Really appreciate you talking through your thoughts while digging and planning what you are doing, and going to do. Makes for a very enjoyable video. Thanks much.

You are BLESSED &A WONDERFUL Professor of your work 🙌 ❤️ Thanks Again for all you do for me and EVERYONE WATCHING!!!

Great day's work. I'm exhausted from just watching.

Now we are getting to see what was buried on this dam over the years. Good progress and am enjoying this project.

That pond dam has a long and sordid history, it appears. Starting with a terribly inadequate overflow, which resulted in repeated washouts, leading to various pipes being put in, concrete being dumped into the voids, and who knows what other sins. What Chris does with this dam is amazing, practically building another dam behind it, but it is all sound when he finishes. I just wanted to review this initial phase of the project, after seeing it completed. Good video, Chris!

Thanks for the long video it was great on a Sunday afternoon keep them up I think Sunday should be an hour long all the time thanks Chris

Perfect. Big project, longer video. Thanks. Really starting to show the scale of the job.

Scoop by scoop…it’s all coming together!

2:20 Tracks got quiet didn't they. Maybe you need to stock some barrels of "goopy mud" to lube the tracks now and then! lol. Jokes aside, watching Chris operate is such a joy to see, but his skills as a planner are of the highest caliber. He always has plans and backups for every stage to make the jobs look easy but they are not really that easy. Seen a lot of guys make a major mess of a job like this. Full blown cock ups for sure! Lot of people to watch who are operators, but watching Chris plan these things through is what makes me watch. Master at work.

If I ever have a pond dug, I'm paying you to come down here and do it. It's damn near impossible to find an operator this good, and hard to find anyone I'd trust as much to do the work.

One of the main reasons I love your channel besides the before and after is the amount of finesse that you have with the machines, the way you can Use that excavator and so gently pick things up or move them, then just the pure power it has to rip through something with ease, so impressive! Love watching you do these projects

That extra concrete is a lot of help keeps the owner from half the buying extra Riff Raff to help on the Overflow system great job and great idea glad you thought of that LOL

Blessings to you from Ohio Chris! We've had a couple of beautiful days here this weekend. It has looked a lot like your weather there. So many steps that you have to do in the right order, but you always bring it all together. I love watching you work! It inspires me to get moving and do stuff after a long cold winter, like it's been. Being retired, ain't always what it's cracked up to be. Especially in the winter time. Looking forward to the next installments of this job and really any of your videos. I've learned a lot from you.

Enjoyed this video. Love all the talking.

Dam that was a five gallon bucket. The bucket on the excavator is huge can’t really tell how big it is till you see that

The sound was much better now 👍

Such a cool project that's getting to look like a typical LetsDig 18 high quality finish already! 👍🏻

Really enjoy your videos and getting some background in the podcast with dirt perfect. Keep up the good work.

Goodness, that overflow area is a real hodge podge & will be a big job to fix it. However, you are the man for the job. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰🥱😵‍💫😴

That’s a big job Chris. Lots to be done there. Looks great. Fine job sir.

I TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

@letsdig18...i love these longer videos🙂.

Best part of my day is getting to sit down and watch your videos Chris, keep up the good work and I can't wait to see the finished project!

🤓 You makes the owner happy I think! 🤓

One hell of a transformation

Hearing you say, "That's what I was afraid of" brings back so many memories of saying that myself over the years. You made great lemonade from that lemon and this dam repair is looking more & more fun (for us).

That was a cool fast dig out on that deep diversion trench.

Chris you make it look easy! Great work and video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

Thank you for talking your plans of the reconstruction of the dam really appreciate it and also pointing out the construction faults of your implement’s so we know what to look for when hiring someone to do a job for us in the next couple of years !(safety first )

The precision that you guys in this line of work do is so cool to watch

All of that concrete and rip rap removal combined with a little bit of clay soil reminds me of the backfill material that my home builder used around my house...

Here comes the experienced guy Salute u my friend

Always Ready to do whatever is necessary to Accomplish the Job successfully. 👍

Another letsdig18 notification, instant watch. Love the pond videos, hope you're having a good weekend Chris, beautiful weather this weekend for us

Loving this project. Thanks for these vid’s.

Beers are in the fridge! ,,Enjoying !! Nicely done! Cheers!;-)!!

Thank you! Chris. I watch your videos after work, at midnight. And 52 minutes is a God send. Thank you so much for the longer videos. Thank you. There's some of us out here that are kind of relying on your channel. Thank you. I really needed this. Pond therapy. Pond therapy. Thank you. 💯❤️

Great job again Chris, can't wait to see it all finished and clean 👍🏻

Your covering a lot of ground each time your at this site. Hard to get much progress when trying to stay ahead of the rain. Looks like you got it covered for this next round of wetness. Enjoy the rest of your day! Thank you for your time and talent!

Everything is looking great so far!!

Big pond job 👍

I am really liking this project. Watch every day to see the progress. Great video.

Looks better every time you sink a bucket in it! Thanks for sharing!

Greatly appreciate your comments throughout each posting. Take care my friend. :-)

That pond is a lot of labor intensive, lot of work.

Has some interesting bits to this project already bro. I like the race track you put in to stop the fish from getting bored while the tide is out. Safe travels

I remember looking forward to this when the boxes got delivered. Top content mate 👌

Great video 👍👍 one of your best. Keep them coming 👍

This is a great project Chris , thanks for the video 👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧🍺

Where on earth did all that concrete come from so crazy!!! It’s sure coming along nicely. Love how perfectly you dig your trenches. 👍💯👍

Chris, Keep up the good work, really like your videos. Stay safe .

I like the long videos. Always leave em wanting more.

I like you being so nice to the fish 😀

Audio good. So very interesting to watch and listen to explanations. Great camera coverage.

Looking good so far very interesting to watch.👍👍👍👍👍

Thanks for the awesome video.

Swedish pipe flinging! Coming to the Olympic 2026! 😉

Geez! What do they kill a skyscraper for that much cement? Can't wait to see more progress on the pond. Thanks for sharing. Ponds are my favorite.

Another great video please keep them coming Thanks

Saw that fork lift thought Carmarata was on the job site. lol.

Goood Mornin! Damn is lookin good. Pretty big on too.

Very interesting and fun to watch, I always like your videos

This project really reminds me of a giant chess game. Your channel is my favorite on KZfaq!!

I enjoyed listening to you on D.P. podcast. I listened to it twice! Thanks 😊

Great video Chris, as always. Thank You for fixing the Mic problem. I am hard of hearing, so I didn't want to mention it as I didn't see anyone else comment. Figuring it was just me, I kept it to myself. You're working through your plan, just like you promised. Not sure if others realize it or not. I for one, would never, ever know what or how a pond dam would be put together with the boxes and pipes. Without you, I'd never have known. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and operating skills with us.

You know a guy is a good operator when he makes running an excavator look fun.

Thank u for explaining each step, very interesting! So enjoyed the video. God's blessings and be safe

Unsolved farm pond mysteries, coming to Fox 2023.

The new audio is picking up more of the mechanical and hydraulic sounds which is reminding me of the soundtrack of the old version of the movie “Dune”.

Alright, a nice ultra entertaining installment of Chris's latest pond rescue to watch while I eat my steak sandwich dinner. Absolutely no doubt that the owner will be tickled pink when Chris gets done and he sees how nice it turned out. That's what happens when you hire the top dog excavation operator in your area.

Good job letsdigs!

great video👍👍👍👍👍

All by yourself - you see a whole crew do what you do - impressive and more profitable. 👍

I really enjoy your video and the good work you do. I have seen many by now and like little man as well. give him a thumbs up from me. Keep them coming, is very relaxing to sit here and watch.

that is some tough digging in all that concrete

I tell you , this was so fun and interesting to watch.👍👍👍👍👍

Looks awesome Chris and that was a lot of crap in there.

That Pond needed serious work. at least is getting the right drainage.

Great video Chris 🇺🇲 another job well done 🇺🇲

fantastic video`s as always chris you are one cool guy in your volvo as always keep up the good work .

Massive undertaking. When you explain what and why you are doing what your doing., it reinforces in your mind that you are making the correct choices.

Sounds way better yes it had been bad for about 3 4 days but its fine now. Good job.

Oh boy this one is still fighting back.🙃 It's a disaster zone.😂 I know you will find a way, but it's a bit uphill.🤨 My thoughts are with you Chris.😉 Be well.😊

When the rain hits besides the burning you can watch as the diversion ditch fills with water.

Good video and the audio was good this time around. I noticed in a video or two recently it hasn't been that loud when you've been one direction or the other. I think it was fine in this video.

Love the upload time!!

old aircraft/farmer trick to make sure stay level.. bottle of water (or lighter oil for stability) on dash... if you not have one on computer... for squishie grounds.. prob dead horse or rooted tree log.. created weak spots lol

good pond video

Great video man my girlfriend gets so mad at me when she wake up to u digging she says she always thinks shes at a construction site lol but love the videos keep them coming

When you started digging in the concrete, I had flash backs to the animal hospital. My teeth started rattling and I was just watching you! Can’t wait to see the end product.

You just invented a new Olympic sport!!! Culvert Toss.

Hi from uk chris and all 👋👍 hope everything going well. Cant wait to see this triple stack inspection box set up lol for overflow and again good job on the gravity level for diversion 👍 gonna be a lot of dirt to move (more than expected) just seems everywhere you wrnt problems where vaster and deeper but in the rite hands now and going in best direction (think only direction from where it was ) am surprized dam lasted this long as to many weak/failing points but great job ( you obviously changed them batteries in wand ) before you started this one lol #magicman Chris is👍 thanks for your time be safe and see you soon👍👋

Oh, the Prep work...lololol.... Got to be done though, Man there was a lot of concrete in that ditch !! No telling how much they had put in there over the years...Well, your about ready to Rock n Roll on it now Chris !! Just about got all the prep out of the way , and can get to moving dirt before long, can't wait !! Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening, and, On too the Next !!

Pappy used to say: "What in tarnation...?" I think that fits this jerry-rigged damn. Epic, just epic!

I've heard a lot of horror stories in Kansas about ponds built by farmers. Dams built with old cars and tractors, washing machines, dead bodies, etc....

Enjoy your vlogs, Chris, and how you narrate as if you were talking straight & naturally to us. From where did all that concrete come? Trucked in?

There must be some sizable fish out there! Did you notice the disturbance and wake to the right of the bucket when the valve structure broke off? Something woke up and took off. 🐊🦈🦕🐋🐳🐬🐉🐢

Made good progress the past 2 vids on this pond....BTW Sound was much better on this video! Thanks for paying attention to the comments (or at least mine!!) lol

I love watching you and your program, I especially enjoyed this one, only thing is that I wish you placed the camera higher as your shoulder blocked the lens, keep digging.

Weird, but I like to see you pick up the little bits that you do (broken pipe). Ready for Barney to move some clay!