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  1. BWR1953

    How long to wait for a materials delivery contractor to return a call?

    I'm in the middle of a driveway project and have had a couple of loads of dirt delivered in the past several weeks. But now I'm ready to really start cranking up and getting several loads at a time in a short period. I've called or texted several delivery companies but they sometimes don't get...
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    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Thanks for that info, very helpful! Last night I went over to my friends house and spent an hour checking out his pavement and talking about his projects and mine. It turns out that when the asphalt company showed up last week, he decided that he wanted to expand his job and changed the...
  3. BWR1953

    Garage Find 22 Starcraft Sport Center Console in real nice condition. Your thoughts

    Good stuff! (y)
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    selling the Carver

    Oh. Em. Gee. :ROFLMAO: :LOL:
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    1979 Starcraft 16’ SS Refresh

    Awesome!
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    Brakes went out!

    Yikes! :oops:
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    Flywheel & Stator Issues

    Yep, I'd replace both of those.
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    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Yes, it is. Mine will be similar in overall square footage. But I'm not sure that I'll use my neighbor's contractor. The quality of the work doesn't meet my standards. :confused:
  9. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    I went over this afternoon and had a good look. The asphalt is very thin at the edges; maybe 1/2" thick. Not good. I saw one place which had been run over from the grass to the asphalt and it was already broken/smooshed down. And that was from a single track of a GMC Tracker, a light car.
  10. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Duh. I forgot to hit "Post" on this last night. :rolleyes: I'm home! 😁 And the first thing I did was to check out my neighbor's paving job, even before I went to my house. 🤓:ROFLMAO: In person, it looks much better than in the pix that I posted earlier today. This evening I took a...
  11. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    If you look at the pix in Post #46, it looks like my neighbor's pavement was joined with a square abutment at the center. From the pic, it looks like the two outer side pieces are then sloped down toward the edges, getting thinner along the way. And at the edges, it looks like they piled up...
  12. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Well guys, the project came to a screeching halt this week. I'm in the hospital again. Been here 4 days. Ugh. :rolleyes: After we got the retaining wall done last week, we took the weekend off and did fun stuff but I did order dirt to be delivered this week. That obviously didn't happen...
  13. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    The boy and I got the retaining wall installed today, including the top cap. It took 12 hours, about 3.5 hours of which were dealing with teenage boy issues! 🙃 🤪 :LOL: We started at 0830 and finished well after sunset. But it's done! Top cap going on. Finished! (And...
  14. BWR1953

    16’ Starcraft restoration

    1/8 wall tubing would be way overkill as a center stringer. I think the stringer in mine is only "0.060 or somewhere thereabouts. I know, right? 🤪 During my research phase, I did see a few KFs with splashwells, but they were rare. Maybe a PO removed your HIN plate? Any weird looking...
  15. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Today, the boy and I completed replacing all of the rotted loader hoses on my little Ford tractor. Everything has been tested and all is working normally! We're really happy about that. :D Tomorrow we're planning on taking a whack at installing the retaining wall panels. Should be an...
  16. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    My driveway will be paved by a professional paving company, so I won't have much to do with it other than spend money. 🤑 But, I'll keep an eye on the pavement where it ends at the gate. Might be a good idea for me to install a little road cloth and some road base for a few feet outside the...
  17. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    Today I got some good news. The eldest brother of my buddies tested negative, his symptoms cleared up and he's back to work at his regular job! Maybe he'll have time to help me in the next couple of weeks. :D He also recommended a nearby shop that makes custom hydraulic hoses while you wait...
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    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    It certainly is! :LOL:
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    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    And now for the bad news. My neighbor friends (brothers) have always helped me on an "as available" basis. That's why projects take so long for me. Sometimes they're not available for weeks at a time. But late last week they BOTH contracted Covid-19 and will be isolating for at least 2...
  20. BWR1953

    Installing a new asphalt driveway

    In the garage, ready for maintenance. As I said before, the Ford 1210 needed some TLC. Specifically, the hydraulic hoses for the loader. o_O The tractor needed all new hydraulic hoses, so the boy and I started installing them. We got 9 out of 14 hoses done in one day. A major...
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