Hello Chris, I rarely comment on any videos, but after I found your site I have to confess I have been binge watching your videos. I not only like what I see and hear but your attitude and commitment to excellence on your projects resonates with me . I see a life time of experience in not only the handling of equipment but also all your experiences in processing your projects start to finish being brought together on the project you are on in the video you post. This post may get long but may be the only one from me, so here is what I see in action on some of your projects, 1) if you haven’t got time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over? 2) machines are as good as the maintenance programs that support them. Reference to greasing pins bushings, oil level checks and changes.3) problems are opportunities in disguise and you sir are a master at finding those opportunities. 4) I see an attitude of “ it is what it is, so work with it.” 4) I like the fact you take time to help family and friends, it speaks well of you sir. It is said what you do speaks louder than what you say. To conclude, I used to work on those machines, mostly portable line boring and weld repair, pin manufacturing, and custom bushing machining and hardening. AME appears to be a good company to work with and their use of hardox plate is a long wearing and good choice of materials for the long haul. I wish you the best young man and stay the course, looking forward to more videos and commentaries..
I think it's admirable that you're able to work and put out videos almost every day, thank you for that! I like watching your videos because you are a great operator and you put out some great content. I've seen others try and it's tough to watch! lol Keep up the good work! ( I don't even watch tv anymore)
Exemplary work 👍. Always great seeing a silk purse made from a sows ear. Has to be hard dealing with the people who control these projects and don’t have a clue about what really needs to be done. 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸🙏
Chris you now have the right grade for the ditch. The whole shape of the ditch is much improved. Skiing down the hillside. Even the tree looks better. Engineers 🥸
If I lived close to chris, he is one guy I think I would truly enjoy working with, all his equipment is nice, he seems super fair to his employees, an I could learn alot from him!!! I've learned so much just by watching an listening to his videos. I've been doing construction since I was 18, an I learn something every day, and watching his videos I learn even more!!!
Just a little suggestion....the next time you have to do a job like this, try laying plywood down the hill and let the dump truck dump the rocks on the plywood. It might get down to you better that way you don't have to keep going up the hill to drag the rocks down...
i like the way that you take great pains not to leave yourself any more work than you hae to do.the sign of a real craftsman.as a retired toolmaker of 40+years i always told the youngsters ,work smarter not harder you wont be young forever.
Rolling rocks looks like the egg rolling at the White house on Easter! In at daybrake and completed back at office before sundown. Satisfaction at its finest! Thank you for taking us to work with you! I enjoy spending part of the day with you!
Wow! Just watching, you can see that it was an aggravating, time consuming, pain in the backside process. I agree 100%. That tree should have been pulled out of there. But, once again, you were able to turn a mess into a monument.
When the on site video started, I thought "if I notice the grade on the video, it must have been pretty darn steep," then watched you climb that mini-ex down and wow. Then I thought there was no easy way to get rip-rap down that hill and into that ditch. Looks like I was right twice in a row, that's a record for me. (Just ask my wife.)
Just dropping by wanted to thank you for putting me on to your method of removing saturated soils and making sure the grade is right before putting anything down on top it’s definitely put me in a comfortable place at work. You see it all the time especially with driveways where the potholes always come back. They shouldn’t come back if you did it right. 🤙🏼. Edit: LMFAO at that tree glad you saved it
Everybody keeps saying use some old plywood as a ramp to get the rocks rolling but im pretty sure dropping 20 tons of big rocks on some old plywood would just mix chunks of broken plywood in with the rocks
This looked like a great project for you and Justin ,I could see y’all almost making a game out how to get the rock down the hill.lol your working conditions do vary a lot.👍👍👍😎😎😎
Part of the fun is thinking how this project is going to play out, never do though. Not being in that field looks like a lot of innovative work in one day. Congratulations Chris!
Oh how I needed this mindless video of you digging dirt ( not that what you do is mindless by any stretch of the imagination)! Something to take my mind off the past couple of days happening.
Buying and maintenance of heavy Equipment is very expensive. That why working alot is needed. Take lots money to operate. Chris is just a very hard worker, dedicated to succeed.
Just a thought for "the next time",,, three sheets of plywood under where John dumps rocks out should keep momentum for them to roll down further. You must have gotten this job from the city as others may have put in a bid of 3 working days and you can do it in One. Stay warm and dry tonight and Friday up there.
As kids, it took us awhile, but all the neighborhood boys were in on it, we cleared out a storm drain one rock at a time throwing them all into the pond. 😂😂 Every now and then you take the exact next scoop that I would’ve. But obviously it would take me ten times longer.
You need to get a Swiss or German yodeler guy in Liederhosen and one of those long horns they blow in the Alps to create a small avalanche to get all them rocks down the hill.
Indeed you did get it knocked out., very tidy job brother, not what you'd call a small job operating on the side of a hill..., all completed in a day and all done right.., Lesson to be learned here: Good honest, fast easy money is the best kind of money to make... you can take that to the bank!.
That does look 100% better! Rough raking those rocks downhill.. Was thinking,maybe a couple sheets of plywood at the top might help,but those are some big rocks!
It would be much less efficient, but I think I would have amused myself by trying to bowl the rocks down the hill one at a time. Probably not for three truckloads though. And I would probably owe John for a new windshield on the mini.
that looked like a ballache of a job. Maybe when the truck dumped the stones, having several builders chipboards placed on the slope couldve helped the stone slide/roll to the bottom. Save alot of time :D
I just have a question though I didn't you put a tarp down and then put some two by tens on the edge of the tarp and hold them up with steaks so you had a path for the rock to travel down or was it just time wasted
There when you were raking 1 rock at a time down the hill, I thought, somethings wrong. Chris done gone to milkin the clock right on the video! Then you recovered, whew!
2 questions. 1) wouldn’t it have been easier to push the rocks down the hill with the blade on the mini? 2) why not use the beautiful Takeuchi skid loader to move the rock down the hill and pile?
I love tress hell my property is 80% forest but i have no problem removing trees that inhibit projects or don't grow well. that one is in both categories you can always plant more trees that are more appropriate ive got a grove of thorny crab apple trees that i'm in the process of getting rid of to replace with useful fruit trees
You need to find an old dump box from a 50's or 60's dump truck. Set it up on some type of slide rails to move it around. Would make moving that rock easier
Watching you try to keep the dirt out of the stone got me to wondering. Could an old worn out bucket that you didn't want to use for digging anymore be modified for picking up the stone? If the bottom of the bucket was cut out and replaced with a rebar mesh, I would think the dirt would fall through when the bucket was shaken. Just a thought for you to ponder.
disclaimer... I know nothing about working this equipment that I haven't learned from watching you. But I think for the investment of about 6 sheets of plywood which you could reuse somehow you could have got that rock to slide a lot farther down the hill and avoided a lot of trouble and gas. But as noted, I've not done this before.
just a idea ,, someone could have posted ?? over 400 comments . put plywood down temp.. on the ground with post dump rock on the plywood may help rock slide down the hill ,, could also put side boards on the plywood to guide the rock .. like a kids slide .. great video .
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Hello Chris, I rarely comment on any videos, but after I found your site I have to confess I have been binge watching your videos. I not only like what I see and hear but your attitude and commitment to excellence on your projects resonates with me . I see a life time of experience in not only the handling of equipment but also all your experiences in processing your projects start to finish being brought together on the project you are on in the video you post. This post may get long but may be the only one from me, so here is what I see in action on some of your projects, 1) if you haven’t got time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over? 2) machines are as good as the maintenance programs that support them. Reference to greasing pins bushings, oil level checks and changes.3) problems are opportunities in disguise and you sir are a master at finding those opportunities. 4) I see an attitude of “ it is what it is, so work with it.” 4) I like the fact you take time to help family and friends, it speaks well of you sir. It is said what you do speaks louder than what you say. To conclude, I used to work on those machines, mostly portable line boring and weld repair, pin manufacturing, and custom bushing machining and hardening. AME appears to be a good company to work with and their use of hardox plate is a long wearing and good choice of materials for the long haul. I wish you the best young man and stay the course, looking forward to more videos and commentaries..
If you wanted that load of rock to stay on the top of the hill it would have all rolled down lol. Nice work as usual. Cheers.
I think it's admirable that you're able to work and put out videos almost every day, thank you for that! I like watching your videos because you are a great operator and you put out some great content. I've seen others try and it's tough to watch! lol Keep up the good work! ( I don't even watch tv anymore)
Another fine job completed, Rocking and Rolling..........
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Exemplary work 👍. Always great seeing a silk purse made from a sows ear. Has to be hard dealing with the people who control these projects and don’t have a clue about what really needs to be done. 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸🙏
two men, two machines, some dirt and rock, better than it was originally!! Good job as always Chris!!
Great job. Worthy of a re-visit to show off when it's all grown back in and looking as it should!
Hi Steve Cobb happy new year
It’s my birthday today! What better thing to do then watch Chris!
happy birthday 🥳🤩🎉🎊
Happy Birthday
Brian it was my birthday yesterday
Sweet ! Looks great and did it all in one day.. Community is fortunate to have you around.
The lights look great. Had to be aggravating shoveling the down the hill. Great job looks good. Stay safe
Chris you now have the right grade for the ditch. The whole shape of the ditch is much improved. Skiing down the hillside.
Even the tree looks better.
Engineers 🥸
If I lived close to chris, he is one guy I think I would truly enjoy working with, all his equipment is nice, he seems super fair to his employees, an I could learn alot from him!!! I've learned so much just by watching an listening to his videos. I've been doing construction since I was 18, an I learn something every day, and watching his videos I learn even more!!!
Good of you and john giving that fella Bill a chance to help ya’ll.
Nice work as usual Chris.
Chris bless you. We need this video in these hard times.
Agree
Nice looking swell. It’s always satisfying after digging a swell to see water actually flowing lol
Another great video and certainly enjoyable to watch during lockdown in the UK. Can't wait to get back on a 360 machine again getting some work done
Just a little suggestion....the next time you have to do a job like this, try laying plywood down the hill and let the dump truck dump the rocks on the plywood. It might get down to you better that way you don't have to keep going up the hill to drag the rocks down...
Rock & roll-a-thon. 👍
Like your new blinky - blinky lights too!
Nice to see it’s not raining and nice to see a job where it’s not a sloppy mess 😂😂
i like the way that you take great pains not to leave yourself any more work than you hae to do.the sign of a real craftsman.as a retired toolmaker of 40+years i always told the youngsters ,work smarter not harder you wont be young forever.
I love it how you anchored down with the blade at 16:40, nice and calm no problems!
Rolling rocks looks like the egg rolling at the White house on Easter!
In at daybrake and completed back at office before sundown. Satisfaction at its finest! Thank you for taking us to work with you! I enjoy spending part of the day with you!
Chris you always start with a turd and turn it into a thing of beauty! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
Tough staging area. Nice work!
That’s a pretty steep hill sir ! Top job ! 👍🏻
Wow! Just watching, you can see that it was an aggravating, time consuming, pain in the backside process.
I agree 100%. That tree should have been pulled out of there.
But, once again, you were able to turn a mess into a monument.
When the on site video started, I thought "if I notice the grade on the video, it must have been pretty darn steep," then watched you climb that mini-ex down and wow. Then I thought there was no easy way to get rip-rap down that hill and into that ditch. Looks like I was right twice in a row, that's a record for me. (Just ask my wife.)
I love work, can watch it all day long.
WOW! What a tedious task that was, But Chris prevails again. 🙂
Yeah Chris jobs like that are tough with no access, that hill was pretty steep, you did a good job on placing the rip rap, thanks for sharing.
Just dropping by wanted to thank you for putting me on to your method of removing saturated soils and making sure the grade is right before putting anything down on top it’s definitely put me in a comfortable place at work. You see it all the time especially with driveways where the potholes always come back. They shouldn’t come back if you did it right. 🤙🏼. Edit: LMFAO at that tree glad you saved it
Awww, they were cuddling together on the trailer!
Another good days work there Chris 👍👍
Love the rocks rounding down the hill
Everybody keeps saying use some old plywood as a ramp to get the rocks rolling but im pretty sure dropping 20 tons of big rocks on some old plywood would just mix chunks of broken plywood in with the rocks
yes then I would have to pick plywood out of the rock all day
Another Quality Job by Chris. There is Plenty of Rock Ready for the next Big Rain. 👍
I was surprised you didn't start at the other end so you were not cleaning up the same spot over and over. You are a great operator.
This looked like a great project for you and Justin ,I could see y’all almost making a game out how to get the rock down the hill.lol your working conditions do vary a lot.👍👍👍😎😎😎
It really slows you down because you want to avoid the dirt as much as possible. Good work
Part of the fun is thinking how this project is going to play out, never do though. Not being in that field looks like a lot of innovative work in one day. Congratulations Chris!
Oh how I needed this mindless video of you digging dirt ( not that what you do is mindless by any stretch of the imagination)! Something to take my mind off the past couple of days happening.
Man what a long tedious job! Must feel good to have knocked it out in a day. Looks great.
Real nice job on the repair looks awesome .
yep, that hill is as steep as it first looked when you went down it! Nice driving
Good job during and after the fact. Love watching a pro, thanks for the videos!
Gives rock n roll a whole new meaning. Rip Rap Rockin. 😜😉
Awesome job Chris
Chris few sheets of plywood on the hill, homemade rock ski slope 😁
LOOKS 100 TIMES BETTER THAN BEFORE. GOOD JOB MAN👍👍
That was one wicked hill you were working on. I swear I heard and air plane going over head. Thanks for sharing your video with us. Ed
When I first started watching you. You were busting beaver dams...kind of wish you had a recent video of doing that.
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The rock on a barge or such floating on the pond would have been handy! What a tough job. What skills used.
Great video there Chris looked great. The struggle is real on the hill climb.
That's a mighty fine pile of rocks you got there, Chris. A nice break from all the recent mud. I bet.
Your Friend Ol' Bill must watch your videos. Like us, when you release one, we stop what we're doing to watch.
What a ball ache job. Looked good though at the end. I wonder how long those rebar protectors will stay on?
Buying and maintenance of heavy Equipment is very expensive. That why working alot is needed. Take lots money to operate. Chris is just a very hard worker, dedicated to succeed.
I can hear Chris as the stones were coming down the hill he was saying come to daddy. LOL
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I bet you will be glad when this job is done and you don’t have to gather anymore rock to fill in the ditch it was a lot of work for you
Just a thought for "the next time",,, three sheets of plywood under where John dumps rocks out should keep momentum for them to roll down further. You must have gotten this job from the city as others may have put in a bid of 3 working days and you can do it in One. Stay warm and dry tonight and Friday up there.
Hundreds of tons of rock smashing into plywood from meters up?
@@sandybarnes887 , I thought John only delivered 2 truck loads , that’s not hundreds of tons is it ?
@@kennethhume8628 more like 10 or more?
Looks perfect, as always.
What a beautiful job, mate.
As kids, it took us awhile, but all the neighborhood boys were in on it, we cleared out a storm drain one rock at a time throwing them all into the pond. 😂😂 Every now and then you take the exact next scoop that I would’ve. But obviously it would take me ten times longer.
You need to get a Swiss or German yodeler guy in Liederhosen and one of those long horns they blow in the Alps to create a small avalanche to get all them rocks down the hill.
Funny Stuff 🤣🤣🤣
Great looking outcome on the project! 👍🙂
Indeed you did get it knocked out., very tidy job brother, not what you'd call a small job operating on the side of a hill..., all completed in a day and all done right.., Lesson to be learned here: Good honest, fast easy money is the best kind of money to make... you can take that to the bank!.
That does look 100% better! Rough raking those rocks downhill..
Was thinking,maybe a couple sheets of plywood at the top might help,but those are some big rocks!
It would be much less efficient, but I think I would have amused myself by trying to bowl the rocks down the hill one at a time. Probably not for three truckloads though. And I would probably owe John for a new windshield on the mini.
I just started operating a skid steer again man dose it feel good to be back in the seat. Nice vid.nice strobe light
Ronnie Williz Skid steers are the machine I least enjoy operating - the ones with wheels, at least. Rock n Roll. Trackers are much better.
@@tomrogers9467 yea wheel bobcats suck I hate them with a passion lol. The machine I run is a 550 foot pedal track bobcat.
Looking good Chris, that’s a good sized job to bang out in one day especially this time of year when the sun shine is short.
that looked like a ballache of a job. Maybe when the truck dumped the stones, having several builders chipboards placed on the slope couldve helped the stone slide/roll to the bottom. Save alot of time :D
I just have a question though I didn't you put a tarp down and then put some two by tens on the edge of the tarp and hold them up with steaks so you had a path for the rock to travel down or was it just time wasted
They needed a metal chute.
There when you were raking 1 rock at a time down the hill, I thought, somethings wrong. Chris done gone to milkin the clock right on the video! Then you recovered, whew!
I wonder if that wasn't a test to see how much or fast the pile of rock was going to move when disturbed
From a mess to a masterpiece 👍👍
Dang, what a job! I would have just had the pipe extended if I was the customer.
If you hadn't wanted it at the bottom, it would have every bit rolled down. What a pain in the rear job. Came out looking good as always.
Here we go to the muddy abyss!!
The control you have over a 360 is about as good as it gets. Let's hope the new year will be a lot better than the last! Keep on diggin' ! :)
A new example of "bucket brigade"
kool lights on the truck
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Had a similar problem on a job put plywood down three-quarter inch helped a lot
Good job neat clean.
Awesome work .... Mahalo
2 questions.
1) wouldn’t it have been easier to push the rocks down the hill with the blade on the mini?
2) why not use the beautiful Takeuchi skid loader to move the rock down the hill and pile?
I can answer#2...too steep for the skid steer. He barely got the mini x up there.
I love tress hell my property is 80% forest but i have no problem removing trees that inhibit projects or don't grow well. that one is in both categories you can always plant more trees that are more appropriate ive got a grove of thorny crab apple trees that i'm in the process of getting rid of to replace with useful fruit trees
Warez my ground crew when I have some pebbles to toss downhill by hand? Haha!
You need to find an old dump box from a 50's or 60's dump truck. Set it up on some type of slide rails to move it around. Would make moving that rock easier
I usually find your videos relaxing to watch but this one pained me on soooo many levels.....
Watching you try to keep the dirt out of the stone got me to wondering. Could an old worn out bucket that you didn't want to use for digging anymore be modified for picking up the stone? If the bottom of the bucket was cut out and replaced with a rebar mesh, I would think the dirt would fall through when the bucket was shaken. Just a thought for you to ponder.
Should have put down some plié wood. Still love the videos and always keeping it interesting!!!
This job was a bit rocky in places bro, turned out nice though. Safe travels
Excellente, mini pelle, bon vedeo et bon courage 👍🤝🤝🤝
Your a bloody legend mate, you must eat a lot of fig jam.
Something is missing from this project. Oh, mud.
is that why it was so easy getting up the hill. It was hidden mud.
I agree with you on that one he's not in mud something is wrong lol :-) :-)
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disclaimer... I know nothing about working this equipment that I haven't learned from watching you. But I think for the investment of about 6 sheets of plywood which you could reuse somehow you could have got that rock to slide a lot farther down the hill and avoided a lot of trouble and gas. But as noted, I've not done this before.
Steep grades are dangerous but finished product looks great 👍
Nice long video of watching letsdig18 at work 👍
Take a hike Karen it’s just allergies 🤧 Never a slow day in Chris’s life. From tropical central Alberta 🇨🇦-7 daytime high
Everything slid down the hill except the rock! Go figure.
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just a idea ,, someone could have posted ?? over 400 comments . put plywood down temp.. on the ground with post dump rock on the plywood may help rock slide down the hill ,, could also put side boards on the plywood to guide the rock .. like a kids slide .. great video .
Great work