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TORNADO KING FRAIDY HOLE
One of the best.  6 x 8 x 6 fraidy hole.
Date(s): June 5, 2007. Album by Kate Adams. Photos by Kate Adams. 1 - 45 of 45 Total. 3697 Visits.
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Outline on the ground for the Trackhoe to follow.

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Starting the hole
Flip was the Trackhoe man, one of the BEST I've EVER seen.  This guy worked this thing like a fine tuned fiddle.

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Digging the Hole

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Still Digging the Hole

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Hey, it's a deep hole, lots of digging

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Downhill view

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getting there

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Sigh, more digging

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Chuck manually  squaring the hole

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Fixin to size up the hole to the shelter

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Trackhoe fixin to grab the shelter

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hookin it up

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lifting it off the trailer

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OK it's officially airborne

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getting ready to place it in the hole for sizing

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and thar she goes

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in the hole

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Yup it fits good

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Now for the base cement to set the shelter in

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drip drip drip

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and whooooosh here it comes

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fillin the hole

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Shelter waiting it's turn

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OK let's set her in there

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Looks about right drop er down

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In she goes

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a little more

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and she's set! Whoo hoo

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Chucks little helper.  HI ZACK!

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Thanks Trackhoe Man!
Unhooking the shelter.

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Now comes the work!

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Is this EVER going to end?

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Taking a 10 second break while the concrete flows down

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Ain't she purdy?
Almost covered now.  See the bucket on the vent?  That's where Chuck sat while evenly distributing the cement

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Zack making rivers in the dirt pile

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Almost done with the cement man.

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Now to cover with dirt and smooth things over.

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This guy is goooooood.  Way to go Flip!

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Finished product....
Now add some grass, bushes, flowers, and it will be gorgeous!

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Flip makin it neat.

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Looking down from outside

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Down Inside

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Steps going down

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The door has 3 solid latches

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Latches from the side