It's not always easy digging in dirt...This pic was taken on Jauary 23, 2011, and it hadn't rained in Odessa since sometime in September. To be able to get the shovel further than an inch into the soil, I laid a soaker hose along the edge of the tire foundation and let it run overnight. Then I was able to dig this 15' in about 20 minutes. It took several weekends to get the perimeter dug, as we had to move the soaker hose often. Kristina dug one long end in one weekend (Go Nina!) which is quite a feat, as again, there are a multitude of rocks, and the inside perimeter is 120' x 30'.
Some Stats on our house;
*539 tires kept out of a landfill, and some more to be used as landscaping/retaining walls
*250 - 300 lbs. of dirt in each tire
*roughly 67 tons of dirt -about 90 cubic yards packed into the tires
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