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A backhoe is not going float. But a 10-14,000 lb. excavator will. The excavator will be able to dig and throw the material anywhere around you you wish. I rented one (Cat 330c) that had a 35' reach so I could dig a 3yd bucket full, spin around and literally throw it 75' from whence it came. A dozer will be slow going (been there) and you may have to winch it out of the muck.
Did you EVER buy that LS180?
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If you have had a dry summer like we in SE Mich. have had, now is the time. Water tables will be low due to evaporation, lawn watering and well water use. I really don't see any advantage waiting 'til winter or fall. The only time I have heard waiting 'til winter is a buddy waited for his 10-acre swamp to freeze over so he could drive his dozer over it to get it to the other side to do some excavating.
If you're in a swampy situation, and there trees nearby, bring a sharp chain saw. You may need to cut them down and use use the excavator to make a temporary road or even a place to "stand up" on to keep from sinking. And have a backup machine and operator (neighbor, local contractor, etc.) that has a machine twice your size to pull you out if you get mired. Excavators are strong but they don't always have enough power to lift or push themselves when surrounded or covered in additional 20,000 lbs of mud. (been there).
Crunch that machine you spoke about was called a "drag-line".
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Be sure to get an excavator with a manual or hydraulic thumb too so you can grasp logs and stumps. And do yourself a favor and find a machine with a backfill blade. They can be just as useful as a small dozer, and if you're pulling a lot of stumps you'll have a lot of holes to fill as you go. And falling sideways into a hole is not good for productivity as it can double your time trying to get yourself out. Plus the holes will be filled beforehand when you go to grade with a wheeled machine.
And BA I see you tip-toed around buying a skid steer. With my tracks I was able to go places in Mississippi mud that only dozers could previously go. All you'd need is forks to dig out stumps----providing you can stand up on the soil. A grapple bucket would be handy too.
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2"?
Them's "weeds" boy!
With my skid steer I've pushed over and/or simply pulled out 40' tall Lob Lolly pines with a caliper of 8" and tap roots 4-6' in the ground with the grapple. It's like picking carrots---bigg'uns!
I'm not too busy--looking for work---what's it worth to ya to "watch me work"? (You really should get some help about that---I'm jis' sayin..."
And PLEEEEEZE don't tell me I got a purty mouth! (uh-oh I hear the theme song to "Deliverance" in the background)
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...and be sure to wear a hardhat, 'cause when you pull forward it'll wap you on the noggin'.
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