thought id put up some pics for those are interested,we have finally began our sewer and water and road job,weve have started with this intersection being its the most complex and all streets connect to this one intersection,,in the pictures youll see some gas lines , telephone fiber optics and hydro we had to cross,,i couldnt use the 345 for this being its just to big to work around the utilites,,so i used the 314,,its a beautiful machine for this type of work,i love my 345 but this little bug gets into all the hard to reach spots,,the manhole i put down after was 13 tons,,it made the boss sweat a little lifting this over the utilites,,thats why i love this job the more the challenge the better the fun,,, the old sewer we connected to was put in the ground in 1910,,what i find truly remarkable is for its age its still in good shape,,the other side to this i said to my boss just think back to the day when the people put these pipes in the ground no a/c there thats for sure pic and shovel,,the inspector from montreal told us that they still have photos and documents from back then,,they say on a good day they could lay about a 100 ft of pipe 12 months a year,,holy crap thats alot of bricks,,, anyway hope you guys like the pics ill send more as i start the main line,,,,,
part 2 just a couple more pics enjoy !!
What a mess of buried "treasures"!!!
Nice work.will you upload video of it in youtube?But wait a minute,where is your 324d?
345cl, Those are some good pics. My father ran across some hollowed out octogon shaped pipe at ASU. You know that had to be old too. Is that RCP sewer main you are going to lay? ZAXIS
services Nice pics 345cl and an intresting job too. I know some guys hate digging around services and poking the unknown, but it sure keeps you on your toes. In the UK it seems to be the bigger the machine the bigger the dumptruck you spend all day looking at :Banghead At least you guys get to do some sexy stuff as well. Have fun
Nice work 345cl...That's the kind of job that'll seperate the men from the boys.Especially if you get through the maze and don't break anything.:notworthy I'm on a similar deal right now, only it's all brand new utilities I'm working around. The guy that installed most of it has a GPS in his hoe, so he has a model of the entire system. Then, along comes this unfortunate sap to probe around completely blind with no GPS, redigging around everything for site light conduit, etc. I'll admit, I did manage to "find" a 15" storm drain line while digging to find the end of a 1" conduit. I raked across the top and opened it up. No idea it was there in my line, and the boss never said a word. I just sliced 32" out of it and put 2 collars on it, good as new.:drinkup
ill post a pic of the 324d for ya
yes sir !!!
the 324d is coming next week it went to get the pipes fitted for a hammer theres a bit of rock here,and instead of abusing the 345 we are going be smart and use a hammer,,heres a pic of our new arrival ,,now i have three to take care of ,,ill post some more pics in a week or so,,and wants we start rollin with the main ill have some videos as well,,,,, have a great day
Are your utility pipes colour coded now like yellow for gas, blue for water, purple for telecoms, etc etc ? Martyn
thanks for the comment my boss thinks im a little crazy around the utilities,,just due to the fact the more there is,, the happier i am espcieally when im using the 345,,i always told him it makes the job more funand more challenging,,but tell me how do like digging with gps ive never seen or tried it let me know ,,,and judging by what you said it sounds lke you got some fun stuff going on there to,,,happy digging
well actually in the newer parts of town the gas is always yellow,,but if you look at the pictures i posted youlll see they put the gas line inside a old meatl water pipe,,here there like to does years ago they figured it would protect the gas,but when metal starts to rust it gets sharp,and finding the gas gets some much more fun,,and as far as hydro telephone ,fiber optics go,,the mark it for us and the rest is up to us ,usually there poured in concrete but some places they lay the pipe and just back fill on top no caution tape no sand no gravel just dirt,,,thats why i have a very good ground guide with me at all times i never dig blind and never dig alone,,,
345CL, This may be a DUMB question, but what is the difference between a 324 & a 325 Cat Excavator??? ZAXIS
The 325 was discontinued, the 324 replaces it and the 325 became the 328......but I could be wrong. Cat has the weirdest numbering systems for the hoes.
I was digging a trench for the gas company to install lateral to a new home and scraped across an unmarked utility that turned out to be a 12" water main made out of old growth redwood with a steel band spiraled along the outside to keep it from bursting. This pipe was probably installed in the early 20th century.
They probably pulled the gas line threw the old water line so all they had to dig were the survice laterals.
Not uncommon for older utilities...they dug them up in Boston on the Big Dig and they sometimes find them in Hartford, CT from 150+ years ago. BTW Nice pics and the 324 is lookin' good!
Great photos 345cl, Are you going to use the 324 on this job as well? Looking forward to seeing more photos of your progress:cool2 Not quite, it's confusing I agree, but I think this is how it works The 324d replaced the 322c The 328d LCR replaces the 325c LCR The 325 L has continued as a D-series machine (just checked cat.com to make sure I was right). I"m not 100% about everything aspect of it, but that's how I understand it, I think:beatsme
What ever happened to the 322?
bobcat, according to Cat's website, the 324D L has 188hp & weighs 54,660lbs(must have replaced the 322) the 325D L has 204hp & weighs 64,660lbs (no change), and the 328 D LCR has 204hp, weighs 76,500lbs and has a reduced tail swing configuration. I don't keep up with the Cat's like I do others. Thanks for the reply, ZAXIS
It's those dang CLU and LCR configurations that screw me over.
just remember this c----- series lc------ long carriage cr----- compact radius so 314clcr --- 314 c series long carriage compact radius holy crap now im getting lost hahahahhaa 345clme---- 345c series long carriage mass excavator
great pics 345cl...nice iron!
When we started to move the utilities for the Big Dig, we came across a 42 inch sewer main made of wood. Never rotted. We replaced it with new SDR 35. I'll look around for some of the pictures I have of the obstacles we came across.
nice work
job in the summer hey all its been a while since i posted so i have to post some pics,,this is our job last summer,,i had to make a big lift this day the manhole weighed in at 18 tons,,i removed the bucket and found it was alot easier to work with,,ill post a few more pics of the job,,hope you guys like happy digging
part 2 just a couple more pics for ya same job this not far from the lacadie circle next to hwy 40 in montreal,,,this was a beautiful job i have some video of this job posted on you tube if anyone is interested,,,
Hi 345cl long time no pics thanks for the update very intresting, being sat amoungst those houses with a 345cl I bet it wass like being on a stage . 18t thats some manhole section and I agree much better with the bucket off. Less weight and a much better view of proccedings. :thumbsup
must be kinda cool to be able to take a excavator right down a street and dig it all up.
i got some more pics to come,,thats on thing i love the most is working around houses,,it makes the day more fun,,and yes the manhole was a bit of a beast to place but she went without a hitch,,whats funn is after we had a little 8 tonner to put down my boss asked me if i was able hahahaha,,ill post some more for ya take care
that's awesome, Jay, the way you manage that big 345 around the houses. very skillful operator you are indeed. You must get a lot of spectators when you are working that way, don't you?