Chris I am 71 years old & with out a stairway to your machine I could not even begin to get in your machines but , I just enjoy the hell out of watching you. Your work ethics are just unbelievable, along with the way you leave a site clean & manicured. I just appreciate someone who actually cares anymore. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! Ron
One of the things I'm really impressed over is the way Chris reaches out and gently scrapes the surface of the ground when he picks up a shovel full. That has to make the cleanup after the hauling is finished, much easier. Otherwise, they'd be dealing with gouges, troughs in the ground, and random holes all over the place. Maybe that's part of the reason he's a professional and not just another shovel jockey. Really well done!
I appreciate the utmost care with which you treat all the equipment you deal with; from your own to the trucks and trailers you load. Love your videos!
Treats everything well, except for the tires on his trailer - those axles need to be realigned, there's no reason the tires should wear out that unevenly.
@@2xKTfc trailer's are relatively cheap compared to the rest of his fleet I think weight may be an issue and wear and tear probably Chinese tires cheap but don't last that long like the rest of their products
Not all, but some of the videos that show this project: AMI bucket and thumb arrival: Aug 2, 2020 Job explanation: Aug 9, 2020 AMI grading bucket arrival: Sept 2, 2020 Silt Pond start: Sept. 7, 2020 Rock break fail: Sept 13, 2020 Silt pond finish: Sept 16, 2020 Site clearing start: Sept 21, 2020 Site clearing finish. Sept 26, 2020 Test drill/blasting rock: Oct. 6, 2020 Broke ground: Dec. 21, 2020 Boulder extraction: Jan. 8, 2021 Truck loading: Jan 14, 2021 Boulder busting: Jan 22, 2021 Rock loading: Feb. 5, 2021 Rock loading: Mar. 3, 2021 More boulder busting: Mar. 12, 2021
I remember when you first started this project, who would have thought it would have taken so long for it to look like it is now, but you hung in there and you have turned that "Sow's ear into a Silk Purse". Way to Go.
Man that makes it so nice when your easy on putting rocks in the trucks that way. Most people are not that easy. I like doing the same way when l load rocks to. Great job brother !
Think of chalk for a blackboard, if you sharpen it all the time, soon changing the stick. Points are used for precision shaping, blunt is used for busting waste. Great work Chris!
Bet the 220 is breathing a bigger sigh of relief than you are Chris, lol. She can finally get that much needed maintenance you talked about when you first started this job. The jobsite looks beautiful, especially seeing where you started on it. It's come a very LONG way.
I'm watching due to Covid confinement boredom in a big city (Paris) + planning a single house build. After watching a few videos, I massively admire how you're sharing your knowledge with the public. These videos are a very valuable resource for young operators, planners, managers & even ordinary homeowners. Hats off to you, Sir.♡♧♡
I hate to say it, because he's damned good, but I've seen just as good or better. I've also seen lots worse. The best thing about Chris is that he tells you why he's doing what he's doing and when he messed up or could do better...plus Justin
People operating equipment like Chris are hard to find. Yes I have seen REALLY good one, but Chris is good at all he does. That is why I'm always interested to see what he will do next! Keep it up!!
I've watched those service trucks riding up and down I 95 for years and I'm watching your video to see how their cranes work...thanks again for videos, Chris.
Robert is the man, he gets stuff fixed and gets us back working! We rarely ever use chisel bits, they wear down anyway and you're more likely to stick a bit if it's pointed. Better off just using the flat bits. They brought me that hammer today to replace the one that needed to go back to the shop.
@@letsdig18 yeah he came down Monday after he left you to charge my accumulators and we found some other things wrong with my machine so it's at the shop and they brought me the one she was in today.
That site pad is looking better and better each video!!!!! It really seemed like there was an unlimited amount of rock in that job, but underneath that, there’s a pretty good sand layer perfect for building!!! The impact hammer operator did a great job breaking up all of those huge rocks!!!! Very well done!
Every time he spins around pointing to the entrance i can help but think about what it looked like from day 1....they loaded out a legitimate metric shit ton of material out of there and the only casualty was a hammer bit but it wasn't his so it doesnt count lol.
Wow. again, an hour after posted and already a bunch of downvotes. People are so stupid. Thanks for giving chris your views! Also, thanks for the video chris, I'm going to be sad once this project is all done, it was a great series.
Sometimes people down vote a video to feed the algorithm, if they keep getting recommended videos of a genre they don't like. Doesn't really matter, a down vote still goes in Chris's favor.
Well Chris who knew you were stepping into a nightmare of a job site. So close to seeing the finish. It was very fortunate that you had a place to dump those many tons of rock / dirt. Hard on operator and machine. You almost wish for a mud job. Well almost:)
I've seen two of those break on one job. The old one and the replacement, but they were hammering a lot of solid bed rock as opposed to what appear to be floating boulders. Sooo... yeah cursed sounds right
I find that, from time to time, if I implement a low maintenance approach to my equipment, it spontaneously disassembles in much the same way as that rock breaker bit did.🥴
This seems a perfect example for why liners are made, would be much cheaper than replacing a bed but depending on what you’re hauling the truck is wore out by the time the bed is....
I wonder how long before the local senior citizens put in a claim for new dentures now the rock breaking is finished. Another great video from rock central. Safe travels bro
I know your glad to see all that Rock come to an end !!! lolol... That was getting to be a pain in the ass daily, there wasn't it ? lolol... All looking good now though, time to finish up and move on , finally !, Have a Great Evening Chris !! On to the Next......
Chris, I'm so impressed of your operating skills I'd like to know where you line up with other operators. I would like to suggest pretty well number 1 or 2 of all.
While it's a nice sentiment, every operator is different. It's like trying to line up dogs of different breeds; it's really situational and highly subjective. We can all agree Chris is among the very best.
They are building a fast food place next to where I work,, there has been a deere 320g with a hammer busting rock now for 7 weeks, really getting tired of the noise.
And this is why you only hammer with the tip of the bit pointing in the direction you apply pressure with the machine. As seen in previous videos, hammering with the corner of the bit while applying a diagonal force, leads to downtime.
I know it’s unavoidable but whenever I had a job to haul material like that, I always told the operator Please load it over the rear and not the side and I’ll have case of cold ones for ya Worked every time. Excellent job Chris 👍👍
This portion of the job is done. Can only hope the next phase is easier and less bone jarring! Your extended forecast is calling for lots of rain in the next few weeks so this is the last day you will get dust on your new boots....
This has been an amazing project to watch - looking back it's hard to believe it's been about 6 months since the silt pond videos on this site. Who could have guessed that the one big boulder in the end of the silt pond was only the 'tip of the iceberg'? Or 'tip of the Mountain' perhaps?
When you look at the beginning of this job and the end of this job, you think of the volume that needs to be moved and how many truck loads. However it seems like it took three times as many loads to do the actual job. I guess it is all the air space between the rocks after they are broke up so man that is a lot of extra loading and hauling to do with this job. Makes you wonder if crushing it to sand might have been worth it to reduce haul loads and settling at the dump site. Just a thought. Besides it would have been good to see Charlie.
Well that really was a long task, especially from my chair, ha ha ha, managed to watch at least 6 other tasks from your contractor site, the areas you work are so stunning home's and property, it's so interesting to see the difference between your country and where I live, and there's very little people around, absolutely love your work mate,
Now that my RU-vid feeds me a stream of random excavator videos on my home page, I've noticed how sitting up on top of the pile is important for loading trucks. Definitely looks a lot easier, especially when you have rocks. All the videos with excavators used for mining have them up on top of a pile loading trucks that pull up on either side.
My Cousin had a large construction company in Fort Myers Florida. They built 100 miles + of Interstate 75 . Many golf course site preps. He said the goal was to tee off in KeyWest and play to Michigan ! I got to operate several of their machines including a Cat 245 More fun than any video game made ! Only took me about one Minute per bucket to load a Dump, Didn’t matter , I was having fun !
Chris the hammer tips due to stress constant shock eventually develop micro fractures i.e. metal fatigue and will eventually break along the weakest point largest fracture under greatest stress. Love your channel especially the pond builds.
hey letsdig18, do you think it would be possible for you to do a few updates on the vet site in the future. just a few minutes of video and or your drone to see progress? cant wait til your next big job. hope to see the 250 again soon.
Here in California we have a lot of equipment theft farm and construction do you have any lo-jack tracking on your equipment for when you have to leave it on a jobsite? I know I wouldn't be able to sleep worrying about thieves.
I've seen those "Steel's" or "Bit's" break on two occasions, new one's not reground. I believe that the problem is in the heat treatment stage during manufacture. They got it wrong, incorrect temperature or duration or quenching. I would suggest that the reground steel's are better because they've proved themselves in action. Using them to lever out a big boulder don't help, of course we all knew that but temptation ain't far away.
@@jonschneck4559 well Jon, you're right in what you say but the manufacturer's also know that and we should assume they've taken that in account when making those tool's. Any which way, they've got a hard life.
Another day at Rock Hill Animal Clinic. Did Barbie break that hammer bit or was it defective? Hi Uncle John. You will need to brush those boots if you don`t want dust all in your truck.
Still too busy to take a ride South of the Border with Justin to see what Charlie has been Doing ! Don’t want to miss out on weekend work to pay for more big fine Toys I guess ?
