cmrhoades1
Active Member
I'm interested in a change of scenery wondering the best place to go was? Most money to be made? Biggest jobs?
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Where is the best place to be for scraper work right now?
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cmrhoades1
Active Member
No one here can answer this question???????
BillG
Senior Member
How the H do expect anyone to answer this kind of a question? No idea of experience, what machines, what part of the country, the hemisphere, the continent. Pay is based on a lot of things and what may be high to someone else may not be to you. If you want a general question like that answered you had better provide more information.
Jiujitsustudent
Active Member
dude if u live in the us go to vegas get in local 12 and wait 6 months you might get called out the rate is about 40 an hour. good luck can head.
EGS
Senior Member
You could work for Ritchie Bros running scrapers across the auction block. Other then that scraper work is pretty slim.
cmrhoades1
Active Member
I guess to be more specific I was just curious where there was any boom in the industry right now. If its related to scraper work because that is what I know, then great, if not oh well. I was simlpy trying to strike up a conversation that could maybe help someone out who is looking for a good place to be. Seems to me though that alot of people want to argue rather then converse...
ddigger
Senior Member
There is a lot of dirt being moved here in California with all the leve work taking place, that being said there are also a lot of good operators still home, waiting for a call.
Jiujitsustudent
Active Member
where do you begin to get clearance to work up there? DOes it just start with a passport? Where does comeone begin because i myself am looking into it...but remember, the tax rate is about 60% if remember correctly..so keep that in mind folks
Somebody's fed you a huge line of bull if that's what they told you. The highest tax bracket in Alberta is only 39%.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/fq/txrts-eng.html#federal
As for clearance to work here, I'm not sure of the process, but you have to get a work permit from the government.
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cmrhoades1
Active Member
I was curious as too how long the season is? Pretty cold up north
brvhrt6
Member
We need Scraper Operators now in Tyler, Texas.
cmrhoades1
Active Member
How much work and what's the equipment and wage scale like?
brvhrt6
Member
They were starting at 18/hour but I think it's going up to 23. 8 months work on front end
cmrhoades1
Active Member
Front end of what? Is this for scraper hands? I would prefer to be in a pushcat. But if its a push pull spread I'd run a scraper providing its newer iron preferably with a "G" on the side of it.
brvhrt6
Member
Cat 631 and 637 Scrapers (cab & AC): Tyler, Texas
cmrhoades1
Active Member
Pushcats? Model and series please. I've run B model 21's with cab and air that don't mean they was nice. Lol
brvhrt6
Member
Scrapers are 631 d air conditioned and cushion hitch and push tractors are d9l c dozer and d9l straight dozer both have air conditioners