From there it was just a matter of laying out the wings on either side. Get at it, slip and slide the Rail Road Tie after dropping it with the pallet forks. Miss Tina was overly protective and didn't want me lifting or pushing as that right femur has that plate and all those screws in it. The doc warned that if I torque it, ...
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So... we used the tip of the forks to push and twist, or I levered with the big tamping bar, basically a giant pry bar. I have this cool technique whereas she pulls up and I stab that bar in the ground and when she backs off the RR tie spins against the bar to get the angle correct, then, dump it off. It slides easily on the forks. Work smarter, not harder. The first wing in place.
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As each base leg was placed, we drilled thru with the hammer drill and spiked them with 18" spikes. Finally all three were placed and spiked. Tah Dah, an idea what the WALL will look like in relation to the range.
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The first leg of the second layer was dropped and spiked into the layer below with a pair of 12" spikes. They will stagger to interlock. The weight of the design will keep them from tilting back toward the camera, and the dirt in front will keep them from going over forward. I plan to set two posts against this side of the center wall as well. Should be pretty stable.
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Miss T monitors the old guy pretty close and called it. I had begun to get tired and she said I couldn't chance working tired. There is no rush and we'll split the job up and spread it out rather than risk further injury. THAT, or hire it done. There are plenty more
TIES to lay, so we quit for now.
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At least you have an idea where I'm going with this... you see the dirt pile we'll start with. Plenty more around the farm to bring in once we are done with the wall.
Stay tuned.