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THE DIRT

Excavation. Grading. Pipe. Roads. Ponds. Four decades of photos from job sites across Northern Colorado.

Recent highlights

Deere excavator placing liner and rip-rap on a new pond bank
Pond / Dam
Kenworth tractor hauling a CAT 320 excavator on a lowboy with the Front Range behind
On the Move
Excavator on a dirt pile above freshly poured foundation forms
Foundation
Gopher Excavation F550 service truck, motorscraper, and water truck at the shop
The Fleet
Deere excavator and JCB telehandler grading a new pond basin with Front Range backdrop
Pond Excavation
Fire hydrant base sitting in a trench beside a blue water main
Water Main
Gopher Excavation equipment alongside firefighters
Community Response

The archive

Long-reach excavator parked beside a service truck on a clear day
Long Reach
CAT articulated dump truck tipping dirt on a site-prep pad
Site Prep
Two crew members in hi-vis working alongside a large excavator in winter
Crew at Work
Operator-view of a Gopher Excavation grader pushing snow through a Northern Colorado RV storage yard
Snow Removal
CAT excavator supporting a welder joining large steel pipe, ground level
Pipe Welding
Deere excavator lowering a concrete storm-drain tee into a trench
Storm Drain
Case CX135 excavator mid-dig against dramatic clouds
In Progress
Septic tank being set in a trench lined with geotextile fabric
Septic Tank
CAT 140H motor grader finishing a dirt pad at a Northern Colorado subdivision
Grading
Close-up of a welder in a hood joining a large steel pipe
Pipe Detail
Gopher Excavation technician using a ground-mic leak detection probe at a building's water service
Leak Detection
Four CAT and Deere excavators lined up at the Gopher equipment yard
Heavy Iron
Excavator, wheel loader, and blue utility pipe on a Gopher job site
Utility Work
Infiltrator septic leach-field chambers installed with a Deere excavator
Leach Field
Crew in hi-vis gathered around a drill rig for a road-bore installation
Road Bores
Peterbilt dump truck staged on a compacted dirt pad under deep blue sky
Dump Truck
Two excavators and staged green PVC sewer pipes along a new road build
Road + Sewer
Green PVC sewer pipe laid in an open trench at golden hour
Sewer Install
Kenworth tractor hauling equipment on a lowboy down a rural Colorado road
Lowboy Haul
Excavator digging a trench for blue utility pipe with wheel loader nearby
Utility Install
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