You know, I bet on the other side of those windows, is a fascinated pair of young eyes watching, thinking "I want to do that when I grow up!" Keep up the good work and as always thanks for taking time to record and post these!
@ngtflyer Likely watching, not likely wishing/dreaming and if they are, their parents will fix that quick. I’ve been in the remodeling trades for 40 years. Only 2 customers have asked me to teach their kids something. Almost all the rest have prevented me from passing on my knowledge. Clearly, Chris stays busy and likely makes a good living and enjoys his work. Too bad there are few to follow in his footsteps.
When i built my home most of the trades I hired let my 4yr old son help to a degree, he got to run the boom delivering the drywall, skid steer back filling and a mini ex digging in the services. I new the trades to a degree being in them my self. I’m nudging all my children towards the trades we don’t need any more desk jockeys but there’s huge shortages of skilled trades in my area.
@@turbolab2376 Yeah, like we really need more accountants and people who have no idea how to fix anything. I may not be rich or handsome... but i can fix just about anything LOL !
Never underestimate the power of "the vine". Tough stuff for sure and that 229 has a pretty strong swing. I love it how you use other tree trunks to break up the tree you are removing. Heck man even if you didn't do anything else just clearing off the dam makes it look 100% better...
@@cathiwim you are correct! It would've been awesome though! Those vines were nasty! We have what's called Air Potato vines here in Florida. Very invasive. Very similar to Kudzu. But, we have an Air Potato Beetle that eats the leaves! They look like red ladybugs! They do a number on the the vines.
Now that's the kind of job you can look back at the end of the day and say, "Yeah, I did that, it's been a good day!" Don't we all wish we had jobs like that with measurable progress everyday? Nice video!
I can wholeheartedly agree with this! About 20 years ago I worked in manufacturing where I built huge controls for industrial machines. There was a certain satisfaction when I looked back at a finished job that took weeks to complete. Now I work in an office with an endless line of "paper".. it never seems to end and I don't get the same satisfaction at a finished job like I did then... I would love to do something like this!
I really enjoy watching you operate. So smooth, efficient, and deliberate. Every video has some new "well that movement makes total sense" moment. Thanks for sharing!
That green paint on the manhole cover reminds me of an old grade guy I had on my paving crew. I'd send him out ahead the the crew to dig out additions or whatever prep needed. We always use orange marking paint, but he's colorblind and couldn't see the orange paint on the green grass but green on green shined like a silver dollar for him. Half the time I couldn't see the green on green so I'd mark it out in orange and over lap in green.
REALLY wish you had playlists because I just found you and find your projects interesting. Had trouble finding the end to a segment. Your explanations are easy to follow. Especially extracting sunk excavators. You evaluate the site and plan of attack, always leaving yourself a safe retreat. Excellent segments.
Chris do you have an outside washing line at home? If you do, I'm wondering if you use the excavator to take the dry clothes off the line and fold them up neatly before taking them in. If you made a nice stack of clothes you could press the bucket on them so you wouldn't need to iron them. Just saying, as I totally think you could do it. 😄
Got to love it if it wasn't for poor construction of dams and overflows you wouldn't be having as much fun as you are so keep on fixing other people's mess-ups or neglect lol :-) :-) no matter what is still better than McDonald's for a career
I like how Chris keeps his channel free and clear of politics. I’ve gotten off Facebook, instagram, and Reddit cause of it. I come to his channel to decompress and watch the doctor operate with the scalpel. Big thanks👊🏻
I manage three ponds at work. Our biggest one has sprung at least two leaks. It definitely needs fixed but I'm feeling way over my head. Watching you videos makes me wish I had some clue what I was doing.
As a general contractor for 22 years , I appreciate your strategy. It makes or breaks a guy .And when the plan comes together it’s very satisfying . Thanks for your prospective . Edit ; for a lot of ya , very move Chis makes is money , time is money. Not only money , but integrate , if as it was his .
its amazing to watch this professional do his work an do it slow an steady he makes every move count ha ha I think he could sweep floors with this bucket
I enjoy seeing the different drink cups that are always in the holder. Probably the first thing he looks at when buying equipment, the size of the cup holder
Long time viewer of your channel, Agreed... Overall fix will be much nicer in the longrun, If there were good sized fish in there, my question is (who did they get to empty or ) where did they offload for storage etc, and if they will return the stock later etc.
I was born and live in Michigan, just a couple miles from Lake Huron. It's always annoyed me when people call ponds lakes. Lived in Oklahoma for a few months 20 years ago and they called their reservoirs lakes. I had to chuckle about it, lol.
Great job Chris....do you want to get the mud out now....or later. Also, Thank you for fixing the other dam that you worked on twice after the heavy rains we got in the Triangle.
I find it funny that if you turn on CC, it thinks that the engine hum and crunching trees are music. It literally says "music" when there are no other sounds no talking, No tracks moving etc lol
Continually amazed by the similar vegetation (With the exception of Chris's favorite snakes) we have from NC to the far north....bloody vines must have been introduced by some well meaning Gardeners!
The power of your machines is very impressive!!! Trying to clear that out by hard would take hours. Work smarter, not harder. Once again, you do a killer job.
Dude, you make that look so easy! Back when I was in my teens my dad, brother and I cleared a path through our woods to put in fencing for our cattle. We had a chainsaw, a hand saw, and a tractor and tow chains. What you did here in less than 15 minutes clearing away those trees and brush would have taken us a half a day at least! Ahhh, having the right equipment and tools is the name of the game! Thanks for the video, please post more!
Your videos bring me back to my younger days. I miss operating heavy equipment. I liked going to work everyday. I imagine if you did it for many years it would get monotonous but I enjoyed it very much. Love the videos.
You need one of those tree shakers, to pick the fruit, however the fruit for you is the soil from the roots. Perhaps an attachment would work, that way it would be hilarious to watch. Keep up the DAM good work
I question being an engineer when I watch these videos. This work looks so much more fulfilling. I'm sure it doesn't showcase the sucky aspects but still, at the end if the day, you have a lot to show for your work.
I’m sure you all watch it because it’s really satisfying but I love the fact of how skilled this guy is, I went back and his oldest videos is years ago, he’s definitely been doing this for awhile and you can tell because of how smooth the excavator is being operated. Or when you use the other tree to break the branch into a smaller piece, good work and love the vids!
Eleagnus is the plant that is planted that create the wall on the dam. At least it was planted where its size made sense. Some developers plant them in small residential settings as foundation plants.
Honeysuckle bushes left alone can grow crazy as hell! When I was a little guy we used to basically have a giant birds nest made of vines in the backyard.
I used to work in building maintenance; the management rather you band-aid things together rather then spend the money to replace it. The residence will have nice picnic area when you are done Chris. If I lived there would have brought you lunch everyday for getting rid of the eyesore.
I don't know why your videos are so relaxing to watch but youtube recommended your video to me. I didn't search for it and they was right that I would enjoy it .
It is so cool to see the landscape open before your eyes with a awesome machine like that. I bet the people watching are saying yeah he knows what he is doing. lol
Yeah watching him fold trees effortlessly is super cool. I'm jealous, the biggest excavator I ever got to run was a mini and I just dug a utility trench with it. Would love to get my hands on a machine like that and just get to tear stuff up.
If you were working that close to my apartment I'd grab a drink and a smoke and watch all day
Same, gotta love these videos machines
This my new binge category: watching excavators for hours.. it’s so satisfying...
you and 400K other people...
I never saw this coming 🤔🤫
True, I didn’t think I’d ever say this.
@@Shhhh....DaMoviesOn same
@@sheldondrake8935 lmao.
You know, I bet on the other side of those windows, is a fascinated pair of young eyes watching, thinking "I want to do that when I grow up!"
Keep up the good work and as always thanks for taking time to record and post these!
@ngtflyer Likely watching, not likely wishing/dreaming and if they are, their parents will fix that quick. I’ve been in the remodeling trades for 40 years. Only 2 customers have asked me to teach their kids something. Almost all the rest have prevented me from passing on my knowledge.
Clearly, Chris stays busy and likely makes a good living and enjoys his work. Too bad there are few to follow in his footsteps.
I'm not exactly a kid but watching Chris makes me want to get my ticket
I was thinking the exact same thing!
When i built my home most of the trades I hired let my 4yr old son help to a degree, he got to run the boom delivering the drywall, skid steer back filling and a mini ex digging in the services. I new the trades to a degree being in them my self. I’m nudging all my children towards the trades we don’t need any more desk jockeys but there’s huge shortages of skilled trades in my area.
@@turbolab2376 Yeah, like we really need more accountants and people who have no idea how to fix anything. I may not be rich or handsome... but i can fix just about anything LOL !
I’ve done land clearing for about 10yrs. The craziest thing I ever found was a 1940’s model cable dozer buried under a massive sea rose bush.
dont ya just love the sheer power of hydraulics.... man that was a hell of an invention...
It's more the duty of the engine though right? The engine has to power the super strong hydraulic pump to push the fluid down the ram.
And also, I bet there's at least one "Karen" calling the HOA going "There's a man with a tractor stealing our pond!"
For some reason I hear that with a Jeff Foxworty voice.
She would either call it a tractor or a bulldozer haha
ngtflyer Or, “stealing our pond water!!” Or maybe, “Theirs a fella out here on equipment logging on our private property!!”
'Murica
For sure. I can’t believe no one came out to hassle him in the middle of the video
Having previously lived in the Raleigh area for 20 years.... I love trying to see if I can recognize where you're working!
I thought he was closer to SC? I lived south of Raleigh for 10 years but I'm not sure if I've ever recognized where he's working.
Looks like it might be the apartments behind what I remember it as mini city off capital blvd.
You betta rekonize!
same!
Never underestimate the power of "the vine". Tough stuff for sure and that 229 has a pretty strong swing. I love it how you use other tree trunks to break up the tree you are removing. Heck man even if you didn't do anything else just clearing off the dam makes it look 100% better...
It will look a lot better, im sure if there are a couple of Karen's on site they will complain about the loss of shade to the area.
@@Stratos53100 Or the loss of the hidden "party area"
@@Blazer02LS, Yup, them kids are gonna be pissed !
I love the tree folding technique
Large scale origami. Chris has it mastered.
like a mastro
Cant wait for the Burn pile on this one Chris!! Lol! You'll have every Karen from 5 miles around calling the fire department.
meyer629 they are hauling it off. No burn pile methinks
@@cathiwim you are correct! It would've been awesome though! Those vines were nasty! We have what's called Air Potato vines here in Florida. Very invasive. Very similar to Kudzu. But, we have an Air Potato Beetle that eats the leaves! They look like red ladybugs! They do a number on the the vines.
For a job in a HOA like this, he's probably being paid extra to haul it off.
Now that's the kind of job you can look back at the end of the day and say, "Yeah, I did that, it's been a good day!" Don't we all wish we had jobs like that with measurable progress everyday? Nice video!
I can wholeheartedly agree with this! About 20 years ago I worked in manufacturing where I built huge controls for industrial machines. There was a certain satisfaction when I looked back at a finished job that took weeks to complete. Now I work in an office with an endless line of "paper".. it never seems to end and I don't get the same satisfaction at a finished job like I did then... I would love to do something like this!
so do not be a police officer kids, you will get tired of seeing the lack of measurable progress
@@10HDFLHX I know, right? On the other hand, there weren't any snakes in my air conditioned office!
I really enjoy watching you operate. So smooth, efficient, and deliberate. Every video has some new "well that movement makes total sense" moment. Thanks for sharing!
That green paint on the manhole cover reminds me of an old grade guy I had on my paving crew. I'd send him out ahead the the crew to dig out additions or whatever prep needed. We always use orange marking paint, but he's colorblind and couldn't see the orange paint on the green grass but green on green shined like a silver dollar for him. Half the time I couldn't see the green on green so I'd mark it out in orange and over lap in green.
What I enjoy about your videos is that you are telling us what you are doing at all times. Steve Liles
Can't believe all that vegetation on the dam-just asking for trouble, you're the man to get it sorted though Chris 👍
Yea they should keep earthen banks with grass and mowed. It lets you see and also it looks nice.
REALLY wish you had playlists because I just found you and find your projects interesting. Had trouble finding the end to a segment.
Your explanations are easy to follow.
Especially extracting sunk excavators. You evaluate the site and plan of attack, always leaving yourself a safe retreat.
Excellent segments.
Man all those dam vines I kept expecting Tarzan to come sailing out of there!
You keep watchin' for Tarzan, I will keep an eye out for Jane. Much better view.
Chris do you have an outside washing line at home? If you do, I'm wondering if you use the excavator to take the dry clothes off the line and fold them up neatly before taking them in. If you made a nice stack of clothes you could press the bucket on them so you wouldn't need to iron them. Just saying, as I totally think you could do it. 😄
He'd figure out a way I bet. He sure makes it look easy. Like when he pulls a stake out of the ground with a chain never leaving the cab.
Even if he had an inside clothes airer he could reach through the window.
Got to love it if it wasn't for poor construction of dams and overflows you wouldn't be having as much fun as you are so keep on fixing other people's mess-ups or neglect lol :-) :-) no matter what is still better than McDonald's for a career
Kevin Poore totally agree !! 😁
@@TonyGeneseo That's right, it keep him busy for sure!
Very satisfying to watch when the bush is cleared as if heavy earwax removed. Just like using his own hand
I feel like they are all "disaster pond projects" haha
Dam young man your pretty brave walking through that crap! I would be afraid of
Mr no shoulders lurking around.
Mr.no shoulders wouldn't stick around with all that noise from the excavator
It looks better now than what it was . Can’t wait to see it finished
So cool to watch you fold the tree! You've got so many tricks up your sleeve!
The viewing party will be twisting about you taking away all the privacy and making them overlooked from the other side!
HughzieTube too bad, so sad for them, huh? Lolol
@@cathiwim Imagine if burning the brush on site was permitted!
Great video, love watching the dam work and pond building.
I like how Chris keeps his channel free and clear of politics. I’ve gotten off Facebook, instagram, and Reddit cause of it. I come to his channel to decompress and watch the doctor operate with the scalpel. Big thanks👊🏻
Trump 2020 ! Just kidding, I agree.
Bloody Hell, that's some pile of crap they allowed to grow on the dam! If the pipe hadn't failed, the roots would have destroyed it later.
Hey from Texas. I would like to see more of you finishing this project. Please!
Definitely a cool project. Looks so much better with everything cleared out
How I love the sound of crunching trees, in the morning.......
Growing up his parents would always say dam son. So when he grew up he became dam master!!!
I manage three ponds at work. Our biggest one has sprung at least two leaks. It definitely needs fixed but I'm feeling way over my head. Watching you videos makes me wish I had some clue what I was doing.
I love how delicately he moves the bucket sometimes just to nudge something a bit.
That excavator brings death and destruction to vines, shrubs, saplings and full grown trees - makes the rough places plain. Love it!!!
Another awesome job!!!!!! It satisfies me to see how you rip out those old vines! You did a great job taking out that old pipe too!
Oh my... the fellow doing the locates for this project is an absolute hero for trudging through that mass of foliage
I was just getting in to it and it's over. I'm retired and you are my daily Entertainment! Please make these longer! Just love watching keep it up!
13:35
Chris: This tree looks pretty good and dead, ill yank it out easily. (Part of the dam comes with the trunk of the tree)
Another mission impossible pond maintenance job by Chris and Uncle John . It sure has been a beautiful week in The Piedmont !
Nice job Chris, you sure make it look easy, the years of experience shows, thanks for sharing.
This project looks a lot more fun than the previous mudder job, Chris.
Thank you for leaving the window open so we can hear the crrrrrunnchh as you break the trees.
The power of these machines is amazing! Pulls out a mature tree like someone pulling out a weed. Fascinating to watch.
As a general contractor for 22 years , I appreciate your strategy. It makes or breaks a guy .And when the plan comes together it’s very satisfying . Thanks for your prospective . Edit ; for a lot of ya , very move Chis makes is money , time is money. Not only money , but integrate , if as it was his .
Yep no wasted movement.
its amazing to watch this professional do his work an do it slow an steady he makes every move count
ha ha I think he could sweep floors with this bucket
love the crunch crunch sound of the branches
I enjoy seeing the different drink cups that are always in the holder. Probably the first thing he looks at when buying equipment, the size of the cup holder
Awesome good job,I bet the residents are a lot more happier. God bless from Australia
Goodee Goodee, most interesting job that teetering on the edge of disaster, that’s way more exciting, time to save the day Again!👍
It's amazing watching operators when their machines have turned into an extension of their body.
I love that you correctly call them ponds. I can’t stand when people call a tiny little puddle of water a lake. Lakes are massive water bodies.
Long time viewer of your channel, Agreed... Overall fix will be much nicer in the longrun, If there were good sized fish in there, my question is (who did they get to empty or ) where did they offload for storage etc, and if they will return the stock later etc.
I live in Missouri (5th state I have live in) and everyone here calls any body of water a lake. Really annoying.
Lake is defined by depth not size
@@joshuagarner1654 a considerable inland body of standing water - Merriam-Webster
That is NOT a considerable body of water, no matter the depth.
I was born and live in Michigan, just a couple miles from Lake Huron. It's always annoyed me when people call ponds lakes. Lived in Oklahoma for a few months 20 years ago and they called their reservoirs lakes. I had to chuckle about it, lol.
Amazing how you cleared all that bush without a mulching it. Sir you are a beast much respect to you god bless.
Another pond. I like these pond repairs.
I wonder how much scrap and rusty bikes there are.
Chris said, “That kept me from Swinging Boom. The BIG Ball of Vines is a Dump Truck Load”. 😬👍
Much much more interesting than dredging mud! Great job!
I Bet those Vines Never thought they would see the Day when they would meet the Volvo 220.😬👍
Great job Chris....do you want to get the mud out now....or later. Also, Thank you for fixing the other dam that you worked on twice after the heavy rains we got in the Triangle.
That was quite the mess of vines on that first pull. You thought the same thing as I did - that’s gonna fill the truck in one load.
I find it funny that if you turn on CC, it thinks that the engine hum and crunching trees are music. It literally says "music" when there are no other sounds no talking, No tracks moving etc lol
Continually amazed by the similar vegetation (With the exception of Chris's favorite snakes) we have from NC to the far north....bloody vines must have been introduced by some well meaning Gardeners!
Most likely and now everyone is regretting it, especially English Ivy. It is great for destroying buildings.
Lots of privet - introduced by gardeners somewhere and birds distribute the seeds far and wide. Glad he's ripping it out.
The power of your machines is very impressive!!! Trying to clear that out by hard would take hours. Work smarter, not harder. Once again, you do a killer job.
Dude, you make that look so easy! Back when I was in my teens my dad, brother and I cleared a path through our woods to put in fencing for our cattle. We had a chainsaw, a hand saw, and a tractor and tow chains. What you did here in less than 15 minutes clearing away those trees and brush would have taken us a half a day at least! Ahhh, having the right equipment and tools is the name of the game! Thanks for the video, please post more!
Your videos bring me back to my younger days. I miss operating heavy equipment. I liked going to work everyday. I imagine if you did it for many years it would get monotonous but I enjoyed it very much. Love the videos.
You need one of those tree shakers, to pick the fruit, however the fruit for you is the soil from the roots.
Perhaps an attachment would work, that way it would be hilarious to watch.
Keep up the DAM good work
You are a genius on a trackhoe. Thanks for videos. Fun watching your techniques.
I question being an engineer when I watch these videos. This work looks so much more fulfilling. I'm sure it doesn't showcase the sucky aspects but still, at the end if the day, you have a lot to show for your work.
I’m sure you all watch it because it’s really satisfying but I love the fact of how skilled this guy is, I went back and his oldest videos is years ago, he’s definitely been doing this for awhile and you can tell because of how smooth the excavator is being operated. Or when you use the other tree to break the branch into a smaller piece, good work and love the vids!
Eleagnus is the plant that is planted that create the wall on the dam. At least it was planted where its size made sense. Some developers plant them in small residential settings as foundation plants.
I like the start of this. Always a pleasure to watch you work.
so much fun watching someone else skilfully operate a large machine :) would be nice to see a vid where you walk through the controls
If I need a pond built, I know who to talk to about it. He is so graceful at this he doesn't even spill his drink.
Honeysuckle bushes left alone can grow crazy as hell! When I was a little guy we used to basically have a giant birds nest made of vines in the backyard.
It will never cease to amaze me how powerful these machines are. I am so surprised someone hasn't figured out a way to weaponize them
I used to work in building maintenance; the management rather you band-aid things together rather then spend the money to replace it. The residence will have nice picnic area when you are done Chris. If I lived there would have brought you lunch everyday for getting rid of the eyesore.
At least you don't have to try to fit the excavator down a walking path this time to access job site.
Love the new job it's not mudy as the other job , your doing a great job .
Turning out to be another excellent viewing project bro. Yall stay safe
“That sewer manhole I gotta be careful of”
Continues to rip the tree out of the ground right next to it 😂😂😂😂😂😂
He meant, careful not to drive over it... the tractor’s weight could damage it.
what a day it must have been when man first discovered and tested the principle of hydraulics
I don't know why your videos are so relaxing to watch but youtube recommended your video to me. I didn't search for it and they was right that I would enjoy it .
His camera has a better angle then he does. So satisfying.
The thumbnail looks like he's getting ready to demolish some apartments.
Whoever did their brickwork did a good job.
They sure did !
A great video of Chris I like when you do the pond job but anyway you and John stay safe and your families and keep the videos coming man
1:30 in the morning and I'm watching a guy fix a pond dam... I'm cool with that. Kind of relaxing .
Turned me right into a child. I kept thinking of the Toy Story aliens saying "The CLAW!!!"
I wish i had a, well let's just say. How F-ing RAD it would be to have a DAD like you Sir.
🙏☮❤♻️
My new job wish I could operate like that. Makes it look so easy. 👍🍻
I've heard of folding laundry. Chris folds his trees. Lol God bless
It is so cool to see the landscape open before your eyes with a awesome machine like that. I bet the people watching are saying yeah he knows what he is doing. lol
Yeah watching him fold trees effortlessly is super cool. I'm jealous, the biggest excavator I ever got to run was a mini and I just dug a utility trench with it. Would love to get my hands on a machine like that and just get to tear stuff up.
That is the best gardening tool I have ever seen! Beats a whipper snipper... 🤣
The Volvo 220 is Happiest when it is Knocking over and Ripping Trees 🌳 out of the Ground. 😬👍
You have got you a De -vine project
It's absolutely De-vine. Lol God bless
no
I was rooting for him.
Would be nice to see how that turns out in the end. Well done
Love watching your videos. When you were breaking the overflow, I was thinking a gopro on the side of the bucket would have been a cool perspective.
I love the way you fold up trees. I will have to try that next time I get a chance. I love running mini exes especially Yanmars. 😀
You're a surgeon with that machine! Impressive!!!!!!
You are the right man for the job, Chris! 😎👍
The community down stream generously gave you access to fix the dam. Lmao
yea I would give access too If someone's pond was gonna wash down through my yard.
As long as it was restored after they are done.
It doesn't look like you've done that but once, or maybe twice before 😆 Beast with that thing! 💪