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"Stuck" Tigercat 822

Dozerboy

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Knowing the size of those machines,did you take thier word as gospel, or in you heart did you allow for a certain amount of poetic licence. ( old timers tellin the young pup a story ) No insult intended in any way, I have always found it unbelievable that machines of that size have been left/lost. Then I see pics as posted here and wooooooo
:notworthy :notworthy :notworthy. As stated I have never encountered ground anything like that, or remotely near it.


I have no reason to doubt the old man he wasn't the BSing type. Knowing who he was working for and the project it was on, also the down time and what it would of taken to unstick those pieces of Iron in a river. I have little doubts, but never the less its a good story.
 

Bellboy

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Aint got nothing on those Dubai engineers. This must have been one helluva paycheck deduction.
 

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Tri-Star

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Bellboy,
Do you know if they were working when that happened? Was anyone hurt?
 

Bellboy

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I'm not sure, but it looks like no one was in the excavations when it happened. The pumps are the only thing that I think got drowned out:drinkup:drinkup
 

334 lawn co

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oh-i hate to see that. a friend of mine is a sales rep for tigercat in pratville alabama at g&s equipment.
 
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