Err, wow
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:39 PM
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Err, wow
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:41 PM
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How the hell dose the driver get down?
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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fuck that!....
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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How the hell dose the driver get down?
In the JCB I would imagine.
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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Oh, he dont leave it there then
Just hope one of the hydraulic pipes dont split!
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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whats holding it on when the bucket is not hooked over?
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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I bet the engineer who did the design calcs was shitting himself the first time the digger went up!
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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fuck that!....
my thoughts exactly!!!
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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whats holding it on when the bucket is not hooked over?
it looks like it's just the tracks on the JCB holdidng it on
Mar 19, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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steviecossie
it looks like it's just the tracks on the JCB holdidng it on
but it doesnt look as if the weight is forward enough
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by
Twellsie
but it doesnt look as if the weight is forward enough
it looks like the top side of the track is jammed against the smaller platform on the nxt peice of the structure
Last edited by steviecossie; Mar 19, 2009 at 04:03 PM .
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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and the point of that is? thought they were for digging holes
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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and the point of that is? thought they were for digging holes
to show off how good the hydraulics are on the JCB
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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and the point of that is? thought they were for digging holes
The point is just to show the strength and accuracy of them.
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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omfg...
Mar 19, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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cool, thats good driving.
Mar 19, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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WOW thats dodgy
Mar 19, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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thats pretty impressive - there must be some video of that somewhere. That tower structure must have cost a few bob to design/build.
Mar 19, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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How the fck that thing doesnt just crash to the ground like a bag of potatoes i dont know
more than half of the tracks are not even on the platform, then it holds its whole weight just by pushing a square piece of metal onto another piece of metal
Its awesome to watch anyhow
Mar 19, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 06:03 PM
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BM08
How the fck that thing doesnt just crash to the ground like a bag of potatoes i dont know
more than half of the tracks are not even on the platform, then it holds its whole weight just by pushing a square piece of metal onto another piece of metal
Its awesome to watch anyhow
Look at 5:15 on the video.
Mar 19, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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the driver would need to be well paid for that , double time at least !!
Mar 19, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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The drivers a bit of a numpty though. He's got a seatbelt on. What good is a seat belt when 40 tons (or whatever) of digger falls off it's stupid You Bet TV show and lands on your head
Mar 19, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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I might try something like that with my forklift at work tomorrow.
Mar 19, 2009 | 07:22 PM
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Mar 19, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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The drivers a bit of a numpty though. He's got a seatbelt on. What good is a seat belt when 40 tons (or whatever) of digger falls off it's stupid You Bet TV show and lands on your head
Is it not more likely cos he'd slide off the seat without one.............
Mar 19, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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I might try something like that with my forklift at work tomorrow.
Have you wrote out a will? might be worth drafting one up tonight.
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more than half of the tracks are not even on the platform, then it holds its whole weight just by pushing a square piece of metal onto another piece of metal 
