Creating a Lake

[EddieWalker]

Sorry, I should have said. The tracks are of two deer. You can't see from the photo, but there's also racoon, squirrel and bird tracks.

 

[EddieWalker]

It's been 7 months since I've worked on building my lake. I sort of got distracted buidling my house. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

My parents are visiting and my Dad just loved running the dozer and clearing brush. He's not much of moving dirt, but he's perfect for what I need him to do.

Previously it was so wet in this area that I couldn't get the dozer in there, so I started at the top and was working on my keyway. Now, everything is dry and I can concentrate on clearing and burning.

Here's a pic of my Dad on the dozer clearing an open area for a burn pile.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

The dozer goes through just about everything!!!!

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

Then he piled the brush and trees up nice and tight.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

It didn't take much to start the fire with all the small stuff that we're taking out. Mostly it's a tangle mess of sapplings, willows and bottomland vegitation.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

With a clear area around the fire, it's allot easier to clear brush and add it to the fire.

Every tree and bush in the background will have to come out and burn.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

This pic shows the location of the dam. On the right will be the lake. The trees on the left will remain.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

While my dad if operating the dozer, I'm on the backhoe taking out the trees that don't pop right out with the dozer.

Lots of people tell me you can take out any tree with a dozer, and I agree, but I can get the bigger trees out faster and easier with the backhoe.

So while my Dad is doing the bulk of the clearing, I'm going from big tree to big tree, laying them down.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

Sometimes two trees grow together so tight you have to take them out at the same time.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

Once they drop, I clean off the root balls with the teeth on the bucket so they will burn a little better.


Eddie