Building a New Dam for the Pond with a 1970's Caterpillar Dozer ~ Hopefully it Holds WATER!

The time has come to build the ALL important Dam for the new pond at the Farm! This step is extremely CRUCIAL because it will determine how successful this pond build will be and if it will hold water for decades to come or if it will fail and wash out!

Great thing about the clay we are using is that it is PERFECT for pond building and it packs EXTREMELY hard! The other awesome part about the clay is that we are getting it out of the side and bottom of the pond, so the material doesn't have to move very far to get to where we need it!

Only thing we need to do it DIG it OUT, and that's where Alester, our 1970 Caterpillar D3 comes in! Will it be able to handle the TOUGH clay we are digging through, or will it be too much for such a small dozer!

Let's find out together!

Thanks for following along on the recovery and revival of this old dozer, as well as our testing of this old tractor up here at the farm! I truly appreciate you watching and being a part of this project!Your support means the world to me, and I truly hope you enjoy!

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This is my 1970's Caterpillar D3 LGP Bulldozer named "Alester"... It has a 6 way blade, wide tracks, and is powered by a Caterpillar 3204 diesel engine. The machine is in fairly good shape considering it's lack of care over the last decade and a half, but it does have some major issues that we're working through one step at a time!

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0:00 - Check out the WATER in the POND!
6:02 - Playing in the MUD with my Bull Dozer!
9:00 - Digging out the CLAY I need for the Dam
17:25 - Changing a Skid Steer Tire
22:53 - Cleaning up the Dam Foundation with the Skid Steer & Building a Ramp
25:37 - Compacting the Base of the Dam
28:40 - Putting the First Layers of Clay on the Base of the Dam
31:45 - Roller Problems!
35:01 - Building the Dam HIGHER & Compacting...Building it HIGHER & Compacting!
42:55 - Digging out MORE clay for the Dam
48:40 - Cutting the top of the OLD Dam Off to get down to CLAY!
49:55 - Bringing MORE Material to the TOP of the DAM to Make it HIGHER
56:43 - Making the top of the Dam SMOOTH and HARD
57:00 - Please Subscribe so You don't Miss the Next video building the Pond at the Farm!

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