Front end loader falls on car

[Willl]

I would bet good money that if we could see the other side, the L/S trailer tires are 6' off the ground.

 

[George2615]

Ray - I see the same thing. The trailer deck is tilted with the bucket of the machine. We can see the entire tongue and the bar at the end of the trailer deck.

I wonder if the trailer had a tire or two blow out? One way or another, one of them was n't supposed to be there at the time of the accident.

Yes the trailer is tilted up like the loader. You can clearly see the front rail going across the front of the trailer just under the bucket.

 

[jonyyuma]

I bet the car is a Total, Glad the guy Lived to swerve in front of someone else, if he didn't learn his lesson?? Makes me cringe..

 

[crazyal]

Does it bother anyone else when they call a back hoe a front end loader? I've seen worse, where they will call a loader a dozer.

 

[shortthrow50]

Does it bother anyone else when they call a back hoe a front end loader? I've seen worse, where they will call a loader a dozer.

yes. even the op failed to correct. I recently saw on morning news about bulldozer hit a car in road. they showed on the video and clearly was an articulated front end loader. bothers the **** out of me becuase im a heavy equipment operator who operates everything from twin engine pan to trackhoe. When i correct people they say "big freakin deal, bulldozer- backhoe, same thing". guess i need to lighten up:thumbsup:

 

[Willl]

twin engine pan

A what ?

 

[shortthrow50]

A what ?

technical name is scraper. two engines. sorry about that. i ran cat 627g. push pulling (4 engines loading one pan).
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_wyQ8xV_XU&feature=fvst[/ame]

 

[Willl]

Them suckers got 2 engines a piece ?

Sweet.

We need a 'Tim the Tool Man' smiley face.

 

[ray66v]

Does it bother anyone else when they call a back hoe a front end loader? I've seen worse, where they will call a loader a dozer.

The media usually calls any piece of construction equipment, "a bulldozer".

I call it the tarmac rule. Use the word you like, when describing something, don't worry if it is factually correct. It's named after the fact that the media ALWAYS uses the word "tarmac" when describing any paved area at an airport.

I can understand how they could mistake a loader as a dozer, but how do you call an excavator a dozer?

Every time the news media does a story about a house demolition, they always say "bulldozer(s) knocked down a" house, building, etc., and every time it is an excavator. :laughing:

Nothing like having the most ignorant among us, telling us what's going on. :thumbsup:

 

[mwb]

I think it should be manditory that cars have ROPS :laughing: - Or FOPS, I guess...

 

[leonz]

The good news is no one was hurt..... :thumbsup:


Front-end loader falls on car in intersection
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS-TV) - Columbia police are investigating after a bizarre incident left a tractor on top of a car Tuesday morning.
A front-end loader being transported on the back of a City of Columbia dump truck fell onto a car at the intersection of Harden St. and Calhoun St. sometime before 10:00 a.m.
It is unclear exactly what caused the tractor to fall onto the car.
The driver of the car says he is okay.
Traffic in the area was slow while crews cleaned up the mess.
Copyright 2012 WIS. All rights reserved.

If you look closely it looks as if the the rear hitch and weldments on the left side failed and twisted and that is what caused the trailer and load to roll over and fall. The pintle is intact but the weldments connected to the left side of the trailer failed and the left turn simply created the roll over accident.

 

[mwb]

Here is a video news report about it; some good footage. That trailer is way to high and narrow for that machine IMO. Top heavy and narrow wheel base is an understatement.

Drivers cited after front-end loader falls on car - WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |

Edit, sorry about the stinking commercials but it isn't my site... worth the watch though.

 

[bcp]

Here is a video news report about it; some good footage. That trailer is way to high and narrow for that machine IMO. Top heavy and narrow wheel base is an understatement.

Everything on the video is compressed horizontally. Look at the oval tractor tires.

 

[ray66v]

After watching the video, that trailer appears to be loaded near it's limits, especially with a CG that high, and too short for that hoe.

No wonder it went over.