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Cmore

01-15-2008 13:25:12




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Anyone ever try to build a small, (less than 1/2 acre and 2 to 4 feet deep) pond with a tractor and rear blade?? Dad had a tumble-bug at one time, but loaned it to someone and I don't know where it is...I know the tumble-bug would work, but how about a fast hitch rear blade?? Any advice? Thanks, Cmore




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dej(jed)

01-17-2008 04:54:37




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
Keep a torch, some angle iron and a welder handy as you will need it. Unless you have a mega strong blade, you are going to bend the heck out of a 3 point blade. Good luck, but I think you won't fair vey well with that rig.



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bc

01-16-2008 16:31:55




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
I'd say go for it and try it if you have the blade already. If it is completely dry you may be able to do it. It will be slow and with a rear blade you may not be able to make a very steep slope which will affect the size and depth. I work on things all the time that takes me 3 times as long as if I would hire it done but I am the ultimate DIYer. It would sure be easier with a front bucket though. You would want to dig it the same way a dozer does it, basically in straight lines. Problem with a shallow pond is that it will fill in with silt after a few years and your dove pond will become mosquito city. You could even stock a few fish. You will need an excavator or drag line for sure to deepen it once it becomes a mudhole. That is why you want to dig it plenty deep to begin with while it is still dry. Those pastures will carry a lot of silt. Either hurry and do it before the rainy season or wait till it is over.

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KJFarms

01-16-2008 05:39:28




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
I had one dug this past summer approx 120' x 200' x 5' deep. It was on a gradual slop off the pasture so only one end had to have a berm around. It took the guy with a D8 dozer 4hrs with leveling the berm to finish. We've had 14" of rain since mid Oct and is holding well so far. The cost was 500.00, sure beat me having to rent a dozer or tearing up my equipment.



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RockyMO

01-15-2008 16:56:12




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
"less than 1/2 acre and 2 to 4 feet deep" Isn't that called a mosquito breeding ground? I think you would be much better served to hire someone to dig a deeper pond, you will be much happier with it and it won't take nearly as long. JMHO

Rocky in MO



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Cmore

01-16-2008 06:50:10




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to RockyMO, 01-15-2008 16:56:12  
Actually, it's a "dove watering pond" right next to my sunflower patch. Small waterway runs through it, and I plan to dam up the waterway on the east end to create a small holding pond. then, spray the fescue around the pond for some "dove dusting" areas....Cmore



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KJFarms

01-16-2008 07:49:55




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-16-2008 06:50:10  
Good luck-around here in Ky, most of the dozer folks are charging 100-150 per hr. If they are any good (with no major rocks) they should be able to do what you are wanting in a few hrs. I use my holding pond for watering the cows. The dozer guy run the dozer back and forth over the bottom to pack it and so far has held the water very well. Best of luck.



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Randy-IA

01-15-2008 15:23:37




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 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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dhermesc

01-15-2008 14:54:27




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
My brother built a small one taking advantage of a natural cut. He used a 4 bottem plow to tear the soil loose then a dozer blade (mounted on a 1456) to push the soil up into a bank. It really didn't take that long - a couple of weekends and most of the first one was just laying out the bank height and figuring his water level.



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Janicholson

01-15-2008 14:32:08




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
10yardsX10yards is 100 cubic yards @ 3ft deep. I recommend a D8 and two days. JimN



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old

01-15-2008 13:30:01




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 Re: Small pond building in reply to Cmore, 01-15-2008 13:25:12  
You could probably do it but it would take you for ever and a day to do so. I have worked off and on now since 1980 to dig my 2 ponds deeper and it seems I might in a good year gain a foot at most and thats with a small dozer and a loader in a tractor. A lot also depends on what the ground is like where you are. I have hit clay which is good for holding water but also good for making working on a pond bad because it seems like its always wet

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