The Toughest Job

There have been many tough jobs. Every time we say, "that was the worst", another contender for the title comes along.

Currently a civil project for the upgrade of facilities on a railway platform, has been a test.

Limited access, public and workers safety, very tight time constraints, the need for maximum productions, and coordination of contractors, has been a test, and still is.

We started in there with our 773 G Series loader to work on spoil removal and tender work for a drilling rig, which was constructing a bored pier retaining wall for the stairs leading to a tunnel, also under construction.

Attachments started with an 8" (203 mm) auger, 4 in 1 bucket, pallet forks, ½ yard (0.4 cubic metre) bulk bucket, and reinforced ramps.

Under the workplace health and safety guidelines, it was simple … No mess, No spillage and nothing to upset Joe Public.

Just move 15 cubic yards (11.5 cubic metres) of spoil daily, provide fuel, steel reinforced cages, and full back-up. Get a 3-yard (2.3 cubic metres) dumping hopper for the Bobcat. A phone call to 1300 RENT IT solved that, and got me more compliments and work than we knew what to do with.

It has just gone on from there. A 1 &1/2 ton Bobcat excavator (322D) to get into the tight spots and load spoil onto conveyor belts … a 3 tonne excavator (331D) to dig electrical trenches along the platform (still in use), overhead 25,000 volts power everywhere and more underground services, manhole renewals 36" x 8 feet (914 mm x 2438 mm) deep holes, dig out the lift wells and stairs, load out trucks, plate compact 1 in 1 batters, etc. And all the while that hopper is saving lots of dramas and time.

Tough job made easy. Thank You 1300 RENT IT.

Written by Dean Hunter

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