Some PT180 project pics.

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BillCroasmun

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Just wanted to share some pictures of some work I did a few Saturdays ago. I mentioned what I did earlier in this thread here. But I'll recap along the way here...

In this one you'll see the 15 tons of fill dirt and 10 tons of slag I had delivered to the house.
 

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The fill was to help extend the drive directly behind the fill pile. It dropped off directly next to the garage and last year (pre-PT) I had a guy bring some fill out with a Bobcat who started this project but it wasn't enough.

In this one you can see me moving the pile back.
 

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From the backyard looking up.
 

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The 180 at work... I tried scooping the pile anywhere from 1/2 way to 2/3 of the way up versus taking bites out of the bottom of the pile.
 

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The PTs nice soft rear bumper hardly left a scratch on my trailer when I backed into it. NOT!

That trailer is one of those TSC 4'x8' trailer kits. I used it to move the 180 with bucket about 25 minutes down the road to the in-laws and back. It worked but it was pushing it's capacity I think.
 

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35 minutes later and it was all moved back and pressed down as much as a 180 with full bucket could compact it.
 

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Unfortunately I forgot to pick up the camera for a while but I cut in a sidewalk with the LMB and then began filling it with about 2" to 3" of slag. Then I set down some 18" by 18" cement blocks I had been using as walking steps through the yard and then layed down another 2" layer of slag which left the blocks flush with the slag.
 

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Now on to giving the 180 a home... The PT was living in the garage but I needed a cheap place to move it to. One day a few weeks before at Harbor Freight I found one of those portable garages for about $150. It is supposed to be 8' by 16' but measures closer to 9' by 17'. Anyways, I forgot the camera again for the ground leveling. Which actually wasn't leveling at all, I just scrapped out the grass and a little of the top soil to "eyeball" a level area. I learned during this project that I CAN NOT "eyeball" level! I can eyeball flat or smooth pretty well but not level. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

This picture shows me moving more of the slag over to the site. I still wasn't real concerned for a perfectly level site for this temporary garage but I decided to pound in some 1" by 2" guides to at least get me closer... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 

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OK one guide wasn't enough so a pounded in another on the other side. Now it's starting to look good enough for me. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 

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Did I mention slag is HEAVY! I could get a good scoop at one time. I had to flick the bucket back then scrap in some more. When it was full (level not heaping) I could drive slow and straight otherwise it was pucker time! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Actually the rear wheels raising do not give me any kind of uneasy feeling at all. I actually learned to work with it... Sounds odd but I imagine a few of you know what I mean. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 

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