It’s amazing just how much you can get done when you have the right kit and a TOP side kick driving the haul truck, dozer, compactor and coffee pot… the perfect duo working in total unity… I’m sure you realise just how fortunate you are Chris. Total respect to both of you…
After years of watching, I can now tell the difference between dirt, clay and mud! Like you, though, I just see a pile of stuff until he's got it almost done.
That, in my opinion, makes him an artist. To be able to see the end picture when everyone else, including myself only see a pile of dirt and a hole in the ground.
I am glad Chris got the "curly cue thing-a ma-jig" tightened up so he can continue slinging that ten tons of material every few seconds or so! Wow! The 550 does a tremendous amount of work; when it breaks down, it can stop a tremendous amount of work too! Let's hope for the best.
I am astounded at the amount of dirt you moved in this video. That 550 really is a beast. Glad you were able to diagnose & correct the error so you could keep working and not have to have a Volvo mechanic come out. This is a fun series. Thanks for sharing with us all, Chris.
You know, it's funny, as long as I've been watching, I dont think that sheepsfoot roller has ever broken down or needed any service. Haha. Great job Mr. Chris! The pond gods are lookin after you! Thank you Sir!
@@letsdig18 ohhh noo. As soon as I posted, I heard you say about all the problems you'd had with the different pieces of equipment. And the sheepsfoot was one of them. But you conquered them all! Great attitude you have!
I was thinking something similar, but more. I get lost when he says "take this dirt from here ..... and move it over there and this part has to come down so many feet". Do a still and mark THIS DIRT (mark it somehow) and then arrows to the "over there" and maybe mark the area to cut or fill or what ever. The whole depth perception thing gets lost on a computer monitor. Help us out.
It seems like there is a lot of dig it here, pile it there that goes on but Chris has the plain his head. There are no drawn out plans. Of course until you start moving dirt you haven't got a solid view of whats there so it just winging it to get done.
I feel we are lucky he gets the videos out that he does, it's not like he's a work addict. More time in the edit space is less time in the dirt space and less money to pay for all the toys.
That would be nice BUT, that's an entire production all on it's own. Chris spends way more time on editing what we get. I'm just thankful for that. The way he explains things, after a while you'll start to "see" what he's thinking and understand what he's doing.
This reminds me when i was a kid an a Middle School was being built near my house. There was a hill that over looked the construction and I would sit up on that hill for hours watching the bull dozers and scrapers and other equipment move that dirt around. I especially liked seeing the black smoke pour out of the exhaust stacks, real cool........
Know the feeling. When I was young I got to watch I 77 being built through the mountains of West Virginia. Actually took quite a bit of our property. Lots of blasting went along with the heavy machinery.
I remember a video a long time ago that you told us how you told your family about your “Five year plan” and just the short time I’ve been watching you, your hard work has gone far and above that plan you had! Could you have truly imagined where you are today, ten years ago or even less! You are a one man dirt excavation company that many with more people can’t keep up with you! WELL DONE!
Man with a plan, you haven't changed in the years of watching you. I have to say, I could feel your stress when the 550 threw the code. Then sigh of relief when you started back up and the code cleared. Good for you for grabbing the bull by the horns and fixed it. Thank you Chris, I always enjoy your posts.
I enjoy the pre-game strategy meeting - seeing what exists and having Chris outline the plan to achieve the desired result. And we know he wins every game! (Helps when he borrows an All-Star too - the 550!)
Working dawn to dark is totally obvious in the extent of the amount accomplished. Stress enhances = machinery breakdowns. Big double project LetsDig18 - it is brilliant viewing - the 550 is a marvel.
I want to thank you for your videos! I have watched almost all of them you have published and I have always wanted to do as you do, but never had the means to do so! I am now 64 years old partially disabled, I was a medic for 38 years. I have always been fond of watching heavy machinery work and now I can watch your videos. I admire your skill and you seem to have a rarity nowadays; common sense. Keep up doing what you love as it shows in how you do things. One day I plan on at least getting a cap and some decals from your website. Thank you again for doing what you do!!!
Wow, that 550 brings you to a whole new level of land sculpting. Almost like watching Bob Ross. - Customer; I would like a pond over there.... - Chris; Bada Bing!
2nd Pond Project ! Brilliant Drone Shots of the Site and Equipment ! Hey - lets move some Dirt ! A Quick fix on that Rattled Pipe! Start of the Dam Wall ! You are soooo Happy about the Clay - Yah ! You All work like a well oiled Machine - its so wonderful to see ! Great Progress all ready ! Fantastic Video and many Cheers from us in Australia !!!!
Hi Chris, You & your gang are doing an awesome job on those ponds. Watching the 550 fill the dump truck in 3 scoops is incredible! I'm in Phoenix and was planning to come to Vegas for the expo in March. Just found out that the admission cost is $249.00 per person. I guess the expo people don't want us "regular" folks coming in. I'll stay home & watch your videos & Dirt Perfect's videos of all the events. Love the orange zip-up hoodie - I've had numerous comments since getting it. Love your show! Thanks, Jim
This pond and dam building technique is excellent and seems to be much quicker than other ones I have seen. It makes me believe that the Bealy-Good Pond might have been constructed in half the time with the fantastic 550 and two haul trucks. No criticism meant I'm just thinking and enjoying the process. What a pleasure it is to observe Chris' operating and project management skills! Number one Channel for me!
The 550 Beast makes quick work of your material moving. Volvo owes you for you doing QC repairs that their engineers and assemblers failed on. Looks like a narrow V pond with a deep center dam. The Pond Master knows how to make it work.
Just watched your latest video, like on all of them it is great. As a maintenance fitter your comments about breakdowns could not be truer I have spent 52 years running around fixing things all over Australia. It is the nature of machinery if you use it ,it will breakdown eventually if you don't want breakdowns put your equipment in the shed and lock the doors. PS Thanks for pond number.
Experienced operator and mechanic diagnostic operator! So thankful not worse problem so could continue. Amazing to see the process begin. Thank u for video. God's blessings on this build. Be safe.
If it has pieces parts and they move, connect, or hold things together, you’re going to have is an occasional breakdowns, and a lot of times it’s pretty simple to get back up and running, provided you follow a regular maintenance routine, and you sir are one who keeps his equipment well maintenanced . Thanks for the ride along sir, looking forward to seeing this one come together.
Wow, the difference between the 550 & the 220 is significant. Very impressive. Don't be surprised if Volvo realizes what a great ongoing advertisement you are for them and decide to comp you the lease of it full time. You're a credit to the industry Chris. A good investment is a good investment. They should gladly sponser you!
I imagine that the Volvo Corporation is getting some great advertising video's of you with the 550, Chris. But then it only makes since having a pro like you operating that big excavator. Its definitely been fun seeing how quickly you adapted to the 550.
Since you introduced CottonTop I’ve been watching a few of his videos and he is very appreciative of you Chris his watches have increased since you did. You a good man
Chris, I enjoy watching you do the work that you do, but you left out that you had some sensor problems with the Komatsu soon after you got it that caused some lights to be on! It happened twice but it was a easy fix! Keep up the good work!
….but where is Justin ? We need some Justin banter to hear that laugh. Maybe him and Logger Wade could join you for a live video. Just listen to those two chuckle back and forth for a few minutes lol. 😂 I bet ole Chris is ready to get back closer to home regardless of how much he’s enjoying the 550. Thanks for bringing us along !
Man you guys did awesome for the first day on that one, big 550 helps out alot, always a pleasure watching your videos Chris, thanks for sharing 💪🇺🇲✊🤙👌 I know one thing if I was ever given the the chance to work for you, I would worky tail off 💪🇺🇲✊
Every day you impress more and more on your talent.amazing what you accomplished in this one day.great job,great dedication to your business and work ethic.👍👍👍😎😎😎
I have always said bigger is better and the amazing job that it does with Chris at the controls is awesome great video thanks Chris for letting us watch
Ooh Goody Gumdrops again. Chris building another pond on the same property. A twofer. This one only a couple or three episodes but that's ok. Any series Chris posts is gonna be some really nice entertainment. Especially on a ride back up from the Keys to lower Miami-Dade County on the 18 mile streach with heavy traffic. One thing I definitely appreciate with Chris is his music selection. Real nice listenin'.
Beautiful land. From a distance the 220 looks like a Tonka toy compared to the 550. It is huge. You are at it early again today. Hope you finish tomorrow.
Hey Chris, could you put a Drain Pipe in at the bottom and that would allow you to build the dam and let all the water from the rain Drain Out... But at the End, Just fill the Drain Pipe with Concrete, or put a valve in. Would that help you build the dam??
Your video work just keeps getting better and better Chris. I am hazarding a guess, I betcha there may be a new addition to the fleet when the Demo period ends for the 550😁. Thank you for always taking us along. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.
Just can't get enough of the 550 had to come back and watch the series again....to is October 31,2023 HAPPY Halloween 🎃 🤪. Everyone 🇺🇸⭐👍GoTeamLetsDig18 👍⭐🇺🇲
Good video, Sir. You make it look to easy !!! Looking forward to the Florida auctions next month !!! It was 1 when i got up this morning and made it all the way to 16 today !!!!
All that is needed is for all the neighbors to see the work being done and they all want a pond or two ,just to be like the neighbors,that way the digger just moves from farm to farm and maybe in 6months it might be ready to be hauled away and Chris might own a fair portion of it ,sow seeds of ideas ,they might happen 🤗
Yes, even the brand-new stuff will break down. I owned a trucking company for 34 years and the saying was, It's not if it will break down but when will it break down. Love the videos, Chris makes me want to come over to the other side of the state and help you... not. I love retirement. LOL. I do enjoy watching the videos, they actually relax me. Keep up the great videos.
Hi cris just watching your 2nd pond job that loose pipe looks like an air pipe we have them on our Volvo trucks here in the uk we have air driers on the compressor and the air gets cooled asif passes thru that pipe loving the 550 working with you and Tim 👍👍👍
That's going really well apart from the small technical blip.🤨 Hopefully it will continue quick and slick.🤔 Looking forward to the next installment. 👍Be well.😉
Air compressure cooling coil. On the trucks there round,and they always break, sold many in my time.fixed a few too,bit of a problem here in Australia on the mp8 motor in the Volvo and Mack's. Apart from the adblu systems,the air compression system is the 2nd biggest problem.
'Letsdig18' or is it now going to be '3 scoops Chris'? I can see a bit of banter at the ice cream counter when meeting up with Dirt Perfect, C&C, NYAMillenial, MBTS etc in Vegas. All the best from UK🍦👍☺
I still remember saying a few years back, how I'd love to Chris run a big machine. Anything else you need me to wish for Chris? This is short lived, but awesome.
Dammit man !! That 550 sure can get some dirt moved it no time at all, it seems like !! lolol... Just like the first pond you got it moving on pretty quick, should be able to get the core put on in, in no time !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening !! And , On too the next ... Getting ready for round 3 of sleet and ice here in western ky. again here this evening !! Been pretty bad here all day, got about an inch and a half of ice on all the roads, and getting ready get some more.... Come on Spring !! Hate this Mess !!
Chris - have watched your videos daily for about 2+ years. The bucket on this 550 is unbelievable! Must be a rental, as it would be impractical to haul around in so many pieces with assembly, etc. But it is indeed a beast. Most watching is on TV where I can't comment. But here goes a few: get the cam out side the cab - looking through those windows/wipers/dirt/etc is terrible. You could wear a wireless mic for your running commentary. But the best shots ever are when the cam is outside the dozer. You would think the excavators would have a spot up on the roof near the front. When the cam is inside the excavator for about half or more of a vid, it is not your best. Also, you constantly refer to folks working with you as 'him' 'they' and rarely ever mention or introduce your helpers (not counting BealyGood). Like John - the guy helps you a ton but only once in a great while he gets any face time or credit. And for others. You are a magnificent planner and operator but you do lack a little in the 'spread the credit' department. Hey - you would do great on one of those Minataurs!
