Got to brag a little

[Dozerboy]

I have always though I was pretty good equipment operator, but never had any real proof. I have never been though of as the "best" at any of the companies I worked for. Some dealers ETC put on Equipment Rodeos where operators show off there skills doing certain tasks. I got my first shot at one last week. Well I took 3rd after doing really well on the first 2 evens despite a penalty and was in good position to take 1st. 1 event left on a machine that I'm the strongest on and I choked. But it was still good enough to beat the "Best" operator at our company who got 5th. I got a $150 and a nice belt buckle.

There is going to be a national event in Vegas at the end of the year to see who is the best in North America. The winner wins a '12 cummins for himself and a skidsteer for their company. I could possibly make it to nationals as a wildcard, so fingers crossed.

Here is an example of the last events national winner in 2007.
[YOUTUBE]4FQ1H7b87UE[/YOUTUBE]

 

[THEREDDEVIL]

Damn stupid phone won't let me see it. What's ur YouTube tag?

 

[JD Dave]

Very nice congrats and good luck.

 

[SgtKilroy]

Am I the only one not seeing the link/video/picture/whatever?

 

[JoshH]

Congrats on the strong finish. Here's the video.

[youtube]4FQ1H7b87UE[/youtube]

 

[jraymer]

Nice. I always liked Case controls over others. When is the Vegas event?

 

[RichLMM]

thats awesome nice job get the cummins an trade it in on a dmax! ha!

 

[JD4440]

Wow, I'm pretty fair but never could I do that. My eyes are too bad to see with it that dark in the first place.

 

[SmokeShow]

I'm volunteering as help at an equipment rodeo next wknd. We'll see what the boys got!

 

[blk smoke lb7]

wow very cool and congrats that doesnt look very easy and yes get the cummins and trade it on a d max :thumb:

 

[SgtKilroy]

Damn... Nice!

 

[THRASH]

Sweet!! Cool vid

 

[Dozerboy]

Nice. I always liked Case controls over others. When is the Vegas event?

They had pilot controls just like most things now days. They did have some 3 and 4 lever with the swing petals there on display. Its been a few years but I was pretty good on them at one time. My biggest problem was how fast Cases are. I have only spent a little time on one and that was 5 years ago. I haven't even ran a TBL in at least 4 years. I'm use to 30ton hoes. So between my nervous and that it cost me 1st. If I get picked for a wildcard I'm going to have my boss rent me a Case to run for the week before. Unless he don't want a free skidsteer.

In January sometime here is there site www.caserodeoseries.com

I'm volunteering as help at an equipment rodeo next wknd. We'll see what the boys got!

Is it one of the Case ones? If not who putting it on need to keep any eye out for them I had a blast?

 

[02dirty]

I work for john Deere here in salt lake and participated in a rodeo 2 weeks ago I'm good but not that good. .
Congrats that's sweet

 

[ocwelder]

Nice Job manm Thats dam good :thumb:

 

[ecc_33]

the "State" employee's have these every year. They use dump trucks too. They are fun.

 

[SmokeShow]

The one I'm going to I think is just internal to a solid waste co we do engr work for. The co is Republic Waste. Not sure what all they do. I can bout guaranty you there ain't a one of them on the landfill that could do that! LOL

I've done CQA work watching a const crew that their supervisor could bout tie a pair of shoe laces with a hoe. He's pretty good. The equip I've been around though, is well used and doubt, even if the operator could do it, the equip/hydraulics are too jumpy to do that tight of work.

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Cool stuff!!! LBX had something like that at Con Expo, but I was afraid to try it out infront of everyone lol

 

[jraymer]

They had pilot controls just like most things now days. They did have some 3 and 4 lever with the swing petals there on display. Its been a few years but I was pretty good on them at one time. My biggest problem was how fast Cases are. I have only spent a little time on one and that was 5 years ago. I haven't even ran a TBL in at least 4 years. I'm use to 30ton hoes. So between my nervous and that it cost me 1st. If I get picked for a wildcard I'm going to have my boss rent me a Case to run for the week before. Unless he don't want a free skidsteer.

Yeah thats the ones that I am familiar with is the 4 lever and swing pedals. The pilot controls just feel weird to me lol. Yea Cases seem a lot faster than others, faster than Cats anyways. Case is all my old company used to use.

Good luck and hope ya make the wild card spot. :thumb: