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jimmyjack

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check this out

these are not my pics i got them from another site, anyone ever see anything like this, you guys think its real or photoshoped. pretty impressive if it was really done

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Lashlander

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I've seen that before. I can't remember where though. If I remember right it was done at a construction show in Europe.
 
HeyUvaVT

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thats either the coolest or craziest thing I have EVER seen done with an excavator....wowow
 
EZ TRBO

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Bellboy said:
Don't try this at home then, I suppose...
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DANG IT, you ruined my fun. I was just going to go out and try that in the back yard.

Trbo

:notworthy:drinkup
 
LowBoy

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Just imagine if it slipped out from those steps, popped a hydraulic line, etc. That would have to hurt. What good is this performance doing to the structural integrity of that hoe by the way? I just think there could be a much better way to demonstrate it's capabilities without endangering the operator's life, and bending that machine all up. Do some deadweight lifting on terra firma or something, for Pete's sake...
Not saying it ain't cool to look at, but geez...How often will a guy be climbing a tower and hang himself off it and do curls? I wanna see if it'll pick up a 1500 gallon septic tank and set it in the hole rather than some nut doing acrobatics.:idontgetit
 
jlm335

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:OMGI aint that stupid!:spaz but i praise the man who has the balls to do it!:notworthyhow are the tracks staying on the little pedastal?
 
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Their wedged in between the pedesatal and another above so they cant rock back.....crazy:eek:
 
jlm335

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o i see it.. dur i am a dufus.. i cant believe they would do that.. that would be creepy you would start flipping back and then just stop.. could you imagine accidentally hitting the track sticks before having the boom up there that would suck!!!!
 
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