Large Swangkee Cistern

This Photo shows the Cleared Ground that is being Prepared for our LARGE Swangkee Cistern. Notice that this Ground is basically ROCKS.

 

This Photo shows the Trackhoe and Bulldozer that were used in order to Dig a $7,000 HOLE in the Ground. That Hole is about 20 feet deep, 32 feet wide, and 40 feet long, with sloping Banks that reach out to about 60 feet wide.

 

 

This Photo shows another Hired Crew of “Professionals” who set up the Epoxy-coated Reinforcement Bars (Rebars) in 2 Layers, being one foot apart. There is a 6-inch tall Metal Form going around the Perimeter for making it Level.

 

 

This Photo shows the Concrete Pump Truck and one Ready-mix Truck with a Tail End Delivery System. Notice the Long Arm of the Concrete Pump, which can reach as much as 300 feet into the Air. This is another Labor-saving Machine that did the Work of perhaps a hundred Strong Young Men. Notice the Black Plastic at the Left, which keeps the Dirt from getting Washed into the Hole.

 

 

Here is a Closer View of the Hercules Concrete Pump.

 

 

Here is the Flexible Arm of the Concrete Pump.

 

 

Here is the Slab of Concrete, which is 2 feet deep and 30 feet square. The Day that this Concrete was poured in August just Happened to be the Coolest Day during an entire Month, or else these Young Men might have Died from Heat Exhaustion. Moreover, that Crew Refused to do any more Work in that Hole after this Job was finished, which Required all Day, even with the "Right Equipment," which are just TOYS when Compared with First Class $wangkee Fortress Equipment! (See: The BURDENS of the Independent Jackasses!, for the Correct Equipment for Building $wangkee Cisterns.)

 

 

This Photo shows the Crew making the Floor Smooth with their Trowels. It Cost $17,000 up to this Point.

 

 

This Photo shows the Old Electric Concrete Mixer, which we used in order to Build our 98% Rock Houses, which Required more than 4,000 Wheelbarrows full of Concrete. However, after mixing more than 10,000 Wheelbarrows full after Building our Houses, this Machine finally wore out. It Costs $150 in 1985. The New Electric STONE Mixer Cost a hefty $2,500, plus Tax. Notice that this Shed Roof is not finished yet; but, we finished it within 2 Days, in order to provide Shade for Juvenal and Mauricio, who mixed up 10 times more Bags of Cement than you see in the Pile at the Left, which is about 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. Each Bag weighs about 90 pounds, which is about the Maximum Amount that any one Small Person can Handle.