Bored in Iraq....

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take care of yourself over there and make sure to keep in touch

[KDXSR5]

when you get there have a bunch of your buddys log on and we can get an official troop thread going

That would be pretty cool

[John Doe]

when you get there have a bunch of your buddys log on and we can get an official troop thread going

I agree, but sadly I am the only person in my unit who thinks there truck belongs some place other then the mall.

[Doof]

thats kinda sucky... is there a bulletin bored somewhere around camp that you can post a piece of papers saying this and what not?

im sure plenty of people on here would agree that the troop thread would be important

[79coyotefrg]

I agree, but sadly I am the only person in my unit who thinks there truck belongs some place other then the mall.

[John Doe]

Gee, I get back from my R&R and lucky me...... I have a dozer now 
Ive been busy expanding our motor pool. I am like a little kid, I love my tonka Toys 
I'll get some pictures when I get a chance.

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tonka toys haha

[John Doe]

My new Toy, she may be old, but she gets the job done 
I'll post pics of my work when its done.

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good camo paint job on it as well.

old and reliable, how it should be.

[John Doe]

good camo paint job on it as well.

old and reliable, how it should be.

You say that now, but when you operate it all day as it kicks up so much dust that you have to stop and let it settle before going again.
Ive also gotten spoiled by fully enclosed heated and a/c'd cabs 

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didnt think about the dust. ac, bet alot of your buddies over there wish they had that

[Doof]

spoiled right there...the only "heavy" machinery i get to play with is a forklift with a 12,500lb lift max, and occationaly an Extend a lift. that thing is fun...but all the other toys we have i cant use   

no cabs with heat or a/c either

[John Doe]

I have a bit of a laundry list at my disposal.....
d7 Cat dozer, 22ton crane, 40ton crane, s160 bobcat with 4 attachments, John Deer 230 excavator, 2 SEE trucks (older crappy military back hoes). If I need 1 I can go borrow a 10k fork lift too. I'm licensed on all of those and trained on more.

[Doof]

 

hot damn that would be fun



you shouuld build a racecar track or a moto track

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hot damn that would be fun



you shouuld build a racecar track or a moto track

that would be so badass to see a couple tanks or somethin racing around a track . "damnit we're in last place, FIRE FIRE FIRE!!"

[Doof]

 

[John Doe]

that would be so badass to see a couple tanks or somethin racing around a track . "damnit we're in last place, FIRE FIRE FIRE!!"

[John Doe]

Probably wouldn't use Tanks though, We have enough John deer gators though   

[Doof]

those things are pretty fun to drive.... make a crawler course for em

[John Doe]

The area im working currently (in recent pic) would be perfect given the elevation changes, but sadly that idea just wouldnt pass by my superiors
 

[Doof]

they dont know whats it like then

[John Doe]

true that! Its all good, Im getting to learn to weld from 1 of our Mechanics

[Doof]

what is he teaching you?

all welding is super easy, minus tig on AL, but it just takes practice and the proper technique and its all good in the hood

[John Doe]

all in all I dont know. all i do know is most are welding here is Aluminum.

[Doof]

ive never tried that, it looks rough...

if your doing AL then its prob tig. im not sure what else you can weld AL with

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you can weld aluminum with a mig welder but it takes a certain kind of flux wire. tig is most likely what your gonna be learning to weld with

[Doof]

either way, your gunna have fun... o wear long sleves. arc burn sucks

[John Doe]

I know there not the same, but I cant complain. at least Im getting shown how.

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yep learin a new very usefull skill is always a good thing

[John Doe]

Now I really will be bored in Iraq.......
-Internet at my bedside (I was spoiled) is down
-My computer died of unknown causes, It took me 3 days on the phone with HP tech support (I sware it was out sourced to a middle eastern country, maybe India) to convince them to let me send it in to have them fix it
-The stater on my dozer was toast, the teeth on the gear were all screwed up ( no pic sorry) The Fly wheel will need to be replaced too. What pisses me off is that Dozer was so pose to be "Newly refurbished" obviously they didnt look at the starter.

Christmas wasnt too bad. A few boxes in the mail, plenty of cards.