Sawmill?

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:23 pm

We have zero snow here, yes I plow driveways. I mow lawns in the summer.

No one is hiring me at this time. I can not work in the food industry because of an ongoing healing (wounds on my legs).

I stand a better chance at winning the lottery over getting a job.

Only people that will hire me otherwise are Over the road trucking companies whom think a human being does not deserve time off. #-4 weeks out driving for 2 days home time.

On a side note..... I would love to get a ( class 8 ) starter truck that in a couple of years I could do the same for some one else that needs a starter truck.

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:46 pm

I know you probably don't want to move, but if you ever did, come my way, especially if you can drive a truck. There are 22,000 + job openings in ND right now, and it just never seems to go down. It is bad on my end of state, substantially worse in the western part of the state. Main criteria for getting a job out there is a pulse. Fast food and Wal-mart start at a minimum of $15/hour, and usually with a sign on bonus to boot. There is all kinds of work, but not enough people moving in to keep up with demand. It has even trickled down some to my end of the state. If you can say the line "Would you like to supersize that order", I saw a help wanted sign in town for $11-$11.50/hour.
Lavoy

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:26 pm

Yes there isnt a driver shortage in the united states. What there is, are people like Walmart saying if you want to drive for us you must have 3 years OTR to drive for us. Otherwise I believe Walmarts current contractors are Prime and Western Express, with some from Schneider National.

Alas most of the OTR mega carriers will not hire me as I live too far north for their routes (they claim). Even tho I see their trucks more and more since Pottles folded up.

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:03 pm

Come out here, and you can get a job driving water truck, 10 days on, 10 days off, $25-$40/hour from what I hear.
Lavoy

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:27 am

sweet! Not worth relocating tho.....

Paul Buhler · Post by **Paul Buhler** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:26 am

Willy: Years ago I owned a gas Chevy c60 with a 5x2 speed transmission/rear end and 7 yd dump box to tow my equipment around. I soon found that a lot of small contractors and home owners were calling for small loads of fill, sand, gravel, firewood, etc. This was a relatively inexpensive truck to buy and maintain, (only a few thousand dollars to get started) and the sporadic loads sold paid for its general upkeep and gave me a little extra pin money too.

With your experience and skills - could this be an option for you? Add a wing plow and the Town or someone else might farm out some work to you too.
Best wishes. Paul

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 10:34 am

Alas the State of Maine has become anti small business oriented. It passed a law about 5 years ago that made any work that used to be bid upon out of reach of any small business. Alot of big companies are not bothering to bid on contracts now as well.

I used to run a sweeper off the front of my farm tractor, sweeping town roads. Earned around $1500 per year on just the town I reside in.

kedorland · Post by **kedorland** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:03 pm

I too hear there are many job openings in the Dakotas. Wyoming too. The petrolchemical industry are developing fields. With some speciality qualifcations 6 figures are easy to make.

Kevin from Iowa.

Post by **Lavoy** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:56 am

Yeah, unlimited oppurtunity if you want to work, yet we still see people in town here standing on the street corner with a "will work for food" sign in there hand, and 6 help wanted signs within 5 blocks of where they are standing.
Lavoy

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:55 pm

And to think..... Back in the 1860's (?) there were people that were selling the area as the land of wonders to get people to move there and prosper.

Pass. Another forum about a couple of hard working people that went to the oil fields. They were / are long haul operators. Got there and found life is not that great. Usually you were in a "bunk trailer" wit 10 other people. Poor living conditions, management that could care less about how you did. Slave labor. They got out while they could. They are still in the area, just not working in direct connection to the petro chemical industry. She hauls gravel, he hauls for a short haul company doing heavy loads.

Wife and I have a home and it is paid for. We are getting by. No need for us to toss our lifestyle aside for promise of work. She has work and family in this area.

My Dad always told me. Never take the first golden deal some one hands you on a silver platter. If you wait........... Some one will come along with a deal on a chromium platter!

oldtanker · Post by **oldtanker** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 11:19 am

My nephew by marriage is working out in the oil patch driving a water tanker. He expects to make real close to 100K this year. On the other side of ND close or on top of Lavoy, Fargo/West Fargo, was there just last week. Signs all over the place "help wanted, immediate openings" and the wife an I saw several people out in the cold with those other signs......"will work for food".

Good luck on your job search.

As far as the saw mill and living so far from you I don't know what to tell you. I saw an old saw mill at auction in Perham MN this fall. Had been both a belt and PTO drive unit. The PTO adapter look like a factory made piece. Don't know if it was factory or after market. I missed the bidding on it as I was down where they well selling tractors when it sold. It looked like the picture you posted.

Rick

scampr · Post by **scampr** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:39 pm

same situation here... got laid off a few weeks ago.. i am sure i can go back in the spring though. The water truck jobs sounds great out there but i hear you spend all you make in finding a place to live?? or is that just more media garbage ??

Post by **Lavoy** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:57 pm

Housing cost is high out there depending on where you are at. But the guy I know personally that drives water truck has no housing cost as far as out there. They are 10 days on, 10 days off. While out there, he lives in the truck, then he drives back here on the 10th day and lives here.
Lavoy

oldtanker · Post by **oldtanker** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:44 pm

One of our local kids went to work out there fresh from trade school as a welder. He's going to take home about 110,000K this year with company provided housing.

My nephew lives in his truck too as does Lavoy's buddy. The "office" has a bathroom with showers that's open 24/7. He has a Coleman stove that he cooks breakfast and dinner on and eats lunch out of C stores. 10 on 10 off 12 hour shifts. He takes a train from Fargo to the oil patch and back then drives the 80 miles home from there.

Rick

JD440ICD2006 · Post by **JD440ICD2006** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 4:03 pm

Sounds like a decent income, but factor in the time away from family and friends that has no price tag and that time cannot ever be replaced.
Many people can make an income that will provide them a comfortable life and not be gone all the time.

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