New Holland T2310 (40hp), Kubota L3010 GST, New Holland TC21DA *** Previously - Farmall H, 1941 John Deere B, Shibaura SD1500, John Deere 850, Bobcat 642, New Holland 1925
"The pond will be approximately 3/4 acre, 13' deep. I put a brush pile and some shipping pallets in the bottom for fish habitat."
"The pond will be approximately 3/4 acre, 13' deep. I put a brush pile and some shipping pallets in the bottom for fish habitat." View attachment 809758
Nice!! I've been thinking about one for a long time now, and have a spot picked out to dig it fed by a spring which has never gone dry. Years ago I went out frogging around with my little backhoe just to see what was there. Lately it's been on my list of things to get done.
I haven't updated this thread in a long time . . . but a year ago I enlarged the pond about 30%. It's relatively shallow, but it's a nice addition to the pond. My fish are getting big. Some of the bass are a little over 2lbs now and there are lots of nice size bluegill. It's fun. I've also harvested some black walnut trees for lumber from the woods (I'm a furniture maker), and am now adding a small covered shed for wood storage and implement storage. I'm on the verge of either trading in my L3301 (or selling it outright) because I've never felt fully comfortable mowing my hilly and rough fields and the woodlot is quite steep. I found a used Kubota MX5400 that is much heavier, has bigger wheels and hopefully will prove more stable for mowing and using the grapple. A corner of the barn was finished out as a small cabin and I electrified it with an EcoFlow solar charged inverter generator. While my wife and I didn't move back to the country, I've been very happy working on the property, improving it, hiding from the progressively crazier and crazier world . . . It's been great therapy.
