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Wolf
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That's a pretty sweet looking cabin you wrecked there. How small did you have to crush it to fit into two 40 boxes? How old do you think that thing was? It looks like it was pretty well built with the way the logs connect together in the corner, no?
Wolf
Senior Member
What kind of demo you got going on now, Dozerboy?
What kind of demo you got going on now, Dozerboy? Any cool buildings coming down your way? What machine do they have you operating?
What kind of demo you got going on now, Dozerboy? Any cool buildings coming down your way? What machine do they have you operating?
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
cabin demo
that particular cabin was very stout. build out of d logs and lot's of large nails and chinking. i had 3 40's in the bid and was trying to save. in my experience cabin's and restaurants usually are the toughest. besides of course, anything industrial. in europe they are demo'ing a ton of old structures and they are all concrete, mortar, rock and brick. it is interesting to see how they do it. they don't use thumbs on anything but instead lot's of different attachments on the hoe.
that particular cabin was very stout. build out of d logs and lot's of large nails and chinking. i had 3 40's in the bid and was trying to save. in my experience cabin's and restaurants usually are the toughest. besides of course, anything industrial. in europe they are demo'ing a ton of old structures and they are all concrete, mortar, rock and brick. it is interesting to see how they do it. they don't use thumbs on anything but instead lot's of different attachments on the hoe.
WColtharp
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Out of all my trips to Snowmass and Aspen, I haven't made the trip out of ski season. It's beautiful year round but I really need to get up there and experience it during the summer. Maybe I'll pass you up there sometime this Summer, in which I'll have to introduce myself and thank you for all the great pictures!
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
some fotos
here we are cleaning up our pit after a 2 year long job. it has been very difficult, but i am happy to finish on a good note. we are reclaiming about 4 acres. we also have to do the dreaded 1' deep irrigation lines for 3 bucks a foot and hydroseed. we have another job to backfill and finish all of the sitework. it should take about 4 months. we just finished another on the ski hill and have 2 more small ones to finish up. i don't have anything big to start at the moment. i do have alot of sitework coming up on another job and am looking at some other stuff.
regards, cd
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here we are cleaning up our pit after a 2 year long job. it has been very difficult, but i am happy to finish on a good note. we are reclaiming about 4 acres. we also have to do the dreaded 1' deep irrigation lines for 3 bucks a foot and hydroseed. we have another job to backfill and finish all of the sitework. it should take about 4 months. we just finished another on the ski hill and have 2 more small ones to finish up. i don't have anything big to start at the moment. i do have alot of sitework coming up on another job and am looking at some other stuff.
regards, cd
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Colorado Digger
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the fotos
sorry i am having trouble. i have a new blackberry and don't have it programmed correctly so my darned computer is backing everything up. i now have triples of all the same fotos. i need help.
sorry i am having trouble. i have a new blackberry and don't have it programmed correctly so my darned computer is backing everything up. i now have triples of all the same fotos. i need help.
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CM1995
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- Running what I brung and taking what I win
I understand that frustration..:bash
What kind of hydroseeder is that? I have a small jet agitated 300 gal, would like to upgrade to a mechanical 1000 gal or so. It seems that around my parts, there is some grassing work.
Colorado Digger
Senior Member
my hydroseeder
let's see if i can fish through all my junk and find a foto. i have a bowie 1000 gallon or so with a wisconsin in it. we put a new pump in it a few years back. doesnt pull very well going down the interstate i must say. only because i have drug it around all hell with my dozer. the tongue finally folded going down a very steep hill loaded and we built a new tongue but it really has never been the same.
thing about having a seeder ia it is always there when you need it. espescially on big jobs. i thing i paid $2500 for it and probably have put the same into it.
shown in the foto above is my sweet water truck, about a 1980 model or so, maybe older. it has a separate motor for the massive cast iron worthington pump. i bought it for $1500 and have about $7500 in it....who knows
ointhead. but it works .and beats a payment
regards, cd
:usa
let's see if i can fish through all my junk and find a foto. i have a bowie 1000 gallon or so with a wisconsin in it. we put a new pump in it a few years back. doesnt pull very well going down the interstate i must say. only because i have drug it around all hell with my dozer. the tongue finally folded going down a very steep hill loaded and we built a new tongue but it really has never been the same.
thing about having a seeder ia it is always there when you need it. espescially on big jobs. i thing i paid $2500 for it and probably have put the same into it.
shown in the foto above is my sweet water truck, about a 1980 model or so, maybe older. it has a separate motor for the massive cast iron worthington pump. i bought it for $1500 and have about $7500 in it....who knows
ointhead. but it works .and beats a paymentregards, cd
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C D, Nice to finish a long job like that, and hope another one comes along. So you got the water line trenching, as I remember there was quite a bit of it do. Hope it works out ok. Got to hear there is more out there that you might get.
As always pretty darn nice back ground, after looking at a pond with a little water, lots of muck and way to many Cat Tails all week mighty nice to see. Oh I did get to spend yesterday afternoon digging between two grain storage bins, with electrical wires every where, in the ground. That and lots of old concrete from old buildings. Probably the slowest dig I have ever done. Lots of shovel time, too.
As always pretty darn nice back ground, after looking at a pond with a little water, lots of muck and way to many Cat Tails all week mighty nice to see. Oh I did get to spend yesterday afternoon digging between two grain storage bins, with electrical wires every where, in the ground. That and lots of old concrete from old buildings. Probably the slowest dig I have ever done. Lots of shovel time, too.
Colorado Digger
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update
:usai would love to have another job to get us through the next two years, given the economic forecast. i would do many things different on the next go around. for instance, i screened all of the material up front and we used it as needed. keeping track of how much material was used is difficult. i would only do this with an agreement and a per yard or ton price on finished product. also need to get paid for the disposal.
also, they are trying to hold me to the prices i bid last year and that is why the per foot trenching became a problem. they also do not want to pay my hourly rare on my labor, but they do want me to supervise temp. workers from the office.
it is amazing what happens when the construction market is in this type of rough shape and how owners and clients take advantage. i have read many valuable posts and have put my foot down on rock bottom pricing, we are really good at this type of work and do it for a fair price with no drama.
regards, cd
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:usai would love to have another job to get us through the next two years, given the economic forecast. i would do many things different on the next go around. for instance, i screened all of the material up front and we used it as needed. keeping track of how much material was used is difficult. i would only do this with an agreement and a per yard or ton price on finished product. also need to get paid for the disposal.
also, they are trying to hold me to the prices i bid last year and that is why the per foot trenching became a problem. they also do not want to pay my hourly rare on my labor, but they do want me to supervise temp. workers from the office.
it is amazing what happens when the construction market is in this type of rough shape and how owners and clients take advantage. i have read many valuable posts and have put my foot down on rock bottom pricing, we are really good at this type of work and do it for a fair price with no drama.
regards, cd
:usa
CM1995
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In this economic climate that is my philosophy as well. I don't have anything that has a monthly "love note" in the mail box. Times like these make the most of the "run what ya' brung" slogan, that is if you are lucky enough to win the bid...
Times are tough, we just have to keep on plowing forward and do what we do.
I got to meet up with C D last week while in his area. Had a great time and got to see some of his work, also. The weather wasn't to great but the scenery was still there just a little damp. He took time to show me a few of his jobs, and we had lunch. Wish I had remembered my camera, on one job site there were more pieces of electrical conduit going through the excavated hole than you could believe. Just room enough to get the bucket on his mini next to the wall, then lots of good sized rocks to remove. Some very tough working conditions. Had great time and sure enjoyed meeting you C D, sure enjoyed seeing a little of the great work you have posted. Thanks!
Colorado Digger
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Thanks!
always a pleasure to have someone visit that is interested in our work. thanks for coming Dirty. this work is amazing, i have never had so many difficult jobs, but when the going gets tough the tough get going.
thanks for taking the time to drive through the rain to see us in Aspen, Co!!
regards, CD
always a pleasure to have someone visit that is interested in our work. thanks for coming Dirty. this work is amazing, i have never had so many difficult jobs, but when the going gets tough the tough get going.
thanks for taking the time to drive through the rain to see us in Aspen, Co!!
regards, CD
Colorado Digger
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Some Link Belt Action!
ok, here are a few fotos of work we are doing. lot's of utilities and services. we are busy through around christmas then things look to taper off for awhile. there is snow up high and it is cooler in the valley's.
i picked up some wood for a buddy today off of a heli logging operation and it was amazing. the guy's were very nice. the mechanics and pilot had changed out the moter on the bird last night and were just getting cranking again. they also had a massive grinder that the loader was feeding, the delimber was working as well. they had a bunch of other support equipment. very well organized effort.
ok, here are a few fotos of work we are doing. lot's of utilities and services. we are busy through around christmas then things look to taper off for awhile. there is snow up high and it is cooler in the valley's.
i picked up some wood for a buddy today off of a heli logging operation and it was amazing. the guy's were very nice. the mechanics and pilot had changed out the moter on the bird last night and were just getting cranking again. they also had a massive grinder that the loader was feeding, the delimber was working as well. they had a bunch of other support equipment. very well organized effort.
C D Looks like it dried out once I got away from the area. Did they get all the electrical conduit out of the way on the motel job? Sure would of been nice if they would of had that done before you got there. Hope you were able to stay away from the fiber optics, looks like you have cut part of the driveway, so you can compact and backfill. Hope your weather stays nice for you.
Colorado Digger
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more fotos
here are some more fotos of our various projects.
and the helicopter that has been flying out beetle kill.
here are some more fotos of our various projects.
and the helicopter that has been flying out beetle kill.
Colorado Digger
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some more fotos
here are some more fotos. i had some mid summer problems organizing my fotos. my it guys was sending them into one big folder and i prefer to do it by the month. then everything copied and over cpoied and i ended up with doubles and triples. so i could never find anything i did on a daily basis. i am back on track now.
work is tapering off, i thonk we are good till about x mas. after that it will be maintenance and plowing. i do have a month or two of stream course and water feature to do over the winter. so that should keep 2 or 3 guys busy 4 days a week.
i have gotten good money on everything i have bid lately. i gave up playing the cash flow game. working cheap and cheaper. this market just went to complete s..t last year and the year before. guys got really desperate and gave it away. but why work if it puts you further in debt?? believe me when i was younger i made those mistakes. now it is not worth it. i only owe on 1 hoe and should have it paid off this year. i need to update my fleet pickups and dump trucks but what do you do?? fix and repair. i will not give it away and wear my stuff out for free. it just isn't worth it.
Here is the Heli- logging operation they have been doing
regards, cd
here are some more fotos. i had some mid summer problems organizing my fotos. my it guys was sending them into one big folder and i prefer to do it by the month. then everything copied and over cpoied and i ended up with doubles and triples. so i could never find anything i did on a daily basis. i am back on track now.
work is tapering off, i thonk we are good till about x mas. after that it will be maintenance and plowing. i do have a month or two of stream course and water feature to do over the winter. so that should keep 2 or 3 guys busy 4 days a week.
i have gotten good money on everything i have bid lately. i gave up playing the cash flow game. working cheap and cheaper. this market just went to complete s..t last year and the year before. guys got really desperate and gave it away. but why work if it puts you further in debt?? believe me when i was younger i made those mistakes. now it is not worth it. i only owe on 1 hoe and should have it paid off this year. i need to update my fleet pickups and dump trucks but what do you do?? fix and repair. i will not give it away and wear my stuff out for free. it just isn't worth it.
Here is the Heli- logging operation they have been doing
regards, cd
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Colorado Digger
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Street cut in downtown Aspen
here are some shots of us setting a manhole and inlet box on main street in Aspen. everything went pretty well and we set the manhole around 2pm and the inlet box around 3 pm. all the grouting and such with the 15" r.c.p took some time. we finished around 8 pm.
here are some shots of us setting a manhole and inlet box on main street in Aspen. everything went pretty well and we set the manhole around 2pm and the inlet box around 3 pm. all the grouting and such with the 15" r.c.p took some time. we finished around 8 pm.
