A few projects I have done recently

Those morons with the flashing beads & squirrel tails hanging from their rear view mirror are dangerous and they don't know it.

Joe H

Joe H said:

Those morons with the flashing beads & squirrel tails hanging from their rear view mirror are dangerous and they don't know it.

Joe H

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No comprende.

Joe H

Back at office-warehouse project.

Grading building D+E which is roughly 19,000 SF. Ran into some rock on the south side of the building pad which runs through the job southward probably through BLDG B+C's building pad as well.

We have a per CY rock removal price so no skin off our back. Get the geotech to quantify in the field, they write a report and we remove it then bill for the cubic yardage.



There is some interesting rock in this area. This ridge is the trailing end of the Appalachian Mountains that end approx. 10 miles southwest of this project.

Some of the hammered rock. Thought the veins were pretty neat. Not really sure how that formed many years ago.

The best we can tell is the darker outside ring has iron in it - if it's not a low grade iron ore. North and west of this site there are hundreds of old abandoned iron ore mines from the early 1900's steel mill days.



Unloading an 18" ALDOT special end section. The project called for cast in place sloped paved headwalls which are a pain in the ass and require a sub since we don't pour concrete. I submitted a pre-cast alternate and the civil approve it.

Much better option however they are a PITA to unload, move and place since they only have 2 lifting eyes in the back and 2 holes in the front where you can put a rod through to lift evenly but still awkward - not as awkward as CIP though.

ALDOT flared end section set, short piece of 18" HDPE then first manhole. This is the main outfall for the entire project. Plans call for grouted rip-rap in front of the end section for scour protection - hate that ****.



Spec's called for a specific "anti-seep" collar which I shall not name. There is absolutely nothing to this contraption. It comes in pieces in a small cardboard box and consists of a sheet of rubber with 4 white pine strapping boards and some clips for the corner.

Installation is is pretty straight forward. Cut a hole smaller than pipe and slide over pipe. The ridiculous part is just one of these is $275. I am in the wrong business...



Installed "product". I think it's really going to make a difference on this project.

OMG that is the Anti Seep. Are correct, WRONG business!!

Ain’t gonna do a damn thing. Where do these engineers come from?

Around here when build a pond with a steel discharge use a Steel Thrust Plate similar to that, on B&S Concrete usually construct a similar Thrust or Slip Block wall around the pipe buried in the levee.

On my catch basin, I put going into my pond, I used 30 or so bags of concrete. Just stacked them into a levee and then slung rip rap over it to cover it.
Definitely not the right way to do it but was better than buying a cast piece and looks better.
Driveway was 3’ over the 12” double corrugated and 3’ away and didn’t want any washouts.

HarleyHappy said:

Ain’t gonna do a damn thing. Where do these engineers come from?

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Not in my opinion but I don't have those capital letters after my name...

DMiller said:

Around here when build a pond with a steel discharge use a Steel Thrust Plate similar to that, on B&S Concrete usually construct a similar Thrust or Slip Block wall around the pipe buried in the levee.

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IMO opinion concrete is the best however the biggest PITA. However these are much easier to install and met spec.

Building the slope on the office-warehouse project. Rented a Bell B30 from a local dealer/rental house.

If I were in the market to buy an artic it wouldn't be a Bell. It's not a bad truck it's just the Mercedes engine and the goofy electronics. It was perfect for this job = (cheapest rental rate)

Anyway building the slope out next to the adjacent property. This elevation is around 20' from the property line in a 40'+ slope build.



D3 spreading fill running GPS. This was a rare occasion the guys let me run a machine on the job and it just happens to be my ol' favorite - 953C. I was tasked to clean up some brush piles used for temp. erosion control (we've been getting a **** ton of rain) and cutting the benches back into the existing slope in order to tie the new lifts in.

When one is adding to an existing slope, be it a natural or previously built slope, you have to key the new fill layers in with benches cut into the existing slope otherwise the new fill can slip between the 2 surfaces.

Love my 953. She's 22 years old and still runs strong. Might even do a certified rebuild on her one day.

Backfilling around the columns at the college project. Previously we had to remove the existing stairs and dig down for the concrete column construction for the new front entrance.



Backfilling with the excavated material from the same area along with some footing spoils from the column foundations.



Pretty good reddish brown sandy material that handles moisture well which is a good thing with all the rain we've been getting.



Oldest 305 and newest 279D performing this task along with the oldest trench roller.

- take what you win, run what you brung.

Went to the Cat house to get a bearing for hydro cylinder end on the D5G.

Gaggle of 775's headed somewhere. Doubt they are for dealer stock.





They had a very nice 335.



Factory GPS - no towers.



This baby can be had for $380K with factory GPS, QC and 2 buckets.

I've checked..

Just the hydraulics on the boom look complicated.

Backfilling around the columns at the college project.

Looks like a lot of time and money to get something ugly.

Joe H

Welder Dave said:

Just the hydraulics on the boom look complicated.

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Just a aux. hydraulic circuit, QC line and standard lines for the boom/stick/bucket.

Our 325 has another line - 2nd aux. for multi-function attachments like a rotating grapple.

Joe H said:

Backfilling around the columns at the college project.

Looks like a lot of time and money to get something ugly.

Joe H

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Don't get paid to design it - get paid to build what the plans show.