Jim's new projects

[pequeajim]

Jim\'s new projects

Sorry I have been scarce lately. I have benefited several times over from the conversation on this forum. I’ve just been wrapped up in building my airplane and have not come out to play for a while.

I’m starting a pretty aggressive project, (in the winter?)

Over the winter/spring and summer, I plan on:

Regrading my side yard
Putting up a 34‘ x 40’ shop
Building a place to park my RV
Putting up a stone wall
Modifying my driveway and paving it.

I know that you guys love pictures, so I will have plenty of them. Maybe you can give me lots of suggestions!

Jim!

 

[pajoube]

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Each in itself is a mjaor project. Keep taking pictures so we can watch the progress. If you have weather like ours, you will be able to start construction very soon.
PJ

 

[MossRoad]

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Isn't it something? Winter just came for a week or two after Thanksgiving and hasn't been back since. Heck, I saw earthworms on the sidewalk on January 13th. It was almost 50. I would have gone fishing in the boat Saturday had the wind not been gusting 20-30MPH. All of the local ice fishing derbies have been cancelled due to no hard water. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

 

[pequeajim]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Each in itself is a mjaor project. Keep taking pictures so we can watch the progress. If you have weather like ours, you will be able to start construction very soon.
PJ )</font>

I'll start with some pictures this weekend.

 

[MossRoad]

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Can't wait. I love getting new ideas from you folks. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[pequeajim]

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Ok, I worked with my buddy and his skid loader this week to create a level pad for the pole barn. While he was digging and spreading dirt, I was digging out a parking pad which will go on the side of the build, for my RV.

He dug the initial trench and I finished off the remaining 10' x 60' and moved the dirt over to the low side of the pad while he was leveling. BTW, I had dug out a 15' x 20' trench in the middle of the building pad while he broke up a bunch of concrete and dumped it in the hole. then he covered the whole thing over while I kept bringing him dirt.

I used the 4 in 1 bucket for everything, digging, spreading and grading... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The building will be 28' x 40' with a 6' porch on the front, (34' truss)

We widened the driveway so that we can all back up and turn around without driving on the grass.

The RV parking pad is going to be about 15' x 45' along the right side of the building.

I am putting a stone wall in which will extend from my house, (across from the Pole Barn, along the right side and down the right edge of the RV parking pad. I guess it will be about 80'-100'. I'm not sure yet how far I want to take it. I will probably add a set of stone steps up to the top area to make it easier to walk up there to the stream in the back.

 

[pequeajim]

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Here is the same picture with a cartoon drawing that represents the building.

(excuse my lack of artistic ability...)

 

[pequeajim]

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Here's a shot of where the stone wall is going to go, looking from the back left side of the building towards my garage.

It kind of wraps around and up right to where the old dog pen is. It will also extend back from where I was standing to take the picture. The height of the wall will vary to match the ground level.

 

[pequeajim]

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In the back, we are going to be cleaning up the briars and brush and redirect the stream to a better location. The will slow it down when we get a big rain, and also give me more ground behind the building.

THis is the stream as it is today.

 

[pequeajim]

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Here is the approximate new path of the stream.

You have to use a little imagination to visualize this... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Highridge]

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Lookin good! That will be a very nice looking barn when you're finished!

 

[Gravy]

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Looking at your "barn" plans, I am sooooo jealous....

Oh well, maybe someday!?! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Gravy

 

[pequeajim]

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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Looking at your "barn" plans, I am sooooo jealous....

Oh well, maybe someday!?! )</font>

Well, it has been a long time coming... and saving. I had to prioritize things.

(the PT came first) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[pequeajim]

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Here is a shot of the work that I'm doing on the stream bed in the back. I moved it back about 20 feet and cleaned out a BUNCH of briars.

 

[pequeajim]

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Here's a pic of what I did down by the road.

 

[pequeajim]

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Here's what I pulled out today and piled up. Lots of briars and junk!

 

[bbabineau]

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Jim

I'm curious about how you cut the path for the stream bed. I have a stream that I want to relocate slightly but I am wondering how to tackle the job. Mini hoe from the side or in the bed itself trying to cut a bed with slanted sides and a flat bottom. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[pequeajim]

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I used the mini hoe and my bucket. the mini hoe scrapes the sides really well and I have a tooth set that fits on my bucket that helps me to flatten out the dirt.

The problem has been when I need to reach really far with my MH, I end up having to rent a back hoe because of the limited reach down a bank. Not too many cases like that though. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[pequeajim]

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Here's a pic of the rock in the creek bed. I have just started and hardly put a dent in the piles. I have about 170 feet of rock to lay down.

 

[pequeajim]

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There must be a better technique to getting the rock in the bucket. The stone locks together when you try to push into the pile. I found the best way is to come from under and scrape up so the stone falls into the bucket.

It's slower than digging dirt.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.