Jogeephus
Well-known member
..... as Calman said, "there's always sumthing to do".
..... with this in mind
..... if it ain't broke don't fix it
..... no need to plan ahead and anticipate disaster - rest assured it will find you
..... sometimes its best to just stay in bed
..... a mind is a terrible thing to waste
..... its amazing who is allowed to vote AND reproduce
Case and point, I recently decided to move some gates further off the road to allow easier access for semi-trucks to turn onto the road. My plan was to move the gates sixty feet back allowing ample room for any trailer drift. For additional insurance I hung two gates allowing a thirty foot opening just in case. Brand new telephone poles were sunk and concreted into place and gates were hung with the utmost precision. It was a job to be proud of. A work of art. However, foolish me, I didn't consider the strains a Tigercat 630C would exert on the gates with its 250 hp motor pushing its 37,500 pounds of incolent steel and rubber turning my fine accomplishment into ....
What I also learnt was next time I'll use a full two bags of sac crete per whole rather than cutting corners and using only 1 1/2.
Welcome to my world. :bang: :bang: :bang:
..... with this in mind
..... if it ain't broke don't fix it
..... no need to plan ahead and anticipate disaster - rest assured it will find you
..... sometimes its best to just stay in bed
..... a mind is a terrible thing to waste
..... its amazing who is allowed to vote AND reproduce
Case and point, I recently decided to move some gates further off the road to allow easier access for semi-trucks to turn onto the road. My plan was to move the gates sixty feet back allowing ample room for any trailer drift. For additional insurance I hung two gates allowing a thirty foot opening just in case. Brand new telephone poles were sunk and concreted into place and gates were hung with the utmost precision. It was a job to be proud of. A work of art. However, foolish me, I didn't consider the strains a Tigercat 630C would exert on the gates with its 250 hp motor pushing its 37,500 pounds of incolent steel and rubber turning my fine accomplishment into ....
What I also learnt was next time I'll use a full two bags of sac crete per whole rather than cutting corners and using only 1 1/2.
Welcome to my world. :bang: :bang: :bang: