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First Trailer Loading and Cost Discussion

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Rock Hauling

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What happens here

Chad, operating the truck's crane from an elevated seat, carefully begins to pick up and load the first set of selected boulders onto the trailer. As the boulders are loaded, the creator provides commentary on the economics of using large stones in landscaping. He explains that while contractors typically purchase these materials by the ton, they often charge clients based on the square footage of the installed wall. He emphasizes that opting for larger stones, despite potentially higher per-ton costs, results in a more robust and visually impressive 'beefier' wall due to their weight and stability.

Goal: Load the first trailer with selected boulders and understand the economic rationale.

Tools and materials

  • Large Boulders N/A — The primary material being loaded
  • Semi-truck with Crane Hood 7000 — Loading boulders onto the trailer

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that'll do it [Music] i'm starting a new project up north at shangri-la and i want to use stones native to that area so i found a quarry not far from my cabin that actually had the exact material i need four five and even some six foot boulders but they were too big for the local guy to haul in his dump truck so i convinced my buddy chad to bring his cherry picker up and to load them up and haul them for me it's not very often that you see projects built with stones this big four five and six foot stones are not common in landscaping settings or retaining walls and it's not because they're not the best choice it's because of the cost of the materials here's kind of a dirty little secret that a lot of contractors don't want to share we buy these boulders by the time but most contractors charge their customers a price per square foot and you're probably scratching your head and saying well what does that even mean and i'll explain more on that in just a

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