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My old brick saw finally gave out on a job in Tacoma last Thursday.
The motor just seized up halfway through cutting a batch of pavers, and I had to finish the day with a hand chisel. What do you guys do for a backup when your main gear fails on site?
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anderson.taylor6mo ago
Ever notice how we're all one broken tool away from going back to the stone age? My truck's alternator died last month, and suddenly I'm a guy with a pressure washer he can't start. It's not just about having a backup tool, it's about the backup plan for your whole process. I keep a smaller, older machine in the van, not because it's great, but because it keeps water flowing. The real fix is building a system where a single point of failure can't stop the whole job.
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paige1664mo ago
Man, that "one broken tool away from the stone age" line hits hard. I had a mixer die right before a big pour once, and it was pure panic. Now I keep a cheap, beat-up hand mixer in the truck. It's slow and awful, but it'll get the mud out of the barrel. That's the whole point, right? Just keep moving.
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