Cole82 said:
We've set stones bigger than that at work on a daily basis before"thumbsup"
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Time for a new truck bed
- Thread starter Cole82
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We've set stones bigger than that at work on a daily basis before"thumbsup"
slobin3d
I'm a stupid C U N T!
whens youre new truck sposed to be here anyway? you did order a new one didnt you?Unimoger said:That's my truck right there, just needs 20's"thumbsup" you guys do nice work.
slobin3d
I'm a stupid C U N T!
why so long??
NorCal 2500HD
Rock Crawler
Thanks Mog.....tell me when your ready to lift that pig and We can get you hooked up with KORE.....they make some really nice stuff for the dodges.
http://koreperformance.com/dodge_lift_kits/unlimited.htm
http://koreperformance.com/dodge_lift_kits/unlimited.htm
john alardin
Pebble Pounder
But, cole was in the woods, in natural terrain, and not a prepared, flattened lot. Besides, if you want to have a decent back by the time you're old (or not really even old) avoid stuff like that. Mine bothers me sometimes, and I'm only 20. Cole played it smart and let the machine (come-a-long) do it for him.
john alardin said:
You've OBVIOUSLY never been on a construction site or 50 feet in the air standing on an 8 foot 2x10 plank laying block,brick or stone. Theres nothing "prepaired" for us:lol: We gotta make it work:lol:
Avoid stuff like that? We've run allot of guys off with an attitude like that.:lol: Thats part of the job,someones gotta do it;-) The key is to work smart,not hard:lol:
I do agree with you though,If there was a few that were to big for him to lift,he's smart for using a machine. It didn't look like it in the picture,I figured the bigger ones were just a couple hundred pounds each,not 504 pounds each. How did he figure they were 504 pounds each though?
drumbeater
RCC Addict
Are you a mason or a hoddie? I`m a retired hoddie 31 years in the union.
Block/Brick/Stone mason.
drumbeater
RCC Addict
Hang in there It`s one of the oldest job out there. how many years?
JeepManMarc
Rock Stacker
Im guessing the overall weight of the stones?raptorman57 said:
Dang cole that sucks, Call me if you want any help on the flatbed, Ill help ya out any way I can.
john alardin
Pebble Pounder
I've been on con. sites, but didn't think about the tricky spots you mentioned. Cole, did you try to use the trailer hitch to at least get them close to the truck? Or, did you pull them all the way from the bed-lip area?
TwistedCreations
Colt Python/SR9c
depending on what the rocks are made from too. I figure 2 of them are around 300lb mark..... the bigger one around 450.. Rest of them just pick up and sling in the truck.. It really sucks when you always use a trackhoe or something to load rocks up to take home. You never notice how damn big they are til you try to move them without equipment :lol:
easiest way to drag the big ones out, is to hammer down a horseshoe stake for horseshoes( or some other type of big long stake)..hook a strap to it and the rock and drive out from under it ;-) The one I just brought home was probably around the 900-1000lb mark :shock: where it dropped, it stayed :lol: "thumbsup"
easiest way to drag the big ones out, is to hammer down a horseshoe stake for horseshoes( or some other type of big long stake)..hook a strap to it and the rock and drive out from under it ;-) The one I just brought home was probably around the 900-1000lb mark :shock: where it dropped, it stayed :lol: "thumbsup"
Cole82
I wanna be Dave
RaptorMan I'm 3rd generation in my construction company. I know what its like, but work SMARTER not harder. I still don't think you can lift the big one let alone farmers walk the others to the truck. Devide the the total weight by how many rocks, that's how I came up with that number.
John I just looped it around the frame then up and over the lip. I pulled them out of the ground with the hitch.
Twisted if I could find someone to load up a 1000 pounder I would take a bunch of them.
John I just looped it around the frame then up and over the lip. I pulled them out of the ground with the hitch.
Twisted if I could find someone to load up a 1000 pounder I would take a bunch of them.
drumbeater said:
Theres no hanging in there to it,I LOVE the job. Been in the trade for about 11-12 years,was a helper for about the first year,then jumped on the wall. One thing thats good about the trade is, I cannot be replaced by a robot or computer,so it's a VERY secure job with WAY to much work out there"thumbsup"
4x4 offroader said:
Oh,O.K. I dunno,they didn't look heavy,but it's hard to tell,different types of stone weight differently
Yeah,that does suck. I about choked myself when I smashed the fenderwell in my Dodge hauling rock,it was nothing compaired to this though. Cole,If you were a little closer,theres a guy thats got a few NICE looking flatbeds pre made,for sale. I think one is for a small truck (Toyota size) and a couple others for full size that are different lengths. The price of steel nowadays,you'd probly be better off to buy one prebuilt:lol: Or,if you lived close and wanted to,we could use my bender and build a tube flatbed8)
I've had to do the drag method,like Jeremy suggested, on a few. Like he said,you load them on the job site with a lift or whatever and you don't relize how heavy they are.
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