Is it strange that I love the sound of the bucket cracking a tree in half? My husband thinks so.

I bet the raccoons, skunks, and possums are grateful for all the new dens. Thanks for the videos!

Am 63 and not afraid to learn , I think you have tweeked my Brain to tackle what needs to be done here. THX

Chris is the only operator I know of who uses his excavator for whittling! 😁 52:02

Man, as a little guy, I'd have been out there literally *all day* watching the equipment work. I loved earthmovers. :)

Generally an hour long video is considered a long video, but the fact is, it's only a fraction of your long work days. Amazing work ethic that's for sure.

You are an artist with the excavator as a paint brush and land as your canvas. 👏 👏 👏

Glad to hear the dozer is going to be fixed. That’s one expensive broken wire. Heard a lot of folks talking about those DEF sending units.

Hi Chris watching from UK hope the Hurricane blows itself out nice ton see John back to work.

The good old Volvo clearing a new forestway under your hand. This video to show what great work wood clearing it for one man. The great tree roots a wonderful material to the woodcarver. Thanks for this long video.

FINALLY. A REAL operator, on a REAL project , being a REAL excavation contractor. Love watching you work. Thank you. 👍😎

I was bragging about you and your videos to my grandson. He was very impressed!!👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸✌️✌️

Another great video Chris that old great big leaning tree gave you a fit. Well anyway brother you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming

All those brush piles will make good cover for all the little critters in the forest. Deer will use them as windbreak’s in the winter and as cover in general. I jumped a lot of deer resting around them in my younger days.

Be a great right of way for fencing. Hope the owner maintains it after it is built. He has spent a lot of money to get it cleared. Lot of folks will build an expensive fence and not maintain it so in a couple years it is all grown up again...

Tell Dirt Perfect you have work to do! You don’t have all day to explain to him how run his equipment!

Chris, suggestion: Build you a box that will sit down on the top deck to put your saw, gas, and oil in. Then you won’t have to set it off the machine every time you need to work and will have it with you while clearing. The box can have some feet that slip down in the top deck and a bungee strap or two to keep it in place.

My first video i watched was you pulling a truck out of the mud with a backhoe and to here you say , hold on pedro it's about to get real . lol . I'm hooked .

I love long videos. I watch every minute of them.

Thank you for another great video. I enjoy watching them all. I never get bored of them. I can't get enough of them. 😀🔥🇨🇦

That is hard work for sure. I had a little deja vu moment about 1/3 into the video that made me smile as you were clearing the same spot twice for a couple of minutes.

That dozer wire is now more expensive than a solid gold wire. This job has turned into a lot bigger. Volvo the air condition beaver. Thanks for the hour of pure enjoyment.

All those trees and undergrowth, that soil should be wonderful. Natural composting!

Great they found the fault on the dozer, a broken wire can be the worst fault to find. Good work Chris 👏👏👏👏👍🇬🇧🍺

That is one hell of a machine and a great operator... Thanks

Man there were some big trees to take down to straighten that fence trail. Great video. Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰

You a tree is heavy when the pressure relief sings on that big machine lol

I am constantly amazed at the power of that machine, and hydraulics in general. I knew nothing about hydraulics until I started watching you and the Derby crew. You make it look easy.

I love the auto caption when the excavator is crunching down those trees , it just write "music" . 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Another good thing about the pile of brush they make good animal habitat.

I know you have been doing this kind of work for many years, but you sure do a great job. Its like the boom is an extension of your arm and you control it without even having to think about it. You take pride in your work and it shows. That's why you have jobs backed up for months! #Letsdig18 #SmoothAsSilk

Hey Chris it is good to see you back with Thunder Claw and in a happy mood.After a hard days work nice to have dinner watching your movie.....

I call it "the art of knocking down a tree". 🤠

Loved this long video Chris, yeah it's not hard to get turned around in the woods, my uncle got turned around in the woods at this park called skyline drive, an ended up lost for a week, had the game service searching an everything, helicopters, luckil, 2 of his friends that was with him, used to work for the game service an they survived the cold nights using leaves as blankets, crazy story, thanks for sharing awesome content all the time Chris, much appreciated buddy, 🌲🌲💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸

I do love some good trail clearing.

22:05 Deja Vu!

as good as you are with the excavator, you could dress is up as a dino and make it come to life for halloween scares, , , , haha

Looks great Chris, thanks for sharing brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 glad the 220 is doing well! Hopefully you get the dozer soon!

3 K views and less than 500 likes. Makes no sense as Chris's vids are definitely a highlight watching any afternoon.

Change orders are a pain in the neck but can also be very profitable. Equipment is already there you may as well do it. Great work (fun).

I love your channel! Do you collect your videos in playlists? I would love to see one for horses and trail riding and farm ponds. Keep up the good work! I would love to study from you if I could in another life. For now I'll keep watching your videos 🤓

Anyone notice the repeated footage? @6:06 and @23:48? Don't get me wrong I love this channel, just wondered if anyone else noticed. Chris, if you are staying up late to edit these and you are tired, go to bed sir! You are one of the hardest working guys I know. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

This bloke is the best operator in the USA by far

Everything that's broke for you has been DPF related.

Great news on the dozer if its only a wire.

That is some pile of trees, where I live that would be frowned on. Different climate, different problems. Nice to work the brush, little cooler. :) Have great week.

I'd love to see you operating one of those feller/bunchers that work in the woods. Processing trees like you do! The only thing is, it doesn't dog out the stumps or you can't pile or load the brush. But it would be fun to watch you with it!

You are making lots of Rabbit Warrens, lots n lots of Bunnies running around in the future.

Because you do such great work, it's ALWAYS an endless job.

I’m sitting in my garden/family room looking out at 10 inches of snow and 18 sunny degrees. You’re warming me up. LOL 1/22/22

....lookin' great, nice job, stay safe and have a good week..

Great video 👍👍Thanks for all your hard work.

Chris could you use the back up camera the look backwards to see if your staying straight? Really enjoying the long video! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to provide us with these video’s.

While it rots down it's wildlife habitat.

fence line kinda turned into a two way road. hope they have a good bush hog. thanks for a fun vid. cheers.

Volvo air-conditioned chainsaw lol Out in the timberlands of Montana we have modified excavators called feller-bunchers that grab the trees, lop them off, and lay them down wherever. Some even have rollers in the head to limb and cut them into lengths, and those ones cut the trees with a giant chainsaw bar. Works good on pines.

Is it just me, or did the video repeat some in the middle? Not that I mind watching Chris doing his thing a second time…

That Volvo excavator just runs smmoooothhh. You can really tell when he's on one of the other machines, the Volvo has no jerkiness.

Yeah Sunday dinner on the couch with the mini, let's clear some trails !!

What fun it would be to watch Chris get after it with a Barko 937.

I am just guessing here but I bet that was not the Karen everyone talks about asking you to knock over more trees. Always enjoy the inflight commentary bro. Safe travels

👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed! I think Chris double dipped on his clips….I heard him say the exact same thing and I looked and I saw the same trees again!

I dont know how you do it Chris, hold down a full time job yet still manage to put out at least 2 video's a week.., I watch many channels who's creators moan about having to put out a 20 minute video a week.

What a difference. Nice job, again. 👍

Worked cat mechanic 27 years the newer it gets the thinner the wire gets

Chris your video is the first I watch each day. Great job keep it up. 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏😥😥😄😄😄😄😄

hahaha I had to laugh when you were going along your tracks at the beginning "i-i-i-i-i-i- h-h-h-a-a-a--d-d-d t-t-t-o-o-o l-l-l-l-a-a-a--u-u-ug-g-g-h-h-h-h" reminded me of someone talking through a fan :)

Excellent show today Chris🤗

I noticed that you usually make fish habitat in the ponds, never saw you making snake habitat in the woods though

Never would've guessed that one of those loads of brush would weigh in at 5,000 lbs. I thought you moved it with the excavator because of the volume not the weight.

dwl 😂, like how you used the boom and bucket as a pointer, really enjoyed the video

Chris thanks for sharing! Kevin

Everything is looking good!!

Today on Letsdig18, Chris shows the internet @52:00 that he can cut a 2' diameter limb faster with an excavator than a chain saw!

Chris, use the compus on your i Phone to set a heading to follow when clearing a fence row in the woods,Just a thought

Hey Chris. There are several apps that hunters use on their smartphones that you can use to find property lines, find area, or help keep your line straight in a patch of woods. Just have to have cell service. I use on x hunt for my hunting.

A great dinner and hr of letsdig18 and a good single malt😎🇺🇸👍💪

That bucket and thumb truly work well. What did you do to clear up the video distortion?

Hey Chris, love your videos, I did notice a little deja vu in this one... ; )

Job well done 👏

Maybe Politicians in California should watch this on how to access forests.

that double tree was perfect timber bud.

Love watching your video so interesting !!!

I wonder if a Garmin GPS unit would make it easier to make your way through these forest areas. You could mark as many wave points of the property as you want and as you worked your way through the trees it would show on the GPS screen your location within 10 feet or closer with the new GPS devices.

Are you making a highway? :-)

Love the way you work Chris and you 220 is mean .

Ahhh 6 thumbs that means the Volvo E 220 is back heep heep hurray :) :)

Do you have to track the dirt in real good before the fence posts get added? I was wonder how soft the dirt is in the places you had to dirt up a big tree.

Every time your bell dings for a messenger message I think it's mine and stop your video to go see! Lol! And it's your phone!

Chris - I wonder how the loaner Grader w Root Rake on the tail would help finish this, Root Rake in one pass, grade the path flat 2nd pass.

Well done Chris.

happy to see you have 250 back running

great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻

Thats a new one, using the bucket teeth like a chisel!

I wish my chainsaw was that fast.

Love the videos sir

That was Killer Chris !! Went out riding Dirt Bikes this afternoon, came in got a shower, and got on here and ya had a nice long video to watch this evening...lololol... Dammit Man !! They threw a bunch more work on ya there didn't they !! Might as well get it done while your there on it ! Man, That last Big tree was about to give ya fits , wasn't it ?? lolol... That one just didn't wanna act right...lolol... Great as always Man !! Was awesome , you made a nice long video today !! Have a Great Evening....And, On too the Next !!

I saw that jungle gym tree and immediately thought tree fort. Then I saw the rungs someone tacked onto it. What kind of tree was that?

Coffees on! Enjoying !!Cheers!;-))!

Thats one of the things I would hate most about your job ,, dragging off one bucket at a time lol