Deepening and Finishing Out Juan's Pond

[@Diegotamborindeguy]

Hi Tom, I’m from Florida and I’m moving to Greensboro Nc. I have an excavator and I’m afraid of finding enough work for my machine. Im trying to get a lowboy for transport. Thanks for your videos!

[@TomBrueggen]

I don’t own a low boy, but I also don’t move the hoe very often. I contract with a heavy haul service. He has keys to my machine and I just tell him where it’s at and where to take it. I don’t mark up hauling costs to the customer, it’s just direct billed to them. Just get a few jobs. Tell everyone you meet that you own the machine and be honest about what sort of jobs you can take on. Work will come.

[@kerychesh9784]

Agree with u tom. Same with me to. But excavation company didn not go well with me. So i sold all my heavy equipment and doing transport company very well now. Just get along with ypur comunity and the job will start come by

[@cutweldngrind]

I have about 17ft of sandy soil before I hit clay. I'm debating if to make a 10ft deep hole and haul clay in or try dig the clay out to line the pond. Think the excavator reaches 17ft so that will also be a challenge.

[@TomBrueggen]

Does the sandy soil hold water if it’s compacted? My topsoil for example is a sandy silt. Undisturbed it’s highly permeable, but once compacted it’s almost as good as clay. If you watch my other video about digging a pond in pure sand you can see worst case scenario. If you have surplus clay below your sandy soil I would suggest benching down through the sand and using your own clay bottom to line over the exposed sandier soil to the too

[@pardonwhat]

Seems to be a big drop in rpm there fella,,,, when you croud your bucket!? Is that an old engine with tired output? I had something similar but setting valve lash and new injector nozzels, brought most power back.. dunno just chewing the cud...!

[@TomBrueggen]

Haha, definitely crowding the bucket. And yeah it bogs down almost every time. Seems to be starving for fuel most of the time. I change out filters on the regular but I know the tank is full of shit too, and once a year or so I have to blow back through all the fuel lines. I was planning to add an electric fuel pump but just never have done it. I have changed the injectors a few years ago. Hydraulic pumps might be laggy but I’ll have to wait until the shit to justify rebuilding them.

[@pardonwhat]

@@TomBrueggen yeh,, governor asking for more but supply not there,,, your prob right with that if you're not getting black exhaust when it happens.. I suppose its easily proved with can of diesel direct to your pump.. if only we had more time..:) have a goodun n thanks..

[@TomBrueggen]

Good point on the smoke. Now the exhaust pipe is behind the cab where I can’t see it, but I’ve certainly never noticed Ol’ Rosey rolling coal when she bogs down like that. Man I bought all the fittings to add an electric pump 2 years ago but then auto zone kept cancelling the order for the pump itself and then I just kind of forgot about it. Maybe some day… Thanks for watching bud!