Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
So been working in the new house. The people we bought it from only lived here for a year and a half, but the people who they bought it from lived here for almost the life of the house. The guy built the shop to store his cars, from what the neighbors told me, he had four cars in it. An original Shelby Cobra (seriously), an original 69 Camaro Pace Car, and two Mustangs. He also had some other toys. He died like 5 years ago and I don't think anyone really maintained the yard down in the area of the shop since then. When we moved in I couldn't even pull my truck around the back of the shop, there was so much overgrowth. Then the neighbor told me the guy used to keep a bass boat and a trailer for his cars back around the side. I became determined to figure out how. I began blowing the leaves into a pile, which quickly grew to be as large as my S-10 Blazer. I then burned the pile and began to clear out the brush, cut down a few small trees with the chainsaw, and pulled up the hundred or so tree sprouts back there. The further I got the more I could see where the gravel of the driveway went to. There is one more tree that I need to cut down before I can get my trailer around the back, but the truck fits through smoothly now!
Also cleared out the area around where I keep my Blazers. Before it just fit the two S-10s, but now I could probably get four in there. Will get pics tomorrow. Also am almost done getting the shop cleaned and organized.
Also cleared out the area around where I keep my Blazers. Before it just fit the two S-10s, but now I could probably get four in there. Will get pics tomorrow. Also am almost done getting the shop cleaned and organized.
It's pretty awesome to have breathing room all the way around a shop. Mine was all grown up behind it and I went back there a few years ago with my weedeater and a good, sharp, blade and cut about a 6 foot wide space behind it to keep the vines from growing up the sides and to help keep the wood siding a little more dry. If it were up to me, out entire property would be clear. I'm all about being able to get a truck or trailer anywhere I need to in my yard.
