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New Tractor Shed
awemawson:
Oh yes Pete, it's getting a bit like the Grand Canyon :bugeye:
... but we need more earth to level off the rest of it and form a consistent batter to the slope. When that's done and it's been adequately compacted I urgently need to get some foliage growing on it to keep it in place.
There will be a standard stock fence enclosing the little L shaped paddock behind the shed, with gates (4 foot to right of front and 10 foot on the diagonal corner ) and it will be a handy place to corral stock for short periods such as shearing and lambing.
awemawson:
No actual progress on the Tractor Shed today however Gary did bring in another 8 wheeler load of very nice topsoil :thumbup:
Only problem was he got his lorry stuck on the field :bugeye:
It took an awful lot of backing up and taking runs at it to get back to firm ground due to the not inconsiderable amount of rain we had last night - still he tells me he has loads of it in his yard - very handy as it's such nice stuff and can go on top of the crud we've been using :ddb:
awemawson:
Again no actual progress today as we were sans Darren once more, however Gary braved driving on the field (having got stuck yesterday) and brought in a further three eight wheeler loads of rather nice topsoil - so that's four loads stockpiled and a further two due in in the early part of next week :thumbup:
So hopefully the landscaping around the back and sides of the shed can now go ahead.
awemawson:
So the day began with one more load of topsoil thanks to Gary, bringing the stockpile in the field up to six loads :thumbup:
Darren chipped away at the corner concrete stanchion footings to correctly set the height of the roof drain and then started on making the form-work to define the outer edge of the floor slab,
awemawson:
I then got him to pull out an old chainlink & concrete post fence that was well beyond it's sell by date that ran down the side of the shed. The idea being that the earth buildup can extend to the boundary with the new stock fence planted on top rather than at the bottom of a slope. This increases the useful area and makes the fencing easier.
The fence we pulled out had been 'repaired' in many places with every sort of wire mesh and tat that you can imagine
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