In the rain
Matthew 03-25-2010
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Nothin' like pumping in the pourin' down rain.  All for a wopin' 8.5 yards, but work is work, so I really shouldn't complain.  Took these in the momentary gap between downpours.

Matthew 03-25-2010
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b-alto 03-25-2010
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Where are you located it looks nice? Also do you pick your whole truck up to pump?

Drew AUS 03-26-2010
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Heheh nice pics mate , gotta love the rain ! I did a job not long ago were we had 45mm of rain in 3 hrs ! Squish squish went my boots , paints and everything else LOL .. Happy days !

Matthew 03-26-2010
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I'm in washington state on san juan island. thats right, an island 14 miles by 8 miles about 22 miles from the mainland. its a hour long ride on a washington state ferry to get here. I pump in the rain alot. as far as picking up the truck to pump, not if I can help it. the more my rear axles are on the ground, the smoother she pumps, but I don't get that luxzury very often. I work on mainly rural backroads sites. flat ground is hard to come by. I'll put up some pics later that show her really up in the air. get er done, no matter what, long as long as i'm inside my 3 degrees.

getRdone 03-28-2010
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how come you couldn't put it on the ground in this pics?? Just curious bro not criticising.

Matthew 03-28-2010
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you can't see it from those angles, but my back driver side outrigger was up hill a bit from my tires, and I had to put it all the way out because I had to wash my boom into the truck at the end of the job.  Don't like swingin' over the back and into the mixer with a back one short rigged.

pumpjockey 03-28-2010
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Straight out the back it's not going to make any difference with the 'H' style outriggers. There is no (significant) increased distance between the outrigger foot ant the center of rotation of the turret. But it is a good policy to always extend outriggers none-the-less. Your pump, your call. Safety first.