One of the great things about the way Chris runs his channel is that he doesn't have some intro crap that he has to play and then talk for 2 minutes about "getting right into it". This is a No Bull channel. Excellent! His "Brand" is solid and recognizable without the lipstick.

Chris keeps his viewers in mind when he attaches the camera to different parts of the machine. I'll never forget when he set up the camera inside an old house he was demolishing and a board came down and knocked the camera over. It's like we died right then.

Those crooked logs are premium stuff at Lowe's

Amidst this long-term clearing & clean-up project, it must be nice to have some shorter jobs to do and see them finished. You do such good work, the results are so fine, you could work 24/7 and still have people lined up. Everyone wants a 'Property sculpted to perfection by Letsdig18'. And even though you've expanded, you haven't compromised your quality of work. I really admire that, Chris. Thanks for sharing your journey with us all.

The old farm is looking super nice so far. You are doing a great job

Aw, what a shame. I was kind of hoping there would be some good board feet off those trees. I didn't take into account that people who just grow trees for shade screw all that up by letting every branch in the world poke out of it. What a waste. Well, we DO need toilet paper after all...

Chris you always respect the land and keep it clean as you continue working. Thanks for the video. Have a good weekend.

Loving how this place is shaping up Chris. Keep up the good work sir!

That 350 is a nice machine ... looking forward to seeing what you've got on the way from AMI.

Chris, you manipulate that grapple like it was a third arm and hand on you! It is cool to watch you do your job. You definitely show your experience with your Volvo excavators. I wish I could see you use one of those logging machines that grapple the tree and cut it, then they lay it down and slide it up the trunk and cut the length of choice and it also trims the limbs off. Then you could just come back and de-stump and pluck them out of the ground.

I don't know why but the engine sounds from the D6 just don't grow old. And, congratulations on the acquisition of the new Volvo 350.

This project is coming along!! Really starting to see it shaping up!! Can’t wait for the burn video on this one!!

By the Abandoned Farm, the Backyard around the House have Your complete new building. The Charakter is wonderful to see. How You clearing the Backyard from Tree's and Stumps. However a very good work 👌👍

Man! What a difference a few dats work makes. You really opened that place up. Just another quality job by Let's Dig 18.

Definitely looks a lot better. All the machines are making your task easier. Awesome.

Always fun to watch Chris at work sure got his act together.

Yes, grapple makes log picking 'more better'. Good ol` Wilma dozer cleaning up. Every day it keeps looking better.

What a transformation! Fantastic

If the grapple had a chain saw you'd never need to get out of the cab.

It will always looks worse before it looks better.

THANKS!

So glad you’re cleaning that mess up. It was almost out of control. Lot of work when you can only fit so few stumps at a time in the dump truck. Never seen so many roots to load

Someone needs to figure a stump machine for wood pulp. So much is lost or burned and the stumps are the hardest to burn. I know there are stump grinders that machines make shredded wood. Not exactly wood pulp ready wood. What a nice clean up.

Dang !! You took down a whole lot more around the house , than I thought you did, for sure !! Man, that Stumper on the 350 sure helps getting that dirt off those stumps !! Sucks !! Those Big Logs wasn't any better than they were!! Got it looking better all the time Chris !! Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!

If it's solid knotty pine (not rotted) it can be used in furniture, flooring and interior trim. Knotty pine here in NY is a premium item for those uses. Mainly because the pines grown for lumber are clear so they lack the figuring of the knots.

Love the beautiful scene as you walk towards the excavators with the early morning sun shining through - early morning beauty. Huge yard trees, huge stumps and lots of brush - yeah you got it LetsDig18. Opening up the area really nicely.

I remember way back when you first got the original 220 as a used machine we all thought it was big. Now you have quite the fleet. Must be doing somthing right!!!

The big tree stumps I used to use the hydraulic hammer onto them it smashes them into splinters very handy for this sort of work!

Just got back from a work trip to Clarksville NC. Seeing the trees and the property around there sure bring perspective to what I see in these vids. Awesome work Chris.

That log grapple is awesome.

Not pulpwood! Georgia Pacific would make 2x4's out of those and sell them to the home improvement chains.

Great job 👍🏻

I don’t think it’s a disaster…looks amazing especially after root raking. Nice work Chris! Doesn’t even look like the same farm. That haul truck has been a blessing, what a work horse!

It would be great to see the scraping of dirt off the stumps close up. 23:54

And here I was thinking the crooked and full of knot trees went to wood for Home Depot!

Looking a lot nicer than before owner must be liking well going to be a good burn 🔥 with all the stuff that has to go i got lots of popcorn for the show 👍😎🇺🇸 NY

Maybe somebody makes one already but a progressive link grapple would have better clamping power. It would be a little bigger than a standard grapple. Not to mention a little complicated to get both arms to work in sync with the other and of course cost more, just a thought

Wow, you have some massive burn piles there my friend, it`s starting to look like a yard now, cleaning up nicely.

Try the grapple on the 350

Well looks like it’s going to be a good fire

🔥🔥🔥 THANKS FOR SHARING THE PROGRESS MY BROTHER 💪👍

Love the shirt and sticker. Got here very fast. Wish you had v neck tee shirts available.

Chris ROCKS!!! great work as always!

Do you ever surprise yourself with what you can get accomplished in a single day?? Love the channel and how you maintain all your equipment

Need to get a big stack to many fuses for you to get in

Great Videos Chris first class work high quality job!! Have you ever tried an assistant with your videos? A MBTS type guy? Somebody to give you a different view with the camera and to cut up with? I have watched the videos with you, DP, Logger wade, the Law and the jokes are hilarious love the comradery and respect while laughing at each other....

Can't believe you haven't fixed the SQUEAK in that dozer yet.

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

Me fascina tu trabajo,;

We do not get to see Chris play lumberjack. 🤨 He is great at pick-up sticks.

i bet it sucks really bad when you hit a ground bee nest on the dozer and its not like you can make a quick escape either

Good evening 🇬🇧👍

Looks way better now.

2 tanks of fuel in the chainsaw.You must have done at least 2 chord.Three maybe that's pretty good when I would buck it up for firewood, with my 372XP Husqvarna, 1 tank was one cord,1 hour to do it,,that's not too bad for 51yrs old,so once an hour,refill gas ,bar and chain fill,sharpen, back at it

Chris the next machine you get , get a Cat D11 Bulldozer

222 good Sunday morning everyone I hope you all enjoy your day ❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂

Property is cleaning up nicely!

CHRIS, Looks totally different from when you started cleaning up property

Great job Chris I really enjoy watching your videos the new 350 is a beast Mickey from Hilliard Fl

What about an update and some pics of that big pond you built...thanks Chris

Those stumps are for grinding up into mulch

I can't imagine the bill? if you would have had to call a professional tree trimmer and stump grinder, to remove all those trees!!!

I enjoy watching your channel

That grapple being able to rotate makes it nice

Like the video and love thoses big Exc, ho ho .biger truck now my frend .

Yes those trees are a mess Peace out

Great work and video. Would one of those grapple saws you have featured be a good fit for you and your work? I mean with your skill I would think that would save you some serious time.

I was surprised to see the 330 Hyundai in his fleet. Now that a brand new Volvo 350 arrived and the 330 is out of the picture. He explained the decision for getting the 330 as a temporary solution, still for a moment it felt as if DP's preference for Hyundai was rubbing off.

Chris the place is almost unrecognizable now with no trees and grass you where right in looks like a bomb went off lol

Great progress!

Every time I see you on the D6 or any of your equipment that doesn't have a cab I think how bad it would have been if you had encountered that swarm of bees on a cabless piece of equipment. That thought alone would have me getting cab installation quotes. Hopefully doesn't happen very often but once could be fatal.

Chris, What happened to the 330? I haven't seen it since the 350 showed up. I am guessing you don't need both.

Is the boom-stick action faster on the Volvo than the Hundai?

looking better every day.. some huge stumps, that is going to be a good couple of fires..

Just another letsdig18 amazing job.

You made my day bringing out the D6 and I'm waiting for you to wake up the D7 soon. Great video Chris.

Would a processing head that can de-limb and cut lengths not make your life easier and save you saw time specially if you could find a decent used one?

Watching the 350 wrangle stumps is where you notice how much you miss the thumb.

Chris, when you say pulp wood, is that for paper or OSB? And if the trees here are so ordinary why not send them all to pulp and save your time?

Oh Jon Nooney you hit that nail on the head!

Another good video Chris.

What would a job of this size cost? I have a piece of property that I would like to see cleared in a similar way.

I haven't seen that big dozier he got from C&C Equipment in a while. I wondet if he still has it.

What a job. You will be here for awhile.😊

Your grapple skill are improved.

Smell a another big fire a coming for sure lol

Tho I personally love pine trees and shade trees having them near a house is a recipe for disaster unless it's certain hard woods. We had 5 80 year old sugar trees in our yard we tapped for maple syrup, taffy and sugar every 2 years. That yard is going to look awesome once it's drainage level and covered in grass thanks to Chris's professionalism. The kind of yard you want if you have mids to raise.

Nice work

Nice job

Coldstart on barney

That a lot of logs to move

Knotty Pine paneling tongue & groove very pricy and has a high re-use value, nobody thinks of this, it's 3/4" X 7" boards.

if wood is all that abundant in north carolina why is there no regional heating useing woodchips ? here the municipality offers a spot to bring brush free of charge - its chipped up , dried inside airated silos and used in furnances for electrical power and regional heating together with housing waste incineration and garbage incineration if you clear a lot here you lay everything over to where they can grab from the road , call municipality, they come and chip it up for free- except stumps of course , those you either need to pay for or truck them somewhere to burry - rarely do people burn stuff up like you show - usually only if vehicle access is restricted or its all branches with no real volume and burning is all done in two hours - the rest is made into firewood - meny people have wood boilers - they come and clean up whats left for free

I expect you don't were your coming and going the bgood job house project now back at small house site the grapple certainly does the trick Chris it's late Saturday night 19..05..24 I am enjoying watching

I agree with all of the nice things people re sayin' about you. Just don't let it go to yer head, Stay humble/

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I would like more out of the cab camera views please and thank you!!! It is not that I don't like your explaining I just would like to see more of the whole picture as you are working.

Chris, is the 330 staying or going?

Hi Chris everyone from northwest Missouri I believe the D6 best dozer you have bought bud

Time to put some Letsdig18 decals on big Brutus 😊😊