What A Mess I've Gotten Into: Failing Pond Overflow Replacement

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[claley]

Greetings from Newfoundland up in Canada. As I watch you work, I cant help but notice and admire how you are constantly thinking. You think about the people around you, the equipment, the little details. It's impressive. I teach engineering at at university. Watching you is an education. Thanks for letting us ride along.

[rmcjr]

You're a real superstar at this pond business. Should call yourself Jean-Claude Pond Dam.

[Dennis_J._Aitken]

You work that like it is an extension of your own body!
Excellent work! I wish I learned that 50 years ago.

[nicholepaladino]

that operator is a true professional..the ease by which he did this work demonstrates how familiar and comfortable he is with his mechine..He worked at a cautious pace and kept a constant eye out for safety

[mslorry]

So glad that final look back to see the dead tree gone out of the water! I'm not OCD but that one was driving me crazy! Chris always leaves the work site looking fantastic. Thank you for your time and talent.

[glentodd]

it's a pleasure watching a man work that knows this craft...you do fine work

[bobkohl]

Unbelieveable.. one of the best dam repair videos to date watching you figure things out. I'm glad I came back and watched it all the way through

[keithashline]

The finished product is the look of a well-seasoned professional doing his job the right way.

[farms]

We fixed a pond one time that was using 4 old fuel tanks welded together end to end for an overflow. They had welded a big gate on the end of the pipe in the pond to cutoff the overflow. Of course when the pond filled the tanks/pipe floated. So they dug it out, placed it again and poured 96 yards of concrete around it for a seep collar. It still floated the pipe enough to leak and the seeping water cut a gully through the pond dam. When we got the call, I couldn't believe what I saw. Like to never got all that concrete busted up. We cut the gate off the pipe and welded it to the end of the pipe outside the pond and it has never leaked again. That job sucked. Love your videos.

[hippo]

Love how clean and tidy you guys left the site at the end . Shows great pride in your work . Great job !

[dansbrown]

Another amazing demonstration of operator skills! Catching that chunk of rolling concrete before it got into the pond made me smile. :)

[patriciabockenstette]

Fantastic work. You and John are the best team. Moving that concrete made my toes curl when your machine looked like it was going to tip. But the skill you showed saved the day. What a clean and peaceful scene you left. Thanks for sharing. Be safe.

[donnal.oglesby]

Chris, this was a real mess of a job. Shame that the glass on the exvator got a bit broken and beat up but really glad that you in turn did NOT get hurt in that. Looks 100% better than what it did and you know that since you did all this the correct way, there is no way it will ever leak again. shame that this was not done correctly the first time. Great video. Thank you for shaing and your work on it.

[murrayhall]

Talk about "over engineered". This takes the biscuit! Tough you cracked the small window in the process. That's life!. Many thanks for another first class presentation. Stay safe and well.

[vastylebbq]

Contractor must have owned the Redimix plant! Overkill, big time. We'll played asusuall, Chris. Love this stuff

[deernutOO]

You do good work. Thanks for taking us along for the job.

[davestuart]

Thought John was going down for a minute but the shovel saved the day!
Sad, other contractors failures are terrible for homeowners but great for you…..looks great Chris, you and John are a great team!

[heatherlane]

'Lord have mercy' alright! Brain rattling, body shaking and taking life in hands excavation. Thank goodness no one was injured. This is one great video with a neat finish. Keep safe out there.

[mikeseguin]

Beautiful job.I love to watch a job being done by a professional.

[greatergood]

❤ Loved watching 2 generations of pond guys scratching their heads. "What the hell were they thinking when they did this?"