What The Heck is this guy thinking?

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#25
July 07, 2005, 01:52:09 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2005, 01:58:23 PM by Jimmy_Cason
I think this was Cletus' attempt at duplicating the William J. Clinton Presidential Center


[size=16]William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park  [/size]


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#26
July 07, 2005, 05:07:49 PM
I guess you can take the boy out of Arkansas but you can't take the Arkansas out of the good ol' boy.

Actually the Redneck HiRise looks to be better anchored than the one Bill built. That's a huge amount of weight up there swinging around in an earthquake or hurricane to be stopped by only those two columns with the open stairway in the middle.

Maybe engineers are easy to buy off once you've been in politics!

Thanks Glenn. Come the revolution, I want to be on your side!  >:(
None of us are as smart as all of us.

JRR

#27
July 07, 2005, 09:15:21 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2005, 09:17:03 PM by JRR
I gotta confess that being from Carolina, I've run a bit of moon ... and, shame of shames, I've also parked and anchored a trailer (mobile home) or two.  But nothing as impressive as Redd's Highrise ... what a proud and noble erection that is!  (Wonder if the photo is fake? Is it real?).

Glenn K,  sounds like you have a good plan for placing the "highrise".  I'll share what my approach would be if Redd ever hires me:

1. Knowing Redd will not let me drive his tractor, I would clear the trees and back the trailer, in place, down the hill using my big 4x4.   The trailer would have to be tethered at the top of the hill to prevent a runaway.

2. Begin jacking the trailer level.  The axles make  convenient jack locations. A growing bed of railway crossties is handy for a rising temporary jacking support.

3. At several steps during the jacking process, pause, and install footings and build the columns in increments.  Concrete blocks are the standard fare.  They should be completely filled with quality mortar and they should be reinforced from bottom to top.  Re-bar can be clumsy in such a situation, but heavy wire rope or heavy link chain fills the bill as reinforcement and works well in cramped spaces.

5. Continue with jacking the trailer up and building the columns until complete.  After the trailer is level and anchored, make a real fashion statement and remove the wheels, axles, and springs.   Redd has already done this on his trailer in the photo.   (And You can use them as components to make a good log hauler).

Placing a trailer as listed above allows the underneath stuff, such as plumbing, to stay in place.

Wait a minute!  I thought Redd promised the septic field would be completed!   I gotta go!

jonsey/downunder

#28
July 07, 2005, 10:28:07 PM
Glenn,
 I probably wouldn't have worried about the rollers. A bucket of bear grease and a decent bit of meter rope, run through a pulley and hooked onto the 4x4 would have got that sucker out there ok I reckon. :D

BTW, "Come the revolution" I'm gunna be on your side to, on account'a you got the foxhole dug already.
jonesy.  ;D



I've got nothing on today. This is not to say I'm naked. I'm just sans........ Plans.

glenn kangiser

#29
July 07, 2005, 11:42:45 PM Last Edit: July 07, 2005, 11:46:50 PM by glenn-k
That's more like it -  a bunch of good ideas - thats what I wanted to see - Jonesy, do you reckon the bear I shot last year is still good enough for grease?

Amanda - this is something that may hurt a little now but you'll thank me for it later.  This is the kind of exercise that helps you to realize that you should look at things inside out, upside down and backwards besides right side up.  Whoa-- I'm startin' to get a little excited there.   Better stop right now.

Everyones welcome here, come the revolution or not-- but Jonesy has his own little corner that I dug especially for him.

What a great group. ;D
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Daddymem

#30
July 08, 2005, 11:58:27 AM Last Edit: July 08, 2005, 12:09:15 PM by Daddymem
Step out of that box...you don't want to end up one of them sheeple...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/08/AR2005070800553_pf.html

easy glenn  ;)

BTW this is supposedly real.  It is located in Oconee County, South Carolina, outside of Clemson University.... locals here to confirm?

glenn-k

#31
July 09, 2005, 09:17:23 AM Last Edit: July 09, 2005, 09:19:20 AM by glenn-k
After we get the single wide mounted maybe we can go take in the Redneck Games.


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