Can't believe that I missed this one. Thankfully it came up in my feed and I've got some time to watch Chris doing what he does best. It's funny how 1 year later abd he pretty much uses only double walled plastic pipe now for culverts. Concrete is obsolete when you come down to it. No steel reinforcment rust out to worry about weakening the pipe matrix.
We have the same sandy soil here in northern Sweden, but where I grew up, it was black soil about 30 ft deep and no rocks. The farmers there had a very easy time getting good harvests.
Dang Chris, digging these long vids, awesome content as always, I haven't had the chance to order a shirt yet but I'm Workin on it. Thanks for sharing man.
If the State stored dirt, should take some soil samples and test for lead contamination. Did a job near a freeway and the soil next to the freeway was lead contaminated from car exhaust (before lead was banned from fuel). State had to remove top 12" of soil and take to hazardous waste facility.
Holly Cow , we have a documentary here !!! Just kidding , love yur vids. Watched the whole thing . Love your mannerisms and family values. Keep up the Great work !!!
I laugh when U say Rite Thar !! LOL !! :) I cant get enough of ur videos,waiting for next newest one !! U running that dozer made me nod off at work....
Elite earthworks a 160 seems like it would be perfect for your next machine. Big enough to do basements and such but not too big to do your water lines and house lots with the right bucket.
Chris, three things, (1) The next time you go to Tractor Supply you need to tell them they owe you at least a half dozen free 5 gallon buckets for the free advertising that you gave them in this video (2) What happened to the Beavers, were they safely captured and relocated to another area for someone else to deal with (3) Got to get yourself another sidekick, if you don't do so soon, you are going to wear yourself out driving all the machines, cutting the logs, checking with the grading stick, etc.
You always have a plan, Mike and 6 additional plans on the agenda after that If everyone stayed busy and worked like you, we would not have problems with unemployment, welfare and mental and emotional distress You create a state of mind that results in self worth and pride, also a sense of accomplishment. Everyone should have the psychological needs met, but most are too lazy. I bet you also sleep well at night, unless you are thinking about the next big project. Good job with the excavator. High five from Illinois
What size dozer is that your running I really like the 6 way blade on one I've put a few hours in the seat in the clean up of your last video I liked how you took the log chain and rapped around the post and pulled them up slick
Hi Cris thanks for all your great videos. I like the way you car for your equipment it is a credit to you. As a viewer from across the pond could you please explain why you have to dig and dredge so many ponds in your are of the country. Thanks
As a fellow Brit, I don't know for sure, but I think it's that fact that they have much more rainfall than we get. The heavier rainfall washes up a lot of debris that then gets deposited when the water flows slows down, hence the pond. Secondly, here we don't generally collect draining water in a pond, preferring to widen the course and straighten where possible. Just a guess
Is that driveway made out of crush N run? Around here seems like they always use #2 like they put around rail road tracks. Interesting how different places use different materials for the same purposes.
I keep looking at those stumps and I remembered that that’s the lot that they were too close to the phone box! Boy that lot looks good CHRIS! Good job brother!
Hey chris, i wanna congratulate you on the new personal machine and set up, it looks great and I can tell that once you got your new excavator and the new bucket and thumb designed the way you wanted it that you now are really having a blast working. Its almost fun and not work.lol its great to see you get a nice set up like that,you deserve it if anyone does. I got a quick question, I know that you work for your uncle, how ever i know that with your 2 personal machine's that you do side jobs,or basically run your own little business im just wondering when you have time to do all of this? I know you put in alot of hours for your uncles company. Im figuring that you do it mostly on the weekends but now your taking on more personal jobs and bigger personal jobs so I'm curious are you looking to basically go out on your own eventually? I know its a personal question so if you would rather not comment on you tube I get it. I wish you the best of luck and keep up the hard work and awesome content. Oh one more question now that you got your own dream set up do you go to work and get into your uncles equipment and think man I wish this was my personal set up? Have a wonderful day.
Are there any ashes still in the truck when he gets where he's going? Lol. We hauled a bunch of lime ag for a stabilization project and you could tell where we were going and where we came from...
One more question. I notice you start out pushing about a 1/4 of the blade. When I ran the dozer, a small one I was told to grab about 1/2 of the blade. I think I like the 1/4 blade
I noticed numerous people asking about Tim , some shocked , some thinking something bad must have happened and some of us knowing ahead of time this would happen at some point it was a matter of when not if. When you work with great people you can learn so much more than what you can learn with mediocre people like honestly you can learn more in a year than 5 to 10 years of mediocre. At some point those learning get to a point as nearly all of them do where they have learnt loads, but then want to work on putting it into practise for themselves as is most often the case and some times the travel side of things takes the shine off of the job and they go for a complete change or to work closer to home. Shame to see him go of course but not really surprising either. I'm sure he will do well in his new venture and all the best to him.
I told Chris to pay Tim more to keep him a while back. I know, Tim didn't leave because he wasn't paid enough, he left to a job that interested him more. Most likely one where he gets a more senior position so gets the sit in machine and have a helper doing the dirty work instead of the dirty work. ;)
@@jaquigreenlees Yep, not always about money , often is more likely is down to wanting to spread their wings and thats expected along the way when you get good workers . Which is why it isn't really a surprise, he was a good worker after all
Big companies are always looking for good workers and can afford to sweeten the pie to get good help. Tim fit that spot that needed to be filled with a good resume standard business practice. I hope all goes well for Tim at his new job.
@@scruffy6151 True, and since this isn't the first time Chris' helper has moved on to other company it actually speaks extremely well for Chris' uncle's company that their employees get hired by others. They have learned enough to be an asset so they get head-hunted away.
The very fact that Chris is purchasing "HIS" own equipment while Jon is continuing to work on other projects would seem to tell US , that he wants to establish his own , fully independent construction company separate and apart from his uncle ! He has evolved into a fully educated construction business owner educated by the school of hard knocks and practical experience and has proven he has the intelligence and knowledge to handle any project he is presented WITH !
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The right tool for the job! I've spend an afternoon spreading half as much stone with a compact tractor
Can't believe that I missed this one.
Thankfully it came up in my feed and I've got some time to watch Chris doing what he does best.
It's funny how 1 year later abd he pretty much uses only double walled plastic pipe now for culverts.
Concrete is obsolete when you come down to it.
No steel reinforcment rust out to worry about weakening the pipe matrix.
Cool video 👍 Chris. That new machine and bucket and thumb worked really good on that pile of old hard dirt.
Great video, you’re one heck of an operator. Thanks
Nice to watch and awesome when it's finish
Good accomplisment for the operator who knows what he is doing
We have the same sandy soil here in northern Sweden,
but where I grew up, it was black soil about 30 ft deep and no rocks.
The farmers there had a very easy time getting good harvests.
Dang Chris, digging these long vids, awesome content as always, I haven't had the chance to order a shirt yet but I'm Workin on it. Thanks for sharing man.
Nice job report! Best regards from good old Germany.
I repeat myself, but you are a surgeon with a diesel scalpel.
I so admire your talent and attention to detail. Well done.
Looks like a nice project Chris, clearing a house lot burning, driveway install 👍👌⚠️
i realy enjoy watching your longer videos just love it when it all comes togeather.
Nice work all by yourself Chris. Especially the pipes.
Glad to see longer video's .
Another great job. You make it look easy.
That bucket is truly awesome.
Nice job with that bucket!!👍
Nice long video ! Shows lots of work progression ! Thanks.
The segment of loading ash into the truck was apocalyptic. Great footage!
You've christened the new 160 with a baptism of ash already!
Its part of the family now!
I like watching you put culverts in, awesome job brother as always!
That new "you're new claw" design works a treat chrisy boy 😎 👌 💯
Beautiful work.
Good Boy Scout always stirs his campfire when finished .
Really nice work!!!
That big bucket is a monster!
Looks like a very professional job as always
you are better spreading rock on a dozer than most are on a skid steer! amazing feel and touch on that machine , looks good
Awesome job - enjoyed the video, thanks
the new LD18 60 inch bucket design moves half a mountain in 1 scoop.. light enough in weight to hold a " Chris size " full load and still be balanced
Love the video Chris ,
Awesome I really like the long videos 👍👍😊🇺🇸
Your videos are better than cable tv. Keep up the good work.
Great job Chris
Could you do a video explaining the difference between the new thumb on your 220 vs the thumbs on the other company machines ?
you';re going to be wanting to get this bucket/thumb setup for all your machines
It would be awesome if you could lock the relative positions of the thumb and bucket, and then have a "wrist" action.
That bucket is cool 😎
Hope all is well with that Hurricane yall got! Awesome videos!!!!!
If the State stored dirt, should take some soil samples and test for lead contamination. Did a job near a freeway and the soil next to the freeway was lead contaminated from car exhaust (before lead was banned from fuel). State had to remove top 12" of soil and take to hazardous waste facility.
Good job looks great 🙄 👍
Your remarks before taking a swing at that pile of fill sound exactly like everyone else who has a new toy and wants to play with it!
I hit the like button just 2 seconds after I hit play, I know I will like it even before watching it!
I hit LIKE before PLAY then FULL SCREEN..
Very enjoyable video bro. Stay safe ya'll
That's some nice Bucket!! ..Cheers!!;-)!!!!
Holly Cow , we have a documentary here !!! Just kidding , love yur vids. Watched the whole thing . Love your mannerisms and family values. Keep up the Great work !!!
The new 160 is a nice machine Chris
You do great work
I laugh when U say Rite Thar !! LOL !! :) I cant get enough of ur videos,waiting for next newest one !! U running that dozer made me nod off at work....
Nothing better than eating coco pops and watching the new letsdig18 video in the morning
Ok you talked me into it I’ll fly out this weekend and be there to run the new 160 on Monday 😁
Elite Earthworks LLC lol! He might take you up on it! Lol
Elite earthworks a 160 seems like it would be perfect for your next machine. Big enough to do basements and such but not too big to do your water lines and house lots with the right bucket.
autiger621 I agree great size machine
Baby Catcher he has lol
Great work
Chris, three things, (1) The next time you go to Tractor Supply you need to tell them they owe you at least a half dozen free 5 gallon buckets for the free advertising that you gave them in this video (2) What happened to the Beavers, were they safely captured and relocated to another area for someone else to deal with (3) Got to get yourself another sidekick, if you don't do so soon, you are going to wear yourself out driving all the machines, cutting the logs, checking with the grading stick, etc.
U sure can do fine work with the dozer. Thanks for saring Chris.
As the cover on John's dump truck melts, he thinks... "What a pain in the ash!"
we are required to put down 3 's on all construct interances. That drive way looks much better then our jobs.
You always have a plan, Mike and 6 additional plans on the agenda after that
If everyone stayed busy and worked like you, we would not have problems with unemployment, welfare and mental and emotional distress
You create a state of mind that results in self worth and pride, also a sense of accomplishment. Everyone should have the psychological needs met, but most are too lazy.
I bet you also sleep well at night, unless you are thinking about the next big project.
Good job with the excavator.
High five from Illinois
How often do you have to clean the a/c filters?
Some artists use small brushes, you use large equipment to paint landscapes!
That's a very calm street!
All I can think is as great as the new 160e looks....an AMI LD18 bucket and Progressive Thumb WOULD MAKE IT PUUURVFICTO!!!
Hope the tropical storm didn't do too much damage in your area!
What size dozer is that your running I really like the 6 way blade on one I've put a few hours in the seat in the clean up of your last video I liked how you took the log chain and rapped around the post and pulled them up slick
whats better, taking the paint off a new bucket/implement or takin the rust off an old neglected machine?
You’re as Versatile as Anyone and know exactly where Controls are for each piece of Equipment.👍
On the bulldozer, what are the two attachments on top of blade for? Outstanding job and videos, keep em coming!👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Can you give us an update on your oak tree planted in 2018. I just had your video moving and planting the tree recommended.
Hi Cris thanks for all your great videos. I like the way you car for your equipment it is a credit to you. As a viewer from across the pond could you please explain why you have to dig and dredge so many ponds in your are of the country. Thanks
As a fellow Brit, I don't know for sure, but I think it's that fact that they have much more rainfall than we get. The heavier rainfall washes up a lot of debris that then gets deposited when the water flows slows down, hence the pond. Secondly, here we don't generally collect draining water in a pond, preferring to widen the course and straighten where possible. Just a guess
With all the new equipment you and your uncle acquire which piece of equipment would you really like to have as an addition to your fleet
Is that driveway made out of crush N run? Around here seems like they always use #2 like they put around rail road tracks. Interesting how different places use different materials for the same purposes.
You are absolutely right the excavator will move three times the amount of dirt the dozer will in way less time
Chris how often do this trucks us all the axles for the load? Of coarse it's probably the same rules as we have here it depends on road restrictions
Dang, 52 minute vid? Guess I need to block out an hour when I get home from work.
M925 This one required a bathroom break.
I keep looking at those stumps and I remembered that that’s the lot that they were too close to the phone box! Boy that lot looks good CHRIS! Good job brother!
Nice video as always Chris. Do you hear much from Tim since he started his new job far as if he’s liking it and such?
Do all the dump trucks where he is at have that many axles? We don't have those in the area I'm in, Chicago.
I like watching your videos. You do nice work!!.. (y)
Looks like the drive entrance is one pipe section short. Left a big hole on the side to get stuck in.
Chris does the hot ashes affect the cover (damage) canas or do you even use the cover canvas when hauling ashes?...
16.67 percent more efficient bucket!
Hey chris, i wanna congratulate you on the new personal machine and set up, it looks great and I can tell that once you got your new excavator and the new bucket and thumb designed the way you wanted it that you now are really having a blast working. Its almost fun and not work.lol its great to see you get a nice set up like that,you deserve it if anyone does. I got a quick question, I know that you work for your uncle, how ever i know that with your 2 personal machine's that you do side jobs,or basically run your own little business im just wondering when you have time to do all of this? I know you put in alot of hours for your uncles company. Im figuring that you do it mostly on the weekends but now your taking on more personal jobs and bigger personal jobs so I'm curious are you looking to basically go out on your own eventually? I know its a personal question so if you would rather not comment on you tube I get it. I wish you the best of luck and keep up the hard work and awesome content. Oh one more question now that you got your own dream set up do you go to work and get into your uncles equipment and think man
I wish this was my personal set up? Have a wonderful day.
Need too get John put one of ur LD18 thumb and Bucket on the new 160🤔🤔😁😁
I said the same thing.... especially a coupler to do different attachments... like a big Yanmar
Chris, did someone paint the handles
ailes pink on the new 160?
I was waiting for you to rip stumps out..guess they had to stay
6 seconds after posting this is the fastest i have ever caught a video
Are there any ashes still in the truck when he gets where he's going? Lol. We hauled a bunch of lime ag for a stabilization project and you could tell where we were going and where we came from...
One more question. I notice you start out pushing about a 1/4 of the blade. When I ran the dozer, a small one I was told to grab about 1/2 of the blade. I think I like the 1/4 blade
Does this 160 have the same length stick as the older one?
I noticed numerous people asking about Tim , some shocked , some thinking something bad must have happened and some of us knowing ahead of time this would happen at some point it was a matter of when not if.
When you work with great people you can learn so much more than what you can learn with mediocre people like honestly you can learn more in a year than 5 to 10 years of mediocre.
At some point those learning get to a point as nearly all of them do where they have learnt loads, but then want to work on putting it into practise for themselves as is most often the case and some times the travel side of things takes the shine off of the job and they go for a complete change or to work closer to home.
Shame to see him go of course but not really surprising either.
I'm sure he will do well in his new venture and all the best to him.
I told Chris to pay Tim more to keep him a while back.
I know, Tim didn't leave because he wasn't paid enough, he left to a job that interested him more. Most likely one where he gets a more senior position so gets the sit in machine and have a helper doing the dirty work instead of the dirty work. ;)
@@jaquigreenlees Yep, not always about money , often is more likely is down to wanting to spread their wings and thats expected along the way when you get good workers . Which is why it isn't really a surprise, he was a good worker after all
Big companies are always looking for good workers and can afford to sweeten the pie to get good help. Tim fit that spot that needed to be filled with a good resume standard business practice.
I hope all goes well for Tim at his new job.
@@scruffy6151 True, and since this isn't the first time Chris' helper has moved on to other company it actually speaks extremely well for Chris' uncle's company that their employees get hired by others.
They have learned enough to be an asset so they get head-hunted away.
@@jaquigreenlees very true.
I would be laughing my butt off driving down the road watching the plume coming from the truck.
I'd be sitting on my porch just watching this in person with my coffee all day with no shoes on, so I can wiggle my toes while sippin and watchin
Nice job chris does your uncle like your new excavator
Chris , what’s the going rate to clear a house lot??
Would a wheel loader be just as fast and or easier?
cabin air filter in those volvo's are good ?
Is the cabs pretty tight for dealing with all the ash, or do you hack up a lung after those dirty jobs?
Can the bucket hit the cab or will it stop short?
Do u have the hydraulics turned up on the 160 or is that just the stock cycle times? Seems like that thing is moving real fast?
Hey man do you not use your dozer rake anymore? Been thinking about buying one for my dozer.
Have you considered buying a tiltrotator? Like Engcon, Steelwrist or Rototilt? Would be fun if you made a video talking about tiltrotators.
The very fact that Chris is purchasing "HIS" own equipment while Jon is continuing to work on other projects would seem to tell US , that he wants to establish his own , fully independent construction company separate and apart from his uncle ! He has evolved into a fully educated construction business owner educated by the school of hard knocks and practical experience and has proven he has the intelligence and knowledge to handle any project he is presented WITH !
Maybe he's already a partner and just adding to the fleet, so they can grow even bigger ? IDK, Just a guess ?