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Moving dirt

M6800 Kubota and EC45 Volvo moving dirt. Note Duck Weed on pond!

My wife and HER Gator

Our only Green.

B2710 with landscape rake

It is getting well deserve rest from leveling dirt and raking roots.

EC 45 Volvo Excavator

Has the 30" bucket and thumb on it.

EC 45 Volvo Excavator

Note the size of the pine stump compared to the 30 inch bucket. Yes, we have dug several stumps that size with this machine. A big job. This one was much easier than some as it is in the piles of dirt we moved.

Sweet Gum Tree

We left this tree standing as we did not have the needed room to drop it when removing the dirt. It is at least 5 foot above the orginial grade. This tree is about 2 foot in diameter.

M6800

One of many many loads with dump trailer. My oldest son in law is driving it. I normally do this and he runs the excavator and loads the trailer. When running that way we make about 9 loads an hour. I hooked up the t

Where we are working

This is my wife foot s grandparents home site. The house was built about 1925. The Red Barn is 2 story to give you idea of t

B2710

My wife

Site dirt is being moved to.

From the pond direction towards the front of area we are hauling dirt onto. My mother in law foot s house is in this view. The last of the stumps and logging debris is the fire here.

Stie

Are most dirt is being moved to. Picture taken from grade of house which now is only about 4, maybe 5 feet higher. We should be about 50% complete in moving dirt. The Barn and pond are to the right of the picture. We plan to build the grade up to

kthompson Profile

Userid: kthompson

5278 messages Posted

Joined: 10/2005

Located: South Carolina

Interests:
Have farmed row crops for few years. Beginning 2017 began converting over to Coastal Bermuda Hay for horses.

Well after raising hay for three years decided in 2019 to retire from farming. Due to age and need to invested heavy in barn and equipment to continue so decided it was best to retire from active farming and began selling the equipment for it. Slow process and not always fun.

Equipment:
M6800 Kubota 2 wheel drive and B2710 Kubota with various crop equipment. Have Bushhog Zero Turn Mower and 2 wheel drive Gator. EC45 Volvo mini excavator. Have added Ferris commercial zero turn mower and Kubota L6060 with cab. L6060 has fel and cab, enjoy both.

Life changes from best or worst of plans. I bought a L 6060 grand 5 years ago, one of the last before covid shortages took effect in my area on Kubota inventory.
Wish I had this tractor when I was raising hay, the hydro trans would have made loading it or unloading small square bales a walk in the park.
We still own the farm land, hope all goes to our children and grands but have concern it will be hurt by road they really want.

Property:
About 30 acres of hay with few more to be added maybe next year, with few acres of wood land.