the path to the area that i will be digging is to narrow for a backhoe the only place wide enough for the backhoe is to steep. iv got a two trailers i will be using to move dirt. also i will use some of the dirt to build an island. i will have 40 hours over three days to do the work. i worked the 30 hours with a backhoe and my dad and i excavated out the main pond built the dam and put in a new septic line. i got the specs today they are at
http://kubota.com/f/products/u25specs.pdf iv got someone who will move the dirt with my john deere mower w/ trailer up a short path to an area i can get my john deere tractor with its bucket in to move the dirt. i calculated that i will dig out a 40X40 area to an average depth of 7 feet which is 11,200 cubic feet of dirt of that about 1000-2000 cubic feet will go into raiseing an area of land to a small island for my mom to plant some shore plants and for a sitting bench if anyone wants to raft over there. about 500 cubic feet will be used to finish the fishing peer. the remaining 9500 cubic feet of dirt will be moved out via lawnmower and trailer. the bucket on the mini is 3 cubic feet meant for hard clay digging.at an average rate of two scoops a minute. this would result, if every bucket was full, in 14,500 cubic feet of dirt removed this allows for error being that with the backhoe we removed over twenty scoops a minute for about five hours. the land is free of any large roots so i dont think they will be a problem. One thing i thought about putting in was a cave in the bottom. iv got one of those old igloo dog houses what if i put a little concrete in the bottom of it to hold it down? i was told to put some old pool liner 20X20 piece and weight it down then cover it with gravel to create a gravel bed in about four feet of water anyone heard of that before?
Thanks sorry it was so long but thats what i came up with today at school.
