I'm really not into building stuff, I just support the construction, mining and logging industries

I don't think they're is any of that around here if not in the entire state.

logging I would guess not, but you can't have construction without mining

dnt listen to the chld,...
loggin in east texas, mineing central texas,.....look around fairfield, jewit area

I can't think of mining in Texas, I don't think we have any coal

i grew up right next to a large coal mine

Not coal young one, You can mine rock also. In order to have concrete you need rock, sand, and gravel. All of these things are to expensive to move long distances so wherever there is a construction boom there is a mine

i've never seen one

which means ****,....


there's alot of cement industry in this area, and in the hill country (austin),....which means there's mines,...

when you are driving down the road, look for odd placed hills along the road. they build burms on the edge of quarries to block some sound and hide them from public view. look for cement and dump trucks.

well I don't live in or near austin so I wouldn't know now would I?

Now I just need to find out what the pay is for my skills. I need to leave this area. The cost of living is to high and I'm sick of the political scene here. I really think I'm going to move back to Texas.

well then you souhldnt say there arent any here, now should you

i really dont think you'd have any trouble finding a job in the construction field

I said I 'don't think' not that there aren't any at all, I wasn't sure

there is a rock quarry at clay and bett in houston

well now you kno

I have to be sure there is enough construction to support my specialized niche. I repair Caterpillar machines and aerial equipment. There has to be a lot of machines to support me.
I guess I'll be contacting some shops next week to find out what is out there. I know the cost of living is lower there, but I wonder how much lower the pay is.

wouldnt you want to check with cat dealers?

And knowing is half the battle! (sorry couldn't resist)

Yes ma'am, thats my first stop. I work for one now so I shouldn't have to much problem getting in with another one.

i think the 2 biggies in tx are dar and holt

I know holt, they are one of the founding cat dealers. The first track type tractors were branded as holt.

i didnt know that

I'm sure you don't really care, but I'll post it anyway.


Benjamin Holt (1849 – 1920) was an American inventor who developed David Roberts' design for one of the first practical caterpillar tracks for use in tractors. The caterpillar type track is used to spread the weight of heavy agricultural and engineering vehicles out over a large area to prevent the vehicle from sinking into the mud. He acquired the patent from Richard Hornsby & Sons in 1914.

Sinking into the mud was a common problem in peat soil surrounding Stockton, California where Holt made his residence. Caterpillar tracks allowed practical cultivation on an industrial scale on the rich peat land.

Holt formed The Holt Manufacturing Company in the early 20th century. Caterpillar tracked tractors were credited as providing some inspiration for the invention of the tank. Later, after Benjamin Holt's death in 1920, the Holt Manufacturing Company merged with C.L. Best Tractor Co. to form the Caterpillar Tractor Co., which is now Caterpillar Inc. The Holt tractor was constructed under the Caterpillar banner as the Caterpillar 60.

A street in northern Stockton is named Benjamin Holt Drive in his honor. There is also a school named after him.

Benjamin Holt is most often cited as the founder of Caterpillar Inc.

oddly enogh i find that interesting
i come from a family of master machinist and machanics, so i like to know how things work, who invented them and where they com from

I just like fucking with something till I figure out how it works. I'm also obsessed with figuring out where it came from, the evolution of the things I work on. I want to see the assembly plant in IL. I recently got to go to redmond and visit the Genie lift factory. It was pretty cool watching them built the machines.

my greatgrandpa had a machine shop
they mostly made valves and such for oil companies

when i was a kid, i was obessed with blueprints and watchin my uncle run the big lathes in the shop,...so on a small scale i can identify,....kinda

So, are you completely sloshed by now?:D

hish you

The title thread name just reminded me of that one 80's popular song a Dead Man's Party.