33 years ago I had the bright idea to use Railroad ties to build 16' X 8' planter boxes and steps into a steep hillside in the backyard of my first home, spent a pretty good chunk of a summer doing so.
Little did I know that my wife and I would hang onto that house and turn it into a rental.
RR ties don't last forever, being the cheap dude I am I spent a couple days this summer replacing some of the steps that had rotted out.
Handling RR ties is just as fun as I remember it.
First, cut some ties to length for replacement steps with my trusty Stihl.
Next, bore holes for 3' of 1/2" rebar, level and have at it with a sledge.
Hopefully this will last another 30 + years and will no longer be my worry...
Some more river rock, weeding and and it looked better than this shot.
