Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Got Bricks? (Don't try this at home)









Yahoo! On Sunday i got 6oo bricks off craigslist for my permeable driveway project. This is a picture of them trying to break my truck. I think i might have been close to blowing the springs. Then i got home and decided to bust up the concrete in my driveway before i put the bricks down so i wouldn't have to move 'em twice. Then i decided i might as well lay down a pattern when i put down the first bricks. So i actually got a pretty good start on the project! More pics soon.

update: apparently the bricks weigh almost six each. That means I was more than 100% over my rated load. Yay Ford, thanks for making a truck for brave people like me :) But it does explain why my tow hitch hit the ground coming out of the driveway...

ps - This is a 1991 Ford F-250 with a snowfighter (Dana 60) 4.10:1 front end, extra leaf springs, and a 7.5 liter (460 cubic inch) engine. He's an old AT&T repair rig for the mountains in Idaho. His name is Thor ;)

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