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  1. qball

    Bucyrus Erie 22b boom inserts

    Dic*ks crane service in Lincolnshire Il might be able to help.
  2. qball

    Weekend rates?

    Wow! You guys are cheap. Anything after 8 hrs is time and a half. Saturday, time and a half or double. Sunday, double.
  3. qball

    Cornell's 1900's Comcast 2 Philadelphia, PA

    Those old link belts sure do preform.
  4. qball

    Straps and Slings

    Just a reminder, nylon and Kevlar both degrade from uv light and petroleum, so keep em clean and out of the sun.
  5. qball

    National Pike Steam, Gas. And Horse Assiciation, August 12, 13 14, 2016

    I'll be there. I'll wear my top hat.
  6. qball

    Dust Control

    Don't use this guy. https://youtu.be/I6ERulKdAII Fascinating story, tragic ending.
  7. qball

    80,000 lbs Zero tail swing excavator

    I have run many hoes, and I will say the 328 is my favorite for speed, power and balance.
  8. qball

    Way past needing help with a friction crane

    Balling concrete and got a little cocky.
  9. qball

    Lampson's Big Unit

    The famous video was taken by an OSHA official. The regular operator of big blue wouldn't run the rig on the day of the wreck, so a company hand jumped in.
  10. qball

    Apprenticeship

    Operating is a very rewarding trade. Don't get frustrated with the new crop of college educated clip board holders that run jobs these days and you will do fine.
  11. qball

    Questions about operation of a JRB hydraulic quick disconnect on a Komatsu PC 200 LC

    Pull the stick in more than 90% to the cab, hit the switch, cycle the bucket curl.
  12. qball

    Deere 764 HSD

    A large paving outfit here in Chicagoland uses them. For grading stone and topsoil, they can't be beat. They aren't dozers, they are for finish grading and they do that extremely well.
  13. qball

    koehring / northwest pics

    Willy Tedesco can run an old northwest shovel or hoe smoother than most guys on new hydraulic machines. The man really knows his stuff.
  14. qball

    Lull 844-42 oops

    DO NOT REPAIR YOUR OWN BOOM! Unless you are certified and approved, the liability will kill you.
  15. qball

    Got To Find a CAT 953B - Alomost had one, it got pulled back into service

    The best grading machine I have ever run. I really love 953c's.
  16. qball

    Tips For a New Dozer Operator?

    Don't turn sharp!
  17. qball

    Removing 15' of Limestone

    Drill and blast. you will spend way less drilling and blasting...
  18. qball

    Kobelco hydraulic excavators

    Just spent the day on an sk500. Phenomenal hoe, incredibly fast, smooth and powerful. Very impressed.
  19. qball

    Quitting time, getting burned out

    After 25 years doing this, I don't put up with much.... If you can't tell me how many hours I'm working, I'm going home at 8.5hrs. Hate working Saturdays... I pretty much won't work more than a 10 hr day except for the occasional emergency. Work to live, don't live to work.
  20. qball

    Got into IUOE apprenticeship. Already irritated.

    I call B.S. Tell me what local charges apprentices and I will call the D. O. L. and file a grievance on your behalf. Methinks you are full of baloney or are confused and went to a non union oe school.
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