woodworkingboy
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Silly not far from the truth though, there are some things available that are supposed to aid excavator tracks on snow and ice, called "claws" or something.
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gf beranek
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
That gif of that excavator sliding downhill on ice reminded me of a story a Catskinner once told me of a D8 he was operating to open up a skid road that was grown over by Douglas fir. The Cat ended up sliding down the road over the young fir, which were acting like slides. "Not even dropping the blade would stop it", he said. The cat continued to slide down the road over the fir it was barreling over, uncontrolled, and finally came to a stop only when it hit the bank of a turn. That was John Ciro's older brother, Rodney, who told me the story. He went on to say, "Jer, if that cat went over the edge, rather than hit the bank, it would've been curtains for sure"!
Who would have ever guessed such a thing could happen.
That gif of that excavator sliding downhill on ice reminded me of a story a Catskinner once told me of a D8 he was operating to open up a skid road that was grown over by Douglas fir. The Cat ended up sliding down the road over the young fir, which were acting like slides. "Not even dropping the blade would stop it", he said. The cat continued to slide down the road over the fir it was barreling over, uncontrolled, and finally came to a stop only when it hit the bank of a turn. That was John Ciro's older brother, Rodney, who told me the story. He went on to say, "Jer, if that cat went over the edge, rather than hit the bank, it would've been curtains for sure"!
Who would have ever guessed such a thing could happen.
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Ha!
I bet he was happy he lived through it!
I bet he was happy he lived through it!
woodworkingboy
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Seems like a story where Rodney would tense up every time he tells it.
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I was glad I lived through a ship sinking in a hurricane!
gf beranek
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Leave it to fate you never know when your time is up.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
We used to weld tabs on our loader tracks in the winter just for that. Worked like cleats, random little pieces of flat bar here and there
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This looks safe.
Marc-Antoine
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Safe maybe, if you don't trip for some reason...
But it's slow. Imagine 30 levels at this pace.
But it's slow. Imagine 30 levels at this pace.
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Still better than stairs!
SkwerI
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I don't think I want any of these guys as groundies.
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This is cool.
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Hahahahahaaa
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Who's dog is this???
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Skills!!!
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