the making of erehwon
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Wolfman, what you using the spring tooth harrow for, an anchor?
Your lane looks like it's a tad on the wet side. You need wind and sunshine!
Your lane looks like it's a tad on the wet side. You need wind and sunshine!
North Idaho Wolfman
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That was two springs ago, during breakup, (they get that ugly up here). That was my old driveway, I was using the spring tooth cultivator to break through the frost layer to get it to drain, it was wicked deep that year, 3 feet down, and I was still finding frost up till the first of May.
It worked, 4 days later I could actually drive on it.
Now the new driveway is a lot higher and a lot drier, and now it drains off to the old driveway.
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TF,
Whats the back story on this place?
Was it yours or an in-laws place?
Did you buy it because it was cheap after the fire damage?
Did you lose your house there?
Where is the acreage located in Texas?
Is it your retirement hunting residence or will it be your home after completion?
Great effort indeed. Keep the pictures coming.
Ray
Whats the back story on this place?
Was it yours or an in-laws place?
Did you buy it because it was cheap after the fire damage?
Did you lose your house there?
Where is the acreage located in Texas?
Is it your retirement hunting residence or will it be your home after completion?
Great effort indeed. Keep the pictures coming.
Ray
the photo of my L3200HST being stuck is just one of the several times, i've had it stuck up to the frame. only needed help getting pulled out once.
this time i used the backhoe, front forks and lots of limbs under the backhoe, forks and tires. in a spot near there while roto-tilling a garden, i had to use three come-a-longs doubled and a large stump.
i bought after the wildfire near bastrop, tx. it was in my budget...
in the photos of me digging for drainage tiles. i installed drainage on both sides of the new driveway. layered the gravel, sand and clay. packing it between layers. the roadbed is about a foot deep, in 6 layers. in a year since i finished it, nary a chuck hole has formed.. even after two floods causing rivers to flow down the driveway.
this time i used the backhoe, front forks and lots of limbs under the backhoe, forks and tires. in a spot near there while roto-tilling a garden, i had to use three come-a-longs doubled and a large stump.
i bought after the wildfire near bastrop, tx. it was in my budget...
in the photos of me digging for drainage tiles. i installed drainage on both sides of the new driveway. layered the gravel, sand and clay. packing it between layers. the roadbed is about a foot deep, in 6 layers. in a year since i finished it, nary a chuck hole has formed.. even after two floods causing rivers to flow down the driveway.
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pulled to far forward while turning the trailer. caught the bumper trim on a short stump.
my 1 ton, was lowered a inch, had rear air ride and oversized sway bars front and rear.
made the yard / parking area larger..
starting to see some results
a few weeks later
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Mud is normally fine if you can keep the axles above it. If the mud hits the axles, you're usually done. Mud doesn't plow very well unless you have mad traction!
I don't like running in it due to the ruts is leaves and you have to repair them! UGH!
Nice work Tempforce, I'm in a similar situation to you, kind of starting from scratch, but a whole lot slower progress on my part. Gonna put the Granny House on the lot come spring and septic in February of next year.
I don't like running in it due to the ruts is leaves and you have to repair them! UGH!
Nice work Tempforce, I'm in a similar situation to you, kind of starting from scratch, but a whole lot slower progress on my part. Gonna put the Granny House on the lot come spring and septic in February of next year.
getting rid of some brush
after ripping up the gravel, i'm leveling the yard.
made a parking spot for the trailers, and wired in a power outlet.
upper field cleaned up. logs moved and stacked, trailers have their own parking, seeds planted, parking for the older trucks
starting the north side clean up
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digging a stump, it was right where i want to put the new driveway...
another stump is out, on to the next one..
fixing the yard light, also blocking the light from my neighbors yard, so it won't keep them up..
yea, it was as safe as i could get it. a lift truck wasn't available..
new helper
planting some trees. also i have some brush finally growing..
getting ready to clean up the larger pieces of wood and rocks. prior to roto-tilling
getting a carport, notice the stack of lumber behind the car port. thats about half of the lumber cut from the salvaged trees.
all of the ground from the camera to the house has been filled, packed and leveled. using the kubota
got a car port, plus leveling the ground for the new workshop
floor vent for the shop
starting the pour
notice the vent pipe sticking up through the concrete
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Amazing amount of work, you're obviously not afraid to take on a major project. My hat's off to you. But a question- Floor vent in the garage? Never seen that before….
ripping up the old driveway with modified, pallet forks. i have four forks on the attachment..
building scaffolding
got the shop door header up...i had some help with it..
working on the third wall