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Grade and Shape Pond Access Ramp

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Clearing out swamp land on the farm during a wet rainy week

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What happens here

After initial clearing, the operator focuses on the pond access point. Using the ASV RT-75, material from the muddy bank is pushed into the water and then pulled back, creating a gradual, stable ramp. The bucket is used to 'flat-top' or smooth the ground, making the surface as even as possible. This grading ensures rainwater drains away from the barnyard and directly into the pond, preventing puddles and mud. The tracked loader's ability to 'float' over soft ground is critical for this task, allowing work to be done without getting stuck or creating deep ruts.

Goal: Create a stable, sloped access ramp to the pond

Tools and materials

  • Front Bucket Attachment Case — Pushing and smoothing terrain

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but man I they're just monsters the most satisfying part about this is just knowing that I'm taking those weeds those weeds are there like the devil's we you touch them get them on your skin and it feels like you just think just sting and burn so it's really satisfying to know that I'm taking out vast quantities of these things all at once thank goodness the cab of this ASB is airtight because otherwise right about now my legs would be swelling shut as this stuff breaks up and goes into so I'm guessing you guys can imagine just how soft this ground is just by looking at the proximity of the water table in relation to the barn there isn't a whole lot of elevation change meaning that I'm basically floating at this point just above ground so if I try to get in here with our old farm tractor and do this I would have been stuck I mean the job just can't be done and that's why the job was never actually done is because we didn't have any piece of equipment that could get in here and do what had to be done long story short so the mountain of manure that you see coming up will be the that we tack open at this point I just kind of get the lower bar here and scraped and cleaned out and get the water so that it drains from the bar down into that pond right next to it [Music] thankfully I've got this ASB with this track system if I trying to get in here same job with one of my other skid loaders with tires there's I just couldn't have done it even if I tried to use one of my other tracks get loaders I have a skid loader that has a dedicated set of tracks and I have steel tracks and my other motors I couldn't have been able to flow you can see where I'm able to actually just not only back drag but I'm not creating big ruts or swishing this down if I got out of this cab right now and tried to walk on this ground I would sink up to my knees and my food now I'm not trying to remove any material I'm just we've got an awesome laptop the ground flat topping the ground is a lot like making it rain ready when you're out on an excavation site and then just things making everything as smooth as possible when you leave ground jagged and uneven it just creates areas for water to pool and cooled water makes mud well in this case makes wet newer so what I want to do is when I want to make everything just slick so when the rains hit they just go right off and down into the pond but I've got a little bit of work to do to make that happen [Music]

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