Three day Pond Build - Start to Finish - Retired Equipment Operator

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This Dam Fails in just under a year.
check out the following playlist to see how I fixed my biggest failure to date
Building the Pond: • Building the Pond
ORIGINAL POST:
Lets try this again! Take two on the Dam building video. If you are new to the channel, we have been in the process of clearing land in the middle of the woods for a new fishing pond. We are finally at the point where the dam can be pushed up. To do that we have rented Dirt Perfects John Deere 850 bulldozer and Caterpillar D4G dozer. We also brought in Jerry. Jerry is a retired equipment operator who works for Dirt Perfect part time and has come out to build our pond dam for us. We think it turned out well, but be sure to let us know in the comments!
Full disclosure, this dam ended up failing and we decided to make the best of it by expanded the pond - here is the start of that - • Starting Pond Repair a...
Here are the previous videos of the land clearing.
Part one - • Land Clearing for Pond...
Part two - • Homeowner Clearing Tre...
Part three - • Clearing Trees for Pon...
Part four - • Clearing for New Pond ...
as always feel free to reach out at captainkleeman1@gmail.com
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#jerrythedozerman
Three day Pond Build - Start to Finish - Retired Equipment Operator

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@CaptainKleeman 2 жыл бұрын

Coming to you from the future, this Dam ends up failing with in a year. Check out this playlist for how I fixed it. Building the Pond: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYgHnfwLKbcqhN6wSiN3NYvOgC53rxZEz

@garydillon3960 3 ай бұрын

Jerry how do you compare the JD850B to other machines that you've ran? Mike and Jerry you did a great job.Mike everyday is a good day. 24 years ago I had a massive heart attack and was told I should be dead. God has a plan for everybody and will take us home when our task is completed. I cherish every day I'm still here. God Bless.

@davidbillings615 2 жыл бұрын

Working with good people always make projects better.

@CaptainKleeman 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@shannisgeorge 2 жыл бұрын

To see how u old-timers run that equipment makes me really appreciate the new equipment I run and the simplicity of the controls on them now

@caligoldadventure3145 3 жыл бұрын

Having ran a dozer in high-school for a similar build, watching Jerry is pure ASMR. Smooth and consistent cuts without self leveling tech, you sir are an artist on the sticks.

@charleswilson6069 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry,,,, a beautiful bit of craftsmanship with sculpting that raw idea into something worthy of polishing . 😁 A gem in need of a tad bit of polish to have her ready for waning evening gatherings, a fire pit, and the sound of children laughing.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, lots of work to do next spring. But lots of work done as well!

@Philosophat75 3 жыл бұрын

They call this here the earth moving business. Incredible to see a wooded area cleaned up and turned to something.

@americanpatriot2.06 28 күн бұрын

I've been through Derby at least twice. The last time I had just missed the Meet & Greet at the local fair. Got caught in that heavy rain storm and as I showed up everyone was leaving. Caught Mike and Gunner in the parking area. I hope to make it that way again some time soon and meet everyone. So many Derby legends, but Jerry is definitely the legend of legends. You can take the man out of the dirt business, but you can never take the dirt business out of a legend! Glad to see Jerry helping out Captain Kleeman get the pond built!

@tripler3724 3 жыл бұрын

Love it; been driving tractors all my life and I can appreciate a seasoned skilled operator. We rent equipment that my son and brother operate, but for stuff like that we pay a professional. We built a professional shooting range and it took weeks and spent more on fuel than to have it done. We have a 5 and 8 acre fishing swimming pond on each farm, money well spent.

@WombleUK 8 ай бұрын

That is some incredibly neat work Jerry did on this pond. Jerry has done you proud & his experience really shows.

@williammatthews2948 3 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to see you're satisfied with the pond build. Major shout out to Jerry, Dirt Perfect, and neighbor Gary for everything you've all done. Have a blessed and safe week. Stay healthy.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir and you as well!

@sherryhigdon1817 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jerry! I love watching you work!!

@mbyrd6580 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jerry and dirt perfect, and Gary.

@brightonlund 2 жыл бұрын

That looks incredible! Hats off to Jerry for an amazing job!

@mikesmith8952 11 ай бұрын

Having friends and coworkers like you do has given you and your family something very special indeed. The memories that will happen here not to even consider the videos are something few others will ever get the chance to enjoy like you will. Dirt perfect, Jerry, Gary the neighbor are all special people but mainly the best of Friends. You won the lottery Mike as well as your family.. Enjoy. Look forward to many more videos of your life snd escapades!

@josianrodriguez1249 3 жыл бұрын

I KNOW IF YOU GAT JERRY IN THERE YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT JOB JERRY IS THE BEST MAN ON THE JOB NEVER SEEN ANOTHER ONE LIKE HIM.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@steveashworth6707 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent job on the pond!, from an operator recently retired, experience speaks for itself!.

@GlobalistJuice 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry is a BEAST on a dozer!👍👍

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@cyndikarp3368 3 жыл бұрын

Nice pond. Thanks Jerry & Dirt Perfect.

@alexosborne5629 3 жыл бұрын

Shame all the comments disappeared, anyway here is mine :- First of all thank you to Jerry for putting in his time and expertise to your pond, thanks to Gary for suggesting this pond, Mike for supplying the plant for this job and you Mike for saying yes and filming it. I liked the " Jerry rigged" log stop, which hopefully worked !!! Looking forward to next year when you add the finishing touches to the lake, no doubt you would have had to open a coffee can to pay for this dam to be built !!! Keep up the good work sir, in all your roles!!! 👍🇬🇧💪😎

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Losing the earlier comments is the worse part of having to re do an upload. Thanks for the kind words!

@alexosborne5629 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainKleeman Aye, can imagine your frustration at all this ineptitude of YT, they never fail to annoy 😖😖😖

@myoneblackfriend3151 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the video. I have long wondered how to create ponds such these. Thank you, Jerry and Dirt Perfect.

@michaelbingham7422 Жыл бұрын

GreT job Jerry, it's beautiful and you too DP you made Mike really happy

@andymack5093 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, if it's either your channel or DP's, we always know it's going to be a great day when Jerry with his "calm efficiency" is on site, whether it's in the past, present and hopefully lots more in the future! I bet there's earthmovers all around the world who would love to clone him!

@bertrutledge4546 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry always does an awesome job. But you did hundreds of hours clearing, building roads and so much other stuff. Pat on the back to all involved. Was nice of DP to let you rent his equipment. It will be a project you can be proud of.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky to have such great friends and family, thanks for the support!

@brucebenson9651 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry works his magic once again! He is such an amazing and experienced operator! Great also to have a great neighbor! Congrats on the next step closer to your dream!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky to know Jerry for sure!

@larrymeyers6913 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this pond happen jerry

@fulltiltgrading8366 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! Jerry does some nice work 👍🏻 DP you a good man helping Captain out like that 👊 Great video!

@kopenhagenkid 2 жыл бұрын

Great job running the cat Jerry

@jameschupp2230 2 жыл бұрын

Jerry did an Absolute Amazing Job!!!

@kapperoutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

I know I've been absent for a while, been a little bit busy, but absolutely love a deep woods pond project! Excellent work, looking forward to a future video of this thing being full with beautiful water and all the woods in the background! Keep up the good work buddy, thanks. oh snap! Just finished the video, thanks for the follow-up with water in it! That's going to be a beauty! Cheers

@lancemerwin7864 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry one man band , just like me ,I did 5 ponds in 2020 , 3 were about the size of what yours ,(one with and island, turned out pretty sweet , )took me 70 hrs to do each one , wish I could show you some pictures, and I did mine at my house ❤️shaped , turned out nice , did them all with a 210 linkbelt and a d3 for final grade, love doing ponds myself , don’t have to deal with people and morons 😉keep up the great work 👍and if you got a man like Jerry , better take care of him, not too many operators out there that can do what we do 😎,

@kopenhagenkid 2 жыл бұрын

Pond looks awesome Mike

@25vrd48 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Jerry , Thanks Jerry , Gary , Mr. Perfect and to y'all too Mr. Kleeman . Keep up with the great video's .

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Hey and thanks for watching.

@eugeneenslow8563 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work Jerry!

@mes9260 3 жыл бұрын

It is shameful that corporate America doesn't value people like Jerry anymore... Experience means nothing to most employers nowadays! Gotta have a Degree! I am the result of this attitude after 26 years on the job, its gone 12/31/2020. Thanks for the videos and the respect you show an experienced MAN!!

@ski5350 3 жыл бұрын

That's a fine look pond Sir

@kopenhagenkid 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Jerry

@johnny.moxhamsq3503 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job 👍👍 It's absolutely awesome to watch the old school ops sinking dams and doing there thing 😁🍻 Thanks for sharing

@gayle4804 2 жыл бұрын

Job well done it's good you do have a person that knows how to do it all and and take care of things when you were gone awesome kudos to both of you

@wingdwolf56 3 жыл бұрын

Love to see a drone view. My first dozer experience was 52 years ago on an old Cat. It had a hand crank pony motor to start the engine and a A frame cable lift system for the blade! My Step Dad wouldn’t teach me until I could clean the tracks from mud first. But I cleaned them!! Great memories

@aaronjohnson275 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing to watch a professional Kat-Skinner work! 👏

3 жыл бұрын

Captian you hit this one out of the park. This has to be one of the most well explained pond build videos around with great progession fast motion. Jerry is not only a master on the dozer but seems like a wonderful guy as well .Thanks for bringing us along.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and yes! Jerry is an all around good guy. Lucky to know him.

@johndernberger1961 2 жыл бұрын

Jerry, You’re an artist!

@jodimiller7931 3 жыл бұрын

Amazingness brought to you by Jerry. He is a sculpture with a Bulldozer.👍👍👍

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

He absolutely is! Nice new pic as well there!

@carloskawasaki656 11 ай бұрын

Thank you,another great job,always a pleasure watch your video 👍👍👍👍

@michaelridenour8054 2 жыл бұрын

Turned out fantastic looks great

@RicSeabergsUseful-Information 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see it develop with greenery and hardscape!

@johnlamountain2580 3 жыл бұрын

Great Job guys.... it's looks great.

@bobmoroney3643 6 ай бұрын

Jerry sure can operate that machine. Love to watch him work,

@tbix1963 3 жыл бұрын

Just as good the second time around. Thanks again to Dirt Perfect and Jerry for their expertise. This is a great looking pond. Stay safe, wishing you and your family the best.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂. Hey thanks for watching the second time and commenting again! Appreciate your support

@leecooper7374 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell just from watching Jerry on the dozer he’s a pro from the old school. A little direction a few reference marks is all he needs. Dirt perfect is a class act. Watch he daily. The neighbor now has a fishing pond to spend time at. Cool video all the way around.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely going to be a great asset to our properties. Couldn’t have done it without Jerry and mike! Thanks for watching.

@thechestnutking736 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely you guys haven’t built too many ponds. Glad you’re happy with it, that’s all that matters. Can’t believe you didn’t push your structure (stumps) inside the pond😂😂😂

@savagestacker 2 жыл бұрын

Just wondering what would you have done differently? I agree! structure stumps are a must .

@oBseSsIoNPC 11 ай бұрын

I hate Jerry for making this look so easy!!! What an absolute master.

@cyndikarp3368 3 жыл бұрын

Team effort to get the pond done. Looking very good.

@The_Fitz 2 жыл бұрын

Legend has it, the riprap should be coming out later this week.

@CaptainKleeman 2 жыл бұрын

Who told you 😂

@DS-yu4kr 2 жыл бұрын

Legend has it, he’s still waiting for riprap delivery due to Covid

@ashtoncrow9368 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great!! I can’t wait to see it all done in the year to come

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks and us too!

@DirtBrute 3 жыл бұрын

Came out great Jerry did a great job.👍 Thanks jerry ,DP and Gary

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

He sure did!

@SuperIanjohnson 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, Mike. You must be very proud of what Jerry has achieved here. He is brilliant. Well done, Gary and Mike for their input, too. The end result is awesome !!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky to have such great people around!

@MartyGillen-gx9ec 2 ай бұрын

Jerry's the best on a dozer th'e Man to have on the job

@xnorcal831x 2 жыл бұрын

I could total see that older man chop a finger off and still go back to work. You can never stop a guy like him. He works magic

@austinp8942 2 жыл бұрын

I actually worked for a guy running equipment and he lost a finger in a silage chopper. His son also worked with us and he was missing a finger from a skill saw accident lol. They both worked the next day.

@johnduncomb6171 3 жыл бұрын

Good job Jerry.

@rogerwilliams6426 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry, Talented And Professional! :-)

@CMDSR Жыл бұрын

Loved the vacation video. Nice looking pond. I know it fails from the post but man it looked good. Gonna be a nice fishing hole. Thanks Do , Jerry and Gary

@paulettebowski 3 жыл бұрын

Great job jerry very nice to see mates helping mates and good on you mike helping your mate out who puts his life on the line every time he goes to work

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky to have such great friends and family!

@rudyrivera5256 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Gary!

@kwhite8012 2 жыл бұрын

That mill is my friends company. I bought the 126 and love it!!

@PowerGearPerformance 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work Jerry

@user-kv1rm7mp3e 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Jerry

@carlbenj1668 3 жыл бұрын

Great job Jerry

@digdrivediy 3 жыл бұрын

So cool! Man, sure looks different than when I was there only two weeks ago. Thanks to Jerry and Dirt Perfect for helping you to get that all accomplished. Brought back a bunch of memories for me watching that 850 run through the paces. I could almost smell the dirt too! Look forward to seeing it all greened up around the top! Great video! Small Tripod 😂. Gets me every time...

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Next time you guys come down we will be enjoying the new pond!

@ronniemartin1551 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Jerry looking good !!!!!!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

He did a great job!

@irishcherokee8884 2 жыл бұрын

Dude on the Dozer makes it look easy, like you just drive around and the surface comes out flat.

@bvfdfire1 3 жыл бұрын

its deja vu all over again!!!!!!!!looking good!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the confusion! Hope you enjoyed it the second time around as well! 😂🤷‍♂️

@manny760 2 ай бұрын

Everyone needs to know a Jerry

@mikedobson2988 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry is the man! It's nice to be appreciated cause a lot of people think it's easy.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

You’re right about that, he is a heck of an operator and an great guy all around.

@GusCowMiller 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing beats those older 850 hydrostats for speed... not to mention turning with the blade full

@alwaysapplypressure2477 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome to watch from someone that has experience 👍😀👌

@khyde6261 3 жыл бұрын

This video was worth watching a 2nd time. Thank you for your time and channel Captain Kleeman.

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, sorry for the confusion and thanks for the support!

@scrappydappy2827 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Job, Jerry. Great video!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he did!

@stewartmoffat 3 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky to have a master machine operator to help create your fantastic pond.Jerry is the man!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

You’re right about that!

@Chase0370 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t know why but I found this very interesting lol. Good job lot of work went into this.

@stevengullison5123 3 жыл бұрын

Looks really nice, which I thought it would be. Thank you for sharing

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry did a great job!

@ardtessa 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great Mike ! Jerry is a fantastic operator !!!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he is!

@ep9360 8 ай бұрын

Yup, very very nice. In fact dam nice. That big pond's gonna be a nice little lake. ❤

@shaniaa9287 3 жыл бұрын

Looking wonderful 👍❣️

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@staconcrete2140 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking pond

@leoanrdescalante5783 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jerry .

@CaptKirk1701 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good Jerry does a great job!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Yes he does!

@alexosborne5629 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you re uploading this Mike 😃👍

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

@alexosborne5629 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainKleeman Always do Captain!!!! 😁

@calvinbarnes7664 3 жыл бұрын

I think he did a wonderful job he knew what to do Calvin from Mobile Alabama

@jakesbackhoedozerservice7010 3 жыл бұрын

Ole Jerry is pretty dang good👍🏼💯

@jeremybell9113 Жыл бұрын

That poor excavator is crying for grease!😜

@Dustin_Hruzek 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry is an awesome operator. Love seeing his hands control the dozer and see the blade movement. Crazy to actually see how much he is always moving the blade. There's a lot to learn from that man. *Copied and pasted from deleted video*

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for re commenting!!! And sorry for the confusion. Appreciate your support.

@edsecorr7812 Жыл бұрын

Doing great keep up the good work

@davidbreault3283 2 жыл бұрын

Not an operator at all but dang do I have to say this community is glowing. Such appreciation for experienced skills and craftsmanship.

@NotJustaTool 3 жыл бұрын

Get the ice skates ready! The family is going to love the backyard skating rink as well. It's big enough for some fast sledding on the backside. ENJOY! Great job Jerry. At least this job didn't break any equipment. lol Cheers!

@CaptainKleeman 3 жыл бұрын

Hey those are some great ideas!