A MINNESOTA PODCAST
Business. The Outdoors. Everything In Between.
Hunter Petron and Eric Burski, Minnesota natives, sharing personal experiences and real conversations.
The Hosts
Meet Hunter & Eric
Two guys from Minnesota with a passion for the outdoors, hard work, and building something worth talking about.
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Hunter Petron
Hunter Petron is a Minnesota-based heavy equipment salesman and entrepreneur focused on helping contractors keep their operations moving through his work with Heavy Iron Sales, Rental & Repair. Outside of work, he spends his time hunting, fishing, and taking advantage of everything the outdoors has to offer.
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Eric Burski
Eric Burski is third generation of Burski Excavating out of Rice, Minnesota. Always looking for ways to innovate, grow, and adapt in the ever-changing dirt world. When he's not running equipment or managing jobs, you'll find him hunting, fishing, or finding any excuse to be outside.
Recent Episodes
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From Pit to Profit with Andrew Saldana
Andrew from Saldana Excavating breaks down what it actually costs to turn raw material into a sellable product — hauling, crushing, equipment overhead, and why "free material" is never really free. Then we get into out-of-state tags, preference points, and what the future of hunting looks like.
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Down To Earth Dirtworks
Sitting down with the crew from Down To Earth Dirtworks out of Willmar, MN — how they got started, what it takes to run jobs day to day, and what bidding work really looks like when you're still figuring it out.
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Close Calls with Preston Veith
Real life in the trades, close calls on the job, and why most podcasts don't make it past 3 episodes.
WHAT WE COVER
- Construction & Trades
- Hunting & Fishing
- Sales & Business
- Equipment & Dirt
- Hot Takes
- Advice for the Young