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Walter, I would suggest using a small dragline for cleaning out your pond. We are not talking about much here, 75’ long and 30’ wide a small swing rig could clean that with no trouble at all, it could set on good ground (the bank) and reach across the whole pond and if not, could do it by walk around the edge excavation half of the width as it went and placing the material behind the machine. We are only talking about 417 cu. Yds (75’X30’=2,250.0 sq.ft. X 5’ deep (estimated.) =11,250.0 cu. Ft. / 27= 417.0 cu.yd. I am assuming that the pond is filled up with silt and some what solid as well as drained out, (and not soupy) The dragline can slope the banks on the pond and pull down the piles of the waste material when he is done with the excavation as well. The only things you may have to do is, have a small dozer to smooth down the banks so dragline will have a place to set, they can do this as well, but it would be faster with a small dozer. If the material is going to be soupy, more water than mud and material…. then you should increase your yardage and the estimated time to do the work. Its hard to tell just what you have, but I have cleaned out several of these and I can tell you if you can stay on dry ground when cleaning them out you will be far ahead in cost, as well as time. Now all you need is to find a “Lose Line Skinner” with a rig. Also, you can do as some of the others have suggest, and that is get the agents to help with the cost. (stock pond)
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