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Bobcat E50 mini excavator on lawn beside covered in-ground pool, staged to fill the pool in
Before
Fenced backyard filled and graded flat with red clay where pool was removed, house behind
After

Swimming pool filled in

Fill dirt

Eroded lake bank with exposed roots before rip-rap; Smith Mine Bobcat E50 mini excavator staged on lawn
Before
Drone aerial of finished rip-rap shoreline curving around lake lot, new light rock, dock and stepping stones
After

Lake shoreline stabilized

Rip rap

Overgrown field before pad cut, laser level on tripod, crew staking, Kobelco excavator arriving on trailer
Before
Wide view of finished red clay building pad cut with laser tripod, Kobelco and loader beyond
After

Basement dig

Basement

Trench dug along brick ranch house with black corrugated drain pipe laid; mini excavator at far end
Before
Backfilled drain trench graded and strawed along brick ranch house foundation
After

Foundation drain at a brick ranch

Foundation drain

Dead weeping tree standing beside gravel driveway before removal, dump truck parked near white garage
Before
Fresh-cut stump and cleared lawn beside white utility truck after tree removal, storm sky
After

Dead tree removed

Land clearing

Bobcat E50 mini excavator clearing pine understory behind house, stacked logs, orange safety fence
Before
Backyard fully strawed after grading, black aluminum fence, two-story house with pool
After

Backyard cleared and seeded

Land clearing

Uprooted tree root ball exposed on red clay next to park restroom building and fenced courts in Claremont, NC
Before
Finished pickleball courts with green and tan tile surface and nets inside chain-link fence at park in Claremont, NC
After

Pickleball courts, Claremont

Sport court

Red clay rough-graded along open pole shed slab, seen from track loader, mini excavator behind
Before
Straw-covered seeded ground beside pole shed after grading, covered vehicles under roof
After

Graded and seeded at a pole shed

Grading

Red dump truck bed fully raised dumping red clay fill on lawn; Takeuchi track loader waiting behind
Smith Mine red Louisville dump truck dumping fill dirt pile on open farm field under clear blue sky
Yellow Kobelco excavator perched atop a large red-clay stockpile under blue sky, bucket resting on cut slope
Cat excavator loading Smith Mine Chevy C4500 dump truck with fill dirt at sandy pit bank
Smith Mine dump truck bed fully raised dumping red fill dirt while Cat track loader spreads it
Bobcat E50 mini excavator on lawn beside covered in-ground pool, staged to fill the pool in
Bobcat E50 mini excavator with Smith Mine decal filling backyard pool pit with red clay, fence rolled back
Fenced backyard filled and graded flat with red clay where pool was removed, house behind
Red clay fill spread and graded smooth along roadside lawn near yellow fire hydrant, before straw
Finished fill area seeded and strawed on roadside lawn beside white house; dump truck in background
Dump truck tipping red clay fill while Bobcat E50 excavator spreads; worker running stand-on stump grinder
Excavator cab view of bucket cutting red clay pad while Takeuchi track loader spreads spoil, subdivision behind
Wide view of finished red clay building pad cut with laser tripod, Kobelco and loader beyond
Aerial: dozer grading large red-clay lot beside curbed subdivision road, wooded edge
Drone view of new house under construction with red clay rough-graded around it; loader, trucks, dumpster on site
Drone view of newly shingled house with red clay rough-graded around foundation; white mini excavator parked
John Deere crawler dozer on freshly graded red clay barn pad, bright sun, tree line behind
John Deere crawler dozer parked on freshly graded red-clay pad, summer hardwoods behind
Smoothly graded red clay apron alongside pole shed with covered vehicles, brick house across road
Straw-covered seeded ground beside pole shed after grading, covered vehicles under roof
Large red clay building pad track-packed level in open field; roll-off dumpster and porta-john at edge
Operator view from track loader down long graded red-clay pad, cypress trees on right
Cured concrete slab on graded red-clay pad in wooded lot, gravel drive at left
SANY excavator loading red tandem dump truck on large commercial site cut beside metal warehouse
Kobelco excavator and Takeuchi TL12 track loader on freshly cleared red-dirt lot in spring
Bobcat E50 mini excavator dragging cut Bradford pear limbs across front lawn of white vinyl house
Kobelco excavator beside burning brush pile on cleared red-clay field during land clearing
Drone view of excavator loading brush into red dump truck on freshly cleared red-clay wooded lot
Bobcat E50 mini excavator feeding brush into rented Bandit 12XPC chipper on wooded lot
Kobelco excavator on freshly cleared red-dirt lot among hardwoods, brush pushed to edge
Kobelco excavator beside new gravel driveway entrance with culvert pipe at paved road on cleared lot
Bobcat E50 mini excavator clearing pine understory behind house, stacked logs, orange safety fence
Backyard fully strawed after grading, black aluminum fence, two-story house with pool
Graded, track-compacted red clay pad in cleared woods, welded-wire fence at tree line behind
Dead weeping tree standing beside gravel driveway before removal, dump truck parked near white garage
Fresh-cut stump and cleared lawn beside white utility truck after tree removal, storm sky
Drone view of large house; chipper truck, Bandit chipper and skid steer clearing brush along back tree line
Bobcat E50 mini excavator clearing brush and small pines, log pile and dump truck on wooded lot
Red clay bench cut into lakefront slope, vertical cut face, dock and boathouse visible
New gravel driveway through hardwoods with culvert pipe and rip-rap headwall at entrance
Smith Mine dump truck with bed raised dumping gray gravel pile beside dark-sided house
Muddy, rutted driveway in front of white two-car garage with white Ford F-150, before gravel
Fresh crusher-run gravel spread across driveway in front of white two-car garage, winter overcast
Rutted, washed-out red clay gravel driveway through woods toward road before regrading
Finished crusher-run gravel driveway graded through wooded lot toward road
Takeuchi track loader POV over blade: red clay driveway cut toward white metal garage, excavator beyond
Finished gravel driveway to white metal garage with lean-to, culvert pipe ends at road ditch
Long fresh white gravel driveway with red Takeuchi track loader and red tandem dump truck at far end
Freshly spread grey crushed stone driveway through woods, seen from red Takeuchi track loader cab
Red tandem dump truck bed raised, tailgate spreading crusher-run gravel down a red-clay wooded driveway
Fresh gray gravel driveway spread beside metal-sided garage, red dump truck parked at road
Takeuchi TL12 track loader spreading gravel on graded lot, two red dump trucks dumping behind
Completed wide gravel parking lot enclosed by black chain-link fence, boat trailers at edge
New gray gravel lane between marina boat racks, TL12 loader and dump truck dumping at end
Completed gravel driveway through hardwoods with culvert end wrapped in rip-rap
Bobcat mini excavator placing rip-rap along lake shoreline beside dock, American flag, lake house behind
Drone aerial of finished rip-rap shoreline curving around lake lot, new light rock, dock and stepping stones
Finished rip-rap stone shoreline along lake beside dock; Bobcat mini excavator and dump trailer on lawn behind
Rip-rap lined drainage swale along graded red clay driveway edge toward metal shop, Kubota tractor
Rip-rap drainage channel running downslope beside new gray house, graded red clay, silt fence
Rip-rap stone drainage swale being laid across grassy yard; Takeuchi TL12 track loader parked beside it
Finished rip-rap lined ditch running from gravel driveway culvert toward road; neighboring house across street
Finished catch-basin grate ringed with river rock on graded strip; mini excavator and truck at fence line
Worker blowing straw over graded backyard fill from trailer-mounted straw blower behind cream house
Graded red-clay backyard with straw bales staged for seeding, worker walking, black fence, patio
Bobcat E50 mini excavator trenching, twin corrugated drain pipes laid in red clay, silt fence behind
Trench dug along brick ranch house with black corrugated drain pipe laid; mini excavator at far end
Backfilled drain trench graded and strawed along brick ranch house foundation
Trench cut across front lawn with black corrugated drain pipe laid, split-level house behind
Front yard regraded and strawed after drain line install, homeowner watering, trailer ramp in foreground
Bobcat mini excavator grading red clay pad above new block retaining wall behind large brick home
Excavated red clay bench with vertical cut face for retaining wall and swing set, split-rail fence
Takeuchi track loader tearing out asphalt parking lot, red tandem dump truck loaded with broken asphalt
Takeuchi track loader scooping broken asphalt pile, Kubota mini excavator behind, marina lot
Drone aerial: Bobcat mini excavator, Takeuchi track loader and red dump truck breaking out old concrete slab
Smith Mine dump truck and Takeuchi TL12 loading broken concrete during commercial slab removal
View from the mini excavator cab: SMITH MINE on the boom, old concrete driveway broken into slabs in front of a large brick house
Drone view straight down: Takeuchi track loader dumping broken driveway concrete into a red tandem dump truck beside a brick house
Old driveway torn out and graded flat through the woods, Bobcat mini excavator beside the broken concrete pile, track loader beyond
Bobcat mini excavator bucket raised over a burned structure torn down to charred framing and twisted metal roofing
Takeuchi TL12 track loader and Bobcat mini excavator on a scraped red clay lot, torn down metal roofing and debris piled beside them
Drone aerial: Bobcat mini excavator tearing down a mobile home under the trees, block, framing and insulation piled around it
Cracked marina asphalt drive with pink paint marking section to be cut out along curb
Fresh concrete walkway poured along marina curb replacing cut asphalt, caution tape and sawhorse
Takeuchi TL12 on prepped subgrade under steel canopy awaiting concrete pour at boat dealership
Cured new concrete slab under steel canopy with cones and caution tape at boat dealership
Bobcat mini excavator on lakefront lawn beside white picket fence, muddy driveway apron, before slab
Freshly poured concrete slab in forms beside stucco lakefront house, lake and dogwood behind
Pile of crushed concrete aggregate dumped beside gravel drive, red livestock panels and bush hog nearby
Kobelco excavator feeding EZ Screen 600 portable screener beside large pile of screened fill
Handful of dark screened topsoil held over the pile, showing fine crumbly texture
EZ Screen 600 screener being fed by excavator bucket, screened topsoil piling under it
Finished 125x200 horse arena, freshly tracked red clay pad under clear blue sky, barn frame beyond in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Takeuchi track loader cutting 60x60 red clay pad for pickleball courts, mini excavator pulling stump in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Uprooted tree root ball exposed on red clay next to park restroom building and fenced courts in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Aerial view of red-clay pad graded beside tennis courts, track loader and two gravel piles in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Fresh concrete pickleball court slab poured at park beside basketball court, red clay graded around in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Finished pickleball courts with green and tan tile surface and nets inside chain-link fence at park in Claremont, NC
Claremont, NC
Night drone shot of floodlit backyard basketball court with green tile surface beside two-story brick house
Drone view of rectangular graded pad, gravel base half spread; Takeuchi track loader and mini excavator beside playground in Maiden, NC
Maiden, NC
Drone view of finished dog park phase 1: asphalt parking strip, gravel shoulders, ADA sidewalk, graded field in Maiden, NC
Maiden, NC
Low-angle glamour shot of Kobelco excavator with Smith Mine logo on boom, parked on red clay by tall grass
Yellow Kobelco excavator with hydraulic thumb chained on red Eager Beaver lowboy behind road tractor
Smith Mine Sterling dump truck and Takeuchi TL12 track loader grading dirt subgrade at marina
Smith Mine white Kodiak dump truck being loaded by yellow Kobelco excavator on a red clay cut
Septic drain field: two Infiltrator chamber runs in red clay trenches beside new house, mini excavators behind

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