Big Multi Year Project About to Begin...help!
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dave1949
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Thanks for the update and pics. Glad to hear you are making progress. Yes, the woods are tough on everything. 
The road looks to be taking shape pretty well. Thinking ahead to snow season, in your pics of the road, you could be a little hemmed-in in sections where the sides are close and don't fall away. One fix for that could be to clear out some snow dumping areas along those sections. Something like a fairly level 40' X 40' opening next to the road where you can push excess snow too, or bucket it with the tractor if you have to.
That can be less work than trying to clear away the road sides over long distances and easier to maintain over the long run. Just bush hog those pads once a year to keep the trees out. As long as it is not wet/soft ground, you don't need to put stone on it; it will be frozen up when you need it most likely.
Or, you could use a heavy duty PTO-driven blower as needed if those areas start to plug up. The worst would be a snow that was wet when it was plowed and then freezes up, that's not very blower friendly snow.
Hope you can start on your building soon.
Dave.
The road looks to be taking shape pretty well. Thinking ahead to snow season, in your pics of the road, you could be a little hemmed-in in sections where the sides are close and don't fall away. One fix for that could be to clear out some snow dumping areas along those sections. Something like a fairly level 40' X 40' opening next to the road where you can push excess snow too, or bucket it with the tractor if you have to.
That can be less work than trying to clear away the road sides over long distances and easier to maintain over the long run. Just bush hog those pads once a year to keep the trees out. As long as it is not wet/soft ground, you don't need to put stone on it; it will be frozen up when you need it most likely.
Or, you could use a heavy duty PTO-driven blower as needed if those areas start to plug up. The worst would be a snow that was wet when it was plowed and then freezes up, that's not very blower friendly snow.
Hope you can start on your building soon.
Dave.
Finished the road yesterday. It took twice as long and cost almost
twice what I expected. The result is pretty good. We used six inch gravel spread at a thickness of 8" to 24" depending on grade. In the wet area we first put down road fabric. We also put in six culverts four 18" and two 24".
I started out planning on using the excavator and Kioti dk45. After upgrading to New Holland work master I ended up shelving that and buying John Deere 450 C dozer. I should have bought the dozer to start with, we flew after that.
At first we could only handle one 17 yard truck an hour. By the end we were waiting on three an hour. Lesson: right equipment for the job saves time which saves money.
Some pictures are attached I hope.
Taking a week off and then on to clearing the land,'selling the wood, putting up the pole barn, setting up the electric fence and getting some pigs in.
Total spent so far including land purchase, equipment, road materials and wages to my foreman about $200,000. I will be taking up a collection next week!
I am going to try to get an aerial shot of the road for perspective.
The adventure continues.
More to come.
twice what I expected. The result is pretty good. We used six inch gravel spread at a thickness of 8" to 24" depending on grade. In the wet area we first put down road fabric. We also put in six culverts four 18" and two 24".
I started out planning on using the excavator and Kioti dk45. After upgrading to New Holland work master I ended up shelving that and buying John Deere 450 C dozer. I should have bought the dozer to start with, we flew after that.
At first we could only handle one 17 yard truck an hour. By the end we were waiting on three an hour. Lesson: right equipment for the job saves time which saves money.
Some pictures are attached I hope.
Taking a week off and then on to clearing the land,'selling the wood, putting up the pole barn, setting up the electric fence and getting some pigs in.
Total spent so far including land purchase, equipment, road materials and wages to my foreman about $200,000. I will be taking up a collection next week!
I am going to try to get an aerial shot of the road for perspective.
The adventure continues.
More to come.
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DAY
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Looks like a good start! Keep the pix coming.
Are the pigs and the electric fence a duet? Because I not so fondly remember my pigs quickly learning to roll rocks against the fence, shorting it out, and going on an "adventure"!
Are the pigs and the electric fence a duet? Because I not so fondly remember my pigs quickly learning to roll rocks against the fence, shorting it out, and going on an "adventure"!
DAY said:
What Day said on the electric fence for piggies. Unless there's new stuff out there (quite possible, been a few years fo me) that could be problematic. You may have all bases covered, and don't intend to offend if so, but you'll want to ring the porkers ASAP or they'll root up the place before you know it.
Have fun
Greg
turnkey4099
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That road will take a lot of maintenance for the next many years until it is 'finished' project. You will need to keep working it, leveling, filling holes, etc until it has a solid botom and then finish off with 3/4 or 1/2" minus "with lots of fines" for the top. When I bought my shack it came with a 3 car, 100'long drive that had been in use for at least 30 years. It still cost me a full dump from one of those tandem bottom dumpers (?30? yards) and then about 5 years later a 'blading' and antoher dump of the same. It is now almost concrete solid but still has 'weed problems' I look at them as part of my ?landscaping?.
Harry K
Harry K
The plan is to but down some 3/4 inch next summer after we see what the spring does to the road. Winters are hard in this part of the state and I expect a verdict on the job we did by spring. I expect some maintenance every year.
The pigs have a job to do, root up the ground and crap all over the place. This land hasn't been farmed on 100 years or more. I've got work todo just to get the soil ready.
I'm figuring a nine thousand volt electric fence will keep them in. If not they be eaten by bear before they get to anyones property. Our closet neighbor is a mile away.
Might get me a donkey or two to stand guard with.'if the electric fence doesn't work I'll build a stockade,
Well see,
The pigs have a job to do, root up the ground and crap all over the place. This land hasn't been farmed on 100 years or more. I've got work todo just to get the soil ready.
I'm figuring a nine thousand volt electric fence will keep them in. If not they be eaten by bear before they get to anyones property. Our closet neighbor is a mile away.
Might get me a donkey or two to stand guard with.'if the electric fence doesn't work I'll build a stockade,
Well see,
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Great thread! I just stated reading. I have lots in common, just on the opposite coast and not nearly as adventuresome. I admire your courage and desire to share.
While it is a bit before the snow flies, if you don't have'em already, equip yourself and any willing hands with snowshoes. Don't ask me how I know. With that distance in you might also consider a snowmobile bi have not pulled the trigger on that yet, but I may this winter. I try to burn all my slash in winter, if it is not covered in snow, that is
I have 9 acres in northeastern Washington, from reading your posts, however, I can tell the challenges and costs are not proportional to the size of property. While I am about 20% of your size, I would say your challenges are at least 10 times greater.
Anyway, keep up the posts and the great work. One thing we share in common, hard work is very cathartic.
While it is a bit before the snow flies, if you don't have'em already, equip yourself and any willing hands with snowshoes. Don't ask me how I know. With that distance in you might also consider a snowmobile bi have not pulled the trigger on that yet, but I may this winter. I try to burn all my slash in winter, if it is not covered in snow, that is
I have 9 acres in northeastern Washington, from reading your posts, however, I can tell the challenges and costs are not proportional to the size of property. While I am about 20% of your size, I would say your challenges are at least 10 times greater.
Anyway, keep up the posts and the great work. One thing we share in common, hard work is very cathartic.