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    just curious if anyone here has actually ran a new roadtec rx400, we just got one and i have been operating it for a few days and i think once you've ran a wirtgen w120f the roadtec is a joke for trying to do the same tight area milling and for 325hp on the roadtec and 280-290hp on the wirtgen...
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    other than arizona pavement profiling anybody know who the other big milling outfits are in the southwest?
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    looks like the western contractors have a lot of old iron, if thats part of the current fleet i would never work for a company with that stuff haha
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    do you know why all the water and moisture is getting into the fuel system, i ask this because one of our small mills is always haveing problems with the fuel getting water in it.
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    We have 4 of those W1200's and they all have tracks on the 4 legs, im sure all the machine diminsions are the same so i would think you could replace the heavy wheels with tracks. I couldnt imagine running one with wheels with the stuff and areas i have to cut.
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    How far are u willing to travel for jobs now-a-days ??

    our yard is 80 miles from my house and we cover all of indiana, illinois, kentucky, and western ohio pretty much out of town all work season long. maybe make it home 30 hours a week. hard on family life but not bad if your a single guy like me
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    The ins and outs of milling .

    the best one i think, if you dont like doing maintance you chose the wrong line of work. I get a kick out of newer guys when something major or minor breaks of the mill and they ask what do we do? All i do is smile and say ha now the fun begins-WE FIX IT- i dont know how you guys companies are...
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    Bulldog Titan with 605 Horses Ready for Work

    That is a really nice tractor, but with a rig like that i bet he isnt home much
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    The ins and outs of milling .

    Ha, most of the time i feel like im talking to a tree when i try to explain the routine to the truck drivers. If they **** ya off just sign them out or what i usually do is load the crap of the guy and nicely tell him to shut up and i will load him nice and legal. Now if its a good looking...
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    New Orleans Levee rebuilds

    Just a thought, how about we stop building cities in swamp lands except for shipping docks, and my favorite one if they keep adding to a city that is already below sea level and sits at the coast it deserves to sink. That seems to make as much sense as trying to grade water.
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    The ins and outs of milling .

    Dont call your boss for every stupid, little question. Figure everything out for yourself that you can, dispatchers and supervisors have enough going on, and it will save you from getting your a** ripped later.
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    The ins and outs of milling .

    If your unsure what needs milled and the depth to mill, always ask the foreman in charge. Most important is to make sure when ya unload the machine in the morning to start work is that everything is working, do maintence at night not 20 minutes before the start time.
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    mill across america

    I got nothing against your company, because it looks and sounds like turtle is the top gun down there, i just cant believe how big of a gap there is in wages. Hows the work picture in florida this year, still down or growing again. You guys in those sunny states always bounce back first it seems...
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    mill across america

    water truck guys up here make $25 to 26$/hr, mill operator gets $29/hr on his check, i'll stay in the north where it is cold.
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    mill across america

    nothing against florida, but that is sad, and further more ya cant even live off of that. Up north here its 70% more.
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    mill across america

    whats the pay scale in florida
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    Paving a super speedway

    now that i would like to see, because i can tell ya i wouldnt have the balls even with support to mill the corners say on a track like daytona.
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    Favorite Mills

    for the kind of milling you will use it for ANDOMAN i would say a wirtgen w1000 or w1200, they are both great machines, get into tight spots, easy to operate, good power, and as for customer support the parts book is easy to read and very helpful, and when ya call the office in nashville the...
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    Michigan Employment Help!

    could always try another part of the country, or try a contractor that ALWAYS works out of town, because they have higher turn over rates cause workers get tired of being away from home.
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    Paving a super speedway

    http://www.lasvegaspaving.com/d-paving.asp doesnt explain how they do it, but some neat pics, looks like it would a pain.
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