I Dug A MASSIVE Pond In 3 Days (and found water)

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[@johnirwin1137]

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[@raymondheckard234]

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[@raymondheckard234]

@@johnirwin1137 you can’t from the Governmental public records sites, like property records, arrest, court records, ect, as they are public records open to every one.

[@traumnz]

Hey guys! I’m local here in north Idaho and have build several ponds and other off grid water systems. Me and my son love to watch your videos. I just wanted to say, please plan for and build a spillway for your pond that is away from your dam. I’m happy to help. Cheers on your pond project!

[@scottdm9707]

Agreed. If the dam is overtopped during a storm after the pond is full, it will erode the dam very quickly. A common method is to install a culvert pipe at the base of the dam with a vertical riser, but a bit late for that in your case.

[@traumnz]

Adding a culvert for a spillway is a common thing here, however I’ve seen several fail when overrun with water during heavy rain events. I would plan at least for a 500 year flood event. I recommend designing for 1000 year flood events.

[@ronblack7870]

well they don't know what they are doing. watch letsdig18 on youtube. excellent pond builder and excavator operator.

[@masterserge]

Best to create 2 spillways. One using a culvert and another on the surface made out of rock as a backup.

[@jonnooney7102]

Pressure wash the radiator coils on the excavator. The oil film from leaks coats them then the dust sticks drastically reducing ability to transfer the heat .

[@stevengibbs4152]

But be gentle. Get to close and you blast the fins closed. Also presoak with a degreaser.

[@Derpymech]

Commercial grade foaming coil cleaner is an enormous help

[@ericflood4738]

Spot on.

[@adambell2068]

No. Don’t ever “pressure wash” a radiator core. You will fold the fins over and block airflow.

[@Derpymech]

@@adambell2068ehh these things are very large and quite tough. As long as you say square you'll be fine. I do typically use a garden hose and coil cleaner however

[@paulkramer4176]

Having built several spring taps, on my ranch, when I saw one of your videos with water running down near a road, I was sure you DID have water on your land. Much better to have a spring further away from your house than the one you try to bring water from next to the building, (too much fear of contamination). Glad you found this. I pump water from several springs. remember, a small trickle, that is 1 gallon a minute, is 1300 gallons a day and that should be sufficient unless you are watering a big garden constantly. Solar pumps are the best too. they pump only during the day, but so what? put in a 1000 gallon tank below the source, and pump from that. A few things to learn, (like if there is ANY silt in the water, (most sources do) let the water flow into a 250 gallon tank first at the bottom of the tank. take off the water at the top and either do the same thing again with another 250 or if it is really clean directly into the 1000 gallon tank, then pump from that to a high tank to feed your house.

[@noyopacific]

I live in an area where close to 1/2 the wells are either hand dug wells (typically 15 to 25 feet deep) or spring box wells. The well for my home is a 7 foot deep spring box that was probably dug over 100 years ago. It is about 6' away and slightly above a spring that flows year round and produces 3 gallons a minute. I have a 2,500 gallon storage tank. I used to occasionally help out a buddy who contracted to clean, repair and maintain hand dug wells & spring boxes. Our county requires that septic fields be at least 200 feet from any well or surface water. That seems to be enough to avoid E. coli but I'd assume that any well that has less than a 50' annular seal will have coliform and other potentially harmful bacteria. I believe that any water source that is used for people should be thoroughly tested and the water should receive appropriate treatment. We also have a "dry" cabin at a lake where we use the surface water. The lake is tested annually and has been shown to be reasonably clean. I boil lake water and then filter it through a carbon block cartridge before drinking.

[@Chrissers2010]

I've directed several pond builds. A dam needs a keyway (it appears you worked on one of these) and it needs to extend not only across the bottom of the dam, but into the sides of the dam as well. Without that, water will find the seam between the virgin soil and the fill and leak there. The soil used to construct the dam needs to be compacted about every 6" and a sheepsfoot compactor is the best tool for that. You need to keep vegetation out of the dam fill, as it will rot and create "piping" through the dam. With that gravell layer you have, my guess is the water will not get much higher than that layer since the water can flow through that layer. One time we sealed a pond using bentonite. Bentonite is used to seal well casings. The scratches on the trees are called "rubs". It is where bucks during the rut (breeding season) basically have mock fights with the trees.

[@marianna0111]

This is the kind of content, that keeps me coming back. Great team....well done.

[@PaulGreeve]

As someone who has been married for 37 years, I really love the way you two work together, and (at least on camera) neither of you gets angry with the other. It’s just refreshing to watch your channel.

[@robbiec6748]

Agreed. It's enjoyable to watch them work together and have fun.

[@billvandorn5332]

I think they were smart and sought some counseling to help them manage getting along better...

[@brucebennett5759]

​@@billvandorn5332 Riley has mentioned that in the past. It appears to be serving them well and may they be happily married for a hundred years.

[@Ken_Pinkston]

The square woodpecker holes are made by a Pileated Woodpecker.

[@ronarant2897]

Those are (I believe) the largest of the Woodpeckers,. They can really knock out some wood chips!

[@BrianKrahmer]

@@ronarant2897yes they are. I live just a few miles from these guys, and got a nice view of one about 30’ away, a couple months ago

[@MrAwsomeshot]

As someone with equipment operating backgroup with DPW it is hilarious and super cute how Courtney runs the exc with her legs crossed. It shows she is very comfortable with the equipment!

[@karronlaneNOLA]

yes!!

[@martygrove3986]

The layer with round rocks is alluvium (sand and cobbles), likely deposited by the stream bed that you are digging into. Alluvium is much more permeable than the sandy clay - hence the enhanced water flow. However, you'll need to dig through (deeper than) the aluvium and back into clay to build a viable core for the dam. If you can acheive that and pack in clay then I think that you'll have a nice sustained pond.

[@martygrove3986]

There's a really good chance that the gravel layer that you've dug into is itself incised in bedrock. In other words, it seems likely that the gravel layer was at the surface prior to when those corregated culvert pipes were installed and that all the dirt that you dug out of the pond site represents fill added into the creek bed after those culvert pipes were installed. The (burnt?) logs that you encountered seem to confirm that the dirt that you have excavated was placed there (i.e., is not naturally present). Moreover, since you've changed the equilibrium by digging out all the fill, I wouldn't predict that the flow rate you are seeing will be sustained (i.e., the fill permitted accumulation that won't continue to occur because the fill has been removed). So you still need a proper dam core to have a viable pond. Even though the pond is presently filling with water it likely won't sustain a level that is diserably high unless the dam core is properly excavated beneath gravel and filled with compacted clay (i.e., seals off the alluvium).

[@juanitaespiricueta3863]

I can not believe I'm seeing Oliver pushing dirt already. Wow, times fly so quickly!!!

[@BobBohner4851]

Courtney I just LOVE how mechanically inclined you are. You’re only the second woman I’ve know that way and I really love and respect it. Great job.

[@wes52101]

Bro you need to get out more.

[@KeithRoadblock]

I love it when Courtney gets to operate the excavator or any equipment her face just lights up from the joy she gets from her excitement, and she's beautiful, but you have to admit when she's really excited she's more Beautiful getting to what she loves and that's operate equipment Keep up the great work and videos Courtney and Riley love your channel ❤❤❤❤❤

[@RossMuir-n1i]

Do a jar test to determine soil types. In a large jar fill 1/2 with soil then finish with water. Cap, shake well and let stand. Sand will settle out immediately, silt in 30 minutes, clay in 24 hours.

[@dudleydoorite4677]

Black sand! Pan for GOLD!!

[@danhard8440]

fyi that's not a pond its a mosquito nursery🤣

[@Timmy-123-ABC]

Yes

[@robmosher362]

Fish or Chlorine capsules will take care of it.

[@johngregory662]

Fish hopefully

[@trentgay3437]

A few fish and a bug zapper on the porch at dusk it's not a problem have two ponds.

[@gazelam]

You can buy some specific mosquito eating fish. My neighbor uses them in his pond. Not a 100% solution, but it helps a lot.

[@Bharris76]

I would add a dry hydrant that your fire department can use in the event there is a fire in the area.

[@RobSharp-wo5qj]

Great idea for a dry hydrant. Or make a spot where a fire truck can pull up close to be able to draft out of the pond.

[@bmlennox]

When you build your next pond build it deeper and then add some trout fingerlings ! You can go deeper by digging down to water level in fall and then go back in winter after ground is frozen. Keep peeling layers off until you hit water again and let it keep freezing! Keep a few trout over the winter by adding a solar powered bubbler :)

[@MarkSnop]

You guys are always having fun! When I was a little bit older than you, my father-in-law had an equipment company and he would loan me just about anything I ever wanted, but I only got it for a couple of days at a time usually. Wind up digging about 8 feet deep and about 40 feet long. Luckily, I had an irrigation ditch that I used to fill the pond and then my kids all went sailing and had a wonderful time for years to come. I’m sure you’re gonna have a great time with your pond too

[@mnshp7548]

leaving the hood open on the digger works good, i know alot of excavators in Indian scrapyards always run with the covers off as it just helps reject more heat

[@annjacobs7764]

The edits is so smooth, appreciated it!

[@D.A.B-w7n]

You found an ancient forest fire, that’s how and why the Japanese developed Shou Sugi Ban. Ancient burnt logs were discovered, they took the wood preservation process above ground and now, they have wooden buildings that can last hundreds of years with no other treatment.

[@tewekdenahom485]

bug, weather, and fire - proof treatment too. very cheap to perform too

[@markfrye9178]

Another channel I watch, Hometown Acres, took 3 years before his pond held water. The things he found to work are lining the pond with compacted blue clay.

[@thisthat7238]

Signs you might be near Gold. the presence of quartz veins, black sand concentrations, iron staining on rocks, areas with visible pyrite (fool's gold), rock contact zones and faults, a high concentration of small quartz pebbles on the ground (especially in desert areas), and a stream with a mix of coarse and fine sediment, particularly near areas with visible bedrock or rapid changes in water flow.

[@borrachobama7168]

The black sand stuff here was more than likely Ilmenite.

[@mikestanley9176]

Don't tell the government if you do find gold.

[@WhyWorry1]

I loved Riley’s joy doing this project, and appreciated his gratitude for the viewers!

[@MrDalerex]

Courtney and Riley guys are digging that pond and you find River Rock. Get yourself a gold pan to check for gold Geyser in a gold area it might help Finance some other projects. And you might have another video to do. So find somebody who knows how to pan in your area and get him there to check to see if there's gold in your neighborhood neighborhood. love you guys

[@mikebarushok5361]

A sluice would be faster to process enough material to know whether it's worth pursuing. First check if you own mineral rights.

[@MrDalerex]

@mikebarushok5361 and yes you are right on both accounts

[@BlueVanDan]

Throw a bunch of goldfish in the pond. My kids and I did that, and we fed them dog food and catfood for over 18 years. They bred and there was no mosquitos ever...

[@sandratweedale2579]

What an adventure! All that equipment was the perfect investment. Wise decisions. Have a happy blessed Christmas with your family 🇨🇦👋👵

[@dellmerlin6328]

These episodes are so interesting that I click LIKE at the beginning because I know it will be really good. Then read the comments. Then I watch it again to see all the little things I missed.

[@davidfarley1175]

DO NOT forget your overflow or it will be a short-lived pond,

[@paulws58]

The 5 ton dump truck was the best tactical truck that the Army ever had. It was great in off road use. The Army replaced the 5 ton in Engineer units with the 20 ton truck that just couldn’t go off road like the 5 ton. I spent 20 years in the Army Engineers. P.S. I know this isn’t the old type 5 ton but I believe it is classified as 5 ton capacity.

[@robertthomas5906]

Time-lapse was cool to see the dirt putting the squat on the truck.

[@snowpaw360]

I would recommend creating a spot where the water can drain so it doesn't overflow, through some drain rock so if you end up putting fish in it (idk if you have mosquitos but you probably want at least some small fish to eat mosquito larvae) they don't get washed away. Also check out Ozponds to learn of to make an intake bay where you can put a pump and bog filter to help keep the water crystal clear. Even with just leaves from the trees the water will eventually become nasty and stinky, although I have never made a pong that big so it may take a while.

[@robertpao2931]

It’s really like playing with full size Tonka trucks!

[@mspeir]

Don't forget about the water quality issues you found with the shallow well. That doesn't go away just because it's open air and has more volume.

[@winterhorse290]

One of the big problems with any pond or lake is the dirt that is in the pond. If it’s gravel or sand, it will never hold water. The fact that there is an old well in the location, you are going to have problems with the water in the pond going out to the water table. One solution is to line the pond with clay ore even Bentenite.

[@Leeeri1954]

That dump truck is AWESOME! That was a fun episode!

[@lauraquigley6403]

I am late but once again Oliver is the 🌟 star! Watch out Courtney & Riley your lil one is my favorite ❤️ 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

[@backenterprises]

Tractor Tim with Tim has a great series on his pond build. Even with a high clay content, it didn't hold water and gets into some science and testing. Excited to see your pond come to life

[@thomasfriedmann8522]

Incredible work. Great to see the camera work improve while the projects continue to grow.

[@GregoryJohnston77]

I've built thousands of ponds, and you are on the right track. All the topsoil had to be removed. Get to the clay, then once you get it how you want it, track walk all the clay. You'll need an outlet on your dam for overflow. It's hard building a pond over a spring because you can't get in there and track walk it, you'll get stuck.

[@davecisneros5285]

Ponds are a lot more work than I ever thought. I've watched more video on them than I ever thought I would but water management is fascinating. Looking forward to your project.

[@paulwisconsin456]

Watching the truck settle as it is being loaded and then just drive right up out of the hole .. UNBELIEVABLE!

[@ronblack7870]

6 wheel drive so every axle is live when he engages them.

[@theburtseoni]

What a great idea! Don't you love it when a plan comes together? Be sure and embed a smaller 2ft diameter or so pipe in your dam top to act as a spill way, that way your water cannot overflow your dam top and start washing it away!

[@soniabaileywood5265]

I love that beast of a truck! So impressive! 🎉🎉

[@scottcochran384]

kinda late since you've already built the damn.. but if you would have put a pipe culvert in as a Drain at the bottom you can put a Gallon Glass Jug in at the inside end sealed in with Tar.. you can simply shoot thru it to break the glass to drain in the event you NEED to for cleaning or maint. WE normally make it a T with a standpipe that goes up as a overflow at the level you desire your pond to crest.. As for the excavator overheating .. Degrease and pressure wash out your Radiator. Fins... Problem solved..

[@Chris-lp3dm]

Well it was fun to dig that out, but it won't last as-is. It will silt in and over-top eventually. One could happen before the other. The small dirt dam could easily erode away and surprisingly quickly under a heavy rain or snow melt.

[@wesman7837]

They have tons of rocks on their property that they should cover it with!

[@mathiasbrier7595]

I wish your videos was longer, i love to watch you two. keep up the good content

[@radioactivebanana6774]

Love the big equipment! Your pond is awesome! Now you have more water! Yippy.

[@BIGTORQUE1]

Looks like you may have found gold. All the right indicators.

[@RWesleyClayton]

in this episode we learn more about Riley's ADD. coming from a place of love - I also switch numbers around when I'm excited

[@magnificentshine1]

Love your guys ability to just dive in and learn on projects very cool, GREAT CHANNEL!! I actually build ponds/ lakes and do land clearing. I started by watching you tube on pond building/dam building. So I dig and built my own and now I made a business out of it. IT'S NOT WORK IF YOU LOVE IT! I have a 1996 Hitachi 200ex-3. Mine started to over heat out of the middle of no where. I went around with my laser thermometer and found my muffler was EXTREMELY HOT! In that same situation it was making my hydraulic pump extremely hot also.. so I removed the muffler and straight piped the Isuzu. The temp never gets more then 1/4 of the way up on the gauge. Sooooooo from my research the muffler will rust and carbon up, suffocating the motor. Also i need to add i was getting a lot of black smoke, and the turbo is spooling up and the smoke has cleared up. Try pulling the muffler off. Quick tip run the exhaust pipe in a way that water won't run into the turbo when not using it...... I just put a bucket over it.

[@wesman7837]

Just put one of the old style flapper's on it!

[@magnificentshine1]

Bingo​@@wesman7837

[@dakat1726]

Cat and I sit together to watch newest Courtney/Riley video, subconsciously started moving my cats head around like it was the excavator controller, then excessive scratching his head watching Riley almost got dump stuck in wet pond- cat purred entire time

[@KarenSmith-ys3sk]

Love the video you too,and Oliver is growing so fast! Glad u found water. Riley laughed at the end with ur lil boat!

[@drstevenrey]

Are you going to use the trees you are knocking down. That keeps you warm for several months. Such a joy watching you two building stuff. Don't know why, just is.

[@wesman7837]

They have already stocked a ton of firewood, and they have more than they know what to do with!

[@Doctaphil64]

10:28 The skid steer impression was spot on 😆

[@billvandorn5332]

It was so good to hear you mention finding clay for without it The pond would be leaking. Make sure to remove the tree so the roots don't provide pathways for the water to follow 😉

[@jimnorthern9587]

The deer do not rub trees to nock antlers off. They "rub" trees with their antlers in the spring/early summer to get the "velvet" off. In the fall, sometimes, they "mark" trees with horns establishing their areas and to rub their scent onto the tree for the does to pick upon and hopefully hang around for breeding time. Sorta like a dog does, lifting. It's legion everything in sight....marking it's area

[@ToddDesiato]

Look at how community reservoirs are made. There is usually a fabric barrier to prevent leakage and flood damage. It would be nice to make it big and clean enough to have a swimming hole!

[@BrianKrahmer]

I plan to build a small pond in a couple years, and will definitely be using an epdm pond liner

[@ryankelly5303]

Great job Riley learning from your lessons or mistakes.

[@davidgourdie3691]

You need to check lets dig 18 for the dam overflow plumbing before the dam gets to full.

[@junkyardsearcher6407]

Ponds are a great accessory on your property! As fish grow they can provide food, if the pond is big enough, it’ll support several good eating fish per year, and keep the mosquito population down. The only concern I have about a pond in a hillside is that what is downstream of the dam? How far can the water disperse if the pond happens to break during heavy winter storms?

[@jameshudson5022]

Y’all by far are my very favorite channel.

[@merlepatterson]

You actually can put red-died diesel in your off road truck if you burn it off on your own property. Also, on a mountain you can dig a 3 foot deep lateral trench French drain that runs about 80' laterally along the hillside uphill from your pond and then install drain tile from a low point on the French drain down to the pond and it should provide all the water you need to keep it full year round (especially in a moderate rain forest area) it will catch a large cross section of water coming down the hill. (Also known as an "intercept drain")

[@USMC1984]

Envious of you guys again!!! Great couple with great toys = happy life!!!

[@BUILDYBUNCH]

That was fantastic! We were a little worried your walls might collapse on you, but you pulled it off. Excited to see how it holds up through the winter and spring!

[@johnwest9786]

Not quite there yet but its a solid start. However, the water level will be what the level is of ground water. Seal the whole pond with clay and dig uphill them allow it to trickle in from above

[@philipvecchio3292]

The biggest benefit of the Pond will likely be storing water from snow in the spring and balance out seasonal precipitation difference.

[@DonaldCole_Hampton_Roads]

Suggest a saftey bench be added all around. Thise are steep edges and a bench will help anyone who falls in get out.

[@drewhoverson314]

Good morning guys, love your heavy equipment content. I live on 8 acres in North Idaho and could really benefit from owning an excavator for property development. One thing I’d love to see you guys cover is what it takes to maintain one? it’s one thing to feed it diesel and grease but what are all the hidden costs someone should look at before purchasing a used machine? I’d probably want something in the 8k-12,000lb range. Thank you!!!

Courtney is such a Kool gal....she operates the excavator and skid steer like a champ...

[@VolgaYILMAZ]

Omg you guys never stop to surprise us. Is it really holding water? 😂😂

[@AmbitionStrikes]

It keeps filling up more and more every day! 🤯

[@richardcorcorran8965]

You guys are so awesome, love what your doing.

[@johnwagoner2279]

Be sure to add an overflow pipe to set water level and prevent damn washout/failure. Great job.

[@jasonlightfoot4145]

You guys have the coolest toys!! The D8 would have been a great addition for this project 😢

[@stevecenters4506]

Feels good to revisit summer😅

[@glenharper3136]

Thanks for the video. Lots of work again.

[@leolarocque-v5v]

Ho yes you got a pond , very good for you Riley, Courtney .Oliver .

[@elwoodlindquist9324]

Awesome that truck is crazy.

[@Qwiv]

You guys are nuts. Look up Jeff Lawton Pond Building, especially how he makes a swivel pipe in his dams. Basically it is a pipe through the dam, with a flange on the exterior backfilled with your best clay. You put a 90 on the pond side not glued, and insert a stand pipe. It swivels to control the pond level. Backfilling around the pipe and flange it critical. He also covers the level spillway. Good luck with that project. Hope it works out.

[@tommybucher4347]

From having watched your channel from the time you first moved onto your property until now I would say, yes, Riley is going to get something stuck.

[@davidnelson677]

The two of you are great business people.

[@bobr9689]

You are having entirely too much fun up there! Keep it up - I enjoy your videos a lot.

[@edkruzel]

You should make the dam large and wide enough to maintain with a mower or bush hog. When digging, go as deep as possible, but stop when you hit clay. Think of it like a pool liner.

[@nikolai_kury]

Calm water -> bad water Everything multiplies fast in it, would be better having some movement in it🎉

[@boxster1970]

Happy you have found a source of water.

[@ghislainboudreau6259]

This was a cool one to watch. I’m also obsessed with that truck! Man I want one!!!!

[@KuKalaKuKu]

Y’all got all the toys, why not? Court’s a badass on the excavator. Y’all’s make a good team.

[@Moist_yet_Crispy]

Watching your channel always makes me feel so dang good! The projects are awesome, your family is fricken inspiring, it's always what I look forward to at the end of my weeks. Just wanted to leave a comment of appreciation. This has been my favorite channel for the last 2 years. kudos guys!

[@Techreux]

Hmmm. I wonder if Oliver's first words were, "Uh, Oh"!.. priceless!!! 🤣

[@richball9576]

I sure do love you guys but I do miss seeing Andy. Hope him and his wife are doing well. Send my regards.

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

🌴🌴🌴 Thank you for sharing another awesome project. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@myjeepzia]

You dig we watch , you fill it back with dirt, and we will watch .

[@pacificnorthwest9416]

This is excellent energy in this video, plus it was great to go back to summer! That wind storm was insane! Merry Christmas 🎄

[@evil17]

Good job guys but I would like to see you do some more work on this project, really enjoy watching you guys work on these projects, great teamwork always. If this is in a creek bed consider this, as water goes downhill if it goes over a spillway it will gouge the downhill side out if it is too narrow, but a concave road through it would give it a floodway with a narrow base at the lower level that could expand as the flow rate increases. I put a 900mm (3 foot) round pipe in the base of a smallish creek with 2 foot of road base and rock over it for a road crossing 20 years ago, I paved the banks with rocks and hand mix concreted them in just to help lock them together and it has lasted well through torrential downpours flowing several feet over the road and crossing. Where the 900mm pipe water exited under the road, it gouged out a huge natural pond 8 feet deep as it got shallower at the downward end due to gravel/sand drift from occasional floods, keep this principle in mind as you build your pond and it may help it last longer without silting up with debris as much. Cheers

[@ronaldsnider8078]

One of my job for the world largest retirement community in FL. I built many retention ponds. We ran in to under ground rivers that had to deal with and we had problems down river line. They dyed up and the land drop Which in turn had to bring truck loada dirt. Be careful.

[@ronallen6578]

Having watched Riley for years now, I TRUST Courtney way more in the equipment. She shows respect for whatever she's in and doesn't act like a complete idiot, like some do 😊😊

[@jamesmatheson5115]

If there is lightning, please dont stay in your machinery as that can be struck, the sand that you hit below the clay is your water course, the Well is a great indicator for the depth of the pond. goodluck.

[@electricmick357]

When you are using a chain to pull, make sure to stand so you aren't in line with the chain. A broken link could easily cause a serious injury.

[@Why_ask_]

You may need to become familiar with Bentonite if you are not already. I live in an area dominated by sandy soils. Bentonite (a clary) is used as an admixture to help ponds retain water.

[@newdrone5766]

Another great project, always inspiring. BTW, did you consider panning that dirt for gold? The signs looked good.

[@wesman7837]

Right? It's would be good to at least test it! Would be a shame to not know while you're already excavating all that soil!