Creating a Hill

[EddieWalker]

Due to a request by the buyer of some land I've been trying to sell, I've had to put off some of my other projects and turn a cliff into a hill.

It's about 12 feet tall on average and that wide to 20 feet wide. It's also fifty feetl long.

The buyer wants it filled in to stop erosion and shore it up.

 

[EddieWalker]

One of my seasonal creek beds needed cleaning out. It's had tons of concrete dumped into it over the years, which I want to remove. Since I need all sorts of fill material, this was a good start.

 

[EddieWalker]

I've also had to clear the front fenceline to bring power to my property that I'm planning on developing. 15 feet wide and several hundred feet long really adds up.

I could have burned it, but burrying it is easier and faster. It also works amazingly well for building a huge, oversized retaining wall.

 

[EddieWalker]

I just push the saplings and trees over the edge until it fills up. Then I use the backhoe to give it a push and sorta tighten it all up.

On the right on the photo, the white square is my sign from another thread I've been posting, called creating an entrance.

 

[EddieWalker]

I'm making progress, but still have a long way to go. This photo gives you a pretty good idea of what it will look like when I'm finished.

Eddie

 

[LarryD]

As always Eddie, another fine job. Are you worried about settling as the wood decays?.

I've got a hill on my place just about the steep but not quite as tall. I mow once a week this time of year and it's a fun ride when the grass is a little damp. Just point her down hill and hang on. Like in your photo, I have a nice landing area at the bottom. /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[GuglioLS]

Well just goes to show ya it’s always something.
E-gads Eddie when do you find time to spend with your Cutie Pie?
Or is she in the shop welding her next project.

 

[EddieWalker]

Since this is strictly to stop erosion, the amount of settleing from decomposing material is acceptable. I'll be planting it with vines and bushes along with spreading wildflower seeds all over it when I finish, not to mention what will start growing in the fresh turned soil soon enough. In time I would imagine it to change shape and develop it's own texture, which just adds to the overal effect. I hope.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Eddie thats a fine job there. In MS the state allows you to bury organic material on a highway job as long as there is 2feet of clay on top of it. One tip on your seeding it try using wild birdseed mix for 9 bucks for a 50 pound sack and fertilize it then drag id with a pipe or other weight and walk it in with the dozer horizontally. the dozers compaction helps with seed germination. The dozers tracks on a horizontal path make the slope hold better for some reason Ive tried vertical and horizontal both after not taking dads word for it. The landfill we run is sandy andwe us the birdseed to cut down on the grassin costs and it has the effects of attraction wildlife as it contains sorgum,millet,sunflower a little corn, and bermuda grass. We mix ours sometimes with oats,wheat,poppy,and cosmos. THe EPA inspector lady loves it lol.

 

[EddieWalker]

Taylor,

Thanks for the tips. My parents are visiting me right now and I was just talking to my Mom about what type of seed we should spread on the hill. Niether of us considered a bird seed mix even though we are both big bird watchers and have multiple bird feeders.

I'll trust your experience in the direction of the tracks for best seed results, but must admit to a healthy fear of side rollover on that steep of a slope, so that's not gonna happen. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Eddie