letsdig18 vs Dirt Perfect pond building methods. Complete different approach, same result.
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Trading some tips and tricks with Letsdig18 on this pond build.
#pondbuilding
#dozerinaction
#excavatorinaction
#Letsdig18
#lakebuild
One other difference that seems significant to me: Chris works alone most of the time, at least that we see. It is rare when his uncle runs the haul truck or someone else helps. So Chris is often working alone and trying to maximize what one man can do, versus having a crew doing multiple things. The ground differences also enable this. One man can do what Chris does because the task is different. Both groups do top notch work.
Love to see people treating each other as colleagues instead of competitors. Some people have gone overboard with competition. Competition is for games, cooperation is for life.
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Not that you can't have alliances and fun with friends, but competition is what generates highest quality at the lowest cost in a free market society. It's part of what made America the richest most powerful nation in the world.
Cooperation is what they do in communist socities where they generate the lowest quality at the highest cost. It's what thedemocrats are doing now to destroy the country. "You don't have to try, you don't even have to work... we'll take care of you,.. and everyone is poorer and defemdent on the next handout.
Competition is good even among friends.
These "collaboration" videos are always great, kind of interesting to see how different techniques and mindsets kind of "blend" to make a successful job. Thanks.
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DP & Letsdig18,, when experts combine forces, dirt fly's and holes turn into ponds... Great video guy's, enjoyed watching two masters work... 👍😎👍
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Jerry was in the video.🤣🤣🤣
Thats one thing about chris. He takes immaculate care of his equipment
It costs to much not to look after it
@@janlesinski4719 ''....it is MUCH *LESS* COSTLY if one does take EXTRA CARE in upkeep and keeping up with the equip, **THAN** if one just ''runs it till it dies and does maintainance 'whenever they remember' ....sigh''
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Seeing in person fond that comment very interesting
As a Disaster Inspector, for that four letter group, and having to know the different soil and sub straight types, I think you have to be adaptable to the dirt you are moving. I know there is a huge difference in the soils between even the local states like NC, SC, TN, FL, TX, LA... etc. You have soft soils, sandy soils, hard clay, soft clay... wet, dry, and so on. A good dirt mover knows the soil in his back yard, so to speak. That is where you find the best way for what you're working with to get the job done right. Like in the border area between NC and SC, there might not be a good clay base where you want the pond, so you have to dig a borrow pit to get the clay you need or have a drainage issue from all the soft sandy dirt that is present. Where in other places, you have a very dense clay that you need the big machine to dig through it. In some places they have to set charges to break the clay enough to even do that. There are other places where the dirt is so soft and sloppy, all a big machine would do is get stuck, even with mats. There is not right way that fits all. There are different ways to do it right where you are doing it.
I just love when you two get together on a job and I have been following Chris for quite a while now but I like the both of y'all's helping each other out and I've been following you for a while now and here's a big 👍.
It takes a humble man to see that someone's system has some advantages over what you have been doing. I like that. Always learning and improving.
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Chris also lives in two different worlds. One is doing jobs for the company with the company equiptment and his uncle John. The other is on his own with his equiptment and most generally alone.
Dirt.. u look like u were born on that damn Dozer.We know 18 is super thankful u had the time to help.TEAM PLAYER!!
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I enjoyed this commentary and the camera work to capture the described actions. It’s like poetry in motion watching two experts working together. 👏🏻👏🏻
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It's so odd to hear you so soft spoken compared to your regular kidding around with your own gang. Really enjoyed seeing my two favorite diggers collaborating. The sign of a real professional is them recognizing that they don't know everything and are always ready and willing to learn something new from someone else.
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Mikey… words of wisdom from Aerosmith… “Live and learn from fools and from sages”. And from my dad… “Always use the right tool for the job. Unlessen, you don’t have it. That’s why you always keep a pair of pliers in your pocket.”
My dad wasn’t a fool… and when I was young I certainly didn’t consider him a sage. But, as I get older my opinion of him is trending more and more toward that description!
I enjoyed seeing the different approaches you two use…. Because I already know you two aren’t fools!
See you two Thursday.
Very true and can’t wait for Thursday
You guys worked real well together. Chris even gave you a lot of compliments . He is usually pretty hard to please. You also had to speed this video up a lot. Not 2 months old. Keep up the good work.
Is that a dig at letsdig18........ haha only messing,
I like the speeded method sometimes as the noise of the machines are soothing to me lol, I'm wired like that 🤣🤣
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I watch both your channels and it was good viewing.
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Glad to see you down in our great state. Chris can show you some good Southern hospitality.
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Definitely enjoyed watching two professionals work together. It was easy to see that you knew what each other needed to do. Great Video !!
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It’s funny how careful you have to be when explaining different ways of doing things to not get people screaming. It’s always cool to watch the issues you deal with in the hills, and your different approach than we would take in My area. Good video!
@Barron I don’t know if it’s that or just that people lose all their manners when they get behind a keyboard. DP does a good job of keeping and open mind to learning new things and that such a positive attribute to have. Most people would rather live in their own alternate reality where they know everything about everything, and criticize everything.
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Like your explanation. I see the real difference between your channels is you tend to narrate more, which I appreciate. I just started watching your channel. Have been watching Chris’s channel for a while. Keep producing a great channel.
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love and fully enjoy the cossover videos with you and Chris, and the different methods you each have and use for building pond dams. The other difference is that most of the time, at least on video, Chris is working alone, once in a while he will have someone helping him, but most the time he is a one man show, where you Mike, have Jerry and Aaron, on most of your pond dam builds. No matter the jobs, your both #1 to me in your fields and take great pride and show a lot of professionalism in what you do as well. Would LOVE to see you in Upstate New York, once and working with Maybe Andrew Camarata, whom is also pretty much a one man show, though on his road builds on his new property he has finally gotten some help. Like you Mike, 99% of the time, Andrew repairs his own machinery, and make it all work. what he knows for such a young man is amazing to me. Matt [ Diseil Creek ] is another all one man show, and also fixes his own machines most of the time by himself. again for what he knows about machines is impressive for a man his age..
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I saw a John Deere 120D excavator sitting at a 60'x60' lot getting ready to dig, I can see now why you like that model so much, it is a full size excavator with a small foot print, I doubt that Chris' 220E could do the same, he would probably use a mini. this was in town with a busy state highway at one end of the block and a busy avenue at the other and this street is used as a connector to the highway(short cut). I was impressed, thumbs up my friend, you are correct.
Love the “LETS DIG PERFECT” team videos
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👍👍 Seemed like a nice collab series of independent operators with complimentary skill sets. I'm looking forward to your hybrid street legal haul solution with Lt. Dan.
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Nice, loved it💝💝 I have noticed, that it all depends on the area you live, on how the processes differ.. I live in far west central Indiana (on the border Indiana & Illinois) and we do jobs slightly different from you, I lived in Colorado & Georgia and they are also vastly different, but yet a lot of it is similar.. Codes also dictate on how some things are done also.. I enjoy watching channels like yours and LD18 cause it is more real people and shows people who care.. I have done about 40+ years of construction and the larger the company the less real it is (well to me anyway) Smaller companies is where the heart of the trades are, where you see the care and the love of the work shines, even in small jobs.. I have watched both of you go the extra mile more times then not, just because you wanted the job to be perfect... It would be nice to see you both collaborate and work together on a job from design to completion.. 10/10 😎😎
Great seeing you two boys working together. It was a great job and just so good to see your different approaches to the same job. Understanding soil types and what work best for each of you. Very good . Graham🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍
"Going deeper" when talking about ponds... :-)
When I saw Chris' video on this job, it was the first time you came into view with me, and it took some time to realize how you relate (some auction video of his, I think). (And eventually, I have subscribed to more vloggers associated with you.)
I admire your eagerness, Mike, to learn from others. I greatly appreciate your considerations by the end of this video. Yes, I think that you nailed different approaches due to the steepness of the slopes, so that you need to build tall dams in IN to create even small ponds, as opposed to low dams in NC to suffice for wide ponds. (Which then translates in different levels of sideways pressure to the dam.) Matt's pond might have succeeded in NC, with other soil and a lower dam.
But then, as a Dutch (blokes') saying translates: if my aunt had had a [beep], she would have been my uncle. ;-)
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Chris seemed to be relaxed working with you. Then again you seemed to have that knack with people.
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Nice to see the video with Chris, and was nice to see your different type of work with a pond building. Can't wait to see the Chris videos at your place!
Mike, I hope the number one thing that you learned is that if you come to NC offering a little help, we will work you like a borrowed mule! Great videos, thanks for sharing!
I watched u on Chris channel. I really enjoyed it. It's great to watch 2 guys that know what they are doing. 👍👍
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Having watched both you and Chris’s channels for quite a while, I’m not sure I completely buy into his argument using the haul truck where you would use the dozer. I’ve seen numerous videos of his where the haul truck is buried up to the axles and he has to track across the jobsite to wrestle it out with the excavator…..sometimes mumtiple times per video. Granted, it could be because he’s transporting the loads offsite from the project area. That said, I’ e also seen him do projects that bave a lot of big rock in them and the excavator/haul truck combo was the only to make it happen productively. I’d say its probably the right choice for him most of the time, whereas it wouldn’t be for you. The type projects and the location probably influence that the most. Your recent pond project proved you could really move dirt efficiently with 2 dump trucks operating. It looked like you could pretty much dig continuously to keep them going, instead of waiting for truck to return.
Dirt is expensive to move. Equipment, fuel, maintenance,transport and operators normally make good money. So the name of the game is move dirt as efficiently as possible. Big dozer = 1 operator vs hoe and truck = 2 operators. Now if the haul is longer yeah a truck or 627 scraper is needed. I watch Chris’s channel also he is a awesome operator! But he is a hoe guy and a good one and it makes for nice video but he prefers to pick the dirt up vs shoving it. I’m kinda curious ,is a dozer more fun to watch or a hoe digging and swinging around? I would rather watch a dozer make dirt perfect!
I live in Southern Indiana, Jennings County, My grandson and I love your videos, You and Chris make a great team it's cool to see this pond build from 2 different perspectives! ✌🏻🇺🇸
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..different roads, same destination...lol..great job, have a good week, keep safe..
Great video guys, Nice to see you and Chris together. Keep these great videos coming. Thank you !
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DP it’s good to see you down in North Carolina you and Chris seem to be working real real well together learning the different techniques enjoy your trip down y’all stay safe pons coming together
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You can't post this yet. We have not had the required 2 month wait time
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Lol! Might want them for his wife to do the editing and get it out sooner. Moving up the big times.
I watched 2 professional work together to achieve a thing of beauty, like you said "The end result is what's important".
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Did North Carolina get the leading edge of the spoils that were pushed down by the glaciers all those years ago? That could explain the variety of soil types in such a small area.
We all can learn from each other for sure!👍👍
I love watching both of you it doesn't matter there is no right and no wrong everybody unk everybody has their way of doing everything everything kudos to both of you
It's amazing how a job that produces 2 videos from 2 of the best operators in the county can produce completely different perspectives. This one is the best though 🙂.
Great video Michael.
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I really like the way you edit your videos and attention to detail. Great to meet you.
Thanks buddy same here
Yes you and Chris make the ponds building of a different opinion. A think that have with the other earth ground to make. Is but a like. The best result of the country is important. Greeting 🇦🇹👌😉
We have wetter dirt down here and shallower water tables. So haul trucks are less likely to pump that water up.
Having followed both channels for quite some time this was great seeing you view of the differences in processes. Thanks for sharing this
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Great seeing you guys work so well together
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Love you guys together, please get him to come work with you. Great job.
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You both had a great time doing the videos are great. one of the things I got from the Chrises video is the great friendship you both have, how you both kidded with each other and the challenge you both did together was funny
Your time with Chris was so cool, and DAYUM! you are a fantastic operator. Chris really showed your true happy self.
Looks like this video is doing a bit of queue jumping.. Getting awfully close to 90k subs, keep up the great work n thanks for sharing.
Chris already put his videos out, so I'd say Mike had to get his out to keep everyone happy
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Mike you and Chris are two excellent operators and both have done many pond projects did you expect anything less with the year of experience both of you have. He likes slinging you like pushing but I understand your filling as he’s digging a hole in most cases👍
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Definitely advantageous to experience other geographical areas and techniques, I salute you!
i liked how you both gelled working together, as a software developer i learned long ago, the end product is what matters, both of you use what primarily supports your business, neither is wrong, you both get the job done, i watch both channels and others because i like to see many ways of doing things.
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Two of the best operators and businesses !
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Great to see two experienced professionals learning from each other.
Need put him on the racetrack! Awesome job...cant wait for expo!
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Good explanation of the differences in your pond building methodology. Enjoyed the collaboration with the two of you.
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It's about time someone showed you how to build a pond. Lol God bless
You two are always awesome together !!
My son is in southern Indiana doing ground work on solar fields. He says he likes the area. Good fishing in private ponds.
Yup I know where he is spoofing just down the road
I have 3 ponds on my property in Pa. two have a similar setup to Chris' they seem to break surface tension on the surface it seems to draw floating leaves etc. to drain easy to use a rake to clean debris away from drain and remove so you don't have a mess .
There's so much related to respect, civility, professionalism, a known and shared desire for the same end result, and an apparent friendship between/amongst you two that I'd love to dig through and flesh out here. It's not my place, and I certainly don't have an education to back any of my thoughts up (since that's of utmost importance to those who mainly/only know of formal education), but what you two show is an extremely great example of mutual respect that is honest, true, and mature.
THANK YOU - both of you/youse/y'all - for showing and sharing that here.
[I try to keep hoping that our North American society will realize how far we've strayed from that, how damaging it has been, the historical/known/proven destructive end result, and ultimately "re-learn"/implement mutual respect or at least civility.]
Interesting to see the differences
See you in a few days
Whoah! I was expecting this video to be the Christmas special…… DP can be quick with editing…..;-)
Hi Mike, I have to admit this project with you and Chris working together has been an awesome experience to watch. Two amazing experienced operators working and see how it meshes to get the job done . With you both haveing the vision and knowing how to get there the most efficient way. Just awesome !!👍👍
Thank you both for doing this . Two of my favorites at the same time, not to mention you both have personalities that seem to have fun with this. In my experience with contractors not always do they play together well . Again thank you !!!! Stay safe and keep enjoying what you do !!! 🇨🇦 Craig
Thanks buddy and thanks for watching
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and videos. It’s been a pleasure to watch Chris and you working together. One question I’ve always puzzled about is how Chris is able to get his videos to the press in such a timely fashion vs your stockpile for steady release. Does he simply have more time to dedicate to editing or does he have a higher powered computer to run the editing on. Either way I’m extremely thankful I found both channels on CZcams and have nothing but praise for both. Wishing you and your family the best.
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I think Chris videos are more raw his commentaries are done while he’s working and dp’s edits and adds his after recording plus DP reads and responds to comments about his vids where Chris seldom responds which takes a lot of time with 300+ comments
Definitely great to have the opportunity to work with others who are very good at their craft. Education never stops for those who desire to be the best they can be. Great video and you weren't 2 months behind Chris on releasing this one. 😁
did you get a DP sticker on the dozer while you were channeling your inner Jerry? thanks for explaining the differences between how you build ponds/damns vs how chris does his
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That had to be a great working vacation. Looks great. Stay safe
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You and #letsdig18 did look like you guys worked together for years. It was like watching the internals of a motor. Most of all ya both had fun working with one another. Like minded people are much easier to get along with but still both have different visions on the process👍👍🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅👍👍 great video and hope to see Chris in your neck of the woods👍👍
Cool to see the different ways people move dirt. We cut a core trench about 10-12 feet wide. We dig it till we hit red clay . Might be 2 feet deep or it might be 8 feet deep. Then we put clay in the core till we are back to grade. Then we do all of our dirt moving with pans and dress with the dozer. Good video. How did the Komatsu compare to the Cat. I've been looking at a D39.
I enjoyed watching Chris' videos during your visit to NC. I noted before you mentioned it that you and he do your work very differently and while I've wondered why Chris seems to struggle to achieve his work... having said that he generally works alone and that accounts for a lot of what he does and how he does it... I truly admire Chris' skills and work ethic and remember you have multiple staff in particular Jerry to achieve your goals... you both have excellent skills, knowledge and work ethics... I love to watch your videos and see you turn a piece of dirt into a pond... I hope Chris gets a chance to return the favor...
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Good to get your perspective on what works and not works for you verses Chris.
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Awesome video there and so glad to see how you found your time there with Chris and the different techniques at play. Are you planning on returning the favour in the near future and have Chris come up and work with you on some of your projects ?
Good Job Men 💪🏼
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Was cool seeing you two work together Mike ! Found myself chuckling away. Lol. And very good pints on the differences. In Maine we generally use a spillway method lined with rubber roofing and rip rap due to the fact the frost line here is 4’ and when the frost comes out it’ll generally lift the pipe causing a leak. Ask me how I know. Lmao. Different climates and soils certainly play into what works best. Take care Mike
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My neighbor back home built thousands of ponds. He never had an excavator so he used 2 dozers (a D6 and D7). They would push together with their blades almost touching. He said that 2 dozers could push the dirt of 3 dozers that way.
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I am new to your channel, been with Chris for some time. It was really great to get your perspective on the differences between you methods. Looking forward to more of you videos.
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I loved seeing you and Chris working together, you 2;are my favorite youtubers. Chris gave you high praise in his video about you being able to see the big picture and not having to explain everything. Wish you guys lived closer so we could see so joint ventures
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Love the collaboration. Also the end commentary, Complimentary to the differences in technique to terrain.
I hope to see you two collaborate more often in the future. And hopefully next time Chris lend you a hand. The dream would be a large project together with Chris, MBTS, Captain and the others.
Could be the best comedy on CZcams haha!
Keep it up and coming!
Really enjoyed these videos from you and Chris and love your attitude about learning from each other. A new subscriber.
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Just found you from Chris's channel. I know on his big pond projects, like 2 acres plus, I can definitely see how a big dozer would be better utilized. They battle with the haul truck a lot. Even shut jobs down because of it. I'm going to go watch your pond project next. Before I watch his video on it. Your channel is awesome!
Thanks and welcome to the channel hope you enjoy
Love the Dam Synopsis at the end!!!
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Love both of your channels.... Both of u are great American's and great Craftsman. Always enjoy...
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Big thumbs up for posting this in an unusually timely manner. Might have forgotten about letsdig18's videos if it had been posted in December.
from the Netherlands thanks for the video DP and Chris
Now everyone is gonna want to go and work with Chris!
It’s good to see Chris using better cordless tools.
IMHO, two of the best. Great job guys thanks for sharing.
different methods for different areas and terrain - any day you learn anything - is a wonderful day.
Loved the video. I've been watching Chris for a couple months now. Just found your channel today. Love both channels.
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It’s exactly like Chris had said in one of his videos you were in. Guys like the two of you never get to work together often because with your knowledge and availability your working for yourself with your own crews. I remember when I came home from the Marine Corps, I had made myself a promise I would never work for anyone but myself and my family. Was lucky to have it all turn out. Great content seeing how you guys get it done 👍
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I enjoyed watching this on Chris's channel, you two work very well together. I had 3 very different types of businesses and one being a builder we did not do very much ground work, just had a excavator and a skid-steer, so when I watch all you guys I'm always watching how real excavators do things. I've learned things watching many of you guys on CZcams but I'm retired now so can't try any of them to see how they would have worked for me since I no longer have my equipment. My wife CANNOT understand why I enjoy watching these kind of videos and just assumed I miss it, and she is correct on that I guess.
How did the big meet and greet go, no one has posted any videos so far that I have seen.
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Great video , really nice to see you two working together
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A smart person will always admit, there can be another way to do things right. Pretty cool that you went and helped Chris do it his way. Next, Chris comes to help you. Soon I hope.
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Great video! Has been awesome to watch this one come together from each of your channels… have to get Chris on the 850 pushing some big cubes out your way!
These dozers are effective - envious, we are rolling around with a little Hitachi DX45
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Good to see you two working together, i asked you on his channel what the difference was in the soul types. I see why you didnt answer me there, it was a lot more to it than a simple answer lol. You are right, everybody does things different and usually with different tools. Im a mechanic and have learned many shortcuts and how to do things different over the years with certain tools, none were the wrong way but each way had their own advantage
DP good to see you down in North Carolina do we see a bigger machine in the future I could definitely see the difference in the bulldozers do you want me dozer is much bigger than what Chris has got it’s good to see the different
It was really interesting hearing your Comments on this job basically being the same as Chris,s. It has been interesting and very enjoyable to see two experienced self employed operators getting together on the one project and working so well together.. It will be fun seeing Chris get together with you again on your home ground. Thank you to both of you for all the content you put out there for us to watch.
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