Shovelhands
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Stopping it all would be ‘exciting’....
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Drop the blade as an anchor
Shovelhands
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Drop the blade as an anchor
I did wonder if the pilot would travel in the seat! I was actually surprised to see him following on a moped!
Grahams
Don't complain - suggest what's better
I have some nightmare access jobs, but this takes the biscuit.
Graham
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
The biscuit
it takes the whole tinMay have a go myself next week when I collect yours graham
Shovelhands
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That was very clever getting that in there
I can’t help thinking that it looked the wrong tool for the job? Or am I being silly?
I can’t help thinking that it looked the wrong tool for the job? Or am I being silly?
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Komatsu
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Yeh, have to agree with you, just all depends on what else there was to do down there, impressive none the lessThat was very clever getting that in there
I can’t help thinking that it looked the wrong tool for the job? Or am I being silly?
Grahams
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I thought maybe easier just to drop a 2 tonne track machine straight through the hole, but when you see how deep the s**t is I think you would have slop coming in the door and not be able to track about.. Also, reading the blurb it says it excavated 100,000 m3 so you are going to want a fair sized machine.
Regardless whether it would be easier with something else I was impressed how he wiggled it through the slab.
Graham
Regardless whether it would be easier with something else I was impressed how he wiggled it through the slab.
Graham
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Engcon UK
The Noble Art of Digging
So impressed by it, it wasn't until the 3.15s mark that I noticed it had a tilty on it . On balance I'd say it was a good call - shifting that amount of muck in a confined space with a tracked 360 would take a long time.
. On balance I'd say it was a good call - shifting that amount of muck in a confined space with a tracked 360 would take a long time.
Bucket on wheels
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Grahams
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Another Menzi video. Looks fun, but I wouldn’t want to be paying for it. Swiss rates for a full spec Menzi can be around the £250 per hour.
They do like their universal grabs. Solves the major issue with walkers that you can get to inaccessible places, but how do you get your attachments there. Some are helicoptered in, but the grab does a lot of different operations. They look like Intermercato Tigergrip universal grabs https://www.intermercato.com/en/product/tg-20-mp/
Graham
Graham
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Monkeybusiness
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I’d be interested in your thoughts as to the mobility of the Menzi based MEWPs (they were at the last couple of APF shows if you happened to go) Graham. They don’t have any way of using the front end as a walking foot - every video I’ve seen of a menzi doing anything difficult/special uses the bucket/grab for repositioning. How good are they without that?
Grahams
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I’ve had a look at them both in the factory and at shows. It is impressive what they will roll over and the fact them can sit on both back to front and side slopes with no issues, but they don’t have the ultimate go anywhere ability of a “standard” Menzi with an arm to bump itself around and push up really bad slopes.
Incredible bits of kit though.
Graham
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
such impressive machines .... nerves and balls of steel required
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
To truesuch impressive machines .... nerves and balls of steel required
I’ve only mastered getting one on and off my trailer
Grahams
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You are just showing off now. Just because you are probably one of only two or three low loader operators in the UK who can load and unload one.To true
I’ve only mastered getting one on and off my trailer
Graham
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
I’m talking about going up the ramps
But my try climbing over the neck next time (when your not watching me lol)
Grahams
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It is actually quite straight forward. I've only done it once with the big one when the ramps failed on the plant lorry I use for local trips. Luckily it was the cheese wedge style so they weren't in the way. Used to do it all the time on my old trailer with the small ones rather than than get the ramps out. Just raise the machine up until the belly is clear of the bed , put the bucket down on the bed and lift the front legs up and on, slew round and drive forward whilst lifting the rear legs and you are on. Probably quicker tha actually deploying the ramps.I’m talking about going up the ramps
But my try climbing over the neck next time (when your not watching me lol)
Graham
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
driven on similar, but not so wet .... track across a peat bog above Hirwaun, in a 45t Grove to recover a grader who'd gone off the side of the track ..... had a two foot 'bow wave' in front and a similar thing behind me ..... unreal sensation - like driving on a floating carpet
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