Imagine living in those apartments... how lucky they are to just look out the window and watch Chris work. I'd have to take a weeks worth of vacation to watch the show lol.
I hope all the architects and engineers out there watch these videos and start implementing planned access in their designs for maintenance of these ponds.
You'll never tell an architect or engineer how to do something. I worked in construction. They listen to no one . Tell them something needs left handed nuts painted red and they'll come back a month later and say, you need a right handed nut painted blue.
Many of these ponds appear to have been designed with no thought regarding the need for access in order to maintain them. Perhaps architects & planners ought to watch some of Chris' dredging videos in order to understand the issues & thus be able to minimise them.
I think they should have to contact Chris or Uncle John, if they are even thinking about doing any kind of water feature that has a run off going to it.
@@MichaelBrown-qn9hi that pond has been there for over 90 years. All the apartments were built around it. I'm over 60 years old and grew up right around that pond when it was farm land. So that was not made by the builders. It was there before you and I was born.
I can just see a big smile on uncle johns face pulling into a job like this and seeing you already in the volvo , great day ahead. I know I would be. thanks chris
Lordy how I remember the pollen from my days at Ft. Bragg. There were times I thought it had snowed green, with the pollen drifts filling up the curbs during our morning PT.
Great video,I was missing one of these pond clean outs.been a while since I’ve seen you and your uncle doing a project like this.looks like a was a beautiful day.I’m waiting to see an audience show up on the bank to watch you.kudos to you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
@Tom Swindler : Having a large number of people show up on a job site is probably NOT in Chris', or John's best interests for a few reasons. 1) More people who are not actually doing any of the work is actually a liability. 2) A majority of those spectators are not likely to have the proper personal protective equipment, and some aren't going to know how to use it properly. 3) The machinery in use needs a certain amount of clearance from any humans for safety purposes. It's really just a better idea to enjoy Chris' videos and stay clear of the job site, unless you are specifically cleared by Chris, or John to be there to contribute to the project. Machinery accidents can, and do cause serious, and even fatal injuries, even to those who are trained to work with, and around them! Stay safe, stay home, and enjoy Chris' videos!
I know it must be more difficult than a farm pond but I enjoy seeing you work on shared community ponds. The city pond where you repaired the dam and added a new overflow was enjoyable. An update with it full would be nice if possible
I so enjoyed that unloading. Struggling to decide which got battered most. The low loader or the shrub. Whichever one this video has totally made my day. Thank you.
Seems like you always straighten out someone's mess from a time before. I like it where you take pride in your work and handle it like it was yours. Thanks for the video I enjoy watching them and your work
Thanks for the share, Chris. I love your explanations while you're working. It was funny. I noticed the log you'd placed as a berm for the truck and thought to myself, 'I bet Chris placed that so John doesn't accidentally back up too far' and as soon as I thought that, you stated it! I love your efficiency & economy of movement and your awareness while working. You are a joy to watch.
The offloading of that excavator was an example of true skill and professionalism. Since 1971 I have observed many operators and I've been impressed by some more than others. That was impressive!
I really like seeing how easy Chris jumps from a Big boy 550 to a 220 to a mini then to the long reach without missing a beat . The long reach looks wobbly to me .
Unloading "Long Reach" - that was quite a Task - well done ! Log Treasure Hunt and Yes - You found them all - ha ! Catching Yourself a Shopping Trolley ! Digging up the Mud and Trucking it away ! More to be done Tomorrow - well it was a very Exciting Day indeed ! Cheers from Australia !!!!
Long reach is worth it's weight in gold especially with a top operator in the seat. Watching how you are holding the joy sticks not further down like most operators. I tend to hold the top to Volvo all day long 👌💪🏴
Chris, check with your sawmill friend about those logs. From watching swamp loggers I learned that logs under water for a long time turn out to be some outstanding lumber and very expensive. It may be more lucrative than a few loads of logs you did from land clearing projects. Just a thought. Great video, love watching these pond dredgings.
Oh man, off loading that excavator from the side. A thought, it would be interesting in how you go about sizing up a job for cost. Not divulging numbers, or secrets of the trade, just the thought process. Not easy moving mats without the thumb, but the magic of LetsDig gets it done. Love the voice commentary. Shopping cart should be a real winner.
Chris when the road was put in they cut the timber and used it for there mats years ago. I grew up very close to where your at and played as a child in that pond many many times. It use to be a cattle farm years ago. And when it was sold the company that did the road is to blame for all the logs .
In Australia most new housing subdivisions have to direct all the rain water into silt retention ponds. And those are planted with reeds and semi aquatic plants. It's a big cost. The maintenance will be bigger ongoing. It's an industry that will grow. Time to start a school for pond guys Chris. I know of two Aussie's who would travel for it.
That site almost looks like the place you & Uncle Jon dug out and had to build a road to back the trucks in last year or year before. You found a lot of sinker logs for a sawmill. Pulling out mud and some sand is not a strain for the Pond Master. I know you are glad there are no overhead electric feeds with that long stick.
If you ever let your job locations be known…you’d have a bunch of your “fans” lined up just to watch you work! Wouldn’t that be great for your channel? Definitely!! Maybe a few autographs too? Yes please! 😉🤩😎
@Leslie B : Which is probably why he doesn't reveal locations very often. Quite a few of the job sites are on private property, then there's the safety aspect, and crowd control can be a rather large pain in the assets. Enjoy Chris' videos, it's much safer than showing up on a job site, and a lot less expensive if you don't live in the same area.
I spy a Chic-fil-A cup in your cup holder. I thought you guys in NC were Zaxby’s kind of people….lol. Great video Chris. Thanks man. You make it look so easy to dredge….
It’s absolutely incredible how much smaller the 160 bucket is on camera compared to Chris’s 220 buckets and thumb. Yet the 160 bucket looks like shortcake or strawberry (can’t remember it’s name) compared to the 550. The camera at times doesn’t do size justice though I can definitely see a size difference here.
Thank you for including the unloading of the long-reach. It takes skill to do this and it is interesting to watch a pro at work. Good to see you got some new mats as the last bunch was on its way to the burn pile. Are these new mats cedar or oak? I recall working with a bridge replacement crew in northern Vermont, taking out a decrepit bridge over a small river. The bridge was built in the mid to late 1800s. After getting the deck and piers broken down we had to pull ten wood pilings (five each side) from under the piers. This took longer than taking the bridge down. When those wood pilings were finally pulled loose it looked like they had just been cut and installed. No rot on them whatsoever, and they were massive. Turns out they were Cypress logs and worth a small fortune alone. Most of them were as long as the bridge and around five feet in diameter. Have you ever come across valuable wood while dredging?
I'll say something a forman said to me Chris, applies to you too. "I know you will do a good job, because you always do", I was driving/operating a Komatsu 155 dozer on a opencast mine, back in the early 1990s. 😄 O my, that pond job is like emptying a bucket with a very small spoon lol
What’s a year without a little dredge work, “BORING”. The long reach is pretty handy machine to have around for sure. Thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.
Hey Chris !!! GOOD that you DON"T have power lines to deal with as then you would have to get ""BETTY "" or the 833 to work on the pond !! Enjoy your time in FL. with Clint & Mike !! 🤔🙄👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
Chris, would it be possible to go back to the pond that you dredged (you needed to put a tailgate on the truck) to see how it looks with water now? It was pretty muddy at one end but dry at the other, remember?
This is gonna be interesting is what i said the other day when i had to snake a mini between houses and dig a pool lol. I love that its always an adventure in what we do.
That was awesome not crushing the grocery cart. I'm sure it was hard to resist, but you are indeed a man of good character. Others would have probably crushed it for just cause they could, but you are definitely a good person.
Chris is a very good operator I am sure It didn't happen over nite But he learn his job Very good You can tell he loves his work So it's fun instead of work
When installing culverts in highways we would generally try to set a culvert 1/3 of the diameter below the ditch grade. It helped to prevent scouring at the outlet.
The pipes or the aprons (if they have them) like get undercut by storm water flow and that's why they like to put the rip rap on the discharge side(s). We tried a lot of apron shapes and designs and it seems there is always one flow rate that will still undercut.
Love that you can just get on with doing the job, none of the mamby-pamby safety over reaction like here in Aus, it would take a couple of weeks setting up before any work could be even started.
Imagine living in those apartments... how lucky they are to just look out the window and watch Chris work. I'd have to take a weeks worth of vacation to watch the show lol.
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And yet they probably don’t even watch the channel. 😔
I enjoy watching Chris as well, however if I lived in the apartment listening to hours of machine work, I would not enjoy it.
I wonder how often people run out upset wondering why he is wrecking their back yard.
@@johnmoe6055yes and act like a Karen
I hope all the architects and engineers out there watch these videos and start implementing planned access in their designs for maintenance of these ponds.
You'll never tell an architect or engineer how to do something. I worked in construction. They listen to no one . Tell them something needs left handed nuts painted red and they'll come back a month later and say, you need a right handed nut painted blue.
That must feel like using a teaspoon after the big machine on the last two dam jobs!
Uncle John comes thru with another made for tv project.
Many of these ponds appear to have been designed with no thought regarding the need for access in order to maintain them.
Perhaps architects & planners ought to watch some of Chris' dredging videos in order to understand the issues & thus be able to minimise them.
I think they should have to contact Chris or Uncle John, if they are even thinking about doing any kind of water feature that has a run off going to it.
Don't say that I am sure they can charge extra for building the access road ;)
@@MichaelBrown-qn9hi that pond has been there for over 90 years. All the apartments were built around it. I'm over 60 years old and grew up right around that pond when it was farm land. So that was not made by the builders. It was there before you and I was born.
@@anthonycash4609 Thank you for the info, but the developer wasn't thinking.
I love when you do pond dredgings! Its like cleaning out your refrigerator!
😂😂😂😂
I can just see a big smile on uncle johns face pulling into a job like this and seeing you already in the volvo , great day ahead. I know I would be. thanks chris
Lordy how I remember the pollen from my days at Ft. Bragg. There were times I thought it had snowed green, with the pollen drifts filling up the curbs during our morning PT.
At least it fit in with the other colours. :)
Great video,I was missing one of these pond clean outs.been a while since I’ve seen you and your uncle doing a project like this.looks like a was a beautiful day.I’m waiting to see an audience show up on the bank to watch you.kudos to you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
@Tom Swindler :
Having a large number of people show up on a job site is probably NOT in Chris', or John's best interests for a few reasons.
1) More people who are not actually doing any of the work is actually a liability.
2) A majority of those spectators are not likely to have the proper personal protective equipment, and some aren't going to know how to use it properly.
3) The machinery in use needs a certain amount of clearance from any humans for safety purposes.
It's really just a better idea to enjoy Chris' videos and stay clear of the job site, unless you are specifically cleared by Chris, or John to be there to contribute to the project.
Machinery accidents can, and do cause serious, and even fatal injuries, even to those who are trained to work with, and around them!
Stay safe, stay home, and enjoy Chris' videos!
I know it must be more difficult than a farm pond but I enjoy seeing you work on shared community ponds. The city pond where you repaired the dam and added a new overflow was enjoyable. An update with it full would be nice if possible
Find something you love and never work a day in your life
I so enjoyed that unloading. Struggling to decide which got battered most. The low loader or the shrub. Whichever one this video has totally made my day. Thank you.
For some reason, I particularly liked watching the shrub get run over. 🙂
That long reach boom looks to be coming in really handy, smart decision for Jhon on buying that..
Seems like you always straighten out someone's mess from a time before. I like it where you take pride in your work and handle it like it was yours. Thanks for the video I enjoy watching them and your work
Good to see another dredging job . Especially since y’all have the long reach now
Thanks for the share, Chris. I love your explanations while you're working. It was funny. I noticed the log you'd placed as a berm for the truck and thought to myself, 'I bet Chris placed that so John doesn't accidentally back up too far' and as soon as I thought that, you stated it! I love your efficiency & economy of movement and your awareness while working. You are a joy to watch.
As a operator I was thinking the same...glad you put it out there......
Maybe John was sliding
Looks like it would make some good mud wrestling material
That stick can reach she ain't loaping
So glad to see another pond dredginh!! You are so fun to watch.!! Keep it up! Long reach unloading was AWEinspinring!
That long reach sure serves a purpose. Thanks for sharing.
I love these types of projects. I know most neighbors hate it but I would love a view like this out my window 😂
You always are doing something... I really like watching your channel while I recover. Thanks for your time.
These are my favorite kind of projects and videos! I’m so happy!
dredging ponds are my favorite types of videos from you. I could just sit and watch you dredge continuously. Thanks for sharing/posting.
This video is a true showcase of the power and precision of excavators. It's clear that the operator has an incredible amount of skill and experience
❤there is definitely a art to dredging and you don’t learn it overnight 😮
The offloading of that excavator was an example of true skill and professionalism. Since 1971 I have observed many operators and I've been impressed by some more than others. That was impressive!
I really like seeing how easy Chris jumps from a Big boy 550 to a 220 to a mini then to the long reach without missing a beat . The long reach looks wobbly to me .
Unloading "Long Reach" - that was quite a Task - well done ! Log Treasure Hunt and Yes - You found them all - ha ! Catching Yourself a Shopping Trolley ! Digging up the Mud and Trucking it away ! More to be done Tomorrow - well it was a very Exciting Day indeed ! Cheers from Australia !!!!
I bet your glad to be back working for your uncle, he gets all the fun jobs!
Long reach is worth it's weight in gold especially with a top operator in the seat. Watching how you are holding the joy sticks not further down like most operators. I tend to hold the top to Volvo all day long 👌💪🏴
Bailing pond crap never gets dull bro from a viewing view point and this one is real interesting because of the long reach. Safe travels
🔥🔥🔥 ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE MUD MATS COME OUT
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Yep, mats are like viewer icing.
Chris, check with your sawmill friend about those logs. From watching swamp loggers I learned that logs under water for a long time turn out to be some outstanding lumber and very expensive.
It may be more lucrative than a few loads of logs you did from land clearing projects.
Just a thought. Great video, love watching these pond dredgings.
you have great depth perception!! That dump truck was a good distance away when u loaded it. Mannn
That mud you're digging out would be great to spread around the Bealy Good pond to get the grass to grow better.
Love this video Chris , good to see the 250 volvo long reach .
Your work never stops Chris
Oh man, off loading that excavator from the side. A thought, it would be interesting in how you go about sizing up a job for cost. Not divulging numbers, or secrets of the trade, just the thought process. Not easy moving mats without the thumb, but the magic of LetsDig gets it done. Love the voice commentary. Shopping cart should be a real winner.
Chris when the road was put in they cut the timber and used it for there mats years ago. I grew up very close to where your at and played as a child in that pond many many times. It use to be a cattle farm years ago. And when it was sold the company that did the road is to blame for all the logs .
In Australia most new housing subdivisions have to direct all the rain water into silt retention ponds. And those are planted with reeds and semi aquatic plants. It's a big cost. The maintenance will be bigger ongoing. It's an industry that will grow. Time to start a school for pond guys Chris. I know of two Aussie's who would travel for it.
That site almost looks like the place you & Uncle Jon dug out and had to build a road to back the trucks in last year or year before. You found a lot of sinker logs for a sawmill. Pulling out mud and some sand is not a strain for the Pond Master. I know you are glad there are no overhead electric feeds with that long stick.
Enjoyed the mud moving. Neat stuff ✌️ 😆
sure looks like fun, doing a spot of gardening ( pulling out trees) with a 16 metric tonne machine.
That long reach excavator has already proven itself for you. It was a excellent purchase! I'm sure it will make life easier in the future too!
If you ever let your job locations be known…you’d have a bunch of your “fans” lined up just to watch you work! Wouldn’t that be great for your channel? Definitely!! Maybe a few autographs too? Yes please! 😉🤩😎
@Leslie B :
Which is probably why he doesn't reveal locations very often.
Quite a few of the job sites are on private property, then there's the safety aspect, and crowd control can be a rather large pain in the assets.
Enjoy Chris' videos, it's much safer than showing up on a job site, and a lot less expensive if you don't live in the same area.
@@daleallen7634
It was dead easy to locate the Bealy Good Farm. Love that job.
Those logs are probably 100+ year old ax cut cypress that are worth a small for fortune! 😄
Awesome video! If I'm living there, I'm grabbing a comfy camping chair and an ice-chest and watching the incredible show. Excited to see the progress.
I spy a Chic-fil-A cup in your cup holder. I thought you guys in NC were Zaxby’s kind of people….lol. Great video Chris. Thanks man. You make it look so easy to dredge….
It is good to see 👀 😊 ☺ how things are done ✔..I have never seen all these big machines work. I am impressed. Thank you. Good 👍 job.
Good morning Afternoon evening and good night all
Love watching the pond work you do. Keep it up 👍
It’s absolutely incredible how much smaller the 160 bucket is on camera compared to Chris’s 220 buckets and thumb. Yet the 160 bucket looks like shortcake or strawberry (can’t remember it’s name) compared to the 550. The camera at times doesn’t do size justice though I can definitely see a size difference here.
Thank you for including the unloading of the long-reach. It takes skill to do this and it is interesting to watch a pro at work. Good to see you got some new mats as the last bunch was on its way to the burn pile. Are these new mats cedar or oak? I recall working with a bridge replacement crew in northern Vermont, taking out a decrepit bridge over a small river. The bridge was built in the mid to late 1800s. After getting the deck and piers broken down we had to pull ten wood pilings (five each side) from under the piers. This took longer than taking the bridge down. When those wood pilings were finally pulled loose it looked like they had just been cut and installed. No rot on them whatsoever, and they were massive. Turns out they were Cypress logs and worth a small fortune alone. Most of them were as long as the bridge and around five feet in diameter.
Have you ever come across valuable wood while dredging?
A little sketchy entering the pond to avoid the concrete pipe. :) Thank you and have a wonderful day.
The way these ponds silt up....you'll NEVER run out of work, Chris! 😳
Can anything be done up-stream to stop or slow it? 🤔
Damn Chris you are good, and I wish you knew how much I have enjoyed your videos over the last year or two. I love the dredging videos the best.
Long reach off trailer - done. Mats down - done. Shopping cart - done. Logs - done. Mud - going. Happy days in the mud and sand being done.
I'll say something a forman said to me Chris, applies to you too. "I know you will do a good job, because you always do", I was driving/operating a Komatsu 155 dozer on a opencast mine, back in the early 1990s. 😄 O my, that pond job is like emptying a bucket with a very small spoon lol
That long reach needs a "shark fin" on the end of the stick where a thumb would be. Not in way of anything, but will make moving mats a breeze.
What’s a year without a little dredge work, “BORING”. The long reach is pretty handy machine to have around for sure. Thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.
great to see you back in Uncle John's equipment, long reach gets the work done
Chris jsyk, swamp Matt's should becoming available again since the powerline project from Montreal to NYC is nearing completion.
One of a few pond dredging jobs that the log grapple would have come in handy! :)
Hey Chris !!! GOOD that you DON"T have power lines to deal with as then you would have to get ""BETTY "" or the 833 to work on the pond !! Enjoy your time in FL. with Clint & Mike !! 🤔🙄👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
Chris, would it be possible to go back to the pond that you dredged (you needed to put a tailgate on the truck) to see how it looks with water now? It was pretty muddy at one end but dry at the other, remember?
If I remember correctly, there was supposed to be more phases to that project...? We should see it again.
These have to be the coolest jobs
Nice to see you i the mud again!
Bro that "my God!" as you found another log killed me 😂. I likely would've used a family unfriendly word at that point.
This is gonna be interesting is what i said the other day when i had to snake a mini between houses and dig a pool lol. I love that its always an adventure in what we do.
That was awesome not crushing the grocery cart. I'm sure it was hard to resist, but you are indeed a man of good character. Others would have probably crushed it for just cause they could, but you are definitely a good person.
Chris...I think you found every log in Carolina in that pond. 😂
A imaginative dredging job great video Chris thanks
Job well done sir 👍🏻
That Air B.And B you were Talking about . Those Logs will have good Staining and Culler .
You make difficult dredging work easy. I think it's a great job.
You make it look so easy Chris, but we just know it's not. Excellent video.
Chris is a very good operator I am sure
It didn't happen over nite
But he learn his job
Very good
You can tell he loves his work
So it's fun instead of work
Yeah! A dredging job! My FAVORITE!
Its good to see you and John working together again.
When installing culverts in highways we would generally try to set a culvert 1/3 of the diameter below the ditch grade. It helped to prevent scouring at the outlet.
The pipes or the aprons (if they have them) like get undercut by storm water flow and that's why they like to put the rip rap on the discharge side(s). We tried a lot of apron shapes and designs and it seems there is always one flow rate that will still undercut.
LOOKIN' GOOD..
Another great looking job 👍
Mr John and 18 Dredging again!
Thanks Chris, we are getting everything on this job 🤗👌👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺
👌🤘🤘🤘🤘always awesome watching you venture out on mats
Love these got to be my favorites♥️👍
Nice seeing the long reach out in the muck
I always wondered, where does John take that pond muck to. Is the slime converted into something reusable?
Not slime, that’s the best topsoil you can find after it dries out. Dump in a field and come back a week later and grade it out
You ever find crazy things buried in ponds, like guns etc. Awesome job as always 🤟😎
My Saturday is complete, Letsdig18 has a new video. Everyone, go away now.
Good thing he has those turnbuckles on the tail gate lol .
Nicely done Chris!
Nice, I have been looking forward to some muck time..
Do it, To it, LONG Reach STYLE...
That bucket looks so small on the long reach !!!! 🤣
That 160 must seem like digging with a teaspoon compared to that 550. Lol
back helping the family busy man you are
Just gotta love a good dredging.
Going to be another good one👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
"Let's Dig shopping cart recovery service" 1 more added service for the Ole Resume!!!
Love that you can just get on with doing the job, none of the mamby-pamby safety over reaction like
here in Aus, it would take a couple of weeks setting up before any work could be even started.