DMiller
Senior Member
Had not seen a 977 ever get light on the sprockets, this made a believer of the weight of Locomotives.
have to use what ya gotThe 4 in 1 bucket didn't help but it seems there should be a better choice of machine for doing that than a 977.
Absolutely. I believe 583 Hs and Ks came from the factory with no ROPS. That's a different situation than removing ROPS from a machine that was equipped with one from the manufacturer.Grandfather laws. That's probably why they are still around.
Well, I would like to see what equipment they would use in place of a sideboom. I have never worked on a train derailment, but sidebooms make sense. It's like a pipeline, narrow right-of-way, and heavy loads that must be picked and carried.I know you have to get a job done in the field with what you have to work with …….....but I know several safety supervisors here that would have NEVER allowed that track loader to be used for that operation. Even those side booms would be iffy to them.