Levling site for barn

Posted by Nathan in Texas on March 28, 2006 at 13:52:59 from (216.167.183.158):

Okay, I've decided the first real project for my new tractor will be leveling and building up a Pad site for my 30' x 40' metal barn.

The front is level and it slopes off about 2' to the back of where the barn will sit.

I've been quoted $1,800 to have it done by a professional but this will get me some loader time and help me justify the expense of the tractor to myself and my wife.

The first thing I need to decide is if I should just have fill dirt brought in or if I should move the dirt over from somewhere else.

It will take about 40 yards of fill the way I calculated it. The first 10' is flat then it slopes down 2' over the last 30'. 30' X 30' X 1' average fill = 25 cubic yards. I guess I need to have it slope down away from the building so assuming it slopes on a 4 to 1 ratio I need another 10 yards or so for that. (6.66 on the back and 3.33 on the sides) Plus I figure another 5 yards at least for extra.

I have a local gravel pit that has some stuff they call cement waste that I think would make excellent fill. They have a deal with the local concrete places to come and clean up their dump sites when the truck comes back from a job with leftover cement or they just wash them out. They screen it and it is really nice material and packs excellent with lots of fines and a little bit of gravel in it. It is kind of expensive though at $200 per semi load delivered vs. about $100 delivered for just regular topsoil. They said a load would be about 20 yards.

I really don't have anywhere close that I want to dig out to use my own fill. I have a pit about 100 yards from the site that I want to put the building but I would have to dig a road up out of that part of the pit because the road going into the pit would be about 300 yards. That would be quite a haul one bucket at a time with my FEL. I don't have a dump trailer or a dump truck to move the dirt with.

To put it down I've been told to spread 6" deep and drive over it with a bucket full of material back and forth to pack it in. Then spread 6" more etc. Does that sound right? How many times do you need to pack each layer and should it be watered down between packing?

I think that should get things started. I appreciate all input and suggestions.

Thanks, Nathan

Replies:

• Re: Levling site for barn Mark - IN. 06:43:21 03/30/06 (0)
• Re: Levling site for barn jlmtractor 16:48:41 03/29/06 (0)
• Re: Levling site for barn Leland 13:29:45 03/29/06 (0)
• Re: Levling site for barn Badly Bent 07:14:20 03/29/06 (0)
• Re: Levling site for barn Mike M 06:52:37 03/29/06 (0)
• Re: Levling site for barn Princeton Bill 14:37:49 03/28/06 (3)
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  • Re: Levling site for barn BillD1 14:47:57 03/28/06 (0)

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