affordable DIY sediment removal? - 10/25/10 04:58 PM
Other than wading in with a shovel and filling up a boat with muck, is there an affordable solution to removing sediment?
My idea of affordable would be under $1,000 and way under that would be the best. I've been thinking about some kind of pump/vacuum system that could be built using a small gas engine - like an old lawnmower engine or something but I don't have the engineering skills.
I wouldn't even mind if it was really slow and took several weeks or was a continuous, on-going project.
There are parts of my pond that are just inaccessible by any sort of big digging machine.
Any ideas?
My idea of affordable would be under $1,000 and way under that would be the best. I've been thinking about some kind of pump/vacuum system that could be built using a small gas engine - like an old lawnmower engine or something but I don't have the engineering skills.
I wouldn't even mind if it was really slow and took several weeks or was a continuous, on-going project.
There are parts of my pond that are just inaccessible by any sort of big digging machine.
Any ideas?