I want to know why people are using double ended discharge hoses at the end of the boom? Aren't we about safety that is not safe why are people doing it?

It is called ignorance or as some say "stupidity"

It's all about what you think is safe. They still didn't forbid the reducing endhoses for example which are a hazzard of their own. Some might think those are even more dangerous so they might think that if thats ok than a double ended hose should also be ok. 

But I agree.. Its safer without double end. Although you can ask yourself if its so verry much better to get an endhose without steal in your face. Most of the fatal accidents are coused by the fall after the hosewhip. Steal or no steal.. You will fall just as hard..

Unless of course there happens to be unprotected re-bar dowels etc. to fall into.

I guess lazyness would be my 1st choice

good grief give it up already talk about something else for a while.

What shall We talk about ? Priming , waterwash/sponge , I have pumped most and fastest of all operators... Most system and wich size ? I winn there to ! 350m/3 hour in a 1.5" hose 3000' and no gaskets... Only water prime....How much steelfibre , 125 kg/m3 of 75mm longfibre , 1.5" rock 2 sack mix , the rock was in a straight line in to the barrels... Maybe forgot something but thats the truth ! And thats was on muddy water and no cribbing and dunage...

Vasa, do I detect a HINT of sarcasm in your post? I agree, there is not much NEW to talk about in concrete pumping. Bound to hammer on hashed-over stuff from time to time. And it is worth talkking about. So what is the situation exactly, Canmore? You're a 'new' guy here, tell us about yourself and your machine.

LOL anyone wanna talk about boom inspections for a change ?? LOL

PJ a hint of sarcasm ? No thats Me , I am that humble ! How is Your "Waitzinger" going ? Buildt any "air-cuff" yet ? Or is the little one taking all "sparetime" ? Have You a tuff winter ? We have not has this cold since they started to measure the temp since late 1700 , early 1800 ! All December below freezing , but pretty much to do anyway , but what it cost to heat everything , did a section of a bridge (2000m3) they was burning oil for aprox 10000 USD ! Next section to pour is 2-3 week away depending of the weather .

This could be said about seatbelts. Most of the injuries result from the impact. Which wont change. But wearing the seatbelt reduces the likelihood of added injury.

We do not allow a double ender to be used as a drop hose. If a long line gets broken as you work back to the pump, and you have a double ender on we enforce that the hose is laid on the deck for the duration of the pour.

Ask one of our workers from back in 2006 who tried blowing out with a coupling on the end. The operator said that because he was so experienced he could blow out with air and stop the sponge in the end hose. LIne hand is Missing 3 teeth now

Hi Vasa, I never have gotten around to building an Air Cuff. You're right, I'm tweaking the line pump to make working with it easier.