jall25 Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Looking good ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRYAN3 Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 21/08/2022 at 10:45, mel b3 said: I'm green with envy .🤢 Many men just want a big todger , all I want is a smaller todger , and a mini digger. 😁 I'm one up on you then. I also want a mini digger as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted October 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) Got back up to the land and wanted to take a break from clearing trees. So started a small pond to breed bait fish. Last time a bought some they had went up to $4 a dozen so I’m going to breed my own. Plus this little pond is a clear shot from the deer blind. IT will be roughly 100ft by 100ft and about 12ft deep so the bait fish will have enough dept to survive the winter. Edited October 29, 2022 by NoBodyImportant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted October 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 The spring runs 2-5 gallons per minute so it should handle a large bio load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 Looking good how are you finding your new mini digger did you make the right choice or with hindsight would you have bought different also if you don’t mind me asking do you need and planning permission or have to comply with any regulations can’t see us being allowed to do a project like this without some bunny huggers saying we were needing a environmental impact report and planning permission 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Old farrier said: Looking good how are you finding your new mini digger did you make the right choice or with hindsight would you have bought different also if you don’t mind me asking do you need and planning permission or have to comply with any regulations can’t see us being allowed to do a project like this without some bunny huggers saying we were needing a environmental impact report and planning permission 🤔 I think the mini ex is awesome. It does everything I ask it to do. I kinda wish it was bigger but this is the biggest I can go without needing a Commercial license to pull around town on a trailer. As far as permits I don’t need one because it’s for agriculture and I didn’t dam a creek. I dug a hole and piped the water down hill to it. The state will put ponds in for free but the waiting list is years. As far as structures I can build water I want without permits or to building code long as it is not used for a permanent resident or for commercial gain. Lots of homes are sold as “vacation home” meaning it’s not permitted for permanent residence. One neighbor lives in a shed/camper combo he built. But North Carolina pretty much don’t care what you do on your own property. It’s the individual townships that set rules and I’m not in a town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 minute ago, NoBodyImportant said: I think the mini ex is awesome. It does everything I ask it to do. I kinda wish it was bigger but this is the biggest I can go without needing a Commercial license to pull around town on a trailer. As far as permits I don’t need one because it’s for agriculture and I didn’t dam a creek. I dug a hole and piped the water down hill to it. The state will put ponds in for free but the waiting list is years. As far as structures I can build water I want without permits or to building code long as it is not used for a permanent resident or for commercial gain. Lots of homes are sold as “vacation home” meaning it’s not permitted for permanent residence. One neighbor lives in a shed/camper combo he built. But North Carolina pretty much don’t care what you do on your own property. It’s the individual townships that set rules and I’m not in a town. are you going to line the pond with bentonite or clay ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Old farrier said: Looking good how are you finding your new mini digger did you make the right choice or with hindsight would you have bought different also if you don’t mind me asking do you need and planning permission or have to comply with any regulations can’t see us being allowed to do a project like this without some bunny huggers saying we were needing a environmental impact report and planning permission 🤔 Yet they reintroduce Beavers that build dams which in-turn floods meadows/fields, which drowns everything, if you want to build a flight pond get yourself a Beaver not a digger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, old'un said: Yet they reintroduce Beavers that build dams which in-turn floods meadows/fields, which drowns everything, if you want to build a flight pond get yourself a Beaver not a digger. Saw a Brazilian beaver once 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Saw a Brazilian beaver once 😂😂 How close were you to it?……...could you see its lips and tongue?....mind you the thing to worry about is its teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, old'un said: How close were you to it?……...could you see its lips and tongue?....mind you the thing to worry about is its teeth. Close enough to see It had big teeth 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Close enough to see It had big teeth 😂 That's the problem with Brazilian Beaver and teeth, did you also notice that they only have one eye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, old'un said: That's the problem with Brazilian Beaver and teeth, did you also notice that they only have one eye? I wasn’t getting that close after I saw the teeth 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: I wasn’t getting that close after I saw the teeth 😂 Phew….glad you did not get any closer, you could have something bitten off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted October 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ditchman said: are you going to line the pond with bentonite or clay ? It is clay. Red clay is everywhere around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 30, 2022 Report Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Old farrier said: Saw a Brazilian beaver once 😂😂 well i never a beaver with a brazilian...........we live in strange times..........(thats one landing strip i wouldnt wantto alite on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted November 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2022 The good news is the water is clear enough I can see 4ft all the way to the bottom. Bad news is it isn't supposed to be holding water yet. So I guess I’m going to have to buy a gas powered water pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted December 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 (edited) Update on the small pond. This is the little watering hole beside the soybean plot. Edited December 17, 2022 by NoBodyImportant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted December 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Made another 100ft of driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 This is epic. Looks an amazing place to live. Thanks for sharing 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Don’t forget to create shallows around the edges for duck to dabble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 4 hours ago, London Best said: Don’t forget to create shallows around the edges for duck to dabble. I am, I got two sides feathered down to allow deer access but I will eventually buy a land plane to smooth it all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simcgunner Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 You Win you got the best toys. Looks great. Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Shot Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 This is brilliant and I'm quite jealous.. I did hire a mini digger a while back to level off our garden, best week of my life to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 It may have been mentioned or asked before but with such large unpopulated areas in the US is the backstop practised on every shot when using a rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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