Getting and excavators feet wet

[catdozer]

May be how deep you can go! but how firm is that bottom? Tracks can't go everywhere, then it's time for a swamp excavator

 

[treman]

If it has a place to put one on the undercarriage, believe I'd go ahead a find a suitable shackle, and put on it...

Been there, done that, with something a tad larger...

sage advise, I think you should follow it even if your just near the edge of the water. you never know when a slick spot will suck you in and you don't want to be looking for a good attachment point 2 or 3' under water/mud.

 

[Doppelgangar]

Now you could get a smaller one of these to do the same and no chance of getting stuck.

Good opperator will clean the pond in a very short period of time.

 

[chucko]

OK I about got it. Someone pass me a glass of air


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[bcp]

You, too, could be on Google.

 

[arsenix2001]

I completely agree, pond bottoms are dangerous territory. You can sink quick. Have you considered pumping it down for a few days first or starting a sipion with 4 inch hose elevation permitting?

 

[GE222]

You might get lucky being in water up to the house, but things can also get nasty really quick.

I would suggest getting a machine with a bit more stick and play it safe. For the driveway, put some planking down to protect it.


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345CL Excavator Pulls Out 2 Deere Dozers From a Canal "Stuck?"