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Recent content by ChuckRock
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Komatsu wa380 codes
Good on ya man - it's the world we live in isn't it. I am curious to see the outcome.- ChuckRock
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- Forum: Wheel Loaders
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Komatsu wa380 codes
Here is some troubleshooting docs relating to this issue.- ChuckRock
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- Forum: Wheel Loaders
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Congrats Deere UAW Workers
Doug - I am an engine mechanic at heart. My nephews call me a fixer. I like to fix everything that can be repaired. This is cell phones and personal computers to Sheetrock and tile to 70s British cars and 2020 equipment telematics. With my career and hobbies being out in the open - I have a... -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
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Congrats Deere UAW Workers
You quoted what I said so... If you want to drag this trout line of highest paid employees and their lineages I would bet you, dollars TO donuts, that you will find that most of them come from a well-to-do background. I would also imagine this background would be beneficial enough to provide... -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
I'm not arguing there executive leadership roles do not require high performing individuals, I am arguing they are not worth, on average, 350% more than you or I. I am arguing wage stagnation in comparison between lowest and highest earners is completely unproportionate and unreasonable. AND... -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
...Sounds like he bought high and sold low -
komatsu vin #
Call Kirby Smith Machinery, INC., they will be able to look it up for you. They are your Komatsu DB in the area. -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
Not at all, I have been on both sides of the fence, for the UAW and for Caterpillar. I may be bitter about merit, sure - check out the statistics I posted above. You should be bitter too. A bonus is great and all, but it doesn't go far enough. Workers deserve a bargaining unit for cost of... -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
Perhaps you need to realize that is the attitude they want you to have. Take what you are given and shut up about it or they may take everything away. -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
Unions do not exist to bleed companies dry, everyone still needs a job. They exist for the fair treatment of workers. Lets talk pay gap. Why should the assemblers or hourly guys be expected to take the hit during poor company performance and not the leadership that get paid on average 350% more... -
Congrats Deere UAW Workers
One would expect raises coming from the record profits these large corporations are earning. If the company you are working for is posting record profits... you would expect a raise, right? Who should receive that money? A CEO bonus? and stock options? Don't confuse inflation with greed. -
Engines that run out of control
An old Co-Worker's experience that was pretty infamous in the shop Just like anything else engine development was a different world years ago when this happened. We learned from mistakes, this being one of them. There was a test facility where the operator's console was in a mezzanine above the...- ChuckRock
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- Forum: General Industry Questions
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Engines that run out of control
Very few instances with runaways, I can attribute that to electronically controlled fuel systems and facility engineering. I was working on alternative fuel development. I was the one operating the test unit and performing hardware changes. Well I was needed else where that morning. I left it to...- ChuckRock
- Post #36
- Forum: General Industry Questions