Implement Steeper 40-Degree Slope

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What happens here

Following the customer's new request, the contractor, despite reservations about the long-term stability and maintainability, proceeded to re-grade the slope to the specified 40-degree angle. This involved further earthmoving to remove material and reshape the terrain. The steeper slope was established, but it was noted that it would be very difficult to maintain and establish vegetation on, lacking a retaining wall.

Goal: Redesign the slope from 20 to 40 degrees as per customer request.

Tools and materials

Bobcat T180 Skid-Steer Loader Bobcat — Reshaping the terrain to a 40-degree slope

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much bigger challenge. This job has changed considerably since we've started it. At the customer's request, the grades that we had coming up like this have now been extended out and brought to a more vertical drop. The reason we don't recommend doing that, you can't maintain it. It's going to be difficult to maintain Think vegetation will grow on that slope? It'd be tough. This is what he wanted. I know. Not what we were originally planning on doing. No, I can't I had it all graded out. Yeah, you had it done at one point, didn't you? Yeah, to where I felt comfortable. Yeah. Get past that. You telling me that this morning? Yeah. What happened was 9 months after this project was done, the customer failed to

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