Disqualified as Director
2022/10/26

5 Signs You’re a Failed Construction Site Supervisor | A List of Things to Avoid

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. It’s starting to get a little colder, isn’t it? It’s about time to start wearing some thermal underwear ^^ Why not try buying some slightly more expensive thermal underwear this year? I think the quality of thermal underwear is directly proportional to its price, lol. But anyway, here’s one thing a site supervisor absolutely must not do…

Movement
2022/10/25

Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 5)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How to Lift a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 1) How to Lift a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 2) How to Lift a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 3) How to Lift a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 4) I thought it ended with Part 4…

Movement
2022/10/11

Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 4)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 1) Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 2) Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 3) In previous posts, I wrote about transporting the rig using a mobile crane and a cableway (logging crane).…

Log Loaders and Cableways
2022/10/10

Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 3)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How to Hoist a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 1) How to Hoist a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 2) In my previous post, I wrote about how to transport machinery using a cableway (log hauler). This time, I’ll discuss how to transport heavy loads at sites that use such cableways…

Log Loaders and Cableways
2022/10/09

Methods for Lifting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 2)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How to Lift a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 1) This is Part 2 of the series on lifting machinery onto slopes. Last time, we covered the mobile crane, which is commonly used. This time, we’ll look at cableways. I actually wrote a similar article before, lol. Log Loaders and Cableways …

Suspended Drilling Rig
2022/10/08

Methods for Hoisting a Drilling Rig onto a Slope (Part 1)

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How do you go about moving machinery? In this case, I’m referring to situations like setting up machinery from ground level up onto a slope. For example, the method used to transport machinery from ground level (where the vehicle is parked) to the scaffolding at the top of a slope in order to perform ground anchor work…

Crack Test
2022/08/29

I've hardly ever had any success repairing cracks!

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m sure you’ve all tried repairing cracks in slopes before, but have you ever managed to fix them perfectly? From my own experience, I’ve never been able to do it. No matter how many times I repair them, cracks always reappear in the exact same spot. Ugh…

Troubleshooting
2022/07/06

When things aren't going well, just stay calm and keep your cool as usual.

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The rainy season is over, but it’s still raining… Is this still the rainy season?? Part of me is waiting for a break in the clouds, but since it gets scorching hot when it’s sunny, I’m actually fine with it being cloudy lol. Anyway, there are times when things don’t go smoothly on site, right? You know the kind of job site I’m talking about. The hoses get clogged frequently, or…

Hard
2022/06/19

Tackling Hard Rock Drilling with a Down-the-Hole Hammer | Steps to Increase the Number of Bits

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Are you able to adapt your construction work to the conditions on-site? Well, since our job (as slope engineers) involves working according to the current state of the mountain, we’re relatively flexible in adapting to various situations—but how well can you handle different scenarios? The condition of the natural ground looks something like this…