How To Start A Concrete Pumping Business! 101 BEST IN THE WEST!

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[@benharris1018]

Can you do a video from when you quit pumping to the finishes to how you totally clean everything up. I’m in NC and have been thinking of getting a pump but never get to see the clean up. They buggie stuff here because there is room. Originally from the OC and watched a lot of pumps work but not clean up.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

That’s a great idea ✌️that’s a video I’ve actually never done before

[@aceaseltine]

Love hearing the pumping stories. I like you cut 5 gallon buckets for the clamps. I need to do that.

[@Accurate.Concrete.Pumping]

Pretty sure those are "Pumper Caddies"

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Yeah bro thanks for watching ✌️

[@upcountryoffroad2906]

I am new to Concrete, Looking to get a Slab done... Is it normal that the Concrete Delivery will not include their own pumping service? Is this why you have to hire separate pumping business to complete the package?

[@sewer_8512]

I pumped in Northern California/Bay Area for around 5 yrs with a big schwing line pump. Hardest job I ever had 💪🏻

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

That why a ball pump is so much better, in every aspect 💯more longevity ✌️

[@hunterhofman3555]

hey mate that pump trailer is that registered for the rod with brakes and lights?

[@379cesar6]

Would an Olin 545 with 2 inch hose be a good setup for pumping 50/50 mix of pea gravel and 3/4 rock?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

No only 3/8 pea gravel ✌️

[@pancholopez4246]

Love your videos. Because of you I started my concrete pumping business. The only thing I regret is buying an Olin 5-25 should off gotten a bigger one. You think I could do some shotcrete with this one?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Hey bro ✌️no shotcrete with the 525. You should sell your pump and get a 545 then you could roll up on any mix with no worries💯good call starting your pumps business 💯

[@DeruginizCLS]

Shotcrete takes way too long to pump… at least in my area. I can literally do 2 or 3 jobs the time a shotcrete job takes.. I haven’t pump much of it but every time it took forever.

[@fireblaster9961]

11:00 and there’s the dig at victory 😂

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Really

[@renealonzo7389]

Hey Anthony! What did you do to acquire the clientele that you have today ? Relating to only pumping of course?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Oh hey brother ✌️I’m not a concrete pumping service anymore I only pump for my friends. But before I would hook up with the batch man💯plus just hustle always

[@renealonzo7389]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete ah I see ! But when you first started with your pumping business. What did you do to acquire the clientele ?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@renealonzo7389 literally id go around and card anyone with a wheelbarrow or a trowel in there tuck. Plus stop at job sites and introduce myself✌️ it was brutal 💯

[@BenBNC]

we have good 2" line mix on the east coast. Thing is, our rock is super jagged and they use a lot of recycled sand. I run 2.5 just because the ingredients are sketchy. I havent had too much issue plugging except off dirty trucks

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Keep doing excactly what you’re doing ✌️what pump do you have ?

[@BenBNC]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete reed a40hp.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@BenBNC have you ever tried a ball valve pea gravel pump? My Olin pumps shot Crete so nice

[@betor1342]

Have you seen the channel victory outdoor service

[@ElonMusk-hx8yw]

I'm pretty sure he does

[@Dingdong389]

Well they need to see different technologies in concrete so I can be easier for everyone

[@wuasanquez7990]

Read what I wrote about above. Victory just runs a sitcom, and it isn't about the work. West Coast Concrete is about the work.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@Dingdong389true

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

✌️

[@EddieMunoz805]

Hey I just got into concrete finishing what types of trowels do I need and what sizes I’m in California socal

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

I would have to talk to you✌️

[@EddieMunoz805]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete let me know brotha 👍🏽

[@tube7673]

Sharing is carrying, no other channel shares their knowledge. Bring back the Vans! 💪🏽 🤙🏽

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Thanks brother ✌️I’m on it💯

[@CaliConcrete]

Thanks for coming out brother! 🤞🏾

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Any time!

[@saucedbenny]

the content is top tier already. cannot wait for what you have in store

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Thanks brother ✌️I really appreciate it

[@preuc3367]

love the vids man. what i cant figure out is how does the truck guy know to stop loading the pump when you temporarily stop the flow remotely?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

They have a little remote ✌️

[@eddieleon39]

Are you worried about AQMD for having that engine with no green plaque....

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Nah I’m the Mayor ✌️

[@elhiezenberg8393]

Screw them all they want is money. All you do is pay the fee and get a new one

[@broyaradmykaal4557]

Thanks for all of the informative vids man, and Congrats on your success and quality work!!!

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

I appreciate it!

[@user-lh6nr9tz9p]

What's the best pump and were can i order one

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Depends on where you live? Plus what mixes they use in your area

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

3/8 pea gravel or 3/4 rock?

[@jcastle9003]

This guy knows his stuff . Can’t argue with that 🤙

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Thanks for watching bro ✌️appreciate you

[@DeruginizCLS]

I been pumping years for my dad. I run a putz vsp70 line pump with 2.5 and sometimes 3 inch depending on the job. Tell you what.. I really wanna quit and buy my own pump. But how do I tell my dad ? I’ll be competition for him if I do that. I know all his customers lol. I’m between a rock and a hard place. I just wish my pops would treat me more fairly and pay me more.. I average 55 to 65 hours a week. I’m so beat at the end of the day.. I have a wife and 3 kids that I have zero time for. Idk what to do..

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Oh man you’re just going to have to to be honest with him✌️tell him you’re just looking for out for your wife & kids best interest. If he can’t appreciate that? That’s his problem

[@DeruginizCLS]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete I can’t agree more! My younger brother moved down to Georgia to start his own pumping company for the same reason and he’s got so much work in only 6 months after moving. He moved for the same reason. My dad worked us to death with zero benefits. We are hourly employees that don’t even get holiday pay or OT pay. 😟 my dad pays decent hourly wage but still… it’s barely worth it . We have to put in so many hours to get a decent pay check. It’s tough

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@DeruginizCLS the writing is on the wall bro ✌️

[@shannonp4037]

Sit your dad down and explain the employee boss relationship. If he paid a worker to do your job at your ability it would cost him $x plus benefits and retirement etc. Plus the employee would get overtime pay for 40-50 and double pay over 50 hours (depending on the situations). You working 6-7 days 10 hours per day is not a life. It is a death sentence. Explain to him you want more and better pay/benefits and/or a piece of the company. You could also start your own company with a pumper and give you dad a commission on sales taken from his "customers". Or work a different area that doesn't compete with him.

[@SeeThrow]

THE PUMP DOES THE WORK ?

[@TraeHenson]

“You become successful as a pumper by failing” no truer words have ever been spoken my friend! Excellent advice!

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

You no all to well brother 💯that’s why you’re recreating the wheel over there in Kentucky ✌️you gunna be the Man

[@jonbrenton6858]

Hey Anthony , thanks for the great content . First time I ever saw a little 2" line pump was in the early 1970s . It was a Mayco (Multiquip) with a 50 HP gas engine. We've been using 2" line pumps ever since in Wa. State . Not a new technology , but definitely a much lighter hose than the 3" line pumps . There are a bunch of guys running around with Olin 535s in our area . Our mix design is called a 6 sack 60/40 . 60% sand -40% 3/8" pea gravel . We normally run some water reducer and micro fiber to give it a bit more strength . Keep up the awesome work , but don't let 'em work you too hard.... Peace - from the great NW.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Oh yeah bro you’re referring to a mayco c-30 4 cylinder Wisconsin motor ✌️they never changed the design on that pump. It’s mechanical

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Oh right on brother ✌️same mix over here. 535 is pop corn machine there so slow

[@mikegibb646]

IS THE 535 OLIN GOOD PUMP

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@mikegibb646545 or 565 are literally untouchable 💯I would personally from my experience never own a 535 probably a 45 minute load

[@EddieMunoz805]

Hey I’m getting into concrete finishing here in socal I need some help getting my trowels and mags for finishing

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Rosebourgh tools in Santa Ana Ca

[@StanTheConcreteMan]

Odell is the best in the west

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

🤙

[@TraeHenson]

Obviously you know nothing about concrete

[@mikegibb646]

REED MAKES GOOD PUMPS TOO 😊

[@wuasanquez7990]

Look at how much quicker you can lay down the concrete with a pump, and how much better quality your work is. Not just the quality being better, but your margins are much better. Remember there's a reason why you have a concrete pump service, and not a Georgia Buggy service. You can be a bloated guy with and have a handicapped kid running a Georgia Buggy.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Nobody is arguing that ✌️

[@jacobs-uo6si]

Anyone who does concrete knows how much it sucks to pour and pull around a line pump/trailer pump like this (even with a 2 inch line). Pouring straight out of a truck or into a power buggy is far superior anywhere else in the US where they don’t have horrible access and tiny backyards like California.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

🤣ignorance is bliss 💯🔥

[@elhiezenberg8393]

In California things move much faster and unfortunately buggy is slow. The only time I have seen a buggy is on the Internet.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@elhiezenberg8393 to illustrate my point ✌️excactly

[@newhere6430]

Pea gravel weak concrete

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

So if you crush test 3000k 3/8 pea gravel & and crush test 3000k 3/4 rock🤣 which one crushes higher🤣?

[@S0Rett]

My fren, make video without speech. just put on music, and no words . I think this way will be more popular. Thanks for work

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Do you even speak English fren🤣

[@S0Rett]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete yes of course

[@sydneydipinto8844]

best in the west ❤️❤️

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

❤️❤️

[@TraeHenson]

Agreed

[@jeromeduffy9270]

What's up Bruh man

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Yeah man ✌️what’s up bro

[@adamspears504]

Can you do a video on how you initially started the bobcat service?

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Sure ✌️

[@adamspears504]

@@WestCoastCustomConcrete thanks love your videos

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@adamspears504 right on brother ✌️thanks for watching bro

[@johnwoods1542]

Man the only concrete channel giving us real information 💯

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

✌️

[@Pullee1]

Love the work but the time spent discussing other peoples work and jealousy is the highest form of flattery

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Or reality ✌️💯

[@user-hc1ik5sh4b]

@@WestCoastCustomConcretehey west coast check this out. Rumor has it ivictory was a gopher for his brother Jim. Then Jim got jacked up on drugs and Mr wonderful bankrupted his brother and stole his company 😆 that’s why all the equipment use to be yellow.

[@mikegibb646]

LOOK...EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN WAY WITH TOOLS AND CREWS..THE RESULTS COUNT THE MOST..SOME GUYS LIKE TWO GUYS AND WHEELBARROWS..OTHER GUYS WANT 5 GUYS AND AN OLIN 580

[@user-hc1ik5sh4b]

The BEST IN THE WEST!!

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Thanks for watching ✌️

[@luigithecat9467]

bro thinks p gravel is the best lmfao on residential jobs wild west kinda jobs, don't tell a engineer that. and good luck using that on any structure haha what a joke. you guys want the see a real concrete pumper go check out canadian concrete pumper that guy is a real pumper this guy is a joke for real

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

🤣🤣🔥

[@mikegibb646]

WEST COAST NOT A JOKE...I KNOW A MAN WHO HIRED ANTHONY AND HE HAS GREAT EXPERIENCED FINISHERS AND ANTHONY DOES THE DEMO ON A 420 OR A S70 BOBCAT AND PUMPS CRETE HIMSELF SO HE KNOWS HIS JOBS NO HE DOESNT TROWEL CRETE HIS CREW DOES FINISHING AND THEY ARE DETAIL CONTIOUS GUYS.... ALWAYS ,,,,,,👍

[@edwigecousin4757]

Bien homme sérieux travail femme fainéante faute femme zéro

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Right

[@hammy12323]

Mike day concrete. Best concrete channel on KZbin

[@StanTheConcreteMan]

Victory outdoor services is by far the best

[@wuasanquez7990]

Mike Day is nothing more than a glorified laborer. The majority of his work is just chute pour foundations that an 8 year old can set up.

[@wuasanquez7990]

Victory is a fool who has the most expensive operation out of everyone. Look at how much better the margins are / more advanced West Coast's work is. I live out west, and I can tell you Victory's jobs are just basic without anything too difficult. Margin wise I probably think Mike Day is best because he only has about $5K worth of equipment (excluding his truck), but Victory has way too much overhead to run that profitable of a business. He just makes his money off KZbin making video's of going to the gas station.

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@StanTheConcreteMan for sure 💯

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@wuasanquez7990watch who you like ✌️either for knowledge or entertainment

[@aboutblank7662]

Pumping is slow in CA ! Freakin politics ! Salem here 🫡

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Hey brother ✌️for sure it’s slow. Keep pumping bro 💯

[@aboutblank7662]

@WestCoastCustomConcrete Yes sir even when it's dead its still worth it 👌

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

@@aboutblank7662 ✌️

[@tommylawler5286]

Best in the Business. Elkwood. P.M. Irish crew

[@WestCoastCustomConcrete]

Yeah brother ✌️my favorite Irish crew 🇮🇷