and i am done in. cat crashed out earlier as I worked her ass off today too.

got the 14 wide moved after pushing the trees out of the way with the dozer. didn't really have any trouble with it till right at the end it started rooting the dirt and I couldn't pull it any more. so I looked at the location and it was right at where i wanted it so there it sits. got it jacked up off the dozer and put a couple of piers under the tongue and then built one under the frame on the west side close to the front. and there it sits.

took a short break and moved the stuff from the hitch end of the 12 wide and moving it over or behind the axles. got the bathroom full of books and the back room packed with a wide assortment. we did even moved the couch over but quit with the chairs still where they had been…

got a bite to eat and then started unleveling the 12 wide. got it down off the piers without incident other than a lot of broken blocks as the weight was unevenly applied to only one or 2 piers on a side as it was coming down. a few inches at a time with lots of jacking in between… finely got it to only a couple of piers in the front and hooked on the front of the dozer where the blade usually is with a trailer ball in one of the holes and lifted the tongue with the hydraulics. when i took the blade off cat pointed out that the frame it mounts on was broken. it started moving weird and loose 3 days ago while i was tearing the trees down so i know what i was doing that caused it. ah well just another repair i don't have time for right now. so used it broken. worked fine so…

used the blade frame to pick the front of the trailer up and tried to push it backwards. got it moved a few feet and then started digging into the soggy ground. put it on piers and boards and moved to another location and hooked on and pushed again. got another few feet and dug in even deeper. going uphill so not unexpected as much rain as we have had lately so more blocks and another attempt this time from the rear of the dozer. got it partially sideways and then got the tongue digging into the chert so quit for the day. twas raining a bit then so was a good time to call it. gonna try putting a piece of angle iron or pipe on the chert and setting the hitch i beam on it and pulling it sideways with bertha. got solid ground where the rear wheels will be so hope to get it at least up on top of the chert bed instead of being in the muck and mire. then can jack it up and hook to the hitch on bertha and pull it into position. or thats todays plan.

had cat on the lawnmower moving block. she did a hell of a job but I am afraid she over extended her self a bit. will see how little movement she makes tomorrow and know how she takes it…

With the block i was moving from underneath the 12 wide i handled a bit today too. hands are telling me to watch out tomorrow. guess i will take it easy unless the rain misses us. most of it went below us but looks like some more will hit tonight or in the morning some time. will see what we do see…

and after eating and getting this on electrons i am gonna take a bit of a rest… check for eyelid leaks and such like…

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