Let's all take a moment to appreciate the dedication Chris has to this channel. He works long hours & still takes the time to record & edit what we all enjoy watching.
Yeah it amazes me that he doesn’t get burned out considering he even works when he’s sick and still puts out a video. He’s definitely the master at whatever job he tackles. 💪
I was just gonna comment on this. It has been a minute since we have seen the busted up matts out and used. That familiar "plop plop" of the mud reminded me.
Easy wishing this side of the lense, but long reach is getting rusty and mats should be rescue ready for the broad range capable Industry at moments notice.
That's looking really nice, Chris. You did make me laugh a lot with the mud splash on the windshield. I had been thinking "It's a good thing you had the window down" when you decided to wash the mud off and had the water 'leak'. Thanks for sharing this, for the smiles, for a great start to the New Year. Thanks for being here, Chris.
I've been watching for about a year and a half now. I am 65, brother and nephew in this business for many years and I have been around it most of my life. I am really impressed with your work ethic and your skills, Chris. There are guys who can "run " a machine (me) guys who are "good with it" (most who use them get there after 5-6 years) and guys like you. You don't operate that 220, you put it on. It is an extension of you. Guys like you are rare...and getting rarer.
I don’t care what anyone says/ thinks, just something about the old 220 running and working, it just makes it a sweet ole machine. Watch out for flying mud grenades, really nice looking job, thanks for the update sir.
Think that most of us arm chair skilled operators say the same thing ,it's most definitely noticeable,but I also compliment the Hyundai 330 for being a smooth machine ,it suits Chris well .
It’s going to look like a brand new pond when you’re finished Chris! Yeah the land owner definitely doesn’t need to run any equipment across the barrow pit area for a long time!
Thank you Chris for all your hard work not only on your jobs but also for the content of your channel, all your hard work is very much appreicated. The pond is looking a lot better now.
Good call giving those of us who were thinking, Wonder how much splash when he dumps that? I bam you show us! Great stuff! Big fan 5 years and counting, thanks for your dedication to RU-vid and to your fans, quite the commitment and love the content. Love from St. Paul,Minnesota 🇺🇸
I have really started to notice the difference between the 220 and 330 on this pond. I was use to the 330 loading the haul truck and the 220 seems to take forever now. lol
Love a pond clean out. And the restoration of the borrow pit. All that mud, will the pit be safety fenced? As a kid we farmed near a sand mine, the dams for the clay wash were high fenced, warning signs, the lot, drownings were a real fear.
I absolutely love Chris's channel i can't wait until he hit one million subscribers chris you are one talented man your parents gotta be proud of you stay safe out there and please keep us with video's God bless you all
Loved that mud splatter on the windscreen part. I was glad I wasn't sipping some hot coffee listening to Chris's reaction. Chris has an awesome attitude when things like that happen. Most guys would have been cussin' up a storm about that windshield being left unlatched. Not Chris, he just shrugged it off and went in with the job a little wet. Pond is really looking way better.
Worked Road Construction in Northern Indiana years ago... Highway coming up to an approach over a river for a new Bridge... State inspector came by just as a Cat 613 scraper was bringing in a new load for the approach... Inspector saw the ground "Pump" under his wheels, and made us remove all the fill in that location and replace it... Wasn't happy!!! LoL... With this said...Once you cover it... will that mud in the barrow pit ever fully dry??? I heard you say it's going to be a nasty spot for awhile... but I'm thinking that "awhile" will be years!!! Keep up the great work... we'll keep watching you!!!
Man I want a video if the farmer drives over that borrow pit with the combine 😂. Ah the relaxing videos of dredging! Worked on a john deere 470G today and thought about LetsDig18! But Chris wouldn't have destroyed the bucket cylinder like this one smashing into trench boxes. Always can tell a good operator from a bad one!
What a mixture of digging in dirt & mud yet Chris gets stressed by mud splashing on the windscreen; yet with a coordinated swish of the grading bucket he splashes the windscreen. BUT he complains when he gets wet. Really fun to watch this part.
Yeah! Haven't heard that muddy plop sound in a while. I always enjoy watching you work with the sloppy mud because it always gives me new ideas to try when digging out the expansions to my lake. Plop....plop......plop.... Tip: make a 'tailgate' with drier mud/dirt to hold back the liquidy stuff from spilling out Tip: don't overfill the dump truck with wet mud as it's a billion times heavier than the dry stuff Tip: Always keep your windshield closed when working with wet mud (hah! I knew that one)
What I find amusing is the transformation from the start in 2007 with short silent vids to longer vids where he's fighting a backwards long reach skimming a pond cussing like a sailor to the long talk educational vids that we all enjoy now !😁
Chris, just wanted to say that my uncle gave a tip about the tailgate conundrum. He had an underhung tailgate on his A25 and A35. They're available as aftermarket products, so there might be possible to find them for sale. A friend of his with good skill in fixing and modifying work machines, built one from an original bedrock tailgate for his own A25. My uncle is not sure if his friend saved money but he got ahold of one faster.
Like the pond work videos! I only have to deal with a lagoon/poop pond on my property and you really only have 3 options. A sickle bar attachment. An excavator with a mulching attachment or poison. Mine gets "kill all" 3 times a year and I zip around it on my ZTR. I have enormous evergreen bushes around the pond so you can't see it, but it still needs mowed on the pond side. I guess one other option is a weed whacker and I don't have time for that!
Happy New Year Chris! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with the world. Not only are you one helluva operator, but you're a gem of a human in my book.
It strange to think that some people think that people who do work like this is not smart. I would love to see one of them come out and develop a plan of action, and make it look like they said it would be, while dealing with figuring out where and how to get what materials you will need or take away.
I like your work and the method of how you build these ponds. Why don't you use 4-5" clean limestone on the banks with erosion mat under it? I know it cost more..but your doing some high end pond jobs. When i see you dredging these ponds...makes me think large stone on banks would be so much better in my opinion.
Hey Chris, any body than can make running an excavator as easy as you do and I watch a fair amount of operators, you rank as one of the best. Practice really does makes perfect.
Oh Yeah Man !! Got it looking really good Chris !! At least ya only got yourself once with the mud !! lololol... And kept it pretty damn clean too, to be hauling all that slop !! lolol... Better Flag that borrow pit for the owner, for damn sure don't need anyone driving off into that mess !! lolol.... Would be a Bad Day !! lolol... You sure make it look good with the smooth bucket, those edges look nice !! Great as always, Have a Great Evening, And, On too the Next !!
"PIMP MY POND".... Great job as usual Chris , Wishing you and your partner all the best for a great and prosperous 2024. By the way , Have you fixed that farm truck yet ? I have about a ton and a half of bondo if you need it 🤣🤣🤣
Now that would be a great segment or even a sub-channel for Chris to run. Wonder how he would handle the reveal I know...ride the customer in on the D7...chrome stack a blazing.🤣
Happy new year chris looking forward for what you have installed for us this year we know you call them ponds but here we call the big guns lakes like the last 1 you done with the island that was epic love the idea of little beaches on them where his john these days have you stopped working together now hope he his well
It would be nice to have a tailgate on that truck now similar to what your uncle has. But with all the different types of jobs that you do, it looks like it’d be a real pain in the ass to take that thing off.
