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well that makes me feel good BrianH, not sure how I helped, but whatever little i can is small payback for what i've learned here. ewest, i'm glad i found pond boss.
brian, that's a great word......subsoil....and yer situation exemplifies the diversity of caliche soils, i'm glad most of them are tight and hold water. you can probably "borrow" some of the tighter soils to compact over your marginal ones.
i would imagine (w/dozer) you're needing to rip first and push second? some caliches can be almost as hard as rock. a big excavator with a 3 or 4 foot bucket and ripping teeth would probably make quick work of it though.
