Operator Challenge: Letsdig18 vs. Dirt Perfect

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Watch fan favorites Chris Guins and Mike Simon show off their skills in our electric machine
operator challenge at Utility Expo 2023. Who has what it takes to come out on top? Watch to find out - and then join us for a Q&A with Mike and Chris to hear how they came up with the handles Letsdig18 and Dirt Perfect, what projects they’re working on next and more. Check out what else we have going on at Utility Expo and see special show offers at www.volvoce.com/utilityexpo.

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  • @benhaylock
    @benhaylock8 ай бұрын

    Volvo really needs to up their game supporting these two more directly. Such good sports and good operators.

  • @CaptSpence
    @CaptSpence8 ай бұрын

    Chris is like, “you know you screwed up on finding a 350 for me”

  • @mds2dab

    @mds2dab

    8 ай бұрын

    Exactly, I was taken aback that they didn’t work something out for him. He’s been Mr. Volvo forever. SMH

  • @HarrisPropertyMaintenance

    @HarrisPropertyMaintenance

    8 ай бұрын

    He was very open about that they tried but that the used machine market is very tight and he was very clear that he didn’t want a new machine for price reasons

  • @rickharper1497
    @rickharper14978 ай бұрын

    You can hear the respect Chris and Mike have for each other.

  • @MichaelHolloway

    @MichaelHolloway

    8 ай бұрын

    Both can put a straw in a empty pop cup with the lid on using an excavator bucket.

  • @nigelhales874

    @nigelhales874

    8 ай бұрын

    Great 👍 watching dirt perfect diesel creek and of course dig18 overall content 110%

  • @skinnerjoseph3241
    @skinnerjoseph32418 ай бұрын

    Mike had the advantage on the mini. He's used to a loose bucket on his 120 .

  • @johnunsicker7440

    @johnunsicker7440

    8 ай бұрын

    the 120 not lose its the mini 304 that is lose.

  • @chrislaarman7532

    @chrislaarman7532

    8 ай бұрын

    @@johnunsicker7440I think both are. :-)

  • @radozeman

    @radozeman

    8 ай бұрын

    🤣

  • @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc

    @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc

    8 ай бұрын

    He did a full pin an bush job on the JD 120

  • @DirtPerfect
    @DirtPerfect8 ай бұрын

    This was a lot of fun thanks for having us

  • @MRI520guy

    @MRI520guy

    8 ай бұрын

    You guys are Very entertaining, and damn good at what you do. Thank you. 😊

  • @drewhall4553
    @drewhall45538 ай бұрын

    I remember watching Chris back in the day with the mud mats and excavators in the swamps.

  • @Jimmyfisher121
    @Jimmyfisher1218 ай бұрын

    Now that was more fun than I thought it would be, thanks guys, and our perfect young lady host, she made the fun, funnier.

  • @mischef18
    @mischef188 ай бұрын

    Never a dull moment when these two are together. Thanks for posting Volvo.

  • @kayenicholls5473
    @kayenicholls54738 ай бұрын

    Its all ways good to watch these guys together 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jennyoreilly5980
    @jennyoreilly59808 ай бұрын

    Remember, Mike instals all those concrete blocks on his own and gets hooked and unhooked without any problem. Practice makes Perfect.

  • @danielnestorick9942
    @danielnestorick99428 ай бұрын

    Watching these two guys is always hysterical when you get them together. Thanks for sharing.

  • @SuperMerlinv12
    @SuperMerlinv128 ай бұрын

    it seems like DP is Chris's brother from another mother. they have a friendship and rivalry like 2 brother's have. Great fun to watch.

  • @joejohnson7097
    @joejohnson70978 ай бұрын

    Mike and Chris have a lot of respect for one another. They love to have fun and pick at one another thanks for the video

  • @jerrypage4327
    @jerrypage43278 ай бұрын

    Two of the best heavy equipment operators on the planet !

  • @jamesmorgan6782

    @jamesmorgan6782

    8 ай бұрын

    You forgot about Andrew , lol. These guys are 2 and 3 respectively.

  • @Del-27

    @Del-27

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jamesmorgan6782really?

  • @jamesmorgan6782

    @jamesmorgan6782

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Del-27 yes indeed

  • @jamesmorgan6782

    @jamesmorgan6782

    8 ай бұрын

    @@Del-27 Andrew Camatara of course.

  • @Del-27

    @Del-27

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jamesmorgan6782 if you say so, ! Way down the list 😂I just nearly fell out my cab laughing,

  • @dennis2376
    @dennis23768 ай бұрын

    That was fun, I hope Mike and Chris had fun. Thank you and have a great day.

  • @chrisgalliher497
    @chrisgalliher4978 ай бұрын

    It’s always fun to watch these two do what they do best. They just love to play in the dirt with nice equipment. Well done fellas

  • @donmiller8186
    @donmiller81868 ай бұрын

    Great fun, Chris n Mike y'all had me laughing.🤣 You two have developed a life long friendship. Great friends are hard to come by.

  • @justindavis1546
    @justindavis15468 ай бұрын

    So glad to see Volvo supporting two of their biggest salesmen. Two great people working with one great company.

  • @leol1682
    @leol16828 ай бұрын

    Love the video thes two his one of my favery guy's on youtube .

  • @lionelgardiner4408
    @lionelgardiner44088 ай бұрын

    that was great! thanks to both of you for the laughs

  • @leer-winnobbeefarms2131
    @leer-winnobbeefarms21318 ай бұрын

    Great video guys! Thanks Mike & Chris!

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.37298 ай бұрын

    Really Great Video featuring two (2) of the Best in the Bidnez. Thanks! 😬👍🙏

  • @SLCFarms
    @SLCFarms8 ай бұрын

    Loved it. Great guys.

  • @martineastburn3679
    @martineastburn36798 ай бұрын

    I watch both of them and have fun.

  • @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc
    @Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc8 ай бұрын

    Mike uses a loader more but Chris still done a good job lol 😆 the banter was epic

  • @micke20
    @micke208 ай бұрын

    Chris and Mike is so hilarious to watch do stuff like this together 😂😂😂 the same as when Mike and Chris competed to see who could load an A60H with a 950 excavator 😂😂

  • @the_Texas_Bandit
    @the_Texas_Bandit8 ай бұрын

    Wow, First random feed of my morning. Hot coffee, great cigar, Chris and Mike slingin' mud, I'm going to have an awesome day. I hope you do too!

  • @andrewprosser5533
    @andrewprosser55338 ай бұрын

    Great video looking forward to the next one

  • @tonepoem4438
    @tonepoem44388 ай бұрын

    After an afternoon of playing in the sandboxes, the boys need to come back inside to take their afternoon naps 💤 💤 💤

  • @pauldillinger2286
    @pauldillinger22868 ай бұрын

    I really liked the video guys. Both of you have awesome skills. I have watched letsdig18 more but dirt ball tv is great to. Very cool.

  • @markpashia7067
    @markpashia70678 ай бұрын

    Mike stacking those concrete cubes really paid off this time.

  • @cyberhornthedragon
    @cyberhornthedragon8 ай бұрын

    mike got a lot of practice with pole swinging with the pilings hes done on various river docks

  • @pennyneal2456
    @pennyneal24568 ай бұрын

    This was fun to watch….Dirtball tv….😂

  • @jonnooney7102
    @jonnooney71028 ай бұрын

    If I was a single young man like Chris I believe I would take a shine to that gal. She's purdy and sweet !

  • @schrap72
    @schrap728 ай бұрын

    Go, Chris!

  • @leograppin8962
    @leograppin89628 ай бұрын

    Chris is always the best😊

  • @brucenellis2780
    @brucenellis27808 ай бұрын

    2 great guys

  • @spankyhunter
    @spankyhunter8 ай бұрын

    well done all. look forward to one day seeing some of those electric vehicles on a dam project

  • @robertlacour8338
    @robertlacour83388 ай бұрын

    Way to go Mike. Crazy quiet but quick response.

  • @SinCityLife007
    @SinCityLife0078 ай бұрын

    Nicely done ... 💯👍

  • @mickbaker2483
    @mickbaker24838 ай бұрын

    It's always great to see Mike and Chris competing against each other at any of volvo's exhibitions and your guaranteed a really good laugh, but the two of them show us the KZread viewers what is coming up in the excavation world, I'm am a volvo man from truck's to the excavators and I have driven and operated both the I've driven truck's all over Europe and excavators in the UK, thank you volvo for another great video. Just a after thought volvo missed a trick when Chris was looking for a bigger excavator and he had to go else where for his next machine.

  • @jeremybell9113
    @jeremybell91138 ай бұрын

    Mike had the advantage from hooking those retainer blocks

  • @haroldfoust
    @haroldfoust8 ай бұрын

    Great job, yo, enjoy the video, Yao need to do that more, we all enjoy it.👍NC

  • @LoBeau53
    @LoBeau538 ай бұрын

    I do believe Chris and the young lady have a bit of a vibe going on there.

  • @garyhorton9280
    @garyhorton92808 ай бұрын

    Gotta love the Volvo gal

  • @vincenthalas7055
    @vincenthalas70558 ай бұрын

    Chris is THE surgeon.

  • @keithdunlap2701
    @keithdunlap27018 ай бұрын

    That was pretty cool !!

  • @johnnylindsey5808
    @johnnylindsey58088 ай бұрын

    Good job guys

  • @hotpeppaman
    @hotpeppaman8 ай бұрын

    Luv muh boys. 😘😘

  • @paulmartin8212
    @paulmartin82128 ай бұрын

    the gal did a great job for Volvo. she kept things moving and interesting.

  • @redbloodedamerican7130
    @redbloodedamerican71308 ай бұрын

    That was pretty cool 👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

  • @zzirSnipzz1
    @zzirSnipzz18 ай бұрын

    Thats were jcb's sit on the front parralell linkage would come into play the visibility is next level over the z-frame

  • @genesispuredeaf2390
    @genesispuredeaf23908 ай бұрын

    Mike’s advantage was obvious. He has so many projects where he is hooking/unhooking concrete blocks, and placing them. Don’t forget the number of clay pipe he put out into his field for tiles…although they were free, breaking them was wasted labor/fuel plus clean up. Fun stuff to watch and they’re both diplomatic ambassadors for the industry, Volvo, and now, Hyundai….Case for DP (being punny, he’d rather have a case of Pepsi).

  • @chrislaarman7532
    @chrislaarman75328 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the fun, Volvo! I do wish you to benefit from this.

  • @johnm840
    @johnm8408 ай бұрын

    Having fun , that is what counts.

  • @captainchaos77
    @captainchaos778 ай бұрын

    two of my three favorites. logger wade of course is no 1

  • @seanpierce7673
    @seanpierce76738 ай бұрын

    Those two gents sure have fun! And the comrodery is awsome! But what i want to know is when is mike getting a try at chris's new toy?

  • @anthonyjohnson100
    @anthonyjohnson1008 ай бұрын

    You should be begging LD18 to run nothing but Volvo. He has made your brand more popular than it ever has been in North America. Give him a new fleet to make videos with and you’ll sell way more machines.

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    LOL I like Chris and i think he is a great youtube personality and partner kind of for Volvo but to say he has made Volvo more popular than ever is a bit over the top isnt it? His viewers arent the type of people usually out buying these expensive machines because the people buying these machines are too busy working to sit at home watching youtube!

  • @michaelmullins1290
    @michaelmullins12908 ай бұрын

    Guaranteed views, pretty host. She was funny to. If you pay attention, Letsdig18 and Dirt Perfect are in this video.

  • @dennismahonchak3228
    @dennismahonchak32288 ай бұрын

    It's always funny when Chris and Mike get together. Too bad they don't live closer.

  • @malcolmbooth7241
    @malcolmbooth72418 ай бұрын

    chris is still the best operator in the world by a mile🤣🤣🤣

  • @robmatthews7972
    @robmatthews79728 ай бұрын

    Mike had practice with the pole drop from the river side dock work.

  • @TheRealMrDigg
    @TheRealMrDigg8 ай бұрын

    LOL, I wanna see a re-match!!!

  • @thatdave86
    @thatdave868 ай бұрын

    Hey ,Mike isn't wearing his Hindi Cap ???? But seriously both are very good operators, possibly in their own ways ,and if you watch their videos you'll understand. Still can't see these two in an Electric Excavator because of what they do .

  • @jimlong527
    @jimlong5276 ай бұрын

    Their will always be a place for electric equipment.

  • @annetodd4626
    @annetodd46268 ай бұрын

    I remember Chris singing along to his music when he was not much older that 18😂

  • @markpashia7067

    @markpashia7067

    8 ай бұрын

    But his language was a little colorful back then. Not that I minded but some would.

  • @dirtguy6537
    @dirtguy65378 ай бұрын

    Very cool good job Volvo.

  • @uncommonlogic1698
    @uncommonlogic16988 ай бұрын

    Dirt perfect said the most important thing about Machinery. "Application" .

  • @stephentreadwell8436
    @stephentreadwell84368 ай бұрын

    Two people that are good for your brand... I am surprised Volvo didn't work harder to keep Chris in Volvo excavators.

  • @chrislaarman7532

    @chrislaarman7532

    8 ай бұрын

    Chris said that Volvo tried. A Dutch saying translates to: "Where there's nothing, even the emperor loses his right."

  • @aman-fd9xx

    @aman-fd9xx

    8 ай бұрын

    @@chrislaarman7532Didn't know that saying.

  • @chrislaarman7532

    @chrislaarman7532

    8 ай бұрын

    @@aman-fd9xx Well, here you are. :-) The Dutch text reads: "Waar niets is, verliest zelfs de keizer zijn recht." (There may be minor changes.)

  • @terryeason4319
    @terryeason43198 ай бұрын

    Chris is cool no matter what he does. Mike just loves the attention. Ego.

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    Mike loves it huh? Every youtuber loves the attention , its kinda that attention they are seeking to have a successful channel. Show me a youtuber that doesnt love attention and have an ego and i will point you to their subscriber count down in the low teens!! LOL EGO

  • @midcoasttractorservice9182
    @midcoasttractorservice91828 ай бұрын

    I would have picked up two at a time, one on each fork and just pivoted the loader instead of all that backing

  • @gimmysola9452
    @gimmysola94528 ай бұрын

    should have done the pipe test with the 950 ha ha ha

  • @user-up4xb2vs2u
    @user-up4xb2vs2u8 ай бұрын

    So close in abilities.

  • @jonathanb.wright2968
    @jonathanb.wright29688 ай бұрын

    Volvo should give Chris new big toy for not hook him up for the big one he just went and bought!!! Exactly for all of the PR he does and for volvo

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    Just how many people sitting at home on their butts watching youtube videos do you think went out and dropped a few hundred thousand dollars on a new Volvo because Chris uses them?

  • @jamesmorgan6782
    @jamesmorgan67828 ай бұрын

    Why not ask Andrew I believe he might just show you up, lol. Just a thought.

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    Camarata would show up and start breaking stuff and saying how big of a pile of junk it is , then fix it better with his chainsaw!! LOL

  • @Old-bold-pilot
    @Old-bold-pilot8 ай бұрын

    Cool…👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @michaelwilcox5818
    @michaelwilcox58188 ай бұрын

    I'm not sure who was hitting on who, cooperate or Chris

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    hahaha you couldnt be more off on that one.

  • @Kamikaze3557
    @Kamikaze35574 ай бұрын

    I’ll soon be starting a new KZread channel "let’s dig perfect" or "let’s dig dirt" or "perfect dirt dig" (Ok ,I’ll stop) even tho I have absolutely no experience in the craft ! Do I need to add "I’m joking" to this post?

  • @batterpm11
    @batterpm118 ай бұрын

    If you look real close you can see mikes head just got a little bigger 😂

  • @toddincabo
    @toddincabo8 ай бұрын

    👍 ma' boys

  • @debcamp2359
    @debcamp23598 ай бұрын

    But , is it betterthan Chris's Hyundia???

  • @Rickimusic
    @Rickimusic8 ай бұрын

    Thanks Volvo.

  • @Agnemons
    @Agnemons8 ай бұрын

    Well, he got around tuit eventually

  • @iliqoniok
    @iliqoniok8 ай бұрын

    The girl is very beautiful and charming 😊

  • @chriswatkins1804
    @chriswatkins18045 ай бұрын

    Ran a 35 weight electric and it took 2 hours for twenty ft not good for speed

  • @lhr1701
    @lhr17018 ай бұрын

    All I was think was well it makes perfect sense to me DP has two children and LD18 doesn't have any children .

  • @benchipley
    @benchipley8 ай бұрын

    I want to know how Diesel Creek got his handle. 😂

  • @1955mrmark

    @1955mrmark

    8 ай бұрын

    That the name of a creek next to country property, it had a diesel spill years ago and people started referring to the creek as diesel creek. That where he got the name.

  • @warrenmichael918

    @warrenmichael918

    8 ай бұрын

    @@1955mrmark It was Matt that caused that diesel leak into the creek too wasnt it?

  • @iare19
    @iare198 ай бұрын

    Who is more skilled with worn out pins lol

  • @jeffwisemiller3590
    @jeffwisemiller35908 ай бұрын

    Dirt Mediocre? No, too hard to spell!

  • @williamd6967
    @williamd69678 ай бұрын

    Yeah the back up beeper while 18 and dirt are interviewing is f...... amazing lol.

  • @williamgleaves1954
    @williamgleaves19548 ай бұрын

    would be faster to pick up 2 nuts at once to stack.

  • @johncates5081
    @johncates50818 ай бұрын

    Drinking the ev Kool aide,

  • @shirleyc7175
    @shirleyc71753 ай бұрын

    So, I thought let’s dig 18 built golf courses

  • @palma8120
    @palma81208 ай бұрын

    Dirt perfume can't operate until his machine is filthy on the inside 😂

  • @davidweeks1997
    @davidweeks19978 ай бұрын

    Why not play cornhole, with excavators, with thumbs.

  • @dogyerf21
    @dogyerf218 ай бұрын

    I’m switching over to watching paint dry videos. Sounds more entertaining. You’re moving dirt!

  • @matthewferguson2515
    @matthewferguson25156 күн бұрын

    Dirt perfect needs electric machine with mbts.

  • @belllpatrick
    @belllpatrick8 ай бұрын

    But most of the time I do win 🤣🤣

  • @GARDENER42
    @GARDENER428 ай бұрын

    Seems to me the main downsides of EV machinery are endurance & longevity Once they can operate for a standard working day without needing charging & power cells have a guaranteed 6 year life, diesel is toast.

  • @josiahvonb3426
    @josiahvonb34268 ай бұрын

    As big and influential as you are, you dont have someone that can either weld these pieces or machine a new piece completely.

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