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    Link Belt LS 2650 Starting Issue

    Hi Guys, We've got a 1984 Link Belt LS 2650 with an Isuzu engine that has a starting issue. The machine is around the 10k hour bracket, it doesn't smoke, and doesn't use any oil. However, when you go to start it, it turns over and just when it's about to fire it dies off. If you give it the...
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    Cost of Concrete Paving Equipment

    I was wondering what the brand new cost is for a few different concrete paving machines. For my questioning, let's assume Gomaco equipment. If anyone has some pricing on the following it would be much appreciated: Commander III, GHP 2800, TS 9500 and TC 400 Also, what is the most critical...
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    Crawler Crane Components - Maintenance

    I was wondering what the most critical or expensive machine component would be on a crawler crane? What would be the rebuild or new cost to replace this component? In addition, for the guys involved with companies with cranes, how many hours on average are put on cranes per construction year...
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    Major Grading Contractors - East of the Mississippi

    Hey guys, I am trying to put together a list of the largest grading contractors east of the Mississippi. I would like to include companies with major earthmoving fleets with major capabilities and who tackle the largest earthwork projects in the region. I am interested to hear what many of...
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    Drilling for Caissons?

    Hey everyone, I was wondering what kind of production soilmec drills can get drilled 24-36" shafts in silty clay, clay. What about when you get into sandstone or claystone? Still use a soilmec drill? How long does that take? Thanks
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    Fremont Reservoir Construction Pictures

    The pictures are from the Fremont Upground Reservoir Project. The contractor is Trucco Construction out of Delaware, Ohio. They need to have 1/3 of the reservoir constructed by June 30th. There is 167,000 CY of Topsoil to truck off-site. I believe there is around 950,000 CY of cut/fill. The...
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    How would you move this dirt?

    Hey everyone, ODOT has a large 4 lane highway bidding here in a few weeks. The highway is about 10 miles in length. I am NOT actually bidding this project, but I do have plans and specs for it and have been working on a price for my owne edcation for about a month and a half. I am...
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    Sheet Piling?

    Hey guys, I have a few questions on sheet piling work. I have seen it bid per FT and I have seen it bid as SF. When I saw it bid per FT the contractors were between $1900-$2100/FT. That price included excavation, tiebacks, backfill etc. I have also seen it bid as SF, in the case I saw the...
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    Bizzack Construction, LLC and Elmo Greer & Sons, LLC?

    I am curious what kind of fleets these companies have? Mainly there mass excavating crews, they must have tons of iron to be doing the earthmoving that they do. I currently have plans to a project down in Kentucky, it is the realignment of US 460, this section is only .80 miles in length...
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    Soil Characteristic?

    Hey everyone, Currently studying some plans for 3.85 miles of 4 lane on US 35 in Mason County, West Virgina. One area of the project has close to a 110' cut, close to one million yards in that cut alone. I am going through the soil borings to accurately figure machines and excavating the...
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    Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Website?

    Hey, This qustion is primarily for the Pennsylvania folks on the website. I'm trying to navigate the site and retrieve the bid information - bid tabs, planholders lists etc. Can someone assist me in finding this information. I haven't had to rough of a time on Kentucky and West Virginia's...
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    Miller Bros. Construction Pics - Cat 375 ME

    Here are some more dirt pics of todays venture with dad, hopefully some actions shots soon.
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    Beaver Excavating Co. Pics

    Hey fellas, Here's some more Beaver pics, nothing real impressive. Enjoy
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    Airport and Reservoir Construction Pics - Beaver Excavating Company

    Hey guys, Made a trip to Cleveland yesterday and first checked out Beaver's SR 8 and 271 Project worth $91 million, mainly bridge work, wasn't able to get pics because we were on the go, quite a project though. We then ventured down to Akron - Canton Airport to see Beaver finishing up a...
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    Concrete/Steel Girder Question

    Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone could steer me in the right direction for approximate weights of steel and concrete girders. I'm talking I Beam Girders to see beneath the deck on a bridge. I'm trying to do some calculations on crane requirements for setting these in place. All...
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    Kiewit Pics?

    Anyone on the forum have any pics of Kiewit in action that they could share?
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    Project Slideshows I Have Created

    Hey guys, These are pics I took over the summer projects, the details are with the slideshows. Enjoy! http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/fensoncontracting/?action=view&current=9c898808.pbr http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e374/fensoncontracting/?action=view&current=46dd7527.pbr...
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    Barnard Construction Company, Inc.

    Hey everyone, Is anyone real familiar with Barnard Construction Company out of Bozeman, Montana? They sure seem like quite the company from what I've gathered online about them on their website. They are currently building a 16,000 acre reservoir in Florida that has 21 miles of embankment...
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    Piling Production

    I was wondering if anyone here works on a piling crew or ever has? I'm new to this and trying to get a good idea on this type of work. What I'm working with right now is 12, 14, and 16" CIP Concrete Piles. Some are 20' deep and some get up to 50' deep. There is also some Steel Piles as well...
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    Soil Stabilizing Question

    I've noticed for some projects the engineer has requested 35 degrees for stabilizing to be done, ODOT requests 40 degrees. Thats when long-term strength gain is the objective. When you are decreasing moisture content to reach compaction it doesn't matter. My question being how much of an...
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