Can someone please let Chris know for me, that it looks as if the bolts on the mount at the top of his dozer blade seems to look like they are backing out. I may be wrong but better to check then to have them back out completely and ruin something.
That’s amazing when you first got there you could not even see the pond and now it’s going to be a good one for a long time to come and many fish caught from it over the years good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Yeah the owner needs to go ahead and make a wharf out over the water before the pond fills up and that way his grandkids and kids or anybody could get out on the wharf and fish that would be nice
The pond dam is the canvas for the art work of Let's Dig 18! 🎨🖼 I think the pond dam could double as a dirt track for races! 🏍🏎🚔 It's very satisfying to produce quality work! Good for the Soul 🙏🌾🌻
This has been a great adventure you’ve taken us on and gosh wha5 a thing of beauty you’ve created for your customer. I love that you’re as obsessive compulsive as the rest of us which is what makes your channel an absolute favorite❣️ 👏💯👏💯👏💯👏
Chris just pissed off at bunch of mosquitoes 🦟 moving them Tub 🛁 lol. The pond looks nothing like a day before you started, back then you couldn’t even tell there’s a pond there. Well done Let’s dig 18 👍👍👍
Absolutely amazing just perfect grading Chris like someone commented calling you thr Pond Doctor, you have some amazing skills my friend. Take care stay safe god bless and yes will C U on the next video.
That business of dropping dirt on the back of the dam was some mighty smooth work. Great looking little pond. Kinda deep for its size, though. I hope the owner knows to aerate it.
It's a pleasure to watch you learn a new machine. This is probably the strongest pushing you have done with the machine if just dirt. The other was with mixed dirt trash that you sometimes had to roll. It's interesting to see your relationship build with it. At first you asked it to do what you wanted to do and there was lots of bogging down and backing up going on. Now you seem more to be able to ask it do do what it can do...more max power sustained pushing...picking your fights. Really fun to watch. Thanks for taking us along.
If you hadn't said how deep the pond is I would have said 3-4 feet. I have no depth perception whatsoever when it comes to ponds. That is one spacious pond you did. Love it.
This project was one of the best transformations yet. What an amazing difference. The owner went from having an eyesore to what will be an awesome pond. I'd be more than happy if it were mine.
This pond and new dam is a grand work of the master in person and you make this to short time. Congratulation. The old bath for the fish is a great fun. Thanks to this video
Chris, I have news for you, those 4 tubs aren't cast iron but they are like the steel tubs we used to install in people's homes back in the '70s. Oh, and for drainage, we used cast iron pipes that had to be leadded together. Packing was Oakum put into the area around the pipe before the lead was poured into the fitting. The fun side was drain pipes overhead that had to be done the same way as you would if the pipes were on the ground. If you were good, you wouldn't get burnt from pouring that lead over your own head. You got the picture and now you know why lead joint piping was finally done away with. Cast iron gave way to schedule 40 drainage lines that could be cleaned and then glued together. That was a whole lot easier than lead joint pipes, and more environmentally safe as well. So your using PVC piping is similar to what we used for housing 4" coming out of the house, in your case I believe you are using 6" pipe. Nice pond and gr8 work.
Just the look at the pond now will raise the value of his property compared with before! Chris it looks 100% better than the muck that was there! Great job as always brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻(Pond Doctor) 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for sharing!
I know that we always ask to see the ponds once they’re full, I personally never have, but I’d really like to see this full. That’s going to be a really cool little pond. Great series, Chris.
If those tubs were being used to water livestock the drains are plugged. I'd set them on their side otherwise they'll float like boats. Another beautiful pond by letsdig18.
@@stevencorley2352 not gonna happen. If it sits upright it is going to fill up with enough water it will not be able to float up. If it's upside down it will sink into mud and not float.
Terrific work Chris. That pond dam is an impressive sight. You’ve made a super job considering you were hampered with the 220 failure. Once again VOLVO! When are they going to help you out. Your a PR dream for their machines (using them that is). Thanks for posting. See you on the next one. 🇬🇧👍👍👌
This is the first dozer race track. Chris for the win🏁 You really know ponds. All of us hope the 220 will be up and running with no more limp mode. They are made to purr not limp.
I have LOVED watching these pond videos. My son wants to dig his pond out again, but the Corp of Engineers have gotten involved and it’s looking impossible. Red tape red tape and more red tape. It runs to a river.
@@petenolte4192 totally! A lot of farm land has run off to a large canal which eventually feeds into the pond. When water goes over the concrete dam, it runs a mile through the woods to the river. It used to be a very large pond but has grown over through the years. A lot like this one. If you own land, don’t ask the government what you can do with it! Just do it!! Lol
I really never knew how much you adjust the dozer blade and the critters are going to have a blast and your right it looks really neat and clean when you go up and down on the pond dam
Lovely job there Chris! Hope your vehicles get sorted to the point of being reliable, you deserve good tools. It's reasonable for vehicles to run on fuel, oil, grease and some water, but once they start running on your profits it's probably time for some sort of a review I'd guess. Thanks for sharing a great project, your customer should be thrilled with the outcome you got for them.
The video is so deceptive, when watching you work it appears as though it is very shallow. Then the last images really bring it into perspective. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Hope they get the 220 issues solved reliably this time.
You, Sir, are the Michelangelo of dirt! The soil is your marble, and your machines are the hammer and chisel you use sculpt the earth into works of art!
This is one where I’d like to see what it looks like when it’s full. Nice job as always Chris. After watching you for a couple of years I’m pretty sure this would be my dream job. You work hard and are a skilled operator.
Wow just wow You make operating a dozer look easy.. I have tried my hand in a dozer a few times on flat land, let alone off camber through radiuses.. You operate a dozer like you where in a skidsteer.. Your operating talents are just freaking fantastic.. I would love to see this full of water.. Thank you again for your time and energy for our entertainment and a video on what to do..
Hey Chris I watch a lot of videos like yours and you are the standard that all the other people go by. I don't think that I have seen hardly any of them that doesn't mention your quality of work and knowledge of the job to be done....Hell if you ever wanted to start a school I'm sure that you could fill a classroom for years to come. Your a great role model for the equipment operators all over the world.
Such a great result. Love the little added fish habitat features. You should start a side line business to supply the fish as well🎣😊 Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰
Ohh yea me too tracked in slope packs that clay tight n good. Looks very good. Not many come even close to your finished product. Can you teach this? I don't think so! You are born with this skill.
Man the ole pond gremlin's wreaked havoc on this job... Not only cost you time but repair costs.. However the finished product looks awesome... I bet it will be glorious when full..
Chris, you are the man! You are definitely no stranger to adversity, but it's that "CAN DO" attitude that makes you a winner every time. You are inspiration to us all.
Chris, you sure know how to grade dirt. Your ponds are a thing of beauty.
@m which one 😆🤣
Can someone please let Chris know for me, that it looks as if the bolts on the mount at the top of his dozer blade seems to look like they are backing out. I may be wrong but better to check then to have them back out completely and ruin something.
I'd like to see this pond when it's full of water and has grass around it.
Definitely worth a follow up vid... Awesome work!
Me too for sure
A before and after
I was thinking the same, hi from Ireland
I know I wish we could fast forward time and see every pond build full of water. Chris builds some unique and awesome ponds.
you never stop amazing me at your skills and how well you are able to build ponds and restore failing ponds!!!!!!!
You sculpted a pond with a dozer now that is what I call top class Chris clean tidy job .
YES that's what it is, a sculpture!!
Yea, he is pretty dang good
Don't forget to take the plug out of the tub !
Although the pond will fill quicker if you leave the plug in....
If he doesn't break some holes in the bottom with the Mini,,, they'll float like little boats!!
@@petebrooks6539 It'll be alright, just turn a tap on !
👻👻👻
Haha laughed out loud for real on this comment lol best comment of the day lol
That continuous run around the pond with the dozer was highly impressive, was a pleasure to watch👌🏻
Sure made that pond look nice.
You can make a silk purse out of a sows ear.. tks for taking us along.
That’s amazing when you first got there you could not even see the pond and now it’s going to be a good one for a long time to come and many fish caught from it over the years good job 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Right I see alot of fun times being had around that pond.
Yeah the owner needs to go ahead and make a wharf out over the water before the pond fills up and that way his grandkids and kids or anybody could get out on the wharf and fish that would be nice
@@timmyfrierson2684 is that like a lil island out in the middle? If so then that's a great idea and put a cazibo on it or however you spell it lol
The pond dam is the canvas for the art work of Let's Dig 18! 🎨🖼
I think the pond dam could double as a dirt track for races! 🏍🏎🚔
It's very satisfying to produce quality work!
Good for the Soul 🙏🌾🌻
We would love to see some pictures from your previous jobs after the ponds have filled up and the grass has grown
This has been a great adventure you’ve taken us on and gosh wha5 a thing of beauty you’ve created for your customer. I love that you’re as obsessive compulsive as the rest of us which is what makes your channel an absolute favorite❣️
👏💯👏💯👏💯👏
Chris just pissed off at bunch of mosquitoes 🦟 moving them Tub 🛁 lol. The pond looks nothing like a day before you started, back then you couldn’t even tell there’s a pond there. Well done Let’s dig 18 👍👍👍
Great work Chris, hope able to update us on this one after it fills and grows in.
Absolutely amazing just perfect grading Chris like someone commented calling you thr Pond Doctor, you have some amazing skills my friend. Take care stay safe god bless and yes will C U on the next video.
Id love to see a vid where you go back and show some of these ponds all fill up and filled in. Woukd live to know what they look like down the road. 😉
That business of dropping dirt on the back of the dam was some mighty smooth work.
Great looking little pond. Kinda deep for its size, though. I hope the owner knows to aerate it.
Damn!!! I love how it looks when you get it all graded and tracked in. Just beautiful!
It's a pleasure to watch you learn a new machine. This is probably the strongest pushing you have done with the machine if just dirt. The other was with mixed dirt trash that you sometimes had to roll. It's interesting to see your relationship build with it. At first you asked it to do what you wanted to do and there was lots of bogging down and backing up going on. Now you seem more to be able to ask it do do what it can do...more max power sustained pushing...picking your fights. Really fun to watch. Thanks for taking us along.
Right and i think he can just hop in anything and look like hes been doing it his whole life..
Oh and btw you should be a poet lol
That slope does look awesome. Great job as always. That'll be a nice pond, when it's full.
If you hadn't said how deep the pond is I would have said 3-4 feet. I have no depth perception whatsoever when it comes to ponds. That is one spacious pond you did. Love it.
This project was one of the best transformations yet. What an amazing difference. The owner went from having an eyesore to what will be an awesome pond. I'd be more than happy if it were mine.
This pond and new dam is a grand work of the master in person and you make this to short time. Congratulation. The old bath for the fish is a great fun. Thanks to this video
Nice pond Cris, you've done yourself proud with this one.That customer must be one happy man.
Outstanding work. Thanks for taking us along. I always look forward to your next video.
I agree me too
Chris, you wield heavy machinery like an artist wields his brushes, incredible work.
Chris, I have news for you, those 4 tubs aren't cast iron but they are like the steel tubs we used to install in people's homes back in the '70s. Oh, and for drainage, we used cast iron pipes that had to be leadded together. Packing was Oakum put into the area around the pipe before the lead was poured into the fitting. The fun side was drain pipes overhead that had to be done the same way as you would if the pipes were on the ground. If you were good, you wouldn't get burnt from pouring that lead over your own head.
You got the picture and now you know why lead joint piping was finally done away with. Cast iron gave way to schedule 40 drainage lines that could be cleaned and then glued together. That was a whole lot easier than lead joint pipes, and more environmentally safe as well.
So your using PVC piping is similar to what we used for housing 4" coming out of the house, in your case I believe you are using 6" pipe.
Nice pond and gr8 work.
Just the look at the pond now will raise the value of his property compared with before! Chris it looks 100% better than the muck that was there! Great job as always brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻(Pond Doctor) 👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks for sharing!
Chris that's one hell of a beautiful pond there. Great work!
That is going to be an awesome pond, great job Chris.
You do amazing work. Me and my grandson love watching your video.
Looks great! Love the old tubs… should be good fun for the fish
Man you build some awesome ponds and all the other work you do... LOVE YOUR CHANNEL AND VIDEOS......
Chris " The Renaissance Man" has left his mark. Bloody Well Done.
I know that we always ask to see the ponds once they’re full, I personally never have, but I’d really like to see this full. That’s going to be a really cool little pond. Great series, Chris.
That turned out awesome as usual. The dozer earned her keep with that job.
Wow from what this was to how it looks now....you are the pond whisperer!!! Thanks for taking us along!!!
@m WTF????
Looks like a decent size copper head 25:26 near the top left where the tub was.
19:00 driving in circles like that in NC, shouldn't you be going the other way? 😁
Any bump drafting?
Does NASCAR have a Tractor League ???
It don't matter what way he is going he is in a dozer the little cars can swerve around...lol
Nope, that'd set up a vortex and pull the rain in.
Beautiful. I was cringing when you pushed the old bath tubs in there and messing up the dirt work. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder isn't it.
Never seen a fella plow a pond with a bathtub before 🤣🤪👍
If those tubs were being used to water livestock the drains are plugged. I'd set them on their side otherwise they'll float like boats.
Another beautiful pond by letsdig18.
Have you ever tried to move a cast iron tub? Definitely don't have to worry about it floating up
@@brianbabb6666 it's like a steel freighter. They displace more than their weight in water.
@@stevencorley2352 not gonna happen. If it sits upright it is going to fill up with enough water it will not be able to float up. If it's upside down it will sink into mud and not float.
Thing of beauty, Chris. Another top-tier job you did here!
Chris, "well, the excavator is down" Builds a near perfect pond with a wooden spoon and Radio Flyer.
Yep, that is going to be the next video.
Haha right but the excavator is fixed now and I bet Chris is happier than a fly on fresh horseshit 🤣🤷♂️
The fish can now have a bath!!😂🇬🇧👍
Cheers !!! I found that very funny lol
Excellent bro the drone view sure shows a nice looking pond. Nice the fish have somewhere to take a bath too. Safe travels
Definitely one of the nicer ponds I’ve watched you build. Going to be an awesome fishing spot for sure.
Hats off to you sir.
That was cool! It would be interesting to see it full of water!
Glad to see the dozer not breaking down. Good luck with the Volvo
Ok this is one you gotta to a re visit on. Can't wait to see it full! As always excellent work.
I really like seeing the results of your work.
And it would really hit home the change, if Chris put up a 'before' image as well 👍
When you grade the pond around the outside there... was a bit like watching the Indy 500. We were routing for you of course!!
Terrific work Chris. That pond dam is an impressive sight. You’ve made a super job considering you were hampered with the 220 failure. Once again VOLVO! When are they going to help you out. Your a PR dream for their machines (using them that is). Thanks for posting. See you on the next one. 🇬🇧👍👍👌
This is the first dozer race track. Chris for the win🏁
You really know ponds.
All of us hope the 220 will be up and running with no more limp mode. They are made to purr not limp.
Such a nice pond profile, good rain-racing; they gonna be happy!
I have LOVED watching these pond videos. My son wants to dig his pond out again, but the Corp of Engineers have gotten involved and it’s looking impossible. Red tape red tape and more red tape. It runs to a river.
Wonder why they are objecting to the pond it's a filter before it gets to the river. Government ugh!!!
@@petenolte4192 totally! A lot of farm land has run off to a large canal which eventually feeds into the pond. When water goes over the concrete dam, it runs a mile through the woods to the river. It used to be a very large pond but has grown over through the years. A lot like this one. If you own land, don’t ask the government what you can do with it! Just do it!! Lol
I really never knew how much you adjust the dozer blade and the critters are going to have a blast and your right it looks really neat and clean when you go up and down on the pond dam
Lovely job there Chris! Hope your vehicles get sorted to the point of being reliable, you deserve good tools. It's reasonable for vehicles to run on fuel, oil, grease and some water, but once they start running on your profits it's probably time for some sort of a review I'd guess. Thanks for sharing a great project, your customer should be thrilled with the outcome you got for them.
That's some size pond,great job Chris.
The video is so deceptive, when watching you work it appears as though it is very shallow. Then the last images really bring it into perspective. Very cool. Thanks for sharing. Hope they get the 220 issues solved reliably this time.
Good Tuesday morning to you all from Wellington Somerset in the UK
What an amazing transformation. Beautiful work.
Beautiful pond dam it’s going to look even better filled.
Great job, even with all the excavator problems you manage to get it done, looking forward to seeing it full with the overflow working.
Man, what a difference. Nice work!
So beautiful chris you make it look so easy, just love pond work.
You, Sir, are the Michelangelo of dirt! The soil is your marble, and your machines are the hammer and chisel you use sculpt the earth into works of art!
Man, that came out looking so darn good! That transformation is nothing short of amazing.
Deeper at dam end will help keep aquatic plants out.
A master piece of work.
Amazing transformation.. Great job! I love seeing the fish habitat! Keep up the good work!
This is one where I’d like to see what it looks like when it’s full. Nice job as always Chris. After watching you for a couple of years I’m pretty sure this would be my dream job. You work hard and are a skilled operator.
Wow just wow
You make operating a dozer look easy.. I have tried my hand in a dozer a few times on flat land, let alone off camber through radiuses.. You operate a dozer like you where in a skidsteer..
Your operating talents are just freaking fantastic..
I would love to see this full of water..
Thank you again for your time and energy for our entertainment and a video on what to do..
Hey Chris I watch a lot of videos like yours and you are the standard that all the other people go by. I don't think that I have seen hardly any of them that doesn't mention your quality of work and knowledge of the job to be done....Hell if you ever wanted to start a school I'm sure that you could fill a classroom for years to come. Your a great role model for the equipment operators all over the world.
Its almost like that pond is jinks with all the problems your having with your machines but your doing a hell of a job Chris!!!
thanks but i think it is true!
Lol….yesterday the finished pond was suggested, today it’s the one before it! Watching in rewind….
Awesome job Chris shame the machinery issues ..well done mate
the pond did not look that big till the end with the shots of the TUBS in the pond great work Chris .. thankyou for the video
This type of soil moving would be ideal for 980 bucket loader on tracks! Wonder if they make such a piece of equipment?
Can a pond dam be beautiful? You made it happen. Would love to have a place like this.
Nice job. I bet those cast iron tubs have a few stories to tell.
Looks good Chris.. I'm no expert but the center of the dozer blade there are 4 bolts looks like the 2 on the left might be working loose.
I was thinking the same thing
Such a great result. Love the little added fish habitat features. You should start a side line business to supply the fish as well🎣😊 Take care & cheers from 🐨🦘🥰
That is some solid work my friend, you are entertaining as well. Keep them coming and I will keep tuning in Chris, have a great week.
Experience enables those round and round trips on the pond without stopping. At speed, no less.
Ohh yea me too tracked in slope packs that clay tight n good. Looks very good. Not many come even close to your finished product. Can you teach this? I don't think so! You are born with this skill.
After all that trouble with your equipment it looks really good.
This is a 1000% improvement over what it was in the beginning. I bet the water in those tubs stunk like hell.
Another awesome pond job done
Chris you looked like you were on a Nascar dirt track, but you were going the wrong way. Lol 😆 🤣. The pond looks great.
You had me on the edge of my seat when you were on the top of that narrow dam
Excellent work old style thumbs up to you.
"...6:45am on a sunday and I overslept!...."....you are killing me!
That last why I like your channel . I like to watch the progress of a pond building or a pond refurbish
I've watched as few other channels wow this I'd pick as tops ,First place love a work of art ,high 5 from Exeter UK..
Wow, really nice job. Huge difference.
Man the ole pond gremlin's wreaked havoc on this job... Not only cost you time but repair costs.. However the finished product looks awesome... I bet it will be glorious when full..
looks good at the end going to be good when full of water.
I live in Kansas City and love watching you do projects like this. Just curious, how much does a project like this cost?
Chris, you are the man! You are definitely no stranger to adversity, but it's that "CAN DO" attitude that makes you a winner every time.
You are inspiration to us all.
Really nice pond.
Give that dozer a good bath.
It's deserves it. You did a great job..