This Weekend...

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 08:24 PM

I rented a little baby back-ho.

I started out wanting to excavate a spot about 12' x 16' for a new shed. But that damn thing was so much fun that I was a hole digging fool all weekend! It was a little too tricky for the detail work required to dig a level spot for a shed, so I abandoned that idea after a few hours; the shed-guy can dig the hole when he delivers the shed.

But driving that thing around and digging up bushes was hours of entertainment. I dug up about 10 bushes, and replanted them a few feet away. Then I dug a really deep hole just for the fun of it (I filled it back in later). Then I raised the bucket way up and knocked down a dead branch from a tree - that was fun too although the baby back-ho got pretty shaky with the arm thing extended that far.

Once I was done playing in my yard, I went to all the neighbors' to see if they had anything that needed dug up. One neighbor let me dig up about 50' of forsythia... that was a bit more work then I wanted to do, but hell, I was like some kind of excavation master by that point.

I tried to get the little bastard children to sit in the bucket and let me take them for a ride, but the mother got all pissy about it not being safe. I could have raised them about 7' in the air and driven down the road at a good 20 mph.

Next weekend I may rent a bobcat. They look like they' be fun to play with too!

TurdFergeson · 11-29-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

I rented a little baby back-ho.

I started out wanting to excavate a spot about 12' x 16' for a new shed. But that damn thing was so much fun that I was a hole digging fool all weekend! It was a little too tricky for the detail work required to dig a level spot for a shed, so I abandoned that idea after a few hours; the shed-guy can dig the hole when he delivers the shed.

But driving that thing around and digging up bushes was hours of entertainment. I dug up about 10 bushes, and replanted them a few feet away. Then I dug a really deep hole just for the fun of it (I filled it back in later). Then I raised the bucket way up and knocked down a dead branch from a tree - that was fun too although the baby back-ho got pretty shaky with the arm thing extended that far.

Once I was done playing in my yard, I went to all the neighbors' to see if they had anything that needed dug up. One neighbor let me dig up about 50' of forsythia... that was a bit more work then I wanted to do, but hell, I was like some kind of excavation master by that point.

I tried to get the little bastard children to sit in the bucket and let me take them for a ride, but the mother got all pissy about it not being safe. I could have raised them about 7' in the air and driven down the road at a good 20 mph.

Next weekend I may rent a bobcat. They look like they' be fun to play with too!

Bobcats have interesting steering. They are fun, though.

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by TurdFergeson

Bobcats have interesting steering. They are fun, though.

I'm thinking maybe I should get one of those cherry-pickers and take a look at my gutters.

TurdFergeson · 11-29-2009, 08:30 PM

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I'm thinking maybe I should get one of those cherry-pickers and take a look at my gutters.

Those are scary...if it's windy at all.

The scissor lifts aren't bad, though.

SaintPeter · 11-29-2009, 08:41 PM

Oh, gee. Look at all the pussies in here.

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 08:42 PM

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Oh, gee. Look at all the pussies in here.

Yea, look at em!

I bet Turd has never dug a hole.

TurdFergeson · 11-29-2009, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

Yea, look at em!

I bet Turd has never dug a hole.

Ha...I have you girls beat by miles.

Last Spring I rented a jackhammer and removed my front sidewalk and concrete stoop.

Kids were riding their bikes past and giving me the thumbs up because I was so cool.

(I could barely move the next day, though)

:P

Colonel Hogan · 11-29-2009, 09:01 PM

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I rented a little baby back-ho.

For a very, very brief moment I thought you were going to treat us to a hook-up story at a neighborhood restaurant.

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 09:42 PM

I should have put this in the construction thread. Those are my people.

Sonny Limatina · 11-29-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

I should have put this in the construction thread. Those are my people.

I think a couple of people here aren't sure if it's OK to use the term "back-ho."

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by flat5ive

I think a couple of people here aren't sure if it's OK to use the term "back-ho."

I always emphasize the ho.

RightField · 11-29-2009, 10:04 PM

I did my part for the economy too and had new kitchen counters put in. 68 sq ft of granite.

thør · 11-29-2009, 10:06 PM

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Next weekend I may rent a bobcat. They look like they' be fun to play with too!

If the skid steer starts to feel too bouncy, let go of the controls. Much safer than trying to compensate.

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 10:08 PM

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If the skid steer starts to feel too bouncy, let go of the controls. Much safer than trying to compensate.

Sunbelt Rentals is my new favorite toy store. They have a HUGE forklift there! I bet I could use it to hide my neighbor's car.

thør · 11-29-2009, 10:09 PM

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Sunbelt Rentals is my new favorite toy store. They have a HUGE forklift there! I bet I could use it to hide my neighbor's car.

I use Airport Rentals, here in Anchorage.

RightField · 11-29-2009, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

Sunbelt Rentals is my new favorite toy store. They have a HUGE forklift there! I bet I could use it to hide my neighbor's car.

How much did it cost to rent the little backhoe? I could use one of those things.

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 10:12 PM

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How much did it cost to rent the little backhoe? I could use one of those things.

$206 a day + $50 delivery/pick-up fee. Get it delivered on a Saturday because they give you Sunday for free!

Colonel Hogan · 11-29-2009, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by flat5ive

I think a couple of people here aren't sure if it's OK to use the term "back-ho."

http://www.deere.com/en_US/cfd/const...selection.html

"backhoe." One word. Ends in "e".

"I was working the late shift on the spelling police desk with my partner Merriam Webster. The name's Hogan. Colonel Hogan. I carry a badge."

JohnnySavage · 11-29-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Colonel Hogan

http://www.deere.com/en_US/cfd/const...selection.html

"backhoe." One word. Ends in "e".

"I was working the late shift on the spelling police desk with my partner Merriam Webster. The name's Hogan. Colonel Hogan. I carry a badge."

But that's not as funny as back-HO.