Range Upgrade - A crossing...

[Hatchdog]

In your side view pics of the culvert it is amazing just how deep the ditch is. The picture view beyond the culvert doesn’t show that of course but I’m sure your feet do when you walk down range. It’s all looking great and I sure wish I had a pile of dirt like you do as I have some places I would like to level up.

[BrokenolMarine]

We bought the previous load of fill dirt, a three axle dump load. This time it came from that widening of the crossing at the south fence line leading into the pecan orchard. I planned to put as much as I could into the berm. Tina laughed at me. She said I should use it to fix the Culvert I had talked about. There will be enough to do the second culvert. The Range house sits UP above the range, and there is a large dip at the bottom of the hill. Going to fill that in. NOT as dramatic as this one.

[BrokenolMarine]

Some of you may remember when I spent a few days upgrading the range by adding a culvert to level the 15 yard line. It was a nice improvement, but not quite finished. I will be adding more fill to the crossing in the spring, just around the corner. This is what the job looked like when I was about finished for the fall.

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It has always been my intention to clear some of the trees, especially the three right in front of the berm, just getting someone out to cut them has been the issue. Since I shattered my right femur the doc won't let me touch a chain saw. We finally hooked up with one of the people in the neighborhood who cuts and sells firewood. We are thinning out a lot of the oak and pecan, and they are cutting them to sell, and will take out the dead/dying trees of other species and drop them for free, cutting them to 8' lengths we can move with the tractor. In addition we told them not to worry about hauling away the leavings, just pile them. The tractor forks scoop them and we dump them on the big pile at the edge of the woods. Home to wildlife. The pile grows, then settles, grows, and settles.

The opened up the range yesterday, and still need to haul off some of the wood and stack some of the small branches for Tina. There is one stuff at the berm that will be cut lower but it looks great. Really opened things up.

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[markiver54]

Looking good Jim! Which direction does the range face?

[Hatchdog]

Understanding the two pictures were taken at different times of the day and the year it does look like you might some better light at the berm without the trees.

[HenryFan]

Good work, Devil Dog. A good improvement.

[BrokenolMarine]

Looking good Jim! Which direction does the range face?

West... runs parallel to the road, but about 200 yards from the road.

[markiver54]

Looking good Jim! Which direction does the range face?

West... runs parallel to the road, but about 200 yards from the road.

Was just wondering if the setting sun might be a hindrance. Looks like you might be shaded enough though...(sun in the eyes ?).

[BrokenolMarine]

Looking good Jim! Which direction does the range face?

West... runs parallel to the road, but about 200 yards from the road.

Was just wondering if the setting sun might be a hindrance. Looks like you might be shaded enough though...(sun in the eyes ?).

Being retired, I can adjust my range time to shoot when the sun's position doesn't pose a problem. I chose to shade the range to combat the triple digit summer temps, but we have cut back the trees somewhat. We'll see how that affects the range when spring rolls around.

[markiver54]

West... runs parallel to the road, but about 200 yards from the road.

Was just wondering if the setting sun might be a hindrance. Looks like you might be shaded enough though...(sun in the eyes ?).

Being retired, I can adjust my range time to shoot when the sun's position doesn't pose a problem. I chose to shade the range to combat the triple digit summer temps, but we have cut back the trees somewhat. We'll see how that affects the range when spring rolls around.

Ahhh...very true. Sounds like the sun is a non-factor.
That's a great looking range area.