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    Removing 15' of Limestone

    First of all, thank you for the many helpful thoughts. My initial idea was to use the 963 to strip the 2.7 feet of soil, then potentially use a rocksaw to make parallel passes at a 2-foot to 30-inch width. Any warnings or suggestions if it sounds like I'm on the right track?
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    Removing 15' of Limestone

    Delmer, I just spent the last 40 minutes looking through what that guy did in Colorado. Definitely overkill, as far as I can tell. For the readers that want to get an idea of what I'm putting up, here is the front elevation of the house.
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    Removing 15' of Limestone

    Tyler, The footprint of the house is 78' X 102' and there's plans for a deeper basement with no windows due to the prevalence of tornadoes. There's no utilities in the back but there is a 4" medium pressure natural gas line + AT&T in the front of our field (about 100' away from the front...
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    Removing 15' of Limestone

    Monster, Can you (or anyone else) let me know what I'd need to do this process? (I am speaking of after having removed the 2.7 feet of dirt. Note: I also own 3 semis with aluminum drop deck trailers, so once I get to the point in the pictures, moving it for cutting shouldn't be much of a...
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    Removing 15' of Limestone

    Hello, I've got a fair bit of experience with heavy equipment but zero time when it comes to limestone removal. I've recently purchased a small (20 acre) farm in Kankakee County. Last Saturday, I brought my backhoe over and dug a series of test holes, hitting limestone consistently at a...
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