By Andy, on February 8th, 2010
Sometimes I think of our projects as a battle- a battle against
The "fixed" water crossing
the elements and a battle against the terrain. Having access to earth moving equipment gives me an advantage of “fixing” things to make life easier. The drive way into this location was a mess when I first pulled the Old Girl into the property. An improper culvert installation had caused the driveway to
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By Andy, on January 16th, 2010
On days like today, I think back to the days of high summer. Long, hot dry days with the grass scorched brown, the 2 AC units in the Old Girl running full blast to fend off the heat.Choking clouds of dust that boiled up behind the dozers as they inched across the parched soil and heat waves that shimmered across the cracked ground. The work went on for days on end and pretty soon you
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By Andy, on January 2nd, 2010
When you work outside in the elements every day, your world is dictated by the weather. Farmers and ranchers know this; people that work in construction know this. When you do excavation work as we do, the weather controls every project with unequivocal power. Many people think these huge earth moving machines like the bull dozers and excavators are little affected by inclement weather. I could only wish!
The fact of
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