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Fritzo

Fritzo

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What wasn't mentioned is that it was that guy's last day on the job after being fired, and he wanted to leave one last present to his employers.

"There...now try an get THAT down!"
 
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BUTCH1

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Must be a VERY experienced operator to do that, looked like very little room for error..
 
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Rastus

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I've seen them do that kind of stuff before. If you ever see a pipeline project going through mountains, you will see lots of things done with trackhoes and catapillers and pickup trucks that will make you scratch your head and say wtf.
 
jupiter57

jupiter57

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BUTCH1 said:
Must be a VERY experienced operator to do that, looked like very little room for error..
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Yes, quite experienced!
30 years in the Construction industry & I've seen (somewhat) worse than that!

I believe I remember seeing this a while back, IIRC, the train cars could not dump for some reason & the operator had to climb in to unload them (?).

Though my memory is not what it used to be & also my memory is not what it used to be :biggrin:
 
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BUTCH1

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brblx said:
well that's just retarded. i especially like the guy standing under it.

good thing hydraulics never fail.
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LOL, I saw that too, he seemed to keep his eyes up most of the time. The rig he climbed was specially built for the stunt you can see where it locked the tread and the end of the boom got locked in with pins to stay put, powerful hydraulic system on display but I don't see this being used in any construction application.
 
Fenixgoon

Fenixgoon

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BUTCH1 said:
LOL, I saw that too, he seemed to keep his eyes up most of the time. The rig he climbed was specially built for the stunt you can see where it locked the tread and the end of the boom got locked in with pins to stay put, powerful hydraulic system on display but I don't see this being used in any construction application.
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yeah, specially designed...but still, an impressive display of engineering and operator skill :D
 
Rubycon

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brblx said:
well that's just retarded. i especially like the guy standing under it.

good thing hydraulics never fail.
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Camera angles - probably not right beneath the machine as it appears. MAYBE...

As it appears in the OP video the power and telegraph lines look precariously close but there's likely plenty of room.

Oh and that's a German machine - you're right on that - hydraulics never fail, made in Germany. ;)
 
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BUTCH1

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Rubycon said:
Camera angles - probably not right beneath the machine as it appears. MAYBE...

As it appears in the OP video the power and telegraph lines look precariously close but there's likely plenty of room.

Oh and that's a German machine - you're right on that - hydraulics never fail, made in Germany. ;)
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We just got brand new Toyota forklifts, in 6 months mine has had 3 issues, 2 being leaking hydraulics, one spewed a gallon before I could shut it down..
 
roguerower

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Pretty good operator with some pretty good maneuvering. Bet ya that's not in the company's operating procedures.

+1 to construction workers ingenuity.
 
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thegimp03

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Hard to tell from the video, but those powerlines look a little too close for comfort.
 
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