Finish Grading A New Construction Yard
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2021
- Finish grading a new construction yard. Back at where I rough graded and extended the culvert pipe to finish it up. I had Lonnie haul me 8 loads of dirt, I really wanted 12 but it wasn't in the budget with the framing being so much more expensive so I made the 8 work. Then Dad helped seed and straw it for me cause I was tied up on another job. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #Takeuchi #finishgrading
Floating grade in a skid steer (also known as float mode) is an advanced technique learned from lots of 'seat time' in the machine. Thank you for the Master Class.
Thank you! I use the float every now then
@@eliteearthworksllc Probably just regional differences and distinctions in vocabulary; but, in my area (northern Utah) floating grade or 'float mode' means using a skid steer's bucket to grade an area by dragging it in reverse while it's resting on the ground. The bucket's weight and flat edge help to fill in low spots and lower high spots, creating a final grade that matches the level of existing fixtures.
The last 4 mins with you grading the material with rhe skid steer is phenomenal! My favorite part!
Thank you!
I have attempted to watch and listen to others discuss and disaplay grading, but none do it like you sir. You are simply the best, and I could watch all day! Great content as usual, and I am rewatching this again!
Thanks man I really appreciate that!
Nice work !
Thank you!
Always enjoy watching the grading being done by you.... It is so relaxing to both watch and listen!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching
I always hit Like before I watch it...
Thank you! I appreciate that!
You are in, you are out , Bada bing, Bada bang!! Heh heh. Always fun to watch you doing this work with the skid loader.
Thanks for sharing Brandon!!
Thank you! I appreciate that! It was a nice change of pace. Appreciate you watching
There is so much rock still on the lot!!! New owner is going to have a hell of time keeping the grass green!
Yeah luckily the Bermuda grass took over the yard cause it will grow on that junk lol
Watching this Elite Earthworks guy….see what its all about 🤔🤷♂️
You’ll feel dumber after watching I can promise you that 🤣
@@eliteearthworksllc yur killing me smalls 😂😂😂
another job nailed. great job !!....thumbs up
Thank you!
Love these jobs. Another quality result. Nice work.
Thank you! It came out pretty good!
Always love to start my day looking at a great grading project done by the best..... soothing to the mind!
Thank you! Appreciate you watching
@@eliteearthworksllcYour attention to detail is so great on this project, I love watchibg you grade sir!
Great job, you take pride in your work.
Thank you! I try too!
So enjoyable watching you work. You have a talent.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
I did the same type of job today. I always enjoy doing yards, I don't know why. There's just something satisfying about taking a ratty looking house lot and making it look nice. Good job dude.
I agree man I still enjoy putting them in. Thanks man!
Brandon I am very impressed on the Escavating work from the sidewalk to the house with the excavator that was awesome the whole job looked awesome now I see why you get the big bucks hahaha
Thank you! That was definitely tedious lol. Appreciate you watching
Beautiful work.
Thank you!
Looks great as usual!
Thank you sir!
Mrs. E could be getting some good sunshine out there raking in that top soil!
I agree she should be here 😁👍🏻
Beautiful work......
Thank you!
Great! The Preparator, my favorite attachment. I thought you might not have enough topsoil at first but you put it on like you were using a paintbrush and covered every inch! Came out beautiful.
Thank you! Yeah I was worried about that. It’s really thin but at least it covered all of it. I almost didn’t run the preparator over it cause I thought I was going to bring up rocks lol
im glad you didn’t knock over the portypotty over when you moved it with the skid steer lol 🤣😂😅 never seen one moved like that lol 🤣😂😅
🤣 me too!
Great music on this time-lapsed video Brandon and it looks really good too.
Thank you!
Damn that looks so nice once you were done. Great work as always.
Thank you! The dirt was thin but still pretty flat
Howdy Elites! 🤠 Hurry up weekend, then slow it down! It's so much easier watching people work, I mean my skin doesn't leak when someone else does it. 😁 Maybe tomorrow I get to spend time in the cab with the A/C 👍 Enjoyed the clean up !
Lol thanks man! I agree skin leaking is the worst. Appreciate you watching have a great weekend
Pretty good looking sharp work you did there Brandon 😎👍🏻
Thank you I appreciate that!
holy crap you scared the $#!+ out of me working up against that house with your track hoe, your depth perception is fighter pilot level!!! Outstanding work, I really enjoy your vid's and learn a little something new every time. If you ever want a free trip to Northern MI to give lessons let me know 🤣😂🙂
🤣 thanks man! It hasn’t always worked out as nice. I could definitely do that 😁
Awesome job Brandon
Thank you!
Looked good. Good video.
Thank you!
Great job 👍🏻🇺🇸
Thank you!
That was very close to the house jezzzz
I like to do minimal hand work lol
Nice work there man! I love watching that bucket flip you do lol. I’ve been borrowin that technique. I call it the elite flip 😆
Lol it’s handy for sure 👍🏻 appreciate you watching
Great work sir
Thank you!
This looks amazing!
Thank you!
@@eliteearthworksllc the attention to details is off the charts sir!
Nice Job ! Keep up the Video's !
Thanks man!
Nice job!!
Thank you!
Hi Brandon!!😀😀
Nice job there buddy!!😀😀👍👍
Thanks man!
That came out mint 🤘
Thanks buddy! It’s still a bit wavy but it’s tough to tell
@@eliteearthworksllc looks good from my house
Looking great Brandon! Had my EPA inspection today....yikes, lets just say, I can't sit down without extreme pain!
I can only imagine 😬 hope everything works out 🤞🏻
Around here grading also involves avoiding shallow irrigation pipes. I like how much room there is around the house for a nice yard. For some reason it has always been easier for me to grade with a dozer than a skid steer. Maybe your tracked machine makes the difference.
Lol oh yeah I have those some times I usually trash a valve box 🤣 yeah the big skid loaders definitely make it easy to grade. This machine is the equivalent of a D3 is what Takeuchi says. Appreciate you watching
great job buddy and great video as always buddy 😎👊🏻👍🏻
Thanks man!
@@eliteearthworksllc you are welcome buddy 😃
Nice grading job!
Thanks man!
Looks great Brandon! It looks like you had some nicer dirt to work with this time too!
Thank you! Yes finally it was some nice stuff
@@eliteearthworksllc your welcome Brandon!
Good job buddy!
Thanks man!
@@eliteearthworksllc Your welcome!
Looks boss.
Thank you!
Looks like some of the best dirt you've had to work with in a while, maybe ever. Always looks rocky to me.
It is some really nice stuff haven’t had dirt like this for years lol
Looks good even with the shortage of dirt. Hope you’re doing well bro beans!
Thanks man! It slicked up pretty good
Kinda nice to be back in the yardening business again. Ain’t it?
Could you reverse that grading bucket if you needed to fill against a longer foundation? I don’t remember if you ever told us.
How long did it take to get used to the baby Coochie again? It has to be almost like retraining that muscle memory when you switch back and forth.
I’m looking at a rain gauge that reads 3 7/8” just for today... and a radar that says, “You ain’t seen nuthin yet!” Gonna be a day or two before you get back into the swamp!
I stopped by Whislers today. They had a sign up, “Hiring for Diamond Grove”. Won’t be long before they start cooking there. Has Billy said what the latest opening plans are?
I liked the ‘Just Working’ video... kinda changes the feel. Nice job.
It is I still enjoy yards. No the angle on the bucket doesn’t allow to go on backwards kind of annoying. I knew we got a ton of rain but I wasn’t sure how much. It does take a minute to get use too again 🤣 yeah I didn’t even notice I didn’t talk at all in this video. Appreciate you watching
@@eliteearthworksllc well, it worked for me! I enjoyed just watching you work your way around the yard!
Thanks to the rain today, I have a Neighbor Donnie story posting tomorrow.
@@eliteearthworksllc I keep telling videos, "Get to Work, Then Tell Us." I like work without talk, too.
Empressive
Thanks! 😁
Busy, Busy, Busy! 🙂
Always! 😁
Brandon looks great. What would've been funny If someone was in the porta john when you moved it. Take care and GOD BLESS and see you on your next vidja.
Haha, that would be a funny video 👍🏻
Thank you! 🤣 yeah that would have been a surprise. Appreciate you watching
Excavator buckets & thumbs should articulate together on a ball to tilt & turn around up to 350*. Need to retrofit, too.
That would be cool
@@eliteearthworksllc Absolutely.
Finish Grading = Elite!
Thanks!
Quite a change of pace from building a railroad! You folks get any strong storms in your area? Stay safe!
Yes it is. Yeah we got a ton of rain today and high winds but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be
The part I don't understand is how do you give it a slope using the skid steer? From what I can see the slope was already there, and skid steer rides the slope. But what if you have a flat terrain and want to create a grading away from the house when there is none? Does the skid steer is able to tilt the front bucket to a particular angle?
They make tilt attachments for the buckets but I just add a little dirt on one side to raise that track up to create an angle and start cutting with the bucket then once you have your desired slope you can knock that dirt down
tell your friends we need to get his numbers up jim west from
North Carolina
Thank you! 👍🏻
How do you like the tooth bucket compared to a straight edge for spreading topsoil? I have been contemplating buying one for awhile now and watching this makes me wanna pull the trigger
All I have used is a tooth bucket. I like it even for finish work our dirt has a lot of clay in it so with the teeth you can loosen it up easy. It’s easier on the machine too
Watched, Subsrcribed, Liked, Shared, Commented.... I want to drive a Skid Steer and learn how to grade so badly.... You make it look so easy and fun to do1
Well thanks! I bet you would get the hang of of in no time
@@eliteearthworksllc I am eager to learn...I hope I would! Thanks for rhe response!
@@eliteearthworksllc I could watch you grade practically all day... which I do alot of your videos already.. lol
Rewatched! Skid Steer usage, love it!
good to see you do yards again,nice job. is that the tree they had you move in the background?
Thank you! Yes it is it looks to be doing well we’ve had a lot of rain so that helps
Why don't they install kerb (curb) and gutters with underground stormwater pipes in these new areas in America?
In Australia, they normally put them in, as part of the road, before houses are built - and we have very little rain!
Great job by the way! 🙂👍
This was an existing area that was destroyed in the 2011 tornado it’s never had had curbs or storm drains and they didn’t put it in when they had the chance 🤷🏼♂️ it would be nice if they did
Me personally. That yard rake you have is the twin to mine.
I can’t stand the damn thing. Well my arms can’t.
Lol yes they are a necessary evil
I see that the preparator makes a little bit of dirt go a long way, or was it planned that way? Either way it got the job done and looks great.
Yeah it seems to pull a little with it which worked out good here. Still thin but I made it work
Turned out great but I have a question: is the control pattern on the rake the same as the Takeuchi? 😆
Thanks! Haha it is 😁
Wouldn't it be easier to backfill in front of the house with the bucket turned the other direction?(on mini x). Just curious.. And... you are perty dang good on the skid steer! 👍
The angle on the back of the bucket won’t allow it to turn the other way. It probably wound be easier lol
I would have hit the house putting dirt up to it like that I don't know how you do it with out hitting the house, but you do great work.
I probably did hit and just didn’t notice 🤣 it was close
What type of soil dis you choose? I am restoring my frond yard and tilled everything but have lots of Sand and Clay. Trying to get a golf course quality lawn
You’ll need some good topsoil or loam about 6” thick to give the grass a nice seed bed to grow in and help hold moisture in the soil
@@eliteearthworksllc thank you!!!
@@ze_german2921 you’re welcome and good luck
Looks good. I hate to think with my experience how long it would take me to do a job like that. What is a ballpark square footage and cost for a house like that
Thank you! Lol I think it was 1600 square feet and it was probably around $110-$115 a square foot with the prices now
I would hate to know the cost of the repairs needed to the brick facade, the parging, the walls,,,,, that would be if I did it,,,, not you, either of you!! Hahaha.
So do you eyeball for your finish grades? and how do you calculate how much topsoil to bring in? Fairly new to grading work and I am quoting a rather large new build project. Final grade for a yard/sod/irrigation .Roughly 31,500 SQft
Yeah I usually eyeball my grading work unless I don’t have much fall and need a swale. I sometimes guess on the loads. The there is a rock calculator on google I use to figure dirt as well it gets you close. It depends on how much dirt you want over that 31k sq ft. I try to put 6” down so you may be looking at 25-30 loads of dirt. You can get by with 4” but much less and the grass has a hard time growing
@@eliteearthworksllc Maybe if I can get 6" or so up around the house and if it has to be for cost sake have slightly less further out. Another thing is, it is pretty rough ground, like former pasture would you recommend disking it up or anything or do you think a tooth bucket can handle scraping up that top layer and smoothing it out
I didn’t see you check the port-a-jon before you moved it 🤣
😁 I didn’t I was taking a chance
Best soil yet was it brought in from another county ( state) he he
Lol it was from the next county up 😁
Hey, ain't you the guy who used to do this to all those new house builds? You haven't lost the touch, good buddy! You move that nice dirt like a fork moving food on a dinner plate! Are they installing tracks why you got to leave (or did you 'sneak' out - "took a sick day"!) Regardless, thank you for another and great to see a nice job! Sonny
Lol thanks! It’s been awhile. Yes they are installing the tracks now so I snuck away for a few jobs. Appreciate the comment
That is one machine you get your. Money's worth outta. , you really crank out the work. With them coochi coos. They .must be damm reliable machines. Cuz. Guys your size running them every day. Are. Running choochies
Yes it’s a tank they are very strong and reliable. I love this old loader it just keeps going. Appreciate you watching 👍🏻
How do you price these jobs?
I price everything by the job or by the day
Shoulda had smooth operator playing for the music😂
🤣🤣 thanks man
Was more interested in the last 10 seconds of video unfortunately. But looks very nice
Me too 😁👍🏻
I bought an ARBOR HOME and they put sod on the top of a lot of rocks, ZERO top soil, just on the top of a lot of rocks, I kept wondering why it felt so bumpy, horrible job from ARBOR HOMES
That’s aggravating