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  1. DuraMaxMan66

    PA Gas Drilling

    Company I work for used to do pads but there is no money in it anymore. Now we do closed loop drilling systems for the drill cuttings. Too many companies are building locations for about nothing. GOH does 80% of the ones at home in Lycoming county. Up here Ive seen some pretty crappy locations...
  2. DuraMaxMan66

    PA Gas Drilling

    Thats in Tioga,...Its on the other side of Blossburg. Troy is 12 miles from there via Fallbrook Rd. if you're familiar. All of our work is for Talisman (Fortuna) and East Resources.
  3. DuraMaxMan66

    Schooling Question,

    I have an associates degree in Operator and took 2 years of courses(Diesel Mechanics, Hydraulics, Surveying, Site layout, and 3 months of operating) but by the way it sounds Im still a dumbass.....great.:Pointhead
  4. DuraMaxMan66

    PA Gas Drilling

    PA's northern tier is busy with gas activity. First is a frac pond that was built across from my rig. The second pic is Precision Pipeline hooking up the pipeline for gas well production. Third is just another pic of the rig I work on.
  5. DuraMaxMan66

    PA Gas Drilling

    Just some pics from work...First is an air rig when drilling the top hole of a well. The second and third is the deep well rig that goes in after and drills the rest of the way and drills the horizontal section.
  6. DuraMaxMan66

    movie set in my town

    Reuben, Your brothers friend Zac (which Im sure you know from working on your brothers house) deals with them movie people every day down here since he works for the railroad. I guess he is constantly out with them when they are filming around here. Im not sure if he was all the way up there for...
  7. DuraMaxMan66

    Penn College Heavy Equipment Rodeo

    Yeah, its in the field now because of some of the events we started to offer needed more room to run. We were gonna have a wheel loader event and something with a tracked skidsteer with a blade but cancelled due to all the rain. I forget the whole reason about y we do it in the fall now.
  8. DuraMaxMan66

    Penn College Heavy Equipment Rodeo

    Yes it was a good time, I won 1st in the excavator soccer ball event and 2nd in the backhoe softball event.
  9. DuraMaxMan66

    Penn College Heavy Equipment Rodeo

    Last Pics, You can see how bad the skidsteer event got tore up from all the rain we had friday and friday night.
  10. DuraMaxMan66

    Penn College Heavy Equipment Rodeo

    More Rodeo Pics A few more. Most of these competitors were from Vo-Tech or Boces schools from NY and PA.
  11. DuraMaxMan66

    Penn College Heavy Equipment Rodeo

    We had 5 events, The Bobcat event you had to pick all the basketballs off the cones and put them in the hoop. The Volvo Excavator you had to pick the pipes up with the chain and hook and put them in bigger pipes that they just fit in. Then there was the classic egg and spoon on the Cat backhoe...
  12. DuraMaxMan66

    What is your take on hiring somebody new in these tough times?

    Ben eldred was long gone when I went through all the classes. Another guy took over like 2 or 3 years before i started. But Thanks, I know Im not gonna be used to a operating on a real site environment since the closest thing we had was the training site, but I know where I have room to improve...
  13. DuraMaxMan66

    What is your take on hiring somebody new in these tough times?

    Thanks Reuben :drinkup::)
  14. DuraMaxMan66

    One Huge Boo Boo!

    wow that would be quite something to see in person
  15. DuraMaxMan66

    fire equipment pics

    This is our new 2009 Pierce Arrow XT Rescue "Squad 14" * 1500 GPM pump * 700 Gal. tank * CAFS Foam system * 6 man cab * 485HP Caterpillar * Kubota/Westerbeak diesel generator * Pump and Roll capability
  16. DuraMaxMan66

    What is your take on hiring somebody new in these tough times?

    Thanks for the input guys. I am by no means trying to go into a company thinking I know everything, because I absolutely dont. Yeah, I had to dig a perfect basement, footers, and do finish grade within a tenth, etc. when I had operations in school, but that doesnt mean Im the best just because I...
  17. DuraMaxMan66

    What is your take on hiring somebody new in these tough times?

    Ok so here it goes, I think this is probably mostly to vent my frustration but give me your input. As a recent college graduat and getting my Heavy Equipment Operator Associates Degree from Penn College I havent been able to find a job. I got back from my job in Colorado in April and began...
  18. DuraMaxMan66

    Dumb A$$ Excavating

    one would only assume that it was a rental cuz i dont think anyone would be dumb enough to do it to their own machine or a friends machine and live to tell about it.
  19. DuraMaxMan66

    Vail Cat Crew

    Me too! Only thing is I wont make it out to Vail next winter and there is no resort in the northeast that compares to grooming at Vail. :(
  20. DuraMaxMan66

    Dump Truck Drifting

    I guess it looks fun but I definatley wouldnt do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5uejI-c3cs
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