MASSIVE BEAVER DAM REMOVAL WITH A TELEHANDLER!

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  • @Kenislovas
    @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +6

    👕 If you want to support my channel check out my new Merch store: bit.ly/KenislovasMerch

  • @MrPetepeeters101
    @MrPetepeeters101 3 роки тому +5

    Started watching beaver dam removal videos a few months ago. I don't know why it fasinates me so much.

  • @andyjones6361
    @andyjones6361 3 роки тому +2

    NOW THATS HOWNYOU REMOVE A BEAVER DAM!! Outstanding !!

  • @johnsmart964
    @johnsmart964 3 роки тому +15

    Thank you very much for this excellent video, it is very interesting and it is great to see the water flowing so quickly. The machine is certainly very helpful to clear these dams away. The people appreciate the work that you have done in this place.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +2

      Thank You!

    • @kenc3288
      @kenc3288 3 роки тому +3

      Keep up the good work. Cheers from 🇦🇺

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +2

      @@kenc3288 so far from me:) Thank You!

  • @fernandgamboa2848
    @fernandgamboa2848 3 роки тому +29

    Amazing how the beavers can do this

    • @greatbill9106
      @greatbill9106 3 роки тому +3

      I am shocked! Never knew they were so goid at constructing dams!

    • @saltydominion9069
      @saltydominion9069 3 роки тому +2

      Work of art. Take one apart by hand and you'll know.

  • @DanKoning777
    @DanKoning777 3 роки тому +2

    I think that just sent a tingle down the spine of your potato rake. *Great video.*

  • @WRX2001
    @WRX2001 3 роки тому +9

    Its incredible how these little small creatures can built better dams than humans...

    • @monkeymanwasd1239
      @monkeymanwasd1239 2 роки тому +2

      its just a matter of how much time you put in. if you spent your entire life building wooden dams then you would likely have better results as well

    • @wealthychef
      @wealthychef Місяць тому

      How is this better than a human would make?

  • @Rocinante_1980
    @Rocinante_1980 2 роки тому +9

    It’s actually quiet insane to see how much water is caught from such a small dam. They properly flooded the whole Forrest.

  • @katrinmcdonough2414
    @katrinmcdonough2414 3 роки тому +2

    that initial rush of water was AWESOME!

  • @wealthychef
    @wealthychef Місяць тому

    Great early video from back when you were just starting, nice to see how you have evolved since then

  • @larsbundgaard5462
    @larsbundgaard5462 3 роки тому +1

    Went from "Post 10" and his rake, to the next level!

  • @barbthequietwatcher7069
    @barbthequietwatcher7069 3 роки тому +6

    Didn't look bad till the first scoop. Glad you didn't do that one by hand. 👍😊

  • @fredh.1255
    @fredh.1255 3 роки тому +7

    Amazing ingenuity by the beavers. However they will be back to rebuild.🤣😬

  • @patriciahazeltine9986
    @patriciahazeltine9986 2 роки тому

    Those 2 scoops decimated the dam!! Awesome!!

  • @terencechevalier5756
    @terencechevalier5756 3 роки тому +10

    Do this everyday at work with an excavator and it never gets old😃

  • @lizyamada6640
    @lizyamada6640 3 роки тому +13

    Yay, we're upgrading to a machinery now...way to go. I love it...so satisfying. Good job!!! Thank you :)

  • @samlbrown6665
    @samlbrown6665 3 роки тому +15

    There are times when some heavy machinery is a real blessing. Don't forget to get that dirt ridge just below the waters surface.

  • @Warrentvoid
    @Warrentvoid 3 роки тому +5

    I’m more than a little curious as to where all the released water goes. What’s the effect downstream?

  • @RetiredCasper2023
    @RetiredCasper2023 Рік тому

    That is an awesome piece of equipment! Clean job done quickly and safely.

  • @vectorm4
    @vectorm4 2 роки тому +4

    I wonder if it would have been beneficial to dump all the sticks on the soft ground. Maybe a better bed for the machine to get traction?

  • @rickb3078
    @rickb3078 3 роки тому +19

    Beavers are incredible animals.

  • @bettydamnboop3030
    @bettydamnboop3030 3 роки тому +1

    Post 10 would have been all over this one. Thank you for sharing this video 👠

  • @53shuzzie
    @53shuzzie 3 роки тому +3

    Post 10 would love this.

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 3 роки тому +21

    The telehandler has quite a long reach. It's the perfect machine for removing dams!

  • @BenCoombs
    @BenCoombs 3 роки тому +3

    I much prefer when you work by hand but I get it. Still entertaining cheers!!

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +4

      With a tractor water blast is so satisfying.. by hands it's not possible to make such a. But don't worry, tomorrow's video will be by hands ;)

    • @BenCoombs
      @BenCoombs 3 роки тому +1

      @@Kenislovas looking forward to it, love your daily content!!

  • @Invalid.Argument
    @Invalid.Argument 3 роки тому +11

    it would be cool to see a "downstream cam" to see what the flow looks like for afar

  • @darrelllangill1990
    @darrelllangill1990 2 роки тому

    That's a never-ending job, busy beavers will return haha

  • @gregobern6084
    @gregobern6084 3 роки тому +3

    Man vs.beaver, revenge of the beavers ..next week- attack of the giant komatsu

  • @michaellangen4665
    @michaellangen4665 3 роки тому +2

    Good job, I like your videos. From Las Vegas Nevada

  • @cookinggerson4000
    @cookinggerson4000 3 роки тому +6

    It would be VERY appropriate to show the effect of the rushing water, down stream for at least a few miles. Does such total removal cause flashfloods n damage to riverbanks???

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +1

      I must acquire some gopro camera.

  • @2tuxhorncat
    @2tuxhorncat 3 роки тому +3

    What do you have against beavers?

    • @cathiwim
      @cathiwim 3 роки тому +1

      They make floods where they dont belong

    • @deanbroome7855
      @deanbroome7855 3 роки тому +3

      @@cathiwim they create natural habitat for wildlife they conserve flooding they hold back top soil that would be washed away they're worth their weight in gold

    • @evankolacki8950
      @evankolacki8950 3 роки тому

      @@deanbroome7855 Have you ever had to deal with the destruction and aftermath of beaver dams? I doubt it.

    • @deanbroome7855
      @deanbroome7855 3 роки тому +2

      @@evankolacki8950 I grew up on the floor and we had a beaver pond over on the backside and my dad said they were God's engineers here on Earth the original ones and yes I think they're they're good for a farm I don't think they sit down and say I'm on intentionally flood past your land or something else but if there are on the back side somewhere that you're not using the ground anyway I think it's plumb dumb to do any harm to them or their damn cuz they're just going to build back

    • @evankolacki8950
      @evankolacki8950 3 роки тому

      @@deanbroome7855 Hey Dean! Calling beavers engineers is like calling a Great White shark a garbage can. I have no positive use for either. And a beaver doesn’t survey someone’s property and then ask the owner which section the owner wants to GIVE to the beaver to destroy. Given the opportunity I will continue to trap or shoot every beaver I can.

  • @staudtj1
    @staudtj1 2 роки тому +3

    It's not fun watching operators who don't know how to properly use the Machine!

  • @TyroneBootlace
    @TyroneBootlace 3 роки тому +7

    Excellent job !!!!! :-)

  • @kogerlaan
    @kogerlaan 2 роки тому

    Bert impressive waterflow !

  • @JudyHart1
    @JudyHart1 3 роки тому +12

    Beavers: Henry, that confounded guy just pulled the plug again! LOL

    • @greatbill9106
      @greatbill9106 3 роки тому +1

      Lol!
      I didn't know that Beavers were that good at constructing dams!

  • @918hoseman
    @918hoseman 3 роки тому +3

    Post 10 would approve!!

    • @becky6568
      @becky6568 3 роки тому

      Came to comments to see if he’s mentioned . Not disappointed 😁

  • @martinmarsola6477
    @martinmarsola6477 3 роки тому +3

    Great job! 👍🇺🇸😊

  • @Stratos53100
    @Stratos53100 3 роки тому +6

    How long has he been running that thing, how about raising the RPM & speeding that up, wouldnt be so slow with the extension, bucket etc...Nice bucket on it though

  • @jeffer1101
    @jeffer1101 3 роки тому +3

    I've never seen a telehandler other than in here. Around here, they use excavators/backhoes. They seem to be even better, but perhaps they are more expensive.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      I here it's quite popular. It helps to a lot of things ;)

  • @alanatkins4315
    @alanatkins4315 3 роки тому +2

    The tower in the back ground, what is it used for? that tele handler sure beats the fork you were using.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      It's spot for hunting. Hunters waiting there for deers, wolfs, foxes, HOGS etc.

  • @markaraujo06
    @markaraujo06 3 роки тому +2

    these beaver's minds are strange lol that machine is great i love it.

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra178 Рік тому

    The 4th bite really took out that beaver's work.

  • @terrypomatto907
    @terrypomatto907 2 роки тому

    Now that machine does the job and get the water moving like it is suppose to, that will allow the area to be more dry . Were we lived in Southern Illinois (USA) we used explosives to remove beaver dams. We didn't have a Telehandler but it does an excellent job and hopefully the issue with the beaver went away.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  2 роки тому

      Hi!
      In this place no more beavers ;) I've checked 2 weeks ago.

  • @ronnieharrison2143
    @ronnieharrison2143 3 роки тому +2

    Great machine. I like the side view best.

  • @larrymay8449
    @larrymay8449 3 роки тому +3

    Are all these dams you work on part of your property? The telehandler is just the thing for the larger dams!

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      It's my or some of my friends.

  • @rovoul1
    @rovoul1 2 роки тому

    Awesome. How long does it take to the beavers build a dam like that? Days? Weeks? Months? As we don't have them here in Brazil, I really don't realize it....

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  2 роки тому

      Sometimes weeks and sometimes days ;)

  • @patbarlen2764
    @patbarlen2764 3 роки тому +1

    Love that machine.

  • @justaperson8560
    @justaperson8560 3 роки тому +2

    Someone should tell dude on the equipment you have to have the rpm up for the hydraulic to work

  • @markszyszkiewicz
    @markszyszkiewicz 2 роки тому

    Wow! That first bite!

  • @michelechapman9974
    @michelechapman9974 3 роки тому +2

    Great video

  • @christopherort3045
    @christopherort3045 3 роки тому +1

    Great job. Be careful

  • @marktibbetts3799
    @marktibbetts3799 3 роки тому +2

    Juuust a tad easier than the potato rake

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      Not always i have possibility to take it ;)

  • @anter5457
    @anter5457 2 роки тому

    Il vient de l'acheter, sa machine ?

  • @РихардЗорге-ш5т
    @РихардЗорге-ш5т 3 роки тому +3

    Вам пора уже свой экскаватор заводить!

  • @Me-qp8vz
    @Me-qp8vz 2 роки тому +1

    Now that's how you take out a dam.

  • @newhampshire-bob1604
    @newhampshire-bob1604 3 роки тому +5

    Beavers will kill a area of the forest in a heartbeat! I have to go tear one out with a potato rake this coming weekend….

  • @stihlnz
    @stihlnz 3 роки тому +2

    They will be back tonight... natures water engineers

  • @frankg8572
    @frankg8572 3 роки тому +1

    Was their fish in there?

  • @danielwagner8677
    @danielwagner8677 3 роки тому +1

    Is the next video going to be Mantas vs. the telehandler? See who can clear a dam faster?

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +1

      :D No, I will use my potato rake ;)

  • @wendibernhardt9190
    @wendibernhardt9190 2 роки тому

    Amazing how much water this thing was holding back

  • @jizzdizzem
    @jizzdizzem 3 роки тому +4

    imagine having a picnic downstream and suddenly …

  • @rogerfleury9759
    @rogerfleury9759 3 роки тому

    Well, this removal of the dam was SLICK AND QUICK! Roger in Pierre South Dakota

  • @thinambui2935
    @thinambui2935 3 роки тому +1

    Kỹ sư hải ly ngăn đập…nhỏ nhỏ mà giỏi

  • @user-peach408
    @user-peach408 Рік тому

    Good video but where I am from thats a little bump compared to the beaver dams we have. Not massive!

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra178 3 роки тому

    The 3rd bite was great.

  • @bbektas61
    @bbektas61 3 роки тому +3

    Is this legal? Who decided? Why did they destroy the beavers' dam?

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +2

      Government.

    • @evankolacki8950
      @evankolacki8950 3 роки тому +1

      Beavers are nuisance animals. The dams they build destroy property and roads. I decide what happens on MY property.

    • @0xFF48
      @0xFF48 3 роки тому +1

      @@evankolacki8950 in the west where droughts are common, they are trying to use beavers to help ranchers locally raise the water table. And locally store water,.
      In many cases the pasture lost to the pond is offset by increased productivity elsewhere. Everything in balance. Too many beavers or too large a pond can be just as bad as no beaver.

    • @evankolacki8950
      @evankolacki8950 3 роки тому +2

      @@0xFF48 Having beaver damn up streams out west I think would be an ineffective means of water conservation. Beaver destroy trees because tree bark is their entire diet and they use the branches to build the damns. Furthermore if an area is drought stricken trees are less available already. Can not sustain a beaver population.

    • @0xFF48
      @0xFF48 3 роки тому

      @@evankolacki8950 it's low cost distributed water storage compared to building large dams. It's not the solution for every situation, it has to be in the right rural areas. Either on public lands or a rancher that wants to trade some pasture land for natural water storage.
      Because water rights are funny, the rancher might not legally be able to dam the river, but if a beaver happens to do it..and if that water happens to soak onto the ground and raise the water table on the pasture....

  • @MyCorduroy
    @MyCorduroy 3 роки тому +1

    Is this repeat video?

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +1

      Repeat? It’s new dam never been there before;)

  • @camel1945
    @camel1945 2 роки тому

    Protect the forest nice!!

  • @groverok4122
    @groverok4122 3 роки тому +5

    Тракторист какой-то мутноватый ! А так - зачёт!

  • @ire.kasidikasidiss8099
    @ire.kasidikasidiss8099 2 роки тому

    Yes support from Indonesia

  • @Procrastinator1948
    @Procrastinator1948 Рік тому

    Right from the beginning when he spun the tires, I knew he would have to push himself out with the grapple bucket.

  • @shanemcguire170
    @shanemcguire170 3 роки тому +1

    80LBS of Tannerite at a 7.62x54R Mosin-Nagant Rifle would have been entertaining too! Woo Hoo!

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      Not aloud here to tier dams with dynamite or similar things.

    • @shanemcguire170
      @shanemcguire170 3 роки тому +1

      @@Kenislovas Ahh- I get it. Too bad really. But I do understand. Though the thought of mud, sticks and beaver dam parts flying everywhere is an entertaining image. :)

  • @josefjosef1524
    @josefjosef1524 3 роки тому +1

    Are you from Germany? :)

    • @barbrn
      @barbrn 3 роки тому +1

      Lithuania.

  • @mainanxpress8915
    @mainanxpress8915 3 роки тому +1

    Banyak sekali semak2nya,mantap ada excavator

  • @jamesstripling7178
    @jamesstripling7178 2 роки тому

    There was virtually no water in front of that damn amazing

  • @andyjones6361
    @andyjones6361 3 роки тому

    When you stab in tilt back when you clamp
    A full grapple bucket would really be nice!

  • @ALLGODSDIE
    @ALLGODSDIE 2 роки тому

    The destruction a beaver can do to the habitat Forest runs in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars worth of loss of trees and land.. This has to he done.. Nice job !

  • @sonmydful
    @sonmydful 3 роки тому

    Why the telehandler tho and not a ex with a thumb?

  • @nighthawk784
    @nighthawk784 3 роки тому +1

    Is that his first day running the machine?

  • @vytbbb7146
    @vytbbb7146 3 роки тому +2

    Nu labai jau sunkiai jis ta traktoriu valdo :D

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +1

      Tai svoris didžiulis, visokie saugikliai susijungia, turi išjungt ir pns. Be to tas traktoriukas šiaip darbams fermoje. Užtvankų kasimas nėra dažnas dalykas jam:) jei kiekvieną dieną kastų, tuomet greitai išmoktų;)

  • @3hmongchannel762
    @3hmongchannel762 3 роки тому +3

    I wonder How do you feel when come back from work one day and your home completely wiped out by Tornado, Beavers been put a lot works and efforts on the Dam.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      1day it’s not a lot of;) all of that is for the reason.

  • @puraisis8949
    @puraisis8949 3 роки тому

    What a great thing to watch.

  • @bobjoncas2814
    @bobjoncas2814 3 роки тому +1

    ...lookin' good, nice job, stay well and have a great week...

  • @Je-tw7oe
    @Je-tw7oe 2 роки тому +1

    I bet the beavers are pissed. lol

  • @markopolo5695
    @markopolo5695 3 роки тому +2

    Would have been better to use the wood to run on instead of sinking in the mud

    • @rgoers
      @rgoers 3 роки тому

      Yeah, I really expected him to drop the first load right where the tires were sinking and then spread it a bit. Then clean it up after the dam is gone.

  • @alberteinstein9176
    @alberteinstein9176 3 роки тому +5

    It would of been an awesome shot downstream facing upstream.
    Tom Dutkiewicz

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому +2

      I was afraid to lost my camera:)) the stream was HUGE!

  • @rollinlowford
    @rollinlowford 3 роки тому

    Merlo= Junk. Ran one a bunch and constant breakdowns and over computerized, didn't do well in cold weather either. At least you guys got the dam removed 👍
    Let's Go Brandon !

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  3 роки тому

      Let's go Brandon :DD lol :D It's viral in USA, yeah ? :)
      About merlo, yes my friend bought it new and after 2 months it went to service... it proves what You said :)

  • @glenspryszak6005
    @glenspryszak6005 3 роки тому +1

    That's a pretty small beaver dam........

  • @riccardotamaroglio7161
    @riccardotamaroglio7161 3 роки тому +1

    "Merlo" italians technology near my home Cuneo...Better machine for optimal job.....💪👍

  • @_scrapman4324
    @_scrapman4324 2 роки тому

    It would help if you got someone that can run your equipment.

  • @kirill4149
    @kirill4149 3 роки тому +1

    Где-то в мире грустит один Академег

  • @malcolmmckinlay2143
    @malcolmmckinlay2143 2 роки тому

    Should have dumped the first lot under his front wheels and used it as a Navy Matt

  • @joem1413
    @joem1413 3 роки тому +2

    wrong machine for the job

    • @cathiwim
      @cathiwim 3 роки тому

      I think its perfect if you dont have a large excavator with a hydraulic thumb

  • @bikerguy5829
    @bikerguy5829 3 роки тому +1

    Great job!! You might need snow tires :o)

  • @markszyszkiewicz
    @markszyszkiewicz 2 роки тому

    Looks like 1' 4" of drainage. Too bad this machine can't be swivel mounted ..lol

  • @SparkTruth1123
    @SparkTruth1123 2 роки тому

    This has got to be the absolute slowest truck in the world!!!!!

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  2 роки тому +1

      Friend bought this one for various farm works lifting heavy bags etc. so he's not a professional :) Also there was very wet ground he was afraid to do not drown the machine.

    • @SparkTruth1123
      @SparkTruth1123 2 роки тому

      @@Kenislovas Man it just seems like every move and action was just in extra slow motion.

    • @Kenislovas
      @Kenislovas  2 роки тому

      @@SparkTruth1123 it is:)

  • @delwynhallett565
    @delwynhallett565 2 роки тому

    I think the beavers have the last laugh,
    No matter how many expensive equipment you buy, they will just continue to build dams, and eat fish.
    Why not just make some little beavers traps, process the fur, and make money...lol

  • @macyah-israel795
    @macyah-israel795 3 роки тому +2

    It would nice if knew how to operate that machine

  • @dogwedl1167
    @dogwedl1167 2 роки тому +1

  • @TBrl8
    @TBrl8 3 роки тому

    Just leave it handily off to the side for the beavers to redeploy.

    • @sixthsenseamelia4695
      @sixthsenseamelia4695 3 роки тому +1

      Beavers don't use recycled materials. There's plenty of "A" grade building supplies just over the stream.