Viewers are very bewildered as to why you do not use a full sized shovel instead of straining with this little shovel? It does not makes sense. Please reply
That looks like it could be a problem area that gets plugged up often. I think the best solution would be to get the excavator in to remove the entire central island at that convergence to allow both channels of water to freely flow and to make it a lot more difficult for a dam to be built on that point 👍
Wow! What an amazing dam! This was more than dam busting. You drained a small lake. And you were very smart to only open up one portion of the dam. You could have overloaded the canals if you had used an excavator and released it all at once.
Oh, it makes me so happy to see the top of the dam collapse like that! You made my day! Widening that channel was a good idea as that is what is making the current so fast. It is like a nozzle on a hose. I would have also considered opening up the other side of the dam just to get some more water flowing. That said, you did a great job on this one. That really is a lot of water there! This one would be interesting to come back to the next day to see how much it has drained or if the beavers have done anything.
Ditto! Just about to post the same thing here. The only thing I'd add would be cutting the tree in the middle down(it's holding the dam together) & tearing out more of the back of the dam
It looks like the dam was very wide at bottom. A dirt dam usually wash out but the twigs and grass in it seemed to keep it together even in the current. Thanks for sharing
These are not natural streams, they are man made drainage canals to swiftly drain water from the low lying fields. Otherwise the fields get swamped and are unable to produce any agricultural crops. Then all you'll be hugging is a scrawny skeletal body that has no food to eat.
Yay! you saved the fields. Glad you didn't try to stand in that rushing water. Thought for sure you were going open the other side but one side worked well. Is that drone footage before and after? Doesn't matter, great view
To solve the problem of the beavers rebuilding the dam, do this. After the water is mostly gone, place sold length of plastic corrugated pipe about twenty feet above the dam with the bottom end at least thirty feet below the dam. The beaver will try to rebuild the dam in the same place but the water will continue to flow out of the basin. Soon there will be a beaver meadow.
Now that's a cleanup, adding more width to this canall should make it more difficult for the chubby rodents to block over night. Mine you they do hold back water that does seep into the ground which helps nature even while it harms the farmlands. Another fun video to watch, thank you.
@@she9896 well, he was not so wise when he had all his organs still attached to his body, also that old man said "try to learn on other people's mistakes, not your own".
Please get a waist strap for your waders, if you fell, you’d drown before you could get them off. It doesn’t take long at all to drown, faster than you can imagine.
My thinking also. Open up the second side so that the level drops faster. And the first side would meet the second and cut down on the cutting that the water will do into the bank downstream.
He don't want to open all them both sides out all at once old really flug the town if it's you want you want to do it slowly like he's trying to do so you don't flood the drain at the other end that's what he's trying not to do he's trying not to overload the ditch that's why he's doing it the way he is so it doesn't flood everybody
Great job and video, love your music and drove covers of the area. I bet it will take a few hours before you can see a big difference in the water level due to the fact you have two main stream's coming together. ❤❤❤.
I loved seeing you cut a big chunk off of the dam and then watching the current carry it away. The beavers who built that dam had a LOT of water backed up. I would love to know what country you are in. I just found your channel and I'm now a new subscriber from Nashville Tennessee USA.
Just outta' curiousity do you do these clearings on public or private land and do you consider the possible consequences of letting that much water go flying downstream? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a dam burst as much as the next person, I just hope that no one gets hurt that has the misfortune to be close to the river downstream while you unclog!
Beavers could rebuild the little you did there in one or two nights. They should be cleared right out but check with locals first. Some are allowed to let be for wildlife. Some even cause ponds to establish. Try finding out who owns the flooded side of the dam before taking any self action.
I suppose you have no issue with drought or your water table. People are reintroducing beavers to make dams and hold more water in the ground for better farming. Looks like you just let it flow away. Hope you have enough this summer.
you have the right idea with widening the cutting at the base of the dam if you have the time keep digging away at the island while removing the beaver dam then you will remove that mass amount of water thats behind & once this is achieved then the beavers are more likely to move to somewhere else as they wont be able to dam an area that has very little water in it
There is a product out called a garden weasel it has multiple tongs on it and a handle to be able to turn...it may be useful to look into...your shovel is great but the way this works could possibly help a bit better...
@@DJDEB21 I wish I knew how to post pictures to give an example...it has I believe 4 or 5 prongs and you can jam it into the ground and twist...and loosen the ground up...
@@shawnbarczak1766 I had one when they first came out years ago, MANY years ago lol I am with you on the picture thing. I wish we could post photos as well.
Looks like the left channels feeding the dam has lots of spurs of mud and trees which are probably slowing the current flow down quite a bit. Plus the 2 reservoirs visible feeding the right channel are probably a whole lot to drain even before the fields are considered.
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The beaver will have dam rebuilt stronger and bigger than it was when you opened it up!!
Viewers are very bewildered as to why you do not use a full sized shovel instead of straining with this little shovel? It does not makes sense. Please reply
That dam is dozens of cubic meters: an enormous amount of work. Your clever, efficient approach is always a pleasure to watch.
Thanks!
Always a great pleasure to watch this beaver Dam removal. A great part of it is the sound of the running water which is so pleasing thank you!
You are welcome!
Always a joy to watch you work and lower the water levels. Take care Mantas. 😊💫
That looks like it could be a problem area that gets plugged up often. I think the best solution would be to get the excavator in to remove the entire central island at that convergence to allow both channels of water to freely flow and to make it a lot more difficult for a dam to be built on that point 👍
excavator would be a good thing :)
That is a huge amount of water to release ,it's very soothing watching these huge water releases knowing the power the rushing water has
Be careful always, that water is powerful. What a release!
awesome seeing the different water colours from the air
I wish you all the best with your videos. Please be careful and stay safe.
Nicely done. That shovel comes in handy.
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Wow great job! Thank you for your download of your video. Blessings to you and yours
There sure is a lot of water laying in the fields. Hopefully it will drain so the farmers can get the seeding done. Good job.
That was a great drone flight as well as dam break!!!
Great drone footage! Beautiful country.
I have no idea how long it takes you to pull one of these dams but it is easy to see you go stick by stick until it falls... very fun to watch..
Wow! What an amazing dam! This was more than dam busting. You drained a small lake. And you were very smart to only open up one portion of the dam. You could have overloaded the canals if you had used an excavator and released it all at once.
Lol those cranes honking at 29:58 scared the stuffing out of me listening on my headphones 😂🤣😆
:D actually I was shocked too :D
Great beaver dam opening. Very satisfying to watch!
It's so cool when a dam breaks down like this
I think that was one of the coolest dam openings you've done! 👍
This one was huge! Thank you!
That one was a gusher for sure. Great job brother. Keep doing your thing. Love the drone footage. Keep up the good fight against the mighty 🦫
Great job Mantas! Water flow was a hazard on this one. But of course you still defeated it!!👍
Look forward to seeing you in your next video! 👍🙏❤️🇺🇲
Aloha 🌺 Wow! The water was so powerful! Good job! 🥰🌺
Another fantastic dismantling today. Extremely great water flow. Enjoy your weekend and see you on the next. Cheers Mantas!
Beautiful place I love how that farm is built that structure is amazing god Bless you always 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Oh, it makes me so happy to see the top of the dam collapse like that! You made my day! Widening that channel was a good idea as that is what is making the current so fast. It is like a nozzle on a hose. I would have also considered opening up the other side of the dam just to get some more water flowing. That said, you did a great job on this one. That really is a lot of water there!
This one would be interesting to come back to the next day to see how much it has drained or if the beavers have done anything.
Ditto! Just about to post the same thing here.
The only thing I'd add would be cutting the tree in the middle down(it's holding the dam together) & tearing out more of the back of the dam
It looks like the dam was very wide at bottom. A dirt dam usually wash out but the twigs and grass in it seemed to keep it together even in the current. Thanks for sharing
I love to hear the water flow.
Do you know how long it took me to build that?? Signed : The Beavers 🤭😁
Great view of your removal of the dam.
Sometimes mother nature does her job and gives everybody a hug 😂 it's not ready on you but we all need homes
These are not natural streams, they are man made drainage canals to swiftly drain water from the low lying fields. Otherwise the fields get swamped and are unable to produce any agricultural crops. Then all you'll be hugging is a scrawny skeletal body that has no food to eat.
I like how you used the side current to the main stream. Still a very large amount of water and a very strong flow out to the canal.
I was also going to ask the same question, but Louis did it earlier than me.
....LOOKIN' GOOD, GREAT JOB, KEEP SAFE
You make it look easy
You have to clear downstream because you are creating new dams for the beavers to start anew
There’s no any dams downstream.
I have watched this twice😊 Love your dedication to helping your community ❤
This river is never ending
A heck of a flow of water.
Well done and relaxing 👍🏽👍🏽
Fantastic work as always ❤❤😊
Seen you do this one before - you could chose which side to open - its a big dam. Love your vids!! That was a good one - a big rush of water - wow!!
Nice shovel work! It was very satisfying to watch you widen the channel! 👏
You are welcome!
Tremendous work ethic Mantas. Keep up the good work , here's to you reaching 100 consecutive videos!
I had to stop in 33 video unfortunately.. Weather conditions was really bad..
Very nice work I love it we’re is this place looks very relaxing thank you for sharing that video God Bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
You are welcome!
Yay! you saved the fields. Glad you didn't try to stand in that rushing water. Thought for sure you were going open the other side but one side worked well. Is that drone footage before and after? Doesn't matter, great view
Yes it's before and after 1 hour.
Definitely will need to keep on top of that so the beavers don't dam it up again
To solve the problem of the beavers rebuilding the dam, do this. After the water is mostly gone, place sold length of plastic corrugated pipe about twenty feet above the dam with the bottom end at least thirty feet below the dam. The beaver will try to rebuild the dam in the same place but the water will continue to flow out of the basin. Soon there will be a beaver meadow.
Thanks for sharing, love to watch. I never knew there was beavers outside the USA.
A lot of!
Biggest beaver dam in the world is located in Canada
Great. Video lad love from Liverpool uk 🇬🇧
You should get ahold of Post10 so he can get the rakes you have. They seem of much better quality
This rake is made by me :) You cannot buy the same one :)
Very nice to listen and watch the water rushing down stream
Thank you for your hard work
Good luck reaching 100 videos in a row 🦘❤️❤️❤️
Is there water accumulation thru out the year ,or if there is a dry period the muck cud be cleared easily then if there s a possibility like that.
Well done. Huge dam huge release.
A lot of hard work. Does the wind ever not blow in Lithuania?
Yes :) just now wind quite strong..
You could also try a beaver pond leveller to control the height the water gets to and save yourself from the work of pulling down dams often.
Now that's a cleanup, adding more width to this canall should make it more difficult for the chubby rodents to block over night. Mine you they do hold back water that does seep into the ground which helps nature even while it harms the farmlands. Another fun video to watch, thank you.
Enjoyed watching the video
You are welcome!
Thank you! Great job!
an old wise man with one eye and no finger once said "never run with scissors and never jump with a potato rake".
Not so wise then 😂
@@she9896 well, he was not so wise when he had all his organs still attached to his body, also that old man said "try to learn on other people's mistakes, not your own".
:)
Blowing it up would be so much fun lol
Please get a waist strap for your waders, if you fell, you’d drown before you could get them off. It doesn’t take long at all to drown, faster than you can imagine.
Thank you for your hard work & enjoyable videos! ✌🏼🫶 from Florida
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Good job, but with that much water, why don't you open both sides of the dam?
It would take 3 days. :)
@@Kenislovas just out of curiosity why would it take three days?
My thinking also. Open up the second side so that the level drops faster. And the first side would meet the second and cut down on the cutting that the water will do into the bank downstream.
I would have opened up the other side instead of this side so the water would flow fast for longer because the turn slows it way down
He don't want to open all them both sides out all at once old really flug the town if it's you want you want to do it slowly like he's trying to do so you don't flood the drain at the other end that's what he's trying not to do he's trying not to overload the ditch that's why he's doing it the way he is so it doesn't flood everybody
I love the drone footage! What are the channel banks made of? It looks like hay?
Dead grass, reed :)
Well done!
The Boss 👍😎😎😎
Great job and a lot of Walter.
Looks like you have got more dams to go from the drone shot. I know this was a year ago but you had something to keep you busy!!
Easy fix for the beaver.
Mantas, I always try to open a second, or third hole to speed the drain. Sometimes it takes the beaver a while to realize there is a second breach.
Nice video!
That excavator or backhoe would have been really handy, How you doing on that?
Fundraise is going slowly:) but still it’s my next step:)
Great job and video, love your music and drove covers of the area. I bet it will take a few hours before you can see a big difference in the water level due to the fact you have two main stream's coming together. ❤❤❤.
I loved seeing you cut a big chunk off of the dam and then watching the current carry it away. The beavers who built that dam had a LOT of water backed up. I would love to know what country you are in. I just found your channel and I'm now a new subscriber from Nashville Tennessee USA.
Hello! I am from Lithuania! Glad you liked videos! welcome!
For a second I thought you found a squeaky toy in the water...😂😂😂
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worth the wait !! 👍
Just outta' curiousity do you do these clearings on public or private land and do you consider the possible consequences of letting that much water go flying downstream? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a dam burst as much as the next person, I just hope that no one gets hurt that has the misfortune to be close to the river downstream while you unclog!
Midwest American country boy deal with this every year this year I left them alone because of drought
I seem to remember this spot.
Poor beavers have so little medium to work with!
Beavers could rebuild the little you did there in one or two nights. They should be cleared right out but check with locals first. Some are allowed to let be for wildlife. Some even cause ponds to establish. Try finding out who owns the flooded side of the dam before taking any self action.
PS when the water is the same level on both sides of the dam you have cleared it. You also need to go the full width of the river.
The beavers are watching you.
Hope they will never gonna bite me :)
I suppose you have no issue with drought or your water table. People are reintroducing beavers to make dams and hold more water in the ground for better farming. Looks like you just let it flow away. Hope you have enough this summer.
For some reason I don't think of beavers in the middle of a field. Is this common?
This is common :)
Dangerous current. Take care.
you have the right idea with widening the cutting at the base of the dam if you have the time keep digging away at the island while removing the beaver dam then you will remove that mass amount of water thats behind & once this is achieved then the beavers are more likely to move to somewhere else as they wont be able to dam an area that has very little water in it
How many beaver dams have you removed since winter came?
~50 I guess
Once you had water flowing on right side you should had made a cut on left side to bring water down then move between them pulling them down
I'm in Agreeance with the last commenter, while you've got that much water Use it to your advantage and open up both sides
I’m curious, beavers don’t usually leave without a fight. Did they try to keep rebuilding?
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With all the debris going down stream you may end up with another dam. Tehe.
for those who want to know when the earth fell in the initial video it is in the minute: 3:55
I always wonder if the beaver ever jumps like wtf? When he’s in the middle of destroying its house
There is a product out called a garden weasel it has multiple tongs on it and a handle to be able to turn...it may be useful to look into...your shovel is great but the way this works could possibly help a bit better...
I wonder if it would be durable enough. I don't think it would be able to hold up in this mud.
@@DJDEB21 I wish I knew how to post pictures to give an example...it has I believe 4 or 5 prongs and you can jam it into the ground and twist...and loosen the ground up...
Send me video link in email ;)
@@shawnbarczak1766 I had one when they first came out years ago, MANY years ago lol
I am with you on the picture thing. I wish we could post photos as well.
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Hi Kenis.
Why did't you open also on the other side of the dam, to drain with more speed?
I like your work!
gio
Hi,
There was a lot of water, so anyway it would take a while until it will be drained till the end even with 2 sides opened.
Thank You!
Looks like the left channels feeding the dam has lots of spurs of mud and trees which are probably slowing the current flow down quite a bit.
Plus the 2 reservoirs visible feeding the right channel are probably a whole lot to drain even before the fields are considered.
Right.
Sepertinya anda tidak menyelesaikan masalah (problem solvent)tetapi hanya memindahkan masalah (change problem).
Професіонально !!! Дякую.
Just as the ENTS says in the movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Ents go to war, "Break the Dam, Release the River"😁
11:55 Unfortunately current is speed of the water but it actually lowers the volume. It’s a trade off. More volume means less current.