Hydraulic fluid in the back 40....

[recycled sixtie]

Reclamation in progress after hyd. fluid sprayed in our back 40. An articulated truck hose let go and sprayed our fence, shrubs, tree, firepit. See pics.

[recycled sixtie]

Now the questions for you. Will the raspberries be safe to eat next year even if they dig the soil and sod out? The raspberries did not get sprayed and the rasp. plants will stay but be clipped.

The owner of the trucking co. says that the hydraulic lift hose has only failed twice for him. It is a steel hose. Should these steel hyd. lines be replaced on a regular basis This reclamation of our property will likely cost the contractor/ins. co. at least $10,000. Not willing to sue or anything but they seem to want to replace all damaged shrubs/ trees.

Am I missing anything here that I should know about?
Cheers, Guy.
Note that the first 2 yard pics are pretreatment.

[Don Ro]

"...they seem to want to replace all damaged shrubs/ trees.
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Replacing them is one thing...will the fluid on and in the ground continue to leach into the new root balls?

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by Don Ro

"...they seem to want to replace all damaged shrubs/ trees.
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Replacing them is one thing...will the fluid on and in the ground continue to leach into the new root balls?

They are going to dig out the hedges and replace them with new ones and will dig out soil and sod and then do soil testing. Shrubs will be replaced.
G.

[Jess]

Am I the only contractor biting my tongue, here? Ugh.

[afterburn 549]

Crap happens..I have bathed and drank enough Hyd oil for most anyone, still here!
What is so dangerous about it?
It lubricates, prevents rust galling, foaming, and has a low expansion rate.
Is good for salad dressing?

[LWJ]

You said soil testing. I think this is it. If it tests negative, you are good to go. I would be comfortable with that.

Larry

[slimlynn1]

How are they testing the soil?

[Jess]

Some good-intentioned contractor lost a hydro line in the dirt (a quart of very thin oil) on a piece of equipment and you want soils testing....so glad I'm about out! This happens every day, even with a maintained fleet. This guy has nothing better to do than cause irritation; same guy that didn't sell his car for full price!

[rusnak]

Why wouldn't you just hose off the grass and stuff? I honestly see no need for all the consternation and angst here.

[Jess]

Eggzactly!!!

[onewhippedpuppy]

My dog does more damage than that in a day.

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

My dog does more damage than that in a day.

My dog does more damage than that in 15 minutes if you turn your back.....the destructive power is impressive...

[porsche4life]

Geez... Glad we don't work in residential areas. Cranes have literally hundreds of lines, and 40-50 gallons of fluid. Many of these lines get flexed or rubbed on a daily basis. It's almost impossible to inspect some of them due to location. Crap happens.. Dad had a few lines pop over the years, luckily always on pavement though. Clean up the mess and go on with life.


Fwiw I'd hose everything down real good and leave it. By next season those berries will be fine... Or dead. If that happens you know they aren't safe to eat.

[Arizona_928]

Buy a better fence.

[recycled sixtie]

From the research I have done a replacement steel hydraulic hose is about $200 on a dump truck. Why wait until the thing blows? Just replace it once a year and it would save a ton of trouble.

That is my advice for the owner of the truck.

All I am asking is that the property be the same as it was before the incident. This kind of sheet does not have to happen.

Guy

[afterburn 549]

Your NUTZ !
And you want sympathy ?
LOL
1ST OFF -
Your research is bed ridden.
If there is 1 hose there has to be 2 and so on
There are usually at 6 to 20 hoses on a piece of equipment.
More cylinders -more valves- more hoses.
Every cyl needs 2 hoses
Next most Hyd hoses are of rubber flex material .
Steel is bent formed and EVEN more expensive.
You talk like a person with NO mechanical dexterity at all !
You can not tell when one will fail !
To replace them all once a year by paid labor would be would go into the thousands of dollars depending on the equipment installed.
Kind of like you should go out and replace the engine in your car cause it"Might" fail
Let it go all ready or move to California
Geesh.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

....This reclamation of our property will likely cost the contractor/ins. co. at least $10,000. Not willing to sue or anything but they seem to want to replace all damaged shrubs/ trees.
....

I can see replacing damaged shrubs/trees, but 10K seems WAY excessive imo considering the damaged done. I understand your position of: "Put it back like it was", but sometimes you've gotta draw the line somewhere. I wouldn't insist upon a total repaint for my first "door ding" either....sometimes the "fix" is worse than the actual damage too imo....YMMV.

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by rusnak

Why wouldn't you just hose off the grass and stuff? I honestly see no need for all the consternation and angst here.

I think mother nature could even handle this one on her own.

[VincentVega]

Why wait until the thing blows? Just replace it once a year and it would save a ton of trouble.

Why stop there? Just buy a new truck for every job. That makes about as much sense as blowing this issue out of proportion.