110 Year Old Driveway Regrading

This place reminds me a whole lot of the Bealy Good farm. Unless I’m mistaken this is his place back before you did all the work clearing, building the 2 ponds and building the driveways to the lots in the back. He did an excellent job restoring that old farm house and shed.

My eldest son gifted you to me. You bring such a calm smile .I am a woman that loves farming , the machines étal... since I lost my farm because I got hurt at work he’s watched and helped me ( as have the other 4) fight my way back. I binge watch your shows sometimes just listening in the background is enough at the end of the day to remind me what I’m fighting my way back to. By the way , we crossed paths at the gas station the other day during the thunder storm... many blessings, stay safe , healthy... keep on keeping on !!! Country folk can survive 💫🇺🇸

I admire your great discipline and determination in putting out these videos regularly. I appreciate it. Thanks

What a Cool looking piece of property with some 110 year old buildings on the property. 👍

excellent control with the machine.. not my type of work, but i found this video very entertaining.. much appreciated and be safe

Good hard base to work with underneath all the pinestraw.

The only thing about working in those conditions is you sure know what way the water runs when it swampy wet. Looks like these home owners definitely know where the landscaping needs work. Great 👍 content 🇺🇸🦅🌏⚓️🇺🇸

Now we can see how you keep busy. You fix one culvert, flood the next property, fix that one and so on.

I've been watching for years, first time I've commented. I find it relaxing and just plain interesting to watch you work in the dirt. Your a professional in everything you do, keep it up!

Not going to lie, all the rain y'all get makes me want to move there. Living in a windy desert makes rain and trees look wonderful

Well done. Good for another 100 years !

was just amazed on how you held the pipe down with the blade then pushed it home

A work of art. Loved this job. Raw chaos pre and post professional development ready for another 100 years. Good one bud.

That was mesmerizing, I now want that wonderful piece of equipment!

It would be nice to see the place once their done. Love restoration of old buildings.

Gotta give you props. I watch you take a few swipes with your bucket and think dam that looks a lot better you’re done.. . Then you continue to take a few more and make it look even better than I could have pictured it in my head. You are a skilled craftsman my friend! Excellent quality.

I admire your attention to detail! It's also very satisfying to see all the progress being made! I wait for your videos daily!! Thank you! 😊

Beautiful job,you make everything look better. Thanks for sharing. Kevin

Another great job Chris. Would love to see an update when they get this place done. Looks like a sweet project. Thanks for sharing.

Nice job! It's amazing between the before & the after.

Those old culvert pipes have definitely seen better days! Lots of debris in them eh? Thanks for sharing, nice work!

I think this was the first time I saw you working at the Bealy Good farm. It was one of the first videos I saw of yours. I've seen most of the stuff you've done since and really appreciate your work.

wow...that skid steer really is the ideal driveway grading machine..... nice job

Absolutely love your videos and commentary, feels like we are actually there with you. Thankyou for great videos.

Nice job as per usual 👍🏼that swivel attachment has certainly paid for itself in time saved on the job Chris.

The landscape around the property reminds me so much of growing up around the Pine Barrens in NJ. The nice aura it gives off, the isolated houses and all the trees. It makes me feel so nostalgic.

Wow!! Amazing what fresh loads of stone do to a driveway. Makes it look really finished. Big difference!

A master of your craft sir! Your attention to detail and finish work is second to none. Great job! Thanks for sharing!

Ice just thawed today after a week. Glad to see the sun shining. Stays wet here in the soggy south.

Man. Watching how delicately you seated those two pieces of pipe. Amazing craftsmanship!

As if I hadn't done enough dirt shuffling in my life: Here I am watching somebody else move dirt. I must be insane! I like the looks of the way you progress.

Glad you can work even if the weather is not agreeable

Chris, you never disappoint with the quality of your work. I sure wish there was someone like you in my area. Thumbs up !!

Great old buildings. A glimpse of the past.

Good Morning @ Lets Dig, I had some doubts as to how this project would turn out, ( because of all of the moisture, i.e. rain) If I was your customer, I would have been extremely and pleasantly surprised at how nice this job turned out. Your quality of work is absolutely awesome. Your skills on the excavator and skid steer are top level ! Then to top it off your narration and filming is excellent. I very much appreciate that you don't overlay your vids with music. I guess I'm old school but I'd rather hear the machine's sounds, even from inside the cab than music. Don't misunderstand me as I love to rock out when inside of the cab rather I don't like it in a video. I'm a 59 year young, retired farmer/ landscape co., owner. ( And yes, that's my last name too). I'm very impressed with your overall work ethic and knowledge. I subscribed. Keep up the great work that you do. Wishing you all of the very best. Warmest Regards from Arizona

WOW! What an improvement for such a pretty place!! Great job!!

I don't think I anticipated how enjoyable it would be to watch someone else work now that I'm retired. Great video. Thank you.

Excellent job!!! You have to be the best at backing up and all you did today. I was mesmerized. I'm a 59-year-old Mom and loved it:-)

Always nice to have a nice gravel drive & yard.

Come on Chris break that new dozer out!!! Lol !!! Keep up the good work!!!!

Looks good man and boy it is wet there. Looks like the new tooth bucket is working out well! 👍🏻

That property needs a lot TLC, those tree's looks like it needs trimming but i like that place.

Playing in the mud, Chris never seems to get away from this.

Another good one Chris , I very much appreciate all your time and effort to produce as many video's as you can, Thanks

You make it look so dang easy, graceful. Thousands of hours of experience, makes a job turn out fantastic.

Good the way you explain what your going to do before you do it - makes it so much easier to follow; love the videos, keep it up

A nice rainy day project...perfect~!

You didn't seem surprised at the rain, I was shocked. Good to have rainy day projects. Thanks Chris Central California Watching

Another awesome job Chris, another satisfied customer! 👍🏻👍🏻

Enjoy your channel. Nice work on the driveway upgrade.

Rain's a hell of a lot there Chris! Great video, thanks again👍

I was going to say it was nice to see you dig out dry compact dirt for a second and then mud came. Learn something new today thank you.

Nice work! Another great property!!

The driveway is your canvas and the skid steer is your brush. I sit here for hours watching you create masterpieces. If you were in Pennsylvania, I know who my first choice of excavators would be 😊👍

By far the best heavy machine operator I’ve ever seen! Love the channel Chris keep up the good work.

You can tell this guy knows what he's doing. Eyeballing all of this sort of stuff is not just a skill. It's an art form.

Thanks for knocking this out for us. Nice to be able to work without getting stuck in the mud. Looking forward to the next part.

Once again,from "Turd to Trophy " Looks good young man!

loved the way you made the pipes tight together. smooth...! u the man, awesome operator. i watch all your videos.

Thats some fine work sir. Ty for sharing

How to turn a whole mess into a nice, dry place : Call the right guy, that's how ! Great job !

Absolutely awesome job Chris

Before I started watching your videos I didn't understand the artistry. A good equipment operator has to be an artist to visualize and create the vistas people want as well as having a knowledge of hydrology, material science, trees, and that doesn't touch operating and maintaining equipment. Thanks for opening my eyes

Great video, we love using our heavy equipment like this. It speed up the process a good 100x !

Chris always like to see yur finished job. Always neat n everything is perfectly n place.. Great job.... 🤗💜

Looks great, a big improvement.

It’s amazing what some good grading and some fresh stone will make a place look a whole lot better

Nice job Chris looks great

That was a big improvement to the property to start nice job Chris 😎👍👍

The hallmark of a great equipment operator. Make it look easy, fun and have things work out perfectly. In reality for the novice, it's not, not, and never does.

Gotta say, there is something soothing about the sound of fresh footsteps on freshly graded stone, before the weather has a chance to wash away all the small stuff and leave only the larger rocks on the top.

Great video. You make these type jobs fun to watch. I also like your commentary explaining the jobs to us rookies.

You guys do some great work. Love running equipment any chance I get. Grew up on the controls. Medication!

A nice rainy day job, good work 👍

20:37 - that first gen is mint!

I was thinking we would have seen that awesome small grader you have on this job but you certainly showed that a skilled operator can grade a road without one!

Hey, the new bucket in use. Nice job as always.

Don't you just love working in the rain love your video's I watch them all more than one time

You made nice work out of that little muddy job. Nice old pioneer house will be sharp after a modern remodel - bet it has beadboard with sawdust and moss in the walls for insulation.

it would be cool too see what the home looks like in a few months ,, if they keep the old look or make it look like a brand new home ,, Chris you did a great job on this one looked like a swamp now they have a driveway and when the rain stops they will have a yard ,,

I know it's a "late comment" but just want to thank you for this particular video. I watch all your videos but this one made me think of my Grandfather for some reason and gave me solace. My "Paw-Paw" was in "Earth Moving" for all his Life ... even worked on the Panama Canal ... with "Steam Powered Draglines" no less. As a kid, I remember how excited he was to run a "Yumbo" (International Harvester's articulated excavator ... the very first BTW) and sitting on his lap as he play that machine like a piano ... much respect for him and you for that "Touch" you share). He lived a long life ... long enough to see the future of what machines were coming ... had one of the first Kubota 4x4 mini tractors ... within minutes he had it playing like a glove ... and extension of his hands ... truly amazing) back in the late '70's. I watch your vids and think "What would he think about today's machines? Articulated Excavator Buckets and "Thumb" claws???. The only thing I know is that it still takes all those "GIANT HAND TOOLS" to service them ... and he had a Garage full that I was not smart enough to keep. Again, thanks for the memories you evoke in your work ... the speed and accuracy with which you work is absolutely amazing !!! A pity our "Highway Departments" don't have the same speed and purpose eh? LOL

that is a nice job brother. i wouldn't have attempted that job in the rain. you made it look easy.

Got to try one of those swinging buckets!

Nice move! Holding it down with the blade and pushing it together with the bucket!👍 one man army!😎

That is a hard assed 100 some year old driveway except for the bit of top debris. We could only wish they were all like that.

I like that ole place be nice when you get done

It’s like a ballet when you get on that skid steer beautiful job

That root plug was an eco friendly state of the art system for silt filtering and controlling flow rate😄

Looks great Chris and great job on the video too hope you have a great weekend

You videos are relaxing and cool to watch. Especially if your having an anxiety attack. Please keep up the work sir

Liked the way you explained each step before you did it. I think about the way I would do it then see if I was right.. Thanks for sharing

Thanks again, enjoyed watching.

I laughed out load with amazed admiration when I realised you had gently 'trodden' on that pipe to allow you to push the other section in using the bucket.

Nicely done Chris. 🇺🇸

That must be one very happy customer.

I learn an incredible amount from this. It’s exactly like studying film in wrestling, hockey, football or any other sport. Greatly appreciate the videos. you are one smooth operator 🤙🏻

Great video, enjoy watching very much.

Great job as always! You might have to get some chest waders if it keeps raining so much.

Chris, you are the reigning master mud mover!

15:50 Brilliant. Man knows his trade.