Quarry boss: Sorry man. We're short handed today. We'll load you as soon as we can. Chris: Jumps down from the truck and slides right into the CAT seat.
I built up a sizable portfolio of work I had done Chris, got me tonnes of work from it but youtube is a game changer as far as showing your potential customers what you can do.., and boy your work speaks for itself!
Honestly man, after two 11 hours days, all by yourself (!), you find the time and energy to edit great vids. 😳 How you do it ? Never sleep ? Incredible ! All I can say is, well, thank you for taking us along. So appreciated !
Takes an artist to grade like that with a mini. I'm a plumber and do a lot of water and drain lines. Many hours on a machine...but that finish on that french drain from a mini is out friggin standing. I'd hire you for more work in a heartbeat.
Winston would be jealous of the thousands of us who get to ride along with you in the dump truck. It's a pleasure watching you move earth and stone with the various machines, creating beauty and function so efficiently. Quelle artiste! Thanks for the videos.
Damn, Chris, you never fail to amaze me! I've figured it out, though. Your left eye is calculated, vertically in inches and fractions while your right eye is calculated in tenths and hundredths of an inch horizontally. Keep up the good work, you're an inspiration to all of us who wish we could live life over as a heavy equipment operator!!
You Have what my daddy called Gumption! I inherited it from him and have been blessed to understand so many things. Thanks Chris for your ethic as well.
Got to love a customer who won’t let you leave! That’s a lot of work in just 2 days for one person. Waiting to see John “walking and working “ around you as you run the equipment.
A customer who won't let you leave is not always a good thing, especially when you have other jobs scheduled. But we all get that one customer that just doesn't understand that other folks are paying for a slice of our time too. You hate to put them off or worse yet, tell them no but sometimes you just have to do that to keep the jobs flowing.
I had never seen fill like this used before I started watching your RU-vid channel. Wet it down, roll it in, and you almost have concrete. Impressive job!
Pass on all the Well Wishes to John on a speedy recovery for us Chris. I know he never worries about you out there working your butt off for the Co. He can rest assure you have it all covered. I've seen over the years, you can be a One Man Crew if need be. That's hard to find these days....*SALUTE*
Sure do enjoy going along with Chris on his jobs.. quite interesting, and appreciate him taking the extra time to do the video work. And I think it is "work" too. tks.
Time like this you realize how important employees are... John did a lot of the grunt work that you don't normally see. Nice job Chris, looks great as normal.
Actually Chris is the employee and John is the boss, but he knows where Chris is most valuable and not too proud to grunt. Smart man. Although he should find another Timmy for Chris and stay in the truck seat himself. Grunt work is harder at his age is my guess since I am 67 now. I slowed down a lot in my late forties with heart/lung issues. Wished I could have kept going longer but such is life.
Nothing like being out on your Deerstand listening to the birds in the QUIET and then all of a sudden.... bang bang bang bang... 24 yard dump truck dumping something just right on the other side of the woods.... PRICELESS! 👏🏽👍🏼☺️
Like many have said or referred to. You took a relatively small job, but even though there probably isn’t the kind of $$$ a pod can make ya, you did the same quality of work as if it was a full canal system!! That didn’t go unnoticed, you were already there, and because of your Uncle John’s surgery, you were due on another job like yesterday!! Hahaha. Sometimes it all comes together. The fact you have built all the skills you have, even like the trucking that’s not quite for you. You did a really decent job and it helped in this case as you didn’t have to pay another trucker to haul the product to ya. Wonderful!! It’s why I keep coming back!! I see now that Brandon (Elite Earthworks for the readers) has a bigger machine he is trying his hand at a pond dredging!! He has even said he learned well from your videos and when he worked with you for that stretch! I haven’t watched the video yet, but that’s next!! Haha. My evening goes to these two videos and then I’m busy watering to keep a firebreak in our area in Southern Alberta! Getting drought here like much of the west in North America! Hoping John’s doing good and take care of yourself! Sometimes a guy can get too busy all of a sudden and slip and hurt themselves,,,,,, I know all too well!!! Hahaha.
Pretty good job you did here “Dump Truck Driver” 🤣😂🤭 I know you’ll like that..!!! ✅ That’s a pretty big rock quarry there, reminds me of the one off of I-40 near RDU airport. 🤷🏻♂️ 😎👍
Chris you have work because you know how to do right the first time and it was a good thing you had rif raft left over and your spreading of the gravel alot better then having piles👍
Pride, and Quality Work, always makes a Happy Customer !! And just like this job , always leads into more work !! Everything turned out Great as always Chris, I know that's what I always say but, it's true !! Would work along side of you any day of the week !! Have a Great Evening, And On too the Next.....
No kidding..just had 12 yards delivered to the farm and ended up dumping/spreading myself, the driver had know idea what those chains were for.. no kidding
The job have you very good making and you have to see what all is improved and you make it. I think a day where you can work with a machine is a good day for you. And whit all you perfect. This video a super report that you got work, respect. 🇦🇹
My parents are both from NC. When I was a kid (a very long time ago) we would visit my Grandma in Durham and we always had to make a trip down to the ballpark to get the best redskin chili dogs in the world. After all these years, I can still taste them (in my mind).
I Did A Good Job And Got More Work! That sure as hell trumps.., I Did A Lousy Job And Got No Work. The videos speak for themselves Chris, I don't think anyone can poke a hole in your integrity as being anything less than a good contractor /worker.
Looks like the dump truck bed's about wore out at the back lip. No wonder after all the work it's done, especially with all the rock at the veterinary hospital job.
Hey Chris !! Can't ask for a better Advertisement for your Business than ""WORD OF MOUTH"" as your Customer was well pleased with your work & Guarantee that they will pass on any more work your way from ALL that see what you did for them !!! How's John doing ?? Hope ALL is well with him !!! Nice,, neat work that you did & ""KEEP IT SAFE "" !!! Give ""WINSTON"" an extra treat for this 1 !!! HAHA
customer knew great work when he saw it with the french drain job. always bonus when customer throws you more work, isnt haggling over price. you like energizer bunny in the taki.. zoom zoom zipping everywhere. makes me dread getting in our slow ass molasses bobcat 763 single speed ;p
Pad is looking good, dam work looks good too Chris! Yeah I did a little truck driving and it sucks being on the road and the butt time! lol 😂 good job brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
As a professional truck driver,a good chili dog is hard to pass up on,hope you got a cold RC Cola to wash it down!! Prayers to your uncle on a speedy recovery!!
Gotta hand it to Chris....His pride of workmanship continues to bring in more work which pays for those unexpected costly breakdowns. 😎 Know wonder my son is close to three hundred pounds. Eating those Chili cheese dogs from the truck stops every day....Now he has knee problems claiming in and out of the truck....lol... Chris will need a gravel walking course on his farm....lol..
As the old saying goes, if you want the job done properly you best employ the best, the customer obviously recognised Chris as the best upon this task, 👍👍👍.
Yup. Has some areas where I had to pay extra for them to make more trips with single axle truck due to overhead clearance issues, but still worth the extra money to save time by having it spread. Depends on the distance to the quarry. Sadly even the single axle guys had to be taught to tailgate the gravel instead of pile it. Don't know how you can be a dump truck driver without knowing how to tailgate forward or backward. Without that skill you are just a driver not a dump truck driver. Sad.
They call that flume in the limestone quarry here ..it packs and really sets up almost like concrete. We once spread some lightly on cleared timber ground. ,it's like a slow disolving lime. Adjusts the PH of the ground.
The Magician is at work....haven’t checked in for awhile....but goodness....love and appreciate how efficient you do things..... and how your product is A+!!!! Product means end result! Enjoy watching you!
One man team again brother, they trying to work you Chris! I know you got this though, you work hard and put out quality my friend! Stay safe brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 oh I’m still enjoying my shirts my friend, thanks!
I have been in a hundred different quarries and they are all the same. Pot holes in the driveway! You would think that they would fix their own driveways! It isn't like they don't have the product to accomplish the task. Great job on the extra work project. You make it look so easy. But I know for a fact that is all skill.
Man if that was a "typical day" (or two) of work for me, I could do it all day every day. It sure beats sitting in an office and in front of a computer all day. If I could go back in time 40+ years I would have chosen your career path. It has nothing to do with the salary or how much you get paid and everything to do with enjoying what you are doing. It's also not about being able to run/operate machinery, but also the manual labor that is sometimes (many times) involved. I just love being outside and working hard. At the end of the day you can look back at what you have done and be proud of it.
What's the latest word on your Volvo Excavator. I hope you didn't have to put a onebox on it. Those can be expensive. (Damn the gov for their emissions) This is why I nixed the idea of upgrading my T300 Bobcat. Just going to keep on working with the non-emission equipment. I hope you don't get burnt on the repair.
Great to see the owner put your craftmanship to good use well done Chris , New Name for that Volvo that's not working Costalota doing Nothing . Volvo get your Act together :).
