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Last spring I had too much water to move dirt from my half dug pond in NE without pumping it out. With about a foot of ice, I was curious if anyone has ever heard of removing this ice and digging during the winter months? It's probably too late now, but I'm curious for future references. I used a hand auger and it was solid ice down to dry dirt. Anyone ever attempted this?

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It sucks.. Dirt turns into giant concrete slabs when frozen..


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Agreed! Once you get the frozen stuff moved it ain't bad, but if it's cold out and the ground freezes overnight you're back fighting slabs of "concrete" again.


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