Oilfield Raptors

[Fivenines]

currently in dawson creek for work but otherwise yes

Well, that's ironic...you live in Ab and work in BC, I live in BC and work in Ab...lol.

 

[Darthyota]

Well, that's ironic...you live in Ab and work in BC, I live in BC and work in Ab...lol.

its my first time working in bc spent the last 4 months south of grande prairie

 

[claustin]

Rockin' the Bakken

 

[Fivenines]

From my last shift...I'm very happy with the truck, it has been excellent in all conditions, so far.

Edit: Now that break-up has started, I realize how badly I need tires!!

 

[TexasTexas95]

West Texas Oilfield Raptor here...

 

[Trick.Raptor]

From my last shift...I'm very happy with the truck, it has been excellent in all conditions, so far.

Edit: Now that break-up has started, I realize how badly I need tires!!

That is some crazy mud! I bet it is a real bitch to clean up as well!

 

[TexasTexas95]

Another dodge with the hood open.... Lol

 

[Fivenines]

Yeah, the mud is pretty crazy...and this is just the start of break-up. The road I was on in the pic with the Dodge is a side or access road out to 3-4 leases and for the most part, pickups only travel on it at this time of year. The "main" road that gets you out there has lots of heavy trucks and equipment on it all day...vac trucks, tri-axle tankers, semi's, frac trucks, etc all chained up for the mud...they tear the road completely apart. It gets very rough and badly rutted out and it's all dry and sticky, or wet, sloppy clay mud...dragging the belly a lot and just plowing along to the next access road to more wells. It's pretty hairy for sure.

Edit: ...and it's three times as bad if there are big hills...it's all you can do to make it up some of them...seriously. I've always made it up any hill I've had to go up, but I have seen lots being pulled up with a Cat or skidder or whatever.

As far as clean up goes, it usually takes 45 minutes to an hour at the car wash to get it half decent, but it's hard to get much on the underside. Once it is warm enough, we have a drive up ramp/wash rack in our camp to use to get the mud off under the truck.

Good times! lol!

 

[Darthyota]

Yeah, the mud is pretty crazy...and this is just the start of break-up. The road I was on in the pic with the Dodge is a side or access road out to 3-4 leases and for the most part, pickups only travel on it at this time of year. The "main" road that gets you out there has lots of heavy trucks and equipment on it all day...vac trucks, tri-axle tankers, semi's, frac trucks, etc all chained up for the mud...they tear the road completely apart. It gets very rough and badly rutted out and it's all dry and sticky, or wet, sloppy clay mud...dragging the belly a lot and just plowing along to the next access road to more wells. It's pretty hairy for sure.

Edit: ...and it's three times as bad if there are big hills...it's all you can do to make it up some of them...seriously. I've always made it up any hill I've had to go up, but I have seen lots being pulled up with a Cat or skidder or whatever.

As far as clean up goes, it usually takes 45 minutes to an hour at the car wash to get it half decent, but it's hard to get much on the underside. Once it is warm enough, we have a drive up ramp/wash rack in our camp to use to get the mud off under the truck.

Good times! lol!

try going to a big rig truck wash they tend to run higher pressure to help blast the crap off oh and get a cheap rain suite to crawl under the truck with

 

[Aramco Raptor]

If I could just figure out a way to get it on the heli-deck...at least I could drive it in circles!

I'm a company man for Saudi Aramco...the desert over here is perfect Raptor territory...too bad I'm always offshore.