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Using the pickaxe I was able to get large chunks of asphalt after I cut with my Hitachi dry cut masonry saw CM 4SB2.
I broke my 2.5 pound pickaxe, sawed my saws cord and sawed my extention cord.
So I had to purchase a 5 pound pickaxe, which I bent somehow, but I completed my mission today.
I cut out about a 4 foot by 16 foot square with my grinder and blade (DeWalt XP Diamond blade (DW4701)) today. The asphalt is about 1 1/2 inches thick.
I did not complete very much today but my grinder was over heating and I think maybe my pickaxe would really help more then a hammer or my hammer drill.
I got to dig out a pit today which is always fun.
My concrete bay at the carwash is a little short (30 feet) and I need to make some concrete footers for the entry gate. I need to cut the asphalt then dig it up to pour the concrete footers (3 feet from the concrete bay). I am not really sure how to do this but I purchased a DeWalt XP Diamond blade (DW4701) for my grinder. My plan is to cut the asphalt with the grinder then pick axe and shovel the asphalt out?
I started removing all the unnecessary stuff in the bay today.
I think that this is the worse vacuum nozzle I have had so far.
I got 2 used tires today, always fun!
I tested out all my 3 phase legs today. The 3 pictures show all the 3 voltages for all 3 legs.
The 41.9 Volts was obviously the problem so I traced the wire to the box and the wire fell out of the wire nut. Mep1 and Greg were correct with my problem with the motor starter: it was a wiring problem. What was weird was the motor starter was working fine then quit working. Problem solved. Thanks Mep1 and Greg.
It was my birthday today and I took the whole day off. Which might have been a bad idea?
We rented a Penske 24 foot truck, blue dual axel trailer, and fork lift today to move the Water Wizard.
William just put the gantry on the trailer and strapped it down with 4 2″ tie downs, which we purchased from Lowes.
The pumping station went into the back of the truck along with the rails, entry gate, etc.
It was a long and bumpy road and my back is going to hurt tomorrow. “Air Ride”… I say back breaker.
William moved the gantry off the trailer without any problem!
Thanks again William and my Dad for your help today.