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    Placing earth bags

    Thank you all for your input! It is looking more and more feasible, but I still have a lot of homework to do. The common size is a 60 pound earth bags - I think 24" x 14" x 4" and would require using 28K bags. Using 36" by 18" x9" means about 7,000 bags in total, but it also requires heavy...
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    Placing earth bags

    This kind of attachment looks like it would be pretty ideal (with a couple of simple mods) without breaking the bank. The claw can be attached to an excavator or possibly a backhoe.
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    Placing earth bags

    Yes! The attachment that has the vacuum operated materials handling tool would be perfect! Notice that they didn't list a price...that is always suspicious :(
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    Placing earth bags

    If luck holds out, it would be a house, a small cabin, a utility building, a greenhouse and a wall.
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    Placing earth bags

    https://earthbagbuilding.wordpress.com/
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    Placing earth bags

    Thanks! Usually people use 50-60 pound bags, so having people do the labor is possible, but with 250 pounds....not so easy.
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    Placing earth bags

    I am getting ready to develop a piece of my land for my retirement home. I have been interested in alternative construction materials for more than a decade, so would like to build the utility building, home and outer wall out of earth bags. I am looking at using bags that weight 200 pounds or...
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    DIY platform tractor

    Rubber Undercarriage For Boat With Hst Hydrostatic System,Tractor,Loader,Wet Land,Rubber Track Chassis,.5 To 12tons - Buy Hydrostatic System,Hst System,Hydrostatic Boat Product on Alibaba.com I have often thought that a small farm could benefit from an undercarriage like this with a platform...
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    The ultimate in diy tractors

    Yes! That is it...the powered trailer....the mule...whatever you want to call it! Though if I took your Timber Talon, removed the drivers seat...more room for a bigger dump bed or water tank or whatever...make it remote controlled..or if larger, put a "seat pod" that will attach to the rear...
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    The ultimate in diy tractors

    I am in the process of buying some land in high plains desert. Part of it is level, part of it is hilly. It needs a lot of work - will need to haul a lot of stuff around - will be hauling water forever bcuz I dont want to have to put thousands of feet of water pipe. As I was thinking about...
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