Reply to dpendzic:
Bumpus---have you ever run a bulldozer???
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I don't understand why you are asking this question ! ! !
But my answer is YES
My first peace of equipment was a tablespoon from my Mothers kitchen
to dig holes in my Dad's driveway.
Then it was a shovel, pick, and hoe ... along with a rototiller.
Worked with push and riding lawnmowers.
I owned and operated my own 550 Case
Ran a D9 Cat and a Euclid dozer and 2-TD11's and others
John Deere backhoes and endloaders ( rubber tired and track )
Case backhoes and endloaders ( rubber tired and track )
Kobelco Track Excavator
Owned 2 single axle a one tandem dumptrucks
Owned and drove 3 different tractor trailers
Drove many different dumptrucks ( single / dandem / triaxle )
5/7/10/13/15/18/20 speed trans.
Operated 35 and 50 Ton end dump trucks Cat / International / Euclid
Operated 50 ton Linkbelt hydraulic crane
Operated 50 ton American Conventional crane
Operated 30 ton Bantam hydraulic crane
Operated other 10 /18 / 20 / 30 / ton cranes and boomtrucks
Don't know if this helps you but still wondering why you asked the question.
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