Chris, we have a company 1/2 mile from my house that build matts and if you want their information, I will be happy to get it for you, and the pond starting to take shape awesome work.
@frankp215
2 жыл бұрын
It amazes me that you are so calm when things go wrong. Nice work getting the truck out.
@bobbietower7185
2 жыл бұрын
Frank P I've commented that many times...as Chris says "It is what it is....keep going"!! I should take his advice! lol
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@bobbietower7185 if you are ever interested,,,, you go back 11 years or so in Chris archives and he “learned” to be so calm. I suspect it took him the first 5 years to get to the point of being monetized😂😂😂. They are short and you see a very different (but not) guy!! Heh heh. He still is Chris and I suspect has been such a hard worker all his life!
@doughawkins7440
2 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see the difference in the physical sizes of the 160, 220 and 250 excavators if you have an opportunity to have them in the same location. The pond progress is looking good!
@karen7366
2 жыл бұрын
Big bigger and bigger there ya go
@GARDENER42
2 жыл бұрын
I was going to say it looks looks like one of those very rare occasions when another off road truck would come in handy but you covered the reason why not.
@dylan8285
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think there's ever been a dredge job that doesn't turn into a mess, so your right on track.
@heatherlane9270
2 жыл бұрын
Moved lots of 'good' sinky mud before getting 'stuck truck' and the rain that's on the way. Bobus - it wasn't the 250 stuck :) Always enjoy the description on the why of the tasks.
@alfadoofus
2 жыл бұрын
1 beep =stop, 1 beep=go , 1 beep=raise the bed , 1 beep time for lunch . You guys got the communication down to a science .😁
@lafayetteparker5340
2 жыл бұрын
Man that was cruel lmao ! I was really wanting to see you get that out of there ! Looked like it was really stuck deep from that angle ! Lmao
@Stratos53100
2 жыл бұрын
Well the haul truck did get stuck so it wasnt all for nothing, Although the 250 getting stuck would have been something, but Chris is not that kind of operator.
@craigwavra3495
2 жыл бұрын
You got us all thinking how could that happen!! Look at the bright side, your last recovery video got you about 18M views, so there’s that!!
@cheeto4493
2 жыл бұрын
And a few new subscribers I would think. I started watching that week with a recommendation from KZitem while sitting at home with Covid. The only problem is the swing of the excavator along with my clogged ears gave me motion sickness and nausea for the week I was binge watching LetsDig18 videos that was worse than the Covid symptoms.
@edsheffield9718
2 жыл бұрын
The haul truck is not Barney. This is the one they put the tail gate on. Keep up people!!
@mula2626
2 жыл бұрын
What would we do without you?
@marklally3094
2 жыл бұрын
Love to watch your video's with my 2 year old grandson he loves the way u drive the bulldozer and everytime we watch your video's he gets his digger and sits beside me
@tomrogers9467
2 жыл бұрын
I used to enjoy sitting my nephews watching the “Mighty Machines” videos back in the early 90’s. I might have enjoyed them more than they did. Back in the pre-internet days! Good Ol VHS. Dang, I’m old! (69 and hating it)
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@tomrogers9467 - you are only as old as you feel. My dad said it quite differently, but that is not at all kosher these days!! 😂😂 it may have the word Who added in there..
@rondastump8930
2 жыл бұрын
Patience always wins. You are so calm when things don't go as planned. Best virtue to have! Enjoyed the video as usual, thank u so much for your faithfulness with the videos! God's blessings and be safe.
@robertrockwell7581
2 жыл бұрын
nice work Chris. the pond is taking shape.
@dehavenfamilyfarm
2 жыл бұрын
That road sure did go down hill fast lol Must be pumping water through. I am sure you could find mats closer to home, but there is a guy 2 miles from me here in Northeast PA that has and repairs mats. The gas and pipeline people use them.
@9sheri9
2 жыл бұрын
21:58 *Like a BOSS* 👏 Your skills literally never cease to amaze me! It truly takes a master to have the level of finesse that you wield over these powerful machines. So cool to watch.
@frontagulus
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like you need about 3' of rotten rock to get anywhere near enough bound mass for that truck to drive on. The clay is not up to that job - it would be ok on top of a solid base. There's one thing about building roads - whatever base you put in is always just a bit less than what's needed : )
@mslorry3420
2 жыл бұрын
Wow you sounded very discouraged. Hope you can repair your haul road. Have a good evening Chris! 👍🏼☺️
@SirBoden
2 жыл бұрын
Well played Sir
@incorporeal3793
2 жыл бұрын
Chris, have you looked into any companies that make recycled plastic sleepers out of Ultra-high molecular weight polyethene? If they are up to the job of supporting the machine and you can get custom lengths they would outlast timber by a long way.
@richardschipper5989
2 жыл бұрын
you'd slide right off plastic mats
@joejohnson7097
2 жыл бұрын
Lake starting to look good. With all the mud does it bring back childhood memories playing in the mud. Thanks for the video
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery
2 жыл бұрын
Hehehe Nice video! Too mutch mud for the dumper.
@rustysteel8714
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn't this STUFF ever DRY OUT...even a LITTLE bit, Chris?! 😳
@Todd.Roberts
2 жыл бұрын
Now I may have gotten the skid steers stuck a time or two but not never the haul truck yet . Lol
@donnamullins2089
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think you will catch a break with rain storms moving across the US. Good job moving the sloppy mud. When you said it was starting to smell I thought oh no a dead body. Or school of fish that didn't make it out of the creek. Pond is really taking shape. Can't wait.
@leol1682
2 жыл бұрын
Like the video Chris , you and uncle John move alots today Big progresse .
@Mtlmshr
2 жыл бұрын
It’s all about having the right tools in place for the job!
@michaelbraga9620
2 жыл бұрын
Why should they work when they can stay home and collect government checks. It is a sad situation, the government has created a bunch of entitled people who think they have a right to our hard earned dollars!!
@jamesdiehl8690
2 жыл бұрын
At least you're not having to use 2 excavators and a squeegee to rake mud! 😀😃🙂🙃😊
@LordPubeck
2 жыл бұрын
It's the small details sometimes that put us right with you - "It does kinda stink!" ...
@markpashia7067
2 жыл бұрын
Shame you did not have more rock in those last loads of clay. At least you got a lot done at the far end of things so even if you have to start transferring again it won't be as long of a reach. Good job and have a day. Hope the weather gives you a break. Maybe it will miss.
@stevekissel605
2 жыл бұрын
Great video 👍 👍 We have the same problem in Arizona. No one wants to work.
@davecoombs6060
2 жыл бұрын
When in doub't, figure it out, another great job!!👊💪
@mikegothard1497
2 жыл бұрын
I sure thought you had gotten down in the bottom and couldn't get back up got me good!!
@markhartman6724
2 жыл бұрын
check with your local railroad company for wooden crossing planks. I have seen 4', 8', 12' and 16' long wooden planks and there may be longer. And if I remember correctly they are 4' to 4' 5" wide. Just a thought,
@Skorpychan
2 жыл бұрын
It looks like the road's falling apart because nothing is holding it together at the sides. Maybe align the mats along the lower edge as a fence of sorts to hold it in, and add a pile of mud to hold them up? Otherwise, there's plenty of trees just the other side of that road. I'm sure nobody will miss a few (dozen) to build a road from.
@wendymorrison5803
2 жыл бұрын
A temporary access is not meant to be an engineering project. Chris has experience in this field we may only dream at. Trust what he choses. Im hapoy to ask questions, but I dont beleive for a second I can tell him what to do.
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@wendymorrison5803 - You said it!
@burnleystarman2294
2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!!! A good time to go home. Same mud. Different day.
@HamiltonvilleFarm
2 жыл бұрын
As always….enjoyed the video Chris.
@yowser8780
2 жыл бұрын
That is a long ways to haul mud. When dried out that dirt will make a good garden.
@D989501L
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Chris, you would think the amount of trees you take down you could get someone to make some matts out of them 😁👍 Regards to you and Winston. Richard 🇬🇧
@9sheri9
2 жыл бұрын
🤣 for real!! He would be the King of mats for sure. 👑 I think most of them are pine or the wrong kind of wood though, unfortunately 😭
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@9sheri9 x You are definitely correct. He would have to save some of the big oaks he takes down,,,, if they aren’t hollowed out.
@D989501L
2 жыл бұрын
He should put a shout out to a ny of his following fans that have any or make them, I'm sure he would get a lot of replies. Regards Richard 🇬🇧
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@D989501L - Looks like a couple of them already did let him know. I suspect that he is likely trying to keep it local and not put a local out of work,,,, but if they don’t want to work,,,, I say to heck with them!!! I see it a lot now that I moved near the city and try to get work done on my new place. Unless it’s a 5 digit job $$$ they don’t even want to show up for a quote!! When I lived near some very small rural towns a couple of hours away, I never had an issue. People would come out to do a $200 job and then I would invite them and their family over for dinner quite often. We all knew each other. I’m thinking I’m gonna miss that wayyy more than I thought,,,,,,. Too bad John & Chris have run into the issue.
@D989501L
2 жыл бұрын
@@shitloveaduck Hi their, that makes sense, it must be a worldwide thing, it's the same in the UK.
@chosen1one930
2 жыл бұрын
Keep up the great content Chris and have a good Friday and weekend
@cullenmiller8170
2 жыл бұрын
I see a portable sawmill in your future to mill some of those white oak trees into lumber for your new mats. it's like always. If you want it done right you have to do it yourself.
@dennis2376
2 жыл бұрын
He has already stated he is not interested in making his on mats. :)
@smjhobbies4527
2 жыл бұрын
Coming along real nice Chris!
@louisroman7134
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@dansbrown1313
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video Chris. Today I was thinking about how proud your Uncle John must be working with you now. Cheers
@jerrydutra3225
2 жыл бұрын
The rotten fish smell is just your work boots 🤣
@smjhobbies4527
2 жыл бұрын
You're right, nobody wants to work anymore, and the ones that do, like me, can't get a chance
@annafraley5388
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you had John driving today..!! ✅
@rccalhoun
2 жыл бұрын
"nobody wants to work anymore". spot on! thats why we have massive inflation and a recession /depression is needed to get the work ethic back.
@loganc4233
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@danielelwell2571
2 жыл бұрын
Mud mud glorious mud nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. (Old song)
@jefferymitchell9574
2 жыл бұрын
What a muddy mess that road became. You will have to prepare it again after the rain anyway. Just glad that 250 didn't sink out in the pond itself.
@user-kf8qc7cx4n
2 жыл бұрын
“Nobody wants to work anymore” Thank you sir, I’m retired. 3 years now.
@rodneywroten2994
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks For Sharing
@jameswelch4716
2 жыл бұрын
Another enjoyable video. Thanks !
@hudsonvalleyrailandriverandair
2 жыл бұрын
Chris, there are thousands of mats here in Columbia County ny. They are constructing a new electrical power transmission line from Canada to NYC and the company has thousands of mats laying corduroy roads for miles to install the new mono towers and transmission cables
@kevinkenyon7045
2 жыл бұрын
Chris another great video! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
@justingregory6708
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't believe it for a second, your to good to get 😜 stuck 🚜👷🙈👍the haul truck driver maybe not so much... Lol
@GoBlue79
2 жыл бұрын
250: "Don't let the title of this video fool you - I didn't get stuck! I did save the day though .. twice! 250 POWER!"
@stevelutzke9600
2 жыл бұрын
And the lesson is never tempt the mud gods!!! Glad it was the haul truck and not your excavator! 😁
@wb8ujb
2 жыл бұрын
Well, you're back in the mud. :) Darn, you sure do good work with everything. Like so many have commented, you keep your cool under pressure. You're either one cool cat, or a very good editor... Just kidding, I've watched long enough to know you're just good. Thank for sharing your work with us.
@jenkins2162
2 жыл бұрын
Bucko you could have 2 ➕️ million subs easily. Your content is no different than Swamp Loggers, Axe Men, etc. It's entertaining, informative, and lacks the unnecessary drama that is artificially injected into those shows.
@williamd6967
2 жыл бұрын
You r dead nuts on that reply!
@Bigboyz-li7fo
2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, the ol tube's algorithm loves some drama
@earllowry3841
2 жыл бұрын
I started out on jhondeer controles b and almost never got usedt to cat controles the bucket is lot smoother with cat con. especially loading trucks. Witch do you use I've tried watching your hands but they barely move?
@makingithappen5178
2 жыл бұрын
Hello there Chris 🚧🔥🚧. Those off-road trucks is actually very good. I almost loved my 1996 A35c
@GARDENER42
2 жыл бұрын
You're maybe going to have to invest in some long bolts & wood bits & have your buddy with the sawmill cut you some logs to size.
@nickchannel5364
2 жыл бұрын
Something did get stuck. I didn't wish it to happen, but I did watch until it happened.
@michaelmullins1290
2 жыл бұрын
The pucker effect shows up again. You might not have, but I did. Glad you got alot done before the road said I'm done.
@davestuart6593
2 жыл бұрын
And I couldn’t believe you were stuck! Glad you proved me right
@michiganengineer8621
2 жыл бұрын
My guess on the aroma you commented on is that you're stirring up the old, rotting organics buried in the pond mud. Well, and that it's obviously a VERY "low tide" there in the pond basin!
@marksaunders2500
2 жыл бұрын
Hi from uk chris👋👍 I accept full responsibility for getting stuck as on last upload I mention in quick poem ""Got your road and got your truck, on firm ground you wont get stuck"" even tho you would of been stuck before that upload 😂 you can still blame me if you like I take full responsibility👌 but oh my that fully laden truck just goes down like titanic🤔 but pleased your behind cos its harder to be in front and pull at least pushing you have more control (live you comment at end so casually you say ""well this turned into a mess"") time to go home the🔚 hometime this way in event of early finish👌 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋
@donnaflanagan6612
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you got a lot done today. Take care & cheers 🐨🦘🥰
@Broke_operator
2 жыл бұрын
Lol Chris stuck? Not a chance! Great work as always
@sharonmiller6436
2 жыл бұрын
Chris doesn't get stuck - maybe momentarily but that's about it. 🙂
@stevendufresne9994
2 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍 Stagger the tracks on the haul truck might help the road last longer🤞
@keithdunlap2701
2 жыл бұрын
I was kind of wondering myself Chris, just how many trips it was going to take before your road went !! lolol... Just because from you saying that the more it gets moved , it just wants to turn to mush !! And with all the weight on that dump , i'm suprised it lasted as long as it did, Don't ya think ?? But, may be you can fix it with the Dozer and haul some fresh clay back on it, and build it back up ?? You guys did get quite a bit out of there though, before the bottom fell out...lolol...Just never ends does it Man...lolol... Can't win for losing sometimes...lolol... But, you will figure it out, and get the rest of that mess out of there , I'm sure !! Great as always Chris !! Have a Great Evening Man, and , On too the Next !!
@jamesbreault5762
2 жыл бұрын
Coming along nicely Chris👍👍👍👍👍👍
@terryrogers1025
2 жыл бұрын
What’s a pond project without getting stuck at least once, I mean come on, where’s the fun if you don’t get stuck? Thanks for the ride along.
@bobbietower7185
2 жыл бұрын
You may have tricked us with the thumbnail but Karma got you with the haul truck!!! Lmao!!
@mfelton7041
2 жыл бұрын
This pond must have the sloppiest mud ever! Loved the thumbnail 😄
@deionsharpe5139
2 жыл бұрын
HEY buddy, how are you doing, hopefully AWESOME, 👍 anywho just wanted to say hi, love watching the BIG EQUIPMENT work, BE SAFE OUT THERE, CYA soon on the next video 🚜👍✌️😎
@r1mein54
2 жыл бұрын
That pile @ 6:00 looks almost dry enough to move with a dozer - but no mud is solid. That pond is looking like a lake, and I bet someone thinks of putting a pontoon deck boat in it to suntan and putt around.
@scottfortune9016
2 жыл бұрын
That road went to pot really quick. Still not as bad as the potholes in the roads up here in Michigan.
@richardschipper5989
2 жыл бұрын
lasted a day and a half
@bobjoncas2814
2 жыл бұрын
...gotta test the mud hauler...lol...good one, keep safe...
@manyfaces2614
2 жыл бұрын
Ur right Nobody wants to work anymore
@akt2603
2 жыл бұрын
some rebar and an auger should make easy work out of it. braided cable would be ideal but steel is kinda expensive at the moment.
@bigal2298
2 жыл бұрын
Always great videos Thanks stay safe
@keithanderson7007
2 жыл бұрын
It is aggravating. I cant believe this is our country now with Diesel approaching $7.50 per gallon and no one wants to work. The Government is eating out the substance of the people it is sworn to protect.
@warrenjohnknight.9831
2 жыл бұрын
Ooh ooh the mud is starting to fight back Chris, 💩💩👀😠.
@burtoncummins8970
2 жыл бұрын
Chris looks like you having a bad day with the road it will get better. Have a bless day and prayers for your family
@StirlingLighthouse
2 жыл бұрын
Doh! You got me. Lol Mud mud mud mud and more mud.
@tactileslut
2 жыл бұрын
Pushing the truck makes me laugh every time.
@bryanlloyd1099
2 жыл бұрын
Great job!!
@waynehoch3009
2 жыл бұрын
You jynked yourself ! Lol!
@mischef18
2 жыл бұрын
Can easily see where 2 trucks would soon make the haul road turn to custard fairly quick, good you can drive down on the bottom to move the dirt although it's a pity the truck can not do the same. Great video anyway bro. Safe travels
@Tuurs
2 жыл бұрын
man that site is coming along great still a ton of work but slowly coming
@user-kr9mh5oi1q
2 жыл бұрын
nobody wants to work anymore. BUT the feel they should be paid anyway
@thomasyerbey337
2 жыл бұрын
Great video Chris 🇺🇲 another job well done 🇺🇲
@michaelfredette3548
2 жыл бұрын
What about Logger Wade ? That Man Can Make Those Matts ! Could Be A New Thing For Him .
@rogerhadley2763
2 жыл бұрын
chris there is a guy on marketplace in alma michigan that has a mountain of those mats for sale. i know its a long way but if your interested.
@bobkohl6779
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again for sane videos after a crazy day. No extra room just answered the question I was about to ask..... on the up side at least you're not cleaning out the cowpen 😉 been there done that. Rain Friday through Sunday north of you
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
I hear ya on that!! We bought a derelict feedlot one time years ago before they started using excavators quite so much cleaning pens around here. It was a farm tractor or front end loader. Some crawlers. We were large enough to have 1 full time manure truck and 2 with removable boxes. (PIA, but cheaper than 2 more trucks!!) our “loader” was just a Case W-14 Feedlot Special. In the new feedlot we suspected a possible mess, but started in on the bedding/manure piles that were about 8 feet deep!! We got into the pile 6 feet maybe when the smell started. I have a very strong stomach but,,, even I wretched. Another 2 feet and went to lift the bucket, but the front loader wheels were completely on the new soil and it was like parting the Red Sea, right under the wheels!!! The tires disappeared,,,,, they are about 4 ft tall!! I was stuck of course and there were the bones from where the guy was throwing his dead cattle on that pile!! It was the worst!! I bought the place, it was my problem!!! 1981 and the refs weren’t so strict so after asking, nobody cared about the dead animals so we spread them as manure/fertilizer as the bones were the only recognizable things. Recovered the bones after the field took a few rains and 2 trips around with the pivot running full!! Hahaha. Ugghhh. Once we got the loader out, we DID hire a local with his excavator!! We only hit dead animals in the one pen, thankfully, but every pen stunk sooo bad and each pen was impassible with any wheeled equipment. We had another 3 feet dug out where the manure piles were and spread that mostly dirt as of it were manure. Went through the trucks easily. Then we cut the side of a hill and hauled an awful lot of good dirt back in!! 36 pens and they were all 220 ft x 220 ft. The manure pile was roughly 40% of each pen. After a winter and running cattle through, the pens packed down really nice and we’re running off as originally designed,,,,,. We ran that place for about 11 years before we sold it on (to a high school buddy that still has it!! We made good money off the cattle and operation, fixed EVERYTHING, and sold on for a fair profit (he is a great friend). We were just winding things down for retirement as there were no kids to inherit it (couldn’t have em). Now we are retired and that memory/smell/sight is burned into my brain!!! 😂😂😂 It was cheap to buy, but we sure didn’t think it was a good buy for a few years, Haha. Working the fields that fall and the next spring we’re a great joy,,,,,, ugghhhh. 😂😂
@sharonmiller6436
2 жыл бұрын
@@shitloveaduck I can just about smell the smells - OMG! Had a friend who was a property assessor. One day at a farm he stopped at the house to see the farmer. The wife told him that her hubby was out around behind the barn . . so out he goes and in the process walked onto and broke through the crust of a full liquid manure tank that was at ground level. He went right down in and counted himself lucky that he came back up in the same hole. They hosed him off enough that he could get into his car and head home to change clothes.
@shitloveaduck
2 жыл бұрын
@@sharonmiller6436 - that’s a nightmare I have with water!!! Manure,,,,,, that definitely adds insult to injury. Glad he was ok!!! We had to catch the runoff for a portion of our feedlot on the home property. We added manure actually to get the right consistency to be able to inject it with a big cultivator and pumping unit! That we hired out to a company that did the work custom. Feedlot manure is generally no smellier than honey, generally,,,,,. Dairy cattle manure, the typical manure that is caught and processed for injecting into the fields,,,, that sh*t smells heh heh. I used to just say and think,,,, “smells like money to me”!!! Haha. An expression learned from my dad. Uggghhhh. I bet he never got the smell out of his vehicle after that either,,,,.
@chuckhollands7528
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're not stuck! I was dreading it 😁
@helodriver20
2 жыл бұрын
Nice job. ❤️🇺🇸 Btw, this pond must be costing the owner a fortune. 💰
@johnblecker4206
2 жыл бұрын
That short clay road sure did help your truck out in a big way to remove that nasty mud and another mud pit becomes a healthy pond again.
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