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3 POINT SCOOP

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PHILIP

05-15-2002 05:14:26




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FOR YOU GUYS THAT OWN/USE A 3 POINT SCOOP, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? DOES IT WORK WELL? I NEED TO PUT IN A CONCRETE PAD FOR A NEW GARAGE. NEED TO REMOVE THE TOP SOIL IN A 30'x30' AREA. WILL THE SCOOP GET THE JOB DONE? THANKS. PHILIP.




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Phred MN

05-15-2002 11:07:03




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 Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to PHILIP, 05-15-2002 05:14:26  
I just bought one. It works grreat!. Like they said below you may need something to break up the dirt first.



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Larry 8N75381

05-15-2002 08:30:50




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 Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to PHILIP, 05-15-2002 05:14:26  
I had a bunch of photos on the now gone Photopoint which showed an area of aprox. 40' x 150' that I plowed to loosen the top soil. Then I pulled the top soil off with my 7' back blade. Then I plowed up the NASTY Virginia clay and pulled it up into a pile with the back blade for later removal. I measured the pile and estimated that it had 50 cu yds in it. Since I did this over several weekends, I am not sure how long it took, but it went faster than you would think, even though I had to pull the material with a back blade. When you do it you build up a "channel" from the material that spills out the sides. This channel then helps keep material in front of the blade as you pull later "loads" with the blade. You need to use draft control to work most efficently doing thins.

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Larry

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Eivl Steve

05-15-2002 07:35:08




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 Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to PHILIP, 05-15-2002 05:14:26  
How deep is the soil you want to remove? I can remove about 4"-5" of very hard caliche/small rocks with my box blade without much trouble. A 5' box blade is a very useful implement for road maint and grading and costs only about $300.



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Jhill

05-15-2002 06:44:49




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 Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to PHILIP, 05-15-2002 05:14:26  
As the others staited the quality of cut depends on the type of soil you have. I have loam and sand
and I can do a pretty god job getting a level cut. Good enough that a little rake work will flatten it out.



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Ed Gooding (VA)

05-15-2002 05:41:35




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 Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to PHILIP, 05-15-2002 05:14:26  
Hi Phillip. I have a reversible scoop and couldn't do without it, especially since I don't have a loader available to me. However, for your task, I think a box blade would be a better choice of implement. My next choice before a scoop would be a rear/grader/utility blade. It won't move as much material as the box blade, but both will get you a more uniform surface without a lot of hassle, compared to the scoop. The scoop is great for digging, but trying to smooth a 30x30 area will be a bit of a pain, trying to get a relatively even surface for your pad.

fwiw..... .....Ed
'52 8N475798

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Phil R (IL/MT)

05-15-2002 06:19:43




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 Re: Re: 3 POINT SCOOP in reply to Ed Gooding (VA), 05-15-2002 05:41:35  
The scoop's effectiveness will, in large part, be dependent on the type of soil you have. If it is really rocky soil, a heavy clay or a thick sod it will not work as well. In Montana where there it is really rocky, I loosened the soil first with a 3-point home made ripping tooth. Following that the scoop worked much better. Good luck!!



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