I have never seen an operator as good as you in my 40 years as a civil engineer in the field. You're the da Vinci of dirt!

Lovely to see that old Terex TS 24 scraper, brings back memories of road projects I was on in the late 60s early 70s in the UK. Cat 637s, D8s pushing and Cat 14g graders. We had fleets of 20 or so scrapers on the go from 7 till 7 - 7 days a week to get it done. Great drone footage, good job 👍🏻🇷🇴🇬🇧🙏🏻

@leonardcrum6896

Ай бұрын

Chris said it was a 14, I to believe it’s a 24. Been a lot of years since I run one , were called Euclid back then.

Could you ask the owner to send you some pictures when its full and the grass has grown on the shoreline, would be cool to see the finished product on this one.

wow.. u r a pond building machine.... another great job!

Hope you can get back when it is full and fly the drone.

@brianberger2910

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking same thing! Or even just have owners send panoramic view of it full.

@rondavis5184

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianberger2910 g

Your customer must be ecstatic to see what y’all have done,such a beautiful piece property.just remind him next time he wants some work done call you first and save him all the headaches.😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

@lucianokyson5012

2 жыл бұрын

instaBlaster.

Chris, you and Uncle John did an awesome rescue job ! It was nice to see you both working as a team. I hope that the previous "fly by night" dorks will be sued for all the work you had to do to fix it and forced out of the business. A good lesson for the owner...

Well Chris, you are the pond expert around there. The 1st video of yours I ever saw was you fixing a leaking pond dam for someone. I think I had just watched a video of someone taking a beaver dam apart by hand and your video looking for the dam leak or something like that was the next suggestion. Been watching ever since. Funny how it went from manual beaver dam removal to mechanized dam building.

What I like most about Chris' videos are the logistics: how to get access to the areas to be worked on; what order to fell the trees so that they don't leave the property; water control; and so on. Outside of that it seems to be mostly long hours of repetitive work. I'd think you'd have to find the zen in it all not to go crazy.

@lylesmith1949

3 жыл бұрын

When your good at what you do, and you enjoy what you do, that, my friend, is your zen!😌😎

Everytime I watch his videos I get more and more impressed at just how skilled of an operator he is. Well done job and great video. It's relaxing and entertaining to watch. I appreciate it, letsdig18, thank you and good job sir.

You are an exceptional operator, not only in handling equipment but in seeing the completed project before you start & making necessary adjustments as you go. Great job1

Sure would be nice to see a drone pass of the property after the ponds were flooded back. 🤟🏽🐻

@redeyetrucker520

3 жыл бұрын

IKR? How many yards of dirt do you think can he move with each scoop?

Can't imagine the bill on dirt work alone and not one nail has been driven for the house yet!! What a beautiful job as always!!!

Very nice job Chris, what a freaking mess the prior contractor or logger left you! It all looks great now and will be excellent habitat for fishing and hunting. The owner has a hell of a nice property.

Absolutely incredible, beautiful work! Your pre-visualization of the finished work is just as impressive as your command of your equipment. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us!

Chris you do a fantastic job!!! Please give us some video of your work after a year has gone by, love to see the ponds all filled and green grass, can’t get enough of these videos keep them coming!! Love from Ontario Canada!!🇨🇦🇨🇦

Wow! What a transformation. It doesn’t look like the same place. As always with you and uncle John, another great job. You are the pond whisperer. I thought the 12f was yard art when you first started in. Lol!

Looks amazing, that was one heck of a project. Was awesome to watch the whole process of what none experienced crews destroyed, and them what a experienced man can make it look utterly different great job.

Your uncle is an talented dirt mover, also. It is nice having that mutual awareness. You guys work good together. Nice watching.

@michaelsanderson8487

3 жыл бұрын

Awareness in a machine in general is a must even when there aren't other machines around

@dennisholst4322

8 ай бұрын

Haul truck always makes it back for another load

Wow. It looks amazing. And those guys building the road seem to know what they're doing. But wow, you really made things right again... Thank you for sharing these projectvideos with us, Chris.

@mortson978

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good scraper hand. You can move a lot of material with one of those. Those 4-71 Detroits will wear you out though. Bring hearing protection.

Hi sir I just wanted you to know that I am a retired federal building inspector for 27 years and I just want you to know that you are one hell of a operator I can sit and watch your shows all day long and just be mesmerized by what you can do well not just one piece of equipment but very many types and ages I know you liked that greater but I’m sure if you spent five minutes in it you know exactly what to do. So keep up the good work and I’ll keep watching if you have any questions you can always shoot me a text and I can answer all the questions you need help with. Thank you your friend Jeff

Nice ending to that project. You really transformed that mess into something the owner should be proud of. He will have quite the story when he overlooks that pond.

That has been a great project to watch and must have been satisfying to show the customer how much better his ponds are when a professional takes control! Really hope you get a chance to show us it again in a few months - if ever your heading out that way, please don't forget to take your drone 😉 Good job done - thanks as always for sharing it with us 👏

You have done an awesome job to achieve this great finish here compared to the disaster that you faced when you started, fantastic work Chris! 👏👏👏👍

I would like to hear what the owners have to say about it.I think it looks great.

We are Always Ready for a New Dig Session. You never know what the Locals have done. 😬👍

I liked the sheer work that needs to be done if you want the job done right, well done Chris and John an excellent video.

That's professionalism right there. Knows he can't do the job, yet compliments someone else's work when they do a good job.

I worked for Volvo Trucks North America (now retired) and had the opportunity to visit the Volvo Construction Equipment ‘sand-box’ in Asheville NC. I got to drive the front end loader, the huge haul truck, and the articulated truck. Sitting in the cab of the articulated truck you can see the front tire. Amazing that you turn the steering wheel but the front tires don’t move. The you realize it bends in the middle. With your skill level you should get a contract with Volvo todo seminars for new equipment owners.

All the videos from this project were awesome bro, loved the sound of the screaming Detroit's in the motor scraper too. The drone footage really shows just how big of a job it was. Y'all stay safe

I just can’t get enough of your work.Beautiful job Chris.What a different look that pond has.👏🏼👏🏼👍That pond came a long way from the mess it was.

Awesome Job! Chris and John. That's going to be one beautiful place to live and fish. Chris, I hope you get a chance to go back and get some video with the drone when the pond is full.

Beautiful work---you make it look so easy when it is anything but easy! I spent a 12 hour day running a D8 pushing pans to help out a friend. It was the most boring, mind-numbing job I ever did for him! They ran 3 pans on a 5 minute cycle so the next one was there about the time I got backed up.

WOW What an amazing project. Got to see a follow video on all the work you have done. Great job!

Loved watching the old pans back in the strip mining era working in tandem. The front pan pulled the rear pan while it filled, then the rear one pushed while the front one filled.

Sir Chris !!! YEPPER !!! Nice job done by ALL !!! Great seeing the Ponds being put back into action again !!! Have a great week & ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!

Well done Sir! Only a few markers to show that it is even the same project you showed us back in June. Great job.

You and John did a great job. I would like to see it next spring.

It's great to watch videos of my former profession. In the 70's, I operated Cat D7F, D7'E, TS14B Pan, Cat 627 Pan, Cat 955 Track loader. We worked in VA Beach Clearing Swamp land, digging canals, and Base work on development streets. We used a dragline crane to do the dredge work, loading the pans. I was a pusher on my Cat Doser. Loved to hit the pan hard when the driver dosed off. Got their attention

First motor grader i ever operated was a Cat 12 F,we called em knuckle busters

That final drone footage really tied it all together... thanks for that... wonderful work and awesome place when its finished.

Nice pond, I am trying to get into doing jobs like this. i have some experience on my own pond and would like to start doing what you do.Making the country beautiful.

looks good...amazing what change an experienced and dedicated operator can do to a project... from nightmare to when can I move in...

Awesome job Chris n company. You do exceptional work. I've enjoyed watching all the parts of this series. Always love the drone views after you are done. Please make sure to drone all your projects with before and after versions and maybe even a year later drone views. Thank you for making these videos.

Really great professional job Y'all did on that pond rehab. It ain't ever easy following up behind someone else and fixing their blunders. I loved that drone section's music and the nice long view of the pond.

Nice job, You do good work,Thanks for the "flyover" It put it all into perspective.

Seeing your crew's great job by drone view is very beautiful. It turned out to be bigger than I thought. I really love taking a ride with you while you are working. Moving so much dirt and making it look like you used a rake shows your expertise. Thanks for sharing

Been watching your videos for a couple of years now at least! You have a big heart you care about the job and show it in your workmanship and you take care of your equipment which I can't always say about other construction folks they abuse their equipment where as you don't. Thank you for the great education that you provide here and the learning tools that we need to do the job right for the things that we come against.. May God bless you.....

@TassyDeval

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, but he is rough as guts on windscreens, lol.

They should know, by now, that you do the job correctly,100%++. They better pay you well. The drone flight of the area shows a really nice wooded land scape and how great the pond job came out.

Great job that from start to finish, really interesting clean up from a previous disaster.....

That minnow pond is down right beautiful. I could really enjoy that. Good job.

Love the videos you made for this site Chris and thanks to you and uncle John .

Yeah, I agree. Your eye for leveling off work the dozer is incredible. Brilliant job.

Great efficiency, you do in a single pass what most would go over several times. Great display of your skill and experience.

Thanks for sharing this video. The drone views at the end are a wonderful capstone to all your work. Wishing you and your family peace and health as the pandemic continues to evolve. Stay safe. Peace brother.

Amazing transformation Chris. Thumbs Up!!

Thanks Chris. Y’all did awesome. I’ll get you some good pictures and videos ASAP.

Please, please, if you are ever back that way we would love to see this beautiful pond full.

I hope we get to see a video when the pond fills up. Nice work. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you.

Wow very nice clear water in the minnow pond at end

Great Project and done to your standard of workmanship . Great Vlog as well Chris and a shout out to John as well.

I appreciate you giving us a view of the old Terex at work .

I have a passion for creating ecosystem for nature and speacially fish ponds.

just love the view from the air. puts all hard work into place. and large pat on the back great job very well done..

The knuckle head who first attacked this beautiful site was clearly guilty of a crime known as "recreational bulldozing".

@stretchmfe4913

3 жыл бұрын

Borrows heavy equipment: It may not be better, but it WILL be different.

About 60 years ago, they built the M6 motorway near the bottom of our garden. I'd run home from school, just to sit and watch the machines working. There were Ruston Bycyrus diggers, Cat D9s Euclid earthmovers, double engined Caterpillar earthmovers, vibrating rollers that rattled your fillings and a little baby dozer or two, the Drott. I know why a lot of these machines have safety cages - it's to keep the grin on your face iside the cab!

You guy's did a awesome job!! Looks natural now..

There's something very satisfying about riding along with you and sharing your mini adventures.

Great Job Chris, i finally wrapped my head around the scale of that project. Nice to see John out on the Job site. He is kind of like the next door neighbour from Tim the Toolman Taylor lol. Your Drone skills are top notch, adds so much to the video. I find the variety of shots makes your videos even more enjoyable. You guys are so well known for being the ponds guys.

Hope the property owner builds the biggest GD house the world has ever seen. You damn sure did the dirty work! What a marvelous outcome. You sir are a heavy equipment operator virtuoso. Even on a damn bulldozer! Spectacular!

That was a major project and I'm so glad that it came out so well kudos to all that who has worked on it

Nice drone view👌

Great seeing the minnow pond complete, but quite the bummer about that concrete mistake. Maybe a natural rock cap to level things out. Wonder whatever happened with the pond you consulted on, owner's son died in the ADOT accident. So sad.

I’m happy to see y’all working together with your new machine.

@76verdee

3 жыл бұрын

That is John's machine they're using there

Beautiful professional earth sculpting!

Yea if you know how to properly use that old pan it will move alot of dirt and you dont have to follow behind them to touch it up. That ole boy running it knows what he is doing for sure

Impressive and informative. Thanks!

With the logging, the roads, the big pond, the little pond, the dam, the spillway, and the house site it's easy to see why the original contractor got overwhelmed and started digging random holes and burying things. It's a good thing they brought in experts to salvage and finish the project.

So nice to see a talented operator doing his thing. I live just west from you close to RDU, I love to watch a fellow NC doing well.

Nice job 👍. It would be nice to get some footage after it all full of water

Looks absolutely fantastic job Chris when like me i followed this job from the start to the finish and see the pit falls you could of had and you managed to avoid most of them and the snakes in the header of the minnow pound with all the long gress and swampy ground I've got to hand it to you it's another fantastic job, the guy's who messed the job up in the begging need to dig one big hole and put everything they have in it and get you to back fill it after the mess they left you to sort out, another great video and some great drone footage too.

mighty fine work you have done Chris .. thanks for the video of your work ..

The coordination of you guys working as a team impressive all you need is a stage manager lol keep them coming 😀

Chris, I’m so impressed with your knowledge about what you do. You make it sound so easy but I know it’s very difficult.You keep your videos very interesting. I’m to old to do what you do. But I admire what you do so keep the great videos coming man.

Great to see that you were a naturalist and enjoy nature by saving that turtle in the prior video it's great to see a great transformation and I can tell that this gentleman or the owner when he said he wants it done right he picked the exact man for the job great job Chris you and John work great together thanks for sharing the video

That's really going to be nice when it's all done I know it's deep holes be good for the fish good.👍👍😀🎣🍁

Great job, would be great to see that pond filled one day.

Absolutely amazing what a big transformation when you started and to now the finish, dude you are one awesome operator.

@slongger

3 жыл бұрын

watching a operator from the operator view is cool we all know theres no trainer seat in most heavy equipment. get on and go is usually how you learn by fukn stuff up first

Beautiful job, your drone video is amazing. Kevin

I hope they company who started this project watch your videos so they know how a professional operator works and not a rookie

@sarrington604

3 жыл бұрын

James Hall Some people don’t need to be behind the controls of heavy equipment or be doing this kind of business in the first place.

@donf3739

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was a former DIY landowner / hobby digger, who had the means to buy big toys he didn't know how to use.

Holy crap this looks so much better. Nice work, mate!

You two do a lot of work in a day !!! Best drone sequence yet.!

One of my favorite projects you've done good job.

1000 percent better than when you started. nice work.

Great job on those slopes. Looks great 👍👍

Probably nothing new to you but you never remove roots under the drip line of a tree. It's located under the outer most branches of a tree. That is where the critical feeder roots are located. Not the anchor roots you hit with your lawnmower. They are small and referred to as feeder roots. Many people cut them running irrigation lines. If you cut them you will see a gradual die back. It can take several year's and the tree will be dead. Remember there's just as much mass above ground as it is below ground. May be hard to believe when you remove those stumps. Basically the tree will never catch up to the loss. Rare occasions this doesn't happen, but it's rare.

Man, That turned out Great Chris !! Then vs Now !! 250 % Change for the Better !! Awesome Job Man !! Have a Great weekend...On too the Next !!

Excellent job When I first saw it, it was very chaotic looking on the video. It looks great Owner ought to be pleased

Nice job Chris..!! That old pan with the twin engine Detroit sure will make your ears ring after all day on that...lol

God help that poor bastard dealing with 2 Detroit motors all day...

@cyrilhudak4568

3 жыл бұрын

... in an open station cab.

@joebledsoe257

3 жыл бұрын

Twice the noise and half the power.

@leonblittle226

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I bet he says "what" quite a few times in a day or just don't hear you at all

@michaelpage9883

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but that sound those Detroit’s put out. I could listen to them all day long. Just not sitting in an open cab though.

@michaelowen1750

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpage9883 Had one in a crane for a downstairs motor-- leaked enough oil to wash the grease out of the front axle drive shaft U joints... barely had enough power to get to 45 mph on flat ground...