An idea I've always had in the back of my mind. Anyone else ever think the same thing?

A boom pump on a caterpillar type track system, no outriggers, with load and level sensing capabilities.  Lots of water and fuel on board. Able to crawl around the jobsite while open. You're a little short, just crawl it along.

Imagine the possibilities: a 28M boom could reach what a 58M could if the 28M had the ability to move in between trucks.

I have spent many an hour in the cab of those bad boys. CreterCranes kick ass.

Yea Bob : Me Too!! Always remember.Trolley belt first then feeder,or clean-up is gonna be a bitch!

The first pour I ever did was with 75 feet of tremmie hanging off of the boom. We were pouring 1" slump 3"-

material for the containment base at a nuke job. The overload adjustment was not set high enough and twice the cone let loose on the trip-side allowing the crete (with the 3"agg') to fall 75 feet onto the crew. Needless to say, they were less than happy about those rocks. Imanaged to explain after the pour, and before anyone got their hands around my throat... it was touch and go for a while. I did the only logical thing I could do; I pointed at the creter-crane salesman and told them who he was as I beat a hasty retreat.

CC-140 / South Texas Nuke Plant, Brown & Root

Mudslinger,

And the other rule was

Don't retract the boom with the belt off and full; always turn off the feeder and empty the main belt first!!!

Just old days; not good old days. ;~)