RDrancher's Photo Thread
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RDrancher
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You're very welcome! Be sure and post some pics of your project. We all love pics!
OP
RDrancher
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Finished up a little driveway in Denton today.
Here's the start of the job and using the Rachet Rake to remove sod.
Verizon's line buried 2" deep and 6' from their mark.
Denton now requires some type of border, so I decided to use "usually easy to install" metal edging. Sometime in the past someone had buried a bunch of rock and broken concrete where the borders needed to go, making it impossible to drive the stakes. I had to drive a steel stake using a single jack for each hole before replacing it with the little metal stakes. 14 pieces of metal edging with four stakes per piece. Lots of fun.
Graded and complete.
Here's the start of the job and using the Rachet Rake to remove sod.
Verizon's line buried 2" deep and 6' from their mark.
Denton now requires some type of border, so I decided to use "usually easy to install" metal edging. Sometime in the past someone had buried a bunch of rock and broken concrete where the borders needed to go, making it impossible to drive the stakes. I had to drive a steel stake using a single jack for each hole before replacing it with the little metal stakes. 14 pieces of metal edging with four stakes per piece. Lots of fun.
Graded and complete.
LJH
Platinum Member
Really nice RDrancher! This rookie is sure enjoying all these pics you're posting, and learning a bunch from them.
OP
RDrancher
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Single jack is slang for a short-handled sledge hammer. I take a 15 pounder and cut off the handle to about wrist to elbow length.
Thank you!
dex3361
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Finished up a little driveway in Denton today.
Here's the start of the job and using the Rachet Rake to remove sod.
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Verizon's line buried 2" deep and 6' from their mark.
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Denton now requires some type of border, so I decided to use "usually easy to install" metal edging. Sometime in the past someone had buried a bunch of rock and broken concrete where the borders needed to go, making it impossible to drive the stakes. I had to drive a steel stake using a single jack for each hole before replacing it with the little metal stakes. 14 pieces of metal edging with four stakes per piece. Lots of fun.
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Graded and complete.
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Another nice looking job I am sure these sell themselves when people drive by and see how nice it looks.
Bob77064
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RD, good job.
OP
RDrancher
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Thanks guys.
Started phase two of the RV access job and did some additional work on the bottom section today.
Stockpiled road base for the upper road, gravel for a french drain and rip rap for more culverts.
Started grading out another drainage swale.
Removed a couple of feet of rip rap for access to the geotextile, graded, then added additional geo and rip rap, doubling the size of the main catch basin.
Started phase two of the RV access job and did some additional work on the bottom section today.
Stockpiled road base for the upper road, gravel for a french drain and rip rap for more culverts.
Started grading out another drainage swale.
Removed a couple of feet of rip rap for access to the geotextile, graded, then added additional geo and rip rap, doubling the size of the main catch basin.