Site work with mini

[rjschi21]

My first post here on the forum, lots of great info! I have some questions though. I am looking to build a 30'x30'x12' pole building garage with a concrete floor. A friend of mine came out with a transit and it looks like my site is sloped downhill about 4-5' from back to front. I know a couple people with mini excavators and skid steers. Is it possible to rough level the site with those 2 tools? I think I can call them in as cheap favors. I also have a few 2' stumps to remove as well, could they be any help with that as well?

Thank you,
Ryan

 

[Bretny]

Yes to all of the above. 5ft is alot of fill that your going to need.

Not sure on the 2ft stumps.

 

[corvette43056]

The mini should be able to dig out the stumps.the bobcat should be able to place the fill.

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[TractorJeff]

30 by 30 feet and you need a transit to see 5 feet?

 

[lukedwag]

30 by 30 feet and you need a transit to see 5 feet?

LOL. Classic.

 

[corvette43056]

lol

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[tthornto]

Should be fine, hell with enough time you could do it with a DR towable trencher.

 

[Bretny]

My mini was actualy bought new by a guy who got it just to build his own pole barn. That was back in 1990. He also got an auger attachment for it that i have. Its a very nice tool to have.

 

[rjschi21]

I know there is a slope. The concrete guy wanted to check the actual number so I had a real number to reference. I'll maybe see what kind of favors I can pull to make something happen. My concrete guy shot me $15,000 to do a foundation. Just seeing if I can reduce the cost some if possible.

 

[Bretny]

15k for a slab? Or all site work and slab?

 

[rjschi21]

Site work and concrete work.

 

[Kaizen]

For a five foot drop if he is going to excavate and fill that’s not a bad price. My guy did that with a mini excavator on my 30x36 six inch thick 4k Alaskan slab. I only had two feet that needed to be removed and filled.
Note....my slab is awesome because he was en experienced operator and compacted the **** out of the fill. Just having someone that can run a machine isn’t enough. They need to know how to prep the soil and not make a mess digging up undisturbed soil


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[tarmy]

They need to strip the organic, get down to suitable material, bring in or use suitable fill material...compact to 95% or so...with lifts and the proper water/moisture content...then bring in base rock and pour...

The quote, if done correctly, seems about the right order of magnitude.