Building a 1/2 Acre Frog Pond (Start To Finish)

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2 жыл бұрын

Building a 1/2 Acre Frog Pond (Start To Finish)
In this video we build a unique 1/2 Acre Frog Pond. We use both the bulldozer and the excavator and it turns out awesome.
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@brendanjackson8025 23 күн бұрын

An allen block semi circle retaining wall around those trees would have been a nice touch. Would have saved those trees as well

@EasyModeFishing 11 ай бұрын

It’s perfect other than the depth. Should’ve made it at least 15’ deep.

@hmausfr Жыл бұрын

This is very good. Andrew Camarata and Letsdig18 all had 300 subscribers at an early stage. Keep at it. ✅

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Yep. Keep on pushing out quality content. Thanks for watcht

@snakemadness1439 2 жыл бұрын

Nice pond .

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks alot! Involved a lot of work to build it.

@njonebale7889 Жыл бұрын

Nice job building that pond with the little machines, what state is this pond built in, seems up north for some reason, great video was fun to watch,thanks for showing it.

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

You guessed right. We are based out of New York

@doctormcboy5009 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the pond!

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@alkifxns 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@alsouthern7190 2 жыл бұрын

Was wondering why you did'nt pack the loose dirt in the keyway and pond is looking good

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

We packed the dike every foot or so with the dozer while we were building it so the keyway should be packed in pretty good. Thanks for watching!

@randywilson6869 Жыл бұрын

Yea didn’t u c it

@MrSNAKEBITE666 9 ай бұрын

dozer doesn't pack the dirt that good should be using a sheep foot roller that's the best thing you can use to compact the dirt

@twork9608 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video. It’s been over a year…I would like to see that update.

@sergeystrizheus3368 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely love it

@scottloftin1730 8 ай бұрын

Nice work. Big job!

@janoraoutdoors 8 ай бұрын

Sure was. And thanks for watching!

@pizzapuffankles Жыл бұрын

Awesome job learned a lot

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Thanks alot!

@blackjackuk79 Жыл бұрын

Wow just started watching ..... that tree near come down on the man and the digger 🤔🤫

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Haha the little one? Had full control with the excavator on it. Was only about a 3 inches at the base

@jeremej1 Жыл бұрын

💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@homesteadfromscratch Жыл бұрын

Nice job.

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Thanks. We take pride in our work

@cocopublicnews6766 Жыл бұрын

Hmm would more frog ponds help mosquito problems I heard bat houses are a good idea

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Ive heard bat houses help alot. Not sure on frogs though. Thanks for watching

@almusti Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thanks for sharing. Excuse my ignorance but what holds the water in the pond? If no clay is present would this method still work?

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

The soil we built this pond in was straight clay, so perfect for ponds. If no clay is present, the most common method is to build the pond out of the material you have, then line the entire inside with clay. Usually it needs to be trucked in. Its also possible to buy pond liners. Which are basically a giant tarp, but made of special materials

@almusti Жыл бұрын

@@janoraoutdoors thank you for taking your time to clarify this. Best wishes from Derbyshire, UK 🇬🇧

@cutweldngrind 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video. My clay is about 18ft down so not sure if to get a huge excavator to dig out material or pay $250 for each 14yrd truck. I want to do a 50x80 ft pond.

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

That's a tough decision. Removing 18 feet of material is going to leave you with a huge amount of useless dirt. Probably would be much easier to haul clay in. But probably much more pricey

@mikepeppers5145 11 ай бұрын

Jack them up turn them upside down and put them back in for fish habitat

@sjfarish 2 жыл бұрын

I know every pond is different but just a ballpark figure on what it cost to build a pond this size ?

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

There are many factors when building ponds but this particular pond would probably cost somewhere around $ 6,000 - $7000

@anthonyburdine1061 Жыл бұрын

What grass seed did you use ?

@michaelslinn7472 2 жыл бұрын

Digger driver ain't got much idea,smoothing the edge should be done from the top pulling soil upwards.

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

I'm confused by what you mean?

@michaelslinn7472 2 жыл бұрын

When you batter a slope the machine sits at the top and pulls the edge upwards this also helps with compaction and reduces pulling soil back in where you dug it from.

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelslinn7472 Ah I see what you mean. The reason why we did it that way was because we weren't taking the excavator on top of the dike. The tracks were to wide. Wanted to keep the top of the dike only a few feet wider then the dozer.

@radariusstorey1134 Жыл бұрын

What are the dimensions for a 1/2 acre pond?

@glennprevost7140 2 жыл бұрын

Is an overflow not necessary for this sized pond?

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

No, overflows are required for any sized pond. We just don't install them untill the dike settles and packs down. This way the water level will be perfect. If you want we made a video of installing this ponds overflow. Feel free to check it out

@glennprevost7140 2 жыл бұрын

@@janoraoutdoors Got it. Thanks for the reply. Keep up the great work.

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

@@glennprevost7140 Thanks for watching 👍

@gregs9187 2 жыл бұрын

Should have tracked that keyway at a minimum but thanks for sharing

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

May be hard to tell in the video but we packed the entire dike every 1 foot. So it should be packed pretty well

@adamwarrick2970 Жыл бұрын

Do you have to worry about building a dike with a key for a seasonal duck pond that will fill every fall-spring. High water table. I did an experimental pond a couple weeks ago...basically a circle pond and built of the sides. Compacting it down where needed. Didn't really do any finish work. Not big. 30x30 with just an excavator. Will see what happens!

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Key ways arent always necessary for ponds. The point of a keyway is to stop water from going under your dike. Usually they are unnecessary but we install them in every pond just to be safe

@randywilson6869 Жыл бұрын

My eyes was bleeding

@misterbigstuff8503 2 жыл бұрын

Whats the width, dept and lenght of this pond. Did all the escavated soil go on the wall of the pond or did you move some away? im thinking of having a pond too

@janoraoutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

This pond takes up about 1/2 acre and averages about 7 feet deep (quit shallow). All the material in this pond was used to build the dike. Even the topsoil that was stripped was put on top of the dike. But depending on your location for the pond you may need to take material away. Fortunately we needed all the dirt we could get.

@cardenassantiago5317 10 ай бұрын

How long did this take y’all?

@janoraoutdoors 10 ай бұрын

6 days

@timhenry7172 2 ай бұрын

Has that bucket ever been greased? Evidently not.

@janoraoutdoors 2 ай бұрын

Almost daily. Pins are wore out because its got 2000 hours on it. Ive always been a stickler for maintenance

@tommytooreal4152 Жыл бұрын

Trees to close to dam roots grow through

@davidgroff3355 Жыл бұрын

$40,000 for a pond what size?

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

This pond costed roughly 7,000. And its about half and acre. Lots of factors come in when building a pond. And if you have to bring in clay, it can get pricey. But for 40,000. You better be getting a lake.

@davidgroff3355 Жыл бұрын

Those trees look like root trouble, leakage

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@davidgroff3355 Which trees? The pines left behind?

@davidgroff3355 Жыл бұрын

Any trees with the drip edge over the dam means that the roots are there also, if not then ok

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@davidgroff3355 No the root systems definitely cant reach the pond. We remove any trees that close. But you are correct. Root systems are the #1 reason for dike failure. Seen it many times

@randywilson6869 Жыл бұрын

Where is the drain

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Installed in a later video

@markfomenko8873 Жыл бұрын

Felling trees and then removing the stump is a waste of time. Digging out a stump can be far more difficult than it would seem to be even with a track hoe. Pushing the tree over allows the weight of the tree top to help uproot the tree root ball and all. Using a track hoe sometimes involves trenching one side of the root ball first. A better option is to use a track loader with a tooth bar which works much better than a dozer for removing trees. A track loader allows for far more control.

@janoraoutdoors Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. The amateurs! How many ponds have you built in your life? Im at about 20. That doesnt include any other projects such as driveways. But im sure you have build way more then me. Its fine though. You can stay on your couch at home and keep on hating on people that actually do something. Ill keep doing my thing.