Dandai
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It’s not *that* bad. Just pace yourself and set achievable goals. Don’t plan on doing the whole length in one day.
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use the flat end to trench and scoop and the axe end to chop roots.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/kobalt-5-l...3VAd1SZw5GdmTYx_Fap3YnBUtaydu_ghoChb0QAvD_BwE
use the flat end to trench and scoop and the axe end to chop roots.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/kobalt-5-l...3VAd1SZw5GdmTYx_Fap3YnBUtaydu_ghoChb0QAvD_BwE
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Lanx
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oh yea, i'm sure i could knock this out in a day with a shovel and hoe, just wanted options and tips
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BrutulTM
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This. It's nice to work smarter not harder but sometimes you just have to stop fucking around and dig until you're done digging.
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Lanx
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i'm digging on the bald area where a tree used to be, i doubt theres anything there, also, only going 6in trench, and only 20ft
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Vinen
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Lanx
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Jesus, some roots are as huge as tree limbs
recipe saw didn't make it on amazon shipping so i took my impact driver with a 1in spade, that ate through the wood real quick. i'm filling in the horizontal and digging out the veritical now, my pipe in is the blue flag.
recipe saw didn't make it on amazon shipping so i took my impact driver with a 1in spade, that ate through the wood real quick. i'm filling in the horizontal and digging out the veritical now, my pipe in is the blue flag.
Big Phoenix
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Built myself a gate. Never built anything like it in my life and only had a hammer and circular saw. Just need to mount it now.
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Sheeeet bro, that thing is nothing. You should see the fucking roots I had to slice through putting in my pool and patio. Ther is like a 100 yr old maple in my yard thatss about 6 ft dia and it had roots that were 8-10" dia. I went through so many sawzall blades it was nuts. I fianlly got out my chain saw and still went through like 3 sets of chains, because you know, chainsaw and dirt=dull in 5 seconds.
Borzak
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You gonna have one of those eye hooks so you can use a wire/cable to hold up the far end a little? Might need one or some diaganols to keep it from sagging. Maybe not depending on how heavy it is.
Big Phoenix
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Oh yeah Ill be putting in a diagonal brace on each piece, just got too dark and was getting hungry by the time I got them together. Also need to get a new saw blade to make some cleaner cuts for the pieces too.
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Lanx
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if i had to do anything like that again, i'd use the spade bit again, i'd probably get the largest they got (looks like 1 3/8) and have a drilling point so it'd catch the wood easier. oh and i'd use my impact wrench w/ this adapter
(that i just bought, just in case)
i mean the impact drill did wonders, every time i hit a clang, i'd just whip the drill out and drill out the roots in seconds.
Lanx
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update on b-hyve
so far it's pretty awesome, it's amazing in raising my sprinkler heads, no need to go back and forth, just initiate from app(yes i have used the flags to designate where my sprinklers are, but after you raise em, you have to recalibrate the spray pattern again, so way easier to do it from there)
also, i had 2 pits come running up my street and barking at me, i stared at em, if it was one, i woulda probably club'd it with the shovel i had, but it was two, so i turned on the sprinklers and they bitched out. (didn't think it'd actually work)
smart watering is pretty baller, just had to calibrate it once, you basically wait for a big rain and set the soil to 100% saturation, then along w/ local weather it'll calculate how much water you got left and water as necessary. my sprinklers haven't turned on in two weeks, cuz it's been raining for that long.
Still haven't reconnected the rain sensor, don't think i'll bother.
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