Installing the Insulating Umbrella Part II

We made a scaffold at our pullpoint which made it possible for the cable to operate in a line of sight manner. This reduced stresses on the cables and pulleys and made it easier to unload the scoop at the top. The challenge was to balance the bracing cables against the pull load.

Scaffold on the right of a pile of dirt that Bill pulled up

Dirt ready to go up

That pile of dirt is now up top

Working behind the scoop, walking up the hill, unloading the scoop, and walking down the hill pulling the scoop back down, was not easy work. Each pile of dirt at the bottom of the hill requires about 12 trips with the one-horse-scoop to get the whole pile to the top of the house.  We were able to move a maximum of two piles of dirt up the hill a day on good weather days, when the body was again able to take the stress.

But we are very glad to say, THE INSULATING UMBRELLA IS INSTALLED.  THE DIRT IS COVERING IT. THE GRASS SEED IS PLANTED AND GROWING.

View from the West

View from the East

And VOILA! After waiting many days, we now have grass......we are contemplating ways of keeping it mowed.