The septic tank itself was quite an ordeal to get into the ground. For one, it weighed 15,000 pounds (that is 7.5 tons). The second obstacle was the terrain. The original plan was to hook the tank to the bucket of the excavator and just carefully lift it and slide it into place. However, the arm of excavator was not able to be extended as far as needed and lift that much weight at the same time. We ended up putting it back on the boom truck and creating a temporary road to back up to the hole. Watching the front wheels on the truck go slowly up and down as they lowered the tank in place was pretty nerve wracking!
This picture shows the tank connected to the bucket of the excavator. You can see it is off the ground, but not enough.
Here is a picture showing the tank on the back of the truck. Everyone stood and watched and held their breath as the truck backed up to the hole and started to extend it toward the hole.
You can't really see it in this picture, but the front wheels had no weight on them and could have been up to half an inch off the ground.
Wow. That's one huge monster you got in there! That truck and excavator that you got must be in tip-top shape. It's too bad you guys weren't able to video during installation. I would've loved to have seen how the boom truck's front wheels did while in the heat of duty. Fortunately everything turned out fine, except for those nerve-wracking moments. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteJonathan Carol @ BucketTrucks.com