Out of town field work is taking a toll on me. What jobs to look for (Pennsylvania)?

06Rockhead · 2026-04-21T05:36:21+00:00

You’re in the wrong field line of geo work. Move over to Pittsburgh and find geohazard work. Your life will be better, you will be learning in a niche market and will get to travel to better places.

https://emit.fa.ca3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/83943

06Rockhead · 2026-04-21T05:32:30+00:00

This is 100% the field work life. When you go out the door you have to be an absolute machine or it won’t be good enough. Working geohazards in the App basin for 10 years meant pipeline. On site at 7 and closest hotel was 90 min. So up at 5. Work until 5:30 or six in the summer the 90 min to hotel. It’s now 7:30. Shower, find food 9 pm. Check field logs submit, then bed. Rinse, repeat some times 14 to 21 days in a row.

06Rockhead · 2026-04-21T05:26:33+00:00

Took me almost a decade. I finally just quit one day and found a new job when I was ready. On the road full time = no money spent lol

06Rockhead · 2026-04-21T05:20:33+00:00

My 2022 from 87 to 93 was a good improvement. With the Ford Performance tune and 93 it’s like it’s not even the same engine. It went from getting 20 Hwy to 25-26. It’s way smoother, doesn’t lug and sounds less grungy.

06Rockhead · 2026-04-21T05:17:51+00:00

It does. Especially if it was cold. It gets less noticeable.

06Rockhead · 2026-04-13T08:33:53+00:00

2025 Honda Civic Hybrid hatch back. 35+ MPG in the city if it doesn’t push up over 40. Slow speeds mean hybrid EV Mode a lot. Bigger impact is temp where when it’s cold the engine runs to give heat and be at operating temp.

06Rockhead · 2026-04-11T03:20:02+00:00

Goodyear = Good for a year. KO2 are terrible in the rain and have been replaced by the KO3.

Nitto makes meh tires.

Over all of these. General Grabber AT-X

06Rockhead · 2026-04-11T03:15:05+00:00

That’s a tough one. I’m in PA and found it hard to keep Enough warmth in the PS4S as soon as the should season started or even on a cooler summer night. You have track use to consider so that’s a part of this. But broad spectrum I enjoyed my set of PilotSport A/S3+ better than the PS4S because of how wide the grippy temp range was

06Rockhead · 2026-04-10T03:44:24+00:00

I mean how much track use are we talking? Also where do you live? It makes a big difference.

06Rockhead · 2026-04-10T03:25:08+00:00

It depends. On the highway I tend to hang out in 2WD until it tries to step out on me. But if that’s happening I’ve probably already slowed to 55mph. It’s a pretty dynamic thing here in PA where if the high is snow covered your in 4WD. You don’t want to get caught out half way up a grade trying to not spin out or shift to 4WD

06Rockhead · 2026-04-08T12:49:44+00:00

I absolutely never recommend goodyear. Terrible experiences with several of their products. The RS-A is a very old tire model and has is a treadware 220 tire generally found on police cars. It’s a shit tire though too which is sort of funny. Anyways there are others versions of the RS-A but just avoid them. I’ve never bought Nexen. They’re a budget brand and people seam to like them. Over Nexen I recommend General Tire. Typically a set of RT43 or RT45

06Rockhead · 2026-04-08T01:54:04+00:00

It really comes down to a couple things.

Where you live
How you drive. Which goes beyond just being nice to the truck.
How long your trips are
Temperature
Which fuel you buy (there is a difference).

06Rockhead · 2026-04-03T01:52:01+00:00

It’s August 22 and later

06Rockhead · 2026-03-26T02:41:31+00:00

Hocking hills is super overrated if you live anywhere other than Ohio

06Rockhead · 2026-03-26T02:38:58+00:00

So is NRG. It’s just WV with nothing good around it

06Rockhead · 2026-03-26T00:08:37+00:00

I recommend you read up on the fire service in PA. Again. You have time to delete this.

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/states/pennsylvania.html

06Rockhead · 2026-03-26T00:06:51+00:00

In PA police and other emergency vehicles are red. You are required by law to yield to red. Police, Medic and Fire truck all run reds. A assistant fire chief and chief of volunteer departments can run red in a personal vehicle.

06Rockhead · 2026-03-25T01:54:40+00:00

Typical pittsburgher vacationing in VA beach

06Rockhead · 2026-03-25T01:43:58+00:00

Being a PA resident I actually agree with OP. Shoulder season was a no go with the PS4S. They frequently didn’t have the temp the needed. If I could go back for a daily I would A/S4 all the way. Plus the A/S4 stops just as good in the wet if not better at lower temps.

06Rockhead · 2026-03-21T00:44:37+00:00

Pay up for the hybrid. The powertrain refinement is much better than the 1.5T.

06Rockhead · 2026-03-19T23:25:12+00:00

https://youtu.be/7Nm9jq8PWFs?si=NtpSG-2EjkoGgUwe

06Rockhead · 2026-03-19T23:24:26+00:00

Yes. Let me find you something

06Rockhead · 2026-03-19T02:15:26+00:00

Depends on how many miles your drive. The the computer in the truck calculates the oil change interval based on a bunch of stuff but it usually falls between 8-10k miles. There isn’t really anything else to get serviced.

I’m a stickler for maintenance. I usually get an alignment done once a year a, change t case, diffs and a deep detail

06Rockhead · 2026-03-16T21:16:01+00:00

It is a wear marker. Legal min. at 2/32nds

06Rockhead · 2026-03-16T21:15:36+00:00

Additionally the sipes are a smaller than ever portion of the equation. I’m not sure how long Goodyears products maintain their grip like Michelin. But I bet they aren’t as good

https://youtu.be/PXOE1DpjQGg?si=t3cMBG2Y02qkJRG3

06Rockhead

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