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RxRatedZ71
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Well, its been a few weeks and I've finally got most of my "stuff" moved into the barn. Its been a slow process since the building is basically completed, I've been trying to be more available for family time. Nap times on the weekends and days off when the boy is in school are about the only free moments I get to finish things out.
I got the trim around the garage door opening finished this week. It was a bear trying to fine-trim the metal panels so the J-trim would fit. That was my last piece of trim on the project which I had put off for over a month. With the cold weather moving in, I wanted to get it buttoned up to keep bugs/mice out. The other morning I discovered that a bird had worked its way in evidently, and of all kinds it was a wood pecker. He had been flying around in a stupor in th dark all night crapping on things. My work bench, tractor hood, my Carhart coveralls, even my son's pedal tractor that Santa is giving him this year (its hinding in my loft).
We rented a trencher today and ditched in the electrical lines today. Everything went fairly well, after I got it off the trailer. Turns out when I rented it last night, the tongue on the trailer had a hitch latch that I was unfamiliar with, and so I thought it was secured properly. Evidently the weight of the machine and crossed safety chains were the only thing keeping the tongue on my trailer ball. So when I backed the trencher off the trailer this morning, the trailer tongue shot skyward and kissed my tailgate. If it's ever happened to you, you know the typical dimple and scratch that it leaves in the tailgate (and you always recognize the same mark on someone else's tailgate in traffic.:thumbsup
And of all places, I tagged my bowtie emblem leaving a star crack.
So once that was over with, I knew the rest of the day would go ok. Besides hitting about 6' of sandstone, it was a smooth project. We worked on that sandstone with hand tools, pry bars, etc until we think we've got it about 7-9" deep, everything else is at 18" deep. My father (job site photographer/pipeline engineer) recommended that I lay the conduit and then pour a bag or two of concrete over the top to prevent future damage to that area.
Now it's off to Lowes in a few days to get the conduit for the cable. We went with 2/0-Aluminum URD wire with a #1 ground. A local electrical wholesaler had it for $360 for 300'. They wanted over $1k for the copper stuff!!! I couldn't believe it. Hopefully, my electrician will be able to hook it all up before Christmas and I can show off my barn to my out-on-town guest on Christmas Eve night for our annual dinner.
I got the trim around the garage door opening finished this week. It was a bear trying to fine-trim the metal panels so the J-trim would fit. That was my last piece of trim on the project which I had put off for over a month. With the cold weather moving in, I wanted to get it buttoned up to keep bugs/mice out. The other morning I discovered that a bird had worked its way in evidently, and of all kinds it was a wood pecker. He had been flying around in a stupor in th dark all night crapping on things. My work bench, tractor hood, my Carhart coveralls, even my son's pedal tractor that Santa is giving him this year (its hinding in my loft).
We rented a trencher today and ditched in the electrical lines today. Everything went fairly well, after I got it off the trailer. Turns out when I rented it last night, the tongue on the trailer had a hitch latch that I was unfamiliar with, and so I thought it was secured properly. Evidently the weight of the machine and crossed safety chains were the only thing keeping the tongue on my trailer ball. So when I backed the trencher off the trailer this morning, the trailer tongue shot skyward and kissed my tailgate. If it's ever happened to you, you know the typical dimple and scratch that it leaves in the tailgate (and you always recognize the same mark on someone else's tailgate in traffic.:thumbsup
And of all places, I tagged my bowtie emblem leaving a star crack. So once that was over with, I knew the rest of the day would go ok. Besides hitting about 6' of sandstone, it was a smooth project. We worked on that sandstone with hand tools, pry bars, etc until we think we've got it about 7-9" deep, everything else is at 18" deep. My father (job site photographer/pipeline engineer) recommended that I lay the conduit and then pour a bag or two of concrete over the top to prevent future damage to that area.
Now it's off to Lowes in a few days to get the conduit for the cable. We went with 2/0-Aluminum URD wire with a #1 ground. A local electrical wholesaler had it for $360 for 300'. They wanted over $1k for the copper stuff!!! I couldn't believe it. Hopefully, my electrician will be able to hook it all up before Christmas and I can show off my barn to my out-on-town guest on Christmas Eve night for our annual dinner.
