Spreading dirt / grading help

[kwolfe]

I having a sand mound spetic system for my house. The back side of the mound has a healthy 20-25 degree or so slope to it that I am going to fill and grade to be mowable. I found a excavation guy who is going to deliver about 45 tons / 30 yards (3 tandem loads) on tomorrow morning ($120 a load and the stuff looks good). The question is, would it be easier to have him dump it on the backside of the mound and work it out from there, or have him dump it close to the mound (maybe 30ft away) and spread it by the bucket load myself with the BB?

Has anyone tried the same thing? Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[rutwad]

I say the closer he dumps it, the better.

 

[HTWT]

I do not know where you live but I think $12.00/Yd. is Pricy(sp) for sand. I can get a semi load (20-22Yd.) for $6-7/Yd. where I live in Michigan. If it is a short hall and if he is cleaning up from a jog it should be less than $12.

 

[HTWT]

If you can be there when it is delivered would be best. Have the first load dumped as close as possible and work on taking care of the load while he gets the next load. You will have an idea where you want the next load form what you did with the first load.

 

[kwolfe]

HTWT - The guy is delivering topsoil. I am trying the lessen the grade on the backside of the mound. I thought it was a pretty good price for topsoil.

rutwad - so you think that it would be better to have it dump it where it should go and then knock it down from there.

Oh yeah, I am using a bx1500. Attached is a very quick scetch of what I am trying to do. Green is the existing slope. Brown is what I am trying to get at. Roughly! This shot would be looking at the mound lengthwise.

 

[HTWT]

Kwolfe,

That is a good price for TS I was thinking sand when I said $6/Yd. TS prices vary greatly, how much junk (roots, sticks, or other stuff) in it. The cleaner the more expensive.

 

[kwolfe]

I saw it yesterday. It looks good. No roots or large rocks at all. He even told me that hhe would avoid the stuff with more clay in it. It might have a few smaller (baseball size) rocks in it, but not that I could see.

So what do you think. Dump it and try to knock down a hump, or put it close and move and spread it with the FEL?

 

[flusher]

I having a sand mound spetic system for my house. The back side of the mound has a healthy 20-25 degree or so slope to it that I am going to fill and grade to be mowable. I found a excavation guy who is going to deliver about 45 tons / 30 yards (3 tandem loads) on tomorrow morning ($120 a load and the stuff looks good). The question is, would it be easier to have him dump it on the backside of the mound and work it out from there, or have him dump it close to the mound (maybe 30ft away) and spread it by the bucket load myself with the BB?

Has anyone tried the same thing? Thanks for the help in advance.

Don't know what kind of tractor/FEL you have, but I'd have the driver dump the load about 30 feet from the septic mound and then move the soil to the mound. Safer that way. I have a Kubota B7510HST with an LA302 FEL (4-ft bucket) and 4WD. I would not drive that narrow track Bota on a pile of loose soil. I nearly tipped the tractor just scooping dirt from a pile when the front tire dropped down into a 6" tire rut. My advise: be careful.

 

[HomeBrew2]

If it were me, I think I'd have him dump one load in the middle and one load near each end, leaving manuver room in between each.

 

[Egon]

Will the topsoil effect the intended operation of the mound. My knowledge is limited to knowing mounds do not like compaction.