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Mechanics dream job

MNoutdoors RIP

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Read the last line
 

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mla2ofus

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Our youngest son spent some years at Fairbanks mechanicing at a gold mine. He said the coldest actual he saw was -63*F.
Mike
 

Bobcatbob

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Omg! I’ll never complain when my shop is at 40 degrees.....ever! I think they’re looking for Mount Everest Sherpas ....with a side gig turning wrenches.

Seriously.....with our love of the hobby, who wouldn’t jump at that in their mid twenties, no responsibilities to worry about?
 

olympicorange

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…... all very good points , those aren't cold conditions, rather more on the ''insane'' side of the spectrum. my sister lived in Barrows for a few years , cold & baron,... the AD also doesn't mention the wildlife up there , nothing major ; ..just polar bears, wolves, etc.,... and they're all hungry ...lol.. the Liam Neeson movie comes to mind ….''the GREY'',... a good one if you haven't seen it ,.... pretty hard to hold onto the wrenches , in those temps, must less a rifle.... ha
 

1boringguy

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Yeah, no. Maybe at 20 it have been a thought.

Not familiar with operations up there, but if you have over 50 snowcats wouldn't you have a nice warm shop, and a transport of some sort to haul inoperable equipment to that warm shop?? Or is this like trekking across Antarctic, covering lots of space where there is nothing out there, where what you're packing and your team is your survival?
 

MNoutdoors RIP

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Nope it’s not all 30-40 below, but that’s summer work!
If anyone is wanting the company name for this position I have it.
85-113K per year, depends on experience, most people can’t take it and the turn over is large
 

Snowtrac Nome

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the working in the cold is when something breaks down you have to get it back to the shop. they are heated but there is still a cold layer on the floor that rarely gets above freezing.
 

redsqwrl

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Is that the giggle the ground group.

jiggle

I have a buddy that works on a situation like that.

Money is very good.
 

3512b

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The best part of working in the Arctic is in the winter if you get lucky a one night stand can be 6 months long.......:laugh3:
 
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