Busting The Dam On A 60 Year Old Irrigation Pond

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @tinderbox218
    @tinderbox218 Месяц назад +1132

    I'm a simple man. When I see a video about busting a dam, I click on it.

  • @deplorable_2024
    @deplorable_2024 Месяц назад +299

    You nailed it. They piled the clay over the topsoil. No wonder it won’t hold water. A good pond builder has to know much more than how to run machines! I had a new 2 1/2 acre pond built 2 yrs ago. They brought in 2 scrapers and separated all of the top soil around the pond and piled it up. They used the good clay below that to build the dam. They also made sure they had good clay lining in the bottom. Then they took the topsoil and regraded it around the pond. No leaks. Beautiful pond. Great fishing in just a couple of years.

    • @Bailey-y9b
      @Bailey-y9b Месяц назад +5

      I want to know more

    • @deplorable_2024
      @deplorable_2024 Месяц назад +22

      @@Bailey-y9b. My pond build was in SW Iowa . My farm is hilly, not flat, which is typical for this area. Over decades of previous farming, the good black topsoil moved to the bottom of the hills, leaving only a thin layer over the clay base on the hilltops. When we built the pond we needed good solid clay for the dam, and to create a firm clay bottom in the pond. Clay holds water. Black dirt doesn’t. So. Using two large scrapers, my builder removed a thinning black topsoil layer from a nearby hilltop. He also used them the scrapers to remove the good black at the bottom of the hills where the pond was going. He went down over 30 ft where the dam was going to be built. All off this black dirt was stockpiled. The scrapers then began moving the good clay for the dam and pond bottom. Using the two scrapers and three large dozers and a large excavator, the dam and pond bottom were sculpted from solid clay. All of the good black dirt that had been stockpiled was spread on the hilltops where we took the clay. We also put about a 12” layer across the top of the dam, and on the face that slopes away from the pond. This created a nice layer of topsoil for seeding brome grass for permanent cover to stop erosion. Brome is very hardy, relatively fast growing, and creates a very deep and tough sod layer in just 2-3 years. This was all very carefully researched and planned. Also expensive. We used clean 4-6” rock to face the dam on the water side. And we built 3 silt basins in the waterways above the pond. And we tiled all the ground above the pond into those silt ponds. And all of that drains through more tile to feed the pond in a way that lets us control all the drainage from 260 acres that is the watershed feeding this 2 1/2 acre pond. Deep end is 28’. We built tow large spawning beds. Stocked with large mouth bass, bluegills and perch. Fish were stocked 18 months ago. I was fishing this evening. I tagged 4 bass. Smallest was 1 1/2 lbs. largest was 2 lbs. I’m also weighing and tagging bluegill. The oldest ones are already 3/4 lb. I caught and tagged one 15 oz.

    • @sneezing_panda
      @sneezing_panda Месяц назад +3

      @@Bailey-y9b @bamabass did a "5 acre pond build" and you can see what they did there.

    • @me3333
      @me3333 Месяц назад +2

      @@deplorable_2024 Thank you for the detailed explanation. I have always wondered how to properly build a pond. I have watched ponds being dug and built up but have never heard the details about what went into it. Very cool

    • @anthonyburnam3415
      @anthonyburnam3415 Месяц назад

      Makes me wish I had more acreage to build a pond on. Thanks for posting it.

  • @JB-eg1tb
    @JB-eg1tb Месяц назад +83

    Watching this brings back my early childhood days of playing with mud, water and dams! Thank you for sharing.

    • @nelsonglass6
      @nelsonglass6 27 дней назад

      You can’t cut a 2 foot wide to put back a 2 ft clay wall?

  • @barryelizando4597
    @barryelizando4597 Месяц назад +103

    So grateful you been posting regularly. Had surgery a few days ago to remove cancer. Nothing more calming and soothing than to hear the whine of hydraulics . Thanks

    • @Pavel-palavel
      @Pavel-palavel Месяц назад +14

      Get well soon, my unknown friend

    • @eaterofallchicken
      @eaterofallchicken Месяц назад

      Rest well, i would watch this too if i had cancer.

    • @Stosh126
      @Stosh126 3 часа назад

      Best wishes for your recovery.

  • @rozmoran1840
    @rozmoran1840 Месяц назад +28

    The low level photography of the water draining from the pond dam was brilliant. Thank you Chris.

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh Месяц назад +83

    Yay, I've been looking forward to this pond rebuild. Can't wait to see what the future pond looks like. Thanks, Chris.

  • @LifcoAttachments
    @LifcoAttachments 6 часов назад

    Thanks for taking us through your process. Love watching what attachments can do.

  • @stang9660
    @stang9660 Месяц назад +33

    That's gonna be quite the project! Hope you all made through the hurricane okay

  • @steves9915
    @steves9915 Месяц назад +71

    This is Chris enjoying his day off running an excavator!

  • @gethinjones1348
    @gethinjones1348 Месяц назад +90

    Another interesting video Chris, hope you're all safe after the hurricane 🙏

    • @chuckbrown2765
      @chuckbrown2765 Месяц назад +16

      Can’t wait to hear an update. Hope all is well

    • @Katie-fg8kc
      @Katie-fg8kc Месяц назад +9

      If he is east of Asheville they are fine.

    • @121xc
      @121xc Месяц назад +9

      Probably busy cleaning up the mess left behind.

    • @jrand2631
      @jrand2631 Месяц назад +11

      According to Geoff (Bealy Good Farm) most of the storm and rain went Vest from their location, and they only got a couple of inches of rain, or so.

    • @johnnyholland8765
      @johnnyholland8765 Месяц назад +5

      @@jrand2631 Very lucky. I am in middle Ga where it came through my front door and out the back it seemed. Got 8 inches of rain in 24 hours and some pretty gusty winds. Last thurs night was pretty scary. I don't do hurricanes very well. Out of power for 3 days. Just got it back late today. Prayers to all those folks up north. Gonna be a hell of a mess to deal with for a time...

  • @dennis2376
    @dennis2376 Месяц назад +9

    It has been a long time coming, but the home pond renovation has begun. Nice wet goopy mud. :)Thank you and have a great week.

  • @s0wndman949
    @s0wndman949 Месяц назад +12

    Some great camera work in this one. I enjoyed “floating” the river and it has been a while since we had a camera attached above the bucket shot.

  • @alpintourer
    @alpintourer Месяц назад +39

    Chris... Some of the best camera placements I have seen in your videos. Well done!

    • @WatcherNine
      @WatcherNine Месяц назад +1

      I especially liked that 'down the rapids view'. Very artistic Chris! An artist with the excavator as well as the camera.

  • @RGB06084
    @RGB06084 Месяц назад +16

    Good for you Chris! Doing a job for yourself!

  • @scottburk4083
    @scottburk4083 Месяц назад +5

    No better time than the present to start the next farm project. Looking forward to seeing what you are going to do with this pond. Take care,stay dry and God Bless!!!❤😊🙏

  • @creedsixteen891
    @creedsixteen891 Месяц назад +1

    After a couple of really crappy days, the drain cam made me smile. Thanks Chris and looking forward to this job.

  • @PeterKnotts
    @PeterKnotts Месяц назад +23

    Amazing camera work , thanks Chris

  • @Todd.Roberts
    @Todd.Roberts Месяц назад +13

    I remember you did a walk around that pond sometime last year .

  • @Nobody-did-it
    @Nobody-did-it Месяц назад +7

    Dudes everywhere had waves of unexplainable joy watching that water break through. I did too.

  • @brianwheldon7177
    @brianwheldon7177 Месяц назад +13

    Been waiting for this project Chris Even with the issues found your the man with the expertise to resolve it, Im assuming you also have a fair amount of geological knowledge as you understand the all the different soils and clays. Thanks for taking the time to do the videos for us id hate to think how much go go juice gets burnt while your out placing your cameras for our enjoyment keep up the awesome work Chris and thank you. great camera work today buddy.

  • @LeiYuanHong
    @LeiYuanHong Месяц назад +1

    Oh great I found another pond build channel! That was satisfying to watch. I look forward to seeing the whole process!

  • @samuelrusso1708
    @samuelrusso1708 Месяц назад +24

    Can you recover the fish, maybe make a small temporary pool or leave a little water for the to survive while you repair the dam ?

    • @oldageisdumb
      @oldageisdumb Месяц назад +47

      I’m having a hard time watching this because he clearly hasn’t taken any precautions for the wildlife

    • @lookingoverhell3448
      @lookingoverhell3448 Месяц назад

      @@oldageisdumb today im going to destroy an eccosystem .hold my beer .

    • @oldageisdumb
      @oldageisdumb Месяц назад +12

      @@STOK360 Man made pond that has been there for 60 years and become part of the land. I understand you don’t feel the same way but what an odd thing for you to tell someone to cry about something?

    • @Pavel-palavel
      @Pavel-palavel Месяц назад +3

      He probably hasn’t thought about that, I hadn’t thought about that either till I read your comment

    • @matt01506
      @matt01506 Месяц назад +12

      ​@oldageisdumb
      It would break my heart to do this to a 60 year old pond.
      There is a pool that i fish near me that mediaeval monks used for carp when they were part of the staple diet in Britain. It is absolutely stunning, and that was
      MAN MADE ! It doesn't look like a human hand has ever touched it now though.

  • @sergepavlovich
    @sergepavlovich Месяц назад +26

    Running water, with sound. Now I gotta pee.

  • @AndrewKamensky
    @AndrewKamensky Месяц назад +13

    you should count the rings when you remove the big trees

    • @bigears4014
      @bigears4014 Месяц назад

      That doesn't work perfectly, as sometimes a tree can grow 2 rings

  • @bosshogg3548
    @bosshogg3548 Месяц назад +2

    Great job 👍🏻 2:04 don’t fall down 4:38 love the green leaf in the dirt you squeezed with your hand 5:31 love how the tree fell down when you barely touched it 19:03 love the camera angle 20:27 love the camera angle and I didn’t know you fished I love to fish it’s my favorite thing to do been doing it since I was little 21:03 love how the stick rolled back in to the water 22:34 love how the chuck of dirt rolled back in to the pond

  • @tangopaparomeo338
    @tangopaparomeo338 20 дней назад

    Great little video, mesmerizing! I could watch all day. Best of luck with your project ... and please keep us updated.

  • @LesliePowell-o5p
    @LesliePowell-o5p Месяц назад

    I love it that you are so neat when placing the trees you removed.

  • @robinparkes988
    @robinparkes988 Месяц назад

    great video Chris. It’s good for someone like me, with no pond experience, to listen to your thought processes and how you intend going about the fix. 🇬🇧

  • @spencer6764
    @spencer6764 Месяц назад +1

    I've been waiting a long time for this pond video can't wait to see the final results. Awesome footage on this video well done Chris. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @terryrogers1025
    @terryrogers1025 Месяц назад

    Oh boy, that’s a project for the farm. I envision a good sized burn pile(s) and when you engage the pond that also means moving existing dirt aways to/from the new dam location, going to look sweet when you get it done though. Thanks for the update, looking forward to the build of the pond.

  • @kennethjones3337
    @kennethjones3337 Месяц назад

    You are absolutely the smoothest operator I’ve ever seen. That’s going to look great when you get it all cleared of trees.

  • @gregw3432
    @gregw3432 Месяц назад +5

    Great cinematographer with the low level ditch views and bucket POV. Makes it look very dramatic. Well done!

  • @dmwi1549
    @dmwi1549 Месяц назад +24

    I always wonder where all that water flows.
    Has any neighbor ever complained?

    • @letsdig18
      @letsdig18  Месяц назад +14

      No worse than a heavy rain

  • @BensHalloween
    @BensHalloween Месяц назад +11

    Nice jungle there! That Yanmar is a little beast.

    • @petenolte4192
      @petenolte4192 Месяц назад +3

      I agree that's why if I buy a mini excavator it will be this one

    • @ifyoutip
      @ifyoutip 23 дня назад

      I run one like this but without the angle blade option sometimes. When the boss man told me he was going to buy a new one we thought Kubota. But after demo runs on both it was clear the yanmar was better. A real pleasure to run as it is a very capable machine.

  • @robertmccullough4822
    @robertmccullough4822 Месяц назад

    19:20 and 20:37 water drainage footage: Chris, That is some of the best footage you have shown on draining a pond. Well Done Sir! It looked amazing!!!! Thanks for the view!

  • @popko12345
    @popko12345 Месяц назад +5

    its a big job chris have fun whit it

  • @heatherlane9270
    @heatherlane9270 Месяц назад +2

    At last this part of the dream has begun. It will be a large undertaking bye the looks of it. Love that grey mud - reminds of my yabbying (crayfishing) days as a kid.

  • @michaeldemaranville7645
    @michaeldemaranville7645 Месяц назад

    It is good to see you working on your own place and making more ground for a pond is a good idea. Nice work Sir.

  • @timziegler9358
    @timziegler9358 Месяц назад

    I am looking forward to your working on this pond! I know that it will be great when done! Best wishes.

  • @spamlessaccount
    @spamlessaccount Месяц назад +4

    Hope all is well in your part of NC.

  • @kens.3729
    @kens.3729 Месяц назад +2

    Nice job, Chris! Can’t wait to see you work on this Project again over the Winter or next year. Keep up the Strong 💪 Efforts. 👍🙏

  • @CatMeow24-qr7uo
    @CatMeow24-qr7uo Месяц назад +1

    Busting a pond with the yellow mini excavator was one of my favorite videos 😊

  • @morphast2090
    @morphast2090 Месяц назад +1

    Looks like it would be a nice little bass pond when you get it finished

  • @SSS-pn9ex
    @SSS-pn9ex 22 дня назад +1

    I want to see all the fish left over. All kinds of memories from childhood of drained ponds and fish fry's.

  • @brucevogel2693
    @brucevogel2693 Месяц назад +8

    Old Time Dam deserves some "Old Time Equipment" like the dragline and cable shovel. Course progress might be a tad slower than you're used to.

  • @janetbent2339
    @janetbent2339 Месяц назад

    I find it interesting to watch your expanding repertoire of techniques to uproot/take down trees. The type/size of machine, the type/size of tree and where and with what it is growing and what it's growing in all play a part in how you deal with them. Almost endless combinations and never the same thing twice 🙂

  • @garymessina1609
    @garymessina1609 Месяц назад +3

    Great dam busting video very interesting thanks Chris

  • @mrLawson84
    @mrLawson84 2 дня назад

    Chris needs a brush haulin assistant lol
    As he pulls trees out and sets them to the side, someone could be tossing them onto the main burn pile. Would save him a lot of time trying to organize the brush and a good option for folk with a lot of friends.

  • @wardvanderberg1403
    @wardvanderberg1403 3 дня назад

    The more I watch these types of videos, the more I'm convinced the person who invented the thumb should be sainted. Amazing tool!!

  • @nelsonannett5427
    @nelsonannett5427 Месяц назад

    small pond big project but will be a fun one. nothing like home chores. cheers.

  • @pbagosy
    @pbagosy Месяц назад +3

    The moment you're looking for is 14:01.

    • @JohnShinn1960
      @JohnShinn1960 Месяц назад

      Thanks, it's all I came for.
      👍🤠

  • @glennspreeman1634
    @glennspreeman1634 Месяц назад +13

    Obvious break between topsoil clay fill.

  • @ravengale
    @ravengale Месяц назад +36

    My man is about to destroy a whole ecosystem.

    • @warthogpilot774
      @warthogpilot774 26 дней назад

      Yes wtf is wrong with people enjoying this ?
      Meanwhile ruclips.net/video/4LvaX748pVI/видео.html

    • @ChemEthius
      @ChemEthius 25 дней назад +7

      He’s rebuilding it, making it bigger, along with assuring it is constructed correctly. The pond was man made to begin with, this is human intervention to create a stronger eco system in the long run.

    • @joshportie
      @joshportie 25 дней назад +2

      You don't live in the country do you....

    • @MobileICTHengelo
      @MobileICTHengelo 16 дней назад

      no he isn't

    • @JF-bc2lw
      @JF-bc2lw 3 дня назад

      It’s a rebuild.

  • @Iamdarthplague
    @Iamdarthplague Месяц назад +1

    Im not sure what kind of channel I have stumbled across but it is strangely mesmerizing.

  • @dirtfarmer7472
    @dirtfarmer7472 Месяц назад +3

    You said that this pond was built in the mid 1960s, I wonder what the technology of pond building will be like in the mid 2080s. Significantly different.
    Thank you Sir for this video of the farm.

  • @troyledbetter6597
    @troyledbetter6597 Месяц назад +1

    This is going to be a large project! It would be cool to get a drone video of before and after!

  • @bookworm67-hv7nm
    @bookworm67-hv7nm 27 дней назад

    T/S 19:00 that's the money shot right there weird how satisfying a bit of water brightens your day up good job guy

  • @stevechapman7053
    @stevechapman7053 Месяц назад +5

    Been waiting on this. This will be a great series of videos.

  • @rhodalphssanitorium5010
    @rhodalphssanitorium5010 Месяц назад

    Epic Chris. Kind of figured that was the problem all along. On to project Longpond then. Thanks. I was mostly interested in what might be found in this pond. But if it was created in '60, not so much.

  • @petewarby7158
    @petewarby7158 20 дней назад

    I'm a techno idiot that can barely operate my own toothbrush so watching you with that digger is like watching a surgeon at work. Great video.

  • @charleswelch249
    @charleswelch249 Месяц назад

    Great to see you made it through the hurricane in tact. You have been waiting for a few years now to work on this pond project. The 350 and everything else you have should make it interesting to watch.

  • @Mtlmshr
    @Mtlmshr Месяц назад

    It’s fascinating to see all the different techniques you use on each different machine to remove trees or brush ?!?

  • @michigandogman3060
    @michigandogman3060 Месяц назад +1

    You guys have been getting hammered, my friend lives near lake lure and although he just had a couple trees on the house, they made it out ok.

  • @michaelmcclure8673
    @michaelmcclure8673 Месяц назад

    Chris I hope the storm passed you by . That pond work is going to be a good one .😊

  • @rjb6327
    @rjb6327 Месяц назад

    I like how you just hook those saplings and pull out roots and all. Never saw that done before.

  • @JP-rf7px
    @JP-rf7px Месяц назад

    Nice to watch an operator who has become "one with the machine" he operates!

  • @als8326
    @als8326 Месяц назад +76

    How many bucket loads of the mini will it take to fill up the bucket on the 350? 😂😂

    • @shitloveaduck
      @shitloveaduck Месяц назад +3

      Interesting idea,,,,. If he brings the 350 here he will only have 2 x 45 minute videos & be done!! 😂😂. There will be no trees left due to making rom for that beast, but,,,,, 😂😂.

    • @steveminton8329
      @steveminton8329 Месяц назад +2

      😂😂😂

    • @420zyzer
      @420zyzer Месяц назад +2

      My guess about 10

    • @jbbrown7907
      @jbbrown7907 Месяц назад +2

      @420zyzer my guess would be 35 mini bucket loads to one full scoop of the 350. Ten would be closer to the 250.

    • @bboomer7th
      @bboomer7th Месяц назад +1

      Man, I was going to guess closer to 100!

  • @jeffweber8244
    @jeffweber8244 Месяц назад

    That’s a lot of work. Nice video. I was told to not allow trees to grow on my lake dam since roots will cause leaks.

  • @SilentKnight43
    @SilentKnight43 27 дней назад

    Love the variety of cam angles. Fun to watch.

  • @ErikCooperPhoto
    @ErikCooperPhoto Месяц назад

    Just planted my butt on the side of that pond and watched a master at the shovel do his thing! Super cool! Colorado folks wouldn’t know what to do with that much water hiding on one man’s property. 😂 “Hey!” from the Rockies!

  • @williammurfin6354
    @williammurfin6354 Месяц назад

    The old pond is looking like one of those Christmas holiday projects.
    Oh, oh, oh!! You could get few You tubers together and do a collaboration set of videos on this pond rebuild.

  • @jscottmaclean226
    @jscottmaclean226 Месяц назад

    your footage going up the dam breach down low was incredible, nice job!

  • @Bill-cg6oh
    @Bill-cg6oh Месяц назад

    Cant wait to see this pond job get going in full swing. The thing is it is nice since it is your pond, make it as big as you want or deep as want. Keep up the video's really going to be good content with tree removal dirt hauling.

  • @victor58010
    @victor58010 Месяц назад

    The tree you pointed out is probably between 35 and 40 years old.
    Great video,thanks

  • @aileensochon7500
    @aileensochon7500 Месяц назад +1

    Really enjoyed watching that. Very interesting. 👌☺️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @donnamullins2089
    @donnamullins2089 Месяц назад

    Chris I know you will make this area beautiful. Such a nice cozy area for a pond.
    I pray the hurricane doesn't hit your area of NC.

  • @Gaming25
    @Gaming25 Месяц назад +13

    Alternate Title: I turned a pond into a swamp.

  • @johnpyle8027
    @johnpyle8027 Месяц назад

    I think the pond videos are my favorite. Imagining after you make it bigger and add all the clay, the next person shouldn't have to mess with it for more than a hundred years next time.

  • @Clint.Kelley
    @Clint.Kelley Месяц назад

    That was every bit as satisfying as I thought it would be

  • @dan-o9746
    @dan-o9746 Месяц назад

    The bucket cam was pretty cool! Interesting point of view

  • @leonbradford5649
    @leonbradford5649 Месяц назад +2

    Water flowing is very relaxing

  • @jerryhubbard4461
    @jerryhubbard4461 Месяц назад +3

    What did you do with the fish?

  • @AbbyHagan04
    @AbbyHagan04 Месяц назад +2

    It's a Saturday night. Weather is amazing, life's good. But somehow I find myself watching this for a whole 25 mins. And it's totally worth it

  • @bryanrandom6382
    @bryanrandom6382 Месяц назад

    There's just something about digging out trees with a hydraulic claw that my brain love's! Great video!

  • @72chargerse72
    @72chargerse72 Месяц назад

    It is such a pleasure to watch you run a machine chris. You make it look so easy. It makes me want to try it, and discover no doubt that it isn't at all easy. But being a man who wouldn't want to run a machine for awhile?

  • @mrLawson84
    @mrLawson84 2 дня назад

    Can we get a close-up of some mushrooms? Looks like a premium pheasant-back at 1:19, I'd eat that any day don't care what the mushroom snobs say lol
    What a fun project, would be so satisfying to hand dig that center channel and let the water erosion take things from there ❤

  • @ESH-fz9ub
    @ESH-fz9ub Месяц назад +3

    Maybe install a dam core trench around the backside of the existing dam then just transfer the dam soil onto the new dam?

    • @gravelydon7072
      @gravelydon7072 Месяц назад

      I was thinking just cut a core trench down the center putting the good material on one side and the top soil on the other. Then just grab the clay and fill back in about 40' of trench. Cut another drain ditch for any water that leaks thru and repeat. A lot quicker than digging up all the material and then filling it back in. Only build new where you have to to expand the pond.

  • @CathyInBlue
    @CathyInBlue Месяц назад +1

    "Let it flow. Let it flow. Can't hold it back anymore."

  • @MrWatsonComeHere
    @MrWatsonComeHere Месяц назад +1

    The Alabama Bass guy built a pond that developed some weeping leaks. He added some type of gelatin powder substance that stops pond leaks by finding its way into the areas that are weeping and it expands in the leaks. I’m curious if this method could have helped with your pond?

  • @themorganator
    @themorganator Месяц назад +2

    Loving 'bucket cam' Chris!

  • @johnhearn4622
    @johnhearn4622 Месяц назад

    I think I can guess what you and your buds are doing today for your neighbors. God bless you guys!🎉

  • @melissareynolds8691
    @melissareynolds8691 Месяц назад

    Will be a beautiful hidden pond! ❤❤❤

  • @JeleznyiMotiv
    @JeleznyiMotiv Месяц назад

    Хороший экскаватор 👍
    Такой же хочу 😉

  • @NAVITS
    @NAVITS 27 дней назад

    The dream job of every man on Earth. Excavators are awesome.

  • @Cdntrvler54
    @Cdntrvler54 Месяц назад

    The amount of roots in that was amazing

  • @2putts2win
    @2putts2win Месяц назад

    Chris, Why is it that breaking dams and stoking a fire is so darn addictive?

  • @HAVOC_26
    @HAVOC_26 Месяц назад

    Great camera work. Especially when you had it on the excavators boom.

  • @shawnthomas314
    @shawnthomas314 Месяц назад +1

    Rumor has it you caused all that mess in Asheville by busting the dam lol . Glad your doing ok and dodged that nasty hurricane. Been watching your videos for ever always good.

  • @21299
    @21299 Месяц назад

    Pond building is tricky. We built a new pond on our old dairy farm, twice the size as the old one. Then it got really swampy and algae'd up and a guy told us there was too much of a bio shed on the hill in front of it and the hillside was dumping too much plant material and the flow was wrong, etc etc... it was a job to fix. So many pitfalls, it takes more than a good dozer.

  • @AquaPeet
    @AquaPeet Месяц назад

    Man you had some great shots in this one!! The rush of water through the trench, the bucket cam...
    I'm glad you had (or made) the time for this project!!
    The pond actually looks great and natural and all but yeah we can't have a leaky pond dam...
    Hope you can fix everything and bring the natural foresty look back! :)

    • @shitloveaduck
      @shitloveaduck Месяц назад

      I bet he does very much like you wish. His other pond he recently did for the cabin on his farm is looking very nice & natural. To really get a full life out of the dam though, it’s better to no have any trees on it. Not as natural looking, but the dam will outlast all of us watching!! Hoping your day is going well, Eh! 😊