When the weather decides to turn rainy, a construction company may consider using a simple thing to save time and money. You might want to put a few rock checks put in place. A rock check is simply a line or pile of rock strategically placed to prevent rain water runoff damage. This is especially … Read more
Class 5c gravel is a wonderful alternative to class 5 gravel. What makes it different? The answer to that is simply C. C is for concrete which is crushed into an aggregate of suitable size and used in the place of natural aggregate. Class 5c gravel seems to pack more firmly than natural aggregates providing … Read more
Sometimes the view in the mirror just forces me to stop what I’m doing for a moment. Sometimes that momentary pause is required to simply enjoy the unbelievable beauty of the surroundings. Sometimes I find that I need to stop a second to actually comprehend the complexity of the visual stimulation of current situation I … Read more
This is my last load of asphalt in the paving machine for this year. The last load of the 2016 paving season ended up going back to the recycling pile to be crushed and recycled into new asphalt.
Friday morning was spent hauling away demolition debris from Firmenich which is a custom drying facility. They specialize in turning liquid ingredients into dry powders used in the food industry.
As the construction season nears its end things get a little goofy. By that I mean there are no longer any major projects requiring large numbers of trucks and many days of work. At this point of year all that remains to be completed are the small or last minute jobs. One such small job … Read more
I spent all day Thursday and Friday hauling excavation material. Our task being to build a water run-off retention pond for a newly constructed building.
Good morning ! It’s November 3rd and it looks like it’ll be another beautiful fall day here in Minnesota. A gorgeous sunrise is always a nice start to the day.
After delivering a load of sand the crew asked a coworker and I if we’d go load ourselves with class 5 gravel at a pit just a few miles from the job site. Even though it’d been more than fifteen years since I had been in the cab of a loader I was able to … Read more
With the construction season winding down dump truck work is starting to get sporadic. When the Boss indicates that you have two options, either come in late and work for only a few hours or wash equipment, the choice is rather easy. I washed a pair of dozers and the washbay floor. (I should have … Read more