hotdogs151a2
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Hello All:
I too was an equipment operator for a National Guard unit. When I got out of the USMC my hunting and fishing buddies were all members of that unit. After many attempts they talked me into trying it out. I fell in love with the 290 and 830. As Mr. abh3 stated "You had to be a man to run one all day long" It was very tough to run one all day long in our South Carolina 100+ heat and 99% RH. While you were cutting the floor boards would burn your feet with your boots on. Then they would cool off on your way the the fill site.
The old guys would say "If you can't run one out of fuel by the end of the day, you are not doing your job here". When the old 290's and 830's left and the Cat 629B were shipped to us, we all said "Now we have a scrapper" boy was we wrong. Now they use laser grading systems. The equipment operator does not have to think the "system" tells him what to do.
What would the WW II equipment operators do with a laser system? Don't you need battery power for the laser system? I guess they don't know about running a dozer by the "feel" in the seat of your pants.
I am adding some pictures of an 8 cu. yd. scrapper I run across, I am waiting on the Owner to contact me if he wants to sell. I have heard about a smaller version of the 290, 830 but this is the first one that i have seen.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
Thanks, Pvt. Hotdog
I too was an equipment operator for a National Guard unit. When I got out of the USMC my hunting and fishing buddies were all members of that unit. After many attempts they talked me into trying it out. I fell in love with the 290 and 830. As Mr. abh3 stated "You had to be a man to run one all day long" It was very tough to run one all day long in our South Carolina 100+ heat and 99% RH. While you were cutting the floor boards would burn your feet with your boots on. Then they would cool off on your way the the fill site.
The old guys would say "If you can't run one out of fuel by the end of the day, you are not doing your job here". When the old 290's and 830's left and the Cat 629B were shipped to us, we all said "Now we have a scrapper" boy was we wrong. Now they use laser grading systems. The equipment operator does not have to think the "system" tells him what to do.
What would the WW II equipment operators do with a laser system? Don't you need battery power for the laser system? I guess they don't know about running a dozer by the "feel" in the seat of your pants.
I am adding some pictures of an 8 cu. yd. scrapper I run across, I am waiting on the Owner to contact me if he wants to sell. I have heard about a smaller version of the 290, 830 but this is the first one that i have seen.
Thanks for listening to my ramblings.
Thanks, Pvt. Hotdog
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