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The Tucker Station High Tunnel Initiative - the Saga Continues Part II Foundation building is exhausting work - made so much easier with the help of Sam Merritt Click on headline for Second Installment with photo(s). Ffor 1st installment: The High Tunnel Initiative at Tucker's Station Farms By Barbara Armitage I have a whole new respect for the men who built the railroads. The goal for the day is to pound the 38 base poles that will support the rafter/arches into the ground. According to our USDA soils map the ground is mostly clay loam - that doesn't sound so bad does it? Each pole only has to be pounded in 2 feet - that's doable right? Our brand new sledge hammer weighs in at a mere 8 pounds - 4 ounces less than our first child. Now what can possibly go wrong? Every building needs a good foundation and a High Tunnel is no exception. Here's what I learned about the cost of building the foundation for our High Tunnel.
Every good crew needs a muscle, Sam's ours. He gave up a day off to sling a sledge hammer all day for us. I wish I could say that I pounded my share of poles but I can't. I didn't embarrass myself but I want you to know that this is an exhausting job. When the "sandy clay loam" turns out to be more rock than sand you just have to keep pounding with the sledge until you break through. My hand, arms and shoulders will never be the same again. Barbara Armitage This story was posted on 2012-04-13 06:50:31
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