One of the challenges of tools is we learn one way, then unlearning that way is a challenge. I was an ironworker that was constantly told, "That's how you do it." Ironworkers are clever people, but this behavior leads to myopic thinking about how to do things. When I was supplying tower cranes I would supply flat top cranes intentionally. This way it would be three of us erecting a crane. I'd ship tools wire tied in place. I put plugs on the 480v power. And as a result, we erected our fastest tower crane in 3.5 hours. There is always more than one way to get things done quickly. I've strived to do that.
In concrete bucket pours, I've been the tower crane operator for many different crews. The most aggressive pour I've been involved in was due to a concrete pump breaking down. We now have 6 concrete trucks standing by. The pour is a deck pour on the 14th floor. Grab the 2 yard bucket and we are off to the races. It was 15 minutes per truck. The signal man on the ground was in tune with me and we would come in with heat. After the bucket is full I'd be off bringing it to the roof. The guy on the roof would open the gate and I would hoist down for the next 7-10 seconds as the entire bucket would empty. 15 mins a truck to the 14th floor was as fast as it was going to be done. It was maximum everything. But how can we make it faster?
A four yard laydown concrete bucket is an option. Save two hoisting cycles in the ten yards. We do have a five yard option. If we just worked with a 1032 that has a chute, hose, or gate pour option, it would be 3 buckets per truck. Is it ten minutes per truck with a good operator?
We have 500 Concrete Bucket options at Eichinger. You can get them at www.Cranegear.net. If you have a small pour where the quality of the finish is the driver, we have a 1017 that has the gate on the hose. One person is in control. You can get the level right every time and not pay to chip out the excess. You can get a hose to fill the wall where letting it flow for 4 yards quickly can get the work done quicker. If 20 yards is just four lift cycles instead of 10, wouldn't that make up a lot of time? When the equipment and crew are over 2k an hour, you can save a lot of money with a larger concrete bucket.
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