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frozenmini · 07-31-2006, 10:49 AM

So I have been calling around locally inquiring on a hard pack type of dirt to use for a small pit bike track. Limestone class 5 seems to be what I'm finding everywhere, what are people using when they are getting dirt hauled in? I am in Minnesota, I'm sure it's different all over the country.......

xulcuz · 07-31-2006, 10:53 AM

We normally use clay and it works pretty good untill it rains then its a mess because it doesnt absorb much water. It doesnt rut up real easy once its dry so thats pretty nice!

frozenmini · 07-31-2006, 10:57 AM

Nobody around here has a clay based soil....... I'm sure good and bad with all soils.....

Mxr927 · 07-31-2006, 11:01 AM

i just use whatever dirt i can get for free from a construction sites... works good and its free and if ur close they usualy dont mind delivering it

hartman · 07-31-2006, 11:09 AM

Call a local excavating company that digs basements. They might give it to you.

motokidsRfun · 07-31-2006, 11:26 AM

You don't want limestone. That stuff eats up your bolts and aluminum hardware. Limestone 5 is what they use to pack down Oval flat tracks and I don't think your wanting quit that hard of a surface. You wouldn't be able to roost anyone!

I would do as these guys suggested and contact a local excavation company and see if they will drop off a couple loads of dirt the next time they dig somewhere close to your place. Build it up and then drag it a few times to get it all the big stuff worked to the top so you can pick it out.

Have fun

yamaha_rider927 · 07-31-2006, 11:28 AM

You could call a pool company and see what they can do for you. Im sure they would delivery the dirt for a fee, but I would think the dirt would be free.

birddogg · 07-31-2006, 08:03 PM

When you start push all the topsoil to one end. Use the junk dirt to build your jumps, then go back to the topsoil to cover everything up.

trixr4kids250 · 08-01-2006, 04:36 AM

i use anything that is free

yzf_nick56 · 08-01-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by birddogg

When you start push all the topsoil to one end. Use the junk dirt to build your jumps, then go back to the topsoil to cover everything up.

Thats exactly what I do. I got my neighbors dirt from when he dug his in-ground pool. They told me that they love giving the dirt away locally so they dont have to drive away, dump it, drive back, reload, and repeat. Most small pool/excavating companies are this way. Drive around your area and look for construction sites and ask them if THEY NEED A PLACE TO GET RID OF THE DIRT, dont ask them if you can HAVE the dirt. make it sound like YOU are doing THEM a favor, not the other way around

mdkuder · 08-02-2006, 04:30 AM

I use whatever is free and I need to haul in some sand to mix it with. I'd love to get some of that Washougal dirt http://www.racerxfilms.com/showfilm.aspx?fid=40

07-31-2006, 10:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
frozenmini 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 208	dirt for a track So I have been calling around locally inquiring on a hard pack type of dirt to use for a small pit bike track. Limestone class 5 seems to be what I'm finding everywhere, what are people using when they are getting dirt hauled in? I am in Minnesota, I'm sure it's different all over the country.......

07-31-2006, 10:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
frozenmini 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 208	dirt Nobody around here has a clay based soil....... I'm sure good and bad with all soils.....

07-31-2006, 10:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
xulcuz 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Holland, Michigan Posts: 2,035	We normally use clay and it works pretty good untill it rains then its a mess because it doesnt absorb much water. It doesnt rut up real easy once its dry so thats pretty nice!

07-31-2006, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mxr927 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Valley Center, CA Posts: 1,548	i just use whatever dirt i can get for free from a construction sites... works good and its free and if ur close they usualy dont mind delivering it

07-31-2006, 11:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
hartman 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: INDIANAPOLIS IN Posts: 1,128	Call a local excavating company that digs basements. They might give it to you.

07-31-2006, 11:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
motokidsRfun 1st Gear Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 201	You don't want limestone. That stuff eats up your bolts and aluminum hardware. Limestone 5 is what they use to pack down Oval flat tracks and I don't think your wanting quit that hard of a surface. You wouldn't be able to roost anyone! I would do as these guys suggested and contact a local excavation company and see if they will drop off a couple loads of dirt the next time they dig somewhere close to your place. Build it up and then drag it a few times to get it all the big stuff worked to the top so you can pick it out. Have fun

07-31-2006, 11:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
yamaha_rider927 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Roseville, Ca Posts: 2,134	You could call a pool company and see what they can do for you. Im sure they would delivery the dirt for a fee, but I would think the dirt would be free.

07-31-2006, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
birddogg 2nd Gear Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Cambria, Pa Posts: 598 My Mood:	When you start push all the topsoil to one end. Use the junk dirt to build your jumps, then go back to the topsoil to cover everything up.

08-01-2006, 04:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
trixr4kids250 1st Gear Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MASS 413 Posts: 105	i use anything that is free

08-02-2006, 04:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
mdkuder 3rd Gear Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Infidel States of America, specifically Pryor, OK Posts: 1,737 My Mood:	I use whatever is free and I need to haul in some sand to mix it with. I'd love to get some of that Washougal dirt http://www.racerxfilms.com/showfilm.aspx?fid=40

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