My first big dredge job was on a pond in rural Alabama that nobody else wanted

I took on a 3 acre pond near Gadsden that had been silting up for 20 years. The owner said three other operators turned it down because the access road was too narrow. I spent two days just widening the path with a borrowed dozer. When I finally got my 6 inch dredge in there, I pulled out about 400 yards of muck in the first week. The water clarity went from 6 inches visibility to almost 3 feet by the third week. Has anyone else taken a slim access job that ended up being a decent payday?

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derek65614h ago

A borrowed dozer just to widen a road? That's some serious dedication. Sounds like you really earned every dollar on that job.

lilykelly8h ago

Yeah @derek656 beat me to it, but a borrowed dozer for two days shows how much grit it takes on those slim access jobs. That payday better have covered the sweat equity.