Another New Construction Yard

Building another new construction yard. This is my last tiny yard for the time being, spread 5 loads of dirt over the yard and ran the preparatror over it so the builder could seed and straw it. It was also completed over 3 days due to weather. Thanks for watching! #EliteEarthworks #TakeuchiTL250 #dirtwork

[@aaronburford5701]

i love watching your videos of yards that are full with debris and rocks, etc. and they are transformed to a smooth ground by the skid steer! I love it!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! These were always a huge change

[@aaronburford5701]

@@eliteearthworksllc spent sometime surfing some of my faves on your channel! The grading videos I love and are the best with the skid steer and the transformation of the ground! Cant get enough!

[@aaronburford5701]

Rewatched! Absolutely one of the best!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

[@aaronburford5701]

You and your videos are the BEST! I can't explain it but I love watching them.... all of them. And this is not my profession......

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thanks! I’m glad to hear you like them

[@aaronburford5701]

Wow! It is so amazing the transformatio this yard went thru. It was great to watch!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@Selandrecovery]

That’s a great job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

I love it when you use the preparator. It’s like watching someone vacuum carpet. It smooths all out and has the nice little lines 😁

[@j.chrisbeck7492]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks LLC Hmmmm you say this like....you have never vacuumed before ? Oops I gotta RUN.... 🏃

[@mrs.eliteearthworks]

J. Chris Beck I prefer watching Mr. Elite vacuum 😉

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Mrs. Elite Earthworks 😎😉 thanks!

[@dalepremo3695]

Considering that you were practically working in a obstacle course, it came out decent enough. I don't see it complaining, though, it's just that when you have pride in your work, you hate fighting to try and make substandard materials work right. I was amazed at how easy you moved that dumpster back in the beginning of the video.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dale Premo that’s true I guess I always want it perfect. Just tough to do with crap material. Yeah the loader is s bit of a power house 💪🏻🤣

[@aaronburford5701]

Love it!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you!

[@clydeacor1911]

I think it turned out ok but you can only do so much with the materials that you have to work with. Funny you mention Jason's office, I was helping Jpaydirt on a job this last fall and there was a huge handicapped blue room that he put on one of his videos and talking about all of the paperwork that he had to do in there. Lol...

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Clyde Acor thank you! Lol I remember that! You were helping him? That’s awesome he seems like a cool guy!

[@Digginok]

That preparator makes it look nice! Good job!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Digginok thank you! Yes I’m convinced it can polish a turd! 🤣

[@uggy7]

You did a good job with what you were given. The neighbors dish and bushes didn't help. 👍👍🇵🇪🐕

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dermot Byrne thank you! Yeah those made it a pain!

[@DirtPerfect]

Looking good got to love the tight ones 😜

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Dirt Perfect thank you! You got that right! 🤣

[@VintageFarm1086]

I don't know how you graded that yard out as nice as you did with that crap dirt. It looked good in the video. Around here that would not make good fill. Unless you put it in a hole about 20 feet deep. LOL Thanks for sharing your video.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Monty Bussard it was aggravating! Yeah it’s crap material for sure!

[@kevinlewis7882]

I say it looks 10x better than before, good video

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Kevin Lewis thank you! I appreciate that!

[@nealleffler7522]

a small stand on vermeer machine would do a great job in that tight space, but impressive for such a tight space with a full size skid another great job, thanks for the videos!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Neal Leffler yeah that probably would have been better. The big one keeps it exciting lol Thanks again

[@louisianadirt2188]

Job came out nice. Stay safe Dwayne

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Louisiana Dirt 218 thank you! I appreciate that!

[@topnotchexcavatingllc5193]

Gotta love them small sites with no space ! Thanks for the vid !! Nice job !

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Top Notch Excavating LLC yeah this one was a pain. Thanks again

[@anthonyjcarolan3161]

You have done great work 💼 on this new construction yard I love ❤️ your 📷 video is amazing I can't wait for the next video 📷 #EliteEarthworks

[@eliteearthworksllc]

me In leather jacket and pants good thank you!

[@Digginok]

I thought for a minute you were removing the siding, or maybe an eve!!! lol

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Digginok lol almost!

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Camera pluck.... niiiice!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

William Harris LoL yeah just messing around!

[@josephboley]

looks really good buddy. hope everything is going well for you and your lady. 👌💪✌👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Joseph Boley thank you! Doing good hope all is well for you

[@SLCFarms]

I sure love how you work you couchi. That was some good looking fill aside from the rock. Leave Jason’s office alone he needs that space lol. Have a good one thanks for the vidja. Your biggest fan.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

SLC Farms lol well you know I’m not one to brag 🤣🤣 yeah it was pretty junky. Ok I’ll leave it be. Thanks again number one fan!

[@waltermattson5566]

I thought the job turned out well. You certainly have the skills and the right equipment to do the job right. When will we be seeing the new excavator?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

walter mattson thank you it came out pretty good. The end of the month hopefully! 🤞🏻

[@jhonnycifuentes6638]

Awesome job you take pride It shows wow

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Thank you! I try too

[@shootersoptiontargets]

Oh no that dumpster was full of sticks and cardboard, that coochie doesn't have that much power! LOL, great video Elite.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

S.O.T. Metalworks 🤣 styrofoam and air is more like it! Thanks guys!

[@burningdinosaurs]

Dang that was a tight spot! I still think it turned out great! Preparator leaves it really nice! Thanks for the video!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

BurningDinosaurs yeah it was definitely a tiny yard. Thank you! The preparator is my ace in the hole!

[@arkansas1336]

Close quarters, hard on an operator's nerves! Well done! Easy to remember street address.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

arkansas13 yes it is! Thank you! Lol yes easy address

[@junehunk1]

looked like a big mess until you started and made it look great,good job.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

junehunk1 thank you! Yeah it was pretty junky stuff

[@cookiesservices4552]

Nice work Brandon imagine trying to get the tl12 around on that job almost need a bob kitten size machine. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Cookies Services yeah it was a bit of a challenge with it. Yeah the bobkitten would have been perfect! Thanks again

[@karlcarnevale4948]

Just want to say you do great work. I have watched a few of you videos with the use of the rock hound or soil preporator. There are many ways to use that attachment. The design of them is to rake off the larger material and leave a nice planting surface. The bucket is attached to the rake part to hold the raked off material. As the rakers pull out the big rocks and stuff it will sweep into the bucket. Once the bucket is full then dump it out. The whole attachment should be flat or close to flat on the ground. The same way you grade and push the dirt around. There are many not really using the attachment correctly. The one I used had metal bars attached to roller chain. Same principle but a lot older then the one you have. I hope this helps with less clean up after completing

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Karl Carnevale thank you! Good to know, I’ll try that again it seems like it doesn’t do as good of a job on the finish stuff when I run it flat. But I’ve never talked to anyone that has actually ran one just tried to learn by trail and error. It has a steel drum with like 2.5 “ thines or steel teeth on it that spin. Thanks again

[@karlcarnevale4948]

I worked for a landscaper for five years in the early 90’s. We had a bobcat 7753. We specialized in Unilock pavers and retaining walls. At the time the 7753 was the only machine that could pick up a pallet of pavers. We had to add a 500 lb counter weight to the back of the Bobcat. We also did fine grading. I ran the rock hound on 90% of the grading jobs. I found with the rockhound we had slow roll was the way to go. I always used the hound while backing. I think I had some curl to the bucket. Good luck and thanks for bringing back great memories.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Karl Carnevale yeah I know the rock hounds you run more flat and I usually do when I run it over the rough grade but it seems to work better to leave the bucket dumped and let the preparator float over the dirt and barely loosen the top of it up. Thanks again for watching

[@beverlyroemer5161]

Jason’s office 😂

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Beverly Roemer lol got to keep him in check

[@joshwelner1951]

👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Josh Welner thank you!

[@joshwelner1951]

@@eliteearthworksllc I would have had better comment but I was arguing with my youngest one on who was going to wipe there butt and I ended working the sewer line tonight and didn't get too watch much of your vid sorry can't wait till they can do that but then again I'll miss it too maybe they grow up so fast and means we're getting old just as quick 😫😫

[@wjamesm1001]

You have a unique way of running the preparator. care to enlighten us as to why you run it with the bucket at that angle so it can't hold the rocks the preparator kicks up . I run my rockhound that way some times when I don't want to pick up top soil but most of the time I have it down collecting the rocks . I have a friend who rented a preparator with a drum like yours and he said he felt it pick up to much topsoil running it down normally .

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I run it that way so it doesn’t pick up the topsoil. If I run it over the rough grade I’ll lay it down so it collects rocks. But when I do my final pass I run it with the arms up and slowly move it up when I get close to the end of my run so the soil won’t pile up

[@wjamesm1001]

I figured as much . Would love to have Dirt Perfects harley rake he's trying out. You should look at it , but wayyyyyy to much money for me

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Yeah it looks pretty nice I’m not really sure about the tilt feature on it and yeah $16k is a touch much for a harley rake lol

[@wjamesm1001]

@@eliteearthworksllc WHOAA , I didn't know the price but Geezee . Don't get me wrong it looks like a well built machine and seams to work very well But I didn't pay that for my skid steer , And my 6a rockhound I paid $1500 bucks for used . That thing would be great cutting drainage swells in and around houses like the work you do .

[@eliteearthworksllc]

That’s what AMI told me on the price. I bought my preparator new in 2011 and it was $10k which I thought was a lot lol. I could see it being good for that but once the swale is you would have to set it back straight cause the tracks will follow how ever the swale is. But it could be a handy feature just need to try it at some point

[@mrandrewdennis1]

I though it looks great.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

andrew dennis thank you!

[@shawnwalters641]

enough umph huh? looked like you could delivered it to the dump for them

[@eliteearthworksllc]

shawn walters LoL yeah it moved it better than I thought it would. Thanks again

[@waynetharp]

How deep does the prepartor chew down? I have a 5 foot roto tiller that does a nice job but it cuts to deep. When ground is soft you will sink to your ankles until the following spring. It takes a winter to settle it back down. Looks really nice for what you had to work with!👍

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Wayne Tharp I believe you can adjust the skids to let it go down about 2.5” which seems to be plenty for seed and sod. Thank you!

[@silentepsilon888]

2:35 ... camera internal memory goes .... "nope, don't do it, don't even think about it, noo, I said noooo ... oooohhh I can't believe you just pushed me over. I hate you now"

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Silent Epsilon lol yeah my cameras hate me! I like to push their limits

[@michaelhuhn532]

Great video as always. Question regarding your mini. What is the brand of your coupler? I may end up purchasing a tb260 instead of the tl12(keeping the 1845). Looking at 2 low hour machines. 1 has a Wayne Roy style coupler and the other has the standard pins. May get the second and put a coupler on afterwards. Just having no luck on coupler info. Thanks

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Michael Huhn my coupler is a USA attachment manual coupler. The one going on my 260 is a work brau hydraulic coupler I’m interested to see what that is like.

[@michaelhuhn532]

@@eliteearthworksllc I rented a 35k excavator with a work brau coupler and loved it. I must have missed where you bought a 260. Full rubber tracked ot the segments?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Michael Huhn cool good to know on the work brau. It’s full rubber. I really wanted a 290 but was afraid it would be too big for most of my jobs

[@briangardiner1015]

Have you ever rented a walk behind loader for little jobs like that?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Brian Gardiner I have once and I hated it. It was like a shovel with tracks, it took forever. To me it’s easier to run the big machine and do some hand work. Thanks again

[@dskrpncs]

Any chance you could shed some light on what you charged for this job?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I think it was $1500 the builder bought the dirt

[@boitanoexcavation3564]

Sawzall?? Where is the big 12 inch echo? 🤣

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Boitano Excavation lol I know it was at the shop 🤣😔

[@j.b.maxwell8695]

It’s a shame that dirt has so many rocks they ruined a good job

[@eliteearthworksllc]

J.B. Maxwell yeah that was some terrible dirt! I’m hoping next round they will find some better stuff

[@EstesRanch]

How do you bid these jobs? What’s the ballpark price for a “basic install”. Do you have a contract with certain builders?

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Usually by the job is how I bid them. This builder is hourly and he buys the materials. I don’t have contracts with them. I think they come out to around $2500-$3000 with the dirt included

[@genecoppedge5972]

Anyone have any experience with Takeuchi mini excavators? I like Yanmar mini excavators and looking to get one in the 3.5 ton capacity but I was wondering about the Takeuchi.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

I love mine and have had great luck with them. I’ve had a tb153 and now the tb260. Great machines

[@genecoppedge5972]

Elite Earthworks LLC, thank you for your reply. I’m gonna have to take a look at them as well.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

gene coppedge yanmars are great too

[@DigAHoleFillAHole]

Looks like someone dumped a load of crap on your job site in the middle of the night.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Lol yeah no kidding!

[@rogueexcavating3839]

How has the tooth bucket bandit been doing

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rogue Excavating hey buddy doing good how about yourself? Breaking in those new toys yet lol

[@rogueexcavating3839]

@@eliteearthworksllc Breaking is the key words about our operation right now

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rogue Excavating oh that’s not good

[@rick8910]

You sure do get your share of crappy stuff to work with but then again if it was easy everyone would be doing it.

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Rick Janisse yeah this stuff was worse than usual I think they are about out in that dirt field. Thanks again