6:30 A.M., the start of another day. We fuel, grease and do any required maintenance the night before. While I am moving boulders back from the cliff face, the blasting crew is loading the explosives.

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I took this video just after lunch today. As I was approaching the excavator, I captured a 360 degree video of our rock quarry. First the new "jaw" (not operational yet), The excavator I am sorting

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@roundhere All living things on Earth exploit their environment to survive and advance. Fossil fuels have been human’s greatest resource. It’s impossible to say, definitively, what other technology we

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I took this photo when I got to work Tuesday. I love the sunrise. I love the fresh start of a new day. Often I wonder "what is going to be special about this day"? The biggest question mark is

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6:30 A.M. I stepped out of my pickup when I got to our shop and this sunrise greeted me. My first task was to strip the overburden( loose rock, sand and dirt) from the next area we are going to have blasted.

The settling pond at our gravel pit builds up with silt and has to be cleaned out approximately 2 times per year. I am using a side dump trailer to haul the sludge because it is water tight and doesn't

Most days I drive truck, some days I operate. I jumped out of the Cat320 excavator I ran for 10 hrs. today and used my phone to shoot this video. I'm not sure why my phone won't auto rotate, next time

Dan flicked his turn signal and a few moments later engaged the jake brake. With light touches on the throttle he downshifted through 4 gears into low range. As he approached the stop sign at the

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“You can leave that with me.” Brannon said. Pointing to the tablet gripped tightly in her left hand. “Valuable items like that have a tendency to disappear here when you sleep.” D’Arla surveyed the

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