IndianaEPH
New Member
HI HD Equipment Experts. This is my first post and I'm looking for advise for clearing land and moving some soil.
My project consist of :
a) clearing about 4 acres of trees. The area was previously a corn field about 30 years ago and is typical Indiana clay. The area is now thick with new trees about 6 to 8 in. in diameter.
b) creating a pond and using the spoils for a building pad for a storage building and parking area (gravel surface). I'm estimating that I will need to move the material 300 ft. THe total quantity to move is about 7000 CY. The soil can be wet a mucky in the spring but very dry in the late summer.
I could hire it out, am working getting quotes.
I'm newly retired and would be interested in doing the project myself. After spending many hours on this forum, I think I have an idea on how I would like to approach and would like some feedback.
I thought that a track loader, like a Cat 963, would be a single machine that would be able to do both the clearing and soil moving. After completion of the project I would plan to sell the machine. I would still need to figure out what to do about compaction, in any case I would have that problem.
Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations for me?
Thanks in advance
My project consist of :
a) clearing about 4 acres of trees. The area was previously a corn field about 30 years ago and is typical Indiana clay. The area is now thick with new trees about 6 to 8 in. in diameter.
b) creating a pond and using the spoils for a building pad for a storage building and parking area (gravel surface). I'm estimating that I will need to move the material 300 ft. THe total quantity to move is about 7000 CY. The soil can be wet a mucky in the spring but very dry in the late summer.
I could hire it out, am working getting quotes.
I'm newly retired and would be interested in doing the project myself. After spending many hours on this forum, I think I have an idea on how I would like to approach and would like some feedback.
I thought that a track loader, like a Cat 963, would be a single machine that would be able to do both the clearing and soil moving. After completion of the project I would plan to sell the machine. I would still need to figure out what to do about compaction, in any case I would have that problem.
Anyone have any thoughts or recommendations for me?
Thanks in advance