"64Mali" (ctaaffe64)
03/10/2016 at 11:25 • Filed to: Houseoppolink
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"64Mali" (ctaaffe64)
03/10/2016 at 11:25 • Filed to: Houseoppolink | 2
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So I get to spend copious amounts of unplanned money this weekend and try not to kill myself or my buddy coming to help. My retaining wall to the left of my driveway, seen below, is all rocks. Well this winter the rocks decided they did not want to stay put and have massively shifted to the point that I have wedged a massive amount of bricks under one bolder (few hundred pounds) so that it wont fall out onto my car.
So I secured rental of one of these, for $500 for the weekend plus $50 delivery pickup charge and $20 to take a 14 day temporary hydraulics license. Honestly I was a little scared on how easy it was to get this. One certificate from an online course which was 9 questions which included; “True or false the bucket is a safe place to ride on the tractor”, Someone put 911 on speed dial.
The plan is to remove all the boulders and throw them in a different part of the property as back fill and to create a retaining wall out of 6x6 PT boards that I will spike into the ground with Rebar, possibly some 6x6 if I rent a post hole digger. I am sure I will have plenty of pictures from the adventure, I think I might set up my go-pro to do a time lapse of the project for the hell of it.
If anyone has any tips on what to do please feel free to let me know. This is going to be interesting and fun. Also if anyone gets bored in MA your welcome to come be put to work. I provide beer after.
crowmolly
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:29 |
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Railroad ties and rebar seem to be a popular way of making a retaining wall.
yitznewton
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:29 |
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Ah, retaining walls... ours is some concrete variant and starting to fall apart. I hate random life details like this. I would be so much happier day-to-day paying a flat maintenance fee than having to deal with it myself. Caring for and about the two cars is enough for me :}
Sweet Trav
> crowmolly
03/10/2016 at 11:35 |
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Get a big 3/4inch Auger/Drill if you're going through railroad ties. Whatever they treat them with makes them a pain to drill through.
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crowmolly
> Sweet Trav
03/10/2016 at 11:36 |
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Yeah, renting non-typical homeowner tools is needed. And appropriate stuff to drive the rebar.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:40 |
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Be sure to provide drainage on the back side of the retaining wall. If you don’t, the water that collects behind it will freeze and you will be doing this job again next year.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/asktoh/que…
http://www.allanblock.com/retaining-wall…
Party-vi
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:52 |
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I feel terrible saying it but you probably should have gotten a skid steer with forks and a bucket. I used to manage a stone yard and these are invaluable for moving around pallets as well as individual builders and heavy stones. Very easy to pick the rocks up and place them with the forks, as opposed to rolling them out of the bucket.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:57 |
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I like a gravel back fill behind the wall and even a filter fabric between the gravel and the soil. RR ties are pretty good if a bit ugly.
shop-teacher
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 11:59 |
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Yeah, the joys of home ownership. Good luck!
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64Mali
> Party-vi
03/10/2016 at 12:16 |
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I have some other digging that the backhoe will be good for. I’ll make it work, also some of the rocks are small and would be hard to fit unless the forks are slammed together.
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64Mali
> TheRealBicycleBuck
03/10/2016 at 12:16 |
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Didn’t think about that, I’ll add gravel to the shit I have to buy at Lowes/HD
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64Mali
> Sweet Trav
03/10/2016 at 12:17 |
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Planing on it, or a sacrificial ryobi .
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64Mali
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:20 |
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Now do I want to rent a pickup or a van for all the crap I will get.
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Party-vi
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:26 |
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Good deal then. Just work smart and safe.
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64Mali
> Party-vi
03/10/2016 at 12:29 |
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I’ll do my best, hopefully my time spent on construction sites will have caused me to learn something by osmosis. Figuring out truck vs van rental right now for materials. Then I’ll figure out what I need and get it set .
DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:39 |
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how far are you from 06349? I could help out with my blazer depending on how far it is
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 12:43 |
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A hike, I live just south of Nashua NH. I see a uhual in my future
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:46 |
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google says 2 hours so itd take me about 4 lol
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 12:49 |
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I appreciate the offer, but that is way to crazy to drive for some random engineer on the internet.
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:51 |
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once you get the Malibu or lotus closer to done ill have to make the trip up. way easier in my pontiac
Edit: im driving up to Leominster to sell a set of headers this weekend and ive driven a couple to a few hours for parts In the past so im not worried about a hundred-ish miles. except maybe in a 78 blazer with a 4 speed on the floor (that only really has three gears because the 1st in super low gearing)
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 12:53 |
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That I can understand. Drink and look at cars > get roped into building something for free.
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64Mali
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:54 |
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So whole project looks like its going to be just under 2k when I am done. So much for buying car parts... . :(
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 12:55 |
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wait you mean you wernt offering to look at cars and drink beer? I mustve missed the fine print
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 13:00 |
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Noo I was offering that you would do hard labor like a roadside gang in a dry county.
EDIT: Leominister isn’t too far actually, I know a few people there.
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 13:03 |
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I see, well in that case do you happen to know any bootleggers?
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DirtyBird
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 13:16 |
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adds about 40 minutes onto my trip on Friday to go to Nashua. that’s not actually too bad. could always have an oppo bbq where the buy in is to move some rocks haha
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 13:20 |
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I’m doing this sat. Friday is beer at the shop day, (north shore mass)
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 13:30 |
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beer at the shop day? wish my job had a day like that. unfortunantly I have to watch a friends german shepherd for the next week or so but I think theres enough of us in new England to get a meet going sometime this summer
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/10/2016 at 13:34 |
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My Brother in Law manages the family garage Friday after closing is beer 0colock. so I head up Fridays to hang out some days. And yeah NE is pretty good for car shows, they do some at Gillette stadium in the summer weeknights, and I’m holding a few Mazda only meets coming up soon.
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/10/2016 at 13:39 |
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my trans am can blend in lol, ill just put a mazda decal on the front. and that sounds like fun
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/11/2016 at 11:40 |
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Looks like I’m headed up to leominster Saturday morning if you needed some extra help for a little bit
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64Mali
> DirtyBird
03/11/2016 at 14:19 |
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I appreciate the offer but I would feel bad given how long a drive you got. You can do it when I hold an OPPO BBQ
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DirtyBird
> 64Mali
03/11/2016 at 15:14 |
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Alrighty, sounds good