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Our new equipment inspection process is now well underway.

Joe Casella and Dan Caputo visited two additional sites last week - Clarendon Quarry, and Mendon Pit - outfitting a dozen more pieces of equipment with the inspection form binders, and training the crews on the new procedures.

This new program has been well-received, and we have been getting good maintenance requests as a result of the new procedure and forms.

In the middle of a city, out in the suburbs, and even in the middle of nowhere, there is a pretty good chance that utility lines are buried beneath the surface.

Striking a buried utility while excavating can not only cause disruption of services to the general public, it could also result in someone getting seriously injured or killed.

For more information on dig safe, please click here.

Matt Sloan was our August Good Catch Winner of the Month!

While working the fill, Matt noticed a small spot of oil on the ground. Matt got off his machine to investigate, and noticed it was engine oil. He then looked his machine over and saw a very small leak coming out from the belly pan. Matt called it to the attention of his supervisor, who put Matt on another machine.

Upon further investigation, it was determined that an engine oil fitting had come loose. If it had been left unintended for another couple of hours, it would have drained the engine oil and cooked the engine.

"As we start to get some cooler nights and water temperatures begin to fall, both largemouth and smallmouth bass will become a bit more aggressive than during the dog days of summer. To capitalize on this shift in fish behavior, I like to start to mix in some moving baits - or reaction lures - as we call them, such as spinnerbaits and Rapala-style jerkbaits or stickbaits as they are commonly referred to.

Try fishing these lures around scattered weeds, boulders, underwater points, boat docks and other shallow cover. Often some of the biggest, most dominant fish in a given area will react to these faster, bigger baits as the water cools, producing incredible strikes that make fishing in late summer and early fall a ton of fun."

The line boring process involves taking a damaged hole that houses a pin or bushing, and making it completely symmetrical again.

If a lot of material has to be removed, then we make and install a bushing to return it to the original size.

If the damage is minimal, we can weld to build the surface back up, then bore it back to the original size.

Check out this quick video that shows the boring and bushing process.

Thanks to everyone who voted last week.

Don't forget to submit your own jobsite photos!

HIRING!

Do you know someone who could make a positive difference on our team?

If someone you recommend is hired and stays with us at least 90 days, we will thank you with a $250 referral bonus in your check! (Just make sure they mention your name in their online application. Click here for details.)

Contact Melissa Coltey for details and with recommendations at [email protected] or (802) 774-1375.