This Ami stuff has opened a new era for you, now you can easily switch to things like hammers, rakes, and other things that are compatible with that quick coupler I am excited to see what will happen in the next few years because of this!
Blazer02LS they should, Chris been pushing Volvo for years and even now has a personal one, I mean the 210, the 140, then all the 160s, the 220 and the new 220, the 290 and now the 250… he has really helped them put their name out there even more
@hey man enjoy your R&R. Good to hear you are almost done. I have a small job i am almost done with. Outside of that not much just setting in the recliner watching yt.
I'm not sure if he did or not. Tyler Caldwell posted they already did. However I agree that new logo Chris has will be his own brand of Excavators before you know it!!! Made in the USA..... I hope he does and I hope he continues to be successful for sure! Plus one to Chris.
@@TheNemosdaddy If things can be super reliable and very easy to work with or modify then cost becomes less of an issue as long as sensible financing is available. Right to repair is one of the biggest arguments in equipment which is coming to a head.
Dude!!! im so happy for ya I'm gettin emotional...what a great company they are to make a LD18 product line for you...nice to know they understand how great you are as a operator and how important you are to us (the viewers) of your channel..thanks man 👍
It looks awesome can't wait to see it in the coming videos. I dream of being able to watch you operate the equipment in person. Being disabled I know it's only a dream. Chris you have no idea what your videos really mean to me and I can't express it in words. I live again when I watch you work. Most days are spent in pain taking meds to help keep it bearable. Then I get a notification you have posted a video and for the next few minutes I forget how much I hurt and the things I can no longer do. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless.
I wish you all the best Randy. Having health issues myself with non-stop crippling pain, I know your feelings. Watching Chris digging ponds, or else, with regular, constant precise moves is very soothing and keeps my mind from wondering. Take care, friend !
Randy Carpenter i’m like you I got hurt real bad on my job operated heavy equipment all my life just like Chris are doing and I busted the last two disc in my back and 2010 and since 2012 I have had four back surgeries and I hurt worse now today then what I did when I got hurt the only thing the surgeries prevent it was me for being paralyzed which I think God of that but I also look forward to watching Chris’s videos every day because it helps me get my mind off of my pain
Randy hang in there friend, its not easy dealing with constant pain all the time. I also live with constant chronic pain and as you know it can get the best of us if we cant find something to keep our mind off the pain, love let's dig and the hole community but my favorite is buckin billy ray. The guy just has a amazing outlook on life and its contages . Hope you are well and have a good night.
I was going to order this new sweet setup but my wife reminded me i dont have any big equipment to put it on and my push mower isnt really made for a thumb this big! Guess i will just watch you use it for now
lol - as they say " if you dont ask or try you`ll never know " if the Mrs gets mad over the big hole you made, just tell her it`s for the new pool, jacuzzi or foot spa 😂👍
Hello from Chihuahua Mexico, CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS this product is the work of two professional FACTORY AND USER thank you for sharing this video and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Wow! CHRIS!!! WOW!!!! Good for you, Brother! A product line with a letsdig18 logo! I'm sure I can say that we ALL here are so very happy for you and very proud of you. Congratulations! You've worked hard for this. God bless you. Thank you for sharing the awesome ride!
Very cool video! Congrats on the AMI collaboration- very well deserved. My wife and I own 108 acres in N Idaho. We have a mini excavator, skid steer and a tractor. I’ve really picked up a lot of techniques from you over the years. Thank you.
Chris shapes the very world we live in. I'm not a digger driver but in my youth worked sometimes around heavy plant and always had an affinity for the men and women who do so much to restore or make order in this world. And the gushing waters and blazing trees are just the icing on the cake. Long may you dig Chris.
Hello Chris, what an exciting part of your life and occupation. In watching the AMI mini commercial, the representative from AMI showed how well they received your own ideas around their manufacturing parts. They must enjoy watching your videos and watching your viewers numbers grow and your relationship with other owner/operators you’ve had on some of your videos. There must be a lot of trust between you and AMI, to have your new logo on their equipment. I am very happy for you on your road to success. Will be waiting for the next video as all of your other followers have said. Please may God Bless you and your family.......Mike
Congratulations Chris that does definitely show how much you have done for the industry and all those operators who need things this will help you along with so many others you deserve this great job and congratulations and a big thanks to Ami for doing what you needed done and showing that it can be done thank God for American made
Congratulations Chris. This is a awesome compliment. We all appreciate you. I noticed you've gained 70k subscribers since your 250k contest. You deserve it. You can do more with a excavator than anyone I've ever seen. Again......... Congratulations!
Happy for you Chris. I have been watching your videos for several years now. Always enjoy your them. Getting your logo on your designed bucket wow! you earned it for sure.
I’ve been watching your channel now for a few months and I have to say I totally enjoy watching you work the machines. I have picked up quite a few things that have helped me work out machines. Keep the videos coming!!!!
Congratulations Chris, that's awesome, that bucket an thumb is sweet, I like the progressive link thumb,( LD18 ) just sounds badass, stout bud stout, look forward to seeing that bad boy rip apart trees an everything else, thanks for sharing man.
Congratulations Chris, and AMI, both! That is super cool to have those types of relationships and sharing of ideas! And thank you very much for the bonus footage before and after the extra video of the plant was special for me because I have been a welder fabricator for 25 years
Wow Chris this is fantastic! You gave it a lot of thought and through your enormous experience able to make this unit so solid and flexible and very user friendly! Congratulations on the "Branding" line and look forward to many more videos!! Very happy for you! Jim.
If only American car companies did that before, they would'nt be in shit today... Their "good enough" attitude killed them with their sub par garbage. Hello GM ???
So happy for you Chris! This just proves that hard work does pay off. You also have a great attitude, hard work ethic and overall great character and we see it in every video. You deserve this. Congratulations my friend I know you must be ecstatic about it. Just awesome!
Congrats on your new brand. You deserve so much. I cannot remember when I joined the channel but it has been a super long time and I am glad I been here to see this great day in your life. Thanks!
Great stuff, Chris, congrats. What's really cool about this is AMI listening to you, the guy using this stuff in the field day in and day out, and incorporating it into a setup that you know works for you. Definitely a well-built setup.
they certainly know how to say the right things, well done, helps make all the hours producing the videos worth while, now lets see you pick up an egg😊
I just wanted to give you props! No better way to get what you want than to go straight to the designer. Have heard you complain forever about the teeth not meshing on your thumb, well you win. Have enjoyed watching you work for a few years now, keep digging!
Good for you Chris. And good for AMI. It speaks volumes that a manufacturer would actually listen to the customer. That input is invaluable in developing great new products.
congratulations Chris and AMI that is some well engineered setup beefy tough and ready for anything you throw at it.Really good to see a manufacturer that is open to listening what the customer needs then building it
Chris: Awesome design and thanks for the factory tour. It is obvious the AMI management team and workers are proud of their products. Thanks for all you have presented. Very entertaining and educational.
I would like to thank AMI for making a really really nice bucket and thumb and coupling for Chris. The results of everyone's work is and beautiful bucket and thumb. Can't wait to watch it do whatever work Chris has to do in the future. Love the videos Chris
Man that is cool! That is amazing to see a company get involved like that. You are the ultimate digging/clearing master too Chris. No logging or digging TH-camr does it better in an excavator. I can’t wait to see the videos using this thing. It looks like a monster!
I can't help but have the utmost respect for a company that can recognize and implement a good idea from a customer. That right there is good business, kudos AMI!
WOW congratulations Chris 👍 that is a very smart design with the quick attach bucket and thumb on the Volvo. Loved that short factory tour of AMI's shop looks like they make QUALITY products. 👍👍
Congratulations Chris & AMI. What a great sense of accomplishment to have your logo on a piece of equipment you designed, it is a dream come true. Letsdig and🍾🌹.
Congratulations Chris. Shows how much your hard work, dedication to educating the masses thru your vlogs pays off. Well deserved. Keep up the good work
Congratulations Chris, you are proof that hard work and dedication pays. You’ve got both my sons looking into this type of work. Can’t wait for the video of it at work. 👍🏻🇺🇸
That’s so awesome congrats Chris. What a great looking setup and knowing that they worked with you the way they did to design what you wanted is just incredible no one does that anymore these days
All other TH-camrs: “I have branded T-shirts”. Chris: “hold my beer.”
😂😂.
Na, he’ll use his new thumb to open the beer & pour it into a glass.
*hold my thumb
Sean Mulligan he could do it!
Like, oh snap! This is sooo damn cool!
This Ami stuff has opened a new era for you, now you can easily switch to things like hammers, rakes, and other things that are compatible with that quick coupler
I am excited to see what will happen in the next few years because of this!
Hopefully a mulching head
Well deserved Chris ,just shows how your respected in your field you are 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍
Wait a damned minute, Chris just got hisself a "Signature" excavator attachment, this has to be a first for anyone
Wonder when Volvo will be calling about the LD18 Signature line of equipment...
Blazer02LS they should, Chris been pushing Volvo for years and even now has a personal one, I mean the 210, the 140, then all the 160s, the 220 and the new 220, the 290 and now the 250… he has really helped them put their name out there even more
Here in the UK some bucket manufacturers will make you a special one off buckets. And i've know one to do it with in 48hrs of the order being placed
@@kinze2010 most will make one offs but that's gotta be the first "signature" series
Hard work always pays off. Great design and your logo and name will live on for generations...Well done!!
Congratulations Chris. Those are some beastly, beautiful attachments. Branded, that's cool.
Agree
@hey man who me 🤣🤣.
How you doing did you get all moved.
@hey man enjoy your R&R. Good to hear you are almost done.
I have a small job i am almost done with. Outside of that not much just setting in the recliner watching yt.
@hey man I agree, good to see good things happen for Chris he has put a lot of time in to make it happen.
Next Volvo will call Chris and he will design the next generation Excavator.
Shane Herman they already did last year
Pfffff.. Chris will start his own brand excavator that's built in the USA!
@@grimthenoble and cost 10 times as much
I'm not sure if he did or not. Tyler Caldwell posted they already did. However I agree that new logo Chris has will be his own brand of Excavators before you know it!!! Made in the USA.....
I hope he does and I hope he continues to be successful for sure! Plus one to Chris.
@@TheNemosdaddy If things can be super reliable and very easy to work with or modify then cost becomes less of an issue as long as sensible financing is available. Right to repair is one of the biggest arguments in equipment which is coming to a head.
Wish more companies would contact the end-user when designing product awesome looking set up
Ya know most TH-camrs sell t-shirts. This is a bit extreme lol.
Boom Patater 🤣🤣
Regular TH-camrs, Hey let's sell these t shirts and make $5 each. Let's dig 18, hold my beer.
I think I can use the bucket as a bench in my backyard since I don't own a Excavator.
Dude!!! im so happy for ya I'm gettin emotional...what a great company they are to make a LD18 product line for you...nice to know they understand how great you are as a operator and how important you are to us (the viewers) of your channel..thanks man 👍
Well done Chris and AMI
It looks awesome can't wait to see it in the coming videos. I dream of being able to watch you operate the equipment in person. Being disabled I know it's only a dream. Chris you have no idea what your videos really mean to me and I can't express it in words. I live again when I watch you work. Most days are spent in pain taking meds to help keep it bearable. Then I get a notification you have posted a video and for the next few minutes I forget how much I hurt and the things I can no longer do. Thank you so much for sharing. God bless.
I wish you all the best Randy. Having health issues myself with non-stop crippling pain, I know your feelings.
Watching Chris digging ponds, or else, with regular, constant precise moves is very soothing and keeps my mind from wondering.
Take care, friend !
Randy Carpenter i’m like you I got hurt real bad on my job operated heavy equipment all my life just like Chris are doing and I busted the last two disc in my back and 2010 and since 2012 I have had four back surgeries and I hurt worse now today then what I did when I got hurt the only thing the surgeries prevent it was me for being paralyzed which I think God of that but I also look forward to watching Chris’s videos every day because it helps me get my mind off of my pain
Randy hang in there friend, its not easy dealing with constant pain all the time. I also live with constant chronic pain and as you know it can get the best of us if we cant find something to keep our mind off the pain, love let's dig and the hole community but my favorite is buckin billy ray. The guy just has a amazing outlook on life and its contages . Hope you are well and have a good night.
Proud to see a Canadian company team up with Chris!!! Love the new logo !!
AMI looks like one of those companies that actually wants to make good parts for the people they serve, not very common these days. Good on you AMI.
I love that new let's dig 18 logo. I want a hat and shirt with that logo design.
I was going to order this new sweet setup but my wife reminded me i dont have any big equipment to put it on and my push mower isnt really made for a thumb this big! Guess i will just watch you use it for now
👍🤣😂🤣😂👍
ha ha ha
🤣
lol - as they say " if you dont ask or try you`ll never know "
if the Mrs gets mad over the big hole you made, just tell her it`s for the new pool, jacuzzi or foot spa 😂👍
Ur push mower is lacking hahaha
Hello from Chihuahua Mexico, CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS this product is the work of two professional FACTORY AND USER thank you for sharing this video and GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
Thank you
Their factory is 10 mins from my place... absolutely love those guys... so proud to run their attachments!
Thats awesome that you have a branded line of attachments! Maybe they can finally get you a decent 4 in 1 for the Takeuchi haha
Nice to see Canadian made buckets and Attachments on your Machine..
Wow! CHRIS!!! WOW!!!! Good for you, Brother! A product line with a letsdig18 logo! I'm sure I can say that we ALL here are so very happy for you and very proud of you.
Congratulations! You've worked hard for this. God bless you. Thank you for sharing the awesome ride!
Damn Chris congratulations are in order
Congrats Chris!! Well deserved
Very cool video! Congrats on the AMI collaboration- very well deserved. My wife and I own 108 acres in N Idaho. We have a mini excavator, skid steer and a tractor. I’ve really picked up a lot of techniques from you over the years. Thank you.
Congratulations Letsdig18!
What an impressive setup! WoW!👍
My gut tells me this is just the first step of a life long collaboration of great minds.😃
You are the MacGyver of escavator is the Swiss Army well done looks great
Man so dirty I’m ordering me one up ASAP
Congrats brother! Watching you grow your business everyday is incredible to watch and I cannot stop watching.
Chris shapes the very world we live in. I'm not a digger driver but in my youth worked sometimes around heavy plant and always had an affinity for the men and women who do so much to restore or make order in this world. And the gushing waters and blazing trees are just the icing on the cake. Long may you dig Chris.
Hello Chris, what an exciting part of your life and occupation. In watching the AMI mini commercial, the representative from AMI showed how well they received your own ideas around their manufacturing parts. They must enjoy watching your videos and watching your viewers numbers grow and your relationship with other owner/operators you’ve had on some of your videos. There must be a lot of trust between you and AMI, to have your new logo on their equipment. I am very happy for you on your road to success. Will be waiting for the next video as all of your other followers have said. Please may God Bless you and your family.......Mike
I'm so pleased for you Chris. Well done.
Now we just need the Volvo 160, 220 and 250 LD18 Edition! That'd be some awesome shits right there!!
No travel or backup alarms from the factory.
Why no alarms??? They save lives. Annoying but save lives
Congratulations Chris that does definitely show how much you have done for the industry and all those operators who need things this will help you along with so many others you deserve this great job and congratulations and a big thanks to Ami for doing what you needed done and showing that it can be done thank God for American made
Congratulations Chris. This is a awesome compliment. We all appreciate you. I noticed you've gained 70k subscribers since your 250k contest. You deserve it. You can do more with a excavator than anyone I've ever seen. Again.........
Congratulations!
WOW, that is truly an awesome thumb design! I can't wait to see it in action. Great job Chris!
Way to go AMI!
Congrats. What a nice move with the AMI and you.
Happy for you Chris. I have been watching your videos for several years now. Always enjoy your them. Getting your logo on your designed bucket wow! you earned it for sure.
Sweet Setup Chris...CONGRATS
Congrats on the branding!
Congrats, Chris! What an awesome accomplishment. I cant imagine how proud you are to have your logo on these attachments. Bravo!!
I’ve been watching your channel now for a few months and I have to say I totally enjoy watching you work the machines. I have picked up quite a few things that have helped me work out machines. Keep the videos coming!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS! 👏
Sweet! Congratulations.
Outstanding! I'm just a crash photographer but I can't stop watching these.
Awesome. Glad to see you are able to put your thoughts and experience into a practical solution, not only for yourself, but for others.
Chris with a quick coupler, Now's there's something you don't see everyday lol.
INB4 Rototilt
The new mini has the quick connect bucket.
There's a bit less breakout force when using a quick coupler but so handy for all of the attachments you can use easily!
@@dbTomadb They don't even make rototilts big enough for his equipment. Plus I personally find them overrated.
@@wyattking2890 they make rotortilts for 300s lol
Congratulations Chris, that's awesome, that bucket an thumb is sweet, I like the progressive link thumb,( LD18 ) just sounds badass, stout bud stout, look forward to seeing that bad boy rip apart trees an everything else, thanks for sharing man.
Congratulations Chris, and AMI, both! That is super cool to have those types of relationships and sharing of ideas! And thank you very much for the bonus footage before and after the extra video of the plant was special for me because I have been a welder fabricator for 25 years
How Good Is That. Well done Chris and AMI. LD18
Congtats Chris! Way to go. 👍
I love the new setup. Awesome!!!
It becomes apparent the pride they take in their products. The fact they use forged castings with the AMI logo in raised letters says a lot.
Wow Chris this is fantastic! You gave it a lot of thought and through your enormous experience able to make this unit so solid and flexible and very user friendly! Congratulations on the "Branding" line and look forward to many more videos!! Very happy for you! Jim.
WOOHOO! Chris, that's awesome! I gotta talk my boss into getting one for our 220
Wow Congrats Chris!
Congratulations Chris!! Well deserved!!
Greetings from Belgium (in Europe).
Congratulations Chris and AMI - this is just awesome!
We need a scaled down RC LD18 Volvo.
Cool! Good things happen when manufacturers and end users get together.
If only American car companies did that before, they would'nt be in shit today... Their "good enough" attitude killed them with their sub par garbage. Hello GM ???
So happy for you Chris! This just proves that hard work does pay off. You also have a great attitude, hard work ethic and overall great character and we see it in every video. You deserve this.
Congratulations my friend I know you must be ecstatic about it. Just awesome!
Congrats on your new brand. You deserve so much. I cannot remember when I joined the channel but it has been a super long time and I am glad I been here to see this great day in your life. Thanks!
This is AMAZING! I’m going to have to figure out how to afford buying one of everything with your cool new logo on it 😁 Congratulations!
When do the action figures come out?
Let's get Ertl on that!
Action figures and working toys
Don’t forget the bobble heads!
Need to be fully functioning remote control!
Congratulation Chris on your new product line.👍👍
Thank you AMI for helping Chris out.👍👍
Congratulations Chris. What a wonderful achievement. You are an inspiration
Logger Wade was right, Chris really is BigDeal18.
Good looking stuff there.
Very Nice setup!
Mike, Didn’t know you knew about this channel. Love your channel too.
Great stuff, Chris, congrats. What's really cool about this is AMI listening to you, the guy using this stuff in the field day in and day out, and incorporating it into a setup that you know works for you. Definitely a well-built setup.
A huge congratulations, I am excited to see where you go with your LD18 brand. Well done!
When your good your good. Good luck with it. Bet you got a mixture of feeling great and wondering what did I get into.
they certainly know how to say the right things, well done, helps make all the hours producing the videos worth while, now lets see you pick up an egg😊
I bet Chris could pick that egg up and gently place it in a tea cup without breaking either.
I will say for Chris that is very possible ??????
I just wanted to give you props! No better way to get what you want than to go straight to the designer. Have heard you complain forever about the teeth not meshing on your thumb, well you win. Have enjoyed watching you work for a few years now, keep digging!
Good for you Chris. And good for AMI. It speaks volumes that a manufacturer would actually listen to the customer. That input is invaluable in developing great new products.
Congratulations. AMI knows a smooth operator when they see one. That paint on the bucket looks unnecessary, let's do something about that.
I was wondering when you'd get it.
congratulations Chris and AMI that is some well engineered setup beefy tough and ready for anything you throw at it.Really good to see a manufacturer that is open to listening what the customer needs then building it
Congratulations Chris on your new attachments and design, you truly inspire alot of people .
NICE!!! But where's the camera mount? ;)
Nice catch.
That's awesome Chris! It's amazing to see the machine and attachment manufacturers embracing the community! Congrats on the product line!
Very impressive to all involved. Good luck Chris.
Congratulations Chris, all your hard work has been rewarded with this awesome gear. Keep on Rockin'.
Chris: Awesome design and thanks for the factory tour. It is obvious the AMI management team and workers are proud of their products. Thanks for all you have presented. Very entertaining and educational.
I would like to thank AMI for making a really really nice bucket and thumb and coupling for Chris. The results of everyone's work is and beautiful bucket and thumb. Can't wait to watch it do whatever work Chris has to do in the future. Love the videos Chris
Man that is cool! That is amazing to see a company get involved like that. You are the ultimate digging/clearing master too Chris. No logging or digging TH-camr does it better in an excavator. I can’t wait to see the videos using this thing. It looks like a monster!
Awesome! It's great to see a manufacturer working with an end user and recognizing the diverse letsdig18 community. Well done all around.
I can't help but have the utmost respect for a company that can recognize and implement a good idea from a customer. That right there is good business, kudos AMI!
Just when you think Chris has run out of ways to amaze us! Boom! He hits another one out of the park! Well done can't wait for what's next!
That is awesome! Congratulations Chris.Well done AMI.
Congratulations my friend. You're one of the good guys. Enjoy the success. You've earned it. Love the channel.
Fantastic piece of kit Chris. Well earned for all your time and effort you give us in video editing etc.
Awesome job Chris! Fantastic! We're all excited about this new bucket with the new thumb with much degrees of work! 🔝🔝
If AMI and their Customer Service is # 1, then AMI is going to be a Winner with the Attachments.👍
Congratulations Chris, well deserved while exposing your viewers to good stuff.
Happy to be following you. Hello from Rotonda West Florida.
WOW congratulations Chris 👍 that is a very smart design with the quick attach bucket and thumb on the Volvo. Loved that short factory tour of AMI's shop looks like they make QUALITY products. 👍👍
Congratulations Chris & AMI. What a great sense of accomplishment to have your logo on a piece of equipment you designed, it is a dream come true. Letsdig and🍾🌹.
Congratulations Chris. Shows how much your hard work, dedication to educating the masses thru your vlogs pays off. Well deserved. Keep up the good work
AMI couldn't have said it better!! Nice product setup! I have been watching you for years. Keep up the great videos.
Congratulations Chris, you are proof that hard work and dedication pays. You’ve got both my sons looking into this type of work. Can’t wait for the video of it at work. 👍🏻🇺🇸
Congratulations you are a master who works hard. Well done.
Bloody excellent Chris looks awesome .
That’s so awesome congrats Chris. What a great looking setup and knowing that they worked with you the way they did to design what you wanted is just incredible no one does that anymore these days