DaveNay
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Aug 13, 2003
- Messages
- 834
- Location
- Waterman, DeKalb County, Illinois
- Tractor
- John Deere 855 MFWD; Oliver 1850 Gas
Dirtiest job I\'ve ever done.
Today I finished the dirtiest job I've ever done. I've torn down dry wall, plaster & lathe, installed fiberglass insulation, removed water logged insulation (rock wool and fiberglass), I've cleaned livestock pens, and done work at waste management facilities. I've cleared 1000's of sq feet of 12' tall blackberry brambles, but I have never had a job like this.
This weekend, I reclaimed an old burn pile. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When we bought our farm two years ago, in one corner there was an overgrown pile of weeds with a few log fence posts sticking out of it. There was obvious charring on the logs, and it was clear that it was on old burn pile. I finally got around to clearing it out, so that we could get grass seed put down, and reclaim the area. After I lit another fire to clear off last years overgrown weeds, I almost fell out of the tractor. There were dozens of half burned, half rotted fence posts, fence hardware, gate latches, nails, bolts, hinges, metal T-posts, etc. There were also a half dozen rolls of used fencing...square welded wire, barbed wire and high tensile wire. There were a couple spools of fine guage wire that had either rusted through or melted through, leaving behind thousands of 8" lenghts of tire puncturing, foot grabbing wire.
Dozens of trailer loads to the scrap pile later, another burn pile for the remaining wood, and hours raking throught the filthy stinking pile to get all the bits of wire and hardware removed to make the area safe for mowing, and I have the area smooth and ready for new grass seed. My arm were dirty to the shirt sleeves, and my face looked like a cartoon explosion, and I may need to scrap the shirt I was wearing, but it is done. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dave
Today I finished the dirtiest job I've ever done. I've torn down dry wall, plaster & lathe, installed fiberglass insulation, removed water logged insulation (rock wool and fiberglass), I've cleaned livestock pens, and done work at waste management facilities. I've cleared 1000's of sq feet of 12' tall blackberry brambles, but I have never had a job like this.
This weekend, I reclaimed an old burn pile. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
When we bought our farm two years ago, in one corner there was an overgrown pile of weeds with a few log fence posts sticking out of it. There was obvious charring on the logs, and it was clear that it was on old burn pile. I finally got around to clearing it out, so that we could get grass seed put down, and reclaim the area. After I lit another fire to clear off last years overgrown weeds, I almost fell out of the tractor. There were dozens of half burned, half rotted fence posts, fence hardware, gate latches, nails, bolts, hinges, metal T-posts, etc. There were also a half dozen rolls of used fencing...square welded wire, barbed wire and high tensile wire. There were a couple spools of fine guage wire that had either rusted through or melted through, leaving behind thousands of 8" lenghts of tire puncturing, foot grabbing wire.
Dozens of trailer loads to the scrap pile later, another burn pile for the remaining wood, and hours raking throught the filthy stinking pile to get all the bits of wire and hardware removed to make the area safe for mowing, and I have the area smooth and ready for new grass seed. My arm were dirty to the shirt sleeves, and my face looked like a cartoon explosion, and I may need to scrap the shirt I was wearing, but it is done. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dave
