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Overheard a foreman in Phoenix call a 30-ton pick 'light work'
He was pushing a crew to skip the full site check because the load chart said it was fine. I think that attitude is how small mistakes turn into big problems, even on what seems like a routine lift. Do you always run through your full pre-op list no matter the pick size?
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luna754mo ago
Skipping the site check is wild. What was his plan if the ground was soft or they had a buried line right there?
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wade_lewis4mo ago
A contractor friend told me his biggest insurance claim came from hitting a fiber line nobody had marked. Cutting corners on the site visit just invites those kinds of disasters. It's a risk that never seems worth the saved time.
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anderson.gavin3mo agoMost Upvoted
You ask what his plan was, but sometimes you just have to move fast. If the ground looks fine from past jobs nearby, and you call in a locate ticket, that's often enough. A full site visit for every small dig can kill your schedule and your bid. You accept some risk to keep things moving.
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