kirky
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Post by kirky on Sept 5, 2007 16:41:24 GMT -5
hi folks
my name is kirky
i drive a 8 meter daf mixer for tarmac in and around the city of edinburgh grand forum you have here
we are very busy just now everyone wanting torment oops sorry thats cement lots of new building going up
kirky
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kirky
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Post by kirky on Sept 7, 2007 14:33:23 GMT -5
you guys do talk or print much
been another busy day here in scotland its now 8.40 pm and beer is cool and flowing
three new schools on the go and several new housing developments happy days
cheers kirky
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Post by BillyCement on Sept 7, 2007 16:39:27 GMT -5
Hi Kirky.....Welcome to America. What does 8 meters translate to in cubic yards? I drive a 10 yard McNeilus rear-discharge mixer on a 2001 Mack truck. I've been driving mixers for the same company for over 32 years. Construction is slowing down in the Northeast (I'm in New Jersey) but our employer and his salesmen have a knack for finding work so we've been fortunate. While other ready-mix outfits are idle, we're getting our 40 hours per week plus plenty of overtime. At a time in my life when I'd like to start slowing down I find myself busier than ever.
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Post by BillyCement on Sept 7, 2007 16:42:46 GMT -5
PS--What are you drinking over there? Guinness or Bass Ale? Or both? I just opened my first of the night. Skoal!
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gant
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Post by gant on Sept 7, 2007 17:29:54 GMT -5
Hello I drive a rear discharge Mcneilus on a 98 Ford L9000 with a set of tags..oh and its an 11 yard drum
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kirky
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Post by kirky on Sept 10, 2007 17:13:44 GMT -5
hi billy
thanks for your reply
8 meters probably the same as a yard
a meter is 2.2 tons or there abouts
my drink is john smiths its a beer
and whisky to wash it down
happy days kirky
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Post by concretejoe on Sept 10, 2007 19:02:20 GMT -5
Hey Billy,
It's close to 10 yards.
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gant
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Post by gant on Sept 13, 2007 19:30:57 GMT -5
yeah its close to 10 or so.. I have an 11 yard drum and on a tag on the front of te drum it says "8.4 meters" on it
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Post by BillyCement on Sept 14, 2007 16:51:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies everyone. Crazy thing happened yesterday. I was on a pump job on a one-way street. The pump was facing the right way on the street which meant that all the mixers (it was a 150+ pour) had to back down the street facing the wrong way. In my opinion the pump truck should have been facing the wrong way and allowed us to pull in the right way. Anyway, a cop came by and threatened me with a summons if I didn't turn my truck around. I tried to explain the dynamics of a pump situation but he didn't want to hear it. He asked where the GC was. The two of them went down the street and talked for awhile. When they returned it was decided that there was no problem with us facing the wrong way. Gee.....does anyone think that someone greased someone and the problem went away? Well, my wife is bugging me to take her out for fish and chips. There's a new bar and grill in town called "Thatcher McGee's". Guess I'm gonna have to down a few beers while I'm at it.
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sarjeants
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shak'n and shiver'n in the great Canadian North
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Post by sarjeants on Oct 24, 2007 6:59:59 GMT -5
just a quick conversion, a cu/yd is about .8 of a cubic meter
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