Chris I am 71 years old & with out a stairway to your machine I could not even begin to get in your machines but , I just enjoy the hell out of watching you. Your work ethics are just unbelievable, along with the way you leave a site clean & manicured. I just appreciate someone who actually cares anymore. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! Ron

Bet the 220 is breathing a bigger sigh of relief than you are Chris, lol. She can finally get that much needed maintenance you talked about when you first started this job. The jobsite looks beautiful, especially seeing where you started on it. It's come a very LONG way.

I remember when you first started this project, who would have thought it would have taken so long for it to look like it is now, but you hung in there and you have turned that "Sow's ear into a Silk Purse". Way to Go.

She looks good that hammer operator did a fantastic job

I appreciate the utmost care with which you treat all the equipment you deal with; from your own to the trucks and trailers you load. Love your videos!

Love how they had the bit wrapped in plastic to protect it. 🤣😂

I bet the neighbors in those fancy houses loved hearing that hammer rattling the paintings off the walls.

Chris, please bring us back to see the complete project once done.

Man that makes it so nice when your easy on putting rocks in the trucks that way. Most people are not that easy. I like doing the same way when l load rocks to. Great job brother !

Not all, but some of the videos that show this project: AMI bucket and thumb arrival: Aug 2, 2020 Job explanation: Aug 9, 2020 AMI grading bucket arrival: Sept 2, 2020 Silt Pond start: Sept. 7, 2020 Rock break fail: Sept 13, 2020 Silt pond finish: Sept 16, 2020 Site clearing start: Sept 21, 2020 Site clearing finish. Sept 26, 2020 Test drill/blasting rock: Oct. 6, 2020 Broke ground: Dec. 21, 2020 Boulder extraction: Jan. 8, 2021 Truck loading: Jan 14, 2021 Boulder busting: Jan 22, 2021 Rock loading: Feb. 5, 2021 Rock loading: Mar. 3, 2021 More boulder busting: Mar. 12, 2021

Chris--After this job, you need a good stiff drink. Make sure it is one that is "On the Rocks"!!!

If there was ever an Olympic Games for excavator Chris would win the gold every time.

Think of chalk for a blackboard, if you sharpen it all the time, soon changing the stick. Points are used for precision shaping, blunt is used for busting waste. Great work Chris!

I've watched those service trucks riding up and down I 95 for years and I'm watching your video to see how their cranes work...thanks again for videos, Chris.

What a punishing transformation of this site... from start to finish! Great job to Chris , and all involved.

Chris that job had a lot of rock! I bet you’re glad you’re done. Thanks for sharing. Kevin

I would be interested next time to see how you prep the pile to get on top to load the trucks

Chris “I’m not a rock buster, I’m a f’ing rock star!”

I was beginning to think someone was hauling in boulders overnight, it’s like they multiplied. Looks nice.

I'm watching due to Covid confinement boredom in a big city (Paris) + planning a single house build. After watching a few videos, I massively admire how you're sharing your knowledge with the public. These videos are a very valuable resource for young operators, planners, managers & even ordinary homeowners. Hats off to you, Sir.♡♧♡

Own probably 10 pairs of Ariats. English and western riding boots, riding sneakers, hiking, etc. I predict more Ariats in your future!

I enjoyed the rocks even if Chris didn't. It looks great. He should be proud. Love the new boots and jeans.

I love your videos, but even I"M glad your done with this one !

you must be glad to finally be going somewhere with this job.

Every time he spins around pointing to the entrance i can help but think about what it looked like from day 1....they loaded out a legitimate metric shit ton of material out of there and the only casualty was a hammer bit but it wasn't his so it doesnt count lol.

Chris, when your done show a before and after pictures just to give a visual of the amount of material you removed. Thank you for sharing!

Perfect timing for a video from Chris!

Robert is the man, he gets stuff fixed and gets us back working! We rarely ever use chisel bits, they wear down anyway and you're more likely to stick a bit if it's pointed. Better off just using the flat bits. They brought me that hammer today to replace the one that needed to go back to the shop.

I wonder how long before the local senior citizens put in a claim for new dentures now the rock breaking is finished. Another great video from rock central. Safe travels bro

I saw that broken bit, and thought, "damn, this job is cursed."

I'll bet those drivers are mighty grateful that you didn't bomb their beds with all that rock.

Maybe just a few more videos from this one and this job will be wrapped up. Enjoyed the whole series on this one.

That’s been a rough job on the equipment and the operator. I know you will be happy when it’s through. ☕️☕️👍

Well Chris who knew you were stepping into a nightmare of a job site. So close to seeing the finish. It was very fortunate that you had a place to dump those many tons of rock / dirt. Hard on operator and machine. You almost wish for a mud job. Well almost:)

I find that, from time to time, if I implement a low maintenance approach to my equipment, it spontaneously disassembles in much the same way as that rock breaker bit did.🥴

I know your glad to see all that Rock come to an end !!! lolol... That was getting to be a pain in the ass daily, there wasn't it ? lolol... All looking good now though, time to finish up and move on , finally !, Have a Great Evening Chris !! On to the Next......

Are you sure, absolutely positively sure there are no more rocks hiding anywhere on the site? Pleasant dreams...😆

Wow. again, an hour after posted and already a bunch of downvotes. People are so stupid. Thanks for giving chris your views! Also, thanks for the video chris, I'm going to be sad once this project is all done, it was a great series.

That site pad is looking better and better each video!!!!! It really seemed like there was an unlimited amount of rock in that job, but underneath that, there’s a pretty good sand layer perfect for building!!! The impact hammer operator did a great job breaking up all of those huge rocks!!!! Very well done!

Looking good! It’s never a good day when you break your bit 😁

Just a note to say thank you for your videos I really enjoy them. Keep the good work.

That was a lot of rock busting and she was good at it 😉that seemed a big site to clear Chris. Thanks for the videos 👏👏👏👍🍺🇬🇧

Raining here today. Had to come here to watch any real work getting done!

Great work both, smooth and skilled. Thanks for sharing.

I'm guessing your bucket teeth will be glad this job is coming to an end. 👍😎

Man sure looks a lot nicer now, got to be glad you're about done with that mess, probably tough to make any money on a job like this

I know it’s unavoidable but whenever I had a job to haul material like that, I always told the operator Please load it over the rear and not the side and I’ll have case of cold ones for ya Worked every time. Excellent job Chris 👍👍

Only to think that this mess started with a BIG boulder in the pond ! Who would have thought it was only the beginng of the nightmare ! 😳

Hammerbits are probably consumables in that business. Thanks for continuing taking us along on this project. Enjoyable to see it come together.

And this is why you only hammer with the tip of the bit pointing in the direction you apply pressure with the machine. As seen in previous videos, hammering with the corner of the bit while applying a diagonal force, leads to downtime.

I bet your happy that job is just about over I know my back going to be happy cause I can’t even guess how yours feel good job 👍

I remember the first video on this project, digging the pond/water runoff pond. Better know as the start of the Rock project lol. Good videos Chris 👍

This portion of the job is done. Can only hope the next phase is easier and less bone jarring! Your extended forecast is calling for lots of rain in the next few weeks so this is the last day you will get dust on your new boots....

You said that you would be glad when that job was over I bet the blasting company will be glad to

Busting rock all day would actually do my head I rather be in the mud any time

Man that’s been a rocky bit of mayhem,I know your glad to see the end come and the equipment needs some TLC

Love your videos. i'm one of those watch and learn kind of guys and have learned a lot from you. Keep em comin bro

That's was a big project to do with all those rocks great video Chris 🇺🇲

They are building a fast food place next to where I work,, there has been a deere 320g with a hammer busting rock now for 7 weeks, really getting tired of the noise.

Looking real good and it's alot of transformation whith the boulders gone whew .. godbless and stay safe.

Sort of glad this job is coming to an end. Nice work Chris and I am looking forward to the next adventure. Take care.

Now that my KZfaq feeds me a stream of random excavator videos on my home page, I've noticed how sitting up on top of the pile is important for loading trucks. Definitely looks a lot easier, especially when you have rocks. All the videos with excavators used for mining have them up on top of a pile loading trucks that pull up on either side.

You make that look so easy.

Wow from day one to now the up and downs awesome job again Chris

You're a smooth operator. This reminds me of when I first got into trucking, running dirt.

This job has been the gift that just keeps on giving.

This has been an amazing project to watch - looking back it's hard to believe it's been about 6 months since the silt pond videos on this site. Who could have guessed that the one big boulder in the end of the silt pond was only the 'tip of the iceberg'? Or 'tip of the Mountain' perhaps?

All said and done, those were some pretty costly rocks to dig up, bust up, load up, and carry away and bury somewhere.

So close to getting done that was alot of work and hours of time looking good 😎👍👍

Chris, I'm so impressed of your operating skills I'd like to know where you line up with other operators. I would like to suggest pretty well number 1 or 2 of all.

Have a nice day, even if here in italy we are going to sleep 😅😂😂

Be nice to see what the hole project ends up like, buildings and all, cos we've all been here a long time now lol

Nice lookin'' building lot...

Chris the hammer tips due to stress constant shock eventually develop micro fractures i.e. metal fatigue and will eventually break along the weakest point largest fracture under greatest stress. Love your channel especially the pond builds.

Lots of rock!!!! Back to the mud.

My Cousin had a large construction company in Fort Myers Florida. They built 100 miles + of Interstate 75 . Many golf course site preps. He said the goal was to tee off in KeyWest and play to Michigan ! I got to operate several of their machines including a Cat 245 More fun than any video game made ! Only took me about one Minute per bucket to load a Dump, Didn’t matter , I was having fun !

Chris has a great feel for the machine,excellent

Another great video Chris you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming brother

That rocky sand would make good gopher hole filler for my yard.

The beating of the rock breaker would drive me nutz

Great job Chris you've turned machine driveing into an art 👍

Well that really was a long task, especially from my chair, ha ha ha, managed to watch at least 6 other tasks from your contractor site, the areas you work are so stunning home's and property, it's so interesting to see the difference between your country and where I live, and there's very little people around, absolutely love your work mate,

I bet you have to be really patient to be a good operator, stay focused, thank you for your videos.

About time you finished that lol 😆

hey letsdig18, do you think it would be possible for you to do a few updates on the vet site in the future. just a few minutes of video and or your drone to see progress? cant wait til your next big job. hope to see the 250 again soon.

Hey Chris I asked about that with crushing it, didn't know it would rot so quick. Nice to hear you mention. Another good vid, thanks man.

So glad you didn't call me to fix that hammer! I tend to talk too much. Appears they got the hardness wrong on that bit.

Good video as always,finally light at end of tunnel for you,by way did you notice what kinda car the hammer operator was driving,not bad.👍👍👍😎😎😎

I Bet the Neighbors across the Street or going to Counseling since the Site Work is Completed. 👍

Reminds me of the old dirty Daewoo that you had

Nice thumbnail of the fleet

I have the same boots and they are comfortable as heck! My jeans don't look nearly that nice. LOL!

i was watching the video and heard the hammer and thought it was music in chris excavator lol 🤣😂😅

Well if her hammer was going to break anywhere it might as well be on this site. LOL Everything has gone bad here.

When you look at the beginning of this job and the end of this job, you think of the volume that needs to be moved and how many truck loads. However it seems like it took three times as many loads to do the actual job. I guess it is all the air space between the rocks after they are broke up so man that is a lot of extra loading and hauling to do with this job. Makes you wonder if crushing it to sand might have been worth it to reduce haul loads and settling at the dump site. Just a thought. Besides it would have been good to see Charlie.

I think this took almost as long as the huge pond or lake you had to dredge years ago that took months because of the rainy year it was.

The point do wear down on the breakers,sometimes they snap clean in half if you use the chisel to lever stuff apart,they become pretty brittle

Great Work !

Now that job is done , and ike the small job .

Nice job 👍