Digging with an L39

[newbury]

Newbury, did you fix the links? Now I can see them.

Nope - I didn't do anything to them.

RE: Vermont, pond next to house

When I grew up (12 to 23 yrs old, 1963-1975) in Essex Center Vt. on Sleepy Hollow Rd. we built a duplex on 30 acres. Shortly after the house was built my Dad had the Soil Service put in a 1/2 acre pond for $600. Basically they came along, put in a standpipe and built a small dam. Well my Dad got along well with the dozer operator and the guy left the dozer there over the weekend after he built the HALF acre pond. When he picked up the dozer the dam had grown a few feet taller, probably 20 yards longer, and the pond had grown to 2 1/2 acres plus the operator had an extra 10 gallons of diesel fuel and I think a bottle of human starter fluid (Scotch)

That pond was approx. 10 yards from our walk out basement. That pond was stocked with (after a year) big succulent brook trout. There was MANY a morning when there wasn't ice coverage that I would walk out at dawn, and catch a brace of trout for breakfast. And then maybe do the same for dinner. Talk about a sweet life.

Good memories.

 

[crazyal]

Newbury we were almost neighbors. I'm younger than you but in the early 70's I was living on Circle drive.

 

[ryer]

Bikerdib,how is your pond coming along? :confused3::confused3:Ryer

 

[bikerdib]

Thanks for asking. Rain kinda put the pond on hold for a while. But thats alright, the trees needed the water.:thumbsup: Didn't feel like pumping the water out of the old creek bed since I had other projects to tend to anyway. One of them was that I finally got my plumbing done in the weekend camphouse I built.

If it has dried up enough, I might try to do some digging at the higher areas that are not standing water. Some areas are just too wet yet. Planning on renting a BH soon to take down some larger trees along the old creek so I can dig those areas out. If my plan all comes together, I think it's going to make a really nice pond that should draw in lots of wildlife because there will be trees all around it. Heck, just writing this made me want to get out and work on it again.

How about yours?

 

[ryer]

Bikerdib,
I have a lot of standing water too and have taken a break too in the cold weather. If you were my next door neighbor, I'd be more than happy to bring the L39 over and knock down and dig up those trees for you. I have had my tractor up for sale for a little while, a little bit of interest here and there but with the economy down, there's not a big demand for a TLB of this size which is mostly used by nurseries and plumbers. Whenever I do sell it and my dealer is trying to help me...we will be moving up to a brand new M59 (I guess that is why my dealer is trying to help me:laughing. It never ends..does it? :confused3:
Ryer

 

[bikerdib]

Ryer, did you see my thread:

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/197167-out-old-new.html

I upgraded my equipment a little.

AND, it should be dry enough for me to get back after it. Hopefully this week or weekend.