This is amazing. I still can’t believe it only took them 12 minutes.
@IndyFarmLife2 жыл бұрын
I watched it twice, but didn't see any detail denoting the number of beers consumed (at the end of the work day) thorughout the build. If it was like our pond build...it was a large number! ha Fill 'er up!! (both my glass and the pond!)
@HometownAcres2 жыл бұрын
Probably enough to fill the pond. Lol
@scottsthaname12 жыл бұрын
Not everyone is an alcoholic... some people... people that do shit... don't like being dehydrated and feeling like shit for the next days work... smoke a joint... get a good night's sleep.
@HometownAcres2 жыл бұрын
Nobody here is an Alcoholic. Just amateur comedians making jokes about alcohol. Simmer down now ya hear
@scottsthaname12 жыл бұрын
Yeah...I just get tired of people being conditioned to believe that poisoning yourself daily should be a norm... people devoted to the fun of being into the job don't want to hate themselves the next day... and though that looks like a ton of work... I'd be on that shit... that's my idea of a good time right there 😀
@nekemberhone24332 жыл бұрын
@@scottsthaname1 you’re weak if you feel like shit the next day, I normally wake up drunk still depending on how many I’ve drank and if I’m drinking my Budweiser I might get the Amber Heards but that’s about it.
@danbarnard50832 жыл бұрын
Great work piecing this video together. Taking a picture a day showing the filling process would be cool too. Have a great day!
@shakenbake216row6 Жыл бұрын
Love the video, I think videos like this are extremely important, showing how good work is done and what the process should look like hopefully some young kids will come across this the kind of work to be proud of.
@5dshift4 ай бұрын
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@Shadow0fd3ath242 жыл бұрын
this is one of those times when renting or just buying a Cat D6/d7 sized dozer and selling it right after makes a LOT of sense...those things can move an insane amount of dirt compared to a bobcat/excavator and really tear down deep at the same time and help compact the bed of the pond with the tracks and blade
@insomthegreat2 жыл бұрын
100K??? What are you people doing for work?????
@84wister2 жыл бұрын
@@insomthegreat you sell the machine after using it (and dont buy a new one ☠️) just need to build up capital reserves. Still cheaper than hiring someone else!!
@zak2u22 жыл бұрын
@@insomthegreat Selling Cats !
@Shadow0fd3ath242 жыл бұрын
@@insomthegreat Dude...a cat D6 used is under $40k easily lol..what are you smoking? i see (5) D4 or D6 sized dozers under $30k on marketplace right now within 100 miles of me, and renting them is under $500/day too...My D6(now my uncles) came from an auction and was $25,300 after fees, got a loan on it and used it for a ocuple weeks, then sold it to my uncle for the same i payed at auction and payed the loan off right, hes had it for 4 years now with no issue lol
@Shadow0fd3ath242 жыл бұрын
@@84wister Yeah i put $2500 down on the loan and sold it to my uncle for the same amount as what i paid and then paid the loan off
@woodruffwoods2 жыл бұрын
An extremely well done video. Thank your for your kindness at the PB show. I look forward to us crossing paths again!
@Hatfield_Country2 жыл бұрын
That's was satisfying to watch! When I was a teenager I got to watch a dozer work to dam up the holler at my dad's place to create a small lake. Thanks for sharing 👍
@mazz69782 жыл бұрын
I don't know what's more satisfying; watching the bulldozer or the roller! Awesome!
@servihomestead43242 жыл бұрын
That's amazing to see. I know elevation doesn't show up well on camera, but it became evident after a few minutes that it was much higher near the driveway. So y'all basically built a dam (levee) at the low end to keep in water. Here in flat south Louisiana ponds have to be dug out. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@richardmain80592 жыл бұрын
Well Done Adam, we will enjoy hearing update as the pond fills and you enjoy the fruits of your Labour. 😊👍👍👍
@buttonmonkey68452 жыл бұрын
Cool to see the build “in one”. Looking forward to some updates on filling and landscaping etc. Would like to do this too one day.😁👍🇬🇧
@MagRes50Cal Жыл бұрын
Check out bamabass and their 5 acre pond series. From start about a year ago they posted weekly videos. Used to get so excited watching them.
@JuarezDerrick Жыл бұрын
@@MagRes50Cal I agree with you, I have been subscribed to them for a long time
@JuarezDerrick Жыл бұрын
@@MagRes50Cal BTW his bass are growing fast huh? I'm glad that he is chipping them now so we can keep up with each individual fish.
@JustAnOldMan Жыл бұрын
it's good to see boys and their big toys playing nicely together, it must take time and trust to assume each other won't take one out permanently. I really like watching BIG contractors with their excavators working in close proximity to humans a couple feet away, they don't duck or flinch when the operator swings in the big ass bucket right over them or next to them, those excavator operators earn their money, no daydreaming on that job!
@Rich13canada Жыл бұрын
Amazing that this is a pond build and it did not rain once during the construction.
@garybenedict85132 жыл бұрын
Adam one of your best videos. Just the right amount of vocal content.
@danmoritz33192 жыл бұрын
This is a serious, professional, pond building, using full finishing equipment. That roller/ compactor, at the late stages is a great idea, but many smaller contractors do not add that step, just harrow or rake it or drag something like broad piece of framed, weighted, chain link fencing to smooth it, then let it settle or capped of in a light rain - adequate for smaller jobs. The problem there being hoping a major rain and erosion doesnt happen before completion. Some guys do almost all the work on small ponds with just a decent sized dozer, alone. It all depends on how much you can, or want to, invest in the project. Going cheaper and sloppier, with risk of wall failures, not recommended for a big pond.
@johnnykaracho8 ай бұрын
Really well done! Thanks for sharing your Experience!
@toddgrooms7004 Жыл бұрын
one of the best videos ive seen. Excellent photography
@kevinclark6289 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting a well done video not just another long overdrawn time wasting mind numbing video that so many others do on KZfaq.
@skatir92 жыл бұрын
You would have wanted a concrete apron built around the pipe before it went under the dam. And I would have done a core trench as well. The pond you have here will seep around that pipe, and leech through that dam over time. I am not hating or bashing your video, I just learned a lot through my mistakes as well.
@tomorrowsforests10 ай бұрын
Great Video!! Love the channel!! Was a big inspiration for our pond build series.
@GPOutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Morning Adam! Great video - really enjoyable seeing it all come together. All the best!
@Rickimusic2 жыл бұрын
Proper compaction with proper clay.
@rajivramakrishnan704 Жыл бұрын
Really it's a half an acre pond. Looks big. Amazing work
@TennesseeHomesteadUSA2 ай бұрын
That's the style ! Ya'll sure did that pond right !
@jeffreypolanofsky41462 жыл бұрын
to be able to do that just blows my mind...... good for you an your family ...
@insanexsquid43172 жыл бұрын
Can you plz explain the cost of everything and what was most important to do in order for the pound to stay and last for decades?
@MtMichaelT20 күн бұрын
Will still give a like
@johnkeviljr96252 жыл бұрын
It's wonderful. Nice work. I might have put an island in it.
@DavidDuncanscalemodels2 жыл бұрын
New meaning to just going out and digging a hole to let the rain fill up.
@MannistoCay2 жыл бұрын
Man that's a lot of work! Enjoy Adam! 🐟🎣
@savannahrei86742 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much a 1/2 acre pond costs to build?
@aaronphillips27283 ай бұрын
I would guess hiring someone would be atleast 50k
@smartiboo2 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done. So simple and straight forward, with excellent techniques. There's some lake building on KZfaq that is just cringeworthy, but this video shows the way it should be. Looks like a mini Queen Mary!
@stevedibiase7282 жыл бұрын
Unusual used almost as much equipment it took build Hoover Dam, will be a nice but terribly expensive dam for someone. This nice time lapse video so different and clever.
@briankuhn73969 ай бұрын
Amazing work and thanks for sharing this video! I’d like to know the cost of a project like this.
@tjinnes2 жыл бұрын
That was a pretty amazing thing to watch!
@Tony-yd1vx Жыл бұрын
Back in my day... we did all this by hand.
@davidedwards37342 жыл бұрын
Great video. Enjoyed watching all the videos of the pond build. Have a Safe Day
@DashDrones Жыл бұрын
That caterpillar steam roller is awesome
@itzmikeomg27552 жыл бұрын
You are one of the only people on youtube that has properly run a roller in their pond. It is mind blowing how many people build a pond and don't roll it in. And no, dozer tracks don't do near as good as a roller.
@craigsudman45562 жыл бұрын
All right let's go swimmin! Great video Adam, it really ties it all together to see a montage of all the videos of the pond build, thumbs u.
@trevormynatt34663 ай бұрын
That’s some good looking top soil
@corekin63862 жыл бұрын
Still on the adds, instant like and comment. Great and much need summary to the build👍
@realheadhunters-gtav Жыл бұрын
but does it hold water?
@brunonumerouno Жыл бұрын
Insane that after all that effort it still has kept leaking and is still not finished.
@markknister62722 жыл бұрын
Lookin good. The dozer made a big difference!
@christopherpratt7898Ай бұрын
I like this music
@tkskagen2 жыл бұрын
Make sure to add a "Bubbler" to keep the Pond cleaner & help with adding Oxygen to the water. Solar is the way to go...
@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things2 жыл бұрын
Or one power by the wind
@sasquatchadk2 жыл бұрын
A little windmill with a screw drive will do just as well without using any power. Even helps keep it from freezing all the way in a normal winter.
@robohippy2 жыл бұрын
Hmm, surprised that the dam was not compacted in lifts. I did concrete construction for years, and always used gravel for fill since it is so plentiful here. Never more than 6 inch lifts without compaction. When ever I saw dirt being used for fill, they would use a sheep's foot roller to compact the soil, and in lifts again. The cat doesn't have enough pounds per square foot pressure to do a good compaction since the tracks are pretty wide and long. I would expect that dam to settle quite a bit in the coming years. Did I miss some thing?
@HometownAcres2 жыл бұрын
Yes. We ended up going back and adding a key trench in the toe of the dam and compacted that
@billwallace3412 жыл бұрын
I did dirt work all my life number one i did not see a Key Ditch,all so we all ways put it in six lifts plus always had a sheet foot up front and smooth drum roller in the back.
@TEAM6USA2 жыл бұрын
You have fast workers. I would do mine in 10 days rather than 12 minutes.
@RobertStephens-3320 күн бұрын
I start my new job tomorow building a pond. I just became a skid steer oporator. Im also a joureyman ironworker and jouneyman formsetter. This will be my first time working as an oporator. Any tips would be greatly appreaciated
@bagermaster-club2 жыл бұрын
After sludge has accumulated at the bottom, it can be pumped out using a motor pump for dirty water and a Bagermaster suction nozzle.
@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists Жыл бұрын
This is step 1 and 2 of building a pond: excavation and compaction . The next steps involve designing the pond for what you want it to do such as swimming, trout habitat, clear water, waterfowl etc. This current pond will be fine for irrigation and some warm water fishing, but it still lacks the habitat for a quality fishery.
@tyroon.Q5 ай бұрын
Best work ever!
@OneEyeCustoms2 жыл бұрын
Now you should name the pond!
@OldIronAcres2 жыл бұрын
*Lake Princess* .... LOL. I hate saying that -- I think Adam did a damn fine job. It deserves a better name..... but sense he embraced that name with a t-shirt line!!! Just say'in!
@drewsquickfix Жыл бұрын
ha ha love the music! great video! yee haw! :)
@MrRpkjr22 жыл бұрын
you need a D-6 and a Cat 395 medium boom. I completed (by contracting it) a 5 acre redo in total in 3 days.
@jessicasteffey Жыл бұрын
This would have been so much easier if u take those two Tonka toys away small skid loaders away and saved that money and rented or borrowed a D6 maybe and push that topping up to the joe then instead of the joe grabbing the dirt twice or three × just load it out right as the dozer Britt brought straight into awaiting dump trucks
@hearnacaine47032 жыл бұрын
Nice job! Where I’m from you’d need heavy explosives to do something like that! They don’t call where I’m from “the rock” for no reason!
@davidgroff3355 Жыл бұрын
Thinking about one this size , what's your outside dimensions of it? And how many acres of drainage do you have to support it? Nice video 👍
@redciroc12112 жыл бұрын
I'm from Cleveland Ohio and this is amazing, how long did this project take or is it still being made and what's the cost of a job like this I really can't imagine ?
@platinumck1 Жыл бұрын
The pond is complete. Its leaking. He dug it wrong. No Keyway. used topsoil for a damn. Just watching this video and seeinng all his rentals and fuel. I bet he has about $40k in it. If he would have paid someone to do it probably would have cost him $30k.
@mrdiyguy123 Жыл бұрын
dude... it only took 12 mins to build.
@michaelsacy Жыл бұрын
I’m from canal Fulton Ohio. 10 miles west of canton. I can be at Akron canyon airport on 10 minutes.
@michaelsacy Жыл бұрын
How do you know it’s leaking??
@Ricky_Spanishh11 ай бұрын
@@michaelsacywhy are you going to the airport? Did your wife leave something at her boyfriends house?
@carolinegreenwell90862 жыл бұрын
makes it look so easy
@slytrader2 жыл бұрын
Adam, Did you run into any rocks? It does not look like you did. I would say you have some real nice soil on your farm. I wish you hadn't got rid of all that extra topsoil. Your on farm you can always use good grade topsoil.
@estherukaobasi75562 жыл бұрын
Great. Well done. Keep me updated. Thanks 😊
@bitcoinbeast Жыл бұрын
Always wanted to see how this was done, so cheers. When are you going to fill it? Will there be a video?
@rcexplorerkh734 Жыл бұрын
So beautiful
@Jt-cc9qz Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, did you all do a core Trench? It is recommended by so many people online. Does the pond hold water well? There's also some debate on some other videos as to whether you should have used a sheep's Huff or padded roller instead of the smooth roller even though the smooth roller looks like it puts a nice finish Onnit, instead of looking like a waffle cone. Thanks for a response thanks for a response
@hollythecrossstitchaddict83 Жыл бұрын
Wow amazing!
@MRcucchie11 ай бұрын
wow alot of work
@MRvideo4242 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe you did all this work and didnt dig a damn?? you are supposed to dig down passed the top soil, example you shouldve dug a trench multiple feet down before just piling topsoil up in a mound and expect it to hold water?! This pond will most definitely leak if not blow out one day. Good luck
@sarahanna68 Жыл бұрын
very cool, thank you
@PaulAthanasiou4 ай бұрын
Hey, awesome video! One question - what permits did you need? Thanks!
@thomasmoriarty4413 Жыл бұрын
Here's an idea ; how about a natural looking shape?
@mariacuevas83316 ай бұрын
Could you have achieved the same effect with dynamite? Serious question and possibly even more serious fun
@marcus3457Ай бұрын
I missed the part where they wrote the check to the company that did all that work. 😆
@jimwillen65552 жыл бұрын
Watched the fix video, now I see the key way
@cpsalm40 Жыл бұрын
Would you please share the links for all the background music you used in this video? Love it! 😊 Also, thanks for the video!
@k.pacificnw02134 Жыл бұрын
Imagine using one of those giant strip mining machines you could dig the pond in like one scoop.
@shanejarvis11082 жыл бұрын
The time lapse looked good, but I bet the dam leaks.
@johnelliott67382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compilation. Now here come the "Ya shoulda had a dozer sooner" comments again...
@mrpush253211 ай бұрын
Great video! Im going to be critic however. 1st, where was the dozer from go? 2nd, i think a scraper would have moved that dirt way faster then 2 or 3 "moves" to get it to its final resting place with excavator.and 2.or 3 track.steers. 3rd, when making a dam, you need to conpact small layers (6-8"), one at a time for a good solid leak free dam. It was just piled with excavator then "cleaned up" with dozer. That is not enough compaction. This dam Dam will settle and maybe even leak. 4th is the through dam overflow pipe. Why put something through the bottom middle of dam (point of highest hydraulic pressure) that.can fail or cause leakes in time? Im a fan of top down overflows. Dont have to dig up entire dam to fix it. I hope the dam thing doesn't leak on you! If so, start all.over again to core it properly. Yuk! Cool time laspe!
@SlipMahoneyBowery Жыл бұрын
Someone really wanted a pond all right. I felt a huge money suck watching the video. All for a small pond.
@GrampiesWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
How's she goin'? Wow what a project!!! You don't tackle that on a weekend eh!!! It sure looks some nice. Well landscaped and I like the drain ditches through the bottom of the pond. Very nice and well designed!! Take care!!!
@MrRickoscar2 жыл бұрын
You must be Canadian Eh.
@GrampiesWorkshop2 жыл бұрын
@@MrRickoscar Strong and free for sure eh!!!
@twodeepupyours5082 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool
@100k_kennels52 жыл бұрын
Greatest shit ever I didn’t see them grade but the grade was perfect 👍🏾
@Samkrewmuzik11 ай бұрын
Am building same soon
@Masteruhfnon2 жыл бұрын
no clay core below the dam? is it not necessary on ponds this size? im def not an expert and i hate trolls so im not here to trash, just curious. the video was great and the pond looks great too.
@jaaadanschannel50942 жыл бұрын
Real nice we had ower pond don with a bulduser. And it’s way faster
@randallsmerna3842 жыл бұрын
I'm not impressed with the speed that it can be done. I'm impressed with quality and longevity. Do we have any information on the amount of clay used or the permeability of the soil?
@Icleanpool168 Жыл бұрын
So nice bro
@Gatorgolfusa2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 🐊🦅🇺🇲👍
@thebonestead2 жыл бұрын
Great job!
@maninacrowd23422 жыл бұрын
This was simply awesome
@tonyv84502 жыл бұрын
How much would something like this cost? I have no clue
@rodneywelch35562 жыл бұрын
I guess if I have to ask how much this costs I probably can’t afford it! One frog pond coming up!!😂
@caseyandteresadolph19058 ай бұрын
Just curious why there was no core trench put in under the dam
@georgehill30879 ай бұрын
Watched BamaBass's pond, they had clay hauled over to prevent water from seeping out and still had problems which they had to use some kind of artificial product to fix. Not seeing any of that done here. How do you prevent water from leaking out?
@Bradenmorrismowing Жыл бұрын
What does something like this cost it’s came out great