ghankerson Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Just had some boulders delivered to my backyard. Talk about fun! Already popped a tire back there. Here are some pics of the setup: Edited January 8, 2007 by ghankerson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie stokes Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 wow thats cool alltought live next to a quarry so i dont need that . how much did they cost ? and 4 tones looks less than that to me mate cheers jamie stokes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghankerson Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I paid $150 a ton delivered and placed. I learned that rock is heavy! 100lbs per square foot. So a 3 x 3 x 3 boulder weighs over a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 100lbs per square foot. So a 3 x 3 x 3 boulder weighs over a ton. Huh? Surely "cubic foot"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fetona Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I paid $150 a ton delivered and placed. I learned that rock is heavy! 100lbs per square foot. So a 3 x 3 x 3 boulder weighs over a ton. How did they get the rocks into your back yard? are you able to move them around at all or are they too heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghankerson Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Yah, I meant cubic foot. The guy had a crane and drove down the alley. It had a 20ft reach. I haven't tried moving the big ones yet. I have an engine hoist which hopefully should move them. Can't do it by hand as a couple of them are around a ton. Me and a friend can barely move the 500lbs one. The crane guy said he'd come out for $85/hr to reposition them if needed. I'd only need him for about 15 minutes though. Edited January 4, 2007 by ghankerson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabnabit Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Oh that's just great............The wife wants to relandscape the back yard......I'm in trouble. Hey! What are you growing in the greenhouse? What the heck is tones? What was the total cost of all those rocks? One of the pictures you stuffed it.............need to hold pressure....although you may end up in the patio. Edited January 4, 2007 by Dabnabit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcra Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 hmm, to practise in the UK, perhaps I should just fill the fish pond with a few tonnes/tons of mud.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Just had some boulders delivered to my backyard. Talk about fun! Already popped a tire back there. Here are some pics of the setup: That red stand looks a little bit suspect....sort of left foot distance handy,while skillfully balancing up there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghankerson Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 (edited) Oh that's just great............The wife wants to relandscape the back yard......I'm in trouble.Hey! What are you growing in the greenhouse? What the heck is tones? What was the total cost of all those rocks? One of the pictures you stuffed it.............need to hold pressure....although you may end up in the patio. We're growing all kinds of organic vegetables and herbs like, celery, parsley, artichokes, etc. I think tones is UK for ton. Well I bought 3 tons of rock for $450, plus he threw in a .6 ton one for free because he was late. Plus I borrowed 3 smaller rocks from the desert myself. Yah my buddy stuffed it on that one. I am still building up the courage to try the gap. And the stand works nice incase you miss. Surprisingly I probably have over 8000lbs of rock back there. But being able to ride whenever I want has really helped me get better. And there has to be over 100 different lines to choose from. Otherwise it's a 30 minute drive to the desert to ride. Edited January 4, 2007 by ghankerson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plunker Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I would suggest adding some landscape timbers to the mix and maybe some gravel/wood chips. I had a neighbor that landscaped his back yard around the pool. It looked very Better Homes & Garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghankerson Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Thanks for the tips Plunker. I was thinking about gravel of some sorts as the dew in the morning, and my sprinklers has turned it into a mud bath. All the grass is gone where I typically ride. But the mud makes it more challenging as we don't get much of that here in the Phoenix desert. My wife is ok though with the course I setup. She knows I am having fun and she has her greenhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric23 Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 So when is the inagural 128th St Crowd cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilco Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Think you would benifit from some kind of stream aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_h Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 (edited) neighbours will enjoy all the noise Edited January 7, 2007 by jack_h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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