Trench

The SKP Ranch Lakewood, NM - Thursday, October 3, 2019
Morning 67 Degrees, Wind NNE at Calm Mph, Humidity %, mostly cloudy.

Checked on propane tank installation, I had preciously made an application for the tank to be put on our lot. This will mean I will not have to refill containers (I have four, one is built into Buster, and I have three portable tanks) as we use propane gas to heat the coach. While parked long term we do not use the built in propane tank as that would require moving Buster just to fill the propane tank. We did that once on 2008, about a thirty three mile trip to only fill the propane tank. Sometimes the bottle runs empty during the night that is a pain changing on a cold dark night or cold early morning. They said they will be out to The SKP Ranch today.

The SKP Ranch Lakewood, NM - Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Morning 61 Degrees, Wind SSE at 2 to 5 Mph, Humidity 85%, sunny.

Trench for propane gas pipe line, well the propane company people were out last Thursday and we noticed some paint reference points on the ground, be we had not heard anything and no propane tank placed at our lot. Today there was a truck delivering (servicing/refiling) to propane gas tanks. I asked the driver about our installation? He said “we (the propane company)  need (me) to dig a trench between the two marked points to bury a gas line pipe. They will not run a flex hose on the ground from a tank at the front of the lot to the back of Buster (our coach). After we have the trench they will come and install the tank, gas line pipe and connect to Buster with a flex hose. I did dig about ten feet twelve inches deep with four rest periods. Them I had a guy come in and do the rest of the trench to the back end of Buster. The rain at the end of last month helped to make the digging “easier” the ground did not act like I was breaking cement. It was still partly wet and heavy digging.

Trench for propane gas pipe

The SKP Ranch Lakewood, NM - Thursday, October 10, 2019
Morning 64 Degrees, Wind SSW at 1 to 2 Mph, Humidity 49%, sunny.

On our way to Roswell to do our weekly shopping I stopped in Artesia at the propane gas company letting them know the trench is there and we are ready for the tank. Friday or most likely Monday they will come out to install the tank and piping.

Trench for propane gas pipe