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Excavator in the water today

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Stopped by and took these pics today. I thought this was neat.
 

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AtlasRob

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He cant have that on his boom.....................tis not a duck! Folk over here see that they will expect me to walk on water :Banghead

:D Great pics, thanks for sharing.
 
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AtlasRob said:
He cant have that on his boom.....................tis not a duck! Folk over here see that they will expect me to walk on water :Banghead

:D Great pics, thanks for sharing.
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It's alright Rob, just as long as that thing doesn't "turn turtle" on him it'll all be alright.
 
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I like it, and remember always check track pressure before entering the water. LOL
 
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You know looking at that thing bobbing around in the water makes me think.
If they put a pontoon on each side it might actually be half way stable.
 
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I ran one of these for about half hour and got off it almost green.

Don't think im going to be a fulltime thing for me
 
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amunderdog said:
You know looking at that thing bobbing around in the water makes me think.
If they put a pontoon on each side it might actually be half way stable.
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Im with you on that! Leave it to us land lovers to come up with an idea for those swamp rats!
Jason
 
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Don't dig over the drive motors. It will put to much pressure on the pins and final drives .:lmao
 
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Neat .... but I don't think I want the pleasure of running it... even if I could add it to a resume'....
Now all he needs is a dump truck with the same track set-up :)

it that a commercial setup or Homemade
 
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The operator told me it was a kit that was put on. He said they have been in all states in the continental U.S. except Ok. and they were going there next. It suprised me how much work they can do floating in the water.
 
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