Hello all,

I'm buing a TB 105 this winter to run next summer.  Had a few questions for all of you who either contract a belt or run one yourself.  Lots of great Q&A's on here about operation, mx, what to look for when buying a belt.  Not a whole lot of info about the $ stuff.  Here it is plain and simple:

If your a contractor: How do you like working with a conveyor vs a pump? Second: How much do you / would you pay for a conveyor.  E.g... How much would you pay your conveyor guy to do a 30 yd slab?

If your a conveyor operator: How much do you bill per hour and per cubic yard of crete?  Second: Do you offer different rates for large scale projects (>100 yards) vs small scale (<100 yards)

Any help woudl be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Chris

i think you should have asked questions before deciding it was a good idea to buy a TB-105. The TB-105 is great, but I would have recommended getting at least a TB110 due to the fact that the feeder is Remote controlled opposed to the Wheel setup of the TB105. They both do the same job though.

All jobs in Pennsylvania are usually 4 Hour Minimum though. do a 30 yard slab and it takes 20 minutes, its still a 4HR min + Travel + Fuel + Yardage.

i think it's great that you are going into business. However, from what I know of belts, nobody is going to use one for a 30 yard pour. At least not where I live. I have a buddy that has a TB 130 and he only gets the 350+ yard jobs, which are few and far between. He does stay busy placing sand and gravel, as well as backfilling walls. He actually doesnt like it for concrete due to the fact that they want to pour at a 5"-6" slump and it makes a huge mess.

Id buy a small trailer pump if you are looking to do 3 or 4 load jobs. Just my .02 cents. 

Best of luck!

Our company just bough a TB 110, it has been a great tool for our company.  I am the operator and run the truck daily on all types of pours from small residential footings to large comercial projects.  We charge $195 hr, and $3.00 yrd.  Belts are not popular in our area but are making a comeback,  with contractors so use to pumps they are some are reluctant to use them so its been a bit of a battle to get them out there, but once the contractor sees the benefits of the belts capabilities they will be calling again for the belt.  I have not run a 105, but from what I hear the 110 is way more user friendly. I ran pumps for 11 years and enjoy running the belt,  its a different world and will take time to get use to.  Any question about belts can be answered by Don Mathews, he knows his stuff.