I feel like Spencer junior!

   / I feel like Spencer junior! #271  
I needed to set a couple 4x4 posts to hang the wall section on...surprised me how close I could get to the existing foundation wall with my post hole digger...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #272  
The wall section is prefabbed like the others and attached to the posts in a "floating" manner. The little trench is then backfilled with some crushed stone before putting dirt on the top...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #273  
Seems like another project of some type always comes up to take me away from the shed work... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I heard a truck stop up at the road and went up, and it was the driver who dropped the ground up pavement a month or so ago. He has 10 tons of hot asphalt that he is going to dump as fill somewhere...do I want it for the driveway?

He was going to get nothing for it down the road. I gave him $20 and we both made out. I never played with asphalt before...sure is easy to spread! I wish I had had a roller of some type...in any event it made a more permanent surface at the top of the driveway than the curshed stone did, although the curshed stone was pretty stable...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #274  
The larger kubota waiting to get messy...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #275  
Painting the bucket with diesel did not keep the asphalt from sticking.

Boy I am glad I thought to take off my toothbar!

I guess the black will wear off with time... /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #276  
I know it don't look like much, but it will be much better this winter I'll bet!

I wish it would have been 20 tons...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #277  
This shot brings things up to date.

I am going to use that plastic stuff on this wall to as I like a lot of light...

Took this pic last night as the rain started to fall...
 

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   / I feel like Spencer junior! #278  
Get a scrub brush and a bucket of diesel and go at it on the bucket. It will take off most of the tar with no problem. I did that on my TN (however, my bucket is black to begin with so it doesn't show as bad as yours /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) Took a couple hours but I got most of it off.
 
   / I feel like Spencer junior! #279  
If you keep cutting down brush and planting grass, you're going to take a loss when you sell that rotary cutter. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif I'd have thought a bit of judicious grading would have saved you the ditching over by the bank next to the pond, but the result is good looking so who am I to complain. Don't burn a lot of that willow at the same time, danged stuff burns real hot. Take the winter off and enjoy the fire. I spotted the easy chair in the shed for those times when it's a good idea not to be in the house. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
   / I feel like Spencer junior! #280  
Henro,
How did you cut the trench? Do you have a backhoe or some other method?
I have enjoyed following your project from the first shot. You are very good.
PJ
 

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