Yup, diesel prices are climbing very quickly. Part of it, I guess, but I've already climbed up on that soapbox elsewhere.
I finished up the temporary foundation work for my red shed. All I gotta do now is get the heavy stuff out (brush mower, tiller, pressure washer, small chipper, wheel barrow, etc, etc. You'd be surprised what I can cram into a 20 x 12 shelter with 2' shelving down both sides. I did it, and it still surprises me.
The strange looking V cut in the grass is where I dug up the wire I ran to the shed after putting it where it is, and is now re-routed it to where I hope the shed will be next weekend. Plenty slack. The corner of the new slab will be just past and to the left of where the point of the V is, so still plenty length to pop a conduit in and do the electrical in the new shed before I put anything but the 'bota in there.. Gonna add some water out there too for washing tools/equipment, etc. Dunno if I'll reduce the pressure or not, but my incoming waterline will be easy to get to and run down here. Less than 50 feet in front of the shed.
Looking like the weather is gonna get rough (possible tornadoes) for a couple days, though, so who knows when I'll get it moved. Got all the timbers and stuff to roll it, but could use a couple more 4" round posts for rollers. Round fence posts are hard to find these days, and EXPENSIVE when ya have to get 'em at a DIY store. I have two 8' yard-arms for power poles (4x6) for runners under the shed, 3 round posts (one of which is broken off and why I need more) and eight 4x4 PT timbers to make the 'road' for it. Same stuff I used to put it where it is about 10 years ago. There's a larger pine than the one visible in the photo at the right side that is in a perfect place to use as an anchor to pull from with a snatch block or a hand-winch. Gotta go slow anyway to make sure I don't roll it off the timbers or break another post and drop the shed. The post is likely to go right through the floor. Little bit uphill grade, but no more than 6 inches rise.
While I was box-blading back there behind the shed, I found this:
It was dead center of one of my rear tire tracks. Talk about making your heart jump into your throat .... I just knew I was about to see tire ballast spraying everywhere. Couldn't find a mark on the tires, though, so apparently the ground was soft enough it let this go into the ground instead of my tire.
I keep saying, there's no guessing what will be found in my yard, and so much of it very dangerous for tractor tires. Working with a tractor in my yard isn't much less stressful than driving in Atlanta rush hour traffic.
