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    Anyone ever use a Case back"wards"hoe ?

    I used one the other day for a few minutes, WTx, I thought I knew how to use one until I tried this, lol:Banghead I'm refering to the backhoe attachment, the levers are different then an excavator and the 3 other backhoes I ever used. I heard something about this before. I call it a...
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    Found a job !!!

    Well, after finishing my operators course 4 weeks ago and searching non stop for work I finally found something !:) Start tomorrow morning with a small local company, nice and close too. I figure I'll be doing my fair share of labour work but I'll get to run a bit of equipment too and get some...
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    No work yet !!!

    :mad: Finished an 8 week operators course a few weeks ago. Halfway through the course I sent out roughly 100 ( yes 100 ) resumes to different companies and still no work. I do have meet with someone tommorrow morning so hopefully it goes well ! You would think I should have found something by...
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    Finished course today

    All done after 8 weeks, got great marks and learned alot but still have lots to learn;) . Had alot of fun too:D . The course is run just like a job site after a few weeks. You get there in the morning, do the pre-op check, get on your assigned machine and run it all day loading trucks, digging...
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    Lisence for a tandem dump truck ????

    I only have my class 5 here in NS ( for a passenger car/light truck ) but I want to get lisenced for a tandem dump truck. I think I need a class 3. I also know I have to write a test for the air brake endorsment part of it. Any info.:beatsme
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    Operators course

    Well, 3 weeks left to the course and we're finally done with all the classroom work. We've spent 2 weeks in class and 3 weeks on equipment so the next 3 weeks will all be on equipment. We can pretty much choose what we want to spend most of our time on now. I told the instructor that excavator...
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    Update on operators course.

    I hear ya, I'd much rather stay put right here. I pay $1000/month for my mortgage right now !:Banghead
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    Update on operators course.

    Disregard this post. oops:o
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    Update on operators course.

    I'm in Nova Scotia. I've got a tent :D but I won't be buying a motor home/trailer anytime soon :(
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    Update on operators course.

    Might have to, unless I want to be someones slave for $10/hour around here !:Banghead :D
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    Update on operators course.

    It's the "operating engineers training school". No license though.
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    Update on operators course.

    They have 3 different size dozers we learn on and we learn a bit about grade and a "dumphey level" ( not sure on the spelling ) which we haven't gotten into yet. Not sure yet about the pipe laying part but we've been digging trenches with different slopes.
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    Update on operators course.

    Sorry, what was the question ?:confused:
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    Work in Alberta

    Yeah names would be great, numbers even better ! I'm in a heavy equipment operators course right now until May. Learning how to operate excavator, backhoe, loader, dozer, skidsteer, roller and articulating dump truck. I also worked in the woods for 10 + years with/around lots of different...
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    Work in Alberta

    So, anybody know what companies are hiring operators in Alberta ? Wages, experience needed, etc... etc... etc...etc...etc... ?;)
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