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

[@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.

[@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 👍

[@danbarnard5083]

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

[@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]

❤❤

[@richardmain8059]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@h-dinosaur-machine]

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

[@Rich13canada]

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

[@woodruffwoods]

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

[@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.

[@MannistoCay]

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

[@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!

[@DavidDuncanscalemodels]

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

[@TennesseeHomesteadUSA]

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

[@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.

[@toddgrooms7004]

one of the best videos ive seen. Excellent photography

[@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.

[@Rickimusic]

Proper compaction with proper clay.

[@DashDrones]

That caterpillar steam roller is awesome

[@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.

[@savannahrei8674]

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

[@aaronphillips2728]

I would guess hiring someone would be atleast 50k

[@tjinnes]

That was a pretty amazing thing to watch!

[@realheadhunters-gtav]

but does it hold water?

[@jeffreypolanofsky4146]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@drewsquickfix]

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

[@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.

[@corekin6386]

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

[@johnnykaracho]

Really well done! Thanks for sharing your Experience!

[@davidedwards3734]

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

[@tomorrowsforests]

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

[@bitcoinbeast]

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

[@markknister6272]

Lookin good. The dozer made a big difference!

[@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?

[@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.

[@Tony-yd1vx]

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

[@trevormynatt3466]

That’s some good looking top soil

[@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?

[@johnkeviljr9625]

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

[@rajivramakrishnan704]

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

[@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!

[@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❤

[@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.

[@solescape1358]

It looks like these guys knew what they were doing.

[@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.

[@tyroon.Q]

Best work ever!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@estherukaobasi7556]

Great. Well done. Keep me updated. Thanks 😊

[@brunonumerouno]

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

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

makes it look so easy

[@bagermaster-club]

After sludge has accumulated at the bottom, it can be pumped out using a motor pump for dirty water and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.

[@maninacrowd2342]

This was simply awesome

[@hollythecrossstitchaddict83]

Wow amazing!

[@briankuhn7396]

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

[@rcexplorerkh734]

So beautiful

[@100k_kennels5]

Greatest shit ever I didn’t see them grade but the grade was perfect 👍🏾

[@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

[@thebonestead]

Great job!

[@MrRpkjr2]

you need a D-6 and a Cat 395 medium boom. I completed (by contracting it) a 5 acre redo in total in 3 days.

[@hearnacaine4703]

Nice job! Where I’m from you’d need heavy explosives to do something like that! They don’t call where I’m from “the rock” for no reason!

[@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

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

How's she goin'? Wow what a project!!! You don't tackle that on a weekend eh!!! It sure looks some nice. Well landscaped and I like the drain ditches through the bottom of the pond. Very nice and well designed!! Take care!!!

[@MrRickoscar]

You must be Canadian Eh.

[@GrampiesWorkshop]

@@MrRickoscar Strong and free for sure eh!!!

[@k.pacificnw02134]

Imagine using one of those giant strip mining machines you could dig the pond in like one scoop.

[@magnusspetzler1286]

Waw how much did this cost?

[@Bradenmorrismowing]

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

[@Gatorgolfusa]

Beautiful 🐊🦅🇺🇲👍

[@TEAM6USA]

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

[@thomassnead9933]

Loved it.

[@shanejarvis1108]

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

[@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.

[@VibN117]

Did it hold water?

[@shannonphillips3869]

Very cool!

[@jimwillen6555]

Watched the fix video, now I see the key way

[@twodeepupyours508]

Pretty cool

[@MurphyMower]

Ready to see how long to fill

[@OntarioFirewoodResource]

I got your likes count out of the devil's number. Like number 667

[@cpsalm40]

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

[@johnelliott6738]

Thanks for the compilation. Now here come the "Ya shoulda had a dozer sooner" comments again...

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

Awesome video! Can’t wait to see the beach work and seeding! What do you think the grade is on the backside of the dam and can the zero turn handle that going across it? We’ve been contemplating getting a zero turn

[@toocoolfortheroom380]

You can always ask your ztr dealer for a demo and mow your steep area👍

[@caine-chow]

How much did this project run for?

[@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

[@sarahanna68]

very cool, thank you

[@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?

[@jaaadanschannel5094]

Real nice we had ower pond don with a bulduser. And it’s way faster

[@MRcucchie]

wow alot of work

[@stevedoty5841]

Great video. I wonder if you’re going to add fish structures in the pond??? Looks bare now.

[@Shane_Reynolds85]

In previous videos he said he was adding structure and cover for fish.

[@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 👍

[@SlipMahoneyBowery]

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

[@kevinli5652]

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

[@patriotpropertyservicesllc850]

Around $50k

[@PaulAthanasiou]

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

[@tonyv8450]

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

[@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?