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Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by Well Seasoned, Mar 25, 2018.

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    Sure is, took the post hole digger off, that's hanging, kubota in, the 2 ATV's, garden tractor, still need the Bush hog and splitter, push mower in there. This will open up the hoop building for a greenhouse. :yes:
     
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    Maybe should have built it bigger:whistle:;)
    Put some wood in it!!
     
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    I could've gone another 4 feet, but then I wouldn't be able to get behind it. I'll put up a woodshed likely in the area where the portopotty was. Lyle, you think I should get some stay-mat inside or a different sized stone?
     
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    Go to horse farm get the rubber mats they throw out when worn out.. That horses stand on in stalls.. Put in back of truck only.. Spend 40 quarters at car wash..;)
     
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    I ordered 8 yards of staymat. That should do it 4" depth. Hopefully here tomorrow
     
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    We've had a Robin's nest in the roof above the deck. Looks like 3 or4 hatched.


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    Baby robins 3 days old waiting for mama! She's been busy gathering and feeding!


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    Got 4 yards of stay mat in the pole barn. Another 4 were thinking of putting in the front, then bringing it up the trail to the driveway which we'll likely have graveled as well. Will continue working on it tomorrow.



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    I was thinking that you were putting down mats, not hard pack type material. Lingo up north is different than down here in the south apparently :doh:
     
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    I thought that too... 81J2T66sHcL._SX466_.jpg
     
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    Yeah...splain this stay mat to me. Sounds like something I could use.
     
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    It's basically crushed run. Crushed stone with stone dust, once compacted is almost like asphalt.
     
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    your ''south'' is still my north :D
     
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    Robin's day 4.......



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    Graded the left side "carefully" it's a tight area for the kubota. More room now, added quite a few feet. Maybe a lean-to off the side one day for a processor?


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    Added some stay-mat in that area too. I'm still debating on how far im coming out with the stone. For those of you who've been here, if I re-stone the trail down, I'd need to add more stone in front of the pole barn to match up with the trail. I guess it only makes sense to do it that way since that area will probably never grow grass from equipment in and out.


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    Just curious how high is the entrance to each bay?
     
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    Well... depending on how far up the trail you want to go, I'd think you'd want to address the water runoff in that area, before putting good gravel down.

    How to deal with the runoff? Beats me. Small trench with a culvert pipe of some kind?
     
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    Although the building is level, you can see by the footers that there is a slight hill. I graded about the best I could eyeballing it. The far left is just under 10 feet, strictly for the tractor, the middle is just under 9 feet and the far right is under 8 feet give or take. I put snow into consideration, although I'll have tarps as doors for now during the winter. The stone does grade thinner as the hill goes down.
     
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    Yes... you know the area im talking about. In the spring or during a heavy rain event, in the past we've only had some erosion at the top of the trail and a bit at the bottom. The rock is a bit bigger as well, so I dunno. There is a good base there now, and I'm hoping with the grading I did, water stays to the left and hopefully flows into the grass. The stone is built up around 4", and graded away from thr building. If not, I'll need to add a culvert.
     
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    Adding hard pack, er, stay-mat to the trail will help with any mud issues in the spring. Also, helps keep the run-off coming down that hill from creating deep runnels.

    My last house had a horseshoe driveway that was uphill both ways and was fairly steep. The first several years was just dirt and that got washed out pretty good several times. After adding hard pack, we just york raked it every couple of years to maintain.
     
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    Any issues in the hard pack driveway with weeds or grass growing up in it?
     
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