Sketchey steep rocky ATV trail with the Kubota KX 040 4 excavator

[@lovinwildlife2150]

Wow, I just sat and watched this entire video with my husband, how relaxing and the "black gold" your dirt is amazing!!!! Oregon must be one of the best states to grow a garden in, I'm so jealous. ❤thanks for the video, I loved it!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@lovinwildlife2150 Thank you very much. We do have some good soil in places. I appreciate you watching, and have a wonderful weekend 😀

[@craigvanhousen559]

I love this kind of trail building! Great job.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@craigvanhousen559 I do, too. It's some of my favorite things to do. Hope you have had a wonderful day 😀

[@addictedtobedrock5282]

Yes sir, that is definitely some fun stuff right there. Although the camera doesn’t show the real grade, watching a tree pointing down hill and continue sliding down by itself tells the story. Nice job as always, thanks for bringing us along. 👍🏻

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@addictedtobedrock5282 Yes, this is the fun stuff. Thank you for taking the ride with me. That was you that sent me the friends request on Facebook, wasn't it?

[@addictedtobedrock5282]

@ yep 👍🏻

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@addictedtobedrock5282 I thought it was you 🙂

[@driftlesstrails9431]

Fellow builder here. See you struggling with the wayward rocks. Once you locate a rock, only pick it up to determine its size and then set it back into the hole it came out of. Instead of moving it and having it roll away from you, Dig a small depression on the downslope first and then use your bucket to push some dirt up on the lower side of the depression. Then place the rock into the depression and push it down into the softer earth. This should help to anchor the rock and the slope. Any dirt that falls on top will only make it better. Hope that helps 👍.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@driftlesstrails9431 Thank you, most of the ones I lost I never saw until they were rolling down the hill. But good advice. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@driftlesstrails9431 What part of the country are located? I am always interested in where people are watching from. 🙂

[@driftlesstrails9431]

@@jeramyreberpuredirt7873 I am in western Wisconsin. It's called the Driftless region. Hence, my original name! The last time the glaciers went thru they went around our region and didn't grind us flat. We have steep ridges and valleys. Very beautiful area. So, my work is in these hills. Nothing flat!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@driftlesstrails9431 I like hills better than flat. Have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@driftlesstrails9431]

Yep! Always know where the water is going 😏!

[@bosshogg3548]

Love the like button glitching in the beginning and love your logo

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@bosshogg3548 The glitch was on purpose to draw attention. And it worked, didn't it 🙂 my wife and I designed the logo. You are the first person to mention it. Thank you very much. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@RichBenson-jx8pt]

Nice job Jeremy. Looks like a fun job. Peaceful in the woods. 👍

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@@RichBenson-jx8pt Yes, it is my happy place. I really enjoy working the steep slopes. It is a fun challenge. Have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@JSM1958]

Just found your channel, Jeramy. Have watched a hand full of your videos and enjoyed each one of them. You seem like someone that I would enjoy being friends with. I own 62 hilly acres in North Georgia and am looking for an excavator. I was thinking the 040 might be too small for doing much but you seem to be able to do anything with it. Maybe it is the right machine for me. Thanks for the great information. You have a new subscriber.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@JSM1958 Thank you very much 😊 the 40 is a good all-around size. The 80 is much bigger and has a lot more power but takes a lot more room to maneuver. Have a wonderful evening 😊

[@ArchimedesPie]

I'm SO jealous of that soil..! Our place is mostly limestone chert and red clay. With the occasional sandy loam deposit. Makes great roadbeds but organically poor.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@ArchimedesPie this soil grows trees well, but it's not as good as it looks. Definitely not garden soil. But it does sound better than your soil. Thank you very much for watching, and have a wonderful evening 😊

[@johnoswald6192]

Looks like a fun job! Nice work as always Jeramy.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@johnoswald6192 looks like some of your hillside, doesn't it. Hope you are feeling better. Really sucks having the crud.

[@johnoswald6192]

@@jeramyreberpuredirt7873 Yes it does. And I am feeling better, thank you. Should be back out in the woods soon.

[@ArchimedesPie]

Man, that is steep. Have you ever rolled the excavator?

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@ArchimedesPie Nope, I have never rolled any machine. I have spent a lot of time on steep ground with a dozer also. Knock on wood, I have always kept the shiny side up. Thank you very much for watching, and have a wonderful evening 😊

[@wildland-Fire-Dan]

Pretty well, bench cutting with a excavator nice job

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@wildland-Fire-Dan Thank you. This is the stuff I enjoy. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@johng8967]

The 6way blade is so nice to have.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@johng8967 I still remember building trails like this with a standard straight blade. Having the 6 way makes it much faster and easier. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful day 😀

[@Treysworth3]

What % tint did you do? Do you like it or would go darker/lighter?

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@Treysworth3 I am not sure what % it is, but I would go a little lighter. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening. 😊

[@ddssmith09]

Great videos. What kind of jobs/work in your opinion would be the best to start a dirt business? I’m wanting to do forestry mulching but I have always enjoyed doing dirt work. Just trying to get a plan to stay busy.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@ddssmith09 Thank you. Utility trenching is something a lot of people need. I try not to tie myself to one thing. I try to do a broad scope of different things and be versatile. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@NKLandscapingLLC]

No asphalt?!? Funny how some people don’t understand how little it takes to make something passable with an ATV! Looks real nice, and should be a fun trail to ride!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@NKLandscapingLLC Thank you very much. Yes, with a ATV , if it's too nice, it's not fun 😑 Thank you for watching and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@stoweman34]

If you had access from the top of the slope and the bottom of the slope would you still prefer to work from bottom to top when cutting out the road? Any benefit from top to bottom?

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@stoweman34 IF I had access, I would always build downhill. Everything flows better building down. Thank you for watching, and I hope you have a wonderful day 😀

[@stoweman34]

@ “Building down” meaning starting from the top and working your way downhill?

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@stoweman34 yes.

[@m.cooper1854]

Nice! I like how you placed the fallen trees to support the low-slope side of the hill parallel to the trail. The pivoting front blade is a nice advantage for this kind of work, which I don't have on my Kubota KX033. It is interesting how steep slopes do not accurately show on a KZbin video. Was that a 45-degree side hill?

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@m.cooper1854 Thank you very much. The 6 way blade is very nice for this type of work. In places, the slope is more than 45 %. Have a wonderful evening, and thanks for watching 🙂

[@8978Marty]

Jeramy you needed me with my Mini to keep those rocks from going down the hill

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@8978Marty we could have you down below, and you could catch them😁 hope you have had a wonderful day and hope all is well ❤️

[@Bra55Monkey]

Just about the slope I'm working with, but a lot less top soil and massive rocks to navigate around.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@Bra55Monkey Rocks can suck. Most of this dug really nice. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@themindcoach7772]

Awesome! Question, are you concerned about burying the trees under the dirt to hold the road? Wont they rot over time and the road could fail? Just curious.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@themindcoach7772 Thank you. Once the ground compacts over time, it doesn't really seem to affect the road. We always buried brush and stumps in the logging roads and many years later have held up fine. That is a great question, though. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@bcmineresearch]

Where i live we get 8" a year. Great video!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@bcmineresearch Thank you 😊

[@brotherbruce]

The only tree I hated to see get uprooted was the Madrone because I have fond memories connected to them. It was just in the way.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@brotherbruce I always try to take as few trees out as I can. Sometimes, they are just in the way. Have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@BillTalkington-g5r]

Good looking road

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@@BillTalkington-g5r Thank you very much. Have a wonderful day 😀

[@hillbilly2224]

Great video 🍻🇦🇺

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@hillbilly2224 Thank you very much. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@gregallsup9522]

Awesome Job!!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@gregallsup9522 Thank you very much. Hope you had a wonderful day and take care, friend 🧡

[@jenhathcock4275]

Great job!!!

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@jenhathcock4275 Thank you very much. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@bcmineresearch]

Geez, if granny could get up out her wheelchair, she would get up in your cab and show you how to operate that machine! Young whipper-snapper.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@bcmineresearch And I imagine she would have great fun doing so. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂

[@leonardguccini3276]

You need bigger equipment by the time the road is built this mini excavator will worn out

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@leonardguccini3276 Well, it's an ATV trail. Hence the name of the video. And I have bigger equipment. They didn't want a freeway through the woods. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful weekend.

[@587bulldog]

Nail biter

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@587bulldog this is the fun stuff. I love this stuff. Thank you for watching, and have a wonderful evening 😊

[@rexwells4552]

Ecological disaster for the streams that will receive all that topsoil that is going to wash down every time it rains from now on.

[@jeramyreberpuredirt7873]

@rexwells4552 This ground washes very little. It's very rocky. I built the other roads over 20 years ago and have shown no erosion. I think the world will survive. Thanks for watching, and have a wonderful evening 🙂