easy to fix, cut the mats in half
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No snark intended. But did you ever hear of the last straw that broke the camel’s back? Pretty sure the OP only moved to this new farm a few months ago and has been steady at ever since. As a person who bought a very large farm in need of a lot of renovations on a lean budget I know exactly what he/she meant.
I had to renovate not only the barn but the house also. And look after as many as 50 horses. Our budget didn’t allow to hire out the majority of things that needed to be done. Things that look, small, simple to the fly on the wall don’t always know, understand the rest of the story.
I have found using two C clamps works even better. They make a handle. Much easier to just pull than to having to grip and pull. C clamps are cheaper too, have lots of other uses.
really I have no idea if wetting the mats is a good idea or a bad one… what about throwing some sand over the top of the mats if there is concern of the compactor sticking to the surface?
I don’t think Simkie could work a ‘jumping jack’ alone. I would not advise anyone to run one alone unless help was within hollering distance. Like a pogo stick it must be kept absolutely vertical, if your a even a little off …bad things can happen.
These guys make it look easy, it is not.
Damn, no kidding. I am SO over the mats.
But the good news is that the aisle is done (and looks pretty spiffy for using the old, worn mats that were in the stalls) and that the guy is back today with a plate tamper and a jumping jack. So far results look pretty damned promising for not having to pull the mats.
I still have the one last stall to mat that was very much out of level, that he’ll correct, and then the mat project is DONE. I will be so glad!!
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and then its ready to move again? 
