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Spreading Septic Sand: How to Save Time & Money
- discountriverrock.com
- Jun 23
- 3 min read
What Makes Spreading Septic Sand So Time-Consuming?
There’s no secret that septic jobs can be quite time-consuming. Even just the aspect of spreading septic sand to fill out your system can be a huge time suck. Depending on the job, there may even be limitations on what equipment can be employed to get the sand in the ground. This means more labor, and subsequently, more time per job, which also fundamentally ties into your bottom line.
Labor-Intensive Manual Spreading
Manual spreading, especially if you’re doing more than 1 job in a day, is just not feasible. The manpower required and the physical labor needed are tough tasks to fill. Sometimes, you can bring in equipment to help, but some jobs can be very restrictive in what you can get away with.
Equipment Limitations on Tight Job Sites
Especially in residential jobs or other tight job sites, the equipment you can use to spread septic sand may be quite limited. To avoid costly damages, traditional vehicles may be too big for the job. This puts you back at manual labor, a bad spot to be.
The Hidden Costs Most Contractors Ignore
These extra labor costs, and perhaps more importantly, the extra time needed to complete jobs manually/with limited equipment, can really add up on the backend. More time per job means less jobs finished, while still needed to pay for long hours of labor.
Enter the Stone Spreader: Smarter Septic Sand Delivery
The solution - it’s already here: the Stone Spreader. Spreading materials, such as septic sand, has never been easier! Reduce your need for manual labor, increase job efficiency, and get much easier access for hard to reach areas with the convenient conveyor system!
How the Stone Spreader Saves Time on Septic Installs
The Stone Spreader helps in more than one way. The dramatic increases in efficiency can be felt in a few areas:
Fewer Passes, Faster Fill
Faster fill from the Stone Spreader compared to manual labor dramatically reduces the amount of passes you need to fill. Fewer passes creates a much quicker, efficient, seamless process to quickly get your septic sand in the ground.
Access Hard-to-Reach Areas Without Damage
The Stone Spreaders convenient conveyor system gives you tremendous reach with your fill. With up to 120 feet in distance, the Stone Spreader completely changes the game. You can easily reach areas otherwise inaccessible without causing any damages along the way.
Complete More Jobs in a Day
All this increase in efficiency in both easier application and quicker application transfers to quicker jobs. Quicker jobs enable you to complete more jobs in a single day, thus dramatically increasing revenue while also saving money on the backend by reducing labor costs. These efficiency increases easily pay for the price of the Spreader!
Real Savings: Time and Money Breakdown
The savings in time and labor creates real savings with money. Here are some things to consider from the time and money aspect when using the Stone Spreader:
Track Skid Steer vs Stone Spreader: Material, Labor, and Delivery Cost Comparison
Even compared to equipment competition, the Stone Spreader provides superior efficiency and savings. Some math for covering a 100 foot long, 4 foot deep trench:
The Track Skid Steer needs 23 minutes to complete this job and 19 tons of fill to complete. These material costs, combined with service, delivery, and operation, comes out to around $275 for the job.
The Stone Spreader, meanwhile, can complete this job in 4 minutes, spreading 8 tons of fill. With material and service costs, this job would cost only around $165 even with the rental! The Stone Spreader creates not only greater time efficiencies, but tremendous overall cost saving.
Comparing this job between the Track Skid Steer and the Stone Spreader would result in over $100 savings in favor of the Stone Spreader! This combines with the time saving that can enable you to get to another job much quicker.
How Fast Does It Pay for Itself?
The dramatic increases in time-savings while reducing material and labor costs means that the Stone Spreader instantly starts paying for itself. Being able to complete more jobs in the same period of time creates tremendous revenue!
Book the Load Launcher Today!
For septic installs, foundation fill-ins, utility pipe backfill, driveway spreading, and much more, there is no better tool than the Load Launcher! The dramatic savings in time, labor, and material are instantly felt when using the Stone Spreader; it can spread material in 1/5th the time! All these efficiencies enable you to complete more jobs in a single day, which means even more revenue! Using the Stone Spreader is truly a no-brainer, contact DeFeo Materials today to get a Load Launcher booked for your next job.