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AWJ Services
03-29-2008, 11:08 AM
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v517/Archdean/Backhoe%20photos/?action=view&current=926b6ccd.pbw

This guy is crazy.
P.Services
03-29-2008, 11:33 AM
thats a stupid thing to do, very dangerous. i worked at michigan state university for awhile and they would pick up a mini with a overhead troley crane and set it on the coal cars to unload them. it was very slow and seemed like there was a faster way.
KrayzKajun
03-29-2008, 11:34 AM
wow!!! Stupidity!!!
CarterKraft
03-29-2008, 12:15 PM
You all had the same reaction as I did when I first so that, but after examining the machine and it's mods, and the fact that they do that around here all the time I don't really think it's that big of a deal any more.

Sure if a hose blew or something, it might get hairy but I really don't think there is allot of risk.
iron peddler
03-29-2008, 12:42 PM
hey guys don't pick on one of my customers like that!!! it is surprising how quick they can get one up there. we usually have two or three a year in our shop getting repaired after collisions with bridges...they sometimes get left up there and the train takes off with out knowing and wham!
Scag48
03-29-2008, 03:28 PM
Seen those pics before and that is awesome, I'd give it a shot.
ksss
03-29-2008, 03:56 PM
hey guys don't pick on one of my customers like that!!! it is surprising how quick they can get one up there. we usually have two or three a year in our shop getting repaired after collisions with bridges...they sometimes get left up there and the train takes off with out knowing and wham!


Now that would suck. Especially if that was your own hoe.
BrandonV
03-29-2008, 04:02 PM
i'm impressed that takes grapefruits.
bobcat_ron
03-29-2008, 05:20 PM
There's some cool vids of that on YouTube, it's very safe as long as the operator is not on meth.
BrandonV
03-29-2008, 06:08 PM
There's some cool vids of that on YouTube, it's very safe as long as the operator is not on meth.

As with most things in life.
CALandscapes
03-29-2008, 07:00 PM
Looks pretty bad a** to me...

I would hate to be sitting in the car unloading and have the train take off...
cat2
03-29-2008, 09:53 PM
There's some cool vids of that on YouTube, it's very safe as long as the operator is not on meth.



Leaves you out then
RipT
03-29-2008, 11:32 PM
That looks like a Herzog operation......they are a major railroad construction and contract maintenance company that has a pattent on what they call Rail-Topper. They unload ballast and load/unload rails, ties, etc. with this method routinely.

I do wonder about the guys that though this up and then TRIED it in the first place, but it does work with little machine modification. They were using CAT 426 for a quite a while....may have expanded to other makes/models. Herzog had some neat videos on their web site.