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$1.25 per linear yard of stone wall about 2 feet wide by 4 to 5 feet high. Charges 

 for the bulldozer were less than $1 per linear yard in most cases. Costs varied 

 accsrding to size of wall, size of bulldozer, type of soil, distance stones were 

 pushed, and time spent in grading. 



One of the most common methods of taking out stone walls is the combined 

 use of bulldozer and power shovel to bury the stones. A trench about 6 feet 

 deep and 8 to 12 feet wide was dug along the wall by the shovel and the stone 

 wall was pushed in by the bulldozer. In many cases the shovel was used to 

 cover the stones with gravel and subsoil from the top of the pile of dirt. The 



Figure 6. 

 A. Burying Stone from Wall in Trench Dug by Bulldozer. 

 B. Removing Stone Wall and Stumps with Power Shovtl and Dump Trucks. 



