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Topsoil Application and Scarification

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What happens here

After the rough grading, black topsoil is brought in and spread across the entire reshaped slope using the compact track loader. Following this, the loader, equipped with the Hydro Bucket featuring a built-in scarifier, is used to scarify the soil. Scarification is a process of loosening the soil and mixing the topsoil with the underlying earth. This prevents distinct layering (stratification) of soil types, promoting deeper and stronger root growth for future vegetation. This step replaces manual raking and tilling, combining the benefits of soil preparation with efficient distribution. The built-in scarifier is highlighted as a time and labor-saving feature.

Goal: Apply nutrient-rich topsoil and prepare it for seeding by scarifying to promote root integration and prevent erosion.

Tools and materials

  • Hydro Bucket — Spreading topsoil, fine grading, and scarifying the ground
  • Black Topsoil N/A — Providing a nutrient-rich layer for vegetation growth

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person's backyard one of the things I like to ask is how do they use their backyard do they have large gatherings and parties where they need flat space so people can get together now if they wanted to use their backyard and they needed flat space we would have been forced to rebuild a retaining wall but we would have did it actually a lot different than the existing design you see this existing retaining wall was a double terraced wall and this is a way contractors cheap I don't care who you are this is what they do they build terraced retaining walls trying to get away from engineering a big retaining wall and a lot of times what happens is that leads to failure just like you see in here if we were gonna build a retaining wall we would have built a single retaining wall a massive retaining wall in the backyard we would have put it down further on the slope giving space so we could have put geogrid in and giving enough space and save zone between the house and the retaining wall that if we were dead and gone 30 years down the road and they needed to replace that retaining wall they wouldn't have had to do anything special to give back their to do it I'm feelin me feelin me feelin me feelin me big my sale [Music] so once we've got the slope sculpted and all the structural fill soil in then we can shift gears and put the black dirt in but before we want to get that black dirt on that slope we want to get all of our demolition and removals done because once the black dirts in place we don't want to drive over the top of it [Music] a drink alright guys Tim just slapped on the Hydra bucket that's my CMP attachment and it's got a built-in scarifier right in the bucket so as he's back dragging right now what you're actually seeing him do is he's not just grading he's actually scarify in the soil loosening it up and prepping it for seed because that's the next step on this project if he had a regular bucket on right now he wouldn't actually he'd actually be compacting the dirt and actually not making it suitable for seed but he's actually right now doing all of our hand labor with just that one bucket so he can grab the material haul it down here and do it all in one fell swoop

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