https://www.RichformConstructionSupply.com
Unit A — 35 Leeder Street
Coquitlam, BC V3K 3V5
Main Phone:
Toll Free (Canada) 1-(866) 400-5885 or
(604) 777-9974
Fax: (604) 777-9984
PROJECT:
Morgan Gateway Business Park, Bldg A, South Surrey, B.C.
42,000 sq ft on four floors
DATE:
November 2013
GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
Wales McLelland
TILT-UP CONTRACTOR:
Bach Construction
TILT-UP SUPPLIER:
Richform Construction Supply Co. Ltd.
SOME FACTS:
Four Story tilt; because the footprint of building was fairly small and there were three elevator cores all panels had to be built in casting beds off the slab.
WHAT IS NEW?
Richform T46-02 18″ Spreader Beam with Twin Shackles. 120,000 lb panel with 16 point T110.
270 ton crane.
WHAT IS EXCITING?
The 250,000 volt power lines in the background produce so much energy that the tilt up crew were getting mini shocks. The crane had to be grounded and the boom was within 20′ of the power lines.
Richform Construction Supply Co. Ltd. has the largest selection of in stock concrete forming accessories and hardware in the province of BC:
* Snap ties; form aligner brackets; whaler brackets; wedge bolts; flat washers; coil nuts, bolts, washers, ties and inserts; coil rod; she, taper, taper tie bolts; form release, transition ties, and much more.
* modular forming/shoring systems, column forming, bridge deck hangers/overhang bracket to the light, medium and heavy formwork accessories;
* joint sealers, expansion control, acrylic sealer for concrete sealing, epoxies, bonding agents, are all part of our vast inventory of Chemicals, Powders and Cementitious products.
For over 30 Years, Richform Construction Supply Co Ltd. has been number one for all your construction supplies in Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Mission, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Richmond, Surrey, Langley, White Rock, Delta, Squamish, Whistler, Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, Kitimat and Fort St. John, BC.
Christening of Multiple Application General Autonomous robot, Rita, with snowplow attachment. Consider this for entertainment purposes only, not a reflection of MAGA-Rita’s actual potential. My wife even suggested that we go to the front sidewalk, but as soon as the camera was turned off and my videographer wife left, Rita got to real work removing several inches of wet snow on top of hard pack (ice) from my driveway. Then she performed the same task on the front sidewalk, all the way from the edge of my neighbor’s driveway, to the opposite end of my own portion of sidewalk; 50 to 60 feet, down to pavement–of course, none of that was caught on camera! So, she has the weight, the thrust and the blade angle to tackle even packed snow.
Her performance in the clip is reflective of the learning curve of my own dexterity. I still have a lead thumb which will with practice become more delicate, more precise in maneuvering the joystick. Since that thumb is paralyzed, the learning curve will be steep, but not insurmountable. It’s February, with Arctic Clippers, Siberian Expresses, marginal Lake Effects from Michigan and Erie, the longest month of the year, despite calendar limitations. There’s plenty of snow yet to come, plenty of practice ahead. The next video will give a more complete picture of her actual performance.
To Evatech, Rita’s makers:
Modifications.
Flasher. The ‘party hat’ is a broken Cree LED forehead lamp in strobe mode and covered with a plastic pill bottle
Counterweight. I clamped and zip-tied a 10lb dumbbell to her tail boom as a counterweight to the plow. The weight is wrapped in old socks to protect the powder coat. The clamps hold the weight to the boom, the zip-ties keep the weight parallel to her chassis.
Hitch pins. As an experiment, I replaced the nuts and bolts on the angle adjustment with cotterless hitch pins to speed the process of changing blade angle. Next time, I’ll try it with nuts and bolts and wrenches to compare results. I might start carrying wrenches in my pocket when I clear snow.