Hey Pops - got my blade all polished up!

Hey Oil Slick,

I am in shock, man it looks good. When I see you tomorrow or Friday, remind me to give you a OPERATOR badge we had made up for Tulare. You are coming round there Oil Slick, I am proud of you Son. I smiled when you commented on how the Mighty D4 is more balanced. You know, some cats out fitted just right, realy click, and others are out of balance or they don't feel right. When you get on a balanced Cat, and it has a good feel to it, your bubble in your behind will let you get some good work done. Good job son. Is D4e bringing the High Horse down on his back haul?

mike looks great!!! hopefully i willl be able to do that someday!!! if im lucky!!!

Hey Oil Slick,

I am not sure, maybe you can help me be the judge on this one, but I think Dalton(LCM) might just open a swimming pool business. We can Check it out this week end, when he keeps digging swimming pools while trying to make a level pass. Only time will tell. Hey LCM, don't feel bad about me teasing, heck Oil slick had to pay his dues, jeez man, he started out making olympic size ones. :fish2:, LOL

LCM will soon graduate from swimming pools to RR tracks. Glad to hear he is getting some very good instructional seat time.

before this weekend my gas 22 was the only crawler i have ever operated, just in the last two days i have operated a D2, D4, D6 now today i may operate a D7!!! hand clutches are way different then foot!!!

Hey LCS,

Take Little Cat Steps, cheez man, tomorrow you'll want to run the D8. LOL:faint2:

Looks good Mike. .backdragging, er sharpening the cutting edge not only wipes out tracks but can cover a multitude of sins as well 👍😆

Gee Wizz Pops you don't even let me operate your D8. Am I getting booted out for LCM????

No High Output this year. The Big Red KW passes everything but a fueling station with the D8 on board. It's just to expensive to truck it down then turn around and take it back up for your play day.

OG. when I started the pad I was cutting about 2 1/2' wind rows to make about 5-6' of fill. I was not back dragging during this time just dozing. Once I got the pad close I started on the high side with the blade angled rolling the dirt down hill while keeping the cat level. Now I moved up a half width and back draged with the blade angled the other way. Seems like good buisness to back drag cuz I'm making progress in both directions and time is money.

My grandfather did some dozer work back in the 40's for a man down the road.
When he finished he told the man what the bill was, but he only paid half.
My grandfather asked him what the problem was with paying the full amount, and his response was
"you were backing up half the time, I am only going to pay you for when you were pushing dirt"

Needless to say that was the last time my grandfather did any work for him!