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    Western Canada - Experienced Cat controlled excavator operator and some dozer exp.

    My experience is mainly on excavators in the size range of 200 - 330 class, but also occasionally on machines ranging from 80 to 600 class machines, in the functions of: • Loading trucks with soil / rock aggregate, demolition debris, and wood debris • Land clearing (including working in...
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Ok thanks guys for the tips, I'll follow them up.
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    anyone used a Hitachi ex225 or zx225?

    The ZX225 USLC are the true zero turns, the ZX225 USR are in between and the plain Zaxis 225 is conventional. I am still a fan of conventional machines, I prefer their layout over the zero turns, but I will admit they did a much better job designing the zero turns then I would have thought possible.
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    call before you dig!!!! needs help lol...

    Hahaha!
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    anyone used a Hitachi ex225 or zx225?

    The Zaxis 225s are good machines in my opinion, although to me they seem to not be as smooth as the EX-5s when they have some hours on them, but still good machines from an operator standpoint.
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    The first company I worked for was such a company, and there were some very trying times but I learned tonnes of experience there. It was like being thrown directly into battle right out of basic training. I had the advantage of being trained by the company and a very good heavy equipment...
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Swampdog I read that CNN article last night, it is well worth the read if anyone else is interested in what is going on in Saskatchewan right now.
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Thanks guys for the continued leads. I am following them all up. I have sent out so many resumes these past couple of weeks I'm surprised my computer hasn't popped a fuse:o Thanks again, I want you to know I really appreciate it.
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Frenchy, thank you very much!!! I had seen them working a pipeline this summer and completely forgot about them. They were almost too large that they were out of the scope of my job looking. I am sending off a request for employment right now. Thanks again for the help!
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    I was wondering how it is doing up there with the falling price of oil. I was hoping that all things were still going, but there doesn't seem to be any more job postings coming from there recently. What I'd give right now for a 60+ hour a week camp job putting bush roads or the like in.
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Thanks Frenchy. Yeah its supposed to be happening this year last I heard, but I haven't heard of it being a big full-bore project yet. Does anyone know is it underway (and if so who is doing it?), and is it being done a little at a time or is it a larger project?
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    Does anyone have any leads on work in the Western half of Canada?

    Hey guys, does anyone have any leads on any work out there, projects going in / any companies that are still going right now? It is so dead here on the west coast right now I'm getting quite concerned. I've never had a problem having a job as an operator but there is no work here and hasn't been...
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    lineboring

    I always wet down those areas real well before any hot works. It doesn't take much for a welding splat or spark to extinguish when falling into a wet spot, not compared to when it gets going into a grease fire. Perhaps he did the same.
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    Any Owner/Operators?

    Mass-X, what did you end up doing? How did it work out? I'm in the position now that your were in a couple years back, it would be easy to sign on for a machine and I know I have some work, but not knowing if it is enough in this turbulent economy is what's got me looking 3 times before crossing...
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    Let's see some Carnage

    I recently retired my business, I'll sell you some ;)
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    My New Sany Excavator

    Jerry, that's the way I see it too. I made a lot of money fixing those cheap machines that were in the 5-7,000 hour bracket. Most of my customers who had them felt they were too new a machine to turn over and get a new one but too worn out to keep fixing. I think some of the best money making...
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    My New Sany Excavator

    The samsung is a very light duty machine, and also uses among other things ticket items like a cummins engine to try and sell it. In the big picture, there's a lot more to a good machine. When a machine like the samsung is used in more serious applications like mountainous road building or a...
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    My New Sany Excavator

    The sany sort of reminds me of a samsung, cheap to buy, great at first, and then by hour 6000 its time to sell it because its going to get slow and very expensive. But hey, I hope I'm wrong, it would be interesting to have another dog in the field, but I'm not much of a betting man. ;)
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    Pc600

    I've been enjoying all this talk here on these forums. It's interesting to read about the different types and classes of equipment used in the different parts of north america. Up here, smaller, lighter and faster is the name of the game. There are big machines around, but generally speaking...
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    Hitachi EX270 - Where have all the manuals gone?

    Ouch, I figured Wajax could get them, but was thinking more along the 4-500 range, 8 is a little much. Well if I come across another option I'll pass it along. Sometimes the new manuals can be had on CD for about one third the cost of the paper editions, I wonder if anyone is producing them on...
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