Hello,

Any advice on renting a trackhoe/excavator to dig a half acre pond? I've gotten quotes to hire it out, and now am considering renting the equipment and doing it myself. Can just anyone rent an excavator? A dozer alone won't work for me in my pond site - I would need an excavator.

I would also consider buying one, then selling after the job was done. How difficult are they to operate? I haven't been in anything even remotely that large, but I imagine that would be fun! What about maintenance?

If I went the buy route, how big an excavator? I would like to get down to 15' depths.

Thank You!!!

I didn't find the right solution from the Internet.

References

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=158520

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