RWA3006
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 22:48:41 GMT -5
I've struggled with how to store my rough outdoors and found a couple ideas that might be worth sharing. I was using plastic buckets that nurseries use for trees but they eventually broke down and became a mess that was difficult to access with snow on top.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:01:28 GMT -5
Fortunately I had a cedar fence around it to shield the messy view from my neighbors. A buddy gifted me a bunch of steel drums so I cut the tops off with a plasma cutter, then drilled a hole in the bottom to allow possible water to drain into the gravel underneath. Finally I cut a bunch of discs out of scrap plywood and sealed them with free mistint paint. I made their diameter wide enough to provide an inch lip all the way around when I placed them on top as a lid. Next I placed the drums in rows inside my cedar fence enclosure so the delicate eyes of the neighborhood aren't assaulted by the view of several dozen ugly steel drums.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:13:11 GMT -5
Another method I've found that works well for larger pieces of rough is I took a roll of field fence that is 48 inches wide and several hundred feet long. I unrolled it and cut lengths about 11 feet long and then formed them into cylinders. I overlapped the ends about a foot and then bent the loose wires back onto the mesh with an overlap of about a foot. This creates a wire cylinder about three feet in diameter. I was mindful to use wire mesh that has a bit tighter weave instead of large spaces between strands.
I level the ground and stand them up, then fill them with rough. I place them among the trees in my orchard and the neighbors think they look cool.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:14:22 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:15:19 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:17:05 GMT -5
Wire with this wide of weave is best used for tomatoes instead of rocks.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 20, 2021 23:22:29 GMT -5
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Post by broseph82 on Jun 21, 2021 8:59:04 GMT -5
Very cool. Thanks for sharing
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Post by Rockoonz on Jun 21, 2021 10:41:22 GMT -5
The wire mesh filled with rocks is popular in windy areas for corner posts on fences, called gabion. Some build entire walls that way. The only problem would be getting them back out to cut, so my rock hunting expeditions for this material will be pretty leaverite trips.
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 21, 2021 13:33:39 GMT -5
The wire mesh filled with rocks is popular in windy areas for corner posts on fences, called gabion. Some build entire walls that way. The only problem would be getting them back out to cut, so my rock hunting expeditions for this material will be pretty leaverite trips. I saw a lot of gabions in the southeast corner of Oregon last time I passed through. I have little problem getting rocks out of them until about halfway down, then I undo the top half and prop the wings open to reach farther down.
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Post by lunker on Jun 21, 2021 20:22:27 GMT -5
Here's what I've got going on. Those gabions are a good idea.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 21, 2021 20:55:24 GMT -5
Note to self...get some wire! LOL Randy - thanks for taking the time to post this!
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 21, 2021 21:54:06 GMT -5
Here's what I've got going on. Those gabions are a good idea. Yep, I've been there too and before you know it the sun has broken down the buckets and you have a mess on your hands.
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Post by drocknut on Jun 22, 2021 17:12:15 GMT -5
Caged rocks, great idea. I use milk crates bought from Tractor Supply but then again mine are mostly stored inside. Outside rocks are in the "fire break" around the garage.
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Post by oregon on Jun 26, 2021 22:00:57 GMT -5
Yeah, well since my prompting made Randy go out and do all this work for a thread, here's my creations with all leftover materials. The 3 ft hooped fence is ancient, but heavier gauge than anything on the market today & narrower openings. Since the fir trees shed needles, caps, pollen pods and cones, Rocks will get buried in short order, just like my gutters. I happened to have two unused can lids, so I just made the gabions to fit. Will get to practice smashing sunbaked plastic buckets tomorrow.
>100 deg weather doesn't make anything happen fast here! Forecasting an all time record high tomorrow
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Post by RWA3006 on Jun 27, 2021 9:26:58 GMT -5
oregon Rick gets the blame for this thread. I'm innocent.
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Post by Mel on Aug 2, 2021 20:49:26 GMT -5
This is making me envious, both of the rocks (!!) and the land. I plan to do this whenever we close on an acreage; so many rocks are too big for my saw but I still want to display them. Nice job!!
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