Ole Betty is paying her way…lol…(ROI) If Chris had a dime for every shovel of mud he has moved, he could have retired long ago as the dredge King of NC…lol. Great job.
I think he could retire already. I believe he just loves to see what he has created after he's done. I've never seen anyone run equipment like Chris and I've not seen nothing that he can't run. One thing for sure when you hire Chris you hire a working knowledgeable man not a time rider for sure. At the end of everyday he has done 5 times more then 5 guys together
🙂 I remember a while back you were working with seemingly endless mud when you expressed a desire to see some dust!! The same thought must have crossed your mind a few times on this project!
Hi from uk chris and uncle john👋👍 you guys work so well together 👌 its like watch a four man team in in halfs 😂💪 am surprized to see this mud off the first phase stacking up now for wet it was lol but good job guys nearly there and cant wait to see thethe look from dam to head once done it'll just be so open and free from brush👌 but in minute once the pond is full be nice to see this one with the dock 👍 I remember last year did tight one not much room for machines on path but guys where knocking up a dock too whilst you where scratching round banks like "" dont mind me""😂 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
Always a treat watching you work in the mud. (anywhere actually) Project is coming together nicely too. We appreciate you taking us along for the ride. Thanks for posting your video's Chris.
'Guin's Mud Mountain' was constructed in 2022 (for the history buffs)! Great day's work with inadvertent tree destruction. Wondered if that storm caused damage.
I've spent my entire 70 years living in the lands of glacial till. It's taken me a while to get used to the look of this piedmont(?) mud and clay you dig in. More used to the boulders and gravel look. Interesting how it silts about. Interesting how it handles and dries out as well. Around here they would be selling that stuff as 'clean fill'.
Chris I appreciate you so much, its so awesome to be able to watch a masterclass every single day. Thank you! I have been watching your vids for 3 years, now. This weekend i finally get run a yamar mini, ill video tape some of it. beaver dams/ two culvert pipes and i have to build a road. 3 days. first time ever running a machine. we shall see how it goes! ~Frankie
Well, you can see the end getting close. Of course the weather threw more rain at you, just so you didn’t think it was going to be too easy. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
Crazy, unpredictable weather! We're having our second or third day here in KS of 90% Temps! Supposed to have 3 or 4 more, then rain on Sunday I believe. You would be dried out!
Huge project! I think it's amazing you did it with like minimal manpower and 2 excavators. Hoping you can stop by during the waterfall build and show updates? Cuz , ya know waterfalls🤩! Thanks again, you're amazing!
Imagine u are going to be thankful when this project is finished, and u can see the fruits of ur labor. Well done!!! Thank u so much for the video! God's blessings and stay safe!
I finally figured out the difference between an Excavator and a Bulldozer... one moves dirt backwards and the other moves dirt forwards!🤣😎Great videos Chris!
Another insightful video Chris, with a spool of black electric tape you can eliminate that flashing light. ;-) All I know about “check engine warning lights” I learned from the Click and Clack, the Tappit Brothers on NPR, Saturday mornings. Wishing you and your team another great week. Peace brother
That field, or whatever the mud dump becomes, ought to be pretty fertile with all that sediment in there now. Pond looks more like a pond now. Good work.
Ponds coming along nicely Chris. I'll bet you'll be ridiculously happy to see the end of this mess of mud movin'. 1 good thing is, ya didn't have to dodge any snakes.
Well as bad as it is, it could have been worse with the swim area as soupy as the head section and the haul road not working out. You could have been there for months moving soup twenty times down by the dam to load. Imagine having to haul this off site due to lack of space. Lots of things went right and it will be nice when you are "on to the next" so count your blessings young man. After all, you are the king of ponds!!! Had one in a subdivision here in Missouri that they were dredging and they somehow broke through some rock into a cave and whole thing went sub terrain. Last I heard engineers were trying to figure out a way to plug the hole and fill it back up.Lots were sold as water front and it also was required for storm water retention. So yeah count your blessings for sure.
I like that you're cranking up the narrative and personal reflection and truth be said, John's still a damn fine operator. Must run in the blood. I would add this 250's a beast in disguise. More!
@@davep1445 Who can tell, Dave. It was just the 220 seemed a little slower, albeit the operator knew his stuff, and perhaps, John said okay finally, to a little Uncle time. Who knows? Sorry, got the wrong thumb.
@@letsdig18 There ain't many times you get a definitive answer on the Tube. I sort of realised when you picked that mat out from in front. But still, kudos to him and anothet great daily update. I really appreciate.
Maybe stockpile some of the white oak trees you cut down on jobs, maybe you can come up with an easier way to join them up to make mats, white oak 'if you didn't already know is a good/great outdoor wood as it tends to have special properties against water.
Chris could make a short clip, just with the of the mud hitting the ground with the sound. 😉 Weather being nice working in the mud what else could a guy ask for? 🤔
That's alotta damn dirt lol. Too bad you weren't closer. I have about 6 acres of woods and rock that needs about 150k tons of nice clean fill like that.
Getting it licked !! Man, your going to need a shit load of New Mats, if your Mat supplier ever comes threw with the new ones...lolol... Cause you tore a bunch of them up on this job, and ain't done with it yet !! lolol... May be you won't need them as much on the rest of the digging ?? Man, The land Owner there is dropping a Butt load of cash on that build, Hell just the house is a Monster !! My Aunt lives in NC also, There's a lot of money in that part of the Country or seems to be anyway !! lolol.... Seems to be a lot of building always going on in that area... Gonna have to get "Unk" to say something next time you throw the camera in on him...lololol.. Great as always Chris!! Thanks for taking your time and making all the videos everyday , I really enjoy it, and look forward to seeing what you got going on each day. I miss being able to get out there and doing it myself, back in 2002, I crushed both of my knees , and hurt my back and that put me out of Construction ever since. And that's all I ever done since i was 12-13 yrs. old and I just turned 52 a couple weeks ago. I started with my Uncle, He Owned his own Concrete Business. But, getting to watch you almost puts me back there with ya sometimes !! lolol... Thanks for your time, and keep umm comin' !! Have a Great Evening , and, On too the Next !!
Can you do a drone shot of this job so we can figure out the layout and see what you have done and what is going to be done please. Been watching your work for about 2 years or so. Very interesting indeed and excellent filming and editing... Nic, Auckland, New Zealand
Think i would of just went and looked at the neighbors pond, or bought a place on a Lake!! Nice work Chris, Love the videos, just to big and deep for my pockets
I am amazed at how much you get done, especially in the mud. The mud can be like ice. Too bad you did not get the truck incident on camera......: That is a serious amount of mud you hauled out . I can't imagine your fuel costs with the prices as they are right now with all your trucks and your excavating hauling equipment running all day.
Why is there so much mud in that pond? Was it there from when they built the pond or did it fill in from silt coming in from the stream? Either way, it’s such a sight to see how thick you piled it up on the open field
That's a lot of mud at the top of a hill. Are you going to do anything to make sure it doesn't become water logged and slide down the hill? Maybe like a french drain?
@@letsdig18 Cool. I live in a country with two seasons, wet and damp. And the damp season isn't exactly warm enough to dry stuff out if it wants to be waterlogged.
Hey Chris !! You may want to listen to ""Bobby Goodson -- Swamp Loggers "" as he his shutting down his business !!! Know he has "MATS" as you may want to buy some as the CO. you bought from isn't making them anymore !! Nice job again on the pond & ""STAY SAFE "" !! Have a good week !!!🤠😎👍👍👍👍👍
Have you had time to evaluate if the purchase of the haul truck was a good thing? I haven't heard you say that the truck helps you complete the jobs faster and more economical. To me you made a good choice. As always be good be happy abd be safe.
Coming along nicely. Almost to the finish line. Was that a camera in John’s 220?? Is he coming around to that, or did he say to put it on the outside and that’s all??
Sediment deposits over time. Sometimes nearby new construction makes runoff into the pond. That happened to us. neighbor built a pond and a barn pad and didnt say anything(he was upstream from us). Our pond depth went from 16 feet to 5. Guess who needs Chris’s skills and doesnt have access to them? Oh well.
I love it that 'you always have a plan'. It will be nice to see this pond when it's finished & filled. Greetings from an old jarhead in WNC.
Ole Betty is paying her way…lol…(ROI) If Chris had a dime for every shovel of mud he has moved, he could have retired long ago as the dredge King of NC…lol. Great job.
I think he could retire already. I believe he just loves to see what he has created after he's done. I've never seen anyone run equipment like Chris and I've not seen nothing that he can't run. One thing for sure when you hire Chris you hire a working knowledgeable man not a time rider for sure. At the end of everyday he has done 5 times more then 5 guys together
This is not Betty, these are his uncles vehicles
Betty is the cat loader Barney is his off road truck
He has made way more than a dime for every Scoop of mud and he has dredged
@@Thecowboy1950 If he was getting ten cents a scoop he'd be making about $25 an hour.
That tailgate has proven to have been a much needed addition. :)
Believe it is a different haul truck not his personal truck
It is Uncle John's truck they added the tailgate for this job.
@@brianbabb6666 sure is
No one thinks. Two seperate sets of equipment. 2 companies
🙂 I remember a while back you were working with seemingly endless mud when you expressed a desire to see some dust!! The same thought must have crossed your mind a few times on this project!
I feel bad for the POOR haul truck!
EVERYWHERE it goes it's up to the AXLES in mud...while it's FILLED with the stuff. 😳
Barney’s a good’un- he doesn’t complain!
@@cathiwim that’s not Barney.
Sliding at the dump site sounds like there is no boredom. Uncle Jon and Chris have created a new attraction in North Carolina -- "Mud Mountain".
Hi from uk chris and uncle john👋👍 you guys work so well together 👌 its like watch a four man team in in halfs 😂💪 am surprized to see this mud off the first phase stacking up now for wet it was lol but good job guys nearly there and cant wait to see thethe look from dam to head once done it'll just be so open and free from brush👌 but in minute once the pond is full be nice to see this one with the dock 👍 I remember last year did tight one not much room for machines on path but guys where knocking up a dock too whilst you where scratching round banks like "" dont mind me""😂 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
At least the brake warning sensor doesn't put the truck into limp mode :-)
Isn’t it limping enough with 7-scoops of pond muck?
Always a treat watching you work in the mud. (anywhere actually) Project is coming together nicely too. We appreciate you taking us along for the ride. Thanks for posting your video's Chris.
Uncle John looks pretty smooth on the excavator too
Looking good Chris.Hard work does pay off well done 👍🏻
I live next to the San Francisco Bay! There are many types of mud smells. Dawns here ☀️
'Guin's Mud Mountain' was constructed in 2022 (for the history buffs)! Great day's work with inadvertent tree destruction. Wondered if that storm caused damage.
I've spent my entire 70 years living in the lands of glacial till. It's taken me a while to get used to the look of this piedmont(?) mud and clay you dig in. More used to the boulders and gravel look. Interesting how it silts about. Interesting how it handles and dries out as well. Around here they would be selling that stuff as 'clean fill'.
Chris I appreciate you so much, its so awesome to be able to watch a masterclass every single day. Thank you! I have been watching your vids for 3 years, now. This weekend i finally get run a yamar mini, ill video tape some of it. beaver dams/ two culvert pipes and i have to build a road. 3 days. first time ever running a machine. we shall see how it goes!
~Frankie
Hahahahaha! You said "video tape".... you must be as old as me.
@@christopherwedemeyer2993 Camcorder has been charging all week!! LOL
Well, you can see the end getting close. Of course the weather threw more rain at you, just so you didn’t think it was going to be too easy. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
Crazy, unpredictable weather! We're having our second or third day here in KS of 90% Temps! Supposed to have 3 or 4 more, then rain on Sunday I believe. You would be dried out!
Hello there Chris 🚧🔥🚧.
The 250 works efficiently,
but it's a damn elephant too.
Seems like that pond going to fill up fairly quick
I think that shirt and your gray one is your favorite love your work😉
Huge project! I think it's amazing you did it with like minimal manpower and 2 excavators. Hoping you can stop by during the waterfall build and show updates? Cuz , ya know waterfalls🤩!
Thanks again, you're amazing!
Imagine u are going to be thankful when this project is finished, and u can see the fruits of ur labor. Well done!!! Thank u so much for the video! God's blessings and stay safe!
I finally figured out the difference between an Excavator and a Bulldozer... one moves dirt backwards and the other moves dirt forwards!🤣😎Great videos Chris!
Another insightful video Chris, with a spool of black electric tape you can eliminate that flashing light. ;-) All I know about “check engine warning lights” I learned from the Click and Clack, the Tappit Brothers on NPR, Saturday mornings. Wishing you and your team another great week. Peace brother
That field, or whatever the mud dump becomes, ought to be pretty fertile with all that sediment in there now. Pond looks more like a pond now. Good work.
You definitely know how to handle whatever Mother Nature throws your way. Attitude is Everything. 😬👍
Wow that mud is taking a lot of scoops to move and remove
Chris, this pond has been a fascinating series, I bet it will be a beautiful pond once it is full and settled out.
When your about done, grab up all them rocks and make a pile in the deep section fer fish habitat!! Project is looking amazing Chris!!
Coming along really great gonna be a nice swimming hole.
Ponds coming along nicely Chris.
I'll bet you'll be ridiculously happy to see the end of this mess of mud movin'.
1 good thing is, ya didn't have to dodge any snakes.
Every winter he fusses about the mud.... But he gets his burning done.... Not as much this year sadly.
Seeing the waste area and the path to it makes me wonder if Chris came up with the dirt plan.
Well as bad as it is, it could have been worse with the swim area as soupy as the head section and the haul road not working out. You could have been there for months moving soup twenty times down by the dam to load. Imagine having to haul this off site due to lack of space. Lots of things went right and it will be nice when you are "on to the next" so count your blessings young man. After all, you are the king of ponds!!! Had one in a subdivision here in Missouri that they were dredging and they somehow broke through some rock into a cave and whole thing went sub terrain. Last I heard engineers were trying to figure out a way to plug the hole and fill it back up.Lots were sold as water front and it also was required for storm water retention. So yeah count your blessings for sure.
Learn something new on every video. Thank you Chris!
At least you're not having to use a mat squeegee to dig mud this time! 😀😃🙂🙃😊 A silver lining in those storm clouds! 😀😃🙂🙃
Not a lot of knowledge about what you are doing but do enjoy watching it
Looks great Chris as always 🇺🇲
There are times when I really wish I had one of those machines!
Chris thanks for sharing! Kevin
I like that you're cranking up the narrative and personal reflection and truth be said, John's still a damn fine operator. Must run in the blood. I would add this 250's a beast in disguise. More!
Was that John, or was it Chris? I thought maybe Chris stuck the camera on the 220 while John was in it. But then He was back, was that the JohnCam? 😎
@@davep1445 Who can tell, Dave. It was just the 220 seemed a little slower, albeit the operator knew his stuff, and perhaps, John said okay finally, to a little Uncle time. Who knows? Sorry, got the wrong thumb.
No I had to run the 220 while he met with the contractor
@@letsdig18 There ain't many times you get a definitive answer on the Tube. I sort of realised when you picked that mat out from in front. But still, kudos to him and anothet great daily update. I really appreciate.
Chris you are a mud magnet. But I can see a fabulous pond for these home sites. Good job.
Maybe stockpile some of the white oak trees you cut down on jobs, maybe you can come up with an easier way to join them up to make mats, white oak 'if you didn't already know is a good/great outdoor wood as it tends to have special properties against water.
For the time you have spent there it has come a long way bro and is looking good. Safe travels
That’s a Trophy 🏆 pond , can’t wait to see it full of fresh water. Talk about a bass hole .
And the mud will never end! 🤭 Chris, I call you "mud dealer" now.
I love the way you work. You’re so chill. Your videos are so enjoyable 🙏🏽👍🏽🍺cheers
Did you ever think that in 2007 when the channel started that you’d have more than 428 million views by people watching you move dirt?! 🚜❤️🇺🇸
Looks like Mister John is just as smooth as Chris! Nice economy of motion there!
I see that Volvo makes a 750 and with that you could drain the swamp in DC and boy oh boy would that make a great video. And I'd send you $$$$.
Looking better and better
...LOOKIN' GOOD, COMIN' ALONG NICELY. KEEP SAFE..
It's basically a from a muddy hole too the mud mountain, 👊.
Chris could make a short clip, just with the of the mud hitting the ground with the sound. 😉 Weather being nice working in the mud what else could a guy ask for? 🤔
A belated Happy Muders Day to you.
And the horn always makes me laugh. 🛵 The 220 and 250 deserve a more manly horn… like a train horn! 🚂
Great video and well done, thank you for sharing, if you keep doing pond jobs like this you may need to buy a long reach excavator? Just a thought! 🙂
They're kind of a one trick pony but sometimes it the perfect tool although it may be more economical to rent one if needed.
Ok, thank you!
17:50 talk about perfect timing... hahaha geez Chris you're a wizard :D
Excellent progress!
Thanks Chris 👍👌🥰🇬🇧🍺
Definitely rewarding work
This site is beyond words. Keeps on throwing the curve balls. Soup with rocks in it this time. ;) Be well Chris, it can't hold out for ever. :)
Chris I don't know your timeline on videos but I recognize that the mud dried out enough to have grass growing maybe it will stabilize.
Looking good.
Man that would be a lot of dirt to put somewhere if you dredged that entire pond.
That's alotta damn dirt lol. Too bad you weren't closer. I have about 6 acres of woods and rock that needs about 150k tons of nice clean fill like that.
Happy to be subscriber and follow your videos amazing work u do it is a job in itself tackling Mudd u make it look easy
Getting it licked !! Man, your going to need a shit load of New Mats, if your Mat supplier ever comes threw with the new ones...lolol... Cause you tore a bunch of them up on this job, and ain't done with it yet !! lolol... May be you won't need them as much on the rest of the digging ?? Man, The land Owner there is dropping a Butt load of cash on that build, Hell just the house is a Monster !! My Aunt lives in NC also, There's a lot of money in that part of the Country or seems to be anyway !! lolol.... Seems to be a lot of building always going on in that area... Gonna have to get "Unk" to say something next time you throw the camera in on him...lololol.. Great as always Chris!! Thanks for taking your time and making all the videos everyday , I really enjoy it, and look forward to seeing what you got going on each day. I miss being able to get out there and doing it myself, back in 2002, I crushed both of my knees , and hurt my back and that put me out of Construction ever since. And that's all I ever done since i was 12-13 yrs. old and I just turned 52 a couple weeks ago. I started with my Uncle, He Owned his own Concrete Business. But, getting to watch you almost puts me back there with ya sometimes !! lolol... Thanks for your time, and keep umm comin' !! Have a Great Evening , and, On too the Next !!
Man, the pond is taking shape and looking awesome and my friend (Lets dig 18 aka Pond doctor )
Can't hardly wait until it's completely finished and full of water. The only bad thing is that you don't get to walk all around the pond.
Can you do a drone shot of this job so we can figure out the layout and see what you have done and what is going to be done please.
Been watching your work for about 2 years or so.
Very interesting indeed and excellent filming and editing...
Nic, Auckland, New Zealand
Intriguing to know what the pit divided into three bays is for?
Think i would of just went and looked at the neighbors pond, or bought a place on a Lake!! Nice work Chris, Love the videos, just to big and deep for my pockets
It's coming along.....
I am amazed at how much you get done, especially in the mud. The mud can be like ice. Too bad you did not get the truck incident on camera......: That is a serious amount of mud you hauled out .
I can't imagine your fuel costs with the prices as they are right now with all your trucks and your excavating hauling equipment running all day.
Why is there so much mud in that pond? Was it there from when they built the pond or did it fill in from silt coming in from the stream? Either way, it’s such a sight to see how thick you piled it up on the open field
It's time to grab some logs like they used to use before mats.
with all that mud Chris is dredging, finding Jimmy Hoffa wouldn’t surprise me a bit. 😆😆😆
Having brought the 250 has given a big change to the work
good pond video
I've looked at the prices for new mats. Yikes!
Wish I had all that stacked up for topsoil
That's a lot of mud at the top of a hill. Are you going to do anything to make sure it doesn't become water logged and slide down the hill? Maybe like a french drain?
It's dry enough now it won't move
My question is what is the customer going to do with all of that MUD
@@dirtfarmer7472 spread it all over the place when it drys I guess
@@letsdig18 Cool. I live in a country with two seasons, wet and damp. And the damp season isn't exactly warm enough to dry stuff out if it wants to be waterlogged.
Hey Chris !! You may want to listen to ""Bobby Goodson -- Swamp Loggers "" as he his shutting down his business !!! Know he has "MATS" as you may want to buy some as the CO. you bought from isn't making them anymore !! Nice job again on the pond & ""STAY SAFE "" !! Have a good week !!!🤠😎👍👍👍👍👍
How bored do I have to be to sit here and watch you shovel mud? 😂😂😂
Seems odd that people having pond repairs don't have islands for wildlife and for fishing structure
I came across a company that makes rubber tracks for rear wheels let's it float . Makes them Volvo's look tuff
I think that mud at the dump site will
be dried out in about 6 years
Watch out for gators! They make it difficult to drain a swamp! 😆 🤣 😂
I'm not sure you would know what to do w/ your self if you couldn't find some mud to play in. 🤣🤣
Evening all
Looking good. A whole lot of movement. Thats a shame they don't just dredge all that out.
Pushing more mud
Oh my.. did we get to watch while uncle jon ran the excavator?..
Honestly...this must be the MUD PIE CAPITOL of North Carolina? 🤔
Even this drier (?) stuff lands with a resounding SPLAT out of the bucket, Chris. 👂🙉
That mud sounds like cow patties!
Have you had time to evaluate if the purchase of the haul truck was a good thing?
I haven't heard you say that the truck helps you complete the jobs faster and more economical.
To me you made a good choice.
As always be good be happy abd be safe.
Just put a Culvert pipe in that wash out and make the road wider that's the things about the track dump truck you don't need roads for it
what size are the timbers in a mat and how much are they? are they bolted togetherwith all thread?
Coming along nicely. Almost to the finish line. Was that a camera in John’s 220?? Is he coming around to that, or did he say to put it on the outside and that’s all??
Happy Happy Joy Joy more mud more mud lol
Really enjoying this project but where does all the mud come from??? .... presume it wasn't there when the pond was built .
Sediment deposits over time. Sometimes nearby new construction makes runoff into the pond. That happened to us. neighbor built a pond and a barn pad and didnt say anything(he was upstream from us). Our pond depth went from 16 feet to 5. Guess who needs Chris’s skills and doesnt have access to them? Oh well.