lightweight everybody has a storie whats your worst experince mine was 150' 8hrs 100yards i was supposed to do 300yards that was some horrible stuff looked like simeone took a terracotta pot hit it with a hammer,jagged pumped like sh#t

18 yards of rip-rap sand bags, downhill and across a dry creek bed.a week long job, every day the same. i just started in the industry,it was mid summer in palo alto,ca so it was around 100 degrees. i was on a schwing trailer pump with 250' of two inch. the mud was colored and came in six yard loads because it took two to three hours to empty one truck. so nine hours later with no help breaking down and shitty mud that wouldn't water wash, i'm on top of my hopper with a 60 lb air jack hammer breaking the mud out of my hopper.
unfortunately being a new guy i didn't realize that just because i saw water come out of the hose doesn't mean they were clean. so the next day we had to push/pump out the logs that were in my hose. the very last hose we got too decided to whip and fractured one of the laborers shins. this was before the osha mandate that we use soft end hoses at the end of the line. the worst part of that job is i still got no help at the end of the day breaking down. but we get paid by the hour so....
needless to say, if i never see another sand bag it'll be too soon.

Every lightweight job is a horror story,Where do I start.LOL

Ruck

  It was the first lightweight job that I did.  Have the boss on nextel telling me how to pour a slab.  Had not a problem with the pour.  The problem came when the customer wanted to fill a small block planter with the leftover crete.  There was no bracing on the planter and I use that thing between my ears and say " I don't think we should pour this because of the weight of the crete and the lack of bracing"  Customer said " I don't care just pour it."  So away I go very slow very slow, get near the top about 1 inch away and stopped.  "That looks good" I say.  "Nope a little more"  they say.  I didn't even hit the start button and  BOOM!!!!  cement block goes a flying and crete all over the place.  Pulled ball back, folded up, washed up, then went to the customer and said " Thanks again see you soon"  Walked away laughing outloud  HA HA HA HA!!!!  Asshole 

Every lightweigh job is different.  Some can be short witch are the good ones or you can end up doing a whole highrize with it.  It has to be soaked.  Or just flood the mix with water.  If the contractor dosent understand you get your supervisor out thier or on the phone quick.

Had a 70 yard job two weeks ago at the Staple Center home of the Lakers. 1:00am start and off the street before 6:00am no boom pump allowed on that side of the job. We took are TK70 with 275'of 3" hose and a back up pump. the contractor ordered 1yd. of 6sk sand slurry. for the prime. I was waiting for Murphy's Law to jump up and get us but at 5:30am washed out and rolling home.

When I was in Carolina all you had to say was "Sunrock" and "Lightweight" in the same sentence and you knew it was going to be a bad day.