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448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 10:09 pm
by Spike188
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A tri-axle load of topsoil arrived this afternoon.
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There will be quite a few hours of seat time moving the pile onto the slope before seeding.

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2026 8:44 pm
by MattA
No loader work? How many yards did you get? This probably sounds dumb but do you order meters of dirt in Canada?

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 7:06 am
by DavidBarkey
@MattA
Cubic yard (imperial ) or Tonne (metric) :rofl:
Tonne 1000 kg = 2204.6 lbs
Ton 2000 lbs

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 7:19 am
by Spike188
@MattA I will have to get back to you after I receive the bill. The amount delivered depends on road capacity laws and time of year. This time of year the load restrictions should have been removed.

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 7:25 am
by Spike188
@Matt, I wiil have to answer that after getting the bill. I did make an assumption that seasonal road weight limits had been removed.

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 11:18 am
by Spike188
It rained all night, but fears of waking up to topsoil being washed down the driveway were unfounded.
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Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Sat May 02, 2026 10:04 am
by Spike188
Garden and Dahlia bed tilled this morning.
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It is time to put the mower deck on.

In the past 2 weeks the 448 has had the front blade on, the chipper, the drag blade, the dump trailer, the wagon, the tiller, and by evening the deck. That will be 1 accessory for every day of the week.

Re: 448 Dirt work and landscapping

Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 10:48 pm
by Spike188
@MattA I received the invoice for the topsoil today. Billed at 22 tone or 24.2 ton. So the load was about 24 cubic yards.