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Martha · 05-07-2005, 07:37 AM

Our soil is clay and rock so we ended up hiring out the fence work. Even with a super auger on wheels, crow bars, and three guys, it took the fence guys forever to dig the holes. We did roughly 250 feet of fencing.

We rented a bobcat front end loader to dig out and dump gravel in for our retaining wall. Ever since DH has wanted a bobcat for himself. My husband hired a young man to help him put in the wall. Basically to lift blocks at 70 lbs each.

Because our soil is so poor, I regret not having DH simply remove a foot or so of clay and replace it with topsoil. I talked to him about it but all he could say was where will we put all that dirt. Should have hired someone to haul it away.

I do the fun stuff--putting in plants and maintaining them.

05-07-2005, 07:37 AM	#8
Martha Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: minnesota Posts: 11,729	Our soil is clay and rock so we ended up hiring out the fence work. Even with a super auger on wheels, crow bars, and three guys, it took the fence guys forever to dig the holes. We did roughly 250 feet of fencing. We rented a bobcat front end loader to dig out and dump gravel in for our retaining wall. Ever since DH has wanted a bobcat for himself. My husband hired a young man to help him put in the wall. Basically to lift blocks at 70 lbs each. Because our soil is so poor, I regret not having DH simply remove a foot or so of clay and replace it with topsoil. I talked to him about it but all he could say was where will we put all that dirt. Should have hired someone to haul it away. I do the fun stuff--putting in plants and maintaining them. __________________ . Do not rely on the information provided--my posts are not to be taken as legal advice. Needless to say you must consult with your legal representative. I am not responsible for errors. If I offended you with cya I apologize. If I did not, I tried.