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Trench Excavation and Base Compaction

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Full day of work excavating & Landscaping a backyard with new retaining walls 4k Timelapse

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What happens here

After the initial clearing, use the mini excavator to dig the trench for the retaining wall. Ensure the trench is wide and deep enough to accommodate the base gravel and the first course of blocks, accounting for any existing structures like the house foundation. Manual labor with shovels is crucial for shaping the trench, especially near the house where precision is needed. Lay down a base layer of gravel and use a plate compactor to thoroughly compact it, creating a stable and level foundation for the retaining wall.

Goal: Prepare a stable and level base for the retaining wall.

Tools and materials

  • Laser Level — Ensuring the trench and base are level
  • Plate Compactor — Compacting the gravel base for stability
  • Shovels — Refining the trench shape and manual clearing
  • Tripod — Holding the laser level steady
  • Wacker Neuson Mini Excavator — Digging the main trench for the retaining wall
  • Gravel — Creating a stable base layer for the retaining wall

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done watching this video so let's get on it so our Bobcat mini excavators out on another project but we needed to keep going on this one so we ended up renting this whacker noose on mini excavator and it's a pretty good unit little unit now make sure you guys stick around because we're gonna be doing a lot more jobsite videos for you guys today you're gonna see this project from start to finish and I got another one already in the works

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