[elky] Re: today (ok, yesterday's stuff)

  • From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:48:34 -0500

               Actually that was pretty easy... Took less than 5 minutes to
dig most of the sand from around the stump. Then about an hour of digging
with a straight claw hammer and pulling the sand out by hand and some
cutting with the chain saw.
               Started on one over by the awning last night but it was just
too hot. 102* and higher humidity like today 104*... Cut two roots on it
with the chain saw and the chain finally said no more and fell off the bar.
Got more old chains to use though not enough.

          As for the size of the yard... Well the lot is just barely under a
half acre. Luckily the house is pretty close to the front so the majority is
back yard. Now the wood fences are not on the property line. They put them
5' in from the line cause they didn't know better... They thought that if
they put it in the easement area... They didn't know that only applies to
permanent structures and that fences and plants in the easement are fine. If
they have to be removed for utility service then they are required to remove
and replace them and pay for any damages. Yes I have had them cone and say
they killed a plant and they cut a check for it a few days later.
          I will be moving the very back fence to the property line
eventually. The one on the side I may leave as there is kind of a drainage
ditch there and if possible I will concrete it or put pipe in. Not a real
problem. I am going to put in a few 300 gallon tanks behind the shop for
rain water and fill them from the house/shop when it gets gutters. Will hide
them with fence(not that I need to). Those big 300 gallon poly ethelene
tanks in cages that they have at the race track for dumping your oil etc
into. I can get nice ones for $75 a piece. I'd like 3 or so as one isn't
enough to water the yard once.

                Robert Adams

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 3:45 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My back is sore just looking at those pictures. Place looks great though!
>
> JC
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>               Well many of the stumps are already several years old and if
>> I cut them off at ground level they would be there many more years. There
>> isn't enough moisture in the soil for stump remover bugs to eat away at it.
>> And the more you leave in the ground the more likely it is to be used by
>> termites or carpenter ants.
>>
>>             I have 5 trees to cut down and I will keep for firewood but
>> the stack will be as far from the house and shop as possible and the soil
>> under and around it liberally treated with chemicals to kill termites and
>> carpenter ants.
>>
>>
>>            Here is a link to the page with pics. It will be added to every
>> so often. http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/elcam84/new%20house/
>>
>>
>>                   Robert Adams
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> glad to hear you are getting those stumps down. They are a big pain.
>>>>  Why are you trying to go so deep on them, though?  We cut them off below
>>>> the surface, sprinkle with stump disolver and cover them up.  Problem
>>>> solved.  sorry, no before or after pics.  Spent today on the last stump and
>>>> The Pile By the Driveway is now neatly cut for firewood and stacked.  it's
>>>> been there a couple years.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Weather has been cloudy, misty mornings but warm, sunny afternoons.
>>>  About as good as it gets.
>>>
>>> Jake gets his staples taken out Friday and Ellie no longer poops in the
>>> house.  Life is good.
>>>
>>> mary
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>                   Yeah but the humidity has been pretty low lately(below
>>>> %50 usually).  The 104* stuff is getting old though. I got one stump out
>>>> last night. That's one out of 14 not including the 5 trees I still need to
>>>> cut down.
>>>>
>>>>                    Luckily there is no clay or rock here so digging in a
>>>> pleasure. Exactly the opposite of what I'm used to. Course digging in sand
>>>> isn't the easiest either cause for every foot you go down you have to go
>>>> over 2' or more. The sand has a tiny bit of moisture when you get a foot
>>>> down. I can take a flat nosed shovel and easily push it all the way in the
>>>> ground around the stump to start digging it out.  I just dig out what I can
>>>> then cut roots then dig and cut more. I want as much out as I can get.
>>>> Sawsall does some cutting but I'm using the cheapie poulan chainsaw to do
>>>> most of the cutting. Cuts great considering how much sand it has chewed up.
>>>> The chains are cheaper than sawsall blades.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>             Working on getting before pics taken and in progress and
>>>> after pics. Gotta get them on the computer from the phone tonight. Well
>>>> headed back out to work more on stump #2. It's only 102* here and no breeze
>>>> but light shade.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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