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Tips for Choosing and Renting a Water Truck

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Water trucks (WTs) are an essential tool on any construction site. These trucks usually consist of a series of spray nozzles equipped with the mechanics to pump and spray water to remove dust from the air. The construction industry uses water trucks for compaction, dust control, fire-prevention and protection. Many construction industries, start ups and first time users prefer buying heavy equipment including WTs on rental basis (used) to decrease their expenses. However, one has to careful and observant while buying rented machines.

The following are some of the tips which may be useful for the buyer while choosing and renting water trucks:

  1. Purchase equipment which is in good working condition:

Although it is second hand vehicle, buyer must take care that water truck (WT) must be in good working condition. WT which is less old and is a solid sound vehicle in good mechanical shape is an ideal option to purchase.

2.  Perform a thorough physical and mechanical inspection of the equipment:

Buyer should perform physical inspection of the WT by investing sufficient time in it and taking it around in it.

  • WT’s body should be inspected during daylight.
  • The extent of wear and tear of the vehicle can be understood by inspecting its; tires, if any cracks are present on its body, from functioning of the engine and pump, and if any leakage problem exists.
  • Serial number should be checked to know the year of manufacturing.
  • The machine’s logs and maintenance records should be checked to know the service history.

3.  Know your needs of work:

Buyer should learn about application of WT. They should know the amount of water which is to be required for their type/s of work and if it can be supplied by the purchased WT. Further, it is essential that the buyer should know the required duration of its use since it is to be mentioned in the agreement.

4.  Product specifications:

Buyer should gain knowledge of different models of WT, since each model has its own specification which determine its strength and capability. Generally WT come in variety of configurations, from 1,000 gallons to 4000 gallons with different valve and spray nozzle numbers and spray bar configurations. By referring to product manuals and to company websites, the user can learn about different types of models and choose the right type of WT model. Further, it is important to learn if the chosen model of WT is supported by the manufacturer. Since old models are unsupported and it is difficult to get spare parts.

 

5.  Cost:

Buyer should know the expenses incurred due to rents (both of machine and its additional parts), maintenance, fuel used and greasing of the parts and expenses due to hired operator.

6.  Making of an agreement:

If the buyer is satisfied then will go ahead with buying of rental WT by making a legal agreement with the rental service provider.

 

Overall, renting a water truck is helpful since is cost-effective for construction companies. Following these tips can guide buyers in purchasing appropriate water truck on rental basis and increase job’s productivity.

Use Water Trucks to control Dust on the jobsite

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The sight of a construction site is not restricted to just heavy equipment or workers working on the site but you can get to see something more, something that is dangerous in nature and it is huge proportion of dust flying on site. It is pretty natural for a construction site to b dusty but that is also taking its toll on the workers. They are getting vulnerable to various kinds of respiratory ailments which is making them weak from inside. This is a very serious issue and not much is being done to restrict this menace.

Researchers working with human health benefits organizations and other environmental friendly techniques suggest that the growing problem of dust in a construction site can be contained by spraying water which has the potential to settle the dust for some time and the workers can continue with their businesses. Since this idea has been implemented in various construction sites, there has also been a debate on the effectiveness of this method. Many feel that this is only leading to the waste of the most useful natural resource and water is not able to contain the dust for a long time. The moment water is evaporated from the soil; it gets dusty again which means that it is time to sprinkle water again on the ground. This in turn results to wastage of gallons of water just to contain the dust. Moreover, the mechanism used by construction companies to sprinkle water is also questioned.

Most of the companies sprinkle water using large pipes. That only covers a portion of the construction site but not the complete area. It makes no sense to pour water to contain dust only in one particular portion of the site. What is indeed needed is a mechanism that moves all over the site and sprinkles water everywhere so that the land is wet and dust is off the site for few hours. This gives need to the use of water trucks that can go all around the site and do its work. Construction companies are now changing their methods of dust control from using pipes to carrying water in trucks and spraying them all over the site.

These water trucks are specifically designed to carry water and can move on the site. Though they are used precisely for carrying water but can also be used to transport debris from one place to another. They are made to move real slowly so that they do not become the reason of accumulating dust and spraying it all over. They also make use of pipes to spray water but the outlet of the pipe is made in such a way that the water gets sprinkled on the ground thus restricting wastage of water.

Almost all heavy equipment producing companies manufactures water trucks. You can check the website of any such company that is into manufacturing heavy equipment and you will get to see the different models of water trucks produced by them.

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Buying water trucks

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Summer has created a furor amongst everyone and right across all the states in the US. People are finding it hard to tackle the heat and many are leaving for a short vacation to places where they can find the weather to be a bit cold. Well people can manage to move to cold places but not the industry. There are businesses that can be done at its present location. You can’t complete them remotely. For instance, people who are connected with the construction industry have to stay at the jobsite and ensure that the work is done. These set of people can’t move to a colder destination to take care of their business. They have to manage their stuff by remaining right there on the spot. So as far as the construction business is concerned during the summer the jobsite becomes hotter and in order to get it mild, the only solution is to continuously spray water on the ground. By applying that method, one can manage to tackle the problem of dust as well as can also keep the heat level under control.

The above method is not only applicable in the construction jobsite but also largely relevant in a mining site. It is to be believed that the temperature in a mining jobsite is relatively hotter than the construction site and therefore the use of water trucks to spray water is more needed in a mining jobsite. This very need of cooling down the site temperature has raised the demand for water trucks and which is why heavy equipment companies are in the mode of manufacturing water trucks. Though the demand of these trucks goes sky rocketing during the summer, it also does decent amount of business during other seasons. Since it is widely used to keep dust under control and keep many air-borne ailments at bay, it has therefore become a widely accepted tool for dust management.

Water trucks are not as expensive as you get other heavy equipment. You may find that well in your budget. For new companies who have just established their business and may not have allocated enough resources for buying water truck can go for other mediums to procure one. They can go for the ones that have been repossessed by banks and later sells them at an unexpectedly lower price or if they know someone who is interested in getting rid of their old water truck which is still functioning properly, they can bargain and get it at a good price. So buying a water truck should not be a problem for those who really want to counter the issue of excessive dirt floating in the air and rising temperature level in the jobsite.

Bank loans are also easily provided just in case you see that you are short of finance and need some sort of financial assistance. All you need to do is approach the bank with whom you have been transacting for a while and check if they can provide you a loan with a lower interest rate.

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