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Unloading a digger

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Roy in UK

12-05-2006 05:52:41




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Well I suppose that"s one way!




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37 chief

12-05-2006 18:31:24




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
That is how I load and unload my crawler and disc on my chevy flat bed. Only thing different is I use two 4X16 X 20 ft. plankes. The cab raises about 3-4 ft loading. and unloading. If I back down easy the truck lowers slowly to the ground. My Dad started doing this when he bought the truck new in 54. I have ben doing this for about 12 years my self. On the truck the disc is supported by the planks, while the tractor is on the truck. Stan

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Easy1

12-05-2006 11:48:44




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
There were some pics on this site a couple of years ago, of a backhoe climbing onto a railcar. Some guys got big ones....



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the tractor vet

12-05-2006 08:20:35




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
Yep . BTDT , now ya want a real rush unload a D6 Cat off the back of and Oilfield float trailer when it is coverd in mud in a driving rain storm on the side of a hill over the rolling tailboard that is all steel . or after backing into a oilfield lease road with a lowboy and a 750 JD on the trailer and have a 5 foot steel culvet collaps on oneside , Now what do you do ya can't pull it out as the trailer frame is on the roadway and the neck of the trailer is on the drive tires and the trailer is leaning at about a 45 degree angel and here again it is pouring rain with a mud covered deck . That day was a sideways unload down into the ditch as the dozer slide sideways and came real close to ending up on it's side and now leaning at probably a 60-70degree angel with one track still on the deck , I think that was one of the worst problems i have ever come across and took a bit of seirous thinking to get out of it and my solution was somewhat clever if i may sayso as with about 15-20 people all standing there some in shock and some nobelieving what had just happened and me tryen to figure how i was going to clean my shorts out and just what to do about getting the lowboy unstuck and getting the road open again with the only means at hand setting in the bottom of this road ditch still half on the trailer . If it would have been any other dozer then the 750 Deere i do not think i could have pulled this off . I got of the dozer and went up to the tractor and released the brakes but putting just a littel air to the trailer brakes got back on the dozer lifted the blade up just a wisker as it was the only thing keeping it from going all the way over and pulled the left steering lever back to stop the left track and moved the drive control into rev. and let the right track that was still against the deck of the trailer start pushen the trailer out , tis worked like a charm and when the trailer came out of the ditch and the trailer tires hit the road it stopped. Got off the dozer and moved the trailer off the road and got back on the dozer as now it is almost wedged in the ditch did a counter rotate got parilellwith the ditch and then tipped the blade and cut me my own road up and out did this like this happened all the time and never let on that my knees were shaken , Them rig hands got a good show that day.

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dhermesc

12-05-2006 08:15:16




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
Not just the 3rd world that stuff like that happens.

Had a guy unloading a crane a couple weeks ago. He decided to pivot the cab and back it off. When the cab was about at a right angle with the trailer (boom removed) the counter weights caused it to roll off the side of the low boy.



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CLW

12-05-2006 07:41:35




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
Bet that was not his first time.



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Cargocult

12-05-2006 07:29:44




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
Well, he got the thing off, safely, with no casualties! I"ve seen worse things in the PI. Ya gotta keep in mind these folks are in 3rd world countries. Would be neat 3 c how he gets it back on, hehehe. ;-)



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JHesler

12-05-2006 07:24:21




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
"Aint my truck"



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Rich Va

12-05-2006 05:57:26




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 Re: Unloading a digger in reply to Roy in UK, 12-05-2006 05:52:41  
Yep, and be sober.



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