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Nick Waldow used a Case excavator and a Mustang skid-steer loader to remove the thick blanket of snow. It took about a day to clear the sloping, heavily wooded lot. While the snow initially was a hindrance, it also helped by insulating the ground, which prevented it from freezing. The lot contains heavy clay at a depth of 14 inches, which made it a good candidate for a GSF system. (Photos courtesy of Nick’s Dirt Works)
Installing a septic system in the middle of winter with roughly 4 feet of snow on the ground may sound implausible to installers in warmer climates, but it was just another day at the office for Nick Waldow, the co-owner of Nick’s Dirt Works, based in Fraser, Colorado.
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