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My least favorite job

reddot556 ยท 2010-08-07 18:11

i soooo hate loading trucks..got to do it with a kobelco 480..never ran one before but i was impressed..very smooth with good power..have to say tho..the cab sucks..ac isnt very good and could not adjuct the seat to my liking..also..25 trucks..all indian drivers..not a one very sharp..there were a few high dumps today

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  1. #1Dusty Roads2010-08-07 18:36

    I will be glad to trade with ya,you can draw my UI check and I will load trucks till the cows come home. :woohoo

  2. #2mitch5042010-08-07 18:38

    Yeah, loading is kind of mind-numbing isn't it? What did you expect though, they are Truckdrivers after all. BTW, nice job on the foreman's pickup.

  3. #3joispoi2010-08-08 06:50

    From the title, I was expecting to see a set of tracks caked in clay and a hand shovel. If loading trucks is your least favorite job, what's your favorite?

  4. #4reddot5562010-08-08 13:31

    hmmm..i would have to say digging about 20' deep down a busy street with lots of obstacles in the way..keeps you on your game

  5. #5joispoi2010-08-08 14:21

    :drinkup

  6. #6j.r.2010-08-13 01:08

    when i started at my company i was on a 345 me loading trucks all day everyday and loved it .then they had an opening on a pipe crew and i took it to try something new. putting water/sewer/storm in the ground deep pulling a box and digging around utilities is way more involved and keeps me on my toes. i think i would get bored in a heart beat if i went back to loading trucks all day.

  7. #7qball2010-08-15 22:42

    man, i love banging out trucks.

  8. #895zIV2010-08-15 23:19

    OH MY GOD!!! That's not a OSHA approved trench, your banks aren't sloped and YOU POSTED PICTURES OF THE TRUCKS IN THE CUT!! Are you out of your mind? :lmao Loading trucks all day is like driving one on short hauls, it's just downright mind numbing. ointhead

  9. #9bobbarker2010-08-16 11:18

    Try feeding >100,000 tons mud through a crusher. Same pad day in day out, pick turn dump repeat. Gets a little repetitive.

  10. #10CM19952010-08-16 11:32

    Welcome to the Forums Bob!:drinkup

  11. #11reddot5562010-08-17 20:02

    LOL!!!!..please dont tell him about this post..he'll go crazy

  12. #12ditchbitch2010-09-24 21:51

    100% agree with ya

  13. #13monster truck2010-09-24 22:02

    I can sit and load trucks all day every day and it never gets old!

  14. #14NL1CAT2010-09-25 05:43

    x2 on that

  15. #15dynahoescott2010-09-25 11:30

    loading trucks loading trucks is not my favorite operation but it is far from the worst. I agree with q, Ilike loading tandems too as long as there is some room under the power lines if its in the street. Loading over the wires sucks but it has to be done sometimes. in the open field, forget about it, let the trucks RIP!