Love it , I'm an aussie, and wake up everyday to breakfast hoping that dig18 has posted something new .I find this channel motivational, I don't own an excavators licennce or even a bobcat . But you motivate me to do so many jobs around my house and within my community . Thumbs up 👍letsdig18 ,great attitude good man ..
Been watching you load trucks for a few years and dont remember you ever touching a truck with your bucket. I like watching you operate your equipment. I watch others too but your are the best operator Ive seen. thks
Man, if you put a brush on the end of that boom you could paint a masterpiece. I always enjoy watching you work. Not all channels show the end product.
Hey Chris just wanted you to know. I spend alot.of time in the hospital and your one of a few peoples UA-cam that has gotten.me through the long boring stays.. thanks for all you do for all of our entertainment
You're like my Bob Ross. Dirt is your paint, and your equipment is your brush. You explain everything in a nice voice, its peaceful watching you work, its satisfying to see the end of the project.
Who would’ve thought watching these types of videos would be so relaxing? Since finding your channel Chris, I’ve been binge watching. My wife thinks I’ve lost my mind 😂 you are one talented man with your equipment. Outstanding job on all the pond builds and driveway work also 👌🏽 I subbed
Beautiful job! Not many people can do it a cleanly as you do!!!!! You cleaned those ditches perfectly and that new drainage system you installed will last for a very long time!!!!!!!!!
They say a good operator uses his machine as an extension of himself, and you sir are one with yours!! The diligence you have for knowing what can be done along with giving the customer a working outcome, then going the extra to grade for mowing was a pleasure to watch!
Looks really good. Having to work mud and make it look that good. I am always impressed at the details you take care of, that others do not. Quality of work is good business and brings business.
That’s how our county works around here. Pave the road first. Then cut up all the new pavement to replace all the culverts and do the ditch work. Then patch up the road and call it good.
@@ryanwaltos2206 They are currently widening one of our main roads ( finally after nearly 60 years that we've lived here ) and even before they got finished, a crew was in and cut the fresh pavement. Work that should have been done before the paving was done in the first place. Didn't matter much as as soon as they had repaved it, they milled the pavement back down again to the rock so that they can put the final coat down to match the level with the side road.
When someone digs or does something similar nearby, I usually go there and watch. It is always impressive to see a knowledgeable professional working with a large machine. This is an advantage though. I can sit on the couch and watch one of the best.
Take the dirt from this ditch and use the dirt to fill that ditch....got it!! that sounds like a plan, lets get after it! Damn it! I came to work again and forgot to bring my lunch. No worries.., I'll call out to my wife in the living room and see if she can drop something off on her way to the bathroom. No sense in putting the video on pause and stopping work.
I am jealous of how easy you have it working in your area. If we touch any run off channels we have to have the river authority onsite to approve the repair and have to triple compact the base and the pipe has to be weight bearing of what the road is rated. Way too much government involved but on the other hand I have seen some repairs that should have landed people in jail. Keep them coming.
Nice job ! Truck driver is one of us old school guys, don't stand around because there's always something you can do. Grab a broom, shovel , pick some debris up. Good solid team here giving people their moneys worth.
I've watched more than a few of your videos so far and the last 19 mins of this video is the first time I've seen you dig relatively dry material. Does rain just follow you everywhere you go or do you just love chocolate pudding that much? I've been around my fair share of pipeline construction in Texas and those guys try to avoid digging mud. Also, the helper with the square-point in this video is a top-notch hand. I can tell he knows what needs to be done and doesn't mind doing it, even if it requires him to be under your boom with no safety equipment. That's some trust and I hope you appreciate it. Great vids. Keep it up!
You've got to be in the Carolina's south to have a pipe that high in the ground. If you were up north the frost would send that pipe through the pavement before the first winter! The project looks good though. I like how clean you keep your site as you work.
If I could find a crew that works like these 2. That would be a dream within itself. Work ethics are off the chart. Love this channel and whom all is involved.
Chris, not to take away from your expertise, but if more contractors worked as great as you do, there would be a lot less messed up jobs to have to fix. You set a high bar for other contractors to meet. Keep up the great work you do!
You do get some challenging projects,never boring but with all that rain y’all having at least your not building a pond.be a tad sloppy.good video stay safe 👍👍👍😎😎😎
You don't know how satisfying it is to watch an operator who can handle more than one stick at a time and doesn't have the bucket jerking all over the place.
Wow grading that ditch around 40:00 with the angle bucket, you make it look so easy and effortless! I don't have an tilt bucket so i track along side and pull my bucket down to the bottom then up the other side, then track and repeat like you did on the smaller ditch. I can imagine you get it done much quicker with that tilt bucket!
Love seeing your dump truck operator out there putting in some work with the shovel making everything clean. Good crew you've got in every video. You must be awesome to work for/with!
Utilities companies are always in the way. For instance, our city natural gas company is the strictest in our state but they have ran a gas line through a culvert and one through a main sewer line just because it was easier. The sewer line we found right after building a spec house on the golf course. Luckily we discovered the problem before placing the house on the market. Used a camera inside the sewer and took a picture of the situation to the gas company along with a bill for the repairs. Gov't regulators at their finest! Good job!
many many great operators out there, its just that when Chris gets done with a job, he makes it seem like he is up there with the best of them!! His finished work just looks great, his attention to details and the finished product is the best ive seen!
I actually love listening to hydraulics work. I can tell your machines are still really tight. I love the sounds of when you hit the bucket down too. It's totally where they got the sound of the AT-ATs in Empire strikes back. awesome. Oddly satisfying watching dirt get tossed like water.
First time I've seen this particular video of Chris' and just a few seconds before I scrolled thought the comments I was thinking the same damn thing!! Should be his theme song but I'm sure the licensing would be a bitch.
That yanmar is super quite , awesome machine but my fav is the big Volvo of yours, i like how the bucket has that ball joint allowing your bucket to cut into banks and hill at weird angles
Oh Hell Yeah !! That turned out really Nice Chris !! Ought to work really well now , water should shoot right on out of there !! You can sure slick her up with that mini..... Have a Great Evening Man !!On to the Next....
Beautiful piece of ditch cutting. You would be truly valued here in the UK Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire fens where ditching was invented I think! So great to see an accomplished person doing what they are good at, it's sooo satisfying! Keep up the good work , Chris love your vids! :)
Along with your construction skills, your land sculpturing skills have dramatically improved. Not that he is the GURU, but Hedblom has a bucket just for ditch trenching (like you did here). It's an amazing tool that reduces project applied time. After watching his work on ditching, I would believe your applied time would be reduced 60% with this bucket.
Yes indeed Chris is one heck of a Smooth Operator. I have been watching his videos for about a week now and Chris is so far the Best i have seen. Fantastic work there Chris I have enjoyed watching your work. Keep the video`s coming.
First of all my respect sir, because you know how to master your machines and you know how it´s done right. But as a craftman on my own, I always wonder how you know your correct height / your drop level, because I never see you measure or any leveling device standing around. Short distances can be done with just observing the water flowing in the dig, but you have to start somewhere and most important conecting to a given height at the end. It´s a miracle for me. : )
When i was a kid we had a huge sloped ditch like the one you made. All the neighborhood kids used it as a dirt bike ramp to do tricks on. The 5 year old me approves of this ditch!
Great videos. Recording your work. legal protection if any issues pop up. They can't claim you did it wrong.. admire your gift from God. Smooth operator.
I used to operate heavy equipment and I always thought I was pretty good but damn. You make me look like a noob. You're smoother with that bucket than Bob Ross was with his paint brush. Lol.
One of those odd UA-cam rabbit holes that's gotten me watching some random chap and his digger. Something so strangely therapeutic about watching a highly skilled professional work.
used to hate when i was putting pipes in and the laborer would jump in there and shovel right next to you so your trying to watch out for him and what your doing at the same time. enjoy your video thanks
Love it , I'm an aussie, and wake up everyday to breakfast hoping that dig18 has posted something new .I find this channel motivational, I don't own an excavators licennce or even a bobcat . But you motivate me to do so many jobs around my house and within my community . Thumbs up 👍letsdig18 ,great attitude good man ..
Been watching you load trucks for a few years and dont remember you ever touching a truck with your bucket. I like watching you operate your equipment. I watch others too but your are the best operator Ive seen. thks
Man, if you put a brush on the end of that boom you could paint a masterpiece. I always enjoy watching you work. Not all channels show the end product.
Hey Chris just wanted you to know. I spend alot.of time in the hospital and your one of a few peoples UA-cam that has gotten.me through the long boring stays.. thanks for all you do for all of our entertainment
Hope you get better brother, I just did a 2 week stint in Rush university/ Chicago. I no the boredom. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just a beautiful job. That shovel is just an extension of your arm. Awesome work. God bless...
You're like my Bob Ross. Dirt is your paint, and your equipment is your brush. You explain everything in a nice voice, its peaceful watching you work, its satisfying to see the end of the project.
I continue to be amazed at your attention to detail.
Who would’ve thought watching these types of videos would be so relaxing? Since finding your channel Chris, I’ve been binge watching. My wife thinks I’ve lost my mind 😂 you are one talented man with your equipment. Outstanding job on all the pond builds and driveway work also 👌🏽 I subbed
Beautiful job! Not many people can do it a cleanly as you do!!!!! You cleaned those ditches perfectly and that new drainage system you installed will last for a very long time!!!!!!!!!
They say a good operator uses his machine as an extension of himself, and you sir are one with yours!! The diligence you have for knowing what can be done along with giving the customer a working outcome, then going the extra to grade for mowing was a pleasure to watch!
Best part of your videos are seeing finished product. Doing a review at the end is pure UA-cam gold. 👍
Looks really good. Having to work mud and make it look that good. I am always impressed at the details you take care of, that others do not. Quality of work is good business and brings business.
That’s how our county works around here. Pave the road first. Then cut up all the new pavement to replace all the culverts and do the ditch work. Then patch up the road and call it good.
You must live in Washington.
@@Californians_go_home It is universal. For some reason, freshly paved roads attract digging machines.
I’m up in Canada!! But that’s how we roll up here too. Fresh pavement then water lines, culverts or road sensors all go in after!
@@gravelydon7072 utility companies and their diggin' machines are attracted to the smell of freshly laid blacktop!
@@ryanwaltos2206 They are currently widening one of our main roads ( finally after nearly 60 years that we've lived here ) and even before they got finished, a crew was in and cut the fresh pavement. Work that should have been done before the paving was done in the first place. Didn't matter much as as soon as they had repaved it, they milled the pavement back down again to the rock so that they can put the final coat down to match the level with the side road.
That was rather therapeutic,I appreciate ya Chris,looks good!
Grading bucket to the rescue. That is definitely the right tool here. Thanks for another great video. Always a pleasure to watch you apply he touch.
Awesome job!!! I love the attention to detail. If I was the customer I wouldn't hesitate to call you for future jobs.
"That was a heck of a storm we got the other day. I drove by Bob's house and the whole ditch slid 20 feet"
Wow 🤩 the ditch slid, that must of been something to see.
When someone digs or does something similar nearby,
I usually go there and watch. It is always impressive to see
a knowledgeable professional working with a large machine.
This is an advantage though. I can sit on the couch and watch one of the best.
Very nice work you are so precise on the sticks, that’s where I’m trying to get my skill level. You put out so much knowledge. It’s insane
Take the dirt from this ditch and use the dirt to fill that ditch....got it!! that sounds like a plan, lets get after it! Damn it! I came to work again and forgot to bring my lunch. No worries.., I'll call out to my wife in the living room and see if she can drop something off on her way to the bathroom. No sense in putting the video on pause and stopping work.
You sound like my ex 😊
One of the best operators I’ve seen, this was meditative.
I am jealous of how easy you have it working in your area. If we touch any run off channels we have to have the river authority onsite to approve the repair and have to triple compact the base and the pipe has to be weight bearing of what the road is rated. Way too much government involved but on the other hand I have seen some repairs that should have landed people in jail. Keep them coming.
Nice job ! Truck driver is one of us old school guys, don't stand around because there's always something you can do. Grab a broom, shovel , pick some debris up. Good solid team here giving people their moneys worth.
Truck driver is the owner.
You sir, have turned into my Bob Ross. Thank you for curing my insomnia! I don't know what it is about watching you work. Straight Zzzzzz😴💤🛌
Quite an artist you are ! Well done !
Nicely done! Every time you use that tilt bucket I say to myself I’ve got to get one of those 🤣
Just push the bucket pin out halfway, it should eventually tilt.You’re Welcome 😆
Yes I think u need one too there elite.
A few candlelight dinners might just get your a tilt bucket if you play your cards right.
@@larrykeenan598 Some nice wine also then he maybe can have even a tiltrotator as Christmas present :D
Check out the Hedblom channel for more tilt and multi-functions from Scandinavia. 👍.
You are just so smooth in the way you work the machinery. Its like an extension of your arm. Great work
Wow. Gonna be a 4 beer video. Sweet!!
It’s only two for me. I watch it at 1.5 speed
@@simonsimon557 lol an hour long vid. Should be at least a six pack 😆
I've watched more than a few of your videos so far and the last 19 mins of this video is the first time I've seen you dig relatively dry material. Does rain just follow you everywhere you go or do you just love chocolate pudding that much? I've been around my fair share of pipeline construction in Texas and those guys try to avoid digging mud. Also, the helper with the square-point in this video is a top-notch hand. I can tell he knows what needs to be done and doesn't mind doing it, even if it requires him to be under your boom with no safety equipment. That's some trust and I hope you appreciate it. Great vids. Keep it up!
You've got to be in the Carolina's south to have a pipe that high in the ground. If you were up north the frost would send that pipe through the pavement before the first winter! The project looks good though. I like how clean you keep your site as you work.
I didn't know you had a Kenworth dump truck. Really nice job Chris.
If I could find a crew that works like these 2. That would be a dream within itself. Work ethics are off the chart. Love this channel and whom all is involved.
Damn, that soil cuts and grades nice! Nothing much but loose sand here. Very different to work with. Excellent job as always!
love those grading buckets, can't tell you how many times i had to dig out so i could get the skid steer on the angle i wanted then dig it out.
Almost an hour with LD18.
Perfect, the morning is saved.
I can't believe how many of us love to watch dirt being moved around. I've always been fascinated w/ heavy equipment and dirt. This guy is an artist.
Looks so much better and has no doubt saved the farmhouse from bring deluged by water.
Chris, not to take away from your expertise, but if more contractors worked as great as you do, there would be a lot less messed up jobs to have to fix. You set a high bar for other contractors to meet. Keep up the great work you do!
You do get some challenging projects,never boring but with all that rain y’all having at least your not building a pond.be a tad sloppy.good video stay safe 👍👍👍😎😎😎
It is so cool to see the before and after from every job, that is why you are the best an always busy, definitely a great job
You don't know how satisfying it is to watch an operator who can handle more than one stick at a time and doesn't have the bucket jerking all over the place.
Chris beautiful job man very neat and tidy work
Hey Chris, if anyone ever ask if you know how to shape a ditch. TELL EM YES
Wow grading that ditch around 40:00 with the angle bucket, you make it look so easy and effortless! I don't have an tilt bucket so i track along side and pull my bucket down to the bottom then up the other side, then track and repeat like you did on the smaller ditch. I can imagine you get it done much quicker with that tilt bucket!
Love seeing your dump truck operator out there putting in some work with the shovel making everything clean. Good crew you've got in every video. You must be awesome to work for/with!
That shovel operator owns the company. That his uncle John.
Ya know its really great to watch an operator who knows what he is doing. NICE JOB.
👍Looks like a win for both driveways. Only thing missing is a decorative flat stone to cover the shallow conduit near the final curve at the street.
I am more and more convinced you are taking lessons from a Swedish guy with a UA-cam channel called Hedblom. Great stuff!
It's multiple guys who run the machines on that channel. It's always in the description who is operating what machine.
Utilities companies are always in the way. For instance, our city natural gas company is the strictest in our state but they have ran a gas line through a culvert and one through a main sewer line just because it was easier. The sewer line we found right after building a spec house on the golf course. Luckily we discovered the problem before placing the house on the market. Used a camera inside the sewer and took a picture of the situation to the gas company along with a bill for the repairs. Gov't regulators at their finest! Good job!
Another job well done that's why I watch them all the way from Australia
Hate to swell your head, but you're one of the best excavator operators I've ever seen.
U ant swelling nuthen cause he knows it!!lol
many many great operators out there, its just that when Chris gets done with a job, he makes it seem like he is up there with the best of them!! His finished work just looks great, his attention to details and the finished product is the best ive seen!
I actually love listening to hydraulics work. I can tell your machines are still really tight. I love the sounds of when you hit the bucket down too. It's totally where they got the sound of the AT-ATs in Empire strikes back. awesome. Oddly satisfying watching dirt get tossed like water.
I'm convinced you would have been a smooth and superb pilot. Fine motor skills right there. Nice job. Your hired!!
Oh man Chris! You have such a control over that bucket like it was your own hand! You must love what you do.
Another job done exceeding well. Always a pleasure to watch you work.
Well ,,you know when the job is done right!! Tight, straight ..!!Got to love it !! Cheers! Enjoyed!!
Top quality work as always, well done Chris and Uncle John.
Wouldn't a dozer have been a better piece of equipment for that job ?
Enjoy watching you work an the though you put into it .
Turned out swell. Great work as always.
Anyone else have the song Smooth Operator going through their head while watching Chris grade that ditch?
I was hearing "slow hands"... although the rest of the song didn't fit..
First time I've seen this particular video of Chris' and just a few seconds before I scrolled thought the comments I was thinking the same damn thing!! Should be his theme song but I'm sure the licensing would be a bitch.
That yanmar is super quite , awesome machine but my fav is the big Volvo of yours, i like how the bucket has that ball joint allowing your bucket to cut into banks and hill at weird angles
You are a craftsman. Great value for the money of your costumers.
You do such a good job grading out man.
That looks really really good you done a hell of a job
You have good equipment and you obviously know how to use it. Nice job.
Oh Hell Yeah !! That turned out really Nice Chris !! Ought to work really well now , water should shoot right on out of there !! You can sure slick her up with that mini..... Have a Great Evening Man !!On to the Next....
Beautiful piece of ditch cutting. You would be truly valued here in the UK Cambridgeshire/Lincolnshire fens where ditching was invented I think! So great to see an accomplished person doing what they are good at, it's sooo satisfying! Keep up the good work , Chris love your vids! :)
Iv seen videos like this and this man is very skilled and i enjoy watching him do what he does best
Nice work chris, man you guys do awesome work, good job bud, thanks for sharing. Look forward to the next video.
Good job! Life would be a lot easier though if you had an Engcon tilt rotator!
Along with your construction skills, your land sculpturing skills have dramatically improved. Not that he is the GURU, but Hedblom has a bucket just for ditch trenching (like you did here). It's an amazing tool that reduces project applied time. After watching his work on ditching, I would believe your applied time would be reduced 60% with this bucket.
It's always a pleasure to watch an artist at work
Yes indeed Chris is one heck of a Smooth Operator.
I have been watching his videos for about a week now and Chris is so far the Best i have seen.
Fantastic work there Chris I have enjoyed watching your work. Keep the video`s coming.
Just like a fine artist....your talent is unbelievable...
First of all my respect sir, because you know how to master your machines and you know how it´s done right.
But as a craftman on my own, I always wonder how you know your correct height / your drop level, because I never see you measure or any leveling device standing around.
Short distances can be done with just observing the water flowing in the dig, but you have to start somewhere and most important conecting to a given height at the end.
It´s a miracle for me. : )
Nice work Chris! Y’all always do excellent work
I kept waiting on him to cut down that ridge where the slope ended at the grass but he didn't. Guess as always he had a reason. good video!
Looks great. Poor landscaping at the beginning. Thanks to your skills it is done correctly.
Great video, Chris! love watching you ; race driving the ~kid~ steer!!
When i was a kid we had a huge sloped ditch like the one you made. All the neighborhood kids used it as a dirt bike ramp to do tricks on. The 5 year old me approves of this ditch!
Nice Job Chris, that was alot of seat time on the mini but came out mint. Surprised no "rip rap" at the culvert opening?
Awesome job. So clean and smooth
Another excellent job Chris, you are a master at this stuff.
Your grading skills are better than mine! Great work
It’s nice to see you went that extra mile to do the right job 😉🙃😉😉
Love watching your work. Any chance you have time for a phone consult?
Run back by there on a big rain and show us how it's working. Really nice!
Nice work Chris! You are a magician with them diggers!
Great videos. Recording your work. legal protection if any issues pop up. They can't claim you did it wrong.. admire your gift from God. Smooth operator.
I used to operate heavy equipment and I always thought I was pretty good but damn. You make me look like a noob. You're smoother with that bucket than Bob Ross was with his paint brush. Lol.
One of those odd UA-cam rabbit holes that's gotten me watching some random chap and his digger. Something so strangely therapeutic about watching a highly skilled professional work.
Its wonderful to see your work, mayby "Mr dirt far from perfect" should become your apprentice so he gets up to your standards someday. 🤷♂️😉😂👍
used to hate when i was putting pipes in and the laborer would jump in there and shovel right next to you so your trying to watch out for him and what your doing at the same time. enjoy your video thanks
The laborer is the owner of the company.
You made a difficult job look so simple, thanks for allowing us to come along
Nice work, it would be great to see an after video from a recent storm to see how it works.
Wiw looks a lot nicer then what it did before you redid it
And there is Chris taking out those 4’ culverts. His favorite.
At least they were facing in the right direction for once
Now that's funny 😄
Now we know where he got those 4' culverts from 😂
@@Chris-wh2gy Correct!! All his followers know that the bell faces uphill!!
That existing canal looked like it continued along that other drive but obviously not as deep. How is drainage going to be effected along that drive?
That looks beautiful. Lot of work. Stay safe. Hugs to Winston
HI all from North Wales in the UK.
Hi mate how are things
@@billymallon7342 HI. I'm not getting notifications for some reason but hanging in there. Hope your safe and well Sir
@@stevecobb6001 yes I am just a bad couple of days
Beautiful area, Hi from Essex.
@@ChuckFickens1972 hello gotta love essexs