Free Dirt Piles Mostly Leveled For This Year

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yooper1

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Well...I have to be honest and say that the construction company leveled most of the piles for me, but I have 30 hours in doing some fine tuning of sorts. (it's not perfect and there are maybe thousands of rocks to pick up in the spring)

I left about 4 piles there so I could do more after the winter snows go away and things settle.

Here are some before and after photos

From the street / gate:

Before:
oct2_2010_1.jpg


After:
IMG_0209.jpg



A bit to the left (north) as you enter the gate:

Before:
oct2_2010_2.jpg


After:
IMG_0210.jpg



Trail through the wood to Dad's house that he uses / used while the road by his place was tore up:

Trail before (to the North):
trail1.jpg


Trail after (to the North):
IMG_0212.jpg


Trail before (looking to the South):
trail2.jpg


Trail after (looking South):
IMG_0216.jpg


Looking west while inside the gate:

Before:
oct2_progress1.jpg


After:
IMG_0214.jpg


And the best thing is the level area I gained.

Satellite image (hi-lited by me for clarity)

My lot hi-lited in orange:
lt1.jpg


My lot prior to any work showing the usuable level area in red:
lt2.jpg


My lot after the piles have been leveled and the increased usable level area in yellow:
lt3.jpg
 
   / Free Dirt Piles Mostly Leveled For This Year #2  
nice job, I've still got a pile of slop that came out of my pond, probably won't be able to move it until july 2011
 
   / Free Dirt Piles Mostly Leveled For This Year #3  
Nice work, yooper1. And you even saved something to look forward to next year.:thumbsup:
 
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#4  
Thanks guys

Yup...saved a bit for next year.

And then the real work will start

I hope to put a pole building / shop / garage / (including living quarters maybe) up there

repeat...

I HOPE to
 
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#5  
Ooh...

I just realized that all my "before" photos were actually taken after the construction company leveled the piles maybe twice....

If one were to read that I gained a lot of flat area and looked at the before photos then compared them to the after photos they may think I am full of poop.

Before any dirt was dumped and before any leveling was done, the flat area was only in as far as the utility pole and about 20 feet to the left of it
 
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   / Free Dirt Piles Mostly Leveled For This Year #6  
Having fun playing in the dirt??? :laughing::laughing::laughing:
 
   / Free Dirt Piles Mostly Leveled For This Year #7  
Ones gotta keep there skills from getting rusty..like your therapy center. :)
 

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