Dirt Moving Moved about 50 yards of dirt today

cdaigle430 · Jun 11, 2011

I know my GC2410 isn't the best tool for this job, but, hey I had fun and I saved myself a few hundred bucks in rental charges.

I used a combination of a 48" box blade and the loader which worked out well for the most part.

The dump truck would dump 21 yards of dirt and I would start out by making a ramp to the top of the pile and use the bucket to push the dirt over.

Once I leveled it out enough (10' pile down to a 4 foot pile), the dump truck would backup and dump another load and I would start the cycle all over again.

Took me about 5 hours and next month I have to buy another 5 loads and do it all over again

I have to say, for a subcompact, I worked the GC2410 pretty hard and it really begged for more.

crash325 · Jun 11, 2011

Nice to see you having fun while doing something useful. :thumbsup:

What ya doing with all that dirt. Instead of buying property, ya must be making it.

:laughing:

cdaigle430 · Jun 11, 2011

crash325 said:
Nice to see you having fun while doing something useful. :thumbsup:

What ya doing with all that dirt. Instead of buying property, ya must be making it. :laughing:

LOL,
I have a pool in the back of my house, about 5 feet from the far side is 5' embankment and I want to slope it out so that I can get more use out of it. I also need to dig that side of the pool out because the pool wall sank about 2" and is pulling\breaking the stair wall on that side. Then I can raise the wall up and replace the liner.

ScottW · Jun 12, 2011

Yes, the subcompact can really get a lot done and exceed expectations. When it comes to moving earth, it helps to have it loose and free of large rocks!