Yet another slightly offbeat assignment...

[MarkV]

I was thinking about the funnel idea and wondering if some sort of heavy fabric skirt on the bottom to stuff into the manhole might minimize spillage and clean up.

MarkV

 

[Dougster]

Doug, just wanted to point out 1 good and obvious thing about this job, People are calling you to do work. Your on your way with this new business.
Good luck

It would seem so at this point Brian. The yellow pages ad finally appearing has suddenly boosted me into turbo mode... at least as far as inquiries are going. Let's hope it holds up this way.

Dougster

 

[Renze]

You guys are all thinking way too complicated...

4 years ago, when my sister in law was expecting her 1st, we filled a swimming pool in my brothers backyard.

It was only reachable from a 4 feet wide back path. We dumped two loads of a 4,5 m3 dumptrailer on the front sidewalk and used a cheap 16 year old kid to load the wheelbarrows with a mini excavator, and were carting dirt with 5 or 6 people with wheelbarrows.
We got 9 m3 of backfill into a backyard within 3 hours.

 

[tensaw12]

Dougster,
This, wil not, help with your problem, But, will give you somerthing to think about.
I was a custom home builder, until, I retired, and I learned over the years, that some of the most profitable jobs were the one's that I didn't get.
Ray

 

[Dougster]

I was thinking about the funnel idea and wondering if some sort of heavy fabric skirt on the bottom to stuff into the manhole might minimize spillage and clean up.
MarkV

I would probably extend the 2x10s or 2x12s a bit below the lower edge of the plywood for a tight fit inside the manholes that won't move. I think I'll be okay as long as it doesn't fall over.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

You guys are all thinking way too complicated... 4 years ago, when my sister in law was expecting her 1st, we filled a swimming pool in my brothers backyard. It was only reachable from a 4 feet wide back path. We dumped two loads of a 4,5 m3 dumptrailer on the front sidewalk and used a cheap 16 year old kid to load the wheelbarrows with a mini excavator, and were carting dirt with 5 or 6 people with wheelbarrows. We got 9 m3 of backfill into a backyard within 3 hours.

Where are those 5 or 6 people with wheelbarrows when you most need them???

All kidding aside, I get your point but for what I bid this job I would lose money bigtime if I had to hire 5 or 6 people to do the work.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, This, wil not, help with your problem, But, will give you somerthing to think about. I was a custom home builder, until, I retired, and I learned over the years, that some of the most profitable jobs were the one's that I didn't get.
Ray

I understand Ray... but I am still just starting out (my first yellowpages ad just appeared at the end of last month!)... and small oddball jobs like this fall right into my target niche market. May sound funny, but I WANT to be the guy people turn to when they don't know what to do... or when the big boys are too big and the little guys are too small.

Remember... you folks are only hearing about my oddball or particularly challenging jobs. You don't hear about the straightforward, boring ones. Maybe I'd be better off if there were more of the latter and less of the former... but that's also what keeps life interesting for this crazy old engineer.

Dougster

 

[Willl]

I think the best plan so far is the 2X12/plywood funnel idea.

Scab on some 2X6 to keep it up right and top it off with someway to move it with the FEL.

Are you done yet ?

 

[Dougster]

I think the best plan so far is the 2X12/plywood funnel idea. Scab on some 2X6 to keep it up right and top it off with someway to move it with the FEL. Are you done yet ?

Done building it? Or done with this thread???

I too think all the useful & worthwhile opinions are in and the plywood funnel idea wins the day. Time to end this thread and move on to more fun business! I thank EVERYONE for their input and hope you will all help me out on the next "oddball" that comes along!

Dougster

 

[Willl]

Done building it?

Yup. Just kinding.

I've spent many hours planning a 10 min job.

Or done with this thread???

As if you were so lucky.
Heck no, if you get the job we want pictures, pictures, pictures.