This Can’t Be Right

[@HometownAcres]

Get $15 off your first order and an extra 5% off everything if you become a member at crowdcow.com/Hometown. I highly recommend trying the Beef Tri Tip on your smoker

[@OneEyeCustoms]

The drone was a genius idea!!! Even this old goat learned something that day. And the older goat was willing to listen to you as well. The good thing at the end of the day is you have a plan for the next step. Keep moving forward and it will all come together! That Tri-Tip was delicious by the way!

[@jburch1544]

Men solving problems, this is how the world was built, inspiring and good to watch. Thanks for showing us the process.

[@alanj7306]

I’m glad you were able to find a buyer for all that beautiful top soil. That will be a game changer for building the pond. You’re going to get some great money to help cover the expenses of everything, and that’s awesome if they’re actually going to come remove the top soil for you. I’m in Vegas and had to buy a couple cubic yards when I landscaped my back yard some years ago. It’s not cheap stuff... well, not for dirt. Why I recommended selling it before and fortunately your buddy Dave told you also. Glad to see you’re getting some good help from people. I know you did your research, but knowledge and actual experience can differ greatly. That’s a massive project for you. Best of luck and best wishes for everything to go smoothly. I have over 2,500 hours (and $20k) in my backyard. It was back breaking work, but so well worth it. The pond will get there and you’ll get countless years of enjoyment. God bless you and yours and stay safe, my friend!

[@alanj7306]

PS.. Congrats on the sponsorship. I’ll have to check out their products.

[@marcuswhite3628]

It is good to be flexible! Dodging & weaving through the challenges & problems always makes projects more interesting - & great memories! Enjoying the ride! Marcus from Chesapeake VA.

[@jasonborn9383]

We split the difference on cut and fill. That is to say if you have twenty feet of fall, go down ten feet on the high side and up ten feet on the low side. You have get vids! Keep up the good work!

[@bpmunroe]

@jason born - does that mean you are lowering water level by 10’? Do you then have to slop back the area outside of the pond on the low side to get back to ground level?

[@jasone679]

Top of water is lower than the dam, regardless of how deep you dig.

[@jasonborn9383]

@@bpmunroe Thank you for the reply. l should have been more explanatory. Obviously, water sits level. The resulting pond would have a ten foot dam on down slope side and a ten foot cut down to the leading edge of the pond. It removes a substantial amount of head pressure on the dam. Since the pond is going to be smaller, it is most likely a moot point now.

[@bpmunroe]

Very surprised that you didn’t shoot grade when you were laying out the pond. Seems that would be a key piece of information needed to plan the project.

[@HometownAcres]

We thought it would be alright to get the topsoil off first then shoot grade before actual excavation. We like to learn the hard way I guess.

[@bpmunroe]

@@HometownAcres “that’s one way to do it”

[@timedvrodlehnen8448]

You can see this guy is winging it, just does not have that experienced look to him, Big learns no curve,….

[@richardhead3211]

YES

[@hardwareshomestead8959]

That’s a big ole holy crap Batman there. I’ve run into that issue on a much smaller scale when building retaining walls. I think you have a solid plan to overcome the issue. Wish I could be there helping you. Looks like some great fellowship time for everyone

[@boydmerriman]

Was the smoked meat that got your attention? ;-)

[@Dirtyd-dd7xy]

Brave man taking it on yourself. Brave or silly can be used interchangeably when learning and making memories doing projects. Remember you can always use your local NRCS or county soil and water agencies. You pay taxes to fund them and their job is exactly to help in planning what you want to accomplish. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

[@Dirtyd-dd7xy]

As I told @goodworkstractors earlier today -check out hoelscher db scraper pans for use in material moving needs. Once the big equipment leaves the site. Pulled behind your tractor they can help you smooth and redeposit your soil pulled behind your tractor. For $6k it’s a great investment. Hoping to get one myself!

[@jakehill322]

Make sure that rotary laser isn’t set with pitch. You can adjust the pitch on them for setting fall for drainage.

[@stevesedgwick5789]

A lot of work 😀

[@MaxPower-nw8id]

An accountant decides to dig a pond on a hillside. What could go wrong?

[@darcyscott2406]

Wow that’s a mighty big pond! Why so big? Do you really need it to be that big? A pond half that size I would think would do. That’s a lot of water should the damn fail, I hope your neighbors are informed! Do you need a permit for something like this? From Northwestern Vermont

[@garethnelson6863]

Update required on the pond. Happy new year buddy. Big G 🇬🇧

[@DDL2728]

I am so anxious to see that pond finished!! I'm sure y'all are, too!! Y'all are some intelligent people to figure all those depths, etc, out!! Impressive!! 👍

[@AdamsMom921]

Me too! It’s been a nail biting project. It’s our real life “reality show”…LOL! He’s solving problems daily… but learning a ton in the process. Can’t get our hands on a dozer… but going forward strong despite that …

[@JeremyTVOK]

And that’s how you do it. Jump right in there and get her done! Probably a good idea to make the pond smaller - I was scared for you for all the dirt you were going to have to move! Can’t wait to see the finished product.

[@akwolf1434]

Lesson learned - shoot grade before excavating the size.

[@craigjay769]

I learn so much from every video you do. Thanks heaps

[@carolinegreenwell9086]

thanks ... so much stuff I never knew about

[@boydmerriman]

That's a bummer about your plans, but then, you got to manage it somehow. But I thought that you had already checked the level of the land before you started. It's like building a house, you got to know what you are putting it on first.

[@FLXLife]

I look forward to each of these videos. Pretty amazing and very helpful for planning my pond.

[@klittle3147]

I wonder if in hindsight you could have seen the difference in elevation by looking at a topo map of your property. I’d be curious if the topo map would have told you there was that much fall. Enjoy the videos! Hope to build a pond someday on my property. Take care.

[@OutdoorswithErik]

It's looking good bud, coming together pretty quickly

[@donnlowe9129]

I was watching you when your 1st broke ground on this pond and I thought you really need a big doser or a big skid loader. I hope you can find the right equipment for a job of that magnitude.

[@DB12531]

Love seeing the progress! Keep it up Adam

[@danieltronstad6847]

This is going to look amasing!

[@stevedick4335]

Dig the low side down that will cut your high side by what you dig out

[@upandadam9080]

You don't want to sell that topsoil till your project is done, it's alot more money to have it hauled in then to keep it on hand...

[@HometownAcres]

Since we have 2ft of topsoil everywhere else if we need more we can just scrape some up. We shouldn’t have to truck any in

[@grandpaslakehouse-homestea6113]

I get why you will make the pond smaller but oh man a 40ft deep pond with a 20+ foot dam sounds amazing.

[@MickyBellRoberts]

You folk are busy Bees. Lot’s of work.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Can't wait to see the next video!

[@DDL2728]

Me, too, Zeke!! That is going to be an incredible pond!!

[@chuckdrew5240]

ordered..Thanks

[@watkinstreefarm6880]

Looks great!!

[@mrkevinjmiller]

Measure twice, dig once.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good luck Adam.🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@marknunya3035]

Wow that's kinda crazy that you have that much fall but that may be a good thing in the end.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Coming along nicely! That meat looked delicious. #purplecollarlife

[@alanmagee1207]

GREAT INFO.

[@FirewoodMidwest]

Don’t make the pond smaller! Pull dirt out of the top. Be a lot more work but if your getting a dozer it should go pretty quick. Afraid you’ll regret making it smaller. Your only doing this once.

[@andydsimmons]

Nice job

[@markknister6272]

Lotta dirt!

[@craigsudman4556]

Wow that steak is so high that jet leaving the contrail almost scrapped the paint off it's belie!

[@craigsudman4556]

Gah! Hit the wrong button! Not belie but belly! Gosh darn it! Great video Adam, thumbs up.

[@JD-iu3vi]

Steak, stake what's the difference?

[@craigsudman4556]

@@JD-iu3vi LOL perhaps I was thinking of crowd cow.😉

[@savagefirewood]

Awesome content !

[@collincolston8443]

Have a surveyor run the contour lines for the pond. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeazy.

[@zippythechicken]

so you just have to dig out the top half of the pond and use it to burm the bottom half of the pond... it is a lot of pressure on that dam though... if only you knew a place to get a couple hundred boulders

[@Jeffsmess]

How about two ponds at two grades?

[@ChrisWilliams-sx1jd]

I agree! Though that means two dams…. Maybe build in a old school lock system between them and give pleasure boat rides at two levels?

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

In installed a 550 sq. ft. patio with a cinder block walls, multi-level, etc. The biggest mistake EVER was not doing a drawing in advance. Every aspect. EVERYTHING. It will save you at least 30% of the time, countless hours of research mid-project, etc.

[@mikeadams2339]

What does the cut of meat taste like? Never had it?

[@HometownAcres]

It’s very similar to Brisket except it only takes 2 hours to smoke instead of 12 and it’s just as tender

[@danieltronstad6847]

Where did you get that smoker?

[@AdamsMom921]

Dyna GLo signature series from Amazon. I will have him add it to the Amazon store for you to find easily. He has found that just one stick of hickory works well … flavor became too strong with more. Good luck!

[@EDFM.1]

You are bonkers. I love doing stuff myself but I feel like an excavator with about 10-20 ponds under his belt woulda been worth his weight in gold for you. I mean, sometimes you just gotta pay the man. I’m sure everything will work out fine, it always does, but was the juice worth the squeeze?

[@robertsnyder5193]

Grades like that are deceiving. Boy I hate to see you shrink you pond , you'll probably kick yourself in the butt later but it's your decision now. Pray on it brother. Blessings

[@craigjay769]

Hey Adam, I know you have mentioned before but cant find it. What drone are you using as it give amazing footage

[@moffepolle]

I think it his amazon affiliate link

[@HometownAcres]

Yes it’s in my Amazon store. It’s a DJI Mavic Air

[@renukrewsoftwash5666]

Love your videos. What kind of cameras, drones, and editing software are you using? Keep of the great videos!

[@HometownAcres]

We have them on our Amazon store. Link is in the description

[@jaquigreenlees]

You know, for a $10 delivery charge from the local grocery store I can get an entire grocery order delivered. The meats, for 1 family pack of pork chops bone in from crowd cow I can get 4 times the pork chops, boneless, from the local grocery store. ( ignoring the fact crowdcow doesn't even deliver to my address ) As far as the pond build, I'm surprised you didn't shoot grade to start with.

[@ss31736]

I tuned in to see the pond construction not a commercial. I dont care how you get your money but I dont want to see commercials on a you tube video.

[@HometownAcres]

Oh well

[@ProjectWildwood]

I don’t understand why you aren’t excavating down on the high side to drop the overall depth of the pond into the earth and reduce the size of your dam. Yes it’s more machine work but if you ever had a dam failure in something that tall you would surely be in a world of hurt.

[@haroldphipps3457]

The way I understood him at the end of the video, that is exactly what he is doing. Did you miss that, or did I understand incorrectly?

[@ProjectWildwood]

@@haroldphipps3457 the way I understood it is they are sizing the pond down so that the slope isn’t as significant.

[@OneEyeCustoms]

The high side has more shale in the clay. Afraid if we dig much lower, it will not hold water from getting into more of the shale down deeper.

[@ProjectWildwood]

@@OneEyeCustoms can you repack in the clay you removed to seal that area?

[@tonydpayne]

A big D9 is what you need there. Be done in no time.

[@njonebale7889]

oh boy! that’s some seriously poor planning for someone who’s pinching pennies on equipment to build this hole, obviously you’ve learned a little now, but you still don’t have enough time to dig it even at 45 feet reduced, hate to burst your bubble, but you should bring it in another 25’, you got four rental days left and nothing to compact the clay core, maybe just sell the topsoil and buy a big blue tarp and spread it out in the field! love the videos though.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Good decision trying to find a dozer.

[@jaredhildebrandt7210]

Don't make it smaller, trade topsoil for clay!

[@mitchstephen5491]

I think you are making a big mistake if you get rid of any topsoil before you ar done your project.

[@HometownAcres]

We have 2ft of topsoil just about everywhere. If we come up short we will have plenty to pull from other spots.

[@darcyscott2406]

Kind of makes me wonder if you guys know what you are doing! I don’t think so!

[@HometownAcres]

Nope but we’re figuring it out and that’s half the fun

[@blklbluvr]

Piss on all these experts. You just keep doing what you think is right for you. Little mistakes that you can correct or changes in your plans are learning experiences. Who among us hasn't done a project and said(with a slap to your forehead) duh should've done it this other way. Tell Alana that we are getting nailed with rain up here in her native state of Ct. 4"-6" or more when it finishes by tomorrow.

[@Deutschehordenelite]

Kinda an empty promise from the top soil guy, just throwing out a number before even looking at it..

[@Shane_Reynolds85]

3000 yards of topsoil means he'd be paying Adam not quite $4 a yard! He was tossing a well educated guess for the amount of material likely available.

[@jamesford8315]

Leave it deep and dig out the center for your dam, the SCUBA diving will be better.

[@daveharding5874]

Whoa! He said rifle. I'm triggered. Demonized!! - KZbin

[@robertbennett6697]

Screw it. I say go even bigger, install a hydroelectric generator and make some money.

[@robertmccall8666]

I would never tackle a job like this without a dozer on site. The 2 skids can't even compete with a dozer and it's a waste not having a dozer on site.... you shouldn't be now making the pond smaller you will regret that in the long run. Ditch the 2 skids and get a dozer and do it right. Push all your dirt to the far side.

[@340dave]

Wow, looks can be deceiving.