New Driveway and Polebarn

[rswyan]

Looking ENE, starting to strip the topsoil. John did this with his TN70D and boxblade which is 8' or 10' wide. Needless to say it was probably going alot faster than it would have with the B2910 and my 5' boxblade.

 

[rswyan]

While stripping the topsoil John ran into this monster boulder and dug it out with the grapple. It's probably 4' x 3' x 3' ..... I don't think he could lift it with his tractor.

 

[rswyan]

Getting ready to probe for more rocks in the hole that the big one came out of.

 

[rswyan]

While John was digging for rocks I was doing a little digging of my own- here's the B2910 waiting for me to finish digging yet another stump.

 

[rswyan]

Another rock surrenders to the grapple.

 

[rswyan]

Looks like he found a couple more.

 

[rswyan]

Another angle.

 

[rswyan]

Scooping up a load for the growing rock pile.

 

[rswyan]

A little shake to sift out the dirt.

 

[rswyan]

This is my secret weapon - my neighbor, Jeff's, grandson, Zack. He's eleven .... and extremely hardworking and very responsible. There have been very few kids his age that I have seen that exhibit his work ethic. He's always eager to lend a hand and help out (just to do it more than anything I think) He can run a 743 Bobcat and make it look like child's play (which to him I suppose it is) He also can run the 'hoe on Jeff's JD 310 TLB. Last night, while I was spreading crusher run, he was down here on his quad and suddenly says "I have to run home and get something" about ten minutes later he comes back with a 3' roller hooked to the back of his quad. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif