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I'm digging my own now, but mine is half the size of yours.
Have probably put in about 4 days of shoveling and have only gotten down 12 inches.
planning to have raised sides of 2 ft so will only be digging down 2.5 ft
In addition to what others have mentioned, I'm also using a digging pick (Mattock) and a heavy iron pry bar for the large rocks. The pry bar is 6 ft and weighs about 30 lbs, I love that thing for right job.
My suggestion is to try to dig a small pit in the middle of the pond for an hour and see how deep you can get. Your progress in an hour will tell you whether you're up to the task or need help.
That is really great information and advice! I appreciate it.
I think doing this solo by hand might be out of the question, then.