My project is grading and buiding a pond. It will be located on the wyoming/ colorado state line south of Laramie. The soil is a sandy loam with sandstone rocks here and there. I first need to grade around 15 acres to no till seed. When I say grade I don't mean flat, but smooth and move some dirt. I have a 6 foot box scraper pretty solid and a ford 8n, but not sure if this will work and take years. As for the pond it is located in a draw with a 15gpm cold spring flowing through. I am planning on moving the top 1-2 feet down stream and building a dam. This won't require heavy digging for a track hoe or something else. Would I be better off renting a tracked skid steer or something else to prepare the ground and move the dirt. Then I can use the box scraper to smooth when that dirt moving is over. I have some sagebrush that needs ripped out and they have good sized roots. The pond is 70' wide 400' long with an elevation change from top to dam of 15'. Thanks for any suggestions! Nick