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One weekend when I was hauling chat, I decided I needed a better ramp to get up into my 40 foot container. About 4 ton of chat does very well. And after it got rained on it got very hard. I like it. No more dragging the scraper when going in and out or banging the bucket when the front wheels drop off the edge.
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This past weekend was one for woodworking. I made several items for inside the trailer (shelf for DVD player, coat rack, etc.) and then I made the holders for the gate at the end of the drive. I put a couple of RR ties in the ground and braced them with 4 X 6's. I just have a chain between them now, but I plan to put up two 10 ft gates. I buried the RR ties and the 4 X 6's to a depth of 24 inches. I hope that is enough to prevent lifting by frost. It was all the farther I could get my post hole digger to go.
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Hi Bo,
24" is plenty from a frost perspective up at the Ranch. Our average frost depth is only about 6". All of the piers for our cabin and porch and shed are around 2 - 2-1/2 ft deep. They haven't moved in the 7 or 8 years they have been in place. My water lines are 1-1/2' to 2' deep, and have never frozen.
Your place is looking good. I wish I could move as fast as you are.
Randy
24" is plenty from a frost perspective up at the Ranch. Our average frost depth is only about 6". All of the piers for our cabin and porch and shed are around 2 - 2-1/2 ft deep. They haven't moved in the 7 or 8 years they have been in place. My water lines are 1-1/2' to 2' deep, and have never frozen.
Your place is looking good. I wish I could move as fast as you are.
Randy
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Welcome back to posting Bo. The chopper ride looks like it was fun. I can't post a picture of my hardhat as it would attract the ire of the moderators...
What you call chat looks like recycled concrete road base that i can buy here. That stuff is pretty useful. I need to get a truckload before the summer is out to fill in some soft spots in our driveway.
Were you caught in the Phoenix ha-boob?
What you call chat looks like recycled concrete road base that i can buy here. That stuff is pretty useful. I need to get a truckload before the summer is out to fill in some soft spots in our driveway.
Were you caught in the Phoenix ha-boob?
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Welcome back to posting Bo. The chopper ride looks like it was fun. I can't post a picture of my hardhat as it would attract the ire of the moderators...
What you call chat looks like recycled concrete road base that i can buy here. That stuff is pretty useful. I need to get a truckload before the summer is out to fill in some soft spots in our driveway.
Were you caught in the Phoenix ha-boob?
The "chat" is a byproduct of the limestone quarry after they make the good stuff for the concrete companies. It is great for driveways.
The haboob - oh yeah - I walked out of Costco and saw this monster wall of dust coming toward me (like in the movie "The Mummy"). I quickly got everything into the truck and by the time I started the engine, visibility was down to about 25 ft. I drove along the side of the road with flashers on the whole way home (about 4 miles). Of course it left a huge layer of silt in my pool.
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Randy,
Thanks. That's good to know. This time of year the ground is hard as rock. If I do need to set them deeper, it will have to be in March.
"Fast"? - man, I think things are going slow as molasses in January. Actually, looking at all we have done in the last 3 months, I guess we are doing pretty good. I am just anxious to get started with my piers for the cabin. Building permit process is taking forever!!
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One of the issues with being so remote is poor cell phone coverage. Actually I think it is a blessing, but my wife thinks it is a curse. :thumbsup:
Has anybody had an luck with one of those booster antenna? I think the company is called WAG?
Has anybody had an luck with one of those booster antenna? I think the company is called WAG?
mjncad
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The "chat" is a byproduct of the limestone quarry after they make the good stuff for the concrete companies. It is great for driveways.
The haboob - oh yeah - I walked out of Costco and saw this monster wall of dust coming toward me (like in the movie "The Mummy"). I quickly got everything into the truck and by the time I started the engine, visibility was down to about 25 ft. I drove along the side of the road with flashers on the whole way home (about 4 miles). Of course it left a huge layer of silt in my pool.
Yep, your chat sounds similar to the recycled concrete road base I have available to me.
Haboobs are another good reason to move to your ranch.
I agree with you that it's a blessing.
