some link belt action

[Colorado Digger]

Here are a few more fotos of my latest start.











Regards, CD

 

[nedly05]

New road? Glad to see you didn't get the bad storms in your area!

 

[Colorado Digger]

From yesterday.

Regards, CD

 

[Landclearer]

Hey CD,

What brand thumb is that on the zero tail swing? Thanks for always posting interesting jobs!

Chris

 

[dirty4fun]

That looks like one way to compact the new road bed. Looks like the start of another good looking job C D.

 

[Colorado Digger]

That is a CP bucket and thumb. Can't really complain, the machine has 7500 hours and everything is still holding up. We have done some welding on the bucket and busted a pin in the thumb so really no bid deal. Thanks Dirty

Regards, CD

 

[Landclearer]

After 7500 hours, a few welds and one pin is pretty good! Thanks for the info.

Chris

 

[ScottAR]

Great pics as usual.... What kinda trees are those?

 

[Oxbow]

Look like Aspen to me.

 

[willie59]

Yep, Aspen Scotty, same family as Cottonwood trees.

 

[ScottAR]

Fancy. None here in the lowlands that I know of.

 

[willie59]

Nope, they don't grow in our area Scott. But just like with cottonwood trees, springtime, fuzz flying everywhere in the air.

 

[LDK]

Hi CD,

Just noticed your location is Carbondale, did you ever do any work on the construction of Aspen Glenn golf course? I was their for the summer/fall in 95 and 96. Was a couple of 627's in there, pretty sure they were owned by a local company.
Stayed at a place called Buffalo Valley, think I have the name right........ between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.

 

[Colorado Digger]

Hello LDK, Yes..We have done lot's of work in Aspen Glen. Since the economic downturn there has not been a whole lot of work out there. We mostly work about 35 miles up valley in Aspen. The Buffalo Valley has since closed and has been for sale for a few years.

Here are a few pictures of a job we are on now, it is a debris flow structure. This a going to be a pain to backfill but we are happy to have the work.










Regards, CD

 

[Scrub Puller]

Yair . . . Okay Colorado Digger. There's a thread on here about industry lingo . . . what the hell is "debris flow structure" a fancy name for? (he grins)

Cheers.

 

[Colorado Digger]

Debris Flow

Scrub- Here you go. This is similar to what we are doing, although smaller, same idea.


This is a debris flow structure


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Regards, CD

 

[Colorado Digger]

Here are a few more picture of the current job we are on.













Regards, CD

 

[dirty4fun]

Looks like a pretty good sized job C D. Dang you have some pretty scenery to have to look at all day.

I looked at a half picked corn field and one direction and the hole I am digging for a new basement. Tore the old farm house down the weekend before, most of the basement was concrete blocks those old man killers 5 holes and 24" long. Would hate to have had to set them all day, talk about a long day.

 

[ScottAR]

Those top two should be on Link Belt brochures and that bottom one...Wow!!

 

[Colorado Digger]

New Truck. It is a 2007 Volvo with d12 435hp. 18 speed and T-ride suspension. Air ride cab. It has a 16.5' Rock box with a high lift tailgate. Already setup with a hitch and plumbed for a pup. Only has 110,000 miles. Very happy to have found this truck. Bought it last Thursday, drove it home Friday and working Saturday.









Regards, CD