Today my concrete guys started building the foundation. They are doing the perimeter today and then pouring the middle wall probably tomorrow. 36 x 36 feet square. Here are some sketchs I did in Google Sketch-up to illustrate what it
Today my concrete guys started building the foundation. They are doing the perimeter today and then pouring the middle wall probably tomorrow. What is a foundation? So glad you asked… A foundation is the lowest and supporting layer of a structure. Foundations in
The Foundation. This is the thing that holds the building up. It needs to not move preferably. Not in winter because of frost, or summer due to rain. We were going to pour it our selves. Ourselves meaning my buddy
Step 1. Get Backhoe Step 2. Fill it up with Gas Step 3. Fill it full with hydraulic fluid Step 4. Try to get it to run right Step 5. Find cleared spot of land Step 6. Dig dirt with
At First Glance “This thing “can’t” be out of gas” “It must be something else” “I know I just filled it” I must have a medical condition which inadvertently makes me run every vehicle I own out of gas, in
So I started up the backhoe to do some finishing touches on the foundation hole. Apparently my concrete guy wants this hole ready to just pull up to with a concrete truck and fill it with crete. So I squeaked
With a lot of research already under my belt, and numerous times pulling the carb off and “doing” things. I was still going off of supposed data. The only thing I really knew was that it was a 3414, and
In this article I explained how I adjusted the carbs to correct a running rich condition. Trial Adjusting the carbs that way worked for a period of time of roughly 3-4 hours before it started to really struggle under load
I have a 1960’s International Harvester 3414 Backhoe / Loader with a BD154, 4 cylinder gas engine. It has been used heavily over the years and has a number of things wrong with it, but remarkably, still does the job. It
Welcome. This is the beginning of a series of posts that chronicles the building of my garage. It all started when I was born. I reached out for a garage instead of the bottle. Since then, I’ve wanted a “GRARGE”.