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Stone shifting 5

pebblesfromheaven P
pebblesfromheaven Sep 15, 2003 14:28:58
Replying to Steve Gray

Other considerations:
You can't dig a pit for the stone in frozen ground you'd have to plan months ahead

You'd have to know where all the bogs were in order to stop it from sinking in mud if it thawed!

But it'd be one way of getting it downhill fast...

.o0O0o.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Sep 15, 2003 14:51:52
Replying to pebblesfromheaven

I think months, if not longer, went into the planning. Also, you don't have to erect 'em in the winter, just move them ... if cold ground did have a role, which we can only speculate about.

Going downhill on a 40 ton sledge could be interesting ...

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