Yes, it is very powerful. It slices into shrubs and banks so easily... I always admire those who invented it. Useful thing, trying to get rid of the beavers...
@@lorralweaver8178 Beavers build dams for meany reasons the mains ones being.. a place to live, some where to store food for the winter and to escape predators.
Charles Johnson Same here. I don't know how I end up places. I started watching a bull getting castrated, then how to hone a cylinder bore on a 350 Chevy, and then a documentary about weaving looms. Now, I am watching a guy busting up beaver dams. Damn, RUclips is awesome!
Great shoot! Well done, but the way your holding the sticks (Do you call them stick? Joystick? w/e)... hehe.. wonder how it would be if you had rototilt.. Anyways, what excavator was it? 240, 290? Atleast it's the right model! // Swedish exc operator :)
I know it was a ground hog in Caddy Shack, but you should play Kenny Loggins "I'm Alright" song at the end, and show a picture of the pissed-off beaver.
I wish that there was some sequence to these videos. Or that they were titled and numbered to easier view them in some order. They are great videos, but I watch one then can’t find the next one. The leaking pond is a good example. Also draining the pond is another. I watched them dig the channel and drain the green dyed water, but that was it. Too bad.
A lot of people don't realize that beavers can be very beneficial for waterways but they can also destroy a lot of woodland as well if they are not controlled. So it might seem cruel to destroy their dams but leaving their dam building unchecked can mean the loss of woodlands which affects other wildlife.
Wrong. Man has done more to wreck the natural balance than any number of Beavers could ever do. Without interference, the beaver environment evolves and changes in a natural manner. And were it not for mans ruthless extermination of predator species, beavers would not run "uncontrolled". Ultimately, the environment dictates how many beavers any given area can support. It's only man that seems to think he knows what's "good" and what's "bad" for the ecosystem. The only ecosystem beavers truly "threaten" is that of man.
@@fordguy8792 Not just ecosystem but also people’s interests are important. Beavers cause damages on river regulation, on forestry... I think it gives pretty good reasons for the elimination of beavers. You may let beavers be in wetland reservations, not in the cultural landscape.
@@lukasbejcek8841 Humans have overtaken pretty much the whole planet. These days the beavers are being returned to a lot of habitats they once lived in, because it's so much healthier for the ecosystem, AND for the local watershed, which affects farming. I could see trapping them for food and fur at a rate they can recover from, but trying to keep them from doing all their natural behaviors is begging for problems with flooding and local water table recharge, and even increases the risks of wildfires. There are a lot of DNR programs that will help farmers / rural landowners with donating a piece of property to nature restoration, and making it a financially viable decision. Leave some room for the rest of the species on the planet, especially river and creek bottoms where you're not trying to grow anything anyway. We keep a family of beavers in our local park by fencing the valuable trees and making sure there's lots of willow growing near the pond for them to eat instead. They occasionally try to dam the only outflow from the pond, so we're installing a diversion fence to keep that from happening. If we can do that in a 200 acre city park, it's definitely possible to do it in a rural setting.
mr. hayseed didn't you know you were filming the action already why photo it by hand?but busting beaver dams is fun,seen smaller and bigger,all just as fun.we don't kill the beavers just mess with them as they do with us.
Yeah 8 1/2 yrs. We are accepting applications now at exc driving school! Fill out your app, and send a check for half of total tuition. It's only 29k a year . Make the check out to me personally , half down would be 85k , and we will get you started asap!!!
here in canada its illegal to mess with a beaver dam. one year a beaver made a dam in the river off our lake and the whole 10 mile lake went down a good foot and they still wouldnt move that bastard lol dont kill the beavers people they are just as important
Watching this in 2021. It's amusing listening to Chris's accent which seems to have mellowed over the years.
Me too . Its February 2021
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I always love watching an experienced excavator operator work. You make that machine look like a literal extension of your limbs.
That entire place looked filled with beaver dams! 🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫
Chris, wouldn't a pull dozer be quicker to pull the dirt up,?
Seeing that excavator just take chunks of dirt out so smoothly is just awesome, give you a new idea on how powerful hydraulic machines can be
It's amazing how quiet it is, as well.
Yes, it is very powerful. It slices into shrubs and banks so easily... I always admire those who invented it. Useful thing, trying to get rid of the beavers...
Now i remember how i got hooked on your channel, must have been the random beaver dam busting vids i was watching, LOL....
This is the very first video I saw you in then after that it’s been awesome.
Same here😀😅
I always miss the before and after video. would like to see what it looks like the next day 👍
congratulations for the first time I saw a crane work quickly
For some reason reminds me of All Black Rugby player nicknamed "Beaver"....love your work m8
Paul Kaitani Finally someone other than myself for New Zealand All Blacks
Steven Donald is a national hero!
Why do beavers make dam's?
@@lorralweaver8178 Beavers build dams for meany reasons the mains ones being.. a place to live, some where to store food for the winter and to escape predators.
Looks like fun, but I can't help thinking that explosives would be even more fun.
There is NO Question this is the Right Equipment to send Beavers Packing. Eviction 101. 😬👍
My uncle (an enlisted Marine during WWII) was a heavy equipment operator his whole life. What a satisfying job that looks to be. Constant good works.
i love this job and going to start my heavy equipment course soon . Saum From Canada
your a very good operator nice work fella
Looks like incredibly satisfying work
Truck looks great.👍👍👍👍
Beautiful.👍👍
"Haha Here we go" Shelby's the man lol.
it looks really fun to drive one of those!
What a joyful moment to see waters burst out from the dam
These videos are freaking awesome!
Beavers see Chris rollin', they hatin'!
Thank You for your Patriotism!
man , you get paid for bustin up beaver all day? lucky bastard
I'm on the Beaver's side. Beaver dams do a tremendous amount of good for the environment and the other critters that live in that area.
well that was just completley awesome!
I don’t know why I find this shit fascinating
did you say the "here we go" at the end in reference to shelby of off the logging show?
Thank you. I thought that was a familiar voice. Good catch.
The 4 dislikes are from Beavers that know how to use computers.
Can anyone tell me why I am watching this at 3 In the morning
I wish I could buddy, I was watching crap about volcanos and somehow ended up here.
Charles Johnson Same here. I don't know how I end up places. I started watching a bull getting castrated, then how to hone a cylinder bore on a 350 Chevy, and then a documentary about weaving looms. Now, I am watching a guy busting up beaver dams. Damn, RUclips is awesome!
Because you are ~25 and single maybe
narkatameister actualy im 26 and in the friendzone your logic is Illogical
I'm 26 too and single and I stay late a lot. My logic based on me and it's not that far off lol
Excavator: well we’re busting beaver dam. Mrs. Beaver to mr beaver: Walter somethings wrong there’s no water in the basement!!!!!!
Real smooth operator!
You turned a babbling brook into a class 4 rapid.
How do you like the volvo excavators compared to others you've ran?
I can hear that Sultans of Swing in the background. Lol
With each shovel load you took from the dam I thought ......remember the days of wheelbarrows and shovels !!!
Nice excavator u got there man
i think that the beaver dam busting and the pond digging is the best
letsdig18. have you ever scooped up a beaver?
Hope he has a lot!
Great shoot! Well done, but the way your holding the sticks (Do you call them stick? Joystick? w/e)... hehe.. wonder how it would be if you had rototilt.. Anyways, what excavator was it? 240, 290? Atleast it's the right model! // Swedish exc operator :)
Don't bother breaking beaver dams without cleaning out the beaver first. They just rebuild it.
Totally agree! Traping or shooting are the best solutions.
swampman shelby stanga and his here we go at the end lmfao thats great
A beaver is nothing more than an overgrown rat, a total nuisance.
running my backhoe it's gonna be so underwhelming after watching this...
man is absolutely phantastic - nature does everything wrong! There you go
I love when man sometimes triuphs over nature :)
I know it was a ground hog in Caddy Shack, but you should play Kenny Loggins "I'm Alright" song at the end, and show a picture of the pissed-off beaver.
Nice camera angle.. Clear shot.
I wish that there was some sequence to these videos. Or that they were titled and numbered to easier view them in some order. They are great videos, but I watch one then can’t find the next one. The leaking pond is a good example. Also draining the pond is another. I watched them dig the channel and drain the green dyed water, but that was it. Too bad.
Beavers? Ducks are thinking dam I still have to make payments on that pond!
Did you dig out any beavers?
Super job!!
danm, you sure can operate. I love operatin excavators, i just got out of school for heavy machinery
I would like to see some pictures of these places before and after they have drained.
Wow must be a truckload of crawdads in there!
What is it with these odd jobs you get? do you have a contract with the county or state to do this kind of work?
Could one of the mini's have done that job if the two bigger excavators were elsewhere?
What did you do to crack your windshield
And your downstream neighbors want to know why their living room is floating
Doug Taylor down the road blew a beaver dam up one time . that was worth watching . and that was 10 yrs ago too so ..
Nooooo the humanity 😭😭. Seriously nice job though👍
Can you hit the windshield with the bucket?
Am guessing he watches ax men "here we go!"
thats a nice machine you have there
What did ya charge them for busting the dam?
I miss these type's on video you use to make
show the new water flow..we know you have the skill to operate the machine
@jeremylee99100 yes I do!
The beavers will only use that wood again! Let someone trap the beavers..
Yes, we shouldn’t let them to rebuilt the dam. Removing the dam is not enough, traping is the best solution.
Niiice! Great view too!!
How you crack you windshield
Your just having way too much fun.
I for one am glad that you do
Lol sultans of swing in the background
Don't know anything about excavating but I would be filling in the way I came so I could get out if it gets dicey.
amazing. Must be difficult to keep the internet connected.
Those 4 complained to the beaver Association and there are 19 now. Bastards recruits forces.
"Dang. Now I'll be hard at work rebuilding it tomorrow!" Says the beaver watching from afar lol.
I watch also at three in the morning tell me why .
I’m sure you’ve told before you kind of look and sound like Randy Quaid.
Got some massive beaver dams up at our land in northern Quebec You could come up and help one day ;)
Got you a new nickname! Beaverman!
Great skills, smooth and coordinated.
Here we go! Shelby!
why is the other arrow upside down
Now that's a digger.
A lot of people don't realize that beavers can be very beneficial for waterways but they can also destroy a lot of woodland as well if they are not controlled. So it might seem cruel to destroy their dams but leaving their dam building unchecked can mean the loss of woodlands which affects other wildlife.
And can destroy people’s property
Wrong. Man has done more to wreck the natural balance than any number of Beavers could ever do. Without interference, the beaver environment evolves and changes in a natural manner. And were it not for mans ruthless extermination of predator species, beavers would not run "uncontrolled". Ultimately, the environment dictates how many beavers any given area can support. It's only man that seems to think he knows what's "good" and what's "bad" for the ecosystem. The only ecosystem beavers truly "threaten" is that of man.
@@fordguy8792 shut up ass.
@@fordguy8792 Not just ecosystem but also people’s interests are important. Beavers cause damages on river regulation, on forestry... I think it gives pretty good reasons for the elimination of beavers. You may let beavers be in wetland reservations, not in the cultural landscape.
@@lukasbejcek8841 Humans have overtaken pretty much the whole planet. These days the beavers are being returned to a lot of habitats they once lived in, because it's so much healthier for the ecosystem, AND for the local watershed, which affects farming. I could see trapping them for food and fur at a rate they can recover from, but trying to keep them from doing all their natural behaviors is begging for problems with flooding and local water table recharge, and even increases the risks of wildfires. There are a lot of DNR programs that will help farmers / rural landowners with donating a piece of property to nature restoration, and making it a financially viable decision. Leave some room for the rest of the species on the planet, especially river and creek bottoms where you're not trying to grow anything anyway.
We keep a family of beavers in our local park by fencing the valuable trees and making sure there's lots of willow growing near the pond for them to eat instead. They occasionally try to dam the only outflow from the pond, so we're installing a diversion fence to keep that from happening. If we can do that in a 200 acre city park, it's definitely possible to do it in a rural setting.
And just what is your dwelling made from?
mr. hayseed didn't you know you were filming the action already why photo it by hand?but busting beaver dams is fun,seen smaller and bigger,all just as fun.we don't kill the beavers just mess with them as they do with us.
So, did you ever to have to go to school (College) to become an Excavator Operator?
Yeah 8 1/2 yrs. We are accepting applications now at exc driving school! Fill out your app, and send a check for half of total tuition.
It's only 29k a year . Make the check out to me personally , half down would be 85k , and we will get you started asap!!!
you realize the dam isnt the beavers home right? they have a lodge for that
Have you thought about doing Muliti camera clips? it wouldn't be hard to do
is that a volvo ec 210? or 250?
were you using the 140 or the 210?
here in canada its illegal to mess with a beaver dam. one year a beaver made a dam in the river off our lake and the whole 10 mile lake went down a good foot and they still wouldnt move that bastard lol dont kill the beavers people they are just as important
Smooth operator.
lmfao were sinking captain
How many tons is the machine?
@MarcusVel13 i live in Vancouver and they must have all moved down to the south or they moved over to you
that pic got up loaded to lawnsite didn't it?
you are awesome
Save a tree, eat a beaver