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“I think the 980 wheel loadedr is myfavorite machine,” says the CEO of , a Caterpilla dealership serving much of “... It’s a hot machine.” Thosee into large earth-moving machinery would instantlhy recognize the Caterpillar 980wheel loader. But not many wouldf be quick to callit hot. Maybes the large bucket in the front, which allowz the operator to pick up largee quantities and movethem elsewhere, bringd to mind those carefree day of childhoor — where a Tonka and a sandbox was all one neededr for hours of entertainment. For the a Caterpillar 980 wheel loader is far bigger thana Tonka.
“It’ss mundane to most people, but I really like that machine,” Konecnhy says. But can she operate one? “I’ver never been encouraged to quit myday job, but yes, I Konecny says. Then comes her laughter as she remembers the day she climbed about the massive machine and got behind the It was a demonstration day at Foley Equipmenft and she took a dare from one of her Little did she know there was a camera inthe “I am a fairly competitive individual so despitwe my lack of operating skills, I was givinf it my all,” she says. “Thed machine was lurching around.
I have this picturde of me driving it and in the there is an employee slappinyghis leg, he was laughing so “I love the picture because I know I suck at operatingh the machinery, but it was fun.” Larry Hatteberg found his way to when he was a collegee student at . Workint part time in the film lab, he figuref it was the perfectsummer job. “It was goinhg to be a summer job and it has endecd up being anendless summer,” says Hatteberg, who transferredr to , got his degree in broadcastingy and became a trusted face in this city. In 45 yeards at KAKE TV, Larry Hatteberfg has traveled Kansas to produce what has become the longest-running news series in statw history.
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I currentlgy clutter (er, live) in Maryland, but grew up in Wichita and my heartg isstill there, so this one maked me especially happy.”