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J. Peterson Grading · #11 06-14-2011, 11:12 PM

Todays pics.

Picked up and got to use our rental scout today.

Seems to work pretty well, and speeds things up quite a bit.

Cell phone pics.

stuvecorp · #12 06-15-2011, 12:16 AM

Do you think the Scout can last?

bobcat_ron · #13 06-15-2011, 03:29 PM

They are still better and faster than the small Morooka and Yanmar dumpers, and you can carry a victim with you while you go bush whacking.
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J. Peterson Grading · #14 06-15-2011, 11:19 PM

We had yet another rain day today, so I took the guys on a field trip over to the American Pickers Shop In Leclaire Iowa. Then we went to the John Deere Pavilion.

I got to play with a Deere Excavator Simulator that was there. Granted I had to fight it out with some 8 year olds, but I did get some "Seat Time"

Pretty cool deal. You could feel the platform move and react the same way an excavator does when you pull in a big bucket. You could chose control patterns, and you had to load a truck during the simulation. But, I must have been sitting in a 50D or something, because it took like 50 buckets to fill a D250 Deere/Bell truck.

The guys told me I had my mean operator face on, and I had a small groups of kids watching me play the gam,.. I mean run the machine.

J.

murray83 · #15 06-16-2011, 07:38 AM

Now we know what you really want for fathers day lol

ksss · #16 06-16-2011, 09:14 AM

Deere had that "simulator" at ConExpo. Pretty cool. I would look to have one at home.

bobcat_ron · #17 06-16-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ksss

Deere had that "simulator" at ConExpo. Pretty cool. I would look to have one at home.

What? Then you are taking your work home with you.

Forget that, give me a woman simulator instead, I can practice using my pick up lines with a simulated hot babe.

J. Peterson Grading · #18 06-16-2011, 09:49 PM

I thought your woman simulator was in the palm of your hand...

J.

bobcat_ron · #19 06-16-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Peterson Grading

I thought your woman simulator was in the palm of your hand...

J.

Naww, ever since my hand tremors started I've had to resort to other methods and techniques. And I exceeded my BlackBerry monthly downloading limit. Damn smart phones.