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Mopar Tim said:
So I am fabricating and installing an rolling electric gate. It uses a v shaped track bolted to the cement drive. And two V shaped wheels. BUT the V shaped track bolts, in the pre drilled holes, wont work because the wheels hit the damn things!! Have to drill new holes on all the track. AFTER drilling I drilled dozens of 3/8 holes in the cement for anchors, that came with the track. Now I have to drill new holes in the drive again.
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Been there... When I worked for textile mill they decided to replace a huge section of wooden floor with suspended concrete for Japanese water jet looms. Before the concrete was poured, we made a template and tied the rebar away for the 8 of 1" dia. holes ( I forget how deep ) where each loom would bolt down. Before these 96 looms arrived the company decided to also buy cast aluminum jack blocks to raise them 4 inches, get a larger beam under them. Yep, these jack blocks repositioned every hole. Start over. Only a water cooled core drill that sucked itself to the concrete and cut through rebar would get it done.
 
man, I think i completely screwed up. Wife wanted me to get a trailer load of dirt and level out the dog pen. So I did, wheelbarrow load by wheelbarrow load last night, 5500 pounds... of wet clay
 
dukeboy_318 said:
man, I think i completely screwed up. Wife wanted me to get a trailer load of dirt and level out the dog pen. So I did, wheelbarrow load by wheelbarrow load last night, 5500 pounds... of wet clay
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Up here you wouldnt be able to shovel wet clay. Its tough to dig.
5500 lbs. too much work....
 
Tooljunkie said:
Up here you wouldnt be able to shovel wet clay. Its tough to dig.
5500 lbs. too much work....
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Get about 1.5 ft down and I have almost pure clay. You CAN shovel it, but....no thanks. Certainly would not want it to top anything off. Hard a rock when dry, but when wet it is a slippery mess. I have dug holes for fencing and larger trees. Literally a clay pot at bottom.
 
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