How big of a job is this?

Posted by jamesj on July 09, 2002 at 19:09:19 from (152.163.197.202):

I need some advice from you tractor experts! My bro bought a new house and wants the lawn graded due to water pooling in the front yard and also it needs to be seeded. I had 3 people come out to give estimates on the job. What i want done is the front yard of the house to have a gentle slope away from the house to give a nice look to it. Dont want any big hills, just a barely noticable slope. OK, so only one guy that came out to give the estimate seemed like he knew what i wanted and what he was doing. We agreed that we needed 3 10-wheeler loads of fill dirt and 2 of topsoil for the job.(We already have 1 load of topsoil on the site). So i figured all this out and in our area this comes out to about $600 worth of dirt. One estimate was at 1500 and the other is at 1700. I would much rather do the job my self and get it done exactly how i want it done! The problem is i dont have much experience with the use of a tractor and not sure how big of a job this is? I figured out that i could buy the dirt and rent a tractor for a whole week(which would allow plenty of time) and still save about 500 on the job. Now i have no problem backing a 900 horsepower yacht into a boat slip but have limited experience with running a tractor. I have dug a few garden ponds with a backhoe, thats all! What do you guys think about this job? What type of tractor would i need? implements?
thanks to all
jamesj

Follow Ups:

• Re: How big of a job is this? JK-NY 19:00:39 07/10/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? DON LC 08:21:41 07/10/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? Hal/WA 00:52:31 07/10/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? Scott Green 00:10:49 07/10/02 (2)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Ludwig 07:17:42 07/10/02 (0)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Ludwig 07:17:40 07/10/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? Wheels 20:26:38 07/09/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? buck 20:11:50 07/09/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? LH 19:54:02 07/09/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? Burrhead 19:35:45 07/09/02 (6)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Been there done that 22:13:10 07/10/02 (0)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Automated Cub? Is that anything like an IDR9? 22:00:57 07/09/02 (1)
    • Re: Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Burrhead 09:02:59 07/10/02 (0)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? jamesj 19:38:49 07/09/02 (2)
    • Re: Re: Re: How big of a job is this? Burrhead 19:54:22 07/09/02 (1)
      • Re: Re: Re: Re: How big of a job is this? paul 21:49:42 07/09/02 (0)
• Re: How big of a job is this? Ray,IN 19:34:54 07/09/02 (2)
  • Re: Re: How big of a job is this? sod 23:27:39 07/09/02 (1)
    • Re: Re: Re: How big of a job is this? kjm 20:11:44 07/13/02 (0)

Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: How big of a job is this? Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]