Draining Huge pond.

Draining beaver dam next to my friend's lands. Whole process took 1.3 hour :)
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  • @Kenislovas
    @Kenislovas9 ай бұрын

    May You like to support me? Contribute link below! Thank You very much! www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=BNUME5JQY4CLU

  • @RoboticSafey

    @RoboticSafey

    9 ай бұрын

    you forgot to pin your comment

  • @artistartist2689

    @artistartist2689

    8 ай бұрын

    Out of all the dams I have seen taken down.. omg, I had never seen so much mud, more mud then sticks I have ever seen.. congrats, very very hard work especially that dam!

  • @harrybutler1828
    @harrybutler18289 ай бұрын

    It's your channel, you are doing the work, so you can break the dam any way you want to. If people don't like it, they don't have to watch. Personally, I enjoy the way you are doing it. Keep up the good work.

  • @jennieswensson463
    @jennieswensson4639 ай бұрын

    👍👍 It still amazes me the strength these dams have when you think of what they are made of. Even after all the digging and the water rushing by that middle bit didn't budge till you jumped on it!!! 😂😂

  • @annedunstan1171
    @annedunstan11718 ай бұрын

    I love the way you watch the dam and know when it’s about to collapse.

  • @bay9876
    @bay98769 ай бұрын

    Most satisfying to watch. The little beaver engineers created quite a dam that even held up to the undermining of the base support. Clever little beasts and hope they don't declare war on the dam wrecker.

  • @bourbontrail565
    @bourbontrail5658 ай бұрын

    We like your Union Made Tools ! Keep the deconstruction of the dams going the way you want. Be safe.

  • @MikeWalls7829
    @MikeWalls78299 ай бұрын

    I've been watching beaver dam removal people for a long time and I always wished there was someone who goes for the biggest collapse possible, I have found you!!!

  • @mariaminoli9803

    @mariaminoli9803

    8 ай бұрын

    By collapsing you send far to much debris downstream

  • @MikeWalls7829

    @MikeWalls7829

    8 ай бұрын

    @@mariaminoli9803 how much is too much? The guy even scouts and prepares the run off to handle it. What a silly thing to say.

  • @kellyjoiner4418

    @kellyjoiner4418

    8 ай бұрын

    Is it technically "downstream" when it's a man made canal? Folks "downstream" may be glad to have water again 🤷🏼‍♀️. 🌞

  • @MikeWalls7829

    @MikeWalls7829

    8 ай бұрын

    @@kellyjoiner4418 so if it was natural it would be 'upstream'?

  • @keithbarley4196
    @keithbarley41969 ай бұрын

    I like what you are doing because more of the dam is wash away and it is more dramatic. Bravo !

  • @Proxtor
    @Proxtor9 ай бұрын

    Keeps up the great work, I look forward to seeing a collapse with ice on the water! 🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @joevano
    @joevano8 ай бұрын

    I think this method is more interesting as well, and clears more of the dam most of the time. Keep up the good work.

  • @Shahska1
    @Shahska19 ай бұрын

    Yeah it's not always easy to always easy to undermind beavers structures but it is rewarding to watch them fail with help from someone. They may not have a fancy engineering degree but they have a natural sense for building that is older than people because they have been doing it longer than us

  • @donbachand7967
    @donbachand79679 ай бұрын

    Some people go to the gym. Manta goes to the dam.

  • @allanpeters4403
    @allanpeters44039 ай бұрын

    I hope you don't get tired of making these videos as I for one, enjoy them very much. Hoping you and your family are doing well.!!

  • @user-bq3gs6ke6u
    @user-bq3gs6ke6u8 ай бұрын

    Love watching how you work to make it collapse, that’s a lot of water. Good job my friend.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍

  • @lbl9066
    @lbl90669 ай бұрын

    I love the shovel bc it seems to help u, faster and then using the rake if need to, it will go smoother… smart man.

  • @dww2006
    @dww20069 ай бұрын

    Starting my Friday with your videos is worthwhile. I love how you take the dams out. So satisfying. Gives insights into how the beavers build them. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @richardphelan8414
    @richardphelan84149 ай бұрын

    The Dramatic effect of that sudden release of tens of thousands of gallons of water is captivating It just never gets old ,and it is much more work Mantas has to do to create this and make happen and also dangerous with that much water being released at once

  • @EmmaTaylor-mk5yn
    @EmmaTaylor-mk5yn9 ай бұрын

    The beavers had built the base of this dam very strong. Sorry it didn't collapse. They are great when the top just rolls over and off it goes downstream. Ty for sharing and your time. Hope you and your family have a good weekend.

  • @kellyjoiner4418
    @kellyjoiner44188 ай бұрын

    It makes more sense to remove it the way you're doing it. Removing from the top, the water drains from the top and leaves a good foundation for the beavers to rebuild on. Removing the foundation first and just letting the force of the water do the rest...just makes sense. Keep doing what you do, which is a great job 🌞

  • @vickicurline9116
    @vickicurline91166 ай бұрын

    I love the way you open the dams up, it's really cool to see them collapse

  • @Kenislovas

    @Kenislovas

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @ruthbutler7984
    @ruthbutler79849 ай бұрын

    It's amazing how the water helps wash away the dam. Enjoy your videos thank you so much for sharing.

  • @dirtfarmer7472
    @dirtfarmer74729 ай бұрын

    I agree with you that if you take out the foundation of the dam then it will be more complete wash out. This 1 just wouldn’t work so you had to do it the hard way. Thank you Sir for this video

  • @NicolaiAAA
    @NicolaiAAA9 ай бұрын

    Actually the way you're opening them now by digging out the bottom is a pretty smart way to do it. That's how a lot of man-made earthen dams fail; the bottom part gets too saturated and slides out from underneath and everything else follows. So by taking out the bottom you're removing the integrity of the vast majority of the dam, and the water takes care of the rest. And yes, it is a lot of fun to watch!

  • @kellyjoiner4418

    @kellyjoiner4418

    8 ай бұрын

    Exactly! Take out the foundation first and the water does the rest...most times. 🌞

  • @davidbingham7404
    @davidbingham74048 ай бұрын

    Mantas, slow collapse but I still enjoyed it all the way, Keep up the great work.David B., Utah, USA.♥♥♥.

  • @centexan
    @centexan9 ай бұрын

    As much fun as this is to watch, it must be a good adrenaline rush for you anticipating the collapse. Some are just built better than others. Good show!

  • @DonnaKnower_sez
    @DonnaKnower_sez9 ай бұрын

    Another wonderful video! Not a roll over, but the mud behind kept the water from being able to push from far enough down. Regardless, it’s still very satisfying to watch ❤! The sound of the rushing water is soothing to me, so thanks for the good audio portion, too!👏👏👍👍! I will be continuing to watch your videos. Another big thank you!❤❤

  • @bobbie9984
    @bobbie99849 ай бұрын

    In Arizona where I live it’s desert and we never ever see water like this. Thanks for cooling me off 😊

  • @franksabatine9075
    @franksabatine90759 ай бұрын

    WOOHOO , another great video of a Beaver 🦫 Dam take down even without a collapse , Great job , you are the man !

  • @donmckenney2453
    @donmckenney24539 ай бұрын

    Have you ever been approached by a beaver? I love your videos.

  • @megsinaus4207
    @megsinaus42079 ай бұрын

    Well said dude. You d it your way that’s why we are here! If you were like everyone else what would make you stand out? Nothing. Love how you try every time to make it collapse. The top view is my favourite because we can see the movement and bubbles. Also it’s easier on the eyes. 🫶🏼 Much love from Australia and New Zealand

  • @dustinbryant8233
    @dustinbryant82339 ай бұрын

    It is much more enjoyable to watch you get the damn to roll over.

  • @lynnduncan6139
    @lynnduncan61399 ай бұрын

    Loving the slow collapse! Not only safer for you, but we get a longer video to enjoy. Keep up the great jobs!

  • @teresamcfadden2414
    @teresamcfadden24149 ай бұрын

    This one didn’t want to go with out a “fight” good job on the take down!

  • @gerhardbraatz6305
    @gerhardbraatz63059 ай бұрын

    Looks like they built that one better than normally.

  • @kidwave1
    @kidwave19 ай бұрын

    I LOVE the way you carefully "deconstruct" the dams to try to set up a CLIMACTIC moment of failure!

  • @nightdweller6446
    @nightdweller64469 ай бұрын

    Hey, you're doing the work, you get to choose how. Enjoy the collapses

  • @martinmarsola6477
    @martinmarsola64779 ай бұрын

    A great dismantling today, Mantas. Great water flow! See you on the next!❤🇱🇹🙂👍🇺🇸

  • @kelvingrebert7315
    @kelvingrebert73158 ай бұрын

    man that was stubborn, you really had to give it a lot of help. if they don't get why you are doing it that way, that's their problem

  • @user-cb8jh5qk2i
    @user-cb8jh5qk2i9 ай бұрын

    I love how you do that undermining process. It is daring and bold.

  • @sheilan6235
    @sheilan62359 ай бұрын

    This was fun to watch as you got the water to slowly erode pieces of the dam.

  • @user-vy8lp1zv8z
    @user-vy8lp1zv8z9 ай бұрын

    It's cool, collapse of thunder on headphones.😮😊

  • @BB--13118
    @BB--131189 ай бұрын

    You did what you could to get the big collapse, but I think that, with this dam, the main issue was that it was an older dam, built more solidly that the big collapse dams you've handled recently and with most of the mud being in the bottom half of the dam and locked in with more than just sticks. If anyone has a problem with how you dismantle these dams, let them go out and show us how their way is better. In the meantime, keep up the good work!

  • @ThomasWLalor
    @ThomasWLalor9 ай бұрын

    You are using a flat-faced /square-bladed shovel. Previously you used a tapered blade. Tapered blades tend to veer-off to the sides when digging. The flat-faced blade tends to chop through the debris -- a little harder work, but a little more efficient -- cuts through faster and more evenly. If I close my eyes, I can listen to the change in water movement noises -- very soothing.

  • @retired0307
    @retired03079 ай бұрын

    You are a darned good dam buster! That's a compliment, by the way.

  • @hockeynut5janet
    @hockeynut5janet9 ай бұрын

    Beaver’s are definitely the winners on this one!

  • @doncrist2012
    @doncrist20129 ай бұрын

    Ok here's what I would like to see. You removing the dam and when it is opened, a kayaker riding the water down the channel. Million views easily.

  • @ImNowJJL
    @ImNowJJL9 ай бұрын

    That dam was solid. It didn’t want to come down like some of the dans in recent videos. You had to put some serious work in on this one.

  • @ronbiggin7861
    @ronbiggin78619 ай бұрын

    Do it your way. Don't worry about the critics.

  • @DellaPicconi
    @DellaPicconi7 ай бұрын

    As you have explained the way you go about opening these dams and I totally agree that you are the one doing it and you know what you are doing,..I just really enjoy what you do,..and you SHOULD do them as you see fit,..as you are the doer and I am the watcher,..lol,..

  • @Kenislovas

    @Kenislovas

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks! :)

  • @lpconserv6074
    @lpconserv60749 ай бұрын

    That was a very large volume of water in that pond!! Great work. Check your posts at least twice a day. Love your content. On the reasoning that gets questioned, simply put it in your title for your video. Use Google maps or Google earth pro to get a very quick, rough estimate of the acres of land or Hectares of land you are saving from having flood waters. Most of us know, you are putting peoples in your community into a better way to feed their families by giving them back the use of their land. Like here, you could say Draining Huge Pond and 85 acres of vital farm crops. Keep up your heroic work. You work hard to give excitement to us as subscribers, and we thank you. Not every one can be a total collapse, but it is still great to watch and I like to watch your methods... Seems every day you post, I see you learning ways to force it to collapse, we can actually watch you thinking about what to weaken next....

  • @allegg8804
    @allegg88049 ай бұрын

    Love to watch and relax with the running water. thank you

  • @kevinvaughn3715
    @kevinvaughn37159 ай бұрын

    This one looked like a lot of work. Also looked like a lot more water.

  • @jenniferjohnson7955
    @jenniferjohnson79559 ай бұрын

    That was a tuff one. Great job😊

  • @barbthequietwatcher7069
    @barbthequietwatcher70699 ай бұрын

    Awesome job with a difficult dam. ❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @rgoers
    @rgoers9 ай бұрын

    I am glad you find this the most enjoyable way. i do too!

  • @alfadoofus
    @alfadoofus8 ай бұрын

    I have learned a few things from youtubers, People who comment think they know more than the person post videos. And it is good not to let that bother you. I Like videos for different reasons and sometimes I think I could a thing better But I'm not filming it or doing it , so I just watch.

  • @gramof5396
    @gramof53969 ай бұрын

    Thanks Mantas for another video! Hope you and your little family have a great weekend!

  • @doncrist2012
    @doncrist20129 ай бұрын

    Also wish we had beavers here to do similar videos.

  • @todddesjardins8832
    @todddesjardins88329 ай бұрын

    These videos are fantastic! Keep up the great work!!

  • @stevenhorne5089
    @stevenhorne50899 ай бұрын

    Those mud dams are hard to collapse because the mud on the backside is so high. It sounds counter intuitive, but if it's made of sticks it's easier to fall over because the frontside and backside are the same height. A mud dam can be 1.5 meters on the frontside, but the backside is sloped to only .5 meter in height. Watch all the bubbles that come from the sticks on the backside, and you know it'll collapse.

  • @geoffreylee5199
    @geoffreylee51999 ай бұрын

    Starting at the bottom helps it roll!

  • @FruSolsen
    @FruSolsen9 ай бұрын

    So.... many things go through my head watching you😊 Amazing job you do, first of all❤ I never thought I would find satisfaction in watching someone doing what you do😅 But I like it. When I watch I get nervous for you. Sometimes it looks like you are digging your own trap😂 but I believe you know your sh*t and get away in time - you always do. I want to let you know that you are also very good at finding the right angles for the cameras - good job! Where in the world are you? Unfortunately I almost never have sound on, as I watch your videos before sleep... and I have children in the same room🤷‍♀️❤ Otherwise I love the sound of the water. So glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work 👏 Regards from The Faroe Islands 🇫🇴

  • @user-pj1kt9ry7q
    @user-pj1kt9ry7q9 ай бұрын

    Blessings to you Ken.

  • @lauramccauley8651
    @lauramccauley86519 ай бұрын

    Wow they had that one packed tight good job

  • @johneasley8691
    @johneasley86919 ай бұрын

    Undercutting a dam helps you get a lot more of it to collapse and makes beavers take more time to rebuild it

  • @darrylkaufman8818
    @darrylkaufman88189 ай бұрын

    I thought for sure this one would collapse completely. You did a great job of clearing and undercutting the dam. That one must have been there a while as I think the mud built up in front kept it from collapsing the way you hoped. Have a great weekend and enjoy time with your family.

  • @DonnaKnower_sez

    @DonnaKnower_sez

    9 ай бұрын

    I agree; there was so much support behind the ‘face’ that the water force couldn’t get down low enough to push the dam over. I think it would’ve needed a fairly deep trench cut into the mud on the high water side for that dam to ‘roll over’. But a great and enjoyable video, regardless!

  • @jeremy1350
    @jeremy13509 ай бұрын

    Hey Papa. It is (19c and raining today in Montreal) Me thinks that the B.B.I. (Beaver Bureau of Investigation) is on to you now. They are collecting info on your dam busting methods, and they are changing up the game !!! he he he

  • @junkmail4613
    @junkmail46139 ай бұрын

    Just like the snow conditions under the surface of an avalanche, i think the potential excitement depends on the history of a particular beaver dam, and how many layers there are underneath. (How long ago was the dam last leveled? How fast was it rebuilt(by how many beaver, and how old/young? Is there a lot of soil/clay behind the dam, anchoring it down?) Many of these things you cannot know? Be not spoiled by how dramatic previous successes were, maybe you were exceptionally lucky. I certainly wish you continued success. A lot of work, this dam. Keep up the good work.

  • @gravelydon7072
    @gravelydon70729 ай бұрын

    The beavers that built this one must have watched your channel because they tried to make it Ken proof.😀

  • @nataliehill6406
    @nataliehill64069 ай бұрын

    Keep up the awesome work 👏

  • @omervandenbelt
    @omervandenbelt9 ай бұрын

    I remember a video in which you explain how you started to do these removals.

  • @tomswindler64
    @tomswindler649 ай бұрын

    Great job as always.love your determination to take these dam’s out.just continue on with your quest.👍👍👍😎😎😎

  • @stanstenson8168
    @stanstenson81689 ай бұрын

    What a stubborn dam.

  • @christopherort2889
    @christopherort28899 ай бұрын

    Very cool video as always. Stay safe out there.

  • @sherrillgladman7729
    @sherrillgladman77299 ай бұрын

    I love the way you do your videos ❤😊

  • @michelerearden756
    @michelerearden7569 ай бұрын

    That was still great.

  • @deineadam2240
    @deineadam22409 ай бұрын

    That's neat way and takes way less time to complete

  • @user-qv7in9fw3j
    @user-qv7in9fw3j9 ай бұрын

    Hi Ken, another great vid. Seems that this one didn't use alot of sticks in the building, mostly mud and reeds.

  • @Abijah12411
    @Abijah124119 ай бұрын

    From a physics point of view, taking out each side point helps the force of the water behind the dam to collapse it.... otherwise, a good removal

  • @cedhome7945
    @cedhome79459 ай бұрын

    We will need to learn how to do this as beavers are being released in the UK .big problems ahead as the little beasts are protected

  • @lloydbellis7360
    @lloydbellis73609 ай бұрын

    That was cool 💪💪💪👍👍👍😎😎😎

  • @terryhatcher9644
    @terryhatcher96449 ай бұрын

    Mantas, you are not right in the head at times. Now you are dancing on top of the center sections of a collapsing dam. Just joking with you. Good video of a difficult dam due to its width. The beavers do enjoy watching you dance on top of their hard work. I am sure the Lietuvos bebrų mafija will take note and make the tasks more difficult in the future. When is the big day. 1st Birthday

  • @OnlyFriendsAreAliens
    @OnlyFriendsAreAliens9 ай бұрын

    There was no way that was going to collapse. It was 90% reeds and mud with a few small sticks. That grass was so interwoven with the mud it required Manuel Lábör to dismantle it. My suggestion from my observation and no experience is to clean out a shovel width 8 - 12" deep behind dam before going full tilt on front side. That may loosen the woven reeds enough to spur the collapse. 👽👽👽 But what do I know?😊 BTW nice work!

  • @georgesebastian6306
    @georgesebastian63069 ай бұрын

    Like Pablo Picasso, you either appreciated his work or you don't!

  • @sophiagavra2872
    @sophiagavra28728 ай бұрын

    😅 beautiful video.

  • @burgundymarcia
    @burgundymarcia9 ай бұрын

    Wow! Good job!

  • @ceciliajerez3378
    @ceciliajerez33789 ай бұрын

    Me gusta cuando se cae el muro !!!!!!

  • @fayedewitt4183
    @fayedewitt41839 ай бұрын

    Great job ❤😊

  • @prmdq3672
    @prmdq36728 ай бұрын

    Me encanta tu trabajo pero me gustaría que hubiera subtítulos para entender más ❤

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra1782 ай бұрын

    Greetings from the BIG SKY. Strange weather today. Snow in early May, I've not seen for some time.

  • @TheLethborg
    @TheLethborg9 ай бұрын

    I love your videos they are great but we don't have beavers in Australia

  • @krdchacon3263
    @krdchacon32639 ай бұрын

    10 degees Celsius - practically November - must be a race to get as much done befoe winter....

  • @AlexSmith-gr4hp
    @AlexSmith-gr4hp8 ай бұрын

    I feel like this wouldn’t be a channel if the online beaver community was larger. I feel there’s lots of hate there, but it isn’t large enough to stop the community that enjoy seeing beaver dams collapse.

  • @jessed3884
    @jessed38849 ай бұрын

    we take our unclogging or dam breaking content seriously. we love those who get down in the slop and do it the right way.

  • @ggdeb2963
    @ggdeb29639 ай бұрын

    👌👍❤❤😊

  • @kathygoskey6701
    @kathygoskey67019 ай бұрын

    This definitely was a stubborn one

  • @garylinker69
    @garylinker699 ай бұрын

    Love your videos. Well done. Must be hard explaining your work over and over. I appreciate you 😊 Just a thought, but maybe you could have your drone hover with a view of downstream while you open the dams? If not for main channel content, you might find your members appreciate the added content? Either way - keep up the great work!

  • @Della-ih5hj
    @Della-ih5hj2 ай бұрын

    I don't know why people question you about why and how you approach these dams,..it seems to me if you want to use a pair of tweezers to do the job ,..the objective is to get it to flow and drain,..no matter what your approach is,..I think you have been doing this long enough that the point is to get it to drain,..that is it,..good job,..

  • @Kenislovas

    @Kenislovas

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @RickOaks
    @RickOaks9 ай бұрын

    Hey Mantas - another great video! I too enjoy the collapses - they are very satisfying. I wonder what would happen if you were able to make a trench on the upstream side of the damn first to break most of the sticks holding up the damn in tension and then started the downstream dismantling after that? My thought is you might get even more spectacular collapses?👍

  • @Rjtarpon14
    @Rjtarpon149 ай бұрын

    Can you take a raft ride for us?