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  1. deerefan

    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...
  2. deerefan

    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...
  3. deerefan

    anybody workin in north dakota

    Heard there hiring like crazy out that wey, just woonderin if any ones out there, and how it is. How's the money/housing. Thinkin bout headin out there in a few weeks and checkin it out, thanks in advance
  4. deerefan

    BFG all terrains

    Thinkin of gettin a set for my half ton, some 245's, just wondering if anyone else is runnin them who also runs with a fuel tank. Gotta 80 gal. Tank. I hear they wear fast with the extra weight.. just need some opinions.
  5. deerefan

    Antarctica

    Doin a lil searchin on the web the other day for operating jobs around the country, and I stumbled upon a comapany called Ratheon polar services, and there looking for operators to go to Antarctica. Just wondering if anyone has done this or knows anything about it, escpecially the salary? thanks
  6. deerefan

    Anyone on a JD E series forwarder?

    A local logger asked me if I wanted some winter work runnin one of his machines, he told me I could run his new 1110e, now all summer im a hoe n dozer guy. And I know on most forestry stuff your main boom is with your left hand and stick with your right, the opposite of a hoe, im just wonderin...
  7. deerefan

    decel ?

    So yesterday I dint have any thing goin on, a buddy of mine runs forwarder and processor part time in the woods if work is slow. So he tells me he needs a guy to come in and shape up some woods roads I say sounds good I got nothin goin on. I get to the job we drive the road etc. Guys gotts 750j...
  8. deerefan

    union operator ?

    Alright as some of you no Im only 19 and have only been operating for about a year full time, dozer and hoe mostly. My question is that im tryin to acquire a union op. Job, preferably ine hoe (most money), I haven't had any actuall class traing just on the job experience and the veterans helpin...
  9. deerefan

    need seasoned vet. help

    So friday I started a new job strippin top dirt off a field, about 14" thick with about a 200' push, since its a pretty good push I figured id slot doze it, then just clean up in between my channels aft. My boss stops by about 10 to fuel me up, he says I should just do it the "conventional" wey...
  10. deerefan

    cat high drive?

    Just wondering if anyone could tell me why any other company hasn't made a highdrive dozer yet, I mean I know they have or had the patent. But that's gotta be up by now. Right??
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