the challenge....
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2012 L3800! (crowd goes wild)
Cheers,
IDK
2012 L3800! (crowd goes wild)
Cheers,
IDK
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Its all for firewood. We heat both the main and guest home with wood. We probably go through about 10 cords per year for the property.
Killer looking barn in the back of the first shot.
What is the white dog? It looks just like a Mountain Curr I had years ago.
What is the white dog? It looks just like a Mountain Curr I had years ago.
Thanks. We plan on turning the barn into a shop but a proper concrete pad is not cheap so we are saving for it. I've been considering gravel in the meantime with the l3800 performing the ground prep. The white dog is a yellow lab.
Concrete or not that's a nice looking barn.
I built a 30' x 40' shed a while back and started closing the sides in. Of course I ran out of room first so I think I'm going to add on and then close the rest in. I don't think a person can ever have enough sheds.
I built a 30' x 40' shed a while back and started closing the sides in. Of course I ran out of room first so I think I'm going to add on and then close the rest in. I don't think a person can ever have enough sheds.
Nice pictures. Nice tractor. Nice tire chains. Nice blade. Explain the challenge. Looks like a snap to clear the snow. Maybe a different title "No challenge here".
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Being that you are a self sufficient person consider doing your own concrete in sections. By that I mean doing the mixing on the job. In our area there are several sources of aggregate. To get a proper mix it should not have noticeable "dirt", but also well graded from fine to course. With our crushed dolomite (limestone) for road gravel, that is a great material. Then you mix with 5 parts of this gravel to one part cement and don't make it any too sloppy, since a lot of water in the mix means weaker concrete. Keep it as stiff as possible.
If you go for regular concrete with the sand and gravel separate, that mix is 1:2:4 or one part cement, two parts sand and 4 parts coarse gravel.
To get the strongest result you then keep the hardened concrete moist for at least 7 days. Plastic on top usually is the way.
My background is a civil engineer specializing in construction materials.
If you go for regular concrete with the sand and gravel separate, that mix is 1:2:4 or one part cement, two parts sand and 4 parts coarse gravel.
To get the strongest result you then keep the hardened concrete moist for at least 7 days. Plastic on top usually is the way.
My background is a civil engineer specializing in construction materials.