If dig safe didn't mark it correctly, then they own the problem. If you don't call in advance, then the error is on you. My electrical and cable lines are 6 feet down in schedule 40 electrical conduit. At 2' there is plastic warning tape in the ground, and also at 4'. There should have been warning tape above the lines that you snagged. Whomever installed them, went cheap and omitted the warning tape. Most likely an independent contractor for the cable company.
What did you do to or on your Kubota today?
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I called before digging and they reported that there were no underground utilities in the area where I was digging. So I removed the stumps right alongside the pole that had both telephone and cable lines going down in the ground. Luckily no lines were hit but I wouldn't put much faith in those folks.
I have A natural gas boiler now. I love it. But it would be nice to use free wood as well
There was a big investigation and a bunch of fire trucks at a friends house.. the did the call. got the Ok to isntal a fence. rented a post hole auger and went to work...... hit a gas line!! once everything was cleared safe. There were a pile of people asking to see the diagram. The line in her backyard wasnt on any of the city or county maps.
One could only hope. Not necessarily true in the real world. Several years ago I hired a company to remove an underground oil tank next to my house. I have underground services.
They dutifully called CBYD who sent out a company to mark everything. Bottom line - they were off by 5'. Excavator hit the 400amp service just enough to pull out the neutral from the box in the basement. Didn't realize there was a problem for 3 days. Over $40k in damage.
My insurance company settled for 75% from the CBYD company and the excavator. I was stuck with 25% of my deducible and months of bullshit things we found later.
i signed papers on a new L4701HST , R4 , FEL square back bucket , level rod right side grab handle and had the dealer throw in all 50hr maint items .
I've had my L4701 HST, R4's for 6 years. I guarantee you'll be happy with your's. No one will be able to knock the smile off your face even with a 20 lb sledge hammer when you get it.
Put rear view mirrors on the RTV today for when snow plow season starts. Boss plow still isn't in yet though, even though I ordered it in the spring.
And had a look at the gas version while at dealer to replace my Polaris atv with.
And wanted to try an L2501 but they were all still in the crates.
And had a look at the gas version while at dealer to replace my Polaris atv with.
And wanted to try an L2501 but they were all still in the crates.
3rd evening in row this week been using the B to pull log splitter to pile / split a few hrs and return to garage.
Recently did a little late corn planting, to give the deer something to eat as the first frosts or snow comes.
The wood clear up is a constant task, got the old buzz saw out for a large stack of small diameter cuts. Killed the 40 year old buzz saw gearbox, guess the oil seals leaked and it did not run so well without any oil on this very hot day! New gearbox on order but delivery is 14 weeks! Upgraded and ordered a new buzz saw, it's Italian but came from a dealer in Canada, hope to get it assembled and test it out this weekend.
The L3200 hauls a heavy load of timber from a large fallen tree in the 8' farm dump trailer. Sure makes life easier when you load with a grapple and unload with the trailer tilt!
The L3200 hauls a heavy load of timber from a large fallen tree in the 8' farm dump trailer. Sure makes life easier when you load with a grapple and unload with the trailer tilt!
Many years ago I was digging footings for a friend's back yard sun room addition. He had made the appropriate calls and had the underground utilities marked. However, he had forgot to mention that he had a small plastic natural gas line run over to an outdoor bar-b-que grill on the other side of the lawn.awful day today with the mini. I stopped taking pictures after I hit the first line...
But, there were more to follow, unfortunately. First pic was of how far away I was from the utility markings (broken line is just at the edge)....so, I figured that they were off by 3 feet. NOPE, they just didn't bother marking that one at all!You know what they say about ASS_U_MPTIONS.
So 3 cable lines (from two different companies) and I "tickled" a tel-com line.
Anyway, I was trying to be careful but the ground was so friggin hard (hard clay) that I had to use all the digging force I could muster to get it to dig. When that happens, you don't feel shyt (not that you could "feel" any of the lines devoid of conduit.
Today sucked...with a heat index of over 100 just to remind one that you are never in "control". Just glad that they weren't electric or gas.
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The backhoe is an excellent "locater"! I found that line quickly and told him to go quick shut off the supply to it after he stopped swearing at himself for forgetting about it. He had no idea where the shut off was. I told him to go quick grab a potato. He gave me a funny look and I yelled "JUST GO"! Less than a minute later I shoved that potato onto the line and stopped the gas flow.
We wound up replacing and re routing the gas line after finding it's shut off valve and finishing his sun room footings.
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BX2370, B2650 grapple, tree puller, trailer mover, 3 point hoist, mower, tiller
The corn planter is made up of 2 John Deere model 71 units fitted to a newer made 3pt frame. These units have been around for a long time. I have various plates and various sprockets sizes for the planters. They are easy to adjust for different seed sizes and spacing.
With the crazy summer rain we have had, my field corn planting was the most successful ever, this old planter did an amazing precision job of planting corn and every seed came up!
