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flying belgian

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State is buying 2 acres from us to build new hyway. Before we sign title over to them sometime in the next 6 months, I would like to scrape the black dirt off and fill in a low spot on one of our other farms about a mile and a half up the rd.Already talked to the fsa about filling in low spot and they said it is ok as it is not a designated wetland, it is simply a low spot in the field that usually drowns out but not always. Talked to the state and they said ok to do until we sign title over. So with every ones blessing what is the cheapest way for me to move the black dirt from one farm to the other. I will be doing this in fall after crops harvested. I have no loaders or trucks but I do have a mold board plow that I could plow and loosen the dirt about 10 inches down. Any way that would help a contractor and save me some $$.
 
I don't know of how many inches of soil you will be removing but a trackhoe will make quick work of loading trucks after scraping the soil up.

If you did loosen up the soil a payloader could make quick work of the loading too after building a pile.

I agree, talk to those that will be doing the work.
 
Have an excavating contractor stockpile it on your land adjacent to the 2 acres you are selling, whenever he can, especially since the state signing date is unknown. He needs only a dozer or front loader for that. He might tell you to forget about plowing in advance- dozer is very capable of cutting.
 
Got a friend with a dirtpan........or a place to rent one? A 90 horse tractor will handle a 4-5 yard pan.
 
Or ???? Maybe when the guys come to build the hi-way you can tell them you have a perfect spot for them to pile the top soil ???
 
If it was me I would have a excavating contractor dig it out with a shovel into waiting trucks and then regrade with a dozer.

Vito
 
Put that in the agreement with the state,let them move it as part of the contract,or you could add whatever a contactor would charge to do the job.The state built a lot of ponds around here for free to get extra dirt.
 
Depending on the state etc you may be able to have them do part of or all of it for you but. It may also decrease the paying price they give you but you can also bicker that point with them. Since they will be destroying the land any how they may say ok and agree on a price but be 1000% sure it is in writing and you have a copy and it spells things out right down to the letter as to all you want in return for your selling the land
 
Do you have a tractor that can pull a big truck? I agree with the stock piling by dozer part. The trucker will be very concerned about how he gets out if he can't get traction off road. They go almost anywhere loaded but do not do well off road empty. Knowing that there is a tow standing by is very important.
 
If you want to strip the top soil off the entire 2 acres, that's fair size job but not a real major project. I'd just get some quotes from contractors with dump trucks or end dumps. A wheel loader, excavator or even a larger skid steer could handle the job. If it's just top soil, you probably won't have to plow it unless it's really packed. If you get an excavator with a clean up bucket and a good operator, they'll be able to dig it super easy and take just the topsoil with no clay and leave it real nice. If the county was bringing in a contractor with earth movers or had their own, that would be the fastest way to move it by far. If that was the case, see what it cost to have the topsoil dumped at your other farm. Might be pretty reasonable considering they'll have to remove the top soil regardless.
 
Hire an earthmoving contractor to bring in a scraper. A scraper can shave off just the topsoil, transport it to the other field and lay it down level.
 
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