We're planning on bringing in 30 dump trucks of dirt, each carrying roughly 12 tons. For this dirt, one cubic yard is about 1.5 ton, so this is a decent amount of dirt. We're building up both pads to 1' above current grade (bringing them to an elevation of about 4448').
Most of these photos are from yesterday.
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Dumping some dirt! North Mountain of Hueco Tanks is in the background on the left. |
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Spraying water as part of the dirt processing process. West Mountain in the background. |
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More dirt! |
It will take a total of three days to haul all of the dirt out here. I really wish we didn't have to do that, but our existing dirt is really bad. I don't know the technical description, but when it gets wet it just turns into a sloppy messy mud. This new dirt will provide a much more stable base for our foundations.
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Mario processing the dirt while a water truck sprays more water. |