The job site in Baton Rouge that made me ditch power floats

I was out at a big slab pour for a new warehouse off I-12 last month, trying to finish with a power float like I always do. This old timer with 40 years in the game just shook his head and said, 'son, you're chasing your tail with that thing.' He handed me a 10-foot magnesium bull float and told me to slow way down, and the slab came out flatter than anything I ever got with a machine. Has anyone else had an old school finisher change how they work?

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sarahhart4d agoRising Star

Pretty sure a 10 foot magnesium bull float is gonna be closer to 8 feet, not 10. Either way, he's right about slowing down though.

hugow304d ago

Wait, they're just straight up lying about the length now? I've seen some shady stuff in the concrete world but writing "10 foot" on something that's 8 feet is a new low. That's like selling a 5 gallon bucket that only holds 3 gallons. Are they hoping nobody pulls out a tape measure on the jobsite or what? And magnesium floats aren't exactly cheap either, so you're paying for space that just isn't there. Honestly it makes you wonder what else they're fudging on the specs.