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Recent content by CAT_MAN

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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    bumping it up
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    Motor-Grading Techniques

    Well lets see my boss is the best blade hand around here and he use to chew but quit and is still badass on the blade. Our other good blade hand chews, and the other one smokes, couple other blade hands we have had didn't. Its a bad habbit that I hope to quit some day. I took some pics today i...
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    Motor-Grading Techniques

    Was that a serious question come on! Chew should not make or break you lol
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    Motor-Grading Techniques

    Didn't read the whole thread, but I wish I would have taken some pictures today of a road job. Ran a few different blades but mainly run a cat 143. . Also your water truck driver, and roller hand make a huge difference in the quality and final product. We have slope meters but your eye is your...
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    Motor-Grading Techniques

    How you do that lol that blade is sunk!
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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    Who is all up there? I plan on going up! Anyone know who is hiring operators. I run everything.
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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    I just need a job if anyone knows of any. I have put in more apps then I count. I think these jobs get posted and they already have guys hired. I never even get a call or email back from 99% of the companies just confuses me. My resume is pretty strong (maybe too strong? stong in the wrong...
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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    bumping it up
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    Your Lowboy Pictures Wanted

    Great pictures guys keep them coming!
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    Wood chip dozers

    dam who would have thought ha ha thats a ton of wood chips!
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    Trench collapse in Pa

    Most companies I have done work for have very strict shoring rules to avoid stuff like this. most all my slopes were 1-2 or 1-3 (for every 1 foot down i would go 2 or 3 feet out) even if it was thousands of dollars spent on doing it with a Hydrovac truck because it was close to a line. Always...
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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    Let me know buddy I will cruise up there with you
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    Bakken Oil Field Work

    Its booming and the money is there. I am headed up there after christmas to go work. I have buddy's up there and yes its not for everyone. But I like money personally and do not mind running a Dozer or a Hoe and working 80 hours a week and collecting a extra big paycheck. If your thinking of...
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    Starting Out On My Own

    Go big or go home. All depends on what your thinking what kind of work you wanna do. The work will set the bar for what type of equipment. Best two things to have is a tracsteer and mini. Bachhoes I hate they are ok for certain jobs but they are big expensive and slow. You can get a mini hoe or...
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    Thought yall might like these BIG ONES

    Bumpin it back up
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