Customer Reviews

Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation

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Moving the Earth starts with descriptive details on land clearing, surveying, properties of rock, soil, mud, different methods to digging basements, ditching and dewatering, lanscaping, roads, blasting, tunneling, and pit operations. Each method goes into great detail on how the work is performed and how the work is recommended to be done. Chapter 11 goes through the costs and management of excavation. The last half of the book goes through all of the machines used in excavation today.

I recommend this book to anyone involved in excavation.

I ordered the latest edition of this book for my husband, who had spent hours studying the previous one. Whether you're operating a dozer or an excavator, or even a Bobcat; transplanting trees, landscaping, making stock ponds or building roads... this is a valuable reference.

Although this book is intended and best suited for those working full time in excavation, it is also a useful reference for the construction manager/general contractor.

The treatment of excavation methods seen from the viewpoint of those actually doing the work provided additional information and insight for those managing the whole project. The explantions were both detailed and practical, and the pictures and diagrams were helpful. Although the later sections on equipment problably will not be useful to me, I could not help reading them.

A valuable addition to my reference library.

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Lots and lots of good information. Although the technique is sound, it could use an extensive upgrade as a good deal of the equipment mentioned is obsolete in today's workplace. I would suggest finding a used one if available, a bit pricey new for what you get in my opinion.

I bought this TOME for my son who wants to get into excavation. It is chock full of real-life photos and diagrams of the processes; which are thoroughly described. I heartily recommend it for anyone who spent the first ten years of their life sitting in a dirt pile with their Tonkas...and sees no reason to change now :)

book is great. lots of info to use . this book is useful to learn about all types things connected to dirt ,roads,excavation and so on.

I wish I had this book when I was starting off; would have saved me a few grey hairs. Moving The Earth does a fine job at covering many situations that "dirt guys" find themselves in. This book won't teach you everything about earthwork, but it is an excellent reference that I would recommend to anyone involved excavation projects.

This book seems a little heavy on old images and information, but it's still a good all around resource for earth work.

It's simple. If you are involved in excavation, landscaping or earthmoving of any kind, then this book is an absolute must have in your library for reference.

Ranks right up there with Handling the Big Jets, get behind the wheel of an earth grader or dumptruck. Moving great masses of the earth is a singularly human occupation. This book will put you there.