I don't want to discourage you, but... I'm afraid creating that pond might be a very long and frustrating experience without larger & different equipment.

$10K sounds high for a pond of that size. Before you start in with your equipment, you might want to get some different quotes from different contractors. Sometimes you can get a really good quote if they can fit it in between other jobs when they would otherwise not be busy.

You might also want to check out your local NCRS office (associated with USDA). Ours has a small dirt scoop that you can rent for $100 per day. You might then be able to rent a suitable size tractor to pull it at a farm equipment dealer. Sometimes they offer better rates during the summer (after spring planting and before fall harvest). You could probably do a pond that size pretty quickly then and at fairly low cost.

Just FYI. YMMV.

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