Heavy excavator fell from bridge Duluth MN June 18 08

[reeprizes4real]

i live in roseau minesota :D

[michaeltovar]

Has no one asked what it was DOING on a concrete overpass? Unless it rolled off of a heavy haul....

[erikj66]

If you cant tell the difference between an excavator and a scraper, don't post a vid about it

[lunk71]

Pan. ...

[wind2jammer]

ouch!:(

[Hitachizaxis870]

Its painfully obvious to anyone that works with machinery,that it is an elevating scraper.Definitely not a grader(three axles) or excavator(usually on tracks).Most probably from the Cat stable.

[308scoutrfl]

@Hitachizaxis870 not an elevating scraper(ie623,633) just a scraper.a 631.generally the first # denotes a scraper(6),second # = size(1,2,3,4,5),and third #=,1 standard scraper,3 elevating scraper,7 twin engine scraper.then the model letter,C,D,E,F,G. i think thats how it goes?

[Bilt4Peter]

it is a "grader" not scraper or excavator

[JHoyle2123]

Actually guys, thats called a pan.

[jpmiller79]

What if it fell across the road below. Could have been catastrophically worse.

[drail80s]

It did, on its way down it clipped the outside lane wall of the Northbound lane 35 causing a huge gap/peice missing out of the cement clearly visible at .13 seconds.

This caused a lane closure that lasted most of the summer until it was repaired.

[maplemanz]

looks like 631C

[alexfo7o]

wow! but THAT is not an Excavator that is a Scraper

[homer0011]

i thought cats always land on their feet.

[baarbear]

I would have loved to see how they got this thing back on its "feet" as it were.;-D

[redbullracingktm]

thats not an excavator. thats a scraper.

[peckiledorf]

that's hard on the paint job

[certaindeth]

That's a scraper not an excavator.

[KY2Tucson]

would of love to had seen or heard the sound it made when it fell

[retiredtrucker50]

here kitty kitty

[hwoods01]

other than for being upside down it looks fine.. even the ROPS isnt hurt/crushed... weird..

[daewooparts]

L.O.L. how said i hate to see dead CAT'S on the side of the highway! :(

[amazinone212]

I live in minnesota. stupid truck driver shouldent have taken the hill. there aint no way you have enough brakes to stop that on that big of a hill

[308scoutrfl]

@amazinone212 you dont even know what youre talking about,do you?if you did,you would know that on steep hills brakes are RARELY even used at all!we use our commpression,transmission,and hydraulic retarders,to keep our speeds steady!at least the smart ones.

[blueghostheaven]

looks like a 633 cat

[diggumsmack2]

Dude where is the heavy excavator. I see a scraper but no heavy excavator, maybe the excavator pushed the scraper off the over pass and then drove away!

[odmcarp]

lol

[d9oper8tor]

thats some funny shit

[theoperator41]

i know you have already been told its a scraper

[MrCriticOfAll]

Off to scraper heaven for that one.

[jgizzy]

I live right up Piedmont about 3 blocks from this and you would not believe just HOW many accidents happen at the 21st ave exit right at the stop lights. As my grandpa told me, this is either one of the only examples of traffic lights on a highway system or thee only one in Minnesota and the engineer who designed this got fired. That's what he tells me anyways....and btw, that scraper is giant!

[Gasteraner]

Yes , you are right; i am sorry !

It was from my first "overview" and it looked like a dumper but indeed it is a scraper.

Thank you

All the best

Gasteraner

[drail80s]

Gasteraner, there is no problem I never knew what it was called either, somebody else told me. LOL

Thanks!

[Gasteraner]

Thats not an excavator, it s a dumper

[drail80s]

Well, if you really want to be technical about it, it's called a Caterpillar 631c Scraper.

It was however called an excavator by the Minnesota State Patrol in the Duluth News Tribune article that came out that day on their website.

[diggumsmack2]

Don't believe what the "man" tells you

[Meteors916]

yeah its a scraper not a dumper.

[drail80s]

I guess they just had on the local news now that the semi hauling the machine was

30 tons over the limit for this section of highway it was on for the area.

[aluminumpork]

Holy crap, how does that happen!?

[drail80s]

Evidently the semi carrying the machine lost its brakes and slammed into three other vehicles causing the excavator to fall off and also on its way down it clipped the Hwy. 35 bridge on the outside traffic lane causing heavy damage to the bridge.

There were however four injured motorists several of which were taken to local hospital.

[drail80s]

The Hwy 35 bridge is below the bridge where the accident happened.