coopers
Senior Member
Why do the backhoes in Australia have those different looking outriggers? What's the benefit of those over ours?
Blake
WA
Blake
WA
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australian backhoes
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Squizzy246B
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Ford LT-9000
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Those type of stabilizers are really not that great but as Squizzy said its good for working against a wall but thats about it. I would rather have fold down outriggers you get a wider more stable stance. Most North American backhoes have a fixed boom it doesn't side on a track across the back of the machine as the one in the picture posted.
tuney443
Senior Member
NO,NO, NO--the stance is narrower so it's less likely you won't kill all the different critters running around in the outback--right squizzy--tell us the truth now.:bouncegri :bouncegri
Squizzy246B
Administrator
Well, I suppose there is no surer way to quieten down a black snake as to drop your stabilizer on him. The other day I had an angry gecko try and attack me and I sure could have used a backhoe.
Deas Plant
Senior Member
DownUnder backhoes.
Hi, Folks.
Most DownUnder backhoes have that vertical outrigger set-up 'cos far and away the great majority of our backhoes are also fitted with side-shift and it's easier to mount the outriggers vertically at the end of the side-shift frame than it is to mount them on the back of the frame to cater for swing-down-and-out outriggers. It's a PITA trying to set up swing-down-and-out outriggers behind a side-shift frame in such a way that they won't eventually foul some part of the side-shift or side-shift plumbing. It's a bit of a trade-off or yer win sum - yer lose sum.
You all have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
Hi, Folks.
Most DownUnder backhoes have that vertical outrigger set-up 'cos far and away the great majority of our backhoes are also fitted with side-shift and it's easier to mount the outriggers vertically at the end of the side-shift frame than it is to mount them on the back of the frame to cater for swing-down-and-out outriggers. It's a PITA trying to set up swing-down-and-out outriggers behind a side-shift frame in such a way that they won't eventually foul some part of the side-shift or side-shift plumbing. It's a bit of a trade-off or yer win sum - yer lose sum.
You all have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
digger242j
Administrator
And the prize for using the most hyphens (-) in a single post goes to...
:notworthy
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Deas Plant
Senior Member
How many???????????
Hi, Digger242j.
Didjyer cownt'em???????? I didn't. So what's the record stan dat now? And who's gonna keep score from here on?
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
Hi, Digger242j.
Didjyer cownt'em???????? I didn't. So what's the record stan dat now? And who's gonna keep score from here on?
You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.
BRL
Senior Member
I was thinking about this thread today while I was doing some work where this type of set up would have been real handy. So I can definitely see that certain crowded regions would have a need for it. I had the back hoe between the client's brand new shed & the neighbor's fence & a row of shrubs where the fence ended. Adding to the fun was trying to keep 3 different types of stone & a pile of soil separated from each other while backfilling a wall, prepping a base for the new shed & grading the other side of the wall. Would have been nice to just drop stabilizers where I was instead of moving back & forth a lot to position myself where I could squeeze the outriggers down & make piles more than once, etc. But I can't ever remember another time where it would have been useful to me in the past.
digger242j
Administrator
Deas Plant said:
There are 14. The record stands at 14, unless someone wants to dispute that, in which case they're welcome to search the threads and point out a post with more. Nobody is going to keep track. Anybody wants to have a go at a new record they just have to go out and do it, then submit proof...
BRL
Senior Member
- OK - wise - guy, - you - asked - for - it. - Now - suffer - in - the - pain - of - what - you - started - here. - And - maybe - next - time - you - won't - be - so - quick - to - pick - on - somebody's - post! - :nono FWIW Deas, I thought yer post was great!
Electra_Glide
Senior Member
Funny, they look pretty mild-mannered in all those Geico comercials...:bouncegriSquizzy246B said:
Joe
digger242j
Administrator
.....30, 31, 32. But, they were not used in anything that even remotely resembled correct usage, so they're disqualified, and so are you.
Just so there's no misunderstanding, I wasn't picking on Deas' post. It's a lot of work to reach up to the top row of the keyboard and hit that hyphen key, when one could so much more easily just bang on the space bar. I was simply giving the post's abundant hyphenation the recognition it deserves. :thumbsup
:bouncegri
Just so there's no misunderstanding, I wasn't picking on Deas' post. It's a lot of work to reach up to the top row of the keyboard and hit that hyphen key, when one could so much more easily just bang on the space bar. I was simply giving the post's abundant hyphenation the recognition it deserves. :thumbsup
:bouncegri
digger242j
Administrator
Electra_Glide said:
I wonder if the fellas Down Under, (and the rest of the globe, for that matter), even know what "Geico" is?
For those that aren't familiar, here's a link: http://www.geico.com/video/
(Not intended to imply any endorsement of Geico, but I wholeheartedly endorse advertisng that is as varied, brief, and entertaining as Geico's commercial are.)
(Does it count as a thread hijack if you go off in six different directions at once, rather than just changing the subject to something different?)
Squizzy246B
Administrator
digger242j
Administrator
A long time ago, when I was a zookeeper (at the real zoo, not this one), we had a Gecko that was part of the Asian Jungle exhbit. It escaped, got into a disagreement with one of the other critters and came out a little worse for the wear (like, it lost two legs and most of its tail), and took up residence in some hidden corner of the building. That all happened some months before I worked in that particular place, and by the time I'd been there for the better part of a year it had been long presumed dead. It wasn't--I spotted it one day hanging around about 3/4 of the way up the wall of one of the back rooms. Heck, as far as I know it may still be living there.
Tough little buggers.
Never tried to sell me any car insurance though...
Tough little buggers.
Never tried to sell me any car insurance though...
Orchard Ex
Super Moderator
Speaking of that damn gecko...digger242j said:
Anybody notice that the GEICO Gecko's accent changed a while back? He used to be Aussie, now he sounds more cockney British like Oliver Twist. Whaass up wit dat?
He probably operates his fancy euro spec backhoe on the wrong side of the road too... Nope, can't be trusted...
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digger242j
Administrator
:cool2Jeff D. said:He musta already known what your driving record looked like then, huh?
Orchard EX said:
Thanks for showing the maturity and self discipline to keep this thread on topic Orchard--we are talking about geckos, not my driving record.
If you follow the link I posted, you can see a bunch of the gecko commercials. Maybe Squizzy or Deas can have a listen and tell us how authentic the accent is.
Serious question that just occured to me: How much difference is there in the Australian accent from one part of the country to another?
Squizzy246B
Administrator
digger242j said:
Them Banana Benders always talk a bit funny ay!