It is DONE! Woo Hoo!
It took another 2,000+# of the larger concrete gravel but that was just the right amount. Total cost of this project came in as follows:
8 Railroad ties {at 150# a piece} 9' X 9" X 7" = $199.76
2' X 3/8" rebar {12} = $33.31
Gravel, 4,160# of the crushed granite = $30
2,110# of the concrete gravel = $20
Grand total - $283.07
It took 6 days working 4 to 6 hours a day {which is about all this ole man can handle}. I filled and dumped about 2 dozen wheel barrow loads of earth from excavating, putting in the ramp and adjusting the finished grade {I'm guessing each load was well over 100#}. :h By the time I finished it was close to 10,000# of earth, gravel and ties moved.
The trailer sits dead level with the right wheel centered precisely on the RR tie stringer. I recovered another foot of driveway improving my access nicely. With the load ramp down I still have enough space for the Rzr {or my Can Am Spyder} to load from behind.
Here are the finished pics:
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