murphy1244
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Larro Darro
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That would be nice for bringing in the groceries when it was pouring down rain.
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RDrancher
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Yes, it's pretty cool. Nice stamped and stained concrete too!
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Those of you following this thread may recall the hillside driveway I started awhile back. When the owner's funds would allow, I got back there to cut some hill with the KX 121. The owner has been doing his own clearing, but left me a few surprise stumps along the way. 
The top section (starting at the turn) was mostly softball to coffee table size rock. I pulled the material up from there and stockpiled it with the mini ex. The next day I returned with the SVL75 to finish out the road and grade out pads with the stockpiled material for a trailer and storage building. After they're on location, the owner will build a retaining wall to try to keep the up-slope trees and bank in place.
I uncovered a copperhead den up towards the top. I saw five, took pics of two, and trampled who knows how many. Good riddance!
I couldn't help but snap this pic of a beautiful sunset on the way home from the job.
The top section (starting at the turn) was mostly softball to coffee table size rock. I pulled the material up from there and stockpiled it with the mini ex. The next day I returned with the SVL75 to finish out the road and grade out pads with the stockpiled material for a trailer and storage building. After they're on location, the owner will build a retaining wall to try to keep the up-slope trees and bank in place. I uncovered a copperhead den up towards the top. I saw five, took pics of two, and trampled who knows how many. Good riddance!
I couldn't help but snap this pic of a beautiful sunset on the way home from the job.
EddieWalker
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I really like how nice your work is!!!! I'm curious why you kept those trees right at the edge of the road? My experience is that they will either die in two years, lean, or just be in the way. I like to have lots of air on the side of a road.
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RDrancher
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Thank you Eddie! I didn't want to leave the trees that close to the road, but in the end it was the owner's decision. He wanted to leave all of the trees he could and deal with what dies, or becomes a problem later on. Case in point...I don't think he'll be able to get his trailer around the curve with the crooked tree there, but he wanted to give it a shot first.
jinman
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Yep John, postoaks will struggle for a few years and then just collapse. I can't tell you how many I've had in my yard that just died from the lawn being watered or minor scratching of the dirt around their bases. I have very shallow topsoil over a caliche shelf. The trees just don't want anything to change. That "Y" postoak is a great tree for looks, but I'd bet in 5 years it will be in stress or dead even if your client can get around it. Just driving that close to the tree will probably kill it. In the end, you have to make the client happy. If it dies, he'll know you warned him. If it lives, you'll be a hero for saving it. I think that's a win-win.
LJH
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Aw, sure he can, so long as gets a good, fast run at 'er.
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Just a few updates...The crooked tree is gone. Way too much elevation change on that corner for a decent driveway. I'll post more pics of the job when I complete the gravel work.
The year ended well. Here's a little crushed granite install for my local stone yard buddy's customer. The existing driveway was in great shape, so only a couple areas had to be repaired before spreading the topping.
The year ended well. Here's a little crushed granite install for my local stone yard buddy's customer. The existing driveway was in great shape, so only a couple areas had to be repaired before spreading the topping.
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The new year didn't start out quite as smoothly as the last year ended.
After spending the majority of the day creating a drainage swale and working on a new driveway, all of my work was completely ruined by a sub trying to deliver his CAT 953 water injection rig in the rain and then spend the next few muddy days delivering water. His lowboy slipped off of my crowned road into my finished swale. The tow truck then drug the lowboy and truck down the swale to get him out. When I let the builder know what they did to my work, he was pretty ticked off. The pad wasn't finished and the water injection contractor wasn't even supposed to be there for another week.
After spending the majority of the day creating a drainage swale and working on a new driveway, all of my work was completely ruined by a sub trying to deliver his CAT 953 water injection rig in the rain and then spend the next few muddy days delivering water. His lowboy slipped off of my crowned road into my finished swale. The tow truck then drug the lowboy and truck down the swale to get him out. When I let the builder know what they did to my work, he was pretty ticked off. The pad wasn't finished and the water injection contractor wasn't even supposed to be there for another week.
