Laser Controlled Box Blade w/John Deere 1025R Makes PERFECTLY LEVEL POND RIM

[@aaronburford5701]

Tim like this one. The pond bring graded with the different tractors working at the same time! Great job!

[@Zanderthelab]

I wish Christy got to help out more often. I really love watching the two of you work together.

[@SkidSteerSolutions]

Another great video! Good to see that the Tractor Basics Tiller is being used in many projects 👏

[@Kcolby47]

The “Dynamic Duo” strikes again! Nice job, and really looking good. Blessings.

[@lonnien.clifton1113]

I'm impressed with the pond. Looks good yall !

[@logankostrzewski7939]

Glad to see the 1025r again

[@photocontrol]

The pond is looking great! The laser leveling box blade is an efficient way to make sure the pond edge is level all the way around.

[@SkylineAcresVA]

Laser/box blade system works great!

[@charlesmartin8047]

Considering everything else you've had going on, I think y'all have done a remarkable job and provided valuable information for anyone who may want to do this.

[@terrygroce1594]

Looks great You two do good work

[@jddriver9565]

Love all the tractors(EDIT:and the gator of course:) ) in your videos(as always) thanks for making these videos Tim and Christy!:)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Appreciate you watching (as always)!

[@jddriver9565]

@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you!🙂 Iam a little late ....but.... whatever....I wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year from germany!😃

[@roybrochu5409]

Tim that pond is impressive. It appears to a lot deeper than what you say it is. Love the use of your different tractors and implements. People have to realize that you’re showing us what’s possible and what type of equipment is available. Keep showcasing the compact possibilities.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Thanks Roy. Lots of viewers are upset that I didn’t show 1025r much this summer…but I simply couldn’t do this task with it. This task is ‘real world’. We have needed to fix this pond for many years. Thanks again for the kind words.

[@paulmartin8212]

That looks great for wintertime. I think it very cool how the bible always has something to say about our everyday lives. Its principles hold true if we are moving dirt or trying to relate to people. Thanks for sharing.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes it does!

[@RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr]

The pond looks fantastic.wow what a project it has been. Tim you worked through the problems you encountered and persevered with fantastic results and you have an excellent operator in Christy. You two are a great team. The pond series of videos have been very informative and enjoyable thanks sooo much.

[@michaelhammock6782]

Doing a great job Mr Tim. The pond is looking good.

[@michaeldugger6964]

me thinks your pond rim is acually a lake rim!!❤❤❤💯💯💯

[@stephenlehr6020]

Having both of you on tractors, mic'd up and working together, with some bantering, was great!! Really made the video great, along with the project of course. Plus the kitties making their appearances, gold stars there. Have a good one!!👍

[@jakeschisler7525]

The pond is looking very nice, Tim& Christy

[@andysmith5220]

Teamwork there sure makes the dream work. Loving the pond every time

[@stephenreamer4323]

The pond is really taking shape! At 70yrs young, I would still go old school and use a box blade, back blade and york rake. I think it would have been done by now, but that's me.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Think you coulda done the whole thing with a box blade? Remember, we have other things to do. This is only one of many activities for us.

[@stephenreamer4323]

@@TractorTimewithTim What I said was box blade, back blade and york rake. And yes, I think I could. Have dug two ponds that way, except I used a dozer to dig the hole. And like you was only one of many projects.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@stephenreamer4323”except I used a dozer to dig the hole…”. Hmm. Ok.

[@jamesberg3106]

Enjoying the progress

[@melaniekeen3611]

With those storms coming it wont take long to fill it up

[@PastorDavidFranklin]

Well done guys. Looking good.

[@richardweihert6233]

Tim, I think it is a good call to let the berm to go through a freeze/thaw cycle season. I am confident with that material and having used the tiller there will be some settlement of the placed soils.

[@shanesherwood343]

Well guess that’s the end of the summer of the pond it’s looking great looking forward to some other fall projects and maybe some snow removal videos to come

[@robertcope7873]

Pond is looking great. Just need a little more water.

[@JCWren]

It'd be cool if you could get a graduated stick into the center of the pond to show the depth.

[@richc9890]

As the water gets higher, there will be much more volume to fill with the increase in the diameter of the pond, so it may drop to 2 or 3 inches per day as it it gets fuller.

[@indymark4064]

You might think about adding a couple yard rollers, side by side, to pull behind the grader when you get closer to your last few passes.

[@cwolf8841]

Might look at spray grass. Faster growth.

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Looking good old boy. 👌

[@HisEyes_Honduras]

Great update, and amazing to hear you can fill that much that long with no problems. And the pump itself is fine working that hard?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I assume ... we'll see if we destroy it. We stopped at 6 days due to travel. Back home now. ...but haven't restarted it. Kinda muddy around pond right now. If we get a dry afternoon, we'll start it up again. Should be fine even in cold weather I think. We have another couple feet before we get to the level we desire for this winter. Hope you are doing well. Is there coffee available here in the states? Thinking of mentioning it in our gift ideas video. We need a TTWT discount :-).

[@danamacie167]

Your hard work is paying off! The pond has really turned out nice! Can’t wait to see it at full pool!! Hey Christy, when you’re helping Tim by driving another tractor have you considered using the ‘Active Track’ mode on your drone with focus(spotlight) on either you or Tim? The reason I ask is because you commented about the difficulty of controlling the drone while driving, which is understandable. Regardless, you did an another great job filming!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I’ll answer for her…she finds the active track to be too far away for her taste. Doesn’t provide a close enough view.

[@danamacie167]

@@TractorTimewithTim , Thanks Tim! She always does a great job with the videos. I don’t own a camera drone yet, but if and when I pull the trigger on one it’ll be a DJI.

[@bc65925]

I hit that like even b4 I knew if'n I did, but I finnered I would so I did.

[@Trackhawk735]

Flawless, you're kidding of course!

[@floydferguson5366]

Great video!

[@jamieebersole6755]

What is the plan to keep the pond full if you don't have any run of water going in the pond?

[@turdferguson5300]

Tractor Time With Tim & Christy. A man that married a good woman is blessed beyond measure. My wife and I have worked and played together since 1982. We were both praying that the Lord would put us with who we were supposed to be with. It's obvious that God likes me better because I married up ! lol

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I tell everyone that there is only ONE thing that I am better at than Christy. …..choosing a spouse!

[@turdferguson5300]

@@TractorTimewithTim I love it. When a man is blessed he needs to be smart enough to realize it. Merry Christmas to you guys and thanks for the videos.

[@sinclairpages]

When building up the pond bank, don't forget your house landscape drains towards the pond. You don't want to build a dam.

[@larryhubbard587]

How is the pond filling coming along??

[@Itsa_Mea]

Im surprised you don't have a weighted tow behind roller for compaction. Maybe this is a good time to ask the finance committee for one. 😊

[@texillini1]

It takes me about 3 days or so to fill my 24’ round 52” high swimming pool (approximately 13,000 gallons) when completely empty for reference.

[@BradV-e2o]

That was great Christy...keep Tim in check lol.

[@greenwoodsbushhogging6704]

I see it being great for anyone building a new house site, grading their entire yard, or has a crazy l9ng driveway that they maintain. Just a few uses and it would be free from what it would cost to hire someone one. Especially when you factor in the learning process as payment, or pickup a few jobs with it.

[@kdeckster]

Awesome!

[@Drew-in-NoDak]

I wonder if I can modify the laser control on that box blade to plug directly into the electronic SCVs on my 4720. Eliminating the need for a separate control valve

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes, I specifically said that in the video.

[@jamesgaberle2356]

Wife and I I’ll be married 55 years this Aug. and we still have the same conversation you two were having in this video.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yep. It’s all good. We have to entertain ourselves somehow!

[@kbussie1]

boss kitty taken charge,shes got your seat.

[@5075E]

Your pond project is looking very nice. You've done a lot of work to get it this far as well as a lot of work done by helpers. How full are you going to fill it? Are you figuring on this winter's snow fall to do the rest?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I still have one or two more projects to do before we fill it all the way. So, it may be spring before we get it full.

[@TimeAfterTym]

The pond is looking great. I hope to catch you guys at Expo 24 and not during lunch. I am rooting for you guys! Is there such a thing as an offset tiller, such that you wouldn’t have to ride so closely to the edge of the pond?

[@kencotton4645]

Between blocking the springs in the pond and not letting any surface water run into the pond, how will you keep it filled? Most of the ponds I had experience with growing up either had a creek or runoff feeding them.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Have a plan. Will work on it next year.

[@kencotton4645]

@@TractorTimewithTim Thank you for taking the time to respond. I hope your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see what you might have to say about using some of that special equipment you have for putting up Christmas decorations!

[@joelhenderson5404]

How long is it the 5/8 hose going to fill Tim. I said three weeks.

[@davids9139]

Flying a drone and operating a tractor.....I'm impressed! What drone are you using?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

DJI mavic 3

[@larryhubbard587]

Is pond full yet?

[@MrRoadtrek]

Pond is looking good 👍 Did you ever think of using a Ruckus rake on the top of the pond?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Dunno what a ruckus rake is!

[@stephenlehr6020]

@@TractorTimewithTim Same thing, basically, as the power rake, just AMI calls it a Ruckus Rake. Not sure if they have one for 3-pt use though, DP has one for his track loader, LD18 has one as well. So @MrRoadtrek at 19:45, TTWT said they thought about running the power rake around the top of the pond, so yes they did. Hope that helps, have a good one!!👍

[@noelstractors-firewood57]

Looking good. I’m wondering if a hydraulic motor hooked to a screw jack be better for the tilt system.

[@Suds104]

I notice it jerks as the leveling hydraulics adjusts. have you tried putting flow restricters to the hydraulic cylinders , hose connections? We enjoy you show. that a big deep pond. going to keep some fishes all year round?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes. We have tried flow controls, we also have the ability to adjust the length of time the valve stays open (in milliseconds) each time it tries to adjust. I have played a LOT with both of these options. The flow controls don’t work so well because it takes so little fluid to move a 2x6 cylinder…had to adjust in that minutiae. Anyway, after all the fiddling over the years, I’ve quit worrying about it. Overall, it does what I want…I just had to learn to ignore the jerkiness

[@martiopperman2139]

Have been enjoying the pond build, but I'm curious why you didn't place any structure in it for fish habitat. Old concrete culvert pipe, weighed down cedar trees, etc.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The pros at naturalwaterscapes.com/ttwt said we could wait until spring. We didn’t have time to do the appropriate research and selection of structure. Only so much we can do at once. We don’t have employees or anyone to help us with all the work to keep this channel going.

[@xenophonnl]

Could you explain about the compacting? I understand the laser leaves the dirt at exactly the correct level, but after it settles it will be lower. I did not see you compacting it? And you can keep compacting and refilling forever, because the top will always be fluffy 😅

[@TractorTimewithTim]

By going over it multiple times, I did indeed compact it.

[@xenophonnl]

Oke, by using the tractor tires to drive over everything? Or is the weight of the sand in the box blade doing any compacting?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@xenophonnltires is the biggest part. However, I was surprised at how much the soil was as being compacted by the blade itself. By the second or third trip over, there wasn’t much left to compact.

[@MrRoadtrek]

Dirt Perfect used them on their pond elevations

[@mxpxdrums]

Will you compact the dirt down with the Kubota or just let it happen naturally?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

I drove over it repeatedly with the tractor, then would add more soil as necessary. I think this will be sufficient.

[@SteveB2601K]

Question Tim You don’t want water flowing into the pond. I have seen a small River go through your front yard, where would that river go now that it’s not going into your pond? The same path it’s always has?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We have done lots of work to make sure that water gets routed off the property to the east. I know it has been scattered across many episodes over several years, but we have shown the entire process.

[@SteveB2601K]

Ok I’ve seen them all so I must have just forgotten. I’m older now and a lot more forgetful.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@SteveB2601K I should probably put together an overview of what we have done.

[@samuelferree6117]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TractorTimewithTim That’s a great idea. I believe lots of us would love to see a quick recap of everything done to this point. It’s been quite a transformation from when you bought the property.

[@HCH9990]

Looks like a smooth finish to that top to me - great work! 😎When you're using the laser level on the box blade, I can see that the lights tell you if you're too high or too low in each area - does it also have a sound indication too (a beep or similar), or would the noise of the tractor and implement make that unviable?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Well, remember that it attempts to maintain height. There are a few reasons why it might fail to do so. Most often, this is due to one of the cylinders being already at its extremity, where it cannot do more to achieve level. So, this is why I watch so closely.

[@jameyharviston2452]

Do you have a video on this system ? First time I’ve seen a laser level box blade.

[@jameyharviston2452]

Disregard Tim, I should finish the video before commenting. Keep up the good work.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@jameyharviston2452 lots of other videos too. Lemme find another… This one is creating a sloping drainage swale. Longest Drainage Swale We Have Ever Dug! John Deere, Kubota Tractors, Tom, Randall, Laser Box Blade! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmGmgmB_oL6fpck

[@kencotton4645]

I have another question. Is there a chance water will collect in the swale you made and that ground will be wet and muddy all the time? Or is there a place for the water to drain out of the swale?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Supposed to drain ‘both ways’ from where I dug….but I just eyeballed it rather than laser sloped it…so I coulda messed it up.

[@allencline351]

Getting anxiety just watching you drive that close to the ledge!

[@SledgeHammer43]

I hope your well holds out, your well pump holds out that is a lot of water you are pumping out of your aquafer. And most of all I hope pumping all that water doesn't bankrupt you and your wife.

[@skutchBlobaum]

What is the tractor to cat ratio at TTWT ?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Hmm. 3 cats now.

[@PEI_Guy]

I get a kick from all your cats seem to be camera divas. They love to be in the spotlight. 😂

[@jamieheyden7369]

Hey Tim do you still have the kabota tractor

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Yes. Wanna buy it?

[@jamieheyden7369]

If I wasn’t in Australia I would love to Tim Keep up the great work you guys are doing on the channel I never miss an episode I have even gotten my grandkids into watching the Johnny show as they call it

[@rb2530]

👍👍

[@rodgerneeb301]

Laser Blade you say .... You got our hopes up, we thought you were going next level and had hired Lucasfilm and Industrial Light and Magic for CGI and sound effects and we were about to see some Jedi vs Sith tractor driving. And being on a green tractor, you would be required to pull out some Master Yoda level tractoring ... and of course since it's Yoda ... talk like him you must.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

First, I need to learn to make that cool noise when I wield the light Sabre!

[@fsj197811]

Yu' know, without all the bensonite your pond would have made a good drain for rain runoff on the property. Not the intended purpose, just something that crossed my mind. Anyway, thanks for sharing and good luck.

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Digging a Skeeter breeding pit in a perfectly good yard Naw, Naw, can't be

[@craigflatley7370]

🇨🇦👍

[@CapeAnnImages]

I'm trying to understand why you don't want drainage or rain runoff into the pond? A good healthy pond needs good natural water flow to prevent stagnation, it needs to renew itself to keep the aquatic life happy. A swale or plumbing for the overflow helps do this but you also need runoff to feed the pond. Taxing your well water may not help in the long run. Best Regards, Jay

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Don’t give up on me yet. We have a plan :-)

[@robertcope7873]

In my opinion if you let water flow into the pond you will get erosion

[@robertcope7873]

Tim, I am having a hard time making money with my tractor .I advertise on Marketplace but it just seems really slow. Any advice would be appreciated.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@robertcope7873 are you not getting referrals from existing customers?

[@l0jack]

Looks beautiful and one can never have enough tractors! My pond depends primarily on runoff to keep it filled. The property up hill from the pond is grass covered eliminating erosion and the gradual slope nicely directs surface water into the pond. My overflow near the uphill side which about 6 feet wide is also grass covered and takes excess water gradually away directing it around the berm with no erosion. Our grandchildren spend hours catching and releasing frogs every summer.

[@daddio7249]

Too bad no one around you irrigates their fields. 600 ft from me is the 6 in well the owner uses to irrigate a 50 acre field. Wouldn't take long at 200 gal a minute.

[@Harikarikillboy]

Be honest Tim, the whole pond thing was merely an excuse to run equipment all day for weeks and weeks without Mrs TTWT fussing ya to get to your other chores lol. Or to get you off the piece of equipment she wants to run lol. Maybe a bit of both.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Look at it the other way. I was out of the house…not bothering her!

[@Harikarikillboy]

@@TractorTimewithTim lol. Very true!

[@RCplanesrfun]

I am going to dig a pond next spring and then spend all summer filling it back in so I have something to level and seed in the fall😂

[@TractorTimewithTim]

@@RCplanesrfun good idea! You’ll have loads of fun!

[@Harikarikillboy]

@@RCplanesrfun smart move. It’ll make ya look busy so the wife will leave you be. It’s also a good time to sneak them attachments for your tractor in too. This way it’s not a “want” it’s a “need” lol

[@chrisnash2154]

I know that will ultimately be full of water, but right now that’s a butt-clenching 20+ foot drop-off that you guys are riding way to close to at least for me!