Problem slope - need advice
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15 years ago
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Advice re: equipment needed for 17 sloped acres
Comments (1)we have 40 acres Ill tell you what we have.Maybe it will help.Whave the usual,chainsaw,pole trimmer with chainsaw,the best thing we ever could have bought,most useful a J.D gator,You drive to where youre working,it has a dump bed,holds a lot.we love ours. He bought a new kabota to haul grandkids .They all live at the border of our farm.I don't like it, too big..It does have a winch to pull other vehicles,when hubby gets mower stuck,pull bushes out by roots that's nice. .we bought a tractor when we moved for mowing fields etc.Make sure youre safe and get the front wheels far apart so many accindents from the one with wheels close together,We have a zzero turn mower .hope this helps...See MoreNeed Advice Fast- JD X540 Deck Level Problems
Comments (17)Well, the dealer just made my decision easy. Here's part of the text from his lastest email message based on my request to order a new deck for the X540 and experiment with the PowerFlow head on my property: "I will check the lift system myself. As for the decks, if you are not willing to take my word that they are the same, call another JD dealers and ask them. The model number for the rotatable deck wheels is a SKU21895 on a 48" deck for the X300 and X500 series. I am not willing to order another one on the X540 to prove that." I'll take him up on his offer to keep the tractor and credit my account. Tomorrow I'll use my ancient Cub Cadet to cut the grass. Here's a couple of photos of the grass. [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2490674850094734041PJkEGc][IMG]http://thumb1.webshots.net/t/52/452/6/74/85/2490674850094734041PJkEGc_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2390365870094734041eRvnhT][IMG]http://thumb1.webshots.net/t/52/452/3/65/87/2390365870094734041eRvnhT_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Again, I certainly appreciate everyone's input and advice....See MoreHelp building retaining wall on a slope! 1st time builder need advice!
Comments (1)You will need to dig down so that the bottom of the wall (which is the bottom of the footing) is below the frost line. Maybe a regional forum could help you find out what frost depth is. A footing is like a nice thick sidewalk that is created for the wall to sit on. (8" thickness depth would be good. 6" might be OK.) You're building a retaining wall so keep in mind that it needs to be sturdier than a free-standing wall. A footing ought to protrude beyond the footprint of the wall itself, by about 8" all the way around. So that's a total width of 24". If the present excavation only allows for the wall, you would need to excavate farther into the hill, also allowing for the space occupied by the form work. The wall will not look good if the block slopes. Instead, it should be level and to control it's height, step it down with level changes as needed. The footing would step down, too, as needed, in 8" increments (or multiples thereof) to accommodate the block courses. You'll need to use wire mesh in between courses of block. For heft and strength, I would fill the cells of the block solid with concrete as it's built. (Retaining walls that are under built tip over with time. Also, you will need to embed rebar into the footing which turns upward into the wall itself, locking the two together and helping the wall to last. Search Google images for "CMU wall" and you'll be able to see all manner of examples and details. My instructions are general and you must reconcile them with local conditions....See MoreNeed advice for planting a partially shaded steep slope.
Comments (1)Steep slope, sandy soil , part shade - GardenWeb Jul 18, 2012 fast ground cover for steep slope - GardenWeb May 7, 2006 groundcover for steep, very rocky slope? - GardenWeb Jun 2, 2005 More results from forums.gardenweb.com...See Morediggingthedirt
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