When training a guy on the boom, I like to be on the end of the hose (better he toss me around than the customer). Also gives good opportunity for coaching them on the boom movements and positioning as well as gives opportunity to assess how they are progressing. If you swap out the snap-clamp at that B-C knuckle to a two-bolt style (Putz actually makes on which also has the mounting ears cast into it for attaching to the boom bracket), you'll find the gasket lasts much longer. There s far less play/movement with the two-bolt style clamp, which keeps things better aligned and reduces wear 'N tear on the gasket. Great video Darin. Glad to see you posting 👍👍👍
Once i heard you took your tip elbow off and re grease it, I knew i was doing it wrong. Now i wash my tip out every time and regrease every 200 meters or so. Thank you for the advice 👍
We suck a sponge back different at Cobijar. We fill the tip with water jam a sponge in, top it up with water. Then we suck back on #3 and raise the boom in the air in the z so it all drians down to the hopper.
I would clean the same way. We like to keep the elbow greased if possible. I pull a sponge back while folded up. Greg and Chris like to have help from gravity. There's no wrong way, in the end it has to be clean or you're gonna have problems the next day and that only makes for a bad day.
When training a guy on the boom, I like to be on the end of the hose (better he toss me around than the customer). Also gives good opportunity for coaching them on the boom movements and positioning as well as gives opportunity to assess how they are progressing.
If you swap out the snap-clamp at that B-C knuckle to a two-bolt style (Putz actually makes on which also has the mounting ears cast into it for attaching to the boom bracket), you'll find the gasket lasts much longer. There s far less play/movement with the two-bolt style clamp, which keeps things better aligned and reduces wear 'N tear on the gasket.
Great video Darin. Glad to see you posting 👍👍👍
Once i heard you took your tip elbow off and re grease it, I knew i was doing it wrong. Now i wash my tip out every time and regrease every 200 meters or so. Thank you for the advice 👍
Grease will definitely keep it spinning more freely.
We suck a sponge back different at Cobijar. We fill the tip with water jam a sponge in, top it up with water. Then we suck back on #3 and raise the boom in the air in the z so it all drians down to the hopper.
If you didn’t have a lay flat tip and you were using your regular black tip hose, 4”, would you suck ball through it or clean it the same way?
I would clean the same way. We like to keep the elbow greased if possible. I pull a sponge back while folded up. Greg and Chris like to have help from gravity. There's no wrong way, in the end it has to be clean or you're gonna have problems the next day and that only makes for a bad day.
What’s your reason for folding up and then sucking the sponge back?
Gravity, easier to control the speed the sponge comes back, ensures a good clean every time
Easier for me. I can put pads in, clean hoses, strap the boom and then I'm pretty well done.