I liked the last camera angle of you shifting mud, it gave a real perspective to the size and volume of just how much needs to be moved. Amazing how much you have managed to do so far.
WOW! What a large piece of land. Looks like over several hundred acres could be involved.. it'll look really nice when Chris gets through with it, I 'm sure.
thats hat happens when not enough work, here right now construction if every were and they are floating rentals in from down east every week, to keep up
That’s a fact. My dad does dirt work. I can’t tell you how many times he has given someone a price. Only to have them say oh that’s high. Then they hire the cheap guy. Then call my dad to come fix what the cheap guy did. Oh they usually pay the cheap guy more then what my dads bid was to begin with. Cheap isn’t always better!!!!
I’m a big fan of your videos and what never ceases to amaze me, even after working in this business, is how some people think if it’s cheaper, it’s better. There’s an old slogan that never loses it’s meaning: “You get what you pay for.” My old boss always used to say that cheaper is more expensive, because then you have to bring someone else in to do it right. That seems to be the case here.
I think this is where you would need some earth conveyor belts to move the earth up to the dumper trucks. Only downside is you would need a lot of dumper trucks at once So many projects sir... Thank you for sharing
it's very common in the Housing industry as well. Independent contractors suck you out of as much money as they can an disappear. As long as they completed some work it usualy never ends up in court. Mike Holmes has made a Living fixing these morons messes.
That is why you only pay them as you go. Never pay for much more than materials upfront if you can make it work. They need motivation to come back for the money.
After watching your videos for a few months... I see how your mind works when organizing what your going to do and what is being done. And without pointing out what the last contractor did... I could see the mismanaged mess. :D Honestly...watching you work is an artform. :) Please keep up the great work and hope you had a Merry Christmas.
I have 1000plus hours on a mini excavator digging over water lines gas lines etc. But still I learn from you with the bigger machines. My rubber tracked kubota doesn’t exactly suffer from sliding down hills
Wow! That is a huge mess! We new it would be when you went in and cleaned out all the trees. Looks like the original contractor sent guys out there with little supervision!
The smooth motions of that excavator and the ability to keep grade likes has me mesmerized. I wish i had that kinda talent... need to find someone in NC to do similar type work on some property we acquired...
Chris tip to you if your not going to use the equipment for a two weeks or more. I would disconnect the + pole of the batterie so there is not a drain on the 24v and you always have enough battery power.
Enjoyed you commentary as much as you operating the digger bro. Makes ya wonder if the previous guys had any idea of what they were doing. Made a great video anyway. That bucket is sure bigger than your resent 220 purchase. Stay safe guys
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@@RockBrigadeCommunityForum yha. I know. But that never seeme to stop a the right group of teenagers from smashing shit. Or painting stuff. For shits and giggles. Happens alot. Just stating from a fellow heavy equipment owner
Was wondering if anyone else noted the new tire.... that still has a sticker on it!!😉 Equipment World has a good article about mismatched tires = uneven torque loading of differentials = broke parts... but it was sponsored by a tire company....
You have the patience of Job to be wading out on those mats, picking through sticks strewn all over in that mud, and then having to move those piles several times just to then load it into a truck one scoop at a time!
What I see is they hauled from another job site dirt in. Build this clay road up to thick before compacting which made it the way it is. Also who ever run the blade didn't know how to crown a road. And I am very positive for all the additional dirt they charged the customer for no reason.
Damn Chris it don’t seem like it’s been two months ago that you were there taking them trees down but anyway brother you and Tim and John y’all stay safe and keep them coming brother
Always alway check for oil on something that was parked for a few months like that. My reason is because there may not be any in it. Some dirty thing might have drained it or filled it with sand
A curious question. What is the actual problem with diggin down the logs and stumps as the previous contractor did? Wont they rot down and become soil?
Buy a couple of solar powered trickle /float chargers and some battery disconnects if you're going to leave equipment sit for 3 weeks or more. Even good batteries loose power just sitting connected. Well done though 👍🏻
It looks really nice :o) - they maybe couldn’t get haul trucks because they don’t pay because they get chased off job sites? The plant hire company I worked for was on the stop with everyone all the time :o
Would that machine handle a 60" bucket? If they even make such a thing. With all the scoops that thing makes i figure that would make it more productive.
Hey Chris even thou you are cleaning up and fixing what the other people messed up on. i can say for a fact that you'll do i Right and it'll look awesome when its all done. I know it'll be many videos but from a before and after completion everyone will be able to tell that it was done by professionals and not someone that has no idea what their doing. Keep doing what you do Chris and im always waiting for the next video
It's easy to see that everyone is not as neat and orderly as Chris. One of the main reasons that you have as much work as you do is, You do it right the first time. It's better and cheaper in the long run!!!
Tim, you are so "smooth" with that bucket. You could probably win money like the old guy I used to work with. He had been a backhoe operator for many years and won lots of money from people betting them he could pick up a sheet of paper with his bucket. The "great unwashed public", would of course take the bet. Then he would plug his ears to protect them from the yelling after he waved the bucket just barely over the sheet of paper, creating a draft and curling the paper right into the bucket! Maybe sometime you could show...!
Is there anything that can be done about the contractors that are not up to par,without stepping on someone’s toes and making customers aware of the problem children.😎😎😎👍👍
Hey Chris you have shown two dams this week that you are fixing due to poor workmanship from other contractors i wounder if they watch these clips and give you free advice from their arm chair !!!!!
I ALWAYS SAY YOU GUYS HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD , IF YOU LET ME I WOULD WORK FOR FREE I KNOW I MUST START WITH A SHOVEL BUT THAT'S OK HELL IF NEED BE I'LL PAY YOU THE LITTLE I HAVE TO WORK !
