Getting stuck in soft ground is bad. Getting stuck in soft ground then dumping enough concrete to almost encase the rear of your vehicle must be really, really pucker-inducing.
Might even find Jimmy Hoffa under that thing.Getting stuck in soft ground is bad. Getting stuck in soft ground then dumping enough concrete to almost encase the rear of your vehicle must be really, really pucker-inducing.
It looks to me like a couple of more yards dumped in that spot and that truck would have been cemented in place.
Saw in happen in CS when two trucks sank one side in a utility ditch not properly backfilled. Took a crane to get them out. Side note…. Concrete man told me if the barrel is still rotating, you can a 100 lbs of sugar and the concrete won’t set up…….never had to try it.Getting stuck in soft ground is bad. Getting stuck in soft ground then dumping enough concrete to almost encase the rear of your vehicle must be really, really pucker-inducing.
It looks to me like a couple of more yards dumped in that spot and that truck would have been cemented in place.
Probably dumped the concrete to make extraction easier. A loaded concrete truck is marginally within DOT standards on weight.Getting stuck in soft ground is bad. Getting stuck in soft ground then dumping enough concrete to almost encase the rear of your vehicle must be really, really pucker-inducing.
It looks to me like a couple of more yards dumped in that spot and that truck would have been cemented in place.
DamnSame supplier couldnt quite supply. Nice cold joint. Whos on the hook to remove & replace to the nearest column line? View attachment 333351
$100 says that the Gatorade bottle will remain there and will be "cemented" in its "concrete" place forever. (puns sure as heck intended)Same supplier couldnt quite supply. Nice cold joint. Whos on the hook to remove & replace to the nearest column line? View attachment 333351
All that area gotta be demoed$100 says that the Gatorade bottle will remain there and will be "cemented" in its "concrete" place forever. (puns sure as heck intended)
Hope there aren't liquidated damages on that project. Delays like that can get pricey!All that area gotta be demoed
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Was the amount of concrete ordered delivered? Could be the Contractor’s fault. Can’t believe they didn’t know they were going to be short and started forming a key mold joint.Same supplier couldnt quite supply. Nice cold joint. Whos on the hook to remove & replace to the nearest column line? View attachment 333351
Not necessarily. Saw cut, demo, drill in some rebar for expansion…….form a cold joint.All that area gotta be demoed