Has anyone ever bought or rented a dredge to clean out their own pond? I have a 2 acre pond and about 1/2 of it has almost 2 feet of muck on the bottom. The pond is only 6 feet deep at the deepest point and I want to get the muck out (up to 5,000 cubic yards). Building up the sides of the pond to deepen it would not be a good option. I found mining dredges that would suck out the muck and/or silt and dump it below the dam (I have plenty of room to store the spoils). Company is called Keene Engineering (www.keeneeng.com) in California. Whole system would be $5,000 but that is A LOT cheaper than hiring someone. I know this would be a lot slower but there is a big difference in money.
Am I crazy for trying to do this?
