Imagine living in those apartments... how lucky they are to just look out the window and watch Chris work. I'd have to take a weeks worth of vacation to watch the show lol.
@brokenanklesfpv8552
Жыл бұрын
facts
@crandonborth
Жыл бұрын
And yet they probably don’t even watch the channel. 😔
@jamesrawlings8493
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching Chris as well, however if I lived in the apartment listening to hours of machine work, I would not enjoy it.
@johnmoe6055
Жыл бұрын
I wonder how often people run out upset wondering why he is wrecking their back yard.
@db7059
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmoe6055yes and act like a Karen
@thedelcodave Жыл бұрын
I hope all the architects and engineers out there watch these videos and start implementing planned access in their designs for maintenance of these ponds.
@CraigGrant-sh3in
Жыл бұрын
You'll never tell an architect or engineer how to do something. I worked in construction. They listen to no one . Tell them something needs left handed nuts painted red and they'll come back a month later and say, you need a right handed nut painted blue.
@daviemaclean61 Жыл бұрын
That must feel like using a teaspoon after the big machine on the last two dam jobs!
@michaelhill4091 Жыл бұрын
Uncle John comes thru with another made for tv project.
@leslieb.1907 Жыл бұрын
If you ever let your job locations be known…you’d have a bunch of your “fans” lined up just to watch you work! Wouldn’t that be great for your channel? Definitely!! Maybe a few autographs too? Yes please! 😉🤩😎
@daleallen7634
Жыл бұрын
@Leslie B : Which is probably why he doesn't reveal locations very often. Quite a few of the job sites are on private property, then there's the safety aspect, and crowd control can be a rather large pain in the assets. Enjoy Chris' videos, it's much safer than showing up on a job site, and a lot less expensive if you don't live in the same area.
@chrispy104k
Жыл бұрын
@@daleallen7634 It was dead easy to locate the Bealy Good Farm. Love that job.
@philipwolf825 Жыл бұрын
I can just see a big smile on uncle johns face pulling into a job like this and seeing you already in the volvo , great day ahead. I know I would be. thanks chris
@Todd.Roberts Жыл бұрын
Good to see another dredging job . Especially since y’all have the long reach now
@rayevans2052 Жыл бұрын
That long reach boom looks to be coming in really handy, smart decision for Jhon on buying that..
@cathiwim Жыл бұрын
I love when you do pond dredgings! Its like cleaning out your refrigerator!
@kinlika
7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@GARDENER42 Жыл бұрын
Many of these ponds appear to have been designed with no thought regarding the need for access in order to maintain them. Perhaps architects & planners ought to watch some of Chris' dredging videos in order to understand the issues & thus be able to minimise them.
@MichaelBrown-qn9hi
Жыл бұрын
I think they should have to contact Chris or Uncle John, if they are even thinking about doing any kind of water feature that has a run off going to it.
@ZanderKaneUK
Жыл бұрын
Don't say that I am sure they can charge extra for building the access road ;)
@anthonycash4609
Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelBrown-qn9hi that pond has been there for over 90 years. All the apartments were built around it. I'm over 60 years old and grew up right around that pond when it was farm land. So that was not made by the builders. It was there before you and I was born.
@MichaelBrown-qn9hi
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonycash4609 Thank you for the info, but the developer wasn't thinking.
@patrickcolahan7499 Жыл бұрын
That long reach sure serves a purpose. Thanks for sharing.
@tomswindler64 Жыл бұрын
Great video,I was missing one of these pond clean outs.been a while since I’ve seen you and your uncle doing a project like this.looks like a was a beautiful day.I’m waiting to see an audience show up on the bank to watch you.kudos to you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
@daleallen7634
Жыл бұрын
@Tom Swindler : Having a large number of people show up on a job site is probably NOT in Chris', or John's best interests for a few reasons. 1) More people who are not actually doing any of the work is actually a liability. 2) A majority of those spectators are not likely to have the proper personal protective equipment, and some aren't going to know how to use it properly. 3) The machinery in use needs a certain amount of clearance from any humans for safety purposes. It's really just a better idea to enjoy Chris' videos and stay clear of the job site, unless you are specifically cleared by Chris, or John to be there to contribute to the project. Machinery accidents can, and do cause serious, and even fatal injuries, even to those who are trained to work with, and around them! Stay safe, stay home, and enjoy Chris' videos!
@joejohnson7097 Жыл бұрын
Seems like you always straighten out someone's mess from a time before. I like it where you take pride in your work and handle it like it was yours. Thanks for the video I enjoy watching them and your work
@cindyking9813 Жыл бұрын
These are my favorite kind of projects and videos! I’m so happy!
@smileywilson9972 Жыл бұрын
❤there is definitely a art to dredging and you don’t learn it overnight 😮
@TudaTenTv Жыл бұрын
This video is a true showcase of the power and precision of excavators. It's clear that the operator has an incredible amount of skill and experience
@Fatamus Жыл бұрын
You always are doing something... I really like watching your channel while I recover. Thanks for your time.
@AHomelessDorito Жыл бұрын
I love these types of projects. I know most neighbors hate it but I would love a view like this out my window 😂
@snigbylife Жыл бұрын
Lordy how I remember the pollen from my days at Ft. Bragg. There were times I thought it had snowed green, with the pollen drifts filling up the curbs during our morning PT.
@dennis2376
Жыл бұрын
At least it fit in with the other colours. :)
@nicksinyc Жыл бұрын
I know it must be more difficult than a farm pond but I enjoy seeing you work on shared community ponds. The city pond where you repaired the dam and added a new overflow was enjoyable. An update with it full would be nice if possible
@rclifford8708
8 ай бұрын
Find something you love and never work a day in your life
@RB-wl7ct Жыл бұрын
I so enjoyed that unloading. Struggling to decide which got battered most. The low loader or the shrub. Whichever one this video has totally made my day. Thank you.
@jimellis1496
Жыл бұрын
For some reason, I particularly liked watching the shrub get run over. 🙂
@roses0227 Жыл бұрын
So glad to see another pond dredginh!! You are so fun to watch.!! Keep it up! Long reach unloading was AWEinspinring!
@lastguy8613 Жыл бұрын
I bet your glad to be back working for your uncle, he gets all the fun jobs!
@Vickie-Bligh Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the share, Chris. I love your explanations while you're working. It was funny. I noticed the log you'd placed as a berm for the truck and thought to myself, 'I bet Chris placed that so John doesn't accidentally back up too far' and as soon as I thought that, you stated it! I love your efficiency & economy of movement and your awareness while working. You are a joy to watch.
@tombayless9759
Жыл бұрын
As a operator I was thinking the same...glad you put it out there......
@dennisholst4322
7 ай бұрын
Maybe John was sliding
@dennisholst4322
7 ай бұрын
Looks like it would make some good mud wrestling material
@dennisholst4322
7 ай бұрын
That stick can reach she ain't loaping
@DigginLife21 Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥 ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE MUD MATS COME OUT
@mula2626
Жыл бұрын
🙄
@scotthayes1804
Жыл бұрын
Yep, mats are like viewer icing.
@jdelbrid Жыл бұрын
The offloading of that excavator was an example of true skill and professionalism. Since 1971 I have observed many operators and I've been impressed by some more than others. That was impressive!
@mudgrippmike3489 Жыл бұрын
you have great depth perception!! That dump truck was a good distance away when u loaded it. Mannn
@michaelschuenemann3505 Жыл бұрын
Unloading "Long Reach" - that was quite a Task - well done ! Log Treasure Hunt and Yes - You found them all - ha ! Catching Yourself a Shopping Trolley ! Digging up the Mud and Trucking it away ! More to be done Tomorrow - well it was a very Exciting Day indeed ! Cheers from Australia !!!!
@babsyred9710 Жыл бұрын
Your work never stops Chris
@mischef18 Жыл бұрын
Bailing pond crap never gets dull bro from a viewing view point and this one is real interesting because of the long reach. Safe travels
@alfadoofus Жыл бұрын
I really like seeing how easy Chris jumps from a Big boy 550 to a 220 to a mini then to the long reach without missing a beat . The long reach looks wobbly to me .
@Jeffrey-ed8sz Жыл бұрын
My Saturday is complete, Letsdig18 has a new video. Everyone, go away now.
@JoelHershberger Жыл бұрын
dredging ponds are my favorite types of videos from you. I could just sit and watch you dredge continuously. Thanks for sharing/posting.
@anthonycash4609 Жыл бұрын
Chris when the road was put in they cut the timber and used it for there mats years ago. I grew up very close to where your at and played as a child in that pond many many times. It use to be a cattle farm years ago. And when it was sold the company that did the road is to blame for all the logs .
@heatherlane9270 Жыл бұрын
Long reach off trailer - done. Mats down - done. Shopping cart - done. Logs - done. Mud - going. Happy days in the mud and sand being done.
@leol1682 Жыл бұрын
Love this video Chris , good to see the 250 volvo long reach .
@kb7722 Жыл бұрын
Those logs are probably 100+ year old ax cut cypress that are worth a small for fortune! 😄
@george8873 Жыл бұрын
That mud you're digging out would be great to spread around the Bealy Good pond to get the grass to grow better.
@glynngrauer3962 Жыл бұрын
Good morning Afternoon evening and good night all
@willcurrie5936 Жыл бұрын
Long reach is worth it's weight in gold especially with a top operator in the seat. Watching how you are holding the joy sticks not further down like most operators. I tend to hold the top to Volvo all day long 👌💪🏴
@billwilliams9527 Жыл бұрын
Oh man, off loading that excavator from the side. A thought, it would be interesting in how you go about sizing up a job for cost. Not divulging numbers, or secrets of the trade, just the thought process. Not easy moving mats without the thumb, but the magic of LetsDig gets it done. Love the voice commentary. Shopping cart should be a real winner.
@stanleymartin1613 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the mud moving. Neat stuff ✌️ 😆
@billmacartney201 Жыл бұрын
sure looks like fun, doing a spot of gardening ( pulling out trees) with a 16 metric tonne machine.
@dennis2376 Жыл бұрын
A little sketchy entering the pond to avoid the concrete pipe. :) Thank you and have a wonderful day.
@robmatthews7972 Жыл бұрын
That site almost looks like the place you & Uncle Jon dug out and had to build a road to back the trucks in last year or year before. You found a lot of sinker logs for a sawmill. Pulling out mud and some sand is not a strain for the Pond Master. I know you are glad there are no overhead electric feeds with that long stick.
@bobferranti5222 Жыл бұрын
That long reach excavator has already proven itself for you. It was a excellent purchase! I'm sure it will make life easier in the future too!
@jamescates9771 Жыл бұрын
Chris, check with your sawmill friend about those logs. From watching swamp loggers I learned that logs under water for a long time turn out to be some outstanding lumber and very expensive. It may be more lucrative than a few loads of logs you did from land clearing projects. Just a thought. Great video, love watching these pond dredgings.
@maryfluker82685 ай бұрын
It is good to see 👀 😊 ☺ how things are done ✔..I have never seen all these big machines work. I am impressed. Thank you. Good 👍 job.
@practacticaloutdoorsandthi6962 Жыл бұрын
These have to be the coolest jobs
@steveperry2314 Жыл бұрын
I spy a Chic-fil-A cup in your cup holder. I thought you guys in NC were Zaxby’s kind of people….lol. Great video Chris. Thanks man. You make it look so easy to dredge….
@hydraulic-hum Жыл бұрын
great to see you back in Uncle John's equipment, long reach gets the work done
@actuallowroller Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! If I'm living there, I'm grabbing a comfy camping chair and an ice-chest and watching the incredible show. Excited to see the progress.
@andrewbladenode3197 Жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely incredible how much smaller the 160 bucket is on camera compared to Chris’s 220 buckets and thumb. Yet the 160 bucket looks like shortcake or strawberry (can’t remember it’s name) compared to the 550. The camera at times doesn’t do size justice though I can definitely see a size difference here.
@johnbeck9997 Жыл бұрын
Damn Chris you are good, and I wish you knew how much I have enjoyed your videos over the last year or two. I love the dredging videos the best.
@rustysteel8714 Жыл бұрын
The way these ponds silt up....you'll NEVER run out of work, Chris! 😳 Can anything be done up-stream to stop or slow it? 🤔
@bobshepherd9353 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see you i the mud again!
@bobbeck5947 Жыл бұрын
That long reach needs a "shark fin" on the end of the stick where a thumb would be. Not in way of anything, but will make moving mats a breeze.
@williamd6967 Жыл бұрын
Mr John and 18 Dredging again!
@wendymorrison5803 Жыл бұрын
In Australia most new housing subdivisions have to direct all the rain water into silt retention ponds. And those are planted with reeds and semi aquatic plants. It's a big cost. The maintenance will be bigger ongoing. It's an industry that will grow. Time to start a school for pond guys Chris. I know of two Aussie's who would travel for it.
@hudsonvalleyrailandriverandair Жыл бұрын
Chris jsyk, swamp Matt's should becoming available again since the powerline project from Montreal to NYC is nearing completion.
@TheHillbillyEngineer Жыл бұрын
One of a few pond dredging jobs that the log grapple would have come in handy! :)
@raymundo7687 Жыл бұрын
This is gonna be interesting is what i said the other day when i had to snake a mini between houses and dig a pool lol. I love that its always an adventure in what we do.
@terryrogers1025 Жыл бұрын
What’s a year without a little dredge work, “BORING”. The long reach is pretty handy machine to have around for sure. Thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.
@harrykeel8557 Жыл бұрын
That was awesome not crushing the grocery cart. I'm sure it was hard to resist, but you are indeed a man of good character. Others would have probably crushed it for just cause they could, but you are definitely a good person.
@vinnyhern Жыл бұрын
Do it, To it, LONG Reach STYLE...
@blakewhite9640 Жыл бұрын
Bro that "my God!" as you found another log killed me 😂. I likely would've used a family unfriendly word at that point.
@bosshogg3548 Жыл бұрын
Job well done sir 👍🏻
@jackman6256 Жыл бұрын
Chris is a very good operator I am sure It didn't happen over nite But he learn his job Very good You can tell he loves his work So it's fun instead of work
@btorkos5896 Жыл бұрын
Love watching the pond work you do. Keep it up 👍
@bobjoncas2814 Жыл бұрын
LOOKIN' GOOD..
@operator114 Жыл бұрын
You make difficult dredging work easy. I think it's a great job.
@davidrice66804 ай бұрын
Its good to see you and John working together again.
@lomni02 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I have been looking forward to some muck time..
@applianceman6194 Жыл бұрын
Chris...I think you found every log in Carolina in that pond. 😂
@KB-gs8zi Жыл бұрын
Hey Chris !!! GOOD that you DON"T have power lines to deal with as then you would have to get ""BETTY "" or the 833 to work on the pond !! Enjoy your time in FL. with Clint & Mike !! 🤔🙄👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
@martindean1205 Жыл бұрын
You make it look so easy Chris, but we just know it's not. Excellent video.
@RandThompson-dd3sk4 ай бұрын
It's odd. 35-40 years ago running long sticks all my narration was in my head. You'll never know how much you're going to miss this!
@ernestrstephensjr9715 Жыл бұрын
Nice seeing the long reach out in the muck
@randyadams4664 Жыл бұрын
Still the fastest, smoothest and most efficient operator on the tube.
@feliciascott6874 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for including the unloading of the long-reach. It takes skill to do this and it is interesting to watch a pro at work. Good to see you got some new mats as the last bunch was on its way to the burn pile. Are these new mats cedar or oak? I recall working with a bridge replacement crew in northern Vermont, taking out a decrepit bridge over a small river. The bridge was built in the mid to late 1800s. After getting the deck and piers broken down we had to pull ten wood pilings (five each side) from under the piers. This took longer than taking the bridge down. When those wood pilings were finally pulled loose it looked like they had just been cut and installed. No rot on them whatsoever, and they were massive. Turns out they were Cypress logs and worth a small fortune alone. Most of them were as long as the bridge and around five feet in diameter. Have you ever come across valuable wood while dredging?
@robertstibz9506 Жыл бұрын
I'll say something a forman said to me Chris, applies to you too. "I know you will do a good job, because you always do", I was driving/operating a Komatsu 155 dozer on a opencast mine, back in the early 1990s. 😄 O my, that pond job is like emptying a bucket with a very small spoon lol
@duaneayers6117 Жыл бұрын
Another great looking job 👍
@chrisbartrum3201 Жыл бұрын
Just gotta love a good dredging.
@garymessina1609 Жыл бұрын
A imaginative dredging job great video Chris thanks
@billsmith-wq5or Жыл бұрын
back helping the family busy man you are
@itsallgooddan Жыл бұрын
"Let's Dig shopping cart recovery service" 1 more added service for the Ole Resume!!!
@MowTheLawnWithMe Жыл бұрын
This video should come with a lawn chair, and a couple of king cans of beer
@yenerm114 Жыл бұрын
👌🤘🤘🤘🤘always awesome watching you venture out on mats
@frankcooper6911 Жыл бұрын
That Air B.And B you were Talking about . Those Logs will have good Staining and Culler .
@feraltrafficcone44832 ай бұрын
This makes my brain unreasonably happy. Time to buy an excavator of my own
@grumpyg9350 Жыл бұрын
Going to be another good one👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
@randyjackson8138 Жыл бұрын
You ever find crazy things buried in ponds, like guns etc. Awesome job as always 🤟😎
@leslieb.1907 Жыл бұрын
Yeah! A dredging job! My FAVORITE!
@sethburgin59949 ай бұрын
The pipes or the aprons (if they have them) like get undercut by storm water flow and that's why they like to put the rip rap on the discharge side(s). We tried a lot of apron shapes and designs and it seems there is always one flow rate that will still undercut.
@jenniferbutcher8393 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Dredging!😁
@pennyneal2456 Жыл бұрын
Chris, would it be possible to go back to the pond that you dredged (you needed to put a tailgate on the truck) to see how it looks with water now? It was pretty muddy at one end but dry at the other, remember?
@mattmanyam
Жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, there was supposed to be more phases to that project...? We should see it again.
@gordondewald8267 Жыл бұрын
When installing culverts in highways we would generally try to set a culvert 1/3 of the diameter below the ditch grade. It helped to prevent scouring at the outlet.
@axcs0119 Жыл бұрын
You do find some interesting sites to work in.
@joshandicoechea6770 Жыл бұрын
You are telling me another contractor would leave there logs in the pond when they are done no way😂 great video thanks!!!!
@swubben1 Жыл бұрын
That 160 must seem like digging with a teaspoon compared to that 550. Lol
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Imagine living in those apartments... how lucky they are to just look out the window and watch Chris work. I'd have to take a weeks worth of vacation to watch the show lol.
@brokenanklesfpv8552
Жыл бұрын
facts
@crandonborth
Жыл бұрын
And yet they probably don’t even watch the channel. 😔
@jamesrawlings8493
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching Chris as well, however if I lived in the apartment listening to hours of machine work, I would not enjoy it.
@johnmoe6055
Жыл бұрын
I wonder how often people run out upset wondering why he is wrecking their back yard.
@db7059
Жыл бұрын
@@johnmoe6055yes and act like a Karen
I hope all the architects and engineers out there watch these videos and start implementing planned access in their designs for maintenance of these ponds.
@CraigGrant-sh3in
Жыл бұрын
You'll never tell an architect or engineer how to do something. I worked in construction. They listen to no one . Tell them something needs left handed nuts painted red and they'll come back a month later and say, you need a right handed nut painted blue.
That must feel like using a teaspoon after the big machine on the last two dam jobs!
Uncle John comes thru with another made for tv project.
If you ever let your job locations be known…you’d have a bunch of your “fans” lined up just to watch you work! Wouldn’t that be great for your channel? Definitely!! Maybe a few autographs too? Yes please! 😉🤩😎
@daleallen7634
Жыл бұрын
@Leslie B : Which is probably why he doesn't reveal locations very often. Quite a few of the job sites are on private property, then there's the safety aspect, and crowd control can be a rather large pain in the assets. Enjoy Chris' videos, it's much safer than showing up on a job site, and a lot less expensive if you don't live in the same area.
@chrispy104k
Жыл бұрын
@@daleallen7634 It was dead easy to locate the Bealy Good Farm. Love that job.
I can just see a big smile on uncle johns face pulling into a job like this and seeing you already in the volvo , great day ahead. I know I would be. thanks chris
Good to see another dredging job . Especially since y’all have the long reach now
That long reach boom looks to be coming in really handy, smart decision for Jhon on buying that..
I love when you do pond dredgings! Its like cleaning out your refrigerator!
@kinlika
7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
Many of these ponds appear to have been designed with no thought regarding the need for access in order to maintain them. Perhaps architects & planners ought to watch some of Chris' dredging videos in order to understand the issues & thus be able to minimise them.
@MichaelBrown-qn9hi
Жыл бұрын
I think they should have to contact Chris or Uncle John, if they are even thinking about doing any kind of water feature that has a run off going to it.
@ZanderKaneUK
Жыл бұрын
Don't say that I am sure they can charge extra for building the access road ;)
@anthonycash4609
Жыл бұрын
@@MichaelBrown-qn9hi that pond has been there for over 90 years. All the apartments were built around it. I'm over 60 years old and grew up right around that pond when it was farm land. So that was not made by the builders. It was there before you and I was born.
@MichaelBrown-qn9hi
Жыл бұрын
@@anthonycash4609 Thank you for the info, but the developer wasn't thinking.
That long reach sure serves a purpose. Thanks for sharing.
Great video,I was missing one of these pond clean outs.been a while since I’ve seen you and your uncle doing a project like this.looks like a was a beautiful day.I’m waiting to see an audience show up on the bank to watch you.kudos to you.👍👍👍😎😎😎
@daleallen7634
Жыл бұрын
@Tom Swindler : Having a large number of people show up on a job site is probably NOT in Chris', or John's best interests for a few reasons. 1) More people who are not actually doing any of the work is actually a liability. 2) A majority of those spectators are not likely to have the proper personal protective equipment, and some aren't going to know how to use it properly. 3) The machinery in use needs a certain amount of clearance from any humans for safety purposes. It's really just a better idea to enjoy Chris' videos and stay clear of the job site, unless you are specifically cleared by Chris, or John to be there to contribute to the project. Machinery accidents can, and do cause serious, and even fatal injuries, even to those who are trained to work with, and around them! Stay safe, stay home, and enjoy Chris' videos!
Seems like you always straighten out someone's mess from a time before. I like it where you take pride in your work and handle it like it was yours. Thanks for the video I enjoy watching them and your work
These are my favorite kind of projects and videos! I’m so happy!
❤there is definitely a art to dredging and you don’t learn it overnight 😮
This video is a true showcase of the power and precision of excavators. It's clear that the operator has an incredible amount of skill and experience
You always are doing something... I really like watching your channel while I recover. Thanks for your time.
I love these types of projects. I know most neighbors hate it but I would love a view like this out my window 😂
Lordy how I remember the pollen from my days at Ft. Bragg. There were times I thought it had snowed green, with the pollen drifts filling up the curbs during our morning PT.
@dennis2376
Жыл бұрын
At least it fit in with the other colours. :)
I know it must be more difficult than a farm pond but I enjoy seeing you work on shared community ponds. The city pond where you repaired the dam and added a new overflow was enjoyable. An update with it full would be nice if possible
@rclifford8708
8 ай бұрын
Find something you love and never work a day in your life
I so enjoyed that unloading. Struggling to decide which got battered most. The low loader or the shrub. Whichever one this video has totally made my day. Thank you.
@jimellis1496
Жыл бұрын
For some reason, I particularly liked watching the shrub get run over. 🙂
So glad to see another pond dredginh!! You are so fun to watch.!! Keep it up! Long reach unloading was AWEinspinring!
I bet your glad to be back working for your uncle, he gets all the fun jobs!
Thanks for the share, Chris. I love your explanations while you're working. It was funny. I noticed the log you'd placed as a berm for the truck and thought to myself, 'I bet Chris placed that so John doesn't accidentally back up too far' and as soon as I thought that, you stated it! I love your efficiency & economy of movement and your awareness while working. You are a joy to watch.
@tombayless9759
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As a operator I was thinking the same...glad you put it out there......
@dennisholst4322
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Maybe John was sliding
@dennisholst4322
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Looks like it would make some good mud wrestling material
@dennisholst4322
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That stick can reach she ain't loaping
🔥🔥🔥 ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE THE MUD MATS COME OUT
@mula2626
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@scotthayes1804
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Yep, mats are like viewer icing.
The offloading of that excavator was an example of true skill and professionalism. Since 1971 I have observed many operators and I've been impressed by some more than others. That was impressive!
you have great depth perception!! That dump truck was a good distance away when u loaded it. Mannn
Unloading "Long Reach" - that was quite a Task - well done ! Log Treasure Hunt and Yes - You found them all - ha ! Catching Yourself a Shopping Trolley ! Digging up the Mud and Trucking it away ! More to be done Tomorrow - well it was a very Exciting Day indeed ! Cheers from Australia !!!!
Your work never stops Chris
Bailing pond crap never gets dull bro from a viewing view point and this one is real interesting because of the long reach. Safe travels
I really like seeing how easy Chris jumps from a Big boy 550 to a 220 to a mini then to the long reach without missing a beat . The long reach looks wobbly to me .
My Saturday is complete, Letsdig18 has a new video. Everyone, go away now.
dredging ponds are my favorite types of videos from you. I could just sit and watch you dredge continuously. Thanks for sharing/posting.
Chris when the road was put in they cut the timber and used it for there mats years ago. I grew up very close to where your at and played as a child in that pond many many times. It use to be a cattle farm years ago. And when it was sold the company that did the road is to blame for all the logs .
Long reach off trailer - done. Mats down - done. Shopping cart - done. Logs - done. Mud - going. Happy days in the mud and sand being done.
Love this video Chris , good to see the 250 volvo long reach .
Those logs are probably 100+ year old ax cut cypress that are worth a small for fortune! 😄
That mud you're digging out would be great to spread around the Bealy Good pond to get the grass to grow better.
Good morning Afternoon evening and good night all
Long reach is worth it's weight in gold especially with a top operator in the seat. Watching how you are holding the joy sticks not further down like most operators. I tend to hold the top to Volvo all day long 👌💪🏴
Oh man, off loading that excavator from the side. A thought, it would be interesting in how you go about sizing up a job for cost. Not divulging numbers, or secrets of the trade, just the thought process. Not easy moving mats without the thumb, but the magic of LetsDig gets it done. Love the voice commentary. Shopping cart should be a real winner.
Enjoyed the mud moving. Neat stuff ✌️ 😆
sure looks like fun, doing a spot of gardening ( pulling out trees) with a 16 metric tonne machine.
A little sketchy entering the pond to avoid the concrete pipe. :) Thank you and have a wonderful day.
That site almost looks like the place you & Uncle Jon dug out and had to build a road to back the trucks in last year or year before. You found a lot of sinker logs for a sawmill. Pulling out mud and some sand is not a strain for the Pond Master. I know you are glad there are no overhead electric feeds with that long stick.
That long reach excavator has already proven itself for you. It was a excellent purchase! I'm sure it will make life easier in the future too!
Chris, check with your sawmill friend about those logs. From watching swamp loggers I learned that logs under water for a long time turn out to be some outstanding lumber and very expensive. It may be more lucrative than a few loads of logs you did from land clearing projects. Just a thought. Great video, love watching these pond dredgings.
It is good to see 👀 😊 ☺ how things are done ✔..I have never seen all these big machines work. I am impressed. Thank you. Good 👍 job.
These have to be the coolest jobs
I spy a Chic-fil-A cup in your cup holder. I thought you guys in NC were Zaxby’s kind of people….lol. Great video Chris. Thanks man. You make it look so easy to dredge….
great to see you back in Uncle John's equipment, long reach gets the work done
Awesome video! If I'm living there, I'm grabbing a comfy camping chair and an ice-chest and watching the incredible show. Excited to see the progress.
It’s absolutely incredible how much smaller the 160 bucket is on camera compared to Chris’s 220 buckets and thumb. Yet the 160 bucket looks like shortcake or strawberry (can’t remember it’s name) compared to the 550. The camera at times doesn’t do size justice though I can definitely see a size difference here.
Damn Chris you are good, and I wish you knew how much I have enjoyed your videos over the last year or two. I love the dredging videos the best.
The way these ponds silt up....you'll NEVER run out of work, Chris! 😳 Can anything be done up-stream to stop or slow it? 🤔
Nice to see you i the mud again!
That long reach needs a "shark fin" on the end of the stick where a thumb would be. Not in way of anything, but will make moving mats a breeze.
Mr John and 18 Dredging again!
In Australia most new housing subdivisions have to direct all the rain water into silt retention ponds. And those are planted with reeds and semi aquatic plants. It's a big cost. The maintenance will be bigger ongoing. It's an industry that will grow. Time to start a school for pond guys Chris. I know of two Aussie's who would travel for it.
Chris jsyk, swamp Matt's should becoming available again since the powerline project from Montreal to NYC is nearing completion.
One of a few pond dredging jobs that the log grapple would have come in handy! :)
This is gonna be interesting is what i said the other day when i had to snake a mini between houses and dig a pool lol. I love that its always an adventure in what we do.
What’s a year without a little dredge work, “BORING”. The long reach is pretty handy machine to have around for sure. Thanks for the ride along sir, enjoyed it.
That was awesome not crushing the grocery cart. I'm sure it was hard to resist, but you are indeed a man of good character. Others would have probably crushed it for just cause they could, but you are definitely a good person.
Do it, To it, LONG Reach STYLE...
Bro that "my God!" as you found another log killed me 😂. I likely would've used a family unfriendly word at that point.
Job well done sir 👍🏻
Chris is a very good operator I am sure It didn't happen over nite But he learn his job Very good You can tell he loves his work So it's fun instead of work
Love watching the pond work you do. Keep it up 👍
LOOKIN' GOOD..
You make difficult dredging work easy. I think it's a great job.
Its good to see you and John working together again.
Nice, I have been looking forward to some muck time..
Chris...I think you found every log in Carolina in that pond. 😂
Hey Chris !!! GOOD that you DON"T have power lines to deal with as then you would have to get ""BETTY "" or the 833 to work on the pond !! Enjoy your time in FL. with Clint & Mike !! 🤔🙄👀👀👍👍👍👍👍
You make it look so easy Chris, but we just know it's not. Excellent video.
It's odd. 35-40 years ago running long sticks all my narration was in my head. You'll never know how much you're going to miss this!
Nice seeing the long reach out in the muck
Still the fastest, smoothest and most efficient operator on the tube.
Thank you for including the unloading of the long-reach. It takes skill to do this and it is interesting to watch a pro at work. Good to see you got some new mats as the last bunch was on its way to the burn pile. Are these new mats cedar or oak? I recall working with a bridge replacement crew in northern Vermont, taking out a decrepit bridge over a small river. The bridge was built in the mid to late 1800s. After getting the deck and piers broken down we had to pull ten wood pilings (five each side) from under the piers. This took longer than taking the bridge down. When those wood pilings were finally pulled loose it looked like they had just been cut and installed. No rot on them whatsoever, and they were massive. Turns out they were Cypress logs and worth a small fortune alone. Most of them were as long as the bridge and around five feet in diameter. Have you ever come across valuable wood while dredging?
I'll say something a forman said to me Chris, applies to you too. "I know you will do a good job, because you always do", I was driving/operating a Komatsu 155 dozer on a opencast mine, back in the early 1990s. 😄 O my, that pond job is like emptying a bucket with a very small spoon lol
Another great looking job 👍
Just gotta love a good dredging.
A imaginative dredging job great video Chris thanks
back helping the family busy man you are
"Let's Dig shopping cart recovery service" 1 more added service for the Ole Resume!!!
This video should come with a lawn chair, and a couple of king cans of beer
👌🤘🤘🤘🤘always awesome watching you venture out on mats
That Air B.And B you were Talking about . Those Logs will have good Staining and Culler .
This makes my brain unreasonably happy. Time to buy an excavator of my own
Going to be another good one👍👍👏🏻👏🏻
You ever find crazy things buried in ponds, like guns etc. Awesome job as always 🤟😎
Yeah! A dredging job! My FAVORITE!
The pipes or the aprons (if they have them) like get undercut by storm water flow and that's why they like to put the rip rap on the discharge side(s). We tried a lot of apron shapes and designs and it seems there is always one flow rate that will still undercut.
Yes! Dredging!😁
Chris, would it be possible to go back to the pond that you dredged (you needed to put a tailgate on the truck) to see how it looks with water now? It was pretty muddy at one end but dry at the other, remember?
@mattmanyam
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If I remember correctly, there was supposed to be more phases to that project...? We should see it again.
When installing culverts in highways we would generally try to set a culvert 1/3 of the diameter below the ditch grade. It helped to prevent scouring at the outlet.
You do find some interesting sites to work in.
You are telling me another contractor would leave there logs in the pond when they are done no way😂 great video thanks!!!!
That 160 must seem like digging with a teaspoon compared to that 550. Lol