Garage and road project

[Sir Henry]

Interesting difference in the soils for us, even though we are only a couple of counties, away. We are sand with ridges of gravel, all outwash from the glacier melting. It's also why we have so many lakes. If you want clay, you have to bring it in.

We have quarries here too. The closest active one is about five miles away. There are numerous old ones all around. I have good tasting water but some just a mile away tastes bad.

[Sir Henry]

I just walked up the hill and think it’s frozen enough to get a truck up it. I’ll have two loads of 15 yards each of 3/4” minus delivered. Once the driveway is graved I should be able to get a truck up it even when thawed and wet.

I can’t believe I can still work on this when it’s this late in the year.

[dave77]

I have good tasting water but some just a mile away tastes bad.

Grew up drinking municipal water, when our well was drilled I thought it tasted good from day one.

When I was a kid we drove back to North Dakota most Summers and I couldn't drink the water at my Uncle's place, they all thought it was fine.

[Sir Henry]

I did some work on the road today. The day started at sunrise because the ground is mushy when wet and not frozen.

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I sat in the motor home for two hours waiting for the gravel.

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The first 15 yards.

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The second 15 yards. It was partially frozen and hard to grade.

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Four hours of playing on the tractor and the 3/4” minus is spread.

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The next loads will be 1” clear.

[markiver54]

Looking good Gene. The more you get done now before it's all covered and frozen, the more fun you'll have come spring.

[Sir Henry]

Looking good Gene. The more you get done now before it's all covered and frozen, the more fun you'll have come spring.

I’ve accomplished far more this year than I thought possible. And with the good weather I’m starting on next spring’s projects.

This is the first of three loads of 1” clear I’ll get delivered today.

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It’s half frozen and comes out in big chunks that are like big rocks. They are very difficult to break up.

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[Sir Henry]

The work continues. Here is 5 of the 15 loads of 1” clear that I ordered. The metal garage is only 20% of t HD e cost of this project.

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[Hatchdog]

The work continues. Here is 5 of the 15 loads of 1” clear that I ordered. The metal garage is only 20% of t HD e cost of this project.
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Sir Henry, do you know why this rock is called “clear”? It looks like what around here is called “river rock”.

[dave77]

Not Sir Henry but clear just means it doesn't have any fines, better for drainage although it won't compact as much as gravel with fines in it.

[Sir Henry]

The work continues. Here is 5 of the 15 loads of 1” clear that I ordered. The metal garage is only 20% of t HD e cost of this project.
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Sir Henry, do you know why this rock is called “clear”? It looks like what around here is called “river rock”.

Not Sir Henry but clear just means it doesn't have any fines, better for drainage although it won't compact as much as gravel with fines in it.

What Dave said.