Ok, which of you loons is this..??..
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Short Game
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I got into masonry as a hod carrier. In my present condition, I could probably handle that job.
g0rd0
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OCD or just haveing fun?
Anyway you look at it ya gotta admit he is dedicated
If we had toys like that when I was young my buddy and I just might have made it to China:laughing:
Anyway you look at it ya gotta admit he is dedicated
If we had toys like that when I was young my buddy and I just might have made it to China:laughing:
Heavy Metal Doctor
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We (RC'ers) tend think it's a little nutty to drive a model train around the same loop of track for hours, but the model train guys don't seem to catch the same kind of attitude from those not in it as we do for "playing with little vehicles"........
crashz
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I don't think thats it HMD. I think everyone here thinks those machines are cool. And it would be fun to be diggin in the dirt with them. Personally I'm a bit jealous!
But 15 YEARS! Even considering it as a part-time hobby, that seems incredible. That takes enormous effort and dedication. I would have played for a few hours, got bored, and picked up a shovel and been done in three weekends.
But 15 YEARS! Even considering it as a part-time hobby, that seems incredible. That takes enormous effort and dedication. I would have played for a few hours, got bored, and picked up a shovel and been done in three weekends.
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I think this is one of those projects that does'nt "need" to be accomplished as much as it justifies the means. He is probably relaxed with a hobby that actually requires thought and patience:thumbsup:
I was fascinated watching the videos, the only human interference is in changing the batteries. Hope you keep it up and keep us posted, in the next few years:laughing:
I was fascinated watching the videos, the only human interference is in changing the batteries. Hope you keep it up and keep us posted, in the next few years:laughing:
Redbug
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Thinking about this some more...especially what DoeLake said...Maybe the guy is living out a wish. I have been thinking that after I retire from what I am doing now maybe a heavy equipment operator would be a fun gig for a retiree that likes heavy equipment. Even now, I have to stop what I am doing to watch stuff at work, and I am not a kid anymore. I think I need to buy another attachment for my tractor now...Maybe a dump truck next?
Here's a fun site on utube I check into occasionally. He has hundreds of videos...here's a sample...See what you are missing?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hP8V7SwNFA"]YouTube - Excavator Working in deep Mud[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIm1mYScSD8"]YouTube - Lost in the woods with the Dozer[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfVKY8ZGXXM"]YouTube - Excavator Busting a Huge Beaver Dam[/ame]
Here's a fun site on utube I check into occasionally. He has hundreds of videos...here's a sample...See what you are missing?
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hP8V7SwNFA"]YouTube - Excavator Working in deep Mud[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIm1mYScSD8"]YouTube - Lost in the woods with the Dozer[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfVKY8ZGXXM"]YouTube - Excavator Busting a Huge Beaver Dam[/ame]
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Heavy Metal Doctor
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Sorry if I sounded bitter -- knowing the caliber of the crowd here, I meant in it mostly in jest.
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Redbug
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I have never seen anything like that JJ! That's wild! I would be a bit afraid to be standing on the sidelines in case that thing got out of control. One slip on the joystick.
Taking things a bit further...how about the remote control vehicles the police use for bombs, and even the drones the military uses. Same kind of thing on a different scale.
Taking things a bit further...how about the remote control vehicles the police use for bombs, and even the drones the military uses. Same kind of thing on a different scale.