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<blockquote data-quote="Hondaman900" data-source="post: 4258" data-attributes="member: 568"><p>I was thinking about that but then thought I'd in effect be digging a hole in front of the bobcat which it would sort of fall into. Perhaps I could start it that way, and once I get a sort of level spot, then turn the other way and dig into the hillside.</p><p>The soil is hard-packed but loose and soft once dug up, so I'm not sure how stable a platform it would be. I dug a path down to this area this way, but in effect was cutting through a berm from above, making a steeper slope where there was a shallow slope and drop-off. The clay I pushed out in front just gets churned up by the Bobcat tires and didn't compact into a ramp like I had hoped.</p><p>Here's a pic of the property. I'm trying to create the pad behind the tree behind the shed. I'll post a pic of the actual spot tonight. Don't have that pic at work today.</p><p>A friend suggested pounding the ground with the bucket teeth to get a start into the slope and start digging in there. What do you think of that technique? It's pretty hard compacted soil mixed with shale, so I'm not sure how far in I can dig before getting blocked, especially uphill.</p><p>This has to be a common excavation problem though, don't you think?</p><p><img src="http://www.mediaq.net/images/slopingyardsm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hondaman900, post: 4258, member: 568"] I was thinking about that but then thought I'd in effect be digging a hole in front of the bobcat which it would sort of fall into. Perhaps I could start it that way, and once I get a sort of level spot, then turn the other way and dig into the hillside. The soil is hard-packed but loose and soft once dug up, so I'm not sure how stable a platform it would be. I dug a path down to this area this way, but in effect was cutting through a berm from above, making a steeper slope where there was a shallow slope and drop-off. The clay I pushed out in front just gets churned up by the Bobcat tires and didn't compact into a ramp like I had hoped. Here's a pic of the property. I'm trying to create the pad behind the tree behind the shed. I'll post a pic of the actual spot tonight. Don't have that pic at work today. A friend suggested pounding the ground with the bucket teeth to get a start into the slope and start digging in there. What do you think of that technique? It's pretty hard compacted soil mixed with shale, so I'm not sure how far in I can dig before getting blocked, especially uphill. This has to be a common excavation problem though, don't you think? [IMG]http://www.mediaq.net/images/slopingyardsm.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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