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Post by Martin M on Feb 27, 2009 18:01:58 GMT -5
Who does your drum chipping ?
What is the average cost ? ;D
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gant
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Post by gant on Feb 27, 2009 20:19:00 GMT -5
A group of mexicans do ours.. They get $.15 a pound
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Post by BillyCement on Feb 27, 2009 22:10:28 GMT -5
A truckload of Hispanics from Kentucky does ours. Whatever they charge is worth it because they get all the trucks done in one night so there's no down time. Used to be only one truck could get done at a time and it could take a couple of days, depending on how much was stuck in it.
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Post by Mort on Feb 28, 2009 1:10:05 GMT -5
Latinos do ours. I couldn't tell you how much, but whatever it is, its not enough.
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Post by dwfnga on Feb 28, 2009 11:47:39 GMT -5
Like the rest of you a bunch of Mexicans from North Mexico (Texas) dont know how much but it aint enough. Last time out the got one of our trucks stuck in some mud in the back lot and tore it up pulling it out I think they got a bill for that.
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Post by gant on Feb 28, 2009 16:42:12 GMT -5
we park all ours in a line in the back, they dont move them at all, only start them to discharge the drum and rais and lower chute..
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Post by Peterbilt on Feb 28, 2009 21:52:18 GMT -5
Our company has our own in house chippers that go from plant to plant and chip the drums every couple of months or if you write it up enough times in your truck write up sheet they will come out and chip it
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Post by concretejoe on Mar 5, 2009 8:01:21 GMT -5
We started using a guy that comes around with the hydro-blaster. It works great.
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gant
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Post by gant on Mar 5, 2009 21:47:04 GMT -5
I'd rather have the hydro blaster than a hole in my drum from a mexican
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Post by Yard Bird on Mar 11, 2009 13:24:24 GMT -5
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 11, 2009 15:32:52 GMT -5
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Post by Yard Bird on Mar 11, 2009 16:19:42 GMT -5
no kidding, it comes out like cement water  |
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Mar 12, 2009 18:16:38 GMT -5
I've heard of loading the drum with 1" rock and spinning that around for awhile, but cannon balls? Nice. I'd guess the cannon balls get pulverized, huh?
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Post by gant on Mar 12, 2009 20:36:16 GMT -5
a contractor wanted us to make a mix for heavy concrete with 5lb lead balls but the company told them no they wanted to have paint left on their drums.. our qc guy helped a ready mix company in chicago do the same thing and they tried to load 10 yards on it and made it to 5 and the drum stopped because it was so heavy i bet that would clean a drum out..
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Post by Mort on Mar 12, 2009 23:55:04 GMT -5
I've heard of loading the drum with 1" rock and spinning that around for awhile, but cannon balls? Nice. I'd guess the cannon balls get pulverized, huh? Our composite drum trucks are supposed to get rocked every week like this. It works if you keep up on it, but if you let the buildup, well, build up, it takes a dude with a chipper to get it out. I'll run a load of rocks if I've had a particularly sticky load. |
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Post by gant on Mar 13, 2009 7:22:09 GMT -5
we're doing highway repair now.. everyday I keep a jug of recover on my truck incase it gets away from me..
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 13, 2009 16:14:58 GMT -5
no kidding, it comes out like cement water |
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Post by Yard Bird on Mar 14, 2009 11:46:35 GMT -5
Seriously, they look like cannon balls but, they are really from Cemex, they use them to clean out their Kilns from making cement..I don't know where they get them but we get them from cemex, after they are about 6" around. I asked and they said 900 gallons of water and slow turn the drum all day. |
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Post by beelmanmoe66 on May 7, 2013 23:15:28 GMT -5
Well we climb in and go to work with a Jackhammer!! Yep OLD SCHOOL! and YES it SUCKS!! lol
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