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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hondaman900" data-source="post: 4283" data-attributes="member: 568">So, I got a free hour today to take another stab at this. As recommended (thank you all) I backed up the hill, and started digging in going downhill. Much easier to get a cut-in than uphill. When I had what I thought was a good start and a more-levelled area for the uphill work, I went down to the bottom, did a careful 180 and came back at the slope.Cutting into the slope was much easier this time, and with the shale embedded in the soil, it takes many passes to make progress. The hard clay and stone gets glazed and I lose traction occasionally. A full bucket also helped. Pics below of what I achieved after an hour following your collective advice. You can see the more-level area at the bottom of the cut.We're expecting torrential rain for the weekend, so hopefully next weekend the ground will be softer and easier to work.<img src="http://www.mediaq.net/images/GettingTheGrade2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://www.mediaq.net/images/GettingTheGrade3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>