GaryInWA
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I was tired of working in the mud and rain so after waiting 4 months for the county to approve my building permit I finally cleared some of my land to build a 36x48 garage/shop. I used the backhoe to push over all of the trees and carry the stumps,limbs,etc to a burn pile. I saved alot of $$ by doing the clearing myself plus it was soo much fun.
I live in an area of Washington state where the glaciers left behind some very large boulders, I encountered a few while clearing that I had to remove that easily outweighed my backhoe but I was able to move them by shear force.
I posted a bunch of pictures of the excavation, building construction and concrete pour at:
luvmud85 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
My backhoe was a very important tool during the whole process, it was even helpful during the concrete pour as the concrete truck was too tall to enter the building so we had to shuttle the concrete from the truck to the building via the backhoe's loader bucket.
The building is now almost done and I will soon be able to start moving everything into it and customize it to meet my needs. My first project will be 110/220 power then wire up all the lights,outlets,etc in the building, next will be building work benches, shelving and storage. I am super excited and know this will be a great addition to my property.
Gary
I live in an area of Washington state where the glaciers left behind some very large boulders, I encountered a few while clearing that I had to remove that easily outweighed my backhoe but I was able to move them by shear force.
I posted a bunch of pictures of the excavation, building construction and concrete pour at:
luvmud85 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
My backhoe was a very important tool during the whole process, it was even helpful during the concrete pour as the concrete truck was too tall to enter the building so we had to shuttle the concrete from the truck to the building via the backhoe's loader bucket.
The building is now almost done and I will soon be able to start moving everything into it and customize it to meet my needs. My first project will be 110/220 power then wire up all the lights,outlets,etc in the building, next will be building work benches, shelving and storage. I am super excited and know this will be a great addition to my property.
Gary