How a responsible contractor lowers the pond level. Many small projects completed for a full day of work.

Chris is the best at pond work, he knows very well what needs to be done.

Hey Chris if you get a chance we would love to see the progress on the big pond you did recently behind the big shop building. That was a very impressive dam

Chris you are so good at narrating your videos that's why I think that everyone enjoys watching you 😊. Keep up the good work and keep safe

The transformation of the pastures and the pond has been astonishing. Your customer is fortunate to have hired the BEST in the business. It's a great job Chris.

What a gorgeous piece of property. Wow! I absolutely love how take such pride in your job. Thank you for sharing. You make it look so easy.

If you think electric fence wire is bad, try getting a set of old bed springs tangled up in your tracks. Being spring steel, most wire cutting pliars won't touch them. Hammer and a good chisel might. However it's done, it must be cleared away, or you risk tearing out every seal in the final drives. Even less fun to replace those.

Amazed at the hard bottom of the pond!! Beats sinking!! Liked the idea you had on the drainage ditch!! Smart idea !!

Great video, pond, and pastures look amazing .

Love watching you work. This was great, Chris. Thanks for sharing.

A lot of cowboys would just have carved it up and damn the consequences, nice and thoughtful approach. Good job.

If anyone ever wants pond work done,Chris you're the man. Nice video Chris.

Chris i want to thank you for this channel and you sharing your knowledge and skills with us. I'm far from calling myself an operator. I've operated minis and backhoes to replace water and sewer lines or repair them. I live vicariously through you. That little kid in me says yes this is cool. I've learned a lot from you.

Those brush piles oughta burn hot and fast!! Nice plan on the pond drain down!

I expect we’d all love to see his old dragline once again clearing ponds, but I doubt Chris would want to work the old beast that hard. Not to mention how tiring the old machines were to operate!

I love the time lapse at the end. Please include more time lapse good job.

Digging that drain ditch in the dam is a great demo of the incredible productivity your machine allows you to have.

Really liked the time lapse. Thanks for sharing.

Those are going to be some “TINY” LD18 fires!!!😂😂😂 It is going to be an interesting video for sure!!

I'm really enjoying watching this series. The time lapse really adds a different perspective to your work.

So enjoying this pond rehab! Beautiful scenery. U r so knowledgeable, owner blessed to have u. God's blessings and be safe.

Yeah that pond's turning out real nice wasn't much left of that island when she pulled everything off it. Good stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

Nice little quick clearing project. Looks like you had a good crop of hay .

Don’t know why Chris, but I lost you for a bit. Back in hospital so I can catch up. Great to see you again.

Beautiful piece of property ❤❤❤

As always chis you have made this place looks absolutely amazing you are the best out there doing it all the little details you put in your work means alot can't wait to see what you do next at the bealy good farm

Another fine project Chris 😊😊😊

Hi Chris wife and I like this pond can’t wait to see when it’s all done awesome job

Chris... the pond pirate but instead of a ship he has an excavator 😂

Do you know who built the pond? Good job with the pond draining. Island clearing was a snap. Good place to give the Volvo a little rinse off. Great job today. Thanks Chris. Have a good evening.

I can’t wait to see the fire

First time in a while good morning everyone I hope you all enjoy your day ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂❤

THANKS!

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

I don't know if it's my imagination, but when you're moving the se.i green brush, it seems to be much heavier per grapple grab listening to the motor. Love your precision and care. True talent.

Very cool pond good work

Great work Chris I’d love to come see some of your work in person I’ve been watching your channel for as many years and it’s amazing love your work

LetsDig18!

Tell him to plant mint on the island 😂 That stuff will never allow another plant to grow on it!! And it would smell amaizng!

Looking so much better.

Looking good makes that property look much bigger nice job Chris👍👍😎

Pond site looking amazing

You should have taken a drone shot of the 220 setting on the island that would have been cool. Pond looking a lot better.

Job well done 👍🏻

Nice job love watching your days at work

The teeth on your rake need to be 3 times longer. That way the dirt can migrate under the horizontal bar supporting the teeth instead of rolling up the soil with the debris. The horizontal bar and the dozer blade are riding way too close to the surface.

Thatss going to be another nice pond. Do you ever go fishing in some of the ponds you build?

I liked the island with the trees, I’m sure it will still look awesome when it’s done though

Cool seeing how to see the grade control👍

Nice work looking great Chris.

Looks amazing Chris.

🇮🇪☘️☘️🇺🇸 oh I have missed the rhythmic content humming of your machines & your equally calm energy explaining precision pond creation. Back in the South land of gentle genteel patient men Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammo ☘️🇮🇪🇺🇸

DAMN that DAM😂

nice office you have there a little dusty at times some mud here n there , blue sky trees water and no-one in sight , nice

Great job on draining the pond sure is going to be pretty to look at.

Yeah the trees are gone needs to just take out the little island all together it’s too small everything looks great thank you for sharing 😊

Great skills can create masterpieces and you do it over and over my friend. Lookin great Chris!!

Totally awesome. Utah waving hi 👋 You made short work of all that. Impressive. Be safe 😊

I enjoyed watching you clear off the island.

Feel like when you light that brush pile your gonna evaporate that water table down 😂

Well, Ya got the Tracks Nice and Clean , it looked like !! lololol.... Man, that pond looks so much better now, I know your going to have a couple Hella Fires !! lololol... Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

That was one way to wash the tracks .

One benefit of swimming with the excavator, you don't need to dig off the mud from the undercarriage or tracks. Win-win!

Got love time lapse! 🥳

Awesome - do you have a similarly in-depth video on all your pine tree styles?

Love this video Chris It was a very good one .👍👍👍

Build the land up with some crush concrete would look pretty nice 👌🏾

Enjoyed this video bro. Safe travels. Ken.

You got that place looking good

Looking better everyday

If I had your property, I would offer to buy the smallest grain silo that was at that job site. That would be a cool thing to see every day as a lawn ornament. Plus you cows, so it would complete the scenery. Just saying. 👍🏻

I can see some great 🔥🔥 soon.. job is coming along great ..

The area around the pond and beyond is really looking nice. Once grass grows in to feed the property owner's cattle it's going to look beautiful. He'll be able to increase the size of his herd.

If I have the means in the future, you'll be my number 1 pick for doing land clearing on my property.

Chris, this pond is shallow enough to push the mud up to the banks with the D6 lol.

CHRIS BUILDS PONDS !!!...AND CHRIS EMPTIES PONDS!!!....😮😊...

As much as you use a dozer with a root rake you ought to put one that’s only a root rake on the D6

Hi Chris the pond is coming alone nicely your doing another great job and making thing's look fantastic, just watch out for the snacks the damn things bit theres no wonder you love your aircon so you can keep the doors shut, thank's for another great video Chris.

the amount of material that bucket holds is crazy

love the rip rap drain , great discharge quality meet ,

Had no idea Nutria were in the Carolina area. We have our share of them in Louisiana. They will sure do.some.damage. Good eating for.sure. :)

Nutria is the size of a beaver at 10-20 lbs + and has straight tail when they swim. Muskrat is 4-6 lbs and has a semi-flat tail that snakes back and forth when they swim. Either way, they are devastating in a pond as they both do the exact same thing: Burrow long tunnels into the banks, including the dam. If not removed, they will eventually collapse the dam. Unfortunately, you can't relocate them.

Hey Chris Would you do a short video on how to use the grade level to dig a ditch from one level to another? I have to put a drain tile in from my back yard to the front and I don’t know how to set a laser level.

Thank you and have a great day.

I wonder how many people Chris's videos have saved from short cutting companies. Even though it is just a snapshot of his day, he gives a lot of hows and whys

Dig it!

Well Cant wait to see the progress in coming days

31:20 If they do decide to have a little island it might be a good idea to have a little bridge "feature" with a large round pergola on it...

Can you come up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan? we need a pond. 😂

That job site just looks like a giant playground, couldnt ask for better.

Time lapse, really cool

I would have left the island alone and allowed nature to take it's course. It's just going to return to that state again. Nice work Chris, place is looking great!

The Pond Master back to doing pond work. 220 didn`t swim too deep.

Need to bring the Bucyrus out to play!

good pond video

Chris, do your customers watch your video's? Do they make comments? The reason I'm asking is because you have great explanations for what you're doing and why.

That was a lot of different things that you did,..was interesting to watch,..

You have the best job ever. This is literally all i want t o do is operate some awesome machines. Best part of the military was being able to operate some of them as i would have never had the opportunity in the “REAL” world lol.

Its ok Chris . Everyone thinks up reasons to drive Into the pond to avoid shoveling the track . 😂 Could you put in a small path to get to the island ?

Yes