scraperboy222
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this happened at work a while back 
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657g rollover
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Panhandler Bob
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No one hurt, hopefully?? What's the story? Good pics of a bad situation.:drinkup BobHollywood627G
Active Member
Looks like he was either dumping on the edge and didn't have his can low enough to where if he starts to fall off it'll dig in the ground and catch him, poor operator
dozerdave
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The last picture looks like he was making a shallow cut and got to close to the edge. If the back scraper had stopped pushing they might have saved it. Just a guess,but somebody made a bad decision. I wonder why they didn't bring the cut down all together instead of having a trench to work around?
Turbo21835
Senior Member
I wouldnt say they are working around a trench dozerdave. Looks like they are cutting a swale. A fun job with a dozer pushing, to help "lock" you down to the slope.
scraperboy222
Active Member
no injuries aprt from a bruised ego they were cutting batters as part of a new levee bank project
B&S Grading
Member
Well That Is Just Bright. I Wonder How The Operator Got Out?
B&S Grading
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dozerdave
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Hi scraperboy222,
Thanks for the information, what is a batter?
Thanks for the information, what is a batter?
Buckethead
Senior Member
I am guessing they mean what we call a slope.
dozerdave
Well-Known Member
Thanks Buckethead,
We did find out how steep a slope a 657 will take.
We did find out how steep a slope a 657 will take.
scraperboy222
Active Member
thats right buckethead sorry about the aussie terminology
i got hold of a copy of the incedent report it seems the supervisordirected them to cut on the lower side of the rill.
i got hold of a copy of the incedent report it seems the supervisordirected them to cut on the lower side of the rill.
oversize
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Scraperboy where did this take places if I could ask
Buckethead
Senior Member
I knew what you meant because around here a batter pile is a pile driven on an angle, so I figured batter was the slope.
scraperboy222
Active Member
ensham mine in queensland oversize
dozerdave
Well-Known Member
Hi Guys,
Like I said before, I think somebody made a bad decision. All that to save a little dozer or grader time trimming the slope.
Like I said before, I think somebody made a bad decision. All that to save a little dozer or grader time trimming the slope.
RANDY ROME
Active Member
that disaster will have ruined the machine?
JimInOz
Senior Member
Thanks for the pics Scraperboy.
Does that Dozer have more than a bush canopy on it?I thought you got shot if your dozer had no ROPS in minesites..
I often laugh to myself at the condition of some of the mining companies own gear & what they can get away with.As a small owner operator,if you turn up onsite & your machine isn't perfect,they laugh at you & tell you to get lost.
On your way out the gate,you drive past the company backhoe that is armed with a sun canopy & torn bucket.
Doesn't really worry me,but it's nice if everyone gets same treatment....
Does that Dozer have more than a bush canopy on it?I thought you got shot if your dozer had no ROPS in minesites..
I often laugh to myself at the condition of some of the mining companies own gear & what they can get away with.As a small owner operator,if you turn up onsite & your machine isn't perfect,they laugh at you & tell you to get lost.
On your way out the gate,you drive past the company backhoe that is armed with a sun canopy & torn bucket.
Doesn't really worry me,but it's nice if everyone gets same treatment....
scraperboy222
Active Member
Hi Jim
The dozer is a D9L the scrub cab fits over the factory air rops.
I hear you on the apparent double standard on company equipment vs owner operator.
The dozer is a D9L the scrub cab fits over the factory air rops.
I hear you on the apparent double standard on company equipment vs owner operator.
Tinkerer
Senior Member
Randy Rome.
That accident will not ruin the machine. I have seen quite a few scrappers go over, sometimes completely upside down. The first thing that has to be done to get it running is remove the fuel injectors and flush out any engine oil that had seeped into the combustion chambers. I saw one they didn't do that to and the mechanic (idiot) bent three connecting rods trying to start it. That resulted in a complete engine teardown. The rest is pretty simple depending on the damage to the sheet metal and hydraulic tanks,broken glass etc.
That accident will not ruin the machine. I have seen quite a few scrappers go over, sometimes completely upside down. The first thing that has to be done to get it running is remove the fuel injectors and flush out any engine oil that had seeped into the combustion chambers. I saw one they didn't do that to and the mechanic (idiot) bent three connecting rods trying to start it. That resulted in a complete engine teardown. The rest is pretty simple depending on the damage to the sheet metal and hydraulic tanks,broken glass etc.