Look At The Little Beaver!

T-bone and I went down to the Big House this weekend to knock another item from the must-do list. This weekend: the fence so Honey & Max have their area. Well, the fence posts only as the cement has to set before putting up the rest of it. We'll finish it off in a couple of weeks.

11 holes to dig. Early in the week, I thought the holes would be a good workout for Thunder and Lightning. But later we decided to get an auger. Thinking it would be quicker and easier. Yeah, not quicker and not easier..

Here's the side before & after:


And here's the back before & after:

No sweat, right? Yeah, right...

We go to the rental place to rent the auger. We're thinking we'll grab the 1-man or 2-man model and go. But they don't rent those. Something about breaking hips and dislocating shoulders. They have two models: the Little Beaver or the Big Beaver. And the guy must love saying that as he was loud and slow each time. THE LITTLE BEAVER OR THE BIG BEAVER. We'll take that one. Over the loudspeaker: I NEED HELP WITH THE LITTLE BEAVER. LOAD UP THE LITTLE BEAVER.

Little my ass! But the E kicks ass so no problem:


This Little Beaver was a monster! Auger connected to the wheel unit by hoses and stabilizer bar. About 300 pounds together! The auger made the act of drilling the holes go much faster and easier than the manual hole digger, but in the end it was no easier. Moving the Beaver was a bitch! Getting it set just right. Honestly, I have never been as totally wiped out as I was after doing these 11 holes. Totally wiped out. More so than digging 10 post holes manually in Aurora, more so than speed climbing Loveland Pass to Torrey's Peak (25,000 feet of vertical gain and loss), more so than the hardest weight workout, more so than anything ever. My LBC is sore. The sore is sore. Ugh. But now that it's over, it feels good to have done that.





And we bought the appliances. You'll meet those later. Thanks to T-scone. She is a very fine helper.