Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Cheapest way to move dirt

Ric,

Look back at the post by Rangersedge, in this thread, from 4-27-05.

Russ

That's a nice piece of eqp!
Thanks!

BOBAD,

Any idea how these would work on uneven ground? Specifically, I'm thinking of a pond bottom with slopes and pulling with a tractor which never has enough front end weight. Maybe with careful planning one could dig such as to minimize those situations and make slopes very gradual, for the most part.

It would be very interesting to hear from someone that has used one of those in pond building.

ML,

My friend just dug a pond a large tractor and a huge 8 yard dump scraper. It took about a week from start to finish. From what I've seen, it's easy to create ridges and trenches with the dump scrapers if you have room to maneuver. You can adjust the cutting depth "on the fly", making it very easy to get creative. With a 4 yard or larger dump scraper and a 125 HP or larger tractor, you can really make the dirt fly. It's the most efficient way to remove dirt from point "A" then transport and dump it at point "B". The implement is always killing 2 birds with 1 stone.

The dump scrapers are also very good at building up levees and constructing roads and dams.