Really enjoyed this collab series, look forward to when you two get together again. 👍🇬🇧

there is never an end to shiny new equipment options, a guy can make a case for just about any purchase. The problem is when the inevitable downturns happen. As Dave Ramsey says - when the tide goes out, you can tell who is skinny dipping.

Hi Michael, thank you and Chris for some wonderful videos. It was great seeing you both trying out the different equipment and having a few laughs along the way. It will be really nice to see Chris at your place and trying out your fleet. I have not laughed so much in ages so a huge thank you for that, and please thank your good lady for sparing you to go play at Letsdig18!!!! All the very best Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍😎

Definitely like seeing you & Chris working & playing together & comparing notes. More please.

Glad you two are friends

YOU TWO GUYS need to start a Prime-Time TV Show!! I just came up with the perfect title for your show... "ABBOTT & COSTELLO - TAKE TWO - The Next Generation!" I have to qualify my experience on excavators; it's a few hundred hours on my nephews Kubota 057-4. I admit I'm not in your league, but you've entertained me like nothing else on TV. Mike, you in the seat of the 160 reminds me of an experience I once had. It was the late 70s and I was an air traffic controller at Las Vegas TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach CONtrol). As a commercial pilot, my second career, I had a thousand hours or so in Cessna 310s, 320s, 402s and 421s. On the spur of the moment, I had the opportunity to fly a Learjet 24. From the moment I pushed the throttles forward until I'd landed and turned off the runway, I can best describe my flight as... "IF I'D CRASHED DURING THE FLIGHT, I WAS SO FAR BEHIND THE AIRPLANE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT!!!" OK, keep up the good work, guys... you've made my day!

It was a fun trip from our end to thanks for bringing us along

Enjoyed watching your collaboration working with Chris. As you say, slightly different approach/method of achieving a professional finish to the customer. Now subscribed. Schools out for summer! … you guys had too much fun playing with big toys😀

These where some of the best videos ever What a great opportunity for you both An even a greater opportunity for the viewers like me who enjoyed every minute of every video Thank you both for sharing this unique time 😄

Really enjoyed both sets of videos. It is obvious you 2 enjoy working together and we enjoy watching the interaction between you. hanging out now for when Chris joins you on your home ground..

DP, I've really enjoyed both of the channels in this series 👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗

You can’t go wrong with the 160. I have had one for 14 years and I have a Rototilt on mine. Lots of power but now I have decided that I need a 250 so now I have all the bases covered 306 cat 160 Volvo and a 250 Volvo. Just go for it

Like that road grader thing, ?? Nice of Chris to let you come and work with him 🤙

Having the 2 of you together is awesome you worked so well

Chris has some empire. Great to see a successful and talented operator.

You were in my neighborhood, wished i knew you were coming to NC, you could have met the officer Hoover of NC. Good vid bro.

Really liked the collaboration between you two and look forward to Chris in your neck of the woods!

Thank you for sharing these few days with the YT world. It's great to see two professionals get a chance to work together, and enjoy each other's company. This is some of the best content on YT.

As a 20 year logger that's run them all. Nothing beats tiger cat (cat JD need not apply) ! 635D 6 wheel skidder and the 822, 830 bunchers will move more wood with two guys than a team of the good ol boys in any other brand. I've only ever operated track bunchers. But we have 30% slopes on near every job

Simply awesome seeing Chris work with you, Mike. I really hope that this is repeated real soon. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing the great video Mike!

Seems like you had a very productive and educational visit with Chris. Ya tried out some new equipment and got to get a taste of a possible future purchase in both excavators and Skid steers. Can't wait to see who you visit next.

what a joy to see yall work together

"Team Works" 😄

good having friends like that. allows checking out different equipment as well as, and maybe more importantly, different mindsets/methods. enjoyable way to learn. was really interested to see your thoughts on the 160 and the different skid steer. thanks for posting.

Great week of videos guys! Thanks for the comical entertainment!

cool stuff - thanks for the comparison vid- very educational.

Watching to pro's talk is always interesting especially because y'all do things a little bit differently but the result is perfection in both cases.

loved the video. It's good to see two of the best hook up and share ideas .

Good to see you two becoming good friends, so much you two can bounce of each other work wise and machine wise. Great video.

been watching both yours and chris vids . its been a lot of fun. thanks guys.

Like I said on LD18 channel, This has been a great series of videos between you and Chris. Most Excellent.

Another quality “Lets Dig Perfect” video Thanks guys

gr8 series very enjoyable thank you very much.

That was an awesome video Something different You are one lucky guy getting To test drive all that equipment Looking forward to Some more videos of lieutenant Dan Can't wait to see that bad boy in action👍👍

Double stemmed white oak? What a great crotch for making bowls! Always good to see you auditioning equipment.

Great show , enjoyed... new perspective on different machinery

It all operates different. Good video.

👍 Must have been better trying all of the different equipment "in the wild" as opposed to on a demo lot at a sales outlet. Thanks for sharing.

I’m throughly enjoying these colab videos .. great work from you both

You were very smooth on the skid steer, almost seems smoother than your own and you are not even used to it! Good operators make a difference but guess so does good equipment!

With bigger toys come bigger responsibilities…lol. Mike definitely was enjoying himself on the 160. Although, I think Mike is experienced in much bigger equipment. Chris really needs to experience Indiana digging where anything is possible and can turn up in the bucket of Indiana soil…lol..Great Job Mike. Hows the new dump truck coming along?? Chis suggested to get behind a tree when Mike stated operating the cutter…lol.. Which tree Chris…Mike was on a mission…lol.

Always fun during recess. That 160 looks like a nice size.

You had great experiences which gave us great videos looked like you to work well together. Stay safe

DP shopping in a try before you bye , bless MRS DP What surprise will you go home with . And Chris sounds really cool 😎 to chat with I've seen a different side rather than just the operating side .

When Logger Wade see's you in that machine 😲 He's gonna get you to logging ❗❗

33:16 ICE CREAM!!! **shuts off skidsteer and jumps out**

I like it when two of my best videos friends get together and make videos

may be it was mentioned in this one.. but Chris said in his we will see dp's in 2 months.. seen his earlier today.. top job on getting it out so fast.. i know it was weeks ago but it all tying in together.. great job mate..

It was Awesome seeing you and Chris working together, too bad y'all don't live closer to each other so you could do this more often. Excellent team, your work together was great to see. Both of you are excellent operators, thanks for bringing us along for the experience. Be safe.

That was entertaining.Well done.

Love it!!! You two have a chemistry that's hard to beat. I'm older and my mind says in your golden years you two could be the next Abbot and Costello...lolol

This collaboration has been awesome mike also shows the sort of person Chris is look forward to his visit to derby in the future thanks for the video mike 👍👍👍

Enjoyed you guys working on projects!

I really enjoyed your interaction with Chris. I don't think i have seen Chris laugh and smile on his videos as i have on this series of videos. Maybe you are to Chris as MBTS is to you. Looking forward to seeing Chris in your stomping ground. Also looking forward to shop work Lt Dan and winter repairs of all your equipment and upgrades. Be good be happy be safe and looking forward next one.

great job on the Tigercat. However, the rear axle is what is under the "rear" of that skidder, and an Axel was the "front" man for GnR

As far as the excavator, man I can’t say. My dad had two sayings in regards to equipment. 1. It’s just big enough to make you wish had one big enough to do the job. 2. If your equipment doesn’t haft to work to do the job it will last you far longer. At 64 I’m still following that advice. I still use equipment that he bought many years ago. Several times his stuff will never open the governor to do what I need. Me I haft to go with the 220. It’s just the way I was taught.

Look into the volvo ECR235E. It is a very maneuverable machine, all the power of a 210. One of the downsides is the balance takes getting used too. I have ran a few and I love them.

Best video yet. Nice job

Definitely do enjoy watching your videos 👍

Looks like you guys are having a good time together. I'm glad you didn't scratch the counterweight on the 160. I imagine Chris would have buried you in one of those stump holes. :-) I didn't realize Chris had 3 of those Volvos.

logger wade would be proud of you he may even hire you

I've been watching Chris for sometime. I enjoyed your part and interactions. Chris also seemed to enjoy working with as well, made it more fun to watch. So, of course, I subscribed. 👍👍

Hi Mike seems you and Chris had a ball, you both look to have learned from each other. I thoroughly enjoyed watching both Dirt Perfect and Lets dig versions of the time you spent together. Great stuff and would be nice to see if he swings by your patch. To check out what you do! Any how thankyou both for your time sharing your experiences. Kind regards Jon (UK)

Big toys for big boys, Greta video Mike,👍👍 Looking forward to weeks worth of Chris returning the favors. You guy work great together, very enjoyable video series.

It's great watching you guys together. Wait, was Chris taking a piss in the background when you were talking about the skid steer? lol

Great seeing you guys doing a little work together, and looking forward to Chris coming your way ! P.S. I think Aaron and Chis will hit it off good !

Good video see some new equipment in your future

It has been SUPER ENJOYABLE watching you two !! I'm so happy Vas Vegas cancelled you out.

Great series!

Good Job . Hope to see you tomorrow in Louisville

Hey Mike you did a really good job for your fist attempt on the cutter and great job on the skider in 20 years

Hey DP, You were sounding like MBTS with your excuses about cutting trees! 😁

Not knowing Chris personally or his back ground, his work is top notch, personality and manners are calm. Always wanted to try a tracked feller buncher to see what it is like. Perhaps you or Chris would demo a JCB 270T compact track loader.

So after running all the toys mike. Now you can help out your neighbor ha? Lol. Glad you had fun. And nice job

Mike, you are awesome.

Another great video bro it looks like you had a ball, Safe travels

Awesome Video!!

Good morning there Mike. That was a very nice video. You did a great job of capturing your day there with the different machines. Looking forward to Chris's time with you in derby. Your youtube friend (lol) from chicago area, Ed

You two guys work well together.

It's nice to be the employee and take a break, relax and just enjoy the work. Who was the cook? lol smiles

You have the trailer to move a 220, so it's not a pay someone else to move issue. Having a machine that can handle larger jobs easily you might find more of them coming your way. The 160 size would fit with your current fleet better but wouldn't extend to larger jobs as easily. I would say go for the 220, the permits to move aren't as much of a stopper when you consider the speed gained in completing jobs with it.

funny watching you ride side saddle!

Hey, keep sharing your "evaluations" with us on skidsteers, I'm probably going to be in the market in the next year or so, and seeing input on stuff like maintenance as it's actually done, differences that folks may not think of, (like the one where Worksalot got stuck in the cab because of the swinging door). Having 3 Kubota tractors, I wouldn't have thought the skidsteers would have been as hard to work on as they apparently are, but I guess I should have, since the easiest one to work on is one of the little ones built nearly 40 years ago, the 2015 one, not so much. Anyway, another very enjoyable video!

Great video!

I watched somebody on KZfaq that has a Takeuchi skid steer with a Yanmar engine I think. I believe it was Diesel Creek. It's been a little bit since I saw that video. Well, it looks like y'all had a good time comparing equipment. Thanks for sharing with us.

That Takeuchi machine is definitely one of my favorite skid steers! I’ve always used foot controls and disliked all hand controls. Those machines are powerful and easy to operate even for a rookie like me who has limited hours in machinery.

You and Chris were having a enjoyable time tree harvesting and also clearing the lot. Definitely work well together !!

..boys and toys, gotta luv it...lol..stay safe

I definitely understand with the 140 and 220 I run cat equipment and my main excavators are a cat 315FL and a 325FL both zero tail swing machines and there is a world of difference between them. Obviously one is bigger and ones smaller but the 325 is an absolute dream too run and the 315 will literally beat your brains out. I'm not one brand loyal ethier I'd actually love to use a Volvo machine but definitely enjoyed the video!

New subscriber seen you on letsdig. Enjoy your channel. thanks for the videos. JR

The 220 is a great machine this puts that thing is places you wouldn't be

That's a nice machine

Its amazing how much different a piece of equiptment fits the person and their expectations when they own it then when they get to use something else you realize how unfit what you have is to you. Im still stuck in a lever moving my valves vs a solenoid and a computer. I know that limits me to what i can get and the quality but i dont use it as a business its more of a hobby and convenience when i need it, every time i see your bucket flopping on your excavator my mind says....that tool right there has been used and could make me happy vs the payments it would take to have new....i wont even start on the emission BS lol

Great series of videos with Chris & his equipment. Re:his Volvo 160, could you imagine it with a blade, and if so would it be a better machine than your 140...? I think your statement about being nimble, in where your work is, is probably right where your “sweet spot” is... Thank you sir.

That’s a great video

Its not the biggest or smallest tool in the sand box its the quality of the operator in the tool whether its great job or one they run from as soon as they're paid with you two being the excellence of execution the jobs went quick

I very much enjoyed watching both of you on each of your channel's.. You two work very well together.. I would love to see a job where you are both collaborating on and doing.. Only major differences I have noticed, is you work better with a crew and LD18 seems to work better doing it solo... My wife & I both laughed and were entertained..

I still like the 140 because it has the push blade on the front of it.

Mike you planed it in this video on getting a volvo 200 and a year later you've now got one to demo good luck