ddigger
Senior Member
I am on a job where we are removing 2000ft of 72in steel pipe with 1/2in thick wall. In most places its 7ft to the top of pipe. The job site is very conjested with mud and ground water to contend with as well.
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pipe demo
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Colorado Digger
Senior Member
sick of the rain yet?
what was that 72" carrying? the only thing they use that for around here is cmp and natural gas. and that would be huge. and it isn't d.i.p. so are you demo'ing then replacing? how are you guys keeping anything dry for compaction? i see you have some visquine on it. we covered a bunch of pit run this winter at the owners request and wheh we place and compacted it, it was too wet. i know it is different out there with all the rain
are you tired of shoveling you're tracks yet?
regards, cd
what was that 72" carrying? the only thing they use that for around here is cmp and natural gas. and that would be huge. and it isn't d.i.p. so are you demo'ing then replacing? how are you guys keeping anything dry for compaction? i see you have some visquine on it. we covered a bunch of pit run this winter at the owners request and wheh we place and compacted it, it was too wet. i know it is different out there with all the rain
are you tired of shoveling you're tracks yet?
regards, cd
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ddigger
Senior Member
Dont even talk about the tracks, what a effort in futility that is, although I still do it, at least we dont have to contend with freezing temps like you. The pipe carried domestic water. We dont have to worry about compaction as Kewitt is following behind and installing new pipe. They will have to import material. The outside of the pipe is coated with asbestos so after we remove a section its carried to an abatement area. The biggest problem is the tight quaters. We are working at night so as to avoid all the other trades.