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Posted 05 August 2014 - 08:16 AM
The shot today east of Honda:
Before and After:
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Almost ready to cut in the access road:
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After shot from Blevins Blvd taken with my Moto X with Auto HDR...note details in clouds and darker areas under the trees.
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 11:09 AM
This long-arm excavator just showed up and to be used to groom the slope along the freeway:
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 11:15 AM
Some updates...
A lift of clay for the Lowes pad:
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Spreading straw over the topsoil on the detention pond berm:
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More lifts and almost ready to pull down the rest of the Harris bldg.:
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Clearing the edge of the top level behind the PortaJohn:
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I went back through earlier photos to see if I could find one that showed that same PortaJohn on the full sized hill (apparently the PortaJohn came along after the tower was dropped). This was taken Oct. 15th, 2013.
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Posted 13 August 2014 - 12:23 PM
Today Austin had charges set in several of the large boulders that had been exposed east of the Honda shot...not large charges to ensure no flying fragments. (The vid and both pics via my Moto X.)
Before and after on one of the boulders:
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Posted 14 August 2014 - 06:12 PM
Back to the top of the remaining hill for another shot today...
Before and After...
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After the low level shot yesterday it's time to pull out the useable fill and leave the boulders behind for the hammers...
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And now it's time to close out the road from Lee Hiway...
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Meanwhile the rest of the Harris building is gone and more lifts added...
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Posted 15 August 2014 - 07:17 PM
The shot today tossed some rocks up and over the trees onto Lee Hiway, cleanup only took a few minutes.
Before and After...
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Posted 26 August 2014 - 07:08 AM
I was a little late on this shot, but it sure scared the crows!
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Doing some prep in the area where the Lowe's retaining wall will be built...
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Along Lee highway - the project boundary is 30 ft from the highway and that rock wall is about 50 ft away - some challenges ahead!
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Posted 28 August 2014 - 09:27 AM
Up next to the trees again today:
Before and After:
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Posted 03 September 2014 - 02:34 PM
Down low along Lee Highway today and a preview of tomorrow's shot...
Before and After...
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A view of the pit they've opened east of the Honda shop...
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And two excavators, a hammer and the trucks have moved in...
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Posted 04 September 2014 - 08:21 AM
The last shot to loosen material above the finished grade for the project. Might be several shots on 'hard spots' here and there, but the big stuff is done.
Before and After...
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Posted 04 September 2014 - 01:19 PM
Bonus coverage: Final modifications to the skyline have begun...
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Posted 15 September 2014 - 08:42 AM
While clearing/grading the area east of the Honda shop they found an Iceberg rock that'll need a whole lotta hammer time!
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So they've beaten it down to the level they've graded...
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And now have drilled for Austin Powder to set charges...
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Austin charging holes on lots of hard spots in the pit
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After setting charges on several hard spots they brought in loads of clay to tamp the shots to prevent flying rocks.
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From the lot at the Comfort Inn looking at a wide view:
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Posted 15 September 2014 - 08:10 PM
Yesterday was busy on the south side of the remaining hill - rubber tired bucket loader on the left headed back for more 4" fill from the grading rack, excavator to load trucks in the middle, dozer moving fill to him and a hammer breaking rock on the right.
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Side view on the north - dozer side-cutting the hill and pushing fill to the excavator.
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End view from the east - not much left!
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Meanwhile, an excavator is busy on the lip of the pit east of the Honda shop, keeps digging out huge boulders!
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New straw on the topsoil that covers the berms around the western pond - grass seed included!
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 10:48 AM
While sitting in the car up on the flattened top of the hill this morning it occurred to me that a video pan of the project progress might be of interest, soooo...
(The usual disclaimers about me being a crappy camera guy definitely apply!)
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 06:45 PM
Since there were trees behind the GPS equipped dozer in the panning video, thought I'd post a clearer pic showing the supports on both sides of the blade and the sensors on the top of each.
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Then I took a pic of Lewis using his dozer to side cut the remaining top of the hill...
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And then I became fascinated with his efforts to dislodge the upper section and started taking videos with m Moto X...and took vids...and took vids...and went on the other side to take more vids...and more vids...Ended up with 16 of them and since it's very easy to upload from the Moto X to YouTube and then to post them here...8 of them on this post then another post with the other 8.
Skip 'em, if'n you want...
Edit: Whhooopps!...too many gigs on one post? Three more moved to next the post.
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 06:54 PM
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 07:05 PM
Now I've moved to the south side to watch Lewis...
Whooops again...see next post.
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Posted 16 September 2014 - 07:16 PM
This last one is a little long!
After that video, Johnny managed to get the big chunk rotated while it was laying flat and it over-balanced on the edge and disappeared on the other side. Not very dramatic!
So now it's after lunch and Johnny and Lewis have moved to the pit east of Honda...
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These are the big rocks that were cracked by the shot where the Austin folks tamped the area with 5 or 6 loads of clay on top...Peanut and his excavator hard at work...
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Posted 17 September 2014 - 07:12 PM
Elsewhere on the site, prep work is beginning for the retaining wall for Lowes. The upper section has been drilled for a shot tomorrow.
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Excavating along the middle section.
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Lower section nearly ready for the actual trench.
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Miniature versions of a dozer and excavator to work in the trench for the retaining wall.
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The area where the Harris building was is nearly filled.
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Posted 18 September 2014 - 04:25 PM
Two shots today and I was even able to video both of them after rushing around some. The first is alongside the freeway where the Lowes retaining wall goes.
And the second is east of Honda again where they're cutting through and around the hill for the access road.
After pic for the freeway...
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Before and After for the shot east of Honda...
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Didn't take Peanut long to move material after the shot!
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