Why crawl when you can walk?

[IronWing]

I had no idea they could do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geyFz-wwLA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSosMCljKEM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsA3j9fdNQQ

even better one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJS3Bi36c5c

and finally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrOCBSsxylo

 

[brianmanahan]

even better one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJS3Bi36c5c

that song is atrocious

 

[IronWing]

that song is atrocious

LOL! I had the sound off. :biggrin:

 

[skyking]

There are three of these monsters down at the closed mine in Centralia, WA.
It was one of those places I'd fly passengers over on the way to/from points south.
The steam plant still runs on coal brought in by rail.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=cent...alia,+Lewis+County,+Washington&gl=us&t=h&z=19

 

[Markbnj]

I didn't know they could do that either. Pretty cool.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

that song is atrocious

hillbilly hippies

 

[Wyndru]

Even with the drawl that's impressive

 

[John Connor]

I northern ND they have some massive ass cranes in the coal fields. What I don't get about ND is that they have a shit load of natural resources yet they also have wind farms. Who's dumb ass idea was that? WY I can see as they have a shit load of wind. Especially on the border between Colorado and Wyoming.

 

[utahraptor]

The reason these cranes walk instead of run on treads is due to historic tax code. Tread based cranes were imposed a heavy mining tax based on shovel size and tread length. By giving the crane walking feet it was considered only a single able bodied miner regardless of size and thus the tax could be avoided. Coincidentally, this is why some of these cranes have what appears to be a large mining hat mounted on top. It made their appearance as a human miner rather than a machine more convincing.

 

[twinrider1]

that song is atrocious

Irks me. Hey hippies, where would your town be without that drag line creating revenue to pay your wages? I'm all for protecting the environment, but crap has to get done.

 

[manimal]

Those have to be in the next Terminator movie. Would be good tension with Arnold running ahead of one slowing saying AHHHHHHH while it chases him

 

[Phoenix86]

Those have to be in the next Terminator movie. Would be good tension with Arnold running ahead of one slowing saying AHHHHHHH while it chases him

 

[twinrider1]

Phoenix86 is King for the day.

I'll add this for a distant 2nd place.

 

[SagaLore]

The reason these cranes walk instead of run on treads is due to historic tax code. Tread based cranes were imposed a heavy mining tax based on shovel size and tread length. By giving the crane walking feet it was considered only a single able bodied miner regardless of size and thus the tax could be avoided. Coincidentally, this is why some of these cranes have what appears to be a large mining hat mounted on top. It made their appearance as a human miner rather than a machine more convincing.

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