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  1. Eric

    P&H 4100A Pictures

    A while back I told you guys I was running shovels now. Well it became official. Here's a few from the night before last, enjoy.
  2. Eric

    Snow day at the mine.

    Here's some stuff from yesterday.
  3. Eric

    Some good news finally!

    With all the doom and gloom around the world I thought I'd post a little good news. I got a promotion to shovel operator and it comes with a decent raise! I'm not trying to rub salt in any wounds or brag or anything, I'm just really grateful to get what I got. By the way my shovel is a P&H...
  4. Eric

    Check out my tree!!

    Happy almost Christmas to you all! Here's the family tree. Look close and you'll see lots of yellow and green! http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w109/ebeng5/?action=view&current=christmastree.flv
  5. Eric

    Layoffs!!

    Just wondering how things are going across the HEF community. All the mines in our area are laying off. Price of copper is down, it seems to always happen right around the holiday's. So far I still have a job, and it would not be the end of the world should I get canned... after all it is...
  6. Eric

    More mining pictures!

    Here's some more pictures I took at work day before yesterday. Started out as a gorgous day, no clouds or anything. By 2 o'clock we were in a flood, 2'' of rain in an hour and what a mess we had. About 8 months of berm and road work destroied in an hour!! We call that job security!! Last...
  7. Eric

    Old Allis dozer

    Found this girl hiding in the weeds, would make a nice yard ornament for me!
  8. Eric

    Wheeled excavators.

    At our mine we used to use this old thing for all our digging. What an incredible waste of time this thing was. We now have a 345C L. This will go to salvage soon. I never liked this machine. What are your opinions of these machines?
  9. Eric

    5230 Cat shovel video

    Here's a little something from the other day. Sorry about the shaky shaky! http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w109/ebeng5/?action=view&current=5230video.flv
  10. Eric

    Pulling slopes.

    I recently got my first crack at blading a slope, I'm guessing 3 1/2 or 4:1. It was an expierience. I would like to see pics of any of you all pulling slopes if you can find any. Also, I was messing around with our 16M the other day trying to drag side slopes, the 16 only has 5 holes to...
  11. Eric

    Lets talk Komatsu.

    Tony got me to thinkin' about Komatsu. I have run 375a and 475a dozers, 930 E haul trucks, and a pc 660 hoe. The 475 is a heck of a dozer. The 2 375's I ran pushed ok but would beat the snot out of you. One had steering clutches one had joystick control. The 660 was a great hoe, I'll still...
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  12. Eric

    Komatsu Keys

    Anyone with an extra Komatsu keys I'd like to buy a couple from you. I haul various equipment from time to time and more than once have had to leave a piece of equipment cause I don't have the right key. Komatsu is all I lack. I don't know if their ignition is a universal like Cat, so if...
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    • Forum: Dozers
  13. Eric

    Handbooks/ Feildguides

    I have been looking for some time now for a manuel I saw years ago. It was filled with all sorts of good info, such as grades, slopes, terms, equasions, measuring, estimating and so on. I regret to this day not buying it. :Banghead Anyone know of this book or something similar?? Thanks for...
  14. Eric

    Side Loading/ unloading

    Our lowboy is a non-detatchable so this is how we do it. Works out good for us, we do a lot of residential stuff so this way is easier on the streets. It is hard on the trailer though, we go through alot of wood. We usually re-deck the trailer every year. If anyone knows where I can buy...
  15. Eric

    D 10 T

    what do you guys think of the "T" model? Personally I love it, I wish it had a U blade though.
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    • Forum: Dozers
  16. Eric

    Mining pics

    Hope these come through!
  17. Eric

    JD 160 lc and BTI #5000 hammer

    My side job.
  18. Eric

    How young is too young to run a 312?

    Sorry couldn't resist my little boy is learning the trade!!
  19. Eric

    16m!!!!!!!

    Here it is in case you missed it. I have been running this for about 2 or 3 months now, it is awsome. It takes some getting used to but all in all it is the Cat's meow!!
  20. Eric

    Looking for a new start...

    Howdy fellers and felleretts, I decided today after yet another let down in mining to sell my house and give a go somewhere else. I am asking for your help and advice. I'm a decent operator and can run anything accept a scraper. (never been on one) I have a coulple years of driving a...
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