Construction 2011 Fuel Budget

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This is a record of the fuel embodied in Construction 2011.

  • Hours of Bobcat come from hour meter , 264 at start
    • Oct 22 - 1 tank (24 gal) - primarily toposoil removal
    • 14.8 gal - fill Oct 24
    • 15 gal fill - Oct 29
    • 15 gal fill - Nov. 4
    • 20 gal fill - Nov. 10
  • Track Steer 1, 1700 hours at start
    • full tank (25 gal)
    • 15 gal fill, Nov. 10
  • Track Steer 2 - start at 205 hrs
    • Full tank (25 gal)
    • 10 gal fill by Nov. 13
  • CEB Power Cubes on LifeTrac -
    • Oct. 17 - 20 gallons ($65)
    • Oct. 24 - 15 gallons
    • Nov. 12 - 15 gallons gas
  • Excavation and foundations - see videos for fuel and time
    • 7hrs Cat D7 dozer
    • 29.5 hrs excavator
    • 12 hrs skid loader
    • 67 hours labor
  • 4 hours - excavation correction with 2 people - 2.5 hrs bobcat (60 hp, 3 gal/hr), plus 2.5 hr excavator (3 gal/hr)
  • Mowing and raking - 8 hours
  • Hours baling - 2 people x10 hours
  • Hours in stacking bales - 6 hours with 5 people
  • Workshop pads - 8 hours, 4 people
  • Hours in forms for Hablab - 24 hours x5 people
  • Hours in concrete pour for workshop - 4 hours x4 people


  • Haying - 3 gallons/hr x 5+3+10 hours including raking and mowing
  • Oct. 17 - $64.50 for LifeTrac - brick pressing optimization