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Machinery Problems on Site and the Cold in Hokkaido | Construction in Cold Climates

2018/10/14

Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

Casing

Just as I was thinking, "I'm going to wrap this up early today~," the casing broke lol (It actually broke the other day too lol).

Oh, and my hydraulic hose burst, lol (The hose on the chuck burst.)

When you've been working in the field for a long time, you run into situations like that all the time.

Machines are more honest than people, so they immediately signal when something is wrong.

We recommend having it repaired as soon as possible.

If you keep using it even though it’s not working properly, just to get by, there’s no doubt that you’ll end up facing a huge repair bill later on.

Please make sure to repair any issues on-site as thoroughly as possible.

 

Autumn Foliage

And look at all these fall colors in Hokkaido! They're really coming along. Even though it's only October!

So, since today is Sunday, I’ve been in Sapporo since last night. (Enjoying the nightlife in Sapporo)

It's cold, so I'm going shopping for something warm lol

 

See you later.

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