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    wow i must say

    this place has grown leaps and bounds.. glad to see its still doing so well.. been realy busy last few years had a few eye opening days and changed my life 100%. hope all is staying busy and ready to make good money this year.
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    Side Boom

    we use sidebooms daily around work.. and there are many good things and bad things about them.. it takes some one with some serious know how and seat time to be good. other wise there very dangerous.. if we get in a situation where they might tip we usually use an track ho to put extra weight...
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    Is this cool or what?

    video quality is great.. but swinging left.. has always been a no no unless you cant swing right.. blind side swinging sucks espically when theres a bunch of people around..
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    IUOE, what is full journeyman wage in your area?

    as of right now no.. hours are slow still fighting with ferc permits and land rights some owners are trying to get top dollar for damn swamp land.. and well lets be honest its swamp land not worth much but there trying to fight the price so were slow right now but will hit it hard hopefully by...
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    IUOE, what is full journeyman wage in your area?

    im thinking local 103 is around 28-29.. not really sure been a while since ive worked on dirt.. pipeline is where i find my home and its normally 35+ ish just depends on where your at.. our job in lousiana is gonna pay 36/h this year.. 14 months of pipeline work.. and the small company i work...
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    Alright big equipment guys need your input!

    130 miles in a 627 boy was that a borring assss ride
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    2000 gmc 2500 4wd boss v plow meyer spreader

    truck is a 2000 gmc 2500 ext cab 4wd 6.0 roughly 125-130k mileage. tranny was replaced in feb. with gm crate unit. w/warranty. boss 8'2" V blade with new wings in dec of 06. with new style cutting edges. with one spare cutting edge. spreader is a older meyer unit rebuilt in dec. 06. new motor...
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    Grader Operators

    well im union so all union operators in my area make 26.65/h. but a good grader operator can sometimes make 30 or better depending if there running eye grade or final grade with gps assit.
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    Unions.... What is your thoughts on them?

    unions are both good and bad. im union but if the right oppurtunity(sp) came along id take it union or non. there are a lot of guys who live and breath by the union. but then again theres guys out there who do what ever it takes to get the job done. its all about the individual...
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    Unions.... What is your thoughts on them?

    im union and have been since 97. i got lucky on getting in. i was hired on thru a permit to a company that i spent 5 years with. the boss really took a liking to me and helped me get my card. as far as the appernticeship program goes its a good learning experince. the down fall is...
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    can i be a new guy again?

    been a while since ive posted so i thought id throw some info up for those who dont know me. ive had a busy year. getting married working 60 hours a week plus going to school 12 hours a week. life is going in 5 different directions at once and some how ive not gone totally nuts yet. i...
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    Lightning and equipment

    msha requires the operator to stay in the cab. during thunderstorms or in case of powerlines.. as long as your on the iron your suppose to be fine.. but once you dismount is when you become the ground point.. cause the body is easy for electricty to go thru its a better conducter then metal...
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    Where to get pins for Case 580 SL

    may not be the fastest.. but if you can remove the pins and take them to a local machine shop im sure they can do the work for you.
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    just got home

    no i had already told my boss 3 months prior that i was taking last week off. ive not had the surgey yet.. i go to the surgen tomorrow. to see what happens.. im gonna try and push it off till this winter.. if i have to ill get cortizone shots every 3 weeks so i can work.. this is turning out to...
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    just got home

    from mexico.. went on my honey mooon. and i swear im never ever gonna bitch about poor equipment here in the states again.. theres not much to say other then the graders i saw were the old hand crank units. there dump trucks were the old nose overs. some truly ancient iron. payton
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    Fuel Tag Question

    actually your numbers are a lil small i do belive Fuel weight is calculated at 6 pounds per gallon of gas and 9.24 pounds per gallon of diesel type A fuel. (The weights are accepted averages based on specific gravity and other variables, such as temperature.) and heres a good website to...
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    Just joining in

    thats pretty damn slick.. what kind of prices would a fully set up unit such as the one in the video set a person back.. ? just curious not trying to steal work.. kinda hard since im in indiana anyway.. but thats a great idea! payton :thumbsup
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    watch your self on the site.

    accidents can happen to anyone. i know i blew my knee out today. we installed 36 inch cross drains yestarday. well we didnt put the end sections on labors were told to move them off to the side of the road well they didnt. and we had a end dump operator dump his load which is blasted cap...
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    Site drying with unhydrated lime

    as far as ive been told theres no real impacting issues with the practice of lime. farmers have been using it for years and years around here. the only real issues are the inhalation of the stuff it is pretty nasty stuff.
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    D5H Fuel problem

    quick question.. i know its already to late.. i dont read the board to much any more.. but isnt the system pressurized.. for some reason im thinking there are.. thats what helps feed the fuel.. so if this is true.. it could mean you have a leak of some sort some where.. in the system.. and...
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