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smokinss

01-07-2011 12:36 AM

Had some fun at work today

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Got to play with this today at work.I was using it at work today to set these 4000lb concrete bases for decorative street lights. Usually I just drive the damn thing.

ls6monte

01-07-2011 12:38 AM

Fun Fun!

ILuvPizzaTimes10

01-07-2011 01:26 AM

Thats Fucking COOL!!!!!!

Bayer-Z28

01-07-2011 02:18 AM

What size? 5 ton?

smokinss

01-07-2011 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bayer-Z28 (Post 35712)

What size? 5 ton?

More like a 15 or 17 ton. Its a international with a manitex boom.

irockidz28

01-07-2011 03:28 AM

just backfill with sand/gravel? kinda surprised its precast rather then poured in place

smokinss

01-07-2011 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by irockidz28 (Post 35714)

just backfill with sand/gravel? kinda surprised its precast rather then poured in place

Usually they do what they call a drill shaft for the traffic intersections and bigger uprights. Its pretty much the same thing but just alot deeper. These are fairly light poles. Yes we backfill with dirt but before hand we hydro pack the base with a big fire hose and water tank. The drill shafts are more exspensive too then a precast base.

Bayer-Z28

01-07-2011 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by smokinss (Post 35713)

More like a 15 or 17 ton. Its a international with a manitex boom.

Yeah, I was gonna say 10 ton, but the boom seemed really small. We had a 15ton on a boom truck we had at the crane place I worked at back in the day. Was a tree removal truck that was wrecked and we fixed it back up.

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