I was an Equipment Operator in the Navy for 7 years. Does that count? I've run cranes on a floating drydock for submarines at Point Loma, Ca. LGP D8s in Antartica with pony motors, 950 loader with Detroit Diesel engines mounted on an extended frame for powering a hydraulic pump for a snowblower. Keith

 

tower crane operater hear. if your driving down hwy270 in STL and pass up st johns hospital, give me a honk and blow some smoke

 

I use to run 2 articulated Payloaders at an old job. One was an IN Hough 100 payloader and the other was a Kawasaki 75z. The old Hough had some power behind it but everything on was worn out and gave a very rough ride. work great for doing the big and dirty jobs. The Kawasaki was smaller, easier to manuver, had a better ride, and it was powered by a 175 hp 12 5.9 Cummins. Nice machine but it was limited to certain jobs when the Hough could be used for more. Also ran a few Case 580 and Ford 555 Backhoes, a pony start D2 with a hydaulic blade, couple old Oliver tracked loaders, a Hitachi and John Deere excavator (some call it a trackhoe), and a bunch of various farm tractors and equipment.

 

read my NAME started servicing 988CATS when i was 17 . Been in the landfill biz for 22 years and am now a general manager for the 2 nd largest waste company in the U.S. Funny thing is I unlike most my counterparts actually got my start operating .
when my operators see my coming they usually know they have to go do something else cause i am going to take over for a while.

list : 627 B-E ,D8 Kthru T ,D7 H-R ,225 thru 245 , D200 - D400 ADTs 826 -836 Trashcompactors and many many more in between THERE is nuthin else that compares to what we get to do

 

I worked at a landfill in RI back in the early '80's . Most of the equipment was new JD - 755 , 855 , 644 and a Rex compactor . We also had a Fiat Allis 41B . That thing was huge .
But for you blade hands here's some info on the new John Deere
http://www.constructionequipment.com...5&rid=11887711

 

Do Skidders count? a 98 deer 548g and 99 548 g. always fun

 

I work at a rock, sand gravel plant in the So Cal desert. Currently running a Cat 980H and will be getting a 988H soon as I have to travel too far.

I've been running Yellow Iron for a bit over 10 years now and have run any loader, dozer, backhoe and excavator Cat has made just about. About the only 2 things I don't do are scrapers and cranes.

 

Im a member of the Operating Engineers local 825 here in Jersey. I run anything from dirt to asphalt equipment Love running the DEERE 650 excavators and the 1050 dozers...But the last few years I've been stuck running a paver in the airports and highways

 

I to work at a landfill, county landfill that is. Been there for 5 years ran equipment 5 years before that. I run 623 scraper, 966 loader, 320 ex. IT28, R.I.P 826 compactor, and a old school D8. The new kids on the block are a high track 6, and a 525 Al-Jon compacter.

 

Greetings Brother. Local 12 I.U.O.E. in Southern California here.

 

Up here in B.C. I'm a member of Local 115 Operating Engineers