Diamondcutter
New member
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2012
- Messages
- 18
- Location
- Murfreesboro, AR
- Tractor
- Ford 550, 1945 Farmall Cub, 1949 Farmall Cub
I have a Ford 550 backhoe and I am trying to dig my pond down as deep as I can get it...hopefully 30 or 35 foot. I want to keep the walls as steep as I can with one pathway out (perhaps 200 feet or more long). So far I have been using the front end loader to dig. Would it be better to use the back hoe to pull down dirt from the walls before scooping it up? I can usually get a full load with one or two strikes but the ground is heavy clay with large gravel and it is getting harder. I want the pond deep to give me stable temperature water to use for geothermal system in my future house. Any advise would be appreciated.