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Post by Yard Bird on Mar 19, 2009 16:57:50 GMT -5
I don't really complain much, a load is a load, it all pays the same right? wrong!!!!  Of all the loads I have hauled for over 26 years, I have two types that I must say I don't look forward to. 1.) 10 yards for post holes 2.) 10 yards with 5 gal bucketsCurb machines, color loads, wheelbarrows, cod's (with forest gump), no sweat but I like to stay warm #1 and #2 I like blood to flow into my clutch leg every once in a while, you know what I'm talking about I could do without ever having to do either of these ever again, that's why I play the lottery ;D and drink beer  |
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 19, 2009 17:26:22 GMT -5
I can't disagree with anything you said (except for the curb machines....don't have them here in NJ. We still use forms! Are curb machines any better than forms? Either way, I guess, your clutch leg is going into spasms by the end of the delivery.  ).
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Post by Mixer Driver 69 on Mar 19, 2009 21:18:36 GMT -5
Curb machines are better for the contractor. They can lay out thousands of feet of curb and gutter in a day. They SUCK for the drivers and batchers. Had one of those jobs today. It's either to wet or to dry. My first load read 2200 on the meter (they demand a 2500 reading without fault). Showed up at the job at 2500. They dumped my whole 90 gallon tank into it, then after a third of the load was off my truck, I had to fill up my tank again and dump another 50 gallons into the load. Second load I took (I was second from the last on this one) I was to wet. 2200 on the meter. The last guy after me was to wet, 2300, and they were dumping cement bags into his drum. Most curb machine jobs we get are a b!tch.
Any chute pour that involves moving the truck around to get at weird spots, like curb and gutter for a parking lot where the ground hasn't been graded. I always tell the chute man to hold on, cause it's gonna be bouncing all over the place.
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Post by Crazy Mudder Trucker on Mar 19, 2009 21:38:06 GMT -5
I don't really complain much, a load is a load, it all pays the same right? wrong!!!! Of all the loads I have hauled for over 26 years, I have two types that I must say I don't look forward to. 1.) 10 yards for post holes 2.) 10 yards with 5 gal bucketsCurb machines, color loads, wheelbarrows, cod's (with forest gump), no sweat but I like to stay warm #1 and #2 I like blood to flow into my clutch leg every once in a while, you know what I'm talking about I could do without ever having to do either of these ever again, that's why I play the lottery ;D and drink beer Curb and gutters that zig zag and you have to move about 2000 times thats it for now there's more but i cant think right now beer has me intoximicated |
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Post by gant on Mar 20, 2009 5:06:51 GMT -5
fence posts do it for me, especially 10 yards worth..but I don't have to worry about my "clutch" leg anymore
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Post by Peterbilt on Mar 20, 2009 16:36:03 GMT -5
I cant stand Kickers cause your always near a big ass hole with three chutes on with a 3'inch slump and they want to back you up right to the edge of a six foot deep hole
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 20, 2009 16:46:50 GMT -5
fence posts do it for me, especially 10 yards worth..but I don't have to worry about my "clutch" leg anymore  |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Mar 20, 2009 17:14:04 GMT -5
THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES ME A RUB WITH SLIP FORM CURBS ARE THOSE DING DANG PARKING LOT ISLANDS  . THE CURB MACHINE TURNS ON A DIME BUT MY TRUCK TURNS LIKE A...WELL...A TRUCK  ! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MACHINE OPERATOR CAN'T FILL HIS HOPPER THEN HAVE ME PULL OUT OF THE WAY NOOOOO! THE GUY HASTA HAVE ME IN HIS HOPPER ALL THE F****** TIME ...THE DUMB A**
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 20, 2009 20:10:49 GMT -5
Dog.....have a beer (on me). Cool down. It's Friday night.   ;D
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Post by twoalphahotdog on Mar 20, 2009 21:38:37 GMT -5
I frickin' hate cheap ass foundation guys that won't hire a pump. Hanging all your chutes and bouncing around a home site tailgaiting walls. Then to top it off they have the frickin' sill plates already installed so your tring to pour mud down a 3" gap. All the way around a 4000sf house.
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Post by Mort on Mar 20, 2009 22:32:58 GMT -5
Two things come to mind:
1. Core holes: We work with a few utility companies that drill 6" diameter holes all around a neighborhood, and we fill them with CDF. They'll usually take more than 2 hours (one time, I showed up on a job, and we didn't even start for another 1 1/2 hours. Crew didn't even know they were pouring, had to call their boss), and don't leave you a place to clean up. And forget about speaking English. Most of the time, after that long, we still bring a majority of the load back.
2. Walls with an OshKosh. Contractors will have a wall that is a bit tall, so they'll order an OshKosh. Yes, they're a bit taller, but they still have to abide by the Law of Gravity. Usually makes for a big damn mess.
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Post by cfconcrete on Mar 20, 2009 22:59:04 GMT -5
These's only one thing that I get cross eyed over....
Whenever the ticket says something like "Joe cool concrete contractors"
Then I know I'm in for the hero know it all session.....
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Post by gant on Mar 21, 2009 10:30:29 GMT -5
I've got a good one from yesterday.. all 3 chutes and count em boys.. 1,2,3 extended chutes..   talk about a pain in the ass.. I don't know how they plan on pouring the foundation back wall they said the boss told them no pumps or belt trucks because they had to bid the job so tight there isnt any room for any extra.. the guys doing it werent real happy.. |
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Post by LEAD DOG on Mar 21, 2009 20:09:28 GMT -5
....IT TWAS THE MOMENT BILLY .....sorry 
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 21, 2009 22:00:37 GMT -5
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Post by Mort on Mar 21, 2009 22:44:18 GMT -5
I've got a good one from yesterday.. all 3 chutes and count em boys.. 1,2,3 extended chutes.. talk about a pain in the ass.. I don't know how they plan on pouring the foundation back wall they said the boss told them no pumps or belt trucks because they had to bid the job so tight there isnt any room for any extra.. the guys doing it werent real happy.. Damn, the lengths some people will go to not order a pump. Next time they should just bid the God damn job how it should be. In a time like that, I just pour it how they want me to, and if it spills over the side of their extension, so be it. I'm not going to alter my flow if they don't say to, because after all, I'm just a driver, they're the experts. |
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Post by gant on Mar 22, 2009 9:03:21 GMT -5
They are trying to get my company to cut them a deal on a conveyor for the walls..
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Post by LEAD DOG on Mar 22, 2009 15:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by BillyCement on Mar 22, 2009 16:42:34 GMT -5
Never mind that....you did have a beer, right? That's all that matters. |
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Post by sswt on Apr 3, 2009 1:40:30 GMT -5
core fill...on the job at about 445...usually a friday
yep....there goes my drinking time
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Post by gant on Apr 3, 2009 17:46:29 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that.....amputation? [/quote] nah her name is "Allison" lol
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Post by Yard Bird on Apr 6, 2009 16:25:52 GMT -5
Never mind that....you did have a beer, right? That's all that matters.  ? I thought those things were dead and gone,,,I say good rid-dens to those crappy things, I ran one for a year and had 2 overweight tickets and there a royal pain in the rear TO KEEP CLEAN, and they work like crap  ,,,, Just even hearing about one of those makes me want a case ;D |
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Post by truck520 on Jul 1, 2009 18:37:20 GMT -5
ONE SIDED WALLS SUCK. BUT SOMETIMES THEY STAY TOGETHER. SOMETIMES WELL I THINK THEY CALL IT JOB SECURITY LOL.
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Post by pissemuppete on Jul 7, 2009 4:38:59 GMT -5
hi,all the main job that gets me pissed is 6 metre (yard) blockfill with two blokes one wheelbarrow and two five gallon buckets.same as above ,to fooking tight to pay pump hire.
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Post by BillyCement on Jul 7, 2009 15:14:12 GMT -5
hi,all the main job that gets me pissed is 6 metre (yard) blockfill with two blokes one wheelbarrow and two five gallon buckets.same as above ,to fooking tight to pay pump hire. |
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Post by jakejanes on Jul 8, 2009 17:49:58 GMT -5
::)2 hours of hand curb
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Post by codsucks on Feb 10, 2010 19:46:00 GMT -5
Hey Yard Bird I agree with you 100% I hate COD's the most -fence posts and sewer bottoms and bumper posts. I've been with this company 21 years and still get all this nuts. When dose a guy gradute from this. I guess I don't suck off the dispachers enough. Gay ass favertism.
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. THE CURB MACHINE TURNS ON A DIME BUT MY TRUCK TURNS LIKE A...WELL...A TRUCK 
! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE MACHINE OPERATOR CAN'T FILL HIS HOPPER THEN HAVE ME PULL OUT OF THE WAY 
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? I thought those things were dead and gone,,,I say good rid-dens to those crappy things, I ran one for a year and had 2 overweight tickets and there a royal pain in the rear TO KEEP CLEAN, and they work like crap 
