OK another project -- filling low spots with fill -- advice? | Construction and DIY projects | Forums

OK. Some of these areas are going to be left open and some are going to be covered with stuff (our garden in raised beds, pallets holding firewood, etc.). KVR what do/did you pay per yard of fill out there? My wife was surprised to hear dirt was going to cost us $250 -- I think thems are the breaks.

OK, moving dirt around with an 8N sucks. The trip bucket worked OK but definitely was not perfect. It will not trip if there is a lot of material on either extreme of the scoop. Also, driving over the same slightly damp area turned into a huge mess. In the end it ended up OK and will allow us to build our garden soon -- our main goal.

Tools of the trade -- dirt scoop:

Back blade:

Some of the aftermath:

And a side project this morning -- moving and filling up a sandbox I built a year ago. The kids played in it for hours. My wife also trimmed up the pine tree behind the sandbox. What was a wild growing tree with a bunch of old limbs now looks good.

It is just field grass. Whatever grows natural in a forest plus some rye or clover that the previous owner threw out there for deer. I want to put down some really nice grass seed out there next Fall before the first snow hits, supposedly the best time. We picked up some grass seed and a straw bale today to cover up some of the dirt spots. Next up is finished the chicken coop and building the garden.