Unbelievable excavator stunt

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+42 1. PaterSin commented 14 years ago

ah good old german "Wetten dass..."
for ppl that dont know its a show where ppl bet they can so some stuff and celebrities have to say if they will be able to do it
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+53 2. Taineract commented 14 years ago

That's way freaking cool but... who comes up with this stuff? Seriously?!!?
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+42 3. mndar commented 14 years ago

Amaaazing!
Man, the Germans sure are good with machines!
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+3 4. Chrisofskjern commented 14 years ago

even if i could i wouldnt have the balls to do it!
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+6 5. Dokandre commented 14 years ago

that even makes the excavator look lighter than it actually is

this is amazing :O
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+5 6. Dubsteppah commented 14 years ago

That is MINT.. its wierd that they specifically designed that white structure so it could actually do this to show off haha.. that guy in the cab is brave
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+4 7. Srchak commented 14 years ago

That is one brave guy, only German can trust his machines so much. With reason, they sure know how to make them.
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+15 8. 13wallace13 commented 14 years ago

I wanted to see him come down
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+5 9. Oxydous commented 14 years ago

Ha ha ha that was wicked! still cant believe what i saw.. this guy is a surgeon with a cleaver! :P
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+4 10. branaaa commented 14 years ago

unlimited confidence in the machine...amazing
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+4 11. OMGkungfu commented 14 years ago

well... its not like they have work to do or somthing :D
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+1 12. cranky commented 14 years ago

It looks like a giant CATerpilar! (sorry liebherr)
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+4 13. Lookintomypenis commented 14 years ago

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+5 14. branaaa commented 14 years ago

unlimited confidence in the machine...amazing
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+4 15. AL-AIN commented 14 years ago

Amaaazing >:) >:)
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+1 16. kaleemsaudia commented 14 years ago

wow i love this music :* :* :* :*
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+7 17. ValdeLevis commented 14 years ago

I've operated a lot of heavy equipment, so the power of that machine doesn't surprise me. You had better believe that every component on that thing has been thoroughly inspected and certified! (That operator is very good)
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+5 18. loscohones commented 14 years ago

i want a liebherr >:)
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+8 19. BabyJLE commented 14 years ago

at the top he said. -now what?! :S
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-1 20. archis commented 14 years ago

Shoking, nice vid. I cant understand one thing. Why does he not fall off, when he is standing only on his caterpillars. It seems for me, that his center of mass is not beneath his footing -> so he should fall off. Same as you cant stand up from a chear, if you dont lean forward.
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-1 21. blackd commented 14 years ago

This is actually very useful for digging very deep but narrow holes and not leaving the excavator in the hole.
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-2 22. sux2bu commented 14 years ago

#21 Please explain how that would work.
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+9 23. Gringo_el_Diablo commented 14 years ago

Great View @5:55 haha wtf was he thinking?!? :P
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+2 24. Deathegg commented 14 years ago

#22 Allow me... If he would by chance have to dig a deep and narrow hole, He would most likely have to be inside the hole and it is highly possible that he would have to be in the deepest part as well. And so as seen in this short movie, he would be able to disconnect his digging claw and store it elsewhere and then climb his way up out of the hole. Hope it helps.

P.S Thank you #1, I had no idea what's "Wetten dass" and before I had to go and google it you provided an answer. :D
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+2 25. sux2bu commented 14 years ago

#24 You may have noticed in the video that the tower has four outrigger arms that extend out and have bulldozers parked on them to keep the tower from tipping over. How are you going to accomplish that down in a deep,narrow hole? And then,how would you get the bulldozers out of the hole?

#(removed comment) The "clever" way to extract dirt from down in a hole is to use a cable crane with a depris bucket. When the bucket is full the crane hoists it out of the hole and dumps it.
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+8 26. NielsTreurniet commented 14 years ago

#13

No, thats not the original song, the original is:

009 Sound System - Dreamscape
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WPCLda_erI

The one you say is an remix from Inna.. :)
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+6 27. sux2bu commented 14 years ago

#(removed comment) Your logic escapes me. How do you bury the dirt in the same hole you are digging? :S
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+2 28. dragonon commented 14 years ago

Caterpiller got a BIGGG WEE WEE!!!
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+1 29. irishgek commented 14 years ago

Ok Love the clip great stuff love to see more of this on snotr quality not quantity ....next time you hear a clip and want to know the name try Tunatic

http://www.wildbits.com/tunatic/

Just play your clip and press identify and 9/10 times it works
...ok except for this clip (i did say 9/10)

But test with this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8)
In 4 seconds it comes up with The Empire strikes back - John williams :)

or lol this one in 8 seconds and its hard to get this right
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1xXV1R4yVY

Enjoy.
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-4 30. danbopes commented 14 years ago

What a waste of time.
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+4 31. mxmbulat commented 14 years ago

liked the video though would prefer a different audio background (current does not fit imho), really astonished by the amount of space needed for excavator to stand for balancing - it is just 1/3 - that's unbelievable! liked the moment where the showman stood below the machine - if it falls, there would be none to present the show and excuse for the failure. and the video showed only the climb where is the descent?
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0 32. Hillring commented 14 years ago

im acually not that impressed, i've had a lot of experience with excavators, (not this kind of experience) but still, so im not surprized about the power from these machines.. but i say that would be more cool if they did this stunt someplace not specialy designed just for this purpose. Still i must admit that the driver sure got some guts :)
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+6 33. Jugernaut78210 commented 14 years ago

Is it just me or would you'll not be standing under that thing on 5:56. :O What a powerful machine!
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+5 34. crimson commented 14 years ago

no more beer for these fellas...
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+4 35. DabbooG commented 14 years ago

why isn't he wearing a helmet ? :D
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+3 36. zozo96 commented 14 years ago

#35 But he did wear a safety belt :P

Boy, this man sure had skills and balls.
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+3 37. c0mmanderKeen commented 14 years ago

moar power to you, excavator man !!
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+2 38. CrackrJak commented 13 years ago

This is how you can get a bulldozer into and out of a vertical shaft without having to rent a heavy crane.
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+1 39. sux2bu commented 13 years ago

#38 An excavator can do this,yes, but how can a bulldozer?
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0 40. garymy commented 12 years ago

Was i the only one who noticed the lock in mechanism between the front of the tracks & the short boom & dipstick(= less counterweight needed). Not impressed as the machine was made for the stunt. PS A real operator would have kept the cabin level.
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+1 41. captain_obvious commented 12 years ago

im not suprised there was a discussion about digging holes at a german video