Posted by Texasmark1 on January 25, 2017 at 08:11:46 from (198.45.129.250):
In Reply to: building a pond posted by buckeyemac on January 24, 2017 at 14:33:08:
I was as you are once. Since you added time was not an option and wanting to use your existing equipment that leaves out having a professional do the work out. Prepare yourself for a long haul. Not a problem, just understand it won't get done in a New York minute.
As others have stated, you need to learn something about pond building before you start. Also you need to cut the soil before you scrape it away meaning 2 different implements....however a box scraper with scarifiers would do that job, a 5' on that tractor. This would require scarifying across the whole thing, adjusting them out of the way, dragging that dirt out, putting them back down etc. No biggie, just time consuming.
Soil percolation is definitely a consideration. If you locate it in a sandy or rocky environment it won't hold water. Even in heavy clay like where I live, it may take years (mine did) for it to silt in enough to seal the pores and have it hold water adequately.
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