EEEEEE-YUKY !

Hey, just curios where is the rubber strip that hides the gap between your hopper and hopper cover? keeps those hinges clean and no.... mud gets through the gap! cant look anymore ,I am buying you a tarp ! lol

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Tell you the truth, on one of the first jobs I went on with it. A driver backed in to the pump, and his chute got caught in that rubber. When he pulled forward it just tore it in half. I guess he got it just right. Yea, that concrete on there is nothin. I always oil it down and then pressure wash it when I get back at night. If you let it go one night though, your done, it just makes it that much harder. I'll send you some clean pics. :)

How do you like the aluminum pads in the mud? Do you put anything under them? I usually try to put down plastic or cardboard or anything to put underneath them to keep the mud from creating a bad suction and making a mess of my pads. That is of course if there is no need for excess dunnage.

 The aluminum pads are good, but the suction is something else in the mud. I had to use a pry bar to get them up on that job. They work good though, and they last forever.

Well next time you get in a situation like that just find some scrap pieces of plastic or cardboard big enough to cover up the bottom it works wonders.

The best thing to use is not plastic. If your in the mud you should use dunnage. Plastic will not keep your boom clean when it is laying on its side. Nice pictures but I was wondering why no dunnage for this job seems like it needed some. Sorry not trying to be a pain. Am i wrong? what do you guys think.

If you read my first reply on this post TODD you will see that i said that is of course only if there is no need for excess dunnage. I have been on many of jobs that there is just a slight layer of muck on the top of a very solid base. Thats where the plastic or cardboard or plywood or whatever comes into effect just to keep from creating a nasty suction and mess.

Sorry i missed that, i am not trying to give you a hard time just want everyone to be safe. dont be mad at me ok.

Hey Todd, Yea I felt comfortable with no dunnage. This job has totally undisturbed soil. The ground is solid and it just looks bad because of that skim coat of muck. I always think safety, and know a lot of people are depending on my judgement. Oh yea, Thank You very much for the Pump Magic. It makes my job so much easier.

I did not know you were a pump magic user. I like you even more now. lol thanks for posting all the pictues.