Videos & Downloads
Earthwork takeoff walkthroughs, AGTEK tutorials, and free Excel calculators
Videos
AGTEK Earthwork takeoffs, ETU Estimate™, ETU Hyperlink, GPS Models, and Construction Estimating.
Videos added regularly → AES YouTube Channel
Intro to AES - AGTEK Earthwork Takeoff Walkthrough.
Setting up the Google Earth file. Look at ETU Estimate™ and ETU Hyperlink.
Old project walkthrough. Daylight issues, Report regions in AGTEK
Takeoffs done at Starbucks in Vegas. ETU Estimate™ and ETU Hyperlink
Tennessee earthwork project. F8 quick entry of contours in AGTEK
Abandoned my car on a haul route when I got stuck. ETU Hyperlink walkthrough
Takeoff Review. Water Flow check, Logo on Google Earth
Anecdotes about grading. Will work for food sign. ETU Hyperlink GIF
AI Soils Summary. AI instruction set to extract soils data
No AI opinions, Just a summary. Comment on YouTube to make instructions available
Google Earth Historical Review. Existing & Design real view.
Two Spring Hill jobs, a Tennessee housing tract and a Virginia house pad. Any size job. Google Earth history slider.
Curb Elevations in AGTEK: 3D Before You Offset.
Offset a bad line and you copy the error. Check it in 3D first, then offset. ETU Hyperlink top Bing in 4 hours
Free Downloads
Estimating Tools & Calculators
Free Excel calculators and tools I have built over 40 years of earthwork estimating. Use them freely on your own projects. New tools added as I dig them out of the archives.
Software tools brought to you by ETU Software Systems
Coming soon:
🔧 Trench & Backfill Calculator Pipe trench excavation, pipe zone material, spoils, and backfill quantities. Includes excavator production rates by machine.
🔧 Footing Takeoff Template Quick concrete footing takeoff. Length, width, depth in — cubic yards out.
🔧 Soils Report Review Sheet Checklist for reviewing soils reports before bidding. Catches the hidden costs.
🔧 Water / Mass-X Calculator Gallons of water needed to bring overexcavated material to optimum moisture for compaction.
More tools being added.