Hey everyone, need some ideas! I have a 1 acre pond that can be reached on all sides, but there are no spreader trucks in my area to drive around and spread the lime. I can have bulk lime delivered and dumped at my house but looking for a way to spread it. I dont have a fancy lime barge like you see in all the videos and to get a trash pump I would have to rent one, and they are around $70 a day to rent. Really not trying to kill myself flinging 4 tons of lime by shovel all around the pond. ANY IDEAS?
You can buy a 2" trash pump and all hoses for about $200...Renting is pricey for pumps. If you have a jon boat, you can float around and dump lime in using 5 gallon buckets. Whatever you do, the idea is to cover the pond basin as evenly as you can. PILES of lime are all but useless except in the very immediate area of the pile.
