After looking at Marketplace, in my mind I just spent a year's earning on equipment I have no place to store, it's a good thing none of this equipment can be ordered online, I'd be broke in minutes.
Ive looked it up on various Heavy Duty Equipment reseller sites etc, ( i dont do social medias ) Also have family up in Arkansas that have fields/crops etc with Combines and others, So when on avg the lowest on the list starts at 60k and beyond it is an eye opener.
That four in one bucket really does a great job striping sod. Even that little strip by the road was neatly clean off. No rocks was found on this job.👍🤣
Just want to say I appreciate the editing and trimming work done on the video today. I appreciate that it would have been a 2 hour long video if you hadnt edited it. It's good when you show the highlights of each stage, maybe the start, a bit in the middle, then the end, since it shows us enough to get the idea, and the start/finish progress of that stage, without being needlessly inflated in time. So yeah, thanks for that, it's really appreciated.
Yeah but some of us like over inflated needlessly loooong videos, just the sound of track pads slapping the ground is so soothing and the engines roar, but to hear the dulcet tones of this mans voice will calm the most rattled nerves. Do what you have to do to your videos I'll keep watching and listening, a great big hug.
@@kittty2005 Oh for sure, I'm not trying to take that away from anybody. I'm just saying that in this instance it was well edited to save it from being too drawn out.
@@makingithappen5178 My wife doesn’t understand why I like watching Chris so much. My wife then watches things that I just do not understand. She calls it ‘reality T.V’ I argue that this is far, far better reality T.V, because it is FACT.
@@makingithappen5178 I’ll put it this way. I like to watch a man dig a ditch in America and take the grass off the front yard to increase its ‘kerbside appeal’ My wife likes to watch some woman in London get her ditch waxed to increase her ‘kerbside appeal’
back in 1985, when i had my upstate NY house built, i made a few mistakes. one being no black fiber under the driveway stone, and the grass grew right through it, many times i had it redone. i knew nothing about what to do at the time. and when i had the house foundation done, it had a crawl space, and not a basement, so i passed on the concrete floor. TALK ABOUT, PENNY WISE, AND DOLLAR FOOLISH. if i only knew than, what i know now.
Do these new driveways require a degree of maintenance for the first couple of years due to sinkage, or is the rock over soil robust enough for a fair amount of traffic?
@@letsdig18 Thanks for the info - I need to put a 300' roadway into a property here in the UK but it'll need 12" or more of loam removed to hit harder ground. If you fancy a vacation...😁
Very true! Bermuda will grow everywhere except in shade. Fabric is only for bridging or keeping materials from bonding together. Great work! Maybe time for a review on that bucket now that you have used it a while?
Chris, you along with some other TH-camrs, are part of the reason I purchased two new machines to get back into dirt moving after doing something totally unrelated for 30+ years. Traded away some other equipment I had and now own a Takeuchi TL12R2 High Flow and a TB260 both with cabs. Just weekend work for myself and a few others for now but I'm having fun. Thanks for all your effort making great video content!
Would have been interesting to see the pipe roll off the bucket into the ditch and roll up the other side into the oncoming car , Oh, I love to joke, but is not funny I guess.
Time change blows, never like time changes never will, Living with someone who collects clocks etc etc is not the best way to spend time after the fact..heh.. Thanks Chris for providing me my Dinner and sometimes Lunch daily viewing quota.( i dont watch regular TV anymore )
Funny how a fella can condense his work day down into 43 and half minutes. Also funny how another fella comes home, eat dinner and sits and watches that fella work after putting in a full day himself. Well, see ya tomorrow!
Just when I think you can't get better at driveways,you blow it out of the park.You have a precision eye that catches every detail.Keep making America great!
Looks like you got a video little mixed up towards the end since you showed you finishing up the drive then went to you talking halfway up the drive done and that’s it then skipped said done think you meant to put that piece about halfway up when you was halfway then showed you pushing the last load you was pushing then skip to say down and show the final product still a good video as always
Chris I worked on the Ground Crew for the Detroit Tigers and I think you have found a way too strip Sod off the field a whole lot easier than when we did it. nice work. stay safe.
I have an idea for you,, get AMI to build an angle blade for the Taki so its easier to clean the edges. Just what you needed today, a nice simple driveway job with NO boulders. @ 35:28 we can hear that track roller that rattles like the tanks in WW2 movies.
I would use the VEVOR underlayment. That rock over time will seep down into the causing pits. Also, will cause you having to redo driveway more than if VEVOR was used. But, to each their own I personally would use underlayment.
@letsdig18, Why don't you use video and music acceleration, especially in tedious moments - where you drive 40 times back and forth ? The video will become more dynamic. It is clear that this is an extra work on video editing, but you have subscribers and you can please them. (Sorry my bad english)
I'm not schooled on aggregates very well. What type of rubble is screenings derived from? Is it rock? Will this pack in around the pipe or will it remain loose and unpacked? What is ABC? We have what we call Crusher Run that has a lot of dust in it which is what hols it together. Maybe they are simular product.
No rocks ha ha. Guess you won’t be sliding down the tail saying ya ba daba doo after this job. Great work Chris keeping us loyal viewers happier man I miss working spring break up is here. Stay healthy and safe from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦
you know, i watch these videos and i see you doing things, and i ask myself "why is he doing it like that?" not because I'm questioning you... you've probably forgot more about dirtwork than I'll ever know, but so I can figure how how to be better at dirt work.
"Screening". Could that be called anything else? It looks like sand. Any rock in it? I'm trying to think what my local pit might refer to it as. Thanks.
Mr Gayle Charpentier New Iberia, Louisiana. I watch you do your work ,you do great work. I can see why you stay working .I like to watch i enjoy God bless .
Another nice project. A simple sketch of the property and driveway would help us visualize. Astonished local authorities allowed a forty foot "curb cut" leading to a house. Would never be allowed here.
@letsdig18 do you just use a GoPro for all of your filming? If so, which one? Been looking to do this exact thing with my skid but also use it for liability in case something goes wrong while I’m running it
Watch some guys cut sod with one of those four-in-one buckets the other day. They cut a 4 foot wide sheet of sod. They just opened up the bucket set it down in the ground about 4 inches deep and drove backwards. Edit: just like you’re doing a bit later in the video.
Another great video Chris and man I just wanted to say thank you for taking us along every day with you on your journey to work well I look forward to watching your videos every morning between 4 and 5 AM while I’m drinking my coffee but anyway brother you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
Chris, it still boggles my mind about how you make driveways so smooth and level. What are those screenings made of? By the way, I like your method of sod removal lol.
Hey Chris I really enjoy watching your work but you've heard that a million times lol I have a question in your area are most of the homes built slab on grade or full basement thank you again
Am I the only one that spends 20 minutes on Facebook marketplace or Craig’s list looking for equipment after watching his videos? 🤣
After looking at Marketplace, in my mind I just spent a year's earning on equipment I have no place to store, it's a good thing none of this equipment can be ordered online, I'd be broke in minutes.
Then you see the price and are knocked back to reality. Stuff is expensive.
Ive looked it up on various Heavy Duty Equipment reseller sites etc, ( i dont do social medias ) Also have family up in Arkansas that have fields/crops etc with Combines and others, So when on avg the lowest on the list starts at 60k and beyond it is an eye opener.
No, I go to the caterpillar web site. If you can only dream, dream big!
Yeah, grapples and excavator 'thumbs' are the items I covet right now. And now, clamshell buckets. Peeling that sod up was pretty slick work.
"No Volvos were involved in this production."
Ah well, there's always tomorrow. 🙃
LOL
Some are Watching the NCAA, but the rest of are Watching Chris prepare a New Home Site. 😬👍
I'd rather watch this then a bunch of spoiled brat's that disrespect the flag and cry that their lives are so terrible!
Good tip about usage of fabric. I learned something today.. You saved property owner money on unneeded expense =)
sitting here thinking 'is he ever going to fill in that corner' he doesnt dissappoint, artist or OCD, i dont care its excellent.
Very calming for the nerves!
That moment is what makes excellence.
Thats funny, I was like come on, one little corner..
That's one nice sod cutter you have there!!!!
That four in one bucket really does a great job striping sod. Even that little strip by the road was neatly clean off.
No rocks was found on this job.👍🤣
That bucket is as handy as a pocket on a shirt, that was fun to watch
A little variety from all the big rocks.
😂
Just to be the devil: Ritchie's online auction is coming up......
Drove by Ritchies Lake Worth today, place is PACKED!
Anyone else trying to lift their head to see farther up the drive? LOL I'm having the same problem when I film one of my vids.
I thought I was the only one.
When I hear that song smooth operator, this guy comes too mind lol
Stripping with that bucket was really cool!!!!!
Ello from Massachusetts.. Enjoy ur dinner time videos chris.. Good way to unwind.. Thxs
Hello from Україна, Сєвєродоне́цьк
That beats removing rock, nice job Chris 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧👍🍺
Just want to say I appreciate the editing and trimming work done on the video today. I appreciate that it would have been a 2 hour long video if you hadnt edited it. It's good when you show the highlights of each stage, maybe the start, a bit in the middle, then the end, since it shows us enough to get the idea, and the start/finish progress of that stage, without being needlessly inflated in time.
So yeah, thanks for that, it's really appreciated.
Yeah but some of us like over inflated needlessly loooong videos, just the sound of track pads slapping the ground is so soothing and the engines roar, but to hear the dulcet tones of this mans voice will calm the most rattled nerves.
Do what you have to do to your videos I'll keep watching and listening, a great big hug.
@@kittty2005 Oh for sure, I'm not trying to take that away from anybody. I'm just saying that in this instance it was well edited to save it from being too drawn out.
So why am I hiding in the back of the building watching this and they are steadily call me over the intercom
Priorities hehe
... slack'a! 👍
If they are not physically coming to find you, can't be that important, right?
Boss: Step into my office
Lonnell : why ?
Boss : Because your fu#&ing fired
Perfect timing! I have my evening meal, a beer and my iPad. The wife is in the ‘East Wing’ of the house watching garbage on the telly box
My wife likes to watch the TV series "Glamour"
she does not understand why I watch an excavator.
@@AkermanFAN Brother!
@@makingithappen5178 My wife doesn’t understand why I like watching Chris so much. My wife then watches things that I just do not understand. She calls it ‘reality T.V’
I argue that this is far, far better reality T.V, because it is FACT.
@@makingithappen5178 I’ll put it this way.
I like to watch a man dig a ditch in America and take the grass off the front yard to increase its ‘kerbside appeal’
My wife likes to watch some woman in London get her ditch waxed to increase her ‘kerbside appeal’
@@driveafar This is not just reality, it is a man who really works.
Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock?
Because it is a little meteor.
back in 1985, when i had my upstate NY house built, i made a few mistakes. one being no black fiber under the driveway stone, and the grass grew right through it, many times i had it redone. i knew nothing about what to do at the time. and when i had the house foundation done, it had a crawl space, and not a basement, so i passed on the concrete floor. TALK ABOUT, PENNY WISE, AND DOLLAR FOOLISH. if i only knew than, what i know now.
Fabric is also useless in landscaping applications, a real nuisance for later on maintenance.
The little one from Nagano makes a great job! Cheers
All in a days work.. I always enjoy watching an artist at work....lol. Chris does every job as if it was his own detailed canvas painting. 👨🏻🎨
Do these new driveways require a degree of maintenance for the first couple of years due to sinkage, or is the rock over soil robust enough for a fair amount of traffic?
yeah it will get packed in real good during the construction process of the house then it just needs to be regraded once all the heavy traffic is done
@@letsdig18 Thanks for the info - I need to put a 300' roadway into a property here in the UK but it'll need 12" or more of loam removed to hit harder ground.
If you fancy a vacation...😁
Very true! Bermuda will grow everywhere except in shade. Fabric is only for bridging or keeping materials from bonding together. Great work! Maybe time for a review on that bucket now that you have used it a while?
Must have felt strange as hell (in a good way) to _NOT_ be working in either a boulder field or a swamp/pond LOL
Chris, you along with some other TH-camrs, are part of the reason I purchased two new machines to get back into dirt moving after doing something totally unrelated for 30+ years. Traded away some other equipment I had and now own a Takeuchi TL12R2 High Flow and a TB260 both with cabs. Just weekend work for myself and a few others for now but I'm having fun. Thanks for all your effort making great video content!
Nice I hope you do well!
It’s like watching bob ross paint, only with a skidsteer... excellent!
Would have been interesting to see the pipe roll off the bucket into the ditch and roll up the other side into the oncoming car , Oh, I love to joke, but is not funny I guess.
Time change blows, never like time changes never will, Living with someone who collects clocks etc etc is not the best way to spend time after the fact..heh.. Thanks Chris for providing me my Dinner and sometimes Lunch daily viewing quota.( i dont watch regular TV anymore )
What’s your favorite 4-1 bucket I need to get one for my TL10?
It bears REPEATING.......you’re GOOD!!!!😎👀
This is actually one of the first videos I’ve watched where I can see the benefits of a 4in1 bucket 😁Looks great man!
I sure Hope to GOD your Hands (& Feet) are Highly Insured because they’re Worth Gold on Jobs.👍
Funny how a fella can condense his work day down into 43 and half minutes. Also funny how another fella comes home, eat dinner and sits and watches that fella work after putting in a full day himself. Well, see ya tomorrow!
NIce.....you sure are making me want to go buy a 4 in 1 bucket.
Very satisfying sod removal - like carpet
Hoping everyone back there is safe with all of this bad weather!
Just when I think you can't get better at driveways,you blow it out of the park.You have a precision eye that catches every detail.Keep making America great!
That a cool as crap sod cutter.
Could re-use that sod that was peeled up while clearing the grass from the house pad. It peeled up like you were using a sod cutter.
Looks like you got a video little mixed up towards the end since you showed you finishing up the drive then went to you talking halfway up the drive done and that’s it then skipped said done think you meant to put that piece about halfway up when you was halfway then showed you pushing the last load you was pushing then skip to say down and show the final product still a good video as always
it happens lol
What, no rocks or mud. ? LOL
Good job there Chris. I love that Skid steer, it’s a handy little Machine.
I Mike’s no different what piece of equipment you use it turn out to be a nice looking job. ☕️👍
Great work Chris, it's nice when you add a few min. of a video showing the whole picture of you working.👍
Noticed when you were stripping the house pad. Looks like someone had a little bond fire party before you got there.
THEY WERE BURNING BONDS?
Indeed, turned out nice. You had the right tool for that job, and the technique down pat for putting it to good use. tks for taking us along.
Oll Ford squatin! Lol!
Ol’Ford might be squatting , but you put it in drive and it will go!
Miss my ol’ 7.3
@@michaelpage9883 True just got to give my Ford buddy's some shit! Lol
😂😂😂
Another job well done, thanks for sharing Chris. Kevin
that was slick peeling that sod up !
I love the way the Earth rotates, it really makes my day.
Chris I worked on the Ground Crew for the Detroit Tigers and I think you have found a way too strip Sod off the field a whole lot easier than when we did it. nice work. stay safe.
So! Is this a Chris job or did you just decide to use your personal truck today ? No worry's not prying...
my job
@@letsdig18 LOL! Who's drivin the Dump?
Just asking
Can your dump driver drop spread a little thinner for a longer distance?
And go over it again. If need be.
I’m not let’s dig
There is not much that those drivers can’t do
It does look nice,gentle curve better than straight shot!
No wonder you stay busy all the time, great job Chris.
Your outros are getting better, you complimenting your work adds a personal touch, thank you.
It's awesome to see your mind work while working...
I have an idea for you,, get AMI to build an angle blade for the Taki so its easier to clean the edges. Just what you needed today, a nice simple driveway job with NO boulders. @ 35:28 we can hear that track roller that rattles like the tanks in WW2 movies.
That 4 in one bucket makes a great sod cutter.
I would use the VEVOR underlayment. That rock over time will seep down into the causing pits. Also, will cause you having to redo driveway more than if VEVOR was used. But, to each their own I personally would use underlayment.
I never thought I would ever need a 4n1, but Im now convinced that I do! I guess I should get a skid first.😅
@letsdig18, Why don't you use video and music acceleration, especially in tedious moments - where you drive 40 times back and forth ? The video will become more dynamic. It is clear that this is an extra work on video editing, but you have subscribers and you can please them.
(Sorry my bad english)
Aha time for Chris, since I found you I see the Dutch excavators in an other perspective, awesome mate :)
I'm not schooled on aggregates very well. What type of rubble is screenings derived from? Is it rock? Will this pack in around the pipe or will it remain loose and unpacked? What is ABC? We have what we call Crusher Run that has a lot of dust in it which is what hols it together. Maybe they are simular product.
No rocks ha ha. Guess you won’t be sliding down the tail saying ya ba daba doo after this job. Great work Chris keeping us loyal viewers happier man I miss working spring break up is here. Stay healthy and safe from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦
you know, i watch these videos and i see you doing things, and i ask myself "why is he doing it like that?" not because I'm questioning you... you've probably forgot more about dirtwork than I'll ever know, but so I can figure how how to be better at dirt work.
"Screening". Could that be called anything else? It looks like sand. Any rock in it? I'm trying to think what my local pit might refer to it as. Thanks.
Mr Gayle Charpentier New Iberia, Louisiana. I watch you do your work ,you do great work. I can see why you stay working .I like to watch i enjoy God bless .
Another nice project. A simple sketch of the property and driveway would help us visualize. Astonished local authorities allowed a forty foot "curb cut" leading to a house. Would never be allowed here.
@letsdig18 do you just use a GoPro for all of your filming? If so, which one? Been looking to do this exact thing with my skid but also use it for liability in case something goes wrong while I’m running it
Enjoyed this video. Amazing to watch you peel that ground with the 4:1. That bucket has paid for itself over many times.
Watch some guys cut sod with one of those four-in-one buckets the other day. They cut a 4 foot wide sheet of sod. They just opened up the bucket set it down in the ground about 4 inches deep and drove backwards.
Edit: just like you’re doing a bit later in the video.
Another great video Chris and man I just wanted to say thank you for taking us along every day with you on your journey to work well I look forward to watching your videos every morning between 4 and 5 AM while I’m drinking my coffee but anyway brother you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
Fabric is 100 percent for ground stability. It definitely won't stop weeds. Mans correct.
Many weeds, including grass, travel over the ground, not under it. That's why fabric doesn't stop it.
Chris, it still boggles my mind about how you make driveways so smooth and level. What are those screenings made of? By the way, I like your method of sod removal lol.
That 4in1 bucket on the turf is amazing! It turns it into carpet:)
It pays to have the right tools. It gets the job done faster and does a better job. Great work.
What is "barely adequate" thickness of gravel on a driveway, and what is a "good" thickness over hard sandy dirt?
👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🙏🏻ENJOYED! Another job well done!
That bucket makes stripping grass easy. Great job 👍
i'd like to say i invented the 4x1 bucket, Whoever did is D lucky, Though the reverse loading "clamshell" type etc is a total game changer no doubt.
I’m just getting into driveways so I thought I’d ask a question here. I see guys put down cloth. Why wouldn’t it be used in this application?
😳 No mud! The HORROR. 👍🙂
I realize the ease with which you handle all your machines comes from years of experience and hard work, but man, you sure make this look fun!
The customer did about what I would do before calling for the calf rope, now time for a pro, thank you for your videos.
Just so mesmerized by digging and smoothing out dirt and rock. Takes me back as a kid playing in the dirt.
I’m sure he was kicking himself. Should have stripped it all first!
Wait a minute...it just me or did Chris break his cardinal rule of putting culvert pipe in backwads...? 😁
Nope bell up hill!
@@letsdig18 darn camera is deceiving, looks down hill..beautiful work Chris!
You make running that skid steer look so easy
Grading a ditch with a 4+1 has to be one of the more difficult things to do. Unless you have tried doing this, you will not understand.
You rock it dingleberry HEHEHEHELOLOLOL Darn it, no tall sizes in the shirts :(
Would it not of been better to do larger crushed rock under then the finishing layer? To withstand heavier loads?
Whats a house box? I about crapped when you started stripping that first row of sod! That was really cool!
Hey Chris I really enjoy watching your work but you've heard that a million times lol I have a question in your area are most of the homes built slab on grade or full basement thank you again
most are either a slab or a raised foundation. not many basements here
@@letsdig18 thanks here in upstate ny you know the good part it has to be either full basement or crawl space due in part of frost
I need a job done, pretty much the same as this. Anybody no how much this work and materials would cost Australia ? Thanks
Can you put videos together of different jobs, & explain why& how you come up with bids for those jobs ?
No worms were killed in the making of this video !🪱 How on earth (pun) do you make it look so dam easy.
My favourite channels are letsdig and Andrew Camarata. 💪
Awesome footage I'm looking for a channel shout out Ottawa's freelance Photography