Can't wait for you to get back to the animal hospital site. I been following work from the beginning. I know you are very busy, but could you make your videos longer. It would be great if you can have the projects linked from the beginning to the end. You provide a lot information on what is required by the state. I look forward for each day for new video, I walk on my treadmill every morning for 5 miles, It helps to complete my workout while watching. Thanks and keep up the great work.
He was working the Yanmar like a rented mule digging out those trees. I rented a like sized excavator last year and what I learned watching Chis saved me a lot of time and effort and kept me from making some dumb mistakes. It blows my wife's mind that I can sit and watch these videos for hours.
Well maybe not. I am a very female farm-born woman. In my 50s I built a little 20x30 house and had a basement made and they crane-lifted the house onto it, then they did septic field, dug a little pond and moved some huge boulders and stone slabs (on site finds) to be steps and landscape. I fell in love with the excavator, and bulldozer too .. watched those guys with their amazing skills and I was in love. Been watching these vids ever since ! :)
I’ve been around dirt work a bunch and this job would take the average yahoo about 4 days. You did it in one day and recorded it to TH-cam. Nice watching a pro at work. 👍🏻
Agree, it's impressive. If he's recording for TH-cam it's like he has a second job. The entire time he is operating he has to be thinking about what is good to record. I bet it's not easy.
@@robjohnson8861 nah it'll be a while for this kind of work. machine learning requires lots and lots of training data. everything is so different on each job it would take a very long time just to train the ai to do this. many years out for this sort of creative work. AI works best when someone has to make lots of one second decisions like, like watching a security camera (eg is someone there? no? good. is someone there? no? good. is someone there? yes. sound alarm) or doing machining (cut this part on this path, then cut this part on this path) he will retire before ai takes this particular job
@@jonathanpopham5483 Most of each job he does is repetitive as hell and duplicates what he had done on other jobs. Let AI do the most and he would only be needed for the specialty part For example. I'm not an engineer. I hope you get the idea. Build a damn from this ground marker back 40 feet and give it a height of y and a slope of x/y or is it y/x. Those dimensions minus the current dimensions would give a total tonage of dirt needed. The mach would know how many passes it would need to make to get that amount of dirt or very close and he would tweak what else was needed. I did not watch the video before I posted the above, nor did I finish it because I saw enough to support exactly what I am saying. " How Autonomous Robots Are Changing Construction "
It is almost hypnotic watching you dig and put the ground back filling this drain for the pond. You seem to amaze me with each video of how soft you can work the mouth of your machine.
John looks like he is doing the work of a laborer so he can keep most of the money , I guess that’s why they didn’t replace Tim to keep more of the money . A business owners decision , hire you some help or do most of the work yourself. The more help you have the more you can end up being an adult daycare director too !
Just cause you have more people and get bigger doesn’t mean the profit gets bigger , but the problems can sure get bigger ! I do like a man that does his on work .
@@eddiemortontapman7252 The secret is called "leveraging yourself". More people can do more work. John driving the dump truck keeps Chris digging. These guys have to stay the way they are or get way bigger for leveraging to work. I was in the masonry business and when the head cheese came on the job they helped the labor if needed to keep men putting bricks in the wall.
@@eddiemortontapman7252 They haven't replaced Tim because they can manage without him, and they'd only have to replace Tim Jr in a short while anyway. There's no chance of progression in the company; the other two employees own it and aren't likely to cut you in. They'll hire another Tim when they need another pair of hands badly enough to justify all the paperwork and costs of another employee.
My wife just brought my dinner home from town she came in and said what you watching I says a guy digging dirt she watches for about 5 minutes and and says that's all he's doing digging dirt , and I say yep just dig in dirt. 🤔
just found this somehow, and I could watch this all day long...looks like a fun way to spend the day vs my sitting at a desk or seeing clients all day.
Always nice to see someone who is clearly an expert operator of machinery working. Making a skill look simple is the clue. Nicer still when they talk to you, explain where necessary, and hold a conversation with you, not at you. Thank you.
1:03 it's very refreshing and satisfying to see those brier thickets being ripped out and removed with no thorns getting into my skin or anyone else's skin whatsoever. I usually get rid of those with nothing but a bush axe and garden tools.
Dunno what it is about the overflow replacement/installation videos but to me they're the most interesting ones - always some technical twist to the project. Thanks for sharing thenmChris.
I have spent 3hrs today on your videos and it has been great to see this type of work in POV. Not just about operating the digger either, as you demonstrate the knowledge and undersraning of land management needed in combination with experience to do these jobs. #unsungheros
At 22:50 the tamper sounds like a chopper flying over the drainage ditch. It just occurred to me, Chris has definitely worked on way more ponds and dams than any beavers I know, that's for sure!
Have been watching a lot of your past video and I have been enjoying them greatly, I have had many jobs in my lifetime from chef, soldier, sheriff’s deputy, and instructor for Autodesk CAD software but my love was away architecture and construction. Watching your videos made me remember that as a kid equipment operator was a big love too, thank you my friend for your talent and skills.
I was hoping for the existing level to be lowered when the final trench cut happened but obviously the water level is to be somewhat higher due to the entry point height of the new drain.
I am so hooked on this channel!! 👍🏻☺️ SO glad I found it!! I think a vid was recommended b/c I watch Andrew Camarata. Sooo ...thank you TH-cam!! Great recommendation cause I got me another new fave!!
What is happening with that golf range drainage problem we saw you walking around? You werent allowed to dig up the green, and the slope was quite steep.. Did I miss a video?
@@HighcliffHound at least two or three videos, that's a big job.. maybe if they were going to relay the surface they could do it then.. put a stream by the retaining wall to take the water then pipe it Underneath the surface We shall see..
I realize this is work and he's being paid to do a job, but at 65 years old, the little boy in me comes out remembering playing in my back yard in the home made sandbox my dad built for me playing with a toy excavator. We went to Florida when I was a little twerp and we brought sand home in buckets in the trunk of the car from the beach. WOW! Thanks for triggering those memories.
Just curious, saw that one stick out about 4-5 feet from shoreline, right about where the old overflow would have been. Noticed at end of video a surveyor stake in ground in line(?) between afore mentioned stake and capped off pipe. Just curious how some of this stuff grabs my attention. Great quick job. Sure hope you get that dredging job where you rescued the "rental".
It is so relaxing watching this with all the crazy stuff going on . So please keep em coming So I have a question is the ledges on the side of the trench cut to prevent collapse and or the use of a trench box .
But give it its due: the Yanmar is lighter in weight and gets the job done without making a mess. If it's size you're talking about you're correct: the bucket is smaller than the Volvo's 220.
You found a little bit of mud to smear today. John sure did help you out operating the jumping jack , buy him a biscuit tomorrow morning. That Yanmar sure does not like you trying to do what is usual for you in the Volvo, lots of bypass beeps. Another quality job by Chris and ACS.
The future owner of said house must had a good eye, or inspector had one about water level near house, and suggest a great dig, dirt , and pond man to do the work!!
Can you retrain us on how you make the syphon work or point me to the video you made a while back. That's a nice looking housing development. Nice pond.
On Average, how many jobs do you guys have active, or scheduled at any given time? Do you always know where you are going before you go to bed or is it a toss up based on the weather?
@@letsdig18 where do you find your work comes from - advertising, word of mouth, TH-cam or something else? Just curious to see what works for you guys cos you never seem to have any down-time. Cheers mate 🇦🇺🏝😎
Well Chris has certainly set the bar high with his work ethic. John is no different still out doing what he needs to get done vs paying a laborer. I bet Chris's Grandfather was a great fella.
I'm behind the curve :( Was a mistake getting an office career. I even get the screwed up body, just in the neck instead of the joints first.. The only equipment rated in horsepower here are some computers' fans, they sure convert power to noise. But not the good kind of noise.
Can't wait for you to get back to the animal hospital site. I been following work from the beginning. I know you are very busy, but could you make your videos longer. It would be great if you can have the projects linked from the beginning to the end. You provide a lot information on what is required by the state. I look forward for each day for new video, I walk on my treadmill every morning for 5 miles, It helps to complete my workout while watching. Thanks and keep up the great work.
Great video with beautiful work. Have a great day.
He was working the Yanmar like a rented mule digging out those trees. I rented a like sized excavator last year and what I learned watching Chis saved me a lot of time and effort and kept me from making some dumb mistakes. It blows my wife's mind that I can sit and watch these videos for hours.
My wife also. It’s a man thing.
Well maybe not. I am a very female farm-born woman. In my 50s I built a little 20x30 house and had a basement made and they crane-lifted the house onto it, then they did septic field, dug a little pond and moved some huge boulders and stone slabs (on site finds) to be steps and landscape. I fell in love with the excavator, and bulldozer too .. watched those guys with their amazing skills and I was in love. Been watching these vids ever since ! :)
I’ve been around dirt work a bunch and this job would take the average yahoo about 4 days. You did it in one day and recorded it to TH-cam. Nice watching a pro at work. 👍🏻
This job would not take 4 days unless it's being milked it's really not that difficult..bit I do agree he's a pro
Agree, it's impressive. If he's recording for TH-cam it's like he has a second job. The entire time he is operating he has to be thinking about what is good to record. I bet it's not easy.
AI will own him in the not too distant future. Bid and completion time.
@@robjohnson8861 nah it'll be a while for this kind of work. machine learning requires lots and lots of training data. everything is so different on each job it would take a very long time just to train the ai to do this. many years out for this sort of creative work.
AI works best when someone has to make lots of one second decisions like, like watching a security camera (eg is someone there? no? good. is someone there? no? good. is someone there? yes. sound alarm) or doing machining (cut this part on this path, then cut this part on this path)
he will retire before ai takes this particular job
@@jonathanpopham5483 Most of each job he does is repetitive as hell and duplicates what he had done on other jobs. Let AI do the most and he would only be needed for the specialty part
For example. I'm not an engineer. I hope you get the idea.
Build a damn from this ground marker back 40 feet and give it a height of y and a slope of x/y or is it y/x. Those dimensions minus the current dimensions would give a total tonage of dirt needed. The mach would know how many passes it would need to make to get that amount of dirt or very close and he would tweak what else was needed.
I did not watch the video before I posted the above, nor did I finish it because I saw enough to support exactly what I am saying.
" How Autonomous Robots Are Changing Construction "
Something about watching a master at work is soothing. Awesome stuff!
It is almost hypnotic watching you dig and put the ground back filling this drain for the pond. You seem to amaze me with each video of how soft you can work the mouth of your machine.
Uncle John is definitely from the ol school doing whatever it takes to get the job done, a true business owner.
John looks like he is doing the work of a laborer so he can keep most of the money , I guess that’s why they didn’t replace Tim to keep more of the money . A business owners decision , hire you some help or do most of the work yourself. The more help you have the more you can end up being an adult daycare director too !
Just cause you have more people and get bigger doesn’t mean the profit gets bigger , but the problems can sure get bigger ! I do like a man that does his on work .
@@eddiemortontapman7252 The secret is called "leveraging yourself". More people can do more work. John driving the dump truck keeps Chris digging. These guys have to stay the way they are or get way bigger for leveraging to work. I was in the masonry business and when the head cheese came on the job they helped the labor if needed to keep men putting bricks in the wall.
Small business owners are some of hardest working people out there whether it's straight laboring or scouting new jobs or paperwork.
@@eddiemortontapman7252 They haven't replaced Tim because they can manage without him, and they'd only have to replace Tim Jr in a short while anyway. There's no chance of progression in the company; the other two employees own it and aren't likely to cut you in.
They'll hire another Tim when they need another pair of hands badly enough to justify all the paperwork and costs of another employee.
You got more precision control with that bucket than my last dentist has with his tools! ;-)
Wow Mann ...you are so good... love to watch what you do...good to see people who excel at their craft.....
My wife just brought my dinner home from town she came in and said what you watching I says a guy digging dirt she watches for about 5 minutes and and says that's all he's doing digging dirt , and I say yep just dig in dirt. 🤔
In my house they know it's Letsdig, but they just call them "dad's dirt videos".
Yet women will watch someone style hair on a video for 90 minutes. I prefer the dirt videos.. lol
It's better than watching violent shows or movies on Netflix I guess. And it's real Reality T.V.!
@@ryanwaltos2206 Woman here. I prefer the dirt videos.
@@ryanwaltos2206 I'm a woman and could think of little more boring than 1 min of hair video. I love Chris and his mud messes.
A true pro at work! Great job Sir!
Hi good evening mate
@@billymallon1743 Hi any news?
@@stevecobb6001 nah mate nothing . Goodnight sir
A joy to watch sir!
just found this somehow, and I could watch this all day long...looks like a fun way to spend the day vs my sitting at a desk or seeing clients all day.
My favorite thing is watching pond repairs. Weird, strange, but true
Smooth as silk, great to see those skills on the controls, and use of survey equipment.
Thanks for sharing.
An easy dig, a much needed change of scenery from the rock quarry location.
Always nice to see someone who is clearly an expert operator of machinery working. Making a skill look simple is the clue. Nicer still when they talk to you, explain where necessary, and hold a conversation with you, not at you. Thank you.
Really enjoyed the video bro. I bet the home owners are right thankful for what you two have done. Safe travels
Bam !! Bam !! There it is, In an Out !! as should be... Greta job Chris !! Have a Great Evening... On too the Next !!
clean work!
Hey Chris, the videos are great sir! You're the guy "draining the swamp(s)" for the next few years i guess......be safe!
I use to love running the wackers . Now at 64 ,i like to watch someone else run it .
1:03 it's very refreshing and satisfying to see those brier thickets being ripped out and removed with no thorns getting into my skin or anyone else's skin whatsoever. I usually get rid of those with nothing but a bush axe and garden tools.
Great bedtime viewing in Northern UK 👍
Sure is! Lol
Nice job Chris. That should make the home owner happy. A real drain instead of that little PVC pipe. 👍
Dunno what it is about the overflow replacement/installation videos but to me they're the most interesting ones - always some technical twist to the project.
Thanks for sharing thenmChris.
Thanks for your daily dose of medicine. It seems like a very small pipe for such a large pond. I would expect the spillway to get a lot of work
That was a quick job... must be nice to have easy ones once in a while, great job!!
A project without boulders or mud. Just what the doctor ordered!!!!😋😁
I am a subscriber ...And this dirt moving equipment /Toys for us men is addicting GOOD MEDICINE , THANKS
Isn’t it!!! Haha do it all day at work and watch it at night 😆
Great video , love to watch all this machinery in action . Im dying to see the final result on the forgotten pond . Salutation from Manchester UK
I have spent 3hrs today on your videos and it has been great to see this type of work in POV. Not just about operating the digger either, as you demonstrate the knowledge and undersraning of land management needed in combination with experience to do these jobs. #unsungheros
Well at least you are not having to deal with alot of MUD. Keep up the great work. Thank You
Great Chris You finely get to dig in dry dirt for a change.
So great to see a job where you are that the dirt is a little dusty.
When you live in the frozen north, and haven't been able to run your own excavator for months, be thankful that every day you can watch Chris work!
Wow that pond is so blue and clear and cold looking
I have never run one of those gas powered compactors before but I don't imagine they are all that fun. Another fine job! Thanks for sharing
Good of you to fix that small erosion problem near the overflow before it became a big problem.
Good job and god luck my friend, 👋👋👋👍
Always satisfying to see surgical-skill work with giant machines. Well done, sir. You have a new subscriber.
At 22:50 the tamper sounds like a chopper flying over the drainage ditch. It just occurred to me, Chris has definitely worked on way more ponds and dams than any beavers I know, that's for sure!
It's a Huey!
Have been watching a lot of your past video and I have been enjoying them greatly, I have had many jobs in my lifetime from chef, soldier, sheriff’s deputy, and instructor for Autodesk CAD software but my love was away architecture and construction. Watching your videos made me remember that as a kid equipment operator was a big love too, thank you my friend for your talent and skills.
That packer sounds like that hellacaflopter that flies over my house and shakes the pictures off the walls.
Damn, looks great... There's a professional at work............
Your uncle john reminds me of my father in law what ever it takes he gets it done.
I was hoping for the existing level to be lowered when the final trench cut happened but obviously the water level is to be somewhat higher due to the entry point height of the new drain.
Great job Chris you allways leave your jobs looking nice
🔥🔥🔥A FINE JOB INDEED SEÑOR DIG
I love the sound of roots breaking from a bucket digging a small tree out.
I am so hooked on this channel!! 👍🏻☺️ SO glad I found it!! I think a vid was recommended b/c I watch Andrew Camarata. Sooo ...thank you TH-cam!! Great recommendation cause I got me another new fave!!
What is happening with that golf range drainage problem we saw you walking around? You werent allowed to dig up the green, and the slope was quite steep..
Did I miss a video?
Its probably in engineering, I would think
@@HighcliffHound at least two or three videos, that's a big job.. maybe if they were going to relay the surface they could do it then.. put a stream by the retaining wall to take the water then pipe it Underneath the surface
We shall see..
I got the job but they want to hold off for a while before doing it
@@letsdig18 great that you got the job. Going to be a big job with that embankment and retaining wall.
Thanks for the reply guv'nor
I realize this is work and he's being paid to do a job, but at 65 years old, the little boy in me comes out remembering playing in my back yard in the home made sandbox my dad built for me playing with a toy excavator. We went to Florida when I was a little twerp and we brought sand home in buckets in the trunk of the car from the beach. WOW! Thanks for triggering those memories.
Just curious, saw that one stick out about 4-5 feet from shoreline, right about where the old overflow would have been. Noticed at end of video a surveyor stake in ground in line(?) between afore mentioned stake and capped off pipe. Just curious how some of this stuff grabs my attention. Great quick job. Sure hope you get that dredging job where you rescued the "rental".
Poor John those jumping jack compactors can be brutal. He will be feeling like he is still shaking for a few hours after. God bless
Guy is an artist with this - machine as extension of self.
It is so relaxing watching this with all the crazy stuff going on . So please keep em coming
So I have a question is the ledges on the side of the trench cut to prevent collapse and or the use of a trench box .
Yes
Great job Chris 👍
Loving the NS patch, KTF.
Tells me I need to mark where the overflow is going to be for my pond in a way it can't be lost.
i bet John will loan you a flash light to find the compacting wheel next time.
😄😆😄😆
The mini looks like a Tonka toy compared to the bucket on the 220.
But give it its due: the Yanmar is lighter in weight and gets the job done without making a mess. If it's size you're talking about you're correct: the bucket is smaller than the Volvo's 220.
Amazing job 👍
Another job to the books,looks good and thx John!
Something is very strange like there is... I know, no mud 😄
Poor John is the new Timmy!
Ya'll have a great job
Chris you'd give Hedblom a run for his money going on that. Best wishes from England.
I like Hedblom better.
Nice tidy job Cris, Glad you have managed to stay away from the "Real" mud this time lol. Take care Bud.
So used to seeing you in the Volvo. It's bucket makes this one look like a baby. Thanks for another great video.
Anything to do with ponds is normally my fav work to see
Beautiful place And Very Nice Video, Your Every Video Is Great 👍 Keep it up Brother, Make More Videos , Nice Video Brother 😊
I have zero interest in construction or excavation. Yet I'll watch 30 minutes of this straight. Great vids!
You found a little bit of mud to smear today. John sure did help you out operating the jumping jack , buy him a biscuit tomorrow morning. That Yanmar sure does not like you trying to do what is usual for you in the Volvo, lots of bypass beeps. Another quality job by Chris and ACS.
The future owner of said house must had a good eye, or inspector had one about water level near house, and suggest a great dig, dirt , and pond man to do the work!!
Where the Fecon roller?..see that Elite Dirtworks , was jealous of Chris's
Awesome Job
Great job
continued success brother. ❤️ sukses terus saudara.💪1
Nice sunny day Chris , mark it on the calendar in case we forget !
Another job well done 👍
OH no water gushing down -
fav part Next time - spent 1/2 day watching lakes dams etc been let go Ooh the satisfaction of it
Looking good
Yes he’s always on the level
will the HOA get a contract with post 10 to keep the drains cleaned out?
Can you retrain us on how you make the syphon work or point me to the video you made a while back. That's a nice looking housing development. Nice pond.
great job as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻
Is there a formula to help you to determine what size pipe is needed for the overflow
I like the thumbnail, looks cool 😎
Say friend good job enjoy your video. Thank God speed
I Bet the House has Sold because not many homeowners have a Lake behind their Crib. 😬👍
On Average, how many jobs do you guys have active, or scheduled at any given time? Do you always know where you are going before you go to bed or is it a toss up based on the weather?
For the past year Ive had about a 3 month list of work waiting to be done at any given time. pretty much whatever job we can do depending on weather
@@letsdig18 where do you find your work comes from - advertising, word of mouth, TH-cam or something else? Just curious to see what works for you guys cos you never seem to have any down-time. Cheers mate 🇦🇺🏝😎
@@letsdig18 Who pays for jobs like what you did in this video ? Home owner or HOA ?
...more playin' in the mud,,,lol,, good one ,stay safe...
Great videos!!! You should setup a tri pod camera so some cuts can be the whole excavator working!!
Mr Pond at work again 😂
I love your videos and you are so awesome
Well, Let's get outta here...........BEFORE IT RAINS AGAIN
Look’n good 👍🏻
New pond project?!? You dont say.:-)
Well Chris has certainly set the bar high with his work ethic. John is no different still out doing what he needs to get done vs paying a laborer. I bet Chris's Grandfather was a great fella.
Us men never stop playing in dirt or better mud we just get bigger toys.
I'm behind the curve :( Was a mistake getting an office career. I even get the screwed up body, just in the neck instead of the joints first.. The only equipment rated in horsepower here are some computers' fans, they sure convert power to noise. But not the good kind of noise.
SALUDOS CHRIS FROM CLIFTON N.J. ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO LIKE ALWAYS. G.B.Y.
Top gedaan 👀 👀👍 Groetjes uit Holland 👋🏼👋🏼
Guten tag!✋🏻✋🏼