Need some advice

[check 6]

My neighbor , we are related is having his roof replaced and the low budget crew he chose showed up today. We had 2.4” inches of rain last night and the soil is already very moist. The workers drove their trucks and trailers on his front lawn and left ruts some 10” plus deep. Naturally he, my cousin called me and said would you use your tractor and repair my lawn. I have a front loader but no rear implements except a mower. I told him at a minimum he needed to get at least three to four yards of good topsoil delivered.
what I’m looking for is advice of what implement may be best to re grade the lawn with minimum damage to the existing lawn. Oh by the way it is over his septic leach field . Ok experts looking for comments
thanks

 

[jaxs]

My choice of impliments are fel and box blade. Get it level enough to mow then tweak it after a few rains/watering.

 

[CausticUrbanCoast]

Keep the tractor off it, hopefully the trucks didnt damage the field.

Your going to have to rake/drag it by hand, nothing heavier than a small lawn tractor.

 

[check 6]

That was my view to keep anything heavy off it I went by tonight and the dump trailer filled with roof singles has sunk almost to its axles , should be fun getting it out . He needs to use he money he foolishly saved to get some labor to hand rake the topsoil or sandy loam he needs to order in and then drag it with a golf cart or equivalent

 

[dougtrr2]

He might want to get his leach field evaluated. Even with the rain, it seems like the area is a lot softer than it should be. I had a leach field that got soft very quickly and eventually had to add more laterals to cure the problem.

Doug in SW IA

 

[JJZ 109]

Does "low budget" contractor translate to no liability insurance? They messed his yard up, they should be responsible for repairs.
Sometimes the old adage "pay once, cry once" is actually true.

 

[arto98607]

Sounds like a pretty good mess, all that's missing is leaky new roof and the low bidder come back for repairs!

Oh, and I would double check to make sure the roofing material supplier got paid....

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Does "low budget" contractor translate to no liability insurance? They messed his yard up, they should be responsible for repairs.
Sometimes the old adage "pay once, cry once" is actually true.

This.

I would also *strongly* encourage him to have his septic field checked out by an expert (pay for an inspection, be prepared to sue the roofer to recover costs & damages).

Depends on his septic field type, depth and soil type, but where mine is concerned, I cannot drive an empty pickup truck across the field (let alone my tractor). I was enthusiastically told "NOPE" by our septic system inspector when we purchased the house last summer.

If these guys really are driving heavily laden trucks and dump trailers across it, they very likely have seriously damaged it, and the whole thing will end up needing dug up and replaced. I wouldn't touch the yard in any way until all this gets figured out. You will be covering up the evidence of the damages, and this could all end up in a nasty court case/law suit before it's over with.

I would take MANY pictures NOW and try to get a licensed septic inspector to come out and look at it NOW, before these yahoo's get a chance to conceal any damages.

 

[newbury]

Where did this evolve into the roofer damaging the leach field?
The discussion started about the front lawn.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Where did this evolve into the roofer damaging the leach field?
The discussion started about the front lawn.

It was right there in the OP's opening statement.