Water main going to my house is 2-3' deep max and the meter is in a little concrete box with a plastic cover level with my lawn and it has zero insulation.
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Water main going to my house is 2-3' deep max and the meter is in a little concrete box with a plastic cover level with my lawn and it has zero insulation.
2big bronco
Og irate
Obviously not the same but the same ideaThose in the pic aren't cheap.
Those are 57's. You're probably seeing some old John Deere paddlewheel that has been sitting for 30yrs.
Show a pic of what you're seeing cheap.
Lime and water mixed with the removed clay is all I've ever seen used in these parts. I've never seen material being trucked in to add to the mix.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
Water main going to my house is 2-3' deep max and the meter is in a little concrete box with a plastic cover level with my lawn and it has zero insulation.
We had live pipe sticking out of the ground for hose bibs in norcal. Even though we got snow, it was so rare for it to be below 32 for more than like a hour.
I see a lot of shit like that on farms here. They will run 1000' of pex out to the pasture water trough and bury it 2' deep or less. It doesn't get below 32 many times a year here but we've had several days straight of single digit temps more than one winter since I moved here and guess what happens to those runs of pex.... Dig up, patch/replace, repeat.
Captain Call
No
Like I said. In my experience. I've never had to move dirt in your area. I'm sure that's what works there.
2big bronco
Og irate
Probably...Those in the pic aren't cheap.
Those are 57's. You're probably seeing some old John Deere paddlewheel that has been sitting for 30yrs.
Show a pic of what you're seeing cheap.
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TiTRD
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That sounds like a grade issue on the side of a hill. Deepest drainage structure I've set was 28', but was on a dumb slope.
Went there.
Here's the plan shot with a 4' sump = 28.95' (+ a 6" floor + 12" stone bedding) that was a 30.5' deep hole.
Captain Call
No
Sorry, don't have fb. Screen shot that shit.
TiTRD
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Water would not be that deep, especially in Ottawa. Cold, but not really. 7' at the most.
TiTRD
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And yes that hole got vertical road plates for shoring.
Captain Call
No
I don't think I've ever done a job where h2o was deeper than sewer sans lateral connection.
If you don't have any large rocks, a pull type scraper is the most efficient way to move dirt short distances. Depending on how tight the dirt and how long of a cut you want will affect loading speed. Other option would be to use an excavator to load a scraper and use scraper to spread dirt out and pack at same time.
Sorry, don't have fb. Screen shot that shit.
Captain Call
No
Thanks.
2bb, what's "cheap"?
That SOB will find all your back pain you didn't know you had.
TiTRD
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Sewer can be deep in these parts with basements and neighborhoods built on dumb hills.
Says 10k Rebuilt engine has only 80 hours on it. Front tires have 400 hours on them.Thanks.
2bb, what's "cheap"?
That SOB will find all your back pain you didn't know you had.
Captain Call
No
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
No, this was on flat roads. Said they often use a 100t hoe to dig a bench ~12' down, then say a 50t hoe to trench from there.
Maybe I have my city wrong, it was north of Buffalo, but can't remember how far.
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Tell him to deliver it for that price and it'd be hard to say no.Probably...
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TiTRD
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Honestly zero way that happened. Could be drainage or sewer, but NOT water. Just north of Buffalo would be a major frost of 6'-7'.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
I don't remember what water was at, just sewer main being 30'. I can't imagine they'd do sewer main at 30' and water main at 7' but it is canuckistan.
WTF?
degenerate at large
The efficient way to do it will cost you 10k per week plus delivery, fuel and tax ;
Excavator scoops ~2yds per swipe.
Excavator scoops ~2yds per swipe.
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TiTRD
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Gravity and drop in slope for sewer, if pumping is involved, then force main and pressurized pump systems to gravity again. Water is under pressure and usually stays under pressure until you involve uphills and head pressure. Then pump stations come in.
The efficient way to do it will cost you 10k per week plus delivery, fuel and tax ;
Excavator scoops ~2yrs per swipe.
The shit i could get done in a week around here with those two pieces of equipment would be incredible.
95stepside
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fill your pockets and take a walk in the yard every day?
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The fact that you need to explain shit rolls downhill to someone let alone someone in the digging ditches for pipes business.
Close, fill his kids pockets and make them take a walk.fill your pockets and take a walk in the yard every day?
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Lol…You know who didn’t understand this? Kiewit when they bid that power line job just across the board by NY through Granville and Whitehall. There’s literally quarries all over for slate and granite but they screwed it up
2big bronco
Og irate
Sorry, don't have fb. Screen shot that shit.
This is pretty typical in the 5-15k range