Mad Kiwi using crane to mow the hedge

[Hendrik]

There are big mowers that hang from helicopters. I don't see anyone making any complaints about that. A heli with a big mower chopping trees to death has to be more dangerous than a mower hanging from a truck crane.

As for the hedge trimmer, the article plainly says it was a stunt.

BTW the O in OSHA is for occupation. If it isn't your occupation and you are not being paid then OSHA doesn't have jurisdiction.

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Stunt or not is stupid and dangerous and gives those who have to work in these sort of industries a bad name.

 

[Rick Rowlands]

Take off the drivers seat, put a cage around the crane operator and you have the next great product for mowing hard to reach hillsides. If you can suspend a mower from a helicopter or from the end of an excavator, why not a crane?

You ought to do a little more research before making any accusations as to my knowledge level.

 

[Steve Frazier]

Rick, I think that's quite enough. Move on

 

[stock]

slope mover radio controlled

Saw one of these working on a motor way embankment last autumn Class bit of kit and safer than a mower suspended from a crane. According to the manufacturer they can handle slopes upto 70 deg. :avid:avid:avid:avid:avid:avid:avid

 

[JDOFMEMI]

Stock

I like that one. Shame it is probably way too expensive for me.

 

[Hendrik]

OK I'll apologize to Rick for my strongly worded outburst but the fact remains that it is a stupid and unnecessary thing to do.
It makes 'professional' crane operators look like they are willing to do dangerous things and if something did go wrong OHSA would be the ones to investigate because any accident involving cranes is investigated by them.
Whether the accident occurred at a work site or in someones private yard does not matter.
Further this forum supports safe work practices and I do not think this 'stunt' comes anywhere near safe.
I posted the link as an example of the stupidity that some people are willing to go to in order to have their 5 minutes of fame, the fact that the fool admitted to it being a stunt makes it even worse, insofar that it was not a necessary operation where only this method could get the job done.
Comparing this to professional heli loggers is an insult to the brave people who do this type of thing to feed their families.

 

[prfire20]

they would be better of with a case of beer and a case of bird shot, drink beer and shoot weeds , the lawn mower on a bike is pretty slick though if i would have known about that when i was 8 i could have picked up a couple more yards around my neighborhood

 

[Dozerboy]

Man the things I would do if I owned a crane.

 

[AtlasRob]

...............
I posted the link as an example of the stupidity that some people are willing to go to in order to have their 5 minutes of fame,

And in so doing took his 5 minutes worldwide

 

[Hendrik]

And in so doing took his 5 minutes worldwide

Yeah I think the cat was out of the bag before I came along, then again perhaps HEF has a bigger reading audience than the daily mail, spose if it was the sun it would require a scantily clad lady on top of the lawn mover to make the rag.

 

[Linkbelt HC]

Lawnmower stunt

Well, stunting or not, it's probably not something any safety minded crane operator would want to be involved with. What are the chances that the electrical wires have been disconnected?

 

[classictruckman]

Thats what I was thinking