Pile Migration :::: chapter four, page 11

The bucket also has the added benefit of acting as a scoop if necessary. Unlike the wheel-barrel, the hand-held bucket can be forced into a pile, of soft makeup, and filled manually. This process will prove much easier with a metallic bucket, the stronger the bucket the denser the pile it will be able to penetrate. The hand-held bucket can also be easily transported by car, truck or even bicycle. If attempting to carry a bucket by bicycle, it may be prudent to create more balance with an additional bucket of equal weight on both handle bars. A hand-held bucket's only drawbacks are its limited size, and a lack of imagination in its operator.

gas-powered bulldozer

The gas-powered bulldozer, unlike the previous tools mentioned is extremely expensive by any standards. It is also very impractical for movement of smaller scale piles. It is, however, very useful in moving large piles or piles consisting of excessively heavy items. The bulldozer is a large, man-driven machine constructed from many parts. It usually drives on belt tracks like those of a military tank.

The bulldozer is usually seen moving large piles of dirt. This is, regrettably, usually in the service of capitalist or more ordered ends, as in the initial stages of an office building or interstate highway. A bulldozer can also be used to move large piles of garbage or smaller junked cars.

There are limitations to the terrain that a bulldozer can operate over. Overly moist terrain will be difficult for a bulldozer to

manage. And again, the bulldozer is very expensive, but its pile moving energy makes a purchase worth considering for any serious pile mover. Why not save up for a bulldozer instead of buying that next luxury car?

kitchen spoon

The kitchen spoon may at first seem to be an unusual option when moving piles. And, for moving boulders, cars or lumber planks, the spoon would certainly not be our first choice. However, when one shifts the scale of standard pile perception, the spoon can prove a drastically useful tool. With a length of no more than one foot and bowled head, the spoon is vaguely familiar to the shovel in its construction.

As all breakfast cereal regulars know, the spoon's bowled head makes it ideal for either liquids or solids. The spoon's most noticeable liability is, of course, its size, but with a little imagination this weakness can be transformed into an asset. The small scale of the kitchen spoon makes this tool immanently portable. The spoon will fit in almost any sized pocket. This makes the spoon ideal for casual pile moving. With a spoon in the pocket, one is ready to move a pile at the drop of a hat. A pile of sand on the sidewalk while walking to work can be easily moved or at least multiplied by using a spoon. The size of the spoon precludes the manipulating of objects of significant weight. For this reason, moving piles by spoon should not be too exhausting, and can be executed without breaking a sweat.

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