Rmart30
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- Joined
- Jul 6, 2009
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- 612
- Location
- Alabama
- Tractor
- Currently have Kubota L4600HST, Kubota M7040, Kubota M8540, two Massey 265's, Massey 230, ...... Had Long 510, Mahindra 3510.Ford 4000, Deere 4230.
This is the ticket.
I maintain the berms at our shooting range. We too rented a back hoe once a year for the project. I solved that yearly cost by buying about 10 triaxle loads of dirts and dumping them behind the existing berms. this in turn allowed me to push that new dirt and make the back side of the berm ramped. Now we just scoop up the dirt and drive up the "ramp" and dump it on top. No need for a high lift height or a new tractor.
Backhoe rental was roughly $1200 a week. x 14 years of that = $16,800 ... 10 triaxle loads was $2500 and problem solved. We buy 1 or 2 loads of dirt each year now for less than $500.
The whole back of the berm is ramped. its no different that driving up a incline in your yard.
I maintain the berms at our shooting range. We too rented a back hoe once a year for the project. I solved that yearly cost by buying about 10 triaxle loads of dirts and dumping them behind the existing berms. this in turn allowed me to push that new dirt and make the back side of the berm ramped. Now we just scoop up the dirt and drive up the "ramp" and dump it on top. No need for a high lift height or a new tractor.
Backhoe rental was roughly $1200 a week. x 14 years of that = $16,800 ... 10 triaxle loads was $2500 and problem solved. We buy 1 or 2 loads of dirt each year now for less than $500.
The whole back of the berm is ramped. its no different that driving up a incline in your yard.