Fuddy1952
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- Joined
- Apr 17, 2018
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- Location
- South Central Virginia
- Tractor
- 1973 Economy and 2018 John Deere 3038E
On my place I would like to put a road through the woods. Nothing fancy, just access , I'll gravel when finished. A few pictures show it where I started. The pasture is fairly hilly leading to it, and I have a couple tractors, one is a new JD 3038E with FEL, lots of attachments, a 7.5ft backhoe, etc. The problem is it's fairly steep, so as I go with bucket (I put tooth bar on it), it wants to dig the low side which is backwards.
Any ideas appreciated. My good friend & neighbor has a Bobcat, he's an experienced excavator. I'm thinking maybe him doing it (I 'd insist paying him). When finished road will just be maybe 1500ft. long, then a creek crossing (rip rap stone probably).
It's steep enough on my JD it feels tippy (actually did tip one point!).
Thanks!
Any ideas appreciated. My good friend & neighbor has a Bobcat, he's an experienced excavator. I'm thinking maybe him doing it (I 'd insist paying him). When finished road will just be maybe 1500ft. long, then a creek crossing (rip rap stone probably).
It's steep enough on my JD it feels tippy (actually did tip one point!).
Thanks!