I have never operated machinery like this. I have always had the dream to, but never happened. Now almost 70, doubt that it will. Chris, you must use a wheel barrel to carry your junk! doing those slopes had my grommet puckered . then it would slide, crap, good video, most educational on the operation and how to slope. Man, my hat is off you guys that get to do this .
I know this might sound stupid and I know that opinions are like assholes but have you ever thought of renting an excavator for a day? Not a big one but a smaller one at a local renting shop or something. Just thought it would be a comparable experience.
@@jasonwhite4980 Although I would rarely advise anyone to go to New Jersey, they have an amusement park called diggerland where you can actually operate equipment. I have thought of going myself. diggerlandxl.com
Chis I have been following you now for a very long time and you can look at something that has to be done and you do it . From your very young life you have learned so much as you go down your road of life and it is so great to see how much you have learned man. Bless you and keep going.
boy you sure get some nice projects , course that's what happens when you take pride & do excellent work !!! thanks for the great vids & work ethic that built our country !!!
About getting the last dirt out of the dumper-truck. What about bolting a couple of those large vibrating motors used for bins and hoppers to the outside of the bed of the truck? No idea if it would work, but who knows.
Chris, don't get in a hurry to come to Florida. I live just south of jacksonville and today the high was in the 50's with strong, cold winds. Not shorts and sleeveless shirt weather.
There's spray on bed liners that help to stop the dirt sticking to the bed also reduces wear.you could always get Jasonworksalot to make up some big hammers that swing under the bed so when the beds up you can drive alit and stand on the brake to get the hammers to swing and bang the bed to dislodge it!I always lay in the first few buckets as close to the floor as I can so I dosnt pack up!
You did a great job,,,!leave it natural!!!&wish you could bring in riprat &sm/pea gravel in 3' of Deepwater, for fish 🐟 like you do with stumps/& treetops !!! LOVE TO YOU&ALL IN YOUR HEART ❤!Thanks AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO AND ALL IN YOUR HEART ❤
Hell if they're gonna put a bridge in the middle later you might aswell make it wide enough for two-way traffic and add 6ft or so either side for trees, lol!
When you said "I need now to level those slopes" I said to myself Nah, he won't go on what, 12/12 pitch slope !? He'll flip it ! But damn, you did ! We could feel and see the back end of the dozer slip sliding downward. Man, you've got balls of steel !
Hello sir. I used to have the same problem with mud sticking in the dumo bed, until I installed a bed vibrator. It cost me about $500 which included the installation. Mud don't stick no more!
I'm guessing the sound problem was related to the sound reduction some cameras have as a feature. Too loud and it cuts the sound back. I noticed the sound came back for a short time when he was idling. Something got tweaked in between turning the camera on and off, or it's as some have guessed....secret plans with Logger Wade! Thanks for the video.
Concrete culvert you put in for road is significantly lower than waters edge will ultimately be. Can u talk us through that in next vid at pond/ lake video ? Really happy your back on this job and happy fkr you that the rain seems to have subsided ! Lol.
No question is stupid if you just don't know; When moving this much earth why would a conveyer system not be more efficent than truck load after truck load? Love your videos, thanks
I know it's all center of balance however everytime I see a dozer sloping I wonder how in the helmet it does it without sliding down or tipping over. I've also only ever ran 1 dozer. And it was built in 1953 haha
what degree of angle are you at? How much degree until you're "uncomfortable"? do you have a way to tell what angle the dozer is at? like a gage or level?
@@claybain2640 You always have to pay attention to what you are doing. But if you are using a tremble system on your equipment you can very precisely grade. Most basic equipment gives you the blade angles and chassis angles
@clay bain....In loose soil like he has its somewhat difficult to get a dozer to "ride" a 2h:1v slope (aka 50 percent grade or 26.57 degrees)....this steeper grade is usually done by taking the dozer up and down the slope with the machine at an approximate 45 degree angle to the path of the road. However a dozer will "ride" a 3h:1v slope (aka 33 1/3 percent grade or 18.43 degrees) while tracking parallel with the road alignment, which is what most mowable roadsides and dams are finished at.
No vacation until the sound issues are fixed and tested. :D Have you ever done a video of smashing a camera with the big excavator bucket? Letterman used to do "Will It Float?" , maybe you could do "Will It Smash?". Liked as always.
What is the thinking behind the way you are grading with the dozer? I thought you would just windrow a few inches off the top, but you go directly to the side, I don't get it..
Hey Chris thanks video what's going on with your uncle in your help or there on when you're on vacation do they have jobs or they shut her right down when you're gone
Is the pipe under the dirt bridge at a low point of the pond? Think you'll have any issues with it filling with sediment once the pond is full? Just curious. It's tough to see the elevations and scale. Look forward to seeing the final product full of water!
Alan Baggett in yesterday's video Chris said that the drain pipe is temporary once the property owner gets the house built the dirt road will be ripped out and a bridge is going to be built there
@@pirox2720 I noted that. I understood that the pond was going to be drained down for the bridge to be built, so I wondered how long this pond would be full and if that drain pipe gets clogged with silt, there might be an issue. If the pipe is not at a low point, silt should never be an issue right? If it is at a low point then I thought it might get clogged after the pond is full and everything settles.
@@pirox2720 Reasonable point. As I said, it's difficult to see the terrain, elevations, slope, and sources of water for the pond. I was secretly hoping Chris would comment specifically since he has a lot of experience with silt deposition in his other videos. You may as well.
You should count your blessings that your in the 80s here in S. Texas it's been in the low 30s. It ain't nice, I wished it would go back North where it belongs
I have never operated machinery like this. I have always had the dream to, but never happened. Now almost 70, doubt that it will. Chris, you must use a wheel barrel to carry your junk! doing those slopes had my grommet puckered . then it would slide, crap, good video, most educational on the operation and how to slope. Man, my hat is off you guys that get to do this .
I know this might sound stupid and I know that opinions are like assholes but have you ever thought of renting an excavator for a day? Not a big one but a smaller one at a local renting shop or something. Just thought it would be a comparable experience.
@@jasonwhite4980 Although I would rarely advise anyone to go to New Jersey, they have an amusement park called diggerland where you can actually operate equipment. I have thought of going myself.
diggerlandxl.com
Chis I have been following you now for a very long time and you can look at something that has to be done and you do it . From your very young life you have learned
so much as you go down your road of life and it is so great to see how much you have learned man. Bless you and keep going.
boy you sure get some nice projects , course that's what happens when you take pride & do excellent work !!! thanks for the great vids & work ethic that built our country !!!
wow how you run that dozer on that steep of an incline without rolling it just amazes me!!
About getting the last dirt out of the dumper-truck. What about bolting a couple of those large vibrating motors used for bins and hoppers to the outside of the bed of the truck? No idea if it would work, but who knows.
Chris, don't get in a hurry to come to Florida. I live just south of jacksonville and today the high was in the 50's with strong, cold winds. Not shorts and sleeveless shirt weather.
Best videos so far when your doing slope grading, first time I've seen that and it's quite exciting. Thanks for your efforts!!.
There's spray on bed liners that help to stop the dirt sticking to the bed also reduces wear.you could always get Jasonworksalot to make up some big hammers that swing under the bed so when the beds up you can drive alit and stand on the brake to get the hammers to swing and bang the bed to dislodge it!I always lay in the first few buckets as close to the floor as I can so I dosnt pack up!
Chris.....lost sound from 5:44 to 8:43 then again 10:00 to 12:41. Missed out on some of Guins Ramblings.
Wonder why it did that cause it came right back on out of no where
We missed some good splaining he was doing about the dam.
Maybe he hit a gas pocket.
might need an upgrade on the gopro or just give it a tappy tap tap
@@andrewneece8287 It was like a Noise Cancelling was sensitive. When the motors revved up the sound shut down.
80 degrees in North Carolina and we here in Washington State are getting record breaking snow and low temps for us. Lol
Every time you beep the horn my fur babies think someone is here and they start barking LOL - Gotta love um :)
Enjoyed watching as I normally do. Little glitch with sound but that happens. Slope was a little steep and hard to work it looked like.
Did you have to edit out some sensitive discussion, or is that an unintended glitch?
He and Logger Wade were discussing top secret projects!
You did a great job,,,!leave it natural!!!&wish you could bring in riprat &sm/pea gravel in 3' of Deepwater, for fish 🐟 like you do with stumps/& treetops !!! LOVE TO YOU&ALL IN YOUR HEART ❤!Thanks AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO AND ALL IN YOUR HEART ❤
You certainly have put together a good crew ther,Chris. Everyone as productive as can be. No people problems for you. Congrats.
Looks like Tim is on His learning Curve as to Grading such is Life.
You are no operation, you my friend, are an artist! Keep up the videos!
You're getting warm weather and up here in my part of Puget Sound we're having the worst winter weather we've has since the mid 90's. Ain't fair. :)
Hell if they're gonna put a bridge in the middle later you might aswell make it wide enough for two-way traffic and add 6ft or so either side for trees, lol!
Yup good material for what you are doing nice work
When you said "I need now to level those slopes" I said to myself Nah, he won't go on what, 12/12 pitch slope !? He'll flip it !
But damn, you did ! We could feel and see the back end of the dozer slip sliding downward.
Man, you've got balls of steel !
Love coming home from work to watch your videos!! Gotta a lot of interest in what you do
If I was tracking that slope in I’m sure I would have to change the seat in that dozer from the pucker factor lol
Very nice video of bulldozer decreasing the backside slope . The engine did a nice job of telling us of the constant strain it took to move the dirt .
Hello sir. I used to have the same problem with mud sticking in the dumo bed, until I installed a bed vibrator. It cost me about $500 which included the installation. Mud don't stick no more!
Have you considered PAM non-stick cooking spray for your dump bed.
I'm guessing the sound problem was related to the sound reduction some cameras have as a feature. Too loud and it cuts the sound back. I noticed the sound came back for a short time when he was idling. Something got tweaked in between turning the camera on and off, or it's as some have guessed....secret plans with Logger Wade! Thanks for the video.
Here I was all excited for a new bigdeal18 video then randomly started going deaf.
Good to see someone working, here in ky the weather seems to never cooperate, love the videos keep it up👍
That angle from the dozer looks spectaculair......nice job again !
No reason for Florida when you have those amazing temps! 🍻
Concrete culvert you put in for road is significantly lower than waters edge will ultimately be. Can u talk us through that in next vid at pond/ lake video ? Really happy your back on this job and happy fkr you that the rain seems to have subsided ! Lol.
It is a temporary drainage solution until they will let the pond fill up.
How yards fit in bucket on your excavator? What size machine did you start on back when you started as a teen?
I think even your microphone is fed up with hydraulic pump sound?
man thats gonna be beautiful when done , i can see it now all green & pond full , bridge etc. wow ! your a dirty artisteest lol !!!
How long do you think it will take till someone slides off the road into the pond? Ron
We just had the biggest winter storm that comes in every 10 years. And of course, you know in three days you get what we had.
No question is stupid if you just don't know; When moving this much earth why would a conveyer system not be more efficent than truck load after truck load?
Love your videos, thanks
You've got a big gap of no sound from around 5:40-12:30
Hey Chris
How long will it take to fill that dam ? with the light flow of that creek it will take years
I know it's all center of balance however everytime I see a dozer sloping I wonder how in the helmet it does it without sliding down or tipping over. I've also only ever ran 1 dozer. And it was built in 1953 haha
What is with the dirt down there. Please help. Up here in Canada it’s funny colour.
Chris...have you thought about upgrading the 30 dumper to a 40 or 45? It would seem to be a better match for the 250.
How much fuel is use per day running 3 machines?
what degree of angle are you at?
How much degree until you're "uncomfortable"?
do you have a way to tell what angle the dozer is at? like a gage or level?
Most dozers and excavators have level sensors with readouts on the dash or secondary instrument panel.
@@nathanquantz2818 so is it as advanced like a beeper yelling at you or do you have to pay attention?
@@claybain2640 You always have to pay attention to what you are doing. But if you are using a tremble system on your equipment you can very precisely grade. Most basic equipment gives you the blade angles and chassis angles
@@nathanquantz2818 SEE now this is why I read the comments ,,, As a KNOW NADA guy re dozer equipment you just taught me ,, ty
@clay bain....In loose soil like he has its somewhat difficult to get a dozer to "ride" a 2h:1v slope (aka 50 percent grade or 26.57 degrees)....this steeper grade is usually done by taking the dozer up and down the slope with the machine at an approximate 45 degree angle to the path of the road. However a dozer will "ride" a 3h:1v slope (aka 33 1/3 percent grade or 18.43 degrees) while tracking parallel with the road alignment, which is what most mowable roadsides and dams are finished at.
No vacation until the sound issues are fixed and tested. :D Have you ever done a video of smashing a camera with the big excavator bucket? Letterman used to do "Will It Float?" , maybe you could do "Will It Smash?". Liked as always.
does this Volvo excavator come with the front porch option to take your shoes off before you get in the cabin?
Where you discussing the current 2020 President hopefuls or that new green policy ?
Good dirt... just some good ole dirt bud lol
Some fine dirt bud...
It ain't no Chirt, but it will work!
Hey, logger Wade! Did you notice all the dirt in the video? Cuz there's alot of dirt in this video.
are you building that for a nascar driver?
NSA censored Chris for giving out pond building secrets.
Well it's like they say you can't get everything done right the first time...lol but good job Mr Chris.
We don’t have Bojangles here in KS. I googled their menu and it looks legit. Always good to have tall iced beverage at the ready! #cupholdersquad
Red Gatorade over everything. Don’t @ me. #cupholdersquad
It looks like its back to normal on the 19th of February.
Chris, your explanation of the dam looked real interesting. Except there was no audio! Looking good.
It could be that the auto-level of your microphone is muting your recordings. You can turn off that feature, if that is what the problem is.
What is the thinking behind the way you are grading with the dozer? I thought you would just windrow a few inches off the top, but you go directly to the side, I don't get it..
8:40 sound comes back on
Good video inspite of the audio. Are you any relation to Shoeless Joe Jackson?
I'm glad to know that I wasn't the only one that thought they were loosing their mind or that their phone was messing up. Lol
Good to know I'm not the only one with volume issues in this video.
I’ve watched this video on 3 different devices and the sound has gone out on every one !! I only heard about 1/4 of the sound
Line the bed of the adt with delrin or UHMW nothing will stick then and it prolongs the life of it
how deep is the pond going to be?
How warm is it there rn for u to have your door open?
when my gopro doe's the no audio i normal do a factory reset most of the time works in my situation
It’s -10 in New York
Technical Difficulties today Bro......lolo
You use the digger as an extension of your arm.
What state are you located in?
Chris, lost sound mate. Good picture though. Cheers!
Chris...what are your thoughts on the SDLG equipment???
did you forget to render the complete video properly after you were finished before exporting it?
how much height to you get from each truck load on this road project?
The Dukes brothers would have just put a ramp on both sides!
lost sound at 5:50....lolol back at about 8:30....
Was information overload he had to go easy on us :)
Cuts out in several places.
Christopher! Watch your languages! Their bleeping you out!!lol
Need an auto leveling seat in the dozer.
No audio at 5:44-8:43. 😞
awesome grading job I didn't think your bulldozer would stay up on it
That mans done kicked off his shoes
Hey Chris thanks video what's going on with your uncle in your help or there on when you're on vacation do they have jobs or they shut her right down when you're gone
Watching your channel makes me realize how much I hate my job!
-12 this morning and 4 feet of snow with more coming, 80* in NC you're just talking crazy
Is the pipe under the dirt bridge at a low point of the pond? Think you'll have any issues with it filling with sediment once the pond is full? Just curious. It's tough to see the elevations and scale. Look forward to seeing the final product full of water!
Alan Baggett in yesterday's video Chris said that the drain pipe is temporary once the property owner gets the house built the dirt road will be ripped out and a bridge is going to be built there
@@pirox2720 I noted that. I understood that the pond was going to be drained down for the bridge to be built, so I wondered how long this pond would be full and if that drain pipe gets clogged with silt, there might be an issue. If the pipe is not at a low point, silt should never be an issue right? If it is at a low point then I thought it might get clogged after the pond is full and everything settles.
Alan Baggett if the pipe was at a low point there would be water pooling on one side of the road
@@pirox2720 Reasonable point. As I said, it's difficult to see the terrain, elevations, slope, and sources of water for the pond. I was secretly hoping Chris would comment specifically since he has a lot of experience with silt deposition in his other videos. You may as well.
You keep losing sound it comes and goes but it's off more than it is on
Looking good
You should count your blessings that your in the 80s here in S. Texas it's been in the low 30s. It ain't nice, I wished it would go back North where it belongs
Thought you guys needed to cool down ;)
We are only sharing.
Send that camera to Andrew Camarata and he'll fix the audio on the camera. He can fix anything.
You need a conveyor. The time you can save just loading that and using it to move the dirt. This job would be ideal for one
The sound keeps cutting out
What happened to the sound?
the audio is messed up
Doesn't the pipe under the road need to be at least as large as the overflow? Seems really undersized.
It is a temporary drainage solution until they will let the pond fill up.. It has nothing to do with overflow.
Looks like someone might need to reload video clip.
The Dirt Whisperer..
I see what you did there.
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What all did We MISS??? You need to have a Talk with your Sound Board guy..!! 😄😂🤣
My wife claims I have selective hearing...........but parts of this video is hard to hear!
Hey man would like to talk I own lcid landfill near yeah and do small projects and heavy equipment collector.
Nice!!!!(lost audio!!)