Yankee
Gold Member
Just thought I'd mention a couple of misc. uses over the last few days.
The first, with a tip of the hat to another poster suggesting it, was watering a repaired and filled spot way beyond the reach of my hoses. I filled in (a bit) a swale that was a little too deep, using soil removed from my driveway extension, and fertilized and seeded it. Because it's a drainage swale, I wanted to get something growing asap, so daily watering is a must. I don't have a tank (yet), and didn't want to buy and pull out a couple hundred feet of hose, so I just filled the FEL bucket with water and used a short hose. Worked like a charm, though the flow wasn't very fast.
I also finally got around to neatening up the end of the driveway. The gravel (crusher run, actually) was extending into the street a couple of feet - the contractor who put it in wasn't exactly particular to begin with, plus migration before it set had taken its toll. A couple of months later, let me tell you, it was like concrete. It took all of about 10 minutes with the FEL, mostly on float, to define the edge then backdrag and level the surface for the last 10 feet or so.
Meanwhile, the neighbor up the street is on his third straight evening doing some work on the end of his driveway, using a shovel and a garden cart. I think I'll wander up there to see if he could use some help ...
The first, with a tip of the hat to another poster suggesting it, was watering a repaired and filled spot way beyond the reach of my hoses. I filled in (a bit) a swale that was a little too deep, using soil removed from my driveway extension, and fertilized and seeded it. Because it's a drainage swale, I wanted to get something growing asap, so daily watering is a must. I don't have a tank (yet), and didn't want to buy and pull out a couple hundred feet of hose, so I just filled the FEL bucket with water and used a short hose. Worked like a charm, though the flow wasn't very fast.
I also finally got around to neatening up the end of the driveway. The gravel (crusher run, actually) was extending into the street a couple of feet - the contractor who put it in wasn't exactly particular to begin with, plus migration before it set had taken its toll. A couple of months later, let me tell you, it was like concrete. It took all of about 10 minutes with the FEL, mostly on float, to define the edge then backdrag and level the surface for the last 10 feet or so.
Meanwhile, the neighbor up the street is on his third straight evening doing some work on the end of his driveway, using a shovel and a garden cart. I think I'll wander up there to see if he could use some help ...
