Building A Little Farm Pond

little progress video of the pond I built last week

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  • @pjs5191
    @pjs51919 жыл бұрын

    Nice work as usual Chris. Thanks for sharing!

  • @scottm2865
    @scottm28659 жыл бұрын

    Another great vid Chris...You have the best vids on here,I look forward everyday to see whats new.I like the way you explain the details on what exactly your gonna be doing.Great operating and smooth on equipment.Keep up the great work-Cant wait for the next vid !!

  • @nescafeshorts1900
    @nescafeshorts19006 жыл бұрын

    Getting ready to dig my own 1/3 to 1/2 acre pond with a excavator and dump truck rental. Both neighbors are into helping me. One neighbor wants all my fill dirt for his low spots and the other farm neighbor reminded me I have tiles running through this area that ties into his fields and down to the culvert and then finally to our watershed. I've run a backhoe before and also drove a 13 ton track vehicle in the Army so I think I can handle the equipment. The only thing I'm doing different is maybe going deeper to about 10-12-15 feet. Up here in Michigan we can get a foot or two of ice and on some small ponds it can freeze right through and kill all the fish. I had about 8 - 10 inches of top soil, 2-3 feet of rough sand, hit clay mixed with water and gravel around 4 feet. I'll make a small edge for small fish habitat...then a gentle slope down. I'm guessing I work from outside the pond around, but I'm going to have to work from the center too. I'm going to watch some more videos and I'm sure I can figure it out. Thanks for all your help.

  • @railroadman57
    @railroadman579 жыл бұрын

    Great looking job Chris !

  • @MrThisIsMeToo
    @MrThisIsMeToo9 жыл бұрын

    Nice job and thanks for sharing!

  • @MaximumMPH
    @MaximumMPH9 жыл бұрын

    Nice Job, keep up the good work, loving the videos!!

  • @20021MrSmith
    @20021MrSmith9 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Would love to see it again when it is gren and filled !!

  • @bluemtnsman
    @bluemtnsman9 жыл бұрын

    Sweet little pond there Chris.

  • @regsparkes6507
    @regsparkes65079 жыл бұрын

    Yessir, no problem with the other,..that's a nice job done there.

  • @mbot1987
    @mbot19879 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Nice.

  • @TraderRoss
    @TraderRoss9 жыл бұрын

    nice. when it dries out I got a 330 cat hoe & dozer coming out to stump & finish digging my 1/4 ac pond 12' deep.

  • @Ekbergarna
    @Ekbergarna9 жыл бұрын

    Is the other big pond done? Would love to follow the whole project :-)

  • @stevesidello5938
    @stevesidello59387 жыл бұрын

    i got same scenario looking to have a 1/2 -1 acre pond dug, what can i expect for quotes

  • @jojojosmart1
    @jojojosmart18 жыл бұрын

    Will this thing fill up naturally or do you need to pipe in water? Is there any kind of non pourous base material to add to keep from fast drainage? how deep do you need to go to sustain fish habitat?

  • @63256325N
    @63256325N9 жыл бұрын

    Nice job as usual, you sure get a lot of pond contracts. What is with your area and ponds?

  • @giam6197
    @giam61978 жыл бұрын

    Should've used some of those logs as building structure for the fish.

  • @Just4FunFishing
    @Just4FunFishing6 жыл бұрын

    How much is it to build a pond like that?

  • @jank330
    @jank3309 жыл бұрын

    What kind off pond liner do you suggest I have a 25 x 25' pond and need some way to keep the water in it during the summer drought season thx.

  • @lesnash6953

    @lesnash6953

    6 жыл бұрын

    jank330 clay

  • @maineman11
    @maineman118 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't you put the PVC pipe in as you went along and got to that point?

  • @DavidCastro-cv9ls
    @DavidCastro-cv9ls6 жыл бұрын

    What size it is and how many hours with retroexcv ? Did u

  • @medeiros3610
    @medeiros36106 жыл бұрын

    Wow I live between a heavy flow brook and a town rain run off so I figured I would be awesome and hand dig my 3x3 shiner pond for a natural bait habitat. Start to think I am Not thinking BIG Enough! Yes that’s in feet for you slower folks ;-)

  • @Scratchthejeepguy
    @Scratchthejeepguy8 жыл бұрын

    I'd like a pond about this size and depth built, any way you could give me an idea of what this might cost me? And where are you located?

  • @CoyoteCrossingSanctuary
    @CoyoteCrossingSanctuary4 жыл бұрын

    So how do I get one to fill up??? I’m really wanting a pond in my average in front of my house. 😊

  • @pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319
    @pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga83198 жыл бұрын

    my pond was on the land when I purchased it. 30' x 40' and knee deeep. Wish it was as nice as your pond.

  • @jonharrington9545
    @jonharrington95455 жыл бұрын

    How much do you charge to do this looking for help on biding a similar project

  • @alexmurray7031
    @alexmurray70317 жыл бұрын

    THIS IS BADASS

  • @alexmurray7031

    @alexmurray7031

    7 жыл бұрын

    YOU INSPIRE ME

  • @tpfmike1976
    @tpfmike19766 жыл бұрын

    Did u find finish the pond

  • @rfcomm2k
    @rfcomm2k5 жыл бұрын

    OK, I have to ask. In another series of videos you were repairing a dam that was leaking because (as you thought) a piece of tree had been buried in the dam and rotted over time, and the water found its way thru the dam by following that rot path. And in this video, you purposely buried a stump in the dam. So what is to prevent the stump roots from rotting and causing the same problem you fixed in another dam?

  • @springcreek3353
    @springcreek33539 жыл бұрын

    Lots more can be learned in this forum.... Join for ongoing new tips like *clearing algae without trying* plus.google.com/communities/106122096790923657121 Those yellow flowers in this video are native plants called golden rod. They look great around the edge of ponds, especially when mixed in with many other plants.

  • @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists
    @BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists6 жыл бұрын

    What is this pond designed to do other than water livestock?

  • @GB-kv6jw
    @GB-kv6jw5 жыл бұрын

    Never bury vegetation in a dam or close to the surface on a landscape project.

  • @jessenp20162725
    @jessenp201627259 жыл бұрын

    It looks like the excavator needs some dental work again.

  • @damon2692
    @damon26927 жыл бұрын

    Where is the pond ?....

  • @sheersheep
    @sheersheep6 жыл бұрын

    That maple was proly worth a couple grand in lumber...

  • @imoldgreg5972
    @imoldgreg59726 жыл бұрын

    I would have dug it much deeper. It seems to shallow to me. If the customer wants to keep fish they will probably haft to add a water fountain to ad oxygen to the water. Could've been a lot better instead of digging a pothole.

  • @foozballdiva
    @foozballdiva9 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Sorry but very wasteful with your raw materials, the wood, the top soil etc. All that top soil could be used up around the edges of the pond to build up the plant material or even for raised beds some where else on your property.

  • @thefinfingeroffate2319
    @thefinfingeroffate23196 жыл бұрын

    what language is he speaking? Sounds like English but can't hardly tell a damn word Boy.

  • @justinw8512

    @justinw8512

    5 жыл бұрын

    Southern

  • @erwinbrubacker7488

    @erwinbrubacker7488

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good ole southern hillbilly talk !

  • @YSLRD

    @YSLRD

    3 жыл бұрын

    You need to get out more often.