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Originally Posted by cabmandone
A 160 to 250 class is overkill for his project. A 14,000 to 18,000 lb machine (60-85 class) would more than do the job.
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It looks to me like there is 275’ of trench to be modified here. There is no scale to any of this so I’m using the road width as a reference.
Assuming each yard has a cross section of 3 square yards of dirt to move (this is a guess), you are looking at close to 900 yards of dirt to move… 60 gravel truck loads.
A 160 excavator is the smallest size excavator I’d use for this… you could do it with one of the toys but you’d be at it for a very long time.
How many yards do you estimate? What are you seeing that I’m not?