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Driveway Disaster - Help 7upuller!

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Garlic Mom
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Hi 7puller,
I am sort of at my wit’s end. Pete always tries to get everything running and that is wonderful!! After he has gotten the equipment running, he always wants to run it to check out his repair work.

Well, he got Tom’s grader running and the pictures are what my driveway looks like after he checked out the grader.

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Could you please make time at a tractor show to give him some INSTRUCTIONS on how to run the grader and anything else that you think might come in handy for me.

Garlic Mom
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 12:10 AM
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Hi, Garlic Mom.
How long ago did this DISASTER happen? I thought he was trapped in the trunk of a car heading North at a rate of knots.

That said, what you have there is what happens when you let a 'number cruncher' loose onna piece of machinery. I know that I will TRY to ed-u mack-ate him at Santa Margarita and I suspect that 7UPuller and a few other good souls will also try. How-wevver, I doubt that any of us can give any sort of solid guarantee that any knowledge that we may be able to jam in between his ears will last for much longer than the journey back to Bakersfield. Maybe you could send a good set of ear plugs over with him that we can stuff in his ears before he leaves to maybe give the knowledge time to seep into the rest of his ample body so that it is not completely lost. LOL.

:nod::nod::nod::dance::dance::dance:😖mile:😖mile:😖mile::violin::violin::violin:😃😃😃

Just my 0.02.
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 3:20 AM
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Hi, Garlic Mom.
How long ago did this DISASTER happen? I thought he was trapped in the trunk of a car heading North at a rate of knots.

That said, what you have there is what happens when you let a 'number cruncher' loose onna piece of machinery. I know that I will TRY to ed-u mack-ate him at Santa Margarita and I suspect that 7UPuller and a few other good souls will also try. How-wevver, I doubt that any of us can give any sort of solid guarantee that any knowledge that we may be able to jam in between his ears will last for much longer than the journey back to Bakersfield. Maybe you could send a good set of ear plugs over with him that we can stuff in his ears before he leaves to maybe give the knowledge time to seep into the rest of his ample body so that it is not completely lost. LOL.

:nod::nod::nod::dance::dance::dance:😖mile:😖mile:😖mile::violin::violin::violin:😃😃😃

Just my 0.02.
Garlic Mom , Hurry go throw some lime down to dry it out a little more then back drag it with the 450/555 in the back ground.Both will be winners , you will be happy and Pete will be impressed.Happy New Year
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 5:11 AM
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Garlic Mom , Hurry go throw some lime down to dry it out a little more then back drag it with the 450/555 in the back ground.Both will be winners , you will be happy and Pete will be impressed.Happy New Year
I think you should make him go to bed without his supper!

George
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 5:14 AM
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I think you should make him go to bed without his supper!

George
GM,

Given time, all of those ruts will turn into alkali dust and then they will flow together and smooth themselves out. You haven't had much rain in so long, that you probably forgot what the typical cycle is like. Rain, Mud, Sun and then Dry! Now the folks back east and north would be even more concerned because ruts like that tend to freeze this time of the year back there so the problems stays with you for the rest of the winter!

I am actually glad to see you getting some rain.

We will work some more to train you son on the finer techniques of blade operation but who knows if it will stick.

Jan M
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 5:31 AM
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GM,

Given time, all of those ruts will turn into alkali dust and then they will flow together and smooth themselves out. You haven't had much rain in so long, that you probably forgot what the typical cycle is like. Rain, Mud, Sun and then Dry! Now the folks back east and north would be even more concerned because ruts like that tend to freeze this time of the year back there so the problems stays with you for the rest of the winter!

I am actually glad to see you getting some rain.

We will work some more to train you son on the finer techniques of blade operation but who knows if it will stick.

Jan M
Garlics,

What's wrong with that driveway, looks like most dirt roads around these parts November through April! :violin:

Bryan
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 7:40 AM
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Garlics,

What's wrong with that driveway, looks like most dirt roads around these parts November through April! :violin:

Bryan
[quote="bryani289swmi"]Garlics,

What's wrong with that driveway, looks like most dirt roads around these parts November through April! :violin:

Bryan[/quote]

I was thinking the same. Looks completely passable to me. Its in much better shape than most of our public parking lots. Although it will be fun to watch Garlic Student in class. Might be better to teach Garlic Mom and Garlic Emily the finer points of grading so that they can plumb Pete up now and then when he needs it.
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Sat, Dec 31, 2016 8:03 AM
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[quote="bryani289swmi"]Garlics,

What's wrong with that driveway, looks like most dirt roads around these parts November through April! :violin:

Bryan[/quote]

I was thinking the same. Looks completely passable to me. Its in much better shape than most of our public parking lots. Although it will be fun to watch Garlic Student in class. Might be better to teach Garlic Mom and Garlic Emily the finer points of grading so that they can plumb Pete up now and then when he needs it.
Looks like my driveway before it froze too! Get a little thaw in the next day or two then I'll back drag!
In your case follow Jan's thought, It does need to dry a little first to be able to do anything too it.
Just Saying......
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Sun, Jan 1, 2017 12:23 AM
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Looks like my driveway before it froze too! Get a little thaw in the next day or two then I'll back drag!
In your case follow Jan's thought, It does need to dry a little first to be able to do anything too it.
Just Saying......
Hey! if your gonna make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs! Just keep workin!
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Sun, Jan 1, 2017 8:12 AM
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Looks like my driveway before it froze too! Get a little thaw in the next day or two then I'll back drag!
In your case follow Jan's thought, It does need to dry a little first to be able to do anything too it.
Just Saying......
It has not rained here for so long, he must have thought , i have to get that blade in the dirt while it is still damp. Problem is it rained all the next day. I did the same thing on my side of the hill. I did some rough in work on 1/2 mile of road. Then i caught a cold. Then it rained for another day. My grader is waiting for me to get better and for some dry weather. My neighbors that also use the road are probably fuming.
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Sun, Jan 1, 2017 8:14 AM
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It has not rained here for so long, he must have thought , i have to get that blade in the dirt while it is still damp. Problem is it rained all the next day. I did the same thing on my side of the hill. I did some rough in work on 1/2 mile of road. Then i caught a cold. Then it rained for another day. My grader is waiting for me to get better and for some dry weather. My neighbors that also use the road are probably fuming.
Dear Deas
That “number cruncher” comment is soooo correct – You could outfit him with one of your “glow” shirts and tie him to the seat of a grader that is not on my property (Santa Margarita) until he gets it right. Then, he can come to my drive way. You would have my undying gratitude.
Dear d4e
Where do I get lime?! The 450/555 is really a 350BB and do you want to buy it?? Perhaps I could just go back and forth a few extra times.
Trucker1
I believe that the reason that he left the driveway in such a “mess” the day before Christmas (when I had 20 guests coming for Christmas dinner the next day) is because I asked him to teach me to drive the Peterbilt. I was way too old to pick up that many layers of hand eye and foot co ordination. But he persisted until I got my class A license. So I can’t complain if he is more than a little resentful. So, I am Trucker 20,000,001. Ha!
Janmeermans
You are right about the rain! We had had 2 inches of rain. At Santa Margarita, look for him tied into the seat of Tom’s 12 grader, wearing a glow vest and a funny Australian hat. Please take him in hand.
Bryani289swmi
This was the first time in seven years that I had seen 2 inches of rain come down in one storm. (I thought that it was the end of the Earth as it exists today.)
Also, I was very distracted because I was cooking for Christmas. I kept hearing the engine of the grader purring around. When I finally came out, I saw the mess that you saw in the pictures. Oh well!!
Gee Old iron habit
I hear that you guys really do live at the ends of the earth. I saw pictures and I am really jealous of everything except the COLD. I would love to know how to grade my drive way. BUT remember the learning curve! I brought GP to tears a couple of times
Drujinin
I have to learn to “back drag”. Then, I could smooth my own drive way. Remember that I only have Pete to teach me. That could be a problem.
Jbernd56
I like your style!! That’s what I’ll have to do. Crack some eggs.

Old beek
I think you are exactly right. I hope you get to feeling better and get your driveway road cleaned up for you and your neighbors. GP said that you have a neat Jeep. Pete was raised on Jeeps. He and I have made about 6 trips through the Rubicon with ours when he was a toddler. CJ anything with Chev 327s and 283s in them. Pete’s granddad was a pretty sharp mechanic and he taught GP’s father. Here’s a picture of one of our Jeeps from about 1960, Meyers top and all, going through Rubicon. His granddad would build them up, shake them down and sell them to all the Sheriff’s Posse guys from Placerville, Auburn and around the Sierras.

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