THE LITTLE BACKHOE GETS IT DONE! Retaining Wall Project Day 3: Footers & Backfill
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- The little Bobcat backhoe comes through and finishes the footer excavation. We used a combination of the John Deere 329E skid steer and the Kubota U55 to finish the backfill and the block showed up as well. 80lb blocks! This is going to get interesting!
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Thanks for showing us the dogs as well as the retaining wall work 🇬🇧👍👍👍
You're welcome! Those two keep us entertained for sure!
Good job again and it takes a few days to learn how the new equipment works.
For sure Jeff!
Makes filing the freezer so much easier when you know what time the deer will show up.
-- The Grinch --
True! 🤣
Make sure you start your block down by the barn on the lowest point. I usually wait to do the footings for the step ups as you go and one step up block at a time. I know you had a laser but it will be hard to match up the step up you done when you are stacking the blocks. Hopefully it matches up for you.
Yeah we started at the low end and worked our way up!
My understanding is that the bottom row of the block work is supposed to be a minimum of 6” below grade in order to lock it in and prevent blow-out. Maybe you should have dug a deeper trench.
We are backfilling to the bottom row. Thanks for watching!
Just wondering why you preferred to use the backhoe on the tractor when you have an excavator on the site. I would assume the excavator would be much more efficient.
Taco Mac for lunch! Trained beasts!
Yeah they wish! But we try to keep them as reasonably trained as possible.
Merry Xmas and Nice Job!
Thank you! Merry Christmas to you Craig!
Dam Chinese controls, make the dealer change it to John Deere !!
Must be salty having to pay a extra 100 dollars for paint
Those dogs are adorable!
Thank you! They definitely keep our lives interesting!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Brian!
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas Brian!
How are you going to control the water off the hill?
Great question! The backfill behind the wall will the gravel with a French drain pipe at the bottom to carry water away from the wall.
Is there a day 4 & 5?
How was your Christmas....cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
It was great! Hope yours was as well! Happy New Year!
@@idigit4967 happy new year hope 2021 brings you more fortune 👍
What size tractor is this? Do you have the tires loaded with fluid?
Got a propane torch (weed burner) to put some heat to the bucket to loosen the material?
No, I just waited a bit till it warmed up and threw some water in there and it loosened right up.
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Thanks Tom! 👍
Isn't a footing suppose to be concrete?
Doesn't have to be, for homes and buildings thats typically always the case but for retaining walls you can do concrete or a variety of different packed materials like the crush and run we are using.
Them gloves don’t last long lol
Nope LOL!