Maybe not your biggest pond, but man, it's one of your nicest creation. This and the minnow hatchery pond. That will be an awesome lot when they build the house and enjoy the calm of it all ! Wow !
Thanks for drone shots it really shows the size of the job . Yeah got down to about 18 degrees here to , oh sorry that's Celsius . A good year to all . [ Brisbane , QLD. ]
chris its frigging cold here also had 7 degrees yesterday so you dont have the market on that have a great new year see ya on the other side 2021 be safe down there
Volvo is making some top notch machines, so smooth and quiet. That cold start was very impressive. They have came along ways from the pony motor days. I use to always show at the Job and actually build a fat wood fire with pine pitchsticks throw a shovel full or 2 in to a old smudge pot bottom and slide it under the motor to help pre heat the oil in the pan and we had snap on truck tarps to go around the engine. For heat we made a tarp that went over yer lap to hold the motor heat around ya looked funny as aĺ get up but it worked.
@letsdig18 How do you clear up the pond water? Is it ‘what the pond base is’, mud/clay? We are building a 1 acre pond and want the water clean. Haul in gravel was a thought.... we have heavy red dirt/clay. Nice work as always; enjoy your attention to details. 👍🏻🤘🏻
Turned out really nice Chris, Good thing the "crust on that mud didn't break threw while you was putting seed down....lolol...you would have sunk up to your knees !! lolol... Hope you had a Great Christmas !! Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening...On to the Next...
I sure wish I had a guy like yourself to come work on my pond here in the Arkansas Ozark’s! You’re so particular about your jobs. That’s means a lot to your customers!
The home owners have to be completely happy with the transformation.....from scraggly, overgrown water pit to a beautiful, scenic pond. Stunning aerial views....which we all LOVE
Considering the material you had to work with and the cold weather at the end you did a pretty nice job of getting it looking fairly decent. Probably not the finished product you would like to leave behind given the choice but mother nature will take care of the rest in time.
That butter spread job held up nicely. Awesome cold start, no fuss no over cranking, cool. Couldn't you rinse off tracks using bucket and water from pond. Toss a couple dozen catfish in the pond and it will clear up nicely.
So, if the Beavers come back, all they have to is plug up that overflow drain. I; just so happen to have a Beaver Trap I'll give away for free. Used once -did the trick
The perspective may be deceiving me viewing the drone footage but looks as though you will have 2 spillways if it comes a heavy rain. The planned one and one where you added a couple buckets of mud at the end. One on either end of the dam. Nevertheless, looks great!
I'm just a bit north of you and we throw 31 down all year. That stuff will pop up times you wouldn't think it should. Maybe not right away, but you know how the weather is around here. Nothing ever lasts long.
I’ll tell you what Chris, the before and after picture of that pond is awesome so another great job brother but it looks absolutely stunning of how good that pond come out but anyway brother another great video and you and John and yawls families stay safe and I can’t wait do you get started on the animal shelter project I know you’ve all some dirt away from there to build that road but can’t wait to you get back on it full-time so keep the videos coming brother. And happy new year
Hey Chris do you think you could do some Excavator challenges again? like i've been watching your videos that started on your channel and can we bring them back? then we the fans suggest what you would try to pick up with either the skid steer, Mini and the Excavators. So we say the item with the equipment that needs to be used for said item. Example, Bottle of cheap wine. Use: the Volvo excavator (or say the number) and pick it up with without breaking it by the neck and by the base of the bottle. Then you send the challenge over to like Dirt Perfect or any of the others that watch and have YT channels. It's amazing how far you have come from your first few years to now as its really impressive.
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR Health, love, success, peace, keep on with all your nice jobs and satisfied customers !!! Best of luck !!! warm regards from french Guyana !
To Chris 👍🏼🇺🇸 time to relax for few says over Christmas day and New Year day recharge the batteries your the man who is keeping America👍🏼🇺🇸 on the move with your interesting projects 👍🏼🇺🇸 mate please enjoy 2021 👍🏼🇺🇸 and I will watching your videos with interest Jennifer from Australia 👍🏼🇭🇲
An this is why u r big deal 18. I'm so kidding!!!!!. This turned out so good man!!!!!. Most peeps would not even take on a job like this!!!. An u made it look awsome!!!!!!. Ur knowledge and skills r amazing. Congrats on another fine job pleasing the customer sir
A piece of property down my road sold and the new guy had a guy in there cleaning out the old pond, he milked that job. You get on a job and get it done well without messing around, I like that about you.
Imagine running over that soil with it frozen 3' down, ice is 2' thick on the pond and that is Pennsylvania in the dead of winter. Digging a trench for sewage is hydro hammer time. Then, someone gets the task of working in 15 degree weather laying said pipes. That is why we use a lot of screenings for bedding and back filling. Nice work Chris; be happy it wont be 18 degrees for a high temp, for 40 days straight. What I do not miss about PA. :)
It’s freaking frozen . That’s one freaking pond. The freaking water is freaking filling up. The freaking pond is so dam freaking it’s just freaking freaking. Freaking ya.
Nice looking property now with the pond nicely done Up.nice job Chris.thats gonna look nice in Spring comming summer there be grass growing there.l Love how it looks now really nice.stay safe Chris.
You really do good work. I didn't want a pond before I saw what you did. Now I can see that it make sense. Possibly dumb question here: what about putting crappie and catfish in there for survivalist purposes? Do you think it's possible? A lot of work, or little bit of work?
Great attention to detail and a very impressive work ethic. The way that not everything was ripped out . Made for a great natural look at the end . Absolutely fabulous.👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
It looks great but then again there was little doubt. I am thankful that you care about your viewers, keeping us informed with updates. Thank you.
You really cleaned up that property. It will be beautiful in the spring when the grass begins to grow. Should be easy to maintain as well.
It would be cool to see a spring update of the property if possible.
Man you even flattened a spot where you had to drop in with the mini. Perfectionist!!!!!!
Hell of a good job! The fact that you took that little bit of extra time to skim the grass, is the mark of a true professional.
Watched the whole series on this project. Your not only a smooth operator your an artist as well! Very nice job. 👍
That pond looks a 1,000 % better. God bless
Looks great man! Can’t even tell there was an island there 👍🏻 they should be very pleased with that
A finished pond for Christmas.
Yet another fantastic example of your skill of not only make a perfect pond but easy-to-use design.
Wow taking the little Island out and the trees alongside the bank really cleaned it up good. Nice job.
Maybe not your biggest pond, but man, it's one of your nicest creation. This and the minnow hatchery pond.
That will be an awesome lot when they build the house and enjoy the calm of it all ! Wow !
Beautiful work. I am in awe at how smoothly you can operate that machine.
Always amazing how after the 1st day at a job site looks like it was nuked and the last day it is beautiful and like you were never there. Great work
Thanks for drone shots it really shows the size of the job . Yeah got down to about 18 degrees
here to , oh sorry that's Celsius . A good year to all . [ Brisbane , QLD. ]
Your final trim is very good...
Great work, I know that feeling of a before and after on a job. Looking forward to your 2021 projects.
Looks great! Hope you had a great Christmas.
Good work Chris. Nice job.👏👏👌👌👍👍👍
Excellent bro what a transformation. Safe travels
chris its frigging cold here also had 7 degrees yesterday so you dont have the market on that have a great new year see ya on the other side 2021 be safe down there
Looks great. Should be a whole lot easier to maintain. Thanks
Nice job! 👍 And now I see why you're trying to avoid straight shorelines. 😉
Great job! I’m in the Isle of Man and could do with you over here.
That looks great!
Great job Chris looks great
Merry Christmas Chris, always enjoy your videos to get away from the general news B.S. Be safe buddy
Looking nice now Chris, thanks for posting a video I was getting withdrawal symptoms lol
You do very nice work and you produce great videos.
I'm always looking forward to seeing your next project.
Nice job man. Personally, I would not be able to resist raking it after!
Happy New year Bud, god I love watching you...build ponds and repair them with giant Tonka Toys.
Looks good for postcard picture.
Looks great!
brilliant work, looks amazing im jealous!
I would have to say. You are the joystick Maestro. 👍👍👍
Looks awesome Chris
Those Volvos are sweet!
That looks amazing
Volvo is making some top notch machines, so smooth and quiet. That cold start was very impressive. They have came along ways from the pony motor days. I use to always show at the Job and actually build a fat wood fire with pine pitchsticks throw a shovel full or 2 in to a old smudge pot bottom and slide it under the motor to help pre heat the oil in the pan and we had snap on truck tarps to go around the engine. For heat we made a tarp that went over yer lap to hold the motor heat around ya looked funny as aĺ get up but it worked.
great work
The polar bear said hi to you, here at Georgia
Georgia folks like me would not make a good escamo!
Can a 3-6" Reiser be added to overflow to raise the level if wanted. Or is the dam over flow too low?
They spillway is only about 5" higher than water lever now
Impressive 😎
Any update video on this one soon? Great job
Best wishes to you and yours for the New Year.
Do you know how Brendan and the Elite family are fairing.......
Beautiful job Chris. I hope you had a Merry Christmas.
wow
He should let you make that other bank pretty like the one you did on the other side
Well Done ..Well Said!!Cheers!!;-)!
Us workaholics are a different breed!
THAT LOOKS AMAZING MAN❗❗❗ NICE WORK👊🇺🇸👊
Very impressive result. You have a natural ability to make a mess into a masterpiece. Late Merry X-Mas and have a happy New Year!
So much for taking a few days off. Christmas was just yesterday.😬 You’re a Conscientious Guy.👍
I did I took off 2 days thats a plenty lol
@@letsdig18 You could never, ever be a Public servant ! 🤪 You'd go berzerk !
Liked the video. Left you a sub. Thank you for sharing your videos
@@letsdig18 Chris is like a bank, minimum he’s closed is 2 days in a row!
@letsdig18 How do you clear up the pond water? Is it ‘what the pond base is’, mud/clay? We are building a 1 acre pond and want the water clean. Haul in gravel was a thought.... we have heavy red dirt/clay.
Nice work as always; enjoy your attention to details. 👍🏻🤘🏻
I dig your videos! You should call yourself the "smooth operator" man cause you do great work. It is a joy to watch you work.
“I kinda like for it to look good when I leave.” Translation - It WILL look good before I leave! Awesome as always!
Turned out really nice Chris, Good thing the "crust on that mud didn't break threw while you was putting seed down....lolol...you would have sunk up to your knees !! lolol... Hope you had a Great Christmas !! Great as always Man !! Have a Great Evening...On to the Next...
That happened to me about 30 years ago. Fun time!
I sure wish I had a guy like yourself to come work on my pond here in the Arkansas Ozark’s! You’re so particular about your jobs. That’s means a lot to your customers!
Looks great with the island out & all the scabby trees gone.
Chris that came out one beautiful looking pond you are a decorator as well as an excavator operator....nice
Another ratty pond made nice.
Love the music you play with the drone footage.
That pond is in the shape of a heart, very pretty. As always excellent work Sir.
Thats what i said when he started the project, It was more so then, that island was an eyesore
The home owners have to be completely happy with the transformation.....from scraggly, overgrown water pit to a beautiful, scenic pond. Stunning aerial views....which we all LOVE
Considering the material you had to work with and the cold weather at the end you did a pretty nice job of getting it looking fairly decent. Probably not the finished product you would like to leave behind given the choice but mother nature will take care of the rest in time.
Volvos are built to start in Sweden.
48 - minusgrader
Good point. I didn't catch that.
I hope you had a great Christmas.
Your work is so smooth that I find I have less tolerance for watching other operators.
It turned out very nicely.
The peninsula replaced the island as an interesting feature.
Thanks, and Woof to Winston.
Beautiful workmanship. I’m glad you showed the finish product. Thanks for the videos.
Sir............ You are a Pro and do not smear dirt around............................. You regrade the surface !
That butter spread job held up nicely. Awesome cold start, no fuss no over cranking, cool. Couldn't you rinse off tracks using bucket and water from pond. Toss a couple dozen catfish in the pond and it will clear up nicely.
The pond will look sweet when it gets some green around it. Looks a little moonish now lol
Just a couple questions, was the ground frozen and if so, did you take advantage to put down grass seed?
They just may be using that spillway when the ground saturated from Christmas Eve melts.
So, if the Beavers come back, all they have to is plug up that overflow drain. I; just so happen to have a Beaver Trap I'll give away for free. Used once -did the trick
It looks really good Chris,I’m sure the customer is happy!
Come up to Cleveland we have 10” of snow and 18 degrees !!
That’s not fun
I'm just east of Erie. I got about 20" at my house. I'm gonna move to his part of the country when I retire. I'm so sick of snow...
@@krislemmon6649 I'm not sure if his part is any better. I live roughly 3hrs away from where he is in NC and its 5 degrees here with 13inches of snow
@@dozingnsloping6814 You up around Boone? I'm in Asheville. 3" of snow Christmas day and 11 degrees last night.
@@larrykeenan598 I'm about 25min from Boone. Are you familiar with Banner Elk?
The rain on Christmas Eve day was like a tropical storm !
Another end to a job well done - looks great.
You’re like an artist with a paint brush!
Heart shape pond, nice work!
The perspective may be deceiving me viewing the drone footage but looks as though you will have 2 spillways if it comes a heavy rain. The planned one and one where you added a couple buckets of mud at the end. One on either end of the dam. Nevertheless, looks great!
🔥🔥🔥 ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE SOME FROZEN GROUND WORK IN YOUR FAVOR 👍
Oh yeah, new video
I'm just a bit north of you and we throw 31 down all year. That stuff will pop up times you wouldn't think it should. Maybe not right away, but you know how the weather is around here. Nothing ever lasts long.
I’ll tell you what Chris, the before and after picture of that pond is awesome so another great job brother but it looks absolutely stunning of how good that pond come out but anyway brother another great video and you and John and yawls families stay safe and I can’t wait do you get started on the animal shelter project I know you’ve all some dirt away from there to build that road but can’t wait to you get back on it full-time so keep the videos coming brother. And happy new year
Nice job but there is way too many trees !!! You should take 3side clean and maybe just keep one side with trees!
Hey Chris do you think you could do some Excavator challenges again? like i've been watching your videos that started on your channel and can we bring them back? then we the fans suggest what you would try to pick up with either the skid steer, Mini and the Excavators.
So we say the item with the equipment that needs to be used for said item.
Example, Bottle of cheap wine. Use: the Volvo excavator (or say the number) and pick it up with without breaking it by the neck and by the base of the bottle.
Then you send the challenge over to like Dirt Perfect or any of the others that watch and have YT channels.
It's amazing how far you have come from your first few years to now as its really impressive.
BEST WISHES FOR THE NEW YEAR Health, love, success, peace, keep on with all your nice jobs and satisfied customers !!! Best of luck !!! warm regards from french Guyana !
To Chris 👍🏼🇺🇸 time to relax for few says over Christmas day and New Year day recharge the batteries your the man who is keeping America👍🏼🇺🇸 on the move with your interesting projects 👍🏼🇺🇸 mate please enjoy 2021 👍🏼🇺🇸 and I will watching your videos with interest Jennifer from Australia 👍🏼🇭🇲
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻 Enjoyed! Low seventies & sunny in East Texas! Great work ethic, doing the best job possible!
YOU NEED.....An AMI Power Rake Like, Dirt Perfect DEMO's and ended up buying.
An this is why u r big deal 18. I'm so kidding!!!!!. This turned out so good man!!!!!. Most peeps would not even take on a job like this!!!. An u made it look awsome!!!!!!. Ur knowledge and skills r amazing. Congrats on another fine job pleasing the customer sir
A piece of property down my road sold and the new guy had a guy in there cleaning out the old pond, he milked that job. You get on a job and get it done well without messing around, I like that about you.
I bet you was taking advantage of everything being frozen right? Haha
Very disappointed not once did you say i LOVE MY GRADEING BUCKET LOL another great job Chris
Imagine running over that soil with it frozen 3' down, ice is 2' thick on the pond and that is Pennsylvania in the dead of winter. Digging a trench for sewage is hydro hammer time. Then, someone gets the task of working in 15 degree weather laying said pipes. That is why we use a lot of screenings for bedding and back filling. Nice work Chris; be happy it wont be 18 degrees for a high temp, for 40 days straight. What I do not miss about PA. :)
It’s freaking frozen . That’s one freaking pond. The freaking water is freaking filling up. The freaking pond is so dam freaking it’s just freaking freaking. Freaking ya.
This was one hell of a project! Do you mind me asking what a project of this magnitude costs? Great video I totally enjoyed watching
Nice looking property now with the pond nicely done Up.nice job Chris.thats gonna look nice in Spring comming summer there be grass growing there.l Love how it looks now really nice.stay safe Chris.
You really do good work. I didn't want a pond before I saw what you did. Now I can see that it make sense.
Possibly dumb question here: what about putting crappie and catfish in there for survivalist purposes? Do you think it's possible? A lot of work, or little bit of work?
Great attention to detail and a very impressive work ethic. The way that not everything was ripped out . Made for a great natural look at the end . Absolutely fabulous.👍👍👍👍👍🇬🇧
Good work Chris. Nice job. Those folks should be pleased.