skyking1
Senior Member
Seriously though, that had to hurt bad.
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The perfect 10/10 for dozer diving
- Thread starter skyking1
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Seriously though, that had to hurt bad.
Nige
Senior Member
I hope a) he had his seat belt on, and b) that the fat guy wasn't the operator.
Impressive feat though.
Impressive feat though.
skyking1
Senior Member
my thought was, the fat guy would not be standing there, belted or not after that impact.
mks
Well-Known Member
I think I wouldn’t be standing that close to it
skyking1
Senior Member
tucked in close to the bridge like that, it would be almost impossible to lay down on the tracks. A straight crane pick is the solution, but that bridge probably could not take the crane.
Check Break
Senior Member
Reminds me of a 10K that slid off a rock during a night op. Neither of those two guys were present or witnessed the descent or they wouldn't be standing where they are.
JPV
Senior Member
I have heard a story of a cable blade D-7 around here that somehow went over an edge building road in the woods and jump roped the blade when the cable broke, it landed on its tracks with the blade behind it. I guess the operator said it felt like it teetered up there for what seemed like forever before it decided which way it wanted to go. That would have been a sight to see!
skyking1
Senior Member
I had my poor 350b crawler loader at 90 degrees to that picture and completely buried in a slope, with dirt above the tank behind and over the tracks in front, with the bucket sitting on top of the muck. Those built in chain hooks and the help of a couple of carpenters and we wriggled it out without an assist.
skyking1
Senior Member
No, a google lens search only shows it at Pinterest and FB.
Lots of ugly pictures like that on Pinterest.
The wheelbase looks.....wrong.
Lots of ugly pictures like that on Pinterest.
The wheelbase looks.....wrong.
Nige
Senior Member
Hard to tell with what's left of that tyre in the way.....
That tractor has System One undercarriage, you know the balanced undercarriage.
I have a picture around here of a small dozer sitting vertical on its back end in the middle of a paved road after it backed off a high bank.
Bob
I have a picture around here of a small dozer sitting vertical on its back end in the middle of a paved road after it backed off a high bank.
Bob
I agree. In addition the fuel tank is up against the front tire with the wheel appearing to be headed straight ahead, it can't turn with that clearance. It looks like the tank could be skewed forward. It looks like the rear tire on the drive's side is off the rim too. It would be interesting to know the story behind it, seems to defy logic.
Nige
Senior Member
There isn't a lot of clearance between the front of the hydraulic tank and the RH front wheel anyway. I thought the steering was turned slightly to the right but either way there still doesn't look as though there is enough clearance.
I wonder if it was struck by lightning hard enough for the exploding tyres to displace the hydraulic tank forward.?
That usually has pretty disastrous effects on tyres.
If that's a thing that might be the only explanation that makes sense! I have never heard that before but I haven't been around quarries/mining much other than to pick up materials.