Your vids are the best, especially the tree clearing. Like therapy for me, especially when they put up a fight, and finally fall. Then you grab the top and fold it back, and the sound is so perfect. The only question I have is why would anyone take the time to come here, watch the vid, then thumb down? I mean how could you do this any better? Some people... Thanks again for posting.
I so enjoyed watching you do your thing, You sure use your experience to do your jobs and it shows in your videos. thanks keep them coming if they are making you money.
That's one powerful machine keep up the good work Chris. If you have any other attachments for the machine maybe make a video shower her attachments the grab etc
Nice freakin job dropping those trees ! With that beach giving way maybe the rip rap makes more sense than I thought at first. Especially w how dry that soil is. One good hard rain w those trees gone and all that soil is in the lake too
Chris, I road by this lot yesterday at lake and just wanted to say what a good job you and the guys did it looked good. Thanks to you and Justin both on all three lots for your business to Cash's Stump Dump. GREAT LOB
I just couldn't live where the HOA tells me what i can an can't do with the land i bought and payed for !!lololol... Nope !! Another Good one Chris !! Have a Great Night...
65' width is tight quarters but you handled it quite well ....a sign of a knowledgeable and skillful operator! You don't need to test your liability insurance policy....lol. The rain has slowed up and the hot weather has dried the ground really fast. "Mud today dust tomorrow", the story of an excavating contractor.
You know what Chris, because you are so nervous about the tightest of this site, just goes to prove how diligent and skilful you are with these machines. Congratulations, you proved to yourself how good and careful you are with these jobs. Cheers from Australia.
You got it done, no insurance claims, the 220 didn’t end up in the lake. It’s good for ya to have a jobs once in awhile that keeps you aware of your surroundings.
There's a crew clearing 2 lots around the corner from me and yesterday they dropped a 80 ft oak tree on the house across the road from me.....They were out there till 8 o'clock last night getting the tree off the house and covering up the 3 HUGE holes in the roof.....worst part is the people had just bought the house and moved in only a few days ago!!!
its a win in the end if the company that did it was not just a bunch of Mexicans they will have insurance so they will have a new house and a brand new roof to go with it
I'd love to see Chris dress up like Cotontop with all his safety gear, walk around a tree ten times, pointing like he's aiming it, say F*** this and just smack it down with the 220
@@scotabot7826 lmao. Same thought. Use to like watching. But thats what ive been saying the last years videos. Get part way thru and shut off. Think im watching Billy maze
I worked on a large lake for 4 years clearing trees putting down rock and most of the time the lots where so tight we couldn't get the small mini around. The grade was bad for goats. Long nervous days.
"What an incredible Cinderella story! This unknown, comes out of nowhere, to clear a lake side lot. He's got about 75 footer, oak, cars to the right, house to the left, he's gonna use the Volvo, I think. [digs, swings, pushes] Oh, he got all of that! The crowd is standing on its feet here at youtube. The normally reserved crowd, going wild... [pauses] for this young Cinderella who's come out of nowhere. He's got another, about 80 footer, looks like the volvo again, it looks like, don't you think? He's got a beautiful back-swing... [digs, swings, drops another tree] that's- oh, he got all of that one! He's gotta be pleased with that! The crowd is just on its feet here. He's a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last fell. He's got about 70 footer, and he's got a, looks like he's got to land it right between some save trees. This crowd has gone deadly silent... Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greens-keeper, now about to become the Masters lot clearer. [digs, swings, drops it right in the clearing] It looks like a mirac...it's in the hole! It's in the hole!"
I'm really glad that you didn't have to abandon ship that look pretty close to me I don't think I would like to have been there in that position I believe the Mini would have been better down in there
This, to and everyday person, doesn't seem like much, pushing that tree down but, there's more to it, as you push it down, you are making find adjustments on the push down to keep it straight, not just swing and knocking it over. Nice work, I know all about that heart pumpin man, tigh quarters like that, got to be in a machine to understand. 💲
nice job Chris, I was even puckering up so I knew you had to be, then you talked about it right when I started to write this I hope that lot was free b/c there is no way in HELL00 id live between two houses that close to each other. id also bet the neighbors are happy also
I do same work like you,everyday i push down a tree...make road at hill,but for me,easy work when far from people and house...when close at people home,must be careful..lot's thing to care...
Does Justin have a UA-cam channel? If anyone could post a link if he does, I'd appreciate it. Another great video Chris. I can picture thousands of viewers on the edge of their seats with hearts in their mouths, when those big trees came down.
@@leebarnes655 Hey, thanks Lee. It turned out to be really interesting with the first video I saw being Justin vising Chris's farm to borrow the Yanma mini. We get to see the drive in to the farm with pigs, geese (I think... they might have been ducks) and would you believe, an emu?! - [EDIT] It was an ostrich wasn't it? :-( That's my David Attenborough animal recognition certificate rescinded - Plus we get to see the layout of the farm in respect to the house. Justin's channel has been around for as long as Chris', but he only has 750 subscribers. Worth a look though.
👍 At least you didn't have to hand place the rip rap. After carting it down hill a half wheelbarrow at a time from the front gate on the other side of the property because the truck couldn't get any closer to do 200' of shoreline for your grandparents.
2 feet IN and 2 feet OUT then we do the Hokey - Pokey, that's what Chris is all about! 2 feet in and 2 feet out how many days after how heavy of a pervious rain event??? 2 months after the last inch of rain?? sdh in the TOBACCO VALEY of CT
I HATE poison ivy. I was thinning some bushes and came into contact with it. Looked like I had a 2nd degree sunburn - lost 3 layers of skin to it. Between that and the ticks I kinda dont like to work in the woods that much anymore.
@@m2hmghb I didn't know it could take up to 3-4 days after being exposed to it for it to start blistering. Just found that out a few months ago. I got a good dose of it from somewhere (don't have a clue from where) and after all these yrs I finally started researching it and found out I knew nothing.
Clearing up all the way to the waterline isn't allowed anymore where I live. In fact, the law now obligates land owners to put back some natural vegetation near the water. For that matter, putting rock like that to reduce erosion is actually counterproductive. It increases erosion wherever there is no protection and ultimately, the erosion gets around the wall and does it's work. The better alternative is to simply let nature do what it's always done, keeping the banks stable with roots.
Chris, There is an outfit over in Birmingham that hauls this trailer with a dump truck. The trailer has a grapple hook.that lifts logs up cuts them pushes the smaller logs through a die they drop on a belt that dumps into the dump truck. They are cutting fire wood. They seem to follow crews like yours and they get all of the hard wood. A few weeks ago we were sitting on siding waiting on amtrak and watched them ....anything like that up there ?
@@letsdig18 it was a hell of an outfit. There was about three Mexicans running it. I said to myself if we sit here long enough we can see an I.C.E raid. There was a cab chasis truck last year that was set up by one of the big malls selling what they called a cord of wood for 70 dollars. You could put the amount they were selling in the trunk of a Corolla. Folks were lined up buying the shit out of it
Chris, I was wondering how an old D6 or D7 ripper shank would go seeing you do a fair amount of clearing. I'm not trying to be smart or tell you how to do your job but we use to use them put on a quick-release hitch on the excavator, I found that it didn't leave such big holes that would be a pain in the butt after it rained if not compacted properly, but most of all it was a lot quicker on smaller trees.
I was watching some of your older videos and when i heard you say....hold on Pedro its about to get real.i cracked up for some reason . I seriously haven't laughed in about 16 years.even my dog looked at me like i lost the rest of my mind.thanks!!
I thought you had gotten some radio's so as too easily communicate as to where and when as in this case drop the tree without the worry of passing vehicles. Cheers !
Good work... Yet I wish building on any shoreline was not allowed unless it's a small acreage man made 'beauty pond'. Lakes & beaches such as Okeechobee, Gulf , Atlantic or Pacific should always be public access.
I know exactly nothing about dirt work and heavy equipment... that being said, with as much clearing as you guys do would a forestry attachment for the 220 be worthwhile? I have seen a claw with a chainsaw blade on it so you can drop the tree with the machine, then you just have to rip the stump out. Might even be able to cut the trunk up high, then lower to save a log here and there.
Does anyone make an attachment like a spike or a blade for ripping roots from around a tree. If it had a quick chance ears. This would be easier on your equipment and save a lot of time. In my opinion.
That bucket pin looks a little worse for wear but maybe that's just how those Volvo's are I've only ran 3 in the 10 years of being a union pipeline hoehand. They're smooth and comfy but my heart lies with the cat 320s, 336s and 349s that I've spent countless hours in.
What camera did you record this? It won't go full screen. Winder if it's UA-cam or a setting on your camera? Never mind it corrected itself but still won't go over 360P. Enjoyed the video as ususl.
Hi I know that you are just doing your job clearing trees but isn't there a better way to get a tree out of the ground PS keep up with the job I love watching your videos
Your vids are the best, especially the tree clearing. Like therapy for me, especially when they put up a fight, and finally fall. Then you grab the top and fold it back, and the sound is so perfect. The only question I have is why would anyone take the time to come here, watch the vid, then thumb down? I mean how could you do this any better? Some people... Thanks again for posting.
I so enjoyed watching you do your thing, You sure use your experience to do your jobs and it shows in your videos. thanks keep them coming if they are making you money.
You get a 🏆 for keeping your counterweight sooooo clean!!!
No scratch No dent No problems!👍
Mike
That's one powerful machine keep up the good work Chris. If you have any other attachments for the machine maybe make a video shower her attachments the grab etc
Tight area to work, but you make it seem easy. Thanks Chris for another great video.
Nice freakin job dropping those trees ! With that beach giving way maybe the rip rap makes more sense than I thought at first. Especially w how dry that soil is. One good hard rain w those trees gone and all that soil is in the lake too
Chris, I road by this lot yesterday at lake and just wanted to say what a good job you and the guys did it looked good. Thanks to you and Justin both on all three lots for your business to Cash's Stump Dump. GREAT LOB
A true master at work, I am more than impressed.
I just couldn't live where the HOA tells me what i can an can't do with the land i bought and payed for !!lololol... Nope !! Another Good one Chris !! Have a Great Night...
And that's why I call you DaVinci 👍! Your excavator is your brush and the landscape your canvas 🚜🚜🚜
65' width is tight quarters but you handled it quite well ....a sign of a knowledgeable and skillful operator! You don't need to test your liability insurance policy....lol.
The rain has slowed up and the hot weather has dried the ground really fast. "Mud today dust tomorrow", the story of an excavating contractor.
BIG trees in a very SMALL area. Good job!
Chris your confidence is your strong suit. Great work !
You know what Chris, because you are so nervous about the tightest of this site, just goes to prove how diligent and skilful you are with these machines. Congratulations, you proved to yourself how good and careful you are with these jobs. Cheers from Australia.
You got it done, no insurance claims, the 220 didn’t end up in the lake. It’s good for ya to have a jobs once in awhile that keeps you aware of your surroundings.
There's a crew clearing 2 lots around the corner from me and yesterday they dropped a 80 ft oak tree on the house across the road from me.....They were out there till 8 o'clock last night getting the tree off the house and covering up the 3 HUGE holes in the roof.....worst part is the people had just bought the house and moved in only a few days ago!!!
thats horrible
its a win in the end if the company that did it was not just a bunch of Mexicans they will have insurance so they will have a new house and a brand new roof to go with it
chris well that was racist
@@imchris5000 Dumb racist.
Ion Slays no actually it’s not. It’s simply the truth. It happens so much more than you’d think.
Great job Chris good video enjoyed watching
Just like riding a bike, those skills will come right back to you! Good job Chris!
that was a tight lot. yall done great on it. i been checking out progress on it when i drive by each day.
Nice!!!!!! ( Depends... for those moments when "Pucker" may not be enough!!)!!!
I bet those old neighbors were pissed you took those trees down even though they don’t own the land!
I'd love to see Chris dress up like Cotontop with all his safety gear, walk around a tree ten times, pointing like he's aiming it, say F*** this and just smack it down with the 220
Cotontop is a salesman now!
@@scotabot7826 yes that's why he goes to all the big channels trying to get more subs
@@scotabot7826 lmao. Same thought. Use to like watching. But thats what ive been saying the last years videos. Get part way thru and shut off. Think im watching Billy maze
i have to admit I'd fire him too
Very trickey lake lot clearing, nice project again Chris......👍👌👋
Good looking white oak ! lots of straight wood for trailer decking
One of the best operatiers of heavy machinery iv ever seen. Very nice work.👌
Well worked , hope you didn’t scratch the paint on the 220’s counter weight Chris 😉👍🇬🇧
You want a green space, pay for it. I just know those neighbors are fuming.
I worked on a large lake for 4 years clearing trees putting down rock and most of the time the lots where so tight we couldn't get the small mini around. The grade was bad for goats. Long nervous days.
Expert tree felling. Good job man.
That was definitely a tight area damn near shit myself 😂😂😂 very nice work on your part 😎👍👍
"What an incredible Cinderella story! This unknown, comes out of nowhere, to clear a lake side lot. He's got about 75 footer, oak, cars to the right, house to the left, he's gonna use the Volvo, I think. [digs, swings, pushes] Oh, he got all of that! The crowd is standing on its feet here at youtube. The normally reserved crowd, going wild... [pauses] for this young Cinderella who's come out of nowhere. He's got another, about 80 footer, looks like the volvo again, it looks like, don't you think? He's got a beautiful back-swing... [digs, swings, drops another tree] that's- oh, he got all of that one! He's gotta be pleased with that! The crowd is just on its feet here. He's a Cinderella boy. Tears in his eyes, I guess, as he lines up this last fell. He's got about 70 footer, and he's got a, looks like he's got to land it right between some save trees. This crowd has gone deadly silent... Cinderella story, out of nowhere, former greens-keeper, now about to become the Masters lot clearer. [digs, swings, drops it right in the clearing] It looks like a mirac...it's in the hole! It's in the hole!"
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For sure, but when you read it, you have do it in Bill Murray voice ;)
Guess you two should get a room.
It’s an incredible Cinderella/Beauty and the Beast story. Oh look the beast is having his way with Cinderella and Beauty.
I'm really glad that you didn't have to abandon ship that look pretty close to me I don't think I would like to have been there in that position I believe the Mini would have been better down in there
Did you see that last pine almust went the.other way an he grabbed it lmao he almost Shit HIM SELF LMAO great Video 👍👏
This, to and everyday person, doesn't seem like much, pushing that tree down but, there's more to it, as you push it down, you are making find adjustments on the push down to keep it straight, not just swing and knocking it over. Nice work, I know all about that heart pumpin man, tigh quarters like that, got to be in a machine to understand. 💲
Sometimes I feel like our role here is for real-time moral support, even though it's after the fact. 👍
What the heck??? The owner wanted 2' rock in the water and 2' out of the water! I saw two places with only 1'11" in the water. Awesome job!
Nice White Oak 🤓😳. The wood of choice for wooden boats ⛵️
This project was All OK 👌 until they wanted rip-rap along the shore 😩😱
nice job Chris, I was even puckering up so I knew you had to be, then you talked about it right when I started to write this
I hope that lot was free b/c there is no way in HELL00 id live between two houses that close to each other. id also bet the neighbors are happy also
not gonna lie, I was a little tense along with you, but you got those big trees down, well done..
Chris nice going you Tim did a good job
Damn shame having to take down that Oak. Wonder how many rings were in it? Probably been there before any overpriced home was ever thought about.
I do same work like you,everyday i push down a tree...make road at hill,but for me,easy work when far from people and house...when close at people home,must be careful..lot's thing to care...
Perfect! Perrrfect! Nice job bud.
Does Justin have a UA-cam channel? If anyone could post a link if he does, I'd appreciate it. Another great video Chris. I can picture thousands of viewers on the edge of their seats with hearts in their mouths, when those big trees came down.
ua-cam.com/users/bigdeerefan2640videos
@@leebarnes655 Hey, thanks Lee. It turned out to be really interesting with the first video I saw being Justin vising Chris's farm to borrow the Yanma mini. We get to see the drive in to the farm with pigs, geese (I think... they might have been ducks) and would you believe, an emu?! - [EDIT] It was an ostrich wasn't it? :-( That's my David Attenborough animal recognition certificate rescinded - Plus we get to see the layout of the farm in respect to the house. Justin's channel has been around for as long as Chris', but he only has 750 subscribers. Worth a look though.
That smile in the thumbnail 👌😂
Nothing like those little postage stamp lot jobs to keep the pucker meter running...😬
Don’t know why you were concerned. You do Great Work!
👍 At least you didn't have to hand place the rip rap. After carting it down hill a half wheelbarrow at a time from the front gate on the other side of the property because the truck couldn't get any closer to do 200' of shoreline for your grandparents.
2 feet IN and 2 feet OUT then we do the Hokey - Pokey, that's what Chris is all about! 2 feet in and 2 feet out how many days after how heavy of a pervious rain event??? 2 months after the last inch of rain?? sdh in the TOBACCO VALEY of CT
Godly, you are good at aiming and knocking them trees over.
I HATE poison ivy. I was thinning some bushes and came into contact with it. Looked like I had a 2nd degree sunburn - lost 3 layers of skin to it. Between that and the ticks I kinda dont like to work in the woods that much anymore.
I can look at it and get it!
@@augustreil Oh damn!! I just thought I had it bad..
@@ResidentialDirtWork I swear it looks at me and I get it. Bastard plant is worse then Medusa.
@@m2hmghb I didn't know it could take up to 3-4 days after being exposed to it for it to start blistering. Just found that out a few months ago. I got a good dose of it from somewhere (don't have a clue from where) and after all these yrs I finally started researching it and found out I knew nothing.
@@m2hmghb, Hahaha, true story. That stuff is almost worse than ticks.
Clearing up all the way to the waterline isn't allowed anymore where I live. In fact, the law now obligates land owners to put back some natural vegetation near the water. For that matter, putting rock like that to reduce erosion is actually counterproductive. It increases erosion wherever there is no protection and ultimately, the erosion gets around the wall and does it's work. The better alternative is to simply let nature do what it's always done, keeping the banks stable with roots.
The 220 and the 250 has gotten a work out this week
Chris,
There is an outfit over in Birmingham that hauls this trailer with a dump truck. The trailer has a grapple hook.that lifts logs up cuts them pushes the smaller logs through a die they drop on a belt that dumps into the dump truck. They are cutting fire wood. They seem to follow crews like yours and they get all of the hard wood. A few weeks ago we were sitting on siding waiting on amtrak and watched them ....anything like that up there ?
ive seen a couple like that at wood yards but never mobile
@@letsdig18 it was a hell of an outfit. There was about three Mexicans running it. I said to myself if we sit here long enough we can see an I.C.E raid. There was a cab chasis truck last year that was set up by one of the big malls selling what they called a cord of wood for 70 dollars. You could put the amount they were selling in the trunk of a Corolla. Folks were lined up buying the shit out of it
I bet that little house lot costs an absolute fortune due to its Lake location!
100k for water front lots, go down the road 1/2 mile away and they are 5k a lot lol
We’re I financially able, I’d buy up the majority or those 5k lots, and hire Chris to come build a sizable water feature of my own..
@@letsdig18 then for half the difference you can put a pond in for them
I’m sure the two (2) Neighbors on both sides of this LOT are Sorry to see these Trees Cutdown. 😩
IT's surprising how much dry dirt you're exposing given the amount of rain you'll have had !
its been really hot and dry lately
Chris, I was wondering how an old D6 or D7 ripper shank would go seeing you do a fair amount of clearing. I'm not trying to be smart or tell you how to do your job but we use to use them put on a quick-release hitch on the excavator, I found that it didn't leave such big holes that would be a pain in the butt after it rained if not compacted properly, but most of all it was a lot quicker on smaller trees.
Nice job, operator!
no job is to tricky or difficult for you chris, you are a total star and professional handling all those different excavators and mchines
I was watching some of your older videos and when i heard you say....hold on Pedro its about to get real.i cracked up for some reason . I seriously haven't laughed in about 16 years.even my dog looked at me like i lost the rest of my mind.thanks!!
Great video Chris thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
You would Think both Neighbors with their heads up their Butts would Move their Vehicles. 🤪 👎
Love that 250. It’s a beast.
You should drive a wooden steak into the ground where you want the tree to fall. And see if you can drive in further when the tree falls
I bet that lady felt the vibration on the ground when the tree fell I would of loved to have seen her face lol 😂
didnt I see a skid steer for the rock?
Perfect! Perfect!! Phew
Logger wade ain't scared of no tree
I thought you had gotten some radio's so as too easily communicate as to where and when as in this case drop the tree without the worry of passing vehicles. Cheers !
Awesome work! Thanks for the videos.
The poor old lady filled her depends up, when the tree fell.
I know you have too Chris, but I hate seeing those big trees dropped.
As the world cuts down all the beautiful trees, climate change is just going to get worse.
300 ft deep?!.... Jeeez - BTW, Takeuchi is a nice machine, just bought a brand new 12V2 myself, love it.
Good work... Yet I wish building on any shoreline was not allowed unless it's a small acreage man made 'beauty pond'. Lakes & beaches such as Okeechobee, Gulf , Atlantic or Pacific should always be public access.
Why didn’t you dump rock close to the ramp Or have the skid steers bring it to the ramp
Just proves to wade who needs that ole Deere when you have a valvo
Awesome Job!!
Is this in lake wild wood in penn valley ca ?? If so I’ve seen this lot cleared and house built on it nice work..
Hey Chris, you ever run into SNAKES!
I know exactly nothing about dirt work and heavy equipment... that being said, with as much clearing as you guys do would a forestry attachment for the 220 be worthwhile? I have seen a claw with a chainsaw blade on it so you can drop the tree with the machine, then you just have to rip the stump out. Might even be able to cut the trunk up high, then lower to save a log here and there.
Does anyone make an attachment like a spike or a blade for ripping roots from around a tree. If it had a quick chance ears. This would be easier on your equipment and save a lot of time. In my opinion.
Good job mr.
Excavator volvo.
I am excavator operator kobelco sk200-10.
From indonesia. 👍👍👍
That bucket pin looks a little worse for wear but maybe that's just how those Volvo's are I've only ran 3 in the 10 years of being a union pipeline hoehand. They're smooth and comfy but my heart lies with the cat 320s, 336s and 349s that I've spent countless hours in.
I can see where you might pucker up a little, nice work on a small lot like that.You sure half to have you A game for sure.
Your mcdonalds cup is taking a beating!
BAM ! PERFECT ! Lols 😎 good job chris 😎 .... does Justin have a UA-cam channel ?
A small job like this can get expensive real fast if you're not a pro like Chris!
the amount of clearing you do and hauling brush and trees im surprised you don't have a tub grinder
What camera did you record this? It won't go full screen. Winder if it's UA-cam or a setting on your camera? Never mind it corrected itself but still won't go over 360P. Enjoyed the video as ususl.
Damon Northeast Texas
You have to wait a little bit for UA-cam to get it to 1080
You need Cotontop3 Tim to help you drop them trees
I want your job dude. So much fun!!!
A little drama on the job to get the ticker going nice job 🇺🇸
YOU A OL HAND AT THIS, I CANT REMEMBER HOW LONG YOU BEEN AT THIS ??
Hi I know that you are just doing your job clearing trees but isn't there a better way to get a tree out of the ground PS keep up with the job I love watching your videos
have you ever had one fall over while you were digging the roots out ?
I was just watching a vid with your friend Charlie and his GPS grading system. Does he have a UA-cam channel
It seems like the AC works in that digger.
I love the way you can do rip rap with no hand work.