Wow! That's just beautiful. Didn't realize just how much work is involved with putting in a pond. You sure can use your equipment. it was very impressive. I watched the hole video and became a new subscriber to your channel. Thanks for bringing me along. Looking forward to other videos you made. Cheers
@hippie_james Yeah, I know him also. He is good 👍 He is professional and does it every day since he was a young guy. He has to be better than me. No doubt! For me, it's like a side job. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
@@hippie_james Chris with let’s dig knows how to dig stock tanks . I’ve been a operator 50 years, and canout dig him, BUT AFH has the best hand to eye control on UA-cam!!!! That’s a Fact👍
Yeah, we have a bit different environments and different standards here. That's why I like to watch him and some others because it's fun to see how people do these things far away from me. Cheers!
Thanks! I appreciate it! But I'm sure that Chris can handle it. I'm seen him doing this. He doesn't need to do this very often. That's why. Hes bucket tilting function is very fast on 220, I don't like that. Mine is doing it smoothly.
I’d say Chris is just as good. You’re watching it at twice the speed but in reality that excavator is very slow compared to Chris’s Volvo 220 so it just looks smoother at that speed.
@mikehunt3222 If it's slower, then it's smoother as well 😀 but yes, if you compare with my normal speed videos, it might be a bit slower. It's a lot older machine too.
This man does not need a dozer or Skidster to do final grade or clean up. That’s why this man AFH is the best on UA-cam!! That’s a fact. The other guys like letsdig18 and dirt perfect need a dozer and skidster to do work like this man does with excavator, I’ve never seen him use a transit level?? Maybe he’s got that good of a eye. That’s why this man is better than any other dirt contractor on you tube. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!👍
@gregjones3453 Thanks for the good qords! I do most of the jobs, just eyeballing it, but sometimes you just have to use a laser when you need to be sure. It's faster when you don't have to redo things to get it right. And yea, larger areas are reasonable to spread and level with the dozer. I didn't had it so I did with the excavator. It's more time consuming. Thanks for commenting! Cheers!
Todos os tempos que eu assisti esses vídeos essa é a valeta mais perfeita que eu já vi, parabéns para o condutor da máquina que está fazendo isso. muito muito muito profissional.
Great video and work, I just subscribed :-) Where are you located? I see that you do a lot of work with the ditching bucket- how to you like it for digging? (I see that you are digging a lot in sand/soil without rocks). With the ditching bucket you can finish it right away so that nice but I am wondering if it requires a little more power to dig or is there no difference in that kind of soil compared to using a digging bucket (with the teeth)? What size (width) is your ditching bucket? Your shoes/tracks looks wide! Probably a good thing in the soft soil you are working in! Sorry for all the questions :-)
@fabiancanada8876 Thanks! In Estonia. Yes, I do. I dig in soft dirt mostly and It's nice to finish all up so I don't need access there anymore. Yes, it's harder to dig if the ground is hard, with a lot of rocks or stiff clay. The bucket for this Hyundai 160 is 180cm wide and tracks are 900mm. Tracks work well for this type of bog I need to deal with mostly. You need to keep in mind that wide tracks mean less force for ground per inch, but if you get stuck then you have more force that is holding you stuck. It's harder to get unstuck. No problem, this type of comments are always nice to get. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
@@AFHProjects Hey thanks for answering the questions! I honestly didnt think about how hard it could be to get the wide tracks out when you are stuck but its probably still better to have the wide ones on and just dont get stuck :-) Holy crap 180 cm wide that is a nice bucket size! PS I really like watching Andris from Ants Pants as well. and I think he is in Estonia as well?! Greetings from Nova Scotia (we are originally from Germany but have been living in Canada for 13 years now).
Yeah, these tracks make a difference. Sorry, the bucket is 160cm on this one and 140cm on Hyundai 110. Andris is also from Estonia. Nice, I like Canadian nature. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
@@AFHProjects Thanks for the clarification :-) Yes the nature /space is really nice but is becoming really expensive to live here and the government control is getting severe as well. We immigrated 13 years ago and it was great then but things have gotten quite bad now. We pay 330/month just for property tax and home insurance. At the same time there are hardly any well paying jobs.
That was a great improvement from the start to finish. Wouldn't it be faster and easier to have a finish dozer for the last part to save money and ware to the excavator to do the finish work. You definitely do awesome work.
I'd always turn stumps upside down in soft places for small hoes and always had mats for the dragline. I've been in several places I had to mat the machine out and in because it was way too soft to walk on and the machine weighed 25 tons. I still like the tilt bucket setup a LOT and I still don't like ar-tic trucks BUT if that's all there is.................! CHEERS!
Yeah, I save bigger ones as well in these situations, for in case I need them. They always save the day. Just drop them under the tracks. I used mats only once with the hyundai 110. The other operator smashed them on the other project. Should build new ones for in case. But this 160 has 900 mm wide tracks. It's floating much better than the small 110. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers Lewie!
tty sure the old dragline had maybe 36 inch pads and we had to get an overwidth permit to move it. It'd walk around like a dozer but with the non-grousers and all that weight and no down pressure we figured we best be better off safe than sorry. I was the only one that ran it and I made sure the mats stayed in good shape. They saved my neck more than once. And there are spots that you'd need some too. A good hemlock stump sure does help. All ours died off from the blight. Take care and stay warm if you can and build a fire if you can't! CHEERS backatyou and more mat material might make a sawmill video or two!!@@AFHProjects
@lewiemcneely9143 Yeah, better keep the risk down if possible with heavy equipment. It's bad to go after it when you buried somewhere with it. And all that mess you have to fix after that. It's not worth it. Thanks for the story! I had a helper who hauled with A20 on site, and I was home. He came to get some fuel and said he's stuck a little. He will get out soon. I had to be in the firestation shift on the next day, so I decided to go a look. He was so drowned in the red clay hole that only the rooftop was over the ground. About the milling... we have deep wintertime here, like 3 feet of snow. Need to get the harvester in shape and go to make some logs. Cheers Lewie!
I had to go rescue the old dragline I used to run with a D4D? with a winch when the mat broke. The operator was a pal and a good one and caught it as soon as it broke and hadn't sunk. I backed right up to him and hooked the winch in the hole in the middle of the car body and we both gave a heave at the same time and up it came. The harvester will just need checking, a little grease and regular stuff and the sawing will be done when the snow melts I bet. We sawed here in winter but it was NOTHING like yours and under a mostly open shed anyway. Make ponds while the snow flies. We got flurries yesterday with sun shining and that suits me. I used to wear it out but it'd wear me out now. Stay warm and keep slinging stuff and feeding you little bird pal. CHEERS again!@@AFHProjects
No one isn't going to chip this building wood. There are nails and other metal stuff in there. It will mess up the chipper knives. It's possible to use another type of crusher, but there is not enough wood for that.
Edges are fine. The client wanted steep shores, and the swimming area is close to the front yard of the house. The shore is much shallower there. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
いや～上手い操縦じゃなー感心してしまう👍ずーっと観てたら安心して眠くなって意識が飛ぶ🥰今日もよく眠れそーだ🙏感謝
Thanks a lot for the nice comment! Cheers! 🙂
Wow! That's just beautiful. Didn't realize just how much work is involved with putting in a pond. You sure can use your equipment. it was very impressive. I watched the hole video and became a new subscriber to your channel. Thanks for bringing me along. Looking forward to other videos you made. Cheers
Thank you! I'm glad to hear that. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Boa tarde....você é um grande profissional que dá gosto de assistir os vídeos......parabéns....um grande abraço daqui do Brasil.
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You’re the best excavator operator on UA-cam👍
I doubt that, but thanks! I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
I know someone a lot better than this Chris (letsdig18)
@hippie_james Yeah, I know him also. He is good 👍 He is professional and does it every day since he was a young guy. He has to be better than me. No doubt! For me, it's like a side job. Thanks for watching! Cheers!
@@hippie_james Chris with let’s dig knows how to dig stock tanks . I’ve been a operator 50 years, and canout dig him, BUT AFH has the best hand to eye control on UA-cam!!!! That’s a Fact👍
Yeah, we have a bit different environments and different standards here. That's why I like to watch him and some others because it's fun to see how people do these things far away from me. Cheers!
Really impressed with the skill you have with a large excavator. I am just starting with a U35-4 and I appreciate the lesson.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked! Cheers! Thanks for the comment!
You definitely have Chris from letsdig 18 and the crew on Dirt Perfect beat when it comes to operating the shovel on the excavator.
Thanks! I appreciate it! But I'm sure that Chris can handle it. I'm seen him doing this. He doesn't need to do this very often. That's why. Hes bucket tilting function is very fast on 220, I don't like that. Mine is doing it smoothly.
I’d say Chris is just as good. You’re watching it at twice the speed but in reality that excavator is very slow compared to Chris’s Volvo 220 so it just looks smoother at that speed.
@mikehunt3222 If it's slower, then it's smoother as well 😀 but yes, if you compare with my normal speed videos, it might be a bit slower. It's a lot older machine too.
Very nice place and u did great job 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
the high speed part was amazing! You are very good! great content!
Thank you very much! Cheers!
I like the driving jobs; the videos are great.
@dump_truckvlog Thank you!
nice delicate work with the bucket !!
Thank you!
Viewing from Australia 🇦🇺. G’day Mate.👍
Hey 👋 Cheers!
Excellent work
Thanks!
You really should look into investing in a dozer for moving and grading dirt.
This man does not need a dozer or Skidster to do final grade or clean up. That’s why this man AFH is the best on UA-cam!! That’s a fact.
The other guys like letsdig18 and dirt perfect need a dozer and skidster to do work like this man does with excavator, I’ve never seen him use a transit level?? Maybe he’s got that good of a eye. That’s why this man is better than any other dirt contractor on you tube. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!👍
@@gregjones3453 it’s faster and more efficient to use a dozer that’s a fact. But to each their own.
You are correct about faster and more efficient but it’s crazy how good he is with just a grading bucket. Take care 👍
Yes, that would be great 👍 for spreading out the dirt and soil.
@gregjones3453 Thanks for the good qords! I do most of the jobs, just eyeballing it, but sometimes you just have to use a laser when you need to be sure. It's faster when you don't have to redo things to get it right. And yea, larger areas are reasonable to spread and level with the dozer. I didn't had it so I did with the excavator. It's more time consuming. Thanks for commenting! Cheers!
Must be part of a Company, they actually need to watch this, I've been an Boss person myself, all the way back on a shovel, always worked this Azz off
Todos os tempos que eu assisti esses vídeos essa é a valeta mais perfeita que eu já vi, parabéns para o condutor da máquina que está fazendo isso. muito muito muito profissional.
Muito obrigado!
Excellent!
Thanks!
Where are you located and what is the black and white bird that is usually around your sites?
I'm in Estonia 🇪🇪. The bird is stork.
I see your little bird friend is back looking for something to eat! Great work!
Yeah, they are always here. Thanks!
Great video and work, I just subscribed :-) Where are you located? I see that you do a lot of work with the ditching bucket- how to you like it for digging? (I see that you are digging a lot in sand/soil without rocks). With the ditching bucket you can finish it right away so that nice but I am wondering if it requires a little more power to dig or is there no difference in that kind of soil compared to using a digging bucket (with the teeth)? What size (width) is your ditching bucket? Your shoes/tracks looks wide! Probably a good thing in the soft soil you are working in! Sorry for all the questions :-)
@fabiancanada8876 Thanks! In Estonia. Yes, I do. I dig in soft dirt mostly and It's nice to finish all up so I don't need access there anymore. Yes, it's harder to dig if the ground is hard, with a lot of rocks or stiff clay. The bucket for this Hyundai 160 is 180cm wide and tracks are 900mm. Tracks work well for this type of bog I need to deal with mostly. You need to keep in mind that wide tracks mean less force for ground per inch, but if you get stuck then you have more force that is holding you stuck. It's harder to get unstuck. No problem, this type of comments are always nice to get. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
@@AFHProjects Hey thanks for answering the questions! I honestly didnt think about how hard it could be to get the wide tracks out when you are stuck but its probably still better to have the wide ones on and just dont get stuck :-) Holy crap 180 cm wide that is a nice bucket size! PS I really like watching Andris from Ants Pants as well. and I think he is in Estonia as well?! Greetings from Nova Scotia (we are originally from Germany but have been living in Canada for 13 years now).
Yeah, these tracks make a difference. Sorry, the bucket is 160cm on this one and 140cm on Hyundai 110. Andris is also from Estonia. Nice, I like Canadian nature. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
@@AFHProjects Thanks for the clarification :-) Yes the nature /space is really nice but is becoming really expensive to live here and the government control is getting severe as well. We immigrated 13 years ago and it was great then but things have gotten quite bad now. We pay 330/month just for property tax and home insurance. At the same time there are hardly any well paying jobs.
@fabiancanada8876 That's sad to hear.
That was a great improvement from the start to finish. Wouldn't it be faster and easier to have a finish dozer for the last part to save money and ware to the excavator to do the finish work. You definitely do awesome work.
Dozer could be helpful here. Didn't had any this time. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Where is the pond fed from ??? Where is the overflow or spill way if it starts to flood?? Good video Good project 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
It's fed by the ground water and rain. Overflow is the same place where I drained it. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Hi Sir, how many years you have experience with excavator digging?
I have been digging ponds and landscaping for several years, like a side job for time to time. It's not my main job.
@@AFHProjects Thanks for reply Sir. It looks like you digging at least 10 years... Very professionaly...
@sauliusurbonas9892 Thanks! I just like to do it. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
Lookin' good! What the heck are you going to do with all that pete moss?
Thanks! The peat goes back into that slope on this field back there.
Does the machine run a little hot?
Yes, if the hood is closed.
How big is your property? Are you planning to move there ? I'm interested in watching the farm house renovation if thats your plan.
It's not mine. Just did that job for the client.
Is there overflow piping or emergency spillway? How is the level maintained?
Just overflow over the dam. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for replying
I love the work you do! Where are you located - in the "general" sense...what country?
South-Estonia
Thanks for watching and commenting! From Estonia 🇪🇪
I don't understand why neither you nor the owner renovated those old sheds😉😉🤣🤣🤣
Yeah, we "renovated" these
I noticed no grade stakes or see you with a grade rod. are you building it by eye sight only!!
Yeah, I just eyeballing it.
I'd always turn stumps upside down in soft places for small hoes and always had mats for the dragline. I've been in several places I had to mat the machine out and in because it was way too soft to walk on and the machine weighed 25 tons. I still like the tilt bucket setup a LOT and I still don't like ar-tic trucks BUT if that's all there is.................! CHEERS!
Yeah, I save bigger ones as well in these situations, for in case I need them. They always save the day. Just drop them under the tracks. I used mats only once with the hyundai 110. The other operator smashed them on the other project. Should build new ones for in case. But this 160 has 900 mm wide tracks. It's floating much better than the small 110. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers Lewie!
tty sure the old dragline had maybe 36 inch pads and we had to get an overwidth permit to move it. It'd walk around like a dozer but with the non-grousers and all that weight and no down pressure we figured we best be better off safe than sorry. I was the only one that ran it and I made sure the mats stayed in good shape. They saved my neck more than once. And there are spots that you'd need some too. A good hemlock stump sure does help. All ours died off from the blight. Take care and stay warm if you can and build a fire if you can't! CHEERS backatyou and more mat material might make a sawmill video or two!!@@AFHProjects
@lewiemcneely9143 Yeah, better keep the risk down if possible with heavy equipment. It's bad to go after it when you buried somewhere with it. And all that mess you have to fix after that. It's not worth it. Thanks for the story! I had a helper who hauled with A20 on site, and I was home. He came to get some fuel and said he's stuck a little. He will get out soon. I had to be in the firestation shift on the next day, so I decided to go a look. He was so drowned in the red clay hole that only the rooftop was over the ground. About the milling... we have deep wintertime here, like 3 feet of snow. Need to get the harvester in shape and go to make some logs. Cheers Lewie!
I had to go rescue the old dragline I used to run with a D4D? with a winch when the mat broke. The operator was a pal and a good one and caught it as soon as it broke and hadn't sunk. I backed right up to him and hooked the winch in the hole in the middle of the car body and we both gave a heave at the same time and up it came. The harvester will just need checking, a little grease and regular stuff and the sawing will be done when the snow melts I bet. We sawed here in winter but it was NOTHING like yours and under a mostly open shed anyway. Make ponds while the snow flies. We got flurries yesterday with sun shining and that suits me. I used to wear it out but it'd wear me out now. Stay warm and keep slinging stuff and feeding you little bird pal. CHEERS again!@@AFHProjects
Yeah, good times! Thanks for these little stories! I worked on tree harvester today and I hope to cut some logs tomorrow. Cheers Lewie! Take care!
Here in the U.K. we recycle, re-use wood. Couldn't some company send a chipper for the site? it just seems very wasteful, just burning it.
No one isn't going to chip this building wood. There are nails and other metal stuff in there. It will mess up the chipper knives. It's possible to use another type of crusher, but there is not enough wood for that.
@@AFHProjects Fair enough. Wood does get shredded and chipped, usually on commercial, or large demo projects.
@ibelieveyou2066 Yup.
Chipping is really expensive, burning is cheapest way.
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After looking at what you do I think you should invest in a thumb. Will save you time and of course money
Yeah, I don't have too much this kind of stuff to do. If I have, then I have grapple for smaller excavator and for wheel excavator.
I think you might need to buy some new shoes for that truck
Some day...
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I hope you did some metal detecting first!
No, why?
@@AFHProjects an Old homestead sight like that sure to contain treasures! 😀
@geraldarthurhall2247 It's not my homestead, so I can't do that.
Looks like the edges need more tapering incase a non swimmer fell in.
Edges are fine. The client wanted steep shores, and the swimming area is close to the front yard of the house. The shore is much shallower there. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!
U mite ask your Supervisor if you can have a hydraulic thumb, tell him it'll make your job go alot faster, trust me on this
I'm looking for a job too, I see y'all have the steel rotator, I haven't got to try it, but I catch on quick, I'm an Excavator Operator
We don't have any. I believe you.
buy a bigger spoon