Fixing A I Can Do It Cheaper Pond

Chris, I am glad to see you and the new excavator at work, however, it would sure be nice if the videos were much longer, in fact, the longer the better for me. You may not realize it, but your videos are more like instructional tutorials than just being interesting videos, that is, at least to me. At the age of 76 and 50% disabled and twice retired, I will not be going out to work ever again, but watching you work and seeing how you operate the excavator and all the other machinery makes my day start with a smile on my face. Thank you, from a 11-year fan.

" Good clean hay comes at a certain price, but if you want hay that's already been through the cow,...well, that comes a little cheaper! "

As an Electrician, I have forgotten how many times I've had to rip out bad stuff and start all over. Then customer can't understand why it now costs even more then my original bid.

Somewhere downstream of this property some family man is sat in his yard having a bbq then all shit hits the fan when the ditch at the bottom of his property goes from a trickle of water to a raging torrent hahaha

Always cheaper to do something right the 1st time

Seen this situation working with my dad in flooring. We needed to grind and seal some concrete slab against moisture, he was going to charge $500. Customer went and got home depot labor instead, my dad even told her to insure they grind the floor or the sealer won't do it's job. We took our grinder with us so it wouldn't be used for obvious reasons. Came in the next day, my dad bent down and was very easily able to just peel the sealer up off the floor. So he said she could either sign something so he isn't held liable for the eventual failure or she can now pay us to scrape up all the sealer, grind the floor and apply new sealer which the customer had to buy again. Instead of the $500 he charged $800 now for the additional labor and she was out at least another $600 for new sealer plus whatever she paid the other people. People need to learn, professionals charge what they charge for a reason!!

Chris makes it look SO EASY. It's a real pleasure watching a PRO run these machines....

"Hey! KZhead Algorithm! Can I see videos from my subscribed channels? No. "Oh uh, okay, what about videos relevant to my interests & stuff like that?" Ehh tbh buddy im not rly feeling it. "Okay, what can I get?" P O N D I'm not even mad

It's not the size of your bucket Chris, it's how you dig with it.

Hello from the UK. Has your customer not heard the saying: "Skilled labour is not cheap...... Cheap labour is not skilled" Keep up the good work my friend. we can all see you take pride in what you do.

Me- wow that moves dirt so fast Him- this little bucket takes forever to move anything

When you breech a dam like that is there requirements to let neighbors downstream know in the even they have property that could be potentially damaged by the extra flow?

My dad always said "You buy cheap, you buy twice!" and that was a CHEAP job! I have no doubt that you're going to make such a superior job of it though Chris! :-)

I gave a neighbor a price and put on a 20% discount for being a short commute. He asked a bunch of questions and decided that him and a friend could do it cheaper. One day I came home and drove by a horse buried up to its belly, three people and a 4x4 all stuck. I just kept on driving. The pond ended up about 12 feet across and 8 feet deep with straight up and down walls. It wasn't long until another horse was in the mud. You get what you pay for with professionals.

As much precision as a marksman and a trained musician. So fluent and so magnificent to watch. Its literally art. This man creates fluent flowing art when he moves dirt. Unbelievable calculated and precise.

I made bigger ponds during a rainstorm damming up the gutter..... Your the man Chris, when will people learn pay the money and do it right the first time, Your the Mike Holmes of the pond building business... :)

I can do it for 1/4 as much! I specialize in "above ground ponds". I'd install a circular, 150 foot wide aluminum reinforced, resin coated sheet metal pool, I mean pond, that would be 4 feet deep everywhere! I'd install pool, I mean pond entry ladders every 75 feet.

The amount of work one man can accomplish with modern equipment and a good work ethic never ceases to amaze me

Those people should have watched your videos on making ponds and lakes. They would've went with you instead of the DIY person. But you go cheap you get what you pay for. Love the videos Chris ❤️.

Don't know why this showed up in my recommended videos, but I'm glad it did. I know precisely nothing about building a pond, but I'm pretty sure even I wouldn't have put the overflow as high as the doggone dam. Also, that machine is sweet as can be. Looks like a pleasure to operate. Have followed the cheap guy lots of times in my line as well. Never a fun time for the customer.

Ahh, nothing like paying twice to have it done right the second time.

Chris great job! Sometimes cheaper bids don’t always save the client money,it ends up costing much more.

Nice sized bucket for running it in. A gentle 50 hours to polish the pins and pumps :o)

I started watching this and I was thinking to myself "Why am I wasting my time watching someone dig dirt?" But DAMN! This guy is an artist! A craftsman! Always enjoyable watching someone so skilled ply their trade.

Lesson for anyone getting a price for work to be done? You get what you pay for. Want to pay a cheap price you can expect a cheap job. Good work doesn't come cheap and cheap work doesn't look good !

Good work, as always! Buy cheap, pay twice...

Chris been watching your vids along time I finally subbed to your channel don't know why didn't do it sooner. Anyway I spent my life on equipment and I must say you must have started running these machines at a very young age. Your one of the most skilled and knowledgeable operators I have seen. Keep up the great work it's a shame that they are some unscrupulous contractors out there. But when you get called to fix what someone f-uped and you leave a customer with a smile. Well that is a satisfaction money can't buy. But you know that already as I can hear it in your voice. I never got to do alot of excavator work most loader backhoe and a whole lot of dozer work. Building road and well locations for drilling with mud pits. One of the trickiest jobs was reclaiming the mud pits had to be so careful as it is real easy to bury and lose a machine in one of those drill pits. Guess I was lucky never got completely stuck that couldn't get myself out but few times I wondered lol.

That second shot of the water being released was quite a bonus thank you

Man, those other guys did a horrible job. I'm surprised the owner even paid them! Wow we!

They should have watched more of your videos to learn how to dig a pond

I have never built a pond or dam before, but I find them fascinating so have read a lot, toured many, and dreamed of alternative careers. This pond's state at the beginning just had me shaking my head so much.

I hate rip-off jobs. I like to see people do the jobs right the first time. I enjoy seeing the level of expertise that goes into your work.

just drain the whole ting and start over on this mess ...

"This little buckets gonna drive me crazy " well said Chris lmaooooo

wont lie, i have helped make a few ponds, and for less then the contractors all estimated, but, we knew how to do the work, (a few of our friends), and our buddies grandad for example, wanted some work that they wanted to charge alot for, that was actually less work for us.. since we just had to dig out the outlet side and he had a crew install the rolling fish blocker thing(also helps to roll any crap that may clog a normal outlet dropping the debris (mostly just loose green/brown plant matter not wood or the like), im told its still working a couple decades later... he did have a revision done, but it was to add a fishing "bridge" over it made from concrete.. they did it without draining the pond(small lake really....) he actually got thanked by local authorites the 3 ponds we did for him(2 just cleaning out and enlarging some cattle/livestock watering ponds, actually had helped keep the stream from flooding as bad as often, and, from running dry in the summer, we actually build overflows from the creek into the ponds to catch floods from heavy rain, he never has had trouble with the authorities, unlike the guy 2 miles away..whos in prison not jail, prison, for the ponds he build that diverted streams and creeks threw his ponds and in summer prevented anybody down stream of him from having water flow.. (he would intentionally block it up higher and nearly fully stop outflow when it started to look like a dry spell was coming... im told... when they came and got him it was a major operation... had fbi on site... ) this is some bad work they did.. lame.... glad you got called up to fix it... and yes... not having the ability to use the best bucket/tool for the job... can be...frustrating... be glad your not doing this with a ditch bucket... "things could always be worse" ;)

First scoop of dirt and first tree taken down with the new machine! Letsdig!!!

“It’ll be bigger than that little teaspoon” **5 minutes earlier** “Let’s go ahead and knock down that tree”

I’m 17 and run a komatsu pc128uu. Most of my tricks have been learned watching your videos. I’ve put over 500 hours on my machine keep up the good work.

Had the same exact thing happen to me Monday. Got called back to a job I bid 2 months ago. 19 yard slab. He went with a company that actually convinced him to use bags and pour it in sections. He was happy to pay us more than the first bid!!

Get whatcha pay for! Serves that customer right having to pay twice. They're fortunate you're willing to do it. I usually tell 'em to get lost when they try to call me back in to fix the cheaper guy's mess.

As an arborist it makes me happy that you know trees will die when buried in dirt. I see it done all the time.

hydrology is a career on its own. One of the hidden secrets of construction.

so many rabbits had to surf to survive the great tidal wave :D very therapeutic to watch you work

Love! Love! The camera angles and your voice over. Ok. Where is the pond water flowing to? Will it do any good along the way--like spread out sideways? How long to refill the pond after you are finished? Is there a "seep hole" or underground spring? I watch you make a pond from scratch, but can't figure out the water questions. Thank you.

"Oh my gosh, the flood is coming!" Run, the mouse sayed to the others. ;-)

When someone says "I can do it cheaper" always ask what they're skimping out on.

I like adding the 2and cam angle! Nice cleanup work! Thanks

I have ZERO experience in this field but find these videos so interesting.

I installed hdpe pipe a few years back across my driveway and yard. I had to go out and check to see if I did it right. Lol

Congrats on 300k subs and the new machine.

I don’t know how I got here from fitness KZhead, but 16 minutes later I just saw a pond get dug and loved every minute of it!

A few upside down large stumps is great for a fishing pond, but sticking large wood in the side of the bank is not only lazy but will cause pot holes when it rots out I would think.

Yes! Love those "cut throats" and DIY guys!

Well i know a saying for such situations: "People who buy cheap, buy twice." I tried to tell this to my dad SO many times because he always wanted the cheapest option whenever possible and then he wondered when the cheap stuff was breaking faster than anything before.

You couldn't have planned that shot of releasing the water! Amazing view!!!

Hope to see this pond finished.

KZhead keeps recommending me videos about AI that can create/enhance amazing things like videos and animations with little help, so when I read your title I thought, "Wait, an AI made a POND?"

I dont know if its just an impression, but this excavator is the smoothest and most stable of its size I seen on the youtubes until now

Hi I'm from England I found your video's by accident I have never had any dealings with any sort of ground work or building work. But somehow i find your clips so soothing and enjoyable I cant stop watching them you seem to make whatever you do look easy, and the difference from start to the finish of any job you do is incredible, I also enjoy your wood cutting videos and servicing videos except the one with the snakes stuck. They are all very informative theres only one problem there are just so many to catch up on I set my limit to going back to 5 years but I'm slowly getting through them. One question what is a borrow pit it was on one of your earlier videos. Great vids keep them coming.. Peter

The 12:46 to 13:57 camera angle of that water gushing through was amazing. Dude you need to do more of that in future! 😍👏👏👏

all you can do is the best thing

Whatever happened to that job a few weeks ago where you were fixing someone elses pond job

In Germany we say: "I can't afford cheap craftsmenship." (Because you usually have to pay twice. One time for sloppy cheap work and a second time for a pro to fix it.)

Chris its always so sooth n n relaxs n to watch yur videos wn yur deal n with ponds.... 🌝

What was the cost your quoted him originally and for when he came crawling back?

I've been waiting to see the next phase of this, have I missed it, or is it still in the works? Thank you, this is very enjoyable to watch, and I'm learning a great idea. much appreciated.

First I think it’s good to note I’ve never really been around construction equipment but I’m amazed by this mans skill and finesse operating this machine

That was a great video Chris how you opened up the dam. Good luck on the new Volvo!

"It's about as wide as a golfcart" Or a Bobcat. Sure that's a coincidence.

Geez, your description of the job scope in the first 3 minutes is a serious load of work/earthmoving.

I dig effluent ponds here in NZ. I just fixed a pond as poorly constructed as this one. Except the wall did collapse and it all went in the stream. In NZ that is a very big deal. I have now worked on several ponds where guys have built dam walls directly on top of the black top soil, almost all of them are not even close to the specified size and as yet not one to the correct depth. I too think I'm extremely fair priced but there is often someone cheaper. It's very frustrating. I too might start filming some of these ponds and exposing what is really going on.

Its good to see randy quaid get back to work. And the original guy made a wall of pure topsoil that a few feet thick... it wouldnt last more than a year or two depending how much rain it gets, and looking at the trees they get quite a bit.

I never realized how much you spin around in an excavator. I knew they do, but its different to experience it though the driver's perspective

I told my girly friend I watch your Channel and she said I can go to Las Vegas. They have a place we can test drive them.

Watching you work is mesmerizing. That machine is clearly an extension of your arms.

Chris, you should invest in one of those big excavators that has the 20ft wide buckets. New ponds can go in with only a few digs :)

Holy shit.... that is close to one of the worst pond jobs I've seen.

Someone didn't have a clue what they were doing

There is a reason to install the bell end toward the inlet and a reason to put it to the downstream end. Upstream bell keeps the pipe from moving downstream. Downstream bell keeps it from clogging. But the pipe can creep downstream. More of a problem with smooth pipe than with corrugated. If more than one length, it always has to be upstream bell so that the water flows thru the joint(s) properly.

You are 100 percent right about the bell facing upstream. However, if you are using ADS N-12 (like what you pulled out) for a culvert, I would highly recommend cutting off the thin wall bell as it is prone to collapse. I had it happen on an 8" pipe and a 15" pipe.

What a mess, he is fortunate to have you fix it.

I’m glad you are happy with the machine. Any sign of why it was low on hydraulic oil?

it's so cool to see, that he doesn't even think about the controls anymore, the escavator-arm is just an extension of himself.

Enjoy your videos and how you explain what is wrong and how to fix. Thanks

Great video, beautiful place! Where is that?

got tint them windows

I'm looking to extend a pond i already have on ky property, its stocked with bream and bass and catfish. Its about .10 acres and I wanna increase it to .75 acres to 1 acre . Do I keep the pond separated from the extension until the extension is filled with rainwater?

There's something very calming about this videos.

Don’t you love it when you have to go back and fix someone else’s fuk up cause the customer wanted to save but in reality they are paying double I love when customers do that I laugh when I either get a call from them or see them pull into my shop lot

Does your competition know you are having to come and redo his job?

If I ever needed something dug out I would hope to have someone as good as you are doing it. Very impressed.

I'd forgotten about the window tint on the "old" 220 Chris, jees this cab is bright compared !! ..... It needs the window tint to at least match the shade of the other 220... I wouldn't go any clearer, I remember when you did it, you thought it was too dark, NOPE it's just right, this one needs to match it. Otherwise it looks a nice tidy machine, need plenty of weekend work now to pay for it 👍

16:14 you can see exactly where the original dam would have failed. Nice seam was exposed from the water flow.

Like my Grandpa used to always say, “Get all these kids out of my house before I get my gun”. Grandpa wasn’t that friendly. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I wish we had the money to have you come down and fix our riding arena riding! We don't, so I'll just keep on keeping on with what I can do with the tractor and drag. But I know your expertise could make it better than it is!

ach I loved the ease and precision when you were removing the soil around the pipe you can tell you have years of experience but make it look so simple

imagine being the guy who done this and watching all how you done wrong 😂

It always amazes me the kind of guys that jump into the industry thinking anyone can do it. There's a reason this is a trade. This is a prime example, just terrible work all the way around.

Beautimous. Pondvid again. Thank you for makig these videos for us Chris. And again congrats on your 300k subs.

I can't believe they actually called that a complete pond. Chris to the rescue! Just hope you are getting paid WELL for fixing their sorry excuse of a pond!!