Thank you. Can't say how much i/we all appreciate the way you ended the video. 1-a recap of what you did. 2- pictures of before 3- pictures of after. Especially the drone pictures. Really have a much better idea of the depth when you were walking around the pond. Also the fact that you raised up the area about 18". When you were doing it, it almost looked like you were spreading it so thin. I know it takes more time to add all that to the video, but again, greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I wish home owners could send you pics say a year later or so showing the complete transformation. That would be great to see your final vision come to life.
Chris and his paint brush ( the excavator ) painting a beautiful landscape, taking this and that away and painting over a muck of this and that and adding this here and that there, making what was a dull overgrown canvas of vines and bushes and trees into a clear somewhat smooth area all around the pond and as mother nature adds her touches of greenery all around here and there to finish off Chris's beautiful landscape that he created to turn into another one of his masterpieces . It will look amazing when it's all finished . See you later, be careful and stay safe and keep on digging and pushing and shaping dirt . As always, Jeffrey !!!
You aren't a heavy equipment operator,you sir are a SURGEON!! The way you handle that machine is beyond any words that I can ever imagine using smh.... Poetic,poetry in motion,ballet..... Art! Artistry! Just just BEAUTY!!! SESQUIPEDALIAN 😂😂
I did the exact same thing to our pond, I cored it. *(learned it from watching you.) I found that when they built it, they pushed dirt on top of an old railroad bed that was put in around the late 1800's with rice sized coal shale. When I dug down about 8' I hit it and could literally see water flowing through it. I was amazed it took at least 60 years to work it's way through but the last 10 years or so, the pond could not hold its level, but this summer even as dry as it was, it stayed clear up to the overflow!
I've followed you for over a year now Chris and of all the ponds you've worked on this one has to be the most beautiful setting of them all not to mention the shape is fantastic. If it were mine way over here in BC I'd just have rainbow trout. You are the Pond Guy 👌
"Worth every penny". But without a good operator, the bucket wouldn't be worth a penny. lol Quite a transformation from the old pond to this new one. Great work you do Chris
It definitely made a difference to the water color. It was dirty, almost black when you got there, and was a lot cleaner when you finished. Nice work there Chris.
Please stay Please stay! That's all it takes. The Bucket is just and extension of your arm. Not everyone is capable of making their bucket kiss the shoreline and make it pretty. Beautiful job. Super drone footage.
I couldn't help but smile when Chris described the process that led to leaky dams, that being just using a bulldozer to push dirt from wherever it happened to be, to the dam they were building. I seems to me that that's the process Mike 'Dirt Perfect' still uses, with Jerry on the dozer pushing up most of the dam. Mike did a video a few days ago comparing how he and Chris have such different approaches to pond building, but they both lead to the same result. Well I am not so sure that they _do_ lead to the same result. I am certain sure which one I'd want building a pond dam for me.
nice job - really interesting as you explained what you were doing very nice and clearly, and therefore very easy to watch what you're doing and get a good insight into pond building and general stuff like that. (love that you don't add music, the machine itself makes the music digging the earth!)
Good afternoon Chris You have done a wonderful job on the pond let's hope it doesn't leak again if it does then you will be there for another day trying to fix the problem again
Loved the transformation, beautiful, I am an artist and like painting old buildings, water ways and stone walls and bridges. I think you did a fantastic job of shaping and sclupting the old pond, beautiful job. Love your vids.
Yep big buckets move a lot more dirt and save the customer money! Big buckets also put a lot more stress on the pins and bushings which will in turn wear out much, much faster. Look at and think about how much more leverage there is from the farthest corner of the bucket to the pin on the dipper arm. A smaller bucket will save your machine and make you more money in the long run.
What a transformation! Of course your followers never doubted that it would end up anyway other than great.👍 Enjoy hearing your vision then seeing you make i5 happen. Thanks again for taking us along. 👌💯💯💯💯👌
Man, that's turned out Nice !! You took an overgrown pond , and made it into the focal point of the New House going up !! Chris, You really do amazing work Man !! To be able to see the finish product, in your mind is something that can't be taught, That comes with time and taking a lot of pride in your work ,to give someone something nice that even they can be proud of !! Awesome Man !! Have a Great Evening Chris !! And , On too the Next.... After you get those tracks dug out !! lolololol....
A shallow area for blue hills to nest. Bass nest deeper.. Blue gill like to have good light on,their nest. And gravel or sand bottom. Stock it with little blue hill this year and bass next year. Should be a great fishing hole in 4 or 5 years. Stocking with catfish takes awhile. If you stock it early with catfish they destroy the nests of the blue gills and bass. They are fun too catch but can take over a pond.
That core trench gravel you ran into is like what we have here. Almost like it was the shale rock in a creek bottom. At least that is what we get here in Pa.
For the first time I noticed the video including hand control operation. I've wished I could see Chris' at the controls in the past, but I just noticed it. Great camera angle. Chris, this the best demonstration of your skills to date. The shaping of this pond is magnificent, as well as fixing a leak. No bulldozer necessary. Volvo 220, FTW! And, well, yeah, Chris.
I noticed that too hey wait a minute, the trench is off to the right ! ,,, he's feathering the rotation, So relaxing to watch Chris do what he does., I'm grateful for it.
If they have money in the future they should do the rest of the pond. Its really one of the best small ponds with great curves. As always, AMAZING WORK!
Hey Chris it is no wonder that you stay so busy you turn peoples dreams into reality that pond looks beautiful. You operate that thumb like a fine surgeon love to watch you work....
Watching the MASTER Master Craftsman is so cool. Seeing the hard work, problem solving and end result must be very satisfying to you Chris. It sure is to me. Love your videos buddy. Thank you again for sharing.
That’s AMAZING ...!!🤩 The whole time you have been working on this and telling us what you’re Going to do over here, there and that slop, this edge, because you could SEE It, I couldn’t, (and I have been watching since you had about 140k subscribers) didn’t believe it, like Yeah Right...🤔🤷🏻♂️ but you did it and didn’t even have to bring the Dozer or Skidstear..!!! ✅ What a MASTERPIECE. 😎👍
I love the way you fixed the dam up and the way you fixed the end of the pond up. The pond looks awsome now I have learnt so much what it takes to build a pond. Thank you very much for the video's. The aerial views really give an awesome look at the finished pond.😀❤🇨🇦
I gotta say, it took guts to risk cutting that cove after finding that vein of broken rock like you did. I would have skimmed over the old to get silt out, but actual digging would have had me sweating bullets and praying it did not hit that gravel again. Well done though. Looks like your usual masterful work. There is another way if that leak does not stop. Drain it dry and put about a foot or two of clay over that whole part of the front of the dam and out onto the floor as a clay liner. Just go a lot further than you would think to be sure to get beyond the gravel structure. Although trucking in good clay might be expensive.
Just a question Chris. You don't ever do any small islands in ponds as we do here in Sweden in our "wild game water" for fowls to rest on and possibly have their nests? To much aquatic predators as mink or...?
You may have found the old bed for a stream that ran through the property. It would be primarily gravel with a few larger rocks mixed in. they probably just bulldozed the clay over it and hoped it would fill The gaps. Instead it's been acting like a little aquifer, guiding the water under the dam.
Chris the pond turned out great looking, you done a damn good job on that one but anyway brother another great video I can’t wait till you get onto your next project with either you or John so you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming brother
I have a fairly long gravel driveway to take care of too. It always looks better a few days after its been reworked when the dirt and gravel that was recovered dries out. Good job.
Excellent job Chris once again, crazy what the transformation looks like afterwards, the difference between the before an after is big, thanks for another pond remodel, look forward to seeing the next pond job from you, you have the best pond videos an beat videos period, thanks for sharing Chris 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸
What an amazing transformation. I had forgot what it looked like when you started. You are soooo talented! No wonder you are in such demand. Live long and prosper, Chris.
You sir, are a pond maker artist! And btw, my subscription was now gone AGAIN, this annoys me to no end, I still watch because I look out for the videos daily, but still!
'Not into tearing things up for videos', except for trees, of course. And it seems you've discovered gravel like I'm used to. All that wet gravel sliding off the bucket sounds like mixing concrete.
Do you build lakes as well? At least 25 feet deep, fire department connections, shallow swimming areas with sand, fish hiding spots all over, limed areas to protect water supplies for surrounding houses
Wow what a change, just looks night and day different. That Oak tree you left will definitely be a point of interest once time goes on. Very nice 👍 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸
Thank you.
Can't say how much i/we all appreciate the way you ended the video. 1-a recap of what you did. 2- pictures of before 3- pictures of after. Especially the drone pictures. Really have a much better idea of the depth when you were walking around the pond. Also the fact that you raised up the area about 18". When you were doing it, it almost looked like you were spreading it so thin.
I know it takes more time to add all that to the video, but again, greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
What amazes me is the way you can see the “big picture” in these jobs. There are a lot of moving parts which must come together at the end.
Holy Christmas, that's an after the build pond dam engineering leak fix. Kudos Chris, you saved this property owner a ton of $. Man, great job.
I wish home owners could send you pics say a year later or so showing the complete transformation. That would be great to see your final vision come to life.
Chris and his paint brush ( the excavator ) painting a beautiful landscape, taking this and that away and painting over a muck of this and that and adding this here and that there, making what was a dull overgrown canvas of vines and bushes and trees into a clear somewhat smooth area all around the pond and as mother nature adds her touches of greenery all around here and there to finish off Chris's beautiful landscape that he created to turn into another one of his masterpieces .
It will look amazing when it's all finished .
See you later, be careful and stay safe and keep on digging and pushing and shaping dirt .
As always, Jeffrey !!!
I think it would be safe to say that you could frost a cake with that bucket. Very nicely done
You aren't a heavy equipment operator,you sir are a SURGEON!! The way you handle that machine is beyond any words that I can ever imagine using smh.... Poetic,poetry in motion,ballet..... Art! Artistry! Just just BEAUTY!!! SESQUIPEDALIAN 😂😂
I did the exact same thing to our pond, I cored it. *(learned it from watching you.) I found that when they built it, they pushed dirt on top of an old railroad bed that was put in around the late 1800's with rice sized coal shale. When I dug down about 8' I hit it and could literally see water flowing through it. I was amazed it took at least 60 years to work it's way through but the last 10 years or so, the pond could not hold its level, but this summer even as dry as it was, it stayed clear up to the overflow!
We'll see how much I learned from your videos next time it rains.
Just finished my pond.
Like an artist painting a canvis with a giant grading bucket. Really enjoyed this project. Thanks for taking us along!
Love the noise the Volvo makes , you can hear it’s power , another pond sculpture by the pond master Chris .
I need to hit the lottery so I can have a dream place like that! Thanks for sharing you do amazing work.
I've followed you for over a year now Chris and of all the ponds you've worked on this one has to be the most beautiful setting of them all not to mention the shape is fantastic. If it were mine way over here in BC I'd just have rainbow trout. You are the Pond Guy 👌
"Final Day"? You know Chris, a final day is the pre day of the upcoming First Day of another project. 😄
Excellent job Chris. Looks fine. Future residents will have a very nice view.
I'm always amazed at the before and after. Most of the time, a person could question if it was the same property. That will be a nice view now.
"Worth every penny". But without a good operator, the bucket wouldn't be worth a penny. lol
Quite a transformation from the old pond to this new one. Great work you do Chris
The artist at creating the scenery that adds to the pond surroundings!
Turned out great,i would love to see the evolution 12 months from now
I’d like to See This Pond when fully Filled!
Going to make a great fishing lake with summer shade in places. Good planning for multiple fish habits for babies to grow up. Amazing transformation.
The homeowner is going to be very happy with the final product. Considering how terrible it was to start with. Awesome job Chris
It definitely made a difference to the water color. It was dirty, almost black when you got there, and was a lot cleaner when you finished. Nice work there Chris.
Excellent job,.. Well done,.. I'd sure like to see what that pond looks like full of water.
Chris.
You make it look ease with that big Volvo.
Please take Care.
Another pond rescued by the master!
You've got a great artistic eye. Nice work as always, Brother. Have a great week. God bless.
Great job as usual. Would be nice to see some of the landowner reactions when the projects are completed.
I like the way you don’t waste a movement of your bucket!!!😀
Please stay Please stay! That's all it takes. The Bucket is just and extension of your arm. Not everyone is capable of making
their bucket kiss the shoreline and make it pretty. Beautiful job. Super drone footage.
I couldn't help but smile when Chris described the process that led to leaky dams, that being just using a bulldozer to push dirt from wherever it happened to be, to the dam they were building. I seems to me that that's the process Mike 'Dirt Perfect' still uses, with Jerry on the dozer pushing up most of the dam. Mike did a video a few days ago comparing how he and Chris have such different approaches to pond building, but they both lead to the same result. Well I am not so sure that they _do_ lead to the same result. I am certain sure which one I'd want building a pond dam for me.
nice job - really interesting as you explained what you were doing very nice and clearly, and therefore very easy to watch what you're doing and get a good insight into pond building and general stuff like that. (love that you don't add music, the machine itself makes the music digging the earth!)
Another pond renewed by Letdig18 good job as always see on the next one 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😉
You need to have "GBP" laser etched into your bucket....."Grading Bucket Picasso". Unbelievable work as usual Chris. Go Pack!
Good afternoon Chris
You have done a wonderful job on the pond let's hope it doesn't leak again if it does then you will be there for another day trying to fix the problem again
Loved the transformation, beautiful, I am an artist and like painting old buildings, water ways and stone walls and bridges. I think you did a fantastic job of shaping and sclupting the old pond, beautiful job. Love your vids.
Yep big buckets move a lot more dirt and save the customer money! Big buckets also put a lot more stress on the pins and bushings which will in turn wear out much, much faster. Look at and think about how much more leverage there is from the farthest corner of the bucket to the pin on the dipper arm. A smaller bucket will save your machine and make you more money in the long run.
That would make a good gravel bed in the pond for fish
What a transformation! Of course your followers never doubted that it would end up anyway other than great.👍 Enjoy hearing your vision then seeing you make i5 happen. Thanks again for taking us along.
👌💯💯💯💯👌
Man, that's turned out Nice !! You took an overgrown pond , and made it into the focal point of the New House going up !! Chris, You really do amazing work Man !! To be able to see the finish product, in your mind is something that can't be taught, That comes with time and taking a lot of pride in your work ,to give someone something nice that even they can be proud of !! Awesome Man !! Have a Great Evening Chris !! And , On too the Next.... After you get those tracks dug out !! lolololol....
I really hope part of your contracts is that you get fishing access for the future at all these ponds.
When does he have time for fishing??? Near as I can tell he works seven tens a week or more.
I would love to see what it looks like now. Awesome job
Tilting bucket worth there weight in gold , Couldn’t be without mine now. Great vid Chris
When you take on a project like this, do you get free range to do what you want or do they tell you ???
It just never fails, watching how great you know how to run that machine.
These are the projects I like that you do.
A shallow area for blue hills to nest. Bass nest deeper..
Blue gill like to have good light on,their nest. And gravel or sand bottom. Stock it with little blue hill this year and bass next year. Should be a great fishing hole in 4 or 5 years.
Stocking with catfish takes awhile. If you stock it early with catfish they destroy the nests of the blue gills and bass. They are fun too catch but can take over a pond.
That looks great, Pro at work.
That grading bucket is worth it's weight in GOLD ❗❗❗ ... I could watch this all day! 👀💗⭐⭐💗
That grading bucket is awesome or it’s probably the great skills of the “Pond Doctor “ , it’s looking great Chris!🤙🏻👌🏼👌🏼
That was a wonderful idea about the tree on the far side.
Everyone will be happy about the pond. Even the turtle.
Chris you are gifted.
That core trench gravel you ran into is like what we have here. Almost like it was the shale rock in a creek bottom. At least that is what we get here in Pa.
We have the same in OK
For the first time I noticed the video including hand control operation. I've wished I could see Chris' at the controls in the past, but I just noticed it. Great camera angle.
Chris, this the best demonstration of your skills to date. The shaping of this pond is magnificent, as well as fixing a leak. No bulldozer necessary. Volvo 220, FTW! And, well, yeah, Chris.
Very nice looking pond now
Pulling those lateral cuts with an angled bucket takes a genius operator. Fascinating!
I noticed that too hey wait a minute, the trench is off to the right ! ,,, he's feathering the rotation, So relaxing to watch Chris do what he does., I'm grateful for it.
Another level Chris 👌🏻
Love that you used that single tree to make a specimen feature. That’s what will set this job apart in years to come 👌🏻
You have an artist eye.
If they have money in the future they should do the rest of the pond. Its really one of the best small ponds with great curves. As always, AMAZING WORK!
Maybe they want that far left area as natural as possible. I would !
Great video Chris, love to see the transformation between the old and new. Well done.
Hey Chris it is no wonder that you stay so busy you turn peoples dreams into reality that pond looks beautiful. You operate that thumb like a fine surgeon love to watch you work....
Watching the MASTER Master Craftsman is so cool. Seeing the hard work, problem solving and end result must be very satisfying to you Chris. It sure is to me. Love your videos buddy. Thank you again for sharing.
Chris looks great, like the rest of your jobs! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
I like how the old picnic table didn't get moved and now it's in the perfect place.
Easier to bring the pond to the table than to move the table?
I can almost smell the mud as you're digging! Great videos.
Chris the landscaper as well the little tree on the peninsula.
Pond looks great.
Hard to believe you accomplished this in 5 days even with DP slowing you down!!!
That’s AMAZING ...!!🤩 The whole time you have been working on this and telling us what you’re
Going to do over here, there and that slop, this edge, because you could SEE It, I couldn’t, (and I have been watching since you had about 140k subscribers) didn’t believe it, like Yeah Right...🤔🤷🏻♂️ but you did it and didn’t even have to bring the Dozer or Skidstear..!!! ✅ What a MASTERPIECE. 😎👍
Such an interesting natural shape. Going to be a beautiful homestead.
Nice job Chris looks great love your videos
Great transformation. Now the owner has to keep it cleaned up !
I love the way you fixed the dam up and the way you fixed the end of the pond up. The pond looks awsome now I have learnt so much what it takes to build a pond. Thank you very much for the video's. The aerial views really give an awesome look at the finished pond.😀❤🇨🇦
Does the SKILLED OPERATOR ATTACHMENT come with the bucket....or do they cost extra, Chris? 😉👍
What a transformation!
That has made one hell of a difference for a house site to be on GREAT job Chris as normal
Excellent Another complete total transformation
nice looking pond
Nice that you found & fixed the probable leak location. Love watching a master work. Thanks for sharing.
The pond are looks sharp,can't wait to see what the next project we all get brought along to next, have a great week,
Beautiful job Chris! 👍🏻
I gotta say, it took guts to risk cutting that cove after finding that vein of broken rock like you did. I would have skimmed over the old to get silt out, but actual digging would have had me sweating bullets and praying it did not hit that gravel again. Well done though. Looks like your usual masterful work. There is another way if that leak does not stop. Drain it dry and put about a foot or two of clay over that whole part of the front of the dam and out onto the floor as a clay liner. Just go a lot further than you would think to be sure to get beyond the gravel structure. Although trucking in good clay might be expensive.
I sure hope they take care of that now and never let it get like it was.
Besides your knowledge and technical expertise, finish grading has got to be your forte. Man, it looks like you're icing a cake!
Think he could ice a cake with the 220
Some artists use a brush or sculpting tool, Chris uses big equipment with awesome skills!
Wowwwwwwwww! Amazing transformation!!!!!! Beautiful work!!
Just a question Chris. You don't ever do any small islands in ponds as we do here in Sweden in our "wild game water" for fowls to rest on and possibly have their nests? To much aquatic predators as mink or...?
You may have found the old bed for a stream that ran through the property. It would be primarily gravel with a few larger rocks mixed in. they probably just bulldozed the clay over it and hoped it would fill The gaps. Instead it's been acting like a little aquifer, guiding the water under the dam.
Chris the pond turned out great looking, you done a damn good job on that one but anyway brother another great video I can’t wait till you get onto your next project with either you or John so you and John and yawls family stay safe and keep the videos coming brother
I have a fairly long gravel driveway to take care of too. It always looks better a few days after its been reworked when the dirt and gravel that was recovered dries out. Good job.
Wow you are magical the way you operate the excavator, so smooth. Great Job !!
Excellent job Chris once again, crazy what the transformation looks like afterwards, the difference between the before an after is big, thanks for another pond remodel, look forward to seeing the next pond job from you, you have the best pond videos an beat videos period, thanks for sharing Chris 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸
Chris, pond looks awesome👍👍👍👍👍😺🤗
Great job Chris, good you found the leak!! The before and after photos are amazing. You really are the pond master! Ggraham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍
What an amazing transformation. I had forgot what it looked like when you started. You are soooo talented!
No wonder you are in such demand.
Live long and prosper, Chris.
You sir, are a pond maker artist!
And btw, my subscription was now gone AGAIN, this annoys me to no end, I still watch because I look out for the videos daily, but still!
Glad project will be finish, hope more project will follow.
Count on it
'Not into tearing things up for videos', except for trees, of course.
And it seems you've discovered gravel like I'm used to. All that wet gravel sliding off the bucket sounds like mixing concrete.
A good vid demonstrating the skill that this man possesses. it good to watch such a tallented man at work.
Do you build lakes as well? At least 25 feet deep, fire department connections, shallow swimming areas with sand, fish hiding spots all over, limed areas to protect water supplies for surrounding houses
Always love seeing the grading bucket come out!
Wow what a change, just looks night and day different. That Oak tree you left will definitely be a point of interest once time goes on. Very nice 👍
🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸
You do such nice work I love to watch you create
It looks good now I hope you show it to us once it grows back in and fills up