We have here what I call wet weather springs. They dry up when dry and seep when the ground is wet. But mainly it is rain that fills the ponds. They could go dry, but not yet. I get enough seepage during the last dry snap to run the waterpump about 20-25 minutes a day. I'm not worried about it going dry, I just wanted to catch all the water going behind the dam. It would flow more often, while the pond needed more water.
But the area is so wet, I couldn't pack it down with the Mahindra. My front tires kept sinking. So I packed it down with the CAT, until the sun comes out long enough to dry it out. It floats under your foot when walking. So no way to drive the dumptruck over it for a while.
I was gonna just haul the dirt out with the Mahindra. But even the CAT was sliding sideways at one point, so I stopped all work until sunnier weather.
accumulated in just one day from drain off coming through the PVC pipe culvert. This is the reason I am moving the dam back, to capture all this water.
I went in and came out 3 times (I didn't have on rubber boots to get out down in the muck) without problems. But the last time I did, instead of backing up and out..........the CAT's tracks dug in when I pushed too hard on the bucket for assistance. I had to get out (after all) in the muck and get the chains, the Mahindra, and Luke to help pull me out.
Bird,Brandi, that just doesn't look like a lot of fun to me. I think I'd have waited for the summer drought.
Interesting machine you have there. Does the arm pivot in the middle? I bet the pics of that area will look much whiter tomorrow.
