Track Hoe Falls into Pit

[mjncad]

OOPS!

 

[McDenny's]

We are referencing to the operators of the wreckers. Even a good equipment operator can have a accident, it happens to the best of us.

 

[schmism]

A good operator never would have ended up inthe hole..

i got the impression the machinery slid down the slop while it was sitting there (like overnight) operator error not being part of it.

afterall didnt you see the recent mud slides in CA?
The Associated Press: Residents Return After La Jolla Slide

 

[D7E]

No kidding, if the hoe's engine had gone under, there is no way the semi-rig tow trucks could have done any good, prolly would have needed a very large crane to retrieve the hoe then.

It,s amazing to watch but we lost a couple of 20 ton excavators when dredging the "River 7" in england and they were submerged in 20 feet of water ,Divers went down and plumbed hoses from bigger excavators on the bank with 100's of feet of hose and walked them out remoteley (much cheaper),It was like watching the loch ness monster emerge ?

 

[Bedlam]

This one gave me the shivvers..
YouTube - Steam roller get dropped on car

looks like they were hoisting it to load it on a trailer. would have been better to have driven or pushed it on to it.