Looks like a canadian cement truck?

That's what most of the redi-mix plants use around here, very common.

Most of the experienced, reputable types that I know would want to form it up also.  If I were your sub-contractor, I would want to set the forms myself to ensure they were accurately placed and secure.  A form blowing out or moving during the pour is one of those "issues" that you must avoid. 

Be the QC guy, with the tape measure, ensuring the pad is square and the anchor bolts are accurately placed.

Just my opinion...   

I started my detached 30'x44' stick built garage fall of 2005. The objective was to get my project car, an FFR cobra replica out of the attached two car garage so we can fit the drivers in there. We had to take down about 20 large, old-growth Ash, Hickory, Walnut and Maple trees. Hated to do that but it all went to a good use. The green Hickory went to a well-known barbeque place up in Cincinnati, the Walnut was set aside for a future woodworking project and the Maple & Ash we are still burning in the fireplace.

Your opinion on "Slime" in the tubes of said bike tires?

I don't have any experience to base an opinion on regarding "Slime" in the tubes.  Are you talking about introducing it into a standard tube or the "Slime" branded tubes I saw in the store?

I know that they have puncture resistant tubes and some type of foam-donut-tube replacement also.  I'm just getting back into MTB so I'm not quite up to speed on the latest and greatest yet...

Here it is post-cleaning:

You might be able to make out the chairs I referenced above in this photo.  The plastic sheeting keeps moisture from wicking into the soil and helps slow down the curing of the concrete which in turn strengthens the slab.



Maybe I should post up a build thread of my garage...

Thanks, Dawg.

As I conducted my research, I found that bike technology has changed quite a lot since the mid-nineties.  All of what I would consider the "Quality" Mountain Bike manufacturers now equip their bikes with front shocks and disk brakes, even at the entry level.  29 inch wheels are common as you travel up the price range and rear suspension comes in somewhere after that.  I went to the local bike store, Montgomery Cyclery, to see what they had on hand.

They had a wide selection from road racing bikes to down-hill bikes and everything in between; Mountain bikes, hybrids/cross-overs, fat-tire bikes for riding in the sand and kids bikes.  The brands they carry for the most part are Specialized, Giant, Cannondale and Trek.  These are good, solid, quality bikes with a starting price of around $400-$450.  The top-of-the-line models went north of $3500.

Time to hit Craigslist!

 

...After several hours of cleaning, disassembling, lubricating and re-assembly, I had a near functional bicycle and a list of parts that would be required to make Mr. Giant operational once again.  3 days later, a box of parts (Amazon) arrived...

I installed new brake and shifter levers, ergonomic grips and a new seat.  New tubes, tires looked good, time for a ride.

It went well.  As well as it can go with an ultra-competitive 10-year-old who considers everything a race.  The ride was a little more harsh than I recall, probably the result of a few injuries and more than a few years.  Maybe I should look into getting one of those newer models with a suspension fork or perhaps a full suspension, front and rear.  Time to do some research…
 
Here is the Giant, after refurbishment:   

So, what are you going to do for transportation when you run out of diesel or gasoline? 

How far can you walk in a day?

How much can you carry on your back?

What kind of physical shape (conditioning) are you in?

My wife and I bought a mountain bike for my son (age 10) for his birthday in early July.  His enthusiasm upon receiving the bike and his relentless pleadings for me to go for a ride with him prompted me to take a walk out to the big garage and head up the stairs.

Back in the corner, behind several rolls of insulation and a stack of rough-cut Ash and Walnut boards, I found a dusty, flat-tired, old Giant ATX-760 leaning up against the wall in a corner.  The right-hand gearshift and brake levers were snapped clean off, casualty of a rough ride down a steep, heavily wooded hillside that ended in what was reported to be a spectacular wipe-out.  I didn't find out about the incident until several months after the driver of the bike, my oldest daughter's previous BF, left for the Marine Corps.  Typical USMC Knuckle-head… I would have enjoyed being there for the crash…

I pulled the bike out from the corner and brought it down into the basement of the house and placed it in a bicycle maintenance stand.  I took a bucket of warm, soapy water and a can of WD-40 and began cleaning years of dust, cobwebs and dirt from what was a pretty solid Mountain bike back in the mid-nineties.  I pulled out some bicycle tools I had not used in years, a crank puller, freewheel sockets and tire wedges.  After several hours of cleaning, disassembling, lubricating and re-assembly, I had a near functional bicycle and a list of parts that would be required to make Mr. Giant operational once again.  3 days later, a box of parts (Amazon) arrived...

Thanks for the kind words and prayers, guys.  I'm not quite FMC yet but back in the fight.

First time I had to be transported into the ER.  Historically, hauling the banged-up in for emergency medical care was my role. 

I'll be going in to see a back specialist next week.  We'll see what he says.

Thanks again.

First of all, Happy Birthday !!!

Ask Duane
He could talk on this subject some I believe...

I'm not well-liked around my house by teenage daughters, their boyfriends, my wife or my mother-in-law at present.  Something about me being too "black and white" on "everything".

The 9-year-old boy and the dog still seem to like me. 

Fancy.  I know my tractor was that clean once, 6 or 7 years ago when it rolled off the truck.

Editing one another's posts; dangerous grounds to be trespassing on!!!

So, Nate, In all honesty, I cannot resume my own build until the op-tempo slows down here.  The truck will have to wait patiently.  The family will not. 

We have a two-week hockey break which will be nice.  The boy plays just north of Cincinnati, a 38-mile trip one way for us, straight through all of the Cinci traffic.

Fortunately, the Ram 1500 Eco-Diesel has averaged 29.1 mpg over the 3100 miles it has been driven to date.       

Followed by more Patio stone...

And installing a paver-patio that leads to the pool...

Wrapping up pool excavation...

Starting the wife's pool construction...

Installing and backfilling Sleeve-It retaining wall fence-post anchors and re-routing rain-gutter drainage...

Building steps inset into the retaining wall...

Removing the mud that washed in after the tarps failed over the winter and backfilling, compacting and laying in geo-grid soil reinforcement.

Its re-constructing a retaining wall that was not finished late last fall:

Neither Franken-Snorkle nor the Rear-Bumper-Pintle-Mounted-Hi-Lift-Jack have seen the trail yet, so Darren may have a valid point. 

For that matter, none of us (Don included) know if that motor is even going to start…

There is an internet rumor circulating (started right here) that the engine in Square D is actually one of those Payr.com hard-foam engine mock-ups that hot-rod builders use when fabricating chassis'…

...so, all of that parasitic-drag inducing hardware hanging out in the slipstream won't make any difference!


SQUARE D IS A HANGAR QUEEN!!!   START IT UP AND PROVE ME WRONG!!!


Consider the gauntlet thrown! Stop farting around with bumpers and such! Start it up!

Now, where is that poll function...   
 

 ???Does the tailgate open?

That truck looks great!