Heck just fling it all over the grassy area and throw some seed down. 👍
@KG-yn9qi
3 жыл бұрын
Also a Vactor truck could suck up that muck. Could leave the truck in the parking lot. Run pipe to the pond then transfer the mud to the inlet of the pipe! We use them to clean out the under ground holding bays, under freeway depression that connect to pump stations for water run off to keep the freeways from flooding. These bays are very large! Can be 3 or 4 or more bays, 30’ wide 12’ high and 125’ long. People have no idea what goes on to have a freeway you can drive on as far as supporting systems!
@charlesswhitlock
3 жыл бұрын
Those Mini-matts are adorable
@armoredsaint6639
3 жыл бұрын
Adorable!!?…….. not the Manliest of word choices ! Lol
@francisdelaney2228
3 жыл бұрын
@@armoredsaint6639 Yeah, Chris could hang them up on the family room wall...lol
@erikcourtney1834
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. Except I would’ve used cute. Lol
@TrumpAmerica-2024
3 жыл бұрын
@@armoredsaint6639 LOL! man card revoked
@davidnichols1363
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if calling them mini pads would be acceptable.
@geraldmicallef6575
3 жыл бұрын
I like watching you solve problems. Good on you Mr. pond. Take care
@mslorry3420
3 жыл бұрын
I thinking that this pond clean out is very similar to eating pudding with a fork or nailing jello to a tree. hahaha job well done!
@dennyatnotts
3 жыл бұрын
And the smell, it's gotta be just dreadful. Chris never mentions the stench of dredging. I know that when they dredge the canals over here it raises quite the stink.
@mariephenix7168
3 жыл бұрын
@@dennyatnotts si right
@mariephenix7168
3 жыл бұрын
So right, worse job
@marcryvon
3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@nathanscott7910
3 жыл бұрын
Lol. I wish I had thought of that
@bobferranti5222
3 жыл бұрын
Ok, I know you've heard it a thousand times before, but, this looks like the first time you probably could have really used a vacuum truck to clean this one out lol. As always, another great job done by a true professional!
@tomrogers9467
2 жыл бұрын
I was just about to make that same observation when I read your comment. Might have been a lot more efficient to pump that slop.
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery
3 жыл бұрын
Small mud digging job - not too difficult for you Chris! Have a nice week!
@andymathias1463
3 жыл бұрын
A time lapse video of some of these style jobs would be an awesome addition.
@tiredagain6722
3 жыл бұрын
I sure am glad I don't have smell a vision!
@Bazza1973ify
3 жыл бұрын
1st time I've ever passed any advice on any of your video's Chris, but wouldn't it have been easier & cleaner to suck that little pond out with a vacuum tanker? We use 3000 gallon tankers with 6 inch hoses & they'll suck mud up a lot thicker than that, then tidy it up & pull any stubborn bits in to the bottom with the mini, if it's done fairly regular (we have to do ours regular) there isn't any stubborn bits, it all slides in to the bottom, transfer it & then discharge (spread) it on to some of our own land, It makes for some real nice lush pasture. I've never timed it, but it takes around 10 minutes to fill a 3000 gallon tanker.
@robertvannicolo4435
3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing a vacuum truck for those small sediment basins but he wouldn’t have a job if they used one
@Teyanis
3 жыл бұрын
Pumping it is a good idea until there happens to be a big stick or a bicycle or something else like that and it either clogs up or ruins the pump. Normally his jobs aren't quite this soupy, and he digs up all sorts of nonsense that you can't pump.
@darrengreen7906
3 жыл бұрын
You are new here Bazza! ;) This is his favourite subject! hehehe
@Bazza1973ify
3 жыл бұрын
@@Teyanis vacuum pumps don't work like that, they create a vacuum or negative pressure in the tank & suck the liquid through the hose, the liquid doesn't actually go through the pump only air.
@jeffgordon9549
3 жыл бұрын
Vac trucks cost a lot more to operate then a skidsteer, you cant suck up an old bike frame, tip fees would kill you, they don't want to remove all the water which you would with a vac truck increasing the amount you have to remove and pay to tip... How many more reasons do you what for this to be a bad idea?
@deernutOO
3 жыл бұрын
Very well done, to clean out the cesspool, but saved the silt from flowing further down the drainage.
@danielroe845
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of comments about concrete, vacuum and mud pumps. I'm guessing the issue is price to purchase and what the customer is willing to pay. Vac trucking material away (if the prices in the US are anything like the UK) i would guess is prohibitively expensive. Mud pumping is great but you realistically need either a lagoon to dewater it or geotextile bags, which again are expensive. You also need a pump capable of a reasonable density otherwise you end up just moving water around and in a lot of instances a cutter head if there's likely to be large lumps of debris underwater. It all just escalates. Depending on the competition in the area a mud pump and geo-tex bags might be something to look into but im 4000 miles away so have no clue if it would be worthwhile.
@pamike4873
3 жыл бұрын
That's about the size of it. They wouldn't make a dime on this job if they brought in a vac. It's sloppy, sure, but it'll haul in a dump truck just fine. Unless you have an old banged-up truck with a gate that's impossible to seal. There is one benefit to that though...by the time you get to the dumping grounds, the truck's empty. Saves a pile of money on dumping charges.
@armoredsaint6639
3 жыл бұрын
With all that mud …..where’s a couple of college age girls who like to wrestle when you need them!!?….lol
@jimdomoradzki483
3 жыл бұрын
Vacuum pumping or a concrete pumper with rock grates will be the future of pond dredging.
@paulhusky580bts
3 жыл бұрын
builders in UK use bucket the way you used it around to load skid steer to fill footing on building sites with concrete from Mixer truck as easier to fill bucket up
@chrispunchard1356
3 жыл бұрын
Usually on a 13 tonner, and the operator has his boots off and feet up while doing it 😂
@catgynt9148
3 жыл бұрын
Considering the consistency of that muck I wondered if you could have used a concrete pump rather than the bobcat to fill the dump truck. Tremendous job as always. Thanks for sharing this video.
@lerkzor
3 жыл бұрын
Those are the cutest little baby mudmats I have ever seen.
@michaelmullins1290
3 жыл бұрын
If only you had bought that concrete pump everyone has told you to buy for 10 years. I know when you were digging the dryer material. Putting it in the soup. That had to be strange. Lol. Great job as always.
@Blazer02LS
3 жыл бұрын
When your water pump starts to fail you might want to look at a diaphragm style pump. One with 3" connections will pump water and sludge like that with up to 2" solids in them. Wouldn't clog up like the clear water ones you have. Plus they are easy to repair if needed.
@j.s_cabin
3 жыл бұрын
I wast think just same thing. We call those screw pumps. Same kind as sement trucks has, when they pump sement a long distance
@jeffgordon9549
3 жыл бұрын
would be pretty pointless considering he wants to remove the sediment - not pump it down into the pond...
@Blazer02LS
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeffgordon9549 Run it into the truck and no digging required. Biggest thing would be needing to seal the tailgate.
@j.s_cabin
3 жыл бұрын
@@Blazer02LS yes, or truck whit a dig tank. 15-20m³ tank muves that crap quikly
@lorengolliher2712
3 жыл бұрын
That's some gooey stuff almost looks like slurry out of a manure pond one scoop at a time and you make it beautiful again
@wendymorrison5803
3 жыл бұрын
These jobs always suggest a cement pump to get the goo to the truck. It's the costs that make it impractical I guess.
@kevins5092
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Still waiting on that pond draining one, could be fun to watch that one
@craigwavra3495
3 жыл бұрын
Quick and efficient. That’s some soupy mud there. Could almost pump that out.
@orionfixr7713
3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking along those lines . They pump concrete , why not mud too ?
@RickLowrance
3 жыл бұрын
Those guys that pump septic tanks could probably pump that out.
@ClaytonHartin
3 жыл бұрын
What your think of is a Hydro Vac. By us there $4,000 for a 8hr day & minimum fee is (4hrs). Operators are paid $47hr
@dirtfarmer7472
3 жыл бұрын
@@ClaytonHartin Well so much for that good idea.
@EdD-ym6le
3 жыл бұрын
Thinking same . I ran a big vac truck pumping drilling mud and that thing was a beast though I have no idea how the economics would balence . Looked like a good 1 day job for him .
@KG-yn9qi
3 жыл бұрын
Hey need to find you , what we called a cellar pump in oil fields. It is a diaphragm pump, has a 3”or 4“ in/out let with two rubber ball seats seats, the crank of the pump lifts and pushes down on the thick hard rubber diaphragm, the big ball seats let mud and larger material pass through will suck and push out the sloppy mud easy! It what we use to pump out well cellars on drilling rigs, ETC.
@JBAgrivideos
3 жыл бұрын
As always, brilliant detail, exceptional explanation and of course ONE TOP CLASS OPERATOR 👏
@r1mein54
3 жыл бұрын
Chris can always make a mud hole look good when he (and Uncle John) are done.
@tommymann69
3 жыл бұрын
I love these soupy ponds you have been cleaning out here lately
@odonnellsaussiehomestead8257
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris. When I said love and want pond builds and repairs ,I was hoping for bigger than that lol🤣🤣🤣 but anything you do👍👍👍👍
@evanpowell1769
3 жыл бұрын
Should’ve dug it out with the front loaded grader 😂
@halfcentury1112
3 жыл бұрын
i just love this $hit!!! Makes me go back to my childhood! Thank you so much , not kidding.
@F-15maintainer
3 жыл бұрын
I second the pump idea. It would really make the soupy jobs much faster.
@mlmmt
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's some soupy mud!
@thomasoldenburg2085
3 жыл бұрын
That Takeuchi skid steer has a great rear camera, you can line in up when backing up with the third blank button placement under the screen.
@ignacio9552
3 жыл бұрын
WOW! Haven't seen a pond project and the need to use mats in awhile. Mini-mats for the mini.
@skycowboy_7391
3 жыл бұрын
You ever notice how strong and smooth the yanmar runs even at low idol opposed to full throttle
@The1stKukuDrifter
3 жыл бұрын
Jobs like that call for a sludge pump. Would have taken 15 minutes. What a sloppy mess. 🤣
@wizzlefits
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like a super sucker vac truck would have been real handy on that job.
@kens.3729
3 жыл бұрын
That was a Nasty Mud Fest trying to Remove that Goopy Mess out of the highly restricted area. 👍
@donnamullins2089
3 жыл бұрын
Really steep I'm pushing back in my chair. And its done!
@virtuestreams2616
3 жыл бұрын
I had not seen mats for the mini-very nice!
@darkrevenger04
3 жыл бұрын
They are recycled from the mats for the full size excavators instead of them throwing them away when worn out
@Oldyellor
3 жыл бұрын
Great job Chris you make a sloppy mess look good and you make it look easy most of the time. I vacuum pump truck would probably be the tool of choice if you had one for that with how wet it was. Keep up the fun you bring us and have a great day!😎
@bobjoncas2814
3 жыл бұрын
...you don't need a big machine to do a good job, nice work, keep safe and have a great week...
@halleyvolo5868
3 жыл бұрын
I think maybe a sump pump truck would have worked. It’s so loose and I bet it stinks. Love your works! ❤️
@joegoecke9711
3 жыл бұрын
Get a tiny concrete pump with a hopper, pump that crap to the truck through a fire hose.
@darrengreen7906
3 жыл бұрын
Ah the perfect job for a concrete pump!! 🤣🤣😉
@keithmatthews1673
3 жыл бұрын
That was like trying to dig out gravy!
@paulriversred738
3 жыл бұрын
With a fork😁🤷♂️
@waltervonoer9190
3 жыл бұрын
I still think that an appropriate pump (for example a grain pump) for this 'liquid' sludge is the best way to dispose of it. The danger of sucking in a stone or similar can be countered with a filter basket,
@btpearce
3 жыл бұрын
Good job Chris, That was a challenge chasing that goop around that mudhole .
@rons3103
3 жыл бұрын
Chris, Is it time to buy a Mini-Excavator with a 360 degree rotating bucket with tilt capabilities! So much time connecting and disconnecting that bucket! 😁
@MrYukon2010
3 жыл бұрын
It just ain't the same when you're not using the Volvo lol.
@W94urndks9urneos
3 жыл бұрын
That’s a smart idea to have a small pond to catch the sediment before the big pond gets it.
@deborahw6860
3 жыл бұрын
Great Job as always
@jamesdurwoodchance
3 жыл бұрын
What you really needed was a manure pump. The same type of pump farmers use to pump cow manure around in the tanks. They're built tougher than septic pumps
@bones2610
3 жыл бұрын
I sure hope that mud didn't smell as bad as it looked
@petenolte4192
3 жыл бұрын
I sure it smells worse than it looks
@dinoconect4484
3 жыл бұрын
Just think if we had scratch and sniff monitors
@petenolte4192
3 жыл бұрын
@@dinoconect4484 or smell o vision
@01glennie
3 жыл бұрын
Chris, have you never thought about investing in a slurry tanker or a Whale slurry truck with extended hoses to pump out the majority of the mucky sludge?
@randytravis3998
3 жыл бұрын
some ponds have garbage in them ,, bikes , toy balls , tree branches ,tires .. pumps would just plug up ,,
@fredbruner4472
3 жыл бұрын
It would be faster if John could square the skid steer to the hill? You could put more in his bucket
@paulriversred738
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they are doing it this way so when hes driving the steer it's not splashing out everywhere 🤷♂️
@alfadoofus
3 жыл бұрын
"Sorry little bush " I thought he was gonna say that.
@theskepticalnegativist1004
3 жыл бұрын
You should hire a septic sucker truck thingy, mount the hose to the bucket of the mini and just suck that goop out. In sweden they use them for almost anything, sucking trenches round buildings when they redo drainage, (half cellar extensions, suck or hand dig under the house) sucking out flor insulation in old houses (sawdust, dried peat and such)
@deconteesawyer5758
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of things in Sweden suck.
@samgunmagnus4583
3 жыл бұрын
is it just me ? .. i’m always waiting for “Karen” to show up when you are on this type job.
@evanpowell1769
3 жыл бұрын
Oh trust me. Karen’s do show up. He probably just doesn’t record it.
@clifforddgreen1296
2 жыл бұрын
Oh that looks like a lot of fun having to digging the opposite way good thing you got help there
@TJ-Travler
3 жыл бұрын
😳 That's not Silt... that's Sludge!!! You need a pump truck!!! Just vacuum that mush away...👍👍👍
@assassinlexx1993
3 жыл бұрын
Was that a Karen headed your way in the beginning? Great job using tools you have. Glad that little pond had a solid bottom. 👍🇺🇸😎
@calf6349
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Chris, here is an idea for you. next time hire a concrete pumper rig to suck the muck out of the pond and into a empty cement truck. just like pumping concrete, but backwards, may save you wear and tear on the mini and skid steer. and save time. as always I learn from you and enjoy our work.
@als8326
3 жыл бұрын
Do you need a trash pump or a concrete pump lol that some soupy stuff great video ty sir Al from Vt
@railfan439
3 жыл бұрын
Chris, it almost looks like it would be easier to hire a concrete pumper and load him with the mini. Then he could pump directly into the big truck. That mud looks sloppy enough. It would be a lot less messy. Thanks for the many videos. Jon
@CCscott
3 жыл бұрын
Been awhile since you took out the concrete pump truck to use. 😉
@johnlewis1443
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know how that stuff stayed in the dump truck.
@vaughnhill3437
3 жыл бұрын
If yaw do alot of thise jobs like that i think i would see about getting a mud pump. That stuff your loading would go thru a mud pump for sure
@littlefinkle7757
3 жыл бұрын
If you're having to haul it away the pump isn't handy. They do work pretty well though. 👍
@grumpygus9942
3 жыл бұрын
That’s when a concrete pump would have come in handy lol.
@bhurley5243
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I wasn't driving behind the dump truck when you were hauling that down the road.
@rayshutsa6690
3 жыл бұрын
That was a very soupy mess nice job.🇨🇦
@gwenb4531
3 жыл бұрын
Awe, mini-mats for the mini.
@jamesc4170
3 жыл бұрын
best way to move water or slop.... haul in a couple of truck loads of dry dirt, place it in... it absorbs, then dig it out..
@bosshogg3850
3 жыл бұрын
great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻 at 20:04 you can see a truck with a load of pipe lol 😄😂😅
@chazco
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, happy times playing in the mud. lol
@ADSC2006
3 жыл бұрын
Soup de Jour!
@waddeym
3 жыл бұрын
i'm thinking you need a vacuum truck to remove that mess.
@tonepoem4438
3 жыл бұрын
You don’t suppose that there is a lost sunk excavator buried deep down in that mud pit along with the operator?
@jamesdiehl8690
3 жыл бұрын
Shame you can't just throw some gravel and concrete in it and let it set up solid! 😆 😆 😆 😆
@dennis2376
3 жыл бұрын
Now that is just is a wet mess! John sure got splatter. :)
@wyattearp1418
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome…..Thanks
@davesalzer3220
3 жыл бұрын
I sure do like my little vio 27. Amazingly robust machine.
@DennisDuboisLifeview
3 жыл бұрын
Here in Oil country, we'd just use a drilling mud vac truck for that slop. It would take no time at all to do the job and it would be really cleaned out.
@fredschultz8267
3 жыл бұрын
Need to invest in a cement pumper system (screen should keep larger rocks out) that you can park next to ya and fire it up, load this muck and let the cement mixer and tubes pump it up to where the truck sits. Limit the mess and save ya a whole lot of time....
@josephmurray696
3 жыл бұрын
That’s the hardest way to transport water
@warrenotey8258
3 жыл бұрын
Is your camera making colored lines every now and then? Anyone else noticed this in the last couple vids?
@chrishodges8246
3 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that in the last couple videos too.
@warrenotey8258
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrishodges8246 Thank you! I thought I was loosing it! LOL
@jeffandrews8578
3 жыл бұрын
oh my, that looks like its emitting the most pleasant smell ...... :P
@GARDENER42
3 жыл бұрын
2:05 I thought that was Karen coming along to tell you you weren't allowed to do that.😉
@miketheratbastard40
3 жыл бұрын
You should use one of them PUMPER TRUCKS
@BoWallenUSA
3 жыл бұрын
Why do I think of a Vacuum truck gadget when I see that slurry? Good job anyway.
@dacurlydac3042
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, did that soup stay in the truck? Good job boys.
@oldogbert
3 жыл бұрын
hehe i'm guessing that they left a trail down the street
@jwdickinson643
3 жыл бұрын
aaaaawwww the mini has mini pads!🤣🤣🤣
@beercan31
3 жыл бұрын
Is it soup yet?
@joshmyer9
3 жыл бұрын
That hill is kinda unfortunate. The angle leaves the skid steer bucket near half empty on every load. Not sure if that was a time bottleneck or not (or if that machine can actually lift that much), but it definitely tweaked my little OCD/efficiency streak.
@MrJiblack
3 жыл бұрын
That stuff looks like it could've stood a day or 7 to dry up a little lol
@firebry23
3 жыл бұрын
Could have used a vac truck for that slop
@StudSupreme
3 жыл бұрын
Banana Yanmar! :-) Bet that bog stinks. That pond needs some trees closer to shore.
@kevinkenyon7045
3 жыл бұрын
Chris thanks for sharing! Kevin
@keithdunlap2701
3 жыл бұрын
Gonna say, Looked like it took all day long just to get 2 loads out of there .... knowing that was a slow go !! With that sloppy ass shit ...lololol... Bet "Unk" left a trail threw town , spilling that crap everywhere !! lololol....Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening Man... On to the Next !!
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