Posted by moonlite37 on January 24, 2017 at 16:37:51 from (67.45.114.155):
In Reply to: building a pond posted by buckeyemac on January 24, 2017 at 14:33:08:
It is entirely possible but is not cost effective. I have 4 ponds each less than a half acre and each has over 1,000 yards of excavation, Your rear scoop holds about a quarter yard. The farm I how own had a levee built with a 2N ford tractor in about 1950. The fellow worked about a month and wore out the engine on his tractor. On the other end of the farm I have a levee that was built with a shovel and wheelbarrow in the early 1900. In the center of the farm there is a now broken levee that was built with shovels and a small trailer pulled with a model A ford car in the early 30's. I have a good John Deere 450 C I would not attempt to move 1,000 yards. I can get a D6 with operator for $125 an hour and he is three times as fast as I am. His machine is twice as big as mine and he is a better operator. I would not run my machine for $40
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