When the video stoped at the 49:00 minute mark I thought , Dozer has thrown a code and Chris has thrown the GoPro.

Just when you thought🤔Sunday couldn’t get any Better, we have a letsdig18 video to Watch.🍺🍿

Volvo air conditioning is getting a workout today….pans over to view of door open and windshield up 🤣🤣🤣🤣

The ( Pond Doctor) always has a game plan! This pond will be better than it’s ever been after the doctor’s finished! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Volvo should roll in there with a 380 for you to use!! LOL and the fuel as well!

Great work!!! Love how you don't let one breakdown stop you from reaching your goals even if a little more work is involved. Shows what a real professional can do.

For a man who loves working the excavator, you sure do a fine job with the Dozier. Good Luck Chris.

If I were a big shot at Volvo, I'd be getting my best tech and some funding to take care of Volvo's greatest advertiser! If after the problem is resolved Chris were to say a big 'thank you' to Volvo for taking care of him it would go a long way with myself as well as the over 500K viewers who watch these videos. Some of us have near term buying decisions to make and we'll be watching.

Over the weekend I was at one of the lakes here. There was a kid playing in the sand with a toy backhoe. It had a letsdig sticker on the side. His dad says the boy is fascinated with big machines and this is his favorite channel.

Just be careful brother! That's more a cliff in back of that dam than a slope....

I'm wondering if at least some of the issues with the Volvo can be traced to the time you caught it on fire earlier this year (or late last year, I forget). At least the dozer is still purring along! Something happened with the last minute or so of the video, the video was frozen and no audio from about 49:05 to 51:00

Thank goodness you purchased your bulldozer when you did! P.S. Hope someone from Volvo contacts you to make things right. You're their number 1 owner/operator, IMHO.

I feel your frustration dealing with def mine are gone forever...

This is why we need to push for a Right-to-Repair law nationally. Even if he knew what wire was loose and fixed it, the dealer has to reset the equipment to get it out of limp mode. This is hurting contractors and farmers alike. Oh and it affects the device you are watching this on as well.

"The good news that branch in no longer in the way" LOL What a frustrating project machine wise for you, that sucks. Looks great, thank you for sharing.

Frustrating times Chris, you do get times like that through life mate, I did. Chin up 👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧🍺

I always look forward to these. Especially the longer ones. 👍

Welp, video died but damn, nice slot dozing there, Chris. Sorry about the 220 again, I feel your frustrations.

I like the video, good to see you working. I think we should petition Volvo America to have a gentle look at that machine. That marketing guy you went to Korea with and made the 750 video with should have taken some action because it doesn't look good.

Lmao, uh oh...that would be a tree right there. Busted out laughing

Chris, Every time see you work I stand in amazement with your craftsmanship and good standards.

With the excavator that reliable, you need a bigger dozer to back it up. Volvo is getting a black eye.

I know you can’t delete the DEF crap if under warranty but I had to. I was going broke fix one thing 3 days later light on same code DEF. $5000 here $1500 here then finally $3500 to make it all go away and I have a good dd13 with no problems no limp mode no regen better fuel economy more power

Did the end of the video mess up for anyone else?

You do beautiful work. Love your commitment to a standard of excellence.

With issues of the machinery you have accomplished a lot in this time frame,totally changed the landscape 👍👍👍😎😎😎

Great cliff hanger for how many more things can go, "Holy Smokes Batman* 👍😃

I always enjoy watching you work on these ponds Chris! 220 seems to be hanging there! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome job Chris and sorry to see the Volvo go down again this time no one should charge you at all.

Evening all, from Cornwall.

What sets Chris apart from others is how when things take an unforeseen turn, he knuckles down & finds another way to get the job done, rather than sitting around. I hope Volvo gets your 220 fixed ASAP matey.

I love the way you trim the trees. I need a trimmer like that.

Chris you did a great Job on this project. Hopefully the extra soil you added to the older part of the dam will make sure it doesn't bust down the road. The client will be super happy with this job.

Very fortunate you've got the dozer as a backup for sure. If it's any consolation, the job I used to have, the company bought a brand new CAT 336FL excavator. Ran great, no issues. Suddenly at 1000 hrs the DPF light and alarms came on saying it was clogged and it forced a regen. Then it shut itself off. Restarted it, ran right back to limp mode. CAT came out and said a sensor was the issue. Needless to say about 5 calls later on it got the entire system replaced and was down for 3 months while CAT argued with warranty stuff etc. Very frustrating for my boss that just spent 250k on a new machine to barely get any use out of it. Before I left there it did it again at 3k hours. Moral of the story emissions is junk.

That job sure seems cursed. I guess the video freezing at the end is just another sign that this job has a hex on it. Just praying the dozer did not go into limp mode. Must say even with the troubles, this job is turning out beautiful. Would never have thought that breach could pack so sweet like that and that front slope is looking awesome. Great job, great operator, need to find the energy vortex that is killing the machinery. Call the Ghost Busters!!!

Beautiful clay. Good place for a clay pottery factory. Great video, steams ahead in spite of problems, that is character!

I hope things get better for ya Chris. I enjoy your work.

Yes. Get my garlic steak sandwich and stuffed mushrooms from Gilroy ready!

The more I watch you at work, the more impressed I am with your finished product. Mesmerising to watch it evolve from nothing and or broblematic to done.

Thanks for posting all these videos! I am 62 and just went and bought a brand new Sany 35. I have rented small backhoes in the past to do projects around my house. I have 3 acres that abuts a 10 acre pond and I am totaling enjoying myself clearing some of the property, making paths on the edges for a walking path. I want you to know you and your videos have given me the confidence to take this on! There nothing like getting into the cab, playing good music and creating something from... well nothing. Keep them coming Chris, your one of the good guys!

I would be getting the software to run diagnostics on a laptop for that digger ,you can then plug in see if you can clear the fault ,or see how serious it is ,this stop start machine needs something Hope you get it sorted ,and if it's that emissions stuff ,it's time to take measures ! It might be a Monday to Friday machine ,doesn't like working on the weekend 😀😀

The soil is gorgeous! As a potter, it looks as though it could be used as a low-fire clay.

Chris another great video with lots of hard work! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

Starting @43:45, that dirt rolling off the top of the dozer blade has me thinking about making a big ol' pan of chocolate brownies!

Little Komatsu had her ears pinned back all day.

Keep them videos coming I am perfecting my equipment skills. You are truly a master operator! Thanks for all this free information!

You do amazing work. It is awesome to see what it looks like before than later when it nis done.😀❤🇨🇦

On the plus side, you've managed to give us all a practical lesson on why excavators are better at moving dirt, and all the ways a dozer can be used efficiently in one convenient video... not to mention the skookum slot dozing at the end.

Love this job Chris its going to be very good pond .

One of the very few channels that I hit the thumbs up before the video even starts.

Absolutely awesome video! God bless you and your family 👪

Good ol government juice, causing more headaches everyday

Nice to see the 220 back chris.. .especially you driving it .take care Abbie uk x

This is why you keep jobs and make great videos, That I watch all the time 👍🏽👍🏽

Equipment seems to be running right. That's great. Pond is coming along very well.

Pond is gonna look beautiful when completed and full. It's effing always something, sorry your Volvo is ill again.

Epic! :o) Thanks for that Chris. Really looking forward to seeing where it goes next. Hope the Volvo gets put right soon.

Last two minutes of the video stopped playing but the clock is ticking. Keep up the good work.

That's what's strange about old farm ponds. They throw just about anything in the dams to build them up. Trash, concrete, plumbing, old refrigerators, livestock, husband's or wives. 😆🤣😂😹

Wondered where the title came from and now we the answer. Hope it gets resolved quickly. Enjoy watching that machine do it’s business.

Man, the change on this pond has been just incredible! From "couldn't even see it"... Way to go, man! Cripes, that's starting to become kind of a joke at this point, thing spends more time going into limp mode than it does working. Maybe you can find a 1970s or so excavator to re-build, give the old Link Belt another shot? At least it didn't break down every other day for a week!

Looks like good clay dirt in that project there . Little dozer does a mighty job for you .

Hi, have enjoyed you videos and work for a while now, it would be good to see some photos of the ponds a year or two after they were finished, if possible thanks

Chris - thanks for teaching those of us that don't operate heavy equipment for a living what/how you plan to solve the dam problem - along with many other challenges you face each day. I find your videos both educational and entertaining. Hopefully Volvo will come to your rescue!!

Like the 'George of the Jungle' theme song watch out for that tree. Maybe you have to think about 2 of everything?

I kept waiting for it to start raining. Hang in there, great video.

I'd say as of now the 220 is on double secret probation, any more problems and it's time for the late night talking to yourself to start. Whether it's your truck or equipment, when you can't count on it to perform it's not worth a tinkers dam, and those Benjamins and Ulysses stack up way too quickly!

Did you remember to leave a bar of soap for the fish when they use the bath tub? On a serious note it would be really cool to see a pond you did a few years ago and how it looks now! I really enjoy your videos your a delicate surgeon with that excavator.. incredible

Looking very good.

Sure could use some help and the skid steer tracking it in as you add more material Chris! I hate seeing you as a one man team! You already work too hard brother! Looks good brother!

Amazing footage 👍

Slot dozing. Nice...long carry...nicely done...sure hope the end was just battery giving up...long day...pulling for you

Hay just got to work smart 🤓 keep up the great work 👍 💪 👌

Great Job!!

So glad you added that dozer to your arsenal this last year! It has proven to be very worthwhile.

Chris you made your dozer act like it was a D8. Wishing you that your baby will be fix quickly. Hope the rain will light . So the pond can be finished to your standards. Have a beer or two and have some fun with Winston.

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Can only imagine your frustration with the Volvo. Bulldozer steps up to get dam finished up for pending weekend rain, dam looks great👍 Try to have a nice weekend…maybe have a couple of beers and a pizza👍👍👍

That damn tree jumped right out in front of you. Ya never know what those dang things are gonna do, seem to have a mind of their own at times. 😄 Also, it's the trees fault yer machine died again!

Will he let a cranky Volvo shut him down? Hell no! Finesse with a Dozer strikes again! Great job.

You can tell how well that compacts.

I wish you lived in Missouri I have a pond that needs work!

So glad the excavator is fixed.. Back to some great burn videos coming. Beginning to smell those campfires again.

For awhile there I thought we were having another Animal Hospital situation, left to yourself you can accomplish anything, having to wait on others is the problem. Yet another show of workmanship.

Glass of wine poured and up pops a new LetsDig 18 video, a perfect Sunday night!

I REALLY enjoy watch your work almost every VEDIO I've seen so far keep up the good work and , keep RISING STRONG ONE GODSPEED ONE

Hi Chris, watching you work that excavator is like you have a third hand. We see other folks on KZfaq trying to pick up eggs with a mini it really makes us all laugh, even if they could they can't hold a candle to what you can do, and you're twice as fast.

I am duly impressed with how calm you stay when equip. keeps going down. Good attitude jedi.

Great video 👍👍 I'm a heavy equipment mechanic and we own our own shop. It can suck on both ends. Owner and mechanic.

It would have been nice to see a time laps from the above the pond to see

The bit at the end is to ensure people watch the whole thing. There will be a test.

Kind of ironic he is giving this owner his pond back while on another site he must take another very nice pond away from an owner because of dam issues(no pun intended)...

Anyone else miss the last 3 minutes of the video?

EXTERNAL MICROPHONE! Get a hold of Mike Morgan @ Outdoors with the Morgans. He has a great setup so that he can be heard when the camera is in or out of the tractor/excavator . I enjoy your videos, especially the pond builds. Keep up the good work!

ahhh frustration my old friend, always testing my patience when things seem to be going well .I used to break stuff but I was running out of stuff so I just remember breaking stuff now .Time to go play with your dogs,it will make you feel better.

That dirt looks pretty sandy. We use thick nasty clay on ours idk were just ol ranchers we line the bottoms with drillers mud

Seems to be a flaw in the video at about 49:08 but it's looking good otherwise

great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻 sorry about your machine hopefully you will figure out what’s wrong with it

You should get a camera that mounts on your hat, more of an operators perspective. Though you do get tossed around in that cab a lot so motion stabilization would be a must.

Sometimes you start to wonder if a jobsite is cursed! Pond Dam that fails is resisting all attempts to rebuild it. You may end up revisiting this one at some point Chris!

Hello from Barbados!