Help with a dig pattern.

thecfarm · September 20, 2024, 05:45:16 PM

NICE!!!!!!
Keep taking videos and pictures.
I wish I would of done more before pictures.

Jeff · September 21, 2024, 01:10:21 PM

After my drone crash landing, I just put it away. I wanted to inspect my work this week, so I got the drone out and found in preflight that one prop was cracked half through, but that seemed to be the only visible issue. An extra set came with the drone, and this is the first time I damaged it. Anyhow, I got it flying, but it was really windy. I got enough footage to put a short video together. The new expansion is around 75ft long, snd the deepest spot is 9' I suspect when it does fill it, it will be less than 8 as the loose clay debris settles.

Resonator · September 21, 2024, 01:41:38 PM

Like the scenic flyover!

Reminds me of the last "day job" I had years ago, hauling crushed rock and excavated dirt for highway contract road construction. One of the gravel pit companies would fly a drone over the stockpile, and it had a measuring program built in that could calculated within a couple % the total cubic yards on the ground. Same program could be used to measure volume of a dug out area.

Jeff · September 22, 2024, 07:24:41 PM

thecfarm · September 22, 2024, 09:26:06 PM

Looks like everyone enjoys the view.

Nebraska · September 22, 2024, 09:41:06 PM

That was a great picture Jeff your partner looks pretty happy.

SwampDonkey · September 23, 2024, 03:11:15 AM

He's wondering, "what's next"?

Jeff · September 23, 2024, 07:50:31 AM

He ia always ready, no matter what it might be.

Jeff · September 25, 2024, 08:38:00 AM

I made a short video yesterday, but it ended up on facebook as it would not upload to youtube. I started the process of joining the new section of pond. Ive not been down there today, but via the camera I see a little patch of blue water that looks like it would have to be about 5' deep.

I use black pond dye, which actually must be dark dark blue, because as it filters backwards into the pond through the small amount of top soil, it is blue.

Pond extension update

Jeff · September 26, 2024, 01:53:19 PM

Tammy is standing at pond water level. The water was trickling around her feet. It is getting there.

doc henderson · September 26, 2024, 04:06:34 PM

sounds like if I liked to play golf (and I do not) you would little dibbit ponds all over your yard.

SwampDonkey · September 26, 2024, 04:24:18 PM

If he gets enough canals going up there, he'll have Christmas skating at Rideau Canal.

doc henderson · September 26, 2024, 08:21:57 PM

i could bring a boat from Kansas. next pig roast!

Jeff · September 28, 2024, 08:39:48 AM

Looks like I may be joining the ponds today.

thecfarm · September 28, 2024, 09:17:33 AM

It's nice to see a plan come together.

Jeff · September 29, 2024, 09:00:02 PM

Full and connected.

From concept to completion. Two weeks.

thecfarm · September 29, 2024, 09:26:40 PM

Wonderful!!!!!

Magicman · September 29, 2024, 10:04:34 PM

So if I am following correctly, it completely filled with ground water rather than rain or runoff?

Jeff · September 30, 2024, 08:16:23 PM

We had an inch and a half of rain and it back filled from the pond as it was lower than the overflow by an inch. Ground water, and we had the well running in it a few hours a day.