Retirement sidetracked…hubs wanted to move further north in Michigan, I wanted to move further south for the warmth, I compromised with, “well, I’ll move north as long as I can walk out the back door and to the pond to fish for the rest of the day. So pancreatic hit me in the fourth stage, so I guess I’m not fishing anymore. And hubs is taking great care of me. Thank you Chris and John for these RUclips videos, I’d go crazy without them.
Going to be a nice looking little pond when done. Fortunate to have a short haul both ways and able to generate fill for the borrow pit right on-site with the short haul. Great video, thanks for the ride along sir.
Does anyone think a split screen showing him maneuver the joysticks and controller would be a fun way to watch him work his magic. It might even be used as a tutorial for new and beginner operators. Just an idea. Great video!
Remind me not to take anything to that same repair shop you went to. They let a unit go with a flat tire. They were down a gallon of antifreeze. What else would they do? I don't know. But this job's going all right. Something different. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦🌲
This little pond project is really shaping up quickly. It's going to be a really nice addition to the owners property. Chris and his Uncle John certainly make a great team. Definitely made a nice bit of afternoon snack time entertainment. Can't wait to watch the Bealy damn overflow fill in video post. Thanks Chris.
Hi Todd you could put that whole pond in the Bealy Good Farms pond probably 4 or 5 of them, you hauled more in 1 day than that puddle had taken out of it. Have a great night 🌛
Anxious to see the finished pond Chris, but I think I'm more anxious to see what yall' gonna do with that borrow pit you're getting the clay from, that pasture sure was beautiful, right before that big ass hole in it.
Could you please share some close up shots of the different types of soil you are having to deal with? You know red, white, and the grayish soils 🙂. Thanks
Fun fact: Red clay is known as ultisol & is deficient in phosphate, which is why it can grow good grass & trees but requires fertiliser &/or manure for other uses.
@@oxide9mm northern illinois clay here and it doesn’t grow much. Took 10-15 years before enough grass filled in over the clay for a lawn. When it’s wet it’s like glue, dry it’s harder then concrete. When I get to 30” deep you can no longer dig with augers or hand tools. The frost doesn’t touch it so It’s solid.
And in Australia red clay is often associated with ancient volcanics, some ot the most fertile soil possible... avocados, vegetables, grass. Everything loves it and grows like crazy!
Love watching that dirt roll off the dozer blade. I was thinking. Have you ever did a pond that failed? I sure can't think of anyone to do a pond better.
A sod cutter/roller would have been the perfect tool for the start of that borrow pit. But I know how it is. If you bought the perfect tool for every job, the overhead would be so bad it wouldn't be profitable. Another great video!!
It's just a pasture, not a front lawn. Because it's surrounded by well established grass adding a bit of top soil and maybe some seed and it will fill in in practically no time.
Nice job sir !! Really enjoy your videos , really like the comparison you/stump , for us non-grading people how about 1 on how much dirt is in the excavator bucket , shovel , 5 gallon bucket . We can see you move a lot , but the camera probably doesn’t do it justice !! Thank you for taking us along .
I love your channel, your able to work and talk. Unlike, a certain individual you have gone to an action with not too long ago that stops to talk all the time and have the camera on himself whenever he can! LOL! Thank you sharing!
Lol, you are correct you see where he's going to work and at the end of the video you can see what he did. In between that you see his face and hear him talk lol
OH&S here in Sydney, Australia would of been absolutely flipping out that you guys had a "no site protection, security or barriers with warning signs of a deep excavation " around your borrow pit! We do live in the nanny state though!! Love your work guys!!
@@ryanhoward1013 yep,its a problem, still if it saves a life(especially mine,)I think its sort of worth it,truth be know I would probably be the dickhead to fall in it!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wait... did I just hear you say you'll be putting in the overflow on the Bealy Good project??? YAY!!!!! While I do love these small pond projects, I REALLY LOVE the bigger pond projects!!! I can't wait to see that 5 acre pond completed!!!!!
Hi Chris. You and John are making short work of that pond. Nice job. I used to think bulldozer was boring, but between you and Mike Simon, dirt perfect, my attitude towards them have changed. Ed from Chicago 🙂
Hello Dixie, Todays video was Chris working for and operating his Uncle Johns equipment. I think Chris has a similar Komatsu dozer but I'd guess the Komatsu in todays video was his Uncles machine. Chris is an incredibly talented equipment operator though. Fun to watch though and he smiles a lot. :)
Man, that Dump packs the hell out of that clay !! It ain't going nowhere...lolol... You and Unk John work so good together, already know what the other is thinking, like working with people like that, makes everything go so much better an smoother... Getting it knocked on out pretty quick, Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
Not a very big pond. It is interesting how you are able to cross the road and find the clay you need. Everything looking good. Your tired Chris it's time to call it a night.
Hey - hauling Dirt to one Side to the other and back - wow - such nice Red Clay indeed ! Its coming along ! We enjoyed the Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Just about at the end of video,and Chris has a controlled Yawning moment ,yes we heard it lol even super heros get tired 😴😴😴😴 Yes hard to get the depth on camera ,must be the lense playing tricks . 😊😊
The 30D, this one with the round newer nose belongs to John, the older 25C on the Bealy project belongs to Chris. The 250 excavator and the dozer on this project are also from John.
Chirs, you need the power of the 250 & the dump truck at the Bealy good project! Just imagine how good that would look on RUclips! You''d leave Dirt Perfect in the dust! ;)
Its really fascinating that in the space of 100yrds you can get so many different soil types, in digging out the key it went from different soil types to sand, then across the road its clay type. Even in the area your digging you can see it's not all one type of clay soil.
I’ve noticed on these pond projects it’s very hard to get a sense of grade. For instance, here the pond bottom area looks completely flat with the surrounding land, yet the dam is only on one arc of the plot. Just camera illusion I expect. Obviously there is going to be a grade difference!
That’s some good looking dirt for the dam. I’ve noticed that you tend to load your truck from the back to the front. Mike from Dirt Perfect tends to load his truck from the front to the back. It’s just something that’s caught my attention lately while watching all yours and Mike’s videos.
I'm guessing he's making sure the biggest part of the load is over the axles. Just like when he loads logs on his trailer, you'll see him load the logs over the axles of the trailer, centering the load.
@@glennspreeman1634 I asked the exact same question and thought the same explanation as you, but someone replied stating that Chris said he loads back to front so as to create a dirt dam that stops the dirt from falling out the back. It has nothing to do with the articulation / pivot joint. Also both he and DP switch it up it just depends on what they feel like doing that day.
@@snappingbear I read someone saying about reducing the load on the pivot point too but it didn't make much sense. The pivot would take far more stresses once the trucks on the move I'd have thought. Not that I know anything about heavy machinery so i could be totally wrong lol
In cab videos are better Chris... all of that tickling the controls makes for a much better video than 20 minutes of vrooooooooooooooooom overhead pushing dirt. Your commentary is enjoyed as well.
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Retirement sidetracked…hubs wanted to move further north in Michigan, I wanted to move further south for the warmth, I compromised with, “well, I’ll move north as long as I can walk out the back door and to the pond to fish for the rest of the day. So pancreatic hit me in the fourth stage, so I guess I’m not fishing anymore. And hubs is taking great care of me. Thank you Chris and John for these RUclips videos, I’d go crazy without them.
Doesn’t take long once you get going. It’s amazing how much work 2 motivated guys can get done in a day! Thanks for sharing Chris!
They get even more work done because they have worked so long together, they anticipate each other's moves.
I think the phrase "a well oiled machine" is applicable to Chris & John 🙂🙂 🇬🇧
Now if it were a Government job, they’d have 8 shovel leaners there for months waiting for the environmental assessment!
Never knew there was so much involved in building a pond dam. When you do it Chris it's done right.
Good to see that truck back up and working.
It’s going to be a nice little pond. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
Great job That grass looks so great it was a shame to mess it up Sacrifices must be made coming together quick
All with a couple inches of top soil, amazing.
Going to be a nice looking little pond when done. Fortunate to have a short haul both ways and able to generate fill for the borrow pit right on-site with the short haul. Great video, thanks for the ride along sir.
Does anyone think a split screen showing him maneuver the joysticks and controller would be a fun way to watch him work his magic. It might even be used as a tutorial for new and beginner operators. Just an idea. Great video!
Very picturesque and well cared for farm. Pond will make a difference with water storage. Great to watch the pond take shape.
Remind me not to take anything to that same repair shop you went to. They let a unit go with a flat tire. They were down a gallon of antifreeze. What else would they do? I don't know. But this job's going all right. Something different. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦🌲
This little pond project is really shaping up quickly.
It's going to be a really nice addition to the owners property.
Chris and his Uncle John certainly make a great team.
Definitely made a nice bit of afternoon snack time entertainment.
Can't wait to watch the Bealy damn overflow fill in video post.
Thanks Chris.
Glad to see the haul truck up and running. That is a small core trench than I am use to lol
Hi Todd you could put that whole pond in the Bealy Good Farms pond probably 4 or 5 of them, you hauled more in 1 day than that puddle had taken out of it. Have a great night 🌛
@@ryanhoward1013 your right lol . Have a great night also
Nice clay, good to see the 250 loading the truck with fewer movements. This project is moving quickly.
You and John work very well together.
Doesn't take long with the right toys and operators to get a small pond done bro, it is coming along fast. Safe travels
Chris great job, this small pond just show how big that 5 Acker pond is and the amount of work you have put in it. Great job, great 👍 👌 👏 😀 🙌 💪 video
Great video great pond build thanks Chris for a great video thanks for having us
Got your dump truck back finally ! 👍👍👍
Anxious to see the finished pond Chris, but I think I'm more anxious to see what yall' gonna do with that borrow pit you're getting the clay from, that pasture sure was beautiful, right before that big ass hole in it.
man thats some lush healthy looking grass. Nice.
You & John are a mighty team. This was fun to watch.
Could you please share some close up shots of the different types of soil you are having to deal with? You know red, white, and the grayish soils 🙂. Thanks
Fun fact: Red clay is known as ultisol & is deficient in phosphate, which is why it can grow good grass & trees but requires fertiliser &/or manure for other uses.
Tks for this explanation - I was going to ask how red clay grew such nice thick grass until I noticed your comment here.
I’m not sure that all red clay is the same from state to state . I live in Tennessee and the only thing that pure red clay will grow here is rocks .
@@oxide9mm northern illinois clay here and it doesn’t grow much. Took 10-15 years before enough grass filled in over the clay for a lawn.
When it’s wet it’s like glue, dry it’s harder then concrete. When I get to 30” deep you can no longer dig with augers or hand tools. The frost doesn’t touch it so It’s solid.
And in Australia red clay is often associated with ancient volcanics, some ot the most fertile soil possible... avocados, vegetables, grass. Everything loves it and grows like crazy!
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Love watching that dirt roll off the dozer blade. I was thinking. Have you ever did a pond that failed? I sure can't think of anyone to do a pond better.
Looking awesome for a small Pond.
nice clay pit make for a nice tight pond. nice job fellas. cheers.
Maybe get 2 ponds out of the deal! Haha!
A sod cutter/roller would have been the perfect tool for the start of that borrow pit. But I know how it is. If you bought the perfect tool for every job, the overhead would be so bad it wouldn't be profitable. Another great video!!
It's just a pasture, not a front lawn. Because it's surrounded by well established grass adding a bit of top soil and maybe some seed and it will fill in in practically no time.
When everything works right you guys really end up getting results. Very quick work on the dam and such. Enjoyed!!
@1:45 BAD surprise for the owner, when he'll come back! 😱
Starting to take little shape that aera looks beautiful thanks for the video
I noticed a different truck.. John's ? The one @ the 5 acre pond definitely need some work. Yes, you 2 can sure get the work done. Great team.👍
Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Chris thank you for the update. 👀 forward to the overflow install at the Beally good farm.
As always great work by great team,knocking this little dam out.just continue in what your doing and y’all be done,kudos 😎😎😎👍👍👍
Love that little dozer it's got some pushing power looking good so far LETSDIG18 you know what you're doing
Nice job sir !! Really enjoy your videos , really like the comparison you/stump , for us non-grading people how about 1 on how much dirt is in the excavator bucket , shovel , 5 gallon bucket . We can see you move a lot , but the camera probably doesn’t do it justice !! Thank you for taking us along .
Great little pond, looking really good. Beautiful piece of property to begin with but your pond improvement is really enhancing it!
I love your channel, your able to work and talk. Unlike, a certain individual you have gone to an action with not too long ago that stops to talk all the time and have the camera on himself whenever he can! LOL! Thank you sharing!
Lol, you are correct you see where he's going to work and at the end of the video you can see what he did. In between that you see his face and hear him talk lol
😲my beautiful lawn.what have you done chriss. 😨.lol.
A nice day to work a lot of dirt to more looking good you are keeping john working
Mighty pretty pasture to be messing with for a future mudhole...
What a beautiful place.
Awesome job Guys
OH&S here in Sydney, Australia would of been absolutely flipping out that you guys had a "no site protection, security or barriers with warning signs of a deep excavation " around your borrow pit!
We do live in the nanny state though!!
Love your work guys!!
It's hard to believe that you guys get anything done with all the rules and all the hoops you have to jump through 🏀
@@ryanhoward1013 yep,its a problem, still if it saves a life(especially mine,)I think its sort of worth it,truth be know I would probably be the dickhead to fall in it!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sweeet! Coming along pretty good. Can’t hardly wait til tomorrow!!!!!! Been waiting on the over flow on the big pond project.
Love the video on this little pond Dam .
That moved along nicely! Looking fine. Be well. ;)
What a Great team you and John are. Great video again.Thanks
Wait... did I just hear you say you'll be putting in the overflow on the Bealy Good project??? YAY!!!!! While I do love these small pond projects, I REALLY LOVE the bigger pond projects!!! I can't wait to see that 5 acre pond completed!!!!!
Awesome job. Great progress on the little pond project 😄 . Shaping up nicely 👌.
I thought a sod cutter would have worked well: lift the sod and lay it back down after backfill and grading.
Looks like John got his off road truck (flywheel) repaired.
No yawning on the job cause the second you did that, I did that. Nap time 🙂
me too.
Hi Chris.
You and John are making short work of that pond.
Nice job.
I used to think bulldozer was boring, but between you and Mike Simon, dirt perfect, my attitude towards them have changed.
Ed from Chicago 🙂
That's a beautiful place will be nice when the pond is done
Chris there's no body that can run your equipment like you can you got a special way with them .
Hello Dixie, Todays video was Chris working for and operating his Uncle Johns equipment. I think Chris has a similar Komatsu dozer but I'd guess the Komatsu in todays video was his Uncles machine. Chris is an incredibly talented equipment operator though. Fun to watch though and he smiles a lot. :)
I sure hope Chris (and John too) continue finding new pond builds. We need a ten-acre one to follow Mr. Beally's pond. I love them!
Well done!
Quick question for you or your viewers.. Advantages/Disadvantages to Clay core Dam vs Clay Lined Dam.. Thanks
Advantages: Can withstand a hurricane
Disadvantages: Waaay more expensive.
🐴 Neigh! I'd love to swim in a pond!
Man, that Dump packs the hell out of that clay !! It ain't going nowhere...lolol... You and Unk John work so good together, already know what the other is thinking, like working with people like that, makes everything go so much better an smoother... Getting it knocked on out pretty quick, Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
Busy, busy, busy. Y'all got a lot done today. Stay safe.
Not a very big pond. It is interesting how you are able to cross the road and find the clay you need. Everything looking good.
Your tired Chris it's time to call it a night.
Hey - hauling Dirt to one Side to the other and back - wow - such nice Red Clay indeed ! Its coming along ! We enjoyed the Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Chris thanks for sharing! Kevin
Gotta lot done today my friend 😁😉👍👍👍
Great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻 love the camera angle at 14:00
Good fun just digging dirt
SALUDOS CHRIS,ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. G.B.Y.
Fantastic 🙂🙂🙂🙂
Great video Chris 🇺🇲 another job well done 🇺🇲
Going fast beautiful dirt
I forgot the company haul truck has that tailgate. Must be nice to keep it in the back.
Nice work
Just about at the end of video,and Chris has a controlled Yawning moment ,yes we heard it lol even super heros get tired 😴😴😴😴
Yes hard to get the depth on camera ,must be the lense playing tricks .
😊😊
Awesome love the machines
New torque converter hooking up real good, truck moves under load much better.
Torque converter? I thought he said it needed a new flywheel. It's Betty his cat 977 track loader that is getting its torque converter replaced.
Ok snapping I stand corrected, thanks.
Great video 👍 👍
That is the truck that was used for the liquid mud clean out last year. Didn't know thta both John and you had the same truck.
Yes and they are both Volvos but different model numbers with different weight capacities.
The 30D, this one with the round newer nose belongs to John, the older 25C on the Bealy project belongs to Chris. The 250 excavator and the dozer on this project are also from John.
Looking good 👍 great job
All that pretty grass going bye bye! 😞😓😩
Sure is a lot of work and money for such a small pond.
Chirs, you need the power of the 250 & the dump truck at the Bealy good project! Just imagine how good that would look on RUclips! You''d leave Dirt Perfect in the dust! ;)
Looking good
Love seeing the 250
Its really fascinating that in the space of 100yrds you can get so many different soil types, in digging out the key it went from different soil types to sand, then across the road its clay type. Even in the area your digging you can see it's not all one type of clay soil.
Glaciers loved to sort different materials in concentrated areas.
I’ve noticed on these pond projects it’s very hard to get a sense of grade. For instance, here the pond bottom area looks completely flat with the surrounding land, yet the dam is only on one arc of the plot. Just camera illusion I expect. Obviously there is going to be a grade difference!
That’s some good looking dirt for the dam. I’ve noticed that you tend to load your truck from the back to the front. Mike from Dirt Perfect tends to load his truck from the front to the back. It’s just something that’s caught my attention lately while watching all yours and Mike’s videos.
it is easier on the steering hinge of the articulation to go over the back axles first
I'm guessing he's making sure the biggest part of the load is over the axles. Just like when he loads logs on his trailer, you'll see him load the logs over the axles of the trailer, centering the load.
David, I was wondering that same issue, but you beat me to the question, thx, TJ
@@glennspreeman1634 I asked the exact same question and thought the same explanation as you, but someone replied stating that Chris said he loads back to front so as to create a dirt dam that stops the dirt from falling out the back. It has nothing to do with the articulation / pivot joint. Also both he and DP switch it up it just depends on what they feel like doing that day.
@@snappingbear I read someone saying about reducing the load on the pivot point too but it didn't make much sense. The pivot would take far more stresses once the trucks on the move I'd have thought.
Not that I know anything about heavy machinery so i could be totally wrong lol
The older Komatsu dozer is a lot quieter. The tier 4 machine has a lot of rattle to the engine.
Love the smaller dozer jobs!
“Over the hills & through the woods, to Grandmother’s Pond to build!”
or is it, “Flatten the hills & topple the woods for Grandmother’s Pond we build!”
Let’s Dam18!👍
Overflow video incoming. 👍😃
In cab videos are better Chris... all of that tickling the controls makes for a much better video than 20 minutes of vrooooooooooooooooom overhead pushing dirt. Your commentary is enjoyed as well.
I never noticed the tailgate till I read some comments
Nice
Just curious , what did it cost to get the tire back on ?
Dirt Perfect had a new one put on his truck in yesterday's video, think he said 3k
Hell by time you're done with the borrow pit it could be another clay lined pond.
It hurt to watch that beautiful field torn up. That kind of thing is rare where I live.
You make it look so easy and smooth. Do you build roads in your mash potatoes just to stay sharp on your skills? Lol keep up the good work
When you gonna get one of those tail gate for your Dump truck 😁🙃
He has one or at least he did for another pond job he did earlier this year m.
@@jerrygoggins5663 No Chris's truck has no tailgate and never did his uncle John's truck has the tailgate the one he's using in this video
@@ryanhoward1013 ok I thought the truck he used to clean out the mud from that old pond was his truck.