The bigger they are...

[alchemysa]

I loved reading about the big iron on the site below. But these pics are especially breathtaking...

VanNatta Bulldozers, Crawler Dozers

 

[Thomas]

YIKES...now there right there would spoil day plus give a new meaning to pucker power.

 

[johnk]

I'll bet he's looking for another job... I wonder what was going through his head when he went over the edge??

 

[Stef]

What a drop! Impressive indeed. It's hard to believe that it didn't flip forward crushing the cabin like a bug.

 

[5030]

I'd imagine that under the rippers there is at least a 70 to 90 ton winch so chances are good for self recovery.....His underwear are probably beyond recovery however.

 

[Dirthog]

no winch on that either pick it back up over with a crane or a better choice would be to bring another machine up from the bottom and pick the blade and front end up so it could be started the drive it straight down over

 

[Egon]

From the pictures I would guess some of the rock ledge broke away unexpectedly.

 

[lopezian]

I loved reading about the big iron on the site below. But these pics are especially breathtaking...

VanNatta Bulldozers, Crawler Dozers

That is an awesome web site! I can't believe they took the time to document all their cool tools. Usually when I express interest in big iron like this, the operator doesn't think it is any big deal. These guys clearly love their tools and find them as fascinating as I do.

 

[bx23barry]

We cut some jungle down some slopes almost as steep. Two D7s hooked together on top, one on a winch cable over the side. Much fun! Kids……….

 

[alchemysa]

That is an awesome web site! I can't believe they took the time to document all their cool tools. Usually when I express interest in big iron like this, the operator doesn't think it is any big deal. These guys clearly love their tools and find them as fascinating as I do.

I love looking at this stuff too. I've seen some really old retired logging dozers and trucks close-up. Fascinating and scary at the same time. Very heavy duty but they look amazingly dangerous. Hardly any safety considerations at all. Winches, cables, and huge swinging bits of metal here and there with few protective guards. A half dozen places to stick an arm or leg - and lose it. And the seats were just flat sheets of steel plate. (BYO cushion.)

 

[Superduper]

no winch on that either pick it back up over with a crane or a better choice would be to bring another machine up from the bottom and pick the blade and front end up so it could be started the drive it straight down over

Seriously??? What kind of crane has that kind of capacity from that far back and (2), is it even possible to bring another machine up from the bottom? It looks to be almost a sheer 75 degree drop.

 

[Dirthog]

A lot of times what they would do is bring a large drag line and remove the bucket then sling the dozer to the hoist cable and pick it right out of there have saw it done a couple of times Another dozer the same size and a couple of hours you could be right up to it then just get the blade picked up a little and slide it down hill until you could get it up enough to start. In loose rock like that it would slid easy have done that myself a couple of times with machines that were broke down in places almost as bad

 

[Raddad]

Pick it up. My brother works for a crane rental company and they have a crane that will lift 500,000 LBS. here is a picture of a off road truck the driver drove into the Detroit river. He took this picyure for me.

 

[George2615]

"I'll bet he's looking for another job... I wonder what was going through his head when he went over the edge?? '


Forget about what went through his head.
I'm sure something went through his pants though. I'm sure he saw his entire life flash before him.

 

[638]

Wouldn't make any difference if he had two winches on that cat. Engine would not be able to run more that a minute or two. No oil at the pump pickup. Back in the 1950s, in Kansas City, my old man had a wrecker that would have been able to recover that one.

ron

 

[5030]

Pick it up. My brother works for a crane rental company and they have a crane that will lift 500,000 LBS. here is a picture of a off road truck the driver drove into the Detroit river. He took this picyure for me.

Who does he work for....Allingham?

Rouge Steel looks pretty good in that picture. The buildings across the river are actually red, not rust.....;

 

[Raddad]

JJ Curran