I love watching the work that you do and admire your attention to detail. If you were in my area I would definitely hire you with confidence that the job will be done right.
Discovered Letsdig18 last week. Very cool. Great vids and commentary. The operator is awesome. So skilled and knows his stuff as well. Very impressed with all aspects of him and his craft. I bet he could thread a needle using his excavator ! lol
LOL, Every time I see one of those packers now all I can think is "Whacker packer" from that auction video a few years back. Good stuff, you guys collab well!
This will sound corny but it is an honor to watch someone who knows how to go to work. Your driving and operational abilities are out standing. I wish you lived up where I am.
Boy it's about time you made that Elite Earthworks dude do something! lol. All I ever see him do is ride around in a machine or a truck normally, and every once in a great while he gets out and holds a rake in his hands to make it look good for his viewers!
This reminds me of when Brandon unloaded and set his box on that retention pond job. Seems there was a couple machines involved getting that box off the trailer. And then another project with the flare and inlet pipe etc. Fun times all around! Lol
Mr Elite ain’t scared of work I’ll tell ya ! Nice seeing u two working on a project together !! Told him several times he needs more ponds on his channel so I think it’s pretty damn fitting that’s what he’s helping u on !! Lmao. Hey Brando !
Man, that is some high quality help you got there. Teaching the man some pond stuff or just making a friend go to work when he comes to visit? ;) It is an awful long drive from Missora for a day job. I once knew a guy like that he was from Gaylord, Michigan; we called him Detroit Ron for obvious reasons. Thanks for the videos, Chris. Don't work Brandon too hard or he might expect to get paid.
@@mrs.eliteearthworks "I have had enough of this work around here, I need a break. I know, let me go work with Chris for a week," Brandon- possibly. that is quite the man to take his vacation just to go work somewhere else.
Worked with a guy that couldn't figure out a log tape, 1' increments with a shoe nail on one end, and a clip to attach to your belt, dude insisted he needed someone to hold the end for him, and couldn't figure out how to attach the tape to his overalls... Few days later he left, very upset at me... (this is after I damned near swung a bucket full of logs into him cause he walked up on the machine I was working in, chewed he ass for trying to shovel tracks on the same machine while I was trying to load logs with it, then spent the better part of 8 hours staying warm in the service truck while the rest of us froze our muddy asses off... BTW he ran that service truck nearly out of fuel 45 miles from the nearest station... I of course managed to finish it off 3 mi from home, in the dark on a winding road... cause the fuel gauge didn't work at all grrrrrr)
I’ve done this before when I was working for the yard crew at a slaughterhouse. We where building waste pits and digging the canals out and putting in risers and grouting the plastic pipe it. Tho sadly I always got the blocks that where a foot thick of concrete and had to use a sledgehammer and sometimes hit rebar aw that was hard work
as you were crushing the old concrete pipe, I couldn't help wondering why you didn't toss a couple of them in the pond for fish habitat.... but from the looks of the silt in there, they might just sink and become a nuisance for the person that gets to dredge that one.
I work on my family farm with my grandfather though my parents own a construction company, underground piping and steel structure building mostly these days, so I’ve been around a lot of the equipment you use and ran too but I still like the vids. I do mostly stay away from the construction side of the family business as it’s never interested me as much as the farm side.
Brandon stays any longer yall are gonna have to sit down and talk about merging lol. The "Elite Lets Dig Earthworks 18" channel. Patent pending apparel on sale first day of spring 🤘😅
More!! Wish I could play with dirt all day once in a while, I’m sure you get sick of it sometimes... I definitely don’t get sick of watching you tho...
Chris you and mr. dirt perfect need to have a discussion on laying the bell end of the pipe in the right direction. He disagrees with you and I can’t figure out why! Both of you know what your doing when you work, but I wish you two could come up with a discussion on the matter for all to see!
Dang Chris how did you resist not stacking those piece of concrete pipe sections you removed?!? I would made a little pipe sculpture outta those pieces
There's companies that specialize in aquatic life for ponds, such as stocking ponds with fish and plants. Wouldn't surprise me that they can do safe fish removal, and ones that do usually have holding tanks somewhere while the pond is being worked on. They care for the fish until it's safe for them to be returned to the pond.
Now comes a teaching time : why does the overflow head toward the houses? Looks like it will flood the yards. Is the path deep and long? Heading to a pond. I am learning alot at 78. Thanks.
Watching you and Dirt Perfect finesse those controls is like watch Isaac Pearlman playing a violin. I think you beat Dirt Perfect by a G string. LOL You guys need to teach the new kids that it is not a video game where you slam those controls. It's all in the wrist.
What was that "anti-seep" collar you mentioned? To keep it from floating up or shifting downstream? Is the weight of the pond dam not enough to control for that? Thanks in advance
Sometimes it is nice to see an outside angle, like when you are lifting something like a crane. The leverage in how far out you carry things, the same for grade. The cat ete lens messes that perception up.
Total craftsman. Watching every day whilst on lockdown. Eric Oxford uk
Fantastic job, best part of my day is watching letsdig18 videos
Another great job. This time by two experts in their field. Thanks for sharing.
I love watching the work that you do and admire your attention to detail. If you were in my area I would definitely hire you with confidence that the job will be done right.
Great job men.
Chris: Making the world a better place, one Big scoop at a time.
From south east asia ..... dont know why i watch this till the end 😀....love it so much
Discovered Letsdig18 last week. Very cool. Great vids and commentary. The operator is awesome. So skilled and knows his stuff as well. Very impressed with all aspects of him and his craft. I bet he could thread a needle using his excavator ! lol
LOL, Every time I see one of those packers now all I can think is "Whacker packer" from that auction video a few years back.
Good stuff, you guys collab well!
Your right Chris , that layed in there Nice !! Coming right along...... Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening.. On to the Next !
Enjoyed the video, you're an excellent operator!!
Everything is looking Great. Brandon works well with you and the Equipment on these Jobs. 👍
Love the video Chris and Brandon , very good job .
Thank you!
This will sound corny but it is an honor to watch someone who knows how to go to work. Your driving and operational abilities are out standing. I wish you lived up where I am.
Good to see your guest is handy with hooks and a digger bro. Great video too. Y'all say safe
Boy it's about time you made that Elite Earthworks dude do something! lol. All I ever see him do is ride around in a machine or a truck normally, and every once in a great while he gets out and holds a rake in his hands to make it look good for his viewers!
Right?! 😂
It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it 😁
I love it when Brandon is around, Chris smiles/grins a lot more that usual!
Wonder what he would do with MBTS?(Dirt Perfects alter ego)
Great job guys 👍
Running the machine like a boss
This reminds me of when Brandon unloaded and set his box on that retention pond job. Seems there was a couple machines involved getting that box off the trailer. And then another project with the flare and inlet pipe etc. Fun times all around! Lol
Yes! 😂
Fascinating 👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
That's what I call 100% teamwork
I watched this today and I forgot to tell you what a great job you did
Now that's some letsdig Elite earthwork
You’re darn tootin’ 🤠
😁
Poetry in motion!
If you look at the far edge of the pond when the video starts you will see a Great Blue Heron. I am sure he helped remove the fish.
Probably ticked off now that his meals are missing...
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@andrew best de ol
Another pond repair!! 👍🏻
Uncle John is great!
Excellent skills!
Another great job done ☕️👍🍀
Mr Elite ain’t scared of work I’ll tell ya ! Nice seeing u two working on a project together !! Told him several times he needs more ponds on his channel so I think it’s pretty damn fitting that’s what he’s helping u on !! Lmao. Hey Brando !
He’s apprenticing, i’ll bet!
Thanks right work don’t bother me. I would love to do more ponds 😁
Something for post 10 to keep unblocked in the future.
For sure! Good lookin out for the guy! He would love to keep it unblocked, im sure!
Man, that is some high quality help you got there. Teaching the man some pond stuff or just making a friend go to work when he comes to visit? ;) It is an awful long drive from Missora for a day job. I once knew a guy like that he was from Gaylord, Michigan; we called him Detroit Ron for obvious reasons.
Thanks for the videos, Chris. Don't work Brandon too hard or he might expect to get paid.
Believe it or not, Brandon considers it a fun vacation to go work with Chris for a week 😂
@@mrs.eliteearthworks There are a lot of us who would look forward to an opportunity like that. Especially the older retired generation. 🤔😜😎
@@mrs.eliteearthworks I can understand it. I used to enjoy going to work in someone else's shop for a week or so.
@@mrs.eliteearthworks "I have had enough of this work around here, I need a break. I know, let me go work with Chris for a week," Brandon- possibly. that is quite the man to take his vacation just to go work somewhere else.
@@ohhpaul7364 that’s a pretty accurate reenactment 😂
Great job and vid glad ya came on damn the net is getting boring till ya posted thx
You guys work good together
I think so too! ☺️
Perfect placement all together.
That's a nice winged headwall.
I have to find directions to buildand pour one of my own. I actually have two large culverts in my yard(36”) and both need ends on them!
You are like a sculptor, with your digger - fantastic !
The pipe can make an awesome covered slide for a kids tree fort.
Great vid as always you make look easy and fun
I Love your work Chris.looking great and like you said best looking pipe ever layed. Nice video and keep Up the good work man😀👍👍👍
0:40 love the bird on the bank love what your drink cup says
Love the video Chris
I love your channel
this is better than TV
Worked with a guy that couldn't figure out a log tape, 1' increments with a shoe nail on one end, and a clip to attach to your belt, dude insisted he needed someone to hold the end for him, and couldn't figure out how to attach the tape to his overalls... Few days later he left, very upset at me... (this is after I damned near swung a bucket full of logs into him cause he walked up on the machine I was working in, chewed he ass for trying to shovel tracks on the same machine while I was trying to load logs with it, then spent the better part of 8 hours staying warm in the service truck while the rest of us froze our muddy asses off... BTW he ran that service truck nearly out of fuel 45 miles from the nearest station... I of course managed to finish it off 3 mi from home, in the dark on a winding road... cause the fuel gauge didn't work at all grrrrrr)
2K+👍's up guys thanks again for taking us all along with you for the great show
I’ve done this before when I was working for the yard crew at a slaughterhouse. We where building waste pits and digging the canals out and putting in risers and grouting the plastic pipe it. Tho sadly I always got the blocks that where a foot thick of concrete and had to use a sledgehammer and sometimes hit rebar aw that was hard work
So
*I'll bet that mud smells lovely.*
Nothing beats the help of a good laborer local 1001 City of Chicago laborers saying hello
as you were crushing the old concrete pipe, I couldn't help wondering why you didn't toss a couple of them in the pond for fish habitat.... but from the looks of the silt in there, they might just sink and become a nuisance for the person that gets to dredge that one.
Concrete habitats, does'nt the concrete slowly make the water more acidic over time? For ponds I guess that could be an issue.
Yeah Chris I think Brandon liked the 220. But anyway brother another great video you John and Brandon y’all stay safe and keep them coming
I can't remember I ever heard John talking so much in a video before. :D
Another fine job!
thanks for sharing the video
I work on my family farm with my grandfather though my parents own a construction company, underground piping and steel structure building mostly these days, so I’ve been around a lot of the equipment you use and ran too but I still like the vids. I do mostly stay away from the construction side of the family business as it’s never interested me as much as the farm side.
I would much rather have the hole when the concrete too large then being too tight or too small 👍 nice job!!
Us Missouri guys aren't afraid to work. 💪
That’s RIGHT! 💪🏻
You got that right! 👊🏼
It's a humid day and he's making dust
You are a dam good operator sir
0:34 That heron probably snatched all the leftover fish.
25:01 Of course Brandon likes the 220...
The Bigger the Toy, the Happier the Boy...
Chris you teasing him with the big Volvo you quit that. Haha
Really wish they would fit thumbs to more UK machines, they make life much easier “Great Vids” 👍👍👍
Good job impressive😁
That camera would be nice. I hate having to turn to look back.
I bet you can write in cursive with that piece of machinery.
NICE JOB WELL DONE LIKE ALWAYS.
Brandon stays any longer yall are gonna have to sit down and talk about merging lol. The "Elite Lets Dig Earthworks 18" channel. Patent pending apparel on sale first day of spring 🤘😅
I love this idea! 😁
It is about time he works with the big boys sorry Mr elite awesome video
😂
More!! Wish I could play with dirt all day once in a while, I’m sure you get sick of it sometimes... I definitely don’t get sick of watching you tho...
12 hour days doing pipe can get old but its also rewarding looking at your finished product. my operator runs a 349 cat.
I did pipe for 20 years that's the nicest I have ever seen any box cut out lol
it did turn out right nice didnt it lol
Aaah, the guys that make Post10 happy by doing away with the old and in with the new.
Looks Great
Chris you and mr. dirt perfect need to have a discussion on laying the bell end of the pipe in the right direction. He disagrees with you and I can’t figure out why! Both of you know what your doing when you work, but I wish you two could come up with a discussion on the matter for all to see!
Straight corrugated pipe was the best invention. Concrete sections were more labor intensive.
Boa Belo trabalho executado gostei dessa máquina volvo bom trabalho.👍
Dang Chris how did you resist not stacking those piece of concrete pipe sections you removed?!? I would made a little pipe sculpture outta those pieces
You make it look easy but we all know it's not your first rodeo.
👍👍😀🍁
been a while since John has wore a pair of long pants. must be cool there for that.
This pond is screaming for some more work to be done!
I think a 100 trucks of mudd is ready to get moved out.
Love those closeup view of concrete box and pipe.we need to see other aspect of your work not just digging and scooping.Full marks👍🏻👏👏
I'm curious how they removed the fish, and where they put them. Seems a little crazy.
.... a net
There's companies that specialize in aquatic life for ponds, such as stocking ponds with fish and plants. Wouldn't surprise me that they can do safe fish removal, and ones that do usually have holding tanks somewhere while the pond is being worked on. They care for the fish until it's safe for them to be returned to the pond.
@@george8873 or... they might have just had a neighborhood fish fry!!!
@@sassafrasvalley1939 that sounds like the perfect way to store them lol.
I would have put them in freezer....but that’s just me.
Are you going to dig out the silt too or just the overflow and dam repair? We all know how much you like to play in the mud Chris lol !
Brandon your lovely assistant
He needs to show a little more skin. Wear something a little flashier 😂
@@mrs.eliteearthworks skin to win
@@mrs.eliteearthworks that’s easy! Take the hat off! JK! I have no room to talk! 👴
@@jdsparky288 😂
That Brandon is a pretty nice guy! I would subscribe to his channel but I already did a while back.
I appreciate that!
Brandon would make a good employee.
Ask Mrs Ellite if she can send him up for Monday morning and you can send him back Friday Afternoon!
Or we could just move to NC.... I hear they have bank jobs there too 😁
Are you gonna provide the jet?
@@mrs.eliteearthworks No stage coaches or trains to rob though!
🤣 yes
Good Job!! Enjoyed!! Cheers!!;-)!
Chris make a part two for this video please
Hey Mrs. Elite, Brandon is going to want a Volvo 220 of his own in the future 🤑
Oh boy...
Evidently he has been kicked for a while .
@@mrs.eliteearthworks ko
this guy has the city smiling.... nice iron pads to protect the streets
Now comes a teaching time : why does the overflow head toward the houses? Looks like it will flood the yards. Is the path deep and long? Heading to a pond.
I am learning alot at 78. Thanks.
Chris,did you swap those ISO,for the helper?
Does the pond have a bentonite Clay liner? And will you put one around the disturbed soil?
Posted 5 min ago and almost 600 views... I'm a fan but wow, you have some zealots!! Good on ya man!
I turned on youtube and it said posted 8 minutes ago and it is at 2,808 views already.
I never miss an "episode." It's part of my evening routine now.
Been waiting on this one
Watching you and Dirt Perfect finesse those controls is like watch Isaac Pearlman playing a violin. I think you beat Dirt Perfect by a G string. LOL You guys need to teach the new kids that it is not a video game where you slam those controls. It's all in the wrist.
My machines are a bit smaller just have to get a feel for it
What was that "anti-seep" collar you mentioned? To keep it from floating up or shifting downstream? Is the weight of the pond dam not enough to control for that? Thanks in advance
RIP Bucket Teeth LOL 18:04
I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
Sometimes it is nice to see an outside angle, like when you are lifting something like a crane. The leverage in how far out you carry things, the same for grade. The cat ete lens messes that perception up.