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Correcting the Retaining Wall Base

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What happens here

The existing base material for the retaining wall, consisting of Class 5 gravel, was found to be too high and excessively compacted by the previous contractor, making it difficult to properly set new blocks. The homeowner (Al) uses his mini-excavator, specifically a Caterpillar 301.8C, to lower the base level by digging out the compacted material. Manual shoveling is then used by another worker (Sam) to fine-tune the depth and break up the concrete-like Class 5 material. The base is then leveled, with measurements taken using a tape measure.

Goal: Lower and re-prepare the compacted Class 5 gravel base to the correct elevation for the retaining wall.

Tools and materials

  • Ear Protection — Protecting hearing when operating machinery
  • Mini-Excavator Caterpillar 301.8C — Digging out and lowering the compacted Class 5 gravel base
  • Shovel — Manually breaking up compacted gravel and fine-tuning base depth
  • Tape Measure — Measuring and ensuring correct base elevation
  • Work Gloves — Hand protection during manual labor and block handling
  • Class 5 Gravel — The existing compacted base material that needs to be removed

What they say

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there you go that should be good l had already used his excavator to dig out the base but it's a bit too high it needs to go down yeah right there's good [Music] you packed it under this man so if you didn't hear him all this class five that he had installed before we got here along here so foot deep he packed every inch and a half that's all this stuff is like although class 5 can be used for base material there's no forgiveness in it which means it's a lot harder to base off from which Sam is going to find out in just a few minutes and while Sam is prepping the base for the second tier of the retaining wall Blaine is starting to lay out the area for the proposed fire pit we're getting a lot of leeway with a lot of stuff on this job it's nice this is going to be a fun one I like this guy so far I haven't worked it I haven't ever worked a job like this where the dudes like actually helping and like actually helping you know I mean not just not just helping the original

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