Well, the latest pond is done. I rented the JD550 and dug for two days. This thing moved dirt five times faster than my JD350. Here's some pics:
First is a picture from near by tree stand before any digging.
Second is a picture after it's done. The pond is L shaped. What you see is part of one leg of the L from same vantage point as first pic. You can't see the end of the leg to the right, you can see down to where it curves to the other leg on the left. Total length of this leg is about 250 feet. The other leg is same length. The width is about 80 feet. Total pond is about 3/4 acre. You can't tell but the hole is about 5 feet deeper than surrounding grade. In the spring the surrounding grade has a foot of water on it. So if this thing stays filled I expect 6 foot depth in spring and 4 to 5 feet during a normal summer. I figure I got a couple thousan cubic yards of dirt to do something with. I needed some fill around the place. This is going to be my forage pond and hopefully attract a few ducks.
