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   Darrel in ND

Rescue by Allis 45

Acronym to follow - Been there done that  BTDT

I'm in the process of desilting a pond (dam in our terms) with an excavation of about 4000 cu yards.  

Rules for starters - never work out on the silt as you'll break through.  BTDT

These ponds have batters of about 3:1, so as you skim around the edges you're working on a slope.  BTDT

Which crawlers don't like with the downside track full of mud.  BTDT

So you have a fine line between getting a blade part full out and ending up not being able to bail out, as the batters are hard and well greased with mud.  And when you get to about 3 foot mud level the bottom layer is about right for pottery clay.  BTDT

Our FA 10 has a straight tilt blade, which is magic for getting the silt up at almost impossible angles, and you might have to rock between float and up to get traction at the top of the batter.  But at 10 feet wide there is not a lot of room for error as the tracks are pretty close to the mud.  An angle blade at 13'6 would have some more latitude but would have to be made to tilt.

Which error I made on the last pass yesterday.  With about an hour of daylight.  And possible storms.  Fortunately on a corner.

RESCUED BY OUR aLLIS 45 GRADER.

With the timeframe photos were not a priority.

And no storms either.

Keeps my record intact - one desilted dam, one bogged dozer.

I'll work on some photos later.

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Ian Beale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 994	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian Beale Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rescue by Allis 45 Posted: 27 Mar 2013 at 4:51am
	Darrel in ND Rescue by Allis 45 Acronym to follow - Been there done that BTDT I'm in the process of desilting a pond (dam in our terms) with an excavation of about 4000 cu yards. Rules for starters - never work out on the silt as you'll break through. BTDT These ponds have batters of about 3:1, so as you skim around the edges you're working on a slope. BTDT Which crawlers don't like with the downside track full of mud. BTDT So you have a fine line between getting a blade part full out and ending up not being able to bail out, as the batters are hard and well greased with mud. And when you get to about 3 foot mud level the bottom layer is about right for pottery clay. BTDT Our FA 10 has a straight tilt blade, which is magic for getting the silt up at almost impossible angles, and you might have to rock between float and up to get traction at the top of the batter. But at 10 feet wide there is not a lot of room for error as the tracks are pretty close to the mud. An angle blade at 13'6 would have some more latitude but would have to be made to tilt. Which error I made on the last pass yesterday. With about an hour of daylight. And possible storms. Fortunately on a corner. RESCUED BY OUR aLLIS 45 GRADER. With the timeframe photos were not a priority. And no storms either. Keeps my record intact - one desilted dam, one bogged dozer. I'll work on some photos later.

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Dozer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 16 Aug 2011 Location: SW New York Points: 689	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dozer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 2013 at 6:55am
	BTDT I was repairing a pond with my HD5G. I went down the bank and was cutting a path thru 3 ft of silt by lifting a bucket full and working a large pile of silt to the far side. While in the trench the track came off. I was unable to pull the HD5 out as the trench filled with water. The repair involved my trash pump, a shovel, and fixing the track in the mud. I did the same thing years earlier using my M dozer with an "armstrong" starter. I stalled it in the trench with the blade covering the hole for the starting crank. Shovel, Dig, Mud Mud Mud BTDT

darrel in ND Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Hebron, ND Points: 8731	Post Options Post Reply Quote darrel in ND Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Mar 2013 at 6:40pm
	And the moral of the story is that I should get my 45 road grader going? LOL! Darrel

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	Sounds like work for a drag line
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Ian Beale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 994	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian Beale Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2013 at 4:18am
	Darrel, On days like that one it will be worth its weight in orange paint!

Ian Beale Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 03 Oct 2011 Location: New South Wales Points: 994	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ian Beale Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2013 at 4:28am
	CTUCKER Needs must at times. Dragline would be fine, but rarer than rocking horse output in our vicinity. Then we could go excavator or loader but don't have either. And $ is short. Looks like we've found the corner that will let me get to the flat of the bottom, where the dozer has a more equal chance than in the 3:1 batters. More when I know more

Coke-in-MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 42033	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coke-in-MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Mar 2013 at 12:08pm
	Years back I did a de-silting of a trout stream with my HD5G - worked but was quite a job of trying to push silt up and out . Few years later did same stream again - well until DNR can in and stopped owner as silt was washing down stream. He got a permit and then a drag-line in to complete and I used my D6-9U to push spoils from drag-line out and into surrounding areas. What was odd is property was owned by a County Judge and when the DNR showed up he pleaded ignorance on the fact he needed a DNR permit to work on stream bed.
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