After video thought* I've been watching chris since he had the military dump truck the link belt and when he had his house built... the fact that he has worked his ass off at such a young age under his uncle and now he made not only enough money for his own life his way but also enough to go on his own with his own machines and not have to rely on his uncle for anything and has prospered as much as he has..... Its been quite a journey 🇺🇲🤘
If only we had more people like him, better yet if the majority would accept the ones trying to make something of them selfs. Instead they get Good friend Joe down the road and his lawn tractor to build a pond . I be there to fix the mess. Costing them more money🤷🏼♂️
I though that Chris bought the haul truck. I remember watching the vid where he was looking all over for a used haul truck , and bought one. What am I missing ?
@@letsdig18 it will be worth it in the end for you Chris your the hardest worker I've ever seen and you smart. You set the goal of 5 years for your house and you made your goal so you'll be just fine
Take one messed up patch of dirt, add an excavator, dozer, skid steer, Betty (of course) and one exceptionally talented professional operator and voila - a pond to die for (even if it is 'a hole in the ground'). Great video.
Sandy clay averages 1.5 tons a cubic yard, so if you were digging a 6' deep, 1 acre pond & removing the material in a truck carrying 20 tons, it'd be in excess of 700 truck loads. Have to drive a 10 mile round trip to dispose of the spoil & you're looking at a fuel bill for the truck alone of $5,000... ... plus (optimistically...) another $5,000 for driver's wages. Digging holes isn't cheap.
Chris I love the way you didnt play any music at the fast forward part since one could still hear the engine. Nice and simple and I hope it stays like that. Thumbs up.
Chris, that time lapse with the dozer made it really clear what goes on with the grading of a pond floor/bank, thank you for such a clear illustration. Be well. :o)
Sounds of Betty, she is liking her new home. I could listen to that Cat purring all day and never get tired of it and it seems to being performing well on top of it all. It’s a win win young man. Thanks for the vid.
I find it amazing how you ENVISION a site, Chris It's obvious you saw what materials needed moved where, when, and how much... to create the grades that would keep the house footprint DRY, and the pond WET! 🤭 The combination of your EXPERIENCE, and the QUALITY of your work... are without comparison. 🤯 You created another beautiful piece of property. 👍
Spray the belts with some belt lube it might help for awhile. I'll tell you a secret., get a gallon jug. Put in 4 jiggers (6 ounces) of acetone. Fill up then with kerosene. You have "sea foam". Use a quart per 20 gallons of fuel once Or twice a year. It helps keep all engines clean. 2 cycle 4cycle gas or diesel. Very good for 2 cycle outboards. Stronger on first dose. Keeps carbon out.
i remember the general the ol takeuchi mini and the 210 and 140 been here for a long time and man the amount of knowledge ive gained from watching you hell i could never repay i was a young man working for my grandpa watching this guy in his cool volvo excavator and now i just bought my first excavator and carrying the torch sorry for the whole song and dance but youve inspired a lot of people and youve had some fans grow up with you over the years lol best of luck to ya sir your an extremely talented person!!! thanks for all the knowledge and entertainment over the years!!!
You know everyone loves shiny new things (toys, cars, trucks, etc…) Chris, every video I have seen with you and the track loader, I see the same love for that older nostalgic equipment. I am glad you are able to get equipment like the up and running and keep it from rotting away. Other than the belts and wearing ear plugs, that’s a GREAT machine.
"Beam me up" Chris -- hyper-speed Komatsu was awesome! Of course Betty says, "I get the last laugh!" Get 'er some new belts and she'll outshine them all.
If Betty needs new teeth let me know. When I sold my Napa store the new owners didn't want the heavy duty construction parts I had so I ended up with a pallet full of Cat Bucket Teeth. Would love to make you a good deal on them. I'm in North Carolina also.
The upside down tree is awesome. Pictured a stacked rock habitat, shelves for bass under, breaks the surface for snapping turtles to bask... See you guys hook up even more deeply with aquatic guys and the fish guys; I feel opportunity...
2 Days gigantic Earthrotation with the Volvo and Betty. The Dam structure to make in inch reach and the Diagonal Drive with the Dozer is admirable. A super Video over a great work efficiency.
Pushing dirt looks painfully slow. I enjoyed the fast motion (45:10). You're right, we lose a lot of perspective from the camera. I like watching a wider view of You working. Gets the entire view of the equipment working.
Around my area we mostly dig ponds for drinking water. You drill a hole 80% chance of getting sulfur water. We build the ponds to be higher then surrounding land. You don't want the run off because of contamination from fertilizer. A lot of places including mine place the dirt at one end in a hill. The run off will help keep it full. We do not usually get as much rain as your area.
I'm not sure if you use the wide or extra wide video option on your GoPro. For the GoPro, you could try the linear video option for some views of your work and see if that shows the depth of the ponds better. The human eye is equal to about a 42mm lens. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
Chris on that site if there is extra dirt to find someplace to put it, I would build a 15 foot above waterline elevated tee box, and a green half that height at the other end, you just made a 125 yard par 3 with a water hazard
Works great. I bet those belts do a whole lot more work than one would think. All those engine rpm adjustments put a huge load on them. Now that its running, its off the meth and on to normal daily work life.
I noticed that about the difference in your ponds. He digs deep holes and builds tall wide dams. He seems to have more acres to build them that size too.
We are north, snow Wednesday and rain through the weekend. And got to one of my favorites, sculpting the pond dam. Nice how you can just eyeball it. Bit bonus round! High speed dozing! or Chris on coffee! 😉
Those of us who are purely armchair tracked loader operators could do with a crash course in how you operate Betty. All those pedals and levers that probably have no electrickery involved in their operation of all the hydraulic valves look quite complicated.
Not really that bad. There are three pedals on the floor, left brake right brake and center brake. you steer with the left/right brakes and use the center to stop machine motion. Left hand controls the throttle and the direction the machine moves, There is a U shaped area with reverse on one side forward on the other and the farther back you move it the faster it goes in that direction, basically a shuttle shift transmission. The right hand operates the blade or bucket the lever closest to you raises/lowers the bucket or blade, the lever on the outside controls bucket curl.
I got lucky on my property. The state needed dirt to build an overpass and road. They took 3 feet of dirt off about an acre then the next 5 to 20 feet of sand and gravel until they hit clay. Then they took a foot of clay to line the walls of the dam with a couple feet of clay. Then they put sand and dirt on top of that. Made money on selling the dirt and sand and got a pond out of the deal. 10 years later it’s full of bluegills and catfish. Plus added a shitload of value to the property. Got lucky is the truth of the matter.
@@ryanhoward1013 , sure can. Only downside is that it’s very up and down in level. During drought years only the deep section stays in water…so the pond shrinks to a half to a third and maybe 10 feet deep. I had to run the well hard a couple summers ago to keep the depth up. We had to aerate the water and add some lime but we kept the fish alive. Had a problem a few years back when a new neighbor took a bulldozer to part of his land and didn’t account for the runoff getting silty and dirty. First good rain the pond got real muddy and we had to have a Come to Jesus Meeting on what he needed to do. I didn’t want to get the county or lawyers involved since that rarely makes things better. Thankfully he saw the light and put up silt fences and such so we didn’t have any further issues. He comes over fishing every now and then so I’d like to think it worked out about the best that can be expected.
I Love Watching you run Ole Betty! I know you will give her the Love she deserves. You already got her working a lot better than when you got her. Love Your Channel! Keep them coming! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You and Your Family. God Bless.
You should look into one of those 6x6 the Armed Services used WITH A Dump box on it. That way you can use it off road and on road. Just an Suggestion is all. They get around good off road. And where an articulating off Road Truck sets after job is done. Till next job. You can keep using 6x6. Good video...
That's why I say most ponds are just bog puddles! Most of the ones I've seen In Kansas were 6 to 8 feet deep at the lowest, because they were meant for livestock.
hi there what I use to do is take the front grille of and back blow with a airline the radiator core's and get all the dirt and dust cleared out, becauses the fan is pushing the air from the engine side through the rad it tends to build up a marsk that reduces the air flow,
Looks really great. Extremely fast work yet doing a great job not shady like some jobs you fixed. The owners should think about taking the trees down behind the damn or some them so they can keep it looking good and cut back
im new at this channel been watching this set of videos been intresting wasnt sure exactly what you were doing and how but this video showed how it all comes out very educational thank you
When you build a pond you almost need a different jobsite that needs dirt that way you're not having to waste so much and at the same time could even get a few bucks for the extra material
After video thought* I've been watching chris since he had the military dump truck the link belt and when he had his house built...
the fact that he has worked his ass off at such a young age under his uncle and now he made not only enough money for his own life his way but also enough to go on his own with his own machines and not have to rely on his uncle for anything and has prospered as much as he has.....
Its been quite a journey 🇺🇲🤘
Its been a wild ride, but hopefully all worth it in the end
If only we had more people like him, better yet if the majority would accept the ones trying to make something of them selfs. Instead they get Good friend Joe down the road and his lawn tractor to build a pond . I be there to fix the mess. Costing them more money🤷🏼♂️
I though that Chris bought the haul truck. I remember watching the vid where he was looking all over for a used haul truck , and bought one. What am I missing ?
@@letsdig18 it will be worth it in the end for you Chris your the hardest worker I've ever seen and you smart. You set the goal of 5 years for your house and you made your goal so you'll be just fine
@@randymack1234 he bought it with his uncles money. I believe he gets all the equipment for his uncle and himself
One things for sure with the 977. You won't have a problem finding a flat steel piece to stick a camera to.
That is a fact lol
Dang I knew that little dozer must have a hidden high gear! 🤣😂🤣😂🤘🏻🤘🏻👍👍
Take one messed up patch of dirt, add an excavator, dozer, skid steer, Betty (of course) and one exceptionally talented professional operator and voila - a pond to die for (even if it is 'a hole in the ground'). Great video.
Sandy clay averages 1.5 tons a cubic yard, so if you were digging a 6' deep, 1 acre pond & removing the material in a truck carrying 20 tons, it'd be in excess of 700 truck loads.
Have to drive a 10 mile round trip to dispose of the spoil & you're looking at a fuel bill for the truck alone of $5,000...
... plus (optimistically...) another $5,000 for driver's wages.
Digging holes isn't cheap.
Old Betty had the final words in the video today Chris! Drowning your'e words out with her Raw Growl !! 😂 😂 😂
I can hear the owner saying to her grandson in the future” back in the day (2021) we built this pond with a little help from a guy named Chris”
Chris I love the way you didnt play any music at the fast forward part since one could still hear the engine. Nice and simple and I hope it stays like that. Thumbs up.
It's amazing how much dirt Betty can move. Great video 👍👍
Chris, that time lapse with the dozer made it really clear what goes on with the grading of a pond floor/bank, thank you for such a clear illustration. Be well. :o)
I agree, great visual.
I don’t know if any 10 man crew that could do as good of a job that you do alone . Looks great as always
Man I love hearing Betty purr!! Can't beat them ol girls! Keep up the good work and videos Chris!
It is cool that the owners are helping, shows their integrity and commitment.
Sounds of Betty, she is liking her new home. I could listen to that Cat purring all day and never get tired of it and it seems to being performing well on top of it all. It’s a win win young man. Thanks for the vid.
The "oh yeah" when Betty started is classic!
I would've liked to meet the owner, you can't beat a woman that likes to play in the dirt too! Keep up the good work.
Best regards from Indiana.
I find it amazing how you ENVISION a site, Chris
It's obvious you saw what materials needed moved where, when, and how much... to create the grades that would keep the house footprint DRY, and the pond WET! 🤭
The combination of your EXPERIENCE, and the QUALITY of your work... are without comparison. 🤯
You created another beautiful piece of property. 👍
Spray the belts with some belt lube it might help for awhile.
I'll tell you a secret., get a gallon jug. Put in 4 jiggers (6 ounces) of acetone. Fill up then with kerosene. You have "sea foam". Use a quart per 20 gallons of fuel once Or twice a year. It helps keep all engines clean. 2 cycle 4cycle gas or diesel. Very good for 2 cycle outboards. Stronger on first dose. Keeps carbon out.
Ponds really shaping up,looking good!
This pond was a lot of work....glad you explained the depth issues...thanks
That is really a nice loader now that it has been fixed up. Really does push the earth around!
i remember the general the ol takeuchi mini and the 210 and 140 been here for a long time and man the amount of knowledge ive gained from watching you hell i could never repay i was a young man working for my grandpa watching this guy in his cool volvo excavator and now i just bought my first excavator and carrying the torch sorry for the whole song and dance but youve inspired a lot of people and youve had some fans grow up with you over the years lol best of luck to ya sir your an extremely talented person!!! thanks for all the knowledge and entertainment over the years!!!
You know everyone loves shiny new things (toys, cars, trucks, etc…) Chris, every video I have seen with you and the track loader, I see the same love for that older nostalgic equipment. I am glad you are able to get equipment like the up and running and keep it from rotting away. Other than the belts and wearing ear plugs, that’s a GREAT machine.
Always great to see someone break their addictive behavior. Betty is now off the ether. Yay!!
"Beam me up" Chris -- hyper-speed Komatsu was awesome! Of course Betty says, "I get the last laugh!" Get 'er some new belts and she'll outshine them all.
I love that the drive motors on Betty sound like the wind whipping around the house in a blizzard! Thanks for the great content Chris!
No drive motors on that old beast, just a powershift transmission, clutch/brake steering, and final drives (probably the source of the noise)
@17:09 “there’s about 10,000 scoops right here if you want to make a couple hundred of them.”😂
Chris... admit it... you LOVE that finish work don't you? It's looking good!
I do haha
Get that truck. Complete the circle ⭕️!
If Betty needs new teeth let me know. When I sold my Napa store the new owners didn't want the heavy duty construction parts I had so I ended up with a pallet full of Cat Bucket Teeth. Would love to make you a good deal on them. I'm in North Carolina also.
The upside down tree is awesome.
Pictured a stacked rock habitat, shelves for bass under, breaks the surface for snapping turtles to bask...
See you guys hook up even more deeply with aquatic guys and the fish guys; I feel opportunity...
That Kubota skid steer looked so cute running around with Betty hanging out watching! Job well done. Like the last ones!
Chris beautiful pond job! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Looking good Really taking shape Thanks for sharing Chris 👍 👌
2 Days gigantic Earthrotation with the Volvo and Betty. The Dam structure to make in inch reach and the Diagonal Drive with the Dozer is admirable. A super Video over a great work efficiency.
Shaping up very nicely Chris 👏👏👏👏👏👍🍺🇬🇧
Pond's shaping up really nice Chris. Glad you finished video with Betty! She's my favorite. Don't think I've ever seen the much dirt.
I loved it when you fast forwarded the dozer going so fast. That was cool
Pushing dirt looks painfully slow. I enjoyed the fast motion (45:10). You're right, we lose a lot of perspective from the camera. I like watching a wider view of You working. Gets the entire view of the equipment working.
That looks nice, you can tell it is deep especially when you where doing the the slope of the pond. Very cool Thank you and have a wonderful week.
Chris,I think that pond is shaping up nicely.👍👏🏼👏🏼🇨🇦🇺🇸
Your fleet is growing everyday. Come on off road truck =)
I never knew that much work must be done for one small pond and can not wait to see it filled up .
Looks like the dozer got ahold of some happy juice at about the 45 min mark.
Around my area we mostly dig ponds for drinking water. You drill a hole 80% chance of getting sulfur water. We build the ponds to be higher then surrounding land. You don't want the run off because of contamination from fertilizer. A lot of places including mine place the dirt at one end in a hill. The run off will help keep it full. We do not usually get as much rain as your area.
As always, you exceed our expectations. That will be one beautiful spot when mother nature does her thing. A true artist in your profession.
Glad Betty is leaned off the "Tractor Crack"
They had an intervention.
Been an awesome viewing project especially with the amount of dirt being moved and watching Betty join in. Safe travels up your way bro
Great to have betty in your fleet working good
I'm not sure if you use the wide or extra wide video option on your GoPro. For the GoPro, you could try the linear video option for some views of your work and see if that shows the depth of the ponds better. The human eye is equal to about a 42mm lens. I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing.
I saw a 10x10 Military Truck and that could make the dump truck for you! The guys at C&C Equipment do military truck to dump truck conversions.
I will never own another military truck after the first one we had, they are worthless in my opinion
Amazing how you found that higher gear in the dozer. Looking great.
Reverse is pretty damn' impressive too. ;-)
That's how he gets so much work done in so little time 🙂
It's really taking its shape and I'm sure that the owners won't be disappointed. Also can't wait to see what it will look like in the spring.
Thanks for sharing the information about the truck situation.
You really do some nice work Chris,,, keep on, keeping on....
Chris on that site if there is extra dirt to find someplace to put it, I would build a 15 foot above waterline elevated tee box, and a green half that height at the other end, you just made a 125 yard par 3 with a water hazard
Golf balls and a solar farm might not mesh.
Works great. I bet those belts do a whole lot more work than one would think. All those engine rpm adjustments put a huge load on them. Now that its running, its off the meth and on to normal daily work life.
Nice job Chris. The pond is coming along nicely. Ole Betty doesn’t seem to mind temporarily having a loose belt while getting down and dirty….lol.
I noticed that about the difference in your ponds. He digs deep holes and builds tall wide dams. He seems to have more acres to build them that size too.
Running Betty is a full contact sport, takes all your paws and a little finesse to get her to do her thing. Looking good!
It's amazing how fast that Komatsu dozer is. A joy to see. LOL
'Ol Betty will get a good scoop of dirt now. Move a lot of material in short order. Reminds me of the International 175B I used to run.
We are north, snow Wednesday and rain through the weekend. And got to one of my favorites, sculpting the pond dam. Nice how you can just eyeball it. Bit bonus round! High speed dozing! or Chris on coffee! 😉
The North Carolina super scrapper at it again! 🤘🏻🤘🏻👍👍
Those of us who are purely armchair tracked loader operators could do with a crash course in how you operate Betty. All those pedals and levers that probably have no electrickery involved in their operation of all the hydraulic valves look quite complicated.
Not really that bad. There are three pedals on the floor, left brake right brake and center brake. you steer with the left/right brakes and use the center to stop machine motion. Left hand controls the throttle and the direction the machine moves, There is a U shaped area with reverse on one side forward on the other and the farther back you move it the faster it goes in that direction, basically a shuttle shift transmission. The right hand operates the blade or bucket the lever closest to you raises/lowers the bucket or blade, the lever on the outside controls bucket curl.
@@Blazer02LS great explanation!
I can see that your current dozer is perfect for shaping. The right tool for the job.
Build one like logger wades tiny then you won’t have to worry about getting stuck anywhere 👍👍👍👍😉
YES!!! Some time lapse!!!! That is exactly what your channel needs! Please add more in the future.
I got lucky on my property. The state needed dirt to build an overpass and road. They took 3 feet of dirt off about an acre then the next 5 to 20 feet of sand and gravel until they hit clay. Then they took a foot of clay to line the walls of the dam with a couple feet of clay. Then they put sand and dirt on top of that. Made money on selling the dirt and sand and got a pond out of the deal. 10 years later it’s full of bluegills and catfish. Plus added a shitload of value to the property. Got lucky is the truth of the matter.
It sounds like it congratulations. Enjoy the fishing 🎣 can you swim in it also
@@ryanhoward1013 , sure can. Only downside is that it’s very up and down in level. During drought years only the deep section stays in water…so the pond shrinks to a half to a third and maybe 10 feet deep. I had to run the well hard a couple summers ago to keep the depth up. We had to aerate the water and add some lime but we kept the fish alive. Had a problem a few years back when a new neighbor took a bulldozer to part of his land and didn’t account for the runoff getting silty and dirty. First good rain the pond got real muddy and we had to have a Come to Jesus Meeting on what he needed to do. I didn’t want to get the county or lawyers involved since that rarely makes things better. Thankfully he saw the light and put up silt fences and such so we didn’t have any further issues. He comes over fishing every now and then so I’d like to think it worked out about the best that can be expected.
@@Bill_N_ATX it's good when things work out with neighbors
Turned that place into a very nice looking pond site. Hope someday to see it filled and grassed in..
It is so much more fun to watch the Cat move those big scoops of Dirt. I hope you get the overheating problem fixed.
Looking amazing great job Chris
That is a lot of dirt that you have been moving around. Hope those fan belts for Betty turn up soon. Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰
I Love Watching you run Ole Betty! I know you will give her the Love she deserves. You already got her working a lot better than when you got her. Love Your Channel! Keep them coming! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You and Your Family. God Bless.
You should look into one of those 6x6 the Armed Services used WITH A Dump box on it. That way you can use it off road and on road. Just an Suggestion is all. They get around good off road. And where an articulating off Road Truck sets after job is done. Till next job. You can keep using 6x6. Good video...
The pond is turning out great! It looks like Betty is becoming an awesome addition to your equipment fleet Chris.
NO Ether so Betty is Officially Off the Tractor Crack. Once those belts are replaced, she’ll give 100%.
i am glad to see that your are wearing hearing protection. You are a smart person.
Make sure you keep her on her rehab program you don't want her to Go back on the tractor crack.🤣🤣🤣
She running very well for her age.
Agree, time lapse is the way to go
Superb content again Chris.
Looking good Chris👍👍👍👍👍
love the high speed dozer
Great video Chris 🇺🇲 you are the best I always enjoy watching your videos 🇺🇲 another job well done
That's why I say most ponds are just bog puddles! Most of the ones I've seen In Kansas were 6 to 8 feet deep at the lowest, because they were meant for livestock.
hi there what I use to do is take the front grille of and back blow with a airline the radiator core's and get all the dirt and dust cleared out, becauses the fan is pushing the air from the engine side through the rad it tends to build up a marsk that reduces the air flow,
I believe they power washed it at Charlie's
@@RAYAR54 he did but the coil is thick and it builds up on the inside
Thanks for addressing my question about a twenty foot deep pond. Makes sense.
Looks really great. Extremely fast work yet doing a great job not shady like some jobs you fixed. The owners should think about taking the trees down behind the damn or some them so they can keep it looking good and cut back
Looking really great
Dozer in overdrive. 🤣🤣🤣👍👍
Chris needs an offroad truck and a paddle pan. A pan works great for digging out ponds and placing it on the dam.
That's a perfect plan. The dam and the face of it gets tracked in.
im new at this channel been watching this set of videos been intresting wasnt sure exactly what you were doing and how but this video showed how it all comes out very educational thank you
Watching machines and dirt ! Hard to believe so interesting
They use belly pan scrapers and dozers . Peel the dirt dump where they need it. My area.
Same here, but my area is also Chris' area. That's usually how I see them made then dressed up with the excavator and dozer
When you build a pond you almost need a different jobsite that needs dirt that way you're not having to waste so much and at the same time could even get a few bucks for the extra material
Sped up dozing is cool! 👍👍
I TOTALLY ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊
Chris you have to wing Betty off the tractor crack 🚜🚜📍🤣🤣😂😂
to much or not enough always fun. betty sure likes to work. cheers mate.