DJ54
Elite Member
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2009
- Messages
- 4,227
- Location
- Carroll, Ohio
- Tractor
- IH Farmall 656 gas/ IH 240 Utility/ 2, Super C Farmalls/ 2, Farmall A's/ Farmall BN/McCormick-Deering OS-6/McCormick-Deering O-4/ '36 Farmall F-12/ 480 Case hoe. '65 Ford 2000 3 cyl., 4 spd. w/3 spd Aux. Trans
Joined the Operating Engineers Apprenticeship program in '73. Also started as summer help at ODOT, until a job opened in Construction. Gas Embargo hit in '73, and pretty well shut down big construction for more than several years. Got on ODOT full time, but stayed in the apprenticeship for 3 years, but never on a job.
Stayed with ODOT for 32 years, the last 17 years operating heavy equipment in 7 counties. Retired at age 50 with full benefits. As I look back, glad I stuck with it.
Collected antique, and classic, mostly IH tractors, and David Bradley garden tractors, and a few Fairbanks-Morse throttling-govenor engines over the years.
Now in to trail riding horses, horsecamping, and volunteer maintaining bridle trails in State/Federal Parks & Forests.
That has been put on hold for the last few years, after buying the homplace where I grew up, and prepping to suit my needs now with all my animals, and toys...
Life is good..!!
Stayed with ODOT for 32 years, the last 17 years operating heavy equipment in 7 counties. Retired at age 50 with full benefits. As I look back, glad I stuck with it.
Collected antique, and classic, mostly IH tractors, and David Bradley garden tractors, and a few Fairbanks-Morse throttling-govenor engines over the years.
Now in to trail riding horses, horsecamping, and volunteer maintaining bridle trails in State/Federal Parks & Forests.
That has been put on hold for the last few years, after buying the homplace where I grew up, and prepping to suit my needs now with all my animals, and toys...
Life is good..!!