Tracked Excavator does the King Kong

[Gareth Dalzell]

A friend emailed this one through at the weekend - anyone who has ever tried tracking a digger up a steep ramp or stepped it onto a lorry without ramps should watch this.

 

YouTube - Liebherr

 

Hope this link comes up alright - I was a nervous wreck by the end of it

I wouldn't trust a quick hitch with a people cradle on it let alone.................

Edited June 7, 2010 by Gareth Dalzell

[Peter]

Mmmm, seen that before.

 

Not a standard quick hitch though is it?

[Amelanchier]

Is that the German "You bet"??

[Gareth Dalzell]

Mmmm, seen that before.

 

Not a standard quick hitch though is it?

 

I hope not! Although I don't think that takes away from the level of risk involved in this type of exhibition

[bushy]

Glad to see he was wearing his seatbelt

[Mozza]

Is that the German "You bet"??

 

:lol:

[mikecotterill]

was impressed till it showed the hook arrangement, to clamp the tracks on. sayin that not sure id want to try it haha

[b101uk]

Not a standard quick hitch though is it?

 

no, but its not far off, as its a small face shovel, I.e. it digs by pushing the bucket away and up from the digger unlike a normal digger that digs by pulling the bucket down and towards the digger.

 

An advantage of a face shovel it can also use a rock-drill or hammer etc at any height on a vertical face that it can reach.