It's always such a pleasure working with others who have about the same level of experience and knowledge about the work being done. You and John seem to mesh very well. I had the pleasure of working with one of my best friends for nearly 35 years doing framing, drywall, interior/exterior trim, roofing... you name it. We even cut and cored concrete as co-owners. We could work for hours without saying a word to each other if we wanted because we could almost read each others mind.

Oh man, do I ever love a culvert repair or pipe replacement video. So simple and straightforward

Must be one heck of a flow through that pond to overwhelm one 36" pipe. Two 36" will take some beating.

@Hucklongfin

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s a little pond, there must a lot draining into it… Chris said 1,000 acres.

Chris and John great video! Sure was a mess when you first started,but you turned it into another work of art! Thanks for sharing! Kevin

Right before you said it, I was thinking, is there anything they didn't try on this one, bags of sackcrete stacked and anchored with rebar, geo-tex, rubber roofing and rip rap. Bout the only thing I didn't see was the old mine belt trick.🤣 Nice job on the new overflow!👍🏼

When the machine is struggling with something does anyone else’s foot push down, lift up, or twitch a little? No?.. just me? Okay 🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️ it’s like I’m subconsciously trying to help him 😂🤣😂

@averagejoe1943

Жыл бұрын

Lol! I do too! I’ve operated a mini excavator similar to Chris’s Yanmar, and I can feel it rock every time he hooks into something that doesn’t want to move! With his years of experience, he pushes it to the edge safely, and I never got enough experience with the one I operated to know where the limit was! So yeah my feet push on the floor every time he starts rocking! 🤣🤣🤣

@anthonybrown5213

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes 😂

Always enjoy watching when pipes or ditches are flowing water, So mesmerizing !!

Love overflow pipe replacements. Almost understand the whole process!! You are a good teacher!! and operator.

Man that looks a whole lot better . Never doubted that it wouldn’t .

The old pipe was certainly a shemozzle and the new is splendid. Great example on how to remove and replace an overflow pipe.

Always like your lake overflow repair videos !! Great job always !!

Great job you got it put in just in time for the rain Looks great Always a joy to watch

Once again, good job ! Despite that unplaisant surprise, finding all that rock all arond the old pipe ! As soon as I thought, huuum, John could use the skid and scrape the clay closer to you, he jumps in and do it ! 😳

@jaquigreenlees

Жыл бұрын

John is as good as Chris on the machines and they have worked together for a long time, it's little details like this that show it.

@SudheendraKaranam

Жыл бұрын

They both read each other’s mind 😊

@dennisholst4322

7 ай бұрын

That's when they click

Great job! You are one experienced operator, and you and John work so well together. I have never seen so much rock on an overflow, another project well done! God's blessings to you and be safe. Thank u so much for video.

You and John are an awesome team. Great job.

Awesome job Chris and John

Very good video. The pond looks like it is at the perfect level.

Yall done a great job fixing that mess. Congrats well done.

I love the way u work - always so clean, neat & tidy 😍😊

Love how you place the riprap and then pat it in to tighten and make neat and tidy just amazing and neatly done ! Great job!

Nice job guys another perfect job finished by LETSDIG18 crew 👍😎

Nice job and nice looking pond.

Chris that was a incredible done job well done ,great video.great video

I got a chuckle out of the time traveler edit. You do amazing work and I look forward to watching your videos.

these are my favorite ones, when you fix the problem! I love drainage work!

John is a good ground guy, and a pretty good operator as well.

This video is one of my favorites! I love the sound of the rocks being moved and when you have insert pipes.... relaxing video!

What a total beautiful piece of maintained property that needed Chris' attention to detail

Nice job guys. Very tidy looking outcome. Be well.😉

Chris, another great video, and your experience shows though on this one, Thank you for sharing..

Tell ya what Chris, I really enjoy seeing your work and seeing the finished project. Its truly an art to produce a quality end product.

Chris your work always looks great 🇺🇲 I really appreciate the information from your videos 🇺🇲

Sharp looking results!!

The Yanmar seems like such a smooth, quiet, and quick machine, like it would just be a pleasure to operate. Then again, Chris can make any machine look smooth...

Oh man, that was a hot mess. Great repair Chris. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰

Thank you for answering my question I never see the cement being put in so did not know that thank you enjoy watching so much

Chris & John ...Great work ....Alway's a pleasure to watch your fantastic video's...Keep up the fantastic work! 💯💯😎😎

Not one better team to fix a hodge podge of a cluster than your operation, makes for great entertainment. Thanks. Dang that pond water looks very warm.

Glad to see that you have your other great helper with you sometime you need to interview John if you haven't already love watching your work

That's a lovely little pond. Nicely cut lawn all around it. Beautiful

@deconteesawyer5758

Жыл бұрын

That horse on the other side seemed mesmerized by it.

Nice looking job Chris!

Different dam construction this time with lots of rock in the wall it seemed. Still nice repair and upgrade. Owner lucky to have such a big harvest of water runoff. As always, keep safe

Nice you and john working and getting done nice job

nice looking place pond and awsome work on the pond. cheers.

Looks like some "Bealy" good clay! Thanks for the video!

Man, I'm surprised, that those old pipes didn't totally wash out a long time ago, with all that rip Rap that was all the way threw it !! You got it laid back in there really nice Chris !! As you always do, and turned out really nice !! It's not only the building process but, the finish too is what I like to see myself !! lolol.... It's That OCD thing !! lolol.. You know all to well about that, don't ya Chris !! Yeah, I got it too Man !! lolol...lololol... Well, another work week down Man !! Now on to the weekend work...lolol... Never ends does it Chris !! lolol.. Have a Great weekend, and Evening Chris !! And, On too the Next !!

Nice work Chris! 👍🏻

I love these videos! Wish I could do this for a living.

Fabulous job Chris. What the customer says they want, you also come through to make it work. Guessing you and John picked up the contract to heighten the pond dam to accommodate the raised overflows.

Looks good and raising the pond level is a plus also

Great overflow replacement and pretested what more could you ask for great job and great video Chris and John thanks

I do like the cab top camera position - really can see just what is being done.

Tusen takk for videoen. Du gjør en god jobb. 👍🤗👍🇸🇯

Good job done. They were pretty close to a French drain around the old pipe. Do like the little island. Thank you for your time and talent.

Well that was some serious gravel they had around the original pipe 😳😱. Makes it a little more challenging to dig the old out 🫤 Well this pond filled up quick Looks good 👍👍

Chris, you do great work!!!

Great job Chris 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

This guy doesn’t waste a move. If that excavator is moving it’s doing work. Extremely efficient operator!

This is another cool repair and the dual pipes should give you more redundancy incase of flash storm and enjoy your evening.

Technical diging, very satisfiying.

As a fairly new excavator hand as in 5k hours, much more on a backhoe. I watch your videos every day to learn but I would love to pick your brain on why you do exactly what your doing without sounding like a tool. I get the end goal and method but the way your traverse different situations is awesome. Im pretty good at not "painting myself in a corner" but damn your good bro.

@Car-dash-Ian

Жыл бұрын

I'd put it down to years of experience! It kind of becomes second nature when you've been at it most of you're life!

@LordPubeck

Жыл бұрын

analyse - where how when - do it!

@LordPubeck

Жыл бұрын

but you're right to ask! Chris is a 'master'!

@grumpyg9350

Жыл бұрын

Is this DP?

@stevenmurata4392

Жыл бұрын

You don't get dizzy swinging around on the excavator, lol.

There was another nice little job. Didn't take long. Should do the trick. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

Great video,when you were pulling that pipe out,looked like whoever just laid the pipes in covered it up with all kinds of fill,rocks,big rocks,maybe a plastic diaper in extra large size.customer should be happy but too achieve his final goal for the road,that’s gonna take quite a bit of work,before it comes up to be ready for final useage.good video,keep it up.👍👍👍😎😎😎

Nicely done, from so cal...now a subscriber

Enjoy all your videos

Another great job, well narration. You have 1st class assistant there with John.

@mula2626

Жыл бұрын

That’s his uncle. The owner of the company.

Gorgeous orange soil!

Great job!

I think they put everything in that trench for the old flow pipe but the kitchen sink to fill it up. I got wondering why you kept filling that trench in so much and then came the explanation as to what was happening, awe what patience will do for the inquiring mind!!!🙄 thanks for the explanation. Thanks for the ride along sir.

You are the Best. Watching a real pro. 💯💯💯💯💯🎥😎

Nice work Chris!!.. 👍💪😎

Thank you for this video. The 36 inch pipe must be strong because they held the excavator's weight without much coverage.

@deconteesawyer5758

Жыл бұрын

$$$

Holy cow that was SUCH a mess!! Thank heavens they got the "Pond King" to do the fix!!!!

The good old quick fix. Always makes the real fix more time consuming.

@fredygump5578

Жыл бұрын

Unless it works, of course. It's temporary, unless it works.

@johnscott2849

Жыл бұрын

@@fredygump5578 well when water will flow threw stone not a good fix

Another good job showing views what a "I can do it cheaper and use some left over pipe "all patched together. Owner wants pond higher - so you can come back and take out the trees on the other side that might get roots submerged.

Nice job!! Almost need the 160.

Considering the condition of the area that they put in the overflow in, I would wonder what the rest of the dam looks like. Looks to me like they didn't know what they were doing when they built it. I hope they hire you to fix the rest of the dam for them.

Nice job as always!!

Great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻

Another great job Chris 👍🍺🍺🇬🇧

And this is where stashing some good clay would have come in handy. That Yanmar is still so smooth in operation.be advised you'll have a good storm rolling in in the near future

I ENJOYED WATCHING THE VIDEO CHRIS 😊

Man you have inspired me to become a excavator operator I’ve been operating for a few years now and I also deal with pond management it would be nice to pic your brain for knowledge

nice work chris

Nice job bro, well looks good from here anyway. Safe travels

Great video 👍 👍

Chris are you still liking the compaction wheel now that you have some time using it? Which do you feel would work better between it and jumping jack backfilling ditches for electric lines?

Good result.

Great video 👍

Nice job

Ive seen in the past where they create a wall or embankment by stacking up bags of quikcrete and letting it set up over time. All those rocks you pulled from that edge looks just like concrete bags

@GARDENER42

Жыл бұрын

A stream washed out 4' under my mother's retaining wall. We packed empty sandbags with dry concrete mix & dropped them in the stream before shoving them tight together under the wall & garden. Been there 15 years now & no further problems.

@Silverhornet81

Жыл бұрын

Looks like it yeah.

@kristi.kervin

Жыл бұрын

That’s friggen genius!!! 🤯

@spamlessaccount

Жыл бұрын

@@GARDENER42 If you search YT for "Comal River beyond last public exit" and look about 10 seconds in, those entire walls on that stair way are built entirely from dry bag concrete. Huge!

Wait! If you cut a 30 inch pipe in half doesn't that give you a 15inch pipe? 🤣😎🤔 I simply LOVE watching you videos Chris!

Uncle Johns got everything under control Best team ever

Another day, another dollar. Hope you have a good weekend.

Banana Yanmar, Yeay! 😃 Seems like a really pretty area.

🔥🔥🔥 WELL DONE SENIÕR DIG!!!

Holy crap, Chris! I don't build ponds, but after watching several of your videos, I have picked up on the idea that you want CLAY for the core of the dam. Not topsoil or non-clay dirt, and certainly not rock, or the stacked concrete bag "fake rock". No wonder the dam was washing out. It's really sad when you have to bring in proper clay to backfill the overflow, because someone thought they knew what they were doing and completely botched it up. It would not surprise me if they end up asking you guys to re-core the dam at some point. I get the metal pipe rotting out, that was probably standard material when the pond was first established, but the rest of it really made me scratch my head, wondering what they were thinking.

My god, how were they thinking this amount of rock in the dam and around the metal pipe would hold back any water... Good thing they hired you! :)

@lloyd1344

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing.

...lookin' good, keep safe...

That's a serious amount of stone you are removing! What's with the rebar? Overflow working and looks great. Nice job Chris