Last night for the first time watched you recover a small excavator swallowed by mud in a pond. I worked Commercial construction for 25 years , You Sir are one of a tiny handful of operators who are able to control your bucket precisely, I thoroughly enjoyed your video, Please Stay healthy Cliff
@josephcarino58293 жыл бұрын
Uncle John is always helping Hard working team
@TyphoonVstrom3 жыл бұрын
A good worker is always moving, even if it's just to pick up a grade stick.
@gman82603 жыл бұрын
The storage locker business must be pretty lucrative, because the owner of this place has pretty much had you on an on-call basis for the number of times you have been back there since the initial clearing and grading.
@FishFind30003 жыл бұрын
I think they might be responsible if the contents of the containers are damaged. And/or nobody wants a locker that might get flooded if the company won’t pay for the damages.
@bostedtap83993 жыл бұрын
@@FishFind3000 I agree.
@TyphoonVstrom3 жыл бұрын
I used to run a large self storage site, it can be very lucrative. All depends on the initial cost of land and the business model. Place I ran, the land was paid off 20 years ago and the land had appreciated in value at least double, so the income was pretty much pure profit after utilities and other expenses. Plus the knowledge the owners had they could cash it in any day they wanted and double their initial investment on the land. With self storage, you are basically a landlord of a piece of land with very high rental per unit area. The trick (like any business), is making sure you site the property where it is convenient (close) enough to a transient population, but still can be affordable enough to entice rentals. Place I ran grossed $20k a week on rent.
@gregbickal51513 жыл бұрын
My neighbors don't understand the concept of french drains. They just like to complain that their back yard is wet and blame it on my ponds which are all rubber lined.
@73bigguy3 жыл бұрын
For some reason uncle John seems to me like he's the kinda guy that might leave a couple black marks pulling out from a stop sign on a Sunday afternoon while he's cruising around in a cammed up Nova with some Boston cranked up on the stereo.
@Jonathan_Doe_3 жыл бұрын
Misread the logo on the boom for a second there and thought ‘damn is there anything Yamaha doesn’t make?’ This whole saga is a lesson in why getting good ground surveys before a construction is important.
@jasonbishop77463 жыл бұрын
I am in no shape or form and operator. I've only gotten the opportunity to use these machines on a handful of occasions but I'm saying that because I can so greatly appreciate and love to watch this man's finesse with the controls. Just the way he can scrape and grade and just do what he does it's awesome I don't mind watching him for longer than I should lol
@noahproblemo12573 жыл бұрын
It’s another time the engineers ‘It’ll be fine’ turned into ‘I thought that might happen’.
@noahparker62093 жыл бұрын
love the different camera angles it gives viewers different perspectives or what's going on
@gravelydon70723 жыл бұрын
The units that we rent are done differently and these look like they are going to be a continuous source of troubles. Why weren't they built up at least another 6". So that there could be a catch drain in front of all the units in concrete? How will there ever be enough drainage when these are lower than the surrounding ground?
@daviddesimone3423 жыл бұрын
its good to see John , and no dump truck to be seen !! Lol. I spoke too soon , it took over 1/2 way in , there it is
@lindaseto23863 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job in a tight area. Thank goodness you didn’t have any piping underground. I could hardly dig down 2 foot in the refinery without already having half a dozen lines to encounter. You are an amazing operator
@DarkSevariant3 жыл бұрын
9:45 The Mating Dance of the Yellow Billed Yanmar 🔥🔥
@Kanamit.3 жыл бұрын
*I love the sound of gravel in the morning, feels like-victory.*
@ScottHz3 жыл бұрын
Big fan of Shaun’s too - just what I was thinking. ;)
@tomswindler643 жыл бұрын
For as big of job this was and all the work y’all put in to it.if it hadn’t been for the rain you probably would’ve not been back here until they were ready to start on more storage units.great video as always.seen your old helper around lately.👍👍👍😎😎😎
@maxmacdonald71743 жыл бұрын
Congratulation on The Worst Excavator Recovery. One million views in a few days you rock
@bostedtap83993 жыл бұрын
Very impressive, 1 hour forty minutes to get it out.
@njonebale78893 жыл бұрын
hey are you max macdonald the shaper? the best surfboard i ever had was made by max macdonald, it legit had magic built in it, it had a maple and mahogany baby swallow tail and mahogany fins, probably bought it back in the late 90’s, is this you?
@maxmacdonald71743 жыл бұрын
@@njonebale7889 Not me
@colin627993 жыл бұрын
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and I always say “dang that spot looks familiar”. We this mini storage one sealed the deal for me! Always nice to see some of your end results just by driving around. Keep up the good work!
@gerardocabrera37873 жыл бұрын
Beautiful day no muddie mud today yea!!! Anyway keep up the traffic work Chris say hey tim for me or Jeson miss Timmie. Keep watching LetDig18 rocks...
@davewallace.83033 жыл бұрын
Man, now that is some CLAY for you! I’d hate to have hand dug that!
@stevenprice93273 жыл бұрын
Gate City Foundation Drainage would not be happy with that corrugated pipe for a French drain!
@ScottHz3 жыл бұрын
Exactly - I was thinking about what Shaun would be saying - and where is the water going to go once it’s collected buy these french drains? ;)
@davidkettell62363 жыл бұрын
its nice to have a helper who knows what he is doing and what you are doing. noone gets hurt that way.
@mrparkersdogbite.3 жыл бұрын
I love the technical term- it's just nasty dirt! Sums it up perfectly
@grahamallen39413 жыл бұрын
Another great job done. Chris ! Well done.
@thomasflynn1983 жыл бұрын
Fascinating watching teamwork and efficiency. Love these videos! So therapeutic.
@johnthompson96253 жыл бұрын
The white clay looks a lot like the forgotten pond. That stuff could be used to line hazardous waste dump, almost impermeable. Never knew your mini had the pivot boom. Perfect application for it. Do some more videos of it if you get a chance. Awesome work as usual. 👏👏
@george88733 жыл бұрын
Well, those clumps of clay shows how well you packed it when you were making the building pad, lol. Still amazes me how that place went from woods that were logged off, to a muddy mess when you cleared out the stumps, to what it is now.
@ihspstanktribe3 жыл бұрын
I need this done for my entire house... 🤣
@kens.37293 жыл бұрын
Our French Drain is 5’ wide, 4’ deep, 110’ length with pipes/socks, large rock fill. Works Great. 👍
@cs_fl50483 жыл бұрын
Lots of comments about the excavator recovery... That was the first of the Letsdig18 videos I happened upon. I've been hooked ever since...
@reidverkler90243 жыл бұрын
Love seeing the skid work!
@helenhelps96193 жыл бұрын
The Tonka drivers are out in force. Everyone of them has advise. 👍👍
@LIFEISHARDSTUPID3 жыл бұрын
Man you do an amazing job from start to finish👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
@josianrodriguez12493 жыл бұрын
NICE JOB CHRIS. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO LIKE ALWAYS.
@Simonsimps3 жыл бұрын
Love the new camera angle in the skid steer. Looks like it could have been a right claggy mess without them new drains.
@markadam18063 жыл бұрын
Just thinking the same he's getting good
@makingithappen51783 жыл бұрын
Good morning sir ☕🚬. Oh well. If it's not boulders, it's water or mud. It goes in circles all the time. Keep up the good work.
@jakehice22753 жыл бұрын
Great video Chris love them!!!
@donaldtrabeaux52353 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Chris
@jcurran88603 жыл бұрын
That Clay holds water.
@learninghowtodothis80623 жыл бұрын
In Northern Ohio we usually outlet a pipe with pvc or dual wall pipe so it is less likely to get crushed, and then make sure that there is an animal guard in there to keep them from trying to nest in there. You made it look very nice.
@russellmason63 жыл бұрын
Great videos, always learning tips and tricks from you. Keep then coming 👍
@weekendhomeprojects3 жыл бұрын
Looks great.
@dansevern32913 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@martymclamb57503 жыл бұрын
Nice work both of you 👍👍
@texanerection4923 жыл бұрын
Love the videos! Keep em up👍
@mischef183 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this bro it made for great viewing. safe travels
@JCBDozer3 жыл бұрын
Wow Amazing Working, Awesome Beutiful Place, Nice Video Brother, Keep it up Brother 😘
@dirty.diggers3 жыл бұрын
love the sound of gravel being graded out weird but true lol. Good job Chris!
@ConstructionMachineryChannel3 жыл бұрын
Not weird at all. I love the sound of concrete being poured!
@dirty.diggers3 жыл бұрын
@@ConstructionMachineryChannel phewwww glad I’m not alone 😆😆😆
@ConstructionMachineryChannel3 жыл бұрын
@@dirty.diggers Not at all alone.
@Kanamit.3 жыл бұрын
*I love the sound of gravel in the morning, feels like-victory.*
@caglecagle49793 жыл бұрын
I feel like I should clock in
@michaelmullins12903 жыл бұрын
Everything is always tidy at the end. That's pride in a different way.
@Outeniqua_Hiking3 жыл бұрын
Im in South Africa and checkout all your videos Chris. Here in my country, probably five people would be employed just to stand around earth moving equipment pretending to look busy. Clearly there at you, one man or two men are perfectly willing to everything and i admire that everytime :-)
@johnwaby43213 жыл бұрын
Well that's another good job 👍👍👍
@fastsetinthewest3 жыл бұрын
Oh those 'French Drains'. Here we have an invention by Henry Flagg French a Treasury Secretary under Grant. French wrote a book called "Farm Drainage" in 1859 and it is still the definitive book on drainage. Eaglegards...
@jameshoekzema31723 жыл бұрын
I did not know that
@namtran-pe6sc3 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@jonathanlanglois27423 жыл бұрын
That clay you are digging into says it all. No wonder they are having moisture problems. I've got some clay in my own backyard. After winter, it stays somewhat wet for a while, but once it dries out, it becomes rock hard and water just flows on top of it.
@keithdunlap27013 жыл бұрын
Man, that jobsite has come a long way, I remember when you started there, it was a total mess !! lolol... You guys have put in a lot of work there on that one. It all has turned out really nice though !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening...On too the Next !!
@rockeerockey69413 жыл бұрын
"I grade it out, that's what I do!"
@redevil70813 жыл бұрын
Nice job.
@marcwohlmayer78973 жыл бұрын
Nice video.looks awesome all graded out like that. Top Top 😀
@nelsonannett54273 жыл бұрын
hey chris got all my merc it made great crismise gifts you get rain like i get snow every other day cheers nelson ont canada
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery3 жыл бұрын
It's 11 pm in Germany and here it comes the new video from the NC digging gang! 😆
@gerardocabrera37873 жыл бұрын
Welcome Germany keep watching leading 18.Texas 4:19here Texas 🇨🇱 ⭐
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery3 жыл бұрын
@@gerardocabrera3787 Gerardo, you're a funny guy! 😄 Muchas salodus!
@leoslandscape243 жыл бұрын
It's 5:30 in USA
@penguinhunter13573 жыл бұрын
22:45 Dublin Ireland. Sure what would we be watching. Men are easily entertained the world over
@davidkettell62363 жыл бұрын
that skid steer is worth every penny you paid for it.
@SuperCOOLDAD13 жыл бұрын
Now you won't get any rain! LOL
@condmachine17663 жыл бұрын
Wow very good, Nice vidéo 👍👍
@keithspencersr.68063 жыл бұрын
It’s always funny to advise a client about problems that could occur due to the terrain.
@timothystevenhoward3 жыл бұрын
nice french drains!
@TyphoonVstrom3 жыл бұрын
I thought two french drains was overkill, until I saw you digging out that solid clay. That's some nasty ground to deal with ground water, it doesn't seep in, it just saturates and the water runs on the surface. At least now it'll find it's way under the gravel to the drains.
@MySynthDungeon3 жыл бұрын
I must say Letsdig 18 ..we do a excellent Job!! Cheers!!;-)! ..Tight ,Clean !!;-)!
@rossnolan28833 жыл бұрын
From Cheshire northwest England 👍
@bigjon15583 жыл бұрын
Imma speak for Chris and say I wish I had the big azz bucket on the skidsteer.
@timmyfrierson26843 жыл бұрын
Well Chris hopefully this will fix it up this time because I know y’all been back-and-forth over there Dealing with a drainage problem. But anyway brother another great video and you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming
@pneumatic003 жыл бұрын
Man, you were working danged close to that black fence on the first trench. Very skilled. You run some good sized machines and obviously the Takeuchi has its limitations, but that little dude really seems like it really keeps you in sandwiches.
@stephenkeefer34363 жыл бұрын
Ooo thats some gumbo sticky looking clay. I didnt know you could get pre-socked pipe. ( dont get out much) pretty handy. Nice work bud.
@fredriknord86213 жыл бұрын
I slipped and fell on the way to the excavator today and broke my arm. So I can’t work fore a while. But I can always look at Chris working. When I miss the sound off the excavator.
@jensruppert18603 жыл бұрын
Hopefully watching Chris' videos will accelerate your recovery. Get well soon!
@robertbrothers92743 жыл бұрын
Just asking in a poor drainage situation like that wouldn't crushing stone work better than gravel because gravel continues to compact?
@ammo4uragingjudge5593 жыл бұрын
I would have backed the skid steer in then you don’t have to swing around the cab. Good work
@davidkessen5333 жыл бұрын
Nice work once again. Although, I would have recommended smooth pvc as it is more durable and drains much quicker, it is more expensive but worth it in a very wet condition.
@Thunderwolffs20123 жыл бұрын
I never understood why lemons give thumbs down and limes give thumbs up.Well you can't make Lemonade with lemons ,but you sure can make Margaritas with limes... Cheers Chris.
@Cris_V_003 жыл бұрын
Well that was easier than the way I did 100 ft in my back yard with a trenching shovel in clay 😅
@DiamondJim533 жыл бұрын
I feel you. I have 175' of french drain to dig by hand and I'm not looking forward to that (I'm 65)
@evanwarren40833 жыл бұрын
Been there too
@Tony-vb9bw3 жыл бұрын
When you get a chance, create playlists for all the different projects.
@papaj31773 жыл бұрын
With the high number of projects and videos that are on this channel, I am guessing that would be a huge undertaking. Another suggestion might be just making a playlist that covers each year separately, or even two playlists for each year splitting it up into 6 month segments.
@74jojo3 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he can ask someone he knows to help with that?
@Blazer02LS3 жыл бұрын
For all of his videos? He only has 13 years of them to sort...
@stephengmeiner32643 жыл бұрын
Nice! 👍
@s700063 жыл бұрын
Just an advice. Also, You should put gravel under the pipe of the french drain
@gardnermiller68203 жыл бұрын
Looks like you're digging pottery clay. That stuff looks very goopy and sticky! 😁
@gardenman33 жыл бұрын
When I saw the first scoop I said no wonder it does not drain. Looks like that stuff would make a good lake bottom.
@GeekboyNC3 жыл бұрын
Much of NC looks like that especially as you go West from Raleigh. Really most of the US south looks like that in the piedmont regions.
@daveash95723 жыл бұрын
That clay ain't got nothing on the London clay in my back garden. The stuff sticks to your shovel and won't come off without being wiped off. Dug a 2ft deep trench in it with a shovel and eventually a hand trowel and swore I'd never do it again.
@neilbaschuk16653 жыл бұрын
That yanmar looks like a nice little machine. Plenty of attachments and plenty of power, how do you like it?
@ruphinokartoredjo3 жыл бұрын
I wished that I could get those kind of pipes here in my country
@willgibson97183 жыл бұрын
Nice mini
@davidmessersmith7863 жыл бұрын
What was the reason to scrape the old gravel off after you dug the trenches rather than before?
@barrydesmond92883 жыл бұрын
Great videos as always with in death information as always uk
@gregorytoddsmith97443 жыл бұрын
In death?!😵😳😁
@stevecobb60013 жыл бұрын
Hi All from North Wales in the UK
@billymallon17433 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve
@stevecobb60013 жыл бұрын
@@billymallon1743 Hi Billy how are you?
@billymallon17433 жыл бұрын
@@stevecobb6001 really good today thankfully the fu@ker is at my throat the last two days
@stevecobb60013 жыл бұрын
@@billymallon1743 ??
@ShalomBrother3 жыл бұрын
🐑
@azizchkour61063 жыл бұрын
buen trabajo
@Fatamus3 жыл бұрын
Congrats ..... million views ♫ ♪ Ba Ba Ba Baad ♪ ♫ Bad to the Bone ♫ ♪
@jakeschisler75253 жыл бұрын
The owner should have had you guys do this back when you did it the first time. Live and learn! A storage unit we had they did it in blacktop it tapered in the middle, bad thing during an after a hard rain it flooded so parking in front getting out of the truck I would be in the water.
@owencrouch38993 жыл бұрын
Does John know what he’s doing in that skidsteer
@anthonyanderson19543 жыл бұрын
at least he is trying.
@owencrouch38993 жыл бұрын
@@anthonyanderson1954 I know I was only joking
@SagittariusChris3 жыл бұрын
I miss Tim in those vids...
@randywilson68693 жыл бұрын
I wonder why they don’t hire a helper
@vasiliydron3 жыл бұрын
@@randywilson6869 I have about 4 guys part time unless I get back into commercial work I plan on keeping it that way much less head ache easier to manage work flow etc. And your equipment doesn't get killed by people that don't care for it.
@pjs51913 жыл бұрын
Man no wonder it was holding water that has to be some of the most solid clay junk I’ve ever seen coming out of that trench. Not a chance water is soaking into that stuff. Haha
@tiredoldmechanic17913 жыл бұрын
Design flaw. There's never time and money to do it right but always time and money to do it over. Drainage seems to always become an issue that isn't properly addressed in the planning stage.
@harveylong58783 жыл бұрын
drainage always seem to be an afterthought. designers pressured to maximize every square inch to capitalize space profitability yet managing drainage is backburned 'it'll be fine' mentality
@dennisleadbetter77213 жыл бұрын
Probably didn't have the money, and this is "maintenance", so possibly tax deductible.
@lw72123 жыл бұрын
These are the sites where your zero turn excavator is quite nice👌
@Stratos531003 жыл бұрын
Look good, Pretty costly mistake by the storage place on initial build, having to go back and redo this portion of it, at least its not much more than this area.
@ronpeacock99393 жыл бұрын
I used to remember calling these a weeping drain system... ahh how times have changed
@JohnLaco3 жыл бұрын
Still called that. Depends where you are. We still call it "weeping tile" in Canada. Even though it hasn't been a "tile" pipe for years haha.
@Blazer02LS3 жыл бұрын
@@JohnLaco Same here when a farmer decides to put in "drainage tile" for a field. Then go out with a big machine that cuts open a slot, lays in rolled plastic pipe and closes it back up.
@daveash95723 жыл бұрын
Isn't it named after a person whose surname was or is "French"?
@dderbydave3 жыл бұрын
loving the videos (from Bury Manchester England). Keepm coming!
@ShalomBrother3 жыл бұрын
Manchester? Give over...
@dderbydave3 жыл бұрын
@@ShalomBrother since April 1974, yes
@davidcoulson13843 жыл бұрын
Greater Manchester is the municipal area, East Lancashire in old boundaries. I am from West Lancashire, Up Holland.
@dderbydave3 жыл бұрын
@@davidcoulson1384 so we agree. conversation over. have a nice life.
@tiredoldmechanic17913 жыл бұрын
You need a side discharge bucket for the skidsteer.
@dennisleadbetter77213 жыл бұрын
Or get the gravel in a concrete agitator, send it down the shute just like concrete, quick and accurate, and the truck just moves along the driveway.
@Monkeysic3 жыл бұрын
Could almost use one of those buckets with a hydraulic ejector to get that peanut butter clay out!!! Awesome job!