The Amazing, Climbing Hoe

Johnny Cetane · 2007-10-18 21:17:09

Now this takes guts Here (http://www.heavyequipmentforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=7566)

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Aug 5, 2008 | 07:10 PM

#31

dozerboy

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Now this takes guts Here

Aug 6, 2008 | 10:01 AM

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Diesel-N-Dust

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That is insane! That takes huge *****!

Aug 6, 2008 | 12:50 PM

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Uncle Bubba

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Never done anything like this on rail cars but used to do it all the time diggin basements. Just climb out of the hole once your done diggin, no big deal.

Aug 6, 2008 | 05:46 PM

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slowtowpig

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thats a large magnet.

but the guy with that rubber wheel back hoe, that was badarse

Nov 15, 2008 | 06:14 PM

#35

BSouth

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Looks to me like they do it a lot. Looks at the deal thats on the front bucket. looks like it goes around the top of the car.

Apr 28, 2009 | 09:31 AM

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7.3Strokin419

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bad ***!

Apr 28, 2009 | 11:28 AM

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GRI

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From: Mother Nature, New

Quote:

Originally Posted by dozerboy

Maybe ya should jump to conclusions about how stupid he is since this is a common practice they have Excavator that go up on rail cars too. Watch the vid Herzog.

There is a bit of a difference. the Herzog set up has brackets that attach to the sides of the rail car and a cable moving the hoe forward on to the rail car. so it is a bit safer.