Originally posted by broncofan:
I have blue clay, soil. Good! However thinking of making a pond or two, I already have 2 the state of texas over 55 years ago dug the dirt out for highways, and guess what free ponds! Not a experienced person on any of this, so maybe use tractor, and do my best, any precautions? I need, or forget it? or what? Like I said clay soil!
Been there, doing that.
Not by choice mind you. I'm forced to go the slow way bacause my parish (county) won't allow heavy trucks on my road. So, I'm digging slowly with a disk harrow, and friends and neighbors are hauling the dirt away in dump trailers. It's been about 4 years since I started, and I'm about 50% done. I keep getting bites on getting dozers and track hoes in there to help, and that would speed it up a bunch, if only I had somewhere to put the dirt.
The most important thing you need to know is that the digging is fast and easy. Removing the dirt is the hard and slow part. I can "dig" about 6" per day if I ran my disk 8 hours a day. Piling up the dirt, loading it, and waiting for the next trailer is almost a deal killer. Good luck!
