1989 Concrete Video

rusty6 · Dec 22, 2019

Some video from 1989 showing how we mixed and poured a concrete footing for a new garage at my brother's place. Thirty years later the garage is still standing straight and level so I guess we did ok.
There is a good view of my brother's 830 Case right at the beginning of the video.

Mixing concrete

Bruce from Can. · Dec 23, 2019

Brings back memories for me, I had a 3pth concrete mixer, and mixed many yards of concrete pouring a pad in barn yard, and while remodeling stable. Cats love wet concrete.

caterpillar guy · Dec 23, 2019

I thought we were the only ones that put stones in concrete work to save on the amount of mortar needed.

jCarroll · Dec 23, 2019

It's the way we "hid" the stones picked up from the farm fields.

showcrop · Dec 23, 2019

I did the same for additions to my first two homes. I put the footings below frost level though.

rusty6 · Dec 23, 2019

(quoted from post at 05:22:44 12/23/19)
I did the same for additions to my first two homes. I put the footings below frost level though.

We would have to go down 8 feet to be below frost zone. Far as I recall only the houses go down that far. Bins, workshops and barns only as far down as it takes to get everything level. Seems to work. Yes, we use a lot of rocks in every cement project over the years. Makes it hard if you have to drill a hole in it but otherwise no complaints.

jddrawbar · Dec 23, 2019

Several of the guys sure look alike....love the cat. Thanks for posting.

jal-SD · Dec 23, 2019

Looks like a red IH Scout is back there in the line of parked vehicles. Must be about a 79 or 80 with square headlights. jal-SD

rusty6 · Dec 23, 2019

(quoted from post at 07:57:35 12/23/19) Looks like a red IH Scout is back there in the line of parked vehicles. Must be about a 79 or 80 with square headlights. jal-SD

It was a 72 Scout II with 304, automatic and two wheel drive. I'd sold it to my brother by the time of that video and moved up to the 81 GMC (that I still drive today). Both my brothers and my dad appear in that video. Dad was 71 and doing a good job with the cement trowel.

Ozlander · Dec 23, 2019

(quoted from post at 09:52:47 12/23/19) Several of the guys sure look alike....love the cat. Thanks for posting.

That was the Building Inspector.

Janicholson · Dec 23, 2019

My dad and two other relatives made all the concrete blocks, and poured the floor in my brother's machine shop 35X25 that stands well today. 8 block molds such that by the time the last was filled, probed for air pockets, and troweled off, the first could be pulled and refilled. All of them were 10X15-5/8X7-5/8 Jim

1989 Concrete Video

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