Heavy equipment

From a 20-plus year instructor perspective, you know, what characteristics of students make for good heavy equipment operators?

Well, we can see it when they like to be there on time.

It's one proven, the fact that they are interested.

Well, welcome Emil to the Built in the Midwest podcast.

I am super excited to have you, have you on the, on the show today.

Um, as one of the most senior instructors at, at the school, at North Country Heavy Equipment School, um, I think of all the different projects that you and I have done together and all the great conversations that we have, and so, um, I'm like, you know what? I gotta, I gotta steal a few minutes of Emil's time, all right, if that's okay.

So-

That's fine

And you know, John is a longtime pool professional with decades of hands-on experience in the field.

And today he works as a foreman with Executive Pools in Lakeland, Florida, where he's heavily involved in commercial pool construction and spends plenty of time behind the controls of heavy equipment.

And actually, just this week, Executive Pools was recognized as Vendor of the Year.

And you know, John also owns a small pool service company, but he is probably best known throughout the industry for his work with aluminum sulfate, including his field work using it as an alternative method for reducing cyanuric acid.

And how long have they been working? operating

since february of 97

that is fantastic well and congratulations again for receiving a vendor of the year that is very exciting what a great way to end the week yes very exciting so um you know with the top 10 mentor of the year award you know you you get this fancy belt so i have to ask where would you put this belt would you be wearing it to work every day i mean You operate heavy equipment, so I'm not sure that would be allowed, but what are you going to do with this belt if you win it?

More than likely, I'd put it above the computer in the office.

The band's still going and speaking well for themselves in the new issue.

This is Slip-Ons with the live version of Heavy Machinery.

Check, check, check.

One, two.

Their second album is out now called Demon Slayer, so they were happy to talk about it.

And the track we heard from that was Take a Break.

And that set began with Slip-On's Heavy Machinery, live at Green Auto Vancouver.

in the British Columbia province of Western Canada, March 8th, 2024, filmed by the guy who wrote the story, Alan McGuinness.

sucks

it's all fun and games though exactly that's one thing i learned the hard way too is with heavy equipment is like This machinery is big.

Yes.

Right? You're like, damn, that thing's huge.