I remember you walking through this area right after you bought this portion of the farm and pointing out where you wanted a pond. Your landscaping eye is phenomenal. You look at land and can see what its possibilities are. Then you have the skills and talents to achieve that. I love that and thank you for sharing the journey with us all.

Your love, talent's and hard work is turning your land into a magical place. I like what you did where you can start to see into the woods. It's all looking gorgeous along side the pond. ❤❤❤

Chris could ice a cake with that excavator. Much respect.

Perfect end to a perfect pond! Standing ovation!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 So happy you’re going to be able to enjoy the very thing you’ve created for so many others!

Awesome job, Chris, you made yourself a great looking little pond!!

You know you got a good pure clay when the water clears up fast.

Although it took some time on the calendar it actually went pretty fast in man hours for what you got done and the transformation that took place here. Looking good. Ah, the magic of proper planning and Chris is always the man with a plan.

Greetings Chris I like how you trained Barney to back up when you honk. 😂

Thank you for these long videos you organized this one very well !!!

Sunshine...on my shoulders makes me happy. Sorry I couldn't resist 😆😆

Another masterpiece - at home! Long productive day. Yay Robert! Experience and knowledge makes for faster results!

As per your usual extremely high quality work, the pond fits the space both aesthetically and functionally. You took great care in creating fish habitat with the stumps and ditches, hope you will take us along when you stock the pond.

Thanks Chris, It's nice to see your friends helping you out. The new pond will be awesome!

It looks good. Instead of planting grass you could throw out some native wildflower seed for the bees and butterflies. Help the pollinators. Absolutely no chemicals.

It's amazing how well that red clay packs, Cant wait to see it full and grass on it!

Still amazed at the amount of work you get done in a short time. Very efficient. A true artist with those machines.

The track loader is perfect for this work!

Been a long time coming. Glad you finally get to watch as it fills.

That is so much nicer than the ponds with not a tree in sight. Lot more comfortable to hang out with some shade. Will look good when leaves change color also... Getting that loader figured out too. Handy as hell.

Chris you really have a nice line of equipment, congratulations its well earned. Nice job on the pond!

That pond is Awsome! And Chris it's amazing what a 4 way bucket can do ! And how much of a game changer they can be!

That 953 is so flexible and agile!! Sure gets the job done!!

A perfect pond from the pond master,great job.

Coming along nicely! One of those boulders would make a nice island for painted turtles to hang out, if those live in your area.

This has got to be one of the most therapeutic videos you have made. The track loaders makes it look like your working with chewing gum. Wonderful bit of kit. Superb video.

This channel is my therapy!!!... BIG relief to me is @ the 24:20 mark when the stubborn red clay finally (for the most part) comes of the dozer blade... (why is that important to me!?! I haven't a clue, but it was/is!).. Thx, Keep digging Chris!!

The pond came out really nice. Can't wait to see it filled up. You never cease to amaze me. Thanks very much for sharing.

It's awesome to see you make this progress. So happy for you. I'm 61 and have been inspired to do similar but with limited funds. Hope you enjoy your property for years to come.

Lotsa ways to skin that dam top with that Cat Track Loader !! Excellent pond

Watching from the uk 🇬🇧 👍👍👍👍

Chris you dont talk about family but i know they have to be so proud of you. Hell im so proud of you young man. You are doing very well for yourself in life. You are no doubt the pond master. It would be really neat if you could pick a long time subscriber to be able to come visit you and you show them how to run some machines and learn the process of building ponds. Ponds are good.

Watching Chris moving dirt is definitely like watching a master potter working clay into a beautiful vase. The way he knows exactly where the clay and dirt needs tp go then using a bucket or dozer blade to get it there exactly as he intends is friggen astounding. Definitely a vert entertaining way to spend some afternoon time eating a late lunch before a nap. Yuppers, this late for me as I worked 2nd shift most of my working life fixing jukeboxes and pool tables at bars. Worse thing for a bar that's open after midnight is a broke down jukeboxe or pool table as their customers will bar hop to one with music and working pool table. Of course after 11 pm drinks were on the house for me to stick around in case it went down again when I was living in the Florida Keys for 10 years. Chris is certainly dead on. It's gonna be a really Beautiful little pond to fish and swim in eventually once the grass grows in and the fish are established. Ya gotta stay outta the water till they are to avoid causing them sress till they're acclimated. Usually 6 months to a year. After their first goup of next generation baby fish are grown.

Looks good without being full and ya got a real good friend helping too that can run all the toys as well as the camera. Safe travels

Someday I would like to see a 2 hr video of you just fishing in this pond, drinking a beer and petting the dog.

Great time-lapse on finishing up the pond, Chris..👍

Another Great job, well done Chris. And you will get too go see it any time you want :)

Always nice watching you create a nice pond

Great looking pond, Chris! Well done!

What an asset to your property, Chris! Beautiful pond! 👏

What a darn handy bucket that loader has!! A great asset.

Enjoyed the pond almost done!! Thanks Chris 👍👍

Looking good! Can't wait to see it full of water. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

Awesome job Chris, & you are right, it’s going to be a nice little pond. Take care & cheers😊

Nice pond Chris! You do nice work.

Well done sir. It looks amazing.

Chris it certainly is a beautiful pond dam. Thanks for the journey.

Wow!! Found the time to finish the pond!! Came out really nice. Can’t wait to see the topsoil addition and final grading!!

Great work and pond Chris 👌👍🍺🍺

Another great video , and what a great looking pond , your guests in your cabins will enjoy the fishing !!!

Looking good Chris it’s going to be beautiful when it is finished 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

That’s going to be a great fishing pond Chris outstanding.

With the trees greening out it already looks good. Looking forward to seeing it towards the end of summer when the grass has filled in.

Looking great as always Chris.👍👍👍

Great job great video it's almost there thanks Chris and Robert

That looks beautiful!!

Looks good Chris.......nice little pond to enjoy.

Hey Chris my husband like yourself is a heavy equipment operator in the mountains of NC. He recently had a stroke about 3weeks ago and during his recovery your videos have been an inspiration for him to get back on that trackhoe. Many times he says if I was down there I’d help old Chris out. We love you keep up the good work.

well done looks awsome. will be watching for any finishing work. cheers.

Love the sound of that 953! You should find a giant rain cap for that stack...one like they have on those RoadTec or Wirtgen asphalt milling machines.

Can’t wait to see this one full up! That’s going to be a very nice addition to your property!

Man, that's looking good, can't wait to see the other pond.

It sure must be nice to build your own pond now enjoy it. Now those stumps put the finishing touch to the pond.

An absolute masterclass on gap bridging. Great stuff and that Pond will look delightful in a year or so.

That will be a nice little fishing pond in a couple of years. I still remember catching my first fish at age 3!

Wow you are the pond guy Chris, this one has turned out especially nice. I like how you have left all the tree's so close and once grown over should look city park like. Thumbs up guy's 👋

You have certainly done a lot of work on this new part of your property. I watch as it develops and I love the way it is evolving. The hayfield is beautiful and that was a great harvest you got there. Please show us your Tree there outside the house. I love the story of how it came to be and I think it will be a beautiful tree when it is fully grown.

Phenomenal job Chris! 100 Thumbs Up!!! Hope you get some sunny days so you can go back to the 3 acre pond build! Take Care, Jim

I really liked near the end, watching you operate the sheeps foot compactor on the mini. Seeing all 3 hydraulic cylinders move in concert was pretty neat.

Shaping up nicely Christopher. I will wait until next summer for my fishing visit invite.

Fantastic job!!

Looks really good Chris 👍👍👍👍👍

Great watching again Chris a skilled operator

Looks like you made a hard to please customer very happy with your excellent work.

Looks pretty dang good Chris, but who would expect otherwise - you are, afterall, the pond building sensei here on youtube. Namaste. 🙏

Closing the Dam Gap ! Hey - we got us here some Rooty Clay ! Installing the Overflow - always great to watch the Procedures and what a View with the Camera in the Trench - wow ! Fish Habitat with Tree Stumps and Larger Rocks sounds soooo Wonderful indeed ! As You said - it will be a very nice Little Pond ! Great Video and many Cheers from Australia !!!!

I was waiting to see you take the 953 over the edge and grade the slopes 😁...Looks Great!

Very nice pond in mostly shaded area.

thanks for the great vids Chris. Long time fan.

I’ve got sunshine!!! Nicely done Chris 👍🇺🇸

Nice little pond Chris! I look forward to seeing you make it all purdy with the boulders and stuff. I hope you don't regret running that over flow straight down your fence line. It looks like the overflow is going to undermine that entire stretch of fence. Maybe not, time will tell?

Beautiful work

Looks awesome!

Chris i worked out why Mr. Bealy Built that under water boat Dock :) It's so he can Dock his Sunk Boat every time it Rains :) And is he going to build you one for your Pond lol ;) .

Good job on your pond dam! Good video's! :)

Thats going to be a fantastic spot to spend a summers day when its settled & seeded .

Absolutely Beautiful!

great job completed, congratualations hard worker ! greetz from the netherlands, Europe.

I remember whe you bought this property to connect to yours, and telling us where you wanted what. Good to see it a bit more dry than when you were hit with all that rain, where you sort of sunk in the slop. Pond dam looks really good now and sure it will work well for you.

Hi Chris I've watched your building of your pond and from day one when you said what you wanted to do I could see your vision and it's turned out 110% better than I could see, your doing a Absolutely Fantastic job if this is anything to go by everything is going to look just perfect, job being done real good. 👍

Nice, I see great fishing in your future. Sitting by the cool pond on a hot day with a beer in one hand and a fishing pole in the other.

This video had it all. Very entertaining from beginning to end.

Enjoyed watching the video Chris 😊

Looks great Chris, gonna be nice when it's full of water an grass is growed up around it, thanks for sharing 💪🇺🇲🤙✊👌

Had to come back to this for one more comment. Great length film but what impressed me so much was your use of equipment. Each tool used was specific to what it does best. Most people on a farm don’t have that luxury doing it with what they have. One or two pieces at the most. Grading with a 3point blade or digging the ditch for drainage with a tractor bucket. Being as creative as possible . It was a pure joy to watch you use each piece of equipment for its best use. Quickest way, best way. It was cool.

Love your farm pond like every ting you do .

Nice! Congrats on getting something done for yourself

Your pond came out awesome sir, wished I could see it in person, but can’t have everything, and am content with just being able to see it being built on video. I was wondering as you were going along, if you were going to run the drain pipe beyond the fence corner post, as I felt it might wash it out over a period of time, you did.Thanks for this series of vids on your pond build ,great fun watching a dream come to fruition.

Looking good! 🚜🚜🚜👍👍👍

Amazing to watch your finesse and skills on equipment. Special gift you have my friend

Amazing work you're doing