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Read articles →Focused entirely on loader technique for filling a trench, not digging one. The host walks through separating spoils into three distinct piles (sod, topsoil, subsoil), demonstrates bucket angle control with a real mistake shown on camera, and covers multi-pass filling, light compaction by driving into the trench, and sod replacement. A follow-up check after rainfall adds useful before/after context. Best for compact tractor owners tackling their first utility trench.
An owner-operator channel documenting real property projects with a self-described amateur perspective, not a dealership or manufacturer source.
Keep spoils in three separate piles (sod, topsoil, subsoil), then fill the trench with subsoil first, pack it, add topsoil, then replace the sod on top.
Watch the bucket level indicator closely and only push loose dirt, not compacted soil. If the bucket tips too far down the wheels spin, a sign to stop.
The host drives the tractor into the trench on one wheel, using good ground clearance, and turns the front wheel back and forth to break up clods.
The host used oil dry, which is bentonite, mixed into the soil and packed in as the trench was filled, since cat litter is a cheaper bentonite alternative.
