Overturned bobcat excavator

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Buddy has just overturned his excavator this afternoon

I haven't seen it yet. I'll post pics this evening.

What precautions should be taken pulling it up right and before starting the engine?
 
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Do not try to start it without pulling the glow plugs and blowing the oil out of the cylinders. Otherwise you may be hydro locked and bend or break a rod if you try to start it.
 
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Here's the pics.

A few lessons learned. Inexperienced operator, muddy conditions, heavy loads, deep holes don't mix.

Seat belts and ROPS do save lives.

A crane company will be contacted. This is not a simple extraction with make shift equipment.

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Ouch :eek:
 
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Glad no one was hurt. If it's a rental with insurance, that's even better!
 
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It may not be damaged much. I first saw the roofing and thought it was part of the machine. Due to the light weigh it may not be hard to upright.
 
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Not good. Glad no one was hurt.
 
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Up here, the locals would scrap that metal, not bury it. Glad nobody was hurt.
 
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Easy to do if you are not careful every sec. Never done it but came close, glad no one was hurt.
 
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Oh boy. That's the exact reason I where my seatbelt in my 335. That can happen in an instant! Glad nobody was hurt. Hope machine is okay..
 
 
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