pump fire

I was on a 1200 yard pour with another  pump . Ihad been pumping non stop for about an hour and one half looked over at the pump when i heard a wierd noise and  all of a sudden the pump was in a big ball of fire . Quite the site.

do you know what started the fire?

I have a pretty good idea . But i don't want to say till the investigation on monday.

wow how sad. Nobody was hurt?

no luckily everybody was behind the front outriggers

What a nightmare! Hope noone get hurt.

Thats why I asked my boss for a fire distingisher. Although that would not have helped much in this situation I'm afraid..  Thats a big dammage!! Did you mannage to clean out the boom or hopper or is everything lost??

had to go get another pump . it happened at 4am got to pump concrete .

notice that the boom is still in the air.  Says something about holding valves and how tough they are

wow,another reason they don't put micrwave ovens in pumps

That's alright grandpa the Cherokee kid had your back

yah the pump gods were with me that pour

How much of the pump is wasted? Did you mannage to clean out or is the pump a total waste

w e got the hopper and around the rock valve cleaned out but also had to pump concrete too .