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Good way to flip an excavator

Dirtman2007

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Tigerotor77W said:
I agree that this stupid... but I have a question as for what should have been done. In this sort of situation, should an operator use the boom/stick to PULL the machine uphill, or should the boom and stick face downhill, PUSHING the excavator uphill?
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First I would have taken the bucket and knocked down the top edge of that slope so that it would not be that steep, If that could not be done just simply reach all the way out with the boom, stick the bucket in the ground and pull yourself up the hill. If it still want go, back about 1/3 of the way back down, spin around and push yourself up.
 
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white_boyz1

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man,man,man

down in the good ole south we call those guys ''pulldo's''thats when you pull the levers and see what they do...........:eek::usa
 
EZ TRBO

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Glad noone or machine was hurt, but the old saying goes. STUPID SHOULD HURT.

Trbo
 
atgreene

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It's morons like these that lead us to government regulations. They get hurt doing something stupid and some lawmaker decides something has to be done.
 
rino1494

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RollOver Pete said:
Last edited by Countryboy : Today at 08:56 PM. Reason: You ought to know you can't use that word here!

:lmao :avid


Sorry....
Couldn't help it...
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Yeah, I didn't know that "holy" was a bad word. I forgot that we are all adults here. :Banghead
 
qball

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slick

if i were in charge i would make both "operators" supervisors.
 
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Truckie said:
I totally agree with what everyone here has said so far.
I usually call a person like this a stick pusher.
I thought the cab of the dozer was going to get wiped out and when I saw the machine head back I thought for sure the chain was going to snap.
After a day like that and being so damn lucky to still be alive out of pure stupidity they should all go out and play the lottery.
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I like to call them SLOPERATORS
 
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Tn Bulldog

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if my self or one of the other operators in our family's business had done that OMG I'D Hate to think what would happen or my granddad would say or do :eek:



Famous last words "HEY YALL WATCH THIS !!!!" :rolleyes:



Later yall

bulldog
 
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I saw this a few days ago. I thought sure the excavator was gonna decapitate the Cat! :eek:
 
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There are drivers and and there are operators. The guy in the excavator is stupid and the guy on the dozer is even stupider for going along with this idea. It's lucky that either the excavator didn't topple or that the bucket didn't smash into the dozer cab.
 
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:eek: well don't just give the excavator ''operator '' a hard time looks like the dozer ''operator'' must have been his twin brother!!!! lol
 
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Sure I can operate

This guy proberly thinks this is right. If you ask during an interview they say sure I can operate an excavator. I always tell them there is a big difference between an operator and driver. and when it comes to myself and excavators I am a driver.
 
bear

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tonka said:
Um common sence comes to mind here!
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:D Unfortunately "common Sense" isn't very common. Look at the political leaders we get. Spend millions on a job that only pays a few hundred grand. That's as dumb as the guys in the operator seats of that equipment. I was also convinced the poor dozer was going to be decapitated. Morons should not breed, or we could start throwing them into the wild to fend for themselves and comeback in a few years.
 
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