hoeman600
Senior Member
oh man-- now its just gonna have that wet excavator smell.
yea but the fish will have that new excavator smell:lmao
oh man-- now its just gonna have that wet excavator smell.
looks like the craine cought a CAT fishointheadWell some info first.
Early this morning they trucked in 15 truckloads of blast rock for a better base.
Dropped off this AM was a 345D L from Toromont.
The crane is good for 250 tons. Cost for the crane is $600 an hour with a 8 hour min.
The force required to pull the machine up was 60 tons.
The guys who went into the water were from out of town, not sure on their cost.
Once they hooked up and started to lift it might have taken 4min at most to hoist it up then swing it over.
I was waiting around for a bit as they were going to swing the machine so everything lined up for the float. Unfortunatly it was taking too much time and before loading onto the float they were going to remove the bucket/stick assembly as they can't fold it for transport.
For all the pics, I've added em to http://community.webshots.com/album/564666641WtxgdP?start=0
That or he was dredging out material and was too close to the edge, started to swing the spoils around and the bank gave out and he went for a slide.
I guess that guy is very lucky he didn't get killed. Did he get cited for this?
You can get charged for having an accident???????
leadcore,--slag yard?The entire electrical system will have to be replaced, computers, wiring harnesses, switches, gauges, senders -- everything. The hydraulic system will need to be removed and flushed out or rebuilt, every hose, pump, and cylinder. The engine can possibly be flushed, unless it was running when it went in the drink, in that case it's probably ruined and will need rebuilding or replacement. Pump drives and final drives will need to be drained and flushed as will the swing gear. Even then, you never get all the water unless the component is removed and torn down, then cleaned and rebuilt. All cab upholstery and soundproofing will need to be replaced, it will never dry out and smell normal again. All in all an expensive proposition. I saw what happened to a Komatsu PC-650 that went into a pond in Utah a few years ago. It was nothing but a huge lemon afterwards because the company went cheap trying to fix it. They did not replace the items mentioned above, and paid for the stupidity of not doing the job right. After a couple of months of continous problems and downtime, the machine was sold for scrap.
oh yea! heck you can get charged foe farting to loud if the rite person hears it. whats the world comming to.ointhead
It's really sick......We have shooting galleries with child minding facilities for drug'os to shoot up . We constantly see murderers and rapists get off scott free . Our governments are so corrupt that they get away with murder , 911 . Yet hard working folk who are in the real world where DooDoo happens can be charged for having an accident :beatsme.
According to the workers that is what happend. Ended up removing rock to close to himself.
They are replacing the culvert but before that project it was decided to dredge the bay. They brought in rock for a long reach excavator to work from. This machine was removing the rock that was brought in for the "finger" made.
It was running when it went into the drink. Was a nice sunny day.
Bummer on the Cat . And I'm no crane operator , but I would have been leary on placing the crane outrigger so close to the edge of the pad
Pic#3 . Looks like the crane could have gone for a swim also. Oh well , maybe I'm a worry wart.