1/2 Acre Pond Build - Start To Finish In 12 Minutes

[@thisguy8961]

This is amazing. I still can’t believe it only took them 12 minutes.

[@nanda1995]

😂

[@k.h.1619]

Lmao

[@bradsuarez2683]

Fastest excavator operators in the West!

[@IndyFarmLife]

I watched it twice, but didn't see any detail denoting the number of beers consumed (at the end of the work day) thorughout the build. If it was like our pond build...it was a large number! ha Fill 'er up!! (both my glass and the pond!)

[@HometownAcres]

Probably enough to fill the pond. Lol

[@scottsthaname1]

Not everyone is an alcoholic... some people... people that do shit... don't like being dehydrated and feeling like shit for the next days work... smoke a joint... get a good night's sleep.

[@HometownAcres]

Nobody here is an Alcoholic. Just amateur comedians making jokes about alcohol. Simmer down now ya hear

[@scottsthaname1]

Yeah...I just get tired of people being conditioned to believe that poisoning yourself daily should be a norm... people devoted to the fun of being into the job don't want to hate themselves the next day... and though that looks like a ton of work... I'd be on that shit... that's my idea of a good time right there 😀

[@nekemberhone2433]

@@scottsthaname1 you’re weak if you feel like shit the next day, I normally wake up drunk still depending on how many I’ve drank and if I’m drinking my Budweiser I might get the Amber Heards but that’s about it.

[@shakenbake216row6]

Love the video, I think videos like this are extremely important, showing how good work is done and what the process should look like hopefully some young kids will come across this the kind of work to be proud of.

[@5dshift]

❤❤

[@Rich13canada]

Amazing that this is a pond build and it did not rain once during the construction.

[@danbarnard5083]

Great work piecing this video together. Taking a picture a day showing the filling process would be cool too. Have a great day!

[@h-dinosaur-machine]

*Amazing job capturing the entire pond build in just 12 minutes! So satisfying to watch* 👏👏

[@mazz6978]

I don't know what's more satisfying; watching the bulldozer or the roller! Awesome!

[@garybenedict8513]

Adam one of your best videos. Just the right amount of vocal content.

[@Hatfield_Country]

That's was satisfying to watch! When I was a teenager I got to watch a dozer work to dam up the holler at my dad's place to create a small lake. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@woodruffwoods]

An extremely well done video. Thank your for your kindness at the PB show. I look forward to us crossing paths again!

[@richardmain8059]

Well Done Adam, we will enjoy hearing update as the pond fills and you enjoy the fruits of your Labour. 😊👍👍👍

[@toddgrooms7004]

one of the best videos ive seen. Excellent photography

[@servihomestead4324]

That's amazing to see. I know elevation doesn't show up well on camera, but it became evident after a few minutes that it was much higher near the driveway. So y'all basically built a dam (levee) at the low end to keep in water. Here in flat south Louisiana ponds have to be dug out. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

this is one of those times when renting or just buying a Cat D6/d7 sized dozer and selling it right after makes a LOT of sense...those things can move an insane amount of dirt compared to a bobcat/excavator and really tear down deep at the same time and help compact the bed of the pond with the tracks and blade

[@insomthegreat]

100K??? What are you people doing for work?????

[@84wister]

@@insomthegreat you sell the machine after using it (and dont buy a new one ☠️) just need to build up capital reserves. Still cheaper than hiring someone else!!

[@zak2u2]

@@insomthegreat Selling Cats !

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@insomthegreat Dude...a cat D6 used is under $40k easily lol..what are you smoking? i see (5) D4 or D6 sized dozers under $30k on marketplace right now within 100 miles of me, and renting them is under $500/day too...My D6(now my uncles) came from an auction and was $25,300 after fees, got a loan on it and used it for a ocuple weeks, then sold it to my uncle for the same i payed at auction and payed the loan off right, hes had it for 4 years now with no issue lol

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

@@84wister Yeah i put $2500 down on the loan and sold it to my uncle for the same amount as what i paid and then paid the loan off

[@JustAnOldMan]

it's good to see boys and their big toys playing nicely together, it must take time and trust to assume each other won't take one out permanently. I really like watching BIG contractors with their excavators working in close proximity to humans a couple feet away, they don't duck or flinch when the operator swings in the big ass bucket right over them or next to them, those excavator operators earn their money, no daydreaming on that job!

[@realheadhunters-gtav]

but does it hold water?

[@kevinclark6289]

Thank you so much for posting a well done video not just another long overdrawn time wasting mind numbing video that so many others do on KZbin.

[@GPOutdoors]

Morning Adam! Great video - really enjoyable seeing it all come together. All the best!

[@buttonmonkey6845]

Cool to see the build “in one”. Looking forward to some updates on filling and landscaping etc. Would like to do this too one day.😁👍🇬🇧

[@MagRes50Cal]

Check out bamabass and their 5 acre pond series. From start about a year ago they posted weekly videos. Used to get so excited watching them.

[@JuarezDerrick]

@@MagRes50Cal I agree with you, I have been subscribed to them for a long time

[@JuarezDerrick]

@@MagRes50Cal BTW his bass are growing fast huh? I'm glad that he is chipping them now so we can keep up with each individual fish.

[@savannahrei8674]

I wonder how much a 1/2 acre pond costs to build?

[@aaronphillips2728]

I would guess hiring someone would be atleast 50k

[@tomorrowsforests]

Great Video!! Love the channel!! Was a big inspiration for our pond build series.

[@skatir9]

You would have wanted a concrete apron built around the pipe before it went under the dam. And I would have done a core trench as well. The pond you have here will seep around that pipe, and leech through that dam over time. I am not hating or bashing your video, I just learned a lot through my mistakes as well.

[@dengdededengedeng]

Really well done! Thanks for sharing your Experience!

[@itzmikeomg2755]

You are one of the only people on youtube that has properly run a roller in their pond. It is mind blowing how many people build a pond and don't roll it in. And no, dozer tracks don't do near as good as a roller.

[@MannistoCay]

Man that's a lot of work! Enjoy Adam! 🐟🎣

[@Tony-yd1vx]

Back in my day... we did all this by hand.

[@tjinnes]

That was a pretty amazing thing to watch!

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

That's the style ! Ya'll sure did that pond right !

[@briankuhn7396]

Amazing work and thanks for sharing this video! I’d like to know the cost of a project like this.

[@insanexsquid4317]

Can you plz explain the cost of everything and what was most important to do in order for the pound to stay and last for decades?

[@rajivramakrishnan704]

Really it's a half an acre pond. Looks big. Amazing work

[@Solescape1]

It looks like these guys knew what they were doing.

[@jeffreypolanofsky4146]

to be able to do that just blows my mind...... good for you an your family ...

[@craigsudman4556]

All right let's go swimmin! Great video Adam, it really ties it all together to see a montage of all the videos of the pond build, thumbs u.

[@smartiboo]

Beautifully done. So simple and straight forward, with excellent techniques. There's some lake building on KZbin that is just cringeworthy, but this video shows the way it should be. Looks like a mini Queen Mary!

[@DavidDuncanscalemodels]

New meaning to just going out and digging a hole to let the rain fill up.

[@magnusspetzler1286]

Waw how much did this cost?

[@danmoritz3319]

This is a serious, professional, pond building, using full finishing equipment. That roller/ compactor, at the late stages is a great idea, but many smaller contractors do not add that step, just harrow or rake it or drag something like broad piece of framed, weighted, chain link fencing to smooth it, then let it settle or capped of in a light rain - adequate for smaller jobs. The problem there being hoping a major rain and erosion doesnt happen before completion. Some guys do almost all the work on small ponds with just a decent sized dozer, alone. It all depends on how much you can, or want to, invest in the project. Going cheaper and sloppier, with risk of wall failures, not recommended for a big pond.

[@davidedwards3734]

Great video. Enjoyed watching all the videos of the pond build. Have a Safe Day

[@Rickimusic]

Proper compaction with proper clay.

[@jessicasteffey]

This would have been so much easier if u take those two Tonka toys away small skid loaders away and saved that money and rented or borrowed a D6 maybe and push that topping up to the joe then instead of the joe grabbing the dirt twice or three × just load it out right as the dozer Britt brought straight into awaiting dump trucks

[@Siriusfishing718]

Having throw away money is amazing, ( i dont mean is a waste, i mean having enough), my lord i wish one day ill be as lucky❤

[@brunonumerouno]

Insane that after all that effort it still has kept leaking and is still not finished.

[@tkskagen]

Make sure to add a "Bubbler" to keep the Pond cleaner & help with adding Oxygen to the water. Solar is the way to go...

[@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things]

Or one power by the wind

[@sasquatchadk]

A little windmill with a screw drive will do just as well without using any power. Even helps keep it from freezing all the way in a normal winter.

[@corekin6386]

Still on the adds, instant like and comment. Great and much need summary to the build👍

[@johnkeviljr9625]

It's wonderful. Nice work. I might have put an island in it.

[@DashDrones]

That caterpillar steam roller is awesome

[@MRvideo424]

I cannot believe you did all this work and didnt dig a damn?? you are supposed to dig down passed the top soil, example you shouldve dug a trench multiple feet down before just piling topsoil up in a mound and expect it to hold water?! This pond will most definitely leak if not blow out one day. Good luck

[@robohippy]

Hmm, surprised that the dam was not compacted in lifts. I did concrete construction for years, and always used gravel for fill since it is so plentiful here. Never more than 6 inch lifts without compaction. When ever I saw dirt being used for fill, they would use a sheep's foot roller to compact the soil, and in lifts again. The cat doesn't have enough pounds per square foot pressure to do a good compaction since the tracks are pretty wide and long. I would expect that dam to settle quite a bit in the coming years. Did I miss some thing?

[@HometownAcres]

Yes. We ended up going back and adding a key trench in the toe of the dam and compacted that

[@billwallace341]

I did dirt work all my life number one i did not see a Key Ditch,all so we all ways put it in six lifts plus always had a sheet foot up front and smooth drum roller in the back.

[@PaulAthanasiou]

Hey, awesome video! One question - what permits did you need? Thanks!

[@bitcoinbeast]

Always wanted to see how this was done, so cheers. When are you going to fill it? Will there be a video?

[@tyroon.Q]

Best work ever!

[@VibN117]

Did it hold water?

[@markknister6272]

Lookin good. The dozer made a big difference!

[@stevedibiase728]

Unusual used almost as much equipment it took build Hoover Dam, will be a nice but terribly expensive dam for someone. This nice time lapse video so different and clever.

[@drewsquickfix]

ha ha love the music! great video! yee haw! :)

[@arshadhussain5145]

Why the CAT change at 2:50 they look very similar?

[@trevormynatt3466]

That’s some good looking top soil

[@caine-chow]

How much did this project run for?

[@theyoungnative93]

there's no liner on the bottom?

[@redciroc1211]

I'm from Cleveland Ohio and this is amazing, how long did this project take or is it still being made and what's the cost of a job like this I really can't imagine ?

[@platinumck1]

The pond is complete. Its leaking. He dug it wrong. No Keyway. used topsoil for a damn. Just watching this video and seeinng all his rentals and fuel. I bet he has about $40k in it. If he would have paid someone to do it probably would have cost him $30k.

[@mrdiyguy123]

dude... it only took 12 mins to build.

[@michaelsacy]

I’m from canal Fulton Ohio. 10 miles west of canton. I can be at Akron canyon airport on 10 minutes.

[@michaelsacy]

How do you know it’s leaking??

[@Ricky_Spanishh]

​@@michaelsacywhy are you going to the airport? Did your wife leave something at her boyfriends house?

[@RobertStephens-33]

I start my new job tomorow building a pond. I just became a skid steer oporator. Im also a joureyman ironworker and jouneyman formsetter. This will be my first time working as an oporator. Any tips would be greatly appreaciated

[@Bradenmorrismowing]

What does something like this cost it’s came out great

[@tonyv8450]

How much would something like this cost? I have no clue

[@HawthorneLandscapingNW]

Awesome video! What did you use to film?

[@Jt-cc9qz]

Thanks for the video, did you all do a core Trench? It is recommended by so many people online. Does the pond hold water well? There's also some debate on some other videos as to whether you should have used a sheep's Huff or padded roller instead of the smooth roller even though the smooth roller looks like it puts a nice finish Onnit, instead of looking like a waffle cone. Thanks for a response thanks for a response

[@ChristEnlightening]

So does it just fill up fill rain afterwards, or?

[@Mike_Hawkener]

Didn’t key in the dam, didn’t put in individual lifts, no compaction with a sheepsfoot lol . Yikes, we fix botched ponds like this all the time. that dam will fail.

[@idemanddonuts]

I found this video when I thought that I wanted to build a pond of my own. But I've got a bit of a slope and so a Dam would be required and so I wanted to ask you what videos/channel/playlist you'd recommend

[@pilotjoe4010]

My thought exactly, it’s an attempt to build a dirt tank and have it function as a permanent pond. It’s not going to end well for anyone living down hill

[@davidsjoks]

How much did it cost

[@HaoLyPhotography]

how long does something like this really take?

[@TEAM6USA]

You have fast workers. I would do mine in 10 days rather than 12 minutes.

[@fabiancanada8876]

How is the pond doing?

[@jamesdonoghue7967]

What is the reason for building the pond and why do large?

[@cpsalm40]

Would you please share the links for all the background music you used in this video? Love it! 😊 Also, thanks for the video!

[@stampad5176]

can i know the purpose for stand pipe that was intall?

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Now you should name the pond!

[@OldIronAcres]

*Lake Princess* .... LOL. I hate saying that -- I think Adam did a damn fine job. It deserves a better name..... but sense he embraced that name with a t-shirt line!!! Just say'in!

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

Wow amazing!

[@1seansinclair]

What’s that cost just to that phase of the pond that size?

[@kevinli5652]

I am curious about the rough cost for building a such sized pond

[@patriotpropertyservicesllc850]

Around $50k

[@cavyboy99]

Is the stand pipe to keep it from over flowing

[@caseyandteresadolph1905]

Just curious why there was no core trench put in under the dam

[@georgehill3087]

Watched BamaBass's pond, they had clay hauled over to prevent water from seeping out and still had problems which they had to use some kind of artificial product to fix. Not seeing any of that done here. How do you prevent water from leaking out?

[@jonjohnson8289]

Is the pond water clear or brown? My pond water is brown.

[@Nyscorp00]

Did you sell the top soil cuz where I live (New York) top soil is very valuable and sells for quite a decent price)

[@dirkbenning9489]

Gibt es schon den zweiten Teil ?

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

What state is this?

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

This is step 1 and 2 of building a pond: excavation and compaction . The next steps involve designing the pond for what you want it to do such as swimming, trout habitat, clear water, waterfowl etc. This current pond will be fine for irrigation and some warm water fishing, but it still lacks the habitat for a quality fishery.

[@SlipMahoneyBowery]

Someone really wanted a pond all right. I felt a huge money suck watching the video. All for a small pond.

[@shanejarvis1108]

The time lapse looked good, but I bet the dam leaks.

[@TheMichaelvoodoo25]

Nice work. What's the music?

[@davidgroff3355]

Thinking about one this size , what's your outside dimensions of it? And how many acres of drainage do you have to support it? Nice video 👍

[@zaheraldik5016]

How much did it cost to build ?

[@slytrader]

Adam, Did you run into any rocks? It does not look like you did. I would say you have some real nice soil on your farm. I wish you hadn't got rid of all that extra topsoil. Your on farm you can always use good grade topsoil.

[@randallsmerna384]

I'm not impressed with the speed that it can be done. I'm impressed with quality and longevity. Do we have any information on the amount of clay used or the permeability of the soil?

[@clifto1990]

How deep is the pond?

[@chriscraft6327]

How many days did that take?

[@jessicasteffey]

I was wondering?? What's feeding the Lake? I didn't see any natural springs? Are u going to direct a creek to this lake?

[@Masteruhfnon]

no clay core below the dam? is it not necessary on ponds this size? im def not an expert and i hate trolls so im not here to trash, just curious. the video was great and the pond looks great too.

[@MtMichaelT]

Will still give a like

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

makes it look so easy