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Caution with Heavy Equipment

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How NOT to pour a concrete slab, sidewalk or driveway. Beginner mistakes & Red flags! 4k video

What happens here

The presenter issues a strong warning: a loaded concrete truck can weigh up to 60,000 pounds and driving it onto an existing driveway can cause severe damage or complete destruction. If a contractor directs the truck onto a driveway and damage occurs, they are responsible for repairs. Homeowners should be aware of this risk and avoid directing heavy trucks onto their driveways if unsure about its load-bearing capacity.

Goal: Avoid damage to existing driveways from heavy concrete trucks.

Tools and materials

  • Concrete Truck Cemstone — Transporting concrete
  • Wheelbarrow — Transporting concrete manually

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years now Ron that's probably 20 years dammit that makes us old all right so you've got the everything excavated out the soil you're gonna be hauling away no organic material goes beneath any concrete ever right I mean that's my rule of thumb I mean it's what's underneath it besides what you put over it so but we get rid of all the vegetation and the grass yeah topsoil

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