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[qball]

i think i will start documenting my experiences as an operator working out of a union hall. it's kinda like being a hired gun. every few days or weeks i get to prove myself on a now job. feel free to comment.
job #1
today i started with case foundation, one of the largest drilling and piling contractors around. i was dispatched to run a 973 loader at a new city of chicago police station. we have to drill 1 eight foot diameter hole 35 feet deep. today we got the drill situated and assembled. what a freaking nightmare. very tight site. i had one disagreement with the foreman because 4 people were giving me signals, all differing, at the same time a little yelling and screaming got that squared away

[qball]

those pics show a tight squeeze, a new drill, and a p.o.s
these next pics show an erection, a tool grabbing bucket, and a tight squeeze.





and a large load.

last but not least, my good friend "the bonj" showed up in a 40 ton oilcan to place plants for a green roof. hi, bonj, you're famous now, buddy.

[EZ TRBO]

Thats quite the drill yall got there, and a TIGHT site. I go nuts working around farm buildings some and you got that to deal with.

thanks for sharing, and DO keep posting.

Trbo

[bear]

those pics show a tight squeeze, a new drill, and a p.o.s
these next pics show an erection, a tool grabbing bucket, and a tight squeeze.

How many euphamisms can you fit in one sentance? That's hillarious. he said er...

Also sounds like an almost accurate description of my in-laws!

[wormkiller]

The first pic shows a stacker or intermediate box, thats ignorant. I could get yous a good deal on some proper diggin boxes for rent. I worked for a company that thought a 8'x16' was good fer layin 18' watermain and stacking a 20' on a 24' would cover it. This was at a big company owned by a giant corparation. If every company could get a visit by OSHA, I don't think as many would take so many shortcuts. Sewer and water work is dangerous.
Stay safe and CYA. Have Great Labor Day!

[qball]

today was f.u.b.a.r. our 35' x 8' hole started to cave in under the liner. at 37' we hit bedrock and had to drill 3' into the rock. the cave in was a pain, but the driller and foreman worked it out. this site is very tight. luckily, the alley we have for access was car free today. people must have got the hint when they saw my 973 hauling drill bits over their cars









the first pic is a plug of bedrock from the core drill, 3 more and the swamper in the pic can pimp his ride flintstones style. the rest of the pics are just work

[wormkiller]

Goodness, looks like all kinds of loader work. Hard way to make an easy livin.

[qball]

Goodness, looks like all kinds of loader work. Hard way to make an easy livin.

it's not that hard, they even let girls do it:p

[wormkiller]

You must be a real ladys man. BTW, how did the job turn out?

[qball]

wurmkilter, i does alaight wid da ladies.lol. the job is over, i loaded the 73 on a loboy and called the hall.

[Deere9670]

wurmkilter, i does alaight wid da ladies.lol. the job is over, i loaded the 73 on a loboy and called the hall.

damn does that mean u get put on the bottom of the 100 page list at 150? Best of luck man, its slow out there.

[LowBoy]

Great pics, qball. Looks like I found another guy who has to keep a sense of humor about his job to keep from going Jerry Springer.

[qball]

yipee, the hall called at 9a.m. a sewer water contractor had a loader operator not show for the fifth time so they canned him. i had a nice breakfast on the clock then headed to the site. i am running a beater it28. running watermain in a very nice older neighborhood. no traffic control, lane closures, trench boxes or any other pesky safety b.s. the crew seems pretty cool. italian foreman and topman, mexican laborers, and an irish dude with a mohawk on the hoe. all i can say is "hang out with your wang out"

[wormkiller]

Watermain re-hab, are they pullin out the existing after tie-in, if so, think you'll get yer hands on any hydrants? How many sanitary laterals been hit so far?

[CM1995]

i had a nice breakfast on the clock then headed to the site.

Care to elaborate?