Wow Chris I was surprised at how much erosion there was with that thick mat of vegetation on top and with all of the tree roots holding it together but I'm suspecting the water was following the roots and eroding it out. I was also surprised at how soft and flowery the existing dirt was and how easy it was to dig especially with the tree roots, looked like terrible material to be using on a dam especially one of that size. Great save by the way, that little trickle of water was starting to worry me too.
In Mounds ok. There was a 10 to 12 acres lake built for the town. It was during the wpa days with mules and slip every time they walked over it to dump is how they packed it. Hand laid the rocks on inside of lake . It is still there with never any problems. They used to build stuff to last
Aw how cute the two mini's learning how to remove stumps for when they grow up. Work together little ones so you don't get hurt. Don't forget to lift with your tracks not your arms. That's how you'll break your arms. Lol God bless
The soil your working in reminds me of how our farm is. You get down a couple feet and it's Sandy lome. I'm surprised that dam did not fail. They got Lucky.
Awesome operator in an awesome lil' machine that can ! As other guys here, I held my breath when there was so little dirt holding ! Man, good job Chris !
The constant beep on that yanmar has to drive you crazy after awhile. Nice video as always Chris, you sure always seem to have interesting projects going on.
I enjoy the way you and Tim work together. You seem to anticipate the moves of each other well. Brother in law and I do that working together, makes jobs easier!
Chris I thought you lost it without water started coming through I saw it just like you did good when I saw that water come through I said well he lost it but you saved the day. Great video brother as always keep them coming and you and Tim and John y’all stay safe and have a blessed day brother
We don't have the red coloured soil you folks have but we have any sized granite rock from a few inches to D8 size. It's what they make breakwaters out off and would be used in your case then packed in all crevices with soil. Stay well !
Sweet christmas, that dam was really bad. What the hell did they make it out of? Sand? Great work from you and the boys on this one, Chris. Thanks, and have a good one.
@@ConstructionMachineryChannel Properly built earthen dams are usually built out of compacted clay if not with a compacted clay core. Sand, silt, and topsoil would wash out right away
They shouldn’t have trees on the dam, the roots will allow a path for the water to flow. On the video it looked like very sandy soil as well. What a project! I am sure you will take care of it!
Holey Moley 😮 the mini excavator needed pontoons on it for this one. Playing russian roulette this time Chris. Good job you had me on the edge of my seat for this one.
wow that dam is screwed blued and tattooed. but with as many you have built or repaired it will be like brand new when you finish. surprised it has not collapsed already. stay safe.
Our pond was built similarly EXCEPT that the core is a 10 foot high, 8ft thick berm of rock. I asked , when he(the guy who built the house and pond) over to fish. It has held up under two recent flood events, but I’m keeping my eye on it.
You gotta find a way of disabling that annoying beeping on your Yanmar mini, my wife is going to bust a vessel otherwise. Great video as always Chris - a heart pumping moment there. Had a few myself on excavators.
Hi, looks like a circular soil failure which probably goes much deeper than the damage that is apparent on the crest of the dam. The existing material is very unconsolidated and I would suspect that toward the core of the dam is saturated, which would make the shear strength of it very low. So the measures taken to prevent overtopping of the dam when the remaining crest eroded/collapsed are very good, but the long term stability of the structure is unlikely to be increased. Effectively in solving the immediate problem you have added extra weight on top of an existing structural failure. The failure needs weight and material added from the toe of the failure. If there is risk to downstream property and or people I would strongly advise you get expert opinion from a competent geotechnical engineer. Just my two bobs worth, I am a retired mining engineer with over 40 years experience in building and managing large open pits and tailings dams.
It appears they made the berm with mixed brown clay with lots of organic material mixed in. And who lets a tree grow in the middle of their dam berm? Those roots are the weakest link.
Does the trees growing on or near the dam add to the issues by allowing water to find a path through, along the root structure? Know water will find path of least resistance and that path may be along side where the roots are growing.
Any earthen damn that gets topped over will fail. Dam building 101. That new spillway needs to definitely be able to handle whatever flood is thrown at it, cuz clearly this one wasn't able to...
