| Well we are just about done. Today was beautiful for what we are doing. Not a cloud in the sky, and upper 80's.
First thing we did was to pick up the roller. At almost 650 a day, we did not want it sitting around. Nice thing about this site, it is really close (9 miles) from where we are renting the machine.
We pushed the dirt into the pond and rolled it into place. The fan really helped dry the muck a bit, but the dry dirt absorbed a lot of the moisture as well.
The first shot shows rolling the dam. Since we are wanting compaction, but also a smooth finish, we are using the smooth drum roller.
The second shows the whole pond, via several shots put together. You can also see the log home and where it is in relation to the pond. The home is the next shot. We did roll/push the tree back into the pond, it will give the fish some habitat. The dam is not wet, it is shiney because it is clay that was moist and has been rolled several times.
The dam is also visible, about 2 1/2 times thicker and taller than the one before. And it is also sloped properly.
We are in the process of cutting a walking path around the whole pond. Then comes grass seed and straw. But we are just about finished. Maybe 1/2 day more work.
As a side note, his son in law came out while we were rolling today. He mentioned he can feel the vibrator in his home, close to 600 feet away, below the dam. That is compaction. And that is what we are looking for.
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