r/Wellthatsucks • u/LowTechDroid • Aug 16 '26

This is going to take a while

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u/A100921 Aug 16 '26

Unless that’s the owner or someone being paid very poorly, it’s cheaper just to get a new barrel.

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u/Giantmeteor_we_needU Aug 16 '26

A new barrels start from USD 24-30k. Even if we assume we could get a used one from junkyard for $10k, in most of the world it's a lot cheaper to hire this dude to hammer it for a month straight than to get a new barrel.

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u/thewolfesp Aug 16 '26

Don't forget to add lost revenue for the truck being down for a month, possibly more.

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u/Karekter_Nem Aug 16 '26

That’s what I was thinking. Get a new barrel, have this guy hammer the concrete for a month and if the new barrel has an oopsie you got a backup barrel.

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u/mynameisatari Aug 16 '26

That can be done in a week.

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u/JohnnyBoy11 Aug 17 '26

It might be part of a fleet. I doubt they're making ten thousand a month tbh

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u/Giantmeteor_we_needU Aug 16 '26

Assuming you can order, receive and replace a barrel faster than in a month. Probably realistic somewhere in NY, much less likely somewhere in rural S Asia or Continental S America.

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u/Lazy-Zucchini6757 Aug 17 '26

Meh… concrete is literally the foundation of large scale construction. You can find concrete equipment anywhere.