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CONSTRUCTION: Bethlehem Steel Corp., Singapore,1975, Rebuilt, 1982; Modernized 1985.PERFORMANCE: Water depth--250''; Drilling depth--25,000''.QUARTERS: 74 persons, plus 3-man sick bay.HULL: 166'' x 132'' x 16''.HELIPORT: 83'' x 83''.STORAGE: Mud & Cmt Bulk--6,030 cf; Sackstorage--3,000 sks; Liquid Mud--1,800 bbl;Fuel--l,719 bbl; Water for Drilling 5,575 bbl; Potable Water--474bbl.DRILLING EQUIPMENT: Drawworks--Nat''l 1625DE, three 800 hp motors; Pumps--two Nat''l 12-P-160triplex, 1,600 hp; Prime movers--two EMD

A newcomer to the market, EarthForce America, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Superstav s.r.o. of the Czech Republic. In 1998, Superstav severed ties with Mitusi Machinery, which had been selling its mini-backhoes under the Predator brand name for a few years. Soon after, EarthForce began distributing Superstav''s new product line, which includes eight medium-sized TLBs with power ratings ranging from 25 to 68 hp. The EarthForce machines offer mosquito such features as four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, mechanical gearboxes, sideshift capability and heated safety glass cabs. At Intermat this month, the company was to unveil a new 68 hp model EF-5 with a four-speed synchroshuttle transmission.

Youthful vehicular infatuation never fades; a driver''s license is the one adult perquisite that turns out not to be even mildly disappointing. I''m a snob about walking on my home course, but at resort courses, when carts are required, I dibs the driver''s seat.Perversely, courses that require carts are often poorly laid out for driving. Cartpaths are situated in places where golf balls rarely go, such as on the left. If you are required to keep your cart on the path, you can end up walking farther than you would have if you hoofed it. I once watched a golfer walk 75 yards from the path to examine his ball, which was lying in the rough 300 yards from the green; walk 75 yards back to his cart to get a club; walk 75 yards back to his ball; top the ball 50 yards forward; walk 75 yards back to get another club (his 250-yard club, I guess); drive his cart 50 yards forward, etc.