Mar 4, 2016 · For digging, you want the hoe stick at the back of a backhoe, or even better, and excavator. But digging the dirt is the easy part. Moving it is where you wear out machinery and …

Jun 6, 2010 · I started digging my pond this weekend with only a backhoe at my disposal. I am not doing any sort of dam, rather digging a big hole in the ground. I want a pond, but my other …

Aug 10, 2011 · I expanded my pond 20 years ago, used two dump trucks, a dozer, and a 28000 lb excavator. Hauled about 150 loads of black muck to a low area that took a few years to dry out …

Jan 5, 2005 · The digging was the easy part, removing the dirt was what realy took the most time. I only went 4 feet deep except for a drain hole that is about 7 feet deep. I did that to allow me a …

Apr 12, 2009 · If you are digging any size pond with that size tractor I would think it will fill with enough water to be a problem before you can dig it as deep as you probably will want. Here, …

Apr 3, 2005 · My pond is about 1 1/4 acres big and goes to around 18' deep. Figure how many buckets from a CUT that would have taken with an average dump distance of 250 yards to …

Nov 5, 2012 · Has anyone made a pond with a bx 25 or bx 25d or bx 24. I am going to start one in a couple months. I know it is small and will take a long but I have time and beer.

Apr 25, 2011 · Basically digging a bowl shape. I could use the earth I removed to level a few problem areas, and the pond would be fairly good to have too. I just wonder if it's too much for …

Nov 1, 2003 · On a two wheel drive tractor a pond scoop may in some cases be more effective than a front loader because traction is gained not lost like with the front loader when the scoop …

Mar 6, 2004 · This worked fairly quickly at digging and removing the dirt, but with winter coming, I became panicked about the rains coming and started just dumping the dirt around the outside …