Concrete Vibrator
We use for the first time, our new tool! It is a vibrator to help settle the concrete down and knock out any pockets of air. It is very noisy…
Concrete Filling Begins on Back Wall
This afternoon, we began the task of filling up 101 hollow columns in the back wall of the retaining wall of the swimming lane. We got things organised and place…
Mini Trolley Met Big Bad Truck!
OOPS! The dumper truck has just ran over our poor little platform trolley! We were reversing the truck to gain room and straighten up, in order to move the load…
Platform and Ramp
The platform and Ramp is now ready for helping us get the concrete into the “hollow tubes” in the wall. The ramp is 12 feet long as we found that…
Snow Stops Play!
We woke up to a thin layer of snow on some of the raised objects (off the wet ground) where it didn’t melt. The temperature is hovering around the freezing…
High Platforms x 4
This afternoon, we built 4 wooden platforms to help with the next stage of pouring concrete down the hollow columns in the ball wall of the swimming lane. In order…
Starter Button Fixed!
The truck now starts! We have Noise and Action again! The wire had corroded and come off the connector to the starter button circuit. We conclude that there is enough…
Ballast Arrived!
Our 13 tons of 10mm crushed ballast arrived today, in two separate loads of 4 tons and 9 tons!
Fifth Row Completed and Sixth Row half Done!
Today, we finished off the 5th row and did as much of the 6th row we can do. That is another 38 blocks used! This is a total of 289½…
Thirteen Tons of Ballast Ordered!
Today, we ordered 13 tons of 10mm gravel and sharp sand ballast. This is the quantity we think we need to make the concrete to fill up all the columns…