weird boom configurations on big excavators

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[Dozerboy]

I'd go nuts that thing in the last pic must have 1min. cycle times.

[rino1494]

In the first pic, it looks like the guy is standing in the bucket. :bouncegri

[Wulf]

Nice pics... the first Hitachi with the two-piece boom looks like its working in a beautiful place.

Did I miss something or isn't the picture of the Cat 365 just a standard boom and stick with an innovative and fancy set up for safe assembly?

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[atgreene]

The first pic is in Dubai (spelling?) where they're building the huge breakwater etc... isn't it? Neat boom set-up.