Komatsu 1250 with Felco bedding conveyor

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[dgreene]

nice machine

[dayexco]

was it the depth, or size of pipe that dictated using a machine that size? i see they're using well points for dewatering, that means they're probably 21' deep or less. mighty big hoe!

[mflah87]

i know this job they had i think a 30 foot cut at one point. This is a 35 million job and a little further up the road a $50 million job just came out with a 50 foot cut i believe. They have a 375 on the job and compared to the 1250 is nothing

[rino1494]

What are they doing, sanitary work ??

[jimmyjack]

thats cool.mflah87 is that job in mass i think recconize the name on the machine just can remember it, there trucks are orange right. they have a yard off of 93 in boston i think:confused:

[dayexco]

if they're dewatering there with sandpoints...isn't a perfect vacuum only allow you about 20 some feet of suction? my guess that particular stretch they're on is 20' or less

[DR RPM]

if they're dewatering there with sandpoints...isn't a perfect vacuum only allow you about 20 some feet of suction?

It is actually 23 feet, we have drills mounted on three of our excavators, and a good vacuum will pull that much. ( I guess sea level has to taken into account as well ):bash

[jeff45]

i know this job they had i think a 30 foot cut at one point. This is a 35 million job and a little further up the road a $50 million job just came out with a 50 foot cut i believe. They have a 375 on the job and compared to the 1250 is nothing

is this right near route 1? i think that is where i seen this.

[Dusty]

nice shots:thumbsup

[mflah87]

yea its right near rt 1. in west roxbury/dedham. Gioioso is the contractor and they have one yard in dorchestor off 93 that i know of.

[jimmyjack]

yea thats the name i think,i see there trucks more ,thats why i asked if there trucks are orange.its just the name plate looks like the one i'm thinking of:confused:

[928G Boy]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is this bedding conveyor? Very interesting project!

[dayexco]

it eliminates the need for a rock box, or spinning the machine around to scoop bedding rock out of the rock box. there is a hopper mounted on the backside of your machine that is kept full with a front end loader, at bottom of this hopper, is a conveyor belt that runs underneath undercarriage to front of machine. when excavator operator wants rock, he simply drops the bucket down in front of the end of conveyor, turns it on long enough to get how much he wants. here's a pic of one not mounted

[928G Boy]

it eliminates the need for a rock box, or spinning the machine around to scoop bedding rock out of the rock box. there is a hopper mounted on the backside of your machine that is kept full with a front end loader, at bottom of this hopper, is a conveyor belt that runs underneath undercarriage to front of machine. when excavator operator wants rock, he simply drops the bucket down in front of the end of conveyor, turns it on long enough to get how much he wants. here's a pic of one not mounted

I've never seen that before, very cool. Are they generally tough?

[dayexco]

competitor friend of mine bought one used at auction, used on one job, turned around and sold it again. he said it worked great where you have a firm footing, if ground conditions soft, it was the pits, conveyor dug in mud when you turned, loader charging the hopper behind you tore up ground real bad. i guess if you were sitting on blacktop, or very firm ground, might be okay

[928G Boy]

competitor friend of mine bought one used at auction, used on one job, turned around and sold it again. he said it worked great where you have a firm footing, if ground conditions soft, it was the pits, conveyor dug in mud when you turned, loader charging the hopper behind you tore up ground real bad. i guess if you were sitting on blacktop, or very firm ground, might be okay

yeah it looks like it would be a hassle in sloppy mud. neat idea though. Big rock boxes are kind of a pain in the butt in mucky mud though too.

[928G Boy]

yeah it looks like it would be a hassle in sloppy mud. neat idea though. Big rock boxes are kind of a pain in the butt in mucky mud though too.

i should elaborate on that... pretty much all boxes are good in the mud, except for modified dump truck boxes. those are kinda tricky in the mud, we tried that out a couple years ago, i didn't actually get to see the box in action but from what i heard it was a pain to move around in sloppy mud even with a 345.

[mflah87]

Gioioso has owns all his own trucks and doesnt hire any. I wanna say he has sometihng like 15 or so triaxles and numerous trailer dumps. Probably the biggest sewer contractor around here.

[jimmyjack]

yup gioioso is the company, i went and got tires for my work truck today and went by a job that they 're doing on 195 in swansea ma. looks like the cold shut that job down

[Lashlander]

In the late eighties I worked for Felton Construction out of Missoula Mt. Felco Industries is owned by the same man. We used bedding conveyors on a lot of jobs. They do have their place. The above posts are correct in regards to firm footing. If you work in soft soil they can be a pain, but in tight areas they can be invaluable. The first pic is of their Koehring 1266 in Glasgow Mt. on a 7 mile waterline. It ran between the railroad and the highway. Not a lot of room to swing around to get material. The last pic is a pipe job in Portland Oregon. The trench is around 30' deep. The excavator went 4 blocks without being able to turn around. To get rid of the material he barely had enough room to swing far enough to dump in the conveyor that runs along side of him.

[928G Boy]

wow, those are some awesome pictures, thank you for sharing.

[Countryboy]

The first pic is of their Koehring 1266 in Glasgow Mt. on a 7 mile waterline.

Thats a pretty big bucket on that hoe. :yup

Oh, and the cab is on the wrong side. :bouncegri

[Lashlander]

Thats a pretty big bucket on that hoe. :yup

Oh, and the cab is on the wrong side. :bouncegri

The bucket in the first 2 pics was a 14 yarder. Felco took it and cut the bottom out of it and tapered the sides in to make the ditch slope. I'm not sure what the capacity was when it was done. The one we were using in Portland was a seven yarder. Koehring was famous for being a little different.

[345cl]

we use a stone box here in montreal,,the one i work with is solid but using it on these street jobs can be a pain in the but especialy when i also have 10 trucks to load as well...

[sleded700]

they are pretty cool, Felco makes some real neat products llocated in Missoula Montanna

[shashant786]

Wawo. wonderful bedding (http://www.lifestyleshomedecor.com/bedding-ensembles) conveyor. nice spinning machine

[Rosky]

Amazing.