Would be interesting to hear the property owner's take on the progress so far. New shoreline, tree removal, cleared & cleaned head section and an airstrip that used to be a scrawny little dam.
I'm in awe the way you smoothly move the bucket above the dump truck every time. I can't scoop coffee from the container without hitting the edge of the can.
Find it amazing that a fully loaded haul truck can now drive over a spot that was nothing but a impassable mud pit the day before without sinking in at all. Really hope no one doubts your ability to build a dam anymore after seeing that. Seen people in the comments in the past saying you weren't doing it right and so on.
Again, an old man's viewing complete. Thanks Chris, you and your crew are superb workers. Your leadership shows on every video. Great video, as always, Thank You for all your hard work producing them.
Chris, this is one of your best series of videos. Seeing that haul truck in action after all the work you did to it... man, you should be proud! Admiration!
Hi from uk chris and crew👋👍 thanks again tyler and todd really helped chris out on this project👌👍 dam has really flew up with each man having a task (many hands make lighter work ) or just move more material😂 you guys really pushed this job and if a coolant hose is Barneys only weak link we can have that and forgive him with trust that he can prosper well for the LD18 team of machines who'd of thought chris all your machines started with Hitachi and lending charlies shakerooah (soil cleaner/screener) thanks for your time and be safe see you soon 👍👋
Well done Chris. I am impressed with how you get equipment sized correctly for your needs. And picking up that truck was inspired! Thank you for your gentlemanly way!
My favorite channel by far. I have watched for a while now and love what you do! So much so, that this last fall, I started my own landscaping/hardscaping business in hope of getting to a level that you're at. Itll take several years I'm sure but to be 25, I am ready to move my share of dirt! Cheers and God Bless from NC.
thank you for the different views of working the project. it sure makes the videos more interesting . also the explanations as to why you do certain things I find are entertaining and educational. so far you have convinced me that I do not know enough to build a pond and dam on my own. LOL
👍Curious if these two additional bodies will become regular participants in the Letsdig18 cast. The extra help seems to make things run a bit more efficiently. I'm not sure when a pond officially becomes a lake, but, this job seems like a lake at 10 acres in size. Hopefully that old galvanized pipe can be used as fish structure to save hauling to a dump or salvage yard.
@jwg19444 : Here's one definition; A pond is a body of water less than 0.5 acres (150 square meters) in an area or less than 20 feet (6 meters) in depth. A lake is defined as a body of water bigger than 1 acre (4,000 m²), although size is not a reliable indicator of its water quality. There are some others available, one of those being a body of water that stratified into three temperature differentiated layers in summer. Water on top is warm, bottom layer is cold, and the layer between (thermocline), goes from cooler than the top layer to just above the temperature of the bottom layer.
The haul truck looks great, yeah the decals will definitely dress it up Chris! Definitely a good buy brother! Sure is nice seeing you getting some help Chris, you have done so much by yourself it’s about time you get help! 👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻Thanks for sharing Chris! 🤙🏻
Bro... Digging *[yeah had to go there!]* the daily videos!!!!! Making this 54 yo man's childhood dreams of doing whatcha do come to my vicariously living thru them!!! Awesome work!!! (I'd trade my 20 plus years in the Navy, half as a boiler technician, the other as a Gas Turbine tech... having circled the world Twice, on 9 deployments... for a week of playing in the mud with ya!)
Looking good Chris and your new haul truck sounds great . Your friend has learned quickly how to handle the truck and you can see he is getting more confident by the day. Respect from Scotland.
Man you guys are slamming that pnod dam out in no time, haul truck has really sped things up, that truck is gonna pay for itself really fast, thanks for sharing Chris, keep up the awesome work 💪🇺🇸
All you need is a roll of masking tape to place that large decal. Tape the edge on the top, flip the decal upside down, start removing the backing little by little, squeegy it out. Wha La...
This has to be the most COMPACTED CLAY FORMATION in North Carolina, Chris! 😳😂 Come hell or high water...this dam ain't going anywhere. 👏 The owner should be impressed...and he has a video of construction. 😉
Oh its so nice to be back to reality via your channel. Real things happening in Letsdig18-land -- clear progress. Am spent after watching CSPAN feed of hearing about Supreme Court candidate. Chris, thanks for having a place where people can be people and have a respite.
Chris, Old Barney is damn sure looking good out there hauling that dirt and sounding great, can’t wait do you get back next weekend and start back on that project and I’m sure happy for you brother that you have been able to get the equipment that you’ve got to do the work that you need it for like the D6 and the haul truck. So anyway brother you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
It’s a good thing you have that hauling truck to move all that dirt and clay. It would take forever to move it with a bulldozer. Your hauling truck is definitely earning its keep by saving you days of work and wear and tear on your dozer.
That's probably exactly why the existing dam has the crap dirt in it. I guess they just had a dozer or so and pushed what they had into a dam, using material where it was rather than burning a lot of diesel and hours to move better fill to where it was needed. With the dump truck it's a lot easier to do good work with the right dirt. If Chris had to do it all with the skidsteer or the dozer I'm sure the customer would think twice about bringing in the fill, too...
Loved the video. Haul truck sure a blessing!!! Widest dam I've seen. Very efficient work day, accomplishing huge amount of dirt moved and tamped in place. Blessings from Iowa and take good care.
I don't see any hearing protection being used. My husband lost a major portion of his hearing from heavy equipment while in the military. Not only is he deaf as a gate post, our kids complain that Mom talks too loud because Dad only wears his hearing aides when they are around. Please protect your hearing while you still have it.
As the dam grows it is like a sponge, it soaks up what were large vehicles to the point where they are starting to look quite small now.😉 Amazing.🤨 Looking good Chris.🙂 Be well.😊
Nice work Chris and gang!!! This has been a pretty decent job site. Some of the jobs have been a mess in their own ways, but the ground has been almost ideal!! No stuck haul trucks (except that one backing incident) and no huge ruts needing constant attention. The ground has definitely held right up! The fact there’s that much clay leaves you in a great situation as well!! It’s an expensive restoration as it is,,,, could you imagine a huge trucking bill because clay was 10 miles away??? It’s right at the end of the dam!!! Hahaha. I think the transition that will be there at the field etc once you have taken what you need,,, 2 - 3 more cuts (??),,,, will be nice and the water will run off nicely with just a little more finish workmate forest line,,,,,,,. Yep!! Chris, you (and the client especially) got as lucky as possible here!! Haha. It’s such an interesting job, I want to see the finished product, but I don’t,,,,, then the project is done!! Haha. Let’s see what you and John have now for the rest of the week (video wise) !!! Later, Eh!
Thanks Chris ! I mean thank you, thank you ! See, I was watching your Sunday vid with my 5 y.o. grand-grand son on my lap. Of course, he has all the Tonka equipment- the real ones, not the plastic garbage. You should have seen his eyes, looking at you guys diggin', the trucking, the dozer and all. 😳 And then the roller compacter ! This one, he did'nt know. Impressed when I told him the use of it ! Anyway, can't wait to watch today's episode with him. Impressive, even for this 69 y.o. kiddo ! 👍😊
With the price of fuel these days you must have to take out a federal loan to keep that equipment running all day. Always enjoy watching you work thank you.
Chris thanks for all the different camera angles while doing this, it puts a new perspective into things. I really like how smooth you load the haul truck.😉😅😅
This is really turning out to be a big job. Considering you will probably redress the borrow pit with top soil when you’re done you’ve got a ways to go.
Troublemaker that I am, I will be tempted to put Volvo stickers on one side and caterpillar stickers on the other. It looks like a pretty good haul truck to me.
Great job the extra help is always a plus. About the whistling noise kinda sounds like harmonics check all the nuts and bolts around the pump and the lines could be vibrations.
