here is an article about a job i was on in 99, scottsbluff neb road runner 2001 the archeologist would catch a scraper on the way back to the cut and with his hands tell you to take this much. he uncovered alot of cool fossils, they were preserved perfectly in the sand,as soon as they were uncovered he would poor a plaster of paris type liquid over it, wait for it to harden then extract it. since he had the authority to shut us down we were more than happy to help.
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637slayer, Was this a job that Ames did, I know they were in the area in the early '00s doing some work. Just curious.
What type of fossils?
we were subcontracted to do the dirtwork the main contractor Western did the paving. they uncovered a new species, a little horse looking thing that was no bigger than a large pig, and alot of other fossils. since i cant figure out how to do the link, if you type in road runner 2001, its about the 3rd or 4th one down it shows some pretty cool pics. the scraper is a 641.
Here's the link: Road Runner 2001 That is the correct link isn't it?
thanx again countryboy that was the one.i wish i would have taken more pictures of that job myself. 637g, ames did the next stretch the year after we were done,i have a friend who ran a scraper for them.how do you like your g? how long have you been running it?the company i work for has 1 ive run it quite abit and liked it alot especially the new controls,thought it was pretty rough riding though, some one was telling me that she ran a 37g2,which i have heard nothing about, have you heard of a g2?
Hey 637slayer, Unfortunately I am not an operator, only a field engineer. I've always been fascinated with scrapers and I'm finally working for a contractor that has something bigger than a 627E. We currently run 631E series II's being shoved with a 9T and 627F/G's. From what I have heard about the G's, most like how the controls are set up. Ames occasionally has a few 631G's running around town, but there is not a lot of big dirt jobs being let right now. There is a company out of Colorado Springs that has upgraded portions of their fleet with early production 631G's as well as late model G's. Another local contractor has two 637G's in their line up, but those are the only ones I know of that are working in Denver. There are plenty of 637D/E models, but I would say 80-85% are sitting right now. I've never heard of a g2? How much work have you done in Nebraska?
the company i worked for platte valley cons. is from grande island ne. the job outside scottsbluff is the only ne job ive been on, we always worked here in wy. so you get to work around heavy equipment all the time, get paid the big bux, plus you dont have any operator health probs sounds like you got a pretty good deal, thats what i run right now is a 37e2, and its a pretty good scraper, if the hitch is working right it rides good when the hitch malfunctions its a piece of junk.
Did Platte Valley do a lot of dirt work for Simon out in Wyoming? I know before the French company bought them out (Simon that is) they had some D9's and old 631 pans sitting outside of the yard in No. Platte, but I was too young to remember much more than that. After the buyout, they all disappeared.
maybe 1 or 2 back in the early 90s on a couple i 80 jobs but im not positive.