wh5208speed 666 #1 Posted Sunday at 07:19 PM Been a while since I was able to play around with some of the wheel horses. Been building a pole barn and after they poured the concrete floor they had an area where they washed out the concrete truck. Rented a jackharmmer and after about two hours it was all broken up. Moved the broken concrete around to the back of the barn until I have some more time before I donate it to the township to help washouts along culverts & waterways. IMG_3421.heic 2 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,403 #2 Posted Sunday at 07:24 PM Great to see the Horses having a job! I've been subbed on the YT channel but don't get notifications because it's set "for kids"... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh5208speed 666 #3 Posted Sunday at 07:30 PM 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Great to see the Horses having a job! I've been subbed on the YT channel but don't get notifications because it's set "for kids"... I never even know that was a setting. I tried to change it....hopefully it worked 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,480 #4 Posted Sunday at 09:03 PM 1 hour ago, wh5208speed said: Been a while since I was able to play around with some of the wheel horses. Been building a pole barn and after they poured the concrete floor they had an area where they washed out the concrete truck. That looks like a lot of wasted concrete and money. Should have formed something up to use the extra. Like an apron in front of an door opening. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,403 #5 Posted Sunday at 09:26 PM 4 minutes ago, rjg854 said: That looks like a lot of wasted concrete and money. That part's true... 4 minutes ago, rjg854 said: Should have formed something up to use the extra. Like an apron in front of an door opening. But unfortunately - at least around here... That's rarely an option. Conrete trucks leave the yard with whatever is ordered plus a small percentage of extra. That extra normally gets expelled at the last delivery or back at the terminal. Planned Waste. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,583 #6 Posted Sunday at 11:18 PM 18 minutes ago, wh5208speed said: after they poured the concrete floor they had an area where they washed out the concrete truck Dang, I’d have demanded they come back and clean up their own mess (or not do the washout on my property at all). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 61,945 #7 Posted Monday at 12:18 AM 3 hours ago, rjg854 said: Should have formed something up to use the extra. Five gallon buckets and a few scrap re-rods bent over would make good tent hold downs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,512 #8 Posted Monday at 02:00 AM (edited) 6 hours ago, wh5208speed said: Been a while since I was able to play around with some of the wheel horses. I had previously convinced myself that I just don't need a loader. ...And now I'm back to thinking I do. Looks like fun! At least the driving part! Edited Monday at 02:00 AM by kpinnc 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh5208speed 666 #9 Posted Monday at 02:28 AM 4 hours ago, ebinmaine said: That part's true... But unfortunately - at least around here... That's rarely an option. Conrete trucks leave the yard with whatever is ordered plus a small percentage of extra. That extra normally gets expelled at the last delivery or back at the terminal. Planned Waste. You are correct, this was planned waste. I was out of state on a work trip when they poured, but they told me upfront that their would be a waste spot cause they have to clean out their trucks before they leave. This was a rather large pour (5" for a 40x60 -2,400 sq ft), so if you think that each truck washed out (think my son said there was 5-6 concrete trucks) it was probably not an excessive amount of waste considering the volume of the total job. I asked if they could use it to pour an apron or put an extension to the side door entrence and they shared that they really don't like to use the washout concrete for things like that because the amount of water to concrete ratio is off and they would not warrenty the washout. The builder said they would be back in a few weeks to clean it up, but we had really nice dry weather this weekend and I wanted to get the driveway cleaned up so I could put in some channel drain in fron the of the door due to the slope of the property (hopefully complete in the next few weeks). The washout was also making it challenging to back the trailer into the garage because it required to make a turn to get in the last bay. More importantly, I got to spend time with my college-aged son and have a great memory of using a Wheel Horse to move the rocks. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh5208speed 666 #10 Posted Monday at 02:30 AM 28 minutes ago, kpinnc said: I had previously convinced myself that I just don't need a loader. ...And now I'm back to thinking I do. Looks like fun! At least the driving part! My son told me, "It beats a shovel" . 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 68,044 #11 Posted Monday at 10:24 AM Focusing on the task at hand, you’re nailing it! Keep up the good work, I know that home projects are tough and there are countless hours and obstacles in the way! Way to go! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 8,798 #12 Posted Monday at 05:13 PM 17 hours ago, Handy Don said: or not do the washout on my property at all Here they always ask. A lot of times construction sites are looking for some fill of any kind. They will take it back and have some kind of recycling process. But I see that job used a pump and they were not messing around. Turning and burning. The tricky part is, on smaller jobs, when the driver says there is hardly any in the truck and turns out to be more. I see just that happened at my sons place, ended up with lumpasus. We did bust it up and use it in a drainage ditch. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,583 #13 Posted Monday at 08:39 PM 2 hours ago, JoeM said: They will take it back and have some kind of recycling process A friend delivered concrete for years for a local firm. He tells me their policy was if the last customer didn’t want the remainder and they could get “back to the barn” quickly enough, it’d get poured into molds for landscaping items. If they couldn’t, they’d water it down before transport and it went into a pit they had at the plant. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 74,403 #14 Posted Monday at 08:42 PM 1 minute ago, Handy Don said: A friend delivered concrete for years for a local firm. He tells me their policy was if the last customer didn’t want the remainder and they could get “back to the barn” quickly enough, it’d get poured into molds for landscaping items. If they couldn’t, they’d water it down before transport and it went into a pit they had at the plant. That's my understanding of general policy around here too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 61,945 #15 Posted Monday at 10:46 PM Our local concrete plant has molds for parking lot bumpers and traffic barriers at the plant but they do require an area to wash out their chutes. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 12,480 #16 Posted Tuesday at 01:28 PM We never ordered more concrete than was needed, by a significant amount, but I can understand washing out numerous trucks, and a pumper. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
