Thanks Mimi,
Terry wrote me that "we are well over 100 dump truck loads at 7-8 tons
each". Wow!
Not intending to get too personal here, Mimi, but why do you know that "a normal
barrel of grease weighs 400#"? You can reply off-list if needed.
;-)
Lowgun
On 2/25/2013 1:07 AM, Mimi Jasek wrote:
Logan,
A normal barrel of grease weighs 400#, and the often times wet dirt plus rocks
that have been in most barrels that have been hauled out when we helped dig
weighed that or more.
I think the first one we helped with saw either 10 or 14 barrels come out. So
at a minimum of 400#, that dig alone netted more than 2 tons! I truly think
Gill probably gets around a ton or more for each 5 barrels, not counting the
huge rocks brought out singly. Truly an awesome project! Mimi Jasek
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Gill replied: We were estimating 300 to 600 pounds. But Terry has an in-line
scale we could hang up to measure them. Will try to remember to haul it
over and weigh a half dozen of so of them. --Ediger
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On Feb 24, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Logan McNatt <lmcn...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
Gill, Thanks for the report. Can you estimate an average weight for each
barrel of fill hauled out? Just wondering if y'all have an idea of the
approximate tonnage (fill and rocks) that you have removed since the dig began?
Logan
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On 2/24/2013 9:01 PM, Gill Edigar wrote: KIWI SINK Dig Report--Sunday 24
February 2013--Andrew and I arrived at
a quarter o'ten and got a status report on Kiwi's garden plot. Then we
attacked the pit. Our immediate objective was to reduce everything
above floor level to about that level before we try to break into the
new underfloor passage opened up by Erin a couple of weeks ago. That
is to be done so that the many yards of loose fill don't fall into the
new lead whilst we're removing them. Currently we have the lead
protected with plywood to minimizing infilling from the higher areas
adjacent to the floor lead. Today we filled up 6-1/2 barrels and
hauled out 6 of um. Then hoisted 3 or 4 lifts of rocks, some in
tandem, before we had a mechanical malfunction with the jin-poles on
the rear of the truck. 2 or 3 rocks remain to be raised. Many suitcase
sized rocks were excavated, loosened, and prepared for removal. Most
made the transition to the surface; a few are still awaiting another
session or two of backfill removal that will be needed before we can
open up Erin's floor lead to see where it goes. A rather large
contingent of cavers showed up today, many without caving gear. The
list of diggers:
Dale Barnard
Don Broussard
Erin Brown
Andrew Davison
Gill Ediger
Chris Franke
Ryan Monjaras
John Schneider
Terry Raines drove the truck and ran the hoist.
...and visitors:
Leslie Bell
Jay Jorden
RD Milhollan
Andy Gluesenkamp
Today was very productive.
--Gill Ediger
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