harley jim
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that's the same exact number I came up with
Between 705 & 1200 SQ/FT A trip back from the edge.
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Workspaces between 705 and 1200 squarefeet.
that's the same exact number I came up with
Strouty
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I think it is better to just say you will get to it before you die, that way if it is finished you beat the schedule and if you don't get it done, you don't have to listen to anyone complaining......
The yard looks great, hopefully we can both get the finishing touches done this spring, or before we croak....
The yard looks great, hopefully we can both get the finishing touches done this spring, or before we croak....
harley jim
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That's my plan, I have told everyone here no more projects, no additions to existing projects, I haven't really worked in my shop all year. I went from a metal shop page to a quasi carpenter page.
I am having metal whithdrawels!
I am having metal whithdrawels!
Thanks. There are some real soft spots, but I think a few loads of crushed concrete will fix them.
I told everyone, I'm getting close to finishing my obligations, then it's my turn. And no more working Sundays like they were another workday. GF trip ready, current shop insulated, goose neck trailer repaired/updated, duck yard finished, and She Shed up. After that, maintenance and my turn. No more big projects until after the big truck is done. In my dreams.
mybigwarwagon
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If you have a paving company nearby you might want to look into crushed asphalt. It is pretty cheap.
The crushed asphalt is actually the best stuff to use. No mud, no dust, packs really well. Unfortunately, the closest one is over 1/2 hour away one direction, and they get about $5 more a yard. The crushed concrete comes from my neighbor's concrete plant 3 miles away and gives me a great deal on it (hence the $5 difference).
mybigwarwagon
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Yeah for that amount of driving I would use the concrete too.
harley jim
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That crushed concrete has a real sharp edge it locks tight.
Strouty
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The only issue I have found with the crushed concrete is that once it packs in, if your base isn't good, it may lift with any frost. Other than that it is great and generally cheap.
Strouty
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Any new year resolutions?
harley jim
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Happy new year
Lou's Garage
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Happy New Year!
If anyone mentions the words "concrete", "cement", or "Quikrete" to me any time during the next 6 months, they will be slowly tortured until such time as they cease brain function. I've already confirmed with two lawyers and a car show judge that it would be justifiable homicide. Twenty three holes, originally 2' in diameter, 4' deep, of which about half had collapsed to only 2 1/2' deep, cleared and 3 bags of mixed Quikrete poured into the bottom.
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Strouty
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Sakrete......
Seagoon
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Living on the edge there StroutySakrete......
mybigwarwagon
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Only 8 bags, what did you do the rest of the day.
harley jim
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Showing your age there!Sakrete......
Well I've never done that before, and boy was it fun. I was out plowing my usual, after the 3"-4" of powder we got. Went down to the corner to turn the Old Mule around. Slowed down in 4th gear, came out of the turn and gunned it. The back end swung way out. I've never drifted a tractor before. I drifted the Old Mule from the corner all the way back to the driveway, at least 100 yards. Then I went back and did about 4 donuts in the middle of the intersection.
jollygreengiant
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Those big Ag tires on tractors are great for floatation and reducing compaction but they **** *** in ice and snow. Makes for some fun though as you described.
jon72vega
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Sounds like fun, Kirk!
harley jim
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We need video!!!
Those big Ag tires on tractors are great for floatation and reducing compaction but they **** *** in ice and snow. Makes for some fun though as you described.
With only 20hp when it was new, it's not something you think would be that easy.
It sure was, cold but fun.
Unfortunately, no video. But I do have forensic evidence of the crime. (crudy pic of the donut, the slides didn't show up on the phone well enough).
sublime68charger
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Tractor Drifting is a good time!
Its way better than talking about
A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel (aggregate) together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most widely used material in existence and is behind only water as the planet's most-consumed resource.[2]
Cements used in construction are usually inorganic, often lime or calcium silicate based, which can be characterized as non-hydraulic or hydraulic respectively, depending on the ability of the cement to set in the presence of water (see hydraulic and non-hydraulic lime plaster).
Non-hydraulic cement does not set in wet conditions or under water. Rather, it sets as it dries and reacts with carbon dioxide in the air. It is resistant to attack by chemicals after setting.
Hydraulic cements (e.g., Portland cement) set and become adhesive due to a chemical reaction between the dry ingredients and water. The chemical reaction results in mineral hydrates that are not very water-soluble and so are quite durable in water and safe from chemical attack. This allows setting in wet conditions or under water and further protects the hardened material from chemical attack. The chemical process for hydraulic cement was found by ancient Romans who used volcanic ash (pozzolana) with added lime (calcium oxide).
The word "cement" can be traced back to the Ancient Roman term opus caementicium, used to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick supplements that were added to the burnt lime, to obtain a hydraulic binder, were later referred to as cementum, cimentum, cäment, and cement. In modern times, organic polymers are sometimes used as cements in concrete.
World production is about four billion tonnes per year,[3] of which about half is made in China.[4][5] If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8 billion tonnes, surpassed only by China and the United States.[6] The initial calcination reaction in the production of cement is responsible for about 4% of global CO
2 emissions.[7] The overall process is responsible for about 8% of global CO
2 emissions, as the cement kiln in which the reaction occurs is typically fired by coal or petroleum coke due to the luminous flame required to heat the kiln by radiant heat transfer.[8] As a result, the production of cement is a major contributor to climate change.
Its way better than talking about
A cement is a binder, a substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel (aggregate) together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most widely used material in existence and is behind only water as the planet's most-consumed resource.[2]
Cements used in construction are usually inorganic, often lime or calcium silicate based, which can be characterized as non-hydraulic or hydraulic respectively, depending on the ability of the cement to set in the presence of water (see hydraulic and non-hydraulic lime plaster).
Non-hydraulic cement does not set in wet conditions or under water. Rather, it sets as it dries and reacts with carbon dioxide in the air. It is resistant to attack by chemicals after setting.
Hydraulic cements (e.g., Portland cement) set and become adhesive due to a chemical reaction between the dry ingredients and water. The chemical reaction results in mineral hydrates that are not very water-soluble and so are quite durable in water and safe from chemical attack. This allows setting in wet conditions or under water and further protects the hardened material from chemical attack. The chemical process for hydraulic cement was found by ancient Romans who used volcanic ash (pozzolana) with added lime (calcium oxide).
The word "cement" can be traced back to the Ancient Roman term opus caementicium, used to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. The volcanic ash and pulverized brick supplements that were added to the burnt lime, to obtain a hydraulic binder, were later referred to as cementum, cimentum, cäment, and cement. In modern times, organic polymers are sometimes used as cements in concrete.
World production is about four billion tonnes per year,[3] of which about half is made in China.[4][5] If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8 billion tonnes, surpassed only by China and the United States.[6] The initial calcination reaction in the production of cement is responsible for about 4% of global CO
2 emissions.[7] The overall process is responsible for about 8% of global CO
2 emissions, as the cement kiln in which the reaction occurs is typically fired by coal or petroleum coke due to the luminous flame required to heat the kiln by radiant heat transfer.[8] As a result, the production of cement is a major contributor to climate change.
Strouty
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Cement is a term often misused just like a hot water heater, why would you want to heat hot water????
sublime68charger
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I figured I'd be safe as Xtremek is not taking on any more long term projects before
I told everyone, I'm getting close to finishing my obligations, then it's my turn. And no more working Sundays like they were another workday. GF trip ready, current shop insulated, goose neck trailer repaired/updated, duck yard finished, and She Shed up. After that, maintenance and my turn. No more big projects until after the big truck is done. In my dreams.
There is alot of work to get done before he starts with the torturing threats to those who mention Concrete so I think I've got a good 15-20 years before he gets around to inflicting harm onto us talking about Hard surface bonding agents!
I told everyone, I'm getting close to finishing my obligations, then it's my turn. And no more working Sundays like they were another workday. GF trip ready, current shop insulated, goose neck trailer repaired/updated, duck yard finished, and She Shed up. After that, maintenance and my turn. No more big projects until after the big truck is done. In my dreams.
There is alot of work to get done before he starts with the torturing threats to those who mention Concrete so I think I've got a good 15-20 years before he gets around to inflicting harm onto us talking about Hard surface bonding agents!
Strouty
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Should we discuss superplasticizers instead?
mybigwarwagon
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harley jim
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I'm just going to sit here and watch, popcorn anyone
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sublime68charger
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Is there drinks for this show as well?
This thread is like a farmer that my brother used to joke about working for.
Only place he went and worked all day and then Had to pay in $$$$ at the end of the day for his work and effort.
Farmer told him it was the life experience he was having to pay the $$$$ as he didn't work hard enough to make the $$$ so that he had to still work and pay in to offset the expense of having him work there!
Yea this thread can be alot like that!
Have a Good Day Xtremek!
sublime68charger
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you Have info about a new Ice Age that is just around the corner or something?You guys are turds.
If so let me know I'll need to keep cutting wood so that I can keep the wood boiler running!
She Shed = Woman Palace = Queen Diva Resort = The Old Hag Shack
any of those work for Robin?
Robins Hemp Haus is pretty good I'd probaly stick with that!
jollygreengiant
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So Kirk has your animosity towards concrete been cured yet?
Strouty
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You aren't supposed to eat it.
mybigwarwagon
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No wonder you don't like it if you are mixing it in your mouth.