Snowplowing in Chicago, guess what machine I'm driving

[TurboBuRick]

We plow one of the biggest rail yards in the world. This last storm kicked my azz. 30 hrs streight. The money is nice but the older I get the harder it is to do it.

Can anyone guess what kind of machine I'm driving?

 

[Dewey]

Looks like a grader to me.

 

[notacarlo]

John Deere 670? Fun fun fun.

 

[cruzn57]

Cat motor grader

not sure which model,

is this the same cat that makes the cranks and girdles??? LOL

 

[Freight Train]

train ramp

looks like a piggyback loading facility,,,you work for the RR?

 

[RUQWKNF]

Is that the Homewood yard?

 

[rpk250]

Thanks for keeping ou roads clean. Driving to work at 5 in the morning wasn't to bad.

 

[TurboBuRick]

Looks like a grader to me.

You got it

John Deere 670? Fun fun fun.

Champion 790

looks like a piggyback loading facility,,,you work for the RR?

The company I work for does

Is that the Homewood yard?

Bedford Park CSX

 

[strikeeagle]

You call THAT snow? j/k! You guys bust your butts, and are greatly appreciated!

strike

 

[TurboBuRick]

You call THAT snow? j/k! You guys bust your butts, and are greatly appreciated!

strike

Thanks Strike,
JMV is our name, do you know the yard?

 

[strikeeagle]

Thanks Strike,
JMV is our name, do you know the yard?

Nope, but I know your type. You guys are out there in the middle of the night, no sleep, no food, freezing your azzez off, keeping things moving for the rest of us...

strike

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

Here were my headaches here recently... Not the tool boxes, look in the background.
1250 JLG
125' genie

Today at 6° I was working on a 135' boom with multiple issues. I almost walked out for a extended weekend at 9am Ive been there for almost 10 years....

I need a stress relief machine.

I love machines, been working on them for awhile.

BW

 

[gnsrule]

I thought motorgraders were old school for plowing snow. The last time I was at the airport(Ohare) plowing snow, I ran a 30' large blade. Talk about moveing some snow. We dumped it in a snow melter capable of burning 600 gal of fuel an hour. That was for Aero Snow. BTW, If your runnin the grader, I need to see your card. A co worker plows at the bedford yard also, maybe you know him. Frank F. or a short chick named Caroline. I work the day job w/ both of them.
Sorry to hear about the JLG lift your working on. Were starting to go thru hoses in the knuckel boom and to replace the hoses properly, you gotta take the boom apart. Screw that. Of the lifts we got, I'll take a Grove or Marklift any day.

Later,
Craig

 

[Turbo Indian]

Here were my headaches here recently... Not the tool boxes, look in the background.
1250 JLG
125' genie

Today at 6° I was working on a 135' boom with multiple issues. I almost walked out for a extended weekend at 9am Ive been there for almost 10 years....

I need a stress relief machine.

I love machines, been working on them for awhile.

BW

pays good to move them but a PITA to load some times, especially the 125' & larger. you work for RSC?

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

United Rentals Used to be U.S. Rentals till United bought out U.S 7 years ago.

The 150 JLG has to be the biggest pain to load over the sides of a trailer.


BW

 

[Turbo Indian]

United Rentals Used to be U.S. Rentals till United bought out U.S 7 years ago.

The 150 JLG has to be the biggest pain to load over the sides of a trailer.


BW

oh yea we have United here in Charlotte. I don't haul for them, I've been in there a few times talking to the mgr. a friend of mine has been hauling for them for quite some time.

 

[gnsrule]

I must be missing something here, why would you side load them on the trailers. We run em up and down the ramps streight w/ the basket to the front or rear.

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

I must be missing something here, why would you side load them on the trailers. We run em up and down the ramps streight w/ the basket to the front or rear.

You can drive right up and load the 135' and smaller booms and tuck the basket under the boom.

The 150' JLG is a completely different machine. When transporting it, the frame of the machine sits on the trailer and the wheels and tires hang off the sides. Its a big sob.


Here a few months ago, we had 2 on a jobsite.

JARP Equipment: Boom Lifts: 2003 JLG 150HAX

JLG

 

[Quick6'n'-K.C.]

I must be missing something here, why would you side load them on the trailers. We run em up and down the ramps streight w/ the basket to the front or rear.

You can drive right up and load the 135' and smaller booms and tuck the basket under the boom.

The 150' JLG is a completely different machine. When transporting it, the frame of the machine sits on the trailer and the wheels and tires hang off the sides. Its a big sob.


Here a few months ago, we had 2 on a jobsite.

Edit: this is just a picture i picked off the internet.

JARP Equipment: Boom Lifts: 2003 JLG 150HAX

JLG