Hit 500 hours in the seat on this Liebherr and my hands finally stopped fighting the controls

Skyler Grant · 2026-10-19T23:40:03.316036+00:00

I was logging my hours for a renewal and saw the number: 500.2 hours in the seat of the same 130 ton Liebherr since January. What got me was realizing I stopped thinking about the joysticks somewhere around hour 200, like my hands just learned the swing without me. Loads that used to take me 6 or 7 passes are down to 4 now, and my spotter said he can tell it's me swinging just from how smooth the pick comes off the ground. Did anyone else notice a jump in their control right around a certain hour mark, or was it just me?

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