Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Getting stuck in the mud

 

Good morning Bill...

Yeah I heard loads here are up there too.  Sad I live on very busy road for rock haulers.  If only one would break down out front and need to off load! 

Right it's only $$$$! We just wait for the sun to shine and the wind to blow and we're dried right up!  This is thick black clay out here.  If it's wet, it's slimy and you can't get it off your shoes or vehicle.  If it's dry it's so hard you can't get a shovel through it.

Still well worth living out in the country!  If I hear a siren it's rare.  The only airplanes we hear are small ones, usually only once a year when they take aireal photos of everyone's property...you can find our farm on www.dfwmaps.com then search for the address, I know when I've got the right one when I find the race track across the street, then I zoom in.  In fact they must have just taken pics as 2 weeks ago someone caught me at the entrance to the farm trying to sell me a 8x10 glossy! 

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 6:14 AM, kipsinc <kipsinc@atlanticbb.net> wrote:
 

Trish,
You really know how to have fun!
Yea, a couple tri-axle (a type of dump truck) loads of 2-RC gravel should make your driveway a boring ride again. Trouble is, at least here in Pa., the loads are going for $350 each delivered but not spread...
It's only money $$$$$
Cheers,
Bill aka "kipsinc"


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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Getting stuck in the mud

 

Ben

We had hard pack and gravel...but over time it's been ground into the road.  We have a line on getting road base for free...but there's the issue of getting it here, dumping it and spreading it.  Kevin has a buddy with a dump truck, but it requires a CDL, so we have to wait until truck owner has time to drive and till we have enough $$$$ for the gas...right at 100 miles round trip. 

I'm also trying to work a deal with the dirt race track across the street to borrow their giant John Deere.  He's got a sheepsfoot and a blade, we could have a nice driveway!  He knows how to build a road.  His racing season is done so he's not using his equipment till the end of Feb. 

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Ben Pender <ben_pender@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Trish,

Uh, one word:  Gravel?  Seems like that would be the solution.  But that's just me (and I live out in the country, too...)

Regards,
Ben Pender

Klassic Autos
Vintage European Auto service, repair, and parts
Madison, AL
256-489-9560


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