Must-Watch Exclusive Interview with LetsDig18 

There is one difference between Chris and another contractor Chris treats every job like it was his own, where another contractor would not like it.s just a job.

I've watched Chris' channel for a long time. I have to say. Seeing him socializing and answering questions has been nice. Thanks

This is a great interview, I watch Letsdig 18 everyday. Nice job, Mr Bealy

Chris is one of the most transparent videos out here, hence his popularity!

I think Chris is not only smart and a hard worker. I enjoy watching him because when I was younger I spent time on a farm in North Ala and it was work all day then feed up, then wash your feet, set on the porch for a while and be in bed right after dark because the sun comes up early. Work all week and 1/2 day Saturday then Church on Sunday, but I am so thankful because it taught me a lot about life.

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to do this video. It's interesting to hear the more personal views from both of you and it did explain a lot of things that go into the thought process on projects. Can't wait to see how things move along on the Bealy Farm as well as the future projects for Chris and Letsdig18. Thanks again guys.

Thanks for interviewing Chris. At 62 I have worked with some of the best old school operators in the business. Chris sets the bar very high! Damn hard working guy!!

I've said it before and this interview confirmed my thoughts. Chris is a real professional and a real man. Thanks, wish we had more real men like you.

I have honestly enjoyed this series thoroughly. Was a letsdig fan and now Bealy fan.

Anybody who's watched Chris for a while probably knows he values his privacy and never discusses a lot of things. And they also ought to know they don't NEED to know everything to still enjoy his videos. I don't care what he has for breakfast. I'm there to watch some hot machine action. That sounds SO wrong but I'm going with it. Anyway, thanks for getting him to talk a bit. Very interesting and insightful.

He is just a great genuine guy , love him

Very nice interview gentleman! Enjoyed hearing more of Chris's story. For the business owners we all know the price behind the end product will sometimes flatten you profit. Most jobs are quoted high for the cost of behind the scenes problems. If the job is completed with no issues the bottom line is reflected back to the consumer. Chris you do great work and Jeff thank you for delivering a great interview. ☺️

That was wonderful guys, thank you Mr. Beally for the nice interview and thank you Chris for being you :) Much Love!

I’m just glad you got Chris to slow down for 25 min. Lol.

Thank you so much Chris and Mr Bealy 🙂. I really loved listening to you both , wish there were more gentlemen like you 2 , kind ,caring , and professional 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Don't believe 18 has a lot of patience for questions.As defined in the dictionary...(The compacity to accept or tolerate delay).Thanks Bealy for being the Mediator.

Great to hear the answers from Chris. Watching from here in the UK. I can fully see his point about chipping, mulching and firewood. The rules here are changing constantly about the use of wood burners/fires, it’s not worth the hassle. People will nearly always go for the cheapest quote but in the end you get what you pay for!! Love the standard of work that Chris gives you. Take care and thanks Jeff,nice video. Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧

I'd like to thank you both for the time & effort you've put into entertaining (& educating) everyone with this project. With the input from both sides, it's been far & away the most interesting & comprehensive coverage of Chris' work I've seen. Oh & tell Chris he interviews just fine for someone who's camera shy. 😁

I'm a hardwood man .. More is being planted now than harvested.. (East of the Mississippi.) One thing that has made a difference is the fact that land to hilly , rocky, and rough for crops used to be pasture for live stock. Now stock comes out of pens and the old pasture ground is planted in trees.

Enjoyed the video. I live in Arkansas and trees are every where. I never understand people in the city that complain about how we cut or clear land. They can't see the amount of deforestation that was done to build the city. My land has been cut several times and yet is full of timber. Most country people care for the land we want to pass it on to our children. Thank you and Chris for the videos.

Truly enjoyed the interview and learned some.

I like the interviews with Chris. I use to love when he did the chats with chris in his truck . I wish he would do some more of those he has some hilarious stories.

I really enjoy Chris so much! He reminds me of my dad.

One of the best that I have seen!!

You do a excellent job Chris.You put your heart into every job you do.

Hey, it's great to see all of you outside the excavator. I love watching your projects and all of your different machinery. Keep it coming!

Chris's work ethic keeps me coming back and I have no problem at all hearing him on his videos.

Landowner produced lumber can be used for residential construction if it is inspected by a registered lumber inspection firm. It may require finishing beyond rough cutting (planing to size and moisture content), etc.

no1 works harder than chris mans a machine

A big THANKS Mr. Bealy! Great interview with Chris. My jaw drop moment was the cost of that excavator and attachments.... along with ALL the other expenses of operating equipment. Most of us out here in RU-vid land MIGHT THINK we know...until the facts hit us in the face! Appreciate ya "muchly"! 😉👏👍

MR Bealy Thank you for showing the human side of Chris huge fan of his even my wife is a fan...He tackles every job like it was his own a perfectionist to the core... Good luck with your new house and the farm...

Great interview. You can tell Chris would rather be running his equipment. His true love.

We’re listening on our TV when we can’t hear you! Well we can hear you but the background sound of your gear is louder than your voice. Hasn’t stopped me from watching

Absolutely loved this interview great job

Thanks for the interview. It was great to see Chris out of the cab just talking.

I remember figuring the cost of the bucket-teeth when Chris replaced them a couple of years ago, and that expense equaled $2.00 per hour of operation. Thanks for interviewing Chris and for sharing your insights-what a treat!

Great interview! 100% about land management. I'm out in California I had a few people in my family lose homes in the fires last year.Mismanaged federal land .it's actually not necessarily a state issue.My niece lost a mountain home in sequoia national park. There was a report done years ago 2007 that pointed out how unsafe and mismanaged the forest was and is. With the lack of water it is nowhere as dense as your property if it was we would have way more severe fires.

Thank you to both of you. As an Aussie, just love your accents and your work ethic. Chris is awesome and now getting to know you Bealy

been great following this project from 2 different views

Very cool interview. I would love to "pick his brain" sometime more out of curiosity than anything else. One thing that I have seen on social media and don't quite understand is how people can "look down" on hard working people with blue collar jobs that aren't "educated" (indoctrinated). It's not just operators like Chris, but truck drivers, farmers, tradesmen, etc. A person willing to put in some time and effort can make a pretty good living doing this stuff, and to me... I could clear woods and dig ponds all day every day and be happy. If I could go back 45+ years or so I would have wanted to pursue a similar career path. Take a guy like Chris. He started doing this at the age of 18. Today he owns, operates, schedules and maintains multi-thousand dollar equipment at a very young age and I assume that he makes a pretty good wage while doing so. Yes he works a lot of hours, but it appears that he enjoys what he does and takes pride in it. Besides, who wouldn't want to go to their job and work wearing shorts and a t-shirt out in the woods every day?

have been watching chris for awhile . thanks for the interview it was cool. also i had a good time watching the project

Enjoyed hearing truthful answers about jobs and equipment. Thank you Chris.

Appreciate the efforts of both of you on the interview, followed Chris for a few years, learnt everything from him when buying and using a mini kubota u17 for personal use, very enjoyable !!! Amazing pieces of equipment, and properties you both own, very inspiring. cheers Glen from New Zealand.

Thank you for this video! I've learned a lot about operating an excavator by watching Chris work. Its great to hear about the backend of the excavation business.

So glad to see you both doing this! We never get to see this nor hear this. I personally know what it takes to do these things, but most do not. I thoroughly enjoy the info for these jobs and getting to see Chris actually talking and giving input to the vids. Hope to see more about the farm and homestead progress soon and continuously. Thanks guys!

This was awesome seeing Chris like this. I never realized you had a channel. Coming here from the logging time at the pond build. Thx and you got a new sub!

This was a really great video! Thanks for sharing!

Wonderful interview it was good to see Chris @LetsDig18 and have him answer some of the questions that many of us have been wondering.

Awesome interview with Chris! Learned a lot!!!

This was a great interview. I memorized watching videos by Lets Dig 18.

Great interview!, many thanks you 2 for making it! 👍🏻

I’ve enjoyed the camaraderie between you and Chris. I’ll be sad to see this project end, but I can’t wait to see you’re farm house progress. Thank you!!!

Great video, nice that the both of you were able to answer questions that a lot of people have.

You guys have great banter like y’all have known each other for years! Enjoyed this interview. Hope to see more.

I have enjoyed the hell out of seeing this other view of chris work and now I am very interested in yours as well so its been a win win for me thanks for all the vids from you and chris 🍻

Love Chris's videos. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for this informative video ! Never saw Chris answer some of those questions ! Excellent !

enjoyed that interview thanks both Bill from the UK

Very, very entertaining. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Great interview. Learned a lot of you and what goes into all the digging of dirt. Thanks

Thank's for a really good interesting video, it was good to hear Chris talking about his work, and well done Bealy Good Farms.

Excellent interview!

Thanks to Chris for sharing. Glad you got him to interview. LOL

not done watching the video yet, but wanted to pause to say thanks for sharing. Thumbs up and mashed that subscribe button! I have no idea why this video was not suggested earlier as I watch Letsdig18 each and every day.

Chris is afraid we'd here all his cussing all day long. lol

Great interview thanks! And thank you Chris for bringing us interesting videos!

Great interview. Don't ever change Chris.

Impressive! I checked out your channel after watching you interview Chris and I subscribed. (Yes, I remembered to click the bell lol).

CHRIS is the best operator I've seen. Ive been around alot of construction and farm projects, so I've seen plenty.....🚜🚜

I'm amazed he talked about John even mentioned him for a sec. Great interview. Fun and to the point. Been a fan of Chris for a long time. I still think a lot of fans don't realize there are 2 Companies.

been following Chris for years. such a pleasure to watch him work! One hell of an operator! have loved watching the Bealy Good content as well. Good Stuff.

Wow, I nearly missed this, and the content is golden. Some really interesting information. There are lots more questions but a lot of it is no one's business but Chris', and it doesn't make any difference to how much we enjoy Chris' channel. Count me as a new subscriber to this channel.

Coming over from Chris' channel.

Ive been watching LETSDIG18 for years. Ive seen every video. Its refreshing to see an interview to get insight on what we watch everyday. Ive always wondered how he has the time to work full time with his Uncle, has his side business , price out future jobs, run a farm, plus scheduling and bookwork on the backside, plus run a RU-vid channel. He does it rarely with help. That's crazy to me.

Thanks for taking the time to both of you!

Loved the interview,know he doesn’t likem but it’s still great to hear him answer questions,even if there kinda stupid! How’s Winston doing? Now that’s an important question!

Really glad you got Chris to do the interview, like all the other LD18 followers it's nice to see a different perspective of the man behind the machines. Your property has made a fantastic transformation and I'd bet if you had anyone else do it you wouldn't like it near as much. Great video and great channel. As I said before too it's great to see an old house with such potential and history being given a second chance.

Great interview, Chris is such an enjoyable guy!

Fantastic video thanks to both of you (UK)

Chris is such a laid back person. I think he has the proper attitude when it comes to videos, in that the job is the first and most important thing and videos as fun and informative as they are, are secondary.

This was a really cool interview, like Chris said he likes to be behind the camera so to hear this side of him was neat.

Watching from New Zealand guys, i'm old enough to be both you're Dad. Love this sort of activity, follow it pretty much as much as i can. Actually its very relaxing watching a machine being worked on the land. Thanx Tom and Chris, from Bob, NZ.

Enjoying seeing this 😊

Great video Thanks to both of you for sharing 😀

Great video. I was surprised you managed to get Chris to stand still long enough to answer all those questions and then he said “well I’m still on the clock until I leave. 😂😂 Nice one gentlemen.

Great interview!

God I love that homestead. Wish I had property like that. Chris n them did an awesome job. You must be so pleased.

People only see you run a business but don't realize what the operating cost of said business are. Having been a business owner I know how much things like insurance, liability insurance, utilities, rent and so much more eat into your profit margin. That being said I really enjoyed this video it answered several questions I had been wondering about. Thank you for great content.

This was the project that I started following your channel.Now it is one of my favorites. Keep up the good work. It's been a privilege to see all that you're doing to your property and getting to know you and your family. You all are good people and it's nice to see that in this day and age. Have a Bealy Good day and God Bless you all!!!

Just left Chris channel, great job love the homestead looks amazing

It´s heart warming to see how proud Chris (LetsDig18) is of his work and how everything is done well. Here in nothern Europe, Finland, you can have a decent wood chipper on the work site and you can chip those logs down and sell it as truck loads to district heating plant or to soil dressing. That is quite big business here.

This is one video that needed to be done. I have subscribed to letsdig18 for years, always felt like this info needed to be shared. From someone that has owned a little equipment, managed and maintained a lot of equipment, this hits all the dots. And, there are owners and operators, but Chris is an “Artist” as much as anyone, more than most. I also spent 30 years in the sawmill business, both of you are absolutely correct, there is lumber and then lumber, not all the same, kiln dried and graded vs a little air dried and rough. Good video 😀

Chris I have watched your video's and love what you do. Your a remarkable person who fixes other people's mistakes, you know what your doing and have a good knowledge on constructing dams etc, laying down pipes and digging trenches, You take care of your machinery and service them when they require it, It's a shame people don't want to get free fire wood, and cost money to send it to mills. Better to burn it and put the ashes back into the soil and I totally agree with you 100% per cent about maintaining your equipment, insurance and liability. I will continue watching all your video's so keep them coming.

Good to see Chris on the other end of the camera and hear his insights like that. Great points made there toward the end about good forestry management too. It's been said (not sure how true or false it is) that some of that "just let it grow and don't touch it" type of management has been the reason some of the wildfires in the past couple years out west got so bad - lots of small dry stuff underneath that kept feeding the fires.

Glad to see you getting a good start with your channel. Chris is just so down to earth and "real". He doesn't sugar coat things and I like it that way. He uses his equipment to make a living not just for entertaiment. Bealy, thanks for allowing us to watch as your dream comes together. I have watch lots of others run equipment, but never with the grace and art that Chris does. I see others dragging the teeth through the dirt to level off something, Chris flattens out the bucket and smoothes it out. He's said it many times before. He cares about how the jobs he does and feels that the extra time it takes to make it look better pays for itself in the long run. You have the best person doing the job.

I have been there. I would never begrudge Chris anything about his operation for what he accomplishes and with his quality of work. People need to walk in his shoes to understand how it all works. I am retired now, from New England and people thought I went to my Villa in Europe for the winter. Chris is a pro! 👍👍

It is amazing how people think its all profit. They don't see all the hidden costs. Great video good to hear the behind the scenes

That Oak tree in Chris's front garden says he is not a tree killer and all the other tree's he tries to keep. Thank you for this video, a nice insight into a man I have followed and thoroughly enjoyed on youtube for a long time. Cheers.

this was a great video. it was great to get all that insight

Oh now that was a fun video. Fun seeing Chris's face instead of the back of his head....rofl. Good questions, equally good answers and I'm sure many learned from it. Good interview. Congrats you two.