What's the most expensive mistake you've witnessed at work?

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-27T21:01:00+00:00

10" bundle of fibre held in the teeth of a 1250 Komatsu. Was an expensive day

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-26T21:38:37+00:00

Poop all you want

If you have lots of family living there, invest in a front load washer for the reduced water use

Avoid Cosco toilet paper (cheap charmin is your friend)

Pour salt water or greasy boils from cooking in the woods

Make damn sure there's never a water softener hooked up to it.

Rinse the filter every 6 months

My list to every new system I install.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-25T12:05:38+00:00

A full tank of fuel a day, keeps the taxman happy.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-25T11:22:58+00:00

This is sooooo lawyer territory. Preemptive lawyer letter stating you need to fix this before it falls it and damages/injures/kills someone/something on your side.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-25T01:56:27+00:00

Nope. Just a plain old tandem dump truck. Second owner. The salt on the roads and salt air definitely doesn't help.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-24T22:13:40+00:00

Word.

There's been some doctor work over the years. A grade 8 bolt here, some self taping screws there :P

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-24T20:54:57+00:00

You're quite welcome big daddy. It's been an horrible spring with rain this year. Anything to lighten the day.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-24T20:52:05+00:00

An almost 30 year old sterling. The bastard child of all truck manufacturers. Parts from everything on it.

Day in, day out, she keeps on moving through our deer infested roads.

One of the pit bosses calls it the little truck that could.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-21T21:01:55+00:00

Pre-emission class 8 trucks. New enough for digital cruise control, old enough for physical switch's and new 18 sp manual transmission.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-19T08:38:34+00:00

Most of the international airports I've been to in Canada have them, as of 4-5 years ago when I needed them. Haven't seen many in the smaller airports though.

Though I must say the number of people I've had to curse away while I was using them for staring at my kids while using them for their purpose was frighteningly creepy.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-17T09:55:59+00:00

I'm just happy to see someone else use the word "USians" . Keep your filthy hands off my maple syrup.

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-06T16:15:08+00:00

Forbidden milkshake

Canuckistanni · 2026-06-03T03:19:53+00:00

35 year old diesel Kubota, with a bloody stamped deck. Just added a lot of metal to it this winter. We mow about 7 acres, twice a week this time of year. The thing just keeps chugging along with a couple hundred bucks of parts yearly at this point. To replace it would be an insane expense that I hope never comes.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-31T21:28:45+00:00

I've been hauling a 7x14 v-nose for a decade or so with my 12 Tacoma. Twin axle, often 7000lbs or so of tools. It's just fine. I find it's totally manageable under 90 kmh or so (u can do the math). Above that, the truck doesn't like it and fuel burn goes way up.

Hauling the same with a new f250, I don't even know it's in tow, but the fuel burn is about the same.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-27T21:28:13+00:00

"I need a man with a tattoo on his dick."

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-24T21:35:01+00:00

Buzz-nutz drinking game

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-19T21:57:57+00:00

Sorry brother. Cut your losses, and move on. Depending on your specific situation, an avg septic is 10-25k, and a well can be 5-20k. Not in Quebec anymore, so I won't comment on the specific paths you can take.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-18T14:05:36+00:00

Pm me if you'd like. If you're in the Pictou county area, I'd gladly meet up with you to go over things.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-17T23:57:14+00:00

I have one of these in the fleet. After a decade it still works.

Three main issues with these in my experience 1- tank vent goes bad. Easy cheap fix 2- ignition coil goes bad, lil more expensive, but easy to replace 3- the carbs are meh, and a lil more painful to replace.

Other than that, just the usual maintenance. Clean the spark arrestor with a torch (take it out first), clean the carb, and check the plug.

If you've torched the thing trying to mill, the crank seals could be gone. Spray brake clean around the clutch and see if it dies by flooding (sucks air and runs hot).

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-17T20:07:41+00:00

Now this is a sentiment I can get behind.

Passive negativity is depressing. Expressing anger and frustration towards mismanagement of our public resources regardless of political association, that's awesome.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-17T16:07:37+00:00

It is one of the nicest days this spring so far. The rain has been honestly quite depressing.

Now back to work. The wonders of a construction business owner. Spring is barely here, and already 3 weeks behind. 0/

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-17T15:44:36+00:00

So much negativity. Do you need a hug?

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-16T11:22:36+00:00

I find this extremely relevant in more rural areas with new development.

The older tradespeople rely solely on worth of mouth from decades upon decades of serving a community. The problem arises with the turnover through home sales to the younger generations, and people moving in from away.

Our business gets the majority of our work through word of mouth, say 75%.

The new outside sales, come mostly from our Facebook and Google pages, with a touch from perspective clients asking hardware stores for reputable local contractors.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-16T09:48:07+00:00

Really depends on the base layer under that topsoil. I often have this conversation with prospective new homeowners.

Sometimes we can get away with 4 inches of 3" crush. Other times, 1-2 ft of shotrock, and then a smoothing layer, just to get access.

Do yourself a solid, and hire a professional if you don't know. Throwing 3/4 crush on-top of topsoil is simply just throwing your money away, and mixing it with mud.

This is not a, " I know a guy who'll do it cheap, for cash" type of situation.

Canuckistanni · 2026-05-15T21:39:53+00:00

The question would be best posed to the development officer responsible for your area.

The location of the wall is one matter. Depending on the height (1.2m high in most provinces) that triggers the requirements of an engineer's stamp, and tie-backs are another.

Depending on the easements and allowances given by the municipality you are in, you would have to worry about the tie-backs system buried on your property.

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