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    A couple options....

    Somewhat like Jon said, 2 x 2 framework to support 10mil plastic beneath dock and perhaps collect runoff in a barrel (like kitchen hood cleaners) set in a dinghy.

    or

    Crane day!

    Disconnect framework from pilings and use crane to set it high enough on bank so recovery method can be used to keep chems from water.

    Set it on 55gal barrels or cribbing.

    A crane is probably $300 for half day, x 2... at least.

    ... I can't imagine a chem that would strip, and NOT kill fish...

    Working over water brings a whole new facet into the safety considerations.

    I'd advise a full crew for "lake day" even if they are at low production levels, just to be there for a quick response if a problem occurs.

    r

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    I have a 5.5 machine, now, and my trusty HD backup and am learning, little by little...

    At this time, the amount of business I'm generating will not justify a bigger unit with hot water... $4k

    What add on hot water burner would you recommend for flatwork (grease & gum) ?

    Diesel, or propane ?

    What, is the difference between a Wayne, and a Beckett burner ?

    I would go with 12v, as I figure a generator providing AC is yet another step for nite lighting and sump pumping/vacuuming.

    Actually, will be going for Delavan next, to etch driveways and stain.

    Simer smart geyser next after that for reclaim use.

    thanks,

    r

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    Things are pretty lite over here, too. So I set out on a new tour, myself...

    And almost immediately came across a good sized place w bad flatwork and I went in to inquire.... No, we don't need that cleaned. We've been in a lawsuit with the concrete company. Starting next week abt 50k sq ft is coming out and will be re-done... Whew!

    I'm going to check back during the project, because they won't shut down during the work and there's bound to be necessary cleaning work.

    r

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    Mike, you're on easy street.

    You said you've done them before... with success.

    Figure it based on what you know per unit, then multiply.

    Do a quick test spot, to verify your own information.

    Add in the lift and transit labor costs.

    walk the site and check for abnormal probs during working hours.

    Give 'em your price!

    If THEY need price per sq ft, THEY can divide, if they wish (and have calculated all the bloomin' surface area on their cut up project!

    r

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    Wow!

    That's nearly unbelievable!

    Permit to solicit in AZ ???

    Last time I was over there, the fella I was talking to abt politics, out on the street, had an FN .380 tucked in back of his waistband and was kinda proudly showing it off to us from CA... Yeah, we have right to carry, says he...

    But now I hear, NO right to solicit?

    Say what you might, but a man has a right to seek honest work in a common

    occupation. And if asking to clean ain't down to basics...

    It's slow here in CA also, but we've been out there shakin' the bushes, and a few interesting things have come up...

    r

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    Suzuki98 ????

    Well, there's the import mentality.

    It fizzled, better scrap it and buy a new one.

    It would take less time to check for a bad O ring than to wank on the BB.

    Time for a new rig @ 0 down and $344/mo 84mos...

    Sheesh!

    I just had my kid pull the defunct engine off a Troybilt Horse Rototiller I gathered recently. There are certainly newer and better designed machines in every field of endeavor, but for some reason old iron just never gives up.

    saruki98.... Ha!

    pan62

    r

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    Yeah! I got it...

    If you're always using the same product, and not cleaning out well as you should, there will be a build-up of crud in the lines...

    If you've got a shurFlo that can cycle a solvent for that product through the lines on a periodic basis, do it! Flush well w H2o and 'yer good to go.

    Preventative maintenance is generally a great idea until the crud in old lines is the last stand holding them together... then you gotta know it's time to budget for some new equipment!

    r

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    That's a very nice looking Ford!

    Of course it will pull your trailer, and also half the world.

    IMO. Ford is building the best trucks for working and getting a job done.

    I use an F-150, it has never let me down. Zero problems. Hecho en Mexico.

    The truck looks big. Do you NEED that much truck?

    Least you can get by with comfortably that will accomplish the task, is best.

    To me, it looks like an over-the-road, long haul vehicle, to carry a work crew of 3 or 4, pulling a 28ft or better 5th wheel trailer loaded with about 10k lbs.

    If that is your goal, you will be very happy.

    It would also be great lowered, with flames and a shell, pulling a nice ski boat to the river!

    r

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    Can't speak to WTW specifically but.. Although its been past practice to let some types of wood age a bit outdoors before sealing, most current wood care advice goes that it is best to get things stained and sealed the moment it is exposed to the elements to protect against dimensional changes. Some wood comes out the mill with a mild form of protection/glaze coat so surely that could be a factor on things.

    I'd like to hear more about which products might have something applied at the mill... I can see where it might be a good idea to let mother nature work on the product for a bit, to open pores and such that may have been sealed off by the gazillion rpm planing knives in the mill... we'll see trex here, before ipe or hardwood decking. It's redwood here, and quality has just been dropping. . . What product would you feel is using an applied coating? r

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    Tmrrptr, why do you suggest no razor blades?

    Hi Micah,

    Sry slow getting back on this one...

    ...You claim little experience w/windows... all well and good.

    Chance of you causing a PROBLEM that could not be quick fixed w a 2nd cleaning are very slim... when using a scrubby, squeegee, and rag.

    Once you get out the steel !!! Well, I've seen a lot of glass replaced at someone's expense when an inexperienced person got hold of a razor blade.

    Basically, I just made the presumption that I should steer you away from that bit of grief .

    r

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    Ha! Ha!

    We've had that happen, in the reverse... and it was a religious experience!

    Wanky HO was complaining abt this or that miniscule blemish in the drywall texture, to us, the painter and jobsite superintendent... and says, "Look at THAT!" As she points way up high on the wall.

    Owner of the company was quicker than I, that day, and HE knelt and also made a sign of the cross, stood up, and pointed to where the sun shone in a window and reflected through the mullions on the wall.

    It worked, we were off the hook!

    We've had moving spots on a wall from shadows with an irate HO, and another pointed out a speck... wet bruck in hand I went to get it and had to say, "Sorry, I can't catch that one", as the bug flew away...

    People, you gotta love 'em!

    r

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    Nice to see some Cali folk around even if they are over there by them leftist libs... :)

    Left, right, on the fence... it all gets Grimey and needs to be cleaned. What's the big deal if, here in CA, we gotta do it by TM and wishful thinking. Focus of energy is a powerful tool. It's true! Example: Banging on pipes, streams of fireboat water, whale distress noise, and killer whale recordings by minions @ 80k/yr did nothing to save stray mommy hump & baby in the river. It was the focus of energy by all those greenies who spent $3.60/gal to drive their foresters and hybrids that gave them a boost in guidance. In CA everything works out. And the sun sets gently each evening. r

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