Where not to park an excavator

[06bowtie_guy]

On the way home from out of town today I got a phone call from my buddy who heard a excavator fell into the lake on long lake road.
Stoped in but didn't have my camera at the time but looked bad. Once Wayne was done work we went back and I had my camera

For all 17 shots check out http://community.webshots.com/album/564666641WtxgdP

FYI, Contractor is R.M. Belanger Ltd. and the job was bid @ $ 899,430.00. Interesting to see what they make after the removal and repair of the machine then most importantly the clean up.

Notice the key was never turned off, lights still on.

 

[LT-x7]

Any idea how it happened? The bank doesn't really look that steep.

 

[BrianHay]

Well that's watcha get when ya send a track hoe in to do a Spyder Hoes job LOL just kidn. Seriously what was the job? What was he trying to do?

 

[HeyUvaVT]

ugh thats enough to make you sick

 

[Aussie Nick]

I think that is a track imprint underneath the white bucket.
My guess is that he was digging silt out of the bottom near the edge when the ground gave way under the right track.

 

[Lashlander]

If your gonna use an excavator for a buoy you have to leave the lights on.

 

[stretch]

Now that's certainly a story...make sure to go back and get some of the removal, unless they did it already.

 

[Squizzy246B]

If your gonna use an excavator for a buoy you have to leave the lights on.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

Well in that case its going to be deemed a hazard and require lateral markers...and maybe a bell

 

[Bellboy]

I wouldn't like to operate that thing once it comes out. I don't want a wet bum!

 

[knucklehead98]

Someone really should dive in there and turn the key off before it runs the battery dead

 

[06bowtie_guy]

make sure to go back and get some of the removal,

Got er done. Went there just after noon and wash able to watch the crane pick it out. Got some more pics. Will upload em this evening when I get a chance. :drinkup

 

[06bowtie_guy]

Well some info first.
Early this morning they trucked in 15 truckloads of blast rock for a better base.
Dropped off this AM was a 345D L from Toromont.
The crane is good for 250 tons. Cost for the crane is $600 an hour with a 8 hour min.
The force required to pull the machine up was 60 tons.
The guys who went into the water were from out of town, not sure on their cost.
Once they hooked up and started to lift it might have taken 4min at most to hoist it up then swing it over.

I was waiting around for a bit as they were going to swing the machine so everything lined up for the float. Unfortunatly it was taking too much time and before loading onto the float they were going to remove the bucket/stick assembly as they can't fold it for transport.

For all the pics, I've added em to http://community.webshots.com/album/564666641WtxgdP?start=0

 

[knucklehead98]

I missed out on a recovery of one about 2 weeks ago. They had to call in another contractor with side booms to get it out. It was a 360 Volvo that went down in a swamp.Filled the engine with water and got the computers.

 

[9420pullpan]

That is such a shame

 

[Johnsoils]

What a bummer. I thought maybe he got a hold of a big catfish and it pulled the hoe in?

 

[Iron Horse]

It looks to me like he had been reversing , maybe did'nt realise how close he was and went off the deep end . A bent conrod or two i'd imagine .

 

[334 lawn co]

oh man-- now its just gonna have that wet excavator smell.

 

[tylermckee]

It looks to me like he had been reversing , maybe did'nt realise how close he was and went off the deep end . A bent conrod or two i'd imagine .

That or he was dredging out material and was too close to the edge, started to swing the spoils around and the bank gave out and he went for a slide.

 

[Aussie Nick]

That or he was dredging out material and was too close to the edge, started to swing the spoils around and the bank gave out and he went for a slide.

Yes .That' what I said too.

 

[bigblueox]

it's a good thing they come with lifting eyes