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05-06-2006, 10:13 PM
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new toy
Well we have a few hundred tons of limestone to install and there's not a lot of room for a skid steer so I contacted Pavetech and bought one of their rock grabs.
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05-06-2006, 10:18 PM
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05-06-2006, 10:49 PM
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Paul, I saw this company at the Planet show ezsettool.com
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05-06-2006, 10:51 PM
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awesome.
while the stone is natural the look is un-natural. looks like you know what you doing though. i always say do what ever it takes to satisfy the customer because that's what pays our bills
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05-06-2006, 10:57 PM
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I've laid thousands and thousands of tons of that stuff. the biggest stone quarry was only 8 miles from my business. hand pick natural slabs anywhere from 4" to 24" thick for $42 a ton. If you don't mind me asking what is the tonage price?
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05-06-2006, 11:38 PM
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This is a bit more than $42 a ton. Ends are saw cut. Sizes range from 4" thick to 18" thick. Stone dimensions are 18" and 24"wide for walls 4.5' tall and 32" wide for walls to 6.5'. Which means all stones are saw cut on the back.
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05-07-2006, 12:02 AM
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Paul,
I thought you were retired?
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05-07-2006, 01:58 AM
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The clamp is manufactured by Probst right? It looks like a great tool. I couldn't get over the price but then again I didn't have a few hundred tons of stone to move
I wish I could get stone like that around here for that price. The local limestone quarries are setup to just do crushed stone. You can go in and get armour stone after they blast but it's not as nice as that. To get anything like that stone you have to deal with quarries 3+ hours away and the cost is $150+ a ton. |
05-07-2006, 09:44 AM
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Hey Paul, pretty handy unit, obviously a safe way of doing it too. I saw the mortar bags in the photo, are you laying a bed for every stone or using a grout bag to squeeze mud in as required? I've seen it done both ways then deep rake of the joints to give the dry stack look. Saw cut each end is a great way to keep consistent joints, great idea.
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05-07-2006, 10:06 AM
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The first 2 foot of wall get a 6" spot mortar, then after that it's free standing.
JW I'm semi retired I'm taking care of family here and untill they get better I have to stay close. So to keep from getting bored I work.
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 When I was at PaveTech's distributorship in New Franken, I was oogling (sp?) the different size stone grabbers they had. All very, very nice.
Whatcha gonna do with that toy once you are retired retired?
Q's about that job - did you spec saw cut sides for speed of install? Also, why saw cut the backs? |
05-10-2006, 08:37 PM
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Sorry for the delay in replying Jeff, I don't know what I'm going to do with it. At this rate it's going to be a long time LOL.
Our stone supplier is having trouble keeping up with us, we are putting up 40 to 60 tons a day and they can only give us 45 to 50 tons a week!
The Pave Tech people are very good we had a couple of problems with it holding the flat sides of the stone and they switched clamping ends for me. Thanks Pave Tech!
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Why the saw cut sides and backs?
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05-10-2006, 11:30 PM
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Installing over 40 tons of stone per day!! Wow!!
How many men are working on this?
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05-10-2006, 11:53 PM
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Jeff the LA spec'd the stone and the supplier'm just doing the install. So I have no material on this job it's all supplied by the park district.
Lanelle we have a crew of 4 on this, two skid steers, a mini ex and a labor to position the stone. Best day was 65 tons but we have been averaging 40 tons a day.
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