ben46a
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By the shape of the machine it wasnt the first time hes done it.... Hes probably used to the impact.
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That had to hurt!
- Thread starter Dirtman2007
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We can't see enough on the video to know the conditions that exist at the site. There may be burried utilities, concrete footings, sheet pile walls, property line issues, or any number of other reasons that would not allow benching down easy.
I agree the boom should have been down a bit farther, and maybe a different angle on the stick, but for the muddy slick conditions, he did not do a bad job coming down. If it had been a little less wet, the rear of the tracks may have dug in and slid down slower, but he had to go into the hole in the conditions that were there at the time. While it maybe was not the best job, he overcame the obstacle so the work, whatever it is, could be done.
If we all only worked in perfect conditions, a lot of us would be sitting a lot of the time. We have to deal with the conditions we are given and do the best we can. I am not advocating working unsafely, or tearing up equipment, but sometimes we have to get by with what we have.
BCB
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sorry guys to me it just doesn't look like he hit THAT hard to me?
ben46a
Senior Member
I did notice a couple loose buckets of fill where he landed possibly to soften the blow..
mtb345
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going down is one thing how about getting ?out 
AtlasRob
Senior Member
Who said he had to come back out
Major mishap that nearly cost him dear was as pointed out previously, the dipper was too close in and he/she very nearly blew the top ram.
Reuben
Senior Member
I dont think he hit hard at all either...the door popping open doesnt really mean anything.....I asked my wife to watch this and I asked her if anything stuck out about the video. She said nothing at all...SHe has seen me and guys that work for us go down in holes like that before and she said it may have been faster then what she has seen us do but she said it didnt look like he hit hard.
looked more like an experienced operator to me.
It may be like landing a plane,"any landing you can walk away from is a good landing"
Reuben
Senior Member
lets make a poll out of this..I dont know how to start one but maybe someone else will...
have you or would you do what the operator in the video did? I
have and will continue to
have you or would you do what the operator in the video did? I
have and will continue to
roddyo
Senior Member
+1
I liked it.
That guy's good BTW. :drinkup
That's a pretty handy move around here on these drainage ditches. Just grab a couple of trees and throw to the bottom for a set of mats and beaver slide down and hope you land on them. Sure beats tracking out and loading on a lowboy.
Nothing near that vertical but close sometimes with a lot softer landing in the bottom of a ditch.
I don't know if it's right or wrong but I cheat a little bit by dropping my idlers down a little before bailing of the edge.
I guess one of these days if I pop my tracks off in the bottom of a ditch I'll know the answer.
ointhead
Dirtman2007
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I know I've walked down slopes before, nothing quiet that virtical tho.
Just stick the boom down and walk yourself down.
Just stick the boom down and walk yourself down.
lectro88
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I would, but in a different sequence. first I think I would turn teeth down to dig-in and hold better, then lower the front so the counterweight would not drag, and finally hold enough back pressure to hopefully have better traction and not slide and land as "hard" but I take a little more care than some do. If it breaks I have to pay for it, less abuse and less hard use = less down time. If takes a little longer to finish its faster than the lost time in the shop. I have nothing bad say about how anybody else runs their machines, I just choose a different method, I know these are tuff machines but my luck is not the best so I walk a little softer and hit a lot harder LOL.
maple flats
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I don't think I'm ready to try that one!
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i reckon he did ok considering the conditions and the stuff we dont know about!!
i think if he controlled the slide with the boom instead of the stick then he may have made it look a bit smoother but with that sloppy soft muck to land on i doubt he even felt the landing
i think if he controlled the slide with the boom instead of the stick then he may have made it look a bit smoother but with that sloppy soft muck to land on i doubt he even felt the landing
plantman.uk
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now thats a novel way of getting it down.....works better on wet clay....slides a lot better. a bit harsh on landing i would have tried to hold it on the dipper and bring it down a little slower but it always gets the arse twitching go over like that..
AtlasRob
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Eddiebackblade
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I think it looks a bit rough, but it certainly looks slippery and very confined for the guy.
How would anyone know how long he's been in the seat or how many times he's tackled something like that.
I can honestly say there's a few old bangers and hired machines had a few good thrashings to 'find the limits' so to speak along the way in my career!
At least he had a go and next time hopefully he'll do it better.
By the way I thought all operators set off in high track away from their best stunts without a second glance, they look cooler that way!:cool2
How would anyone know how long he's been in the seat or how many times he's tackled something like that.
I can honestly say there's a few old bangers and hired machines had a few good thrashings to 'find the limits' so to speak along the way in my career!
At least he had a go and next time hopefully he'll do it better.
By the way I thought all operators set off in high track away from their best stunts without a second glance, they look cooler that way!:cool2
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I wish the video was a bit longer in length so I would know a few things such as...How much deeper was this next cut? Because it looks as though he is very limited with a swing radious not to mention he can barely back up if he is digging that cut already. As I said a longer vid would tell a lot more, but from my point of view why not a long reach excavator and a mini excavator???
Jam
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If his bucket teeth were pushed into the ground at a point further out than the dipper pivot point and control decent with boom cylinders would have been a bit smoother but in real terms job done!!