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Excavate and Clear the Deck Area

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How to Build a Simple Deck

What happens here

A Ditch Witch SK800 mini skid steer, rented from Tates Rents, is unloaded from a trailer. The operator uses the mini skid steer's bucket to scrape away the existing grass and topsoil from the front yard, specifically the area where the new deck will be built. The excavation is done in layers, with the operator adjusting the bucket depth to achieve an even removal of material. The removed soil is then transported to another part of the property. Learning to operate the mini skid steer's dual-track controls and mastering the bucket's float setting for rough grading are key skills demonstrated.

Goal: Using a Ditch Witch SK800 mini skid steer, the existing turf and topsoil are removed from the proposed deck area to prepare a level surface for construction.

Tools and materials

  • Chain Binders
  • Ditch Witch SK800 Mini Skid Steer
  • Trailer

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this [Music] off like AE we're playing big big toys today uh my friend's over at Tate's r were really nice enough to help me uh with this project they hooked me up with this mini skits steer I wasn't too sure if I need the big skitser but they said this should be just fine the idea here is just going to start working in whichever direction we can and start dumping in the back which didn't really think that through did I let's start tearing stuff [Music] it's a lot harder than I thought it would be [Music] body I think I'm kind of getting it it's like you got to you got to push and then lift and then push and lift so push and then lift huh I think I'm kind of getting the groove of [Music] it I don't like doing that next to my truck's wheels so close with my luck I'll destroy something and I'll be expensive [Music] you I'll be back home soon when the sun when the [Music] sun oh that's a good load right there that's a solid load right [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I'm getting the hang of it uh the controls are kind of interesting cuz you're controlling each track at a time like typically would it's a lot of like video Gam stuff right you got you know just efficient use of the Hydraulics with your you know dexterity but the hardest part here is really knowing how much to lower that bucket like you don't know you can't see oh okay well I'll just follow this line cuz there's no level gauge on it there's no way to kind of see it so you're kind of roughing it creating this little skid part uh but I'm sure with all my research that I did is you know there's rough grading and then there's finish grading so we'll be able to clean the sucker off pi and span am guys we need to start taking better cares of our lawn and that is why the sponsors of today's video is Sunday Sunday is a lawn care plan with simple friendly power ful ingredients backed by Nature No harsh chemicals no unwanted chemicals ingredients you can trust mystery free ingredients simply connect to your Sunday pouch to your garden house and start spraying and the great part about these pouches there is zero pesticides we all know that Lawns are not all created equally that's why Sunday is a lawn care plan that carefully selects ingredients that are perfectly tailored to your lawn No harsh chemicals no unwanted chemicals ingredients that you can trust it's simple it's friendly and it works with nature Fe the ordering process could not be any simpler simply type in your address you will see…

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