@@Todd.Roberts your lucky to work with him Todd, it must be a pleasure and honor to just watch him doing what he does so well. Buti know you can't just sit and watch him because he wouldn't be happy with you, he likes to work and he wants you to do your job also I bet. Thanks Todd see you in the video lol
I watched episode 5 of Dopesick last night. I showed a doctor, who is addicted to Oxycontin, doing a minor procedure on a patient's knee and butchering the poor patient something awful. This is fiction based on reality, so I guess not all doctors have steady hands. Dopesick is one of the better TV programs I've seen in a while, and worth watching.
Can not express strongly enough how much your attention to detail is appreciated! If everyone had your work ethic, life on this rock would be so much easier!!
I very much agree.He seems to be able to see the complete project before starting and when the unknown hits its like plan B is always at hand so the end results always in the customers best interest long term.Pleasure to watch him do his work
Total agreement. It's the old, "get it done as quickly and cheaply as possible". Screw something up? Screw it. It's done, who cares. No one takes pride in their work anymore. I ordered a candle from Amazon. It came in a cardboard box...and not a single piece of packing material. So needless to say, it was nothing but broken glass when it got to me. That's just one small example. We ordered Pizza Hut a week ago. We always order online and take it home, right. Well, we got there and the wings we ordered weren't ready. They actually were, but the idiots gave our order to someone else. So I decided to wait for them to redo our entire order. After all of that, we get wings with no sauce (supposed to be honey BBQ), the pizzas were almost raw, and they gave us cheese sticks instead of garlic cheese bread. I realize that's not too important, but it's bleeding into every industry. Not just food or online shopping. I was raised differently than that. If you get paid to do a job, you do it right, regardless of any setback or expense you have to eat. When Chris leaves a job, it's done right, and it looks better than ever, even if he has to do something that wasn't in the plan. That's how you build a client base, get repeat customers, and have a solid reputation, all of which leads to being able to charge more than the guys who don't care. Sorry for the rant. It just chaps my azz sometimes.
I see lots of pride in your work. Not to many contractors I've known in the last 35 years would crawl inside a 36 to see if the connection was seated in a bell. Great job Chris.
Chris, you've had me hooked for quite some time. I love all your vids, but your pond builds and rebuilds are definitely my favorites. I find myself checking daily to see if the next episode is out! Thank you sooooooo much for taking the time to record, edit, and upload these videos!!! Love them!!!!!
The King, the artist, the true pond master Fixes the damn & prevents the disaster You mimics, you tryers, pretenders to the throne Take heed, take note, there are no equals known So watch, watch & learn, take note every day & bow down to the king, the master, the shape shifter of clay Nice vid Chris, keep em comin 😁👍
I stumbled onto Chris's channel at the beginning of the pandemic around March 2020. At the time I wasn't much into RU-vid. Ever since, I've watched every one of his videos to date and have gone back years in his arsenal of videos. He is by far the best narrator-commentator and operator of excavators. My knowledge of excavators, ponds, dam building, clay, downing trees, etc. was zero and has risen easily 100 fold. All my days start watching his newly uploaded video. Thank you Chris.
For an earth moving channel, shovels are a mighty rare sight. Perks of being the boss! Thoroughly addicted to this channel because I can live out my Tonka Truck fantasies through you! Thanks for all the great content!
It’s been a fascinating project, this one! I know there’s still work to do but you can really see it taking shape now. I can’t wait to see the finished job!
Chris, I started following you about two years ago and have watched all of your videos from about five years ago, but THIS series on the 10 Acre Dam has me TOTALLY addicted! 🤣🤣🤣 You do an incredible job, sir.
It's fascinating watching you work on a project like this and seeing all the knowledge and tricks of the trade you have picked up over the years . I'm full of admiration for your work ethic and the way you can make such skilled and complicated jobs look so easy .. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into filming , editing , and uploading your videos .
Your jobs are getting larger and this one comes close to a mining category job! This video does show how competence using a machine like is so important. Thanks from UK.
Chris I’m sure you are actually part of your machines almost as if you are wired together because everything is perfection, big job this one under bad conditions, brilliant.
Good work, my good and faithful man. Well done, and thanks for sharing. Chris, you are an honorable man. You deserve all of the success that you enjoy. We live your work.
Installation looks like going well,another part of the project getting done.homeowner should be very happy with the results.you’ve done a lot in the short time you have had.great video,great job.keep it up and carry on 👍👍👍😎😎😎
You sure can complete a lot of work in a days time by yourself. Also watching you at the controls is amazing. Man and machine as one! Watching your videos is so educational and fun. Take care and be safe.
Organized and efficient day!!! You are so good at communicating and explaining each step. So appreciate this.. Enjoying this project!!! May God bless you and keep you safe.
I have no knowledge in this sort of job but with your videos I can understand what you are doing and why you are doing it. I can appreciate the great work!
One per week would certainly be more representative of the actual job as experienced from your perspective. But Mike, wherever and however you go, we are right there with you. I respect you have a full time career, a beautiful family, a homestead, and this side job. Those are just a few things a young man has on his plate.
That was the hardest part of the whole job, getting the overflow set in with the right fall and secured in place. Now it's the haul dirt to build up the dam where the overflow is then rebuild the spillway section.
Great job Chris , you got a lot done by yourself my friend! Thanks for sharing and I hope you get some rest tonight, you deserve it brother! 👌🏻👌🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
I belive that this dam has been expanded before and the pipe that you had "run out of" was from the first version. So when they first expanded the dam they buried it.
Just want to let you know,I appreciate all you go thru,including all the armchair excavators comments out there,….I’m not going to second guess you on anything! I think you do an excellent job filming and your commentary is informative and entertaining,thankyou for what you do!
Yep !! That pipe couldn't have turned out any better, it looked really nice !! Yeah, get some more lifts in and get rid of all that mud, and junk dirt, and you can get back to cutting more clay and hauling again !! Man, that little sheeps foot for the mini really looks like it works good !! From the side looks like it packs several inches at a time, and leaves the top loose so the next lift can mix in , I like it !! Another part of the job , well done Chris !! Have a Great New week Man, and have a Great Evening, and, On too the Next !!
Breaking news from inside the pipe - Letsdig18 reports the pipe coupling has 'nice joints'. It must takes hours to quote for a project such as this - so many elements required. Great video.
