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I'd say crane or grader, but Horizontal Directional Drilling machines take some finesse

Friend of mine drove a truck most of his life was in the top 5% of Mensa. His brother is a state supreme court justice.

the non genius` up here are called seat warmers they can load trucks or sort of build spoil piles and sort of grade excavations , but to cut slope and load trucks at the same time,no, to fine grade so you don`t need a cat or skidsteer to finish, no. I have over 40.000 hours on hoe and am still learning things, pulling levers lots of people can do , doing it right is a different story.

also depends on country your in and what your foreman wants or thinks he wants,

norm

Road grader is very difficult. Even a novice can hop in a backhoe and dig a hole, or load a truck. Graders take some serious skill.

A good blade hand is the hardest to find.

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I have a friend who drives truck too, couldn't poor piss out of a boot with directions on the heel.

My point being that a truck driving Mensa member is probably the exception rather than the rule. Also I am not saying they are a bunch of dumbasses, just that they are typically not Mensa members.

To be a good blade man takes the highest technical expertise.
What you need to be a good crane operator is very good judgement. Technically, it's not all that difficult.
Of course, It's all changing now, with the computers, GPS, lasers, and site mapping, a lot of construction equipment can be run by less skilled people, almost on auto pilot.

I agree with this man - but in reverse - gradall take a lot of skill.

I got 38 yrs running most every type of equipment made.

to be good and experienced on either of these is harder than any other equipment - but like anything if you spend enough time in the seat working lots of hrs its get way easy

What are you referring to with "gradall"? I think blue reach fork when I hear gradall.

this guy is good/ brave/ crazy

machine on wheels usually used to clean hwyway ditches long telescoping boomwith rotating bucket,

norm

A Nosler box!

Sometimes it's more the working conditions than the equipment that makes operating difficult. Cutting a ditch to 0.070% grade and trying not to get stuck at the same time.

Its not the operating that is the hard part of the job on any of the equipment out there. Its the knowing the machine and what it can and can't do, the things you've got to remember to do or not to do to keep from damaging the machine or getting you or others killed. And of course all the things you can run into that can screw up the job. Not to mention all the times that you've got to rely on people that you can't even see. Doesn't take much to ruin your day or the company you work for.

Phil

Bear, ya need one these!

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Fellerbuncher!!!! i have run and owned quite a few pieces of heavy construction,and logging equipment, 4 excavators and the john deere 653 E fellerbuncher with Timbco sawhead was the most difficult and frustrating machine i ever owned and ran. Imagine a tracked excavator with 6 more functions on the joystick, cutting off 60-100 foot trees juggling them ,swinging around and placing them where you want them!!!! the guys that run them will know, and those that haven't should give it a try sometime,oh ya i forgot you are hardly ever on flat ground,mostly on steep slopes rocking on stumps and boulders !!!!!!!

Yes things like this most people do not understand, and d under / around fiber, elect. primary, swer mains, communication lines. add in some over head lines to watch out for, yeap any Tom Dick or Harry can run a hoe.