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That is the smallest 7 acre pond on the planet. Two acres would be an exaggeration on the ponds actual size. Good camera work, and really entertaining operator skills

Watching that operator trying to lift his machine out with the bucket in the exact opposite corner of where it should be was painful

Unless you were planning to install a permanent culvert or drain this was a million times more difficult than it had to be…

You could have just made a syphon with $150 worth of PVC.

Bit of a tip, next time you need to drain an area with a high capacity pump, lay down and stake about 10 metres of heavy duty plastic sheet. Set the pipe discharge 1 or 2 metres on to the sheet. The discharge water will spread on the plastic reducing its velocity and energy, reducing the damage to sensitive areas downstream. In the past we used the construction plastic, came in rolls total width was 3 or 4 metres. Worked a treat reducing erosion. Once finished, folded, rolled and removed, no fuss, no worries.

That’s the smallest 10 acre pond I’ve ever seen. I’m sure the invasive fish will be happy in its new, bigger home.

Looks like a opportunity to put in a drain for the pond before you backfill that trench. You will always be able to drain it quickly once it is sorted! 😊

It is nice to see more of your country, thank you.

Have any of you considered a siphon? input coarse filter to stop the fish getting sucked in. No damage to the landscape, you can run it for a couple of days to make sure you don't over load lower areas along the stream/trench you are dumping the water.

Ah, the humble beginnings of a real life safety training video. The multiplication of labor is admirable.

For those wondering 10 ARES is about2.5Acres. An Are Is a metric measure of 100 square metres

A Day of Fun in the Sun ☀️ For everyone but the machine operator! Perfect opportunity to install a permanent drain/overflow system. ✌️ Thanks for sharing! Blessings from Georgia, USA 🙏

As soon as I seen that operator, I made popcorn, because I knew this was going to get good.

Looks like a water pump could have done the whole job. And it would not disturb the clay pond lining if it has one.

It’s wonderful to see people in shorts and flip flops. It was also a treat to hear you speaking your first language.

This was a very nice video…enjoyed seeing your family, friends and a pretty neighborhood. Interesting work to see the pond get drained but sorry for the reason. Pray the fence will keep the otters from killing the fish from now on.

You do know how to get things .looks like everyone is enjoying them selves,except the excavator operator.that pond looks like it was quite deep.kudos 👍👍👍😎😎😎

They moved rock in flip flops, trenched a line in established turf, punctured the pond lining, and buried a mini excavator when they could have just used a pump. Brilliant!

You did it again! Another awesome video! Much love from Henderson Ga USA

I like how one guy started to keep all the rocks in one pile, but was told to start another pile, only to later have to move all the rocks to the first pile.

Beautiful property!! Good video!!👍👍👍👍

Omg look at that Primo soil , you could grow most plants in that soil , I can almost smell it from here 👍🙂

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Nice work. Good luck in the restoration project 👍

Thanks for the video today💖🥰

I had same problem with otter killing fish in pond and found the most effective deterrent an electric fence as used on farms. The otter never came back or killed anymore fish.

Keep 'em coming!

You really have to admire the Work Ethic of the Two Guys in Chinese Safety Shoes (particularly around Big Heavy foot smashing Rocks).

Not only is that a good looking pond but the soil they're digging up looks like you could grow anything in it very fertile

Might be a good idea to install a culvert in the trench you guys dug and then seal the end in the pond, so if the pond needs emptying ever again it's easier

Pretty cool. Have a great weekend Mantas.

Thanks for sharing. A beautiful location for raising a family. Draining and starting over is a great way to control invasive fish species. They don't live if there is no water. It also allows time to perform maintenance on the pond itself. Bottom and sides be cleared of debris, a permanent drain line installed in trench, and drain control valve. Looks like you have planted trees along property line to form a windbreak. The riprap to control erosion on sides of pond is really beautiful looking rock. And hand placement of the rocks really shows your talent.

Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the otter!

Different but very interesting video. Reminds me of when I do projects. Hope that you managed to save the fish. Very nice change of pace for us fans and viewers. To bad all the fish were gone and there weren't any to save.

Love the video, was hoping for more of it the project

I enjoyed it. That was a lot of work. I hope everything worked out

Those fish are not gone .they are about 3 feet into the mud .but with that said a lot of them PROBALY went with the water . Carp are great to keep a pond from losing water . most people put them in ponds for that reason .they are mud fish and can live in the mud . great video

WoW, such highly skilled workers. Slippers and all 🙄🤣🤣

Very interesting video. Thank you for sharing

Good team work ! Lots of water. Nice video!

I'd sure like to have some of that dirt for my garden!! The soil here in Florida is very sandy and drains too quickly to hydrate my plants properly. 🙁

they could have used your shovel...lol..good one, keep safe...

Loved it!

Nice dirt! I like the air cool system you Engineered

When I used to work for a construction/demolition company we were called out to drain a pond no less than 5 times bigger in size than that little 2 acre pond. Not only was there invasive fish in it but there was also other issues. We were not allowed to let the invasive fish also reach any other waterways. And we had the similar idea to just trench into a canal system some distance away as also a small creek. The hard part was figuring out keeping the fish from getting to the canal and creek while we drain it My boss really didn't trust anyone.. for anything.. but I convinced him the best way was to dig the channel at an angle that left the side reaching the canal and creek just above it by a foot or so and line the entire thing with plastic.weigh it down with some rocks and use a heavy wire like horseshoe shaped to steak deep into the ground where they need to overlap plastic.This eliminated all erosion period. We used erosion control barriers to slow the water flow as it hits the out put areas. I cut sections of smaller wire guage panels staggered in the trench as to work like a filter and grating system to keep fish from getting out into the canal ..they had to pass so may grate areas they most likely would never get that far. Being the end spilled over into the canal and creek like a small spillway ..flat and leve, fanned out and shallow.. slightly raised..you could see that no fish ever got that far. Once drained almost completely, we used pumps for the rest and we had fish and game come collect the invasive fish..the non invasive went into barrels we had ready...to keep them alive. Once emptied we did a clean up..did repairs on walls and made extended liners down into the pond to prevent erosion and any possible future too much saturation and other soil issues like soil luquification. Lines it all up with boulders to help weight things down and also to make environment for the fish.. natural habitat areas. Before we filled the trench in we dropped in piping for future reference if needed. Being it ended just before the pond and the liners we played down led to it..we just overlayed them and used them like a giant plug and covered them up and that was it.. the pond liner prevents any water reaching the plug are anyway.. it took us a few days because the pond was massive..

Yep, I'd definitely put in a culvert and valve system, so that you can drain the pond as needed. What will you do about birds of prey?

Very good job sir. It was a lot of work to dig the ditch. So much water had to drain. I hope you solve the problem of the animal eating the fish.

Hi from uk my friend👋👍 wow this was something different 👌 its a shame the cycle of I eat your fish then something eats me👍 looks like a nice pond too but when trenching out on machine he should of tracked over trench other way so th when got to pond area the the digger tracks 90 degrees to trench for future you can keep them rite👍 thanks for your time and be safe see you soon👍👋

Would have been nice to bury pipe as you dug so it prevents cave ins and made draining easy next time

You will need some good fencing to prevent otters getting into the garden, maybe an electric fence.

that's some lovely fertile looking soil you've got there

Was I the only person watching this thinking how the trench is going to erode as the water flows with the digger straddling on top? I was waiting for the oh no, oh no no no song to play. 😂

Well who would have ver guessed that would have happened?😂

Always nice to see a project from start to finish. Most of those who want to critique the work probably never had to put together sometime like this. It's more complicated than they know.

I would have siphoned the pond before going this route...just what I would have done. I have a 3/4 acre pond...this one is smaller than mine. You got the job done...all is safe...saved the backhoe...well done!

When your help shows up in slippers to move rocks? That is some beautiful soil! Install a 5in /12.7cm or 6in/15.2cm pipe with a valve so you can drain it again in the future

Not sure if the stream lay at a lower level than the bottom of the pond. If it did, a large bore siphon like letsdig18 uses would have worked for that job.

Next time you do this, I recommend a siphon! Much easier than getting the excavator out (and stuck)

....The Otter family will LOVE the next "All you can eat buffet", when that teenie tiny pond is filled. Fence? Bwahaha!🤣

Sure wish we had topsoil like that here in N Central Georgia (USA)... ours is heavy red clay mostly, with plenty of rocks!

Great video. Looked like family fun day. 👍👍👍😊

Great video on how not to do this job..

That is some beautiful soil!

This was a good save.

like to see how they get that excavator out

Everyone has an opinion I guess but I thought it was great!

Very cool. Thanks bro. 👍

As soon as you saw the guy in sandals you knew it wasn't going to go right.

What a fun project to watch! Thank you for sharing this! Do they plan on letting it refill naturally? That would be another fun video to watch (if they're gonna fill it from another water source.) What animals in your area are eating the fish?

I knew leaving the excavator there was a rookie mistake.

"I've made a terrible mistake, Leela. I thought I'd shut the otter outside the fence. But I've trapped it in here, with us!"

Beautiful 😍 Property

Nice drainage! But I don’t understand why you’ve ruined the garden instead of using the pump from the start. I hope you’ll get the pond back and a lot of fish. 😃 I remember that some of the first videos from you, you were removing precisely the dam you mentioned here. 👍

Your pond seems to be about 5 acres short of 7

That's a beautiful pond but you should have some type of tree trunk or structure in the middle for smaller fish breeds that can grow and provide food for the larger fish

Portend: You come back the next day and a beaver has already built a dam across your ditch. LOL

i don't think this was well planned. I couldn't believe how the digger was straddled over the ditch especially because there was no reinforcement. When the exercise was over what was the plan to get the digger to either side of the ditch?

Operating Engineers all over cringed knowing how easy it was to move across the trench

24th! GOOD MORNING Keni! This is different from other videos. But entertaining none the less! Roger in Pierre South Dakota

That's real fun work when you wear flip-flops to work.

Here in the US you would need a permit from the town, a permit from the Agricultural Society, a permit from the Save the fish Society and permits from a bunch more societies. They would have to make sure nothing is endangered and if it is, NO PERMIT. Meanwhile, a few miles down the road, there is a clogged culvert and someones house is floating away.

Hope Russia doesn’t invade.

that was cool a lot of water good video

Otters are very smart. They can dig under fences and can climb over them. Need electric fence around pond. wire very low to ground and then a bit higher and higher again and again and again.

I always wear flip flops while moving heavy stones as well!

Kenislovas, you live and work in such a beautiful area!

And that's why we dig a dry trench and release the dam from the entry side. Fun video

Rich looking soil!!!!

Video title must have meant 1.0 acre pond. And that might be generous. Entertaining process to watch. Lovely place. Excavator driver has some skills!

Flip-flops and short-shorts. Perfect heavy machinery clothing.

Ahhh, the ol’ 2x4 engine vent! Been awhile sense I’ve seen one of those

Sandals with no socks and kitchen dish washing gloves is the best rock moving vid ever 🤣🤣🤣

Amazing beautiful place🌷🌹🌷🌷🌷💐💐 greeting from Indonesia 🇮🇩🙏

Straddling the ditch at pond was brilliant. Glad I didn't think of it.

Lindo estanque..gracias por el video..🙋👍💖

Wow. Amazing

and really entertaining operator skills😂😂😂😂

When pumping out on soft ground. Find an old tire that you can place it on. it'll keep it from sinking into the mud/sand.

What an awesome place to live.