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Somerville, Indiana | I don't know how much faith you put in off site so called professional observors handling your business income, but 25 feet deep is a load of dirt no matter how big the site is...Don't let your friend's father take advantage of you as he is well seasoned as they say...$28,000 as one stated won't go very far rebuilding what you have to shed in steel to construct a 'major size pond' 25 feet deep, that is very unusual, just between us and the casual readers, the Army Corps of Engineers are nosey when the depth exceeds 20 feet, so for all purposes of discussion in open conversations, your pond will be 19 feet deep...You can always make a 'mistake' toward the end of your work to bring out a few more feet in depth but be sure a rain is on its way to hide the magnitude of what 25 ft in depth looks like from the banks of the pond...Have a talk with friend's father every day or so, along with what your expenses are each week at the slightest...If a customer doesn't want to address the cost of the job as it goes along, he is probably trying to keep from paying you a honest wage and operating bill...Anything to do with steel tracks, trees, and deep ponds is expensive, and fuel is a very big consideration...I am afraid you will need a rental D6R and a farmer's wheel tractor and pan for maximum results for your time, investment, and what your equipment will be ready for when you are finished with this job...Be sure a clay key way goes deeper than the water inside the bowl of the pond, clear to the ends of the dam, and in the center all the way to the top...You are holding water in a structure that consists of dirt...Not the best material even if you have moist clay for the entire keyway...O, and construct the keyway wide enough to have a slope to the sides and wide enough to run what you use for compaction times 1 1/2 so the center will be compacted as well...The Farmer's tractor and pan is as good as a sheep's foot if used properly...The sides are tapered so the damp clay gets squeezed as you come up with the clay...Try to save enough topsoil to cover the top and back side of the dam, 12 feet is not too wide at the top, and 1 to 5 slope is none too flat for the back side of the dam...It needs to be mowed regularly so ground loving animals don't move in on your newly constructed pride and joy...and again, do not sell yourself short...You are entitled to a reasonable profit for your time and efforts...and again, 25 feet deep is a very large hole no matter where it is or what it is doing when little guys like us are involved in the construction of it...Consider, for a moment, if there is any fall at all to your site before the dam is started, there will be many cu/yds of dirt to slope out to the bottom of the pond, then on down to the slope of the site...From your posts here, I am concerned about you getting deeper than you initially plan on being...The county ASCS people are friendly, great about good advice, can help you designing the perimeter, know what works and what doesn't, but they do NOT want to know anything about being over 20 feet in depth...Keep that information beween yourself and your knowledge pole...I wish you could have started in June, and hope you have access of a water truck of some-any kind...and above all, careful around 25 feet in depth...A lot can happen that we need not discuss any further.
Edited by dave morgan 8/14/2012 22:03
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looking for a 24" excavator bucket
