Good Morning from Texas. After spending 3 years building what we rednecks call a Barndominium I'm ready to get about property development. We've about a 100 acres up in Red River County TX with app 10 acres of coastal in front and a flat bottom area of pine trees and hardwoods in the back. I'd like to put a pond somewhere in the transition area, using the coastal area as runoff for the pond. There is a shallow spring fed pond that holds water year round in the bottom area.

Ever the do it yourselfer, I'm intent on doing the work myself. I have downloaded the NRCS pond construction manual (many thanks for the suggestion), and am approaching being dangerous. My initial question is of equipment: dozer, crawler loader, or 4x4 tractor with loader/blade? I realize that I'd be better of having it done, but prefer to jump in myself.

Please advise your thoughts. The soil material is Kullit and Wrightsville, seemingly pretty easy to dig, ranging from sandy to clay. Many Thanks.