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Incorporating Natural Logs for Bank Stabilization

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Pond day #5 Mistakes were made

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What happens here

A large, branched tree trunk is carefully maneuvered and placed into the pond bank using a Daewoo excavator equipped with a specialized grappler attachment. The host explains his intention to partially bury this log into the soil, utilizing it as a natural, organic retaining wall and a foundation for planting. This technique ensures long-term bank stabilization as the log slowly decomposes, while also creating a visually integrated landscape feature.

Goal: Place large logs into the pond bank to stabilize the soil and create a natural aesthetic.

Tools and materials

  • Daewoo Excavator Daewoo 75V — Lifting and placing large tree trunks
  • Grappler Attachment — Securely gripping and manipulating large logs
  • Large Tree Trunk — Bank stabilization and aesthetic feature

What they say

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yeah here I'm going to put my blade behind me I'm going to lift my butt up and hopefully I'll have just enough ability to see over this fence right here cuz then I'm going to feed myself dirt I got to Fine Dry dirt and I'm going to fortify this side but I'm going to do something for myself that I would never do for you guys cuz you're just not supposed to but I'll do it for me I'm going to take a dead tree and I'm going to take the there's a cool three-prong section in that dead tree I'm going to sandwich that right into the bank and then fill over the top of it what's going to happen is that tree is going to rot into the soil and then then I'm going to plant bushes and shrubs all the way around that so that's all going to incorporate back to together [Music] sh [Music] well we got her over the top I'd say Let's uh see if we can't get her stuck in there some way shape or form thanks Frankie oh that's perfect I just got to get her nestled in without hitting the [Music] fence no no no all right well I'm going to put you guys on haa mode [Music] so a lot of times you just can't see in your excavator so you hop forward and then you run the controls behind you it's not a big deal so if you see somebody doing that it's not really unheard of now I'm going to be burying this tree I'm not going to be leaving it fully so I just want to get it into the bank come on baby going to that bank I want you to Nestle in there I want you to sleep right in that bank like you were washed away I'm going to use it kind of like a retaining wall that's why I saying I would never do this for somebody else you don't use a dead tree as a retaining wall come on give me some more give me some more just get in nestled in that bank Nestle in that bank Nestle in there I think that's going to do it I could pop a baly or two in there to stabilize that but I'm going to bury that son of a duck

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