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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

Building pad cut in a field

Building pad

Overgrown lot edge with black corrugated culvert pipe lying in grass before ditch and driveway work
Before
Takeuchi TL12 track loader on finished crusher-run driveway with rip-rap-lined culvert ditch, mobile home
After

Culvert, rip rap ditch, gravel drive

Driveway

Muddy, rutted driveway in front of white two-car garage with white Ford F-150, before gravel
Before
Fresh crusher-run gravel spread across driveway in front of white two-car garage, winter overcast
After

Mud to gravel driveway

Driveway

Excavator cab view of red clay driveway being cut beside red barn; Takeuchi track loader pushing spoil pile
During
Completed crusher run gravel driveway curving from concrete apron past red metal shop building under clear sky
After

New drive past the shop

Driveway

Trench dug along brick ranch house with black corrugated drain pipe laid; mini excavator at far end
During
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

Drone view of rectangular graded pad, gravel base half spread; Takeuchi track loader and mini excavator beside playground in Maiden, NC
During
Drone view of finished dog park phase 1: asphalt parking strip, gravel shoulders, ADA sidewalk, graded field in Maiden, NC
After

Town of Maiden dog park, phase 1

Municipal

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 Chevy C4500 dump truck bed raised after dumping red clay fill beside pad-mount transformer
Smith Mine dump truck bed fully raised dumping red fill dirt while Cat track loader spreads it
Red Ford Louisville dump truck with bed raised, dumping red clay fill in yard of brick ranch house
Smith Mine Chevy C4500 dumping red clay fill in a windrow across residential yard under large oak
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
Overgrown field before pad cut, laser level on tripod, crew staking, Kobelco excavator arriving on trailer
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
Red clay rough-graded along open pole shed slab, seen from track loader, mini excavator 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
Cab view of topsoil stripping just starting on staked field pad; Takeuchi track loader and dumpster nearby
Large red clay building pad track-packed level in open field; roll-off dumpster and porta-john at edge
Rough uneven site beside black barndominium before dozer grading, Bobcat 864 track loader parked
Freshly dozer-graded red clay yard beside black metal barndominium, smooth track-packed surface
Takeuchi TL12 track loader rough-grading red clay around newly framed OSB house and garage
Garage end of housewrapped new build with graded red clay yard, roll-off dumpster and pickup
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
Takeuchi TL12 track loader stripping sod in rural backyard, Topcon laser level on tripod foreground
Takeuchi track loader operator view spreading red clay fill pile across yard beside red metal shop
Finished graded yard seeded and strawed beside red metal shop and RV carport
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 piling cut limbs and logs from tree removal in front yard of ranch house
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
Ivy-choked wooded lot with cut brush, Bobcat mini excavator visible through trees at start of clearing
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
Wooded backyard with fresh-cut stumps and stacked logs before stump removal; small shed and wire fence
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
Before shot: overgrown lakefront yard with pergola, weedy flagstone path down to dock
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
Overgrown lot edge with black corrugated culvert pipe lying in grass before ditch and driveway work
Takeuchi TL12 track loader on finished crusher-run driveway with rip-rap-lined culvert ditch, mobile home
Excavator cab view of red clay driveway being cut beside red barn; Takeuchi track loader pushing spoil pile
Completed crusher run gravel driveway curving from concrete apron past red metal shop building under clear sky
Red tandem dump truck with bed raised dumping gray crushed stone onto graded driveway base
Red tandem dump truck with bed raised dumping crusher-run gravel onto wooded driveway
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
Before shot over loader bucket: thin worn gravel driveway with grass strip toward carport and ranch house
After shot: fresh crusher run gravel driveway graded past white ranch house to carport, track marks
Muddy torn-up red clay yard beside wood-sided doublewide before gravel pad, shed and toys nearby
Freshly spread and graded crusher-run gravel parking pad beside wood-sided doublewide and shed
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
White Smith Mine dump truck tailgating crusher run gravel strip; teal mini excavator by new white cottage
Wooded lakeside lot before work: bare patchy dirt, cargo trailer, brush pile, white pickup, small shed
Regraded gravel pad on lakeside lot with fresh track marks; container and shed on either side, lake behind
Completed gravel driveway through hardwoods with culvert end wrapped in rip-rap
Eroded lake bank with exposed roots before rip-rap; Smith Mine Bobcat E50 mini excavator staged on lawn
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
Excavator cab view of rip-rap stone pile on lakefront lawn; existing shoreline riprap and lake behind
Mini excavator trenching narrow drain line through red clay lawn; black corrugated pipe coiled beside trench
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
Black corrugated foundation drain pipe in trench leading away from new two-story house, red clay in Sherrills Ford, NC
Sherrills Ford, NC
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
Black corrugated drain pipes laid along house foundation wall on wooded slope before backfill, HVAC unit
Backfilled and graded strip along new house foundation, white Bobcat mini excavator finishing at far end
Takeuchi TL12 backfilling red clay against waterproofed brick foundation of new home
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
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
Large stockpile of screened topsoil on graded site, pit and treeline behind in Catawba, NC
Catawba, NC
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
Close-up of tan screened sand pile with red Takeuchi track loader behind it
Large pile of fine brown screened topsoil dumped in backyard beside detached garage and vinyl fence
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
Laser level on tripod; Takeuchi track loader spreading crushed stone base on court pad 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 Chevy C4500 Duramax dump truck towing red Takeuchi track loader on fresh gravel driveway
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
Carved wooden sign reading Smith & Family Mining 1981 with painted dozer, on UTV bed
Septic drain field: two Infiltrator chamber runs in red clay trenches beside new house, mini excavators behind

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