Chris, I’m going to miss this project when complete. I’ve seen all types of work done here, trees coming down, digging huge amounts of dirt, replacing and rebuilding, it’s been the biggest treat seeing you and your team turn this into magnificence. Thank you. Glad you’re feeling better.

37 minutes and 1.4 K likes is most definitely proof that Chris Letsdig18 is easily one of the most popular channels on Facebook. Could it be the extreme quality of his content. His professionalism at what he does and the fact he goes well above the level of duty others on here do to keep us supplied with quality videos to watch. Ooh, and the face he explains his methods and equipment that anyone can understand no matter how much they may not know what he's doing.

It is about as rare as hens teeth to find a man who takes pride in his work these days. Good on ya.

I’ve been so fascinated with this pond refurb, I’ve watched every vid from the start and I have nothing to do with excavations or the like, I actually work on historic aircraft lol 😆 well done on capturing my attention Chris. Can you put together a vid with your drone footage from start to filled pond, loved to see the full finish. All the best from the east coast NSW Australia 🇦🇺

Man that grading bucket sure puts the silk purse finish on things. Makes ya wonder how you ever got along without it. Glad you’re on the mend Chris.

You build it up just enough to take it back down to grade. No corners cut. Shows your professionalism.

I'm ready for a 6" rain let's watch this baby work!

Sure can tell you feel better, you & Volvo seem more synchronized. Glad you were able to kick it so fast - stay healthy!

Haul truck is looking pretty sharp kid !!!

The sun's shining, the boy feels better and out of the mud. What a beautiful day.

Chris I love the way you explain everything you do. You are a man of many talents. Hope you get to feeling better.

You are a true artist, not only due you make a pond a piece of art work but even a a pile of rubbish concrete. I must admit I love this stage of your projects and have even thought of skipping through to the end. But then you miss out on the sweat and tears as it develops and yhen you just appreciate even more. Well done done Chris you arethe one person you can really trust.😊

Really like how you used the materials you had on hand. You can tell you out a lot of thought into how you designed it and it turned out perfect. Really enjoyed the series.

It was so satisfying to watch to see all the final jobs being done and everything being cleaned up. I loved watching every bit of this project and will miss it.

What a huge improvement! The dam is so wide now, compared to what it was. As usual, your attention to detail shows immensely in your work.

I’m still amazed at what you can do with these ponds & pond dams, hats off to ya Chris & thanks for sharing, thoroughly entertaining 🙂👍

Should be good for another 300 years. MASTER CLASS!!

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Delighted you're feeling 5x better than yesterday. Your voice sounded 5x better yesterday than the day before.

The way he picked up the bucket of grout and set it down so gently. His excavator is literally a third arm!

The Laser sure beats having to drive a bunch of grade sticks!!

The pond looks great . I’m glad I had a small part in help fixing it back

I after all of these years really enjoy every part of your videos.

As far as fish habitat or “structure” a bucket wide channel cut into the bottom of any pond or lake would be WONDERFUL! Thanks for your great content, Chris!

All the tree huggers that criticise you should take note of the eco points of this site. Using on site materials. Much fewer road miles and less fuel used. Making water storage more secure. Reusing old concrete. Directing over flows into natural water courses. Its all good. Not just decorations.

Drone footage from start to finish will show it all. Another job well done mr Chris. Thanks young man

THIS project has really shown how INVOLVED, and LABOR INTENSIVE, these pond rehabs can become. 🤯 YOU did such a great job here, Chris, the owner should be VERY pleased. 👍 Saw you mixing your own 2B modified in the haul truck...smart...and cheaper. 👏

That bucket sure saves you alot of time. It can hog it out faster if loose and can grade and smooth at the same time. That bucket is awesome.

It is refreshing to see a grading contractor do a first class job. I've had many years of dealing with folks who want only to do just enough to get by. Beautiful work!

If after this project and the "experts" still try to tell you how you should've done it we can all just give up hope they'll ever learn. You are a dirt magician! Every thing just always ends up absolutely perfect. Mind blowing.

Wow what a difference from what you started with. The water has risen and looks a lot cleaner now. Bet the fish are happy. It's looking great, awesome job.

Chris I am so happy that you are felling better no matter how sick you are you still make your pond dam,s look so great.

The bucket trick was pretty good now your showing off. You're a damn good operator.

It never gets old watching how smooth you run equipment.

Glad you are feeling better. 50% and you still do 100% plus perfection. Enjoyed. Drone footage tomorrow. Please. Love me some music and aerial views.

Now the fun begins, clean up job site & equipment, get it all hauled off for the next job. Should be all out by next Monday. 👍😎

You sound better. I'm looking forward to the flyover on this one.

Your sounding alot better young man, great for us. Proud of your work, the outcome of each project is top notch.

Now all your hard work deserves some good extra protection with this extra spillway and this is the most clay fill I ever seen added to any of your existing dam structures.

The man is an artist and a sculptor.

👍Looks like the stars aligned pretty well for this project. Enough mud for the viewers, near perfect clay pit to do a nice wide dam renovation, good placement space for the waste material including the old concrete products, and a couple of workers that meshed pretty well with Chris' work flow. Thanks for sharing and feel better.

Glad your feeling better than the 10% you felt yesterday, I wish we had ponds like that over here in the UK more, I'd love to be able to do what you do everyday.

Sounding better. I'm certain it's the sunshine and diesel exhaust knocking out that head cold.

Coming along very nicely. It would be great to see this when the pond is full and again when the whole road way is finished.

Slicker that snail spit in South Africa. Great job Chris!!

Wish you could have had old Betti there to move all that broken concrete, she a good ol' gale

Almost the the home stretch now, please do visit in in few months to show us how it looks - with so much clean up it’s going to be awesome video

one of your best video series ever done this 10 Acre pond dam re-work

Hi ftom uk chris and all👋👍 excellent job on the spillway chris👌 never thought you could make a roadway on a spillway but in your work I definitely trust👍the water will very minimally get to that point I know you go above and beyond👌 this has been a great project for us all apart your bug of course (maybe should of buried the bug behind dam 😂 hope your ok tho mate still just getting on with it and appreciate you for that 💪 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋

I can't wait to see the drone before and after. I think this pond is looking amazing, and I remember what it looked like when you started.

Lots accomplished on the pond dam as depicted in this video. Great to see the grading bucket out - means things are coming together. Wondered when the grout bucket would be moved - easy done! Good to hear you are feeling much better - being crook is no fun.

Simple,but clever.Very relaxing watch Chris,& very good operator🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸👏👊👍

Another job well done, Chris! Hope you’re back to feeling 100% very soon.

With that laser you make the job look easy.

Oooh... Almost done!!! It must feel great to be so close to finishing!

A million-dollar remodel. Looking forward to the before and after comparisons. You do great work.

I know that you are a busy man Chris with work and the videos but on this video it would have been awesome to see you do the final grade on Timelapse on the pond dam. The pond dam looks as wide as a county road lol. Very cool

The haul truck looks so nice in that line-up ... hope to see it sometime soon, lined-up next to "Betty" and that CAT dozer on your bigger jobs!

Lovely job, very satisfying watching the dam coming together ...

Great job as usual Chris. For those wanting to build a bass pond, instead of one for irrigation I would have left the ridge of mud as well as put a lot of the concrete in the pond. Building berms, underwater humps and channels creates a varied topography on the bottom which is key for a productive fishing pond. Bass need ambush points and prey fish need cover.

Really coming together now Chris !! Glad your feeling a bit better too Man... That Big Grading Bucket is a must have , ya know it ? lolol.... Works so, so good on the finishing. Hey Chris, did you see that nice Pick up , up there by those gravel piles, Man you really have it set up nice !! Well, have a Great Evening , and , On too the Next !!

saw once in the 70's I think, a feature in the news, about how an Åkerman's excavator (formerly Volvo) pressed a cork in a bottle without it breaking. This is to show how far you have come with the precision of the hydraulics then. But it certainly required such a skilled "operator" as you. Get well. by the way wonderful to see you play with the "right scoop" 😀

That was good standing that bucket upright,,,, I saw !👀

Glad your getting better you always amaze me at how you can picture the final look of things as your doing the job but I am guessing it ain’t your first kick at the can I really appreciate your attention to detail you show how professional you truly are 😁👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND I MUST SAY THAT THIS JOB AND THE ONE YOU DID ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUSTING UP ALL THAT ROCK TO BUILD WHAT I THINK WAS A ANIMAL HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN YOUR TOUGHEST JOBS TO DATE!!!!.GREAT JOB...CANT WATE TO SEE THE NEXT PROJECT.

Sure glad to hear you are feeling somewhat better. Great job on this dam, as always.

Chris you must hate dealing with that concrete like that. It’s so hard on the machine but I guess in the end they are tools to be used. Love the daily vids , keep up the great work.

You make the work look so easy we are glad you are feeling better thanks

awesome job chris your doing a very nice job even with not feeling well!!😄😄😄

The pond is really looking good Chris. It’ll be very scenic once you put on the finishing touches and it fills with water.

Great use of the concrete. Better than paying to haul it away. I think the spillway looks great-I was waiting to see what you’d do with it. The whole project has turned out great. What an improvement!

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If it is not too far out of your way - please come back for a quick look at the filled pond.

Hi Chris been watching for many months absolutely love your work and being apart of your operation we follow you every night and it is a huge pleasure to be with you will talk about some caps tee shirt and jumpers talk soon Peter Barbary Victoria Australia.

Look, that final grading is NO JOKE. My guy is a freakin' surgeon on that dozer.

This project is looking amazing, sick or not, you get it done & done right, Awesome job Chris!👊💪

Always amazed to see your projects. You are a skilled worker !!

Looking great Chris, sounds like you are feeling a little bit better. Thank you for all the great videos

I love watching you sculpt this pond into shape. I cringe watching you beat your grading bucket in rubble

Happy you are feeling better and your portfolio of video's have got to have you backed up with countless work, Nice job, Chris. p.s. Thanks for taking is along for the ride.

Prayers toward your continuing improvement in feeling better. Great job as always. Kinda bittersweet on this project,I've enjoyed watching the process. Hate to see it come to an end. Looking forward to all that follows. I'm still going back and watching your older videos. I like them all but ponds are by far my favorite. Keep on keeping on Brother!

your work ethic is inspirational. Hope you feel better.

Your voice does sound better. Like there's some energy there in spite of the congestion. Good to hear! ❤

Glad ur feeling better man.

Wow, amazing project. You are not only an excavator pro, you can see finished project and landscape it. Have so enjoyed this series! God's blessings and get some rest!

ya sound better. You're getting stronger when you feel your appetite return aggressively. For me, a sure sign is when I get a craving for cheeseburger and fries.

If located in an area with winters cold enough to sustain sufficient ice, that pond would make a superb playground for winter games and sports! Chris, you're a master of your art and it's clear that you do not resort to lazy or dishonest short cuts on the job. Your commentaries are informative and your careful use of machinery is exemplary.

This pond and surround will look mint 👌🏻

Hey Chris, nice & perfect craftsmanship 👍👏

Damn, we're almost finished. I'm going to miss working there.

Damn looks excellent 👌 spillway on its way to being awesome I'll say another prayer to get you feeling better For feeling bad you sure get alot of top shelf work done!

Glad to hear you are feeling better. Great job as usual.

The only channel I’m subscribed to that I hit the like button before watching the video! Haven’t been disappointed yet 😊

As if we didn't know Chris had the touch with his machine - did he prove it again with that bucket of grout pick up and setting it down "Up Right" no less. The third hand strikes again. Great job on this pond. Waiting on the conclusion of it(as if I don't know already though).

Without buying a New Machine with Grade Control the Grade Pole on the blade is Slick.

Really great job you guys have turned out on this dam . Glad your recovery is under way too. All the best 👍👍

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You have a good eye for the beauty , and a lot of feeling , resect ! Greetings from Deutschland :

Really starting to shape up 😎

Another terrific video presentation. Thanks Chris. You are sounding a little better each day. Hopefully you can get some rest before the next project slams your time. Wishing you and your family a blessed week and a gentle spring season. Peace brother