Dig the Foundation Hole

• 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 backhoe
• Step 7. Put dirt in your way
• Step 8. Move same dirt again out of your way
• Step 9. Fill it full of gas
• Step 10. Dig stumps
• Step 11. See step 10
• Step 12. Fill it full of gas again
• Step 13. Take off carb and “adjust it”
• Step 14. Dig like the dickens for 1 hour
• Step 15. Fill it full of hydraulic fluid again
• Step 16. Remove more dirt.
• Step 17. Put dirt in your way
• Step 18. Remove said dirt again
• Step 19. Take of carb again, and “adjust” back in the other direction
• Step 20. Dig more dirt
• Step 21. Fill full of gas
• Step 22. Break all 6 bolts on a hydraulic ram larger than my head
• Step 23. Drive around to 7 stores collecting, drills, screw extractors and bolts to repair
• Step 24. Find out the bolts came out with just my fingers
• Step 25. Repair ram
• Step 26. Fill full of hydraulic fluid again.
• Step 27. Dig more dirt
• Step 28. Remove Fuel filter to get it to run better
• Step 29. Enjoy 2 minutes of engine bliss and 8 minutes of barely running
• Step 30. Remove the carb and clean all the dirt and debris that removing the fuel filter let in.
• Step 31. Reinstall carb
• Step 32. Dig remaining dirt out of hole

This is obviously the short version. This was a long a challenging week. I started dabbling during the day and after work, and then as my concrete contractor said he might be ready to go next week, I booked it on one weekend.

Enjoy!