The thumb makes that so much easier. Sometimes if you lift the slab high enough and drop it onto another piece of concrete, it breaks up, so you don't have to use a sledge.
MassHardscaper to customer: "Hello, yea this is Tommy from Masshole, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?" Customer: "What's the good news?" MassHardscaper: "Your walkway has been removed" Customer: "OK, what's the bad news?" MassHardscaper: "Your stairs are fucked"
I do this kind of work for a living, in Edmonton. For jobs like this, we normally will drill in anchors, and lift the sections out. Much quicker and cleaner
+MassHardscaper If you would like, I can send you a picture of the lifting device and sling we use. It is also helpful when our E35 can't get close between buildings and fences, we will drill in an anchor, and drag the slab out to where we can load it.
Hi J glesby, I can't send you a pic, because my computer got hacked, and all my files corrupted. Just take a heavy piece of angle iron 4x4 works well, and about 4" long, and weld gussets on the side, then you just have to drill holes for the shackle and the anchor bolt. Hope this helps.
Their is another trick that we do, our E35 is too tall to get into garages, as the door height standard is 7'. We will saw cut the perimeter, then do a Vee cut in the middle in the areas we can't reach. Then we drill in anchors and drag them out. Once the Vee is removed the corners come out easily. Then we just hand break the edges, and toss them to where the E35 can reach them.
Watching that front step flop around makes me shake my head. Should have just done a relief cut or came in ahead of time with the forks held it up lifted it out with the mini and then blocked it up.
Nice work Mate nothing wrong how your working👍🏻 bit of hard grafff and using the machine to your advantage. No need to over complicate a simple job with stupid ideas if your way works.
To me the operation and execution of the job looked poor and unprofessional. Always room for improvement no matter what business your in. Good luck on your future jobs.
+Jay Gerber This was one of the first jobs I ran a few years back. I watch this now and think the same thing. We have improved immensely this this was recorded and like you said... we are always looking to improve! Check out some recent videos and hopefully you will see some change in the operation and execution of our jobs. Thanks for watching!
Could have very easily broken a window on the excavater with concrete chips flying everywhere. Not all that professional chaps, but you learn from mistakes
Been a private and a union operator for 25yrs. You would have been tossed out of the machine at the 00:20 mark if I was lead on this job. And if anyone doubts my comment, guess what..You don’t know what your doing either.
Do you require any license for doing this type of demo? Looking to start a small side business doing this type of stuff. Thanks good video
The thumb makes that so much easier. Sometimes if you lift the slab high enough and drop it onto another piece of concrete, it breaks up, so you don't have to use a sledge.
Good work there guys.
bobcat banzai Thanks!
Looking to buy that same machine!!! Good work everyone starts a rookie lol so keep it up 👍👍👍
Nice work..
What would a job like this cost?
If you haven't already it would be really cool if you made a video of all your trucks and equipment at the yard/shop. Thanks and great video
Zen Mythix That sounds like a good idea! Next time we have all of our trucks and equipment at the shop I will make a video. Glad you liked the video!
MassHardscaper to customer: "Hello, yea this is Tommy from Masshole, I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Customer: "What's the good news?"
MassHardscaper: "Your walkway has been removed"
Customer: "OK, what's the bad news?"
MassHardscaper: "Your stairs are fucked"
Order in Chaos
Hehehehe. Church!
I do this kind of work for a living, in Edmonton. For jobs like this, we normally will drill in anchors, and lift the sections out. Much quicker and cleaner
+Peter Rasmussen Hmmm I'll have to keep that in mind for next time I have to demo concrete. Thanks for the advice!
+MassHardscaper If you would like, I can send you a picture of the lifting device and sling we use. It is also helpful when our E35 can't get close between buildings and fences, we will drill in an anchor, and drag the slab out to where we can load it.
Hi I'm from Winnipeg I do the same can you send me that on lifting out never did that! lol
Hi J glesby, I can't send you a pic, because my computer got hacked, and all my files corrupted. Just take a heavy piece of angle iron 4x4 works well, and about 4" long, and weld gussets on the side, then you just have to drill holes for the shackle and the anchor bolt. Hope this helps.
Their is another trick that we do, our E35 is too tall to get into garages, as the door height standard is 7'. We will saw cut the perimeter, then do a Vee cut in the middle in the areas we can't reach. Then we drill in anchors and drag them out. Once the Vee is removed the corners come out easily. Then we just hand break the edges, and toss them to where the E35 can reach them.
Do you still own this excavator? Any issues with it? Looking at buying a 2006
Watching that front step flop around makes me shake my head. Should have just done a relief cut or came in ahead of time with the forks held it up lifted it out with the mini and then blocked it up.
At least they have a level
GOOD JOB
Why didn't you use a concrete saw to break the walk up before you dug it out? Would have been a lot faster & easier.
Keith Kraut Hindsights 20-20... haha but we weren't expecting it to be a thick as it was
a slab bucket works alot better
Rookies
Nice work Mate nothing wrong how your working👍🏻 bit of hard grafff and using the machine to your advantage. No need to over complicate a simple job with stupid ideas if your way works.
+Gethin Davies Thanks for the positive input!
Loader with forks would have been faster to load the side walk
To me the operation and execution of the job looked poor and unprofessional. Always room for improvement no matter what business your in. Good luck on your future jobs.
+Jay Gerber This was one of the first jobs I ran a few years back. I watch this now and think the same thing. We have improved immensely this this was recorded and like you said... we are always looking to improve! Check out some recent videos and hopefully you will see some change in the operation and execution of our jobs. Thanks for watching!
MassHardscaper
Yeah this just happened to be the first video i watched. Your newer videos look great man, good luck on your business btw!
+Jay Gerber Thanks!
@@MassHardscaper great video
Could have very easily broken a window on the excavater with concrete chips flying everywhere. Not all that professional chaps, but you learn from mistakes
Operates like it's a rental. Geez
could have saw cut it at the steps so they didn't need to be disturbed
Coming from a skid steer operator it would have been easier and faster to use the skid steer.....
Been a private and a union operator for 25yrs. You would have been tossed out of the machine at the 00:20 mark if I was lead on this job. And if anyone doubts my comment, guess what..You don’t know what your doing either.
Andrew Camarata would have done himself in 1/2 the time.
biggest issue i see is the wrong style thumb theres no teeth to grab the and hold anything.
pat &mat
New Holland
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Amateure bei der Arbeit
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Ahahahahhha what a joke