
All good operators eat chick fila 👍🏻
your a artist Chris, before you know it I been watching you a hr and I go,,, wtf I have to get something done myself, HA! HA!
Now that’s some care and concern right there! Not worried about running over your uncle, just worried of running over the new machine! Hahahaha
Nice job
You need to be calling Tim on his new radio even when he's right in front of you, ask him what he's doing...
I hope they give each other hell like Wade and Steevie used to do.
TheSoloAsylum
E.S Agri
Answer from Timmy “ answering some’s god-damned daft questions “😉
Yeah the three of you together do some really good work.
Is that a glue substance you're putting into joints or just a sealer?
I bet it's that's paste grease to make em silde in easy. I could be wrong tho
@@jasonking2943 yeah that would make a lot of sense a grease.
it is a soapy lube to help the huge oring seals slide and not roll twist or tear. I hate it. on big pipes you have to use it on smaller ones I use a can of wd40 way easier on the wife and laundry at the end of the day. LOL brush helps.
Important question: what kind of fish will be in this pond? 🎣
Diggin' fish!
Mudskippers!!
Great Videos!
great videos , keep them coming
Nice to see how you Americans do it! Whole lot different than we dutches do.. they wil laugh at you here if u use a teeth bucket.. but u do prove it works! Good job
Finesse; the reason many of us watch Chris. Women may watch for a different reason.
Good job Chris
Do you think that one pipe will do? How do you calculate what size riser and pipe to use?
I bet it feels good to finally be making good headway on this project after all of the wet weather delays?
What kind of laser is that? What was the slope of the pipe? I assume the slope was programmed into the laser.
Hey Chris what holds those pipes together we used to use college but I don’t see you using any kind of collar on him
When you see this throw a paint brush in your tool box. You're welcome
We don't put our overflows in like this but I'm going to start! Do you still put antiseep collars around pipe through the dam?
Great work
Just out of curiosity why did you not put stone under and around your structures and pipe?
water flows through gravel, if you do that the pond will leak around the pipe and never hold water
Lookin' good!!
Very cool video
Will you install some bottom drain pipe with valve you can open if the pond needs to be emptied? Such as in the lake dredge project.
Nope
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What has watching your videos done to me Chris! So far I'm only 15m into the video and I've watched 2 ads for construction equipment and just now a 3min ad for Volvo trucks. The weirdest part is I found them interesting.....fuck knows why!. I'm a 'mature' haha not, 50+ female living in Qld Australia that has nothing to do with construction (maybe it's a secret passion) though I love driving, I have really enjoyed watching your videos as I find the change you make from start to finish interesting.
LOL it is a sickness. I own a company and get home and watch his videos. dumb huh.
and look for more equipment while watching. Chris is just as sick. He goes on vacation to buy more equipment.
Nice.....!!!!
is there a pond engineer to tell you what and where to do it, or do you just know from experience
Most likely all needs to be drawn up to get the permit
10-15min prep work with a tape measure and a can of spray paint and you will hit the center point of those pipe lengths every time. just saying
Tim, what type of sealant are you applying to the seams of the pipes? Your project is massive :)
It is pipe lube, there are two rubber o-rings and if you dont lube them the leak or twist roll or tear. I hate using that stuff, I have used wd40 on smaller pipes but the big ones you have to use that lube to ensure the rings dont roll or get damaged.
What kind of laser is that? What kind of slope did you have on the pipe? I assume you just programmed that into the laser. What size was the pipe?
Brian Gardiner looked like a transit to me I use them at my work
@@bryceredman7143 It was a laser because you could hear the detector going off when Tim was checking the grade.
tim standing there looking like a traffic cone with that jacket
23:23: Dangit! Did he get the right corrugation?? ;)
While he is standing there. he should count the ribs and divide it by 2 on that pipe
Hi I really like your videos. I am a new prescriber on your channel. I just discovered your channel a few days ago. Keep up the Great work.
I don't your name yet. Lol
@Philalethes lol. O'le Doc prescribed two LD18 videos and call'm in the mornin'!
Chris, I just bought a used Yanmar VIO55-5B for my farm. It is coming with an 18" bucket. Wondered if you had any advice on what the biggest bucket it will handle, for upstate SC dirt which is primarily red clay. Thx in advanced for any advice.
You should hold the pipe a bit higher so your uncle doesn't have to bend over to shmear on the sealant. Just saying.
Excellent work as always.
Thanks for the video.
Chris nice to have two way between you and Tim he might here you now no more sign language haha !!
Chris I cannot understand why you can work in sloppy mud and everything else and your equipment stays so clean but everyone’s else’s I see going up and down the road is dirty muddy and everything else
thinking ahead, and newer equipment, but look at the video where he sinks the machine in the lake, that machine was not clean till he cleaned it up. I bet working near ponds a bucket of water to splash on the machines is available.
I remember well the days of having to use that pipe butter to put the gasketed pipes together, it didn't matter how you did it, that crap got on everything and everywhere- it messed up some good work clothes.
One day we were doing some irrigation work on a field and had to tamp the pipes to 100% compaction. After we had left, they called and said we didn't pack it well enough and had to go back. The next day, at the end of the day, the boss sends me and the Guatemalans to rent another tamper and pack it better. We pick up the tamper, get to the job throw it on our ditch and turn it on. The tamper hops about 5 times and the motor comes off of the tamper and into my hands. WTF, I am thinking as I take a look at what caused this. They must have just worked on it and had failed to put any of the bolts back in at that vital connection point. How inna hell it was man-handled into and out of the truck without falling apart, I have no idea. So we stuck it back in the truck, drove back across town to the shop and had to do it again the next day. That was a damn frustrating job getting the pipe packed to their satisfaction. They even made us rent a conveyor trencher so we didn't leave loose dirt on top of their field; had to shuttle the dirt off, then shuttle it back to backfill. This was all for the irrigation on a professional soccer field/track and field sporting complex.
Yeah i hate that pipe lube. ruins clothes. On smaller pipes I started to use a can of wd40, but on the big ones you have to use that shit.
Teach that boy what middle is LOL
Enjoy the video Guy's thanks .
Might be an idea for Timmy to count the ribs from the end of the first pipe when he finds the point of balance on it.
That way he finds the sweet spot every time 😉
Time is money ...
Duncan Mcfadden he is wearing shoes..... won't help!!!
All he needs is a piece of string at the right length with a hook on one end or a longer piece and put a knot every 5 feet
in Canada we call a jumpin jack a newfie stepdancer
Just wondering if you guys traded in the old yanmar.or kept it..?
Chris can you draw out on paper all the components and terminology of building a pond like this so we can get a lay of the land while your working.
Chris charges by the hour.
Hey Chris is this the biggest job you've ever done ?
WHAT'S PRETTY DAMN KOOL ABOUT
YOUR VIDEOZ 📹 HERE CHRIS IZ ....
IN 100Yrz FROM NOW WHEN ANY TYPE
OF MAINTENANCE or UP'GRADE FROM
100Yr.0ld. FUTURE PRODUCT IZ NEEDED.
THEY'LL HAVE YOUR 👈🏼 VIDEO HERE
TO LOOK BACK ON. Pretty Frick'n Kool 👍🏼
( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Letsdig18/Chris
are those stumps in the pond for fish
Do you own or hire all the diggers? Just looking at your videos you have a digger for every job 👍
Ones that swim
Hey Chris, how long do the teeth on the bucket last you?
Have you ever dug that hole for the collar in the wrong place, Or misjudged it
Call me stupid if I'm not right but shouldn't that Culvert company put a line at dednutz center of the Culvert so people can see where to hook the chain quickly or strap whatever they're using anyway they need to put a align dead center of that Culvert of all of their Calvert's there should be a line yep I'll say it again there should be a line in dead center of the Culvert so you know where to hook the strap or the chain
That would be too easy.
That is a good idea and it wouldn't cost much to do it.
@@toddkratzer7953 I know they put the station numbers on pipe when it is for a highway job. I'm not sure if the contractor pays for that. I think the pipe companies would have to have someone and all they did was that.
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I pure despise running a jumping jack
Ever see that parody video of a guy runnin' one all day and he gets handed a glass of water and shakes it all over him self. Wife makes him dinner - he can't get the food into his mouth and then his wife gets the 'light-bulb' above her head and the next shot is the two of them in the bedroom and he's just doin' what he does and she's in heaven!
No I haven’t
@@RRRIBEYE LOL
4days for concrete... think its time to look for a new supplier...
Looks heavy
Did you do any math what diameter the pipe should be? Seems a bit small considering inflow and rainfall into the pond on heavy rain.
He has robotic arms and hands to operate the Volvo....hehe
20:26 that’s what she said
that dragline is sure coming in handy today
Java Cup the dragline jokes went out in the late 70’s along with the Yugo car.
@@DC-1 :) i'm trying to bring them back along with the sweatband
someone cracked your windshield
nope illusion
chris do you get along with your uncle?, seems like sometimes your kinda impatient with him, prob just like everybody is with family
Oh yeah we get along probably better than any people that work with family. But we still have different views on what should be done when
Why plastic over concrete? I figured concrete would be more reliable
Why is this pond being built and who is paying for it , private or miscpacal?
He's doing far too good of a job for a miscpacality - it's private all the way. New house comin'
Miscpacal?? 😂😂
@@DC-1 I caught it too. I was assuming he meant "municipality" - so I played along with his horrible rendition of what it apparently sounds like in his mind!!!! ROFLMAO
Get you a 9630 John Deere with double scraper pans you could do ponds so much fast
Better editing good
need to end every comment to Tim with "OVER".....proper radio etiquette plus you could aggravate the sh!t outa him.
First👍
first
to much glare