Your attention to detail even when mowing down brush is great to see, you have the ability to see the end product before it’s done which ends up saving you time and money. Great work. 👍🏻🇺🇸
For those who don't operate some of these types of equipment, you should look at some of the heavy duty "mowers" out there. They'll take down a 4 inch tree and give you kindling. The drum cutters are even more powerful, chewing through 12' trees. First time I hit a deer carcass, I thought I'd killed someone. High-flow hydraulics are not toys. Good to watch someone like Chris operating one, and using proper caution. Those 'mowers' can sail rocks and logs a long way. Keep up the fine work Mr. Chris.
@@kjwoodlief the worst episode was in Austin, where I was clearing a piece of property near downtown. Started working before sunup, and nearly ran over a homeless camp. To have someone pop up in front of you, with all the dust, debris and flood lights, makes you jump a little. 😉 Bet it got their heart beating a little as well.
It's incredible how little is left after the brush cutter mows down those big weeds. At one point, the skid steer reminded me of a boat bouncing across waves as it rode the bumpy ground.
I like the stick view. It gives a better view of you breaking those trees into smaller pieces. Most of us know what you’re doing. But to someone new to this type of work, it gives them a birds eye view of what’s happening and a better understanding too. 👍🏻
add when the machine needs a low boy and they have to hire a moving service, since that is an expense they can't bill for and have to pad bills with minimums and high hourly rates to cover.
I've been noticing for a while now how high the mud flaps are on the dump truck when he's "reverse spreading." I mention this because I drove semi for 25 years and one of the many jobs I had over that time was running a 35-yard end dump. I remember DOT regulations for the mud flaps were no more than 4" in off the ground (on any truck) which made it hell to reverse spread. Still could do it but have to make sure to go thin. Even just backing into a job site you could tear them off I just going through some soft mud or something and then you see him laying out in front of you after you backed up. So what you do to get around their DOT regulations is you get out to your cordless drill and a couple wrenches and you drill new holes about 3in" down and mount them in the new holes. Now you're good to go. On the off chance that you might get pulled over for a random inspection once a year or so they will generally let you slide on the fact that you made the effort to fix the problem rather than just ran without mud flaps which would be a much greater problem. If you got the one DOT cop that wrote you a Fix-It ticket then you just put new flaps on long enough to go have it inspected and then you put the old flaps back on
Well the camera on the boom is like an inverted Disney Mr. Todd's wild ride! Brain wants to turn everything over and yet that isn't the right way either. Thanks for sharing your day with us! Have a good evening and we will all be here waiting for you tomorrow!
Well so far people think you need shims in the thumb. and your mower sound like something is wrong with it. and the bucket slapping around would drive him nuts.
That was the new one60 it don’t have no slack in the bucket of it yet. Chris takes real good care of those machines whether it be his uncles or his own it gets greased every day. JS. Lol
Another great video Chris and I was wondering if you ever put the new side boards on John‘s dump truck but anyway brother you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
@@southernhomesteadtransformatio all is going good for me just sitting around being lazy and putting on weight lol. How are thing's going for you these days.
well sitting here almost to the end of the video and kinda in a near sleep trance when my 5 year old grandson walks up behind me to see what I am watching and he hollers. "The Claw!" and now I am wide awake and he wants me to start the video at the beginning. :)
Nice job Chris.a Lot of trees and brush To get rid of.i liked the mowing action on the skidsteer there😁 funny Stuff. Cant wait To See when the pad is gonna get built👍.stay safe man.
If you look round about the 27 min. mark, you have a quite a bit of slop and slide on the linkage for the thumb... This produces the clanking and must be wearing .
Seem like a lot of movement on that upper cylinder pin for the thumb might want to put some shims in that I noticed it on the video while you're looking down the Boom I might want to check that love watching your videos enjoy watching how smooth you are with that big machine it's hard to make it look that easy but somehow you get her done
Tree snappin' machine !! I like how you have the machine on a slight angle when you go to break the trees , the way your set it grabs it on that slight angle and breaks them just about perfect where ya want them to break !! lololol.... My wife says I'm weird to catch little shit like that !!lolol...Ol Unk , gettin' his backwards spread on !! Nice !! lol....Great as always Chris, Have a Great Evening Man !! On to the Next...
Hey Chris why not talk a little bit more about the specs about the equipment and options they can have and also the technical side of how or what you do when you grade and blueprint things
I love how you have a good idea of how home lot your and ideas on how you can make a pond from the ground up and your excavator work and my name is Richard Donovan and I live in Pacific Pines qld 4211 gold coast Australia
I am surprised the developer was allowed to let weeds grow that tall. In my area (N FL) most places require the owner to keep weeds cut down to prevent habitat for rats and other pests. Not kept mowed like a yard, just not overgrown.
Nice hair cutting machine . Really close shave. LOL. You cut the brush, so there would not be so much over burden to mix with the shaved road dirt. Cleared the sides for better landscaping for looks. Is that right? Another nice start on a project.
It's already got roadbase from whoever was trying to subdivide all that property, it's well established just needed cleaned and topdressed with stone, if Chris was having to build the road from scratch I'd agree with the fabric, plus I also didn't see any wash spots and it's only going to have this one guy and his shop, it'll be just fine.
Sometimes those spindly pines getting cleared are just like pulling teeth. Nothing better, nor nothing more you can do, but just grab and tear your way through.
Them ‘little’ trees you just grab and pluck out the ground, could you do a size comparison like when you stand next to the bucket and do a scoop comparison? Them little trees look like twigs but I bet they’re still decent size trees 😂
I've seen him hit yellow jacket nests a couple times and he shut the door to keep them out. I don't know about NC, but in GA they are mean as all get out when you dig up their nest and are pretty common.
Pete that is his uncles brand new 160 it does not have slack in the bucket or the thumb that is just ordinary noise that the bucket and thumb makes. Lol
Chris is a regular Billy Mayes commercial all in one! He slices, he dices, he cuts he chops, he has a delicate touch and a strong arm! It's Chris the Ultramatic All In One Digging Extraordinaire! Your Ultimate Home Improvement Specialist! But Wait there's More!!! He can Rack the Ric! he can Drain the Swamps, he protects the wildlife and endangered... He's the all around Ultimate Destruction Machine, He's Karen's worst nightmare with a match!... But sorry folks there is only one! no buy one get one free offers for just postage and handling! Nope they broke the mold, so his time supply is limited. Order your time now while the grease pins are still soft and pliable.This offer is not valid, only the man himself can sell his wares. So Get your LetsDig18 On Today! lololol
Am I hearing a hydraulic brake on your mower and the machine you are using it on doesn’t not have hydraulic capacity to keep it running when lifting or repositioning boom ?
@@xtort107 In second part he says that the top soil was stripped off meaning the road. If a road was already there there would be no top soil. What you saw was a paved entrance to the property and assume that it went further in which it did not
@@lordhoho1 the property was already developed, now it's been a long time since it was worked on so it accumulated some dirt and trees, but nothing like what was originally there. Just a little top dressing and gravel good to go. I was thinking this was a one day job, the customer paid for a level pad I guess that took another day, wasn't expecting another days worth of work.
Can someone clarify plz. Let say someone called Chris and asked to clear woods or do some land scaping. Should Chris check whether land owner has permission to do such work or not. I wonder where is line about liability. Thx in advance for answer!
I would think that the contracts he uses would have some wording about the person signing has the authority to authorize the work being performed to cover him.
Your attention to detail even when mowing down brush is great to see, you have the ability to see the end product before it’s done which ends up saving you time and money. Great work. 👍🏻🇺🇸
For those who don't operate some of these types of equipment, you should look at some of the heavy duty "mowers" out there. They'll take down a 4 inch tree and give you kindling. The drum cutters are even more powerful, chewing through 12' trees. First time I hit a deer carcass, I thought I'd killed someone.
High-flow hydraulics are not toys. Good to watch someone like Chris operating one, and using proper caution. Those 'mowers' can sail rocks and logs a long way. Keep up the fine work Mr. Chris.
I bet that deer carcass did scare you. I laughed.
@@kjwoodlief the worst episode was in Austin, where I was clearing a piece of property near downtown. Started working before sunup, and nearly ran over a homeless camp.
To have someone pop up in front of you, with all the dust, debris and flood lights, makes you jump a little. 😉 Bet it got their heart beating a little as well.
@@johnthompson9625 Wow! Those things are dangerous. You have to be really careful with them.
Like that view with camera on the stick. Shows you a whole new perspective on the clearing.
The camera angle on the stick is great!
To Chris 👍🏼🇺🇸 another building Lot taking place Good to see America on the move 👍🏼🇺🇸 Jennifer from Australia 👍🏼🇦🇺
It's incredible how little is left after the brush cutter mows down those big weeds. At one point, the skid steer reminded me of a boat bouncing across waves as it rode the bumpy ground.
I like the stick view. It gives a better view of you breaking those trees into smaller pieces. Most of us know what you’re doing. But to someone new to this type of work, it gives them a birds eye view of what’s happening and a better understanding too. 👍🏻
You've done an awesome job!
A good idea would be to explain the equipment (trailers) needed to move the various equipment you use!
add when the machine needs a low boy and they have to hire a moving service, since that is an expense they can't bill for and have to pad bills with minimums and high hourly rates to cover.
The Camera attached on the outside to your Boom is Great. The Claw gets quite the Workout. 👍
I was hoping for a BAFire from all that brush!!!! Love the burn videos!!! Keep up the good work.
That brush cutter is just the thing I need for clearing my garden path...
Not only LD18 is my favorite Destruction/Construction channel... Chris has crossed over to my favorite mowing/lot clearing channel... : )
I've been noticing for a while now how high the mud flaps are on the dump truck when he's "reverse spreading."
I mention this because I drove semi for 25 years and one of the many jobs I had over that time was running a 35-yard end dump. I remember DOT regulations for the mud flaps were no more than 4" in off the ground (on any truck) which made it hell to reverse spread. Still could do it but have to make sure to go thin. Even just backing into a job site you could tear them off I just going through some soft mud or something and then you see him laying out in front of you after you backed up. So what you do to get around their DOT regulations is you get out to your cordless drill and a couple wrenches and you drill new holes about 3in" down and mount them in the new holes. Now you're good to go. On the off chance that you might get pulled over for a random inspection once a year or so they will generally let you slide on the fact that you made the effort to fix the problem rather than just ran without mud flaps which would be a much greater problem. If you got the one DOT cop that wrote you a Fix-It ticket then you just put new flaps on long enough to go have it inspected and then you put the old flaps back on
Well the camera on the boom is like an inverted Disney Mr. Todd's wild ride! Brain wants to turn everything over and yet that isn't the right way either. Thanks for sharing your day with us! Have a good evening and we will all be here waiting for you tomorrow!
Mechanized labour, work smart, (with some amount of hard) Good job boss. Please continue work safely.
Well done bud great lil job to have .keeps bringing on more and more .quality counts not speed all tho ya have both going for ya ..godbless
Stick cam gives me a dizzy feeling. Great video. You can really handle that excavator, just like an extension of your body. Thanks for sharing!
Really good view from thumb side down!
Looking to be a good little project bro. Y'all stay safe
The upper pin for the thumb could use some shims, video shows it at 26:20 thru 28:50 but as usual an awesome job Chris.
Chris great job u n yur crew.... 👍🤓
You handle the heck out of your machines
When in a residential zoned area, do you have to have to have a permit to do land clearing?
I would love to see Chris do a live stream of him working unedited that would be awesome
The boom camera angle shows you could use shims on the thumb cylinder hinge. The ram cylinder slides side to side.
Thanks for the video Chris 👍🇬🇧🍺
the mulch would be good to put around the pond for when you have plants and sell it for people to used around there garden's
Good job Chris 👍👍
Well so far people think you need shims in the thumb. and your mower sound like something is wrong with it. and the bucket slapping around would drive him nuts.
Haha! Yep!
Nah. It sounds like someone working hard.
That was the new one60 it don’t have no slack in the bucket of it yet. Chris takes real good care of those machines whether it be his uncles or his own it gets greased every day. JS. Lol
@@timmyfrierson2684 Thanks
Iwas just repeating some of the comments already being put out there. I know he takes best care on his equipment
That machine is a Monster,
Awesome video, Thanks for taking Gramma along. 👍♥️
👍👍👍 amazing job from Malaysia 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Nice job Chris
Making good progress! Show me more!
Another great video Chris and I was wondering if you ever put the new side boards on John‘s dump truck but anyway brother you and John stay safe and keep the videos coming
Great camera work!!! Cheers!
Great job Chris on to the next project, BATA BING BATA BOMB,
!!!!
Love how the skid steer brush hog decimates anything in front of it! :
Really have learned quite A lot of ways to operate machinery
It never fails to amaze me how powerful your excavator is. It was pulling them trees out of the ground like weeds.
Like weeds?
It's North Carolina. Trees grow AS weeds there.
Good view from the boom break up trees.
Hey Scruffy, hope all is well!.... :-)
@@southernhomesteadtransformatio all is going good for me just sitting around being lazy and putting on weight lol.
How are thing's going for you these days.
@@scruffy6151 LOL....I have been chipping away at it one day at a time!
@@scruffy6151 I just today used the Chain shortening device you suggested I make....works great!
@@southernhomesteadtransformatio i am watching you dropping your thumb video i will comment on your channel.
Talk to you soon.
Chris you should do a yard tour showing off your machines.
Hi Chris, looks like you could do with a shim in your thumb linkage.
I wish I could get you to come to va to do my clearing and building pad.
well sitting here almost to the end of the video and kinda in a near sleep trance when my 5 year old grandson walks up behind me to see what I am watching and he hollers. "The Claw!" and now I am wide awake and he wants me to start the video at the beginning. :)
Hey, another nice job report from NC! @3:00 I don't wanna get my feet under that thing. ;-)
Excellent stuff , very enjoyable, thanks 🇮🇪😎🚴♀️🤠🏊♂️🚜
Nice job Chris.a Lot of trees and brush To get rid of.i liked the mowing action on the skidsteer there😁 funny Stuff. Cant wait To See when the pad is gonna get built👍.stay safe man.
If you look round about the 27 min. mark, you have a quite a bit of slop and slide on the linkage for the thumb... This produces the clanking and must be wearing .
That thumb cylinder pin eye supposed to have some shims? Seems like that back and forth slack could be reduced a bit.
at least these trees are small and easy to remove.
Seem like a lot of movement on that upper cylinder pin for the thumb might want to put some shims in that I noticed it on the video while you're looking down the Boom I might want to check that love watching your videos enjoy watching how smooth you are with that big machine it's hard to make it look that easy but somehow you get her done
is there a high flow hydro system on that machine?
is there no continuous flow button for attachments such as brush cutters, my old machine has one ?
Enjoying the show
Looks like a job for your Kubota and brush hog. :)
Tree snappin' machine !! I like how you have the machine on a slight angle when you go to break the trees , the way your set it grabs it on that slight angle and breaks them just about perfect where ya want them to break !! lololol.... My wife says I'm weird to catch little shit like that !!lolol...Ol Unk , gettin' his backwards spread on !! Nice !! lol....Great as always Chris, Have a Great Evening Man !! On to the Next...
Looks like the thumb cylinder pin is mighty loose on that beast! (28:41)
Hey Chris why not talk a little bit more about the specs about the equipment and options they can have and also the technical side of how or what you do when you grade and blueprint things
Those weeds played hell on my seasonal allergies
I love how you have a good idea of how home lot your and ideas on how you can make a pond from the ground up and your excavator work and my name is Richard Donovan and I live in Pacific Pines qld 4211 gold coast Australia
I am surprised the developer was allowed to let weeds grow that tall. In my area (N FL) most places require the owner to keep weeds cut down to prevent habitat for rats and other pests. Not kept mowed like a yard, just not overgrown.
James Rawlings North Carolina is not Florida. Mostly. Lol
@@cathiwim, I'm in Western North Carolina and there is too much Florida here to suit me.
Nice hair cutting machine . Really close shave. LOL. You cut the brush, so there would not be so much over burden to mix with the shaved road dirt. Cleared the sides for better landscaping for looks. Is that right? Another nice start on a project.
Skillful truck driver dat 👍
From the stick camera it sounds like thumb is breathing when it operates! Oh yeah it’s just a chewing up those trees.
You edit out the best parts... it's like pulling of the kfc skin and that's the best part
Hey Chris, ever thought of using a smaller front end loader instead of the skid-steer?
Not sure what camera you used but right after you finished mowing it was screwed up
Yessir folks in the Carolinas got lots of money.... I hope he didn't pay developers price for the land.
looks like you need some spacers on the thumb
There is a problem with this video. Where's the water? The soupy mud?? Are you becoming a landlubber on us? Great vid as always.
Hi love your vids that top pin in the claw looks a bit slack could that cause damage moving so much
Stay safe bud and keep diggin
No geotextile under the stone, usually you do!!
It's already got roadbase from whoever was trying to subdivide all that property, it's well established just needed cleaned and topdressed with stone, if Chris was having to build the road from scratch I'd agree with the fabric, plus I also didn't see any wash spots and it's only going to have this one guy and his shop, it'll be just fine.
Bucket POV 👍💪
You should be a director
What is the hydraulic bypass whine?
Sometimes those spindly pines getting cleared are just like pulling teeth. Nothing better, nor nothing more you can do, but just grab and tear your way through.
Well when you get done with the skid steer with the mower just drop it off at the house lol
Thumb needs some shims where it pins to the boom
Does that mower have a balancing issue on its hub or does it shut down automatically when you lift the mower head?
As Chris said... "It sucks". The mower is low flow and needs to be lifted so it again starts spinning.
Tha grapple cylinder need bushing , Tel your uncle and it's new 160 .
That thumb could do wi shimming alot of sideways movement
Them ‘little’ trees you just grab and pluck out the ground, could you do a size comparison like when you stand next to the bucket and do a scoop comparison? Them little trees look like twigs but I bet they’re still decent size trees 😂
finding dry dirt right now at a premium in your area?
I'm really surprised you don't run into any bee hives ..
I've seen him hit yellow jacket nests a couple times and he shut the door to keep them out. I don't know about NC, but in GA they are mean as all get out when you dig up their nest and are pretty common.
@@georgiapatriot4575 I know we have them here in N,.J. when I cut the grass
Crunch crunch crunch crunch crunching away
That bucket slapping around would drive me nuts........
Pete that is his uncles brand new 160 it does not have slack in the bucket or the thumb that is just ordinary noise that the bucket and thumb makes. Lol
Not only can he set individual rip rap, toss corn hole bags, but he can fold laundry too!
Chris is a regular Billy Mayes commercial all in one! He slices, he dices, he cuts he chops, he has a delicate touch and a strong arm! It's Chris the Ultramatic All In One Digging Extraordinaire! Your Ultimate Home Improvement Specialist! But Wait there's More!!! He can Rack the Ric! he can Drain the Swamps, he protects the wildlife and endangered... He's the all around Ultimate Destruction Machine, He's Karen's worst nightmare with a match!... But sorry folks there is only one! no buy one get one free offers for just postage and handling! Nope they broke the mold, so his time supply is limited. Order your time now while the grease pins are still soft and pliable.This offer is not valid, only the man himself can sell his wares. So Get your LetsDig18 On Today! lololol
@@audreywilt5608 you nailed😁
Am I hearing a hydraulic brake on your mower and the machine you are using it on doesn’t not have hydraulic capacity to keep it running when lifting or repositioning boom ?
Do you have two dump trucks or just one.
Starts off dry it seems then sloppy muddy mess
The small Volvosaurus eats trees as good as the big one.
👍👍👍👍
That truck sure holds a load of brush !
Damn son, that mower deck is a boss!
What brand(?) is it? I may have to try to rent something like that next Spring.
1:00.., and so the Snake Apocalypse begins :-0
What are u talking about?
@@fuzion430journey3 Um.., cutting through all that brush.., I thought it was self explanatory unless you live in the desert?
@@formhubfar I thought u saw something in the video I didn’t smart ass
🤣 not sure about snakes but a fair bit of critters just got their eviction notice.
Is that a loose bucket on that new 160? Or is that the old 160?
Why no fabric for the driveway
Established road, that property was going to be more subdivision, it has roadbase ready for paving, no need for the fabric
@@xtort107 In second part he says that the top soil was stripped off meaning the road. If a road was already there there would be no top soil. What you saw was a paved entrance to the property and assume that it went further in which it did not
@@lordhoho1 the property was already developed, now it's been a long time since it was worked on so it accumulated some dirt and trees, but nothing like what was originally there. Just a little top dressing and gravel good to go. I was thinking this was a one day job, the customer paid for a level pad I guess that took another day, wasn't expecting another days worth of work.
Can someone clarify plz.
Let say someone called Chris and asked to clear woods or do some land scaping. Should Chris check whether land owner has permission to do such work or not. I wonder where is line about liability. Thx in advance for answer!
I would think that the contracts he uses would have some wording about the person signing has the authority to authorize the work being performed to cover him.
Yep...that thumb needs shims both sides. It's got enough play to beat itself out of round. I thought that was your new one for a second...