who needs power tools!

I had to reconstruct a retaining wall and build a stronger 6ft fence. I was gong to hire someone to do it. They flaked out, so I got up there and dug out the existing concrete post holes(very fun and a post hole digger wouldn't even leave a mark on the soil it's soooo hard) so I borrowed a couple of tools from an Amish neighbor and got to work.

i'm too cheap to hire a day laborer when I'm fully capable of doing it myself, the old fashioned way, the right way, the dumb way!!   

three holes dug and now it's all downhill from here!!..........after this weekends RockFishOpener....i'll be back on it!

nicely done, setting posts is such a PIA...

Can't you get the Amish guy to gather his friends & have this done in an afternoon? They could probably raise a helluva barn while they're at it. 

Dude, I need you over at MY house.

Sweet when your done there Adam ive got some things that I need done, but didnt want to hire the guys hanging out in the Home Depot Parking Lot! Give me A buzz....

Sweet when your done there Adam ive got some things that I need done, but didnt want to hire the guys hanging out in the Home Depot Parking Lot!

i was on my way to the local HomieDepot about five times, but then i realized,
IamCUTfromTHATsameSTOCK, so i did it myself!....no thanks on the "things need done offer" i got stupid RockFish to fool!!

Dude! I've got two little 4 foot retaining walls - 14 feet long each - all staked out. Keep watering the soil along them each night hoping that by next weekend or the weekend after they'll be soft enough for me to dig out.
TOTAL PITA

it was double PITA!!  had to break around&through the old cement post block.
like digging a two foot hole on solid concrete!......good ol' rocked-clay!! 

Dude, I need you over at MY house.

No shit. Wanna come tear out my front lawn! I supply with all the beer you want!

Nice job!

I feel your pain Adam... I just replaced 90 ft of cedar fence " the old fashioned way, the right way, the dumb way!!"

Dude, I need you over at MY house.

I supply with all the beer you want!

powered by Friut&Water only(kinda)     and no thanks either.

I feel your pain Adam.

 Years ago I started the rebuilding process on the 6 foot redwood fence that surrounds the half acre plot we live on. They cemented every 4x4 instead of just the corner ones and one in the middle on long spans. Of course, back when they built it they didn't use pressure treated wood.

I bought one of those 6 foot breaker bars that weigh around 20 pounds. I quickly learned that the right way to break up the concrete is NOT to keep slamming the bar into the concrete, but to pick one strategic spot on the exposed concrete, and keep dropping the bar on that exact spot. That baby will crack before too long....

Slow and steady is the way to go!!!

Rich

I quickly learned that the right way to break up the concrete is NOT to keep slamming the bar into the concrete, but to pick one strategic spot on the exposed concrete, and keep dropping the bar on that exact spot. That baby will crack before too long....
Slow and steady is the way to go!!!

i don't learn that quick......but slow&steady i was a chippin'

if there is a next one(and there will be) i'll be using that tip on every drop of the bar....thanks!

Nice job!

I feel your pain Adam... I just replaced 90 ft of cedar fence " the old fashioned way, the right way, the dumb way!!"

90 FEET!!  i'm crying about 25?!       i feel YOUR pain now, Brian

And it looks just like the one your using...

Next time I have to do a project like that, I'm renting a jackhammer!!