it amazes me how you can look at a new place and visualize how it will look when you are done.

@letsdig18

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I can already see how its going to look done before I even start

@cathiwim

3 жыл бұрын

I cando the same thing with wood or fabric- seeing what its going to look like before you start so you know where to do what- or not. Its an engineer thing, i think.

@williambryant5946

3 жыл бұрын

That is what makes him so good at what he does.

I am pretty sure that he could tie your shoes with that excavator. A steady gentle hand on the controls. What a talented operator. A joy to watch a professional. Great video. Look forward to the next one.

Since I'm totally clueless on how to build a pond, let alone fix one, really appreciate the upfront description of what the project will entail. Makes it easier to follow when watching the actual work being done. Thanks again, Chris, for posting. P.S. This is a beautiful piece of property. Understand why the owners are investing in restoration of the pond and dam.

Chris it is a pleasure to watch you work. Ya take a walk, look around, plan it all out, and put that Volvo to work. Quite amazing, no wonder you have projects back logged.

The explanations on what you’re doing while you’re doing it are gold buddy. Great to see you shining on your own with these new projects.

Chris' rough grading with a digging bucket is a better finish grading than many other operators get.

@jwhayes1965

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking.

@davidhill7

3 жыл бұрын

Po o

@PhilJonesIII

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! I renovated an old house some years back. I'd seen people put plaster on walls and even had one guy explain the technique. Well, I had plenty of walls and lots of time, so I tried, and tried, and tried. It got better and I was starting to persuade myself that the work was acceptable, even if the early efforts would have to be redone. Then, I had a builder put a concrete finish on the inside wall of my brick garage. He made my best work at plastering look like the surface of the moon. If I took up plastering as a career, the clients couldn't afford me and I still wouldn't make a profit. Some of us got it, some of us just don't.

after watching a bunch of your pond & dam build/repair vids, it struck me that I never realized the engineering complexity of a pond, and you sir, are a maestro! Where did you learn all the stuff you know? Your vids are ALWAYS fascinating!

Your videos always seem too short, even if they're 40 minutes long. They fly by too fast. That's what happens when you put out quality content. Thanks for taking the time and putting them out as often as you do. I really appreciate them. I know it can't always be easy.

@letsdig18

3 жыл бұрын

thanks, it take a lot of planning and time to get everything put together

@cathiwim

3 жыл бұрын

̇George H. I second your comment!

@jwhayes1965

3 жыл бұрын

And I third this comment. And what I really like is that the camera is mounted out of his way and he is always getting things done. Some of the other channels I watch, I have to wonder how much they get done one handed, since the other hand always has a camera in it.

@terryeason4319

3 жыл бұрын

I agree or maybe two a day

@enjoylife1176

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks

It’s impressive how with everything going on, trees, existing structures etc, you’re able to visualize a game plan.

Chris, you’re the only fella I know that can drag your bucket sideways ONE time n folks say “ that sure is purty work” . ALL your stuff looks good bud.

Man you get the coolest jobs, an best part about it is the long videos you share with us, awesome content, thanks for sharing Chris, much appreciated

I guess with the portfolio of past work that you have you can see where everything was originally and where it will be next week. My jaw just drops open and my eyes cross at hearing the description of the job at hand. You are an amazing person!Thank you for bringing us along!

Chris, I have watched and enjoyed your videos for a few years now and I am so impressed with your talents. You are an excellent equipment operator and a magician with the excavator. You also show talents as a landscape architect/designer while being sort of a naturalist looking out for the flora and fauna. Very well done young man and I wish you continued success.

You Never Waste any Time getting to Work and making Steady Progress on every Project. 👍

As a child my father worked in the woods piling brush after logging had come thru. i used to ride behind the operators seat day after day . the placment of your camera takes me back to those simpler times. for that i thank you.keep up the great work. if you love what you do you'll never work a day in your life!!

The ‘Pond Whisperer “ great work! 👍

I like the way you make every thing look so god. I know you can comb hair with your bucket teeth and that other bucket I can understand why that is your favorite one with all the side movement, your grooming bucket. If you ever work in North East Tennessee I would love to meet and talk with you. You have great details that goes with your work. which makes the videos even better. Do you own the gas station at your lot? I enjoy very much. By the way I am a 74 year old minister and did a lot of repairing equipment for 31 years at Tenn. Eastman Company. At Kingsport, the plant employed 16,000 workers and the maintenance department had 1,100 employs alone. We had 4 power houses and generated our own power, furnished the plant with steam. We made chemicals, yarn, tenite, cigrerites filters,dyes of all kind acids. We had a lot of equipment and produced gas from coal. It is 1/2 million operation in itself a day. I did a lot of welding,

Chris watching that snake like it’s going to jump up in the cab with him is hilarious.

@RumMonkeyable

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure of all the snake 'varieties' available in this part of NC, but with all the hurricanes and rain, it seems to have flushed-out some big, bad ones....not just a black snake. Second looks and caution are always a good thing, IMHO.

@rockeerockey6941

3 жыл бұрын

Chris, is there a way you can reduce the commercials? It get old so often! Another great video from letsdig18

@ConstructionMachineryChannel

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockeerockey6941 I don't mind watching them as long as he makes some money for putting his videos on KZread.

@JC-yb3zb

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockeerockey6941 I guess it depends on the browser add-ons. I never see commercials.

@ke6gwf

3 жыл бұрын

@@rockeerockey6941 get KZread Premium, it's worth it! Lol

It's so good that you explain what you're doing all the time. It makes me understand what you do and why you do it. There is a very good Swedish digger, named "Hedblom" at YT, but he plays music almost all the time. It makes it harder to understand, at least for me.

Always cool to see the start and try to understand how you approach these projects. Would love to see a drone shot of the layout too... was kinda hard to see

LD18 the pond savior. He is legend.

That opened up nice now I can get a visual of what it will look like finished 😎👍👍

Dude is there anything you can’t do?!?!? You have real talent!

Watching Chris' vids would make me really afraid to hire someone else for a project if I was in that area. So much knowledge of why things are designed and constructed the way they are in addition to the great operating skills.

Interesting to watch the pond / dam take shape.

I think your new bucket has you spoiled. Great start.

So nice to hear you describe your vision of the final layout. It takes a lot of creativity and experience to imagine and plan this. Well done !

Chris, the first shot of the excavator sitting there made me think like it was a dog growling and waiting to raise hell. lol. That machine is awesome to see and watch work!

Dang! Got to wait another week to see this one finished. You can bet Mr. Black snake will be back.

In my neck of the woods we use old cars (only the metal) to keep the banks from eroding. Set them on their side and fill them with rocks.. works great.

Solid video! Your machines have definitely came along way from that old link belt and that case backhoe.

WOW. Waiting like all to see a pond again.

Love your vision, what we got, what we got to do, and how we’re going to get there, nice

Looks good already can’t wait to see the finished product

There's a snake nest somewhere! I don't like snakes. I am afraid of them! 😟 Greetings from Germany to everyone who reads this. 🙋‍♀️ #takecare #staysafe

Awesome job, Thanks for sharing.

Love the pond vids the most.....I win the Lottery I'm buying Chris what ever he needs to build me a pond here in Alabama....

Looking good already Chris, good job brother! Get those snakes! lol 😂

This man has a good radio voice.

Heck yeah gotta get my letsdif18 fix. Looks amazing, as I always.

I went outside last night and all I heard was a bunch of hissing and rattling went inside turned the lights on, had 4 diamondbacks on the patio, 1st time I ever seen 4 together, they were gone in the morning.

@axe609

3 жыл бұрын

And that's how patios get shot full of holes.

"just to make it nice and clean". That sets our young man Chris apart from any other. Utmost profesional. 👍👌

It’s 1am, I jus got home from work, and I find myself “working” the phone, tryin to help push stuff around and clear and grade… even tho it’s a day behind, you’re welcome for the “help” from me moving the phone back and forth haha

I love all the work you do you guys seem to do top notch work

This dude is awesome!!! I’m so hooked on watching him operate this machine,he is so talented with this machine it’s like the boom is an extension of his arm,just amazing to watch.I just love the sheer power of these machines,just awesome.Keep up the amazing videos Chris...you have also helped me through some hard times,when I get down I just put one of Chris’s videos on and it just changes my mood to happiness!!! Keep up the amazing work and most of all be safe.

I was about to go to bed, haha nope watch this to relax first.

Hi Chris, G’day from Australia. Love watching all your videos you truly are an amazing craftsman. Just a tad worried about you working 7 long days a week, you need to rest!

That grading bucket sure be nice with sand

Another great video congratulations from New Zealand !

With you and snakes you otta train your new puppie to be a snake chaser,bring him out to job and let him loose,that way he would protect you from the critters.lol going to be beautiful pond.great video 😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

Chris: I'm gonna clear off that bank a bit. Me: That slope looks pretty steep. It'll erode quickly. Chris: Let's throw this back in there to soften that slope a bit. Me: Hey, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this!

Man! that Volvo takes no prisoners!!

I love watching you clear it's a true artform bud

I think I spent more time looking for those snakes than I did watching you work and I still couldn't spot any of them

Grading bucket, grading bucket we don't need no stinking grading bucket. We got this!!

Are you ready 4 the fire Department to be called on ya??

Must be a boys and their toys thing for old guys like me to sit here for hours watching you play in the dirt !

it is great to watch a man in harmony with his machine

You're already primetime KZread but if you were on a tv network I'm pretty sure you'd be primetime there too.

you are a smoooooth operator dude. i like the sound of your machine, it is soothing and it puts me to sleep.

SNAKES! We're gonna have to take your word on the proposed layout ... you definitely have more imagination than I do!

Another good video on new pond ,

Hey guys lets get him to 10million subscribers he deserves it for all the stuff he have shown to us . love you bud and hi my name is amir and i am 12 years old

Looking forward to next weekend Chris , looking good so far 👍🇬🇧🍺

You just love fixing damns and damn you are good at doing it.

Love a good pond dig.

It is so impressive ho much you accomplish in a day !!!

You sure make that Volvo do a days work!

I really admire how you make your jobs look well and blend in with existing land. 👊 Since I found your channel I notice a lot of hack jobs out there in my area 😂

Great new project! love your content!

Ah, the 'making a complete mess' stage of a pond project. The customers just need to remember the mantra: 'It'll look great when it's done'.

@juztyn00

3 жыл бұрын

Skorpy Nekomimi I think that’s why he worked on and slicked up one corner already, Just to give the customers an idea what the rest will turn out like.

@Skorpychan

3 жыл бұрын

@@juztyn00 That, and him not being able to access the area later...

Nice, sad to see the Hitachi go...

Gramps used to like a black snake in the corn crib. Or the barn. They are good mousers.

Lookin at that bojangles cup makes me miss bein home in SC

really enjoy the videos. wonder if you could create a numbering system to keep project videos together. 45-1, 45-2, 45-3, etc. if not, just keep doing what you already are.

Wow you sir are extremely good I am an equipment operator not at your caliber military trained civilian experienced but you sir make it look easy & I know better & great video explaining what you’re doing and your equipment operating is above comment it’s just extremely great stumbled onto your videos and wow thank you for sharing

I like the way you kept you eye on that snake. You did not just run over him. Live and let live unless he really bother you then you have to take aggressive action.

...good one, stay safe and have a great week..

Great video bro, the snakes are an interesting addition. Only snakes in NZ are attached to males of the human variety. Stay safe

great video i enjoying watching your videos from the comfort in my bed in new zealand

With the erosion control on the bend one tactic is to stake in a few hay bales across the channel at different intervals creating a bulwark of sorts. Slowing the energy, capturing sediment, encouraging plant life

Awesome video Chris

That is almost like a dredging job with all that sand. How long do you think it will take for it to silt in?

Great video Chris

Great project!

I’m glad to see that you and John have a lot of work between the two companies and that y’all are joining together to get everything accomplished like I said before there’s nothing like family true family to work with but another great video Chris you and John and yawls family y’all stay safe can’t wait to you get back next weekend to see what else you do

good job fun to watch always wanted to just watch thank you

Great video chris

Aught to try to make a holder on the tractor for the other bucket - then you have both -have to pick it off this bucket due to weight - going back the two buckets can hold themselves. Just a thought - haven't done it myself.

Must be nice to work in the woods by yourself

@augustreil

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same, agree 100%

great to see that mess turned into something good, great job..:)

That LD18 bucket and thumb moves material. 👍 👍

I still lack the vision for this project, but I'll get it eventually ;)

26:00 That bottom-land dirt is really good for 1 thing at least... It's GREAT for making one HELL of a mess!!! Just ask any 5 year old...they'd LOVE to get their grubby little hands on it for Mud Pies among other things...

We don't like snakes, and that one looked pretty big. I lost count on how many. Time to shut the cab and commence the killing. I think it be nice to say, Chris, fix this mess. Then love the finished product. Awesome as always.

That's gonna be nice. Heck I know if ur doin it how good it will look. Always enjoy ur stuff. Ty for sharing, it has to be time consuming

Chris you do some damn great work bud. I could’ve swore I seen you or your job when I was hauling corn up to Clarkton mill around Whiteville last week. We been hauling corn out of Lake City and Nichols SC for past two weeks. You ever do any hiring? Got CDL’s, my own truck w 40’ dump, can run anything, farmed and logged my whole life. I had a 330C and D5 lpg and tried to set up a business around my part of SC (Florence co), but just couldn’t find the work to stay busy and ended up selling equipment. I had a logging chipping and trucking co for 7 years, but got out after years of dealing w ppl that want a check but don’t want to work. I’m sure you know all ab that bo.

the new bucket & thumb are really working great for you. guess your other machines for the company might be great investments/benefit to upgradethe buckets, thumbs & quick change??!!!

I wonder if it'd be possible to stick a small bulldozer blade on the front of this thing like you have on the Yanmar, so you could just push stuff along. Looks like it'd be handy with the brush removal.

I was honestly waiting on you to shut the cab door after seeing those snakes 😂