Digging a Pond

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[@paulcoote3094]

I love watching heavy equipment operate.

[@sandybeebe9149]

I am so impressed with what you guys have accomplished.Way to go.Nice little house ..it will be a great place to rest after a hard days work digging this pond ...

[@TimTools99]

Thank you!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Thanks for the video...enjoyed it Tim....we have some heavy equipment working on our place this week

[@TimTools99]

Man, it's fun to watch. Enjoy!

[@regsparkes6507]

What a great pond site. You have beautiful country surrounding this too,..that adds a lot to the vista. You're somewhat like me, in that I have worked at equipment almost all my working life, and still I love to watch 'professional operators' doing their thing. Thanks for this video.

[@TimTools99]

Glad you liked the project, Reg. Yes, sounds like we are two peas in a pod. Ha! It's great to see big equipment making something new.

[@imatallikhanibrahim2601]

same here boss..i too am a jcb operator yet i love to watch the pro doing their work..and also there is a saying that says " A professor remain a professor while a student who goes up to the sky" loll

[@kansascowboy5721]

Beautiful country! Usually when most folks think of NY they don’t think of this beautiful place!

[@TimTools99]

That's true. Western New York is very rural other than Buffalo

[@KAKALaundryKh]

Wow, look nice all 👍👍🏻 New friend, God blessed 🌹🌹 Best wishes 👍🙏🙏🙏

[@weuries6]

I love heavy equipment. Went to jobcorp for it and going to be going for the apprenticeship for local 17 in Lakeview...great video

[@TimTools99]

That's great, Euries. Enjoy your career as a heavy equipment operator!

[@youngmike8645]

Euries Williams im an operating engineer in Pennsylvania out of Philadelphia local 542. Love my job with a passion and cant wait until i can afford a few pieces of iron myself to do some decent side jobs on the weekends.

[@weuries6]

@@youngmike8645 how long have you been an operator

[@youngmike8645]

Euries Williams parent body union operator for about 2 1/2 years. Had a temporary book before i tested out for about a year and before i got into the union and before that about 3 years working for non union outfits. Sadly there are people in the union that do not share the passion and dont push themselves to be the best because they get the mentality that they can slide by because they are protected by the union if you enjoy your benefit and pay scale id suggest learning everything every piece get all tupes of certifications and your cdl and cco. Its all free through the union and its there for you. Your paying in dues for those privileges so take advantage and make yourself worth more with as many certs and skills as possible and pay the retirement by working for the guys that came before and retired. Dont be average always try to outdo yourself and keep learning. Remember by the time you master every piece of iron its time to retire. Good luck brother.

[@weuries6]

@@youngmike8645 Appreciate you

[@886014]

That looks like a good job, thanks for taking the time to share your part of the world. I had a laugh at what you guys call a "drought" with all that green grass. As I write it's 48 degrees here in Australia ... that's 48 Celsius ( 118F), not too much grass to be found ;)

[@TimTools99]

Wow Pete! It's hot over there! I don't think I could stand such heat anymore. I guess you know what a drought is alright.

[@tomkelly8827]

I wonder what beavers think about this? They are the real experts! I make beaver like wet spots. I just pile brush up at the lowest spots where water gets channeled by my hillside. I cover the brush with leaves, manure, sods and stones when I need a place to dump that kind of thing. Kind of like a dry land dam. I have been doing it here for 10 years and it really is keeping the water up on my hillside a whole lot longer after winter. I have no propper swimming ponds and only some standing water in spring but the soil here on my hillside is far more moist and fertile then it used to be! I learned from watching what beavers do. It also helps me know how to drain the land easily if I need to like on my driveway, just make a little creek off to the side to let the water out

[@normhowes2975]

Very enjoyable video. We get lake effect from Lake Ontario so know about measuring in feet (20 minutes north of Syracuse). Another 30 minutes north they measured in yards (Redfield 319 inches so far this season)

[@TimTools99]

Wow! I'm over it! It's April 8th and snowing outside.

[@Rixtory]

I grew up in WNY as well - By Lake Ontario. We put 2 ponds in our property over the last 40 years. Both spring fed (high water tables) and clay bottoms. This process brings back memories. Thanks for Sharing (and speeding up the video :) )

[@IntegraDIY]

I noticed all videos of people making ponds never include the finished pond.. just a dirt bowl and no updates. :(

[@TimTools99]

Yea. This one is called "Digging a Pond." I will have to make an update sometime. Thanks for watching.

[@TimTools99]

I have an updated pond video here on Timtools99. It turned out great.

[@TimTools99]

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[@march228103]

I used to love the smell of the earth being dug up. Grew up w construction on my next block taking place back in ‘84/‘85

[@TimTools99]

Yes dirt smells good!

[@gregrhymeswithbible9554]

It wasnt just the dirt, my friend... it was the times. I remember it too :)

[@James-dtexTexas]

Cutting hard virgin soil up hill is hard on the machine and not time efficient. Cut hard soil down to the bottom to a berm or pile. Then push the fluffed soil up the hill to build the Levi package it as you go. Cutting soil down hill uses the weight of the dozer enabling cutting more soil per push. Also burns less fuel because you’re not working the machine as hard. Basically work top to bottom , then push the fluffed spoil up the bank.

[@efficientexcavations]

Great video Tim! Watched this video and the finished pond with the ducks. It’s hard to tell in the video, but curious how deep it is? 12-15 feet? I dug one at home that took me 80 hours in a 290 hitachi and we love it! Been thinking of making a before, during and after video

[@wannabejeeper]

Looks great! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. My neighbor and I share a corner of our lots maybe 4X bigger then that that's marshy and I've brought up the idea that we should make it into a pond. The thing is; we have a lot of bedrock around. Might not be suitable for this. I guess we need to find our own expert.

[@stevengoodell6933]

Great job on the place and your vid Thanks for sharing...

[@steven2212]

I plan on doing this on property in North Carolina soon, thank you. Looks like an art form.

[@TimTools99]

Good luck with your project

[@guardrail2897]

I got a cheaper way. 1st, live in Northern Va. 2nd, Have a small low spot in your yard. 3rd, endure over 70 inches of rain for the year. Poof, you have a pond. Mine is just over a foot deep and growing.

[@TimTools99]

That's a bummer

[@Mekhanic1]

The sped up tractor remind me of the stop animation in the Gumby cartoon lol

[@TimTools99]

Ha! Yea ... pretty funny

[@TheEasttexascowboy]

That operator must not have built many ponds. I liked how he pushed limbs into the dam so they will rot then start to leak. O and he didn't core the dam 🤣 I bet your pond holds water well

[@geometric5103]

What do you mean by "didn't core the dam"? I know nothing about building dams so I'm curious. Thanks.

[@TheEasttexascowboy]

@@geometric5103 where your dam is going to be you remove all topsoil and other dirt till you hit clay then then you build your dam out of clay that insures that your dam never leaks

[@eduardosturla]

Fascinating video!!! Great work!

[@TimTools99]

Thank You

[@TimTools99]

Here it is full of water kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmqyo6uMpZmUq5I

[@iancurtis5397]

Must be nice having so much land. I got about 2 acres and its not enough. I'd love to target practice on my own land.

[@CaballoPalido]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD WORK HARDER AND EARN MORE MONEY SO YOU CAN AFFORD THE THINGS YOU WANT

[@iancurtis5397]

@@CaballoPalido that's the goal gal

[@CaballoPalido]

@@iancurtis5397 HOBOS HAVE GOALS. WINNERS HAVE PONDS

[@iancurtis5397]

@@CaballoPalido I live on a lake

[@CaballoPalido]

@@iancurtis5397 YOU LIVE ON HERPES DRIVE IN THE SHADOW OF MOUNT POOR

[@PlaceboTree]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful !

[@TimTools99]

I am glad you liked my video. Come back again

[@ElGatoLoco698]

I'd love to have all those stumps for a hugulkutur bed. How bout you build a pottery studio right next to the telescope so I can come over and throw some pots? I'll use some of that clay he's digging up. heheh, I love your place.

[@TimTools99]

Thanks ElGatoLoco. I think that's a good name for you! Hahahhaaa. What's a hugulkuter bed?

[@ElGatoLoco698]

***** It's a gardening technique where you bury brush, logs, tree trunks, etc and place about a foot of top soil over the top and plant in it. The tree carcasses provide plenty of nutrients and hold water really well. I've heard of people planting stuff in hugulkutur beds and never watering and getting amazing results. It's something I've wanted to try for a few years.

[@TimTools99]

Very interesting

[@geicokaveman5707]

So does it hold the water?? Let's see how it looks once it's full hasn't been wet enough in south central NY but maybe you've got some?

[@TimTools99]

The pond is filling little by little. Probably a couple feet deep now. Yes, it was a very dry summer but the spring that feeds this pond never dried up so we think we have a winner. So far - so good.

[@slowclimbertothetop4572]

How much water can it hold.?

[@jacefowler4081]

Was the pond like 8ft deep? Looks like he dug a little bowl not a hole.... I watched a guy dig a football field sized 60 ft deep hole with an excavator. This seemed more like a video on how to grade land.

[@TimTools99]

The pond is 15 feet deep. Deep enough so fish can survive in our harsh winters. He has put in many ponds and knows what he is doing.. He also did a beautiful job grading ... I hardly had any raking to do before throwing the grass seed down. Some times the perspective can give a deceiving look ....

[@leonardoturtle9749]

Did you seal it with bentonite or anything like that or is the soil good at holding? Looks like it will be a nice pond when it fills up.

[@choney303]

Would love to see the final product! Wet curios because I’m looking into making a 4-5 acre pond or mini lake. Thank you

[@TimTools99]

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[@choney303]

Thank you! Looks great!

[@hughbo52]

Nice work.

[@joannebohn3503]

I live in WNY also. I own 16 acres we are concerting putting in a pond. Can you refer me to how did your pond work? Thank you.

[@TimTools99]

Hello Joanne. I hired a guy who has put in a lot of these ponds. You will probably have to ask around to find out who does it in your area.

[@swashington942]

Have so sides welded onto the dump bed and you can haul a lot more.

[@TimTools99]

It hauls all it wants. It's just a 3/4 ton and I put a couple ton on that thing. That's enough. You probably noticed it is NOT a duel wheel truck. It's just a 3/4 ton with that nice dump box put on.

[@swashington942]

TimTools99 Really? Ok I didn’t notice that. I assumed it was a 1 ton. Haven’t seen any dump beds on a 3/4 ton around here. Now I’m curious why someone would install a dump bed on anything less than a 1 ton.

[@TimTools99]

I don't know why the guy did it but man, that has been a handy truck. it's a 1998 and I bought it from the guy in 2002. It has the 10 cylinder engine and pulls my trailers around like nothing is back there. I don't know how much longer I can keep it going. It's getting pretty rusty.

[@bigjim5723]

i enjoyed ur video so much i have watched it 3 times. i guess cause at the coal company i worked at-i made our ponds too. can u show us what it looks like full of water now? would be cool to see it now. thanks.

[@TimTools99]

Glad you liked the video BigJim. here's the update. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmqyo6uMpZmUq5I

[@ThePduncan742]

Great video. How deep are you going for. What type camera aere you using?

[@TimTools99]

15' in the middle. I use a Panasonic GH2 for my videos.

[@randymaylowski2485]

will that was nice to build that pond back up, and yeah if the operator knows what he's doing? they do, do some neet and great work.

[@odisdenney690]

what is the ball park of the cost of this operation?

[@TimTools99]

The cost varies widely depending on where you live. If you plan to dig a pond, get several quotes. Check references.

[@geoffgammenthaler242]

Would love to build a pond and put some fish in it..

[@southernideas6175]

great video

[@TimTools99]

Man, that was a lot of fun. I like to work and that was a blast! Thanks for watching, my friend.

[@southernideas6175]

yes sir

[@sfbluestar]

Did you consider creating an island? In my planned pond I am leaving a part to become an island in middle of water.

[@TimTools99]

That is a great idea! If my pond was bigger, I would do that!

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

A lot of the ponds around here have a small island in them for a bird refuge so foxes can't get to them when they are roosting at night.

[@PatrickMHoey]

My friend’s dad built a pond with an island in the center, and he dug in a recessed large fire pit, with colosseum-style seating. Very cool.

[@mr.mrs.pathfinder668]

Hi Mr. Tim, Another great video! Can't wait to see an update. Did you ever post that bill? We would love to get an idea of potential costs. Who needs Netflix when you can binge watch TimTools99? Thanks for sharing! Stay happy, Mrs. P

[@josephbattaglia3690]

So when you dig and you see black soil that's no good right? You want to see the brown clay and then spread that brown clay and pack it down so it doesn't leak or should I say seep through something like that?

[@TimTools99]

Yep!

[@ericminniear8130]

Looks more like a small lake or a tank

[@TimTools99]

After it filled up with water, it looks a lot smaller!

[@Gatorjamesshelton]

nice work. very nice video. how does the pond look now? have you stocked your pond yet?

[@TimTools99]

The ponds is full now. Looks great .... no fish yet.

[@TimTools99]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@lunkerpond9765]

Tim, thanks for uploading this video. I have a property in Allegany County, Belfast/Angelica area. I'm wondering, what town are you in? And what town is the operator that dug your pond in? I'm going to need a rather large pond, over an acre, dug out in 2-3 years.

[@TimTools99]

I live in South Dayton. It's near Gowanda. The guy lives in town here.

[@lunkerpond9765]

@@TimTools99 yeah i know where that is. It's about an hour and ten from Belfast. Do you know if he is still digging ponds?

[@TimTools99]

@@lunkerpond9765 Yes he is. i don't know how far he goes. He is real busy up here but maybe he would come down that far. my email: [e-mail]

[@marcroemelen6836]

Was it expensive to have them dig it? I'm thinking of building a pond.

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

go for it if you want, the most basic tool for digging is a "Digging stick" and that loosens the earth, me and my dad intend to get some digging machines like that, but those can cost a few thousand, he brought someone in A man spent every day after his wife died digging through a mountian to make a road to the city that would have possibly saved her, and he successfully dug through the earth I was thinking about ponds like this, and having 1 near the home and another below it, and have a dam you can use for power, along with a fish ladder, and you can have a waterwheel for power too, and on the river you can have it flow and pipe back up with solar power, using the water as a battery just like Britain does , and there are fish safe ways to collect power- even if you dont eat the fish you can use them to feed your trees and garden-i was thinking putting in a fishing/astronomy house down on the river after its been run for a few months or planned and reinforced banks around it with stone sunk into the soil with a delta dug to feed the permaculture food forest

[@ronmckinney6589]

How do you keep the Mosquitoes away being that close with your cabin ?

[@TimTools99]

The pond has a good supply of spring water that feeds it. With moving water, it is not a breeding ground for mosquitoes. This is also an open area with few trees and there is almost always a breeze. This combination is not a good habitat for mosquitoes. No problem with mosquitoes

[@ronmckinney6589]

@@TimTools99 That is great. You have a wonderful place there

[@MasterArmedforces]

Can I fill a newly dug pond/lake from a well? ty

[@TimTools99]

You wouldn’t want to pump water and try to maintain a pond. This pond is fed by springs. It will have good water always coming in and going out the overflow. Talk to someone who does this work.

[@DZ-hu2sv]

Nice " paahnd" digging

[@noahparmer5558]

Awesome

[@MichaelSparks]

Would love to see a filled pond video

[@TimTools99]

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[@eaglecreeker494]

why not leave some of those stumps as cover, ?

[@malachimarch956]

excellent video tim!

[@JWVONA]

Do you have any finished pond videos?

[@TimTools99]

Not yet ... working on it

[@KoiTimeUSA]

whats the update on this pond build?

[@TimTools99]

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[@edwill62]

Follow Up Videos ?......this was great

[@TimTools99]

Thanks! Good idea for a follow-up video. I will get on it. The pond is full now. It is awesome!

[@aerospot2]

Yer just down the road from me. Girard Pa.

[@ernielara1553]

Govt did not pay you a visit for cutting all those trees?

[@tnoel374]

Great video just subbed.

[@TimTools99]

Great! Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment.

[@tnoel374]

No problem, good machine work.

[@enricopallazzo3244]

Son his buddies show up once the works done. So typical.

[@josephhathcock1263]

I once tried doing this I only have a shovel and pickaxe so I could only get about a 10ft by 10ft hole that was about 6 ft deep

[@raegruder4626]

Did it hold water?

[@erastokimambo8844]

Any follow up video on the pond??

[@TimTools99]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmqyo6uMpZmUq5I

[@erastokimambo8844]

TimTools99 thanks so much, I got a piece of land and am obsessed with water bodies, ponds seems like a way to go. This have been inspirational.

[@TimTools99]

@@erastokimambo8844 That's great! Glad you liked my video.

[@ronneitzel2869]

what does it look like now?

[@TimTools99]

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[@davidd3231]

Where is the water

[@TimTools99]

It's there. Several springs feed the pond.

[@regsparkes6507]

It's been a while now since I watched this, and now I am wondering how this pond turned out.

[@TimTools99]

It turned out great! I have a couple more videos showing it full with ducks swimming around. LOL

[@HyperInflation2020]

Wheres the water?

[@TimTools99]

There are several springs that feed this pond. They come into the pond at one end and water flows out the other end. After he finished, it filled up in no time.

[@alanmagee1207]

WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED??

[@TimTools99]

Western New York

[@TimTools99]

Western New York

[@travelinthru9519]

Fish will freeze out if it fills with water

[@TimTools99]

No. It's plenty deep.

[@KoiTimeUSA]

what an epic pond build video. thanks for sharing. i just subscribed. check out my 1000 gallon pond build on my channel cheers

[@jakej.1632]

want to sell me that dump truck?

[@TimTools99]

Not at this time. Still using it.

[@HILLBILLYSFIREWOOD]

Is that letsdig18

[@normajean4897]

HEY HEY CARDS 650 it looks like his stuff

[@mrbakerskatz]

I hope it don’t blow out again ,if he packed the berm well it shouldn’t .

[@TimTools99]

I'm pretty sure the pond will hold up. This guy puts in a lot of them.

[@TheEasttexascowboy]

It will leak all those sticks and grass that in his pool dam will decay and start leaking. He must build them cheap. Maybe hire someone that knows what there doing and have them core the pool dam instead of building it withe the top soil and then spreading clay on top

[@kaogoogle1031]

Boring AF

[@mainemermaid6596]

Great video! I like the accent - "pand" lol...

[@SexySaxon]

Does this pond now have a fountain?

[@TimTools99]

No not yet!