I spent some years in a civil engineer unit in the army, had to be cross trained on all the equipment so we all got to play on everything. Built alot of roads through the mountains in Honduras and Panama.

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99 Quad Cab, 4wd, Drag Comp W/Pump Wire & Boost Elbow installed, K&N Air Canon, MBRP exhaust, Belt Drive Lift Pump and bottom Bulkhead feed from the tank, Isspro EV Pyrometer, Boost Gauge, Fuel Pressure Gauge, DT Pro Fab Trac Bar, South Bend 13-1.25 Con O Clutch, Ranch Hand Bumper, Borgeson Steering Shaft, Black Silicone Boots, 2" Lift Soft Ride Front Coils, Solenoid High Idle Kit, Bilstein 5100 HD Shocks, Rickson 19.5 Wheels w/Hancoock Rubber, HD Maxx Link Sway Bar Links, Superlift dual front stabilizer, EGR Brakes Front and Back, RV275 Injector's, Blue Chip VP44, Prodigy brake controller, B&W Gooseneck hitch and more I can't remember right now. Not to mention more to come I'm sure.
374.2/846.7 at 30psi

I put about 150 hrs on a JD 450 dozer, 80 hrs on a Komatsu D21 dozer, 40 hrs on a JD backhoe with extenda boom all doing excavation on my own 5 acre property. Have since purchased my own Mitsubishi BD2E dozer (put 45hrs on it) It's now for sale since were selling the property.
Have also ran Bobcat, ride on trencher, small (27hp) JD tractor with front end loader and the neighbors Mitsubishi M70 excavator some (16,000#). I love running equipment.

Its all like second nature to me. I grew up on the farm running on my own since the age of 9 or so (100 acre field with dad just across the way, so pretty much direct supervision) and now I run a forklift in a steel mill moving finished coils. I use the term forklift loosely cause the boom is rated to 80,000lbs and its got a single ram instead of forks. Its a good job but I wish I was back at my old company sometimes, running haul trucks, Dozers (been up to a D7R, but john deere 850's mostly) loaders, excavators, the whole nine yards.

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02.5 2500 4X4 reg cab white HO 6spd. Edge comp, TST comp, and Bosch RV 275 sticks. Stacks by me to roll the coal. Walbro lift pump/filter big line setup, Multi function shifter stick, Solenoid High Idle. LED's All over it
Black smoke is just advertised horsepower!!!
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I run a couple different front end loaders at the sawmill, A Volvo/Michigan, and 2 Komatsu's. Have also run a Clark log skidder a few times too.

yea i work for a company when im not in school and ive run a scraper to a loader which is what im running now. all of them CATS. grew up around then my dad been runing them all his life. when i get out of highschool i plan on being a operator. but until thne i just runin them part time durin the summer.

Yeah I'm an operator. Started running dump truck at 18, and at 20 was running equipment. Sewer and water for 3 years and a dirtball up till present time. Really love running a blade, but where I'm at running dozer gets a lot more hours. Out of 12 seasons, so far I've seen 10 winters off so gotta really pound the hours when I can.

Personally I can say I'm living my childhood dream . How many suits behind a desk can say that ??

Smartin

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Arctic white '05 quad cab
manny tranny, 4 wheel drive
Whilly's whistler intake, skinny kitty, 5" smoke shooters.

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I've been running stuff since I was 17. Cross trained on wrenches. Now I'm a Case tech, best part is test runs!
My buddy started running stuff when he was 12 or less. I remember seeing a white hardhat bouncing around behind the steering wheel on a 72-21 Terex. When I started part time for his dad, the Terex still had wooden blocks fastened to the pedals!

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Ol' green '92 with the big shiny tubey thingys

Full time operator for a gravel company.

Most of my days are spent in either a 500 or 600 Komatsu loader.

Had planty of time in track hoes up to a 750 Hitachi.

Drive highway dump truck when things get slow.

Right now mainly running the loaders and either a crusher or washplant.

O and I got to spend about 8 hrs. on a new D8 cat today making more realestate for the pit I am running.

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Jason Hayes, Aberdeen WA

2000 Quad Cab 4x4 LB CTD Auto

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I do dirtwork/erosion control for a large pipeline company.

A ditch digger here you guys might look at joining Heavy Equipment Forums

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I just move'em from here to there, name i've probably been in it.

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I am an operator in the navy I have run about everything from tractor trailers to backhoes and dozers. one thing you wont find me in is a fork lift I used to run one when I was a kid at my dads work now they just aren't as much fun as an excavator or any of the other big pieces.

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95 Dodge 3500 ext drw. Goerend v/b and t/c, stock 215 inj, 180p-pump, 3k gsk, 10 plt, BHAF, schied cam, 4" turbo to side exit exhaust, cowl induction hood, and more to come....

I am a Project manager for a commercial construction company. Every now and then when I get bored on the jobsite I will jump on a piece of equipment and help out.The guys dont mind, I'm pretty good.

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I went from playing with my Ertl case 580E backhoe in the sandbox to running them now. I used to work for a excavation company but recently quit to take on the fam business but I miss it! boom truck/dump truck/dozer/skid-steers/mini's/ loaders/ fork trucks/ backhoes. just give me a set of keys and Im good to go!

Im currently the maintenance guy at our company so Im stuck on the mower and kubota B2400 tractor/loader but were poking "babyfat" to sell us a Kubota BX24 TLB (tractor loader backhoe) its small but I worked the old man into getting it and it will have to replace our 455 JD lawnmower so it had to be small.

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1990 W350 LE Project Restoration
2001 2500 DTT,3rd gen head, TWIN TURBOS Stage 2 MONSTER pump!
2006 2500 4x4 5" exhaust, H2 rims, Smarty JR, AFE stg 1, B&W GN

I don't get to run anything on a regular basis, but have run a lot of different farm equipment, track hoes, back hoes, lifts and skid steers. I'm currently trying to come up with the money to pick up an ASV Posi-Trac with yard bucket, grapple bucket, forks, and blade.