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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    Pictures I had were on a flash drive, which is in the hands of legal council. He said he would copy them to his computer and return the drive. I have a meeting with him on Monday.
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    I have to PAUSE for an off topic post to this thread. The main point to this post, was to get a little education on the Do's and Don't to using a Vibrating Tamper plate. What is the general "rule of thumb" for using a 33k lb machine so close to a foundation......ect…..ect. What I'm going to...
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    They were in the building when we were compacting. They are going with "excessive vibration" is what cracked the thinner 6" floor. They claim the building vibrated so hard, they expected to have more damage than there was. According to the property owner and his consulting engineer....Here is...
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    Tyler d4c..... I am near Knox Dale, which is near Brookville, PA}}}}
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    apologies for the initial misinformation. (see post #5)
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    My apologies...…... I'm glad you asked for more info on the machine. Here, I was in such a rush to post, I gave you the info on our other machine. The one with the tamper is Kobelco 140sr. Weight is around 33,000 lbs, and 93 HP. As for the foundation.....Yes, they are claiming I caused some...
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    Blamed for causing damage with CAT 325 (and tamper)

    So whats the rule of thumb for operating a Vibrating Tamper Plate (mounted on excavator) near foundations? Can I operate this equipment within a couple feet of a home foundation or a building slab? If you wouldn't recommend being that close, what is the offset from a building that you would...
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