Mack sits down with Tim, undercarriage specialist with Caterpillar, to talk everything undercarriage on track type tractors. From what causes wear, selecting undercarriage for your dozer, to Cat's new HDXL product line, Mack and Tim get granular on undercarriage to answer your questions and hopefully help your earthmoving business.

To learn more about undercarriage or if you have questions, reach out to your local Cat dealer.

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This time In The Dirt Mack talks with Jared Wells, general manager for Western Grater Contracting, about who Western Grater is, what they do, and how they do it. From shotcrete work for high rises in downtown Victoria to drilling and blasting to create aggregate resources to build the infrastructure we all rely on, Western Grater is a key contractor in Victoria and the surrounding area.

To learn more about Western Grater, visit https://westerngrater.com or find Jared Wells on LinkedIn.

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Aggregate is arguably one of the most important ingredients to civilization as we know it today. Mack sits down with John Scepaniak of WD Scepaniak to talk growing a family mining contracting business, importance of mining and aggregates in the modern day world, and recruiting great people. John is a project manager with WD Scepaniak, contracting to aggregate and quarry companies offering mining, processing, and reclamation services to these companies across the USA.

Learn more about WD Scepaniak here https://www.wdscepaniak.com

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Uranium is often left out of the conversation when people think of ways to power the world of tomorrow. On this episode, Mack sits down with John Cash, CEO of Ur-Energy to talk all about Uranium mining, producing Uranium fuel, to how nuclear power will answer the global energy demand in the coming decade(s). Join us for an educational and fun discussion all about Uranium!

Learn more about Ur-Energy here https://www.ur-energy.com/

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Starting the business in their early 20's, Zach and Garrett Fowler have worked their way up from small agricultural jobs to redeveloping some of the largest agricultural projects in California with the biggest equipment. From deep ripping to break hardpan to removing orchards and recycling the mulched organic matter, the brothers business is focused around creating new opportunity and sustainability in the agriculture industry. Today their business has also expanded into the digital world with an app called Spotlight-Ag, an app built for the agriculture community meant to bridge the lack of education and communication in the industry.

Learn more about Fowlers Bros Farming here https://www.fowlerbrothersfarming.com

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Mack sits down with Denis Carriere, president, and Ryan Andre, rentals manager for Alberta's largest privately own equipment rental company, NC Equipment. From how NC Equipment began, family legacy in the business, how the equipment rental business works,  when renting equipment is favourable over owning, to where the equipment rental industry is at today. We try to cover it all on this episode!

To learn more about NC Equipment, visit their website https://ncrent.com

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Starting out fixing diesel engines in his parents house at a young age, to building a world renown heavy equipment rebuild and rental business. Mack sits down with Josh Scheckel of J.J. Scheckel Equipment Corporation to talk about how J.J. Scheckel started and has grown as a business, what it takes to rebuild equipment like D11 track type tractors, and why investing in your people and facilities is so important. Josh is a fine example of a man who never quit, after being burned in a tragic gas pipeline accident the doctors weren't sure if Josh would ever be able to run his business again. But here he is today, an example for many others to follow, growing a world class rebuild and rental outfit based in Bellevue, Iowa. 

To learn more about J.J. Scheckel, visit their website https://jjscheckel.com

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Technology is helping mining companies and the mining industry adapt to and overcome challenges faced on the modern-day mine site. Autonomous haulage and dozing are a few examples of technology helping mining companies find solutions to challenging mining applications, improve safety, and reduce their costs. On this episode, Mack talks with Taylor Agnew of Finning Canada on the topic of autonomous haulage and autonomous dozing in the Canadian mining space. From how the autonomous technology works, to the benefits it offers, and even some examples of applications of the technology in the Canadian mining space. If you are curious about how the mining industry is adopting technology, this episode is for you!
 
 Find Taylor Agnew on LinkedIn, or visit www.finning.com to learn more
 
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This time In The Dirt host Mack sits down with Paul, owner of Heavy PDG Equipment, on location to talk everything about equipment rental to how he has built Heavy PDG into the business it is today serving customers with a rental fleet of heavy equipment. Paul not only shares his story, but talks about what it takes to successfully run an equipment rental business, the benefits of renting vs owning equipment, and more!

Learn more about HeavyPDG on their website https://heavypdg.com or find them on social @heavypdg

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Interested in becoming a mechanic? Curious what a career path with a Cat dealer looks like and what they offer? Is post secondary education necessary? Mack sits down with Josh, a well known Cat mechanic from his youtube channel, to talk about Josh's story becoming a mechanic, his career working for Cat dealers, what tooling you need to get started, and is schooling necessary?

 If you are curious about a career as a mechanic, Josh has much more information over on his youtube channel. Find Josh on youtube https://www.youtube.com/AdeptApe to follow the regular educational content he puts out

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