Pole Barn Site Prep and Back Fill

[bigtiller]

Thanks - this is basically what the builder would like for me to have prepared. Another option for me would be to rototill the sod first, and then scoop it out with the loader. That might be a little easier. After I removed the base sod I would level it out with either the box blade or soil pulverizer.

That's how mine was done. The sod broke down fast and it was much easier to do the finish grade without all the clumps of sod causing problems. You should remove the top 6" of topsoil anyway, that is full of grass roots that will degrade and cause concrete settling problems.