Michael, I think you've been out behind the barn practicing. Your operator skills and confidence have come "a ways" since I last watched you operate. Well, done Lad.
You are a diamond in the rough but you are polishing up beautifully. I really trust your ability as an operator alot and I feel you really are learning alot.
Thanks for the cracking video mate, when you said you can be shown something 1000 times and you’ll forget it, but the best way for you to learn is by mistake’s, please tell me that doesn’t count for your job as a firefighter. Something I’d tell all of my apprentices over the years is, nobody wakes up in the middle of the night instantly knowing how to do something, and a good tradesmen never stops making mistakes, they just know how to fix them. Cheers from down under.
Making mistakes and learning from them is a whole lot better than repeating mistakes and DP could never be upset about your comment on watching and learning from Jerry because he says he still does the same thing.
All those years of fire fighter training came in handy pulling that hose up the hill, very professional!!! Is it finders keepers losers weepers on the chain? Great job can’t wait to see it all clean and dry!!👍🇺🇸
Cap'n. You continue to amaze me with every one of your videos. I think Jerry might just give you a nod of approval on this repair. If not, I'll give you one.
Watching you work by yourself is how I do it myself I’m a one man operation and at the end of the day it makes you proud of what you have accomplished! Good job sir!
Great video Captain! Ya know, the quick way to clean up that chain is to drag it down a gravel road for a bit, you might be surprised how quick it cleans up.
At the 13:00 mark when you found that chain, I had a similar experience a month ago. I was pushing out some Autumn Olive bushes and in doing so I found a logging chain that I lost four years ago! It was like Christmas in August!!!!
Man you weren’t messing around on this job..hustling for sure! Don’t sell yourself short , this job showed that you know what you’re doing..slicked that damn up pretty nice with the tilt bucket.
Nice job Captain, I've absolutely no doubt that the property owner was happy with your work so far. Can't wait to see you finish this one up and the final product. Thanks for the Sunday afternoon pre football entertainment.
I like when I see someone doing a job that in my opinion is being done correctly. I learned to run equipment over 50 years ago the same way as you. I started when I was big enough to reach the controls.
Now that is better !! Not much topsoil to be had, was half expecting you to take a few buckets of silt out the pond and let it dry out, if there was enough for that...... Best way to learn is on the tools, theory is handy for knowing the specs and limitations of products, and safety procedures etc. too !!
Captain 40 years ago I use to help a friend clear land on his farm. We piled up the brush in an out-of-way location and then piled dirt on top as we built the pile up. After about ten years it became some of the richest topsoil you have ever seen. It ended up making a few acres productive. You moving that old brush around reminded me of that.
Very good operator you’re willing to learn more and get better some people know better in 10 years than what they started with have a happy and wonderful day
Great video Captain. I've been doing grading work for 40 years and seat time in a machine is the only way to get better. You figure out something or a better way to do things every time you sit in a machine. You're doing a great job. It makes for a long day on a job when you have Harvey the happy homeowner standing there watching you too. Even more when there is 2 standing there.
Captain, Your Work this Day repair a old Dam and make a new Overflow. A great Work for one alone! But You make this with great Insertion. Good Work and Video. 💪😭👍 Greeting 🇦🇹
Did you know that when you are a teenager, you can learn how to do something just by reading it or being told by an instructor. You lose that ability by the time you are 25 and from that point on, you need to actually do the thing in order to learn it. Hands on. Teachers know this in adult education. Anything that creates an emotional reaction that fires up our adrenal glands also sears in long term memory. It's how we learn, part of our survival mechanism embedded in our DNA. That's why the drill instructors in the Marines or Army scare the sh*t out of recruits. It helps them learn and may save their life in combat.
Well the only thing I can tell ya is great job and get faster !!!! But it's hard with a one man band to do everything but your hanging in there. Outstanding job Cpt keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍
@@CaptainKleeman 4 I guess ???? Man wish I lived close I could be your Jerry !!!! Would love to hang with ya just to hang out !!! I'm worse than Jerry I'm a big joker always having fun on the job.
As you say, you are learning by your mistakes & the path to an expert is "A person who works in a narrow field and has made all the mistakes possible"! Excellent work!
Well obviously you want weight on the drives. But if it's too much, the nose will be too light to steer and see that's an issue around a corner, because you need to steer. More of an issue uphill, but on a Friday....crazy things happen 🤣
Great job Mike. I am with you on learning to operate. Yes, I like advice and for some verbal training, but it really comes down to doing it and as you say, making mistakes. Thanks very much for sharing.
Hey, It’s Captain letsdig35😜 Nice work!! And thanks for the tractor advice, I picked it up with a great story! Video out today also. Keep them coming!!
Good morning Captain from Lagrange KY! I get to watch you fix a pond then I get to go fix the road at my house that washed out 2 weeks ago... The county fixed it some but left it a little rough! Lol.... Luv ya's from Kentucky!!!
Come on Kleeman, you’re holding out on us! I know you could have polished that whole job up with the 120, tilt bucket, and the skid steer. I liked your thinking on drain pipe placement. As you stated the next few days will tell the story on whether you fixed the dam. Glad to see you and NYA are really stepping up the excavating content. It’s almost as if y’all are building a TH-cam empire! 😂
Captain, would you consider showing us your fire trucks? It may be too close to home but I think it would be fascinating. Thank you for a nice little pond repair.
Michael, I think you've been out behind the barn practicing. Your operator skills and confidence have come "a ways" since I last watched you operate. Well, done Lad.
Concerning the "outro".... I find it "just about right" 😆
Yes we could see the light at the end of the pipe. Enjoy watching your videos, your not fussing with someone all the time.
So muchof running a dozer is listening and feeling how the load is building and carrying. Same with any machine. Can't teach that out of a book.
Exactly
its nice when you find things that you can use
Yup!
Not failed. Work in process. No such thing as failed; unless you quit. Great job
That didn't look like the pond.
Oh grabbing a bucket .
Great job.
Your outroes are fine. It's YOUR channel.
You are a diamond in the rough but you are polishing up beautifully. I really trust your ability as an operator alot and I feel you really are learning alot.
You’re so right on life lessons Captain. You learn more through experience than books and mistakes are never forgotten.
Thanks for the cracking video mate, when you said you can be shown something 1000 times and you’ll forget it, but the best way for you to learn is by mistake’s, please tell me that doesn’t count for your job as a firefighter. Something I’d tell all of my apprentices over the years is, nobody wakes up in the middle of the night instantly knowing how to do something, and a good tradesmen never stops making mistakes, they just know how to fix them. Cheers from down under.
Experience is the best teacher!
Yup
Making mistakes and learning from them is a whole lot better than repeating mistakes and DP could never be upset about your comment on watching and learning from Jerry because he says he still does the same thing.
Good point! Lol
Best teacher we have is learning from our mistakes.
DP got Mike busy this week. 😁👍👍
Yup!
All those years of fire fighter training came in handy pulling that hose up the hill, very professional!!! Is it finders keepers losers weepers on the chain? Great job can’t wait to see it all clean and dry!!👍🇺🇸
Thanks max
Cap'n. You continue to amaze me with every one of your videos. I think Jerry might just give you a nod of approval on this repair. If not, I'll give you one.
Lol thanks!
Watching you work by yourself is how I do it myself I’m a one man operation and at the end of the day it makes you proud of what you have accomplished! Good job sir!
Definitely, thanks for watching
Finding a 10’ + length of “DOT Approved” chain sure beats out DP and his spoons.
I just hope that chain wasn’t holding the dam together. 😉
Great video Captain! Ya know, the quick way to clean up that chain is to drag it down a gravel road for a bit, you might be surprised how quick it cleans up.
Hello🙋♂️ from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 Captain👨🚒 Kleeman
thanks for the video.
Sincerely, Hollandduck 🇳🇱🦆
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@@CaptainKleeman
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At the 13:00 mark when you found that chain, I had a similar experience a month ago.
I was pushing out some Autumn Olive bushes and in doing so I found a logging chain that I lost four years ago!
It was like Christmas in August!!!!
Hey there ya go! Lol
hey, get good then fast!
You're a very versatile and skilled operator. Can't wait to see more homeland work.
Thanks William
you're ok wardnesse is what makes you Captain Kleeman👍👍👌
I would never of thought of doing the keyway for the entrance of the pipe. Of course I have never built a dam or a pond before. Keep up the good work.
Thank you sir
It's great watching Jerry. You have learned well.
He's the best!
Man you weren’t messing around on this job..hustling for sure! Don’t sell yourself short , this job showed that you know what you’re doing..slicked that damn up pretty nice with the tilt bucket.
Nice Sunday morn viewing, thanks.
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nice job. great to have a hand but working alone can be more peaceful and less pressure. cheers captain.
I definitely prefer working alone
@@CaptainKleeman Alone? With all of us watching?
It's good you put on back trailer to aid falling off or remove which ever comes first
Thank you for putting a smile on my face I love watching you do your job and yes we all learn by our mistakes
Thanks Gayle
In the seat learning brilliant
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Nice job Captain, I've absolutely no doubt that the property owner was happy with your work so far.
Can't wait to see you finish this one up and the final product.
Thanks for the Sunday afternoon pre football entertainment.
Looks like a lot of people in the past had no idea, how to really build a pond! Great video! Thanks Mike! Lee
Hey thanks for watching
I like when I see someone doing a job that in my opinion is being done correctly. I learned to run equipment over 50 years ago the same way as you. I started when I was big enough to reach the controls.
I can't miss your videos, some are more fun than others but I keep coming back because of what comes off as genuine and down to earth style.
Hey definitely appreciate the feedback
Awesome Job Captain. Enjoy your commentary while your working.
Looks good.
Thanks mike
Late watching this week job look’s great Mike will be watching for the final clean up nice work Bud 👍👋🇨🇦
Now that is better !! Not much topsoil to be had, was half expecting you to take a few buckets of silt out the pond and let it dry out, if there was enough for that......
Best way to learn is on the tools, theory is handy for knowing the specs and limitations of products, and safety procedures etc. too !!
Kudos operating that bucket without the flow control.
Thanks James
Captain 40 years ago I use to help a friend clear land on his farm. We piled up the brush in an out-of-way location and then piled dirt on top as we built the pile up. After about ten years it became some of the richest topsoil you have ever seen. It ended up making a few acres productive. You moving that old brush around reminded me of that.
Good job Mike .
Thanks Leo!
Another good video. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you and your family the best.
Thank you tom
Making mistakes and learning from them is 1 semester of school of hard knocks. Great video Mike ,Stay safe.
Thanks Darryl
Damn.......shaped up fine. Have a great week brother.
Thanks Doug
looks great, Mike. Well done! Thanks for taking us along.
Thank you for sharing,i learn a lot ,the explanation is awesome 👍👍👍👍
Very good operator you’re willing to learn more and get better some people know better in 10 years than what they started with have a happy and wonderful day
Thanks Eddie
Great video Captain. I've been doing grading work for 40 years and seat time in a machine is the only way to get better. You figure out something or a better way to do things every time you sit in a machine. You're doing a great job. It makes for a long day on a job when you have Harvey the happy homeowner standing there watching you too. Even more when there is 2 standing there.
The chain was an awesome find.
LOL I saw you backing into the shop first and thought what got tore up .... great job on fixing the pond
Captain, Your Work this Day repair a old Dam and make a new Overflow. A great Work for one alone! But You make this with great Insertion. Good Work and Video. 💪😭👍
Greeting 🇦🇹
Did you know that when you are a teenager, you can learn how to do something just by reading it or being told by an instructor. You lose that ability by the time you are 25 and from that point on, you need to actually do the thing in order to learn it. Hands on. Teachers know this in adult education. Anything that creates an emotional reaction that fires up our adrenal glands also sears in long term memory. It's how we learn, part of our survival mechanism embedded in our DNA. That's why the drill instructors in the Marines or Army scare the sh*t out of recruits. It helps them learn and may save their life in combat.
Mike lookin good. That was a tuff one. Hopefully you fixed it. Be safe and looking forward to seeing more homestead projects.👍👍👍🦾
Great repair! I agree 100%. The best way to learn a piece of equipment is run some diesel through it...😁
Good morning Captain.
Morning Danny!
Your videos are some of my favorites, Go by to fast. Great job with all running around you had to do.
Thanks Craig
a little power washing and a good soak in evaporust and that
chain will be ready to go to work !
You carry and pull hoses like a pro.
Coming along nice!
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Looking Good!
Every body learns by hand's on experience and watching others you're doing well Mike 👍
That Turned out Nicely Mike, looking Forward to the Finished Grade Video. Keep It Safe Out There Sir
Thanks David!
I hope that you are very proud of that, Captain. That looks great. Well done !
Well the only thing I can tell ya is great job and get faster !!!! But it's hard with a one man band to do everything but your hanging in there. Outstanding job Cpt keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍
Get faster? How many hours you think I have in this job total so far?
@@CaptainKleeman 4 I guess ???? Man wish I lived close I could be your Jerry !!!! Would love to hang with ya just to hang out !!! I'm worse than Jerry I'm a big joker always having fun on the job.
Good presentation, nothing at all to apologize for!
Mike, you are an awesome operator... Ron...
Mike you are getting to be a really good operator. I'm sure DP tells you that all the time...
Good stuff Cap.
As you say, you are learning by your mistakes & the path to an expert is "A person who works in a narrow field and has made all the mistakes possible"!
Excellent work!
There ya go!
And here I was thinking an expert was someone who made his mistakes look intentional.
Always good to learn hands on and mistakes as long as not big stupid ones are always a learning opportunity:) jobs looking good Mike :)
Nice job LT , it’s really great you have equipment available to you
Yup!
Mr Mike, I'll take more weight on the drives any day. 🤔
And you did a super job on that pond.😁
Well obviously you want weight on the drives. But if it's too much, the nose will be too light to steer and see that's an issue around a corner, because you need to steer. More of an issue uphill, but on a Friday....crazy things happen 🤣
Nothing like the land owner standing there lookin' at ya.
And the C8500 sideboards survived!
Good job 👍
Lol
Great job Mike. I am with you on learning to operate. Yes, I like advice and for some verbal training, but it really comes down to doing it and as you say, making mistakes. Thanks very much for sharing.
Learn by doing! It's the best way
Mike another fine job this go round 5 ⭐'s I like the awkward outros just show's you're still human and absolutely funny 🤣
Lol appreciate the feedback!
Hands on learning better than any book or school I agree 100% nicely done Captain
Yup! Learn by doing
It really did tidy up!! Enjoyed that and the first.
This was the perfect project to hone your skills Mike. The outcome was great.
Never met any of you in person ( what with being in New England and all ) but it seems like Jerry is an excellent operator to learn from
Jerry is one of the best
Ot looking good Capt 👍. Keep them coming
Nice work CP!
Thanks rich!
Nice work and great monologue!
Good evening
DRAG THAT CHAIN DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD BEHIND THE SIDE BY SIDE. COME OUT LOOKING BRAND NEW BUDDY!!!!
Hey, It’s Captain letsdig35😜 Nice work!! And thanks for the tractor advice, I picked it up with a great story! Video out today also. Keep them coming!!
Heys that's awesome!
Good morning Captain from Lagrange KY! I get to watch you fix a pond then I get to go fix the road at my house that washed out 2 weeks ago... The county fixed it some but left it a little rough! Lol.... Luv ya's from Kentucky!!!
I have relatives that live in Lagrange. Nice area!
Good job captain
Thanks Frank
Looks good Mike , your doing great😎😎🤗🤗👍👍🍮🍮
nice and tidy looking, Mike! Nice job! Good ending to a tricky little project
Thank you!
if you learn from Jerry, you have a good master 🤩
When repairing a pond the defragmentation is in calibration with the synchronization,😉 great video man
Exactly 😂
It must be hard to keep DP's secrets for three months until he puts out the videos of the secrets. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dam is definitely looking good Capt. !!!
Thanks gerald
Nice work. it's looking great.
Thank you sir!
Come on Kleeman, you’re holding out on us! I know you could have polished that whole job up with the 120, tilt bucket, and the skid steer. I liked your thinking on drain pipe placement. As you stated the next few days will tell the story on whether you fixed the dam. Glad to see you and NYA are really stepping up the excavating content. It’s almost as if y’all are building a TH-cam empire! 😂
If I have time, definitely. But with the machines having to be hauled out, just ran out of time
Captain, would you consider showing us your fire trucks? It may be too close to home but I think it would be fascinating. Thank you for a nice little pond repair.
Not allowed to, sorry
2 great videos this week. Good job.