berming question on machine size and project scope

[P-J]

Wow guys, great info and it definitely has me thinking!

As to the permits, I'm outside the city limits and already talked with the county. As long as I am set back from the property line by 2m (it will be more like 15m) I can go 8'. I can't change surface water flow of course, but there is zero run off here so that is easy.

I do know a guy who runs a D6 full time and I'm amazed what he can do, I may have him over and see about the complexity of peeling the soil back 100' one way, then scraping back to berm with the clay, then spread the soil back? At least get his idea on it and what he would charge if I had the D6 here.

I got a quote for a 8' sound fence, 55K so not terrible but I doubt it would work as well as dirt. Its basically sheet metal around 2" foam. I'm not sure what I think of this yet....

I already planted 180 saplings (alternating pine/russian olive) along the road 3 years ago, they are starting to grow but it will be 10+ years before they help with sound at all... and then it will be minor.

I really appreciate all the comments and feedback. Its definitely a bigger project then I had thought but not undoable. I am in no rush but just the notes here are very helpful! Now I keep watching richi brothers for way bigger machines then I will ever need. haha

 

[BC Placer gold]

I'll stir the pot a bit....how about this EX700? It will definitely build your berm.

My buddy (who built my wash plant in 2012) bought this large old beast for use in his dimension stone quarry near Cranbrook; used it for a bit and then sold it.

I noticed it is up for sale for $30k in Cranbrook Facebook. The thumb has to be worth more than that! (never even seen a thumb on that sized machine myself)

He said it ran well, didn't seem to have any glaring issues. The pictures I am showing are from the dismantle and Lowbed out of Prince George.

Cranbrook isn't that far from Calgary (lol!) Anyhow good luck with your project. I was born in Calgary, took my education at U of C (1990). Was around 500,000 population when I lived there!

 

[HarleyHappy]

That would build a mountain!

 

[BC Placer gold]

That would build a mountain!

He was moving these around....

 

[PeterG]

I do know a guy who runs a D6 full time and I'm amazed what he can do

I'd ask your dozer operator to come down and take a look, then rent him a machine and pay him to do the job. I wouldn't worry too much on planting anything fancy right away. Don't make it look like a berm on your side, just a "hill rise"

 

[Shimmy1]

I do know a guy who runs a D6 full time and I'm amazed what he can do, I may have him over and see about the complexity of peeling the soil back 100' one way, then scraping back to berm with the clay, then spread the soil back? At least get his idea on it and what he would charge if I had the D6 here.

100' strip is about half of what you're going to need for area to do this job comfortably. You don't have to push half the topsoil towards the line, just enough to use to get a start on the toe and a little ways up on that side after the berm is built.

 

[P-J]

I'll stir the pot a bit....how about this EX700? It will definitely build your berm.

My buddy (who built my wash plant in 2012) bought this large old beast for use in his dimension stone quarry near Cranbrook; used it for a bit and then sold it.

I noticed it is up for sale for $30k in Cranbrook Facebook. The thumb has to be worth more than that! (never even seen a thumb on that sized machine myself)

He said it ran well, didn't seem to have any glaring issues. The pictures I am showing are from the dismantle and Lowbed out of Prince George.

Cranbrook isn't that far from Calgary (lol!) Anyhow good luck with your project. I was born in Calgary, took my education at U of C (1990). Was around 500,000 population when I lived there!

I had actually clicked and looked at his and thought *hmmmmmm* hahaha. It does seem like a good deal, but way way way out of my league.

 

[skyking1]

I'll stir the pot a bit....how about this EX700? It will definitely build your berm.

My buddy (who built my wash plant in 2012) bought this large old beast for use in his dimension stone quarry near Cranbrook; used it for a bit and then sold it.

I noticed it is up for sale for $30k in Cranbrook Facebook. The thumb has to be worth more than that! (never even seen a thumb on that sized machine myself)

He said it ran well, didn't seem to have any glaring issues. The pictures I am showing are from the dismantle and Lowbed out of Prince George.

Cranbrook isn't that far from Calgary (lol!) Anyhow good luck with your project. I was born in Calgary, took my education at U of C (1990). Was around 500,000 population when I lived there!

here's an 800 w/ thumb loading those mondo 6120# blocks on the tilt.

Bringing two. He did set them one at a time on the trailer.

 

[Martin70]

If you do decide to do this with a hoe, then the bigger the better in my opinion. What will seem like an enormous job in a 15-20 ton machine, doesn't seem nearly as daunting in a 30 plus ton one. I did a similar job for a customer, long ago, with my old Hitachi 350. It wasn't bad at all, just glad I wasn't in something smaller. My new 300, will out dig my old 350, so if you are renting something really old, remember they aren't going to perform like a modern one does.