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Pad under water trough???
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 582859" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Even with the bag or bucket mixed concrete you still need a firm base under it or it will just crack and break.</p><p></p><p>Somehow I would get layers of what we call "breaker" rock, then "gravel" then "screenings" in a circle around the trough spot, slightly higher than the surrounding area so water drains off of the pad, not into it. The screenings will compact into an almost concrete like surface over time.</p><p></p><p>If you can't get a concrete truck to this spot I don't know how you will get rock there except in small loads by tractor bucket. But you need a base there. jmho. Good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 582859, member: 7509"] Even with the bag or bucket mixed concrete you still need a firm base under it or it will just crack and break. Somehow I would get layers of what we call "breaker" rock, then "gravel" then "screenings" in a circle around the trough spot, slightly higher than the surrounding area so water drains off of the pad, not into it. The screenings will compact into an almost concrete like surface over time. If you can't get a concrete truck to this spot I don't know how you will get rock there except in small loads by tractor bucket. But you need a base there. jmho. Good luck [/QUOTE]
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