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  1. Bully

    Going IUOE... which way

    Right on Stumpjumper, keep trying man, I didn't think at the age of 34 I'd have a prayer of getting a card, but doing the right thing can have its rewards. Talk to a BA about those things. Perseverance and your Navy background, you may want to try Helmets to Hardhats, if you havent already...
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    Collectibles/Antique Pickers

    Found a magazine titled "Facts about Cuba" from the early 20's in a ceiling in an old 2 flat in Chicago. Also a Triscuit reciepe book from about the same era that was half eaten by mice. Both publications had been there since day one probably, and looked to be in perfect condition like they were...
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    Snapping cable or chains.

    Nylon rope is a killer. That stuff will stretch to 1/3 it's length when put to it's max load capacity. It will start groaning and singing when its put under a steadily increasing strain.I've been told that a nylon will snap back with the velocity of a .45 caliber bullet. That's about 845 fps...
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    Skid steer lift heights?

    I've noticed the JD machines to be a little nose heavy when carring a full bucket, most of those fitted without the counter weights and on air filled tires. They will lift quite alot where others seem to bog down. Seems thats a design flaw/added feature that Deere hasn't seemed to correct.
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    Age discrimination?

    Supt it's a good find you got there! Like I said, nothing against any one group, just some observations, and some of the younger guys are really hyper-motivated. I've met more guys that are in their early 20's that are homeowners now than there were when I was in my 20's. Youth definately does...
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    Age discrimination?

    What I see is this: Young guys in their late teens to 20's- either the most johnny on the spot kids, or completely unteachable. Instant experts with technology, doing it the "old" way is percieved to be the "hard" way, until they fall on their face, then ask to show you that "hard way" trick...
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    Fun in Detroit--Abandoned Buildings waiting for Demo

    Looks like fun, kids got a lot of time on their hands...:beatsme I have a buddy from Detroit(St. Claire Shores actually) and he had told me this is the kind of thing that kids do out there, when he was young. Fooling around in abandoned buildings I guess to city kids is kinda like shooting...
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    How's your back?

    My back is messed up. Nothing like sitting on your wallet and tearing your back up for 20 some years on top of the the idiot stuff you've done a a kid without noticing the damage, until that day when it gives you such a shock you can barely breathe. Now every so often it tweaks out to remind me...
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    Don't dump when you're not level..

    Dumping a truck the right way...easy to do. Dumping a truck the WRONG way...hard to deny.:cool2
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    Lowering your price to bid

    It's even bad in the small potatoes market. I know of a property manger awarding a bid of $4500 to some under-the-radar clown to demo a house. Let me tell you, the debris is still all over the lot, the sidewalk is still there, including the fence, and the lot is still not to grade. Can't wait...
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    Superintendents, Owners, and operators.

    Check out Helmets to Hardhats....It is a great program for vets with construction/industrial MOS's. It will help you get into an apprenticeship and I know of a few fellas that have gone that route. Take advantage of it. Wish they had something like that for us Gulf War guys and older vets when...
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    union, non-union and self employed poll

    Tag say it all... I can't say enough good stuff about being an OE. Maybe I'm biased, being one of the bigger locals in the country, in the area that is pro-union. I can say it helps when your local works for you, and you and your brothers work for your local. I've been in 3 different maritime...
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    Skid steer lift heights?

    The 7810 GEHL has a pin height of about 11' 10" I believe. I thinkit had the best reach out of all the major brands. Unfortunately, that thing huge even by skidsteer standards in both width and length, also weight. Couple of monts ago Construction Equipment mag had a huge skidsteer buyers...
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    a qball rant.

    I saw something yesterday that blew my mind. 8 yes eight, count them, 18 wheel drivers made a pile of refuse right in the middle of our plant. Wouldn't be so bad if they had got that stuff close to the 5 STORY HIGH pile of refuse. Or dumped it across the face of the pile. This stuff bisects...
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    a qball rant.

    Had a contract driver get out of his truck and stand on the running board. My buddy was loading him, well really just waiting to load him. Made him wait 20 minutes before the driver started waving and swearing at him to load him up. Big mistake. The driver was getting electric furnace slag...
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    a qball rant.

    I feel your pain Q. I had to load mill trucks with high sides (EUC R 60's) out of a stockpile. They were training new drivers.:Banghead So was I.;) MuuuHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAA!!!!! On a serious note, sometimes when gettin loaded from a stockpile, the loaderman will wait with his bucket in...
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    Who is working

    Been workin since April. 40- 48 hrs a week, and started back steam cleaning. I was running a screening plant when I was laid off in October. 6months, 2days laid off. Back 3 months, 28 days. Big difference, going from sitting on my butt vegging out, taking a look at the finished product once...
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    The End...or only The Begining?

    Has anyone operated, owned or just goofed off with a CAT Aggregate Autodig? Here's the link http://safety.cat.com/cda/components/fullArticle?m=133361&x=7&id=496053 CRAZY STUFF MAN! I don't know what to think...the tech geek in me loves it.:D The mechanic in me says it looks like a...
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    qballs wheel of jobs

    Good to see you back in the saddle bro. Hopefully things are picking up all over.:drinkup What outfit is it? Is it a pemanent gig? I like the the F's look from their profiles, but I'll take an H anyday loading a hopper or trucks.
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    Cell phones in the cab

    The real diffrence being the nature of the call is what makes it acceptable. "Hey, foreman Joe, send a mechanic, I'm pouring hydro outta my machine and can't hoist ." an appropriate call. "Hey bro, looks like your team crapped out last night...SUCKA!!!" Not appropriate. "Hey baby, I'm...
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