Let's all take a moment to appreciate the dedication Chris has to this channel. He works long hours & still takes the time to record & edit what we all enjoy watching.
@Eastman46 ай бұрын
Yeah it amazes me that he doesn’t get burned out considering he even works when he’s sick and still puts out a video. He’s definitely the master at whatever job he tackles. 💪
@applianceman61946 ай бұрын
You got my votes, and takes time to even respond. Chris is A class.
@CCscott6 ай бұрын
Going to kiss his feet? 😊
@gullreefclub6 ай бұрын
@@CCscottBefore or after he dips his feet in the yummy mud being dumped in the borrower pit 😁
@ConstructionMachineryChannel6 ай бұрын
@@CCscott haha
@tmscheum6 ай бұрын
Been a while since we’ve seen a dredging job. Miss seeing Chris manage the mats once in a while.
@mshilko6 ай бұрын
I was just gonna comment on this. It has been a minute since we have seen the busted up matts out and used. That familiar "plop plop" of the mud reminded me.
@iandavison746 ай бұрын
I wonder if he still has the long reach excavator
@rustonluff6 ай бұрын
Easy wishing this side of the lense, but long reach is getting rusty and mats should be rescue ready for the broad range capable Industry at moments notice.
@mshilko6 ай бұрын
@iandavison74 Don't think he ever had one. Thought he rented one for a dredge job though.
@craigwavra34956 ай бұрын
@@iandavison74 his uncle was the one who had the long reach.
@Vickie-Bligh6 ай бұрын
That's looking really nice, Chris. You did make me laugh a lot with the mud splash on the windshield. I had been thinking "It's a good thing you had the window down" when you decided to wash the mud off and had the water 'leak'. Thanks for sharing this, for the smiles, for a great start to the New Year. Thanks for being here, Chris.
@johnhodge27886 ай бұрын
I was just thinking about how clean you had been able to keep your windows and then splat! Your response was great
@craigwavra34956 ай бұрын
Good to see you dredging a pond!! Take us back to the years past!! Like old times!!
@excavatortrucking6 ай бұрын
I admired his dedication, skill and perseverance in starting the project.
@terryrogers10256 ай бұрын
I don’t care what anyone says/ thinks, just something about the old 220 running and working, it just makes it a sweet ole machine. Watch out for flying mud grenades, really nice looking job, thanks for the update sir.
@letsdig186 ай бұрын
I think it's smoother than the new one honestly haha
@thatdave866 ай бұрын
Think that most of us arm chair skilled operators say the same thing ,it's most definitely noticeable,but I also compliment the Hyundai 330 for being a smooth machine ,it suits Chris well .
@archstanton92066 ай бұрын
I've been watching for about a year and a half now. I am 65, brother and nephew in this business for many years and I have been around it most of my life. I am really impressed with your work ethic and your skills, Chris. There are guys who can "run " a machine (me) guys who are "good with it" (most who use them get there after 5-6 years) and guys like you. You don't operate that 220, you put it on. It is an extension of you. Guys like you are rare...and getting rarer.
@stevenr86066 ай бұрын
👍🏼 😂😂😂 watching you at the beginning reminded me of the song: "Slip Slidin' Away" a 1977 song written and recorded by Paul Simon 👍🏼
@jeffwisemiller35906 ай бұрын
Haven't seen Chris play in the mud for a while, everything's been just dig, dig, dig. Happy New year Mr. LD18 & the best of 2024, cheers.
@donnamullins20896 ай бұрын
When you finish Chris this will be a new pond. Really looks nice.
@haroldhawkins93706 ай бұрын
Chris you do outstanding work, job well done. The pond will look great when all of the edges have grass on them again.
@kirk4676 ай бұрын
It’s going to look like a brand new pond when you’re finished Chris! Yeah the land owner definitely doesn’t need to run any equipment across the barrow pit area for a long time!
@sambrem07886 ай бұрын
I have really started to notice the difference between the 220 and 330 on this pond. I was use to the 330 loading the haul truck and the 220 seems to take forever now. lol
@BEAMONSTRONG6 ай бұрын
Alright! A good ol pond dredging. What a great way to start off the year. I was kinda missing these. Looks great Chris. Thanks for sharing.
@robcates23836 ай бұрын
I'll bet you really get a kick out of a"QUICK AND EASY, JUST A FEW DAYS, DREDGING JOB", Chris!!!!! Love your videos!!!!!
@dongalloway68886 ай бұрын
Worked Road Construction in Northern Indiana years ago... Highway coming up to an approach over a river for a new Bridge... State inspector came by just as a Cat 613 scraper was bringing in a new load for the approach... Inspector saw the ground "Pump" under his wheels, and made us remove all the fill in that location and replace it... Wasn't happy!!! LoL... With this said...Once you cover it... will that mud in the barrow pit ever fully dry??? I heard you say it's going to be a nasty spot for awhile... but I'm thinking that "awhile" will be years!!! Keep up the great work... we'll keep watching you!!!
@letsdig186 ай бұрын
You'll be able to drive over it by summertime
@fitzeefreshvids18886 ай бұрын
Good call giving those of us who were thinking, Wonder how much splash when he dumps that? I bam you show us! Great stuff! Big fan 5 years and counting, thanks for your dedication to KZfaq and to your fans, quite the commitment and love the content. Love from St. Paul,Minnesota 🇺🇸
@jameskotansky93986 ай бұрын
That borrow pit will make an excellent garden site for the next ten years or more.
@jamielee93506 ай бұрын
I would be putting a fence round it and planting veggies in there 🥔🥕🍈🥒🥬🍓
@randybourdon27916 ай бұрын
Nice job slicking the banks up Chris!
@mostlyinterested10166 ай бұрын
Man, that's a slick job of pond-edging there.
@scottburk40836 ай бұрын
Howdy Chris! Have a good one,take care and God Bless!!!❤😊
@wendymorrison58036 ай бұрын
Love a pond clean out. And the restoration of the borrow pit. All that mud, will the pit be safety fenced? As a kid we farmed near a sand mine, the dams for the clay wash were high fenced, warning signs, the lot, drownings were a real fear.
@shaneherman89066 ай бұрын
Happy New Year bossman. Hope 2024 brings you alot of great jobs so we get alot of good videos to watch.
@Eastman46 ай бұрын
For as dry as it’s been there this summer and the recent jobs you’ve been working it’s nice to see you playing in the mud again Chris. 😉
@robertdonaldson65846 ай бұрын
I am glad that someone cares about this pond.
@user-dk7ob4yp4h6 ай бұрын
Какой красивый труд! Здоровья и удачи.
@donnal.oglesby48066 ай бұрын
Thank you Chris for all your hard work not only on your jobs but also for the content of your channel, all your hard work is very much appreicated. The pond is looking a lot better now.
@ronaldheit1966 ай бұрын
Loved that mud splatter on the windscreen part. I was glad I wasn't sipping some hot coffee listening to Chris's reaction. Chris has an awesome attitude when things like that happen. Most guys would have been cussin' up a storm about that windshield being left unlatched. Not Chris, he just shrugged it off and went in with the job a little wet. Pond is really looking way better.
@klsc85106 ай бұрын
Or it ended up on the cutting room floor!
@WatcherNine6 ай бұрын
Yeah! Haven't heard that muddy plop sound in a while. I always enjoy watching you work with the sloppy mud because it always gives me new ideas to try when digging out the expansions to my lake. Plop....plop......plop.... Tip: make a 'tailgate' with drier mud/dirt to hold back the liquidy stuff from spilling out Tip: don't overfill the dump truck with wet mud as it's a billion times heavier than the dry stuff Tip: Always keep your windshield closed when working with wet mud (hah! I knew that one)
@BuckMasterNorm6 ай бұрын
The pond looks great
@dougmay89246 ай бұрын
Nice spot for a Pond garden 😀 ❤ Let's Dig 18!! Thanks again for sharing 😊 Happy new year 🎉 😀 😊
@rodneystewart89586 ай бұрын
Chris you may have a little mud on your window but your machine is still cleaner than Dirt perfects
@NCSUME16 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Chris! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with the world. Not only are you one helluva operator, but you're a gem of a human in my book.
@garymessina16096 ай бұрын
Looks really good great job great video thanks Chris and Robert
@hydraulic-hum6 ай бұрын
I just love watching you work, thanks Chris
@arkansas13366 ай бұрын
Great progress, very nice work!
@JasonRutan-rv3dj6 ай бұрын
I absolutely love Chris's channel i can't wait until he hit one million subscribers chris you are one talented man your parents gotta be proud of you stay safe out there and please keep us with video's God bless you all
@sylviaprudhomme54176 ай бұрын
So clean and neat. Looks so nice❤❤❤❤❤
@ipaddlemyowncanoe.74416 ай бұрын
Yep, same to you. Happy New year! Chris, yeah that pawn's turning up real nice. A lot of mud till that hole up. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
@74jojo6 ай бұрын
Chris, just wanted to say that my uncle gave a tip about the tailgate conundrum. He had an underhung tailgate on his A25 and A35. They're available as aftermarket products, so there might be possible to find them for sale. A friend of his with good skill in fixing and modifying work machines, built one from an original bedrock tailgate for his own A25. My uncle is not sure if his friend saved money but he got ahold of one faster.
@nigelhales8746 ай бұрын
So skilled plant operator love watching Chris ole happy new year late evening uk 🇬🇧
@kennysr.10546 ай бұрын
Very satisfying ! Happy,Healthy and prosperous New Year to you
@bryanlloyd10996 ай бұрын
Awesome job around the pond!
@DconBlueZ6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, I usually learn something and always enjoy watching!
@Monkeysic6 ай бұрын
Man I want a video if the farmer drives over that borrow pit with the combine 😂. Ah the relaxing videos of dredging! Worked on a john deere 470G today and thought about LetsDig18! But Chris wouldn't have destroyed the bucket cylinder like this one smashing into trench boxes. Always can tell a good operator from a bad one!
@thorntontarr28946 ай бұрын
What a mixture of digging in dirt & mud yet Chris gets stressed by mud splashing on the windscreen; yet with a coordinated swish of the grading bucket he splashes the windscreen. BUT he complains when he gets wet. Really fun to watch this part.
@tracypratt58976 ай бұрын
Glad to see you using the older 220. Still an awesome machine!!!
@stonestare64876 ай бұрын
Messin with mud just reminds me of days when IBS is being difficult for me
@markshietze47836 ай бұрын
Awesomely ! excellent content, very entertaining ❤😊 keep up your good work 🎉
@walterhiegel30206 ай бұрын
Love watching a master work the controls so well. Impressive.
@johnpyle80276 ай бұрын
Like the pond work videos! I only have to deal with a lagoon/poop pond on my property and you really only have 3 options. A sickle bar attachment. An excavator with a mulching attachment or poison. Mine gets "kill all" 3 times a year and I zip around it on my ZTR. I have enormous evergreen bushes around the pond so you can't see it, but it still needs mowed on the pond side. I guess one other option is a weed whacker and I don't have time for that!
@maxmacdonald71746 ай бұрын
Seeing your 220 volvo siding towards the pond was a pucker moment.
@cashking80566 ай бұрын
Happy new years to you and your family!!
@DustyGroundHog6 ай бұрын
Nice job to have to fil in,good work.
@Dan13grandpa6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year. Stay safe and God bless. Dan 🇺🇸
@WINDYJEAN6 ай бұрын
You make it look so easy.
@TheBurnsStuff6 ай бұрын
That was great watching the overgrowth disappear into the pit. It makes the pond edge look so much better!
@herbbenson68846 ай бұрын
Good video. Thanks for the show!
@patrickholt85086 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Chris
@janespal27296 ай бұрын
Chris, I really appreciate how you can finish the sides of pond....you make it so "purdity" !!!
@kennysr.10546 ай бұрын
What I find amusing is the transformation from the start in 2007 with short silent vids to longer vids where he's fighting a backwards long reach skimming a pond cussing like a sailor to the long talk educational vids that we all enjoy now !😁
@rongrose37466 ай бұрын
Sure did help that pond a bunch !!
@user-dn6ij6lm2g6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video Chris and watch for the slaters on the window .
@jamiegibson10106 ай бұрын
The excavator bucket is really just an extension of his hand. It's incredible how smoothly he operates. Thanks for the video.
@thatdave866 ай бұрын
Happy New year and may it be a prosperous one
@davidd98956 ай бұрын
Happy new years to you and your family
@mikefisher12316 ай бұрын
The videos I miss are the beaver dam videos where Chris walks the excavator out into the swamp with mats and takes out beaver dams
@kaboom46796 ай бұрын
I think he switched sides . He's been working with and for the beavers lately .
@letsdig186 ай бұрын
Those were the fun days
@martymclamb57506 ай бұрын
Nice job.looks great
@paulirving41516 ай бұрын
awesome work keep posting these videos.
@hankkellerman30116 ай бұрын
I hope you have a great new year and prosperous one as well. Hi from NYC.
@marinussnijder79416 ай бұрын
Happy new year Chris. Thanks for the muddy entertainment, great start😂👍
@Nathanm79776 ай бұрын
It strange to think that some people think that people who do work like this is not smart. I would love to see one of them come out and develop a plan of action, and make it look like they said it would be, while dealing with figuring out where and how to get what materials you will need or take away.
@letsdig186 ай бұрын
Exactly
@TheTutu016 ай бұрын
Another good watch Chris. Looks like a tailgate would have come in handy for this job.
@kevinjohnston19576 ай бұрын
Happy New Year Chris.
@scrappy75716 ай бұрын
Cleaned up real nice! Now it's not just an old farm pond.
@user-zr1ij2tm6u6 ай бұрын
Nice and tidy now Chris....stay safe
@terrydees59986 ай бұрын
You just knew that Chris couldn't stay out of the mud much longer. I sure enjoy watching your channel. Thanks
@bwdowns2036 ай бұрын
Always great seeing a job all the wat thru I bet the owner is very happy!
@bosshogg35486 ай бұрын
Job well done 👍🏻
@Blossom_Chops6 ай бұрын
Love the way u cater to our childish whims 😂😂😂 lovely splashes ♥️💕
@kayenicholls54736 ай бұрын
Good morning everyone I hope you all enjoyed your holiday and new year ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@MarkORoth-fu2cy6 ай бұрын
That was so funny. Good thing you didn't have that window up. With that Mud splatter 😂😂😂
@jenkins21626 ай бұрын
Bucko is pushing the haul truck! One man band
@bigsteve92916 ай бұрын
Happy new year chris looking forward for what you have installed for us this year we know you call them ponds but here we call the big guns lakes like the last 1 you done with the island that was epic love the idea of little beaches on them where his john these days have you stopped working together now hope he his well
@Old-bold-pilot6 ай бұрын
Good job Chris, cheers. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@zmans666 ай бұрын
I like your work and the method of how you build these ponds. Why don't you use 4-5" clean limestone on the banks with erosion mat under it? I know it cost more..but your doing some high end pond jobs. When i see you dredging these ponds...makes me think large stone on banks would be so much better in my opinion.
@bobbymac11006 ай бұрын
Same to you and yours from me and us from Western Australia😎🇦🇺
@gravelydon70726 ай бұрын
I heard a good number of meadow muffins being made. We haven't heard that in a long time. Happy New Year Chris!
@davel22236 ай бұрын
Hey Chris, any body than can make running an excavator as easy as you do and I watch a fair amount of operators, you rank as one of the best. Practice really does makes perfect.
@JD-zm4eh6 ай бұрын
Happy New Year.
@mischef186 ай бұрын
Sure makes a tidy job that bucket bro. Safe travels. Ken.
@huggy17126 ай бұрын
Hi Chris this pond is looking great and barny and volvoetta the excavator needs a huge bath after this awesome job
@keithdunlap27016 ай бұрын
Oh Yeah Man !! Got it looking really good Chris !! At least ya only got yourself once with the mud !! lololol... And kept it pretty damn clean too, to be hauling all that slop !! lolol... Better Flag that borrow pit for the owner, for damn sure don't need anyone driving off into that mess !! lolol.... Would be a Bad Day !! lolol... You sure make it look good with the smooth bucket, those edges look nice !! Great as always, Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
@jackman62566 ай бұрын
That pond is looking lot bigger Now that you getting it clean up a bit