I have a 3pt tiller so I tilled up the first couple of inches of soil, spread the bentonite, then dragged the soil back towards the top of the banks by floating my front end loader because the forward spinning tiller had pushed a lot of it down towards the water. I used a laser level to mark a line for the water level so I wasn't wasting much. It looked really good afterwards so I haven't messed with it since. I got on an off-road forum to see what I could put on my tires to keep the mud from sticking and I think I'm going to try either Pam or tire black, also found a post here saying just get the clay wet enough to where you can mold it with your hands. I did find a sheepsfoot for like $700 delivered and picked up, I know that is best but my wife is already giving me heck for spending so much time and money on this. I plan to take half a day to finish this tomorrow when a cold front hits and highs are 80 vs 100.. I'll try to upload a few pictures, if anyone else has any suggestions I'm curious. Thanks