Bit of an oopsie!

[Joe Newton]

It was a grain shovel full of ornamental slate.

It's good for the machine to give the insides a scouring now and again.

 

 

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Have you told your wife that?

 

Ha very good Joe! actually it was alright for a good 15 minutes, I suspect the effect of the vibration through the tow bar started the movement.

 

The groundie was trying to save it and I thought for one moment he was going to try and run faster and get in. At considerable risk to himself.

 

I was thinking "leave it, it's only a truck" (sometimes I suprise myself a few years back I'd have torn him off a strip for not sacrificing himself Emily Davison style in front of it)

 

 

Good to see your heads in the right place. I'd have probably ended up running myself over, especially if my coffee was in there!

 

To be fair I was hoping to laugh and be able to call you a pillock, but it's not something you'd really consider unless you were on a obviously steep slope.

[Arbdog]

This happened a few years ago and it was definitely a oopsie!

 

May I say I was not operating the machine and no they didn't have the tracks out whilst moving the machine to the next work site hit a rock and a hole at the same time and that was the result.

 

Engine was switched off straight away but it was still running on the engine oil, ended up bending a few valves, but had to pay for a full engine rebuild!

 

(insurance would not pay as I had not notified them the machine was on hire)

[Mick Dempsey]

Looks expensive, surprised it went over as easy as that, but photos can deceive.

My old rayco 1625 went over dozens of times, even a barrel toll down a hill once! Engine was always fine afterwards. Kohler 25hp command unit. Never gave me a moments bother in 12 years.

[Big Beech]

And where's Gary to put it back up right for you!!!

[Mick Dempsey]

Ha ha, I had to get creative!

[leswold]

If thats the 'lad' in the first pic, you must be really old. Glad the outcome was good Mick.

[Mick Dempsey]

No that's me, picture of primitive magnificence.

[Arbdog]

Im just awaiting the woodchipper picture off one of the "lads"

[Arbdog]

and the one that tipped it has also tipped a super junior( lucky a few to lift with no damage) and our vermeer ( 3 wheels he has excuse)

[Arbdog]

He hadn't checked the area prior to tracking and the grasses hid the drop!