How can people be so dumb. No excuse, just an idiot at the controls. Blah blah blah. I've only seen 2 of your videos and you're an idiot in both. Some things you should keep to yourself. Unless being a public moron is fun for you.
For the rescue or instead of the 973? I own a JCB 260L, but it's not a LR. I was using the Cat to make a side road but at the time didn't know that track machines have no sideways traction. I was working sideways on a wet slope and learned about the side traction thing the hard way as the machine slid down the hill into the muck. As for a rescue road, that was the only place I had a chance. Slopes too steep anywhere else considering how much dead, muck-stuck weight I was rescuing.
"I was in the process of building a rescue road with my excavator"
I am not the brightest kniffe in the drawer,but that wouldn't be a good area to place a rescue road to rescue something. Especially after a rain. LMFAO
Oh, believe me, I rescued it. You don't just write off a machine that valuable. As you might be able to see in the video, and I might've commented, I was in the process of building a rescue road with my excavator, when that toad-choking rain came. As soon as the water quit flowing, I rescued it, had to have the engine completely rebuilt and it's running wonderfully now. But never on muck or on an incline near muck, which is how it ended up there. No side grip. Slid sideway right into it.
But, anytime I watch that video, I can't help but think how cool it would be to have a snorkel for the air intake and a way to temporarily and easily disconnect the cooling fan, and get a vid of it actually operating in water that deep! What screwed the machine most was the intake ending up under water. It didn't stay underwater long enough to develop any electrical system problems because I'd learned from the backhoe and disconnected and removed the batteries.
It probably bears mentioning that even after it rained, it took about a week for the water flow to subside enough to be safe to work in/near, and at least a few weeks to rescue it once we could get to it. And I think the mechanic ended up having it for about 3 months, but was probably taking his time as I was out of the country for 2 of those months.
I really should've taken a picture before the rain (it was simply high-centered, but I didn't have a gently-sloped enough rescue road) and after. Those two pictures would've been shocking. Before the rain, the tops of the tracks were still visible. Afterwards, the mud was piled up to about 6 inches IN the cab. Took a lot of shovel work just to remove the drive gears just so it could be pulled. Shoveling stuff that tended to flow right back in. Even the excavator had a time of it!
Yeah, not only is it out, it took nearly what I paid for the machine to begin with to get it all running again. Wiring and engine were toast.
With all the silt and muck that got dump around and in the machine after that rain, it took nearly a month to get it out. After the rain, is was buried nearly that deep in mud.
I hear you. I have a Case 580 construction king. The only freakin sticker missing on the dash was the one that says, "Do not use the unload pedal to coast" Cost me 8k to get the trans fixed. LOL!!! I can laugh now because I'm way ahead in cost/use with the machine but it wasn't funny when it happened.
A Pisces with more dollars than sense? hehe At least I resisted the urge to do a "discuss throw" with the BMW. Daughter wanted me to fling it into the pond but I was afraid of miscalculating and throwing it through the house. The wife wouldn't have been amused. Especially if she'd been in that part of the house.
How can people be so dumb. No excuse, just an idiot at the controls. Blah blah blah. I've only seen 2 of your videos and you're an idiot in both. Some things you should keep to yourself. Unless being a public moron is fun for you.
Fastdirt505 1 year ago
at least it will be squeaky clean when it comes out!
redheadedduckhunter 1 year ago
you need serious help
virus56777 2 years ago
should have used a long reach
digga375 2 years ago
For the rescue or instead of the 973? I own a JCB 260L, but it's not a LR. I was using the Cat to make a side road but at the time didn't know that track machines have no sideways traction. I was working sideways on a wet slope and learned about the side traction thing the hard way as the machine slid down the hill into the muck. As for a rescue road, that was the only place I had a chance. Slopes too steep anywhere else considering how much dead, muck-stuck weight I was rescuing.
TalkzillaBob 2 years ago
PRO DRIVER! :)
89489498498498 2 years ago
"I was in the process of building a rescue road with my excavator"
I am not the brightest kniffe in the drawer,but that wouldn't be a good area to place a rescue road to rescue something. Especially after a rain. LMFAO
trappercv935 2 years ago
wow....your really excited about this video............you have more comments than anyone.......cats are peices of shit by the way......
treetoka09 2 years ago
no they dont
tallmickey123 2 years ago
@treetoka09 grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
bawchicawawa2222 1 year ago
why do you not rescue that machine?
litllesoldier92 2 years ago
Oh, believe me, I rescued it. You don't just write off a machine that valuable. As you might be able to see in the video, and I might've commented, I was in the process of building a rescue road with my excavator, when that toad-choking rain came. As soon as the water quit flowing, I rescued it, had to have the engine completely rebuilt and it's running wonderfully now. But never on muck or on an incline near muck, which is how it ended up there. No side grip. Slid sideway right into it.
TalkzillaBob 2 years ago
But, anytime I watch that video, I can't help but think how cool it would be to have a snorkel for the air intake and a way to temporarily and easily disconnect the cooling fan, and get a vid of it actually operating in water that deep! What screwed the machine most was the intake ending up under water. It didn't stay underwater long enough to develop any electrical system problems because I'd learned from the backhoe and disconnected and removed the batteries.
TalkzillaBob 2 years ago
dear god thats awesome, thanks for sharing!
kingmeirl 3 years ago
It probably bears mentioning that even after it rained, it took about a week for the water flow to subside enough to be safe to work in/near, and at least a few weeks to rescue it once we could get to it. And I think the mechanic ended up having it for about 3 months, but was probably taking his time as I was out of the country for 2 of those months.
TalkzillaBob 2 years ago
wow, ive had our 973 in sum deep shit but never this bad, lol
SNYD3Rxx4 3 years ago
I really should've taken a picture before the rain (it was simply high-centered, but I didn't have a gently-sloped enough rescue road) and after. Those two pictures would've been shocking. Before the rain, the tops of the tracks were still visible. Afterwards, the mud was piled up to about 6 inches IN the cab. Took a lot of shovel work just to remove the drive gears just so it could be pulled. Shoveling stuff that tended to flow right back in. Even the excavator had a time of it!
TalkzillaBob 2 years ago
LMAO Bob you Jackass. The shit we do is funnier than anything in the movies.. Did you get it out yet?
chorn.
GKsGS400 3 years ago
Yeah, not only is it out, it took nearly what I paid for the machine to begin with to get it all running again. Wiring and engine were toast.
With all the silt and muck that got dump around and in the machine after that rain, it took nearly a month to get it out. After the rain, is was buried nearly that deep in mud.
TalkzillaBob 3 years ago
I hear you. I have a Case 580 construction king. The only freakin sticker missing on the dash was the one that says, "Do not use the unload pedal to coast" Cost me 8k to get the trans fixed. LOL!!! I can laugh now because I'm way ahead in cost/use with the machine but it wasn't funny when it happened.
GKsGS400 3 years ago
A Pisces with more dollars than sense? hehe At least I resisted the urge to do a "discuss throw" with the BMW. Daughter wanted me to fling it into the pond but I was afraid of miscalculating and throwing it through the house. The wife wouldn't have been amused. Especially if she'd been in that part of the house.
TalkzillaBob 3 years ago
What is it with Bob, heavy equipment and water?
CheekyKid2007 3 years ago