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    I can now work the levers, but.....

    it will still be there when your done. but if you have to use the topsoil for jumps try tilling in some saw dust from a local sawmill if you can get it. we do that all the time around here, its actually really fun to ride in. i'm guessing its good fertilizer too, so that might make the farmer happy.
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    I can now work the levers, but.....

    you should leave the topsoil on the track and use clay for the jumps, it will be a much more loamy track that way. if you take the topsoil your gonna be riding on hardpack. i've built a few tracks in the past and i still ride and race on occasion. put some pics up when your done.
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    union apprenticeship testing

    hey thanks nate, do you have any idea how many people they take into the apprenticeship?
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    union apprenticeship testing

    does anyone know where i can find a study guide or what to study for the test to get in the local 66 operating engineers program. has anyone taken the test before? its for the western pa union.
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    Which Dozer with which options?

    that sounds like an excellent way to use a hundred acres. i've built a few motocross tracks myself. if your gonna work in the dirt you gotta play in the dirt too.
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    Case

    i've run alot of different skid steers also and i've always thought case were one of the better ones, what don't you like about them?
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    5000 series Cat trackhoe in West Virgina

    hey DigDug i guess i shoulda researched my name a little before i picked it. i thought if someone had it the site would make me pick another name, guess i was wrong on that one. must have been because you use caps in your name.
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    5000 series Cat trackhoe in West Virgina

    i saw that today, went to cabela's (awesome store).there is also a komatsu 1250 sitting there. i went over to check them out, they are some big machines. i climbed in the cab of both of them and they both had the keys sitting in the ignition, no one around either. i don't think i would leave...
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    advice on running an excavator

    i'm actually from latrobe, about an hour outside of pittsburgh. the job didn't start yet, it should start by the end of the month. i'm not sure exactly where but its around the parkway and 79. i think were doing a v cut through a mountain for a new road. i was thinking about renting a mini...
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    advice on running an excavator

    thanks countryboy:drinkup
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    advice on running an excavator

    i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on running an excavator. i am going to start a job soon running one and i have never really ran one before. i've got a few years experience running a case backhoe with the pedal swing controls. i never really used wobble sticks. i'm wondering...
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    check this out

    i think the golden triangle is the biggest in this area but i'm pretty sure its union.
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    check this out

    hey DigDug, does this make me dig dug junior?:D
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    check this out

    thanks. that might be a little to far away though, i'm not ready to relocate yet. do you know of anything like that in the pittsburgh area thats non union? it seems like all of the big jobs going on are all union and it can be tough to get into the union.
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    check this out

    cool video. how do i get a job with them, that looks awesome!
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    Sticker Shock on Backhoes

    yeah i'd have to say that price is a little off, but if thats what they really want i'll take two:D
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    China dozer

    it probably has lead paint on it!
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    Akutan Ak. Cut and fill

    wow it looks like one little slip and your in for quite a ride in some of those pics.
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    newbie from texas

    hi, i'm a newbie too. i used to run backhoe but its been a few years since i have. i'm hoping to find a job running equipment or even laboring, thought maybe i could get some info on who might be hiring from this site. this is one of the coolest sites i have found, i love looking at the pics and...
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