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Recent content by deerefan

  1. deerefan

    Road work advice

    Okay thanks! I really appreciate all the info
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    Road work advice

    Haha i agree, county cutbacks I guess, Oh well it will give me some good road practice. My forman was considering some kennametal cutting edges. anyone have any experience with them.. do they work? also I really appreciate all the sound advice guys!
  3. deerefan

    Road work advice

    Machine is a 140M AWD, 14ft moldboard I believe. havent been down the road in a while but if I remeber right its definetly wopuld have to be a 3 wide pass road.. which brings me to my next question, would I then use the second pass just to get the first windrow over center into the opposite...
  4. deerefan

    Road work advice

    so you would just cut one lane, roll it as far to the center as possible, then on the return pass grab the windrow and wing it towards the ditch? Also the road actually gets quite a bit of traffic from crude haulers and its usually rough and beat to hell by the time they want it graded again
  5. deerefan

    Road work advice

    Sorry for the lack of information guys, road is 3/4 minus crushed.. sod shoulder, and they only want it graded about once a month. The county plows it themselves, there cuttin back on summer help an dont have time to grade it. Im just lookin for advice on how many passes and what direction to...
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    Road work advice

    The company I work for just got a contract to grade some local county gravel roads, ive been designated about 15 miles of two lane hard packed. To be honest I havent really done much road work on with the grader, mostly finish work and scraper chasing. Im just looking for some basic advice on...
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    GPS help

    Hey guys, the company I work for has a Trimble GeoXT hanheld GPS unit. I was unaware we had this unit, now I am a Dozer, Hoe, and Finish blade guy and do not have any GPS experience other then 3dmc2. Now I work at an oilfield solid waste landfill, we have alot of slopes and things like that that...
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    anybody workin in north dakota

    Hey thanks for all the info guys, really appreciate it. Were im currently workin got really bzy so im gonna stick around for awhile longer, got some other places im interested in but im still plannin on headin out in a few months or so. Angain thanks guys
  9. deerefan

    Cat 390D Walkaround

    What size bucket did they have on that jason? Still an 8yrd?
  10. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Hey thanks rick I really appreciate all the info! And the help.. like u said I did hear most companies only hire if your already out there.. I was hopein to maybe get lucky uno, but thanks again I appreciate it
  11. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Yea im pretty used to and prepared for the cold.. im just tryin to get somethin lined up before I he'd out there, that wey it takes some of the risk out of it.. that's what im tryin to do anywey
  12. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Hey thanks rick I really appreciate the help, any idea on some good companies to apply at that are hiring operators?
  13. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Yea I've been searchin the web, I've heard alot of companies wont hire off the web because of lack of housing. Im just tryin to maybe get somethin half wey lined up before I he'd out there, try and get a camper or something like that rented before I he'd out there
  14. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Thanks for the info Rick, any advice on a good area or town to he'd for?
  15. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Operators?
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