that was me who mentioned about things lifting. My concern is that the stakes holding the footings only hold so much. Here in the Okanagan these days you're mostly building on rocky ground where you're lucky to get the stakes 3-4" into the ground. About all they do is hold it from sinking, but they'll lift. Glad to see it works down there, but personally when I was learning carpentry back in the mid 80's in Squamish/ Whistler, we always poured them separately. Love your videos though. Maybe the weight of the formwork is enough to hold them down.
That makes perfect sense. I’m assuming if the footings were covered versus open it could make the issue even more likely to occur? That was a great comment and discussion point which you had brought up. It’s great being able to discuss and learn new things from those with expertise in the various trades. Thanks again for a great comment Gary 🙏🙏🙏
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 yes, if you cover them with plywood strips, or whatever you've got on hand, it'll make them even more prone to lift, as the concrete has something to push up against. It's the initial pour that causes it, dropping the concrete in down the wall from 8-10' into footings that are barely staying in place. By doing 2 seperate pours, you can easily compensate for footings not staying level.
Here in alberta when I suggest a second pump people just lose their mind and would rather roll every mixer truck them spend one cent more than they need. Not sure how you bill the second truck like I said people are cheap cheap here and only care it shows up at their feet. Funny how contractors want safety but the pump is always like an after thought with minimal setup spaces and logistical nightmares.
Scott another great video and always learn from all of you. great idea to have the blow out cap to push the last bit of mud out if needed even on the boom.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 thanks and tomorow monday first loading black concrete 0-6 .30 i most the paint throw in ,that,s no problem the last work week than christmas holliday ,i wish you and familie a nice christmas and a happy 2024 greetings from Piet and familie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
45 minutes between lifts and youre fine. First fill footing, 45-60, 3 foot lift, 45, 3 foot lift, 45, 3 foot lift, etc. 9 years exp in the Fraser Valley.
Ok you answered the question I was wondering Better safe then sorry that way. I get it The other question. Why didn’t they have the site contractor fix up the road so you could get the mixers down there. I’m guessing no machines left on the job.
With the pitch and angle at which the roadway leads into the driveway, it would have been far more costly to build up the site access than just paying for a second pump on this pour. Also, they would have had to dig most of it out afterwards. These guys were happy to have the second pump as it saved them money and time in this particular scenario.
If you are going to setup next to a basement wall a corner like that is the strongest part, middle of a long straight piece with no floor installed I always got nervous when backfilling. I never bent a green wall but heard stories.
dicausa.com/fibertech-outrigger-pads/ These specific pads are the “Fiber Tech” series and measure 18”x48”X1” (the handles on the sides or “suitcase handles” as they’re better known, are available by request but not standard fair.
It does lift but nothing noticeable enough to care about because which skyscraper have you been to before where you haven’t notice floors out by any level
Im 38 years old and still have 20/20 vision but don't have short term memory worth a crap so not everyone in their 30's are laffing but agreeing with you
Let me do some digging into exact make/model for what I’ve been wearing. Typically I’ll wear a very thin glove with rubber coated palms/fingers for when I’m operating the boom pump. They need to be thin enough that I can still maintain adequate feels for the controls. I also carry a pair of thicker “rubber dipped” gloves for heavier tasks (eg: setting up/washing out the pump). This is a great discussion topic for a future livestream.
I'm not a concrete pumper, not even a blue collar, work in financial markets, should have gone to trades or engineer, but these vids will suffice. I recognize a lot of the sites, even saw one of your trucks yesterday while driving in coquitlam.
Yeah, I chimed in before watching the whole video. I used to run a 42m schwing for conco in norcal and I loved being the boom pump being hooked up to and not having to clean a hopper at the end of the pour.
@@terrytinney I agree. It’s much nicer at days end for sure. We typically go book into hopper for these pours just to keep our options a little more open. Bigger commercial stuff we tie into the deck-pipe most always.
So Aarcomm fixed us up with a handheld option four our little 24Z (we often use it as a line-pump/pump off the back end). Pairs up just like it would on a line-pump, just have to make sure the boom pump remote I powered down, or the handheld will not link. It is a super nice option to have. Always hated lugging hose around while having a boom pump remote hanging from my neck/waist.
know your market....customer called you.... you didn't ask for this.. need what you got for job. i gotta customers who call us cause the others lack the approach..... it's the customer who needs it done.. not operate walking up fantasizing what he wants to do that day
These guys were really good to work with. Originally we weren’t even going to pull the pump down into the driveway. Contractor did a great job of prepping it for pump access. 90% of the time we tell them what we need, and arrive on site to find less than 50% of what we asked for has actually been done: Makes a huge difference working for professional outfits. I’ve also seen contractors spend $10K+ prepping a site for one single concrete pour just so that they didn’t have to for over $3500 for a second pump…. It’s a crazy world out there these days 😂
that was me who mentioned about things lifting. My concern is that the stakes holding the footings only hold so much. Here in the Okanagan these days you're mostly building on rocky ground where you're lucky to get the stakes 3-4" into the ground. About all they do is hold it from sinking, but they'll lift. Glad to see it works down there, but personally when I was learning carpentry back in the mid 80's in Squamish/ Whistler, we always poured them separately. Love your videos though. Maybe the weight of the formwork is enough to hold them down.
That makes perfect sense. I’m assuming if the footings were covered versus open it could make the issue even more likely to occur?
That was a great comment and discussion point which you had brought up. It’s great being able to discuss and learn new things from those with expertise in the various trades.
Thanks again for a great comment Gary 🙏🙏🙏
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 yes, if you cover them with plywood strips, or whatever you've got on hand, it'll make them even more prone to lift, as the concrete has something to push up against. It's the initial pour that causes it, dropping the concrete in down the wall from 8-10' into footings that are barely staying in place. By doing 2 seperate pours, you can easily compensate for footings not staying level.
Here in alberta when I suggest a second pump people just lose their mind and would rather roll every mixer truck them spend one cent more than they need. Not sure how you bill the second truck like I said people are cheap cheap here and only care it shows up at their feet. Funny how contractors want safety but the pump is always like an after thought with minimal setup spaces and logistical nightmares.
These guys were actually really good about it, but as you said, some/many are not quite so understanding.
like a walk in the park for me backing down there
The camera doesn’t due the off-camber justice.
Scott another great video and always learn from all of you. great idea to have the blow out cap to push the last bit of mud out if needed even on the boom.
Scott where a nice video and have a great weekend greetings Piet from Amsterdam the Netherlands 👍🏻
Always great hearing from you Piet. Have yourself a great weekend as well! 👊🏻
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 thanks and tomorow monday first loading black concrete 0-6 .30 i most the paint throw in ,that,s no problem the last work week than christmas holliday ,i wish you and familie a nice christmas and a happy 2024 greetings from Piet and familie 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My favorite when the customer trys to get you into setting the pump in a really bad spot.
Famous line: “it’ll be fine, we’ve had dump trucks in and out of here” 😂😂😂
@canadianconcretepumper1979
Its only wet on top, underneath is solid. Thats another great one
@@darrickissinger3932 lol!!!!! And just like that: front axle, burried!!!!
@@darrickissinger3932 it’s okay though, I carry a tow-strap on my Tacoma, incase you get stuck.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979got to love some of the stuff we get ourselves in
45 minutes between lifts and youre fine.
First fill footing, 45-60, 3 foot lift, 45, 3 foot lift, 45, 3 foot lift, etc.
9 years exp in the Fraser Valley.
Do you guys also normally toss 1% into the first load or two for the footing portion?
Ok you answered the question I was wondering Better safe then sorry that way. I get it The other question. Why didn’t they have the site contractor fix up the road so you could get the mixers down there. I’m guessing no machines left on the job.
With the pitch and angle at which the roadway leads into the driveway, it would have been far more costly to build up the site access than just paying for a second pump on this pour. Also, they would have had to dig most of it out afterwards. These guys were happy to have the second pump as it saved them money and time in this particular scenario.
Got ya@@canadianconcretepumper1979
If you are going to setup next to a basement wall a corner like that is the strongest part, middle of a long straight piece with no floor installed I always got nervous when backfilling. I never bent a green wall but heard stories.
This is EXCELLENT advice. Pinning this comment to the top of the feed 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I drive a 10 wheeler in Australia id give it a go but would be nervous about doing it. Like you said the camber of it is the problem.
What do u think about muddy feets new pump? I thought it was pretty bad ass.
The thing that hooks to a skid steer? I thought it was just a demo of it
I think it would be a great tool for contractors whom already own a bobcat and maybe only pour concrete once or twice per week.
@@randyanderson1983 that was a demo unit trying a new remote(continuous improvement), production machines are being built
stay tuned for the Demon Slayer
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 hmm sounds like somebody i know. Well will have a bobcat soon
Great video! I was just curious where you get those big yellow outrigger pads? I’d like to get some for the pump I run but not sure where to find such
dicausa.com/fibertech-outrigger-pads/
These specific pads are the “Fiber Tech” series and measure 18”x48”X1” (the handles on the sides or “suitcase handles” as they’re better known, are available by request but not standard fair.
Awesome thanks a lot! I’ll look into that.
It does lift but nothing noticeable enough to care about because which skyscraper have you been to before where you haven’t notice floors out by any level
Im 38 years old and still have 20/20 vision but don't have short term memory worth a crap so not everyone in their 30's are laffing but agreeing with you
I’m literally wearing dollar store +1 eye glasses for reading/replying to this message 😂😂😂
What gloves do you recommend for pumping?
Let me do some digging into exact make/model for what I’ve been wearing. Typically I’ll wear a very thin glove with rubber coated palms/fingers for when I’m operating the boom pump. They need to be thin enough that I can still maintain adequate feels for the controls. I also carry a pair of thicker “rubber dipped” gloves for heavier tasks (eg: setting up/washing out the pump).
This is a great discussion topic for a future livestream.
how many concrete trucks did you use today at the site
We pumped 39 cubic meters of concrete on this day. 4 trucks with 9 cubic meters each plus a balance load of 3 cubic meters.
I'm not a concrete pumper, not even a blue collar, work in financial markets, should have gone to trades or engineer, but these vids will suffice. I recognize a lot of the sites, even saw one of your trucks yesterday while driving in coquitlam.
That’s awesome! I love hearing this type of feedback. We actually have a small yard in Coquitlam where we keep a couple of rigs.
Why are you pumping into the hopper? Just hook into the bed pipe, only one hopper to clean, less mess
We discuss this in detail during the video
Yeah, I chimed in before watching the whole video. I used to run a 42m schwing for conco in norcal and I loved being the boom pump being hooked up to and not having to clean a hopper at the end of the pour.
@@terrytinney I agree. It’s much nicer at days end for sure. We typically go book into hopper for these pours just to keep our options a little more open. Bigger commercial stuff we tie into the deck-pipe most always.
Cuando tenemos video para sur américa de la 1005
We had our loaner 1005 out for a 300’ shotcrete push yesterday. It performed amazingly well. Full video coming next week.
@@canadianconcretepumper1979 excelente colega mil gracias
So does the second pump get billed in a normal rate?
How are you using your arrcomm remote with your boom?
So Aarcomm fixed us up with a handheld option four our little 24Z (we often use it as a line-pump/pump off the back end). Pairs up just like it would on a line-pump, just have to make sure the boom pump remote I powered down, or the handheld will not link. It is a super nice option to have. Always hated lugging hose around while having a boom pump remote hanging from my neck/waist.
Pumping concrete
know your market....customer called you.... you didn't ask for this.. need what you got for job.
i gotta customers who call us cause the others lack the approach.....
it's the customer who needs it done.. not operate walking up fantasizing what he wants to do that day
These guys were really good to work with. Originally we weren’t even going to pull the pump down into the driveway. Contractor did a great job of prepping it for pump access. 90% of the time we tell them what we need, and arrive on site to find less than 50% of what we asked for has actually been done: Makes a huge difference working for professional outfits.
I’ve also seen contractors spend $10K+ prepping a site for one single concrete pour just so that they didn’t have to for over $3500 for a second pump…. It’s a crazy world out there these days 😂
If it was only 1 load and 1 driver u probably get away with it and 8yrd load that way u wouldn't spill and make a sloppy mess .