Man I gotta comment my papa passed away I grew up on the farm running equipment I was only grandson and he had three daughters. He willed things to me I told em I didn’t care about $ it was sentimental and I loved it got caught up in court they got it all and sold everything I lost my job at CSX railroad after 10years shop was shutdown and now I’m starting over $13/hr to run one cause I have zero connects outside my county or wherever on where to go or get an opportunity so saving every dime I can hopefully buy a small one in a few years work for myself part time but I’m 33 now and starting over after railroad shop bellied up If anyone needs a trustworthy man and reliable and can at least pay 15-17 and a motel room I’ll run one around the clock and got dozer experience just not much opportunity here in sc that I know of. Been trying indeed but don’t hear back from any companies out west ..just thought I’d give it a try on a TH-cam comment haha God bless fellas
That's some incredible dexterity with the excavator there, you can almost sense the operator is using the machine as an extension of himself. Wonderful to watch.
The enitre swamo is about 1/2 mile long. I had been working all day before that. once I did bust the dam it took me about 15 minutes to mats myself back to the shoreline so I could go home!
Amazing the preparations you had to make to be able to pull on that solid dam wall! We have a dam like that in the ravine at the side of the hill we live on. Huge.
The part that impresses me here the most is the use of the heavy planks to keep the excavator afloat! I would have been afraid that one slip and my excavator would vanish forever into the bottomless goop!
You were good back then no doubt, but the more mature Chris is smoother and more calculated in risk his risk taking. I thought you were going to slide into the abyss a couple times there. Nicely done!
Always enjoy your personality and work. A couple of questions, would you be kind enough to describe the great video set up (camera etc) is and what you would recommend to construct several wooden pads that I am sure have changed in design over the years. Thanks in advance for your generosity..Regards, Tom D.
I don't know about the operator, but I can explain why I wouldn't have opened a larger hole in the dam at this stage. That's a LOT of water to come rushing out of there, so I would open the hole where I wanted the drainage creek to form. Then wait until all that water has moved, and go back in to finish destroying the dam.
im sure the little beavers will have the dam fixed over night. i opened a dam once in northern ontario about 2 feet wide, came back in an hour and it was fixed by the beavers.
Hey you forgot to say that no beavers were hurt during the making of this video. That sure does take a while when you need to move those matts around with you. Although i guess it is take the matts or swim. Another good video 5*
nice job.. did you make that cribbing yourself?? they look pretty sturdy! when i clicked on this video and opened it up i was like this dumb ass is going in!! the swamp looked pretty tight .. was it frozen at all?
I’ve seen operators dig out channels for water in swampy ground before they break the dam and I wonder why others don’t. Does it depend on the operator or the circumstances?
Beavers live in lodges, the dams are pieces of beaver infrastructure. Just like a guy wouldn't live in a road, a beaver wouldn't live in a dam. The beavers are gonna be fine
the dam doesnt block the flow it delays it. the flow keeps going. when the beaver is satisfied with the depth of the pool it stops building and the flow seeks through over the dam. the water keeps flow normally after completion. it would be like digging a deep whole in the river. it fills up and the flow keeps going. the dam doesnt block the whole movement of the river. my teacher gave us a damm lecture on beavers during math class -_-
Never seen a bever before other than on here....Does he live near the dam?....was he there when you were knocking what he made? bet he's going to be pissed off.
Once you operate a track hoe, you realize just how good this guy is. That is amazing an precision work, and his ability to maneuver through the swamps with the dunage (sp?) is awesome! Good work bro.
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@EskiLdn yes I was 21 one this was filmed over 2 years ago. I've been running equipment my entire life and I'd say been on a excavator since I was 12
...and here we are, ELEVEN years later! Still enjoying the videos. 👍👍
Man I gotta comment my papa passed away I grew up on the farm running equipment I was only grandson and he had three daughters. He willed things to me I told em I didn’t care about $ it was sentimental and I loved it got caught up in court they got it all and sold everything I lost my job at CSX railroad after 10years shop was shutdown and now I’m starting over $13/hr to run one cause I have zero connects outside my county or wherever on where to go or get an opportunity so saving every dime I can hopefully buy a small one in a few years work for myself part time but I’m 33 now and starting over after railroad shop bellied up If anyone needs a trustworthy man and reliable and can at least pay 15-17 and a motel room I’ll run one around the clock and got dozer experience just not much opportunity here in sc that I know of. Been trying indeed but don’t hear back from any companies out west ..just thought I’d give it a try on a TH-cam comment haha God bless fellas
@@rcb1717 Good post n Good luck !!!! Mate Wishing well from the UK
@@timwilkinson2797 back atcha boss man and I Preciate bud!
Wow guess it really helps when you know what you're doing. Was very impressed with the planks nice job
That's some incredible dexterity with the excavator there, you can almost sense the operator is using the machine as an extension of himself. Wonderful to watch.
The real treat of this video was watching you pilot that thing. You are a smooth operator. Your machine at work looked like a living creature.
The enitre swamo is about 1/2 mile long. I had been working all day before that. once I did bust the dam it took me about 15 minutes to mats myself back to the shoreline so I could go home!
There's a certain beauty in the strength and precision of these massive machines.
I enjoy watching excavators to their thing.
But even more so I enjoy watching someone who really knows what they are doing.
i have to say, this guy is a fairly good operator. in and out in 6 to 7 minutes. nice work
Amazing the preparations you had to make to be able to pull on that solid dam wall! We have a dam like that in the ravine at the side of the hill we live on. Huge.
Off to one side, a beaver is watching this and declaring, "Of course you realize, this means war."
hahaha
Andrej Panjkov Good one bugs.
Andrej Panjkov - A pair of beavers will fix that little hole in one week. They better put a cap in some beaver’s butts!
What a waste. Children in Africa could have eaten that beaver damn.
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Now thats a man who knows how to operate his machinery ❣️
The part that impresses me here the most is the use of the heavy planks to keep the excavator afloat! I would have been afraid that one slip and my excavator would vanish forever into the bottomless goop!
great skill and imagination.... (I'm a landscape contractor) hats off to you....
Impressive operator. Good job.
Takes nerves of steel to do this. WOW!!!
Fantastic use of that machine! WOW!
Our company uses Menzi Mucks for busting dams. Great job and I love the power thumb. I wish we had one.
You were good back then no doubt, but the more mature Chris is smoother and more calculated in risk his risk taking. I thought you were going to slide into the abyss a couple times there. Nicely done!
You are pretty good with that excavator.
Always enjoy your personality and work.
A couple of questions, would you be kind enough to describe the great video set up (camera etc) is and what you would recommend to construct several wooden pads that I am sure have changed in design over the years.
Thanks in advance for your generosity..Regards, Tom D.
That big boy toy looks fun👍
man those little buggers are pretty damn good structural engineers. that damn dam was built pretty damn good.
Wicked skills man. But just a practical question. Wouldn't it be easier to just use some form of explosive to clear it out?
With such a narrow gap in the dam, wont the beaver just fill it back in?
FrJcsc That gap is bigger then it looks in the video. The machine he is using is huge.
+FrJcsc
and if they are smart, they trapped all those stupid bastards before doing this
Kinda kool coming across one of your old videos
Now THAT was FAN...TASTIC!!!
What are those matts made of?
Man look how square and new those mats look
Looks like a VERY skilled operator but I'd hate to get stuck in that muck. Even the most skilled can get stuck.
+1 For you operating skills. Damn you will be making $65+ an hr when you get to like 25. Keep it up sir.
wow, you are the man!
damn you're pretty good with that thing.
Why didn't the operator made a wider hole in the dam, a beaver can close this dam again within a few days.
I don't know about the operator, but I can explain why I wouldn't have opened a larger hole in the dam at this stage. That's a LOT of water to come rushing out of there, so I would open the hole where I wanted the drainage creek to form. Then wait until all that water has moved, and go back in to finish destroying the dam.
David Maudlin
I concur be safe.
man chris you mentioned beaver dam in todays video, so i searched in your name i got a lot of new videos to watch...
Just having a coffee ☕️ and did the same 😮🏴
Dam Beavers, can't live with em, can't live without em
im sure the little beavers will have the dam fixed over night.
i opened a dam once in northern ontario about 2 feet wide, came back in an hour and it was fixed by the beavers.
kind of scary when it started slipping.but I can see you know how to work your machine
Mr. and Mrs. Beaver: consider this your eviction notice.
Now THATS an operator.
Beavers didn't pay their rent. And here comes the landlord.
Hey you forgot to say that no beavers were hurt during the making of this video. That sure does take a while when you need to move those matts around with you. Although i guess it is take the matts or swim. Another good video 5*
I aint no expert but from what I saw this kid is real good. I bet he could open a can of beer with that thing and not spill a drop.
how long did it take to mat out to the dam? it looks pretty far away from anything between this video and the other ones theres nothing but swamp
will they kill the beavers by doing this? or have they left already
damn you're pretty talented with that thing
I'll bet it ain't the first time you've been driving an excavator
thats a good operator great skills!!
nice job.. did you make that cribbing yourself?? they look pretty sturdy! when i clicked on this video and opened it up i was like this dumb ass is going in!! the swamp looked pretty tight .. was it frozen at all?
haha, they held up just fine LOL
In my day, I busted some good beaver, too!
if you know what i mean...
I’ve seen operators dig out channels for water in swampy ground before they break the dam and I wonder why others don’t. Does it depend on the operator or the circumstances?
i did not even see the first beaver.... I was somewaht pissed. then again that means they have left so thats a good thing!
How long did the whole area take to drain?
Very impressive operating!!!!
the beaver is like fuck ya leave that thing here for a week and i can really biuld some shit
I will, just keep rating and commenting!
thanks
"Who is Justice Beaver?"
Kudos if you get the reference!
why the fuck is this so fascinating? i cant stop watching
Operator has skills
The size of the job isnt decisive, the price of the excavator going under in bog, is decisive if planks are used or not ;-)
Good progress
very good operator
Beavers live in lodges, the dams are pieces of beaver infrastructure. Just like a guy wouldn't live in a road, a beaver wouldn't live in a dam. The beavers are gonna be fine
Did he cut those wood slabs himself? Those are not from Home Depot.
It's called a 12 x 2 and yes they do come from the Home Depot
+JERRY IS MY BEST FRIEND 12X2? In the video it looks like 24X4. I guess the video makes it look larger than it is.
its really like a 10"x4'
They are mud mats wr build bridges with them on creek crossing on pipeline jobs
Nice job man
GREAT VIDEO!!
good job you could have done with a couple more mats got abit closer nice lookin digger.
By the next morning the beavers will have that breach in their damn repaired and live will be back to normal.
Impressive, truly!
Couple sticks of dynomite !!!
ur good on da digger mate i hate being put into places like that very annoying
the dam doesnt block the flow it delays it. the flow keeps going. when the beaver is satisfied with the depth of the pool it stops building and the flow seeks through over the dam. the water keeps flow normally after completion. it would be like digging a deep whole in the river. it fills up and the flow keeps going. the dam doesnt block the whole movement of the river. my teacher gave us a damm lecture on beavers during math class -_-
where is this, i live in arkansas and them beavers are bad down there too
did that like a pro
lol whats your age again lol.. anyhow u did a good job at it.. with more time im sure you'll become a very good operator
i'll bet they had it rebuilt in a matter of weeks
And 3 hours after he left the beavers had that little hole patched back up. Takes more than that yo get rid of a family of beavers...
Not that guys first day operating that thing!
y did u have to drain it just curious?
What was the point the in the bords brother?
good job n good idea..
Never seen a bever before other than on here....Does he live near the dam?....was he there when you were knocking what he made? bet he's going to be pissed off.
DAMN fine operator
nice !! excavator wins !!
You have come so far
Dude!!!!! U forgot one of your plates. It's next to the far tree. Go back and get it man.
Once you operate a track hoe, you realize just how good this guy is. That is amazing an precision work, and his ability to maneuver through the swamps with the dunage (sp?) is awesome! Good work bro.
Is that digger wired straight into the driver's brain?
where do they live??
awesome nice job
Vmoda96 with a great comment. Awesome equipment, angry beavers.
haha did you just put your camara in a tree or sumthin lol nice one, shoulda had another in the cad wit ya
No beavers were harmed?
@1helluva86 I was 21 when the movie was made!
He can run the hell out of that excavator.
save a river- eat a beaver
In Canada this is illegal.
y was the need to remove the dam????
He's done that once or twice before.