Kubota L3800 and BH77 backhoe, time lapse pond dig

[@leskobrandon2020]

How big of a pond are you trying to build, and how many hours do you have in it so far?

[@MikeBosley]

Hi Adam, I think it ended up being about 1/3 acre or just a hair bigger. You can see a little more of the fully dug pond on this vid: ua-cam.com/video/1BnivWc0Q0A/v-deo.html

[@mikespradling1828]

Would a box scraper be even faster?

[@MikeBosley]

That's a fair question. I don't think even with the rippers down that it'd have worked any better. There were so many curves and contours I doubt a box blade would have gotten much ground engagement. I did use one early on though when I was removing top soil.

[@drmoto8058]

hows the bh77 handle a larger bucket?

[@MikeBosley]

I rarely took the 24" bucket off. Loved it. The only time I did was when I needed to use the 7" bucket for a trench. I never had a reason to use the 16" that came with the backhoe.

[@charliebott5711]

Finished yet??

[@MikeBosley]

Hey Chaz, I got the pond liner down in Spring 2019. It holds really well about 2ft lower than I want it to! I thought I lined the low spots on the dam with enough clay but I guess not. Here's a vid where I put about 10,000ft2 of liner down in a day by myself. It about killed me. :-) ua-cam.com/video/1BnivWc0Q0A/v-deo.html

[@thebottfamilychannel2577]

@@MikeBosley I already saw that video too. Pretty intense!