Thread: Anybody in excavation?????

Originally Posted by disco_mitch

Work on wages or self employed what do you like what dou you hate is it as good as it seems is it hard to get into

Couldn't you dig up some comas, uncover any full stops or question marks?

Originally Posted by disco_mitch

Work on wages or self employed what do you like what dou you hate is it as good as it seems is it hard to get into

I like the fresh air,don't like the dirty surrondings,Derbyshire boulder clay is very hard to get into,clags ya fork up sum'at terrible.

earthmoving is a bit of an art form, theres plenty of people out there who can do the job, doing it well, on the otherhand, is something very few can manage

Hi I have spent 20 years in excavation, started with a bob cat and worked up to 20 t excavators. There is a lot to learn, digging to correct levels or a trench with the correct fall for instance. Not to mention working around existing underground services.

Hours are long, work is often stressful but the moneys fairly good once you know what your doing.

Spent a year working on the Citylink tunnels and earned 80 k plus, but there was little time to do anything but work, sleep and eat.

Andrew

After 40 years in excavations, self employed for this time. Here are my observations -

• You go through good times and bad times and the best way to ride out the bad times is to not have too much debt and manage your business well. Seek out a person who is successful in business, who you know manages debt well for advice.
• Working for yourself requires paperwork and if you are allergic to it, it will be a problem.
• Market research pricing that is competitive and yet viable for you. There is fine line between success and failure.
• Be very careful of bad debts: get paid before you leave job.
• You have to be able to do your own maintenance.
• Can be very rewarding.
• At the end of the day it comes down to the individual. Some people are born to be wage earners and others thrive on working for themselves. These people are self starters and don't need help to get them out of bed, early in the morning.
• As already said, there is an art to it, that has to be learned on the job.
• My wife says, that if you are in a relationship you need 100% support from your partner. Work as a team and it will flow. Be honourable with all dealings. You build up a profile and it is the difference between ringing you or someone else.
• Given my time over again, I would still do it. I would like nothing more than drive a dozer. Still have one of my own, but wouldn't mind a job even now at retirement age.
• Hope this helps you decide. Wish you all the best in your endeavours.

i work with all machinery (diggers, backhoes, dozers etc) and its a lot easier to work on the big projects and very easily make 120k ++ per year, do a course and get some tickets then start on a large project as a labourer which still makes 90k atleast and if the leading hands know you have tickets then if they get stuck for an operator they will give you a go, also quarries are a good place to get experiance as they dont care who they put in a machine since most people dont last anyway

lol and i can happily leave the dozers to patch, put me in my digger doing final trim any day lol

give this bloke a call, he's pretty good at diggin holes