Posted by Randy-IA on January 15, 2008 at 15:23:37 from (207.177.83.244):
In Reply to: Small pond building posted by Cmore on January 15, 2008 at 13:25:12:
If you're just trying to dig a hole in flat ground it will take a couple summers to get it done with a flat blade . It'll take a while and if you have the time and money go for it ! If you want it done quickly rent a excavator with a 2/3rds yard bucket or larger and learn how to run it . Figure out first where you want the dirt to be and then dig the hole and send the excavator on it's way then use the tractor idea to make the banks the way you want them . You can move a lot of dirt in 8 hours with a excavator of that size . But that's only if you can become proficient with it quickly , so if you want it done very quickly hire the hole out and do the rest yourself . It took a neighbor two summers with a medium sized fmc Linkbelt excavator and a d-7 or d-8 sized dozer to do about an acre size pond but he made his about 9' or 10' deep and he had to build a dam on two sides half the depth ( it's a triangle on the corner of his sloped property ) . It was pretty obvious he didn't have a good grasp on how to build a pond and he was moving dirt everywhere trying to figure it out for the first year ( or come up with a design in his head for it while he was doing it ) . He got it done and today it looks good even though it's little more than an algae pond already . Without a fresh supply of water running into and out of most ponds all they do is get stagnant . Your results may vary . Good Luck with it if you decide to do it ! ...Randy
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