Goose
Well-known Member
Last year our county bought two new motor graders to replace two "hangar queens" that spent more time in the shop than out on the road. We went state of the art with Cats that had the two joysticks instead of steering wheels. The assigned operators were enthusiastic about the joysticks.
Last week at our Commissioner's meeting we signed a lease-purchase agreement on three more new units. By popular demand of the operators, we were asked to go back to steering wheels. Are the joysticks a fad, or do we have some operators who are too set in their ways to adapt to new technology? Or a combination of both?
BTW, we have sixteen motor graders, and should be simply replacing the oldest one every year. But-due to inactivity on the part of a prior Highway Superintendent and a prior Board of Commissioners we're face with upgrading all of our equipment in a short period of time.
Of a five member board, three of us were new a year and a half ago. The three that departed weren't all that effective, but tied the hands of the two others. All five of us are now on the same page and trying to get things moving again.
Last week at our Commissioner's meeting we signed a lease-purchase agreement on three more new units. By popular demand of the operators, we were asked to go back to steering wheels. Are the joysticks a fad, or do we have some operators who are too set in their ways to adapt to new technology? Or a combination of both?
BTW, we have sixteen motor graders, and should be simply replacing the oldest one every year. But-due to inactivity on the part of a prior Highway Superintendent and a prior Board of Commissioners we're face with upgrading all of our equipment in a short period of time.
Of a five member board, three of us were new a year and a half ago. The three that departed weren't all that effective, but tied the hands of the two others. All five of us are now on the same page and trying to get things moving again.