Got to the overflow and had Mose into get some light work now that the pond level was known...

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This is what it looked like prior to him coming in and getting into a bit of a pickle...

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he kept trying to get that behemoth out and only got it deeper and deeper...

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I finally got him to call it a recovery and he got another track in with a winch on it and got it out.

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At the end of the day he left some deep gouges after a 3-4 hour delay from getting the dozer about swamped.

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He came back in and backed out all the ruts and finished up real nice.

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The pH had come up to 6.3 or so but that was prior to the new work so I'll have to add about 1000#or so to the new areas but once that's done I'm 97.5% sure that the excavator work on the pond is complete and all I have to do is dial in the chemistry and stock.

Right now it's a a little lime to hit the 7.0 pH and gypsum to raise the alkalinity to the right level.


8 Ponds in Mid-East Ohio, three streams that merge to 1.

Fishbowl Pond - 1.5 acre, family swimming hole, 22'
Figure 8 Pond - 1.25 acre, 12'
Crescent Pond - 2 acre 11'