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A moment of silence for the dozer that over heated.
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A Man never stands so tall, as when stooping to fix a piece of large machinery.
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A moment of silence for the dozer that over heated. It was out in full force the other day, but now the skies have opened up. Again.
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I'm being told there's been a lot of progress done lately, but I haven't been able to get out there the past week so I'm anxious to see it. Pictures will follow.
Question, before I start calling places. We were interested in renting or buying a trash pump to take from the creek to fill the pond. How much do you suppose it is to rent one of these? I found one on craigslist for $150. It says it pumps at 158 gallons a minute. So is that good at a good price or should we consider renting one? I would think it would take so long to fill that renting would cost more than buying...
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If it's not a Honda, it's not a bargain. I've thrown a rod in 2 B& S's.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Josh
I agree with Dave - go Honda. Northern Tool has them on sale currently for 300-400 bucks and they do 14k GPH. For your pond thats almost an inch and hour. I know Treeplanter is thinking of buying one but wanted to cost share it. Might be worth contacting him. [Name is Matt and tell him I sent you].
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Josh
I agree with Dave - go Honda. Northern Tool has them on sale currently for 300-400 bucks and they do 14k GPH. For your pond thats almost an inch and hour. I know Treeplanter is thinking of buying one but wanted to cost share it. Might be worth contacting him. [Name is Matt and tell him I sent you]. Gotcha. How do I contact Treeplanter? Here at the forum?
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Sorry, guess his contact info isn't on the directory. I will ping him and see if he's still in the market.
Last edited by teehjaeh57; 09/22/09 05:37 PM.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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For documentation purposes I'll put this post in this thread as well... Ok, I'll try to put this down in pictures. This first one is how the pond should look once the excavation is complete. That half circle going into the pond is our camp jetty, where we will likely spend the majority of our time. Lots of plans for that, but for the time being, the swimming area. Just off the east side of that jetty. This is what I really wanted, but it's obviously very large, possibly unnecessarily so, and thus, much more expensive. Here is the less expensive option. Less room, but possibly still feasible for what we want. A nice swimming area for the kids. Like everyone here, I have so many ideas for this area, volleyball, rope swing, etc. and I want to make sure that I don't short change ourselves and end up with a less than desirable swimming area. So I guess what I'm asking, my latest question anyway , generally how big do you want to go? This is a 2/3 acre pond. My son and his friends love to swim probably more than anything else. I want to make sure there's enough room for them to enjoy themselves (while I fish ;)). Anyway, I could use some "If I was you..." type answers.
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With the snow we could dig over the weekend so we found other things to do... We currently have 11 pvc trees and 3 pond spiders for structure. When should I stop?
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If the whole family is working do not let them have any time off.
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If the whole family is working do not let them have any time off. You said it Otto.
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Quick update. 40 truckloads of dirt moved over the weekend. I'll get some pictures up this coming weekend.
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Sounds like a busy weekend!
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With the snow we could dig over the weekend so we found other things to do... We currently have 11 pvc trees and 3 pond spiders for structure. When should I stop? Just in time for Christmas. Go Go Omaha!
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Pond update photos.
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A panoramic view. Thanks lassig.
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Is there a way to stick more than 2 photos together?
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You can merge photos with about any photo manipulation program. I use a free one from http://www.gimp.org/
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A couple of the more recent panoramic views... 140+ loads of dirt...about 100 left to go... And just because it's pretty... This is the trail that runs north and south just east of the pond. It was an old railroad at one time, long before we ever stepped foot on the property.
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Very cool photos Omaha, I love the one with dogs running full speed toward the pond.
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