If only we hadn’t gotten that sponge stuck 😂😂😂

39 Schwing is one of the best concrete pumps ever produced 👌👌👌

None taken. I love all pumps (or at least most of them). The new Liebherr 36XXT I am most excited about. would LOVE to get my hands on one of them even just for a few days.

Such a diverse little pump!

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 then, it's not the only telescopic boom pump, Sermac manufacture the Sirio 6-61, a 61 meters 6 elements where the first one is also telescopic...

@@clementclarisseclemen3d708 Yes, I do remember those ones as well. I believe they had one working down in Florida

That's awesome man!!! 50K is no small achievement. Seeing as you don't pump much, I'll come down and run one of them Georgia buggies for the day 😂😂😂

@Canadian Concrete Pumper that sounds like a sweet plan, dude 4 real. i never thought about that. what a great idea, btw thanks, ive seen u have had a few get on the trending page before too. i think we can make a video behind that idea though u mentioned and it would be awesome for both channels

We had used square sponges for years (and still do sometimes) until we discovered the round rubberized foam sponge-balls. The squares definitely do have their advantages in certain applications, but overall for what we do, the round sponges are just more practical.

The beauty of running a 5” tip-hose, you don’t hardly ever have to take it off.

I've got a nice little one coming up in the next week or so here 👍👍👍

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 sounds good man

I’ve wanted one for over a decade.

The 31 Putz has been on my list for ever

Too much water in front of the first sponge. Segregation plugged it at the elbows

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 This why is why I had to suck back a sponge it was ust a wet sponge no water prior to it. Then you turn the volume to near zero and suck back slow. Most of the time I water washed, and only had to suck back a sponge rarely. I always pumped iyt back into the mixers too My customers expected it since it left only sand gravel and some cement behind.

@@ivanfocugyes1139 yes, the water in front of the first sponge was the mistake hear. I’m actually surprised however that with this quite favourable boom position, it still segregated like it did.

Yup, way too much h2o in front of the first sponge. Rock-packed it in the boom.

Powerlines are one of the biggest hazards in our business. Most accidents happen when guys simply have a slip-up/brain fart and forget that they are there. Gotta pound power line safety into the brain literally every single day.

@Canadian Concrete Pumper yes sir, i say something about compacting in almost every video

We sure do. Our rule is literally “don’t leave the yard without one”. They’ve saved my bacon (or at least pipeline) many times. Usually when the sponge gets stuck like this my first action is to stand the boom straight up in the air and try sucking back that way. If that doesn’t work then I’ll throw her in reverse and put the blowout cap on the tip-elbow to assist, if that don’t work I’ll drop the lid down and try to pump the sponge back out of the tip elbow and then try sucking it back again. Last resort is to dump/washout the hopper, fill it back up with water, put a sponge in the 6” high-pressure elbow, and push the boom clean with water. Absolute last resort for me is to start taking shit apart 😂😂😂

@@canadianconcretepumper1979 your 100% spot on in my book. Only thing different I’ll try first is giving it a stroke or 2 forward depending on how far the sponge made it. A lot of times for me it’s enough to jar what has become impacted. It’s always good to have a few tools in the tool box when this situation occurs.

I dont use sponge, i wash pipes with water

@@MuddyfeetTV yes sir, the 18mm ratcheting wrench is my go-to for pulling boom pipe (not that I do it all that often... I swear 😂😂😂

@@MuddyfeetTV That is also a good one which you suggested, bump it forward a stroke or two and then try pulling back again. Only thing I did learn the hard way is that when doing so, I always try and pull a second sponge as well, as sometimes when pumping it forward, a handfull or two of mud can find its way past that sponge and make for a not so pleasent surprise when priming out the morning to follow.

I'm sure it can, but depending on the mix, I'm thinking that using a primer could be a good idea. That being said, I do prime our Putz Z-booms in Z-formation all the time, so I'm thinking that the 31XT non-extended wouldn't be all that much different?

True. When you prime in a Z do you push through faster than normal? I’ve been told to go faster so the mud can keep up with the primer?

@@pumper2597I still go slow when priming through in a Z. The only time I’ll go a little faster is if for whatever reason my boom needs to be in more of a horizontal position than what I would consider to be ideal (helps to keeps the prime water from running ahead of the concrete. In an Z, as long as the last few sections are down-up-down, slow and steady wins the race.

Awesome thank you!!

Yup, little bit of segregation in the pipes.

The truth: it only came half ways back when in the cradle. Chris rolled back to the yard and stuck the first two section straight vertical and it came right back. I myself would have done so right there on site, not only for piece of mind… but also for some great content! 😂

That's what I always figured as well, but my first hand experience with the Schwing brand is extremely limited. Seems logical that the smaller hopper would be quicker/easier to washout, but I do see what Chris is saying in reference to the longer discharge outlet of the M-rock hopper requiring more water to get the valve itself clean. We have a couple of Putz units in our fleet which have the optional high-pressure back end which uses a longer/smaller diameter outlet, and it definitely makes for a bit of a pain getting the S-valve clean.