Almost Done!!!

[sissy]

Don't you get stuck doing it that way

 

[j.w]

Wow now it's prolly heavier for ya! Keep digging :goodnight:

 

[smcox1]

Nope just put it in 4wd and it comes right out. I have now hit clay and its like digging on a big boulder

 

[sissy]

well you could make some clay pots for around your pond :cheerful: or make an adobe house ,got any straw lol

 

[smcox1]

Lol!! That's about all you can do with it. The worst part is that its wet so you get a shovel full and go to throw the dirt in the trailer and it sticks to the shovel and about rips your arms off.

 

[sissy]

lol mine is like that too when you get down deeper .I hit hard clay at 2 1/2 feet and had to use a pick to break it up .Slippery stuff too ,like ice skating .

 

[smcox1]

Yes it is I only got a few hours of digging in today so its still not finished. But hopefully by next week sometime I will have it done. Lol!!

 

[j.w]

You gotta keep on digging and hope you keep both your arms or at least one slinging that clay
So glad we have sandy soil

 

[sissy]

How deep are you planning on going this time and how big or is it one of those when I can't dig anymore digs lol.Are you using the stuff from your other pond .

 

[smcox1]

It should be 3' deep in the middle and I think its 9' wide and 12' long

 

[sissy]

Are you sure .I know when I started mine I had it set in stone I thought .Well it grew .It got deeper and longer and wanted to go wider but I have a underground water collection tank for my downspouts from my roof and need to stay at least 12 feet from it just incase anything happens to it, it will not effect the pond as much .The septic tank had to be at least 20 feet from it so was limited ,but could go deeper .Had to be so many feet from the front porch 6x6 supports and then the sidewalk and steps .Plus wanted something that would be easy to maintain and not cost me a ton for a pump and electricity .I wanted to view it from my front porch and hear it from there .I guess you have tons of ideas on what it will look like considering how nice your other one was .Can't wait to see what you come up with as I know it will be fantastic

 

[smcox1]

Well length and width are done its just digging the depth now and I will get 3' even if it takes me a week to get it dug. Lol. I also got my biofalls ( cheap storage bin from lowes for $9 because I'm not paying $300 for one) I just positioned it to see how it will look I will probably buy another one and use it as a skimmer.

Also sissy my big pond is still in the back of my house but I took out the little preformed liner and that's kind of where I'm building this new pond.
This is the pond that is gone and now it looks like this.

I planted a big blue spruce in the pond hole

 

[addy1]

Neat things are moving along, that will look great.

 

[j.w]

You'll really enjoy what you have done w/ your new pond after all the back breaking stuff is over! The fun stuff is yet to come!

 

[smcox1]

Just to get an idea of what it will look like. I also have another big flat rock that will go where the one in the middle is at.