The Scarred Landscape
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slewisma
Silver Member
How deep did you go? Wondering how many years til the ghost rises from the grave 
OP
deputyrpa
Gold Member
Six feet deep, with about 3' of cover. It's hard to tell by the pics. That's clay btw, not sand. It's been awful dry here. Once it rains and settles, it'll be like concrete capping that big boy in.
wallace
Veteran Member, Approved Advertiser
Haa caught you!
Now you have to be nice to me!
If I tell your wife what you are doing with HER rocks I am sure she will be inviting me back up to your house to give her lesson on how to run the backhoe to dig your grave!
Mark you know eventually you will have to turn the tractor off and get some sleep.
How many hours do you have on it already? 100-200 thousand?
Ohh and one other thing Mark you forgot this at my place
Be safe and we all like pictures
Now you have to be nice to me!
If I tell your wife what you are doing with HER rocks I am sure she will be inviting me back up to your house to give her lesson on how to run the backhoe to dig your grave!
Mark you know eventually you will have to turn the tractor off and get some sleep.
How many hours do you have on it already? 100-200 thousand?
Ohh and one other thing Mark you forgot this at my place
Be safe and we all like pictures
OP
deputyrpa
Gold Member
Uh Oh! I've been had! Cripes Rick, you give a new meaning to "Dealer Loyalty"!
I showed her the gallery of rocks, and she's happy with the large selection! She picked out a rather obliquely-chiseled number....
I only have 18 hours so far. I gotta mount some serious work lights.....and satellite radio!
So ship that puppy up! My unused Open House store credit should cover it! OK, OK, I'll pay for shipping. Better yet, have it hitch-hike up her with the thumb! HA HA HA !!!
I crack myself up...even when I'm quiet!!
Hey...speaking of thumbs, I'm gonna need some touch-up paint for the backhoe boom. Gotta keep it pretty!
I showed her the gallery of rocks, and she's happy with the large selection! She picked out a rather obliquely-chiseled number....
I only have 18 hours so far. I gotta mount some serious work lights.....and satellite radio!
So ship that puppy up! My unused Open House store credit should cover it! OK, OK, I'll pay for shipping. Better yet, have it hitch-hike up her with the thumb! HA HA HA !!!
I crack myself up...even when I'm quiet!!
Hey...speaking of thumbs, I'm gonna need some touch-up paint for the backhoe boom. Gotta keep it pretty!
plowking
Gold Member
You shouldn't have buried them.......You could have advertised the site as a Stonehence and charged admission. plowking
JoelD
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I've actually got a guy (nice guy, used to work where I work, small world) who may be interested in buying my rocks. I'll have no worries on inventory, that's for sure. If I run out I know where to send him.
Keep up the good work MarK. And don't ever loose respect for that machine, it's a big strong piece of equipment.
Have fun and keep the seat belt on.
Joel
Keep up the good work MarK. And don't ever loose respect for that machine, it's a big strong piece of equipment.
Have fun and keep the seat belt on.
Joel
plowking
Gold Member
There was a fella up here buying rocks awhile back,he has to be carefull,it is illegal to remove rocks from a boundary wall. He was looking for the rocks that were moss covered. People in big lakefront houses will buy them for their landscaping. plowking
WSJ
Silver Member
No moss on Marc's rocks - blasting them out of their Permian home to create the house foundation probably took care of any scenic growth or rounded edges!
On the other hand, I see an opportunity for someone to make some $$ selling 'ambience' to the well-heeled: Take your garden variety, moss-less, non-aesthetically appealing rocks that you can get for a pittance anywhere and figure out a quick way to 'seed' it with moss and force the growth to end up with an estate-quality glacial eratic!
Thoughts? Someone work the bugs out and cut me in for a small percentage.
-WSJ
On the other hand, I see an opportunity for someone to make some $$ selling 'ambience' to the well-heeled: Take your garden variety, moss-less, non-aesthetically appealing rocks that you can get for a pittance anywhere and figure out a quick way to 'seed' it with moss and force the growth to end up with an estate-quality glacial eratic!
Thoughts? Someone work the bugs out and cut me in for a small percentage.
-WSJ
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deputyrpa
Gold Member
Joel, thanks for reminding me. It's easy to get cocky with the power and ease of that machine. I'm extremely careful with those huge stones, and operate the hoe deliberately. I went over once in the Jinma - it is exceptionally frightening, and there was no warning.
Here in the Adirondacks, everyone wants to get rid of rocks. Those "fortunate" enough to build on the waterfront would have cursed their presence moreso than I.
Yesterday I went exploring in a low field by one of my creeks and struck a gravel deposit at 4', below the clay loam layer, in my first test pit. I knew there was some down there. Here in the land of clay, gravel is like gold, and I need a bunch for my road resurrections. Looks like a (yummy) trout pond in the making, because there's plenty of groundwater, but it'll take an excavator to do it efficiently. I'll have to call my buddy and have him "go like ****" as he puts it.
"Will trade rocks for diesel"
Here in the Adirondacks, everyone wants to get rid of rocks. Those "fortunate" enough to build on the waterfront would have cursed their presence moreso than I.
Yesterday I went exploring in a low field by one of my creeks and struck a gravel deposit at 4', below the clay loam layer, in my first test pit. I knew there was some down there. Here in the land of clay, gravel is like gold, and I need a bunch for my road resurrections. Looks like a (yummy) trout pond in the making, because there's plenty of groundwater, but it'll take an excavator to do it efficiently. I'll have to call my buddy and have him "go like ****" as he puts it.
"Will trade rocks for diesel"