Scuba Cat

Just some footage of what I'll kindly call "an expensive, crying shame". But time and money tends to make things right.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Caterpillar
• Cat
• 973
• track
• loader
• under
• water

[digga375]

should have used a long reach

[TalkzillaBob]

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.

[kingmeirl]

dear god thats awesome, thanks for sharing!

[TalkzillaBob]

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.

[SNYD3Rxx4]

wow, ive had our 973 in sum deep shit but never this bad, lol

[TalkzillaBob]

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!

[bawchicawawa2222]

@treetoka09 grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

[Fastdirt505]

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.

[redheadedduckhunter]

at least it will be squeaky clean when it comes out!

[virus56777]

you need serious  help

[tallmickey123]

no they dont

[89489498498498]

PRO DRIVER! :)

[trappercv935]

"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

[treetoka09]

wow....your really excited about this video............you have more comments than anyone.......cats are peices of shit by the way......