I agree on the tires. I would guess I have a couple thousand hours on a bobcat and they just don't do it all like most people think. You have to be pretty skilled to put a good finish on a grade with one. I always like to get a good pile going and push it like a dozer while the bucket is full. Many people try to back blade it and it's just to inconsistent.
I was out to the site again today looking at the area again.
I have about a 100 yd haul to get the soil where I need it.
Can you imagine running about 500 trips that far nonstop?
It's not gonna be fun but it's the cheapest way to go.
The grade is running East to West downhill about a 18 inch drop over 100 ft.
North to south looks pretty flat maybe downhill from south to north a couple inches. I might have to build up the west side of the pond a bit and feather it out so it's level. I will have to monitor it to see if I need an overflow pipe. Or just install one anyways. Unfortunatley if it overflows it will go right past the house. I think I will hook up a drain tile to the overflow and run it out to the county drain.
Thanks for the tips,
Jeff

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