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Identify and Address Utility Line Hazard

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Testing the NEW skid steer on slick wet clay

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What happens here

While meticulously grading the slope, the operator unexpectedly uncovers a utility line. Upon closer inspection, it is identified as a gas line, buried at a dangerously shallow depth. The line was not marked prior to the work, highlighting a critical safety oversight. The operator expresses his concern over the shallow burial depth (only a few inches below the surface) and the potential for severe damage had it been struck by the heavy machinery. This discovery interrupts the grading process and necessitates caution.

Goal: During grading, an unmarked gas line is unexpectedly discovered buried shallowly within the work area, posing a significant safety risk that needs to be addressed.

Tools and materials

  • ASV RT-75 Compact Track Loader
  • Gas line

What they say

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flag look at the gas line is it we don't know that they didn't have this line marked you guys seen it when i first walked in look how shallow that is we get i don't know where you guys are but in this neck of the woods they always do these things so shallow i just don't understand it all right i'm gonna let you guys just watch for a while so i'm gonna pop i'm gonna pop you up on the top give you a little better review of the bucket and let's get some stuff done right so the reason i don't do real thick lifts with clay and personally i don't like to do thick lifts and a lot of materials but especially clays because i don't want the subsoil and the clay that i put on top of it to be separate because that clay can move as a mass especially on a steep slope because that side slope is pretty steep you know one to one or one and a half to one so then if you get water a thin layer of water from the soil that's in the bank and the stuff you stick on top you can get the entire mound of soil to move down what i want

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