just a question wondering how much pipeline you boys carry? our company rule on all pumps on our fleet is to carry 40 metres of standard pipe (10 steels, 4 rubbers). this is on pumps in out fleet from a 16meter boom to a 42 metre, and greedys 52 carrys 6 steels 5 rubbers. and company policy is anything over 40 metres of pipe requires a 2nd man. how do you boys feel on this? are we carrying too much?

40m steel 4" 20m 4"rubber 50m 3"rubber on a 24m

30m steel 4" 20m  4"rubber  15m 3"rubber on 32-36

10m steel and som rubber on the larger pumps

We carry 50'4" hose, although with 80+ pumps this is probably not company wide. Also 1- 5", and a 10'4" trimmie pipe,and a reducing hose! After that it's pretty much what the operator thinks he needs.

I carry 2 tip hose's 3" & 5". And 3 double ended 3" hoses. I find most contractors dont miss judge distance by more than 30ft. And we do hose system jobs by ourself. Granted we only use hose but, cleaning up 200ft of hose at the end of a job blows!

As for me, I carry 1(10'double ended 4"Hose,1(single ended 4inch 10' pipe,a TRIMMIE hose AKA(the flat hose of death) a single ended 4" hose.A 5 to 4 reducer oh yeah and a 10'double ended pipe ....and of coarse the 5to 4 hose on the boom

4.5" whip, 12' length

4" whip, 10' length

3.5" whip, 10' length

4" flex trimmie (rolled up in side box)

3" flex trimmie (rolled up in side box)

1, 4" double ended

1, 3" double ended

the double ended hoses don't stay on the truck for long...the line pumpers usually have them picked off the boom trucks if they need them.

we carry 30m 7x4" steel and 3x4" rubbers as standard. i also carry 5m 3" rubber.

Why do you tote so much gear? Doesn't anyone check the jobs?

JOBSITE________________________________________________________ DATE _________________

OPERATOR__________________________________SIZE ________ UNIT # ______________________

Pre-Pour Checklist for Pumping Operations

q       Who is the person in charge?  (PIC) ___________________________________

q       Are there power lines to consider?     Can we maintain 17’ min’ clearance?

q       Is there a staging area for ready-mix trucks?

q       Are there adequate access and egress routes for trucks?

q       Do we need traffic control? – contact ready-mix company.

q       Is there a stable, level area for the pump truck to set up on? Need dunnage?

q       Is the ground stable enough to support the concrete trucks? 

q       Is there a clean out area available? Washout bag needed?

q       Is there adequate lighting for the pump truck and ready-mix truck?

q       Have weather conditions been considered?

q       Hose Size ________ “  length ___________ ‘ [don’t overload boom]

One 4"-12' hose and a short reducer. Why carry all that stuff?

(2) 4" Rags, Since this is what I mostly use (1) for back up.

(1) 5" Rag

(1) 3" Rag

Two 5-4 reducers, one 4-3 reducer.

Thats pretty much it , our jobs are looked at so hose is ordered accordingly if needed or trim pipes ,etc.

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we carry 30' of 4" hose.Anymore than that they need a bigger pump,but we also look at 90% of our jobs,and we ask when taking orders if anything extra is needed-trimee,xtra hoses,etc. with weight restrictions we try to keep our trucks as light as possible plus if that trucks on the job with all of our system spread out,if we need it it's a hassle to try and run it all down.I worked for a company that kept 100' of 4" pipe and 30' of 4" hose on all of there trucks it was nice if you needed it but most of the time it was just along for the ride,in each territory job conditions are different I would get with my supervisor and see what he thought was neccessary to carry.

It is mighty hard to keep your pump clean, right and tight with all that gear. It is too bad that no one is out checking the jobs. You must not have a manager or a salesman. Does the dispatch have a question sheet? We have found that it is cheaper and we can give better service by looking and asking before going.

It takes 2 hours to get to the other side of Atlanta. If you go out of town it is a good long ride.

if you are owner operator you cant afford to park up your pump to travel around looking at jobs. we ask alot of questions about the job but 75% of customers are liers or havnt got a tape measure. had a pour last week customer told me on the phone it was 18m3 but on the day i pumped 75m3!

32m - 90' 4" pipe - 60' 4"hose (10's) 150' 2 1/2" hose (25' hoses) 42m- 100'of 4" bigger -couple hoses

An owner operator is the bravest human on the planet. You have my admiration; I am awed by your daily bravery. At least the Lone Ranger had Tonto.