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Post by Bob on Feb 5, 2021 14:17:32 GMT -6
I promise I'll be good on this one. I'm designing it so it can be run by one person while I protect the wheeler.
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Post by benmnwi on Feb 5, 2021 14:38:40 GMT -6
If you dig a pond with drainage spokes leading towards it do you think that will dry out the adjacent ground? If so, would that be helpful as it relates to your hunting plans?
I'm wondering if a deep dug pond would pull in water and lower the adjacent water table.
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 5, 2021 15:37:45 GMT -6
If you dig a pond with drainage spokes leading towards it do you think that will dry out the adjacent ground? If so, would that be helpful as it relates to your hunting plans? I'm wondering if a deep dug pond would pull in water and lower the adjacent water table. It's hard to say. It's starting to look at way. The past couple years have been way more dry than the first few. It was nothing to get 5 inches a rain a week the first three years I was there. Now, I even get a little concerned about water. My water hole back by the north plot is about dry. It looks like the water is gone and the ice collapsed all the way down to the mud. It will still fill in spring because that's just the low spot over there. That's why that happened right there. Whatever happens, we'll make the most of it. If it dries out faster and stays dry, we'll make more food plot and get some dryland trees (basswood, red oak, apple) growing out there. If it doesn't, we'll have fish hopefully.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 5, 2021 18:56:13 GMT -6
My ponds have no outlet and one is quite sizable. I have four ponds and a couple more little depressions that hold some water. After logging my pines.....all the pond levels went up a foot, or more, over pre logging levels. Yes there were always some differences from year to year.....but the water table is not noticeably higher over the past couple years. My forester told me so. Seeing is believing.
I'm wondering if the land wont dry up some in the next years.....as I have considerable re-growth now.
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 5, 2021 19:02:58 GMT -6
My ponds have no outlet and one is quite sizable. I have four ponds and a couple more little depressions that hold some water. After logging my pines.....all the pond levels went up a foot, or more, over pre logging levels. Yes there were always some differences from year to year.....but the water table is not noticeably higher over the past couple years. My forester told me so. Seeing is believing. I'm wondering if the land wont dry up some in the next years.....as I have considerable re-growth now. I already went to Menards and bought parts. Ain't no stoppin' now, so don't try to talk me out of it.
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Post by Foggy on Feb 5, 2021 20:49:46 GMT -6
My ponds have no outlet and one is quite sizable. I have four ponds and a couple more little depressions that hold some water. After logging my pines.....all the pond levels went up a foot, or more, over pre logging levels. Yes there were always some differences from year to year.....but the water table is not noticeably higher over the past couple years. My forester told me so. Seeing is believing. I'm wondering if the land wont dry up some in the next years.....as I have considerable re-growth now. I already went to Menards and bought parts. Ain't no stoppin' now, so don't try to talk me out of it. Would not consider trying to talk you out of this. Gonna be a good summer watching this. Pass the popcorn?
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Post by Bob on Feb 6, 2021 13:20:23 GMT -6
I've discovered the folly in my water level idea. I took two 1/2" - 5' schedule 40 (no messing around dawg) pvc pipes and stuck a self adhearing measuring tape to each one. Zip tied those on, then zip tied on a 3/8" 50' hose. Then I put a hose barb and cap on the end.
You know how long it takes to fill something that long when you've got a pee hole to pour through?
What I was hoping was the genius of this whole deal was that I could use 3' rebar step in posts to hold up each end of this thing, making it a one man hands free project, and precise by having a tape on each stick. I still think there's a way to fill this, but I'm going to fill it with RV antifreeze and leave it filled permanently. I may even toss that 3/8" hose and replace it with 1/2". $4 is what I saved by going 3/8".
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Post by Bob on Feb 6, 2021 13:22:31 GMT -6
I think ditch the 3/8 hose, and fill the hose before I put the barbs in the ends.
#NailedIt
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Post by loshonhora on Feb 6, 2021 14:14:12 GMT -6
maybe use a funnel?
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Post by Foggy on Feb 6, 2021 15:36:23 GMT -6
Dont give him too many ideas.....it's more fun to watch him fumble along. Pass the popcorn?
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Post by Tooln on Feb 7, 2021 7:22:01 GMT -6
There better be some pictures of the finished tool.
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Post by Bob on Feb 7, 2021 8:05:11 GMT -6
There better be some pictures of the finished tool. pretty bad ass, amIright?
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Post by Bob on Feb 7, 2021 8:07:49 GMT -6
Still too small. The opening on a 3/8 hose barb is narrower than a pencil. Gonna swap out that hose for 1/2 and fill it before putting the barbs in. Then a funnel outta do the trick.
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Post by Bob on Feb 7, 2021 8:09:01 GMT -6
Dont give him too many ideas.....it's more fun to watch him fumble along. Pass the popcorn? I am just as appalled as you that I didn't ace this on the first try. I did have a shit load of fun gnawing on the cut ends of the zip ties though.
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Post by kooch on Feb 11, 2021 8:14:18 GMT -6
How long is the hose?
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