Just starting a thread of jobs I am currently doing. Currently i was removing silt from a storm water management pond, and after only hauling the mud for 2 hours the job got shut down. The developer who owns the development where the pond was, as well as the material dump site did not bother to get proper permits for dumping the silt on his farm. So now with the warmer weather approaching it doesnt look like I will be doing the pond until the summer, due to the amount of water that will be coming into the pond. The work we do is a good portion pond work, but we also do earth moving, sewers , demolitions, grubbing, site prep/site work, pretty much anything that involves machines. When I started this pond , the temperature was average -22 ferenheight. I just love dealing with pumps at 3 in the morning in these temperatures! First pic- Floating the first 2 machines to the pond. second pic- the fore bay or first section of the pond that catches most of the silt. Third picture - the main section of pond.
first pic- Setting up the first 6" pump 2nd pic- the 450j lgp- no one will be breaking my windows! 3rd pic- Now were moving some serious water 2x 6" diesel pumps Last 2 pics- Komatsu Pc 300-6 long reach arriving.
First 2 pics- D5 moving snow at the dump site 3rd pic- moving the 450dlc towards the pond Last 2 pics- Water level is starting to drop!
1st pic- Jcb js160 excavator 2nd pic- pumping into the filter bag 3rd pic-Moved one pump out onto the fore bay berm 4th pic- Long reach sitting on the berm an hour or so after we got shut down. Sorry theres no pictures of the 450 loading trucks. It was a little bit of chaos that morning. 5th pic- This is what happens when you pump all night at -22 farenheight and you are almost completely pumped down and the pump starts sucking in silt. Take a look at the intake. I could of sucked more water from a straw!
1st pic- Alot of Iron for one pond. I had so many people who lived on this development worried that we were getting rid of the pond and wetland to develop it. 2nd pic- Our new S330 bobcat 3rd pic- The pond minus only 20 loads of silt. 4th pic- Another pic of the unfinished pond. Have to love developers who think they dont need permits! 5th pic- My truck getting ready to return the 6" pump.
1st pic- At the dump site. The d5 and the samsung. Gotta love the older Iron. That samsung is such a great machine. 8600 hours and strong and faster then any other 200 size machine Ive ran. 2nd pic- Sorry for the quality , just a pic of the mud that was sumped. 3rd pic- another pic of the dump site. 4th pic- The machine that was originally going to the dump site , but i brought the 5 instead. I love running this blade!
That sure is a lot of equipment for a pond of that size! Even worse is bringing it all there for 2 hours of work. Have fun with all that snow, I'm going to enjoy the 70 degree weather next week!!!!!! Keep us updated.
Great pics. Makes me cold just looking at them. Do you buy your equipment at auctions? It seems like you have one of every brand. Eddie
The older stuff was all bought at auctions before i beacame a partner in the company. We only buy new or low hour (under 500) machines now. And all of the new equipment has come from Florida or Alabama. And yes she was freezing cold! The only machines that would start were the 450dlc excavator and the old cat D5H. The 450 was the only new machine that would start without assist.
x2 Dirtman. That sure is a sharp looking 450J thoe. I miss getting to operate equipment :crying
TSS How do you guys like your New Holland track skidsteer, I noticed you also have bobcats. Nobody around here runs the track New Holland just some rubber tired. You never hear anybody say much about them on any forums, but it seems they alway sell cheaper than the others.
The new holland is ok... Hyd's are fast. The machine has to be really warm or else when your trying to use the machine it will be stubborn with the steering and forwards and reverse. Hyd couplers dont like to release the pressure like the bobcat machines, making the changing of attachments a chore sometimes. I would highly recomend the bobcat machine over the new holland. And yes it seems like alot of equipment but we can do ponds way faster then anyone else. Believe me if there was more room to park equipment around this pond I would have more here! If we didnt get shut down this pond would of been done in about 12-14 working hours. (not including pumping or cleanup after the pond) And this pond had apprx 200-250 tri axle loads of mud in it.
Started working on the new dumpsite today , where we will be dealing with another contractors mud also. Brought both 450's (450 dlc, and 450 J lgp to the site) Built the road in and a gravel dump pad for the trucks. Also built a earth berm to prevent any mud from going into the wet lands surrounding the site. Heres one picture from my phone taken at the end of the day. I will have some more up later in the week.
where are you located? nice JD
:notworthy but I have to wonder why?....... is it that much more profitable to move all that equipment and do it in a very short time than to move half the equipment and take a couple of days. OR was it a case of get it done before we get stopped as were not supposed to be here I'm still that you had that amount of equipment on site. :drinkup
No lol we are not that sneaky . Storm water management ponds are very tricky. If the weather changes the slightest bit , it can send you back to square one . For example , if it rains the pond fills back up in a couple minutes sometimes, the access roads get slick for the dump truck`s etc ... Also I dont mess around. We roll in to the job and roll out quick time, right on to the next job! I would rather have the equipment at the job waiting , then me waiting for a peace of equipment when I need it.
Thanks, put like that it indeed makes perfect sense to hit it hard. :thumbsup
nice 450's!
-22 thats a lot of frost to deal with, Do you keep your machines plugged in? Looks like you got good taste in equipment.
Nice Pics! What is the name of your company? I am considering branching into this type of work as well. Would you mind sharing how your company got started? Thanks, Andrew PS- Feel free to email or message me instead if you don't want to share something on a public forum. Thanks- Andrew
Andrew- In all seriousness you have to be crazy to do this type of work. Ask yourself- Do you mind working 18 -20 hour days? Do you have the employees who are willing to work those hours and get covered in mud ( I mean covered) and water? Can you think outside the box and make quick on the spot descisions? Can you get the bonding for this type of work? And this is just the start... Not trying to discourage you, but this type of earthmoving is not for everyone. Sometimes the job's go smooth , no problems . But when it gets bad , it is bad. You will understand as i update with more pics. Any questions feel free to pm me.
TSS- Then call me crazy I enjoy a challenge. And don't worry, I'm extremely hard to discourage. BTW- You have a PM. Looking forward to seeing more pics as your job progresses.
Nice looking equipment Glad to see someone has some work, the fleet looks awesome to me. Nice to someone take pride in their equipment.
sorry it's taken so long to update! Been pretty busy. Pond has been back on, but due to problems with the Developer , we wont be back to this particular pond until late spring, early summer. We got the whole forebay cleaned of mud, so we will just be going back for the main bay which has about 100 triaxle loads of mud. I also have some pics of 3 other jobs. First pics are of a garbage clean up for the same developer but on a different site.
Now here are some pond pictures. Enjoy! First pic- Pond filled right up! Second pic- Yes there was that much water coming into the pond. Third pic- 2 days later and 38 hours of work later, shes almost pumped down. Starting to haul ice out of the forebay. Last 2 pics- Hauling an ice and mud mixture. I would much rather be loading with the 450 then the long reach.
First pic- More long reach loading Second pic- Messing with the intake , trying to get the pump to pump Third pic- Yes it was cold again! About minus 23 with the windchill Fourth pic- Cant wait to haul all that ice! fifth pic- Picture taken by one of the guys sweeping the roads. Short haul roads can sure get muddy, gotta keep them clean or someone will complain.
First pic- If you look closely you can see that he slipped right into the mud! Second pic- Forebay partially cleaned . Third pic- Amazing how even when it is so cold overnight , water still finds its way into the pond. Start those pumps up boys! Fourth pic- Forebay all clean! Fifth pic- My truck
Dump site pics. Last pic- What a dirty little blade!
Done one job, rolling on to the next. Another pond for the same developer we cleaned almost 2 years ago. Now there is a problem with the drain. (Nothing to do with the job we did here) Pond is holding way to much water. We have to fix the drain, place some gabion stone, and repair some sagging armour stone. First pic- Pump on the ice Second pic- Sagging armour stone on the left we have to repair. ( Stone is falling due to the high water level washing out its base. There are 4 levels of stone here that are suposed to be exposed) Third pic- Setting the pumps. Fourth pic- Making a hole in the ice for the intake
I'd have the freaking door and windshield shut if it were that cold!
Chris, you are opening yourself up for more comments about how good we have it with the weather down here in NC.:nono
LOL, yeah you bunch of spoiled brats. For me -23 is a nice balmy afternoon. Bust out the shorts, sunblock and a rootbeer.
Yes it was 67 degrees today, after work changed into shorts, flipflops and started mixing up the margaritas, suppose to be mid 70's tomorrow, might need the sunscreen:cool2
Its going to be 82 degrees today! oh yeah:cool2