Made me laugh

[Gareth Dalzell]

Maybe it,s just me but - I didn't think that was a terribly bright thing to do. It could so easily have been a massive fail we were watching. Going up steep grades is one thing, going up a ramp against a block wall - no!

[Rich2484]

That's standard practise. Safe as houses as you have the arm there to catch you so to speak.

 

It's also standard practise to have your blade at the back of the machine if you have one, so if it does start to tip back the blade will catch you. I've seen a mini rolled arse over tit before by someone who didn't have the blade at the back and miscalculated.

 

It appeared that the bloke in the video couldn't work out how to push himself up a bit to stop the blade grounding out to begin with (similar to how you describe descending) . So he turned around and did it the dodgy way.

 

My other criticism would be that he had the arm up in the air too much. It should have been just above the ground at all times for maximum counterbalance. He went up it slow enough, plenty of opportunity to keep the jib correct.

 

Agree. The arm was up a bit more than I would have had it. But then again he was twitchy on the hyd. The blade on the back is right. But the ones I'm used to dont have them on. Done it in training but don't get to drive the small ones much.

[Rich2484]

Could of just done this to get off the wall.

 

[ame=http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=APNGxVIgnkI]Daily Wins: How to get your 14 ton digger off the Silage pit ?P75017 - YouTube[/ame]

[Lyncombe-climber]

I like that