I've been busy, not on the pond as much as I'd like, but with travel and family issues. I have made about a million trips with my little Kubota digging out the muck and depositing it on the dam. At 1/3 yard per trip, it's a long process. I consoled myself by remembering my grandfather dug his pond with a slip pan and a couple of mules.
Got a lot done while not rushing (as advised here back in June) and during that time I figured that a John Deere 524K wheeled loader with a 2.5 yard bucket is a smarter move than the excavator. I can get a lot more done with a week's rental...so, in the next few days I'll have one delivered and take a couple days off work. It'll be my version of Disney World...y'all wish me luck. I'll take a few pictures.
