Yep, same here, 5 gallons at a time. I'm counting wheelbarrow loads (out my driveway and across the road, up a bit). 37 since I started counting. My goal is to hit 50 today. I started last weekend with 20 loads and did one a day this week. I'm digging 30" or so wide. I'm down the back length, across the far end, and 2/3 across the front. Once I get across the end at the doorway I'll form and pour that as the perimeter to the monolithic slab. I'm doing this so I can lay up block. Then I'll worry about digging out the center area and completing the slab. What's nice is where I've dug I can stand up. Not being able to stand down there is why I've hardly ever been down there in all these years and dreaded the times I needed to go service my water system. The more I dig the more encouraging it is. Best part is it doesn't cost a dime, only labor. I never saw it as vital to the resale but this will do a lot for that.
Before I got started
now