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@@letsdig18 Well lets see how many hours you have on it in 5 years, my guess is 10 hours, jeeze louise just stick it on Craigs list for a rusty sheriffs badge or something :-p
Mr. Chris, thank you for all these videos. I’m under hospice care for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and your work with the machines give me a little bit of peace with the rhythmic sound. I don’t altogether know why, but on a particular bad day, your vids have a calming affect. Once again, thank you
Is it wrong that I have been waiting for this part all day, there's something about your videos that just make the day a whole lot better, keep up the great content 👏
watches Chris modifying his resume... pond dredging, damn building, trailer deconstruction and now ceiling and wall plastering.. yeah.. or maybe not ;)
Never fear, the pond master Chris is here! Love the vids but your wit and sense of humor is outstandingly refreshing. I hope you never lose that trait. Anyone could operate those machines but your ability to achieve such wonderful results for the customer put you in a class by yourself. Take that as a compliment.
I use a 24T Excavator and D6 dozer on a farm here in Australia, I've dug out and reshaped some of the ponds and graded the gullies and tracks. It's noted that I'm doing a good job, not surprising as I learnt all my techniques from watching your videos😀 Thanks Chris
The view from the dam looking towards the house already looks so much better. I think it will be a beauty when you have finished weaving your magic. Take care & cheers🐨🦘🥰
This was as satisfying a video as any I’ve watched during the past few years-the grader working is the most relaxing, but not quite as satisfying as shaping a pond. Definitely a good day at the office Chris! 👏🏻✌🏻
Already looks a thousand times better, but that is going to be a beauty when it's done. I can see exactly what you are seeing and you are correct. If you cannot see it before you start, there is no way it will turn out. Anybody can "move dirt" but unless you can visually conceptualize the end product, you better be following the boss man to the letter. Someone has to have the vision of the end product. Well done boss man.
"Make it look nice." They hired the right man for the job, that is for sure. You really care about a good appearance as well as smart land management. Bravolingus!
Watching you work that grading bucket on a surface like that reminds me of Bob Ross the way he handles a knife and a brush on canvas... almost exactly the same! 👏🏽👍🏼☺
10:02 Your skill right there has to take years to develop. That's some smooth cutting. Sure enjoy watching you practice your art. Cheers from Louisiana.
Even with the sun, it is so rewarding to watch you do your MAGIC, " Spreading the Mud like Icing on a Cake", that's what I am talking about. I guess I am a Letsdig Fene, waiting all day for a video.
Really nice to wake up on Monday morning and find a new post by Letsdig18 Chris. Definitely one of my favorite pond rehab vids. She's gonna be a beut when he's done. Coffee is makin' and I'll be watching asim eating my breakfast sippin' coffee. I really like it cause it's a 40 minutes long one. Always a good way to spend retirement time on lockdown.
neat job buddy , nothing like working your way out of corner trimming everything up and seeing the big picture take place , but also staying a step ahead of what you have left to clean out , ive done my share of dams here in australia and there always a mind challenge ....
Looks like the makings of another great job.....just listening to your comments. you hit the nail on the head....I am a retired spray painter down under and was a tradesman for over fifty years.....Have painted everything from powerplants to gas plants down to heavy trucks and equipment as well on down to rolls royces, Bentleys and so on.....After a lot of experience I (like you) discovered the ability to picture in my head what the results were going to be expecially on certain show jobs or jobs done as in collector vehicles, doing up classic cars and so on.....After a while the mechanics of your trade become pretty constant as your experience with it grows but the head part of it takes some years........Thoroughly enjoy your videos and always enjoy your comments on how it will start to look at the end.......Great videos which I enjoy......
Gotta say Chris I like how you make sure you’re happy with it more then the customer. anyone that does grading will understand what I’m saying.. you really show you’re Character in the work you do. Bigggg thumbs up. Hopefully this mess coming this weekend doesn’t do much of anything I’m central area. We don’t need rain or snow and sure as heck don’t need freezing rain right now.. stay safe love the content.
Another amazing pond transformation. Also just awesome watching Chris perform artwork with the mud. Kind of like watching someone with a 60,000lb hand trowel. The mud master at work
I was wondering how you were going to deal with the head section, whew what a marsh. Looks really great so far and can't wait to see the completed pond. Well done, sir.
Yeah, When you can picture what your going to do, It makes it a lot easier to see it as your going along.... Chris, I believe that you need to go ahead and get another one of those grading buckets, just to have as a reserve !! Lololol.. Man, That Grading Bucket in my opinion , has been a game changer for you, Like you said, when you first got it, it's one thing to have a grading bucket on the mini but, to have it on your Big Machine has just pushed your work to a whole other level , I believe !! It really has made you the pond/ lake master !! lololol... It works so well with what you do... You got a Big Dent in it today, It's really going to change that whole place, Gonna be Nice !! Well, have a Great evening Man !! And, On too the Next....
There are a lot of ponds you've worked on. What is the main use for a pond there? Water retention? Personal fishing/swimming hole? What are the ponds used for?
You Chris make the job looks easy but you are a true professional. There are a lot of operators that feel they are good operators but in truth they cannot hold a candle to your ability. I look forward to your videos always.
You have done an amazing job, this realy looked like a big sh** hole to start now it looks like a great recreational pond great job and great video's. Thank you for sharing.
So I've been watching your channel for around 4-5 years now and haven't missed a vid. I'm addicted 😅. Ive even started farming sim games just for the digging 😂
From here, it seems like each day is a good day, well unless something breaks. It looked as though you were frosting a cake when smoothing out all that mud.
Not that I'm qualified to give you advice but around here we pick up one side of the machine and run the track to help clean them out. It freezes pretty hard up here and that helps alot.
Chris: a video suggestion - organize a one man excavator rodeo and have some fun showing off your skills. Finish up with spreading the icing on a nice big celebration cake. Of course you’re going to invite us all to join in with a big seafood boil, right??.?
Starting to look proper tidy that is Chris.🙂 Hard fought battle though, I am going to guess you never can fully trust a plot like this one, as it could be hiding all sorts of surprises. It seems to be going well so far and long may that continue. 😉 Be well.🙂
Some artists use paint brushes, others use musical Instruments. You sir use an excavator, but your no less of an artist than them. Glad I found your channel !!!
I don’t remember which great sculptor said I the sculpture was always there i just removed what didn’t belong. You don’t make ponds, they were always there, you just have the insight to dig out what’s not pond and fill in what’s not pond. Thanks for sharing your videos, I know they are great, just wondering if I could ever afford the land and to pay you to be creative. Wishing you and your family the best.
Out of all the stuff you’ve bought over the years, that grading bucket has got to be one of the best time savers.
Maybe the next step will be a rotator.
Yeah and the Mulcher was a doozy :-p
@@makingithappen5178 hard to justify spending 20k+ on a rotator that won’t be useful very often.
@@formhubfar I actually really like my mulcher
@@letsdig18 Well lets see how many hours you have on it in 5 years, my guess is 10 hours, jeeze louise just stick it on Craigs list for a rusty sheriffs badge or something :-p
Mr. Chris, thank you for all these videos. I’m under hospice care for stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and your work with the machines give me a little bit of peace with the rhythmic sound. I don’t altogether know why, but on a particular bad day, your vids have a calming affect. Once again, thank you
Is it wrong that I have been waiting for this part all day, there's something about your videos that just make the day a whole lot better, keep up the great content 👏
Yep same here 👍🏻
Yep, right here with you...
True. There is something hypnotic and mesmerising about watching Chris do his stuff.
Is there an end to this pond digging or is this video the last one?
@@jeffpippin7072 there is always an end 👍🏻
Chris your narration during the field work is always informative and interesting.
I love the hum of the 250, never seems to strain but just keeps chugging along
I love how this pond is shaping up! She’s gonna be a beauty when you’re done with her and full of water! Great work as always.
Agree, going to look nice when done.
Chris could plaster a ceiling with his grading bucket for sure
watches Chris modifying his resume... pond dredging, damn building, trailer deconstruction and now ceiling and wall plastering.. yeah.. or maybe not ;)
yep, he knows how to mud !
Never fear, the pond master Chris is here! Love the vids but your wit and sense of humor is outstandingly refreshing. I hope you never lose that trait. Anyone could operate those machines but your ability to achieve such wonderful results for the customer put you in a class by yourself. Take that as a compliment.
"Like icing on a cake" made me laugh because it's true!
I use a 24T Excavator and D6 dozer on a farm here in Australia, I've dug out and reshaped some of the ponds and graded the gullies and tracks. It's noted that I'm doing a good job, not surprising as I learnt all my techniques from watching your videos😀 Thanks Chris
Chris, you have the surgical touch to bring any pond back to life and the fact that this one is gonna resemble a fish is pretty darn cool.
Looks like ICING on a cake for sure. No layman would think an excavator did it; unless they saw it.
The pond is located in nice surroundings.
I look forward to the finished result.
Not as nice as the natural river banks at your place anyway. Hard to beat! ❤
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My favorite part is you smoothing that Mud like Butter!!👍👍🇺🇸
Amazing what that finished edge looks like after the grading bucket. Almost like cement. Look good.
The view from the dam looking towards the house already looks so much better. I think it will be a beauty when you have finished weaving your magic. Take care & cheers🐨🦘🥰
This was as satisfying a video as any I’ve watched during the past few years-the grader working is the most relaxing, but not quite as satisfying as shaping a pond. Definitely a good day at the office Chris! 👏🏻✌🏻
It wouldn't be a dig without the Hardee's cup in the cupholder. Always appreciated! #letsdig18
Excellent job, you are such a gifted man!
Already looks a thousand times better, but that is going to be a beauty when it's done. I can see exactly what you are seeing and you are correct. If you cannot see it before you start, there is no way it will turn out. Anybody can "move dirt" but unless you can visually conceptualize the end product, you better be following the boss man to the letter. Someone has to have the vision of the end product. Well done boss man.
Some really good stuff here. Love the scenery. Great job👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
It was so nice of you to sacrifice your own comfort opening the door and window so I can have a great view.
You put a nice icing on that mud cake! 🙂
I am amazed at how you see a ponds finished look before you even start working on it
I think the fish will enjoy their larger universe
The Pond Master in his element. Such a pleasure to watch you work. Looking forward to the finished product. Excellent !!!
I would watch these videos for hours and hours, every minute is like it was always the first!
"Make it look nice." They hired the right man for the job, that is for sure. You really care about a good appearance as well as smart land management. Bravolingus!
Chris is absolutely “The pond artist 👨🎨 “
That's a lot of mud. You make it look easy. It will be good when we get to the gray stuff. As usual I'm waiting for the Aerial video. Donna
After all the videos I have watched it still amazes me of how you can take something so raw and make it look so good
Pond is shaping up that sure was alot of material moved in 1 days work looking forward to the next video 😎👍👍
Going to be a really nice place when you finished. Pond master indeed!
That was awesome!! Highly skilled!
The Pond Guy great work as Usual
Watching you work that grading bucket on a surface like that reminds me of Bob Ross the way he handles a knife and a brush on canvas... almost exactly the same! 👏🏽👍🏼☺
As always, thanks to your customer for allowing vidios.
Always enjoyable to watch Professionals at work...🙂 Take care my friend.......
10:02 Your skill right there has to take years to develop. That's some smooth cutting. Sure enjoy watching you practice your art.
Cheers from Louisiana.
Absolutely mind boggling what a highly skilled man on a quality machine can do in a day.
A true master operator. Don’t think the average person knows how hard it is to run a machine as smooth as Chris ! 👍
I just realized that Chris loves to make adult mud pies. 🙂 Great job as usual Chris!
Definitely an artist with an excavator! I saw Dredging....and it totally made my day! 😊 ❤ YES!
Even with the sun, it is so rewarding to watch you do your MAGIC, " Spreading the Mud like Icing on a Cake", that's what I am talking about. I guess I am a Letsdig Fene, waiting all day for a video.
Sweet. Like adding the peninsula chris nice touch
that is a great idea, you can make in the shapes of fish! Or maybe smiley faces!
Looking forward to see how this turns out.
Starting to shape up nicely, awesome job Chris
Really nice to wake up on Monday morning and find a new post by Letsdig18 Chris.
Definitely one of my favorite pond rehab vids.
She's gonna be a beut when he's done.
Coffee is makin' and I'll be watching asim eating my breakfast sippin' coffee.
I really like it cause it's a 40 minutes long one.
Always a good way to spend retirement time on lockdown.
Welcome to another exciting episode of Chris's extreme pond makeovers. Lol God bless
That pond is looking much better. Chris, you could have a backup job as doing Stucco or as a cake decorator.
neat job buddy , nothing like working your way out of corner trimming everything up and seeing the big picture take place ,
but also staying a step ahead of what you have left to clean out , ive done my share of dams here in australia and there always a mind challenge ....
Looks like the makings of another great job.....just listening to your comments. you hit the nail on the head....I am a retired spray painter down under and was a tradesman for over fifty years.....Have painted everything from powerplants to gas plants down to heavy trucks and equipment as well on down to rolls royces, Bentleys and so on.....After a lot of experience I (like you) discovered the ability to picture in my head what the results were going to be expecially on certain show jobs or jobs done as in collector vehicles, doing up classic cars and so on.....After a while the mechanics of your trade become pretty constant as your experience with it grows but the head part of it takes some years........Thoroughly enjoy your videos and always enjoy your comments on how it will start to look at the end.......Great videos which I enjoy......
I love your videos.
Looks like one of the best remakes I have seen! Your ability to "see " the finished product ahead of time is amazing!
Gotta say Chris I like how you make sure you’re happy with it more then the customer. anyone that does grading will understand what I’m saying.. you really show you’re Character in the work you do. Bigggg thumbs up. Hopefully this mess coming this weekend doesn’t do much of anything I’m central area. We don’t need rain or snow and sure as heck don’t need freezing rain right now.. stay safe love the content.
You're probably the smoothest operator I've ever seen. Nice work
Another amazing pond transformation. Also just awesome watching Chris perform artwork with the mud. Kind of like watching someone with a 60,000lb hand trowel. The mud master at work
That's a DELICATE TOUCH needed to slick and grade the PEA SOUP, Chris. You got it! 👍
No 🐸's, or 🐢's were hurt in the making of this video. 😉
I like the way you use the bucket as an extension of your arms & hands.
Landscape sculpture at its finest.
I was wondering how you were going to deal with the head section, whew what a marsh. Looks really great so far and can't wait to see the completed pond. Well done, sir.
Yeah, When you can picture what your going to do, It makes it a lot easier to see it as your going along.... Chris, I believe that you need to go ahead and get another one of those grading buckets, just to have as a reserve !! Lololol.. Man, That Grading Bucket in my opinion , has been a game changer for you, Like you said, when you first got it, it's one thing to have a grading bucket on the mini but, to have it on your Big Machine has just pushed your work to a whole other level , I believe !! It really has made you the pond/ lake master !! lololol... It works so well with what you do... You got a Big Dent in it today, It's really going to change that whole place, Gonna be Nice !! Well, have a Great evening Man !! And, On too the Next....
Tracking thru the fresh mud was awesome! Poking to see if it's solid then driving on fresh mud works well on camera, love it!
Watching you swim those machines through mud is why I started watching this channel
I really appreciate your attention to detail and giving your customers what you would do if it were yours!!
Chris the pond whisperer is back at it and it looks great
There are a lot of ponds you've worked on. What is the main use for a pond there? Water retention? Personal fishing/swimming hole? What are the ponds used for?
You Chris make the job looks easy but you are a true professional. There are a lot of operators that feel they are good operators but in truth they cannot hold a candle to your ability. I look forward to your videos always.
You're smoothing out that mud better than most of the drywallers I know
Hey Mr Chris this potentially reminds me of that excavator you dug out a while back only you didn't bury your rig!
Sun Glasses they are on your hat. Awesome technique, looking good
Amazing how you make building a pond look like childs play. Love your videos.
30:11 - sounds like exactly what a sculptor looking at a block of marble would say. Chris is the Michelangelo of Mud.
chris, you really are a excavator artist ! and pretty darn smart too !
No matter the budget, the homeowner got his monies worth when Chris showed up 🤙
You are one hard worker Mr. Guins. That was a lot of mud for one day.
And that my friend is why they call you the Pond Guy.🙂👍
Stunning results under the conditions on your own. We salute you !
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS, NICE JOB WELL DONE,
I am always Amazed 😱😳 after you get going on these jobs I Wouldn’t have even taken... just how GRAND they are going to look..!! 😎👍✅
You have done an amazing job, this realy looked like a big sh** hole to start now it looks like a great recreational pond great job and great video's. Thank you for sharing.
Great job "Pond Guru" Chris. 👍
Looking real spiffy bro, you are right it is sure going to look real purdy with the pond full and grass grown. Safe travels
So I've been watching your channel for around 4-5 years now and haven't missed a vid. I'm addicted 😅. Ive even started farming sim games just for the digging 😂
Looks great! The grading bucket is a wonderful piece of equipment.
Chris looks great, thank you very much for sharing! Kevin
I hope you’re able to get to the other side of the dock. Hate for it to look bad when everything else looks so nice. You do a great job😊
From here, it seems like each day is a good day, well unless something breaks. It looked as though you were frosting a cake when smoothing out all that mud.
Not that I'm qualified to give you advice but around here we pick up one side of the machine and run the track to help clean them out. It freezes pretty hard up here and that helps alot.
There’s a long reach Cat, cleaning out my neighbors silted in pond. On hold right now due to low temperature.
Mother Nature occasionally has to remind you she’s in charge and wants you to work harder than normal. 😬👍
Chris: a video suggestion - organize a one man excavator rodeo and have some fun showing off your skills. Finish up with spreading the icing on a nice big celebration cake. Of course you’re going to invite us all to join in with a big seafood boil, right??.?
That pond bank looks amazing. It will also grow grass fast AF! With all that rich soil.
Starting to look proper tidy that is Chris.🙂 Hard fought battle though, I am going to guess you never can fully trust a plot like this one, as it could be hiding all sorts of surprises. It seems to be going well so far and long may that continue. 😉 Be well.🙂
Looks great and a crazy amount of work !
Thanks again Chris for a great video. Your expertise operating that machine always impresses me. Smooth and precise movements. Great work my friend !
That looks awesome!! I enjoy watching the work you do!!
Annnnnd Kleeman goes right under the trailer! LOL
Some artists use paint brushes, others use musical Instruments. You sir use an excavator, but your no less of an artist than them. Glad I found your channel !!!
I don’t remember which great sculptor said I the sculpture was always there i just removed what didn’t belong. You don’t make ponds, they were always there, you just have the insight to dig out what’s not pond and fill in what’s not pond. Thanks for sharing your videos, I know they are great, just wondering if I could ever afford the land and to pay you to be creative. Wishing you and your family the best.
That's real skill when you can keep the bucket level while bringing back to you.