Push-In-Place Concrete Slab for Boat Landing - Goose Island County Park - La Crosse, WI

Local contractor places an 8" concrete slab 40' x 29' poured on shore and pushed into the water using a D8 bulldozer and some old crane pad timbers.

[@adamsyclone7409]

Didn’t even come off idle what a beast

[@bachar-maqqabayisrael]

He idled up a bit to get it moving but not much

[@Cous1nJack]

I have often wondered how they make slip ways and whether coffer dams are used. Never occurred to me that a reinforced slab could be slid in.

[@MrJerobona]

Very impressive system! Congratulations!

[@sean_merrill]

Waiting for this ramp to be on a Code Blue Cam video

[@clintgray1623]

A crew did that in a creek that connected to a river and when they pushed it in , it got a air bubble under it and floated across the creek and sunk. They had to pour another one, this time they tied a rope to stop it

[@ConReese]

Doesn't quite make sense since the displacement required to float that block is larger than the surface area of the block itself but alright. Couldn't have been concrete anyways

[@danblackman2191]

It was a carp fart bubble

[@WoodLox]

Pretty massive air pocket to give buoyancy to a dense concrete slab and on center to balance it enough to adrift and not topple.

[@ConReese]

@WoodLox because it's a flat surface the air pocket could be no more than an inch deep or ~2.25cm deep. Meaning the most buoyancy you could see would be a couple hundred pounds. But out of the 15 ish tons here it wouldn't make a difference. Sincean 8 inch slab weighs 100lbs per square foot no air bubble on a FLAT surface will hold it up. Just won't happen especially if it slides in like it does on a ramp then there's not even room for an air bubble to form

[@michaelwojcicki3624]

Ingenuity
Construction will always be an inspiring occupation.

[@judee00]

They did this where I live. We get 2 feet of ice on the water every year. One year in the water and the boat landing looked 20 years old. Mother nature is brutal.

[@oliver9089]

I should get this job instead. Every time I put a piece of concrete in a lake/river they call it a "crane & rigging incident" 🙄

[@jddr.jkindle9708]

I always wondered how they poured the concrete beneath the waterline.......

[@DanLeBaube]

Was the tool used to make grooves a store bought item, or did you have to make your own/ We have a similar project to do. Thanks.

[@JoeThornFreedom]

I always wondered how they poured the part under the water. Now I know!

[@somalia5019]

Thanks

[@95boostedkoki]

Listen to that cat!

[@tomcole4736]

Now that is how you push in boat ramp

[@allenwilliams6882]

Absolutely no overhead work going on. Are we afraid the sky will fall?

[@justinw123]

Safety first smart ass

[@ranger178]

insurance and lawyers you have to wear a hardhat everywhere for no good reason I've seen jobs require everyone to walk around in a harness even when on ground.

[@davee6161]

Ranger178 is absolutely right. Also, the company's safety department mandates hardhats. It looks like Gerke Excavating.

[@johnnyconrad4859]

It's called safety
A lot of places make their workers where ppe all the time.
You should get put more

[@johnbeckwith1361]

My local, privately owned, landfill requires hardhats despite being outside emptying your truck. Oddly enough, our city owned landfill does not require this.

[@Rubbernecker]

Very interesting!!

[@GrumpyUke]

How long did this have to cure before you could move it? And what spacing did you tie your rebar at? Thanks

[@rewadena4371]

Bar 1 foot on center
Not sure about cure tome

[@davee6161]

21 days is usually a good cure time.

[@jimsmith9819]

cure time is generally 14 days

[@Boomer_Sooner]

Itll cure under water just fine

[@adamfrbs9259]

Got some good money for the wide load hauling to get that there. Unless it was poured onsite there?

[@MikeyMac99]

1000% it was poured on site

[@adamfrbs9259]

@@MikeyMac99 nice. Pretty slick, just pushing it right in there.

[@raincoast9010]

Was this done at low water?

[@Divataster]

Naww it was done right along the shoreline

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Probably hollow spots under it.

[@Bigsoot7393]

So? Think of slabs in a parking complex they all have hollow spots under them? Haha

[@carlito3094]

Why not use a crane instead of burying it

[@Bigsoot7393]

Because this way it grades the dirt underneath flat

[@getl0st]

Maybe better to do this a low tide next time....

[@tomhutchison5992]

It’s a lake…

[@nunya3790]

genius

[@robertnorthrup1914]

Nah, you did it wrong. Pull it out and start over………

[@davidmaroneysr.7568]

If the guy walking in front had busted his ass , it would have been more interesting

[@Max_Beton]

У нас бы озеро спустили😅

[@jessehille9603]

Absolutely for sure , that slab is guaranteed against fire damage and theft 😁

[@ryanj6862]

The most boring video on the internet

[@jesseerickson662]

@ryanj682
Maybe try cats playing with yarn. Might better entertain you.

[@ravwhistler4581]

Most boring comment on the internet.

[@BrokeDickBoys]

D8?

[@user-es2ou1io6r]

Cmon stop being lazy there are 3 of you there send the bulldozer home and just pick it up man power cant weigh more than 28,000 lbs