What has my life come to. One day watching true crime stories, now hooked on this dude digging holes. Love it. Lol

@brandondimmitt8467

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂 he's living every boys dream!

@brandondimmitt8467

3 жыл бұрын

And he's a really good operator!

@AndersBakfeldt

3 жыл бұрын

you're not alone ..

@jamiemorton113

3 жыл бұрын

KZread missing 411

@brandondimmitt8467

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamiemorton113 that's an amazing series. There's a couple others also from the same detective. Pretty crazy. People just went missing. Experienced hunters and woodsman just gone.. well worth a watch!

I still amazes me each time you get out of a swamphole like that. You're a master on that excavator Chris.

@weets69

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Chris makes it look to easy. Many hours of stick time. 👍

@scaleop4

3 жыл бұрын

yea i was thinking the same

@AliB333

2 жыл бұрын

Was making me nervous...

Chris just wanted to thank you for the 40 minutes of video. I’m so addicted that I find I need at least 40 minutes a night or I go through withdrawals. What you feel is boring is mesmerizing to us. Keep up the great work!

im 63 yrs old and been in const my whole life mostly a driver ,,,you are one of the best operators i have seen in a long time

I wonder if at the dinner table he swings at the waist and uses his spoon in mechanical motions. And obviously during thanksgiving puts mats under his chair.

Always fun, Chris taking us down in the sinkhole... I was holding my breath a few times but loved every moment.. Thanks it was awesome

The way this dude whips these machines around is amazing lol Skill level 9999

@EndlessSurprisesSD

3 жыл бұрын

It's over NINE-THOUSAND!!!!!!

@djbrandon5016

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what she said.!!!

I've been in excavation/hvy equipment 22 years and have never seen that mat technique used to corral muck. That's cool. Great job.

@DolganoFF

3 жыл бұрын

This is swamp and mud country, they couldn't live without them :)

WOW, you're really gonna need a bath for the Volvo when you get finished with this project. What a mess you got into with that sinkhole. Good thinking to move the rock into it for a better base to work around. As always, Chris, you have good plans in your head and you execute them perfectly.

I'm retired now from construction I used to be a utility inspector with the Big Gas Company up here in Ontario and I really enjoyed watching operations of the machines digging around gas mains and making sure they never hit him and I can sit here for hours watching you operate you're quite the operator smooth.😀👍👍🍁

You know that's crazy that you would never think that someone would want to watch someone excavate. But watching Chris is like so calming. And he's so good with that excavator he understands common sense and I'm so happy to know that there's someone out there that still has common sense that operates large equipment I drive truck for a living and I see a lot of people without common sense. I guess that's one of the reasons why I'm subscribed to his channel is because he has a gift I've been watching Chris now for 5 years 6 years and one of the First videos that I ever was blown away with was when he went out to Vegas and he walked that excavator down a beam and he did it without even warming up or even practicing. I would say I have just about as many hours watching Chris as I do watching movies in the last 5-6 years and how I found Chris was watching him bust beaver dams I had a fascination with watching large bodies of water disappear. Now I have a fascination with watching Chris play in sinkholes and dig out ponds. Huge fan as long as he's making the videos I will continue watching them. I've never operated excavator I've operated front end loaders Bobcat tractors backhoes never an excavator I think it seems like it would be fun it would be like being a big kid in a much bigger sand box with the risk of sinking LOL

Decent people live in that neighborhood: only two bicycles and one tire came out of this pond. 👍 Thanks for the upload.

@carmichaelmoritz8662

3 жыл бұрын

The so called decent people might not be as decent as they appear

@cody_janssen831

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder how often he finds guns and stuff dredging ponds

@kenolson3064

3 жыл бұрын

@@cody_janssen831 or missing persons.

@PostPatriot1978

3 жыл бұрын

@@cody_janssen831 not very often at all in my experience and I have worked with excavations near large cities with obvious crime . This guy looks like he is in a pretty rural area that has affluence, so there isnt going to be that sort of thing.

@PostPatriot1978

3 жыл бұрын

@@carmichaelmoritz8662 It isn't for you to judge.

Man, I don't think I've ever seen such a smooth operator. I'm 3 vids deep and can't stop watching, I enjoy watching you run that machine.

We absolutely love watching you work those machines like it's a part of you. Beautiful work!

I love that you explain everything like a doctor would explain a procedure. Kudos to your expertise!

Me: "He's stuck now. Nope. Okay, now he's really stuck. Nope. Seriously, there's no way he can get out now. Yep, he can."

Skilled tradesman are a dying breed sir. Drivers, welders, constructors of all kinds. It's amazing to these artists show the mastery of their crafts. I'm part of the millennial generation but I've been raised with the value of hard work and a wide range of skill sets. I've worked asphalt, turned wrenches and now I'm a driver and while in high school I built houses expecting that to be my trade until the market crashed in 08/09 and I had no work when I got out of school. It has saved me so much money being able to do just about anything myself and the satisfaction that comes with a job well done. Love watching your stuff sir. I haven't witnessed such finesse of an operator in one of these in a long while and getting the shots you do, really nails the fact home that you truly are as skilled as it looks to be from the outside. The tools are an extension of your body and it really shows. Also definitely love the smoothness in that Volvo's hydraulic system. I've used a lot of different brands here and there when I was doing asphalt and crisp, smooth hydraulic systems and controls are critical if you desire perfection and not visit the chiropractor on a weekly basis.

Chris I think you're happiest when your slopping mud or stacking a fire. :) Love the videos.

You are one with the bucket.. Please keep these videos coming. I dont know how this wound up on my recommend list but im glad it did but now im hooked..I cant stop watching. Thanks for the great footage.

I had to hold my breath there a few time it looked like you were going swimming in mud... Amazing how your mind remembered after so many years and ponds that there was a sink hole off to the right! Your an amazing young man! Thank you for your time and talent🙃

@daltonphillips6778

3 жыл бұрын

With a hundred plus thousand dollars on the line your memory becomes crystal clear in situations like this

Chris you are one hell of an operator. A little bit crazy... I spent all my life avoiding sink-mud holes. You have mad skills man.

Chris you are a master at what you do so keep up the good work. You should do a video on all the machines you have in the business. Thanks for the amazing footage.

That Volvo effortlessly moves about digging and and dumping! The power plant runs so sweet!

Something satisfying about watching the mud self level in the truck..I'm glad I don't gotta deal with liquid dirt

The sink hole is one of two things either a man made silt trap or more likely an erosion feature caused by the culvert when spatting during or after very heavy rain.

36:33 Now there's a good idea. The many times I watched you use the mats it never crossed my mind to use them like that. Nice!

What a lovely video at 35-36 mins. Like a GoPro on the underside of a Cow's tail as it is dropping a fresh pie on the prairie.

When we build ponds its usual to have a larger hole near the in flow as a silt trap , works well if maintained regular and mostly empty

Now that's one awesome job ! Can't wait to see the progress !!!

I watched this on fast speed, simply because I enjoyed the poetry of watching the handling of this machine. The Volvo was an extension of the operator, so graceful.

Amazing what those machines can do! Great to see the decision making process and logistics of moving around in that stuff! I bet most ppl think you just dig out the mud. What happens if you get stuck!?!

These videos are purely therapeutical. Thank you for your top notch entertainment, sir !

You sir, have some mad skills for operating that machinery! After watching this and several other videos of it, I'm hooked... for some reason have always been interested in watching machinery like this do their thing, since i was s kid, and you have given me something more to armchair enjoy 😉... thank you! PS - nice bucket view!

You are very brave with your equipment. NIce to see a professional at work. It is so easy to sink before you even know your in trouble (from personal experience). Once you cover the exhaust, uh oh.

Just in case anyone was wondering. they've been located , and they are large and brass!! well done taking a machine that heavy into that situation. always love your videos thank you for sharing

I really like you being able to get road trucks back to pond. Your a doctor working on a live patient.

Damn that was getting deal ..great vid and operating the escavater very well done have a great evening godbless .

I like watching these videos... You can learn new tricks from people. I like the mat idea pulling the mud back.. quick and easy.

Always been interested in equipment, and the capabilities & limitations too! He far exceeded what I thought, was safe to put that machine into. Well done; especially getting it out of the soup. My neighbor rented a smaller version, to work on his own property, on a slightly smaller area. Wound up calling the rental company. They brought out a second unit, to retrieve the first unit. Then busted a hydraulic line, requiring replacement, plus replacing the fluid too. Then the cleanup of both units, round trip hauling fees; not sure how much his final bill came too? He made the mistake of not making any mats before getting wet and muddy. Thank you for the video. Great tutorial! .

Awesome real world footage. Good work sir.

I always love the mechanical whirl when I spin the cab around quick. Very machine like lol.

That cheat with the mat seems pretty smart! If I were the ref in this digging game, I would say it is allowed. :)

Again love the videos. I still believe you could put a puzzle together with that Machine. Keep up the good work brother. God Bless

Nice tractor work, enjoyed the bucket view as well.

No mat left behind ! i liked when you put that cam on the bucket so we could see how the mud goes wiggle wiggle wiggle. Great job

your skills in that machine are amazing!!! keep up the good fight. great channel!!

That’s like trying to move a cow pie with a stick

@tinderbox218

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine the size of that cow.

@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113

3 жыл бұрын

We're going to need a bigger Bovine! You thought i was going to Type "Boat", as opposed, to "Bovine", unless, you did not, then, you are no fun and i will throw a Cowpie, in your general direction.

@marcryvon

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the same "aroma" too. Or worse !

@OldF1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 I am just glad that cows can't fly ; )

@jimmychanbers2424

3 жыл бұрын

Michelle Obama was unharmed in this video.

you amaze me sir. thanks for the great content. love your channel.

I love in Alaska, and operated for a few years, its like zen time. Great videos.

Thanks for taking us along Chris! This one looks like it’s not for beginners eh

Great video. Loved every minute of it!!!!!

As a fellow excavator operator in New Zealand I never stop learning and have stumbled across your videos, always good to pick up tips n tricks from someone like your self. Cheers

I don’t give out to many complements!!! But I’ll say you are one hell of an operator. Probably one of the best I’ve ever seen . Read the land and know how things are going to react . Water , mud etc . Thanks for the great videos. P.S don’t get stuck 😂 CHIPSTER

Awesome job . It’s nice to see a professional work.

Been watching for years now and I think that was deeper than you've ever gone.

@fnordhorn

3 жыл бұрын

Was a member of 50th Armor at one time. Vt ANG 1973-1974 then change to the regular army. Glad to see the 2nd. You will like my 1 military video at Arlington kzread.info/dash/bejne/hWSJsrxmkaiae7Q.html

@EzeePosseTV

3 жыл бұрын

@K.D. Pearce .. That's what SHE said!

Using the big board to pull the mud back, that ain't cheating lol, thats bloody smart! :) You sir are so smooth what that excavator, I haven't seen work like that since my dad. :) Very nice :)

Wild watching the 250 bob and weave like it's on a barge as you crawl over the mats.

Great video Chris. Thanks

Wow, Chris, that was like shoveling sand against the tide with all that mud.

You're a damn genius! Well done.

Bless you heart! You have to clean up other people's mess. Great job! I love your show! 😊❤

In Frisian language we call that thick, wet soil: Blubber. It isn't hard to see why at 33 minutes in! Awesome footage, hooked!

And again you are an amazing operator. Man great job

The view from the bucket into the dump truck bed...disgusting, but totally cool! Love these videos.

Thanks for the ride on the bucket! That was fun

You do some amazing work and really good at running that excavator. More i watch you makes me want to go buy one and start my own business... I have run equipment my entire life but something about watching you just amazes me lol

That was pretty deep. Good stuff man

Looks like good soil once spread and dried out. Have the perfect field for it

Excellent job I just finished watched like eight videos, you sir have a great talent keep up the great content

Great job swampy!👍💛😉

That bucket view cam is pretty slick. Cool watching liquefaction in action. How some earthquakes are made worse because ground water rises and does that

Mud you were Loading in Dump Truck is the type of Mud we weren’t allowed to Play in Growing up.

Where's Timmy??? I never see him on as many videos as I use to. I'm thinking he's with your Uncle on different projects. Keep up the great work!!! It's always great watching you operate.

@Blazer02LS

3 жыл бұрын

Follow him on instagram and you can see him working on other projects when not on the ones Chris is on.

@augustreil

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, where is the Tim Man !

@stephenlamarre8086

3 жыл бұрын

@@Blazer02LS I don't have Instagram but thx so much for the update. I'll check that site out. I figured he was doing something else since they have so many projects going on at once. Have a Great Night and thx again.

@bearpump

3 жыл бұрын

What’s his handle?

I actually love this emptying out the hole, feels so satisfying. I'm not a rushy type I wouldn't force forward and I really don't like mud so I'd be taking it out from the beginning, wonder if that's more efficient or not tho, efficiency might screw me there, but oh well.

Thanks for the great Video.

Good work chris, well if they got the money, then job security takes care of itself, gonna look good though, thanks for sharing as always, another masterpiece of a video, these longer videos are pretty damn nice to watch a master at work.

Brilliant videos, I get home from working on my machine and watch your videos! 😂😂👍🏻👍🏻

A long reach would definitely come in handy here. I was biting my fingernails every time you entered that sinkhole.

@alberteinstein3078

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would have used a long stick.

Swamp Master. Just love watching you work in the swamps.

I like to see Quality work sir thank you for that in your videos.

I thought you lost it, there! The first video of yours I watched was you digging out that rental unit that was up to its armpits. I guess staying out of trouble is better than getting out of trouble.

It doesn’t matter what job you do you always do an awesome job.👏🏼👏🏼👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

What type of sites accommodate pond material. Is it of any use for fill or growing anything? How far do you need to truck it? Thanks

what a machine 1 of the best ive seen so far man fantastic job .....again

Nice squeegee work. That probably saved an hours worth of work moving that slop-slop-slop--oh and a tire! Nice job!

I love the bucket cam!!

One of the best channels on you tube!

Great comment on using a cement pump. Probably would work good. But, nothing beats the volvo!!! That video makes you motion sick!

Using the mat was brilliant. Also, loved the bucket cam

I subscribed because of the shot where the camera is connected to the arm and you look into the bed of the truck being loaded!

Always keep the Fuel Tank Full. Rest is all up to the machine. Fail to plan, is a plan to fail. Great operation.

Thinking about the hole. If it isn't a planned hole, what do you think about using the "mud" to fill it, with the aid of a vibrator like is used when pouring concrete foundations? The solids settle and the water jumps to the top. Not sure, but the mud might need mixing with something -- every MODU that I've been on, had it's own mud engineer (sometimes multiple ones); they've always seemed pretty nice to me, so you could ask. It's been so long since I worked offshore, I can't recall what all we mixed with our mud. I had thoughts on speeding along the mud removal when you were making the initial descent; as the vid progressed, I came to appreciate it happened to be a lot more mud than I'd initially thought. LOL -- @37:00, you're doing what I was going to suggest!

Love the 'Bucket cam' bit of porridge shovelling, what a sloppy muck shift that is

'Leave a smooth finish'....at the bottom of the pond - true professional

All I can say is "Holy freak batman!" you definitely earned your keep today my man. guts, you definitely have. (thanks for sharing. awesome video)

great stuff. Subbed who came up with the thumb, it makes these machines amazing

As I watched you ease out into the sink hole, the Beatles song Yellow Submarine came to mind! LOL

I really thought this video may have turned into a recovery of your own equipment stuck in a sinkhole. 😂😂 Pretty remarkable how good you are.

Love the thumb shot!!

I have gone down a rabbit hole that I can not get out of, why cant I stop watching this!!! Ahhhhh :)