Downtown Melbourne Australia, with my bowl of Cereal in hand. Thanks Chris, for taking the Time, Trouble, effort to record, edit and put up, another excellent Vid.. Thank You.
Oof, that's a killer draw distance on this VR excavator simulator. They did well with the fog effects though! Joking aside, great video as always Chris, thank you.
Hey I would do the same thing, don't know if something is going to work out until you try it, gonna be a nice road when you get done, look forward to the next Chris, thanks for sharing
It is seldom pushed to its limit on jobs like these. Ideally you would be using it to push with a full blade where possible to maximise output with fuel efficiency. Grading out a bit of stone on level ground with a half blade is nothing to a machine capable of pushing a full blade all day up a stockpile or cutting out a slot In heavy soil or clay.
Chris, I have noticed over the past month of your videos a change in the way you respond to things that do not go as planned. Your language is clean and you take it in stride (on camera) in a good way. Is it just professionalism for TH-cam or is it something else I am thinking? Have you had a renewing of the mind that has transformed your character? I mean, you are so much different than the rest of the other operators out there. Keep digging.
Well when you finish tearing up that all trash and stumps you might need a jacuzzi and a 12 pk, also you might want to look into a V bucket when I was on the crew digging new ditches man it work out great, but on existing ditches you would have to straddle the ditch that's if you could. anyway enjoy your vides and you do some excellent work stay safe take care my friend god bless
@@ConstructionMachineryChannel Different excavator. The new bucket is for his own equipment, with the quick coupler. The one being used in this video is a company vehicle, no coupler.
If you can slightly DOME the road, water will run off to the sides. Flat will have puddles that make holes. Hollow center will make a river and might melt out a side some where. On hills, tilt slightly downhill so you don't soak the hill with runoff water and have a landslide. Take care and wish I had your 'toys'.
I remember one of the skid tracks we put in back in the early 80's being filled with maybe ten feet of whatever we could push into the soft part. Good thing it wasn't where it'll ever be needing dug out...
HeavyMetalMechanic - I was thinking the same. That is a high end excavator and as new as it is there probably is a way to create a preset for various configurations. I know nothing about excavators, just musing.
Another great video Chris, I can’t wait do you get back on the minnow pond project and finish that big pond up but anyway you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
That mat of woody debris is what I would do for a temporary road, I would then clean it out when I was done... I would never have done it in a spot I knew a permanent road was going to go through...
Everyone has their own "recipe" for what makes a good road. Some work better than others. I am in limestone country. I'm partial to 2" clean base, then top it with 1" minus, sometimes 3/8" clean chips makes a nice top. What is your preference?
I have fell in love with the Volvo 250 the machine is fantastic and to watch you operating it makes me want to go out and buy one lol that will never happen because I live in a three up three down town house lol. Loving the videos keep them coming Chris. 🚜🚜d
Don’t you still have that pond that needs to be filled in with any left over fill? I haven’t seen a video in a while on it, and I have no idea how far away it is.
Its good that this video is numbered a lot of the older videos all have almost the same name so its very hard to find the start to finish of each project, it would be cool if you guys renamed them because people could sort them into playlists like pond drege 1,2,3 ect. I think the channel would get more views if people could watch each project as a complete job, thumbs up if you agree
Have you ever thought of getting a small scraper truck to scrape the ground knocking out two steps at the same time cut the road and build a berm when unloading the hopper.
👍Dozer is really quite. It doesn't making the clanking noises I am use to hearing. Do you and buddies ever have excavator skills games ... picking up eggs, pouring shots, undressing a mannequin. etc
Mike has said he watches this channel and learned a lot from it. Mike is OK, but you couldn't compare his operator skills to Chris. Mike has a scratched up counterweight. Chris has perfect paint on all of the machines he uses. Mike backs into things and breaks them. Chris is totally aware of everything around him. Chris so fluid and smooth with the excavators. Especially when grading. He looks like he could ice a cake when he uses the smooth edged grading bucket.
@@larrykeenan598 I have started to find the banter between Mike and Aaron more than a little awkward. If I'd been there in person, I am sure I would have cringed at some of Aaron's comments and looked away to spare Mike's embarrassment. I have described Aaron as like a yappy dog, and imagined him as a tiny terrier snapping at Mike's ankles. It is too often sounding way too serious, and Mike has had a weary look about him as if he has had enough. I hope I am wrong and Aaron is a world class actor, but my gut says different. My favourite comeback from Mike came from the recent pond dam repair where Aaron called himself a 'High Roller' and Mike came back with 'Little Roller'. ROTFL! I rather think there is a clue right there.
Man you can really see how much water is down there in the deeper soil when you put the cam on the ground the dozer was shaking the cam even 25 feet away !
I know you have a lot of Logger friends Chris but, Man, they leave a mess !! That's gonna take a minute to get all the way around to where you have to go....You New Machine is a lot Faster than that one !! It seems like ? May wanna bring it out to that jobsite.. lolol...Have a Great evening Man !! And a Great Holiday Weekend !!
Keep your blade on a slight angle all the time. If you start to get the washboard flip the angle the other way back up to the start and try your push again.
In my old job we had the exact skid steer but it had a huge problem that on hills the tracks would come off easily not sure if this is a common problem with tlakuchi
So when doing a road like that, once you skim off the grass. Do you tilt the blade a certain degree to build up the middle to put a crown on it for run off? Never heard anyone explain that or what degree they use
Hey Chris, you should start putting a link to the older videos whenever you revisit a job so we can remember what's what. I think I know which one this was but not %100
Chris, would the person that owned the old property not want his old driveway left there so he could use it and the other person could use there new driveway. Old for the old and new for the new, without having to split driveways anymore?
Understanding the need for privacy, could you give us some hint of where your jobs are? Nothing specific, just community or county? It would really enhance the experience for folks like me who are from NC. Thanks
Yes, I knew that much. I'm from eastern NC and recognize the terrain in general but just can't figure out the specific areas of the jobs. I don't want to invade his or his clients privacy. I would just like info like "about 10 miles from XYZ crossroads" etc. I understand if he can't do that. I'd just like what information he can share.
The only thing I can add is that Chris sometimes mentions distances from home. Some jobs have been a heck of a drive, needing some very early starts. I've sometimes tried using Google Earth to home in on terrain, but never managed it with this channel, nor with Andrew Camarata. Dirt Perfect is easier to locate some jobs because you have the river as a reference, but even then, things look so different from above. I've managed to find some of JPaydirt's locations as well, but he tends to give more clues.
Iril Iral As I understand it fabric has two main functions A) it stops the fill, especially stone, from sinking and integrating into the sub soil. If/when that happens additional fill need to brought in and spread. 2) it helps distribute the load of vehicles across a greater area minimizing holes divots ruts and cracks, if paved.
Awesome video as always 👌 however I have a strong feeling that the driveway is going to be pothole city within a year or two not trying to be negative but putting fabric down on topsoil doesn't mean that your not building a driveway on topsoil
Just remember that the more money you have the more stress and responsibilities (headaches) you will have ! Money is the root of all evil ! Use it moniteritly and have just enough so you can live a truly happy life with as little stress as possible ! I wish that for you my friend !
Lol couldn't be more wrong bro i have been retired sense i was 25 years old im not rich but have lived very happily so far and will continue to till the day i die and hope you can too !
LD18 Why are you putting fabric down the middle of the road ? I saw it on Digging Life 21 yesterday what is the purpose of this? Weed Control or erosion ?
Keeps the rock from subsiding into the ground. Without it the rock would just slowly sink and potholes would form in pretty badly. Unfortunately I have experienced this first hand with my driveway. Apparently school busses and my fully laden semi doesn't agree with it.
Is it just me, or does anyone else love the sound the dozer makes when the tracks roll over the rocks and makes that little popping sound?
Downtown Melbourne Australia, with my bowl of Cereal in hand.
Thanks Chris, for taking the Time, Trouble, effort to record, edit and put up, another excellent Vid.. Thank You.
Bowl of cereal? That's a late breakfast, damn.
Same here, viewing from lockdown Melbourne Australia.
I’m lockdown to in Melbourne. Must of slept in 😂
@@GT-ch8wd It's lock down alright., So, It's breakfast any o'l time at all.
Late to comment on it, but sad to see Tim go, he was a good worker. Best wishes to him in his future. Im sure he learned a lot working for you.
Nice angles you got today Chris, you covered all the viewable camera angles. 👍
Really loved the 160 pov.😁👍
Ideal Friday night viewing here in Wales! 🏴. Great video Chris! 👍
As always, you do a great job. Interesting to see the new road way appear out of the grass.
Nothing like all the Tonka drivers with their advice. Great job Chris. 👍 👍
Chris is living out the dream of every kid, He gets to play in the sandbox all day and get paid for it.
Oof, that's a killer draw distance on this VR excavator simulator. They did well with the fog effects though!
Joking aside, great video as always Chris, thank you.
Gotta love ❤️the sounds of tracks in the morning!
Loggers were Nice 🤪 to leave that Mess for you to Clean-Up. You Complete your Jobs 100%. 👍
Hey I would do the same thing, don't know if something is going to work out until you try it, gonna be a nice road when you get done, look forward to the next Chris, thanks for sharing
That little dozer never breaks a sweat. I never hear it lug down.
i was thinking about that when i was watching it. It's the perfect dozer for what they do. Every piece of equipment was well thought out.
Is that more to do with the operator? Only taking as big a cut as the dozer can manage?
Ranger 231 it’s bog down
Sounds like hydrostatic drive, pumps compensate for the load...
It is seldom pushed to its limit on jobs like these.
Ideally you would be using it to push with a full blade where possible to maximise output with fuel efficiency.
Grading out a bit of stone on level ground with a half blade is nothing to a machine capable of pushing a full blade all day up a stockpile or cutting out a slot In heavy soil or clay.
That fog and weather looks really nice right about now, it’s like 112 here in California and I’m dying slowly inside
Very true it's been too much on me to.
Yes as a former Californian I remember how HOT it got for weeks at a time there and I don’t miss it at all 😎
Another interesting project. Looks like maybe a small screen would be handy to strip the sticks out of all that loam
See any snakes? First thing I thought of. That 250 is a little slower, but takes a massive bite. Great start on the road.
Chris, I have noticed over the past month of your videos a change in the way you respond to things that do not go as planned. Your language is clean and you take it in stride (on camera) in a good way. Is it just professionalism for TH-cam or is it something else I am thinking? Have you had a renewing of the mind that has transformed your character? I mean, you are so much different than the rest of the other operators out there.
Keep digging.
Really enjoy the dozer work.
Well when you finish tearing up that all trash and stumps you might need a jacuzzi and a 12 pk, also you might want to look into a V bucket when I was on the crew digging new ditches man it work out great, but on existing ditches you would have to straddle the ditch that's if you could. anyway enjoy your vides and you do some excellent work stay safe take care my friend god bless
imagine how long this would of taken a 100 years ago..that new bucket you just bought, would of worked great on taking out that road!!
Did he record this before he got the new bucket?
@@kittty2005 you done did good um k
@@kittty2005 .. lol, yup
@@ConstructionMachineryChannel Different excavator. The new bucket is for his own equipment, with the quick coupler. The one being used in this video is a company vehicle, no coupler.
@@Skorpychan I see, thanks bud 👍
This guy is an operator! Dozer skills!
Best 2 man crew in the business by far!!
If you can slightly DOME the road, water will run off to the sides. Flat will have puddles that make holes. Hollow center will make a river and might melt out a side some where. On hills, tilt slightly downhill so you don't soak the hill with runoff water and have a landslide. Take care and wish I had your 'toys'.
I’ve noticed one thing about you and that’s you do take pride in doing a great job Chris
Looks to me like you need a screening bucket. Let the dirt stay and just pick up the trash.
Search for "Flip Screen"
I remember one of the skid tracks we put in back in the early 80's being filled with maybe ten feet of whatever we could push into the soft part. Good thing it wasn't where it'll ever be needing dug out...
Big difference in the thumb speed of the 250 and your new one.
I was going to say the same thing
I was just about to make the same dang comment!! The new Letsdig18 AMI thumb speed will spoil you! Ha ha
I was gonna say how Joe Biden is losing his mind but I guess I’ll comment on the thumb speed of the excavator instead
The thumb speed is probably adjustable on that Volvo. Need to adjust the flow rate on the auxiliary circuit.
HeavyMetalMechanic - I was thinking the same. That is a high end excavator and as new as it is there probably is a way to create a preset for various configurations. I know nothing about excavators, just musing.
Having the 250 sitting there in the fog, would have been a good time for some Jurassic park music. It's a one armed t-rex.
Good watching as usual.
Rumor has it the lady that called the fire dept on you called police today stating you weren't wearing a mask while on your bulldozer
Good one.
Decent one.
lol
Looool
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Great vid as always.. that would of been a nice place to have the rock screener..to screen the roasbase out.. keep up the great work!!
Fall is coming!! I see the Poplars are turning yellow.
A chrome stack on the dozer would look nice. When we get to ride on the cab anyway.
Chris it's amazing how much the ground shook your cam.
Interesting project. Cheers!
Another great video Chris, I can’t wait do you get back on the minnow pond project and finish that big pond up but anyway you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
26:45 Chris I think dirt perfect has been in your dozer there a empty Pepsi bottle haha🤣🤣🤣 thanks for the video definitely looks drier then last time
Another new exciting video, im ready lets go
Great little dozer!
Looks great! I remember this job it’s where I got my first full bucket in the 250 🤣 it was a swamp in February still pretty damp right now
Did i see a Okie-dozing manuver? Lol, nice work.
uphill on the first pass?
Beast mode!
Loggers leave a mess huh? They got skert off by all them bigfoots! Lol. 👍🙏 from Va. 🚜🚜🚜🚜👣
That mat of woody debris is what I would do for a temporary road, I would then clean it out when I was done... I would never have done it in a spot I knew a permanent road was going to go through...
I like the camera view on the excavator 👌
Everyone has their own "recipe" for what makes a good road. Some work better than others. I am in limestone country. I'm partial to 2" clean base, then top it with 1" minus, sometimes 3/8" clean chips makes a nice top. What is your preference?
I have fell in love with the Volvo 250 the machine is fantastic and to watch you operating it makes me want to go out and buy one lol that will never happen because I live in a three up three down town house lol. Loving the videos keep them coming Chris. 🚜🚜d
Don’t you still have that pond that needs to be filled in with any left over fill? I haven’t seen a video in a while on it, and I have no idea how far away it is.
Its good that this video is numbered a lot of the older videos all have almost the same name so its very hard to find the start to finish of each project, it would be cool if you guys renamed them because people could sort them into playlists like pond drege 1,2,3 ect. I think the channel would get more views if people could watch each project as a complete job, thumbs up if you agree
Have you ever thought of getting a small scraper truck to scrape the ground knocking out two steps at the same time cut the road and build a berm when unloading the hopper.
Looked like John was scraping the counterweight on the 250. Hope you had words with him.
I mean, its John's equipment so all he could really do is make a joke about it.
whats new
oh for god sake...I said mow the lawn ...not move the lawn....geeze...lol
👍Dozer is really quite. It doesn't making the clanking noises I am use to hearing. Do you and buddies ever have excavator skills games ... picking up eggs, pouring shots, undressing a mannequin. etc
Love that accent.
Won't know till ya truly.
Absolutely gorgeous.
Your Working hard for your job. You have ta find another timmy 😁 To help ya out. Nice Video Chris and keep Up the good work 👌
Chris is the one that showed dirt perfect how to do everything. Go back and look at Chris's early videos and you will see for yourself.
Mike has said he watches this channel and learned a lot from it. Mike is OK, but you couldn't compare his operator skills to Chris. Mike has a scratched up counterweight. Chris has perfect paint on all of the machines he uses. Mike backs into things and breaks them. Chris is totally aware of everything around him. Chris so fluid and smooth with the excavators. Especially when grading. He looks like he could ice a cake when he uses the smooth edged grading bucket.
@@TrevorDennis100 And there is too much BS talking with the man behind the scenes on Dirt Perfect.
@@TrevorDennis100 You need to edit your comment one too many Mikes in there.
@@kittty2005 Thanks. Fixed now.
@@larrykeenan598 I have started to find the banter between Mike and Aaron more than a little awkward. If I'd been there in person, I am sure I would have cringed at some of Aaron's comments and looked away to spare Mike's embarrassment. I have described Aaron as like a yappy dog, and imagined him as a tiny terrier snapping at Mike's ankles. It is too often sounding way too serious, and Mike has had a weary look about him as if he has had enough. I hope I am wrong and Aaron is a world class actor, but my gut says different. My favourite comeback from Mike came from the recent pond dam repair where Aaron called himself a 'High Roller' and Mike came back with 'Little Roller'. ROTFL! I rather think there is a clue right there.
No need to waste perfectly good stone . Couple inches of new stone you would never know it . Looks good
Big improvement my friend. Thanks for sharing and stay .
over the river and through the woods.
Where are you located South Carolina?
How many snakes did you piss off?? Great video!
Ugh ... hate snakes. I don't care that they're around ... I just don't want to see them! Nothing personal though.
Man you can really see how much water is down there in the deeper soil when you put the cam on the ground the dozer was shaking the cam even 25 feet away !
The excavating contractor gets pick on more then any other trade From EPA to the local sherif. Must be the sign on their back “ Please kick Me”🤪
Dirt Perfect says hes got ya on the Dozer 🤔 I think we need a showdown! 💪🏼🇺🇸 💪🏼
Yes but he's got a nice ac cab
@@myrddinpynn6902LOL yup once you go A/C you never go back!
Hey let’s keep it civil here guys, no need to get mean
Dirt Boss are you going in on the competition
I know you have a lot of Logger friends Chris but, Man, they leave a mess !! That's gonna take a minute to get all the way around to where you have to go....You New Machine is a lot Faster than that one !! It seems like ? May wanna bring it out to that jobsite.. lolol...Have a Great evening Man !! And a Great Holiday Weekend !!
All that wood and dirt mixed in it would make some good topsoil one day
Wish I was that proficient on a dozer, I make rumble strips when I run one. I need more seat time in one to get better
Keep your blade on a slight angle all the time. If you start to get the washboard flip the angle the other way back up to the start and try your push again.
In my old job we had the exact skid steer but it had a huge problem that on hills the tracks would come off easily not sure if this is a common problem with tlakuchi
So when doing a road like that, once you skim off the grass. Do you tilt the blade a certain degree to build up the middle to put a crown on it for run off? Never heard anyone explain that or what degree they use
Hey Chris, you should start putting a link to the older videos whenever you revisit a job so we can remember what's what. I think I know which one this was but not %100
@Deplorable Centrist me too.
Hey just want you to know. I got my two shirts thanks think about pockets on you next order
could you use the gravel rattler to get all the wood out of the topsoil?
Amazing how you folks make quick work of a new road....lol....until you hit those bloody stumps....I HATE stumps 🤣
Chris, would the person that owned the old property not want his old driveway left there so he could use it and the other person could use there new driveway. Old for the old and new for the new, without having to split driveways anymore?
Understanding the need for privacy, could you give us some hint of where your jobs are?
Nothing specific, just community or county?
It would really enhance the experience for folks like me who are from NC. Thanks
North or South carolina if I remember right from his videos
Northeastern part of NC
Yes, I knew that much. I'm from eastern NC and recognize the terrain in general but just can't figure out the specific areas of the jobs. I don't want to invade his or his clients privacy. I would just like info like "about 10 miles from XYZ crossroads" etc. I understand if he can't do that. I'd just like what information he can share.
The only thing I can add is that Chris sometimes mentions distances from home. Some jobs have been a heck of a drive, needing some very early starts. I've sometimes tried using Google Earth to home in on terrain, but never managed it with this channel, nor with Andrew Camarata. Dirt Perfect is easier to locate some jobs because you have the river as a reference, but even then, things look so different from above. I've managed to find some of JPaydirt's locations as well, but he tends to give more clues.
Yeah, I've never even heard Chris say where his home is. I know generally from road signs I see in the videos and some local knowledge.
purpose of the cloth going down the road? weeds? help the rock not settle too far in the ground?
Shawn le blanc I have fabric, stone, pavement and ..... weeds growing up through. So, yes to settlement, no to weeds.
Time for a Letsdig18 Dirt Screen. Something like a rotary screen would recover a lot of usable material from that logging slash.
Why is that fabric used?is that used only for certain section or entire length of the road?
Iril Iral As I understand it fabric has two main functions A) it stops the fill, especially stone, from sinking and integrating into the sub soil. If/when that happens additional fill need to brought in and spread. 2) it helps distribute the load of vehicles across a greater area minimizing holes divots ruts and cracks, if paved.
Chris in a couple of videos I have seen you have mentioned snakes! What snakes? What kind of snakes are we talking about?
I had forgotten about this job. Good start on the road. What about the pond in the valley? Is it still on the schedule?
they got someone else to finish it
Thank you for the update
The thought of mowing that area even with a 72” zero turn fills me with dread, it would take days. Probably better to buy some sheep and goats.
You might have had better success reverse dumping that gravel if the chain limiters were on the gate instead of letting if go wide open.
I envision a D11 Cat making a couple of passes and be done with it.
at 20:00, ever though to give that bucket a shake, to loosen the dirt!
It looks very wet. It will probably be difficult to drain.
Hopefully not asked already. What’s the fabric for? Seems like if dirts in it weeds would grow. ?
Awesome video as always 👌 however I have a strong feeling that the driveway is going to be pothole city within a year or two not trying to be negative but putting fabric down on topsoil doesn't mean that your not building a driveway on topsoil
That was a mess with all the crap the logger's left buried.
Could you just run a grader through there or do you have to physically lift it out of there?
how long will it take? 2 weeks
Also a giant shooting alley 😂
I guess you miss Tim, he was a good worker.
Hope he has good opportunities at his new job.
What is the fabric you use and where would I purchase it from?
Chris. What's mat for
Great viewing bro. Y'all stay safe
Hay boss, don't bother bringin the hall truck. It's still to wet. Question; The loggers were they running a chipper or were they just logging?
I was hoping to see the boss bury the machine to the cab
Could all that logger waste be turned into top soil?
Some people must have gobs of money...
yeah wish i had that problem
They stand to make more money than the cost of construction by selling the house, presumably.
Just remember that the more money you have the more stress and responsibilities (headaches) you will have ! Money is the root of all evil ! Use it moniteritly and have just enough so you can live a truly happy life with as little stress as possible ! I wish that for you my friend !
Davo UpNYa sounds like your broke! Lol
Lol couldn't be more wrong bro i have been retired sense i was 25 years old im not rich but have lived very happily so far and will continue to till the day i die and hope you can too !
Hi what is the roading cloth you use please.
LD18 Why are you putting fabric down the middle of the road ? I saw it on Digging Life 21 yesterday what is the purpose of this? Weed Control or erosion ?
Keeps the rock from subsiding into the ground. Without it the rock would just slowly sink and potholes would form in pretty badly. Unfortunately I have experienced this first hand with my driveway. Apparently school busses and my fully laden semi doesn't agree with it.
Nice work!!