Leveling a spot for a new pool

[Grand_Pooba]

I don't know how I got along with out this tractor. I let my 15 year daughter do a lot of the work and she loved it.

 

[chipsndust]

Looks like it's HER tractor, now.

 

[gilbertmsg]

I used mine also, dug 18" on one end for 15' x 30' inground. Working on deck now. Almost too hot for a office worker to get anything completed outside. Saved lots of money by doing the install myself.

Eddie

 

[Bob77064]

She's doing a great job. Best of luck getting "her" tractor back.

 

[meburdick]

When I put my above-ground in last year, I used a skid steer to do the heavy ground shaping and then worked it back into smooth shape with a tractor. I took a lot of the dirt that I removed and screened it. Then, the pool guys came and set the blocks for all of the uprights using a surveyor's transit. After that, I dumped buckets of the screened dirt back into the pool area and drove over it about a million times to pack it.

I have a 30' round, so I was able to easily maneuver a tractor inside of the area. After working it with the tractor, I used a large landscape rake to clear the small stones. What was left was a great base for the pool.

Pool guys put up the wall and I dumped buckets of pool sand over the wall for them to spread. Then the heavy mat, then the liner. It came out great.

Best of luck to you with your project... Be patient and work slow. It will come out great.

 

[KubotainNH]

I used my tractor for my pool also. Laser level is also a huge help. My pool is an 18'x33' AG. The family loves it. If you want a good forum for pools this one is great. Trouble Free Pool

 

[Grand_Pooba]

Finally got the pool area done today! All of my concrete blocks under the supports are level plus or minus an 1/8" according to the transit. The great thing about doing a project like this with your kids is that you can teach them skills they won't learn anywhere else. I asked my daughter how many of her friends can drive a tractor and use a transit. She just laughed.
New liner arrives Tuesday and with a little luck I'll have it ready for swimming next weekend.

 

[rswyan]

You are fortunate to have a daughter that is interested and wants to learn .... some children think they know it all already ....

 

[meburdick]

You are fortunate to have a daughter that is interested and wants to learn .... some children think they know it all already ....

+1 on that.

Congrats on getting the area leveled, and wish you well with laying out the pool and mechanicals. I thought mine would never be done, but it finally went up and we were swimming about a week later.

 

[Grand_Pooba]

Hauled in 3+ tons of sand today with my brother in law's dump trail. What a handy tool to be able to borrow. I let my 5 & 6 year old sons play in the pile of sand in the center of pool area while I setup the lower frame. They had the pile half spread from just playing