Learned that on the farm . Put a electric fence around it when you get it dug and put some feeder pigs in the pond they will seal the pond and can be sold at a profit when there job is done
How is the pond going. I'll bet it won't hold water. My grandfather did the same thing back in the 50s. He had a pond built on top of wet spot. The pond would rise any fall with the water table. Fast-forward about 57 years, we had a major drought in 2010. The sod grass farm down stream from us pumped the aquifer slow it caused a trimmer. The pond dried up. Daddy's well pump started pumping black sand and the water smelled like rotten eggs. In 2020, I saw a convict worm come out of the bathroom faucet. The same convict worms that live in the pond. I am now trying to reverse the damage caused by the sod grass farm which went out of business when the trimmer happen.
TJ he didn't put in a overflow while he was there, you want to be sure to add it to the dam, now the time to add..also don't make the mistake of not having a wide dam either..
Thanks for sharing this project. We're just getting ready to dig a pond, but getting high bids due to the complexity of our site ;( Wish I could just rent the gear and get working, which would save me a lot, but don't want to screw up a project of this magnitude.
Looks good!! We have a creek and a pond (unfortunately not connected) and we really enjoy them. I think your deep hole would be an awesome place for some fish to go hide - wonder what it would look like on a sidescan/sonar image...
Just so you know that super deep hole will not be so deep in a yr or two. It will fill with sediment real quick, which is a good thing, I alway dig a sediment ditch down the middle of the pond, otherwise, your 12 ft deep pond will be 6 ft deep in a few seasons.
Around here, if you hit ground water, the pond won't hold water. The hydrostatic pressure will force the water out along the same formation that holds the ground water.
Machine looks antique but gets the job done, hey can you help a fellow youtuber and send me clay lol. My clay is 17ft below so to deep for me. I may need to haul close to 200yards and mix my 6000lbs of bentonite in there too. Cool video.
Learned that on the farm . Put a electric fence around it when you get it dug and put some feeder pigs in the pond they will seal the pond and can be sold at a profit when there job is done
How is the pond going. I'll bet it won't hold water. My grandfather did the same thing back in the 50s. He had a pond built on top of wet spot. The pond would rise any fall with the water table. Fast-forward about 57 years, we had a major drought in 2010. The sod grass farm down stream from us pumped the aquifer slow it caused a trimmer. The pond dried up. Daddy's well pump started pumping black sand and the water smelled like rotten eggs. In 2020, I saw a convict worm come out of the bathroom faucet. The same convict worms that live in the pond. I am now trying to reverse the damage caused by the sod grass farm which went out of business when the trimmer happen.
Yes let’s have a weekly update if things progress
TJ he didn't put in a overflow while he was there, you want to be sure to add it to the dam, now the time to add..also don't make the mistake of not having a wide dam either..
It’s far from done, the dam is about 25’ wide all the way around. We are putting the spill way in once we know where we need it. 👍🏼
Mine doesnt have an overflow. Its just not always necessary if you have evaporation and not tons of rain in the area
Update on the pond. Also please give a varied estimate for poor people how much this may cost? Thanks for a reply!
Keep us updated on the project, i want to see it come together .
Looks great. Can’t wait to see the outcome. I’ll be waiting for my invite. 🤪🤙🏻
New subscriber. Found you on IG. Can’t wait to see the pond.
Love the 9 line shirt!! Adult goals! Back yard pond lol can't wait to see the finished project
I have a blade in front of my excavator cuts the job in like half the time. But nice work. Digging mine this week weather permitting
exciting stuff..congrats on getting it dug.
That's it GOOD LUCK!
Thanks for sharing
Thats a nice old john deere excavator!
Thanks for sharing this project. We're just getting ready to dig a pond, but getting high bids due to the complexity of our site ;( Wish I could just rent the gear and get working, which would save me a lot, but don't want to screw up a project of this magnitude.
WOW!! That is HUGE!! Y'all goin to need alota rain to fill that pond!! Looks Great!!
Looks good!! We have a creek and a pond (unfortunately not connected) and we really enjoy them. I think your deep hole would be an awesome place for some fish to go hide - wonder what it would look like on a sidescan/sonar image...
That’s never gonna hold water without compacted base or key trench
Well, if it won't hold on one end u r going to line it? And don't forget plants for water treatment.
How many hours of digging to get that size? I have a small pond on my property that I would like to expand. Debating based on price.
Great vid bro!!
Thanks bud! Now we just need rain 🌧
That's a old John Deere!!
Cool video
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Just so you know that super deep hole will not be so deep in a yr or two. It will fill with sediment real quick, which is a good thing, I alway dig a sediment ditch down the middle of the pond, otherwise, your 12 ft deep pond will be 6 ft deep in a few seasons.
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You remind me of Jake One.
Around here, if you hit ground water, the pond won't hold water. The hydrostatic pressure will force the water out along the same formation that holds the ground water.
Where are you from I think that’s the problem I’m having
@@zacharyruss1406 southeast Texas
Just came across your channel. Hope to see the end and upcoming videos.
Yeah... Iol Big'n.
Merry Christmas TJ..!!!
Dude the pond is coming along great, can't wait to see it done...are you going stock it with some bass? Thanks again for the video TJ...
Thanks man! Yeah, I want to stock it with bass and blue gill. Maybe a few cats.. I just hope it hold water and it fills up this year lol
@@KayakUSA1 man those cats will eat everything in the pond even bass
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Did the pond fill up with water ?
Kinda … lol
The whole year has past. I looked in your videos but couldn't find an update. Did it ever got filled up with water?
That is one old excavator
So how did it turn out eventually ?
U think he would have left it looking better than that
For how long did the man dig for?
3 days
Why didn’t he slope the edges more gradual instead of so steep?
Enjoyed the video. What county are you in? Thanks.
Are you going to stock it?
Yep 👍🏼
Did he cut a core in the dam
It’s not going to hold water with that hole in the middle.
Why would you have a well dug when you can simply do it yourself?
UPDATE??!!!
I’ll film an update soon 👍🏼
Nice pond he could of dressed it up better than that 🤦♂️
really - - -
Machine looks antique but gets the job done, hey can you help a fellow youtuber and send me clay lol.
My clay is 17ft below so to deep for me. I may need to haul close to 200yards and mix my 6000lbs of bentonite in there too.
Cool video.
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