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Dropped $250 on a new crane level indicator last fall.
Was working on a site in Tacoma with a lot of uneven ground. The old bubble level just wasn't cutting it for precise lifts. This digital one gives me a real-time angle readout. It paid for itself on the first tricky pick, a 12-ton HVAC unit that had to go in a tight spot. No more guessing or second-guessing the setup. Anyone else using something like this, or do you stick with the old school method?
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joseph_murray81mo ago
Tacoma's ground is a nightmare, for real.
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angela_carter5d ago
You had that same squishy wet dirt that turns to soup the second it rains? I poured a concrete pad for a shed out here and the ground just swallowed half a bag of quickcrete before I even got it mixed right. What finally worked for me was digging down an extra foot and filling the bottom with crushed rock and gravel, then compacting it like crazy before putting any concrete on top. Also learned the hard way to slope everything just a tiny bit away from any structure, or water will find its way in and make everything worse.
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blake_cooper1mo ago
It's actually not that bad once you get used to it. The soil just needs a different approach for foundations. You learn to work with it.
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