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Constructing the Boulder Retaining Wall

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Building a Boulder wall Start to finish

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What happens here

Utilize a mini excavator equipped with a hydraulic grapple to efficiently dig trenches for the boulder wall. Carefully pick up and place large boulders, forming the retaining wall structure. Use a vibratory plate compactor to ensure a stable and compacted base beneath each boulder and throughout the trench. Place cardboard and slatted tracks on existing grass and concrete to protect them from the heavy machinery.

Goal: Excavate, place boulders, and compact for the main retaining wall structure.

Tools and materials

  • Cardboard/slatted tracks — Protecting existing concrete and grass from heavy machinery
  • Hearing protection — Protecting ears from loud machinery noise
  • Hydraulic grapple CMP Attachments — Attaching to the excavator for precise handling of boulders
  • Large boulders — Forming the retaining wall
  • Mini excavator Daewoo — Digging trenches and lifting/placing boulders
  • Rakes — Smoothing and spreading soil/gravel
  • Safety glasses — Eye protection during excavation and compaction
  • Shovels — Assisting with excavation and fine adjustments
  • Vibratory plate compactor Wacker Neuson — Compacting the soil and gravel base for stability
  • Work boots — Foot protection on a construction site

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phase two of the project all right guys we're gonna go a little bit behind the scenes and what i mean is i'm gonna actually watch this video for the first time with you i've actually this is let me just explain okay this is cool okay so the music you guys want machine sounds i get it i get it i get it but tim filmed this and unfortunately most of what tim filmed is time lapse there's no sound to time lapse so i either gotta add sound or [Music] talk and this is really kind of just fascinating to watch [Music] alex is laughing at tim [Music] oh tim gets frustrated but he's the most patient of all of us oh my god he's so much more patient if alex are in the way blaine is plain as the most patient of all of us seriously behind the scenes blaine is like a flipping saint i have never seen him get mad compress this down putting slat tracks down back here protect the concrete slab and a little bit of the grass leading out this way

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