Starting My Mile Long Ditching Job

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  • @jaquigreenlees
    @jaquigreenlees 3 роки тому +40

    Ya gotta love a client that will jump in when needed to help with the job yet respect you enough to let you do the job without interfering. Resetting the track and shifting the cleared brush helped you get as much accomplished today as you did.

  • @jenniferbutcher8393
    @jenniferbutcher8393 3 роки тому +33

    New subscriber here....our son is in training in the Army for his MOS of 12N - horizontal construction engineer. When he is done with training, he will be running equipment similar to what you are using. Watching you has helped me understand what his job serving our country will be. Love your channel! 😊 thanks!

    • @Jtex95
      @Jtex95 3 роки тому +1

      thats cool. i didn't know they have construction in the army.

    • @jenniferbutcher8393
      @jenniferbutcher8393 3 роки тому +4

      @@Jtex95 yes! The Army Corps of Engineers. 😊

    • @andrewcarnes1726
      @andrewcarnes1726 3 роки тому +2

      @@Jtex95 the army can clear it build it and blow it up

    • @KenSilvers
      @KenSilvers 3 роки тому

      except your kid will be clearing land where brown people once lived with out paying taxes because their families owned that land forever... until the us army lands there then the brown people are "relocated", "given jobs", and made to pay tax... that they can't afford... so they lose everything... thank your son for me... for killing what is left of the world we live in.

    • @jGoodloejr
      @jGoodloejr 3 роки тому

      Ken Jay thank your son for his service!

  • @chrisackerley1842
    @chrisackerley1842 3 роки тому +1

    I worked the same sort of job in the 1970's. The ditch was an old irrigation canal. The company I was working for screened the sand we dug out to use it for cement. The most amazing thing happened! That irrigation ditch was full of old bottles from the 1800's. I would stand in front of the screening machine and, boom! Every couple of minutes an old bottle would pop out! I gathered hundreds of them!

  • @Namaste3004
    @Namaste3004 3 роки тому +4

    Monday 1.05 a.m. in Germany ... Hi all! 🙋‍♀️ Before going to sleep, watch Chris's latest video. 😁 The new camera is super, takes great pictures and sounds. 👏☺️

  • @kirk467
    @kirk467 3 роки тому +5

    I love watching you clear tree and brush, crunching those trees up! lol Volvo power!

  • @colinratcliffe2454
    @colinratcliffe2454 3 роки тому +6

    Chris, I love that Volvo front end loader, that’s doing a real good job. As usual love your video and content. Well done Brandon, you have been a really good support for Chris.

  • @JonsDailyHustle
    @JonsDailyHustle 3 роки тому +18

    That's not a junk yard....that's a gold mine 😂, great video 🤙

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 3 роки тому +15

    That will be one Heck of a Bonfire 🔥 in a couple of weeks. Send out the Invitations now. 😬👍

  • @arthurr.courtney554
    @arthurr.courtney554 3 роки тому +1

    After all this time, I am still turning my chair as you swing from side to side in your tree clearing or digging. And I love your dexterity with that giant hand and claw to rip out trees.

  • @RickyCervo
    @RickyCervo 3 роки тому +21

    52 minutes video of Chris at work, great Sunday evening

  • @zachsutherland9486
    @zachsutherland9486 3 роки тому +1

    I watch a lot of your videos and I try to learn. You're a very good operator, I've been running machines for about 3 years now and I'm still learning stuff everyday and watching these videos help me learn anymore. Keep up the good work buddy 👍

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler64 3 роки тому +41

    With that sticker being there you might want to check rest of the equipment and see if any more mysteriously showed up,lol nice looking meal.👍👍👍😎😎😎

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +20

      😁 I’ll never tell

    • @coreywydeven8322
      @coreywydeven8322 3 роки тому +6

      @@eliteearthworksllc nice sticker bomb brandon

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +4

      @@coreywydeven8322 lol thanks I thought he would get a kick out of that

    • @gravelydon7072
      @gravelydon7072 3 роки тому +2

      I just want a Bojangles back. I miss my steak biscuits in the morning.

  • @davidepool5884
    @davidepool5884 Рік тому +1

    I’ve watched a lot of videos of people doing the type of work you do. There are very few that are as proficient as you and Mike at Dirt Perfect. You and Mike are the best in the business when it come to clearing land and pond work in my opinion.

  • @johncampbell6382
    @johncampbell6382 3 роки тому +3

    That hasn’t seen the light of day in years by the look of it, and you make it look so easy Chris brilliant job though.👍

  • @williammatthews2948
    @williammatthews2948 3 роки тому +1

    Brandon and the loader made a big difference in what got done on this job. Have a blessed and safe week, and please stay healthy.

  • @idigit4967
    @idigit4967 3 роки тому +68

    Chris: My 220 can really pick up a load of brush I tell ya!
    Loader operator: hold my beer...

  • @sambontrager6392
    @sambontrager6392 3 роки тому +1

    Letzdig u do such good work I enjoy watching the work being done.

  • @Mephiston
    @Mephiston 3 роки тому +10

    "nothing like working where its a little sandy" Unless you're trying to dredge a pond where everything is sand. I remember that former hog farm that you built the shooting range on, Chris.

  • @RumMonkeyable
    @RumMonkeyable 3 роки тому +1

    You have some of the most interesting, variety of projects. Never a dull moment......well, except scooping out 6 zazillion buckets of pond mud/sand/silt! 👍😍😎😜😉

  • @grahamallen3941
    @grahamallen3941 3 роки тому +2

    Great first day boys, you done good. Man that loader is a beast!! Take care, and see you tomorrow! Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧🌲🌲

  • @warrioroftheking3503
    @warrioroftheking3503 3 роки тому +1

    As always a awesome job Chris. God Bless you and the family.

  • @Badgermatt-nc5nr
    @Badgermatt-nc5nr 3 роки тому +17

    Chris brags on the Volvo loader and takes pictures, poor Brandon goes by on the mini Yanmar, "Am I a joke to you?" LOL

  • @oliversmedley2901
    @oliversmedley2901 3 роки тому +4

    22:44
    branch comes in the cab
    Well that branch tried to get me 🤣😂

  • @craigwagner7157
    @craigwagner7157 3 роки тому +1

    My wife just got me the zip hoodie for BD.. I loved it. good quality and soft inside. Was hoping he would get the new "let's Dig" logo like on the bucket, but no matter I was happy to wear it.

  • @spideybrent
    @spideybrent 3 роки тому

    Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.

  • @jimday6076
    @jimday6076 3 роки тому +3

    Great video once more! I like how several good operators can trust each other’s skill level and work together! Only regret I have is not getting the fire video from that huge brush pile😢

  • @rhacker3058
    @rhacker3058 3 роки тому +2

    hey Chris, all the john deere fans aren't going to like that opening shot with all those green hulks sitting there. another great video brother have a great rest of your weekend!!!!!!

  • @mischef18
    @mischef18 3 роки тому +1

    Great first video of this project bro, that bloke on his working holiday did a nice job with the little digger and nice the place helped with the track and shifting trees to the burn pile. Ya both stay safe up there

  • @jamesfrank7
    @jamesfrank7 3 роки тому +10

    Logged on right on time !!!

  • @lotsofthc
    @lotsofthc 3 роки тому +1

    Ive been watching you for years and I love every video. Thanks for keeping me entertained

  • @uncletman4706
    @uncletman4706 3 роки тому +1

    I don't know why but it's kinda satisfying to see a well trained operator running his machine like it's an extension of his hands

  • @jensruppert1860
    @jensruppert1860 3 роки тому +6

    Great job!!!👍👍👍
    Hope your customer will pay you for burning the pile after all. So we will have the chance to see another big 🔥🔥🔥fire on video😀

  • @meyer629
    @meyer629 3 роки тому +4

    On this episode of the Chris and Brandon Show...........it's crunch time! Great job fellers!!

  • @ryanlotgd
    @ryanlotgd 3 роки тому +44

    combine graveyard bet theres millions of dollers just sitting there rusting away

    • @trencher325
      @trencher325 3 роки тому +1

      Insurance be like “I’ll trade you a combine graveyard for a pack of romen “

    • @aarongrabowski3775
      @aarongrabowski3775 3 роки тому

      Should snag some hoses off those combines. Beats buying brand new ones.

    • @klaumbazswampdorf1764
      @klaumbazswampdorf1764 3 роки тому

      old and obsolete, maybe $$$ when new, but now replaced by new ones.

    • @Misha-dr9rh
      @Misha-dr9rh 3 роки тому +2

      @@aarongrabowski3775 Beats buying new until it ruptures and hurts someone.

  • @arthurr.courtney554
    @arthurr.courtney554 3 роки тому +2

    That IS one fine "Mamma Jammer" of a set-up on that bucket&thumb.

  • @markkenes4848
    @markkenes4848 3 роки тому +5

    Need more sticker bombs Brandon. And you did a good job on that ditch !! Msn you put to great operators on a job and things get done twice as fast!!! Nice vid you guys.

  • @waynenooffense3000
    @waynenooffense3000 3 роки тому +23

    "The Yanmar in its natural habitat" made me spit my drink all over my keyboard. Thats a classic line!! lol

  • @jimm2099
    @jimm2099 3 роки тому +1

    Oh yeah, Smithfield's C-N-B! Gonna need a fix after this video. Thanks for all the videos Chris.

  • @gottahurt
    @gottahurt 3 роки тому +35

    I hope you're going to let us watch that pile burn ...

  • @Karnalzion
    @Karnalzion 3 роки тому +3

    now thats one nervous wheelloader operator :D Great day as always with you, keep you the amazing work you guys do

  • @michaelkoop6731
    @michaelkoop6731 3 роки тому +2

    Great video and that frontend loader sure picks up a nice load.

  • @toddreynolds8875
    @toddreynolds8875 3 роки тому +2

    Ole lets dig. ,working Brendan sun up to sun down

  • @stlrsmike
    @stlrsmike 3 роки тому +2

    Nice to see the loader operator jump in!

  • @sassafrasvalley1939
    @sassafrasvalley1939 3 роки тому +1

    Brandon... I’ll give that sticker a good shot at making it a week. You put it where there was still some paint. Now, the sticker watch can begin!
    Finally, you got to do a little baby dredging job. No mats required... heck, you even tried to show off and have the Yanmar do it while standing on one foot!!!
    Chris, please remember to keep us updated on the sticker contest! BTW... interesting video. I found myself bobbing around and operating imaginary joysticks as I watched!

  • @tucobenedicto109
    @tucobenedicto109 3 роки тому

    Cool, Liked seeing the Volvo Excavator meet the big Volvo loader. Now you Just need a square box 1980's volvo wagon! Thought the rowas used to take off that logo!

  • @adamg6994
    @adamg6994 3 роки тому +1

    Chris the burn pile is to close to the neighbours tree's - This is something that John or Tim would NOT have done - Please stack the pile further away to prevent flames from singeing

  • @BeytekinConstructionMachinery
    @BeytekinConstructionMachinery 3 роки тому +2

    Well, that L220G is a beast!

  • @nitetrane98
    @nitetrane98 3 роки тому +1

    I don't know anything about all the different brands and sizes of excavators but that Volvo just seems like an absolute beast.

  • @marcwohlmayer7897
    @marcwohlmayer7897 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome Video.lots of combines there. Is that the holy ground for combine parts 🤣.2 Volvos mixed in with the deers 🤣. Anyway the ditch line looks perfect Chris. I Tip my hat To you sir😀.brendan is doing a good job on clearing the channel as well.love your vids and keep Up the nice work.😀😉

  • @robertforrest7956
    @robertforrest7956 3 роки тому +2

    Those are some really smart shirts there Chris, X-mas and birthdays are coming up.....👍

  • @blueonblack3971
    @blueonblack3971 3 роки тому +11

    Of all the years I have watched Chris that's the first time I have seen a limb catch him of guard. I have a love hate relationship with glass in a excavator. Another great video!!

    • @Bannimann2
      @Bannimann2 3 роки тому +3

      There was another episode not so long ago, under another clearing job, where a big, rotten branch came down on top of the cabin with a big THUMP and that made Chris jump in his seat - maybe even a little pee came out! 🤣

    • @blueonblack3971
      @blueonblack3971 3 роки тому +1

      @@Bannimann2 Lol,

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 3 роки тому +4

    Those Trees should have known better than to Grow in that Ditch next to the Fence. 😬👍

  • @johnthomson9558
    @johnthomson9558 3 роки тому +1

    Pity you can’t burn this. Chris,
    What an EPIC burn pile!!!
    Great for fires on Friday

  • @JD-zm4eh
    @JD-zm4eh 3 роки тому

    The bucket and fingers setup grab that stuff so easily.

  • @tomadelsberger6101
    @tomadelsberger6101 3 роки тому +101

    Boy I'd love to see Karen's face when they light that fire. Hell I'd just like to see that fire!

    • @briangardner5764
      @briangardner5764 3 роки тому +15

      Especially if a few old telephone poles got mixed in with all the brush!

    • @dannysowell9071
      @dannysowell9071 3 роки тому +16

      Hell lets smoke the old girl out. Roll a tire off a combine to the pile.

    • @lesterjames6507
      @lesterjames6507 3 роки тому +1

      Pop iooooio

    • @CJLeTeff
      @CJLeTeff 3 роки тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @ConstructionMachineryChannel
      @ConstructionMachineryChannel 3 роки тому +3

      I can hear the firefighter sirens........

  • @TheOxanian
    @TheOxanian 3 роки тому +2

    That front loader sped up the job some!

  • @allenoakley1799
    @allenoakley1799 3 роки тому

    Bojangles for breakfast and Smithfield's CNB for lunch. A eastern NC man for sure! I'd have to have gone with the BBQ tho. Love your videos!

  • @wyattcarson6572
    @wyattcarson6572 3 роки тому +1

    Man Chris your Volvo with that loader is one hell of a combo

  • @samzavinful
    @samzavinful 3 роки тому +31

    Does anybody else get excited just by the crack of the trees being broken?

    • @KenSilvers
      @KenSilvers 3 роки тому

      When you clear land for a living, after that crack... your just grateful to have all your shit working yet. Hoses get ripped off very quickly. Then there you sit.

    • @gravelydon7072
      @gravelydon7072 3 роки тому

      @thecouchtripper Normally when I hear that sound, it means we are in the middle of a Hurricane. Not a sound you want to hear. We had 54 Dade County Pine on our property before Hurricane Andrew. Afterwards there were only 4 that were alive. And these were Pines that were 8 to 12 inches in diameter and 20 years old.

  • @ipanzerschrecku4732
    @ipanzerschrecku4732 3 роки тому +1

    that's a nice looking loader with a big gulp scoop

  • @jamesmccartney5731
    @jamesmccartney5731 3 роки тому +2

    That is not a junkyard, it is a previously enjoyed combine repository!

  • @Hewitt_himself
    @Hewitt_himself 3 роки тому +7

    sticker lasted cause you only use the tines of your thumb 90+ % of the time, unless your loading a log trailer that sticker is just gonna get tickled by some twigs

  • @timmyfrierson2684
    @timmyfrierson2684 3 роки тому +1

    Chris I think Brandon got you by putting his sticker on your Thumb, lmaoooo. What a great video man you and John and Brandon and yawls family y’all stay safe and keep the videos coming

  • @ONEpocketKID21
    @ONEpocketKID21 3 роки тому

    Knew when I saw a Bojangles cup, then Smithfield Chicken & BBQ that Chris was close, but damn hes only 30 min away....small world!!

  • @EdwardMurray06
    @EdwardMurray06 3 роки тому

    Watching an excavator rip trees out of the ground and snap them like twigs is very fulfilling. You run that equipment like it's an extension of yourself.

  • @gwpsr58
    @gwpsr58 3 роки тому +8

    I must have missed the back story on Brandon's visit and working with/for you for this bit. Scouting a move, interviewing for a job, or just lending a hand to a friend?

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +10

      Just helping him out I work for myself in Missouri doing excavating on a smaller scale. My videos aren’t as cool as Chris’s lol

    • @gwpsr58
      @gwpsr58 3 роки тому +7

      @@eliteearthworksllc I watch yours as well. Just didn't think you showed up and said: "Hey buddy, I'm in NC on vacation." and he said: "Cool, here's a shovel, get busy." :)

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +5

      @@gwpsr58 lol that’s how it would have gone if I did

  • @chrisv4640
    @chrisv4640 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome crunching sounds

  • @marcryvon
    @marcryvon 3 роки тому +3

    Now, after Chris cleared that ditch, it starts to look quite up to his high standards ! The man can't stand such a mess. 👍

  • @george8873
    @george8873 3 роки тому +1

    That loader probably saved you several hours of tracking back and forth to the brush pile with how much it could take in one load.

  • @johnnyholland8765
    @johnnyholland8765 3 роки тому +2

    Sometimes a little help goes a long way. That fellow with the loader moved a bunch of stuff. That is a BIG salvage yard. Where is it located?

  • @raywilson800
    @raywilson800 3 роки тому +1

    I don't know what his source of information is but a farmer I know from the old school told me that 95% of those combine fires are arson. He made the comment that it was almost combine roasting season.

  • @donaldtrabeaux5235
    @donaldtrabeaux5235 3 роки тому +1

    awesome work Chris and look's like Brandon is having too much fun

  • @joegamba4635
    @joegamba4635 3 роки тому +1

    I should easily be able to see that burn pile go up from here in Massachusetts! Chris.....

  • @GKsGS400
    @GKsGS400 3 роки тому +1

    Dammit now I want Bojangles chicken. Looks like Worthington down in Goldsboro.

  • @wvhunter1968
    @wvhunter1968 3 роки тому

    Chris.....just to give you the average viewership of your videos. Im an MRI Tech in Northern WV watching at 800pm while sitting in my hottub under a cloudy dark WV sky on my back patio at my log home enjoying the F out of watching you dig and tear down trees and hearing your machine run. Thanks.

  • @randythomas4549
    @randythomas4549 3 роки тому +1

    WATCHING ALL THE WAY FROM BARBADOS

  • @craigwavra3495
    @craigwavra3495 3 роки тому +1

    Saw that loader on IG. That is one big piece of equipment. And I thought the 220 was big. That video went quick.

  • @mattphillips4260
    @mattphillips4260 3 роки тому +2

    wish i was down in your area you would really like the set up i have in my ford explorer as a tool truck not sure i could have done you any good for the break down you had here but i would have came over to try and get you fixed up been worth a try for sure

  • @rockyriveroutdoors9229
    @rockyriveroutdoors9229 3 роки тому +1

    This video shows us what combine/tractor not to buy!!!!

  • @NZDIRT
    @NZDIRT 3 роки тому +15

    Dang ya really putting old Brandon to work aren’t ya 😂

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 3 роки тому +2

    “Knock the Track Off” Junction. How can you Forget that Intersection ? It was Memorable. 😬👍

  • @davecrable1356
    @davecrable1356 3 роки тому +9

    Poor Brandon is not going to recognize his home when he gets back, especially after all the revamps Mrs. Elite had done 😆

    • @jensruppert1860
      @jensruppert1860 3 роки тому +6

      Hopefully she will put a LD18 sticker on the front door of their house😂

    • @robertforrest7956
      @robertforrest7956 3 роки тому +1

      @@jensruppert1860 👍👍😆😆😆

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣 you’re probably right

    • @jonschneck4559
      @jonschneck4559 3 роки тому +3

      @@eliteearthworksllc she got a new tattoo while you were away

    • @eliteearthworksllc
      @eliteearthworksllc 3 роки тому +2

      @@jonschneck4559 probably so lol

  • @jbvap
    @jbvap 3 роки тому +3

    I’m kinda curious what one of these machines cost. This Volvo he normally runs, and what the hourly operating cost is.

  • @makingithappen5178
    @makingithappen5178 3 роки тому +1

    Holy Moly. You get to ride both carousel and roller coaster at work.

  • @wtwoffroad
    @wtwoffroad 3 роки тому +3

    Can’t wait for this years auction videos lol

  • @forky-reviews-and-rants
    @forky-reviews-and-rants 3 роки тому

    Letsdig18 goes home rings his Volvo dealer "I want a loader".....Then rings AMI Attachments "I have a new mission for ya" AMI "Ye what`s that"......LD18 "Ive bought a loader and I want a grapple bucket like the 220`s bucket n thumb it doesn`t grab enough"......AMI "ye we can do that just send us your specs we`ll get right on it".....great video Chris

  • @zachstarkey3565
    @zachstarkey3565 3 роки тому

    That junkyard would be cool as shit to walk through idk why but ever since I was little heavy equpitment was just so cool to me

  • @northernhillbilly8637
    @northernhillbilly8637 3 роки тому +1

    I wish all the landscaping youtubers would get together and do a huge project or something

  • @docpalazola491
    @docpalazola491 3 роки тому

    Chris, let us know when the brush fire starts. I want to bring marshmallows the size of pillows.

  • @keithdunlap2701
    @keithdunlap2701 3 роки тому

    All Hell !! Gonna have to check all your machines now !! lolol Brandon done started taggin' your stuff...lololol....Dammit Man !! That loader got a hella load of brush with those big forks!! That's gonna be a Big Fire when they light it up !! Pretty close to the "Farm" fire it's looking like ? lololol...Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening, and weekend !! On to the Next....

  • @paugie40
    @paugie40 3 роки тому +4

    Always wondered where old combines go🤔

  • @MySynthDungeon
    @MySynthDungeon 3 роки тому +1

    Great video! ..2 pints in !!Cheers!

  • @clydeacor1911
    @clydeacor1911 3 роки тому

    One of the biggest contractors here bought a whole fleet of brand new Volvo 220 loaders for all of their gravel pits. It takes 2 scoops to put about 26 tons of gravel in a belly dump they also have a Volvo 350 that takes about a bucket and a quarter to fill the belly dump and their 988 Cat with a spade nose bucket takes 1 bucket to fill it. So did Brandon's sticker survive?

  • @laurelherbert2879
    @laurelherbert2879 3 роки тому +2

    When editing can you not cut out so much just speed it up would be nice to watch you do the whole thing instead of seeing the end result I like to watch you work because you have good work ethics

    • @deafcommplays7676
      @deafcommplays7676 3 роки тому

      Time lapse videos of his work would be great to see and leave in more content.

  • @mrs.eliteearthworks
    @mrs.eliteearthworks 3 роки тому +2

    You guys sure got a lot done in one week!

    • @sassafrasvalley1939
      @sassafrasvalley1939 3 роки тому +1

      While the mice are away, the cats can SHOP! Amirite?

    • @mrs.eliteearthworks
      @mrs.eliteearthworks 3 роки тому

      @@sassafrasvalley1939 Yassss! I haven’t had to try to hide my Amazon packages all week 😂

    • @sassafrasvalley1939
      @sassafrasvalley1939 3 роки тому +1

      @@mrs.eliteearthworks my UPS driver is trained... he comes directly to the shop when he arrives!

  • @thespook9808
    @thespook9808 3 роки тому +5

    Looks like that loader saved you abut half a day .. . luck out much (lol)?

  • @brianwebber7168
    @brianwebber7168 3 роки тому +1

    EliteEarthworks was ready to work til 9 or 10 pm. Valvo loader was the real MVP.

  • @charlesbearden3978
    @charlesbearden3978 3 роки тому

    Chris, check your fuel filters on your 250? When you fired it up and it was running cold , all cylinders were not fireing off , had a skip in it water maybe??

  • @GlobalistJuice
    @GlobalistJuice 3 роки тому +1

    It's a Happy Sunday Morning!

  • @AlphaNerd132
    @AlphaNerd132 3 роки тому

    Dude this shit is therapeutic. Honestly this job would be damn fun!