Fired Road contractor. Build it myself?

[ovrszd]

You are definitely on-track. Now you can envision what Eddie and I have been saying all along. You can't just scratch some loose dirt around and call it a road.

You also are definitely on-track with sorting out the debris. That's why I made the comment earlier about studying your first pic closely. The dozer buried debris to make his flat platform. You don't want to continue to do that or just like you said you'll be dealing with that for years. Pile the debris back far enough on each side that you don't end up having to move it again. Haul it away at your convenience.

As you progress with this plan you'll continue to shape the uphill side. In the end you'll move a LOT more dirt than you first anticipate. It's always that way if you are building a long term roadbed that will last beyond your lifetime.

Very excited to see the end result here. Take plenty of pics. I look forward to the day you can repost your first pic in this thread with a completed pic taken from the same spot. The difference will be incredible and something you will take great pride in!!!!

 

[aczlan]

If you have a tractor with hydraulics to haul it (separate from the one loading it), I would use a dump trailer powered by the tractor's hydraulics. Whether that be a "haywagon" type dump wagon, a dump truck with the cab removed and the framerails brought together to make a hitch, or a regular dump trailer that you tee into the tractor's hydraulics, you will be a lot happier not relying on a battery powered hydraulic pump to dump the load (IMO).
If you could find an appropriately sized dump truck with a bad engine and hydraulic brakes, you could even tie them into a remote on the tractor to give you trailer brakes.

Aaron Z

 

[ovrszd]

Good examples Aaron.

It's becoming apparent that the dirt needs to be "hauled" rather than "dragged".

 

[MossRoad]

If you have a tractor with hydraulics to haul it (separate from the one loading it), I would use a dump trailer powered by the tractor's hydraulics. Whether that be a "haywagon" type dump wagon, a dump truck with the cab removed and the framerails brought together to make a hitch, or a regular dump trailer that you tee into the tractor's hydraulics, you will be a lot happier not relying on a battery powered hydraulic pump to dump the load (IMO).
If you could find an appropriately sized dump truck with a bad engine and hydraulic brakes, you could even tie them into a remote on the tractor to give you trailer brakes.

Aaron Z

I've often thought about a dump trailer. However, you have to maneuver the tractor to the trailer, get it on the hitch, get out, hook up the hydraulics, transport and dump, return to dig site, get out, unhook hydraulics, repeat.

Now, I'm not pushing Power Trac (of course I am), but a dump trailer like the one they make would be an awfully big timesaver for something with a quick attach on the FEL of just about any tractor. This dump trailer is tipped with the FEL arms, and it opens its own tailgate for dumping by dragging a lever on the ground when tipped far enough.

 

[Deerherd]

Here is a link to the trailer I referred to earlier. I pulled the 8 ton version behind my tractor and loaded it with the excavator. Since the OP also has an excavator it's a good way to move some material. Works off the hydraulics of the tractor. Wouldn't be convenient to try and load the trailer by unhooking and rehooking.

Berkelmans Welding Hydraulic Farm Dump Trailers and Manure Haulers

 

[MossRoad]

Yes, a dedicated tractor to a trailer with an excavator loading it would be very efficient compared to trying to hook and unhook to load and move the trailer with just a tractor with FEL.

 

[ovrszd]

Yes, a dedicated tractor to a trailer with an excavator loading it would be very efficient compared to trying to hook and unhook to load and move the trailer with just a tractor with FEL.

And the OP has an excavator.

Your example is grossly undersized. How many yards of material does that trailer haul anyhow?

 

[Citydude]

Yeah, size does matter....

 

[Industrial Toys]

I guess if you own the excavator and time isn't an issue, a tractor pulled trailer might work.

I found it very inefficient with a hired excavator. Two scoops and I'm full. While I'm off dumping my load, he's waiting for me.

 

[MossRoad]

And the OP has an excavator.

Your example is grossly undersized. How many yards of material does that trailer haul anyhow?

My example is sized for the little machine that's using it. A larger machine could use a larger dumper, just scaled up, of course.

I think that one is just over one yard. The bucket on the little machine is only about 1/5 of a yard.