Pond project, and some other stuff...

[Typhoon]

My grass waterways..
Thats all the pictures for today. I will keep em rolling in as fast as I can get them developed.

 

[Typhoon]

Oops! Almost forgot.. a portrait of my workhorse..

 

[EddieWalker]

Now this has the makings for a really interesting post!

Keep those pictures coming. I can't wait to see how it comes out!!!!!


Eddie

 

[JayC]

Thanks for sharing the pics! I'm definately keeping an eye on this thread for updates on the pond! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[fishman]

Very interesting Typhoon and a very enjoyable set of pics.

I do have one suggestion re: the lake building. Instead of burning all of the trees you push down, you should consider building a few brush piles after you complete the finished contour. Setting the base in 4-8' of water would be ideal.

Of course, this may not be compatible with the plans you have for the lake. But if you are building it as a fishing lake, adding hard structure at this time will pay big dividends down the road.

 

[Tractor_Dawg]

Typhoon, it's looking great. I agree with Fishman, I would add some structure to the pond. Maybe a couple of locations that would be immediate "go to" locations when taking out the old fishing buddies. You have a beautiful farm.....I'm jealous. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Archdean]

Very nice, terrific, super, and GREAT!!!!
Dean

I love water and any means to capture it Our pond and other stuff!!

 

[Archdean]

Was just in your part of the country I70 to Casey and Back to OK , nice country and great corn!!!!
Dean Enjoy your Pond and take gratitude in all your hard work!!

 

[Typhoon]

Ok here are some more pics like I promised. And there will be many more to come. Here is the dam about 3/4ths of the way done.

 

[Typhoon]

Distand view of the pond about 3/4ths of the way done. I have a lot of brush to burn in the middle as you can see!! Actually as of today, I have over 1/2 of it burned. It was a heck of a job because most of it was green.

 

[Typhoon]

Here we are getting ready to install the spillway pipe. Man WHAT A JOB that was! Probably the hardest 8 hours of work I have ever done in my life. The pipe is 5 20ft sections of 10" schedule 40 PVC. Very heavy. We used the trackhoe to set it in. Installing the 1/2" steel anti-seep baffles on the pipe was the hard part.

 

[Typhoon]

Closer pic of the pipe.

 

[Typhoon]

Dave getting the Trackhoe into position to dig the trench through the dam for the pipe.

 

[Typhoon]

Laying the pipe in.

 

[Typhoon]

View looking through the trench.

 

[Typhoon]

Another view of the pond with my dads new house being built in the background. My wife and I are building a log home on the opposite side of the property, just on the back side of the new pond.

 

[Typhoon]

A view of the backside of the pond. More pictures to come soon. Stay tuned! We still have a lot of work to do before this project is done.

 

[Tractor_Dawg]

Coming Along!!
Do you guys work for CAT? I noticed the CAT sticker on the back of the truck and all of the equipment is a cat. Just wondering. My Dad was a Caterpillar Salesman for 30+ yrs.

You seem to have a beautiful piece of property, are you guys farming it yourself?

 

[Typhoon]

No. The reason for the Cat stickers everywhere is because Dave (the operator) has Caterpillar equipment exclusively. Throughout the project, I have been lucky enough to be able to run some of the equipment with him, because normally he has another operator working for him, but his other operator just took another job so it worked out perfect for me! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
And after getting acquainted with the Cat equipment, I can certainly see why Cat was his choice. Very smooth equipment to operate. The D5H is a very impressive machine.

 

[RebelYell]

Seat time in some big equipment would be awesome. I have done a great deal of work with my little BX22 BH and feel I have missed my calling, it is so much fun to do a good job using the tractor. I reckon if one had to do it everyday it may not be as much fun but i can't fathom it being a job I would dislike. I want to build a small pond in my smaller field but it will have to wait till I find the time. Has anyone found the time I lost? I can't seem to find it anywhere.