I had my crew come in to check the bottom depth of the pit. It seems to be right on the money. The squid boats are out in force.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
October 27th 2012
Today was a "red flag" fire danger day so my work was limited. I cleaned out the pit and got things ready for checking the depth of the excavation. The weather was very dry and there was a slight ocean breeze, temps of 75 degrees. I repaired the bad tire on the backhoe, found out that the air was leaking from a porous rim rather than from the tire so I painted the suspect area with a good epoxy paint.
Today was a "red flag" fire danger day so my work was limited. I cleaned out the pit and got things ready for checking the depth of the excavation. The weather was very dry and there was a slight ocean breeze, temps of 75 degrees. I repaired the bad tire on the backhoe, found out that the air was leaking from a porous rim rather than from the tire so I painted the suspect area with a good epoxy paint.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
October 21 2012
The new and improved ramp went in today. I used the bulldozer to flatten out the bottom, tough going with lots of rock. Now I have to remove the scrapings and even out the rest of the pit. I'm at 10 ft on the piping as you can see from the joint in the pvc. I'll clean up the pit and then use my theodolite to check bottom which needs to be 1430ft.
The new and improved ramp went in today. I used the bulldozer to flatten out the bottom, tough going with lots of rock. Now I have to remove the scrapings and even out the rest of the pit. I'm at 10 ft on the piping as you can see from the joint in the pvc. I'll clean up the pit and then use my theodolite to check bottom which needs to be 1430ft.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
October 15 2012
Limited progress today as I had to perform some maintanence on the backhoe. It looks like I'm going to have to replace the rear tires as the leak from yesterday is still there, the tire looks quite old and I think it 's just worn through and starting to rot. I'm scraping the rocks into piles in the pit so that I leave the "fines" behind. This will let me have a smoother floor as I approach the end of the excavation.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
October 13 2012
I was struck by the "curse of the 13th" today...got a flat on the backhoe. It seems that the cold night air deflated the tire sufficiently that when I drove into the pit it broke the bead. I had to use my Unimog to air up the tire.
The digging went well using the backhoe front bucket in the pit. Progress is much more rapid using this method. I think I am nearing the end of the excavation. A few more days and I should be done!
I was struck by the "curse of the 13th" today...got a flat on the backhoe. It seems that the cold night air deflated the tire sufficiently that when I drove into the pit it broke the bead. I had to use my Unimog to air up the tire.
The digging went well using the backhoe front bucket in the pit. Progress is much more rapid using this method. I think I am nearing the end of the excavation. A few more days and I should be done!
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 12 2012
Good progress today, used the D6 to rip up and flatten the bottom of the pit on one side, this means that I will be able to use the front bucket to move dirt directly from the pit rather than moving it from the outside with the hoe. It was freezing today..only 65 with a nice ocean breeze!
Good progress today, used the D6 to rip up and flatten the bottom of the pit on one side, this means that I will be able to use the front bucket to move dirt directly from the pit rather than moving it from the outside with the hoe. It was freezing today..only 65 with a nice ocean breeze!
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