Put in above ground pool saturday

[KubotaSteve]

I meant to take pictures but forgot once we got started. It started by hooking up the tiller and removing all the sod. Then on the one side I had to cut down the dirt and bring it to the other side to build it up. As I was tilling with the B7800 the old man had his MF135 with my boxblade on it pulling the dirt over to the other side. Once we got it leveled up we went around and around packing it down. After a couple of rains, I used the roller and tractor to pack it down.
I should have set the post blocks first because that ground was like steel trying to get those blocks set. Used the Kubota to put sand in the middle of pool. Had to add some more sand after the sides was up. I got a good scare when I loaded the bucket up full and started down a slight bank to dump the sand. With the sides 52" high, I had to get the bucket high which made the tractor very tipsy since I didn't put the boxblade on. If the tractor would have tipped forward it would have crushed the pool side like a tin can. Put the liner in and organized everything putting the side rail and top rail pieces on.
Called for the water truck (I didn't figure the well would pump 16,700 gallons of water). The guy shows up with a little 2,500 gallon truck and then a 1,000 gallon truck. After the 2nd load (pool less than half full) a nasty thunderstorm kicks up. Luckily we had all ready put the top rails on or that pool would have been a goner. Everything worked like a charm and so far no leaks around the skimmer, pump and filter.
Now I just have to put a deck up (get to use the post hole digger for that). Although my brother had fun being lifted in and out of the pool with the tractor FEL. That was my fun for Saturday!!!

 

[chucko]

were you doing like mine? I had my wife telling my what and how to do everything the whole time and pointing out every little mistake no matter how small it was

 

[Bob_Skurka]

chucko . . . I am SOOOO diappointed in you!

Read and learn! Send Mrs_chucko out of town every time you have a major project. Trust me on this.

 

[chucko]

The pool was "her" project...So that meant I was to do as told

 

[pekabu]

I was curious how deep is the sand? The boss told me the other day someone is giving us there pool. That means I have to bring my tractor over, do some work yard work, take down the old pool then reinstall at our house.

 

[KubotaSteve]

The depth of the sand can vary. According to my instructions, the sand on the bottom should be about 2 inches deep when compacted. However the coves along the wall will be about 6" high and go down to the 2 inches over a 8 inch area. However as long as you don't have a hanging liner you can go deeper with the sand. I went with an over the wall liner as opposed to the hanging liner because of being familiar with that type.
The thing I found to be the most important is getting those post blocks level. According to my instructions, the blocks should not vary by more than 1/16th of an inch. Also, I would not try to do a flat bottom pool as it is more difficult to do. Mine has a very slight slope to the middle. I would say from the post block to the center of the pool (13.5 feet) there is about a 5 inch drop.
Do a search on yahoo about above ground pools and there is quite a bit of info out there.
Good luck

 

[KubotaSteve]

She was actually having a yard sale out front that day which worked out pretty well because she left me alone. Although with cars parking everywhere, the guys driving the water trucks didn't have much fun!!

 

[imported_OWDouglas]

We just put a 27 footer up at my sisters house. We have about 3-4" sand base. here's some photos

 

[imported_OWDouglas]

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[imported_OWDouglas]

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