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Best size type machine for digging pond

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Dave in Texas

07-08-2004 07:40:17

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I want to dig a 5 acrea pond, build a half mile road, and clear light brush. The soil is sandy with some clay, no rocks or trees where the pond is going. It is a farily flat so a lot of dirt will have to be moved.

What would be your recommendation on the size (<> 10,000 #) machine and type (loader or dozer)?

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Hurley J. D.

07-10-2004 17:59:23

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Re: Best size type machine for digging pond in reply to Dave in Texas, 07-08-2004 07:40:17

Have you ever figured out how many yards you need to move for five acres. If I have not made a mistake then you are looking at 538 loads of dirt at 15 yards to the load for every foot of depth in the pond. Could take a long time.

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dan

07-08-2004 16:24:30

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Re: Best size type machine for digging pond in reply to Dave in Texas, 07-08-2004 07:40:17

cat 330BL excavator perfect size

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Kevin

07-08-2004 09:26:11

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Re: Best size type machine for digging pond in reply to Dave in Texas, 07-08-2004 07:40:17

I do this kind of work for a living. Your best bet when digging a pond this large with a tractor and pan. Ive always ran a JD 8400 pulling 2 15yd pans. This would be best for digging the pond, building your road and spreading the extra dirt out flat where ever you want.

A dozer would be handy also but for the most part, the tractor and pan would do 90% of the work

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Sean

07-08-2004 08:04:08

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Re: Best size type machine for digging pond in reply to Dave in Texas, 07-08-2004 07:40:17

Dave, I have an IH150 loader that weighs 21,000 lbs (see pic on post directly below this one). I'm using it to undercut and fill an 800' driveway and to dig out clay and gravel from deep pits to fill back in the undercut road path. Based on my experiences I would DEFINITELY, without a doubt recommend (a) getting a tracked LOADER with a 4-1 bucket and (b) a machine on the order of 10 tons or more (although I guess a slightly smaller machine could be used with more effort).

If the soil is not rocky and is fairly soft as you describe then a smaller machine could be used I guess. But you will have to work it harder and longer to do the same job (which might break an old machine sooner rather than later). Plus, even though clay isn't as hard as rock, if it's hard clay it takes some power to dig it out. Make sure you have a good straight bucket with good teeth. The 4-1 bucket is fantastic for spreading fill and grading too, highly recommended.

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