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Fertilizer Time

Posted on November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 by qball45
Fertilizer Time

When you are asked if you are interested in driving semi tendering fertilizer for the Co-Op the only correct answer is “when do I need to be there?”   Waiting in line to load the first load of the day.   Made it to the field.   After a full load and a partial I’m […]

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Building A Pond 

Posted on November 5, 2016 by qball45
Building A Pond 

I spent all day Thursday and Friday hauling excavation material.  Our task being to build a water run-off retention pond for a newly constructed building.  

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Good Morning!    

Posted on November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 by qball45
Good Morning!    

Good morning !  It’s November 3rd and it looks like it’ll be another beautiful fall day here in Minnesota.  A gorgeous sunrise is always a nice start to the day.  

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Load My Own Load

Posted on November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 by qball45
Load My Own Load

After delivering a load of sand the crew asked a coworker and I if we’d go load ourselves with class 5 gravel at a pit just a few miles from the job site.  Even though it’d been more than fifteen years since I had been in the cab of a loader I was able to […]

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Wash Or Go Home

Posted on November 2, 2016November 2, 2017 by qball45
Wash Or Go Home

With the construction season winding down dump truck work is starting to get sporadic.  When the Boss indicates that you have two options, either come in late and work for only a few hours or wash equipment, the choice is rather easy.  I washed a pair of dozers and the washbay floor.  (I should have […]

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Parts Run! 

Posted on November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 by qball45
Parts Run! 

The Boss asked if I’d make a run to take a paver track for warranty replacement.  With the torn track unloaded and the new one loaded I was on my way back to the shop.   The Boss met me outside by the warehouse to help unload.  I asked how he thought we should get […]

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A Week Doing A Bit Of Everything 

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 by qball45
A Week Doing A Bit Of Everything 

This week ended up being filled with a little bit of everything including some new experiences.   Try as I might I simply am not able to recall what I did on Monday.  I vaguely remember spending a couple of hours at the asphalt plant hauling 1/2″ rock from the quarry.   On Tuesday I […]

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Truck Weight Is Off

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 by qball45
Truck Weight Is Off

After hauling a load of asphalt mix, only using part of the load, toploading the cleanup scrap, dumping off on the recycle pile hours after loading hot mix I went on to haul some class 5 gravel.  I noticed that the first load was a bit heavier than expected but I paid it no mind. […]

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Uncomfortable Delivery 

Posted on October 8, 2016November 2, 2017 by qball45
Uncomfortable Delivery 

Late Friday afternoon the call came across the radio asking for three volunteers to deliver three loads of gravel to a residential customer.  Naturally, I volunteered to stay a bit late to get one of those loads delivered.  This wasn’t as simple as originally thought.  The customer required delivery in the alley behind the house. […]

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Today Was A Bit Unusual 

Posted on October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 by qball45
Today Was A Bit Unusual 

My day started with a phone call from the boss asking if I was interested in making a trip to the Twin Cities.  (turns out it was Farmington)  Not being one for telling the boss no, naturally I said “sure why not.”   I was asked to return this funny looking contraption after loading it […]

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