I have had no luck using chemicals other than Raid that is sprayed directly on them. I have found a couple of things that do work. 1. Peppermint (essential) oil diluted in a pump sprayer to the inside perimeter of the pole barn and basement. 2. Hedge apples cut in half placed in the 4 corners of the barn and basement. Farmers around here have used hedge apples for generations.
I did 25 horse fencing posts recently....3' deep hole, packing in each layer by hand on the setting.....a lot of rk, but they are SOLID!
Yep.No pics from yesterday cutting a maple that was in the way of the driveway extension. I made a real bonehead move in felling the tree with winds gusting. I had purposely parked the tractor behind some trees in the opposite direction of where I wanted the tree to land. Ok, all good there. However, after I cut the notch and made fairly deep back cut the tree was starting to go. At that second, a strong gust of wind blew the top of tree and it sat back entirely on the back cut! It was ready to break and I thought the tractor would be done for.
The wind gust stopped which opened the back cut and I pushed a wedge into it by hand. The momentum of the tree springing back when the wind died was enough to break the holding wood and the tree dropped right where I wanted it to go. Yeesh.
I got extremely lucky and learned a valuable lesson. Pick a better day with calm winds when monkeying around with trees.
When you use the plate compactor on that stone, how long does that usually hold up for? I know depends on how much you drive/turn on it but in general. Does it just give a smoother surface or do you think that helps prevent pothole / low area formation also? I've always wondered
It does give a nice firm surface, but the turning or tire slipping when starting out will certainly cause the pothole opportunity(s).
