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Post by sswt on Apr 29, 2009 9:07:38 GMT -5
show up at this pour....had to pour the basement of a house that was just moved in; well it was more like a crawlspace with about 18" of room to shoehorn in the chutes. no wheelbarrel, no nothing planning on truck pouring the whole thing. got into place, mind you i only had 3.75 yards on due to road restrictions and started pouring. 4 or 5 times this "contractor" told me to move up or back about 6 inches, or about a foot over....  ....i told him no, im on a frost spoil and the more we move the truck the more likely ill get stuck. finally came time to move and go figure i got stuck; of course he starts b*tching and yelling because i moved around too much and kept digging myself in normally i wont stand for this from a regular contractor, but i happned to be hauling out of one of our other plants to someone ive never been to; and i dont like to make a habbit of getting into it with other plants customers; so i just left it at that here is the truck   and here is what we pulled it out with  |
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Post by sswt on Apr 29, 2009 9:11:30 GMT -5
oh yeah, and it wasnt even my fricken truck so i had to wash all the mud off because i really dont like leaving someone elses truck dirty - with mine ill leave it till i wash out later and get the majority of it then
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Post by gant on Apr 29, 2009 11:41:41 GMT -5
I can't believe you got stuck there, unless I'm missing something, my truck walks right though stuff like that all the time
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Post by sswt on Apr 29, 2009 14:40:02 GMT -5
the pumpkins were draggin in the back and it was pretty slick in the front - my truck would have gotten through it, but the tags on these triples get in the way
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Post by BillyCement on Apr 29, 2009 15:42:39 GMT -5
I like the color combination on the truck.
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Post by sswt on Apr 29, 2009 21:12:10 GMT -5
thought you might
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Post by concretejoe on Apr 29, 2009 21:13:13 GMT -5
the pumpkins were draggin in the back and it was pretty slick in the front - my truck would have gotten through it, but the tags on these triples get in the way I was going to say that judging from the first picture it looked like your tags were the culprit. As far as digging yourself in more, if I'm going to get stuck then I'm going to get stuck. Like a guy at work said the other day," If I call for a wrecker, btter send two." ;o) |
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Post by sswt on Apr 30, 2009 14:27:43 GMT -5
if nothing else with our bridgemasters we can crank up the pressure and lift the ass end out of the muck and get something somewhat sturdy to get grip on - most times we can get it out with another truck but if we are on a sharp angle they want us to stay put and get chained up...had that happen to me last fall down by the river, hit a soft spot in the clay and had daylight under the drives on the passenger side - ended up with a 330lc track hoe chained on the back and a dozer to pull me out in the front
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Post by Mort on May 1, 2009 19:26:51 GMT -5
Do all your axles lock? If they don't, that might be a problem. I like that real Bridgemaster as opposed to those things, though, looks like they're nothing but trouble.
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Post by sswt on May 3, 2009 8:18:43 GMT -5
yeah its got the full locker in the drives, but id still take my bridgemaster anyday - better stance, more power, etc....
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Post by colemen18 on May 3, 2009 20:14:24 GMT -5
sswt where bouts your work for strata? I used ta live up in grand forks and drive for concrete inc. small world guy!
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Post by sswt on May 3, 2009 21:45:03 GMT -5
i drive out of crookston - about 25 mi east of forks, but i haul out of there every now and then
we just got pushed out of a big job because were not union - so theyre going to get if from ci; 22 miles away in st hillare when our plant is right in town
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Post by concretejoe on May 4, 2009 6:36:04 GMT -5
Maybe you should become a union shop.
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Post by sswt on May 4, 2009 21:37:27 GMT -5
not to come off the wrong way, but the union would only screw things up for us.....we have paid insurance, matching 401k, ect...yes thats right paid insurance with seasonal work
i was in the 563 laborers before, and it was pretty good benefits but nothing like this....the only thing that a union would is the wage, but then we'd lose the edge on bidding jobs and wouldnt be working any hours anyway
fought the same fight back home......union or not; union, we get a couple more jobs, but all the union companies around there the drivers were only getting 50 hours a week, at 21.95
we were not union, but had plenty of work, and were getting well over 60 every week at 16-19
couple dollars an hour and crappier insurance just can justify it to me
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Post by concretejoe on May 6, 2009 13:05:55 GMT -5
I've got paid insurance, 401 k that the employer contibutes to wether I do or not plus they'll match what I do put in. Our wages are comparable to everyone else in the region. Point is that everything you want in a job and more can be obtained through a union. Now, if you happen to be one of the lucky few who works for an outfit that actually gives a damn about it's employees, then I would say it's not worth the hastle just to get a couple of extra jobs. Just don't complain if they do go to a union shop. You do have a choice.
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Post by sswt on May 7, 2009 2:52:59 GMT -5
dont get me wrong, i believe there is a place for unions, just not in redi-mix.....its been my experience that union redi-mix doesnt get the hours that non union does, mainly in metro areas; the problem that i have is if a project is supposed to be given to the lowest bidder it should go to the lowest bidder, not open for the lowest bidder and if the sub happens to be union then the cement comes from them too - i know there are jobs that we dont get just because we arent union, but i dont like the double standard.
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Post by Mort on May 7, 2009 16:38:43 GMT -5
Are you talking government jobs, or private ones? Because a private job should be given to whomever the contractor chooses, union or not.
If its a government job, and you have to pay prevailing wage (like my state, stupid Democrats), then union or non-union should not matter, as long as the wage is correct.
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Post by sswt on May 7, 2009 19:18:34 GMT -5
its for an ice arena - community, state, and federal money coming in for it - everything is supposed to go to the lowest bidder...
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Post by concretejoe on May 7, 2009 19:35:11 GMT -5
Are you positive they weren't the lowest bidder? There may also be something in the appropriations that demand a certain level of union participation. Oh well, good luck.
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Post by gant on May 7, 2009 21:14:07 GMT -5
We are a union shop in the area, but make less per hour than the non union companies around here, but we get our insurance for "free" and alot of government, highway, and commercial work when the other guys are just getting residential. Also the company has set rules that they have to go by and if they break those rules the union gets involved and looks out for the employee.. That's what I like about being union is we have someone to back us up..
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Post by Mort on May 8, 2009 13:52:26 GMT -5
...Um, I actually got laid off because the union made the company go strictly on seniority, nevermind that I have a lot more training than guys a few slots ahead of me. So my personal feelings on unions are a bit skewed...
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Post by leatherneck on May 9, 2009 12:45:04 GMT -5
Look what union labor has done to GM and Chrysler.
Absolute power absolutely corrupts.
On the subject of democrats and unions, why does union membership even get involved in politics? That was the biggest issue i had with being a member. I hated it.
This nation was founded on the notion of being a republic not a democracy.
Sorry for the misplaced rant.
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